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to eVeJlastmg, the Maker of heaven and earth and the Glver
of life to his creatures; that the Logos was the beginning of
his creatlOn and his active agent in the creatlOn of all
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name and clothed him with all power and authority.
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VOL. LVII

JANUARY

1, 1936

No.1

BLIND SERVANT
(SUI SON, PART 5)

"lVho is 'blind, but my sen'ant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent' who is blind as he that is perfect,
and blind as the Lord's servantl"-lsa. 42: 19.
EHOVAH says: "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth."
No greater commendation could be given than
that. Jehovah God, "he that created the heavens, and
~tretched them out; he that spread forth the earth,
and that which cometh out of it"; he that gives life
to all thin~s that breathe, in whom resides all power,
wisdom alld grace; he that is fron. everlastin~ to ewI'lasting, the l\Iost Ifi~h over all, thus speaks to all crcatures who dpsire to know the right way. (I~m. 42: I, G)
'l'hat 110 creature mig-ht have reason to douht the identity of that elect servant .Jehovah further caused to
he written: "JJet this mind he in you, which was also
in Christ Jesus: who .. b('in~ found in fa~hion aq
a man, he humbled himself, and bC'came obedient unto
death, e\"On the deat.h of the cross. Whrrefore God
(llso hath highly exalted him, lind ~iven him a lIame
which is above every name: that at the lIame of Jesus
every knee should bow, of thing'S in heaven, and thin~s
in earth, and thing'S uncleI' the earth; and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father." (Phil. 2: 5-11) This,
God's highest honor, he bestows on his Blect Servant,
Christ Jesus, because of the Scrvant's complete obedience in the performance of the will of Ood. "Though
he were a Son, yet learncd he obedience by the things
which he suffered; and bejn~ made perfect, he became
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that ohey
him." (Heh. 5: 8, 9) And now, when a1l1he nations
of the earth are in dire distress and perplexity, and
without hope in the world, Jehovah says to those who
will hear: "In his name shall the nations hope."
(Matt. 12: 21, A.R.V., margin) Thus Jehovah points
to Christ Jesus, his anointed King and Vindi('ator,
as the R'llcr of the world. There is no other name
under heaven whereby men can get life, because God
has appointed his Bleet Servant, Christ Jesus, the one
to dispense to the obedient the gift of life everlasting.
-Rom. 6: 23; Acts 4: 12.
I It is of this same Elect Servant that Jehovah
speaks and says: "Who is blind, but my servant?
or deaf, as my messenger that I sentY who is blind
as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant?

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening

the ears, but he heareth not." (Isa. 42: I!), 20) It is
that same Elect Servant that now magnifies God's
law and makes it most honorable. He is the Vindicalor of Jehovah, his Word, and his name. It is the
eh'ct and exaltcd Servant of Jehovah that is blind,
an 1, says the Lord, 'there is none as blind as that
servant.' Why is his Elect Servant blind 1 Because
he has but one purpose, and his eyes arc closed to
everythin~ else. 'l'hat purpose is to always do the will
of .Tehovah God, and nothin~ can cause him to deviate
tlH'refrom in the slightest drg-rec. Of him it i'l writ
1Ll: "I delight to do thy will, 0 my nod: yea, thy
1:1 If is within my heart." (Ps. 40: 8) "For I came
down from heaven, not to do mine own will, bllt the
will of him that sent me." (.John 6: 38) "And he
that sent me is with me: the Father hath I1'Jt kft me
alone; for I do always those things that please him."
-.John 8: 29.
a Speaking- to those hypocrites who thoug'ht themselves wise but who were in the darkness, Jpsus laid
down the rule of .Jehovah, to wit: "The li~ht of the
holly is the eye: therefore when thine eye is sing'le,
thy whole body also is full of light; lmt whcn thine
<'j"e is evil, thy hody also is full of darkness." (Luke
11 : 34) And on I1nother occasion Jesus said: "I am
the lig-ht of the world; he that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
(.John 8: 12) Thus the rule is laid down, to which
t1:0re arc no exceptions, that those who arc faithful
and true to Jehovah God are blind to eveQ"thing that
is contrary to God's will. Everyone who becomes a
member of God's royal house is thereby made a membel' of the 'elect servant' class of Jehovah and therefore must follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Like Jesus,
all such must be blind to everything save doing the
will of Almighty God.
In the prophetic drama in which Samson played
tIle chief part he pictured at this point God's 'elect
servant', particularly those faithful followers of Christ
Jesus on earth who become members of that faithful
and elect servant during the time when "the l\Iessengel''' or Servant Elect was preparing the way before

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Jehovah; and also pictun:d particularly the remnant

on earth after the coming of Christ Jesus to the temple. Like almost nIl the servants of Jehovah God,
Samson has been the object of much criticism by
men. It is cv('n true that men who <b"ire to appear
in the eyes of others as models of goodness, chastity
and piety, and which models will be followed as examples, level severe criticism a~ainst their fellow men
in order to oraw attention to themselves. Such is one
form of Rclfishness and hypocrisy. Su('h creatures fear
men aud, having men's persons in admiration, call
attention to the mistakes and derelictions of their fellow men who as Christians are trying to do right,
hoping to hear the peoplc say of themselves, in substance, 'Behuld, what a good man he is! what a high
standard he sct,,!' 'l'he motive prompting mt.:n to thus
a<;sume Ruch a high standard themselves and to point
with criticism to others, is mtircly a selfhh motive.
Other men arc thus decein-d, but God kno\vs who are
the just HlH] true 011('S. For that reason J t.:'iUS said,
"'l'hat which is hi~hly este<>Ined amon~ Inen is abomination in the Ri~ht of Goo." (Luke 16: 1[;) .Judah,
nahab, Uuth, John the Bnptist, Samson and others
have been the objects of 80\'I.:)e criticism at the mouths
of others, whieh criticisms were entirely out of place.
Whomsoever .Jehovah uscs Dl1d approves ('allnot be
properly critieized by In('n. The servant of Jehovah
is responsible to him, allo not to man. "Who art thou
that juogest another man's s('r\'ant 7 to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall he holden up;
for God is ahle to make him stand." (ltf)fll. 14: 4)
The wiseacres and would-he pious ones ,\ ho criticize
the Rervllnts of God ns they appear in the Bible show
their lack of understanding and a large degree of selfishnes8 on their part.
I Those servants of the Lord in times of old played
their respective parts in prophetic dramas, which parts
were as.signed to them by .1 dlOvah; and we must not
look at the imperfections of the human creature there
displayed. Our business is to look at what part they
played or performed, and which was writtrn and recorded in the Word of God for the henefit of the remnant now all earth. God never asked or 1'equired a
man to so develop his own character that he would
be fit to reign with Christ Jesus, and that for the
manifest reason that no man could accomplish such
thing. This docs not at aU mean that men are justified in lea<1in~ a loose and intemperate course, nor
docs it furnish an excuse or .imtification for their imperfections. What is he1'c said is to emphasize the fact
that not .by his outward appearance doc'> man prepare hilmwlf for God's scnice, but his faith anu U11swerving devotion are what brin~ the approval of God
and prepare for that man a place in God's everlastin~ organization. '1'he Scriptures show what God requires of tho~e whom he approves, and everywhere
therein absolute and complete faithfulne<:s is magni.
fied. Those \\-ho are approyed by Jehovah must first

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prove their integrity toward him, and this they mu"t

do by a singleness of purpo"e and course of action,
al ways putting forth their very best to do the will
of God regardless of what any other man docs or ,vhat
any other creature might think or say ahout thrm.
The sen-ant, because of human weakness, may l:1~~~:e
a wron~ step, a grievous mistnke, and that whirh 13
ycry displeasing to God; but if he confe"se~ to (lod
throu~:h the Lord Jcsus Christ, aclmowledging bis
wrongdoing, and then quickly attcmpts to face about
and do that which is right, he may receive t~e mercy
of J('hovah God and be fully rein<;tated in the fU\'or
of the 1-'01'0. (1 John 1: 9) Whatever mistakes Samson may have malIc, as they appeared on the reCfJ! J,
those mistakes arc not to apply to Samson, but rTe
to be applied to the clnss whom Samson foretold; r.:lu
the rule here announced with reference to nod's lorl'attlres whom he approve~ applies specifically to thlbC
whom Samson foreshadowed.
8AI\ISO.N ENTRAPPED
e'1'he class pieturcrl by D('lilah, otherwise meaning
the 'foolish virgin' class (l\1att. ~G: 1-12), hau hel':ll1SC
of thpir fear of mrn a uesire for selfi"h gain, lost t hrir
love for God and hi~ children, and were doin~ nl)thir~
to the honor of Jehovah and !lis cause from awl after
1!H7. 'Their lamps \\ere going out,' beeau<:e the li"llt
they previously had now had become dnrLlI('';' by )'('(lson of thdr anxiety to gratify a selfish amlJitiflus ,lesire, and bec:lUse of their fear of men. 'rhey tripel to
induce those of the Samson clas~ to likewise dethro
as Scriptural that it is the duty of all DIm :.\> re('ll'~
nize as "the higher powers" those that rule the \\'orl'l.
Samson now hero plays tho part foreshadowin~ (''{actly what did come to pass upon the consecrated in
the ~'ear ) 918. I I And she maoe him sleep upon Iter
knees; nnu sho called for It m~l1, 'lnd she ransed hi'n
to shave off the seven locks of his head; anu she lli?gan to amiet him, and his strength went from him."
-Jud~. 16: 19.
T Dc ?UllSe of the threats of danger to the Lon] 's
peoIlle by reason of the crisi:;; rl'sulting from the ~l'ioat
war there was a more consillcl'ate and cOl:cilin!ol'y
cour~e taken by the Samson class toward the Dl'lilah
class, and this may well be pictured by Samson's sleeping upon Delilah's knees. It showed a position of trust
Rnd confidence even though that trust and confidence
was misplaced. '1'he SamRaIl class were not willm~ly
or voluntarily defiling their consecration YOW to ,Tt,:hovah Ood, but were Jwrmitting themselves to be thrown
into a position where others could defile them. The
sll.'eping of Samf''ln on the lap of Delilah was surdy
a lack of true watchfulness, but Samson was playin~~
this part in the drama foretelling t.ho ne!Sligenee (,f
those consecrated to God and who were on earth at
the time approximately at the comin~ of tho Llll',l
to the temple. The facts show that tho Samson eJa~'3
did become negligent about that time.

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1, 1936

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While Samson was in this state of lethargy on

Delilah's lap, Delilah called a man skillful with a
knife or shears, who cut away the locks of his hair.
That skillful barber well pictures the secret sen-icc
men ,vho went stealthily about during the war dars
to entrap men to induce or compel men to support
the war lord':!. The cutling of Samsoll's hair v;as an
involuntary defilement of the Naz:ll'ite vow and interrupted the performance of his a~~ignecl duty.
\I 'j'he Delilah class had caused much trouble during
1917 and 1918 in the ranks of the Society and had
now learned that the Society was weal;:ening in respect
to the rulers of the world. No one then fully recognized that the "higher powers" arc Jehovah God and
Christ Jesus, and they alone. The Delilah class knew
that this emergency, provided by the WorId War and
its attending circumstances, was the time for the Samson clas,> to be humiliatcd, and therefore seized upon
the opportunity, like Judas, to betr:1y their brethren
into the hands of the modern Philistines. Men wllO
had previously been ellgaged in tl,e erstwhile "pilgrim service" UJ1(ler the supervision of the Society,
and who had joined the inirluitous ones, now went
about amongst the various companics of God's people
and hy the use of soft speech and enticing words ingratiated themselves and wrongfully oMained the evidence of many of the I,ord's people and thrn sougllt
to turn them in opposition to the Society and its work.
-Sec 'l'he Watchtower, March 1, 1918, page 79.
10 \Vhen Samson's hair had bren cut away Delilah
~avo the warning to the Phili<;tines. "And she said,
'rhe P1JiJistines be upon thee, Samson. And he a\\'oke
out of l.is sleep, amI said, I will go out, as at other
times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that
the Lord was dt'parted from him. "-Judg. 16: 20.
llI~il\ewise when the Samson class awoke out of a
state of drowsiness in 1918, the discovery was made
that the Sarr.son class was greatly incapacitated and
almost impotent. The Society made an effort to pmh
(ln with 1he work, but, failin~ to sec the real hsue
and the necessity of taking an uncompromising posi.
tion llS to the kingdom, it became weak. The Watchtower was then not taking a bold lead for the cause
of the kir'gdom as it should have dOlle, and with that
the Lord was displeased, and he permitted the enemy
to vent its spleen on the Samson class, even as the
Phili,>tines took Samson. While the record docs not
say that God was displeased with Bamson, and that
:Cor the manifest reason that Samson was playing his
part in the drama, the record shows that what Samson did foreshadow was that God would be displeased
with the Samson class for the fulfillment of the pro.
phetic drama, and which did take place in the early
part of 1918. To be sure, Jehovah foreknew this condition would arise, and he foretold it throngh the
prophecy of the drama, Jehovah was displeased with
what the Samson class did, but that was no warrant
or authority :Cor the enemy to amict "Samson", and

therefore the Lord says throngh his prophet: "AnJ

I am very sore displeased ,dth the heathen that are
at case; for I was but a little displeased [with the
Samson class], and they [the modt'rn Philistines]
helped forward the aftliction [on God's people)."
(Ze<:h. 1: 15) By the mouth of the prophet Isaiah
God likewise foretold his displeasure with his people,
when he said: '''l'hou wast un~;ry with me."-Isa.12: 1.
12 As God permitted the Philistines to take Samson
to foreshadow what should follow, likewii>e he permitted the Samson class to he taken by the enemy
carly in l!nS. Samson was srized by the Philistines
through the coni>piracy of Delilah. The S::lIlJ':on class
was seized lJy the modern Philistine,> in l!)lS throu!;h
the treacherousness of the Del ilah class. At that time
some who had bct'n Ilrominent in the activities of the
Society prior to 1917 berame the bitter enemies of
the Society and conspired with the enemy, For instance, because he rendered the ('nerny sel'\'i('e a~ainst
his brethren one of those indi~ted by the fc<lcral grand
jury under the espionage law was Ilevel' IJl'oll(~ht to
trial. 'l'he Samson elas,> showed their kindness toward
those of the Delilah class evrn then, but that kind
ness was rejected, manifestly becau'>e the D(]ilah claSg
was expecting immunity from tLe mOlkrn Philistines.
'l'hose of the Samson cla~s oJ1'ered this one man to
furnish him bail bond, and to furnish attorneys for
his defense alon:~ with the others, and a. special DICSsenger was sent to him with sueh offer. This was done
becau'le they had been previously brethren in the I.ol"}
to~ether. 'rhe offer was flatly refused, and the olle
thus arre'lted was required to furnish merely a. str:1W
bond and never wus thereafter haIrd into ('ourt, but
he and his allies belonginf{ to the D(lilah ('lass were
seen engaged in conversation with the reprc<;cntat iv('s
of the government while the prosecution of the S::mson class was in progress.
IS This turn in the affairs of the Society markctl
the ending of the Elijah work, which was fore'"hadowed by Samson's being taken into custody. 'When
Samson's hair was removed he was easily tak('n by
the Philistines, showing that tIle favor of the I,onl
was not with him at that time and that his stren~th
had departed from him. This was for the IHll'lJo~e of
showing when the Lord's disp!casure woulJ hr manifested toward the Samson class. The Elijah-Jollll-theDaptist work being now finisJ,ell, the "two ,\ it nl'ssl'S' ,
lay dead (inactive) in the street. "And I will give
power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy
a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed
in sackcloth. And when they shall have finishr<1 their
testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill thcm. And their dead bodie'S shall
lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually
is called Sodom and E~ypt, whNe also our Lord was
crucified.' '~Hev. 11: 3, 7, 8. (See Light, Dook One,
page 193 and following.)

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14 The beastly governing power, of which the mod.
ern Philistines were a part, had caused the "two wit
nesses" to lie dead Hin the street". 'l'he modern Philistines had been the chief movers in this assault upon
Jehovah's witnesses. In 1918 the Samson class had
permitted themselves to be invei~led into a position
of indifference resulting in partial blindness. They
did not see and appreciate the true is,;ue and on that
issue taking a firm stand and holding that position
regardless of consequences. The Samson class did not
voluntarily seek that position, but from wealmess found
themselves in that place. On the seventh day of May,
1918, the official members of the Society were arrested,
and many others of the Society were arrested before
and immediately thereafter, and the work of the Society was effectively stopped. That there was a partial
blindness on the part of the Samson clas,; is supported
by the followin~: At that time 'Plte Watchtower was
edited hy a committee, different memhers writin~ the
different artieles that were puhlished. In The Watchtower of April 15, 1!H7, and bC'fore the arrest of the
Society's officerH, this was said ('oncernin~ the support of the ~ov('rnments in the war: "There is no
mid<lle ~round for a Christian. lIe can be true to the
Lord and faithful to hi"! consecration vow only by taking one course, nanwly, a r<'fmml to cng-a~e in the
war.... Since he is the amba:'l.'iallor of the heavenly
kin~dom he should sec to it that his time and stren~th
and elll'rl?Y are devoted to peaceful pursuits, and to
the uerlarin~ of t he Illessa~e of the kingrlom of Christ."
Immediatl'ly followin~ the arrest ahove mentioned, in
:May, 1918, 7'1Ie Watchtower became less bold in proelaimill~ the kil1~rlom truths, and in the very same
issue which announced such arrests the statement was
puhlished that the president of the Unitl'd Statl's had
issu('(l a proclamation naming May 30, 1918, "A day
of prayl'r and suppliration." That "prayer meeting"
was for the successful termination of the war, of course,
which the country had tl\('n entered. Commentin~ up
on that proclamation 7'he Watchtower of June 1, l!)lS,
said of Amerira and this prayer m('etin~: "This is
the land divinely 'shadowed with win~s', overshadowed by the providential watchcare of God's Word,
And they [God's people] will be of all people
the most ready to embrace an opportunity of gathering in an additional service of prayer and supplication. Let there be praising and thanks~iving to
God for the promised glorious outcome of tll e U'a1', the
breaking of the shacldes of autocracy, the freedom of
the captives (Isa. 61: 1) and the making of the world
safe 'for the common people." That publication was
largely induced by blindness, the re~mlt of fear. One
"eye" of the Samson class was about out, and a little
later the Philistines bored out the other "eye", but
with a different result. (See verse 28.) 7'he Watchtower
takes this occasion to acknowledge the wrongful eourse
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ment, and to confess that wTong before God and before witnesses.
15 The Philistines must have led the blind Samson
in a public procession, that they might display him
and their triumph over him; and the peoples supporting the Philistines joined in their shouts of triumph.
The Philistines must have reasoned that Samson is
done for. Likewise in 1918 the modern Philistines concluded that the Samson class was now dead and they
would not be bothered with them any more: ' I And they
of the people, and kindreds, and tongues, ,and nations,
shall see their dead bodies three days and an half,
and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in
graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shaH rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall spnd gifts
one to another; because thc~e two prophets tormented
them that dwelt on the earth. "-Rev. 11: 9, 10.
16 The modern Philistines felicitated one another and
rejoiced tltat the Samson <,las,> was done up. Ramson
was bound with fetters and held firmly, which fetters
in former times could not have held him at all. The
events of 1918 brou!!ht about by the World War and
the treachery of "Delilah" and the action of the
"Philistmp'i" made the Samson cbs,> a much prized
prisoner. Samson was made to grind in the ]It'i,on
hou,e; and likewise the Samson clas"! was made to
"grind in the prison hou<,e", some aetually grin<1I1l(_~,
and all bein!! restrained from activity in public berv
icc of Jehovah, and forced to render serviee to Satan '9
organization, and this caused the modern Philistine..
to greatly rejoice. The Samson class, now hlllld and
restrained hy the modern Phili~tines, then rpall:: awak.
ened to the situation and with absolute eonf!llence in
the Most lli~h prayed God for thdr relea.<'l~ that thpy
mi~ht do hi'l service to hi'l glory re~ard!c".'l of r()n~e
quences; and the Lord did not let that prayer go un
heeded. "For he hath looked Jown from the heig-ht
of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold
the earth; to hear the gl'onning of the pri"olwI', to
loose those that are appointed to death (door'wd by
the Philbtinr,> to die in pri'lon] ; to declare the name
of the LOI'd in Zion, and his praise in .Jerusalem."
-Ps. 102: 19-21.
IT That the Lord heard the prayer of his people
is evidence:u by the overwhelming corroborative faet'l
that follow, and his spirit was given to the faithful
Samson class in "a double portion ", and this was
foretold by the growing out again of Samson's hair
while he was in prison. "Howbeit the hair of his h('ad
began to grow again after he was shaven." (Jud!:{.
16: 22) The hair on his head again becoming long
was symbolic of the reproaeh that would come upon
and continue upon the Samson class because of faithfulness to Jehovah. '1'he mod('rn Philistines thought
they were rid of the Samson class, even as the
Philistines thought Samson was for ever bereft of
his strength; but neither the modern Philistines nor
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H And if he [the Nazarite J hath defiled the head

of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in
the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day [of the
week of cleansing] shall he shave it.... And he shall
consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation,
and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass
offering; but the da:vs that were before [the violation
of his Nazarite vow] shall be lost, because his separation was defiled." -Nmn. 6: 9-12.
18 God foreknew and foretold the restoring of Sam
son's hair and what it would symbolize and the full
restoration to God's favor of the Samson class. With
the regrowth of Samson's hair his position as a Naza
rite was renewed and his purification was accomplished,
thus foretelling that God's faithful people, pictured
by Samson, must continue in faith and be faithfuL
Samson appears now to be stronger than e\"er before,
and surely after 1!)l9 God's faithful people on earth
were, and since have been, slron:ser than ever before,
that is, "strong in the Lord and in the power of his
might," faithfully declaring his mc:>..<;age.-]~ph. 6: 10.
18 Whilo grinding in prison Samson would be con
sidering how he could fulfill his commission from Jehovah. Likewise during tho period of re,>traillt of the
Samson class they were pru)ing to God and meditatinl{ how th<,y might a~ain he of greater service to
Jehovah than ever before. ,nlat could they uo against
the enemy and to the glory of Jehovah 1 wa'! ever upon
their minos I 'l'his was the period of time between the
taking away or ending of the Elijah work and the beginnin~ of the misha work. "And their dead bodies
shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and E:rypt, where also our J.Jord
was crucified. And after three days and an half tho
spirit of life from God entered into them, and they
stood upon their feet: and ~reat fear fell upon them
which saw them. And they heard a great voice from
heaven saying unto them, Come up hithrr. And they
ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies
beheld them. "-Hev. 11: 8, 11, 12.
20 In 1919 the I.Jord's anger toward his people ceased
and the Elisha work was begun. "Thou wast angry
with me, thine anger is tllrned away, and thou comforted')t me." (Isa. 12: 1) 'fhereafter the Samson class
experienced Jehovah's favor, and since then they have
continued to sing the praises of Jehovah.-Isa. 12: 2-6.

PlIILlSTINES REJOICE

The Philistines a'lsemhled for a great sacrifice and

praise to their god Dagon, and rejoiced because of
what they concluded was Samson's complete downfall:
"Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their
god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.' '-Judg. 16: 23.
22 The Philistines flouted the supremacy of Jehovah,
Samson's Cod, and ascribed their own victory to their
god, and the Devil, whom he specially represented.
11

The same matter is illustrated by Belshazzar's feast,

whose father had destroyed Jerusalem and made prisoners of the Jews. While Belshazzar drank wine with
his lords, wives and concubines, and praised their
god, Satan's representative, even so the Philistines
had done. (Dan. [): 1-4) After the Samson class was
put in forcible and involuntary restraint the modern
Philistines felicitated each other, rejoiced and gave
praise to their god, and all the people of influence
amon~st them of the ruling powers of the world joined
therein and reproached the Samson class, and continue
to reproach them. It may be well here to call atl<'ntion to some evidence showing that the modern Philistines are made up of the Homan Catholic IIierarehy,
and the so-called "Protestant" clergy, and the principal of their flocks, together \\ith the Jewbh rabbis.
Hypocritically these claim to serve God and Christ,
but in fact they serve the Devil. The Homan Catholic
Hierarchy boldly and blasphemollsly claims to be the
representative of God Oil earth, rulilJ~ as the vice
gerent of Christ Jesus. Its action is contrary to c\"('ry
law of God; therefore the Homan Catholic lIierarehy
heads the list of hypocrites. "Protestants" so namc,J
themselves because they knew of the duplic'ity of the
Catholic Hierarchy; but the men who took that origi))al stand are gone and thc mooerll-day "Protcst:1l1t"
leaders have tumed away entirely to the Devil, uid
lil;:e the lion wldeh Samson slew, nno all the h) pocrites are joined together in one crowd; and Gol! Ut.
elares that he will appoint the end of the Delilah
class with this bunch of hypocrites.
23 And now some of the recent historical facts show
the hypocrisy of the Homan Catholic Hierarchy. llave
in mind that the Hierarchy thil ty-five years ago holdly
alllJounced its purpose to get control of the Unitcd
Statrs government. A combination of the political rl'li.
gionists, both Catholics and Prot<'stants, at the naltimore convention in 1912 r<'sulted in maklllg 'Woodrow
Wilson president of the united States. ~lr. 'Yil,;oll
was listed as a Protestant. 'l'IlC'rcaftcr 'l'he Natio/lal
Catholic Uegister published an article congrat\llatill!~
the people on lUr. 'Vilson's clectioll, and, am()lIg~t
other things, said: "It is God's plan that the holy
father of nome Hhould be the temporal and spil'itnal
head of his kingclom on earth. It is the same today
as in the time of the first pope. The brst way to accomplish this is through political power, throur--h reli
gious education and service. God has doubly blcs,;ed
the Catholic church of America by placing one of its
most faithful sons at the right hand of President Wilson. Next to the president, Honorable Joseph 'l'umulty,
a Knight of Columbus of the :33rd degree, wields tIl('
greatest political power of any man in America: and
as a true Catholic he is exercising the greatest tru::.t
which GoJ. has given into his hands for the glory of
the holy church. Through his tact and holy zeal he
has creat0d a warm friendship between the Catllnlic
church and Pl'esiocnt Wilson. This id the fu'::.t tirJ.e

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in the history of the country when the president and
a great political pnrty have openly sought an equal
and honest alliance with the Catholic church."
24 This supports the conclusion that the Roman Catholic Hierarchy has steadfastly pushed forward to grab
the American government to gratify its own selfish
desires. Millions of honest people have been induced
to ljc:sociate them'lelves with the Catholic church system, and support it, and these are not responsible for
,,-hat the Hierarchy has done, and what is here said
about the Hierarchy docs not apply to honest, sincere
Catholics. Those who have a desire to sec God's kingdom will break away from the Catholic Hierarchy in
due time.
n It should he remembered that it was during the
'Vilson administration that America entered the war
and on July 17, l!J17, 'l'he Finisllcd Mystery was released, and on June 21, 1!Jl8, the of[iccrs of the W,\TClI
TowI:n BIBLE & 'l'RAc'r SO('Jr:ry were sentell('('d to
eighty years' imprisonment by a judge who wa~ doing
the bidfling of 1\11'. Wibon and the Homan Cat holic
lJierul'chy. It wu's durin~ Mr. Wilson's admill1<;tration that Catholic and Protestant clergymen 1\('11.1 a
conference at Philadelphia to pcrfl'rt the plan'1 to destroy the Samson cla'1s. A resolution looking to that
very end was al10pted and carried to Washington, resulting in a bill's being int rodlH'cd in the ~enate makin~ a violation of the ('spiona~c law punishable with
d('ath, and providing that all sueh offenders must be
tl'ied by comt martial. .John L. 0 'Brian, an ultrachu)'('hman crcdited as beillg a Protestant hut working
together with the Catholics, aIHl who had prosecuted
other honc~t men on a chal'ge of heresy in the chul'ch
or~anizati()lIs, 'YIIS in the Department of JU'ltire and
led the fight against the Samson ('lass. Aiekd alld abl'tted by I.l dyed-in-the-wool Knight of Columlm<; the
foregoing bill \\ as brought before the Senate. It was
openly and holdly stated hy a general in the llnited
States army that the plll'po\e of that hill was to "get
the Dible Students ", that is, the antitypical Samson
clnss.
26 Sam:;on 's hair was grown long again and he was
in God's favor. }"ollowing the \V orld War, and particularl)' in l a22, the SamsuTl class had been reinstated
in God's favor and they pushed forward with the wit11('SS work as never before. 'l'hen the clergymen of all
classes and denominations combined and began the
persecution of the Samson class, not only in America,
but in all parts of I I Christendom ". During the past
seven years there has heen a constant, wicked persecution of Jehovah's witnesses in Kew Jersey and in
many other parts of the earth, and this persecution
in flagrant disregard of the fundamental law of the
land continues, and the result is that thousands of
honest and faithful followers of Christ Jesus ha,-e
been ill-treated, arrested and thrown into prison. It
was in 1929 that a treaty was signed between Mussolini
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dependent state, and thereafter the Hierarchy sends

its ambassadors to the various countries of "Chri~tcu
dom", thus showing that the Roman Catholic IIierarchy docs not represent God and Christ, because the
present wicked world is under the complete domination of the Devil, and God would have no ambassadors
in the Devil's organization.
21 The Hierarchy has entered into and signed an
agreement with the visible rulers of Germany and
Austria, and the Hierarchy is really back of the Nazis
and using the Nazis for the purpose of stamping out
all who oppose the Catholic Hierarchy. The Hierarchy
in America operates to control the nation and sees to
it that many important offices arc filled by aqcnts of
the Hierarchy and particularly that investigators of
the Department of .Justire are ag-enls of the Hierarchy
who have not the slightcst degree of honesty and fairdcnlin!.{ with their fellow creatures.
28 Since the World War the modern Philistines have
cont illned to make an open show of Jehovah's witne:,<;(:8, the Samson clas'l, and the Samson cln<,s ha, e
\)('cn reproached und continue to be reproached hecause of their faithfulness to Goel and Christ. 'l'he
ultra-Catholic and Protestant people, not knowlll~ why
they arc reli~~iolli~ts but yielding to the sedueti\'e illfhlPnrc of the (Iergy, have joined with the clcrg-y in
heapill~ repl'oaeh upon Jehovah 's witne~<;rs e"en :1";
tlH'Y did upon Samson: "And whpn the people saw
him, they praised their ~od; for they said, Our god
hath delivered illto our hands our (,lIemy, and t hc destroyer of our cotllltry, whieh slew many of us [hath
slain many of us (lU'.)]."-Jud~. 1624.
29 As the economic ('oIHlitions of the world have become distressing since 1!J2a the moc1prn Phili"tinc'i
und their aBies, and the prinCipal of their 1Ioe'I\, h:1\e
seized upon the same DS an emel'gellCY to enact 0p[ln',,sive legislation in their endpavor to destroy the WOll\
of .Jehovah's witncs<;es, and to this end have vi~or
ously prosecuted a campaig-n to discredit Jehovah :llId
his witnes,;('s in the ('yes of the people, and to some
extcnt have succeeded in doin~ so.
80 As the Philistines heaped indig-nities upon Samson, their blind prisoner, so in recent years the mo(l
ern Philistilles have continued to heap indignities UpOIl
Jehovah's servant c1a'ls, blind to all purposes exccpt
the serving of Jehovah God. They have caused thclr
newspapers to publish malicious lies about them, ,,,hen
the truth might have served their ends better. Th(:y
have made sport of Jehovah's witnesses through the
press and made them appear as long-haired, rrnq
people and as a "cult" that is not to be sel'iotl~ly
considered. They have d('sired to expose Jehovah's witnesses to ridicule and shame, even as the Phil i,t incs
did with Samson. "And it came to pas'l, whcn their
hcarts were merry, that they said, CaB for Sam"'Il1,
that he may make us sport. And they called for S:nnson out of the prison house; and he made them sport;
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'1 The lords and ladies of the Philistines, reveling

in wine and otherwise indulging themselves at the expense of the people, brought Samson before them for
their sport. At this point of the prophetic drama Samson must have pres('nted a misf'raLle and ludicrous
appearance. flong hair and long beard matted together, and cO\'ered over with grime and the dirt of the
prison, blind iu hoth cyes, and dressed iu prison garb,
he would present such a picture as impure and wicked
minds would revel in. For twenty years Samson was
a dread unto the Philistines and now he was in their
power, completely di-;~raced, and the Philistines would
U!':C him for sport the rest of his days. Likewise in 1919
the actual prison hou'>es wcre opened and the Samson
class released, but they were in fact still under gr'eat
restraint anu in the eyes of the ('lergy, the modern
Philist ines, were dreadfully humiliated anu presented
a motley appearanre. Satan's earthly representatives,
directed by his chief officer Go~ (Ezl'!L 38: 1-4; 39: 1-4),
hau drawn the clergy, Catholic and Protestant, closer
together in their conspiracy. The chief ohject of Satan
at all times is to bring reproach upou the name of .Je
hovah anu to camc men to curse the Holy One. lIe
now uscs the mod('rn Philistines to that very end.
82 Some time had elapseu sinee the World War, and
the eombinetl clergy hau indul~c(l excessively in the
wine of "the vine of the earth" (Hev. 14: 17 -~O), and
they wantf'd sport. Compare this with what i') rceorued ahout BdshUl~zar 's fcast: "Belshazzar, while'l he
tasted the wine, eOlllJ:Jlmded to IJ1'in~ the goluen alld
silver vessels which his father NdJUchaul}('zzar bau
takell ont of the temple which was in Jcrn')alcm ; that
the kin~, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. "-Dan, 5: 2.
83 'l'he "!~oldeu vc~,sl'ls" of modern times arc the
faithful witlH's'les of .JdlOvah who hf'ar God's mC'lsage
to those who have hearing curs: and bccau')e they arc
J('!Iovah's rcpl'csf'utatives, the Devil nIHI his representatives delight to hl'il1g reproa('h upon them.
81 Samson was hrought before the assembly of the
lort!:> of the Philistines that the hilarity of that occasion might increase and that their gkc might know
no bounds. A f{reat crowd of Plore than six thousand
Philistines were gathered in the asscmblY place and
were having a gay feast. Samson in the midst of all
tllat revelry was entirely hlinu to it, but his eye'l of
understanding, his mcntal vision, were clear and he was
determined to retrieve, if possible, his former action
and now to give everything to the honor of Jehovah's
nam('. Thcre in the presence of the Philistines Samson
was bein~ mll-de a gazing-stoek both by reproach and
by affliction. (IIeh. 10: 33) Samson bl're his humiliation with calmness, awaiting his opportunity to display the strength which Gou had given him and ahout
which the Philistines did not know. No doubt the
thought then came into Samson's mind that Gou had
permitted him to be brought into this condition of
great reproach and humiliation that he might per-

form his mightiest service looking to the vindication

of Jehovah's name. He had been waiting on the Lord
and atknowledging him in all his ways, and now the
Lord Imd renewed and increased his strcngth. "But
they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strcngth;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall
run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint. "-I8a. 40: 31.
85 Put this part of the prophetic drama alongsilh:
the physical facts that have come to pass within the
last few years, 'l'he faithful servants of Jehovah, foretold by Samson, have been within that time the objects of ridicule and reproach evcrywhere by the ekr.
gy of all denominations and their allics. Hf'gardlf'ss
of how mueh the Loru ha') bc<;to\wd his out\\ard bll'S;;ings upon his witnesscs the pulJ1ic press, called into
action by the modern Philistines, has l'e\ ileu alltl reproached Jehovah's witnes'>es by constantly puhli'ihing falsehoods concel'nin~ thmn. From the pulpit') and
in public assemblies of the law-makers anu the lawof[ircrs of the modern Philistines, all tllf'se have ridiculeu and lied about and eontemptnunsly rcpro:l<'hed
Jehovah and his witlwsscs. 'l'hesc witn(',;scs have heen
"made a gazin~'>tock" of thc many, l)oth hy reproaches and afllictions, anu others not actually hrought into
vicw have suffcrcd by rca son of bein~ companion') of
thl''>c faithful 011CS \\ho have been so ill-nsed. When
thc publ ic prcss, and pal,ticularly the II icrarehy 's paIlt'rs, h:1\ e an opportunity to publish somdhing ahout
Jehovah's witnesscs thpy dplibf'l'atclJ' ignol'e the truth
a ud publ ish lies, and laugh about it, aud rejoiC'c in
their drunken reyel. In making sport of ~alll,;on the
Philistincs repro:lehed the name of Jehovah Cod and
praised the Devil throll~h their god Dagon, In modern times the mouel'l1 Phili;,tines, making sport of Jehfn ah 's witne;,ses have hr'ul'enly repl'o:uheu tllc name
of Jehovah, and at the same timc they give 1>1'als(' t.o
the Devil und his organization.
36 "'Vito is blind, but my servant 1" saith the 1.oru.
The true Samson class must at this time be hlilJ(l to
eY<'rything except the doin~ of Gou's will. In this time
of persecution the~,e faithful witncsses, blind to ewrything except God's serviee, hear the wortls of comfort
from Jehovah 's "'anI, written lon~~ ago for their 1('11efit, to wit: "Cast not away therdore your eonfiucnce,
which hath great recompence of rewaru. POl' J'e have
necd of patience, that, after ye have done the will of
God, ye might receive the promise. "-lIeb, 10: 35, 36.
37 :3amson's heart must have burned with righteous
inJignation at the reproaches cast upon the name of
Jehovah when he was led to a position where he was
"set .. between the pillars" that supported the great
hall. lIe would bc eager to hc used there to the glory
of God and to the vindication of his name. ,Jehovah
was directing the drama, and Jehovah put it into the
mind of Samson as to the manner in which he eould
be used, and that must have thrilled Samson's heart.
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treated, ridiculed, denounced, arrested and thrown

into prison be~au~e of their faithfulness to Jehovah,
have at all times been eager to do something to the
honor and praise of Jehovah's holy name. 1'he two
pillars of the D:l'~on temple SUIJported the roof, on
which were seated about three thousand persons, and
a lIke number or even more would be on the lower
floor, and with attending lackt'ys and other servants
the number would be even greater than six thousand.
And what did those two pillars represent Y
88 The structure was Satan's house visible to the
eyes of m('n, and accommodated those who were in it.
'I'he house, therefore, represl"nted Satan's visible organization, in which his devotees feai'lted and praised
his nam(' und eurs('d .Jehovah Uod. Sinre the coming
of the Lord JeSllS to the temple of' .Jehovah the ruling
factors or earthly 101'd<; of the ])evil's visible organization huw llssemblt,<! in his temple, the two support.
ing pillars of whif'h are, (1) that the visible ruling
powers of the earth, and the oncs to be praised, are
the religionists, controllers of commrl'ce, and the po
litiral instruments, aIHl that tht'se therefore conr,titute
"the hi!:(her powers", which powers arc ordain('d of
OOll, anti to which all men mu<;t be subject, regardless
of what Ood may say. This, of course, is a perversion
of the scripture at Homans 13: 1. (2) That such "high.
er powers" or visible ruling factors arc the ones en
dowed and fully empowcr('d and ably qualified to give
to the people pro<;p('rity, security and peace on earth,
making it a fit plaC'e in which to live; and that these
two antitypieal pillars alone will robe the earth in
glory llnd !J('auty, and then Christ .Jesus might be in.
vited to come and look at it. 'fo this end they have
organized the L('ague of Nations, a World Court; made
numerous peace treuties; deelared holy years; brought
forth numerous so-called recovery schemes, such as
killing pigs and destroying ('1'OpS, to enhance the price
of what remains; and contillu('d to tax the people to
raisc money to keep millions on the dole and subject
to th('ir politieal dictates. '1'Iiey have organized and
put into operat ion such schernr'" of government as Pas
cism, Nazism, didators, and hailed these as man's de
lh'erer, instead of giving honol' to God and his King,
Christ Jesu:>. Baek of this entire movement is the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, wh if'll by various schemes
and under various names has made itself the controlling power in many nations. Such men as Hitler,
Mosley, Mussolini and others al'e merely tools to the
"black" organization, of whi('h the Jesuits arc the
8e('I'et service agents. It is authoritatively stated that
Mosley arJd 1\11'. Hoosevclt spent some time cruising
togf'th('r on the seas shortly before the latter was clectcd to the presidenf'y of the Cnited States. Although
Mo<;lcy in England is ost('nsihly socialistic, the move~
ment is in fact fOr\\ arded by the Homan Catholic Ilier.
arehy to furnish an excuse to grab the Briti<;h Empire
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in America by the clergy especially, are fathered and

carried on by the Roman Catholic Hierarchy and it"
allies in order to furnish an opportunity and afiord
an excuse for the Hom&n organization to grab America
and rule it by the hand of a cruel dictator.
39 For some time now the Samson class, that is to
say, God's faithful witne"ses on earth, have becn placed
bet\veen these two pillars of Satan's organization. Jehovah in his own good way has made known to these
faithful ones the meaning of the' two signs in heaven'
(Hev. 12: 1-3), and that one of those signs is Satan's
organization; and Jehovnh's witne:>ses cknrly discern
that the t \VO pillars of the visible part of Satan's organization arc as stated above. By God 's ~race th('y
have now eome to the correct understantIill~ of "the
higher powers" and have lcarned that these "hi:~her
powers" arc Jehovah and Christ Jesus alollc. They
now clearly discern that the two pillars supporting
Satan's visible organization are false and fraudulent
and that the only hope for mankind is the kin<~uom
of God by and through Christ Jesus, his clcct and
"blind" servant.
BLIND
40 Samson was entirely blind and, as such, he there
playetI a part in the drama picturing J ehovnh 's "faithful servant" cIa",., now blind to everythin~ save lhe
service of Jehovah looking to tho vinuiration of hi~
llame: "And. Samson said unto tho lad that held hilll
by the hand, SuITcr lIle that I may feel the pilbr,;
whereulJon the house standeth, that I may lean upon
them." (Juug. 16: 26) Samson knew the two pilla!'s
were there supporting the building, anti doubtle<;s on
his former visit to Gaza he had examined that great
home, and now he could use the knowleuge to goood
effect. P('i~ning weakness and to be in need of rCllt,
Samson requested that he might be permitted to feel
of the pillars that held up tho hou~e. Likewise Jehovah '8 witnesses, under their Uead, Christ Jesus, give
the appearancc of weakness, because they arc hut a
few in number and they possess not the riches of this
world, nor political power nor influence. They trust
wholly in Jehovah and in his King. Blind to the taunts
and jeers and insolence hurled at him, Bamson there
determin('d to get himself into a position to th(' honor
of Jchovah's name. IJikcwisc sinee 19:22 the Bamson
class, blind to the reproaches, taunts, jeers and repeated iu'Sults heaped upon them, have determined,
by the Lord's grace, to get th('msehcs into a posi tion
that they may have some part in the vindication of
Jehovah's name. 'l'hcy sec that such is the very pnrpose of Jehovah 's tatini~ out from the world a p(,ojJlc
for his lIume, that thcy mig-ht show forth his pr,ll'i(,'S.
-Acts 15: 14; 1 Pet. 2: 9,10.
41 That must have been a noisy crowd, indul~i]]~ in
great hilarity, both on thc roof and below it, all nwk
ing sport in one way or other of Samson: "Kow the
house was full of men and women; and all the lords
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the roof about three thousand men and women, that

beheld while Samson made sport. "-Judg. 16: 27.
The exalted ones of the Philistines had gathered
there from all the allied cities. They were ridiculing
the Israelites, whom once they had greatly feared, and
doubtless they still feared Samson might do something;
but they knew they were great in number and had
Samson wllere they could watch him. IJikewise today
the modern Philistines, when considering their position and hearing what the Samson class have to say,
look with fear at what might come to pass and they
trust in their own allied strength and think they have
the Samson class where they can watch them and get
rid of them at will.

