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By September 1925 The Watch Tower described the expectation that the church's work would be completed that year as possibly reflecting 'a measure of selfishness', and warned that 'Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work'.

Claim ID claim-predictions-1925-september-satan-injectConcerns 1 September 1925Later reinterpretation
Later reinterpretation · 1 September 1925 Verified

By September 1925 The Watch Tower described the expectation that the church's work would be completed that year as possibly reflecting 'a measure of selfishness', and warned that 'Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work'. The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 September 1925

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The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “(study article on diligence to the end)”

1 September 1925 · pp.259-262 · pars. 10, 25-26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“The end of 1925 is about here. Some have expected to see the work of the church in the flesh completed this year. ... It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work”

Reframes the 1925 expectation as partly 'selfish' and as a satanic temptation to negligence.

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Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Page markers 259, 261, 262 and 'SEPTEMBER 1, 1925' headers confirmed in the OCR.

Scan provenance. Internet Archive single-issue scan (uploader Paul.bond.faith); public domain.

Corroborated by. src-wt-1926-0815-p246-forgotten

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-wt-1925-0901-p259-262

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