I agree with ex-l, I was in BKs after 1976 until early 1990s. Destruction was just as often mentioned as before.
The Murlis of season 1977 (which were my first live Murlis - we sat within 5 metres of ”God” and nearly always had personal meetings, in those days BapDada came two or three times a week for about 4 months, I was there right through January ’77, about 4 weeks. For nearly all those live Murlis, he stated that Destruction did not happen in 76 because BKs were not ready, more effort for service and Yoga needed etc and, if you didn’t buy that explanation, that it was a test to cull out those BKs who were there not because they wanted to make true spiritual effort but because they were concerned about Destruction (who wouldn’t be?). I doubt anybody who were BKs for the 'wrong reasons’ and therefore donated for the wrong reasons were compensated in return, i.e. donations to BKs are like the "indulgences” sold by the Roman Catholic church in the middle ages, buying better karma, a better place in heaven. This line was particularly used for business people etc who’d ask how could they fit more Yoga and service into their busy lives. Easy - it’s called profit shifting. In many countries, BKs set themselves up (fraudulently I’d argue) as registered charities - but thats another subject.
BTW, ex-l has pointed out (with documentation) that it was during the definite 1976 predictions that the BKs acquired much property in the UK and elsewhere. Why would they do that? I sat in those properties many times, knew they were acquired then but did not exercise my critical faculties to ask the obvious questions that should raise.
When a small group of (maybe 25) foreigners had a special, closed meeting in the ”history hall” in Madhuban, around 1979-1980 at the height of the Cold War, I asked ”BapDada” directly, face to face, a question, paraphrasing ”all the means are ready, when will Destruction happen?”
The answer from (cough, ahem) God was ”When BKs are ready, more effort is needed”. The sri mat after that, spoken in many Murlis and classes, was that whenever Destruction was mentioned to ”be god conscious not date conscious”.
Another date let circulate and not quashed by Murli or Seniors, but rather encouraged, was 1986 - 50 years after the establishment of the Om Mandli, based on the idea of 100 years for Confluence Age, 50 years for Destruction, 50 years for construction”. That is, 1986 should have been the culmination of the end of Kali Yuga, Destruction - and the foundation of Sat Yuga. We were all fed stories that Mama (who died in 1965) would soon become known with others in the "Advance Party" and she was to be Krishna’s mother as he’d be 30-31, i.e child bearing age (today she’d be post-menopausal).
I can tell you that in the year 2000, there was concerted preparations by BKs to prepare for Destruction - they were advised to stock up on supplies, eg tinned food, batteries, water, camping equipment for cooking etc. A similar thing happened for 2012 - the Mayan calendar stupidity that many latched onto. If BKs knew better than the agyani New Age believers, they did nothing to make themselves stand out fro the crown, they too followed like sheep.
To ”demand” property is of course ”unspiritual”. Make people feel there is benefit in donating and they will donate.
The Murlis of season 1977 (which were my first live Murlis - we sat within 5 metres of ”God” and nearly always had personal meetings, in those days BapDada came two or three times a week for about 4 months, I was there right through January ’77, about 4 weeks. For nearly all those live Murlis, he stated that Destruction did not happen in 76 because BKs were not ready, more effort for service and Yoga needed etc and, if you didn’t buy that explanation, that it was a test to cull out those BKs who were there not because they wanted to make true spiritual effort but because they were concerned about Destruction (who wouldn’t be?). I doubt anybody who were BKs for the 'wrong reasons’ and therefore donated for the wrong reasons were compensated in return, i.e. donations to BKs are like the "indulgences” sold by the Roman Catholic church in the middle ages, buying better karma, a better place in heaven. This line was particularly used for business people etc who’d ask how could they fit more Yoga and service into their busy lives. Easy - it’s called profit shifting. In many countries, BKs set themselves up (fraudulently I’d argue) as registered charities - but thats another subject.
BTW, ex-l has pointed out (with documentation) that it was during the definite 1976 predictions that the BKs acquired much property in the UK and elsewhere. Why would they do that? I sat in those properties many times, knew they were acquired then but did not exercise my critical faculties to ask the obvious questions that should raise.
When a small group of (maybe 25) foreigners had a special, closed meeting in the ”history hall” in Madhuban, around 1979-1980 at the height of the Cold War, I asked ”BapDada” directly, face to face, a question, paraphrasing ”all the means are ready, when will Destruction happen?”
The answer from (cough, ahem) God was ”When BKs are ready, more effort is needed”. The sri mat after that, spoken in many Murlis and classes, was that whenever Destruction was mentioned to ”be god conscious not date conscious”.
Another date let circulate and not quashed by Murli or Seniors, but rather encouraged, was 1986 - 50 years after the establishment of the Om Mandli, based on the idea of 100 years for Confluence Age, 50 years for Destruction, 50 years for construction”. That is, 1986 should have been the culmination of the end of Kali Yuga, Destruction - and the foundation of Sat Yuga. We were all fed stories that Mama (who died in 1965) would soon become known with others in the "Advance Party" and she was to be Krishna’s mother as he’d be 30-31, i.e child bearing age (today she’d be post-menopausal).
I can tell you that in the year 2000, there was concerted preparations by BKs to prepare for Destruction - they were advised to stock up on supplies, eg tinned food, batteries, water, camping equipment for cooking etc. A similar thing happened for 2012 - the Mayan calendar stupidity that many latched onto. If BKs knew better than the agyani New Age believers, they did nothing to make themselves stand out fro the crown, they too followed like sheep.
To ”demand” property is of course ”unspiritual”. Make people feel there is benefit in donating and they will donate.