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HIS PRAYER

.3 Samson prayed to Jehovah, and likewise the Sam-

son class pray to God withont ceasing. (1 The:,>s. 5: 17)

Of himself Samson did not have stren~th to pull down
the great home, but Jehovah was ahout to furnish all
the needed strength. Likewise the Samson class have
no power to pull dOWT1 Satan's houl'e, but God gives
them the streng! h to dedure his pnrpose to accomplish that vpry thing. (2 Cor. 10: 4) "And Sam<;on
called unto the Lord, and said, 0 Lord (Jon rJehovah],
remember me, I pray thee, anu stren~then me, I pray
thee, only thiq once, 0 (;orl, that I may be at onco
avenl:{ed of the Phili<;tinl'q for my two eyes." (Juug.
16: 28) Doubtless the prayer of Samson wns spoken
aloud so that the Philistilli>s mi'~ht heal' aJ\(1 know by
whom their destruction would be accomplished.
" Likewise today the Samson clas,; pray to Gou and
call upon his name alouu awl herald his message far
and wide that the Philistines may hear and have an
opportlmity to know by \'"hat power their calamity
is coming upon them. "POl' they shall know that I am
Jehovah." Tlte remnant now are fully aware of the
meaning of the great issue at hand and they lmow
the key pO'iition, and they pray to Jehovah to show
his strength aIHI to pull down the wicked organ1imtion.
"Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy
spirit is good; lead me int(l the land of uprightness.
Quicken me, 0 Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy
righteousnc<;,;' sake bring my soul out of trouhle. And
of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all
them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant."
(Ps. 143: 10-12) "0 my God, make them like a wheel;
as the stuhble before the wind. As the fire burneth a
wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,
that men may know that thou, whose name alone is
JEllOVAll, art the Most High over all the earth."
-Ps. 83: 13, 14, 18.
4~ Samson cried out: "Only this once, 0 God." He
knew that this would be his fmal effort, and he wanted to make the most of it. This is "the day of Jehovah", and it is only "one day". It is the opportunity
to vindirate Jehovah's name, and it is "only this once".
"It shall be one day, which shall be known to the

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Lord." (Zech. 14: 7) The faithful witnesses of Jehovah, pictured here by Samson, are detennined that
they will make the most of this day, regardless of the
('onsequences that may befall them through man. Samson, wholly blind, knew he must die. Now the Samson
class, blind to everything save doing the will of God
to the vindication of his name, know that they must
die, and this they are glad to do and are determined
to do out in the service of the 1I10st High. They are
so blind to everything else that they refuse to be turned
aside to look at anything else. Like the faithful apostle
Paul they declare: 'This one thing I will do,' that I
may be a true follower of Christ Jesus. (Phil. 3: 13)
Threats, opposition, assaults, prison and ill-treatment,
will not deter the faithful remnant in carrying out
their consecration vow unto God. 'l'hey rememher that
Jesus has said to them: "Be thou faithful unto rleath,"
and this they are determined to do.-Rev. 2: 10.
HIS EYES

'0 Samson prayed that he might be avenged of the

PhIlistines "for my two eyes". Other renderin~s of
this text: "That I may be aven~ed with one a\C'llging
for one of my two eyrs." ([loth., margin) (Likewise
the American ](cvi~cd Version mardnal renrkring)
"That I may be avenged for aile of my two eyes on
the Philistinrs." (IJccser) Samson could properly
charge the blindin~ of hi,; one ('ye to his yielding to
Delilah, and tim'! fore<;hadowing or picturing the servant class of the Lord becoming ne'~ljg-l'llt and to a dcg-ree compromising- in the ~'ear 1~Jl8. 'fhe bl indn(''i~ of
the other eye was proprrly charged to the Pllllistines,
alll! for that they must settle With Jehovah God, hecau<;e Samson was his servant. It was not a ea"r of
pl'rsonal vengeance for which Samson cri('u, hut for
the vindication of Jehovah's own name. Likewi:;.e Jehovah's witnes~es do not prny for personal ven~eanco
to be visited uJlon the mod('l'Jl Philistines, but for tho
vinuication of Jehovah's name. Their own negligence,
at which God was angered and for which God has now
for~ivon th('m, and fully restored them to his favor,
had contributed to their partial hlindness; but the
modern Philistines are responsible for bringin~ about
tho complete blindness, and they pray vengeance upon
the modern Philistines for the vindication of Jehovah's name. Ruch vengeance or vindication 1m olves
his witnesses because they are representatives of Jehovah and arc the ones the enemies reproach, and
against whom the enemies have conspired to bring
about their destruction. By the persecution of these
witnesses the modern Philistines have reproached the
name of Jehovah, and the account must now be squared
and his holy name vindicated. The Philistines without warrant had amicted the servants of God, both
in Samson's case and in modern times. (ZcC' h. 1: 15)
The part that Samson played in this part of the drama
in connection with his blindness pictured the fact that
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have become blind to everything save doing the will

of God, even as Christ Jesu') was blind to everything
else. (Isa. 42: 19) Jehovah did not authorize the Philistines to make Samson blind, nor did he lay upon the
modern Phili'itines the duty of bringing ahout tho
blindness of his faithful servant class. 'The effort on
the part of the modern Philistines is therefore presumptuous before the IJord, for which &in they must
..answer. They have reproached his name hy willfully
misusing and ill-treating his witnesses, and therefore
they must und shall suffer destruction at the hand of
the Lord.
'1'he publication of Jehovah's
ord and name is
all.important, and this must be done before the destruction of the modern Philistines. "And Samson
took hold of [threw his arms around (Leeser) the
two milldle pillars upon which the house stood, and
011 whieh it was borne up, of the one with his right
hand, and of the other with his left." (Judg. 16: 29)
The Phil istines thinking that Samson's strength was
broken, and not understanding that his long hair pictured the reproach upon a faithful servant and for that
reason God had givcn him strength again, they would
only mock at his prayer find continue to reproach
God. Likewi<;e today the modern Philistines look upon
Jehovah's witnesses as a crowd of weaklings, giving
no heed to their sayings and their testimony that is
borne, hut continue to scornfully laugh at that and
repr/Jach God's holy lIame. nut the Samson class are
full of faith, even as Hamson by faith af'complished
his work: "And Samson said, Let me die with the
Philistines. And he howed himself with all his might;
and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the
peoplo that were therein: so the dead whirh he slew
at his death were more than they which he slew in
his life. "-Judg. 16: 30.
8 Samson's request was that he mi~ht die with the
Philistines, thus showing that he was not seeking some
thing for himself but that he was willing to die in order that he might vindicate the name of Jehovah God
and prove his integrity to Jehovah. Today Jehovah's
witn('sses know that they are surrounded by mortal
enemies and that in order to have a part in the vin
dication of Jehovah's name they mllst continue in his
service in procbiming his name, and that such will
bring down upon their heads the wrath of the enemy,
but they prefer to die in such manner to any other
way. 'fhey are determined to serve God with their
last breath. 'l'he constant reproach, abuse, ill-treatment
and imprisonment will not det('r them in their faithful devotion and service to Jehovah. Now Jehovah's
witnesses, in his strength and power given to them
through Jesus Christ their Head, go about doing the
will of God, and they 'bend the pillars of the modern Philistines with all their might' (Leeser) and continue to shout the praises of Jehovah 8.'J they do so.
49 Samson died true to the meaning of his name,
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the prophetic drama Samson pictured the work of

God's faithful people, which work is designated as
"the Elisha work" and which was foreshadowed by
what Elisha the prophet did. Those doing the Elish:t
work must end their course in death, and in doing
so they accomplish more than was accomplished duro
ing the Elijah period. As it is written, 'Samson slew
in his death more than he slew in his life,' even so
it is with the servants of God, as pictured by the
Blijah and the Elisha periods of the church. It would
appear from this and other scriptures that this part
of the drama pictures the beginning of Armageddon,
but not the end thereof. That Samson died with tho
fall of the Philistines' honse docs not mean that all
the Samson class will go down in death at tho time
of the beginning or even at the end of Armagcdllon.
'1'he point that is hero particularly emphasized Ly the
prophetic drama is tho faithfulness of Samson and
his approval, and the faithfulness of tho SaITL'iOll clas'l.
Samson received the approval of Jehovah because of
his faithfulness; and likewise the Samson cla~s, tvlltinuing faithful unto death, receive the final approv.
al of Jehovah. Other scriptures show that Home of
the remnant will survive Armageddon. '1'hereforo the
Samson picture necessarily show~. and emphasizes faith.
fulnC'ss of Jehovah's witnesses unto death, and not tlte
particular time or manner in which they shall die.
GO No one can properly reproach Samson and tho
record made hy him. lIe was Jehovah's servant, pl'rforming the part ll..'iSigncd to him for tho purpo"e of
foretelling events of greater importance to come to
pass in the future. God caused to be made a record of
Sa.mson and his exploits, and amongst other thi[l~s 1ltat
record says: '''1'hrough faith [he] ... wrow;ht rig-ht
eousness, .. stopped the mouths of lions, . . . out
of weakness [was] mnde strong, ... had trial of ...
mockings and seonrgings, . honds and imprJ'lunment; . (of whom the world was not worthy:) ..
and . obtained a good report through faith. " Heb. 11: 32-39.
U What more could bo said of a faithful scrvl1nt?
Such a record could only picture a clas~ of pcr;'llll'J
faithful and true unto God even unto death; and that
is exactly what the faithful remnant must be and. v, ill
be. No reproach can be properly placed agamst tho
remnant for the course they are taking in the service
of Jehovah, because they are his servants, doing his
will. They are now the objects of all manner of uhll"e,
but, like Samson, the world is not worthy of them,
and continuing faithful unto the end they bhall receiye and obtain a good report and an everl[lstin~
approyal of Jehovah. For their elleouragc'mcnt God
caused the apostle to write to those continuously devoted to him and faithful in his oorvice: "If )'C do
these things, ye shall never fall; for so an cntr:.mce
shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour .Jcsu'J
Christ." (2 Pet. 1: 10, 11) Jehovah's servant c!:t<;s,

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blind to everything of this world, now has a clear

vision of the glorious kingdom l.mder Christ, which
will fully and for ever vindicate God'9 holy name.
And concerning his faithful servant class Jehovah
says: "Seeing many thin~s, but thou observest not;
openin~ the ears, but he heareth not. The LORD is well
pleasrd for his righteousness' sake; he will ma~nify
the law, and make it honourable. "-Isa. 42: 20,21.
n The prophe~ic drama, which God made and in
which Samson is so prominently a player, should brin~
great satisfaction and cheer to Jehovah '8 witnesses at
the present timl'. Now they can see why their former
brethren, pictured by Delilah, hetrayed them; why the
modern Philistine'! continuo to persecute them, and
how necpssary it is for them to continue steadfastly
in faith and :faithfulness in serving the Most Hi(.{h
even unto the end. This prophetic drama proves beyond all question of doubt that everyone of the temple class, receivinr, the final approval of Jehovah, must
continue faithful as his blind servant even unto dO:J.th.
'rhe destruction of the six thousand and more Philistinc>s at the fallin~ of their temple was not the complete destruction of all the l)hilistines. That was left
to be accomplishl'd later, and it appears from ther-e
scriptures that thero are yet some important parts to
1Ie played in God's prophetic dramas by his faithful
witness class.
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QUESTIONS FOR STUny

According to Isaiuh 42: 5, who~o ure tho words of identification und approval with which tll!lt chaptN open'l, n8
showing how ~re:l.t JS that cO/llmf'Illlation' Who is the servant hero reff'rred to, and wh:Lt is the hil;h hOllor hestowed
upon him' :For what reaBon has that great hellor been
thus conferred'

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2, 3. Who is the scrvant reierreil to in Isaiah 42: 19' ]~x

plain his being" blInd". Point out the divino rule therein
laid down.
OJ 4,5. Account for S:lmson's lJcing the object of severe criticism. Show \\hetl:cr he or others \\hom Jehovah has u~,>d
can properly be eliticized hy men. How are their imperfections or apparent mIstakes to be rc~ard"d1
'J G fl. Who was DelIlah f How, III the fulfil1m('nt of Judges
IG: 19, did "]),,1I]ah" make "S:ullson" "sleep upon her
1'l1ccs'" How did she 'call for a lOan and cause him to
"ut off Samson's hair
'if 10-]1;' Point out circumstances and fuets in which verses
::J and 21 have been fulfilleJ. What IS there to shOll'
\', !tether at this point Ood was displeased with Samson or
\dth the Samson class'
, 17-~0. Accordmg to related scriptures, whM did the regrowth of Sumson's hair mean for him 1 Apply this part
of the prophetic I,icture.
, 21-27. Descl'lbe the situntion in which the modern PhiIistim'S arc seen as foretold of them in verse 23.
'i 28,29. What conihtions are seen to have been foreslIOwn
in verse 247
, 30-35. What COUTse tuken by the modern P]1l1i~tine9 fulfills the prophetic pIcture llteScntc<l in the first part of
\'erse 25' Compare this with what is recorded about ]lel"huzzar's fellst.
, 3G,37. Descrlhe Samson's conl1ition at this pClint (latter
part of \'CT8e 25), and that of the Samson class as helo
foreshown.
OJ 38,3D. What was pictured by the house, and by the two
supporting pillars thereof'
'i 40-42. 'Vhat was foreshown in Samson's entire bIin{lneg~,
[lnd in what is recoriled of "iIIl in vcrse 26' Apply tho
l,ictuTo prcsented in verse 27.
, 4316. Apply 8am~on's prayer to Ood for strength, 611,l
"only this once". Also his plea "that 1 may be n\('n~(:d
with ono aveng-ll1~ for one of my 1\\0 ('ycs".
, 4~'19. Aecount for the l'hiIistin('II' HeltIng Hamson "hetween the pIllnrs ". How iloell this npply to the l':Ul1l1'J!l
class' Show that, in the essentml purposo of tlllS prophetic drama nnd tho recorJ thereof, \ersCll 29,30 nTO ill
rotltse of fulfillment.
V 50-52. What do tho Scriptures show as to Samson's II:n in~
been faithful' As to the purpose of the record' What
instruction is seen therein for the Samson class'

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bl)th of tho wisuom and tho knowlct1J;0 of God I how unscarrh

nhlo are his judgments, nnd his ways past tracing out I For
'\I ho hath known the mind of tho Lor,l' or who hath 1,cen IllS
counsellor' or who hath first ~Ivell to him, lind it shall ho
rccompensrd unto him a"ain' For of him, and through him,
and unto him, are all things. 'fo hUll bo the glory for ever.
Amen.-l'Al,L.

SUFFERINGS OF CHRISTIANS: THE PURPOSE

ANY have wondered why it has heen so difficult to be a true and constant Chri<;tian. 'rho
answer is that the world, being the Devil':, organization, has always opposed anything and eyerything in harmony with God, and that the Devil and
his agencies have caused Ohristians to suffer bec:1Use
of their faithfulncss to God. Keeping always in mind
that the world includes the vi~ible part of Satan's
organization, which rules the people, and that the
clergy as a rule are a part of tho world, it is easy to
seo why many clergymen who claim to be Christians
persecute the true and humble followers of tho lJOrd
Jesus.
The "new creation" is separate and distinct from
tllC world and therefore must be always 011 the Lord '5

side. "If any man is in Christ, he is a new creation:

the old things are passed away; behold, they arc become new." (2 Cor. 5: 17, A.H,V., margin) l\fiJIiolls
of people havo thought themselves to be Cllriqia11'i
and at the same time have tried to keep in fJ,vor with
the world and plea1>o the fin::mcil'l'S, the 1Ioltti...ians,
and the clergymen j and by doing so they have qniclJy
fall.n into the Devil's trap. (1 John 2: 15; Ja'3. 4:4)
It is a well-lmown fact that all the religiou'! lJcr"eelltion t hat has come upon the true Christians has lJ0en
incited by those who claim to be Christians. Esau of
old foreshadowed these hypocritical, fraudulent, soc::'lled "Christians". (Gen. 27: 41-4G) Even as E',:m
pel';,;,:cuted Jacoh, to whom he RaId hifl birthright for
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sceuted the true. Esau therefore foreshadowed the

Devil's representatives, while Jacob foreshadowed the
Lord's representatives.
Why was it necessary for Je<;us Christ to suffer at
the hands of the enemy 1 Did his SUffering have anything to do with the ransom or f>in-offering in behalf
of mankind 1 The answer must be, No; for the reason
that a perfect man, Adam, had sinncu and forfeited
his life, and the perfect human life of Jesus poured
out constituted the ransom, regardless of any suffrring from contradiction of sinners to which Jesus was
subjected. In considering this question, recall that
among the Israclites the slaying of the sacrificial
animals representing the death of our Ijord Jesus took
place in the court of the sacred taberna(le or temple,
which court pictnres the condition of righteou:-.!wsS
with God and while one is on the (',11th; and that the
prpsentation of their blood fore'il1ndowing the Sillo::~ring took pla('e in the tabernaele 's "holic-,t of all ",
which rcprl'scnts heaven itself. 'rhe bodies of thc'se
animals were calTied out of the court and burnpd
outside of the camp of the Israelites; and thw, the
sufferings of Jesus arc shown ouhide the court, eV('11
outside the camp, symholically speaking. Then why
should Jesus sufrer? It is written: "For t he bodies of
thosc beasts, whose blood is bronght into the sanctuary
by the high priest for sin, arc hurned without t IlC
camp. Wherefore Jesu'l aJ<;o. that he might san('tify
the people with his own blood, suft'ered without tho
gate. Let us go forth therefore llllto him without the
camp, bearing his repl'oa('h."-lTeh. 13: 11-13.
In the c.yes of the .Jews n man was a sinner and accursed in the &ight of God if he uied upon the tree,
because it is written in the divine law: "Cursed is
everyone t hat hall'~l't h on a tree." (lal. 3: 13; Dent.
21:23) The bloell of Jellus, representing his lifo
poured out, must be presented in heaVl'n liS an offerin~ for the sins of mankind; and \vithout that blood's
being presented as a sin-offering the people could not
be sanctified. "For by one ofrering he hath perfected
for e\'er them that arc sanctified." (lIeb. 10: 14) But
before Jesus coulu appe,l:" in heaven aud present that
lifebloou as a sin-offering, he must prove his wurthiness thus to appear in the presence of God. In order
to do this he must prove his loyalty and faithfulne<;s
to God. He must be put to the test of the severest
kind, and under the test prove loyal and faithful.
Suffering opposition from sinners, the representatives of the enemy, pictured as outside the camp, was
the great cross of suffering \vhich was actually fulfilled
and completed when Jesus was crucified as a sinner.
The things which Jesus suffered, therefore, were these,
to wit: the reproach cast upon his Father's name; the
reproach of himself because of his faithful service to
his Father; the contradiction of himself by sinners;
and being denounced as a sinner and then dying as
a sinner upon the cursed tree. He endured this suffering and ;yet rejoiced in it, because he knew that he
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the will of God, and it was the will of God that his
faithfulness and loyalty should thus be proved; and
should he meet this test, and stand it faithfully, such
would prove his perfection.
Therefore it is written: "Though he were a Son,
yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; and being made perfect, he became the author
of eternal salvation unto all them that uhf'Y him."
(lleb. 5: 8,9) This of itself proves conclusively that
by suffering he learned obrdience and was thus perfected as the Author of the eternal salvation to all
obedient ones. "For it became him, for whom arc all
things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many
sons unto glory, to make tIle captain of their salvation
perfect through suffering:-., "-lIeb. 2: 10.
lt is claimed by some that the perfection of Jesus
here constituted his 'developing a perfect chara(ter.
This could not be true. Jesu.,; was and is a charader.
A perfect character is a Jlerfect creature or person.
Jesus was perfect as a mall; therefore, was a pel'ft'et
character. What, then, is meant by bein~ made perfect 1 lIe thereby proved his loyalty and faithfullll'-,s
under the most adVCl'l>e condit ions, which entailpd uron him grcat suffcring. Thereby hc provcu that he wa~
and al\\ays \\ould be true and faithful unto Jelto\ah,
and that .Jehovah could for ever entrust him with the
highest po-,ition in all hi'i universe. Hein~ thus IIl'I'feded would entitle him to an entrance into heaven
as the great rcpl'cscntathe of Jehovah, that he mi~ht
there pl'(';'l'nt ltis lifeblood as a sin-offering on behalf
of the human race. 'rhi.,; is the reason why the apo:-.tle
says: "That he might sanctify the people with his o\\n
blood, [Jesus] suffel'ed without the gate. "-lieb. 13: ]:2.
God pUl'pospd to have a creation which wou](} he
always loyal and faithful to him. In no way ('ould he
prove this new creation except by putting' <'<l('h onl' to
the severest test. By suf[el'in~, Jesus \Va') put to the
test and proved faithful and loyal, and one of the
titles he received was 'The Paithful and '1'r11e '. It
would have heen imIJo<;sible for him to preSl'llt hi'! lifeblood in heaven as a sin-offering unles,; he Ill'OV(,(}
faithful alld true. This lll'oof he must I~ive by aud
through ~uffering, Because of his co:npktC' obedience
to the Father's will, eyen unto suffering au ignominious death, God granted unto him life clidne at his
resurrection and the highc~t position in the universe,
God himself excepted, as it is written:
"[Christ Jesus] made himself of no reputation, and
took upon him the form of a servant, and was made
in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as
a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God al,;o
hath highly exalted him, and given him a name whit'll
is above every name: that at the name of Jesus evcl'Y
knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in
earth, and things under the earth; and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father. "-Phil. 2: 7-] 1.
Those who nre privileged to be the members of the

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fFfie WATCliT0WER.

body of Christ must of necessity tlbe like him", as

he now is. "'1'ho world knoweth us not, because it
knew him not. Beloved, now I:re we the sons of God;
antI it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that, whe~ he shall appear, we shall be like him:
for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath
this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. "
(1 John 3: 1-3) All of God's new creation must be
divine, like Jesus now. All must appear before .Tehoyah God. It would be wholly unreasonable even to
permit the body members to have this exaltation without the test, when God required the test to be met
by his beloved Son. Therefore it is written: "For even
hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered
for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow
his steps. "-1 Pet. 2: 21.
'1'ho suffcrings of the body membcrs are not for the
purpose of providing' a Jlurchaso price or a sinofl'ering, but that they might be maue a part of '1'ho
Christ, as memhers of the bouy of Uhrist, 'rhercIore
it is written: "1 [Paul] Hm now rejoicing in the sufferings on your account, aIHl I am filling up the rcmainder of the aftlictions of the Anointed One, in my
flesh, on behalf of his body, which is the congregation." (Col. 1: 24, Diag.) Bach one of the new
creation must he proved as loyal and faithful unto
Gou; und the upo~tle is here rejoiring that he is privileged to partake of the sufCerilJ'2,s of Christ, since this
is the condition prcecdent to being made memhers of
'1'ho Chri.,t. Again it is written; "The spirit it."elf
beareth witness with 0111' spirit, that we arc tho
children of God: and if chilllren, then heirs; heIrs
of God, and joint-heirs with Uhrist j if so be that we
t.iuffcr with him, that we may be also glorified togcther."-Holll. 8: 16, 17.
As a further proof that earh member of the new
creation mllst be put to the test and prove his faithfulness, it is written: "'l'hercfore I el\llul'e all thin~~ for
the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salyation which is in Cjll'i~t .Te~us with ete\'llal p;lory. It is
a faithful sa~'ing: for if we be de-,ld with him, we shall
also live with him: if we SUffer, we shall also reign
with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us."
(2 Tim. 2: 10-12) Bach body member must die as a
human creature, and die a sacl'ifieiul death, in order
to live as a divine creature; and he must suffer the
contradi-:tioll of sinners and opposition of the Devil,
evell as Jesus SUffered, and under such tests prove his
loyalty to God, in order that he may he maue part of
the great royal priesthood and rei~n with Christ.
Many have erroneously beliewd that nod has heen
trJ'ing to get people ilJto heuYCI1 in order to escape
THINE,

13

eternal torme-nt. This is what the preachers ha\ e

taught. The Devil induced this teaching in order to
misrepresent Jehovah and turn many hOlIest mind:;
away from him. When a Christian can see the reason
for his suffering he cal, rejoice in it. When he sees
that he thus has an opportunity to prove to God that
he is loyal and faithful he delights to have that opportunity, regardless of what causes the suffering. When
he sees that the world is the Devil's organization, and
that the opposition comes from this, and that he suffers
because thereof, then he delights or takes joy in his
suffering.
Such is what the apostle Peter meant when he said:
"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery
trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing
happened unto ~ou: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye arc
partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory
shall be revealed, yc may be glau also with exceeding
joy. If ~'e be reproached for the naIlle of Uhrist, happy
aro ye; for the spirit of glory and of God rosteth upon
you: on their part he is evil spoken of, hut on your
part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a
murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil doer, or as n
busybody in other men's matter:;. Yet if any mun
suffer as n Christian, let him not be a<;hamed; hut let
him glorify Gou 011 this hchalf."-l Pet. ,1: 121G.
This i<; the reason why a Uhri<;ti:m cannot sUjlJlort
tho world and be a Chri<;tian at the sume time. lIe
cannot ('ng<.1~~e in war, hec-ause the I"oru commands
that he must not do so. As the Lord 's kin~dom is not
of this wickeJ world, so his follower:; must wait until
his kin~Jom is estaLI ished. They cannot be syIlljlathetic
with the unrighteous systems of this world, hut mu~t
wait until Gou establishes through Christ a righteous
govern men 1.
'l'he apostle Paul was a man of much morc than
orJinary affairs. lIe had been a zealous alIvO<'ute of
the law given to Israel through ~Joses. When he became a Chri,~tian he saw the privileg'es that w('ro sd
before him. lIe saiu that he had suffered the loss of all
things and that he eoullteu them as nothing, that he
might win Christ: "That," a'> he said, "I lllay hlOW
him, and the power of Iii" resurrection, anu the fetlowship of his SUfferings, Il( jng macIe conformable unlo
his death; if by any means I might attain unto tho
resurrection of the dead." (Phil. 3: 10, 11) The ap(I,~.
tIe did not say that he was suffcl'ill~ in or(ler to "develop a ('haraeter", nor that he was suffering' for tlle
benefit of somebody else; hut he partook of the sufC('rings of Christ and desired to he IIlade eouformahlc to
his death in order that he might be made VUl'taker of
"his resurrection".
JEHOVAH,

is the greutness, and the power, and the ~ll)ry, and tho victory,
and the maJesty: for all that is in the he:1\ t'JL~ and in the earth
is thine; thine IS the kingdom, 0 J ellO\ uh, and thou art exalted
as head l1bovc nIl. Both fIches and honor cOllie of thee, :mel
thou rulf'~t over all; and in thy hawl is PO\\ er and mi~ht; and
in thy hand it is to make grpat, an,1 to ~l\'e strf'nr::th unto all.
Now thrrefore, our God, wo thank nll-e, and praise thy glorious
namc.-D.\V1D.

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"And 0.11 thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

be the peace of {by children." Isaiah 54:IJ.

~reat shall

THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH

THAT JEHOVAH is the only true God, is from everlasting

to everlasting, the Maker of heaven und earth and the Giver

of lifo to his creatures; that the Logos wus tho beginning- of
his creation and his ncti\o agent in the crmt10n of all
things; that tho Log'os is now the Lord Jesus Christ in glory,
clothed ,dth all power in hf'uven anll earth, and the Chief
Executive Officer of Jehovah.

THAT GOD createc1 the I'arth for man, created perfect

man for tho earth and place<l him upon it; that man w1lfully
disoheycd God's law and "all sentenced to death; that by
reason of Adam's ,\ rong act all men are born sinners and
without the right to life.
TIIAT JESUS was made l'UInan, and the man Jesus 8uf1ered death in order to produc" the ransom or redemptive
prire for all llIankind; that God raised up Je;,us divine and
exalted him to hea\'en ahO\o every creature and above every
name nnd clothed him with nIl power nna authority.
THAT .JEIIOVAII'S ORGANIZATION is called Zion, n!ld

that Christ Je~lIs is tho Cllld amcor thereof and is tho

ri~htflll l\ing' of tho wor].1; that tho anointed und faithful
followers of Chriqt Jesus aro cJlllrlr0n of Zion,. members of
Jehovah '8 org:1I1J7ation, find aro his witn0ssPs \\ ho~o clut)' ana
privil0~0 it is to tl'stify to tho flUprf'macy of Jehl)\ah, declaro
bis purl'03t'S to\\nrd mankiTHI a3 I'xpresqf'd in the Ihll', and
to bear tho fruits of tho kingdom beforo all who will hear.

THAT THE WORI D has enu('.J, nud tho J~ord .Jesus Christ
hna been T,laef'd hy Jf'llO\nh upon his throno of authority,
has ousted Satan from h"a, .'n and is proceeding to tho
cstablislunent of God's king<1OlLl on carth,

TIIAT TilE RELIEF IITHI lJlcc,sinJ::s of the peoples of ('artlt

can como only hy an.l through ,I ('llIlvah 's klllgdolll m .. ler
Christ whie'h has now lwgun; that the Lord's 1I(')o.t J.(rl'at
act is the .1ehtrlll'lion of Hat'll' 's organization a011 the I'stablishml'nt of righteoll<oess in the f':uth, IUlIl that uTll10r the
kinJ::Ilom all thobe "ho \\ ill obey its righteous laws shall live
on earth forever,
TOE KING
Another seuson of refreshu.g to nll Go,l's kingdom pllbIJqhers by concerte,l intcnsltid act I\'ity atiel<1 is arrange<1 for
in tho tl'stimony perio.l 'rhe King, to wit, 1"I'bruary 1-l1. Dur
ing th0so nine da)s IIll puhlibhl'IS \\'Ill olIer the public a three
booklet cornlmJation 011 a ] Oe eon1 11 but ion, that is, twe col,)r0d
('over booklets together with the new self-covered booklet l.oyatty,
Further details hereon will 11l!ly appear in the IhrC!'tor. Certainly all in line for the KIngdom Will tako part to the utmo~t
in this service pedoll, and also all i'n'~l'nt l11Pmhl'rs of tl'e grl'at
multitU<le ,\ ith palm bl anches 1Il hantl \\ ill \\ Ide1y Hccl:U1ll .Jehovah's nTlOin!t,d KHlg, Let a11 such show wislhm alii] zeal
now in making nll :ulYllllCe pteparation for this mi,lwinter
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puhlish sOIl!cthing specially suitable fur instructlOn of el\lhlren
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of the truth~ conc0rmng the JOllarJab class, or "great multitude", and the illst appe:uallce of members of such cIa,s,
Jehovah's witnes;,es and also ineommg .lonarIah brl'thl'ell hav!'
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tion of those who alr..allv arc of anrl thuse \\ ho sha11 vet &we11
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COXVENTION AT LOS ANGELES
On Fri<1ay, Satmday ano Sunday, February 21,22 and ~3.
a cunvention ,\iIl be h0lu at Los .\n;.;de8. This Will 1,0 a 10< 011
service convention in soutll('rn Callf'lIl1ia, \I ith nll g:lthcrin',s
nt th0 Shrine Awl1turium. Bv the LOllI's grace, Hruthf'~ H\.th
orfold will speak to a large no-emhly there on ::;ullll:n. Fl'lJrunry 23. Pleparatiollq are uo,10r way for a ra<110 cham to
cany the speech from the au<!!tI,riUIn tu listeners III all l,arts
of the \\orl<l, durmg the hOIlT 12: on (noon) to 1: (II) II 111.,
Pacific StanlJard Tillie, which IS the equl\n1l'nt of :;: 00 to
4: 00 I).m" Unite.l f'tates Eastern tltallllard TUll0. 1..,,1i'1I(>;s in
other lands nrC' n,hl"cll to pr01':'rl' nuw to tnnp in 1his rIlO~Il
cast on any on.' of s0vernl freqlH'nr'les (wave len !:;t) " ) In the
so c'llled "s1Iort\\[1\ e" band, from 11 to 50 metcr'1,

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PRESENClE
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Von. LVII

JANUARY

No.2

15, 1936

DEFEAT OF THE PHILISTINES

"lVoe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the tvord of tlle Lord is agrzinst
you; 0 Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant."
-Zeph.2:5.
EIIOVAH causcd the foregoing prophecy to be
written manifestly for the purpose of foretelling
a great and destructive work to be donc by his
hand at the {'nd of 8atan's world and when Cod's
King' is CIIthroncd and comes to the temple for jud~ment. That wonderful work when perlormeu will be
a vindicat ion of JdlOvah's name. The creatures agaillst
whom that marvelous work will he done arc God's
cnemies, whieh cnemies mll,;t be the ones that have
greatly' defamed the name of the 1\lo~t lli~h. They arc
enemies that have lmowing1y done wrong to gratify
a Rc!li!.h desire, and arc therC'forc desi~nated in the
'Vord of Ood as "wicked"; "But the wickell !.halL
perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall he as the
fat of lamhs: they shall COI\<,umc; into smoke shall
they consume away." (Ps. 37; 20) Such enemiC's arc
the one,> that have cruelly )ll'r:-.ecutcd <lod's anointed
}wople hecause ~uch anointrd tc1! the truth of and concel'llin~ God Hnu his killg'dom. It seems due time for
those who love and srrve .Jehovah to receive from his
gracious hand some (Iear knowledge of and cOll(~erning
the destruction of the enemiC's that now P('rsccute
them. '1'he matter is now of peculiar interest to the
remnant, and the understanding' thereof will bring to
them comfort and increase their hope. (Hom. 15: 4)
God shall let me sre my desire upon mine enemies,"
is an a::,sUl'eu promise to the anointed remnant. (Ps.
59: 10) I/:;\1ine eye also shall see my desire on mine
enemics; and mine cars shall hear my desire of the
wicked that rise up against me. The l'ighteous shall
flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar
in Lebanon. "-Ps. 92; 11, 12.
2 Tho desire of God's faithful peop1e is to sec Jehovah's enemies completely d('stroyed in vindication
of his name. Prophetically these words recorded in
the Scriptures rder to the presrnt time; "POl' he hath
delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath
seen his desire upon mine enemies." (Ps. 54; 7) Again
Rays the prophet of the Lord; "But God shall wound
the head of hi" enemies, and the hairy scalp of such
an one as goeth on still in his trespa&<;es." (Ps. 68: 21)
Here the words "hairy 8ca1p" seem to picture a class
of enemies that have hypocritically claimed to do the
will of God but at all times have bcen the representa-

tives of the Devil. Those enemies "shall lick the dust".

-Ps. 72: 9.

WHAT ENE~IIES?

The Philistine,;' acting in conjunction with I he

Israelites foreshadowed greater things to come to I,:'';,
at the end of the world, and this is definitely l.dt!l"
by the inspired word,,; "Now all theo.;c thin~., happened unto tlwm for (:nsamplt's: and they arc wriUl'll
for our admolllt ion, upon whom the end.; of the world
arc come." (1 Cor. 10; 11) 'l'he Philistines \\ere therefore a prophetic peop1e fordelling specific enemies of
God that would be active aftcr the coming of the LUlti
Jesus to the telllpl(', and that espccially ellg-a~e in 1he'
pel'sccutiou of those who serve Jehovah. J)avj(l had
been anointeu and made king of all lslael. alltl .\hlll'l',
who had represented the nor1hern trihes and \\ ho \\as
manifcstly carrying out the Lord's dire<'lioll to hl'jll~
all the Israelites un10 David undc'r the dircetjon of
the I,ord, uttered thcse words, to wit: ".\nd AIJ1Wl'
had communication with the ciders of lo.;ra<:l, say in!.!,
Ye sought for David in times past to be killg' over YOll;
now then do it: fOI' the Lord hath !.pohn of David,
saying, By the hand of my srrvant lJavid I will save
my people Israel out of the hand of the Phil ist illt'S,
and out of the hand of all their enemies." (2 Sam.
3; 17, 18) This prophecy clcarly shows that the Philistines prophetically foretold some enemie,> a~ain~l
whom God would take positive and foreeful :H'tion at
the end of the wodel. Daviel, the king', \\ as a typc of
Christ Jesus, the beloved of Jehovah, who is now upon
his throne and at the temple for judgment. Who, then,
are the antitypieal l'hilistines, the specific enemic's of
God and of his anointed?
' The anSWer in brief is that the Philistines pictured
or forcshadowed the Homan Catholic Hierarchy. This,
of course, includes a II creatures that knowingly render
aid and support to the Ilierar('hy in carrying 011 the
wicked work of that wicked organization. ~\t thc present time it would necessarily include practically all
the official part of the rl'!ig-iom: org'anizations of socalled" Chrls'lendom". There arc three separate anu
distinct clements of Satan's organization, to wit, religious, commercial and political, Hnd the,>c three c1ements were pictured by the thrl'e nat ions of :\loao,
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Ammon aw] :Mount SciI'. (2 Chron. 20: ], 22, 23) TIte

Philistines staud out particularly as the religious
element of Satan's organization, which element takes
the lead in the pcrsecution of God's people. Because
this religious element professes to serve God and doc'>
not, they are hn>ocritcs and are despicable in the sight
of Jehovah.
~ Some evidence has heretofore been published in
7'he Wutchtoll'er supporting the foregoing conclusion,
but the matter i<l of 5uch importance that it is deemed
advisable to restate 50me of that testimony and to add
some more, and therefore it is here done. The prophetic drama in which Samson played a mo'>t important
part, and which has heretofore been puhli-;hcd in The
Watchtower, emphasizes the nece5sity and importance
of complete faithfulness to God on the part of his
alloint('d, their faithfulness continuing even unto
death. The chief point to be eonsidcred in this pre-;('nt
communication or publication is concerning the Philistines and the persecution of the anointed of God hy
the ant itypicnl Philistin('s, and Goel's work to be done
and ac('omplished conc('rning the same. The following
facts therefore should be carefully considered hy those
who love God, that thcy may take courage aud inc!'('ase
their hope. The Phili>.tiues were dl"iCcndnnt,; of Ham,
through Mizraim. (Gen. 10: 6, ]3, 14; Amos 9: 7)
The~' were wor:;hiper-s of the Devil, their deities heing
the fish-~()d Dagon and Baal-zebuh. (.Iudg-. 16: ~3;
1 Sam. 31: 8-10; 2 Ki. 1: 2,:3) God denounces the
Philistincs in his Word as so()thsayel~, which means
that they were <ll'vil worshipers and practiced the
devil religion. (Isa. 2: 6) The Philistines migrated
from Bgypt, which is a type of Satan's organization.
They moved into and took possession of a part of
Palt\stino along the coa>.t of the ~Ieditcrranean Sl'a,
whieh territory God assigned to the tribe of Judah.
They were at all tim!'s the enemies of and willful oppressors of God's chosen people. They therefore pi!.'hIred a clas,; of people that pretend to have come ont
of or forsal\cn Satan's organization, and pretend to
worship God, but who in fact serve and worship the
Devil.
~ The Roman Catholic Hierarchy i'i the official government that control'> and rules tile religion of socalled "Chri~t('ndom". 'Vhat was at one time known
as "Protestantism" is now dead, and the 80-ca11('d
"Protestants" arc dominated and controlled by the
Roman Catholic Hierarchy. Protestantism exists only
in name, not in fact. The noman Catholic Hierarchy
is defined in its own publications as follows: "The
Catholic Hierarchy, or the governing hody of the
Catholic Church, consists of His Holiness the Supreme
Pontiff, assisted by the Sacred College of Cardinals
and by several Sacred Congregations, or permanent
ecclesiastical committees, of which the Cardinals are
the chief members j by the Patriarchs, Archbishops
and Bi'>hops; by the .\postolic Nuncios and Delegates,
Vicars and PI'f'fe!.'ts, and by eertain .Abbots and other
Prelates. "-S~c TIle Official Catholic Directory, 193::;.

