There are many sites and publications claiming that Brother Russell was of the "Satanic" bloodline, and with a lot of insinuations, misrepresentations, distortions of facts, etc., their arguments sound persuasive, and alas, many are being deceived into believing this lie.
I am reposting what I posted to one blog in response to these claims, edited for presentation here.
All mankind came under what could be called the "Satanic" bloodline of Adam when Adam sinned. Adam originally was a "son of God". (Luke 3:38) As a result of his sin, all mankind, by nature of his sin, became "sons of wrath", "sons of disobedience", (Ephesians 2:2,3), "children of the devil" (1 John 3:10), "offspring of vipers." (Matthew 3:7; 12:34; 23:33; Luke 3:7) This is the only "Satanic" bloodline revealed in the scriptures.
The claim, however, seems to be that simply possessing a certain name makes one of the "Satanic bloodline". Thus, by name association and obscure reasoning, these people are arguing that Brother Russell was of such a bloodline, and a member of what they call the "Illuminati".
All this "name" heritage as proof of Satanic bloodline is nonsense. Regardless of what "name" line you are born with, without Christ (faith in the seed of Abraham), you are still of the Biblical Satanic figurative bloodline as a 'son of wrath', a 'son of disobedience', an 'offspring of vipers'. (Matthew 3:7; 12:34; 23:33; Luke 3:7; Romans 3:13; Ephesians 2:2,3) Regardless, of what name you are born with, whether Jew or Gentile, with Christ, you are a son of God, a son of Abraham. -- Romans 8:14; 9:8; Galatians 3:26.
The judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation. -- Romans 5:16, New American Standard (NAS).
By the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one. -- Romans 5:17, NAS.
Through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men. -- Romans 5:18, NAS.
Through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners. -- Romans 5:19, NAS.
As a result of Adam's sin, God subjected Adam and all his descendants to a "bondage of corruption" (Romans 8:21), "vile passions" (Romans 1:26), "a reprobate mind" (Romans 1:28), "vanity"(Psalm 39:6; Ecclesiastes 1:2,14; 2:11; 3:19; 11:8; Romans 8:20), so that, whether Jew or Gentile, outside of Christ:
Romans 3:9: They are all under sin.
Romans 3:12:There is no one who does good, no, not, so much as one."
Romans 3:13 "Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "The poison of vipers is under their lips;"
Romans 3:14 "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."
Romans 3:15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood.
Romans 3:16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.
Romans 3:17 The way of peace, they haven't known."
Romans 3:18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Without faith in the blood of Jesus, you are still "dead through trespasses and sins" (Ephesians 2:1); a child of disobedience (Ephesians 2:2), by nature a child of wrath (Ephesians 2:3).
The above is basically what Charles Taze Russell taught; scripturally, was he of the Satanic bloodline? I think not. As a "son of God" he was delivered from the realm of the children of darkness into the realm of the children of light. -- Ephesians 5:8.
Ronald
See:
Charles Taze Russell Resource Page
http://ctr.reslight.net
