« As Bible students we have already seen that the Jewish nation as a people were prototypes of spiritual Israel in many particulars—that the period from the death of Jacob to the fall of Jerusalem, in A. D. 70 is the exact parallel to the period of the Gospel church from the death of Jesus to October, 1915, A. D.
Surely it is not by accident that these two ages correspond, nor by accident that Israel as a people typified spiritual Israel ! Neither will it be by accident if the events of 1915 correspond to the events of A. D. 70. In other words, as the harvest of the Jewish age ended with a time of trouble, so our Lord’s words assure us that this Gospel age and its harvest will end with ʻa time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation.’ (Dan. 12:1; Matt. 24:21) » — Magazine : The watch tower and herald of Christ’s presence, The righteous shall shine forth as the sun, May 1 1912, pages 145-146 [5018] § 2-3.