Br:OOKLY~,

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7 The Roman Catholic Hierarchy by improper me::tllS

controls the thoughts and course of action of milliuns
of people of good will, but who arc ignorant of the
truth. B J'" kel'ping tho,;e people in ignorance the Homan Catholie Hipl'archy hus deceived them. The t nne
has now come for the'>e people of good will to be liberated from the wron;;ful influence of thc Hierarchy,
and doubtless that is the reason why Jehovah wil1nvw
make known to all who love God the truth of and
concerning his purpose relative to the Roman Catho:JC
Hierarchy.
8 Jehovah's purpose, which he has carried forward
from the hcgilUling, is to establish a government or
kingdom under Christ Je,;us that shall rule the world
in righteousness. Until that kingdom is cstahli'ihed and
in full operation in the earth Satan is the invisible
ruler or "god" of the nations of the earth. For that
reason Jebus said: "l\Iy kingdom is not of thi'i world."
-John 18: 36.
B Jesus laid down the rule that all his true followl'rs
must separate thelll!>elYes from the world. Becaw.. e
Jesus chooses, and takes out of the world, tho..,e who
become his true follo\\ers and arc devoted to him, sUl'h
ones so taken out arc the ohjects of per~t'cution by
Satan and his visible seed on the ca1'th. (.Jolln
15: 18-20) The true followers of Chri<;t ,It''iUS are represented ill the trihe of Juuah, meaning those who
serve and praise Jehovah Cod. Egypt, in the Bible,
pictures Sutun 's or~uni.<:atjolJ or the wi(ked \\ orld uut
of which the true i'ollowel's of Chtist Jesu" must and
do come. Others claim to have come out of the \\odd
and to be followers of Christ Jesus, but the indisputable facts show that many cf such arc ~till a part
of the wol'1d of Satan. The Homan Catholic organization claiuls to have come out of the world UlHl as<;lIlll\.:S
that IJosition before man and claims to l'!'prc''ient
God and Christ, but the indisputable fact" ..,how that
such claims are fabe and that the Homan Catholic
Hierarchy i'i an integral part of Satan's world. 'rhe
nominal head of the Homan Catholic 11 icral'chy is UlC
pope, and the claim is that the first pope was the
apostle 1'('ter, and that all other so-called "poIJes"
arc the succes.-;ors of Petcr; wlli~h (Iaims arc ah'iolutely without truth and arc directly contradidt'd by the
Scriptures and every fact in history. The apobtle
Peter was the trne and faithful follower of Christ
Jesus, and he kept himself wLolly and entirely ::it'parated from the world; whereas every pope of the
Roman Catholic Hierarchy has claimed temporal power and has exercised that pOWl'r, when pos"ible, nlld
has taken a part in the financial and political affairs
of this ',"orld. The apostle Peter had no successor, and
therefore it was impo~sihle for an~' man to have ever
thereafter filled his position. He was never a pope.
10 The brief statement of facts !.'oncerning the development of the HomnE Catholic Hierarchy is this: Satan, pur;;uin~ his fLxed policy of fraud and ul'ccit, and
for the purpose of turning men away from God and
Christ, 5et about to build up a religious or;"aniz:ltioll,

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named it "Christianity", and uses it for the purpose

of deceiving men and reproaching Jehovah. .After the
death of the twelve apostles of Christ Jesus Satan
stealthily and gradually built up an organization or
religious system, \\hich has ever ~ince been known as
"Chrbtian". Each church or local division of the organization at the beginning and thereafter had its
bishop, but by the time the first pope was selected and
installed as pope by the Hierarchy, there were approximately 1,800 bishops serving different parts of the
Catholic organization. The bishop of the organization
at Rome was selected as the first pope. Says a wellknown authority: ., Pope is an ecclesiastical title now
used exclusively to designate the head of the Roman
Catholic Church. In the fourth and fifth centuries it
was frequently u~ed in the West of any bishop; but
gradually it came to be reserved to the bishop of Rome,
becoming his official title. "-Encyclopedia Britannica, Yolume 22, page 81.
11 If there were any other evidence required to
negative the claim that tho pope was a sUccessor of
the apo~tlo Peter, the above hi-.;torical fact would bo
sufficient for that purpose. For more than 300 years
after tho death of the apostle Peter there was no pope
but there w.~re many men in the Catholic organization
called "hishop". By what authority could any body
of men determine that the bishop at nome should suceecd the apostle Peter in office? \V ho could determine
authoritatively which ono of the I,HOO self-styled
"bi:>hops" was the successor of Peter, if it were PI)Ssible for Peter to have a snccessorY Since the apostle
Peter was never a pope and never had It successor, it
is clear that the claims by the Papaty arc entirely
false. Such a claim is absurd and without the slightest proof in support thereof. Since the time the Homan Catholic or::{:lnization started in the pope business and began to ha\e popes, a vacancy occurs from
time to time, and such vacancy in that office is filled
by the vote of the college of cartlinals by voting into
office one of their own number. Men without any authority whatsoever from Ood or Christ Jesus formed
and continue to operate the Homan Catholic system or
organization. 'rho fat her of that or~anization is :::latan the DedI. It is the fruit of the I>evil's successful
scheme to defraud men and reproach Ood, and by that
organization the Devil has suc('ceded in blinding millions of hon%t persons who have heen drawn to the
Homan Catholic organization and who ha"e been induced to believe that such organization is a servant of
Christ, when in fact that organization serves and supports the Devil, and good people who have supported
the organization hlwe unwitt ing]y been serving and
"1.1pportin~ the Devil's servants. The IIicrarrhy is the
masterpiece of the Devil's organization schemes to
defamE." the name of Jehovah Ood and Christ Jesus and
to turn men away from .Jehovah.
12 A brief reference to the history of the Roman
Catholic system is here appropriate. From a history
written b~- a mall by the name of Lord and called

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"Old Roman 'Vorld" tho following excerpts a1'e

quoted: H In the Pirst Century not many wi~e or nob:e
were called. . . . In the Hccond Century . .. it was
a disgrace to be a Chri<;tiun in the e;re of fashion or
power. .. '1'he Church . . . was a small body of
pure and blameless men who did not aspire to control
society. nut they had attracted the notice of the government and were of sufficicnt consequence to be persecuted." Vuring the Second Century "bishops had
become influential, not in society, but amon!? the
Christians' '. Then "ecclesiastical centralization commenced; . . . 'l'he Chut'ch was laying thc foundation
of its future polity and power ".
13 It is certain that the Lord Uod had not markcd
out such a policy. It is equally certain that it wa<i the
Devil who was J>lantin~ and cultivatin~ the seeds of
selfishness to accomplish his wieked pUl'[lOSl'. The historian above mentioncd continues: The Third Century saw the Church more powerful as an institution.
. . . Doctrines were systematized l into creeds awl
confusion]
Great bishops ruled the growing
church
The Church wa;; rapidly advancing to a
position which extorted attention of manl,ind [of the
world, to be sure]. It u'as not till tile Pourth Cfntul"Y
-when imperial persecution had stopped, when Cunstantine [the emperor of Pagau Home 1 wa<i converted;
when the Church wus allied with the ;";tatl" \\hell the
carly faith \\as itself corrupted; whC'n su()('/'stitiou
and vain philo~ophy ! (Jrolllptrd hy the lkvil] had
entered tlw ranks of the faithful; . . . when synods
werc hrou~ht under politiral influence;
when
lJolitics and dogmatics wellt hand in hand
that
men of rank entered the church. \Vhen Chl'i-.;tiallity
became the religion of the court and of the fashionable clu.'>!:;cs, it was used to support the vcry evil')
against whieh it originally ]>rot('"ted. '1'he Church was
not only impr('gnated with the e1'l'0rs of Pae;an philoJ:'ophy, but it adopted many of the ceremonie<; of orit'ntal fDcvil] worship, . . . 'l'he clergy, ambit ious and
worldly, sought rank and di'itinction. . . . '1'hey became lazy, arrogant and independent. The jH'ople wct'e
shut out of the government of the ehurch. The bishop
becamo a grand personage who contl'olletl and appointed his clergy. . . Tho mission of the [trl1l')
Church was lost sight of in a degrading nlliance with
the State. "-"\lso sce Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 2, page 284 ct seq.
H It was at this stage of a de~enerate organization
of the church called "Christian" that thc Homull
Catholic system had its birth and beginning by selel'ting out of the numerous hishops one, to wit, the bishop of Rome, as the first pope. From then till now thc
Roman Catholic system, otherwise called the" Homan
Catholic Hierarchy' " has ruled millions of people by
means of superstition, fear and false doctrines. The
ancient Philistines migrated from }~gypt and came
into the land of Palestine. Ancient Egypt is repeatedly u'SCd in the Scripture') as rrpresl'nting" :::latan's
world or organization. The Christian church begun by

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men coming out from the world and making themselves separate and distinct from the world, that is,
antitypical Egypt. (Rev. 11: 8) By ~ubtlety and fraud
Satan planted within the midst of those Christians
ambitious men who got control of the organization.
Then the organization became corrupt and continued
corrupt, and from that time till now every attempt to
reform it has failed. Honest men and dishonest Olles
have been in the church systems, side by side, but in
Jehovah's providence the time has come now for those
people of honesty and good will to hear and know the
truth and to have opportunity to separate themselws
from the wicked or~anization that defames Jehovah's
name and to fuIl~' unite themseh cs with the organization under Christ.
LAND OF JUDAH
IG When Jehovah led his chosen people, the Isra<'lites, out of Egypt and into the land of Palestine by
the hand of Joshua, lIe caused the land to be divided
betwcen the trihes; and to the trihe of Judah was
assig'lll'd all that land of the ~outh, from the Dead spa
to the :\Jediterrallcan ~ca. (Jo'ih. 15: 1-47) They found
the Philistines alrrady there, who had also COllll~ out
of Bgypt. The land of Palestine divided between the
tribes was symbolic. The tribe of Judah stands for
those who serve and praise Jehovah Ood and Chnr-.t
Jesus. The Lord Jesus Christ is of that trib(', and one
of his titles is "The Lion of the tribe of Juda". (Hl;v.
5: 5) Long thereafter one of the popes of Home assumed that title, und sin('e then he has heen wrong-fuJly known as "the lion of the tribe of J uda ". The
Philistines, althoug-h ill the land of Judah, did not
serve and praise .Jehovah (Jod. 'l'heir positiun would
indicate that they shoulll do so, hut their COll1'Sl' was
exactly the contrary. Likcwise the Homan Catholic
s)'stem has assumed amongst m('ll the place of tho'ic
who arc devoted to .Jehovah and his King, but that
system docs not serve Jehovah and his Kin~. It is
selfish in the extreIlw, attempts to control the thing's
of this wicked world, forms a part of this wicked
world, and without all:: question of doubt is the servant of the Devil: "Know J e not, that to whom ye yiel.l
yourselvcs servants to ouey, his servants ye arc to
whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness 1"-Hom. 6: 16.
16 Because the Homan Catholic system pose before
the peoples of earth as the representativcs and servants of God, but in fact are the servants of the De\ ii,
they llre the grossest hypocrites. The Philistines were
l'uled by five kings or nobles, and they were held together by means of a confederacy or an agrC't'ment
between them. The modern Phqistines, to wit, the
Homan Catholic Hierarchy, are a government or rule
formed and held together by a confederacy of "patriarchs, m'tropolitans, archbishops, bishops and
priests". (Shipley) The membcrs of the Hierarchy are
regarded b)' themselves and others as nobles, similar
to the nobles or rulers of the Phili"tines.

BROOKLYN,

N. Y.

11' The land which Jehovah promised (by his oath

binding that promise) to give to his chosen people is
his kingdom under his beloved Son, Christ JI''iUS.
(Gen. 13: 15; 17: 8; Luke 22: 2!l, 30) The Philbtinc,,;
were in the land before God's chosen people arrived
there. Likewise the modern Philistines, the Roman
Catholic Hierarchy, occupied the place or condition
claimed by them as a divine provision for that organization, before the anointed ones arc taken out of the
world and anointed of the Lord. Jehovah declared that
he left the Philistines in the land of Palestine to prove
his chosen people. "!\ow these are the nations which
the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, evell as many of
Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all thc Canaanite.,;,
and the 8idonians, and the IIivites that d\\"('lt in mount
Lebanon, from mount Daal-hermon unto the entel'in~
in of IIamuth. And thl'y were to prove Israel by them,
to know whether they would hearken unto the C(JIIImandm('nts of the Lord, which he commanded thlir
fathel's by the hand of }[OSC'i. "-Judg. 3: 1,3,4.
18 Likewise Jehovah has permitted the Homan Cat holic Hierarchy orgllnizat ion to occupy the place whel e
in they ebim to represt'nt God until he selected amI
anointed his people, and in order that he might prove
that his people love (Jod and prove it by un"dfi"h
obediellee to his commandments under stress. '1'1\('''0
faithful ones maintain their integrity towarll Jl'lIO.
vah, and Ow.\, must do it in the face of wicked opposition.
10 As further evidenee that the Homan Cathqlie
Hierarchy have assumed the place that properly 1Jl"
longs to the Judeans or tho;,c who truly prai'ie amI
serve J('hovah, note that the rlaim is made that the
bishop of Home, other\\"i"e callcd "the pope", is the
vicegerent of Christ. The claim of that in'ititution is
that the Homan Catholic HieI'archy is a divine ill'it i.
tution and that it is a counterpart of the heavenly
organization of Jrhovah God: "At tlte couneil of
Trent, in which anathema is pronounced upon all who
deny the existcnce within the Catholic' ('hurch of a
hierarl'hy institut('d by divine appointll1l'nt. "-Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 13, page 4;;3.
20 It is the Homan Catholic Ilierarrhy, the model'll
Philistines, that claim infallibility for the pope. Such
infallibility, however, was not openly claimed until
A.D. 18iO, when the Vatican Council i'isned u do~
matic statement to that effect. Thus it is seen that tlte
Devil stealthily and subtly led the people by fraud
and de('cit into a position where they might be indu('('d
to believe that a man is infallible in matters pertaining to the course of life that men should foUow. Tlti"
claim is made in the face of the inspired Word of Jehovah God, which says that all men arc bom in sin
and shapen in iniquity, which includes the pope.
(Rom. 5: 12; Ps. 51: 5) Docs it not seem strange that
],800 )'ears was required for the Catholic organization
to reach the conclusion of the infallibility of its heau ~
A pronouncement by the Vatican Council says: "We

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teach and define as a divin(>Iy revealed dogm?, that

the Homan Pontiff, when he speaks ex cathedra-Leo
when, in his character as Pastor and Doctor of all
Christians, and in virtue of his supreme apostolic au
thorit.r, he Ia.rs down that a certain doctrine concern
ing faith or morals is binding upon the univer::.al
Church,-posses<;es, by the Divine nS5istance which
was promis(d to him in the person of the blessed Saint
Peter, that same infallibility with which the Divine
Redeemer thought fit to endow His Church, to define
its doctrine with regard to faith and morals; and,
consequently, that these definitions of the Roman
Pontiff arc irreformable in themselves, and not in con
sequence of the conscnt of the Church. "-Encyclopedia Britllllniw, Volume 14, page 511.
21 Not one word is found in the Scriptures to war
rant all)' such conclusion hy any man or body of men
as above stated. Thus it is seen that a small body of
selfconstituted rulers set up their own doctrines contrary to and in defialwe of the inspired Word of Jehovah God. By this means they induce millions of
people to IJe/ieve the doctrines of the Roman Catholic
church, and they take away from them the Biblc so
they cannot leal'll the truth.
DEVIL'S

nEl'RES"~l'iTATlVES

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And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about

thither. Anu it was so, that, after they had carrietl
it about, the hand of the Lord was again5t the city
with a very great destruction; and he smote the men
of the city, both small and ~l'eat, and they had emerods
in their secret parts." (1 Sam. 5: 19) 'l'hc Philistines
were offering sacrifice unto their Devil-l!od Dagon at
the time Samson pulled down the building upon thcm,
killing thouands.
23 Jehovah caused these facts to be written and
recorded in the Scriptures for the purpo'>e of fore
shadowing the modern-day enemies of his people,
(1 Cor. 10: 11; Heb. 10: 1) The Philistines were the
mortal enemies of Jehovah's chosen pcople, the Israel
ites, and therefore fore<;haJowed the mortal enemies
of Jehovah's witness('s now on the earth. The rhiefest
among such enemies, who hypoeritieally claim to represent (Jod, are thosc of the Homan Catholic Hierarchy. The Phil istines cau'ieu thpir fi<;h-god to w('ar
a miter showing that hi., chief or hea'] wa.., the Devil,
whom he represented amongst the Phili"tinc-;. When
the pope, the head of the Homan Catholic Hicrarchy,
sits on the high altar of Rome to receh e adulation he
wears a miter identical with t hat worn by the fi<;hgod
Dagon. Thus the pope shows by this symhol what ~od
he represents in fact. The following historical fact
is cited in support of the forq~oing:
"As the pope hears the key of Janus, so he wears
tllC mitre of Dagon. The exc'avat ions of Nineveh have
put this beyulld all possiLilrty oi doubt. '1'he Papal
mitre is entirely different from th(' mitl'e of Aaron
and the Je\\ish high priests. That mitre was a turban.
'rhe two-horned mitre, which the Pope wcars, when
he sits on the high aItHr at Home aJ~d reeei\'c'S t he ado
ration of the Cardinals, is the \'ery mitre WOI'II by
Dagon, the fish-god of the Philistines and Babylonians.
.. , The gaping jaws of the fish surmoulltlllg the
head of tIle man at Nine\'eh arc the unmistakable
counterpart of the horns of the Pope's mitre at
Rome. "-Hislop's The 1'wo Babylons, page 21G.
24 There pan be no uou!Jt that Dagon, the visible god
of the an~JCnt Philistines, forC'slwdowcd the Homan
Catholic IIierarrhy, of which the pOJlC is chief. 'fhe
Scriptural and the historical ('videllce fully agree UIJOJl
this point. 'rhe mitl'r similar to that worn by the fi~ll
god Da~on, and by the pope, is nISi) worn by other
bishops of the Homan Catholic 11 icrdrchy. 'l'his further
supports the conc)mioll that the Philist ines fOl'cshadO\\ed the Roman Catholic Hierarchy. Manifestly the
Lord is now revealing to those who love him the~c
facts that they may ha\"c a proper vision of the Ho
man Catholic Hierarchy and know for a certainty
what fate awaits the enemies that now reproach Jc
hovah's namc and persecute his anointed ones.

That the ancient PhilislilH's were the rrpre~enta

tives of the Devil th('re i" not the slightc"t doubt in the
mind of anyone who helievrs the Bible is Gou's Word.
The Philistines practiced the <levil nJigion. Their na
tional ~od 01' deity was J)a~on, the fish-god. Wlwn
the Phili"tines seized the ark of Jeho\'ah's covenal1t,
and carried it away to their own plael', Jehovah C'x
prcs'Sed his anger against the Philistinl's, :1<; it is writ
tcn: "And the Phil ist illCS took the ark of nod, and
hrought it from Bben-czer unto Ashdod. When the
Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it iuto
the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.\nd wh('n
they of .\shuod arose carlyon the mOlTOW, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the
ark of the LOUD. And they took Dagon, and set him
in his plare again, And when they arose C'arly on the
morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his
facc to the ground before the ark of the LOl'd; and the
}JCnd of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were
cut off upon the threshold: only the stump of Dugon
was left to him. Therefore neither the prie:-;ts of Dagoll,
nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the
threshold of Da!5011 in A<,huod unto this day. nut the
hand of the Lord was IH'avy upon them of Ashdod;
and he de,>troyed tlwm, and smote them wit h emerods,
even Ashdod, and the coasts thereof. Anu when the
men of A:;,hdod saw that it was so, they s,lid, The ark
of the God of hmel shall not abirJr with U'l: for his
hand is SOl'e upon us, and upon Dagon our god. They
DO:.\UXIOX
sent, therefore, and gatlH'J'ed all the lords of the Philistines unto th(;'m, and saic], What shall we do with the
25 The Philistines harl dominion o\'e1' Israel due to
ark of the God of Israel 1 And they answered, Let the the fact that the ISl'aelites had been unfaithful to their
arI, of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. covenant. (Jud~. 13:1; 14:1,4) There were few ex
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ceptions amongst the Israelites, such as Gideon, Sam- times has oppressed and persecuted the followers of
son and others, which nH'n were faithful and true to Christ Jesus, and now centers its persecution upon
Jehovah God. Due' to the fact that almost all pro- Jehovah's witnesses. The pages of history covering a
fessed Christians during the past 1,800 years have period of approximately 1,500 years record many of
been unfaithful to God, the Roman Catholic Hier- the most wicked deeds of the Roman Catholic llierarchy has had dominion over" Christendom" in mat- archy, and which deeds and crimes find no parallel in
ters pertaining to religion, politics and commerce. The any other organization ever on the earth. Reference
Roman Catholic Hierarchy claims the right and power here is made to only a few of the terrible crimes comto control and rule the world, and it exercises this rule mitted by the Hierarchy and its agents; and the purover almost all of "Christendom". The faithful pose of citing even such is to show that the Hierarchy
amon~st the Israelites, such as Gideon, Samson, Samis the antitypc of the Philistines, and the relation that
uel, and David, represented the anointed, faithful fol- it bears to Jehovah's witnesses. The Philistines enlowers of Christ Jesus now on the earth, and who re- riched themselves by laying tribute and other hurdens
fuse to bow to the dictates or rules of the modern upon the Israelites. For many centuries the Homan
Philistines.
Catholic Hierarchy has enriched itself by laying grievous
burdens upon the people of all nations of "Chris26 For centuries the Roman Catholic organization
has claimed the divine right to rule the nat ions of the tendom". For many ~'ears that hypocritical organicarth, and ha<;ed upon sueh false claim that wicked or- zation has cn~age<l in the collection of money tribute
ganization hu'l attempted to control the political af- frum the <IUpl'S of the Catholic organization. IlooJe<l
fairs of all the nations of earth. Its rise to temporal female ag'ents, garbeJ like black IJirds of prey, make
power began in the sixth century, and it continued to regular visits to the many factories and office" on payincrease amI to exer('i~e that power for a thousand (la~' and collect fl'orn the fearful and superstitil)us
years. The Homan Catholic or~unizat ion falsC'ly C'laims money which the lahorers so much need fur the supthnt the tholl"iand ~'cnrs of its "succes<.,ful" reign is pOl t of themselves and their fllmilies. Thus hy the
the thousnnd years mentioned in Revelatiun, tile t Wl'n- practice of fraud and deceit miliions of dollars are
tieth ehaph>r, when Christ and his saints reign, and extractpd frolJl the pockets of the people, and partieuthat the period of time fl'Om 1800 down to the prl'S('nt larly those of the needy, and this money is u<.,ed to
time is the "little sea~on" mentioned in the ~anlC ('lII'ich the IIi(,l'arclty uncI to satisfy the beastly Gechapter of H('velation. Of cour's(', their claim is falsc. sirrs of wickeu and selti"h men.
20 Trihute lllon('y is coll('('ted fl'om the livin~, wllose
But that "little season" wiII end in the de'itructioll
of the })e\'il and his ag('nts. The end and destruction friends have Ul('<I, and thi"i UpOll tlte pretext that some
priest of the Catholic org'ani7.atiolJ lIlay uttt'r u prayof the Homan Catholie Hierarchy is ncar at hanu.
er for the dead and thus henefit the dead. ~ueh is an
27 POl' m:lIIY centuries the Hierarchy, act in~ by its
official head, the pope, claims the rig-ht to erown anu oppressive fraud pmcticpd UpOll thl' superst it iou'! and
unseat kings :lIld to ~('ner,t1I." dictate the policy of the fearful. The Scriptures, without exeept ion, trnch that
governments of the earth. Otherwise stated, the Ho- tlto,>e who die arc no long('r ali\e, hut arc (hoad, unman Catholic Hierarchy seeks to be an absolute dicta- conseious and "know not any thing"; that none of
tor in utter disre~ar<l of the ri~hts of the people. To- the dead arc in purgatory or in torment, anu the
day in every nat ion where a dictator exi~ts and rules claim that lnC'n may utter praypn; in hehalf of the (h'ad
it is the Hierarchy tl.at is behind the dictator and in anu render them b('ncfit b wholly false and fraudulent and is a goreat burden and oppression to the fearfact dictating the policy of such governm('nt.
ful people. For many years trihute money has heen
collected from the people of the nations of "ChristenPERSECUTION
dom" and !>ent to the Yat iCHn at Home to fill the
28 The Philistines were the oppressors and persecucoffers of the Homan Cathulic IIierar('hy, and this ha'l
tors of the Israelites, who were of Gou 's chosen people. been greatly to the oppression and' detriment of the
In the da~'s of Samson, Eli and Samuel the Philistines people. In Mexico alone for many years the Hierarchy
attempted to get all the" milk and honey" of the land extracted from the pockets of the common people
of Palestine. Likewise for centuries the Homan Cath- annually thirty million dollars, which money was sent
olic organization has attempted to get all the riches to the treasurer of the Hierarchy at Rom('. It was in
and sweetness of the earth. It is a noticeahle fact that :Mexico where an agent of the Catholic organization
they have s('lected the most beautiful spots on earth compelled the natives to huild in one small town many
to crect their huildings and places of official action. so-called "church buildings" and there installed
The Philistines oppressed the Israelites for many priests of the Hierarchy that they might colle(t from
years. They imprisoned Samson and put out his eyes. the poor natives practically all they eamed. The
They fought against the Israelites time and again and ancient Philistines attempted to get all the riches of
tried to destroy David when he was anointed and in- the Israelites, and likewise the modern Philistines
stalled as king of Israel. (2 Sam. 5: 17-23) Likewise attempt to get and control all the riches of the world
the Homan Catholic Hierarchy organization nt all called" Christendom".

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INQUISITION

The followers of Christ Jesus were persecuted to

some extent by Pagan Rome. But such persecution
did not begin to compare with the wicked persecution
of Christians by the Homan Catholic Hierarchy, or
what is otherwise known as "Papal Rome". The Homan Catholic Hierarchy instituted and prosecuted a
s:rstem of fiendish persecution, the like of which was
never before known, and there has been nothing to
compare with it since. The doctrines promul~ated and
taught by selfish men, and which originated with the
Deyil, were entirely contrary to the truth as taught
by Chri~t Jrsus and the prophets of Jrho\'ah, and yet
these false doctrines were thrust upon the pcople. The
Uoman Catholic organization, claiming the sole ri~ht
to determine what the people should hear and belie\"e,
have kept the Bible away from the common people
and compelled tlwlIl to hear and to believe the false
doctrines based uJlon supel'Stition and fear, which are
taught by men. 'I'his wirk(>d organization has induced
millions of people to utter the name of Christ but at
the same time to hdieve and follow the preceptc; of
men. 'l'herefore God has reconh'u in hi,> "'ord:
"'Vhereforc the Lord said, Forasmueh as this Jl('ople
draw ncar me with their mouth, and with theil' bps
do honour me, but have removed thl'ir heart far hom
me, and their fear toward me is tau~ht by the precept
of mcn: thrrefore, hehold, I \\"lll I"'oc('ed to do a marvellous work among this people', even a marvellous
work and a wonder. "-Isa. 29: ]:~, H.
3111' anyone darrd to exprr'l<; his opinion contrary
to the doctrines taught by the rlergy of the Homan
Catholic organization, that one was strai~htw:.IY
charged with hen'sy. Early in the eleycnth ccntury
many persons ehar~ed with heresy berause they <Jared
hold or expl'e:-s an opinion contrary to the Homan
Catholic organization were executed by burning or
strangling.
82 The Inquisition was instituted for the purpose of
detecting and puni"hing all persons guilty of any
offense against the Homan Catholic orthodoxy. By the
time of the thirteenth ccnturj' it was in full sway.
Popes appointed eommi'isioners who traveled from
place to place, spying out the people. Arriving in a
district, those commissioners called upon the people
to confess if they were heretics or to denounce t\1ose
whom they helieved to be heretics, and many were arrested and punished merely upon such denunciation.
The bishops assumed the responsihility of providlllg
the prisons and other means of punishment. Cruel
torture was employed to force confessions from pcrsons charged with heresy. All manller of fiendish instruments were employed in such torture. The following were some' of the means of torture employed: The
victim's feet were seared with red-hot irons; he was
required to put on an iron boot whirh was poured
full of "red-hot" lead; the body of the victim was
placed in a marhine that pulled his joints out of place;
others were placed under a machine containing knives
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and the victims were slowly cut in pieces. Any lawyer

who dared to appear in defense of a person charged
with heresy was held guilty of the crime of heresy, and
thus the victims were without any means of defense
or aid. The Inquisition was prosecuted with malice
and vigor in Italy, Spain, the Balkan states, Ireland,
England, Germany, France, :i\Iexico, Cuba, and in fact
in almost all countries known as "Christendom' '.
331'wo features of the Inquisition stand out prominently, to wit, prosecution for speech, and suppression and destruction of books. The manifest purpose
of ~uch pro:,eeution and the destruction of books was
and is to keep the people in ignorance and to hide
from them the frauds of the Roman Catholic organization. Says the histol'lan: "All books had to pass
through the hands of the hi'lhops" for the llUrpose of
deleting anything that might appear to be a~ainst
the Roman Catholic organization. That or~anization
then would not permit anything to be puhli:-h('d that
might "!>hock their rdig-ioll'> susceptibilities", lind
they still continuc to rai~e the same cry. En?l'Y crime
known to the criminal calendar was committed Ly the
leaders of the Inquisit ion. The common people wei e
kept at all times in f('ar and dl'eal1. Many of them
were fOI'('ed to denollnC'e their neighhors and came
their exe('utiOlI, hOflill~ thel'e'hy to save th('msl'1ves
from the wrath of the 1lil'rarC'hy's inlJuisition. It was
not possible for the pl'oplc to gain nny knowled~e concerning Jehovah and his gl'aeiou'l provision for the
human race, because the 1ll0dl'rn Philistinl's, the Catholic IIierarehy, prevl'ntl'(l them from ~ailling' sUt,1t
knowledge. No hooks h(,al'ill~ upon the Seriptures Wl're
permitted to get into the hands of the l)('ople. (See
Encyclopcdia, lJrilrl1lllica, "InlJuisition.") 'I'he ~I'(Jss
and flagrant crimes of the Hierarchy and its agents
had somewhat of a set-bark ahout the year 1800, and
thereafter the Hierarchy adopted a more rrfined nH'thod of the commission of crime. To this very day that
wicked institution continues to suppress the puhliration of books that teach the truth of God's Word, and
causes many of such books to be bUl'Jlcd, and this is
particularly true With reference to the hook'l puhli..,lted
by the WATCH TOWEH DIBLE & TIUC'l' SOCIETY. The
common people that have been induced to support
the Catholic organization arc forbidden by the priests
to read such books explaining the truth of <:od's
'Vord. All organizations that have ever heen on eal,th
have not done as much as the Roman Catholic organization to oppress the people and to keep them in ignorance of God '8 'Vord. 'l'hat organization, 1hen'for("
constitutes the worst visihle enemies of God and his
anointed people. They now harass, persecute and imprison those who teach the truth, and they do this
out of spite.
34 The Philistines were "soothsayers". (Isa. 2: 6)
That means that they wete the practicers of devil reo
ligion. Likewise the Roman Catholic system is made
up of sooth'iayers. The following prophery ~pe('ifically
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cupy amongst men] is full of idols; they worship the

work of their own hands, that which their own fin[!crs
have madc [thu~, as a means of obtaining revenue, they
induce the common peoll1e to bu~' theIr images, to
use these in their worship] : and the mean man boweth
down, find the great man humblcth himself. "-Isa.

2: 8,9.
33 In the Catholic organization the meanest 'man
bows before the Catholic prelate, even as the Lord
foretold. Even at this day the Homan Catholic lIierarchy cause to be exhibited upon the screens at the
theaters moving pictures showing Homan Catholic
}Jriests Iwrfol'ming senseless ceremonies, claiming
thereby to bless automohile-; and thus prevent aCCIdents to the riders therein, and this l'egal'lllcss of how
bad the riders or drl\'('r-; might be. This abo furnishes
the Hierarchy a means of fraudulently ohtaining
monry IJy playing UpOll the cl'('dulity of a fearful and
SUI)('rstitious pl.'ople. The foregOing is a statement of
a few of the wicked deeds and crime'i of the Hierarchy,
lind such is the crowd that l.'laim'i to be the divine StlCcessor of the apostle Peter. Surely when the people
know the truth, they will separate them~clves completely from such hypocrites.
POLITICAL

The Philistines were in a political confederacy

tlIat carried 011 wars of couquest for the :1\"oweo PUl'pose of eOlltrollill~ ano ruling the people. Likewise
thl' Homan Catholic Ol'gallli'atioll, the modern Philistines, while operating fratHlulently and fal'iely under
the nam{' of Christ, is a ('onfederacy of selfish men
organized auo earl'!('d on purely for pol itieal and
financial lind oth('r selfi,,1t pUl'poses. The politi<'al
agents of the Homan Catholic II ierarchy op('rate in
evel'y nation of earth. That wicked ol'g"allization dominat{'s the political ofiicl's of nil the nations of "ChrIstendom". 11('retofore the Hierarchy has found it
rather diffil.'ult to get eOlltl'ol of the united States, but
at the prescnt time it is making more prog"re,s in that
way. Otherwise stated, the . :\m(rieun republic, which
is supposed to be a free nation, is now prart irally under the domination of a fOl'ei~n power, aud that
foreign [lower is the mo(!ern Philbtine,;, which has
its main office of operation at Vatican City, HOllie.
Take not icc of some of t he historical facts that now
follow:
87 In the seventeenth century the Homan Catholic
organization gained a real foothoh] on the Amel'iran
Continent by the founding of the provinre of ~lar'y
land by the family of IJord I3altimore. TOllay it is the
strongest po) itieal organ izat ion in Ameril.'a. Its 001cit./l Dirl'ctory of 1935, a hook containing mOl'e than a
thuusand pages, a bool, that is 1<'11 and one-half by
seven inches, is filled Illcrely with the re('ord of the
oftic{'rs of the Hierarchy and its agents. The eo\ etous
ambition of that or~nnization has been to get eompkte
control of th(' Cnitd States. On Septemher 26, lUllO,
a fcderatioll (if all Catholic societies in Amel'ica was
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formed, to wit, "for the avowed purpo<:e of influencing

le~islation" and seeming what Catholics claim arc
"their rights" in .Ameriea. An archbishop of the
Hierarchy said: "We mu<;t make America Catholic.
\Yhy should we fear or hesitate? Catholies in ..'l.merica
are loyal to their church [the Hierarchy] fint and
devoted to her leaders. They are conscious of their
power and under complete Hierarchical organization."
(See The Watchtower, November 15, 1935.) Says Tlte
National Catholic Reuister: "It is God's plan that the
holy father of Home should be the temporal and ~pirit
ual head of his kin~d\Jm on earth." (The 1ratchtowcr,
January 1, 1!J3G) Like the ancient Philistines, this is
a bold claim by the Hierarchy of the position or tho
place of "Judea", which prOIH'rly is the place of those
who truly worship and I;erye J('hovah God and Christ
Jesus. The pre:-,ident of the Ullited States, ill 1!J1G,
made one 'rumulty, a 33rd (It'gree Knight of Columbus, his private secretary, cOllcernin~ whieh 'Pit c X 11tional Catholic Register said; "Next to the Pr('sillent
. . . Tumulty . . . wields the g'l'Catcst politic!!l (lower
of any man in America." (See The Walchtou'O', January 1, 1936,11 23.) It was Ullder the admini:-,tl'atilJ'l
of President WilSall and 'l'llmulty that Jehovah's WItnesses were s('ntelleed to eighty years' impri~ol\lllent
for telling the trut h, and the a!..\'ents of the Hierarchy
brought alJout that result.
38 Franklin D. Hoosl'vplt was elee1ed pre~il1<'nt ill
1932. His campaign mallager, and now his chid l.'ahinet offirer, is a Homan Catholic, more intpr(",lpd ill
the lIiel'arehy than in the peoples of Ameriea. 111 the
Hoosevelt politil'al or~anizatioll there arc more Cat holies than of any other IHofe-:sl'<.l rdig-ion. In April,
1933, the pope inaug'Ul'ated the socalled "holy J ear",
which reel'ived the endorsement of the pl'l'sidl'nt of
the United States and his official family. The Homan
Catholics for the past few years have carrird fonru,d
a. campaign of wicked lihel and slandrr agaill'>t .1<'hovah's witnesses, attempt ing to drive them frolll the
radio, lind thus prl.'vent the people from h('<!rill!! lhe
truth. A petition of two and olle-half millioll .\llllTilun
citizens was filed with the govel'llment, delllan(llll'~ that
the govel'l1l1lent use measures to prevent this 1lIl\\ ~Ir
rallteu interf('rellre with the people's recei\'il1~ the
truth. But the Hoo~evclt admillistrution rcfu'ietl to do
anythillg. Persecution of Jehovah's witnesses by the
Hierarchy increases, and mUllY harmless men and
women are imprisoned because they bear testimollY to
the Won] of Gou.
39 On l\Iarch 8, 1934, the New York 81m puhli<.;lll'li
a special dispatch from Rome reportillg that' addinite agl'e('ment hau been reached betwpcn Prpsiu('lIt
Roosevelt and the Vatican to the effect that diplomatic
relatiolls shall be established hetween the United
States and thl.' Holy Srf' as soon as public opinioll ill
America might be ul'ought arlJUllU to it '. III ot her
words, the president of the Ullited Statf's n~~rl ('t! 10
snpport the Homan Catholic Hierarchy, a t\Il','i"1l
power, auu to openly do so as soon as the public could

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be blinded enough to come around to it. The Hierarchy then pushed its campaign to bring the American
people around to this very point. On March 17, 1935,
there was a mobilization of all Catholic societies in
America, representing every state in the Union, the
announced purpose of which is to educate the American people to submit to political, diplomatic relationship between the Vatican and the United States, that
ic;, to receive political ambassadors of the Vatican at
American political councils at Washington. The
foreign power, the Roman Catholic Hierarchy organization, already maintains at \Vashington an "apostolic delegate". Says the Official Catholic Directory
for 1935: "The apostolic delegate to the United States
is Amleto niovanni Cicog-nani, born in Italy, February 24, 1883, . . . appointed apostolic elcle~ate to the
United States anel Titular Archbishop of I;aodicea,
March 17, 1933"; that is to say, after 1\11'. Uoosevelt
bec'ame the presielent.
40 At the instance of the Uoman Catholic Hierarchy
Jehovah's witnesses arc now being cruelly persecuted
in all parts of "(jlll'ish'ndom ", anel particularly in
Austria, Germany, E~tonia, anel Quebec, anel New
Jersey. In the above-mentiolleel foreign countries
books of the Watch Tower Society, explaining' the Bible, have heen seized and destroyeel, and mallY of Jehand. 's witne<;ses, t he true followl'rs of Christ Jesus,
arc char~eel with sedil ions conl>[lira('y and thrown into
prison because they had ill possession or distributed
such books, and all this wicb>d persecution of faithful witne<;ses of Jehovah is done by those who claim
to be the successors of the apostle Peter and the official representatives of God and Christ on earth. Amazing hypocrisy! 'l'his persecution the modern Philistines ('arry on again<;t Jehovah's witnesses "by revenge" and "with a despiteful heart" and "hatred",
exactly as the ancient Philistines did against God's
chosen people in PaksI ine.-Ezek. 2G: 15.
"AGREEMENT WITH HELL"

Although the Homon Catholic Hierarchy, the

modern Philistines, have induced millions of people to
believe that such institution represents God and Christ
on earth, yet that wicked organization proeeeds exactly contrary to the Word of God. Jehovah's prophrts
warn the peoples of earth concerning the day of Armageddon and what great destruction the r~ord will then
bring upon the wieked at that time. The Hierarchy,
with pious face and sanctimonious words, harangue
the people and claim that these prophecies concerning
Armageddon arc not true, and especially with reference to the Catholic organization. As an example, the
Catholic Freeman's Journal of l\Iay 1935, published
at Sydney, Australia, says concerning these prophets
and of Jehovah's witnesses: "The burden of their message is that all political and ecclesiastical organizations are under the control of Satan, Catholics being
the more under the diabolical thumb than Protestants;
that God is about to smite the lot, Catholic and l)ro!41

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estant; to escape ultimate ar.nihilation men have to

become Jehovah's witnesses. . . . I could scarcely
blame the people if they preferred ultimate annihilation. However, there is no need to choose either; in
fact, ultimate annihilation is an impossibility."
42 The Roman Catholic Hierarchy is made up of
scornful and arrogant men who are proud and
haughty, who in the place of God's sure Word of
prophecy substitute the theories and teachings of the
Catholic organization, and by it the people are deceived and oppressed, as pictured by prophecy of the
Israelites at Jerusalem. To such arrogant and scornful
modern Philistines Jehovah now says: "'Yhcrefore
hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule
this people which is in Jerusalem: because ye have
said, We have made a covenant with death, and with
hell arc we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge
shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we
have made liC's our refuge, and under falsehood have
we hid oun,c\ves. Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried
stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he
that believeth shall not make haste. Judg-ment also
will I lay to the line, and righteoU'iness to the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refu~e of lies,
and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And
)"our covenant with death shall be disannulled, lind
your agreement with helI shall not stand; when the
overflowing SCOUI'~e shall pass through, then ye shall
he trodden down by it. "-ls<l. 21:$: 141~.
43 The prophecies of Isniah, Jerrmiah, Ezekiel and
Amos coneerlling the Philistines were written long
after the ancient Philistines, a:-. a nntion, were destroyed; which is conclusive proof that those prophecies refer to the people whom the ancient Philistines
foreshadowed or pictured. '1'he overwhelming c, idence
shows thnt the Roman Cntholic Ilit'rarchy rxaetly fits
the picture made by the ancient Philistines; otherwise
stated, the Hierarchy constitutes the modern Philistines. Pretending to ha\'e come out of the world and
onto the side of the Lord, and to be consecrated to
God and Christ Jesus, they arc in fact nssuming the
false position or place of the followers of Christ Jesus,
who are hence symbolically in the" land of .J udah ".
Circumcision, as used under lhc law of God, is a symbol of full consecration and devotion to Jehovah. The
Scriptures frequently denounced in terms of contempt
the Philistines as "the uncircumcised ". (Sec Judges
14:3; 15:18; 1 Sam. 14:6; 17:26; 2 Sam. 1:20.)
This is proof that the Philistines pictured a class of
people or organization doomed to disgrace. 'l.'he Philistines furthermore pictured a class marked for disgrace, in this, that God smote the Philistines with a
disease of emerods, "hich in modern langua~e means
hemorrhoids, that is to say, tumors in the hinder parts.
"And it was so, that, after they had carried it about,
the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very
great destruction: and he smote the men of the city,
both small and great, and they had emerads in their

