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In March 1980 The Watchtower acknowledged that, alongside cautionary statements, 'there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones.'

Claim ID claim-predictions-1980-admission-probabilityConcerns 15 March 1980Organisation's explanation
Organisation's explanation · 15 March 1980 Verified

In March 1980 The Watchtower acknowledged that, alongside cautionary statements, 'there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones.' The Watchtower, 15 March 1980

The organisation’s position or later explanation: Proclaimers p.633 repeats the substance: the idea was 'sometimes stated as a possibility, sometimes more firmly'.

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The Watchtower, “Choosing the Best Way of Life”

15 March 1980 · pp.17-18 · par. 5 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“With the appearance of the book Life Everlasting—in Freedom of the Sons of God ... considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975. ... there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones”

The organisation's fullest acknowledgement about 1975.

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Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Opened on wol; page marker 17 precedes the passage.

Corroborated by. src-jv-1993-00-p632-633-expectations

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1980-0315-p17-18

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