Nothing predicted for 1925 occurred. Official publications later record that 'many said: The ancient worthies have not returned' (1926), that '1925 was a sad year for many brothers... their hopes were dashed' (Yearbook 1975), that 'meeting attendance dropped dramatically in some congregations in France and Switzerland' (Proclaimers), and that outsiders 'made fun of the brothers' (Yearbook 1980).

“Again in 1925 many said: 'The ancient worthies have not returned; and some who seem to be saints are still on the earth: surely the Lord hath forgotten us.'”

“The year 1925 came and went. Jesus' anointed followers were still on earth as a class. The faithful men of old times—Abraham, David and others—had not been resurrected to become princes in the earth. ... 'Instead of its being considered a "probability," they read into it that it was a "certainty," and some prepared for their own loved ones with expectancy of their resurrection.'”

“This later led to the idea—sometimes stated as a possibility, sometimes more firmly—that since the seventh millennium of human history would begin in 1975, events associated with the beginning of Christ's Millennial Reign might start to take place then. ... some of their time calculations and the expectations that they associated with these gave rise to serious disappointments. Following 1925, meeting attendance dropped dramatically in some congregations in France and Switzerland. Again, in 1975, there was disappointment”

“The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die had been widely used in the French field since 1921, and on the basis of its contents, much was expected of 1925. But when 1925 came and went without the anticipated happenings coming to pass, those on the outside who had read the book made fun of the brothers.”

“In 1924 the grown-ups talked a lot about 1925. ... 'If the Lord takes us away, what will become of our children?' ... The year 1925 came and went, and nothing happened.”