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secret parts. [(Septuagint and Vulgate) And the men

of Gath (consulted together, and) Illade themselves
seats (of skins).]"-l Bam. 5:9.
4. The uncircumcised Philistines wantpd to keep the
Israelites in subjection in order to get pecuniary gam.
The moJern IDleircllmcised Philistines, the Hamlin
Catholic organization, want to destroy God's people
and keep all the other people in subjection in order
to reap pecuniary gain.
43 The claim thL!t the pope is the successor of the
apostlp Peter is fahe as the Devil himself. Christ Jesus 8a)'s: ":My kingdom is not of this world." (John
18: 36) The Roman Catholic Hierarchy says, "It is
our ri~ht to rule lmd control this world," Jpsus said
that Batan is the ruler or invisible prince of this
wor1<1, and this shows that the Roman Catholic Hierarchy is the agent of Satan. (John 12: 31; 2 Cor.
4: 4) The Roman Catholic Hierarchy not only is a
friend of the worlo of Satan, but forms an integral
part thereof, and for that reason alone that wicked
orgnnization could not repre~ent God, but is in fact
God's enemy, The \\ords of the apostle James specifically apply to that wicked orgamzat ion: "Y e adulterers and adulteresses, know yo not that the friendship of tho world is enmity with (lad 1 whosoever
therefore will be a friclld of the world i'l the l'nemy of
God." (.Jas. 4:4) 'Adultery,' as u'ied in this text,
means a claim mad\' l)y men of an organization to represent God and at the same time eon'lol,tin~ with and
fonnin~ a part of the ,rielwd world. That the Homan
Catholic Hierarchy cons! itutes the modern Phili.,tilles
and i'i the ehief elll'my of God and his kin~dom, there
is not the slightest doubt, and God's promise is that
hy the hand of the antitypical Dado, Christ Jeslls,
JIC will save his people out of the hands of these enemies. (2 Sam. 3: 18) What, then, i'i the fate or complete elld of the modern !)hiJistillesY 'rhis question is
now of greatest importance to all who love Jehovah.
(To lie continued)

QUESTIONS FOR STUDY

\\tlS the furC'~oingo plOph
ecy 'Hit ten , What IS the pm pose of the \\ ork tht're forl'
told 1 Agalllllt whom WlII that work be done l Whr, and
whenl

,. 1,2. For what purpos", manift'stly,

'II 3. According to 1 Corinthians 10: 11 and 2 Samuel 3: 17, I'!,

'II

1f

11
11
,

,r
,

,
,
,

'If
'If

what prophetic signltkance is seen III God's dealmgs With

Israel and WIth the l'hdistmC's 1
4. Who are the antitypical l'lulisnnes' Of what elements
does Satan '8 viSible orgalllzatlOn con~l~t f
5. What was emphasized by the pruphetic dlallla in "hich
Samson played an Important parU In the subject herc
bl'ingo I'\alllmed, what is the chief point un,l"r conSl<JC'ration I What facts III tlus connectIOn should be carefully
consldereJ, and to \\ hat end I
68. What is meant by "Protestantism'" What is the Homan Catholic Hierarch~'l Account for the hght now 8110d
upon that instrument of deceptIOn an,l its opewtlons.
911. Point out indIsputable .tacts showing that the pope
could not be a SUC"l'ssor of Peter.
1211. Hclute histOrical facts wlucil clearly show that the
Homan Catholic Hierarchy is an integral part of Hatan '8
world.
15-18. Explain and apply the prophetic fact (a) that whell
the land of Pale~tine \\ as dlVIl]pd mllon~ the tnbl's of.
ISlucl the PhihstlDcq, also previously III E(;) I,t, Wl'r' found
already occupymg tho portIOn of land a~~I~nf'd to the tfll,-~
of Judah. (b) That Jehovah permItted the 1'ldlistIDes to
remam III the land of Pa]e;tllle.
19-21. What further evidence shows that the modern Phihstines havo assumed the IJlaco that propeily bcl'JIlgs to 1he
., J u']eans'"
22-24. 110\\ do the Seril'tureq (1 Sam. 5: UJ) .lchmtely reveal that the andpnt Philll-tlDC's were the IC'IJl",.,,'nt:ltl\"'~
of the Denl' l'Olllt out faets clf'arlv indipatlll(~ tll:tt tll"\'
,nth their vislhle god lJagon for':shado\\cd the HUllIUll
C:tthohc J[ier:lfI~hy \\ Jth the pope as "hip!.
25-27. Aceount for the PhihstllH's' having h:t,I, with few ex
cpptlOns, dOlllimon (J\er the lqnehtclI. JIow doc~ that pro
phetic situation find fultdllllcnt I
28, :!!l. RllOw that thf! op!'n'ssion and IH'rsf'pution of the
Israt'htes Ly the Phill,.,tllu's, lIwl the latt"r's atl,'wI,t to
get all fhe "lllllk and honey" of the lund of PulestlOp,
ha\e had fulfillment as a i'lOpheq.
30-3:1. What ha\'f! hepn some of the methods employl.l hy the
Homan Catholic Hierarchy to thrust Its falq" dn<'lnnps
upon tho !,pople' \Vhat I~ 'the onglll and IlUf('O'>P of thol-e
dortrinps 1 1), scnbe tho InqUIsition. \\'h:tt do'" sueh 1'11)cedure rp\"pal eOI)('C'rmngo the Jli,'rarchy' POint out the
results of thc 1If"l1\'ltICS threctpd hy that organiLatlun.
What IS its POSit Ion liS to God and hiS ppop!" I
34,3.'5. How is Is'lIall 2: 8,!l 8c"n to havc fultillolCnt'
36-40. What are the fapts III which are set'n thp IIIo,]"rn
Plulistines III polItical cOllsplracy to control and rule the
people, and the measure oi III o!{rpss aln'llll v at t:lIIH'c! 1
41,42. Show that in thC'ir "nglepllI"nt With 11(11" t Ilf' modt'rn
Philistines propel'<! exactl)' contrary to (Jo,I's Wor,l an,1
that tlu')' arc in hne fO! Judgment as express",] at Isaiall
281 H18.
43,4-1. Cite fapts to i<lentify the modern ., uncircumcise,l
Philistines" in the "lund ot Judah".
45. How do James 4: 4 lind the daJln maue and p,qllion
assumed by the Homan Catholic IllCrardJY to~('(her 'urther
confirm the identity of tho llIo,lprn PhlllStlflPS IIlld clJl(f
enemy of God !lm(lus kin~tlom' What fUI ther import:lIIt
question hero calls for consideration I

THE TWO SIDES AT ARMAGEDDON

EHUSALEl\[ is a name applied to the people of
God who arc consecrated to him and who have
been begotten by his spirit and thus been broug-ht
forth as his sons. The name" Zion" applies to the
"Jerusalem" class as those who arc not merely consecrated but who are fully devoted to the Lord and
his cause because of love for him and an appreciation
of their privileges lind who are made God's capital
organization. These are designated in the Scriptures as
the 'overcoming' c1a<;s. Of the overcoming C1a8'3, who
have the promi5c of being for ever with the Lord, th('re

will be only one hundred and forty-four thousand;

and doubtless the major portion of these have already
passed into heavenly glory, while the minority remain
on the earth waiting for the consummation of their
hopes. 'l'hese arc" the remnant" against which Satan
the enc,my makes war, and he attempts to de"troy them
because they keep the commandmcnts of God and have
the testimony of Jesus Christ.-Rev. 12: 17,
As the enemy and his hosts view the little company
who arc faithfully bearing witness to the name of Uo,},
and hear what these witnesses say, they laugh them to

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scorn. The clergy, the false prophets, together with the

principal of their church flocks, make extravagant
claims for their organizations and point the finger of
dis~ust toward those who now proclaim the name of
God and his incoming kin~dom. So small are the numbers who appear to be on the Lord's side, so great
and powerful arc the numbers on the enemy's side, and
so extravagant arc the claims made by the false prophets of the enemy's camp, that all except the very clect
of God will be deceived to some extent. (nlatt. 2-1: 2-1)
The false prophets will tell the people that tho present
institutions will stand eternally, and that they and
their allies have been commissioned to establish God's
kingdom on earth; and that this they arc now doing.
But the clect, "the remnant of [Zion's] sred," will
not be at all deceived by the extrava~ant claims, the
threats, the per:o,ecutiollS, the brandishing of arms or
any exhibition of Satan's power. They will remember
that thc Philistine g'iant (loliath, the representative
of Satan, defied the army of the Lord and fell at the
hands of the shepherd lad David, who was there a
type of the l . ord Jesus Christ.-l Sam. 17: 48, 49.
rrhis "little flock" will call to mind how the Assyrian king S('nnarherib long ag-o stood before the walls
of ancient Jerusalem, arrog-nntly claiming- to be greater than Jehovah God, defying Jehovah and blaspheming his holy name, and how the angel of the Lord
swept away Sennacherib's army ill one night.-2 Ki.
19: aG.

This little company of faithful Christians will remem])C'r how Pharaoh of Bgypt, who was the visible
representative of Satan the enemy, pursuC'd the people of God with the Egyptian army Dnd would have
crushed the Israelites, but that the Lord utterly destroyed Pharaoh and his army in the Red sea.-Ex.
14: 27-29.
This little company of faithful Christians will also
call to mind how Jeho:-.haphat, king of Jeru<;alcm and
a representative of the Lord GoJ, was beset by the
armies of Ammon, Moab and Mount SciI', corresponding to the three elements composing Satan's organization at tho present time, hamely, Big Business, big
politics and big religion; und how the Lord put his
hand over his own people and shielded them, while he
drove the ellemy's army into destruetion.-2 Chroni
ell'S 20.
Why did God cause these things to be recorded in
his Word? The evident purpose was and is to show
how he can make himself a name when he so desires,
and to encourage and strengthen the faith of his people and cause them to trust him implicitly in the time
of great peril. To such he has said: "0 love the llord,
all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. "-Ps.
31: 23.
On one side of what the prophet Joel calls "the
valley of decision" (Joel 3: 14), and in the valley,
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to feed the fowls of the air upon the flesh of those who
have come out against them to declare the name of the
Lord. On the other side of the valley, and high up the
mountainside facing to the east, stands the little company of faithful servants of the Lord, small in number and weak in individual power; ;yet they never for
one moment quail before the enemy. They are smiling;
they arc happy; yea, they are even joyful; and together they lift up their voices in song, saying: Jehovah is God; Christ Jc~;us is King; the kingdom of
hc~ven is at hand; the day of deliverance has come!
Jehovah God is !:aying to them, as recorded in Isaiah's
prophecy (43: 12, 11): "Ye are my witnesses ..
that I am God. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me
there is no saviour."
'!'he contrast between the numbers in the enemy's
visible anny and the apparent numbers ill the army
of the Lord is so great that only a very few arc aLle
to see that the cnemy's organization will be destroyed.
It scems quite apparent that for the special encouruf{cment of the faithful Christians now on earth God
long ago caused to be recorded the following picture
relating to the present time.
Jchoshaphat was a faithful king of Israel, and
Jchoshaphat repl'csented the Lord God. Ammon, ~Ioal>
and Mount SciI' entered into a conspiracy against
Jehoshaphat and the people of Jerusalem. They {'alno
up to assault Jerllsalem. Jehoshaphat prayed to God.
His prayer is a pathetic one, and fitly pictures the
utter helplessness of men and the complete depelHlell<:e
of the Christian upon Jehovah. While Jeho~haphat
praJ'ed the Lord sent him a message, to wit: "Ilea I'kcn
ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and
thou king Jehoshaphat; Thug saith the I...ord unto you,
Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this gn'at
multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. Tomorrow go ye down against them: behold, they come
up by the rliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the
end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jerucl. Ye
shall not need to fight in this battle; set yOurSe!Vl'S,
stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with
you, 0 Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them; for the Lord
will be with jou. And when he had consulted with
the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, llnd
that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went
out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for
his mercy enduI'eth for ever. And when they began
to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments
against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount
Seir, which were come against Judah; and thry were
smitten."-2 Chron. 20: 15-17, 21, 22.
'!'he history of sixty centuries is behind us. Upon
every page of it appear the marks of Satan, the enemy.
In all that time he has reproached God, defied him and
turned the people away from him. God has permitted
it, as he permitted Pharaoh of old to remain on the
throne of Egypt, eventually to show his power oycr
Pbr::~h. (Ex. 9: 16) He has promised that the time

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will come when he will put an end to this fraudulent

deception of the people, and that he will open the
e)'es of the people and deliver them.
The hour has arrived when God will send forth his
beloved Son as Pield Marshal, to lead the fight against
the ,nations of earth composing the Devil's organization. It is God's fight; but be act~ through his beloved
Son, whom he has placed upon the throne and who
is the priest of the Most High God. (Ps. 110: 2, 4)
In this great conflict Jehovah is the right-hand support of his beloved Son. lIe delights in him because he
is his faithful servant. (Isa. 42: 1) To him he says
(as recorded in the forty-fifth Psalm, verses two to
four): "Thou art fairer than the children of men;
grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath
blessed thee for eyer. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh,
o most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And
in thy majesty ride pro'ipel'ously because of truth and
meekness and righteousne<;<;; and thy right hand f>hall
teach thee terrible things."
In times past the prophets of God were granted
visions of the preparation for the great battle and the
going into action. Habakkuk the prophet saw the
Devil's organization assemhled and, to the nations
composing that organization who practice the devil
religion throu~h wor~hip of images, including the
League of Nations, he :-;ays: "'Vhat profiteth the grav.
en image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the
molten image, and a tear-her of lies, that the ma!i:f'r of
his work tru~teth therein, to make dumb idols 1 Woe
unto him that ~aith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb
stone, Arise, it shall teach! BeholJ, it i:,; laid over with
gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the
midst of it. "-Hub. 2: 18,19.
Then the prophet calls the attention of the pcople
to the purpose of the great war. He says: "But the

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Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep

silence before him. "-Hab. 2: 20.
Jeremiah was given a vision of the day of God's
wrath, and he wrote: "But the Lord is the true God,
he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his
wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall
not be able to abide his indignation." (Jer. 10: 10)
"Therefore prophesy thou against themal1 these
words, and say unto them, The Lord [Jehovah] shall
roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy
habitation; he shal1 mightily roar upon his habitation;
he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes,
against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise shall
come even to the ends of the earth: for the Lord hath
a controversy with the nations; he will plead with all
flesh; he will give them that arc wicked to the s\\'ord,
saith the Lord. "-Jer. 2;): 30, 31.
Joel the prophet saw the army assemhled in the valley of juugment, the valley of decision where the ~l'cat
issue" Who is 00d1" is to be finally deeiued in favor
of Jehovah the 1\1ost High; and he eXIHe""cd this
prophecy: "Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is
ripe: come, ~et you down; for the press is full, the
[vats] overflow; for their wickedncs." is great. ~lulti
tudes, multitudes in the vnlhy of decision: for the
day of the Lord [Jd1o\'ahj is ncar in the valley of
decision. The sun and the moon shall be (larkened,
and the stars shall with<1t',tw their shining. The Lord
also shall roar out of Zion [his organizatioll], and
utter hi., voice from JeJ'Usalem [his univer:-.al or~ani
zation] ; and the heavens and the earth shall shake:
but the Lord will l,e the hope of his pcople, al\(l the
strength of the children of I~;rael. So shall ye know
that I am the Lord ~'our God dwelling in Zion."Joel 3: ]3-17.

SATAN'S REPRESENTATIVES REPROVED

OD was displeased with the three professed

fril'nds of Job beeause they did not speak the
truth. To" friend" Eliphaz the Temanite the
Lord said: ":My wrath is kindled against thee, and
against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me
the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath."
(Job 42: 7) The words of Jehovah here show that Job,
a man of no pretensions, came nearer to speaking the
truth, and spoke much of the truth, whereas the three
professed friends of Job, who claimed to speak in the
name of the Lord, did not utter the truth. How well
the facts that have come to pass since that time fit the
picture! The representatives of the Devil's visible organization have claimed to speak in the name of Jehovah God. The clergy and their allies and the principal of their floeks have posed as the sole teachers of
the Lord's Word and as guides and advisers of the
people. They have not spoken the truth, while many

good honest men of the land who haye desired to

know the truth have found and spoken some truth, the
latter being pictured by Job. The ece1l:-.;iastical sy::.tems
haye builded great and imposing structures which
they call "churches"; they have instal1ed then'in
costly furnishings; they have enused to preside oyer
these places the so-called 'great and mighty doctors
of divinity'; they have made the financiers and the
professional politicians who rule to be the principal
members of the congregation; and in these hou~es
called "churches" the e1ergy have expl'e~sed their
great" wisdom" and claimed to repre<o;ent the Lord.
They have in fact represented the Devil, because it is
the Devil's organization.
It is true, doubtless, that many of these ecclesiastical
organizations started out with the avowed purpose of
serving God; but the~' soon fell victims to the Devil;
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such, and his words apply spf'cificnlly to this day.
(Jel'. 2: 21-2;:;) Bahyloll and Belial are the names of
the Devil's organization; and the ecdesia,;tical system,; being' a part thereof, the Lord l;ays of and COllcerning t!te same: "And what concord hath Chri'it
with 13elial '? (/1' what part hath he that believeth with
an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of
God 'with idols? for yo arc the temple of the living
God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk
in them; and 1 will be their God, and they shall be
my people. Wherefore corne out from among thorn,
and he ~'e separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the
unclean thing; and I will rcr('ive you, and will be a
J'ather unto yOll, and ye shall be my sons an,} daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."-2 Cor. 6: 1;:;-18.
In fact "Chri.,tendom", so calleel, is a social and
politieal organization, o[>orat('d chiefiy hy the owners
of great wea 11 Ii, profe:-,sic)JIal politirians who ('lIrry on
their srlfish, nefarious work, and the clergy who pose
as God's repre<;e'ntatives and mge the people to faith
fully support and ujlhol(l such organization. J\lany
good mcn and women who dr~ire to know of (j(ld's
'Yard of tru1 h arc wholly in honuu!.(e to t1lr1,e ecelesia1,t iral systellls. Elihu pid nres a class whose priv.
ilege it is to in form them.
'Vhat is .'laiel here With Tl'ferC'llce to the Catholic
and "Proll'slant" sp;jrms applies with equal force
to the Jewish synugog'w',,;. I\o longer are the people
thrl'lin taught by the rahbis the Word of God as \Hitten anc! 1'('r'ordc'd hy hi<; hol.r prophets. 'l'he'y have
/mh<;tituted th<: worels of the" fathers", so calle'd, eyell
as the" tlll'l'e friends" of Job advised .Job he should
study ancl follow slH'h. '1'hr';t', as well as the" Protrstant" "hureh('s, form a part of "Christendom ", for
the rc'aStlll that the word "Chri"telHlolll" is a mi,,llOmt'r. It is inl('ndc'd to be ll'icd to rqll'rs('nt Christ's
kingdom, hut is in fact a suhtcrfu~e to hlintl the peopIt'. It is really the Devil's orgauiz1!tion. 'l'I11're is no
part of so-ca))('d "Christenuom" that is teaching' or
making' any aHc'mpt to t('ach the people Gael's plll'pose
to g-ive man life on earth by redemption, resurrection
and the Kingdom.
God's anointed ('lass, sometimes railed .Jel10vah's
witnesses, lind which class was pictUl'ed by Elihu, is
the only clnss of people under the sun who today arc
magnif'yin~,( the name of J('llOvah God and who give to
him the glory and arc not giving glor~' and honor to
men, '1'hese arc telling thl; people of God's way that
leaus man to lifc and happillPss. There is eV<'lT reason
wh~' this anoint('d and faithful servunt cIa",; should
rejoice :incl sing for joy, h\.'~ause of the pri\ilcge
gI'1l1ltet} unto them to del'lnre th", name, m<1.i~st.v and
loving-kindness of the Almlght.r Gou, "nd tell the people how their relief antI hll's,;in~s are ('omin~ throll:.\h
his kingtlom, I\ew>r did nWll enjoy a gn>atel' privilege
on earth than is now cnjo~'cd hy those who take a
delight in heill!,( the \ritllrsses for Jehovah God and in
bpcClking to those who will hear and in telling them

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ahout God's great arrangement for the salvation of

humankiml.
It will La seen that the speech of Elihu was chiefly
for the purpose of magnifying, and did magnify, the
nnme of Jehovah. His testimony tells of the 1>0wer of
Jehovah, indirates the overthrow of the cnemy's orgunization, and tells of God's vindication by his J\ingdam under Chri~,t Jesus, and the regeneration of obedlCllt men thereailer. The voice i" used as a symbol
of a message. It is the servant class of the Loru that
togl'ther lift up the voice, that is to bay, harmolliou~ly
!In;(laim the words and message of Jehovah (jod.
The "lightnin~" is a representation of the illumination of Gou's Word, which he gi\'es forth thl'Ou~h
the Head of his anointed class. In his speech Ebhu
sairl: "Hear attentively the 110i"e of his voict', and the
sOllnd that goeth out of his maul h. He dil't'etl'th it
llllt!t'r the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the
mds of the earth." (Job 37: 2,3) 'rhus he indieales
that the mes<,age of truth, illuminated by the" lightning" of the Lord and under his direction, will go to
the end" of the earth as a witness to the nation,; and
propIe. 'l'hell he says: "After it a voice roarel h: he
thundercth with the VOIce of his excellency; anu he
will not stay them when his voice is heard. Gou t hunclerC'lh manrllouf>ly with his voice; great things docth
he, \rhirh we cannot comprehend. Out of the sout h
cometh the whirlwind; anu cold out of the north. lIe
ca u"eth it to comr, whet her for cOl'l'rction, or for lIis
land, or for mercy. Hearken unto this, 0 Job: :"tallu
still, and consider the wonclrou" works of God. ~\nd
now men sec not the bright lIght \\'hi('h is ill the
('louds; but the wind passcth, and cleanseth them.
Fair weather cometh out of the nOl th: with nod is
tenible majesty,' '-.Job ~n: 4, G, 9, la, 14, 21, 2~.
In substance, Elihu here pieturrs a time \"hen a
stl'enuous and forceful witness would be giwlI to the
}H'oples ancI nation,; of the ('arth, tc,lIing of God, his
excellellcy and his mi~hty purpose for the salvation
of men; also telling of un approllchin~ storm, the gl'eat
trouble which is exprrssive of the indignation of (lou
against Satan's organization; also indieating that immediately following' this witness, or even while it is
in progress, the great storm or \vhil'lwind bl'eaks wilh
terrific fury upon the earth, and that it pa:N'S ancl
cleanses the eal'lh, and then fair \\'t'ather ('ometh out
of the nOl'th. These' words of Elihu fon'shadow a grc':lt
witne'ss to the people's of earth followed by t he time
of trouble, at the end of which Kingelom bk"sings
would begin.
Thus is indicated the time when the anointC'tl srl'\,ant class on earth 111mt gh'e a testimony ('oJlc'erlling
the majesty of God, his purpose of de,>troyin',( Satan's
or!!~1lli7.ation, anu the bringing of life to the people
till ough hi., gOyt:l'lllllent o\'er which his he]o\t,cl anl!
anointed SOll pre<;itles. The facts show that the
anointed servant clas;;; is now givin;~ that w'ry testi111on~' to the peoplrs of earth in ohcclic'nce to Clod '1,
rC:l1:~wndments, I1nd tlwt this must be done be'fore the

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great whirlwind of Jehovah's war breaks upon the

nations of the carth.
The World War of 1914 to 1918, and the associated
incidents, mark the fulfil1ment of the prophecy con
cerning the end of the world. ()Iatthew 24: 7-22)
That means that 1914 marked tIle time when the pc
riod of Christ's waiting at God's right hand would
end and when the period of his activity would begin
against Satan and his organization. (Ps. 110: 1, 2)
In verse fourteen of the above-cited chapter of "Mat
thew it is said that then must foHow the te<;timony
of the good news to the peoples of earth, to wit, that,
the world has ended and the time of God's kingdom is
at hand; and that this testimonj' must be gi\'cn as a
witncss to the nations. Verses twenty-one and twentytwo of that same chapter state that thcn shaH follow
a timc of trouble such as the world has never known
and that this will be the last. That time of trouble is
undoubtC'dly otherwise d('scrilwd hy the prophets of
the J~ord as the battle of nod Almighty. (Hev. 16: 14)
That will he the battle of God AIIlli~hty against Sa
tan's organization, and will mark the completc OVerthrow of Satan's organization.
This i':l anot her reason why the servant class now
on earth should rdoice to sJl1g forth the prai<;es of
.Jehovah's name and to declare hi'i works amOJlg the
pcople. Osa. 12: 1-:;) 'rhe physic;!1 facts that arc now
in IJl'o~ress in fulfillment of proph('('j' are further proof
that Elihu relll'rspnted a (']a<;8 that would be jllw;l(-'cu
to understand the pl'ophecy at this time. (:od conccals the undel'standing of his pl'ophe('j' until his own
due time to permit it to be known. His Twople have
not heretofore und('l'stood the hook of Job; but now
in the light of the unfold ing of the divine PUJ'poSP it
be('om('s (Iear, and all honor and glory is given to the
lJame of Clod. 'fhe l'('vrlatiolJ of the hook of Job to
Goel's peolJlc is another evidence that we arc ra~Jidly

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N. Y.

approaching the great battle of Almighty God and,

after it, the blessings of (lod's kingdom on earth.
As Blihll coneluded his testimOllY, the whirlwind
broke in all its fury. Such is a symbol of God's expre5sed indignation against Satan's organization. Concerning this the Lord caused his prophet to write:
"For, 10, I begin to brin!,r evil on the eity [organized
Christendom'] which is called by my name ['Chris.
tendom' claims the na me of th'e Lord, hut in fact represents the Devil], and should ~'e be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for
a sword upon all the inhalJitants of the earth, saith the
Lord of hosts. The1'efore prophesy thou against them
all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall
roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy
habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation;
he shall give a shont, as they that tread the g1'ajlcs,
against all the inhahitants of the earth. A noisc shall
come even to the end., of the earth: for the Lorll hath
a controversy with the nations; he will p\coad wilh
all flesh; he will give them t hat arc wil~ked t I) the
sword, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hm.h,
Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to natioll, and
a great whirlwind shall be rai<;ed up from the ('oa<;tS
of the ea1'th. And the "Jalll of the Lord shall bc at that
day from one end of tlil' (arth evell Ullto the' other elld
of the earth: th('Y slin II not he Iammt('<l, "eithel'
gathered, 1101' buried; tliey shall he dllll~ upon till'
g'routl(1. Howl, ye sh('jlhel'ds, lind cry; alld wallow
yourselves ill the ash(s. ye prill/'ipal of thl' flock: for
the days of your slautihtel' alltl of YOlll' disj)l'lSioll'i
arc accomplished; anll yc shall fall II1;c a pl"as:lllt
vc<;sel. And the shepll<'l'd'i shall have no way to flet',
nor the principal of the Hock to esrnpe. "-.JerC'rniah
2;': 29-33.
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VOl LVII

FEBRUARY

1, 1936

No.3

DEFEAT OF THE PHILISTINES

PART 2
II

For the LOI'd shall rise up as in mount Pcrazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibcon. that he may do
his work, his strange work j and bring to pass his act, his stmnge act." -/:;a. 28: 21.

BHOVAH permitted the Philistines to remain in

and that these will become a part of the "great multitude".-Hev. 7: 9-17.
2 Jehovah has made it plain that he will locate all
his enemies and render unto them a ju,;t recompeme
for all the wickedne'is rommitted by them: "Thine
hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy )'i~ht hand
shall find out those that hate thee. ThOll shnlt make
them as a fiery oven in the time of thine an~er: t lie
Lord shall ~wullow them up in his wrath, and the fil'c
shall de\'our them. Theil' fl'llit !>halt thou dl,~tro~' from
the earth, and their seed fl'om arnollg the rhildren of
men. For they intendrd evil agalBst th('e; they ilTla~
ined a mischievous devie-e, whi('h they arc not ahle to
pc~form. "--Ps. 21: H-ll.
a'I'he evidence suumittcd in a pl'l'ceding issue of
7'l:e Walcl:towC1' conc1u~iV('ly shows that the Homan
Catholic Hierarchy is the ellief ellelllY on ('arth of God
and of his anoin1c-d I)('ople, and that the allrient
Philistines and their rclat ion,;hi p \\ ith the I:-.rael it es
foreshadowed this very thin~. In the prophecy concerning the conspirary to cut off hi,; l)('opJe from lieing a natir)() the Philistines arc Hpe('ifieally 1U1Illed by
the Lord as being in that f'ompiracy. (Ps. R;~: 7) 'rhe
text at Isai:1l1 28: ~1 and the context ell-urly prove tltat
the fulfillment of such prophecy takes [>Ia('e after
Christ Jesus is enthroned and ('omt's to the temple of
Jehovah for judgment. The Homa!! Cat hoI if' Hierarchy and all those reli~donists who now willingly taI;e
their stand with that wicked ol'ganization and ngainst
God's anointed arc the ones who claim to have made a
covenant with death and hell. The Catholic II ierarchy
ll'ads in this, of conr~e, and the other reli~ionists have
merely become a part of that organization or subject
to it. It is that rcligious-politjral institution that
claims that there is no such thing as death, hut that
all persons at death go eithC'r to purgatory or to turment. Further, the Homan Catholic system claims to
be a divine institution and that those \, ho arc Catholics are not subjected to the denunciatioll uttered by
Jehovah a~ainst the ,,'ieked. Those claim<; are, of
course, false. Jesus u..,eJ the,;e "ords: " ..\n(] the gates
of hell shall not prevail agninst it." (.JJ at t. 16: 18)
The Roman Catholic Hierarchy has seized upon atld

the land of Judah in order to put the Israelites

to a test. 'l'hc Philistines, therefore, werc uscd
by Jehovah to make a picture concerning a greater
1est that would come upon his chosen people, looking
to the vindieution of his name. J,ikewisc Uod permltted Satan to continue on earth after being sentenctd
10 death, that a witnes,; might be given to His nalTle
on the earth and that Jehovah mi~ht in due time exhibit his supreme power to the vindication of his name.
(l:x. g: 16) For th(' same reason Jehovah has pl'rmitted thl' modem l'hilistin'S, the Homan Catholic
organization called" Christian", to assume the plaee
propt-rly assigned to those who arc devoted to him,
and pel-mitted that unholy organization to pCI'Seeute
his people, in order that his Hnointcd and devoted ones
might prove their intl'g'l'Ity toward him. In these last
daJ's of peril Jehovah has made all needed provision
to comfort his people and to strengthen their hope,
and from time to time he unfolds his prophecies to
them for this very purpose.Ithovah and Christ Jesus
arc now the 'I'earhcrs of those who have devoted themsclvrs to him and his kingdom, and thrse devoted ones
need no man to teach them. (Isa. 30: 20) To his faithful witnesses .Jehovah has given this promise: "And
it shall come to pass, that before they eall, I will answer; and while thl'Y are yet sl)('aking, I will hear."
(Isa. G5: 24) True to his promise, Jehovah is now
showing his people what the prophecy concerning the
Philistines means. In this hour of great stress, when
the enemy is cruelly persecuting God's people 011
earth, it is a great consolation to have Jehovah inform
them as to why he permits such perseeution and what
will be the final result. As God's faithful people study
and consider tllCse prophecies concerning the Philistines, both ancient and modern, they will reeeive great
comfort, and it at once becomes the privilege and
duty of each one who docs receive such comfort to
carry that message of consolation to others who deSire
to be comforted. (2 Cor. 1: 3-5) It seems certain that
there are millions of persons of good will now under
the dominating influence of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, as well as others, whose e:res must be opened
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mi~app]ied the~e words as the only possible proof that

the Catholic institution shall stand for eyer. Tho
above-quoted word'l of Jcsus are not subject to any
such constl'uction, amI it is apparelll that the Catholic
claim of the mraning of such words is wholly false
and finds no foundation whatsoever in truth.
Well do we know that this is the meanill~ of the
words of Jesus abov(' quoted: that Christ Je'lus himself, and not the apo~1 Ic Peter, is the one referred to,
and that the church of God, of whieh Chri<;t is Head,
is the church mentioned, and 110t the Catholic
"church". To Peter Jesus propounded this qucstioll:
1/ Whom say yo that I am 1 And Simon Peter allswrl'cd
and said, 'fhou art the Christ, the Son of the liYlllg
God." Then Je'lus said to Pctcr: "FI('sh and blofJd
hath 1I0t revealrd [this 1 unto thee, but my Fat 1.('1'
which is in hravcn." He\"caled what? Revealed to
!)eter that Jrsus is the Christ amI God's anointl'd
King. Then said the L0rd .J e'lUs: "I say also unto
thee, 'l'hat thou art Peter [a man whose name is
Pet('r] j and upon this roc-k I will 1J\1 ild my ehureh;
nnd the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."Matt. 1G: ]5-18.
8 Jrhovah nod is rdprrcd to n<; the G)'rnt TIo!'k.
(J)('ut. 32:4) In]}naicl.2;U,.1:-, the 8C'riptUl'rQ <li:,;close that Ollt of .JI'ltovah's organization he tal(('s a
"stone'~ or n l'()ek H, \\ hil,TI io,; hi,,; anointpu 1\ ing, C1Jlj"t
Jesus, anu this ~toue grlm's awl illl'rea;,es, and fills
fhe rurth Hud l'uTps flte \\ hole world. The )'oek that
Jesus lllenl101icd i-; The f1i1'ist, w]lOm Jehovah had
selected and llTlOintl'd and to whom .Jehovah has dplogated the work of hllildin~ 1I is royal housr, the chureh
of Gael. It is written that .Jehovah nod, the Father of
the Lord Jesus Christ, has exalt!'l} Christ Jl'SUS aboye
all and" hath put all things under his [Christ's 1 fel't,
and gavo him to be the head over all thing., to the
church, which is hi'l hody, the fulness of him that
filleth all in all". (Eph. 1: 22, 23) It is Christ Jesus
who builds up the church and who is the foundation
therl.'of. Concernin~ the chureh and Christ Jesus it
is written: "In whom all the building, fitly framed
together, groweth unto an holy tpmple in the l . ord;
in whom ye also are builded to~cther for an habitation
of God through the spirit. "-Bph. 2: 21, 22.

LIES

The Roman Catholic institution claims to be the

sole interpreter of the Bible, has had full access to the
texts of the Scriphlrps, should have known the meaning and doubtless did know, yet ha<; deliberatel J' misapplied the words of Jesus spoken to Peter and has
wrongfully assumed that Peter is the foundation of
"the church" and upon this foundation" the ehureh"
is built. Misapplying this scripture, the Homan Catholic organization has set up a great lie to the defamation of God's holy name and attempted to take away
that which belongs to nod and Cln'i'it. Thrre is no intimation that thr (hurch would ever bc built on Pctrr.
There is not the slightest intimation that he was the
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first pope. Peter never had a successor; therefore all

claims of men to the title" pope", and that the pope
is the successor of Peter, arc another gi:rat lie to tilC
dcfamatiun of God's name. The noman Catholic doctrine coneerning the dead as being in purgatory and
that priests can pray for them llild relieve them of
their suffering is nnother great lie, which has be{'n
used as a somce of ohtainin~ reYCllue to that system.
The Uomun Catholic Hierarchy is the creature of the
Devil, who created nnd or~anized that wicked system
to reproa(h J('hovah's name' j and, that or~anizatlOn
being founGcd by the arch liar (John 8: 44), it could
be founded in nothing but lies. When the people a/'o
told of Jehovah's purpo<;e to destroy ~atan 's or~ani
zation, both visible and invi..,ihle, thc TIoman Catholic
II ierareby says: "Those scriptures do not apply to \1"',
because \\'e havc made a eovenant with dl'nth and with
hell and nrc at agreement therewith." Now in view of
these facts, whieh cannot he controverted, \\ e can <;ce
why Jehovah caused his prophet to write to tllp 10011ern Phili~tIHe<;, the Homan Catholic organizati'lI1 th:lt
is eOlltrolled amI dominuted by "s('ol'llful mc'n", the
followillg' v.ords of the (Jl'ophef'y, to wit: "Wherefore
hear the wo/'d of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule
this peoplc \\ hieh is in .}el'll<.,alem [' Christendom' 1: beeau~e ~'I' h:l\c Solid, '\'c have 1l1ade a covellant \vlth
dt'ath, alH) \\ 1111 ]l(ll arl' we at a~l'rl'nlf'nt: whl'll thu
o\Tl'rf!owillj ~C'Oll),::C shall pass throll'-l'h, it ~h:dl Hot
eonHl llnto us: fill' we have made lies our l'l'JII~r, and
ulldl'!' fal'il'!lOod havc \\l' hid our<;c!n ." (!"I. ~)<.;:
14, Hi) Thu,i thr LOl'd dpelares that the L",, I a j":11,-;tme organization is the ofi;,prin~ of Satan. The fifteenth ve),'le of the fOI'('~()in~ JH'ophecy states exactly
what the: HOli1un Catholic IIicral'rhy claims 1'01' itst'If.
The refuge 01' hiding pl:H'e of the entirr HOlllnn Catholic scheme is a great ma'>s (If IiI'S. Is it the purpose
of Jeho\'ah God to destroy that refuge of lies? and
if so, when ?
1 Jehovah by his prophet answers that question in
the \'Cry J1l':-..t verse, to wit: "Therefore thu... ~aith tile
IJord God, Brhold, 1 lay in Zion for a foundation a
stone, a tried stone, a prcciou~ corner stOIlC, a sure
foundation; he that helieyeth shall not make hasll-."
(1sa. 28: 1G) The words of this VC'rse are aJdres~eu
to Ius f<llthiul anointed Olles, who fully tt'u.,;t in anu
serve Jehovah. These are told that if they are devoted to God they need not" make haste", 1I0t he unduly eXl'ited and disposed to run ahrad of the IJord,
but to wait upon the Lord that in due time he Will
act, and his action in this behalf will take place after
he has laid in Zion his Stone, the precious Comer
Stone, the Sure Poundation, that is to bay, Cll1'1.,1
Je<;us the King enthrollrd, and then He will take po<;itive and uMquivoral aetion against the liars. It \\,}')
in 1918 that Jehovah laiel in his royal organization the
Chief Corner Stone and Foundation Stone, Christ
Jesus. It was then that he builded up Zion (Ps.
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his enthroned King, at the head; that is the same great

and mighty and precious Stolle, the King, that becomes
the 'stumbling stone' to all those hypocritical pretenders, the religionists. (ha. 8: 14, 15) The chief amongst
these hypocritical OIlL'S who claim to serve Jcho\"ah
God, nnd who in fact serve the Dpvil, is the Homan
Catholic Hierarchy. The laying of this Corner Stone
fixes the time when the Lord would begin to take account with that wid,ed institution.
Jehovah foretold that the hypocritical religious
organizations would reject Christ as King, and that
sueh rcjcction would he particularly marked at the
time rfhe Stone was laid in the building up of Ziou.
uThe stone which the huilders refu<;ed is hccome the
hend &tolle of the comer." (Ps. 118: 22, 23) Jcsus
quoted this Psalm and applicd it to the pretenders.
(Matt. 21: 42) The fulfillment of this prophecy takes
}>Iacc in "the day of Jehovah", "the day which Jchovah hath made," the b('~inllill~ of which is the setting II i'> Kin~ upon hi'> throne and sending him to the
temple for judgment. (Ps<;. 118: 21; 2: 6; 1\la1. 3: I-G)
The il]('ontrovertible proof is that the TIoman Catholic lIi('rarchy has rejected Christ thc Kin~ of the
world. Althoug-h e1aiming to be the representative of
Cod anJ Christ on earth, whm Christ J('SllS the Kin~
CO!l1(':; to the temple the Homan Catholic llierarrhy not
only refw>es to llCC('pt him as Kin~ but continues to
insi,;t that it IS the ulvine rig-ht of the Homan Catholic
HierarC'hy to rule the nations of the earth.11'hovah
senus fOl,th his witnes"t's to make known to the nations
that he is God, that Christ is Kin~, and that the kingdom is h('re; and the Roman Catholic IIierar('hy
violently oppose the m('ssa~e and the messen~ers and
ind\l(,{, the other }lolil ielll rullI's of the world to join
with them in the persecution of Jehovah 's nH'ssen~crs.
'l'hey <:'llter into a conspiracy to destroy all those WIlO
arc for Jehovnh and his }( ill~, and to thus prevent
the ulloinl('d of (Jod from hecoming a part of his kingdom. (Ps. 2: 2, 3) "They have ('onsulted to~ether with
olle consent: they nrc confederate against thee," says
the prophet; and then in that same prophery the Lord
Elpecifirally names the Philistines and those associated
with thrm as heing in the conspirL!ey to resist the kin~
dom under Christ Je&us. (Ps. 83: 2-7) The Homan
Catholic Hierarchy specifically denies that Christ shall
rulc the world, but insists that the TIoman Catholic
Hierarchy shall rule; and this is another great lie.
II In the prophecy of Isaiah Jehovah definitely fixes
the time for the fulfillment of his judgment against the
wirkcd in&titntions of the Hierarchy, and that time is
after the Lord eome'l to the temple for jnd~mcnt. The
coming of the Lord to the temple for judgment was in
1918, and jwlqment began with the house of Uod and
therenfter follows upon other institutions. C\Ial.
3: 1-3; l\Tntt. 24: 31--10) Kow in reply to the stateDlC'1lt
of the mOllcrn Pll111<;tllles, as set forth in Isaiah 20: 15,
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these words, to wit: " Judgment also will 1 lay to the

line, and l"ighteousne~s to the plummet; and the hail
shall sweep away the refuge of lips, and the waters
shall overflow the hiding place." (lsa. 28: 17) At the
judgment of the houl>e of God the approved ones are
anointed, given the name of Jehovah, and sent forth
as his witncs'lcs to declare the day of the veng-eanre of
our God. (1 Pet. 4: 17 ; Isa. 43: 9-12; 61: 1,2) This is
God's time for causing the truth conceming himsdf
and his IdngJom to be declared, and his message of
truth is like a gr~at hail storm, which tears off the
veil and sweeps away the refuge or hiJing place vi
lies, and fully exposes the hiding place thereof to the
plain view of honest people.-Hev.16: 21; Bx. 9: 22-:!u.
10 Durin~ the pflst few years Jehovah's witnes'>es
have, by the Lord's grare, been doing thi... very work
under the direction and commandment of the LOl'd.
If these witnesses were derlaring these thin~.., mel'l:ly
to do injury to oth('rs, that would bc contrary to the
will of God; but they arc declaring these divine truths
because it is t he time when God has afforded the !leopIe the oppoltunity to know that he is the only true
God, that Christ is King, and that the kingdom is the
only hope of the world, and that it is in vam for man
to put his trust in imperfect m~n or org:mization'>.
It is the time when GOll will permit the people to
know that the Homnn Catholic Hierarchy is hiddl'n
hehind a great mountain of lie:;. In ordl'r to be faithful to Jehovah his witne"ses must llOW declar() the
truth that exposes the wiekl'J Homan Catholic Hierarchy, the modern Philistillcs. As these tl'utlIs are declared, and the wichtl ones exposed, tlH'Y hp('ollle vcry
angry, and the Devil and hi'> chief marshal Gog a,,semblo the Catholic Hierar('hy and its a~~(')lts nll OWl'
the earth and Rend them fOl'th in a campaign of wiej(ed persecut ion ngainst God and against his anointl'd.
-Bzek. 38: 1-14.
11 The prophecy of Jehovah is thcn address('J to the
modern Philistines, the Homan Catholic Hierarchy
and the adherents thereto, to wit: "And your CO\ enant with dcath shall be di"atll1ulled, and your agrl'emont with hell shall not stand; when the ovel'flo\\ ing
scourge shall pass through, then ~'e Hhall he trodden
down by it." (lsa. 28: HI) This positive decla.ration
of Jehovah is that the Homan Catholic Hierarchy has
made with death and hcll a eo\"('nant which shall not
stand but sha)) fail, and that he will hring upon thnt
institution a great scourgc that will eXlw<;c them and
destroy them and that institution shnlJ be l'ompktely
annihilated. From the time the message of God's vengeance goes forth a~ainst the hypocritical organization it con<;titutes a great vexation to them. Why is
it that the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, in every country, is hitterly opposing Jehovah's witnesHes? 'rhe
answer is, Because that devilish institution is vexed
at the me%age of God's Word, which is being declared
by his witne'lses and which exposes its very hiding
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time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning

by morning shall it PU'iS over, by day and by night:
and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report. For the bed is shorter than that a man can
stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than
that he can wrap him"elf in it." (Isa. 28: 19,20) The
bed, which the Hierarchy has made for itself, and the
covering of lies used to hide its nefarious work, ul'e
entirely inadequate for that purpose, says the Lord.
The refuge of lies of that wicked organization sllall
be completely swept away. Heretofore no oppositIon
to the Homan Catholic organization hilS been able to
stand. Now it is nod's due time to take action, and
no part of the Roman Catholic organization, the
modern Philistines, shall stand.
"HISE UP"

The work of Jehovah's witnesses is merely to de

clare the mes.<;age of (lod. The real work must be and
will bc done by Jrho\'ah in his own ~ood wa~. No
human institution could j)os"ibly \\T('('k the TIoman
Catholic JIicrarch~. (lod will completely wreck it, alld
conccrnin~ this he says: "1"01' the Lord shall rise lip
IlS in mount Perazim, he shdl be wroth as in the valley
of Gibeon, that he Illay do his work, his stl'llngc work;
and bring to pass his aet, his stran~e aet. "-Isa. 28::.?1.
J3 How may we d('t ermine that this prophecy applies
to the modern Philistines, the Homan Catholic Hierarchy? In the prpc'('dlJl~ i:-,,'me of 1'hc lratchtou'cr tlte
puhlished evidence shows con<.'lusively that the Phili".
tincs pl'ophetj('ally fore"h:ldowed the Homan Catholic
organi7.ation. What took place at MoulJt Perazirn and
at Gihc'on, aecordill~ to the prophecy itsdf, forl'\('lls
('xartly what is to cOllie to pass, and this the Lord
makes known to his pc'opie in advance that the~' mj~ht
receive consolation and inel'eaHe their hope. B{'ar in
mind that it is the Lord's work ,11Id whatsoever he
begins he accomplishes. The present-day persecutiGII
of Jchovah's witnpss('s by the Homan Catholic II WI'
arehy would, in time, necessarily result in the complete destruction of .Jehovah's witnesses and th{'ir
work unless God himsd f intervenes; and he giv('s his
word that he will l'is,~ up and do that very thing.
While the wicked pers('cution of Jeho\ ah's witne~scs
continues throughout the earth, the faithful will hlke
great courage in the understanding of this prophecy
of Isaiah.
14 'l'he prophery of Isaiah 28: 21 sperifically rcf..rs
to what is recorded by the Lord at 2 Samuel 5: 17-25
and at 1 Chronirles 14: 8-17. A brief reference to that
record is here appropriate.
15 Saul had been king of Israel for some time, but
because of his unfaithfulness God removcd the kingdom from him and caused David to he anointed king
over Israel. "The spirit of the Lord came upon David
from that [very J day. . . . But the spirit of the Lord
departed from Saul." (1 Sam. 16: 13, 14) David Wilh
his headquarters at Hehron ruled over the southern
tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and for scveral Fars
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there was war between the southern and northern

tribes. Abner, who was the chief man in the northern
tribcs, made overtures to bring about the union of all
the tribes of Israel under David the kin~, and hence
it is written: "And Abner had communi('alion with
the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in
timE'S past to be king over you: now then do it: for
the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand
of my sprvant David I will save my people Israel out
of the hand of the Phili"tines, and out of the hand
of all their enemics."-2 Sam. 3:17,18.
Jr. David was thereafter installed as king over all
If;rael and procceded to estahlish himself as king at
Jerusalem. The division of the tribes and the war between the north and the south exactly suited the
Philistines, and on the d('~tth of Saul the Philistines
continued to exact tribute from the tribes in the
northern portion. Thry were afraid of David. The
unity of all of the tribes of Israel under David, and
his being made king over all of them, alarmed the
Philistines, and they made ready to attack David:
"But wl1('n the Phili'itirl('" hcard that they had anointed David kin~ over brael, all the Philistillps came up
to seck David; and David hrard of it, and went down
to the hold."-2 Sam. 5: 17.
11 'rite five kings that ruled the Philbtincs were in
full harmony to destroy David because he was God's
anointl'd one, under whom Israel was united. The
Philj~tilll'~' knew of the song of the Israrlitc''i, which
had bcpn ('ornpos('d and sUllg by them to the e(I'trt,
'Saul has slain his thousand", hut David hi" ten thousands.' (1 Sam. 18: 7) They wanted David, and would
feel safe ollly when he was destroyed, and so they went
after him. David is a type of .Jehovah's bcloved
anointed One, Christ Jcsu> the King, and ilH'ludl's all
the anointed of the temple or royal hou..,c of (;od; and
hence the prophC'cy applies to the anoin\(>d remnant
on the earth, gathcred unto Chri'it Jesus at the temple
from and after 1918. When the Lord clean'i('d the temple he hrou~~ht all his people into unity under Christ
Jesus, the Head over the chur('h and of the temple.
(Eph. 4: 13) From and aftcr that time til(' faithful
anointed witnrssrs of Jehovah have derlareu his m,'ssage against the wicked rulN's of "Christendom ", and
particularly against the Roman Catholic Hierarchy.
As the ancirnt Philistines wanted to gct David, so now
the effort of the modern Philistines, the Roman Catholic l1iel'Urehy and their allil's, is to bring about the
de&truction of God's" hidden ones", the anointed remnant on earth.-Ps. 83: 3.
18 The Philistines assembled their entire army alld
W('llt on the march toward Jerusalem, where they expected to find David and destroy him. "The Philistines also came, and spread themselves in the valley
of Rephaim." (2 Sam. 5: 18) I~ephaim appears to be
the country lying south of Jerusalem and west of
Bethlchem. It means 'the place of thc giants'. Doubtless David had his watchmen on the lookout, and when

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he was infornlPd of the movement of the Philistines

lJe began movement. lIe was too wise to be bottled up
at Jerusalem; therefore he withdrew his little army
and "went down to the hold", which was in a rough
part of the country south and west of Bethlehem.
David had taken refuge at the same place on two
former occasions when Saul was attempting his destruction. (1 Sam. 22: 4, 5; 2-1: 2~) David was not
now fleeing from the Philistines, but he was putting
his men in a position of strate~y that he might make
a surprise aHulk upon the enemy. The Philistines, of
course, greatly outnumhered David's army, and the
country that David had to traverse in order to make
the attack wa~ very difiicult. The stage was set, and
the picture now was made as to what shall hefall the
modern Phili.,1 ines, the Uoman Catholic Il ierarchy.
"D.\AL-PEHAZIM"
19 The place where the battle took place was named
by David" Baal-perazim". (The wurd Perazim me:ll1S
"a brellPh or hl'('akin~ forth"; Baal havill~ referenee
to Devil wor:,llIp.) It means the plare of the Lord's
hreaking .fori h again:;,t Vevil worshipers, the sool hsayers, the Philistines, alll'i\:lJt. and model'll. 'rhc
breaking fOI'th of the Lord there was like watel'S
hreaking thei I' bounus and rll~hin~ like a torrent to
ul':;'lroy eveI',} thing in their \\"<1)'. This salIle plaee is
mcntiu!lell in J~;liah 2K: ~ 1 amI I~ t hl're ('aIleu "mount
Perazim"; thereture the pl'OplJ('('Y definitely fixes the
battle illustrat illg' the de"tnwt ion of the Homan CHtholic Hierarchy. Before DaVid I)('~an hi'i atlalk he inquired of J('hovah as to what he should do: "Aad
David inqllirl'll of the Lord, "'''y ill g', Shall J go up to
the Philisl inl's 7 wilt thou ddin'r them into mine
hand 1 And the Lord said unto David, Go up; for I
will douhtll's'i (kliv{'r the Pllili:-.tines into thine hand."
(2 Sam. 5: ]9) David would not attempt to attaek except on ('omTlland of the Lord. The anointc(l of ,Jehovah trust in him with all their heart, lind t hey have
a full assurance that h(' will uir(~l't their path'i. (Prov.
3: 5, G) The Grmter Davi(l is Christ Jl'SUS, the chief
oflieer of Jehovah God, and indudl's the anointl'd rcmllant on <'L11th. The attack of David upon the Philistines, therefore, forC'tclls the attack of Jehovah hy
the hand of Christ Jesus against the enemy, the modern PhiJistin('s.
10 David advanced on the rear of the enemy when
the Lord had assured him that "doubtless" he would
deliver the encmy into Din id 's hands: "And David
came to Bnal-J,erazim, and David smote them thel'e,
and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine
enemies before mc, as the breach of waters. ThercfClre
h(' call('d the name of that place Baal-lWl'Uzim. And
th('re they left their images, and David and his men
burned them. "-2 Sam. 5: 20, 21.
21 The rout of the Philistines there was complete.
The illustration given by the words of the text is that
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ly hdpless to withstnud the onrush of the great flood

of power that Jehovah turned loose on them. '1'hcir
rout ,ras so complete that they fled, leaving behind
th('m their much eh('rished images represcntin~ t:w
object of Den I worship, which images David destroyed. The Homan Hierarchy not only hus images
in all its ceremonies but largely advertises these images
to s('11 them to obtain revenue. (:::ice advertisements III
the Catholic Directory, 1933.) 'hat battle, it is true,
was fought by David, but only in the strength of the
Lortl, aHd it was typical, and foreshadowed somethill 6
of far greater importance to come to pass under the
Greater David, Christ Jesus. The description of the
battle shows the hand of the Lord in it, and tillS i~
stroll~ly supported by the words of the recorJ, wh( n
Jeho\ ah says: "For the Lord shall rise up as in mount
Perazim. "-!sa. 28: 21.
GIDEON

There wa<; a 8erolld fi~ht betwern David nnd the

Phili<;1ines, as desrrlbed in the second hook of Sarnud.
Again the allcicnt I'); ili<;tines as'iem bled t heIllspl\'e'i in
the :-,ame plnre: "AIIJ t.he Philistillls came up yet
ug-ain, and spr<.'ad thclIlsel ves in th(' \ a 1I('~' of H('phaim." (2 Sam. ;;: 22) ])ou!>t](',,>s the Pl.ili'itineo.; rca<,oned
that David would a~_jain try to attack them in the saIne
nwnllcr as on the [n'c'viou,; occa<;ion, and tl111t this
time they would he J'c:Hly for David. While thl' S('!'IPturc'> do 1I0t sny that David at this time had takl'n hi'i
position at the hold, th(' pr('sumption Inay be indttlgl'd
that he was tlll're. IIi" inquiry of the Lord and the
Lord's resp0ll'ie then'to indicate lhat he was at the
hold and proceeded fl'Om that point to the at1:ll'k:
"Awl when David inlJuired of the LOJ'J, he snill, Thou
shnlt not go up; hut fetch a ('OJ)lpass hehind them,
awl come upon them over against the mulberry trees."
-2 Sam. 5: 23.
23 '1'he words "fetch a compa~s hehind" would indicate that David was commanded to so employ his
army that they would he on the enemy's flank as well
as on the rcaI'. This s('ems to be the first mention of
flank mov()mcnt in warfarc'. lINe again the Philistines
were outmnneuvpred, whieh shows tilC hand of the
Lord in the matter. lIe direrted Dadd to make the attark from a certain point indicated by the "mulberry
trees". Just what is mcant by "mulberry tn'ps" Is
not clear. Bibliral lexieographers define the word in
this manner: ., W{'eping ; the weeping trce." It might
well picture the point at which comes a ('alamity upon
the enemy that causes them to weep. With hi,> army
in position David must wait to recei\'e the signal from
the Lord. 'l'his proves that David W11<; there sol!'ly at
the command of Jeho,-ah and what he wa" doing
prophetirally foreshadoweJ greater things to come to
pass under Christ J('"us. This is the only place in the
Seriptures wlJ('re "mulberry tre('s" are mentionrd,
allll therefore they have a speci.J.c application to the
Phili~tilles, ancient aud modern.
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hovah told him how he might know it was time for

him to 'be~tir himself', that is, to be on the alert and
then move forward in the attack: ".\nd let it be,
when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of
the- mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir th;y.
self: for then shall the Lord go oul before thee, to
smite the host of the Philistines."-2 Sam. [): 24.
2~ 'The sound of going' (according to Rotherham:
"A sound of marching") in the mulberry trees not
only seems to have furnished a signal for David to
act, but choarly indicates that Jehovall's unseen ho~t
of holy angels there partici pated and lld till' assa ult
again!>l the enemy. This would clearly foreshadow
that when the (;reater DaVId en~ages in the fi:.,:ht
against the enemy, pictured by the Philist mes, hi,>
armies in heaven will take part in the fight. (Rl'\',
19: H) The fi~ht took pla('e with a disastrous res1Ilt
upon the Philbt ines. "l\nd David did so, as the Lord
had commalHled him; and smote the Philistines from
Geba until thou ('ome to f:azer. "-2 Sam. G: 25.
26 There is no reason to tlouht that these two battks
between David and the Philistine!'; are the same a.'!
that refelTeJ to in Isaiah 28: 21. It is true that in
the accoult t g-ivcll at 2 Samuel G: 23 the word" Gebll "
is used to denote t he place. In the mar!;in the wOI'd
"G ibeon" is used to d(,1Iot e the same place, Also in
the record of the same fi!~ht spt forth at 1 Chroni(les
14: 16 the place is nam('d Gibeon, "David thrreforc
did us God commanUl'u him; alit] thcy smote the ho:--t
of the Pbili<;tin('s from Gibeon evell to Gazer."
(1 Cbron. 14: ]6) 'rhus is shown that the prophc('y
of Isaiah 28: 21 refers to the destruction of the Phil istines, who were the chief ('Ilemies of God's chosen
people Israel. 'I'he fact t hat the Scriptural account is
of two fi~hts, to wit, Pcrazim and GilJPon, docs not
necef;:>aril,Y mran that thr Lord will makp two separate
and distinct fi~hts against modern Philistines. The
point of paramount importance here is that' the Lord
shall rise up AS at Mount Perazim and <;hall be wroth
AS at Gihean '. In other words, what took place at
:Mount Perazim Ilnd C jl)eon foreshauows what the
Lord
do against the antitypical Philistines.
" 21 Concernin~ Mount Perazim the re('oru is: "David
smote them there, and lDavid] said, 'l'he Lord hath
broken forth upon mine enemies l)('fol'e me, as tbe
br('ach of waters," This is proof conrlusive that whatever David accomplished in that fight he did it, not in
his own strength, but in the strength and at the command of Jehovah God; and this foretells that the fi~ht
against the antitypical eIll'my, the moderll Philistincs,
will be by the Greater David at the command of .Jehovah. It was Jehovah who brought the victory 10
David, and this foreshadows that the antitypical
battle i:> not the battle of creatures against modern
Philistines, but is the battle of Jehovah. The word.,
"breach of waters" mean the breaking forth or hUl'sting out of waters, such as the onrush of a mighty flood
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in its path. Comparc this with the language of I~aiah 's

prophecy in the preceding verses: "Hail shall swcpp
away the refuge of lies, and the waters :-hall on~rflow
the hiding place." This seems to indicate that God
would cause his message of hard and smitill~ truths
to rush down upon the enemy, and this accomp:1I1iNI
by the exerci~1' of his grcat power, in whieh he w1l1
destroy the refuge of lies bC'hind which modern Philistines have hidden and carried on their work and will
completely wipe out that organization. In hi:> jud~.
ment against the modern Philistinl's, the Roman Catholic Jl ierarchy, not only shall the lying :>chcmes and
wickedness of that organization bc exposed to view
to honest pcople, but the or~anization will be brought
into di~r;race and completely de~troyed.
28 But note that at Gibeou the violent indigllution
of God is plainly mcntiolll'd: "lIe shall be wroth
[that i,>, express violently his illdif~nation] a-.; in the
valley of nibeon." It was imnH'diatcly following the
sir~n "hi('h Jehovnh gave to David that ])a\"id he.
stirred himself; and then t he record follow<;: "Then
shall the Lord ~o otlt before thee to sm ite the host of
the Philistines." The Lord did there smite tI\('IlJ, ahd
this prophrcy foreshauows that when (lol1 rises up in
his angrr as dl'seribrd by the prophet I"\aiah, Iw will
put an (nd to the modl'rI! Philistines by (,ollljl!l'1I'I,Y
}Jutting them out of husi1less, and all their aeti\,jty
shall end.
"STIlANCE WORK"

That whieh ('ame to pass at Mount Pt'J':l,,:im Ulj(l

at Gihron was not the \Vol'k of man, but wa'i the wot'k
of Jehovah God. alld thl'l'dore clearly foreshadow"\ or
prophetically foretells some !~reater work to be done
hy .Jehovah ther('aft('r, That future work i:; (!P:'I'J'Ilwd
by Isaiah's pl'oph('('y as '( lod 's work', "his ~t l'anf.rC
work," "his act, his strange act." The imporLllll'e of
that work is empha~ized by the fact that the wot'ds
arc repeated in thr S('riptll\'('S: "hi:; work, hi~ ~trall~e
work" ;" his act, hi"\ stran/o{e act." 'I'he v. ord "st l'an~('"
here used means "fol'pign; l'xtraordinary; won,lt-l'ful;
marvelous; unusual; that which is not expr('t('(] ", In
this connection note what (Jo(l tht'ou(~h his j!t'I)phpt
says eoncerninl-{ the hypocritieal erov.-d that draw Ileal'
to him with thrir mouths, whieh without a douht refers to the modern Philistines, the Homan Catholic
organization: "\Yherdore the Lord said, Forasmuch
as this peoplc draw ncar me with their mouth, and
with their lips do honour me, but have removrd their
hcart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught
by the precept of men: therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a manellous work :lmong this people, ewn
a man-ellous work, and a wontler: for the wi<;dom of
their wise men shall perish, and the understun'llng of
their prudent men shall be hid. \Yoe unto them th:lt
seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and
their works are in the dark, and they say, who seeth
us? and who knoweth us? "-Isa. 29: 13-1G.
80 It is the Catholic Hierarchy that has induced the
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people to fear and to give up their hard-earned money,

and it is their "wise" men who hypocritically pose
before the people as representatives of God, and who
say: "\Vho seeth us? and who knoweth us?"
31 Jehovah had left the Philistines in the land of
Judah to prov J the Israelites, to know whether they
would hearken to his commandments. (Jud~. 3: 1-4)
The Philistines had used the Israelites to suit their
own convenience and pleasure. The prophetic drama
of Samson shows how Cod's people mm;t be faithful
even unto death. 'The prophetic picture of David's
conflict with the Phih'itincs shows a different thing.
Jehovah had ill.,talled David as king over all Israel,
and now the Philistilles attcmpted to thwart God's
purpose. The Philistines had for many years becn the
oppressors of the Israelites, and now God's time had
corne to ddivcr his people from the hand of their oppre:;~rs. Therefore what took place at l\lount Perazim
and Gihcon was Jehovah's first demonstration of his
power in behalf of his kingdom. It was the first kingdom conflict, alld ~i\'(~s the absolute a~'iurance that
Jehovah will fight for his kingdom. As soon as DaVId
was at J('ru'>alem as kin~, the five Philistine lords
entered into II conspira('y to ('rush David llnd to thu'!
prevellt God from ac('omplJ:-,hing his purpo~es. (lod
took a hund amI prcvcntcd thp accomplishment of that
wi('kcu purpose. The 1'e(,Ol',l is, "All the Philistil1Ps
came up to s('( k David," That must have been a tremendous horde of people, all marching out to make
away with olle man 111 pUl't ieular and, of ('O\l)'8e, all
who stood by David. It seems quite probable that
this movement of the Phili"tinC's ag'ainst David induced the IH'ophet to write the second Psalm, wherein
the enemy is represented as saying': "Let U'i brt'uk
their buwls asunder [that is, the bands billdin~ together the hrat'iites in unity under King David and
hindering the opc'rations of th':) Phili'iti!H's J, find cast
nway their cord'! from us." 'I'heir ('onclusion would
be amusing to the Lord, and therefore the lJ'>almist
eontinucs: "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh;
the Lord shall have t hem in derision. '1'IH'n shall he
speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his
sore di'ipleasure. "-Ps. 2: 4, 5.
U The prophecy now is having a fulfillment on a
far .greater scale. \Ve know that all true followers of
Christ Jesus are now united under the King, the
Greater David, and that these are loudly pl'orlaiming
Jehovah, his King, and his kingdom. Heretofore the
Roman Catholic Hierarchy has had its own way. It
has been.a grcat test to the true followers of Christ
Jesus. That wicked organization, acting under the
pretext of heing God's representatives on earth, has
crushed every organization that has ever risen against
it. Now Christ is on his throne and God's time has
come to put his kingdom completely in control of the
world. During the past few years, and since the union
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Cod's true people. In every country of earth the Hierarchy carrie" fon;ard this wiekrd persecution of Je
hovah's witnt:s<;es aIlll, as 51ated by Jehovah '8 propl1('t,
the Hierarchy now sa~'s: "Let us break tlJeir bawls
rtheir unity under Christ which operates as a Iestraint to us 1 asunder." In this the IIierarchy in.
duees the political and financial elements of Satan's
organization, together with the Judas class, to join
with them. Furthermore the prophet of God (ll'scribes
the Hierarchy; "For, 10, thine enemies make a tumult:
and they that hate thee ha\'e lifted up the head. Tlll'y
have ttlken crafty counsC'! against thy people, and
consulted a~ainst thy hidden Oll('S. They hu\'e s:lId,
Come, and let us cut them ofL from heing a nation j
that the name of Israel may be no more in rempm
branee. For they have consulted together with aIle consent; they are confederate against thee. "-Ps. 83: 25.
88 Will not the Lord Jphovah now laugh and hold
these presumptuous ones in deri<;ion? Is it not alJOut
Jehovah's due time to "~Jlcak unto them in his wrat h,
and vex them in his sore displeasure"? And \\h~'Y
Bpeause, says the Loru, 'I have set m~' Idng UJlOII my
holy hill of jl;ion, to rule the worlrl,' and God will permit nothinR to interfere wit h the aecomplishml'lIt of
his pllrpO'iCS. To his Kin~, the (;reater David, he IIOW
says: "Thou shalt break t hem with a rod of ir 011 ; thou
shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vcssd."Ps, 2: 9.
34 Clearly this seems to be the due time when .Jehovah \\ill "rise up" and as,>('rt himself, as he did 111
hrhalf of his pcople at Mount J'cl'azim and (: I1)ColI.
Surely the prophecy shows that we arc at the time
when Jehovah will cause his hail to swecp away the
refuge of liei", and his waters to overflow the cllemy,
di'ielosing their wickedness, and this to be followed by
his work of destruction.
85 But how can it be said that surh would be Jehovah's "strange work" or "st range act" 1 The fact
that Jeho\'ah fou~~ht the hattie ill behalf of his king
David would not he at all strange to David, because
David knew that he was an instrument in the ll:lnd-; of
Jehovah to deliver the Israelites out of the cnrmy's
hands. Certainly David knew what is recorded in
2 Samuel 3: 18, to wit: "For the Lord hath ~poken
of David, saying, By the hand of my sen'ant David
I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the
Philistines." David's inquiring of the Lord what he
should do i~ further proof that what took place was
no surprise to David, but does show his cornp1l'h' confidence in Jehovah. For these reasom the work of
Jehovah upon the Phili-;tines was not at all strange
to those who were devoted to God. '1'0 the Phil istin('s,
however, it must have seemed very strange, for the
rcason that they had carried on against the Israelites
for ~'ears to suit their own pleasure and they had
done so by permission of Jehovah, and now to have
Jehovah cause thrm to he strickc'D hy the Israplitrs, and
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'6 Mark how well the prophetic picture fits the

reality of the {lrcsent time. For a long "hill' the Roman Catholic Hierarchy has had its own way. It is
the most powerful organization 1:Uldcr the sun, and
its power and influence is exercised in every land on
earth. The memhers of the Hierarchy are heady,
high-minded, au<;tere, and scornful men. The Catholic
HierarC'hy is comparatively a small body of men; but
the great multitude of Catholic peo{lle that support
the organization are not members of the Catholic
church, Imt are called "children of the church" or
"Catholic population". The Hierarchy numbers its
"population" or adherents by the mill ions. The Hierarchy now is desperately attempting to dl:stroy Jehovah's witnes'>es, that there may be no hindrance whatsoever to continuing its work to control the affairs
of the nations of the earth. The IIi~rarchy confidently
expects to shortly rid the earth of these" pe<;tiferolls
witness<>s", and on every hand they are hl:ard to say,
in effect, that "this crowd of Jehovah's witnesses will
not Jast long". \Vhen th<> time eomrs, however, for
Jehovah to rise up as he did at Mount Perazim and
at Gil)('on, and to cxpress his ri~htcous indi~nation
again<;t his enemies that ha,'e persecuted his cho>-en
people, lind when he hrin~'i about the downfall of the
Uoman Catholic Hierarchy, that will be so wonderful,
so unusual, so tl'('I1lPIHlous and so comp1C'te1y forel~11
to what has ever before ('ome to pas'l, tllUt millions of
})cople who have been adherents of the Homan Catholic
llicral'chy will ex(laim: "How stran~e that God
should destroy that organization!" They will M'C that
the work is 110t the work of man, but mnst be the work
of the Alll1i~hty ; and it is to such that this work will
seem "strange ". It may be confidently expel:ted,
therefore, that the survivors will say, in substa.nee:
"How :-.trange that this mighty or~anization, which
for centuries has acted us the represeutative of God
and Christ on earth, should now be destroyed by the
Lord! It is foreign to anything that has ever come to .
pass, and we Cllunot undcrstand it." '1'h<> work of .Jehovah hrre tnentioll('(l will app<>ar strllll'!e to rvrry nne
wtlO ClOl'S not Ulll1el'~tallu 11, alld only those ",111 understall<l it \\'110 urI' wllOlTv drvot('(l to .Tl'llO\'ah and
his kin!!(lom. To the anofntl'd .Jl'!Iovah's work will
not appeal' at all strange, foJ' the rea~on that they
have heen in:"truded of the Lord bv his Word as to
what shall cOllie to IlIl;"~, amI, ha V\1l~ been inst ructed,
they follow his 'Yonl Hnd of)('y his eommanuments.
They now have the information that Jehovali is going
to de:"troy the wicked Homan Catholic Hierarchy, alJd
they know that Jehovah's purpose will be accompJished,-lsa. 46: 11.
81 All over the earth now the faithful arc being persecuted hy the Roman Catholic Hierarchy. This persecution is so terrible and powerful that the faithful
know that no human power could suecci:>sfully rcsi<;t
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dare tell the truth about the wicked organiz:ltion of

the Hierarchy, but the faithful have taken their i:>tnnd
wholly on the side of the Lord a.nd Him tiJey will
serve, and not man. They know that their God Will
intervene in their behalf. Thcy know that the Homan
Catholic Hierarchy is the Devil's chief "ii:>ible agent
on earth and that Gou will search out and o.estroy all
his enemies, including the Hierarchy. lIayi!J~ this
knowledgc and assurance from the \Voru of <lad, lhe
faithful with confidence pray God to hasten the day
whell the enemy shall perish from the earth, and they
continue with joyful words to sin~ Jehovah's praises,
knowing that the enemy can do nothing worse than to
kill them. '1'he salvation of God's people he will accomplish by the hand of the antitypical David, Christ
J ('~us, the Beloved One of ,J ehoYah, and th0 gi'( at
King :"ays to these faithful anointed ones: "13<, thou
faithful unto death, and I will give thee the ('1'0\\ n
of life." (Hev, 2: 10, A.R.V.) The anointeu, therefore,
confluently rest in the promises of Jehovah, and for
that rea~on they rejoice in the tribulation that comes
upon them because of their faithfulnc"'o.;. ~l'('llJ~ the
fulfillment of Jehovah's prophet'ies, and kllo\\ in~ that
his King is un the throne ano. at the temple for jud~
ment, they look up and lift up their head ..., bel'ausc
they know that the day of dl'liverance is at hUlld.
W JI Y '1

Why would Jehovah "rise up" and smite the

Philistines, :-.eeill~ that they had by him !ll'l'n pl'l'mitted to have uominion ovel' the Israclill'o.; for )'raJ'~ 1
The same quesl ion may he asl,cd, and the sallle answer given relative to the modern Pllili..,tilll's, the
Roman Catholic Hierarl'hy. The Philistilll'''' \\'el'e privileged to be in the land that God had as..,kned to IllS
chosen people, alld they tl"ied to thwart Uod 's purpo..,e
to set up his typical kingdom thl're. Like\\'i"iC for ('l'Ilturies the Homan Catholic lIierarl'hy has lJl'en ;.,uffen'd
by Jehovah to o<'eupy the pi nee of his people on carl h
and has assumed to occupy the favor('d place of Jehovah; at the same time it vigorously att<'lllpts to prevent Jehovah's carr)'ing out Ids purpose ('olll'el'ning
his faithful anll anointed ones and concern in~ the setting up of his kingdom. It acts with revell~r ano erue!
hatred against all who arc devoted to .Jehovah. No
one can be fully and intelli~cnlly serving Jehovah
without opposing the wickedness of the Homan Cat IJolie Hierarchy, and henec they arc hated by the II il'rarchy. Long aflel' the aneil'llt Philistines as a nati(.n
were clestl'oyeu God caused his prophet to write the
prophecy in answer to the foregoing que..,tion ax to
why he will rise up, and that answer is rCl")J'ucd in
these words, to ,vit: "'l'hm :"aith the Lord Ood: n(cause the Philistines have uealt Ly revcngr, and ha\e
taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to <l('~11 OJ it
for the old hatred; th<:'refore, thus saith the Lord (1('d,
Behold, I will strdch out mine hand upon the Phi! htines, and I "ill cut off the Chercthims, and <1l",t roy
the remnant of the sea coast. And I will CX('('ull' ~'l'l'at
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vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they

shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my
vengeance upon them. "-Ezek. 25: 15-17.
89 From the time of Isaac the ancient Philistines
opposed God's people and ill-treated them. From the
time of the antitypieal Isaac Satan's agents have persecuted Jesus and his true followers. Particularly
have the Homan Catholic Hierarchy opposed and illtreated God's chosen people. (Gen. 2G: 15-22) It is
the decree of Jehovah, written long after the anCIent
Philistines as a nation had ceased to exist, that he
would destroy the Philistines, and therefore without a.
question of doubt the prophecy refers to the modern
Philistines, the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and all of
its conspiring lords. ThC' day of the destruction of that
wicked institution, the Homan Catholic Hierarchy, is
at hand. "And I will cut off the inhabitant from
Ashdod, alld him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashl.eIon; and I will turn mine haml aJ.{aillst Ekron; and
the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the
Lord God." (Amos 1: 8) "For Gaza shall be forsakcn,
and Ashkclon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashtlod
at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up. Woe
unto the inhabitants of the sca coast, the nation of
the Ch('rethites! the word of the l;ord is a~ainst ~ol.l i
o Canaan, the land of the Philistincs, I will evcn destroy thee, that there shall he no inhahltant." (~eph.
2: 4, 5) The pride of the modern Philistines shall
cease. (~ceh. 9: 6) 'rhe combincd hypocritical and
wicked rcli~ionists shall be de<;troyed, and this information i<; now given for the benefit of the remnant
and for the b('nrfit of the ,Jolladabs or great multitude.
(~ce Preparation, page ISO.)
'0 The Scriptures sec'm fully to support the conclusion that the dcstruction of the reli~ionists under the
Ie'ad of the Homan Catholic Hierarchy will be the first
part or thl' he~inning of Armageddon. The Devil reIigion mislabeled "Christianity" was first put forward under the name of "the Chulch of Home", out
of which grew the Roman Catholic Hierarchy. That
organization is mentioned prophetically in the Scriptures under the unplea&'Ul~ title of "the great whore".
There was a period of time when in the world there
was an organization known as "Protestantism", and
which opposed the Roman Catholic organization; but
about the time of the World War the Protestant (so
called) organization ceased and went over, bag IUld
baggage, to the Hierarchy, and now the entire lot constitutes "the great whore". This crowd of public
gang-sters and enemics of God set up the T;eague of
Nations as a substitute for God's kingdom. Anything
with them to turn the people away from ,Jehovah and
his King. These, pretending to stand for God, in fact
stand for and represent the Devil, and this whole
bunch composes an integral part of the beastly rule
of the earth. 'And the ten horns which thou sawest
upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall
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and burn her with fire. For God hath inclined their
hearts to do his purpose,' even to execute one purpo!>e.
(Rev. 17 : 16,17) (Sec Light, Book Two, page<; 80-114.)
'l'his is exaetly in harmony with Isaiah's prophecy.
Jehovah's storm of hail shall sweep away the refuge
of lies and fully expose to all mankind the duplicity
of 'the old whore', and her destruction shall precede
the destruction of "the beast" and of "the false
prophet". (Rev. 19: 19-21) The wicked modern Philistines shall be emnared in their own work of their own
hands,-Ps. 9: 15, 16. (See also Preservation, pages
139-143.)
41 Aside from what the Scriptures say, it would be
presumptuous for any man to say how God will accomplish "his ,york, his strange work", "his art, his
strange act." \Yhatsoe\"(~r the means used by the Lord
to accompli<;h this purpose, it will be the work and act
of God just the same, even though he uses some human
agC'ncies to accomplish his pm'j)()<;e, as he u"ed DaVId
at Mount Perazim. Let the faithful now rest in the
fact that just as certainly as the Roman Catholic Hi('rarehy is at the present time engaged in the pef';!'cution
of those who serve Jehovah, jnst so eertamly wJll
Jehovah rise up and !>mite tlte Homan Catholic Hierarchy to the dust. Therefore let the faithful !ll'otl'ed
with their work without fear and r('~arclle"s of the
ads of the wicked. Cod has shown t ha t the 11 ierarchy is thc Devil's chief wie!{{'u, visible or~anization,
and he has ul'clared in no unccrt ain terms t hat ;Ill the
wicked shall perish.-Ps. ]45: 20.
42 Armageddon is the work of Jehovah, beei!use the
Script urcs cmphat icall,}" &0 dcC'lare, that (Joll will do
his work at Arma~cdc1on hy the hand of Chl'ist ,JC'SliS.
The fact, howrver, that Jrhovah by his prophet speaks
of "his work, his strang'e work", "his act, his strange
act," repcating the words, seems clc'al"ly to indil'ate
two distinctive parts of Armageddon: (l) That wlllch
accompli<;hes the destruetion of hypocritieal religionists; and (2) that which aceomplishes the c'omplete
destruction of all of Satan's organization. Arrna~('d
don, therefore, as a whole is the work anll aet of Jehovah, but that part of Armageddon which he says is
"his strange work", (, his stl'ang'e act," would seem
clearly to refer to somethin~ that would appear to
many creatures as very strange. The fillal l'onfhct
would not appear to be strange, for the rca!>on that
all professcd Christians have been informed by the
Scriptures and otherwise of Armageddon as oue grrat
time of trouble.
.3 But now consider the fact that there is olle great
religious organization that has been kept prominently
before the people for many centuries, and which 01'ganization has repeatedly declared, itself to be the
special representative of God on earth and which millious of people have been induced to believe is a divine organization. Such people arc not expecting the
destruction of that organization. That great religious
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its Hierarchy, and to which there is attached a "Cath- proved by the Catholic priest, is almost certain to conolic population" of millions of persons. All the natiolls tinue i::.. ignorance concerning .Tehovah GoJ. For this
of "Christendom" tacitly admit that the Catholic reason, by means of fear awl the precepts of men mil.
Church s~'stem is the rrpresentative of''' god ", but, lions have been held in bondage and in ignorance.
of course, they do not understand which god. 1'\ow The greut mass of people that support the Catholic
wl1('n God singles ont this parti('ular Roman Catholic church organization are in no wise members of the
organization and brings it into disgrace and humilia- church and have nothing whatsoever to do with the
tion, as illustrated by nncircumcision and by 'emerods government thereof, and arc desi~natcd hy the Hierin the secret parts' of the Philistines, and then s\\ eeps archy, aud as set forth in the publications of that oraway the refuge of lies under which the Homall Cath- ganization, as "Catholic popUlation". (See Official
olic Hierarchy has long hid its nefarious work, and Catholic Directory, 1935.) There arc millions of such
,who are conscientiously oheying the command<; of the
expo~es the hypocm;y of that organization, and then
completely destroys the Roman Catholic organization, Roman Catholic IIierarchy, and who are totally ignosuch will clearly appear to be a "strange work" alld rant of the fact that they arc goinl-{ contrary to the
Word of God. The members of the Hkrarchy chuckle
"stran~e act" of the Almighty God, and the millJolIs
of people left on earth, and who will sec that marv"l- in their glee and say: '\Ve have made lies our rcru~e,
ous \Y{)}'k and act, \Viii no doubt in great astonishuH'llt and untler falsehoods we have hid our:-,elves. Who
cry out: "lIow strall~e that the Almi~hty Ood \\ould knoweth us, and who can sec UR?' By reason thereof
destroy that orf;anizatioll a~aillst whirh we have l)('cn they havc been enabled to keep the mass of the" Cathtau~~ht that nothing, not ewn hell, can prcvail."
olic population" in ib'110nUH'e of God and his kin~~
dom, aud to ('ontiuue them in their i~norallee i<; the
H Hypocrisy is despicable in the sight of Jehovah.
He says: "The vile perf.OIl will slwak villany, anti his reason why they warn Catholies to read llone of the
heart will work miquit~" to praetise hypocrisy, alld publications of the Wat('h '1'0\\'01'. Let tho'ie \vho deto litter error a/2:aill~t the Lord, to make empty tIl(' soul sire righteousness be assllred that God will, acrordllJg
of the hUJl~r.r." (Isa. :32: G) TIH're the Lord clearly to his prumise, sweep away the refu~e of lies hehind
dese/'il)('s the Homan Catholic lIicral'rhy. '1'he gr('at which the llierarehy hidt,,>, and wiII thus open the eyes
cst hypoerby ever prnrti<'e<l amongst men is that of all hOliest people to the truth. lIonr;,t Catholics
IH'[lC'lie('(1 by the Hierarchy, and the end of sllf'h is will then enjoy the opportunity of underslandin~ the
unnihilalion. Saul Jw('ame a hypocl'ite. (1 :)lIm. truth and will come to know that GfKl and his king.
1;): 123) lIe wa'> made Idug at the in~tllnce of the dom uuder Christ is the only hope of the human l'a<e.
people, and he ilJu~ll'ates tho'>e who were once in line With th<' Ilierarl'hy di~~~l'a('ed and dc.o.;troyl'd tllP hun.
for the kingdom but were moved by selfishness that e,>t people, ineluding the" Catholic population ", will
they Illil~ht have p(,l'~onal ~ain, and receive life and seek Zion, which is God's organization.
66 Concerning what took place at :l\[ount Perazim
pm\('r and honor. (1 Sam. 8: 4-22; 10: 17-2;)) Wh('n
the f.pirit of the Lord departed from Saul he acted and at Gibeon, which marhd the vi('tol'Y ur1fler David,
with t he Philistines in the continuous effort to destroy the record reads (l Chron. 1l: 17): "And the fame
David, (lod's anointed. Saul seems clearly to picture of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought
the "evil servant" dass, whom the Lord Jesus de- the fear of him upon all nations." lIl're a~ain David
scribed. These were once in line for the kingtlom. repre~el1ts Christ Jesus, the beloved of ,Jehovah, and
Moved by selfishness, being rejected by the Lord at the fear of Chri'>t Jesus, the Greater David, cJ<.al'1y
his temple judgment, these 'began to smite theIr fel- means the rl'lease of millions of "Catholic populalow servants', and eonceming such Jesus said: "The tion" from the bondage of the wicked Hierarchy. rrhi~
lord . . . bhall cut him asunder an(} appoint him his calls to mind the words of John when on the isle of
portion with the hypocrites." (1\[att. 24: 48-51) Uod Patmos. After he had seen God's royal organization
will permit no one to successfully interfere with the he saw a great multitude; and now Jehovah's people
have been permitted to sec a great multitude and to
establishment of his kingdom under Christ.
understand the words uttered by John, to wit: / I After
this I beheld, and, 10, a f!l'eat multitude, which no man
HONEST CATHOLICS
could
number, of all nations, and kindr('ds, and people,
4~ Honest persons have often been deceived and led
and
ton~ues, stood before the throne, and before the
into a trap. The Catholic organization boasts to this
effect: "Give us a child until it is seven years old, Lamb, clothed with white rol)('~, and palms in their
and it will not depart from the Catholic faith." A hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation
child brought up in i~norance of God and of his Word, to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto
and into the mind of which child there is instilled the the Lamb." (Rev. 7: 9, 10) The great multitude is
teaching of men, the Catholic doctrine, which is con- beginning to be manifested, and we are as<;ured the
trary to the Word of God, and which child is con- day of deliverance is at hand, and many of this gr{at
stantly wamed under the penalty of purgatory and multitude shall march away from the influence of the
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nations shall come and worship before the 1;ord, and mination than ever go on with the service of the Lord,
knowing this, that God's announced purpose to rise
shall glorify his name.-Ps. 86: 9.
up and smal'>h the CHerny will soon take plucc and
'7 When that great multitude take a firm stand on
the side of Jehovah God and his kingdom, and in obe- everyone who continues faithful to the Lord amicht
dience to God's commandments continue to seek mede- all thes~ trials shall rcceive the everlasting bles<;U1g
ne:.s and l'ighteouSlless, they will suffer reproach at of Jeho\'u:l. Surely Jesus had in mind just such times
the hanus of any and all of Satan's agents remaining when he said: "lIe that shall endure unto the end,
the same shall be saved." (Matt. 24: 13) Our God,
on c3rth, particularl:. those pictured by "the beast"
and "the false }Jrophet". They wiiI suffer beeanse whom we serve, will save and deliver his people to
they are companions of those who have been and are the honor and glory of his name.
persistently announcing the kingdom of God unuer
QUESTIO~S FOR STUDY
Christ. (lIeb. 10: 32.35) Let all who love God alld 11 1. Account for the PIlllistinp5' rCUlaininlr in the hnd of
Judah. For Satan's continUIng on earth aftN heinf.: spn
hig King now have full as')urance of faith that Jrhotenced to death. For the uJO(1ern 1'lllhstllles' hClng permitted to pcrsceute those who are devoted to Jehovah, For
vah's time to establish his kingdom is tlere and has
the remarkahle unfoh1in;::- of prophecy to God's pCllple at
begun and all opponents that the Devil can muster
the pl,,~eut timp. What IS now seell as to pnvl!l'g-e 1I1ll}
cunnot possibly prevent its complete establishment.
duty of those who arc fa\'ore,1 \\Ith all un'1erstandlllg of
the~e prophrcJes'
Jehovah has d('mon:-,tratcd and plainly shown his peo11
2. What do the ~cnpture!l (1'5. 21: 8,11) declare as 1l\\:lltlll~
ple that won he will l'ise up and fi~ht the battles of
those \\ho arc cruelly l'ersccutlllq OOI}'S faithful peul'le,
Ids people w!lo are for his Idn~~dom, and he is certain
anll as the reuson for Jehovah's thus dpaling with the [lersecutol
to rid the earth of the Homan (;athohc Ilierar('hy and
,. 3. \Vhat \HIS forebluulowed by the an('icnt Pluhstllles and
all the rcpl'ec;cntatives of the Devil. The purpose of
their relatJOnbhip \\Jth the lsraehteb J How do thl! proplH'tlC SI'IJl'ture~ at l'balIII !:l;): 7 and IbalUh :!S: 1:'; sen'o
tillS is the vinuieatioll of .Jehovah's name, and by his
purpose in the Ident 111I':1tion of the !Illldl'rII Ph lli:,tlilt'~ 1
prophet he says cOlJ('erlling thc inlllc,tion of this unts- , 4-tJ,their
With cOlrolJOJutl\'e sCriptures, explain ~Iatthpw 16: 17, IS,
tic punishmellt upon the modern Philistines: "And
Poillt out how Hatlln, by that oq:all17atlOn ("'('ullarly
his own, has llllSUSetl J('oUII' words Il'('or<!,,<! at Mattl",w
they shall lmow that I am Jehovah, when 1 shall lay
16: Hi, as further ju'tlf) mg tho ('harge prophptieuily
my vrllgeancc upon thrill. "--Ezek. 2:>: 17, A.fl. V.
rceoTfler) at }~:uah 2S: 1 ~, 15,
'tl 7. \\'1Illt IS IIIPUllt uy tho btatelll('nt, at Isaillh 2/l: lG, (a)
'8 The Homan Catholic IIierarehy h now conductcOnCPIIJlng ..Jeho\ah'8 'Ia) lug in ~ion a ~uro foundation"
ing a vigorous rampa ign in all parts of the cart h in
(h) 'I'hat "hi' that bc1lp\(th shall not make h,lste",
its attelllpt to force the people into the Catholic or- ,. 8, l'o;nt out fulfillment of I'Halrn 11k: 2~, together With that
of PH:dlIl 8::: 2,7.
g-anization. 'J'he IIil'rarC'hy is procreuing upon the
, 9,10. \\'Ilf'n and how will .lchomh 'lay JUIIC:lllCut to tlip linc,
throry that there al'c ju,;t t\\'o g'PHeral c1as'>es of peoand rlg-lItpou~U<)H8 to tlIe plummet" How sh'lll "the had"
"swepl' away the ret IIg'O of )ll'S", an,l "the Wllt"I~"
ple, to wit, Communi"ls and Homan Catholic, and that
., overtlow the hiding pia pc ' " For what purpose Will this
all who UO 110t line up with thc Homan Catholi(' sllle
be done'
arc therefore 11r('cssaril,v to l)e ('Ial>'>eu as Commullislf; ,. 11. \Vhat, Hud whosp, ure tho" covenant with death ", that
shall be tlisannu1le'l, 111111 tho" ngre('tIIent with hell", Ihat
Clearly this is the D('vil's effort to s('parate the JlC'ople
8hall not stanllJ What I ' the" o\'erf!owlIll$ seou rg-e" that
and ehc('kmate the \\'ork that the Lrm} Jesus is doing.
shall pa'~ t hrou~h, by \\ lill'h tlwy almll I,e tlO<!,1"1I dow II ,
Christ JC:-'IlS is now separatin~ the })('rsons of good
How anrl Vt hen \1111 this be done' How tloes Isaiah 28: 19,20
fit the situatIOn'
,viII, who arc ('alled the "sheep" (')as<;, from thosc that
HolV may we deterrlline that the prophetic di'cJaratlOn
nrc wickrd, whom he designates as the" goat" class. 11 1214.
at Isniah 2S: 21 applIes to the Homan Catholic (J wrar('hy,
(1\Iatt. 25: :l2-4G) 'rhe Devil, opC'rating through the
anu why the Lord now makes this known to llis people'
Hierarchy, is trying to offset thl' };ord's work by spp- 115]8. What are some of the histOriC fads whll'h a,'count
for the procellure hy the PIlllistllles amI by David liS rearuting the people into the classes of Communh;ts and
corded at 2 Samupl 5: l7,l/l'
,. 1921. Point out the iitnrss of the name" Baal-perazim" as
}loman Catholic.
that of tho place where tho hattie was fou~ht. \\ hat inU 'J'he Roman Catholic Hierarchy and its political
struction iii seen in David's inquiring' of tho Lor,l as re
and financial dupes and allies have suppressed the
cordpd in 2 Samuel 5: 19, and in the LOId's ans\\er to
David' What is foretolll by David's nttapk helC upon tho
'VA'l'CII TOWJ:R SOCIETY and confiscated its proprI'ty
Philistines, and by the outcome thereoU
in the countries of A ustria and Germany and other , 22-2tJ. Why \\oul<l the Phih~tlllPs again ('omo up agalllst
Davitl' What is seen (a) in DavJl}'s again in'luinn{; of
parts of "Christendom". It has recently caused many
the Lord 1 (b) In the Lord's answer to this irlllUlry by
countries and states to enact laws for the purpose of
David' (e) In David's procedure here, and the result of
suppression of speech and publication of the tru! h.
this attack1
It has cau<;ed many of the faithful to be persecuted 'If 27,28. What g'reat prophetic significance is seen (a) III
David's declaration rCI'orclcl} III 2 Hllllluel 5: 20' (b) In
unmercifully, ill-treated, and thrown into prison, and
the words by the prophet Isaiuh (28: 17) con('el'l1in::: tho
continues its wicked work. These moJern Philic;tines
same matter' (c) In the rccord at 2 ~arnuel 5: 21, :!,'i'
deal by rewnge and with n despiteful heart, and the ,. 29, :lO. Whose work was that at Mount Perazlln and at
Gibeon' \Vhat is m('ant hy the declaration l'eco"leu at
Lord's faithful people continue to suffer. Many have
Isaiah 28: 21' upon \lhom will that wurk of \uJl1icalton
wondered why God permits this. Let none of the
be visltcllf How does I~aIah 29: ];:)13 serve III the idenlJ
ficatiun of the mouclIl Phili,tlues'
faithful be disturbed. Let all who love God and Christ
1 3134, \\ Iiy \,ere the PIlllistmes perlUitted to rpmain in tho
Jesus now fully rest in faith and with greater deter.
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in David's conflict with the Philistines' What is the evidence that fulfillment of that projlhetic picture, together
with Psalm 83: 2-5, is now In progress' In the light of
Psalm 2: 9 and other related Sl'rJ pturE'S, what does tillS
portend concerning the modern Philistines and their con
fellerates'
35,36. How can the" hall" and the" overflowing waters",
Dnd later destruction, be said to be Jehovah'9 ., strange
work" and "strange act'" Hhow how well the prophetic
picture fits thl' pre~ent sItuation.
37. What mstruction for the 1,dthful is seen III the proph~tic
record of David's procedure \\ hen hard pressed bv the
Philistines, and of the outcome thereon
38. Why would JeluJ\uh for a long time permit the Philistines, both ancient and modern, to exercise dominion over
his covenant people, and then "risc up" and smite the
Phili",tines'
39. Apply the prophetic fact that it was from the time of
Isaac that the anrlent PhIlIstines opposed God's people
nnd Ill-treated th'" I. Point out sCflpture<i forl'tellin h the
judgmcnt to be executed upon the modern PhilIstines.

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dicate what will constitute the first part of ArmaglddoD.

'\lmt will the faithful do in the meantime'
42,43. W!lat concerning Armageddon seems to be inlhcated
by the cxprehsion at Isaiah 28: 21' Desrribe the present
situation, as fitting those prophetic words.
44. Apply Isamh 32: G. What in tillS connection is seen III
the prophetIC record l'oncerning l:laul'
45. Account for the abject serVIlity and pl'rsisteney WIth
which the subjects of the Roman CatholIc lIil'rarehy hold
to the teachings of that organization. How will these oe
affected by the fulfillment of Isaiah 28: 17, 18'
46,47. Apply 1 Chronic1l's 14: 17 and He\elation 7: 9,10.
In what pOSItion \\ III that part of theIr dell\ crance plnce
these' For \\ hat pUt pose WIll that deliverance be wrou~ht'
48,49. \Vlmt tactics are no\\ bemg employed by the DCVIl,
through his viSIble organization, to suppress prorlamatlOn
of the message of truth and to ofTset the work by Chnst
Jesus of separating' the "sheep" from the "fioats'"
'Vhat doel! this mean to tho~e who have been enli'.ihtrned
and h:1\e taken their stand for God and Ius kingdom'

SECURITY UNDER GOD'S KINGDOM

r';CVTIITY of life and property is a thing much

desired and M)ught by all honest people. Undrr

present ulisatisfactory gO\"(,l'IlInents the people
in general do not feel secure in their property, in their
limbs, or in their lives. 'l'he dpsirc of man for ri~llt
COUSJle:-s is exprc~s('d in the Con"ititution. which is 1he
ori~ilJal fundamental law of the United States govcrnment. The fralfll'rs of that documcnt desired ri~{ht.
eousness, doubt k'ss, and put fort h their best end('a\ <lrs
to s('e it established in the eal-th. The un<;een CII('\UY
('xcreiscd his evil illfluellre awl the ruling Jlowers soon
depat'ted from the fundamental law, and that to such
a de~ree that the Constitution originally made C'in
now hardly Le re('oh'1li?pd. Great monoJlolies are
formpd by a few nwn who have unlimited moncy and
grcat power and influen('c among the omeiaJ clement
of the nat ion. '1'he:-c s('lfish men go into the govel'llment busincss, and their chief intrrest is to increase
their power and wealth. With them the liberties, the
peace, the pl'operty, and cyen the li\'es of the people
arc matters of ~erondary importance. These selfish
men }lavin~ to do with the go\'ernment put forward
their tools to be elected to offiee. The people go through
the form of electing their representatives to the \'arious departments of government and these are overreached by the s('lfish interests. Those who should
properly be the servants of the people arc enticed find
induced to enact statutory laws contrary to the gl'lleral welfare and for the benefit of the few. Uncler
such laws the people arc exploited, hoodwinked, and
robbed. Some citizens go into court for redress, only
to find that the selfish monopoly has overreached and
wrongfully influenced the courts They soon learn
that a man without great wealth and much influence
has little or no show in the courts. Well has a distinguished American lawyer said:
"Nowhere in our social fabric is the discrimination
between the rich and the poor so emphasized to the
average citizen as at the bar of justice. Nowhere should

it be less. . . Money secures the nhkst and moc;t

adroit counsel. . Bvidence can be gathered from
every source. 'l'he poor must be content to forego all
these advantages."
1\11'. Sinclair, owner of many millions of dollars and
of powcrful infhHnee, was put on trial at W ashin~t(ln,
the national capital, on a criminal ehargc of drfmuuing the Cnited States govel'llment of its oil ~uppill's.
During the course of the trial charges werc made that
there was evidence of an attempt by thc defendant to
bribe the jury. The trial rcsulted in :\11'. Sinl'lair's
acquittal. As fUl'thcr evidence that the enited States
government (the one mo:-t nearly iueal ~'et on ('aMh)
docs not dcal equally with its citizens let her leal'llpd
senators testify. Immediately following the acquittal
of l\lr. Sinclair the following statcments were made
by members of the United States Senate and apIH'an-d
in the public press on the 2:!d day of April, l!l:!b:
''l'he then Senator Heflin said:
"It will eonviure the people that a 'double system'
of criminal jurisprud('nce for rieh and poor operates
in this country. Sinclair comes on to be tried ancI wc
find him tQ'mg to tamper with the jury. Thi<; Yerdit't
is astounding in view of the ruling of the Supreme
Conrt, which held the transaction was branded all o\'er
with fraud."
Senator Norris said:
"The acquittal shows that you can't convict a hundred millions under the jury system. The Supreme
Court deelared 1he whole transaction fraudulcnt.
Sinclair didn't even testify and he didn't deny the
charges. His acquittal proves that if you have enough
money you ean escape anything."
The then Senator Edwarcls said:
"It was not a court jury that acquitted Sinclair,
but the duplicity of Repnbl iean party leaders, eahlllet
officials and trusted public servants in the HarJin!{Coolidge administration, which paveJ the way for ju~t
such a travesty as was consummated at the nation's

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capital today. If the high and mighty of this government can be bought and paid for with impunity, why
should America place the entire burden of meting out
justice to her criminals on the shoulders of a financially weak and impoverished jury whose inherent fallibility is their only armor against intimidation and
fraud 1"
Such conditions will not be possible under God '8
government, beeauo.;e that government will be a righteous one and all the people, both poor and rich, shall
have an equal show. (Isa. 11: 4) In fact there will be
no rich and no poor. There will be those who are
haughty and those who arc meek or poor in spirit.
The haughty will be compelled to come down from
their exalted positions, and the poor and meek will be
lifted up, that nil may have an equal ;lnd common
standing before the grcat, just and righteous Judge.
At the present time men of extreme selfi'ihncss, lJy
their \\ealth, p(m er and influence, control the grf'at
publicity channels through \\ hirh they attempt to
mold public opinion to suit themselves and to blind
the people to the real truth. Editors of many of tIl\';'C
publications would publish the truth if left unllllldered, but they must ~'irld to the power that i,; wielded
by selfil,h inteJ'(';,ts or be cru..,hed. The result is that
if truth is brought to the attentioll of the public prl>SS
it is eitller suppres;,ed or garblc'd in such mallllcr that
it could 1I0t be reeognizc'd as trut h.
When a clergyman eXj))'c's,;es his own wis(Iolll nIH}
makcs Uod and his Word Hppear as unworthy of ('un
sidcratioll, such is givf'll widc publirity by thc public
press. 'l'hc ~J'('at mundarr intt'I'l'sts know holY to ILlttcr thc ambitious (!el'gymen. They thcrefore thl'ow a
little sop to the':iC clergymen and the clerl!ymrn arc
cageI' to grab it. Those who really control the govC1'Ilments tolemte the c1ergYIl1PlI because they {'an be
used to deceive and exploit the people. They furnish
a sanet imoniou':l smoke M'rel'n hehind which the consciencekss profiteer works. It is a daily practice for
OIlC of these so-called and suppo,;ed repre<;entati\'es of
the Lord to stand in the home of the great legislative
body and invoke a blcs'>mg upon those who are hrandcd as "boodlers, grafters, and lobhyists". If one of
these clergymen ntters an unusual prayer asking fol'
blessings upon the men who foment war and cxploit
the people the public prcss speaks in commendatory
terms thereof.
While the governmental interests are being looked
after by the "boodlers, grafters, and lobbyists", and
profiteers, the people at home arc bein~ exploited by
some other s('lfish interests opcrat('d under the title
and name of truc,t compani('s or like financial instit utions whieh receive special protection from the government. 'l'hcse financial institutions induce a ecrtnin
number of the more respectable people of the community to inve,>t some of their funds with them or
take some :>tock in their corporations and dcpend upon
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effort is put forth by the favored and selfish interests,

in which effort thry are aided and abetted by the
clergy and the &ub<;idized press, to suppress the truth
and keep the peor!':l in ignorance of the real truth.
One of the great benefits that shall result to the
people under the ri~hteous government of God and his
Christ will be the lifting of the veil of ignorance and
wrong and turning on the light so that the truth may
be known and that the people may fully understalid
that all their benefits and blessings come from Jehovah
God. Concerning this it is written: ".Judgment also
will I lay to the line, and rightc'ousness to the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of he'l,
and the waters shall overflow the hiding place." (l..,a.
28: 17) "And he will destroy ill this [government]
the face of the covering eu';t over all people, and the
vail that is spread ov('r all nations."-lsa. 2:>: 7.
The people do not now feci sel'urc in their !JOines or
propertJ-', and they Dre not secure, A ~'oung man bu:,s
a mode::,t home in a city, or a little farm. lIe finds
that he must pay a bonus to some finanriul in'>titut 1011
to get a loan on hh property. lIe must pay a high
rate of intere"t on his morl ~age; and he must p.IY
ever increasing taxes, bot!J gCIIPl'al and SIJl'cial. IIc
soon &ees that the burden upon him i'l so ~reat that it
cl)(lall~ers the M;elJl'il y of his hOllle. lIe is in consl ant
fear of losing' it. ~ooner or laler he is unahll' to b(',[r
up under the burdell, the 1l\()J'1l!:a~e is foreclosed, 1I11d
his property is in the halld'i of the ('ruel and "dli;,11
intercsts. One of the gn>at beHefits that will re<;ult 10
tJll' people under the righteuus government of the L(u d
will be that a man will be secure in his home alltl in
hi.; property. 'I'hell TlH'n will build hou"es and live in
them as their own. They wlil not build for another
to take it away from them. (Isa. (if): ~2) 'rhe Opp\(";SOl' and extortiouer will not be permitted th('n to (perate. The conditions will be favorable and equitahle
and everyone will have a fair opportunity. Cnd!'r
the righteous goverumcnt of the Lord man will 1I0t
fear. "But they shall sit evpry man under his vinc
and under his fig tree; and nOlle shall ma!,e t 1J('1ll
afraid: for the month of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it. "-Mic. 4: 4.
Then the people will put away sclfislmess and learn
to honor God. And what will be the result 1 In l'roverhli
3: 9, 10 the answer is given: "Honour the Lord with
thy substance, and with the fiJ'stfruits of all thine increase: &0 shall thy harns be filled with plenty, aud thy
preSl,es shall bur&t out with new wine."
It must now be apparent to all who think soberly
lJnd honestly, that the present unhappy conditions ('an
never be remedied by man. Ccnturies of cXpel'iplWe
prove that with man such is impossible. When we gam
a knowledge of the reason for these distressing conditions and what is God's remedy, then it is easy to
see that the only way to have la<;ting peace and c(.ntinuons prosperity lJnd security is by nIH} through the
kingdom of Jehovah God unuer Christ Jcsus.

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vVATCH TOWER BIBLE

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f)

OFFIOEI:S

J. F. RUTREIWOI:D President

W. E.

VAN AMBUBGII

Secretary

"And all thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

great:>hall be the peace of thy children."- Isaiah 54-' IJ.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH is the only true Gor], is from everlasting
to e\orlastUlg, tho Maker of heaven and earth anu the GIver
of life to his creatures; that tho Logus \\ as tho be~innin!; of
his crcation anu hi5 activo agent In tho creatIOn of oll
things; that the Logos is now tllO Lorll Je~us Christ in glory,
clothed with all l'uwer in heavcn and earth, and tho Chief
Executivo Officer of Jehuvah.

THAT GOD created tho carth for lllan, ere:lterl perfect

man for the ca rth and placed him upon it; that wall '\llfully
disobeyed God's law a III I \\as Bcntencc,} to dmth; that by
reason of Aoam '8 wrong act all lllell ure born sinnccs and
without tho right to life.
THAT JESUS "as mallo human, and tho man

Jcsu~

Buffered death iTJ. order to produco tIm ran<orn or r('uelllpti\o

prico for all mankind; th.,t GOl] ral~",l up .TI'RllS ulvino [Illd
exalted him to hea\'l'1l al!rJvo cvery neatulO [mu abovo C!very
name and chtheu him with all power and authority.

THAT JEHOVAII'S

Or~GANIZATlnN

if! calloll Zion, an,l

that ChriHt JeHUI' is tlio Clue! Oliir'II tlil'roof fiud 18 tho
ri~htful King- of tho Ilorld; tlint the fl11111lltl'U [ind faithful
followors of CllriHt .1e~llH aro ell/hIrcll of l!,lOn, melll!JeTS of
Jehovah's or::::l11mltion, uu,] aro his II i!Il"~:w~ WhO:40 rIuty [intI
privilpgo it is cO tp~lify to tho sUl'n'(j):u'y of .Teho\ah, declaro
his purposes tuw:l1<1 n'ankincl Ufl exprl'~sl'] in tltp Bibk, anu
to bear the fruIts of tho !<lngdom IJPforo all who will hpar.

THAT THE \'<-'ORLI) hns ('naed, fllld tho Lord .T<'SUR ChriJ~
has been p]ap"cl hy .1"hO\nh upon ],iH throno of authontv,
has ou~ted Satan from he:lvpn anu i5 proce('dmg to tho
cstabli&hment of God'8 ]rin;;,loJll on ('orth.
r~ELlr

aUI] ble~~in~R of 11'0 ppop]f'S of <':lTth

can com'l only I)y ano! Ihlllllg-lt ,Il'h'lIah's kuq';o!OIll under
Christ whil'h has IHJW bpg"tltl; that the Loro's 1It',t J.ir,at
net is the tIl"tl uc,tion of Hatau'8 organizatlun uucI til\' ,<tahlishment of r:c;hteotl't1"~H in the e:'lth, a Ill] that ullt]c'r Iho
kinguom all tl]()~e 'Iho \\111 obpy its righteuus lm\!! Bhall lno
on earth fOle\ cr.

THAT TilE

IllS STHANGE WOnK

'reshmony Perincl for ApTl], "lIi~ :'>tlflllge \YOlk," whil'h
l1:ltes from the 4th to til(' I~th Ilay llW]""IW, WIll be ano:ll.. r
season of l'xtraorc]jlUlI y h]e~slllg- to Ihp l'"b],sIH'rs of t he J.I n;,dom. It ,',)ll he dUllllg thl~ P~'llllll that all ,]esirolls of Rln'~IJlg
fOllh tho nltlnO of ,]chr)\ah Illll I'all UpOll the l)('op]C Wllh Illl;
hook 1tlclle8. 'rhe Lon] 's puhlthhels \1 III havo eard'ulh rr'a.l
the autogralJheJ edltlOll ]Jy .\ pTll l an,] \\111 be fully prel'ar(',\
find anxious to pla"e th,s \\ol1l]l'li,,1 n:p"~a;:o III the hallrls of
t],e people on a contlll,ulion of ~,j('. 'J'''.~ ]JOok is hei!l', pub,
h.;hed in lIIf,ny languag"l's. The illll'0l'tanr'(1 of it call1lOt b'J
oWlstressed. as you can apl'fl'clate only after ~ou rClll] thp
houk earefu]h-.
T!Ie dueetors shon]c] he plauning now for this cau,!"l1>~l1.
In,hnclual8 not nSRo('iatecl \\Ith the cOTJ1pallles shou]cl WIIll' Ihc
branch officc in the ('ounby in wllll'h tlt .. y lIve or till' hl':'cl
0F-iee at 117 AdaIds St., Brook]yn, K. Y., exprl'sslIl:4 their ,h,.
Rl1e to Imr!iripate 1lI the \1'ltne2S. The Jratchtoll'cr has heldo
f?re stated th:\t the SO('Iety woul,] soon puhllsh n hook l'hpepJ(ln~ for the lwnetit of the ., gleat mu]tIlude". lfPTC it is!
Gl't It mto the hancls of the l)cop]e, thereby mfol ming tllI'lll
of Jehovah's" strange work' '.
"RICH ES"
" The title of n new ])()o~d All shoul.1 Ipal1 it carefullv to know
why flud how to pIt il i;I the hau,]s of Ihose seeldn;; ~i;;htcOlld-

IllS journal is pnblishell for the purpose of enabling'

the poop]e to know Jehovah God and Ius purl'0SI'S as

exprca<ed in the Bible. It puLlis!ws Bible instIllctlOn
specifically uCRigned to alu Jehovah 's witnp~sl's. It arran!{e~
systematic IlILle study for Its readers anri supplies other literature to aid 11l Ruch stu,lles. It publIshes buitah]e ll1aterial
for Hlllio bro:lc]castmg anll fQr other means of publIc lIlstruction in the f:>eriptures.
It adheres strictly to the Bible as authority for its utterances. It is entirely free and I'eparato frorn all p:lrtie~, sects
or other worldly organiz:ttions. It is wholly anel "ithout
reservation for the kingdom of Jehovah God un']('r CllTI,t
IllS Beloved KIDg. It is not dogmatic, but imilp'l earefu!
nnll critipal exanunation of its contents in tho light of tl,o
ficnptures. It doeB not inrful~e in contro\ersy, and its columns aro nut open to pelsonahties.
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Entered ll-'l .<Ieeond Class Uail Natlpr at llmoHyn. N. 1'., Po~to&icc.
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nnd lUe..lmess. 'rhe authol's e.Jilion is now off the I'll'S.

It l'Ollt:llll~ !l sl,el'ral l,elsollal I.,tter ilom alld hy the hau. 1 If
tho fluthor to all ,lcho\alI 's LJllgdulll publishers. 11lltJai c\[,en'lJ
of l'uhllSlllug I:lrltrs oblt;;,,~ Ihp :'>ocrety to ll~k a ronlllbullOll
of (jOe a ('opy of IhiR hlllllcd edllwn. Among eOlllpanle~ :llId
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Ihat Looks may be sllll'l'e,] in lois,
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INTEUNATION.\L CO:-;VENTIO:-l
'1'11,' lora] sen i'1) pony,'nt 1011 for &'mtlIern Caltfornia tlI"lt \., u~
annuuncl'cl iu The IratI it/Oil",. has now ~r 0\\ n to be one of
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8~ole for hlH l'l'uple can 1)(' aPPIpem1cu ollly h:-- attplllhng at
ont) of thl' tl'n eltlc~ in the l"tllf"r! f;tatc9 llTlC] Canada or 0,),'
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February::.:, :lnd by dllept \1 Irl) IOlll1el'twn~ his \ 0[("" \I III ]'e
brouglit to h:l1h nIHI alllphli('d at lhltllllOll', ~ld, ]:lI'"ln~;k\l'.,
Ab., BClslon, )b<~., ('I"eal-:o, 111., CI,'\eI1l1ll], OhIO, 1\:.111',\8 ("ty,
!II"., New York, X. Y., I'It1'!>lllglI, 1'a., 'l'lHOlltO. Ont., Calla,h,
an.] to eon\l'lItwn cjtI<'~ ill 11", BlIt i"h 1o]e8. 1'h"" butlt tll'
publIc al1l1rl'SR lind Brotha Hutherfonl'~ adclte~s tn tl ... (""J.
ypntinll n-,cmh]ed at 4 .111. Pa('ltw tune will \,.1 hlflU'Jlt to
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(COlltl'IlHd 011 page C:;)

gffieWATCIHIT0WIER
AND HERAlD Of CHRrrT~ PRESENCE

VOL.

LVII

FEBRUARY

15, 1936

No.4

OUR RESPONSIBILITY
"To wllOmsoever much has been given, from hint 'much will be 1'eq1drcdj and to whom 'much has been
ed, of him [the more] will be demandcd."-Luke 12: i8, Weymouth.

I'~IIOYAII docs everrthing in order. He give'! life

entru,~t

the proper times 1 Blessed is that srr"ant whom his

]\faster ,\ hen He com('s shall find flO doing-. I trll you
truly that lIe will put him in authority over all IIis
possessions.' "-Lute 12: 42-44, lr('!JlIl.
4 'I'he rule rou"t of nec('ssity apply to all persons who
havc agreed to do til(' "ill of (lod, and hence incl udc,;
those ,rho ('ompose the" great multitudc" '.J('hovah's
rules are iixeu and never changr. (.~Ial. a: G) The rule
is spel'ifieully aplllir<! to tho<;e who by l'ea,>on of unfaithfulness fin(l th('1I1Sp1\'(,s in the "evil ~('l'\'alJt"
cla~';, eOIl('('rlling' wholll ,Jesus says: "Hut and if that
srrvant '>ay in his heart, ~Iy lord d<'!aycth hi,; eomill'.~ j
lind sha II IJ('g in to beat the lIlC'lIserva n t'> and maid"11 ",
:Illd to cat and drink, and to be drllnken. "-Luke
12: 4;'.
~ That which honest lOrn have desirecl and for \\ hi"h
they Iwve looked forward <1l1l'in~ II Ill'l'io(1 of many
eenl uries is the coming- of the 1,01'(1 .JeIIS ('hri"t alltI
hi,> kill~~dom. One having ag'l'red to do the ,\ ill of Uta!.
and I)avin~ been cnlightened ('on(pl'nillg' hi,> rODlill~
alld IllS klllgtIOIll, is ullder sll(h r('<;jHJlhibility that if
that ('!'('ature, then, by beeomlllg' neg-llgl'nt and illlIJl'ferent eOllecl'llillg' the kin~dom inter('sl,>, by his COUl',>e
of action denies the coming (If the Lord .Jeslls, he is
Illaced in t hc "ev il sena n t" (lass. For that rea"un
Jesus puts it in thi,; manner: "Bllt and j;'that servant.
say in his heart, 1\ly lon1 tIl'laydh." The heart is the
seat of motive, and lllall disdo<;cs hi,> motive by the
eourse of action he tak('s. lIe doC's not neetI to lhe
his mouth in sllpaking ,\o]'(ls, hceaus(' hi" action,> speak
with g-rrater forcc than his words. Thl' one who fears
God will t hercforc be on the all'rt at all time,; lest he
should fail in safl'guarding' the kingdom illtrr("t" ('ommitted to him and thereby illc'ur the displea'>Ul'e of
thc Lord.

to his ereatures, "every man in his own order,"

those who arc made members of the ro?a1 house
being' plarcd by him in the hig'hest oruer. Eaeh olle
of the nlPmhers of that. capital org-anization is plu('cd
in 11 position in thc houy accoruing to Gou's own
pleasure. (1 Cor. If): 23; ]2: 18) To he plea~il1g' to
GOll the creaturc must take an oruerly course, ano for
this reason thl' m;1ll of g-oou will, having- sincpn,ly dcsireu to Sl'rve (Jod, prays to him: "Order my step,> in
thy woro; anu I('t not allY iniquity have domillion
OWl' me. ])<'1 iver me from the oppression of man; so
will I ];:('rl! thy IJlTl'C'pts. Make thy faec to shine upon
thy sl'rvallt; tllld t(';!eh me th? I>tat1ltes." (P-.;. 119:
133-13G) "The steps of n g'oo(l man are 01'<1('1'(<1 hy
tIl<' Lonl; nIHl he ddighteth ill hi,> way. "-Ps. a7: :!3.
21~esponsihility of the er(';1tllre to the Crrator is in
proportion to thl' 100owle<1g-e POSSpssf'(1 by the ('!(':1t1l1'e
or that whi('h, I)y the e'\('I'eisc of duC' earC' awl dili~enee, the ereatlll'e rni~ht lHquire. The Imo\', !<'d~e
whil'h the neatUl'1l rrrei\'c8 from God's \Yol'd dlse1C':es to him tJI(~ opportunity for se!'Ving nod t!nd to
thNehy Iil'O\'C his integrity to\v:lrd God. As opportUll iIie's in('reas(', the' re'sponsibility of the erC'atlll'e inC'r(';\S('8, 1\'('glIgpnee or indifference finos no support in
thr f;eriptures. ".Kf'g'lect not the gift that is in thee."
(1 Tim. 4: H) "Ilow ,>hall we ('srape, if we neglpct
so great salvation; which at the first began to he spoken by the Lord, alia was confirmed unto ns by them
tllat IJ('nrd him." (lIeb. 2: 3) This rule applies both
";ith reference to [ll'quiring kno,vlcdge of God's pU1.'pose and to the performance of service as opportunity
is affordco.-2 Cor. 8: 7; ITeb. 6: 11.
S Jcsus spoke with full authority from God when
he said: "To whomsoever mueh ha'! bern given, from
him mueh will bc require(]; and to whom mueh has
been entrusted, of him [the more] will be demanded."
(Lnke 12: 48, lVeym.) Those ,vorcls apply primarIly
to the ones that voluntarily have berome the f>ervants
of God at the time of the coming of the Lord Jesus
for judgment, and this is shown plainly by thr context: " '\Yho then,' replied the Lord, 'is the faithful
and [prudent] steward ,vhom his ~raster will put in
charge of His hou"ehold to serve out their rations at

G I V EN
GNatI' that the \Vorus of Jesus sho\\' that therr are
hro sl'pamte and distinet things to \\'hieh we mu"t
give consideration: (1) \Yhat ha'> he('11 g'i\'l'n to us;
:1IId (2) ,,-hat has be(:l1 entrusted to us :t'! his Sen'alll';,
Gou gi\'\'s to his servants a Imowle(h'e of hi,> \YOI'd,
t1lf'l'cby making known to thrm his purpos('s. 'I'he
Lord entrusts to his scrvants the klll~d')1lI interest'!.
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The coming of the Lord Jesus to the temple, as the

ScriptlH'es and facts show, took place in 1!l18, and
that marked a definite dividing point as to things
given and as to things entrusted to Goo's servants.
Following the death of the apostles there quickly came
a time of great ignorance ar,d darkness concerning the
purpo~e of Jehovah, and this continued for many centuries. From 1878 orw,lrd there '\Wl a gradual restoring of the truths that had been hiducn during the
long period of the past. Prior to 1!l18 the servants of
the Lord applied the words of Jesus recorued at Luke
12: 48 to the time of the millennia I l'('i~1l of Christ.
Kow it is clearly seen that those words of .Jesus state
a rule of jllll~ment, and specifically and with gr('atcr
force apply at the corning of the Lonl .J("iUS to the
temple for jtld~ment, which judgment he b(gins with
those who have cllter('(l into a covenant to do the will
of God.-1 Pet. 4:17.
1 Prior to ]!l18 01O'>C con~e('rated 10 God understood
and helie\'cu that Ood i'l'nt J('SIlS to earth and permitted him to he Pllt 10 d0,lth as a ramolll for all men;
that the doctrinc of ctemal tonm'nt i<; false and thnt
the wagl's of ~in is death; that Cod takes out from
among~t men his chureh, the members of which must
dev(,lop charadeI' that would ,ju,tify thpl!l in rClgning
with ChJ'ist .Jl";U" the H(ad of the church, and rule
the world dllrin~ lhr t hous:lIld years following the
time of nlorifieation' that the c!l\Il'eh eonstitllll's the
c1ect eOll~)any or ,. littl(: Ilock", the lllclll!wrs of whieh
are chan~('d i,l the first J't'~nrrr('tion to the lih'np"s of
the Lord ,J(,SUS Christ; and thol1~ht that they saw that
nod has a s('eondary company ('omJlo~l',1 of those who
are hr~otten hy hi" spi/ it, and that slllh, hy I'('ason
of their npgl( 01 or laf'k of eomplde faithflllne"s, must
hc force(1 inl0 great tri!JlIlation, and lhat Ollt of that
trilmlatif)!l thc'y would comc fully purg('d and he given
a secondary piace in the spiritual r('alm of God, and
that such company therdore is known as the" gr,'at
multitude" or 'tribulation company' 0/' 'eonsolali rm
saints '. It was llnderstoo(l aud hrl icved that the gn)at
massps of llUmr.nkind will have life on earth by means
of re;.,titution; that 1!)].l would ('nd the earthly journey of the spiritual elms and that shortly thereaftt'r
restitution of mankind would begin. Those who really
love God and the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ
h'u~ted in the Lord and '\aited upon him, heing anxious to de his will. Oth('rs who had eon;.,r('l'ated thembclves to God, but who were moved hy a selfish desire
to he in the kingdom class to help rule the world, fell
away and were relegated to the "evil servant" cla"'s.
'fo all of those who had made a covenant with God
something had becn giVl'll and something was required
of each one who had rec('ivcd a knowledge of the truth.
The requirements and l'e<;ponsibility were in pro]lortion to whnt had been receiv('(l, and faithful obeull:nee
was lWluireu of all who hau reeeivrd the truth. The
heart condition of euell olle determined into what cla&s

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he would be placcd, whether of the faithful servant or

of the eyil servant.
MORE GIVE-S

Some of the foregoing truths given to Go<l's people prior to ID18 were misunc1erstood :md mi'-uJI]llieu
by them, but they smcly Ulluer..,too.d en~Ui-d,l to ma.I'e
them re:,>poJJsible to Gou and to reqUIre fmthful sery/ce
of each one in the covcnant with Jehovah. The evidence shows that it was in 1918 that the Lord ('ame 1(J
God's temple for juugmeJJt, but that faet was flJ:,t
made knowll to the pcople of nod ahout 19~~. By I he
Lord's grace the light hc~an 10 increa&e upon hi.; pl'OpIc. Sinee that latter date lhere haye been ~.!;jH'1l to
the comecrateu many woudcrful truths awl the 1i!.!;ht
flashing from the temple ha., greatly eJJligh1(/jpd all
of God's people who have heell of a pure heart aud
diliO'ent in I'eeeiyin rr that whil'h was givcu. We hln e
a c1~arer visilJJJ of o~r respoll~ibility to the Lord \\ h( Il
we give eom,ideratioll to tlH'se truths. It wa.., sinl'p
] !.l22 that thc eon~e('rated bl'gan to uppreei:lte 1he LId
that Christ Je"us is at the temple eoudlletillg a jllrl!!,
mrnt of the hou:,e of his Fatha, 311(1 this he has ,J.Jlle
that the np!Jl'o\,l'U OIlI'S ., lIlay Orl'Cr unto the Lord 1<11
offerillg ill rigllteollsn('ss". pIal. 3: ]-3) TIIl'I'I'aff('r
instrl1l~tioll in lhe f;criptures was rcceived and \\ Ilh
clearer vi~ioll, allu the !Ieal'ers lJl'came 1)(1tn' ('l/llipIHd
to serve the J",oru, and their l'cspollsibJlit,\' iIlC'/l'II..,,'t! ill
proportion.
9 Since the (oming of the Lord to the 1<'llIple the
importunee of ohedil'lIee has \)('1.'11 magn ifil'd ill the
milld of the alloilltcd. The,\' ha\'e S('ell alld upprl'(jall'J
how Chl'ist .J(..,u<; has always hl'l'lI o!>edi('llt alld the)
nrccssity for (':Jeh one foJJow\ll~ ill his strps to liI,pwise he ohedlent. J('sus wao;; 1\i/l~ whl'n lIP a..,leIH1('t!
into the heann, but he wa') st i II ~uh.ieet to ./ elaJ\ all
and must oLev in"tl'uetiolls, :11111 this he always dOl''''
with delight. . He joyfully ob{'~'ed Jehovah's \\ ill to
wait for ]900 years hefOle I)('~illni/l~ hiS reign. \\'11/
mu&t he wait 7" Because Jehovah had d('cl'rl'd that :- ...
tan shoulcl haye a fixed period of time in which tu
make an effort to prove his Loastful ('halle/l~:(). (P-;.
110: 1) Why is &0 much ronsiJcration I.dv('/} to SaLlll '?
The consideration is not for f;atan's he/lefit, but that
God's creatlu'es may hear and apprl'eiatc the fa('t".
ill his due time to have them drclal'ed, and lIIay ~u;
and appreciate the supremacy of Jehovah God in tne
exercise of his power. POl' this l'eaS011 JehonJi/ salll
to the Devil: "For this cause have I allowed thee to
remain, in order to show thee my power; and in ord!'r
that they may proclaim my nalne throughout nil the
earth." "(Ex. 9: 1G, LGc~cr) The /Srrat truth sl't 1'01',1,
in this scripture was not understood until nfhr till:'
coming of the Lord to the temple for judgmrnt. Pl cviomly the con,,{'eratcd had Ulule/'stooel th,/t tid" "('ripture applied to Pharaoh of E~ypt; but now it is l'!eurly ser/l that Phuraoh was nH'l'cly a vi"ible repl'l"l'lI 1<.tivc of the De\ il and that the seript nrc pm tll:nlar;:'
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has reference to the Devil and states the reason for

permitting him to remain, By tl,is scripture two things
are greatly magnifieu, which things must be done before wickcdness is cleared out: (1) There must be a
world-wide testimony delh'ered by the cho,>en witnesses of Jeho\'ah advising' those who will hear that
Jeho\ ah is God, that he is supreme, and that Ghrist is
King, and (2) there must be C'::-.hibited the supreme
})o\\'er of Jehovah, that no one cun have any excuse to
deny that IIe is the Almighty. This explains why the
testimony must be given and has heen gi\'en following
the World War, and why it IIIW.;t be finishcd before
Armageudoll, at whieh time God will fully exhibIt
his powcr. We had once believcd that God had prr
mitted evil in this world ill or(}('r that men might learn
how terrible evil i.;, lJUt now we !-ice that Gou has j!rr.
mitted evil or wiekedness to afford Satim, the wickrd
one, the full and fair opportunity to make his challcllg'e good and to afiord mell the opportunity to prove
their intl'g'rity toward God. 'l'he privilege of being
faithful to God b now magnified.
10 Followillg' tllC ul'uth of the apo,>tles men hecame
the teach('l's in the ehureh, and this cOlltil1l1ed for
lIJau~' yellrs; lIwl 1I0t until afler the eOllliug' of the
Lord .Jesus to the temple was it ~cc'n and apprec'iuted
that tJcho\'ah and Christ tltsus lire the teachers alld
from this time oJlward those who love the Lor(] shall
be tau~ht of nod, .~h:llJ bee t hell' 'l'eaehcrs, and th"jr
Tcaehers I'hall 110t louger IJC il~n()l'cd or IlllSllCd into
a (Ol'\I('r. (ba. 30: 20) Now tlt<'I'C is 110 eXCll'lC for the
con'-('rra!c!d to COlllllllt the sin of ~aJJlaria by g-h'ing'
l'rai';(~ and worship to men . .i\J1 jJI'Llise, adoration Ilnd
worship IJltl"t be g-ivell to nod and Christ .Jl'Sllb, The
kingdom of (lad or IJ('W nation was IJOrn in ID14, wllf'1l
(lod sellt forth hi" hdo\'ed Son to r<'ign. (1's. 110: 2)
f)oflll'tirne following' that datc t!w ('ollscrratcd saw the
great t!'llth that th('re nrc two eontendillg' orgalli;:ations, that of Satan and that of Jehovah; that the
organization of Satan is symbolizc(] hy a wicked woman, and that the organization of .Jehovah God is pict II1'<'d hy a good wOlllan j alJ(~ it is the good woman that
is Uod's organization, which /.iivl's birth to the king-dum, and to 11<'1' other children, and that' all of her
children nrc taught of Jeho\'ah', and g-reat is their
peace with God and in God, and great is their joy in
serviug hirn.-Isa. 54: 13.
HIS NAl'tIE

Dmiug the past few years the name of Jchovah

has found a proper place in the mind and heart of
each olle of the anointed. Pornlerly it was sincrrely
believed that Jehovah \; chief purpose ~n s{'lecting the
ehnreh was to prepare a few per,;()!IS and qualify them
to be joint rulers \dth Chri!-it Je"u<;, take tht'm to }wav.
en, and then to assist Jesus ill restoring' the human
race. Since the ('omin~ of the Lord .resus to the tl'mple
tho"e of the temple' class have heen given to understand the true meaning of the name of J ehoyah. They
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have been given to understand, and do understand,

that God has visited the nations and taken out of them
"a people for hi.,; name". (Acts 15: H) 'rher now bee
and appreciate the fuct that God i<; the Creator of
heaven and earth and the sale Giver of life, and that
his name so signifies; that" Jehovah" means his purpose toward his creatures; that his name "~\lmight.Y"
means that his power is without limitation, and that
all power is ....ested in him, and that creatures excrell'C
power only by his sufferance or permission and that
God Yl'~ts in Christ Jesus full power and authority in
earth and in lleU\'en; that the name "Most High"
signifies that he is aIJove all, and that all must be ~ub
jed to and joyfully obc<lient to him.Jehovah God ha"i
therefore taken out from the nations of earth a
people uevoted to him that they may show forth his
praises, and not the praises of men; t hat they may
give testimony COIH'el'lllll~ hi'l llame ana his kingdom,
and not e,Xalt creatul'l'<;. These anointed ones now bce
Hnd apprcciate the fad that man worsllip or adol'ation
is all abomination in the !-iight of (;ocl beeause it
attributes to f::;utnn and other creatures t hut whidl
properly hdong's to Jl'hovah. 'I'lw tali:l'n-out anointcd
clas!-i are God 's ~ons or ('/'l'attlres set aside for Ili-; 1)111'
po~e and to perform ceJ'taill dutil'S whtIc on the edrth,
ancl whieh dutieS they must pc'rform.
l ' 8inre the coming of the Lord JeslJ': to the temple
there lws been gin'l1 to God's lH'ople the gl'rat tru11t
that ~atall lws I)ccil ea,:t out of lleavcn ana is !to\\'
d<'''I'('!'atPly tryin~ to plllll~e all tIl<' hHlnan !'a('(' into
d('"lnldioll because 1,(, 1010WS that his time until _\1'
ma~('ddoll is I>hort alld that he must (]<'1'l'at (lod ]wflJl'c
that ti/lle, if at all. 'l'1/(y also see and ll1H/('l"talld that
there must he a wod']-wide test illlOIlY ddivcr('(l, infOl'Illill~~ the flc'ople that tho kin~dolll of (lo'l is hl'l'e
llnd that Chri~t i-; Killg, alH} that !-il\(h \\ itnes'l \\o,.k
must he completed ]Jl'fol'e .\I'I11ag('(ldon, anu that,
when it is completed, th('!'e will follow thl' grl',l!l'st
tribulation upon Satan's organi7.at ion, r('sultillg' ill its
complete destrudlOn. 'l'hl'y arc gi\ en ('h'arly to understand that this tl'stimon)' must he delin'red by tllc
anointed witnesses of Jehovah anu that 1'cea1lsc tlH'y
arc .Jehovah's witnei"ses the D('vil is lI',ill~~ ovcry P%sible meall>; to destroy thtnl. (Hev. J2: 17) The per!;l'eution of nod's people continues to grow in intcn~ity,
and to offset such oppre<;sion aBu pel'!-i('<'ution God
comforts his people by giving to thrill i'n unOel'stlllluing of his prophecies IOllg' ago hidden from the undcl'standing of men. Thcrefore thl'y llOW see and appreciatc the words of the apostle ill Romam 1::>: 4, Surh
comfort must be given to God's people \\ hile they arc
on the earth.
13 During the past few years God has gh'rn to his
people an unu(,l'stauding of the prophc<,ieb of The
Rcvc.:latioll, Ezekiel, Daniel, I1nd IIabakkul:, and lllallY
other l'l'Ophcci{'s. Ill' ha<; given to 1ll{'m the truo mC,ll!i!l~ am] u!lder~;tal!dillg of 111~ COVCllalit'l. Gift UIllln
gift has been bestoweu upon his anoiut('J ones, till'

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giving of whi<'h truth has enlir!htencd the mind and

made glad the heart of each one devoted to Jehovah.
"Thy has God, through Christ Jesus, bestowed upon
or given these numerous gifts to his people in recent
years 1 The Bible answers: '1<'01' teaching, for reproof,
for correction, and for instru<'tion in right doing; so
that the man of God may be complete, perfectly
equipped for every good wol'!c '-2 Tim, 3: 16, 17, Wcym.
14 The conclu~ion neec:-.sarily follows that after the
coming of th(' Lord Jesus to the temple there is much
work to be done on earth by those who arc of the
t('lJIple company and that the Lord gives to them an
undt'rstanding of these truths that they may be fully
equipped for such work. '1'0 such anointcd onrs,
thercfore, much has been giwn, and of them IIllwh
will now be required. Being elillippell, they mu>.;t usc
that equipm(,nt, and if the equipment furni'>hed by
the Lord is not properl~' used it certainly will be taken away and opportunities for sel'\'ire will he gone aIHl
the one from whom these gift,; arc takpn will he rclc
gated to complete darkness. The fads show that many
have be('n dcpriwd of thi,; divine equipment by rcasoll
of their faIlure to IIlcaSlll'e up to the rC1luil'ements.
Sneh l'Nluirelllt'llts must be met llnd performe<l while
the llnointed arc on the ('a t'l h, Th()s~ \\ ho arc uns('!fbhIy d('\lJtl'd to God lind who joyfull? do with thl'ir
mig-ht what their haJl(!s find 10 do are the ones til:lt
nrc e'lllippcd to do the work in hllnd and the Olles to
whom the Lord ('lItru:-.ts much more.

ENTRUSTED

It j<; to lIw anointcd temple eompany that .1rsU8

says: ,. To whom muc-h has ]wen C'ltlrllsted. of lJim
[the mort'] \\ill he demanded," (l\'c!lIH.) When the
l.1ord J('!>ll>.; appeared at the t('mp]e for juc1~ment there
appeared befol'e bim many \\ ho had been called but
wrre not chos('n and appro\'cll. '1'1Ie words of Jesus
show that his jmlgTll('lIt would remove all those who
arc prompted by selfishness and that only those who
arc ulls(']fish, that is, who love Go(l ;mll his kinWlol1l,
would remain. '~Iuny arc called, Lut few ehosen.'
(1\latt. 20:1G) 'Kot everyone who l';ays, r~ord, r~ord,
will enter the kingdom of heaven; hut only those who
arc o]wdicnt to my Father who is in heaven.' (1\1att.
7: 21, 1r CYlll.) Full o!Jedi('nec is required, and such
obedience must be willingly and joyfully rendered.
At the coming of the Lord to the temple all the conRecratell had received the same gift or amount of truth.
SOllle had received it into a selfish mind and lH'urt anu
counted self as more important than others, and looked
forward with much satisfaction to the time \\ hen the
reward should be received and the opportunity to be
in heaven and to help rule the univcJ'se, The con.,;ummation of such hopes not having' heen realized in I!H4,
at the time expected, those selfish oncs were offenl1c<1.
While they claim to he offended at ~ome creatnre in
God '8 organization, their being offended was in fact
against the Lord. Such selfish one.,; were assigned to
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the "evil senant" rIas,;, Those who truly love God

and the appearing of his King and kingdom were foreshadowed in prophecy by )'lordecai and ~aomi, and
those faithful ones stanumg before the Lord for jud~
ment because of their love and fait hfulness were a~
signed to the" faithful ::md wi>.;e servant" cla:-.s, Later
the ones coming to God through Christ Jesus, anu who
were fore<;hadowcd in the prophecies by Esther alid
Ruth, were brought in and assigned to the same elai>s.
To those faithful and approved ones the Lord Jesus
applied his prophetic \\ords, as written: "B1pssed is
that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall
find so doing. Verily I say unto you, that he shall
make him ruler over all hi.,; g'oods." platt. ~-!: 4G, 4-"j )
This faithful das<;, approH'll by the Lord, tak('n Into
the temple and anointed, received at his hands all hi.,;
goods. Of the "faithful ser\'ant" clas,; then, to \\llUln
his goods were entru:-.h'd, the Loru deelare>.; he \, III
demanu a full and eomplde and faithful lJ((,oUJllin~.
l\\'hat arc tllC goou>.; "hieh the Lord eutl'u,>ts to
hi'! faithful S('1'vant clm;>.;? J\c('ording' to anotJIl'l' tr,lIlSlator this part of the text realh: "In soJ('IlIU truth J
tell you that he will g-ive him the m:lIlag<,nH'nt of all
his [propPI'ly]." (1I'C1JIIl) The good>.; 01' lll'0IH'rl? of
the Loru cOIli>ist of his bug-dom illlcIT>.;ts, whil,lt king'dom interp,>ls he entru~ts to his anointed OIlC". ~1Ic-h
inten'sls ('on<;ist chi('fly of making known the IWlIle ()f
J cllO\'ah Cod, the l\ lIlg and h is kingdom. \\Then.J ("HI"
waf, on carth he d('dar('d that he \Va,; sent to (..trth Jell'
the purpo!>e of gi"ing testimony to the truth, and that
all of his follo\\'('rs mu>.;t do hkewi<,e. The tillle WHV
haYing ('Ollle fol' Jeho\'ah to <'xereise his power Ihl'ou'2h
Chrii>t Je"u>.;, he spnds forlh Christ .Jl'Sll'; to l'ule \\'!l1lll
the enprny is still ill operation, and Christ .J(',>1I<; gil PS
cOlllmandment to his anointed one,; in t he>.;e word,,:
"This gOS!w\ of the kin~dom ~IHl!1 be prc'aeh('rl in all
the wodd for a witnes>.; unto all nation'>; and th('n
shall the ('nd come." UdatL U: H) 'rhe great intcrests of thr kinguom, thrrefore, mu~t he made known.
This obligat ion entru>.;kd to the anointed i" not I11I'l ply
discretionary on their part, but is mnndatory. The
Loru having cntl'ustccl to th('111 the priviJeg-e of doiEg
this work, he demands that it shall be don(' cffiei('ntly
and faithfully. The respollsihility is so g'l'ent that tllOSC
who fail or refuse to obey shall suffer the advcl'>.;c
judgment of the Lord; a>.; it is stated: 'It shall come
to pass that every soul that will not obey that great
Prophet shall be dc<;tro~'ccl,' (Acts 3: 23) The L01'd
demand~ of his anointed witnesses that they must do
what he has commanded t hCIll to do.
IT It was in ]914 that the Lord J('SUS, under God's
commandment, b(,~;111 to C'x('rcise his power. (Rev.
11: ]8) Tho,e to whom Chl'i~t Jesus entrusts his kingdom interests mu<;t not be murmurers or eomlllaincl's
nor moved by any selfi"h desire. (Jude 1,16-19) The
one,; taken out of the world to be witnesses to J ehovah 's' name arc God's people, who must joy fully obey
him. Therefore it is written of them: "Thy people

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shall be willing ill the day of thy power, in the beauties

of holincs." from the womb of the morning: thou hast
the dew of thy youth." (Ps. 110: 3) The killgdom has
begull; the moming thereof is here. These faithful
ones arc from the womb, born early in the marnin:.;.
They have the dew of ~'outh, strong, vigorous, and
they delight to energetically perform the duties that
are laid upon them.
18 'l'hese are the chosen witnesses of Jehovah Ood,
to whom he says: "Ye arc my witne~ses, ' , . that 1
am 000." (1:>11. 43: 9-12) To them the command is
givcn: 'Go thl'aughout the city and mark the people
who wi1l hear,' that is, cany to them the testimony
of the truth, that they may have an opportunity to
take thcil' stand on the siae of Goo and his Idngdom
and live, or to }'(main on the sioe of the Devil ano be
<le~troy('d. (Ezek. 9: 4, G) The:,e kin~~dom intcr('sts the
Lord cntl u"t1> to t he anointed onrs ano dCllluuds of
them proll1!,t, eflicient and faithful action.
COVENANT

J eho \'II h 'I'> wit/J(";l'>rs arc II i-; covenant people. The

purpose of the m'w covenant. i<; not and nevcr' was to
1'rstore human ('reat.\lI'('<; to ]H'I'J'ection. The purpose
is to ta];(' Ollt a 1)('0\11e for Uoti's /lame ami to use them
to his hOllol' alld praise. ~o ('!'eatu)'e is forced into
such ('(J\'l'IJaIlt. (lod takl's ont no one from the world
alll} h/,jJl!~s him into thl' ('O\'('WlIlt unt il that pl'l'son,
trn<;tjn:~ in th(' shl'd hloot! of Christ .Jesus, Yohmtal'lly
agrecs to do the will of God. The ('reatul'C i<; therefore
.-,olemnly hound hy his agTC('llwnt to rcndcr full 01)('dic'nce unto the Lord. Thm,e \\'ho willingly IU'eak th:lt
COVl'nant hy following' a f:,e!fi..,h coursl', and a COUl':;e
('ontra/'y to God's will, arc e()\'c'n:lJlt-bl'eaker's and are
declared as \\'o/1hy of cka:h. (Hom. 1: 31, 32) Such
('ovcnant-hreakers arc t hosc who" fall into thc' h:mds
of the living' (lad" and suffer d('<;truction, from whic'h
th('re i<; IlO l'esurreC'tion. (Heb. ]0: 29-31) 'rhe high('st
l'elationsh ip t hat a creature on cart h could possibly
enjoy with JcllOvah God and Ids kingdom is that of
heing' in a COVl'nant with the Lord as a witness to JehO\'llh's name. '1'0 break that exalted and hlc,>,co relationship by neg-Iect or willful commission of dceds
Hgainst God and his organization can merit anc1rl'ec'ive
hut. one thing', and that thing is complcte destruction.
Those who lI/'e in the covenant with the Lord ns a
people for his name have given their aH('giance to 000
and his kingdom, and thej- ('an not dividc that allegiance with l!ny part of Satan's organization, It is to
thi" cownant people that the Loro has c'omrnitted or
entrusted his Idn~~dom interests on earth, :md now,
when he is exercising' his power, he l'(.quircs of everyone in the cov('nant faithful performance. No manner
of excuse can be offered for faill11'e or refn'>al to Jlerform accordin~ to the terms of the covenant. No creature ('an holo one in the covenant, and no crC'ature
can take him out save the creature himself, If he
breaks hi., cownant, the l'cspon"ibility rests upon him,
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IIIGHER POWEl:S

Paul, who sened Ood as a true footstep follower

and servant of Jesus Christ, accorcling to the "ill of
Gael wrote words of instruction to tho~;c who desired
to know and to sel'\'e the Most High. lIe gave no adulation to human creatures that have tried to rule the
eal,th. His sole outy was to scrve God ano Christ
Je,-;us. He wrote under authority and inspiratiun
from the lord. lIe addressed himself to those "cIl1l('d
. _ , ~aints" (Rom. 1: 7), that is, those who have IJl'en
cleansed by faith in the IJlood of Christ Jesu-; and
fully elcvoted to Uod. 'fo such, who had made a covenant ttl do the will of God, the command i<; gi\'en:
"LPl. cvery soul he subject unto the higher powers."
(nom. 13: 1) The J)(\'il has ('ausl'd rp]igioni:-,ts to lay
holt} ujJon thi" Scriptme text and to inouce men to
1)('llu\'e that the "hi'~her powl'rs" arc tho"e me'n who
hold til(' ofIicial position'> in thc gO\'c/'llllll'nt of this
wodd, and the earthly rulers have lH'cn g1;:(} to ha\t~
tlllit pon"t ruction ]!]al'ed upon the text bce:lu<;e t ho,,()
who thus bcli('ve are more fully subjcrt tf) their power. 'l'hf' true 1'ollo\\'('l's of Christ .Te'\I'; w('11 Imow that.
their duty and obligation is to serve Cod and 1I1:1t
WitI'll there is any ('()niJiet l)('t\\'I'('1I thc' rule,; mad, b~'
}/lPII IIl1d the law clf Cod the sf't'vant of (;()(l m\lc,t be
oLl'rlicllt to (lod's law r.l1hcl' than to man's law. (.\l'!"
4: !!J, ;,: 29) Such was the rule b~' whic'h the faithful
apo"tk" of Jesu" Chl'lst were guiul'd, anel the rule is
)J(.t Hill! (',HI/lOt be cltan~ed, ]wcause God's ru1l'" do
nut ('JI11/1~e. (l\Ial. 3:0) Jt i,; the ])ri\ile~e of the folhm er'> of Jc'<;us (,hri"t, "ho arc !lOW on earth, to be
s\ parate ano dist lIl(t. 1'J'(Jm the wo/'Iel, 'l'heir alle~jall('('
is to Cod awl his kin~/lol1\, and thl'ir dCY(Jlion 1Il1l,t
1)0 to Cod and his kingdom .Jehovah thrlJt1~h Chl'i<.;t
Jl.,m, has takeu them out of the world and made tlll'lll
IllS \\ it ne:>ses, and to them t he kingdom iutlr("t -; 011
('arth have hren CIltruslc'd, and God ,viII permit /lO
divided devotion l)('tween his kingdolIl and that of the
CIlcm~-. lIe ",ill permit 110 ('olll)JJ'ollli'>e with worldly
organizations \\'hieh at all times blaspheme (loll's 1101.\name. The faithful IlnointC'd, therl'fore, n11l"t do a<;
commanded, that is to say, he fully subjC'ct to nod allel
CIl1ist Jesus, who constitute "the higher powers ".
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DEMAND

'l'hose to whom the Lord has entrustc'd hi,> I.ingdom illtercsts must rCllder a faithful and true aC'counting unto the Lord. '1'0 such anoJllted ones has been
entrm,ted the greatest lJl'i\'ile~e ever given to a/l~' cre'atmes, and henee the Loro says: '~l ueh morC' will l)c
demandeo of theI!l' tJwn from the f;('rvants of Ulc'n.
Paithfulness and unfaltering' service to the Lora
bring great I!er<;ecutioIJ upon the servants of (lod. It
could not be otherwi<;c, !Jeeau,e there' is a bitter conflict.
l,{'!lH'rn the Lord and the ] k..-il. One mmt sucel'ccl.
'fhc Lord Je"us C'hri<;t, hy Jehovah's gl'<)(:(', \\ ill be
"ictOl'ious. God pprmits his helowc1 to he a'o',allltl'(l hy
t!:r ] \::vil. .Je::lus Chri"t, hi ~ pcrfect :-';on, was el \teIll
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56

pcrsecuted by the Devil, and at nll times Christ Jesus

was wholly faithful and obedient to his Father, and
by reason of obedience he sufiered. Through all of this
he maintained his integrity toward .Jehovah God and
was by .Jehovah made the author of eternal salvation
to all who obey him. (lIeb. 5: 9) There is no other way
for the true followers of Christ Jesus to maintain thl'ir
int~grity toward God. The servant of Jehovah in this
hour of great trial is subjectcd to great persecution
by the Devil and his agents, aud God suffl'rs or permits them to be thus assaulted that they may have
apport unity to prove their integrity. Thi'l great truth
was ncver made plain to God's people until it plca~;('d
the Lord to rcceutly give them an understanding of
the prophecy of IIabakkuk. In every part of the calth
called "Chrbteuuom" the Devil's chief earthly
ngen('y, to wit, the Roman Catholic IIiprarchy, continue'S to increase the pres<;ure upon and persl'cution
of .Jt'llOvah '8 witl1es'les. God coul(l prevent this, of
course, but he ha" a reason for IH'rmitting it, and tho'le
who ren(lcr a full and true account to the Lord wIll
\llt imately come through un<.,<,ath('d and will han: a
part ill the vinuication of Jehovah's name.
TRUTII

22.Jesus was s<'nt to the earth by .Jehovah to 1>l'ar

witncs'l to the tl'uth, auu he said: "Everyone who i'l
of the truth hearhneth unto my voi('c." (John 18: 37,
]{olll.) This nwan'l t ha t anyone ill t he covenant to do
the will of (lod, and who fails 01' refus(';; to olwy tilC
Lonl and hel1('(' doc,> IlOt bear witIH'S'l to the t l'Ut h as
commandcd, i" no IOIlg'er of thc truth nnd cannot re<,ci\'e the 1.01'<1 's appro\'al. 'I'he test imolly must be
ucli\'cred as thc Lonl has <,ommanded, an<l all who rcceive the Lord's ap proval in 1his da~' will jO,\'fulljT
participate in the g'lvillg of that tt'stimony as opportunit~ is afl'ord<,d. 'The senHnt hns no a!tN'native,
but must obey the Lord. Therc nrc not two cours('s,
hut just one, that he must take, and hi'l only cour"e
is to obcy the ('ommandmcllt of the Lord and do it
joyfully. 'I'he true followt'r of' Chri,t Jesu'i will not
stop to debate the quest ion as to what <'ourse he should
take. IIis <,ourse is plainly marked out for him in
th" Scriptures, anu he mUl-ot close his eyes to everything else and therefore be blind to everything except
tIll' killgdom interests. "Who is blind, but my servant 1
or d('af, as my messenger that I spnt 1 who i'l blind as
he that is perfect, anu blind as the Lord's servant?"
(.Jsa. 42: 19) The kinguom is hrre, and the servant
class, to whom the I,ingdom interest~ are entrusted,
will "go forth and proclaim the mcs~age of the kingdom
and thus givc a true accounting. In some parts of the
e.'1rth, such as Germany, God's faithful witnesses are
thrown into IH'ison, cruelly persecuted, beaten, and
some of them put to ueath. This coulu not take plnce
except by God's permi&sion ; and since he dOt'S permit
it, those who continue faithful unto death arc certain

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to have the approval of the Lord. His approval js the

only thing that is worth while.
WilY
23 'Vhy the emphatic uemand that the truth now be
told with greater plainness than ever before 1 Is it f'll'
the benefit of the Loru? Certainly not for the Lord's
benefit, because after the servant has done all he is
still an unprofitable sel'\'ant to the Lord. No one enn
bring any benefits to God. This is the 'day of his
power', anu before God will have his power employeu
for the destruction of the wi('keu one it is his purpo:-,e
to have the warning given, that ('ach one may bear IWI
0',\11 responsibility. Israel symbolically stands fol'
those who desire to ~erve anu undertake the serviee
of (;ou, and it is the will of Gou that all sueh shall
receive some Imowled~e. A watchman is one who
wat('hes out for and safeguarus the interests that arc
committrd into his kel'pin~. God br~~il1s to excr('j'ie
his }>(J\\er relative to the earth tltrou~~h Chri,t .lesus,
anu he prondes a wat<:hman for hi'! kill~:<1om intere<,!'>
on l'lll'th. 'l'hat \\ at(lllnall is not one man, hut is collectively maue up of the "faithful anu wi<.;e servant"
class to \\ hom flo<1 's king'dom inten",!'> all rarth are
))owentrusted. The Lord's jud:!Inent day is hen', un,l
the hour rapid!y approa('hes when he will (k~tl'oy all
tlte wit'ked who jlel':-,i"t in their wichdll('s'i. To the
"faithful srrvant" cla,~ the Lord thenfort: sa:v'l: " I
have mad" thee a watchman unto the hou~e of ISI'ad:
therefore !H'olr the wOl'tl at my mouth, awl ~:i\'e th('llI
warnin~." Then says the Lord to the \\ ateltman: 'jj'
you give them not wal1ling and they dit', their I>lood
I \rill rr()l:ire at your hands.' (Ezek. 3: 17-:20) Hert)
the Lord's '\'oru deady shows that he Ita'l laid UpUIl
the senant ('Ins'; the duty of ~i\'ing' warnil1'.~ and information to others, that h(' mahs hi'l witnrsses responsible for performance and demands full al1(l ('(lIllplete obrdlCnce and perfol'man('c by his !'rrvant, and
he place'l respon<.,ibility upon all otlH'1's who h(,ar. It
is the final testimony before the sho\\ down behH'en
the Lord anu the Devil.
H The Loru Jesus is now upon his judr.,'1Ill'nt li{'at,
exercising' the power whirh (lad has committed into
his hands, lIS botIt jud~r anu the e"e('utor of his jud r!,ments. Before him arc all the nations of the earth.
lIe now affords tlwm an 0PPol'tunity to ehoose whom
they will serve, and therefore he causes llis witnes<;es
to bear testimony in their hearing that they may
choose to take thl'ir place on the L01'd's side and li\'e,
or remain on the Devil's side and die. 'l'hc ~ivin~ of
this testimony is tl~el'efore for the bcnefit of the w'opIc and affurds, to those who so desire, an opportunity
to take their stand on God's siue and have a part in
the vindieation of his name. Jehovah's witnesses can
be faithful only by giving the testimony in ohedirJlrc
to God's commandment and thus look well to til<' ldnguom intcre,>ts entrusted to their care.

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fllie WATCHTGWER.
GOOD WILL

At the birth of the man-child J(>sus God sent his

angel who declared to the witnesses there present that
Jesus is the Savior of the peoplC', and quickly there
followed the prophetic son~ of the he~venly host pra:sin~ God, and saying; "Glory, in the hi~hest, Ullto
(lod! and on earth peace, among l:len of good-will."
(Luke 2: 14, Rotlt.) That message did not mean the
beginning of God's good will toward men, because the
will of God is always good. It means that the men on
earth the will of whom toward God is good shall have
peace with God. Through the blood of Christ .Je~lls
shed. for the re.demption of man these may come to
God and be at peace with him. The blood of Jesus
was shed, not for the universal and arbitrary sah'ation and deliverance of all men, but for the henefit oI
those wllo are of WlOd will and who manifest that good
will by hening Uod and Christ Jesus, All who do not
voluntarily take this step must of nece,>"ity perish.
'1'his i<J conclusively proved by' the words written:
"lIe that believeth 011 the Son Imth everlasting lire;
and he that belie\'f'th not the Son ~hflll not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth on him."-John 3: 36,
26 When man hrars the truth, the rec:;ponsibility is
UPOIl him to believe allu ob('y the truth. If he refuses
to Ileal' and believe the truth, the wrath of nod ('CIIltinues upon him and is not remoVl'd. '1'l1e eondelllnation is removed from those who do he'ar anel 1)('liC've
and who take their sf and on 1he side of God and his
Idn:~cl()m. Having taken t(1('lr stand on the Lord 'H
sidl', thrn the responsihility is upon ~uch to faithfully
rcrve <lod awl Christ .J('~us. The respon"ihility bf'!.dll'l
with the beginnin~ of knO\dedg-e of Jehovah and hi"
purpose; as it is writtrll: "As soon as they hear of
ne, t11<'Y shall ohcy me; the strangers shall suhmit
themsrlves unto me. "-Ps. 18: 44.
27 Jehu was a }lief nrc fore>,hadowing Chrif>t Je'lUS
and the "faithful and wise servant" class, who eonstitute mrmbership in the 1'0)'[11 home. Almost all (If
the nation of Israel had rr!HHJiated the covenant with
Cod and had gone over to the Devil and Devil worship. Jehu was sent forth to execute t ho<;e Devil worshipers. In that land there was a man, one .Jonadab,
wllo was not an Israelite but who was of good will,
drdring to do right and to serve God. Jonadab rictured a class of persons on the earth, aside and separate from the faithful and anointed servant c1lN;,
who dcsired to serve the 1,ord. When Jchu met up
with .Tonadab he said to Jonadab, "Is thine heart
right?" and JOlladab an5wercJ, "It is." Jehu then
saic) to Jonadub, in substance: 'Prove it by giving me
your hand and joining me in my cLariot, and come
with me and sec my zeal for the Lord.' (~ Ki. 10: 13,] 6)
Therll God caused a prophctie picture to be made foreshadowing a class of people who, since the coming of
the Lord Jesus, the Greater Jehu, to the templc, have
met up with the "faithful and wise servant" class,
and whirh persons of good will desire to serve God,
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and these are now called upon to prove their good

will toward God, and thpir desire for righteousne~s,
by traveling along with and associating themselvrs
with the organization of the Lord, which organization
was foreshadowed by Jehu's chariot.
28 The Lord Jesus speaks of the faithful servant
class as "his sheep". Jonadab seems to more particularly picture the beginning of a class which Jesus referred to as his "other sheep", sayin~: "I am the
good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of
mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I 1he
Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And
other sheep I have, which arc not of this fold; them
also I must bring, and thcy shall hear my voice; and
there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." (John
10: 14-16) The "other sheep" here mentiOned clearly
arc those persons of good will who arc made manifest
after the coming of the Lord Jesus to the temple and
the assemhlin~ of the temple company. In God's dne
time thi,; latter-nameu cluss are made a part of God's
or~anization; and since Jesus is the good shepll('rd
and chief servant of Jehovuh God, all of th('<;e shrpp
hcrome a part of one fold under the Lord J CSUl) as
Rnkr,
29 The same company of persons of ~ood will arc al1,o
s!Jnwn to ronstitute the "gl'eat multitude" described
in Revelat ion 7: 9. '1'ho<;e fOl'c"ihadowcel hy JonaJah,
1l'e "grrat multitude", and the "oth('r sheep", arc
all difCl'rent titles applied 10 one and the same rla~s,
all of whom if continuin~ faithful will be fo[' evel' on
the carth. The entirc organization of Jehovah Guu i,-;
now bitterly opposed and persecuted by 1he wickpd
one's under the Devil's dil'eC'tion, and all those ,.. ho
flee to God and Chri"it flnd lH'come a part of the LOl'd's
organization arc hated by 1he Devil. Amoll~ the Ill'Opic of the world who serve ilclfish inter('sls ancl follow
the wi('ked one neither the anointed rompany nor the
"great multitude" are desired. To all tho,c who have
signified tJ.rir purpose to serve Jeho\'ah, and who have
put their trust in the Lord Jesus, God now speaks and
says; "Gather yourselves together, yea, gathcr togethp!" 0 nation not de~ired." (Zeph, 2: 1) A scpm'ating work is now in progrl'ss, and the Lord .JC'SU'l
at the temple is conducting' this separating'. \Yitncssing to the people is a part of this sepan t ing work,
and these \\'itne~ses must give the warning ronrernillg'
the day of the final expres"iion of God's wrath upon
the wicked one and his organization. Jehovah throngh
his prophet therefore further says: "Defore the dcel'l~e
bring forth, before the day llaSf> as the chaff, before
the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, bpfore the
day of the Lord's anger come upon you. Seek ye the
I,ord, all ye meek of the earth. which have wrought
his judgment; seck rightpoml1ess, seck med-mes,>; it
mr..y be ye 5hall be hid in the day of the I~ord 's anger."
-Zeph. 2: 2, 3.
80 This cOllclusively proves that between the time of
the beginning of judgment at the temple un'} the time

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of giving the full expression to God '8 wrath, a wide

witness work must be done, and the privilege and
opportunity of doing this work is entm'>ted to the
"faithful and whe 8ervant" class, and all who continue wise and faithful will have a part in this witne~s work. Such is a part of the kingdom interests,
and the obligation is laid upon the witnesses to carefully safeguard surh kingdom interests. '1'he witness
worl, must be completed before the battle of the great
day of God Almighty. The Lord demands of the
"faithful and wise servant" cIas,; that each one shall
acquit himself as a good soldier of Christ Jc,;us, prO\'e
his unfaltering love and devotion to .Jehovah, and
maintain his integrity by boldly proclaiming the truth
in this day of God's power. (1 John 4: 17,18) He
makes this so positive and unequivocal that there r,m
be no doubt about it, and he has cau~ed to be writ tell
that those who fail or refuse to obey the rommaJHlment
shall Jlot live, but shall be dcstroJ'ed.-Aets 3: 23.
Jl U))(1<'I' the lc:Hl<'rship of Chri~t Jesus the faithful
m('mber,'i of his body, dl'~i:.rll:J,ted as "the bride ", Pllga~~e in pnH'lnimillg' the meSS.lg'e (If the kin~dom. '1'0
all pelSOIlH of good will "the };pirit n!1<1 the bride say,
Come. J\nd Il't him that hC<lrcth [that i'i, the 'othl'l"
shl'el", the .10nadab or 'gl'l'at multituue' cla~s] say,
COIllC"; and let all others who thirst for tmth and
righteou<;llp,;'i, ami who l)eill~ of ~ood \\ ill take their
stand on the side of the Lord and hecome Jonadabs,
let all such ~a~', Come; and all to~dhcr gi\'e thc \\'ItH('S'i for the Idngdolll and l'ay to the people that \rhosorv{'l' will may take his stand on the side of th(' LOld
und receive the gift of life c\edasting.-Uev. 22: 17.
J{ESPO~SIDlLITY
82 Each one in the Lord 's ()r~anization is therefore
resJloll:>ihle uuto God in pl'OlJort iOIl to the Imowleo~e
he Po';.'i(''ises of and COIl(,{,I'lI;n~ til{' kingdom, or whirh
l,nO\ded~e by the exerrise of due dilig-ence he mig-ht
aequire, For that reason the Lord says to all who
have tal,en their stand 011 tl:(' side of Ood and Christ,
"Scrk rig-htt'ou<;lless, seck l:,~':'~mrss; it mn~' be ye shall
he hid in the day of the 1.01'<1 's aHgel'." Thcre is only
olle way to seck ri~hteousn(':--', and thnt is to dili~ently
seck to kllow and to uo Ood's appointed way. lIe is
the righh'Oll'i Ilnd holy Olle: "The law of the Lord is
perf(,('t, conV('rtin~ the soul: the tc~timony of the Lord
is "mc, making wi,e the simple: the statute<; of the Lord
arc right, rdoicin~ the Iwart; the commandment of
the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. "--Ps. 19: 7, 8.
33 Guided by the lJerfect law of God the cOIl'iecrated
cannot go wrong. To be thus properly guided the man
must have a pure heart; that is, his heart must be
right, free from selfhhne;,s, and his motive or mO\'ing
cause must be to s~rve God and his King bel'ause such
is the right course to take. Therefore the Lord says
to such: "l\cep thy heart with all diligC'llce; for out
of it pre the i"'ims of life," (Prov. 4: 23) Not ollly must
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Lord, but he mu,>t continue to krep his motive pure

and his love set upon God. If one's moti'.e to s('l'\'e
the Lord is selfish he is certain to fail and fa:l (utirdy
away. When Jehu said to Jonadab, "Is thine henrt
right, DS my heart is?" clearly he meant tlwt only
those who have and maintain a pure conditioa of heart
can remain in God's organization.
34 To "seck meekness" means that one must be
teachable, that is to say, willing and anxiou'; to lrall1
what is in God's "Word. Some who believe tl:eJ:1s('1\'C's
to be of the" faithful servant" class do not deem it
essential to continue to study God's \Yord, Hnd the
explanation of his tmths which he gin's thl'Jllgh the
\Vatch Tower publications. One who take'> that rour-;c
is certain to fail unless he quickly reCOVN" him-elf
from that wrongful way. Only tho'ie who arc (lik~l'Jlt
in the study and applieation of the \Vol'd of COlI an'
safe from the Devil's ussaults, whether t ha t p( ''ion he
of the anointed or of the "great multitude" (O"ljJany,
The proJlPr attitude of 1he g'reat multitude tIl\'> ;1 I'd (:od
and Clu'i'it Jesus is shown in the~c \\'ol'ds: "'1'h"l'('[ol'('
arc they l)l'fore the throne of God, and S!'1'\'C' llim tidY
and nigh t in his temple; and he that si t tl'1 It on t lil'
throne shall dwell amon~ tlwm." (Hev. 7: 1:1) Bein~
before till' throne of {;od show'i that they have hi'i
favol', and serving him day anJ night shows that thl'y
serve him all the tiuw alill the 1)cvilnolle of the tilll("
J':Mueh has been giypn to both those of the "lilt!!'
flock", the anointed, awl the "great IllUltitllfL'" 01'
"other sheep ". l\lul'h mOI'e has been entl'u'i!<'d :0 tlj('
little flo('k, the anointl'd, and mu(11 1ll0l'(~ will IJ and
is 1I0W demanded of them by the Loro. Botlt tIl\' litll(,
flock, the anointed company, anu the ~~reat llIUlttllll!('
must now be diligrnt in the study of God's \Yonl awl
in beal'in<; testimony of the truth to others <1', thl'''''
have opport unity, Jeho\'ah's WIt ne'i,;es, the Ii Ltk liuel;:,
and the Jonadab or "grcat multit w1c" ('Olll p,llly l'lU~t
walk together and work harmoniously together. It i'i
the duty of the anointed to l'l'IHler aid and eOllll")rt
and elleOUl'1.ig'emcnt to the Jonaclah clas,;.\11 of 111<'''('
then mll~t he faithful amI true to tite Lord, .\ 1'l'''~' (1
again'>t thelll is the Devil and all of his repre"C'lItat 1\ H.
'1'hel'efol'e the greater Jl('ccssity f0r all those ",hf) ;;1 e
on the Lord's side alld ill his organizat ion to sl alll!
firmly together, dwelling in pea('e, and w()rkl1l~~ harmoniom:l.", and making' knowl' to oth('rs tliat .J ":1O\',t11
is God, Christ is King, and the kingdom i'i here.
3G LC't no one for a moment conclude that Ill' eaa
discllllrgoc his respom;ibility to God by mcrely tatil,~
his stanJ on the side of Jehovah and his king'clom. TI:.lt
first step he mu~t and does take of hi'i OW1l vol it jUlI.
Having entered into a eo\'ellUut to do the
of God,
that covenaJlt must he kept aud performed hy all,
that is, all those of the royal hou'>e and 1hose of the
great multitude. All those who obtain God's aplJ1'oyal
and reeeiyc the gift of cverlasting life must be loyal
and fUlthful. Is there a distinction bet ween loyalty
and faithfulne'>sf

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QUESTIONS FOR STUDY

,. 1. How does God's Word indicate the importance of order'
How may the creature take an orderly course'
'l[ 2-4. "1mt determmps the measure of responsibility of the
creature to the Creator' 'With scriptUles, show how, and
to "hom, this rule applies.
, 5. Why ,",auld the time and fact of the coming of the Lord
Jesus Christ and the kin~uom brmg a spparati,e test upon
those having agreeu to uo the \\ III of God'
V 6. Point out anll apply the distinction inlhcated by the words
I . given"
and "entrusted", in the text here unuer cansiueration.
'[ 7, N. Show (a) whether, at the time mentioned in Matthew
24: 46, separation mto two classes was due to insuflicICnt
knowledge. (b) That the responsibilIty of the consecrated
has increaseu since then. (c) That Jeho\ah has fully pro,iued for his people's weet mg this inercased responslbiltty.
, 9, 10. How has the imp0l'tanpe of obeulence been nmg-mtied
in the minu of the anOlnlpdf 'Vhv IS so much consiuCIatlOn
given to Satan 1 What JIg-ht upon the prespnt situation is
8()en in Exodus 9: Hi' What are some of the great truths
the T('V('lutioIl of which m particular has forearmed the
eonsee rated t
,; 11. How has an un(lerstan(ling- of the name anll purpose of
.lehovah enable,1 his peoplo to see anu appreciate their re
lallOnslllp to him'
, 12. How has the infOllllation now seen in RevelatIOn
12: 9,12,17,11, and at Matthew 24: 1:), ]2, enable,] (jod's
}leopl(' to se,) llnu appreciate the worus of the apostle in
Homan"! ];): 41
'lr 13, H. /:lhow that God has bestowed upon his people gift upon
J.:ift, 111111 why.
,. I G. '1'0 \\ hOlll, hpre, has Illuph been" entrustcu" 1 Of them,
what more \\iIl be uelllllllued 1 E~lJlain the change of sltua-

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tion, to account for this increased responsibility. Relate

facts in which Jesus' statement, ':\Lany are called, but
few chosen,' is seen to have fulfillment.
16-]8. Wbat are the "goods" which the Lord entrusts to
his faithful servant class' With ECI ipturcs, pomt out the
responsibility placed upon these. How only can they dis
('harge that responsibility ~
19. What is the purpose of the new covenant! How, and for
what purpose, are ereaturps taken into that covenant!
What does the creature undertake to do' and what is the
importance of obedience'
20. Explain and apply Romans 13: 1.
21. What Will faithfulness to the Lord now mean, nnr] involve'
22. What is meant by Jesus' statement, "E\'ery one who
is of the truth heal kencth unto my voice'"
23,2-1. Why the emphatic uemand that the truth now be told
with greater plainness than ever before' Point out the
great urgency of gh mg this message now.
25, 2(j. Explain and apply the message, 'Peace on earth,
among men of goou will.'
27. Who wel'e Jehu and Jonadabf "110m did they fOleshadow, and how'
28,29. What is now s('en to have been foretold in John
10: 14-10 all<l Hevelation 7: 91 When and how docs Zl'pha
niah 2: 1-3 ha\e applieaholl f
30,31. What uoes the fure/.:Olllg, together with Hen,lation
22: 17, cunclusively pl'O\'(', as to pl'('~ent pn\'J!('goc lind
responsihihty of the "f:llthtul an,l \\ I,e S", vant" class
anu of the Jonauab or "great multitude" cla~,f
32-36. 'rImt, tIH'n, uetermilll'. the respOimbility of pal'h one
in the Lord's org-anizalIOn f How oul,\' !lIay ea(,h one diScharge that responRibiht~ allU obtam God's al'lJlO\al lind
the gift of everlastmg 11 fe1

SPIRIT POURED OUT ON ALL FLESH

NB of the fig-ures of which con,>iderable is said
III the prophe('i(s of thc Lor<1 ,Jehovah God is
thc ~reat "servallt" of Jehovah. As a spokesmnn for Jehovah the prophet Isaiah pointed forward
to him and said: "Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
mine ekd, in whom my soul delig-htcth; I have put
my spirit upon him; he hhall bring- forth judg-ment to
the Gentiles. I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and
give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of
the Gentiles. "-Isa. 42: 1, 6.
Jehovah provides cumulative evidence, which means
tIle t('~timony of one prophet to corroborate another
prophet, :md this he docs for the strengthening of the
faith of his people. As a further proof of the office
and work of his" servant" class, he camed his prophet
Joel (2: 28, 2! to write: "And it shall come to pass
afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all
flesh j and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dream.;, your youug
men shall sec visions: and also upon the servants and
upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my
spirit. "
The spirit of Jehovah is his invisible power. 'Pour_
ing out' means a libation or a gushing forth. God puts
his spirit upon his crratures to accomplish his purpose. lIe gives his spirit to no one unless that one
desires to do God's will and is devoted to Jehovah.
This prophecy shows a gushing forth or pouring out

of God's spirit upon a cla~s for a specific purpose. It

had a miniature fulfillment at the feast of l'en!<'l'ost
in Jerusalem fifty days after the resurrertion of ,Je-;us
from the dead, and it is complctdy fulfilled a 1'11'1' 111c
Lord comes to his temple in the year 1!)1~. The proof
b set forth on this occasion for the identifiention of
God's witnrsses, and that thrir privileges and dutIes
may be secn.
The prophecy shows that its fulfillment applies at
the close of the experiences of the Israelites, and ng-.lin
ncar the close of the experiences of the truc chul'ch
which constilutes spiritual Israel. The prophet states
that it applies just prior to "the great and the terrible
day of the I,ord [Jehovah] ". (Joel 2: 31) There eame
a great and terrible day upon the flrsh1y Israelites,
the Jews, from A.D. (j!) to 73. J('sus foretold another
great and terrible day of the Lord God, to comc at the
time of his second presence and the setting up of the
king-dom, and that just before that day there must
be given a great testimony. lIe said: "And this go~pel
of the kingdom shall b~ preached in all the world for
a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end
come. For thcn shall be great tribulation, such as was
not since the bcginl1in~ of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be."-:\latt. 24: 14, 21.
At Pentceost the apostle Peter and others of the
disciples rrceivcd the anointing of the holy spirit.
']'hat was the first outpouring- of the holy f,Jlirit. The
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of the Apostles, chapter two, verses one to five, reads:

" And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they
were all with one accord in oue place [in .Jerusalemj.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of
a l'ushin~ mighty wind, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting. And there appeared unto
them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon
each of them: and they were all filled with the holy
[spirit], and began to speak with other tongues, as
the spirit gave them utteranee. And there were dwelling at .Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven." Not Olll)' were the apostles there
anointed by the holy spirit, hut they were given a special power to testify in various ton:.,-rues, that all the
foreign Jews present in the crowd that quickly gath.
ered might understand. The opponents who stood by
mocked and .,aid concerning these men who spoke in
various langua ges: "'l'hese men arc full of new wine. "
That the honest ones might understand the truth,
Peter replied: "Thr'4e [men] arc not drunken, as ye
suppose, sel'in~ it is hut the thil'U hour of the day.
But this i!'l that whil'h was spoken by the prophet
Joel.' '-Acts 2; 15, 16.
Prior to that day of 1'rllt('cost God had put his
spirit upon a wry limited Ilumhf'l".Jesus Christ was
the first one who was brought forth by the spirit of
God as the ~on of God, and was in due tinw anoinled
with til<' spirit. Joel ':,; pl'Ophec'y was, "A1'terward
[or, JI('rl'aJ'tl:r] I will pOll I' out my spirit upon all
flesh." 'l'he worus "all fle'4h" must be unuerstood as
Petcr interprl'll'd the sanJ(', namely, all the familil's
of the hou'4e of fleshly hrud, bceausc the me::.sage was
then limited to the Jews. Ou that ocrasion a ~rcat
number believed on the Lonl and ill due order receivf'd the anointing of the holy spirit, Cven as the
prophet had foretold. (Acts 2: aH.41) On that occasion not only did Peter I'r1>eat the prophpcy of Joel
as having a fulfillnwnt then. but his words arc also
prophetic. lIe said: "And it shall come to pass in the
last days, saith God, I will pour out of my ~pirit upon
all flesh: and your sons and your <laughters shall
prophesy, and your ~'oung men shall see vbions, lind
;rour old men shall dream dreams: and on my servants
and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days
of my spirit; and they shall prophesy: and I will shnv
wonders in hcaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: the sun
shall be turned into darklless, and the moon into blood,
before that great and notable day of the Lord come."
-Acts 2: 17-20.
The words of the apostle, to wit, "in the last days,"
locate the time for the complete fulfillment of his
prophecy. "The last days" undoubtedly refers to the
last days of the old world, or Satan's organization, and
the beginning of the reign of Christ. The apostle Paul
said (2 Tim. 3: 1-5): "This hnow also, that ill the
last days llrl'ilous times "hall come. For men shall be
lovers of tJl<'ir own scI ves, covetous, boasters, proud,

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blasphemers, disobedicnt to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebrcakl'l'~, false
accusers, incontinent, fierce, dl',;pisers of those thnt are
good, traitors, heady, hig-hm inued, loyers of pJ..a<;urcs
more than lo\'crs of God; havin~ a form of goJline~s,
but denying the power thueof." 'Ye are now in "the
last da~'s", and should therefore expect a fulfillment
in completion of Joel's prophecy.
After thc apostles passed from earth, darknc::.s camp
into the earthly organization of the church because of
the influence Satan exercised over the leaders therein.
At the beginning the Lord had planted his church Oil
earth amollg'st men a pure "ville", symbolically ~Jlrak
ing, and then it drgenerated into the" strang!' \"Ine"
of the earth, even as the prophet Jeremiah (2: 21)
had foretold it would.
In the distl'e~sjng time of the year 1918 tlte true
followers of Chri"t thought that the work of tile
church on the earth was done. During the yenr \\ hidl
followed some true followers of Chl'i:;t a\\a'(('llcu til
the fact that t1H're was yet mUl'h to be dOlH'. III f he
period of time from 1918 to 1!)~3 there was a g'r('at
awakening umongst tho,>e who lo\'~u the Ll)!',l. Thl'
2('ul nwnifestr(l hy thC'se shows that the Loru hall put
his spirit Hpon them. The gn'at('sL witnes,; to thl' IWlJH'
of the Lord (~ver given Oil earth has I)('en in Pl'O~l'l ~~
since the year ]!)~~, and stl11 p1'llgl'es~rs. Sueh llI:uks
the second or complete fulfillment of the j)l'oplH'l'Y oi
JOl'/.
In the IH'ol,hery it is writtcn: "And on my ~l'l'\ant,;
and on my halldlllaiul'ns I will Jlour out, in tho'>I' da.\-;,
of my spirit; anel they !->hall prophesy." (.\cl'; 2: ] S )
Prior to ]~1:22 the prea(hill~ of the gosprl h.ll] Ill'lll
done ehirfly by a few of the l'llll"ccJ'ateel 011\'<;, .\ftcr
that time practieally all of tlH' anointC'd ones Ita\ (. ,1(:tivcly eng:l~ed in giving thc tl'~tilIlony to Gods Jllll')lo<;e to ~('L UJl his kingdom, his veng-canel', allu tTll'
blessing of all the falmlics of the earth.
Prophesying', or preaching, may be done dth('r by
word of mouth or by plal'il1g in the Ju,nus of th( ))('0pIe the messa\{e of trnth in ]lrintrel form. ~tlrh ku
becn done, !Inu is llOW bein~ donc, by youn~ mcn alltl
young women as well as old men and old \\ omen.
"All flcsh," therefore, means all those among the nwn
and women who are consrcrated anu anointed with
the spirit of God, regardless of sex or previou,> condition.
It seems clear that the term "young men", used
in the prophecy, means the younger brethl'en of Clm,;t
Jesus, regardless of scx, bCl'ause no Sl'X distinct ion io;
recognized in Christ. (Gal. 3: 28) "YOUllg men" i,;
a term ~.'"mbolically u'4ed to denote strong', \'i~orous,
active and zealous ones in the Lord and in hi<; M!'Vire,
regardless of agr. "Old men" symbolic'ally 1'1'1)1'esents those who are listle~s, dreamy, and illlllil'crent
to what is to be done or is being clone. It is the" .vOllll\{
men", that is to sa?, the active one'> in the Lord-;
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derstanding of God's purpose; and those who see and

understand are moved with a zealous devotion to the
Lord, and they serve joyfully. "Where there is no
vision, the people perish." (Prov. ~9: 18) True Chri'itians must feed upon and understand God's 'YoI'd in
order to be joyful and vigorous, and therefore be
)"owlg.-Amos 8: 11-13.
Those who ha\'e been brought into the temple condition and have lwpt abreast with the light of the truth
as God has revealed it to his people have grown strong
in the Lord and continue to rejoice in serving him.
Such are the ones whom the Lord specifically uses to
~ive testimony to his name, 'l'hese are thc ones who
are taken out from the Gentile nations as a people fur
Jehovah's name.
As hearing upon the timc of the fulfillment of this
prophe('y, it is writtrn: "And r will shew wonders in
the Iwuvens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smokp.. The sun shall he turned intQ darlme!'ls,
and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord corne. "-Joel 2: 30,31; Acts
2: 19-21.
'l'he physical facts show the fulfillment of this
prophecy sinpe the corning of the Lord to his temple
in 1918. It i" sincc that time that the Lord has rewaled to his people the sign'i and wondprs ill h(,I1\"en,
1 hat is to say, has giV<'Jl them a bettel' vi'lion or undcrstanding of the Devil'g org-anization (the one f;ig-n)
<.Ind of the birth of the Lord's Jdngdom (thc ot/wr
sign).
Ife has also !>hown thrm the fact that the all \'(.'rsary
Satan has now heen ca!>t out of heaven and the prcpnration for the final war upon ('arth is on. "Blood aIHl
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earth during the past few years there has been a great
amount of death and material de"truetion. "Smoke"
is an evidence of destruction in progress. So-called
"organized Christianity" is rapidly disintegratin~.
The leaders thereof have "turned into darkne"is" the
light of the gospel by denying the creation of man as
perfect, and denying the fall of man and his redcmption by the blood of Jt'sus, and hy openly uniting with
the Devil's organization in declaring the League of
Nations as God's kingdom on earth. Their work is
dest l'Ucth'e of faith in God, and they themselves no
longer shine as the sun of light and pro<;perity, The
"moon ", as used in .10rl's prophecy, is a symbol of
the light of God's truth amidst the darkness of earth's
night. It has becomc unto man a message of God's
vengeance by the death of his elwmies, and thi" i"
shown by the moon's heing turned into blood.
These things have come to pass particularly in the
few years just pass('d, and arc apparcnt to all who
have the vision of God's puq)o<;e. The prophet says
that these things shall take placc "bcfore the great
and the terrible day of the Lord come". That InrallS
before the final war and trouble mentioned IlY J('Sll<;
in his goreat prophecy in whirh he calls it the'" gn'ut
tribulation, sueh U'l was not since the b('gillnill~ of
the \\ol'!d to this time, no, nor ever shall be". (:\latt.
24: 21) The prophe('y says that, cont emporalH'ou'>ly
with tIl(' happening' or tl1<'s(, en:nts, God \\'Ill pOllr out
his spirit upon all ill'sh and upon whosoevrr shall rail
upr,n the name uf the Lord, and that thpse shall bear
t('~t imony to the name of the Lord. Thr physical fn('ls
show that this prophe(')' is in course of romplete fulfillment. 'I'his fu!"ther identifies the witlH'sses who are
taken out as a people for God's name.

GOD'S GOVERNMENT WILL BRING PEACE

EIIOVA II has in store boundless hles..,ings and
benefit" for those who love and obey him. Su('h
benefits he will bestow ulJon the people during
the administration of his governmcnt. In this day,
whell there ir; goreut distress and llerplexity among the
people of earth, the Lord permits the hone"t seeker
for truth to ha\'e a vision of some of the benefits that
he will soon give unto men. By faith his prophet saw
those blessings coming, and he exclaimed: "Bless the
IJord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits."
(Ps. 103: 2) To those who now desire to sec righteousneS'i amongst the peoples of the earth it will be of
great satisfaction to obtain some knowledge that these
blessings are near at hand. That knowledge is now
obtainable from the Scripture" in the light of prrsentday events. It is God's due time. Among the great
benefits that God's government will bestow upon the
people are these: peare, security, welfare, plenty,
health, i>trength and life.
The governments of earth that are in the League

of Nations are putting' forth at least an outward

effort to bring about peacc and sl'eurity. Tlwy \\ ill
not succeed even thou~h they use their be'lt endc'a\")!"s
honestly. In fact the Leag-ue of Nations is a nwl\eshift and an attempt to quiet the puhlic demand for
pe;we. The people want peace, and to them the League
of Nation,,; is like a straw to a drowning man. Serill~
nothing else, they reach out for it. Satan induced the
nations to adopt the League; and his purpose in so
doing is to turn the minds of the people away from
God and to keep them more completely under his 0\\ Il
evil control. Jehovah forekncw and foretold this action and the fate of the League of Nations in thesc
words: "Associate yourselves, 0 ye prople, and ;re
shall be broken in piecrs; and give car, all ye of far
countries: gird yourselves, alld ye shall he hrolwn
in pieces; gird your,.;rlves, and ye shall be brokm in
pieces. Take cOlm<:c! together, and it shall come to
nou~ht; speak the word, and it shall not stnnd; for
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The official record of the "Cnited States Congress,

under date of l\Iarch 5, 1928, is authoritr for the
statement that "over ei~hty-two percent of all the
revenues of the United Statcs arc now expended in
support of military policies; and unless this nation
becomes engaged in war with some other people internal combustion will be inevitable". No people of earth
are greater lovers of peaee than those of the United
States. Why, then, is their money being- spent in such
great amount to make ready for war? All the other
nations are putting forth their best endeavors to prepare for war, yet all the nations vow they do not
want war. Satan, the evil invisible ruler, is at this
time forcing the g'overnmcnts of earth into this condition and gathering them to the ~reat hattie of
Armageddon, even as the IJol'd foretold. (Hev. 16:
13-16) These facts must now he brought to the attention of the people.
The common pcople of one nation do not foment
war a~ainst the common people of another natioll.
The common people who hear the burdens of war are
not even consulted about it. A few men who have to
do with the responsibilities of government decide that
war is ncecs,;ary for eommel'cial reasons or for the
purpo';C of sat isfying' soow suppo,;ed or real g'rievance.
Diplcmatic not(',; arc passed bet ween these natiolls
and un attempt is made to adjust the difficult ies. After
sokmn <kliheration It formal dl'elaration of war is
made hy one nation against another. The warmakPrs
remain at horne while the common lwople, who are
ignorant of t he cause of the war, arc hurried to the
front to suITer and die. If two private citizens pass
noll's one to t he other in an attempt to set! Ie their
diflk'ulties and then hot h agree to meet upon the field
and EC tile their diffie11liips with dt'atlly weapons, and
one of them dies, the survivor is charged and convicl<'d of mUl'dcr in the first degree. Nations are made
up of many people and controlled by a few men. It
may then with propriety he a"kcd, Where is there any
dirferrllce between the crime rOlllmitted by two men
and that by two hundred mell1 When after deliberation a few men who have to do with the management
of thcir respective governments attempt a settlement
of differences upon the fit'ld with <]catlly weapons,
they call it "war". But those who arc the most prominent in bringing abo11t the conflict and engineering
it Hl'(' decorated with badges of honor. If the warmakers alone were killed, that would be bad enough; but
when without their consent millions of innorent lllen
must die, that condition is fllr worse. \Vhen more millions of men, women and balws must suffer, the honor
of war j<; indescribable.
A ~'oung man, loving peace and home, takes a wife,
whom he loves. Before them the prospects seemingly
arc hright. He has not noticed the war cloud thrcutening heeuuse of the negotiation~ between the governments. Suddenly war is de('lared ; without warning he
is drufted, torn awu~' from hi,; youn~ wife, nnd hurried to the front. The wife surrers great feal' and

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agony and under this miserable condition her babe

is born. The order comes from the goyernment that
the food supply must be conserved and therefore ewn
the babes must be limited in the quantity consumed.
The profiteers corner the food and boo~t the prices.
The wife is unable to buy food for herself or her bahe.
She sees her babe wasting away for want of sufficipnt
nourishmcnt. It dies without its father's ever seeing
it and ,vhile that father is upon the baW(field trying
to kill, or he killed. If he survives he returns brokcn
in body and health and finds his youthful wife a!!:cd
from sorrow and starvation. Their honevmoon was
like a flower blooming in the early morni;lg, quickly
cut down and wasted brfore the sun is scarcely up.
There arc millions of families on earth today who have
sufferccl from the ravag-es of war. It is no wonder that,
early in 1!J28, a monster petit ion was ~igned by a 151'('at
multitude of the common people in Englanll and pH'sented t a the government, declaring tha t t hey would
not again respond in case of another war. The prl)plr
want prace; but the prediction is freely madp that
when al10ther war is declared they will J'l<.,ponu hecause they arc eommulltled so to do nnd tlip.'l are Pllt
in fear and in jeopardy by the gOVC1'llIlH'nts if they
fail to re"polld.
'Yar en~~enders hat rpd. Intense sclfislllle'>s develop,;
into hatred. LOllg sufl\'rjn~ and OPJlrr~<.,ion }lrod\l('c
hatred. Injustice COlltinucd upon mankind }lrodlll'Cs
ha'.l'ed. Govcrnmrnts of this world have hecn in a
large JIle,.<;ure respon<;ilJle for the hatl'el} Im'd aile!
cultiva1o.'d nlllollg..,t 1lH'1I. Dehintl the gO\ ('I'IlJllPllt,; is
Satan, the Wicked (Jill', who has planted hatl't'cl aile!
war in the Ilearts of the people hy cult 1\ at ing ill tlll'lI1,
and espreially ill t he gon~l'lJlnents, cxtruDe M:lfbhne"s.
Love mu~t be plalltt,d in the heart<; of the people in
the plaee of hatred. Hatred is lilie a hrart of ~tonl'.
LO"e wil~ make the hearts of the people tel1t!rr U1HI
gentle. Love is unselfishness mademallifl.st. One of
the great }wllcfits the people will have ulldpr the ri!.\ht.
eous 1~0Ver/lrnent of God is that he ,\ ill stop all v,ar
and th('ll plant love in the hearts of the people. Lusting peace will be the result.
Through his prophet God foretells of the estahli<;hment of his righteous government, exalting it nho\'c
all the governments of the earth. and decluring that
unto it the nations shall flow: "And Jnany people
shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the
[government] of the Lord, to the home of the God of
Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways [the truth 1,
and we will walk in hi" paths [of righteousness] ; for
out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the
Lord flOm Jcru-;alt'm.\nd he shall judge amon!! tlH'
nations, and shalll'ehuke mallY people; allll tht:,v ~ll;ill
beat their swords into plowshares, a]l(} their spear.,
into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up si\"(JI'(l
against nation, neither shnll thrJ' leal'll war allY
more. "-Isa. 2: 3, 4.
God h loye. All of his laws for mpn ean be met and
obeyed b.r those who arc unselfish. "Loye worketh no

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fJ1ie WATCHT0\vER,.

ill to his neighbour: th('refore love is the fulfilling of

the law. " (Hom. ]3: 10) With respect to the time
when his government is in full sway in the earth God
says of and concerning the people: "They shall not
hurt nor de'ltroy in all my holy mountain [kingdom] :
for the earth shall be full of the lmowlcdge of the Lord,
us the waters cover the sea.' '-lsa. 11: 9.
Concerning his King, whom God has placed upon
his throne, and who shall rule the world, it is written: "The government shall he upon hi., shoulder."
Jle is the Prince of Peace, and of his government and
IlCace there shall be no end. (lsa. 9: 6,7) Then" the
battIe how shall be cut off: and he shnll speak peace
unto the heathen [nations]; and hi" dominion shall
he from sea even to sea, and from the riv('r even to
the ends of the earth". (~ech. 9: 10) 1'hat will mean
to the peoples of earth univer~al peace. The horrors
of war will be ~one for ever and there will never he
anot!wr war. That benefit to the people cannot he adequately dl''irrihed in worth!. \Vhen the prople 1000W
and uI\(J.er~tand this truth they will sing for joy.
The animals of the mountain,; and the forl'st are at
cnmit~, with man. 'rhey try to kill m:lIJ and man kills
them. tTndcr the right eous governIllcnt of the LOI'd
peace shall be for C\'er c::;tahlished between even the

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wild beasts and man. God, of course, knows the language of the animals and of the fowls of the air and
he will speak to them in their own language and quiet
their fear of man, and peace will be for eyer established between the wild beasts and man. ".And in that
day will I make a covenant for them with the bea~ts
of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with
the creeping things of the ground: and I will break
the bow, and the sword, and the battle out of the earth,
and will make them to lie down safely." (lIos. 2: 18)
Concerning his righteous government and the benefits
of peace that it will brin~, it is written: ".And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithful.
ness the girdle of his reins. 'rhe wolf also shall dwell
with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the
kid; and the calf, and the young lion, and the fatlin~
together; and a little child shall lead them..And the
cow and the bear shall feed; their ~'oung Olles shall
lie down to~ethcr: and the lion shall cat straw like tllp
ox. And the suckin~ child shall play on the hole of
the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on
the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all my holy mountain f gowl'IJment] : for the earth
shall he full of the Imowledg-e of the Lord, as the
waters COWl' the sea. "-lsa. 11: (;-9.

MEMORIAL

HE date for the ('eldmttion to the name of Jeh0\"1I11 God amI to the sael'ifiee of Christ .Jesus
is determined in this I1HlIJnCl': FrolJl the observation of the new moon nearl'st to the vemal equinox,
"hieh lIlill'ks tho ft.'.,t day of the fil'st month, count
fourtc('Jl days. (Ex. ] ~: 1-6) ~\c('ord iug to astronomical calrulations the moon l'i"es at Il'ast sixteen hOUl'S
before it can be seen \Vith the natural eyc of man. In
the time of l\Ioses thc calculation was made from the
hour he could see the moon WIth the naked eye, and
that is the propel' manner for us to count thc time.
'fhis year (called A.D. 1936) begins on the 24th day
of ~lal'ch; aud the fourteenth uay, to wit, after 6 p.m.

of April 6, is the proper time for the cel('hration of

the J\lrmol'inl. Jcrll'iall>m tlllle is used.
The hook entitled .IehOLah contains a morl' de1aikd
explallatioll of the Memorial than 'l'he l\'a{('htowcr
rould ('arr~' at one issue. Can'fully and pl'ayeT'fully
study chapters two and three of the book l'lltitl('d
.IchoL'ah, heginning at page 26 and ending al page l~O.
TheIl on the 6th day of April, after (j p.IlI., let carh
company of the anointrd as,>emble an(l relehrate the
l\lcmorial. In doing so, use un]eavcTJ('d hreau and ]'('al
l'l'd wine. Unfermented grape juiec or raisin jui('e will
not meet the requirements. The Ijord and thl' apoo.;tk"
used real red wine, and we should follow t heir bad.

(Continlld from page 50)

BmMIlWIIAM, ALA.: Temple Theatre, ]9th Ht. & (Jth Avc. N.

X. D. Bcst, 8604 Division A\c., Birming-halll, .\la.
BOSTON, M.\ss.: Jordon Hall, New Englund COllSl'1 vatory Bl,I~.,
2!J(j Huntington Ave.
n, L. PhillJliek, 31 St.Tames A\o., Boston, ~laHs.
Cmc.\f;o, Ir,I. : CoItsl'um, North Hall, H39 South Wabash A\l'.
'1'he l'ubbc mect1U!{ will 1>e at The Civic 0I'Clll. 1l01l~l',
Wackcr Vrive & Malhsoll St.
Chicago company of Jehovah's \\itnesses, 1139 North Dear
born St., Chieago, Ill.
CLEn:r..\:-<D, Omo: MaSOniC All,htol ium, 361;:; Ell.li.l A\e.
W. Eo Brusman, 15:!02 Eluel\\Ool] Avo., Eo Ch'\t'lawl, Ollio.
KA~SAS CITY, Mo.: Car!'entels' HaJJ, 3114 Pa~.o.
'f. A. Townley, 1317 E. 3]st Ht., Kallsa~ CIty, ~Io.
NEW YOP.K, N. \'.: lIceca 'femplf', ]33 We~t 55th St.
G. C. Powell, 124 Columbia llelgl,ts, Brooklyn, N. Y.
PITTSlllP.GIl, PA.: Syria :\Iosque, Hlf:I'JUW 131\.1.
PIUShUl gil company of Jehovah's \I itnl's~;cs, 907 ~hddle St.
N.S., rittsbllrgh, Pa.
TOllOXTO, 0'\1'., C.\NAllA: :!\Iasse~' Hall.
"Wat, h '\'1;\....;., .11) IJ\\ln Ave., Toronto 5, Ont., CanatIa.

providl>nce these arran~ements can be made, thus expanding the

Los Angelcs convcntIon to take in all of the Ulllte.} I'Hates,
Canadrt and the British Isl'H; truly an intf'rDa tional COll\ l'n
tion. 'rho Los Angeles convention ,ull be held Fe1Jluary 21?:J
incIuqivf'. All the other conventIOns mcntlOlled nbo\e will h'l
held }'ebrut.ry 22 aIll] 23 only. Tho same program that IS JlIO'
vided for Los An~eles \\lll be atranged for in nIl the 0', her
conventIOn cities. In the \arious ciill'S all'angemenls arc 1Jl'iIl~
lllaue to wil1l']Y advertise the puhltc lecture, "St;I'.\P'.\'f!XG TIll:
NATIOXH," so that the 1'eople \\ III alt,'nrl the large puhhc mect
ings. You ShOlllil make llllangcml'nts now to be pr('qcnt at one
of t]1(' !>CI nee ('onVl'ntJons in the many cities. Furthl'r detaIls
appear in the 1J1I cet'll'. The conventIOns \\ ill b~ lwld 111 the
folluwing l'ln~cs, and for roonllng acrommo<1atIons you can
write to the Lrotlll'r \\ IIO.,e name anu nd,1re~s are given.
A~GEr.F.s, CALU,,: Rhrine Au,litorium.
C. V. Knemeyer, P.O. Box 755, Vernon, Cabf.
nALTnIORE, MD.: HicluLlond Market Armory. HIChmond St.
}[('nr~' A. Hhcb, :l~1(j Keswick Hd., Baltimore, Md.

Los

LETTERS
JEIIOVAIl'S MAHVELOUS WORKS

GREATEST PRIVILEGE EVER GIVEN

DEAR BROTIJElt RCTIl1'.ltFORD:

Human wor,ls fail me to express my deep ~ratitll(le to Jehomh our God for hi& marvelous works in behalf of his visible
Olg.mization.
Particularly for the paRt six months Satan the Devil has
been doing all in I,lS power to browbeat and discourage .Tehovah's witnesses uf tIllS area. But in the face of such opposition
the witnesses are carrymg the battle to the J\'llte of the enemy
with greater zeal, peculiar to the house of God.
For severul months certain towns were closed to the witness
wOlk. Late,last summer the SoclCty gave the word and ,every
one of these places was forced open. Since that these places
have been CO\ el I'll three and four times with the kingUOIll
n1l's~age. It seems that every bulwark of S:.ltan's 01 ganizatwn
crumhles hefure the onwarcl maIch of our Kin~. Tht' diVISIOnal
campaigns are UBeu by the Loru, III glvmg to the Devil's crowd
a 01 ushing blow.
For the last sP\cral months the great enemy has been making
a. great un~laught again~t Jehovah's \\Itnpsses of this area.
Not heing nblp to down the coulU:~e ulld ('001 the zeal of Jeho"ah'lI people, he foulHl an "occa"lOn ag:unst" the one~ who
thu~ far muintam,',l theIr mtegrity towur,l God. Home of the
chillln'n of Jehov:, h 's \\ Itncsses an,l Jonudabs refu-ml to take
part in the flags:t1ut inl~ e:-,pl'l'(qes III the public s,'hool~. This
g:ne n good c,",'lI-e to the" IlolI:u "patnots. Imme.hately the
Ml1001 uuthori(ie~ !,a~s('el loeal ruling~ in onl.'r to e,"pel the
('Iuldren of Go,I's peuple. Pan'nts nwl cllllllren were lIrresteu
nnel unju~t juel~,'~ JllljHls('d linl's or illlpiisonment upon parents
b,'cause thl'v wouhl not benu the ('!lildl"n to school. At Nemacollll LPlI.] -the l,aTllltq of two ('!lllllr('n '11'1(' Ilrrpst(.1 for nolatin~ Rchooll:l\\s afttr the ~chool hoanl ,,fn"lally expelled the clnlull'n. Bueh gll)"~ il1,iu,tiee boih'el r(',1 IJl"",1 uf some true American., liS !lundr,'ds (,f It'lt",. of I'IO!,.t against suc!l cruel, de\'llish pUJeti('('s o[ tlill school hoar,h \\ere puhlish(',l an,1 still are
bein;~ publl'hell In the Iu('a! papers of tlll~ diVIsion.
\\ e wen' III 1,,rplt:-.J1y for a tllill', but ev('ry Inlne made by
J"ho\'nh thlOugll IllS 01 gani/ation out Wilted the enemy; thus
tll('~' got into II 1lI(,~~, lln,1 dill uot know how to g"t out of It.
'rile nrtil'le in Ik"l'lo},,'r 1 Wal( h/Oll'l r, "Expl'lling Chihlrl'n
from SdIOOI," n'IIlO\ {'II nil our 1"q,I''(I(ies. l'r:use .Jehovah
tlwrefor. On the foullh of J),,('ellll,,'r (Jllr tirst Kingllom Hchu)l
(11"'11('11 nt .\dah (iat,s), Pa., With 1;) clllldrpn. On the ninth
of Deceml",r th" nllluher incll'lls('d to 2:!. Now it is a going
eOlll'ern. The s('hool "p"llS \\ I(h "llPIIIlI Exen'iscs", alHl The
lIm r is u part of t h"lr d:lIly cun ic'uIUlll. We nrc waitlllg
lIlI',iunsl.v for thnt I'ublwation spe('udly for the henL'fit of the
gon'at llIullitudp. At ~Iun,',sen, Pa.. our beconcl Kingdom
~1':1Uol will be up"lll'd on the si:-.tpcnth of J){'cemll{'r. \\'Itlllll
n H'IY shurt tillle Klll~;dolll Hehool NUlllb"r 3 will be opened
for the \)"nefit uf Canonhllllrg- chiI,lren. 'rhus all the cllll<lren
in this area that all' l':-.['elled from sehool BhnII be taken care
of. Praise)'e the Lorel!
In conneetion with our SOI'ie(y's annual husiness meeting the
Soeiety aTl'anged for II s{'n we con\'l'ntioll. We are glad to inform ),ou that 10;) .Jonadahs 8)'mhoIILe,1 their consecration by
\\uter illlnll'rsion. AI~o, \Ie were mlll'h plea~ell to know that the
pr{'~i(lent of our t;OCIl'ty lind the other servants thell'of were
Ieelected til their respective offi,'ps by all the \'otes cast. Snch
n unity of mind, h('art anll COUI se of action has ne\ er heen
malle mani fest heretofore among the people of Jeho\ah.]'fahn 1:l3.
\\'ishin" Jehovah's riehest hlessing to continue to be ),our
portion f~r evcr, WIth fervent love nne] best wishes, I am
Your IJrother anu fellow servant,
S. ll. TOUTJIAN.

OUR DEAR BRETilREN AXD rEI,LOW SERVANTS

IN JEHOVAH 's ~ERVicE:

Greetings to j:ou all in the name of tbe ~!ost High God. and
our best wishes to all in t,le progress of the kingdom llIe~3a~e.
'We have been mformeu, throu~h Brother Ruthcrfor,] 's letter
of November 5, of the "ondl'rful anel gracioud provlhlOn mallEt
in behalf of the plOneels. We wish to express our heartfelt
grntitulle and thanks tl) all of ),OU for that pronsion. Thero
are manj thlllgS at tillS lillie to he thankful for, but some things
mean more to us than othels. \Ve want to'thank each of yOll
for the sacriJice you hu\e made in oruer to make It POfSlblo
for us to keep going m the service. It WIll he a great aill III
keeplll~ us III the hlld lIn,1 hetter eqUlppe<l to carry. the message to those hungf'Ting for the truth, and, of course, nlso to
tho~e \\ ho are not hun~eJ mg for it.
As you stated, Broth('r Hutherforu, it will he more "auvantagl'ous"; It \\ III be a "stunulus"; and It 1I0ps bring to our
mmds that the gl "ate~t [illvilege e\ er given any ('feature on
earth is the !,ul,ltshing ot the klllgllom ll1l',sagl'. 'fhat is why
we are so t1mnkiul to the LUI'! Jehovah and hl8 \'mdlcator and
to all of j flU for making ~u('h a provision fur ns.
The bur,lens in the lid,l are often hpavy, llllll we of(('u get
somewhat dlbcourag-e'l. But then we see the wOlld('rful I'T1V'
ilege before us and how the Lord provi,ll's for U8 an,l \Ie hr,1<'o
up and reJoiee lIud start the cry anew-For Jeho\ah anel tor
Gllleon.
\\e therefore join in thankin~ all of you ag-am an,1 III 1''(tending our Ime un,l IJe~t \\Ibh,," to all at !l"adl!uarters. May
Jehovah lIehly Qlells j uU ill all j'our cn.leu\ ur8 to serve huu.
Your fellow servunts,
O/,T.IVlm Sn;IlI;Jo.LI.~'f,
MI::'I. O. HlI:UEKLlS'f,

Mw;. W. G.

lIeIJraska.

BISE~MANN,

WILL COXTI;liUE TO MAnCil O:>ol

DEAR nl:E'fJIr.l~ AT llF:TIIEr.:

We, the unllersign"d, aro writing to expregs our nol,leqt

appreciatIOn to the Ho('i"ty for th" gracious l'rOVl'lOn r/lade
for the IJlolleers m your ktll'r of Noveml,er 5. Sur"ly tldll \'.a8
prolllptpd III no other \\ay than for your 1m c and honor for
Jeh,)\ah's naillI'.
'rhls re'lIlllllls us of J"lm 15: 8, "Herein is Illy Father r:loJifie,l, that j'e !>l'ar 1Il11<'h I Ililt," lind \\c hn'uw tllI~ l,rOII"I'm
Will aiel us greatly in hcanng the kingllolll flUltq tlJ th.' pp0l'le,
11llll to con(mue on joyfully llwl Loldly proelalllilng the IIll ,,,a,:{'.
\Ve wI~h to thank BlOtller l:utI,,'riolll and the ]l"thl'1 f.lwily
for ni<ling' us in tIllS \\ay, and absure ~'on that, by ./"lrlJvahs
grace, we will ('ontlllu{' to march 011 \\ith the Klllg of Eteruity
while pushing the battle to the gate.
1\1ay Jehovah's guidance, protection ul)lI ble"bmg be upon
you all.
Your ft'1low servants, For Jehovnh llnd for Gi,l"on,
GUST. ]lULU!:AS,
J:UTJI llICKA~r,

JEAN !:;T. JOII};,

T. J. HeSK,
T. J. CAMS,

};DITJI LEWIS,

EM~rA lIEXSJIAW,
HARRY POWELl"

'l'HO~IAS \\'. PltASSAS,

CAI:I\H; A. BAKJ:r.,
llEU:N 01:011,
Er.IZADETH JIAlo:DY,
HU:T WAKG.

:MAIlEL VOX HUGO,

J,YDl.\ D. JOIlXHON"

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"And all thy children shall be tau'l:lht of Jehovah; and

~reat shall be -the peace of thy children." -IsaIah 54:I3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEIIOV,\H iq the vn]y true Gou, h from everla8Ung
to en'rbstin~, the :-'bl;(1f of hc3oH'n nUll earUI awl the GI\"N
of lIfo to his creature,,; that tho Logos wa~ the b':~lllllill~ of
llis creation null IllS nctno lIw'nt III tho crC:ltlClll of all
thin~:H; that the Lo;;-rJ'I iH now the Lor,1 Je"us ChfJst in g1'Jry,
cl'll!ll;'] ,lith aU 1'01\"<:1' ill healen 11T1ll earth, and tho (;!licf
Executi,e Ofilcer of Jehovah.
TIIAT GOD crpatel] th'l ('arth for lUan, crcate<l pp! frct
mall for the earth lllltl],I.ICC,l him HI'OIl it; that man '111;uUy
diQol,,'yetl Go']'s bw awl \\lUi ~('nt':l1cc'] to (katil; tInt u1
rl'a';uu of A,]alll 'il wrOll~ act all men nro horn SUlIlCI3 and
WIthout th::: right to llie.
THAT Jf:SUS was ll1~l<lo human, nn,l tho man Jesu~ I<U'
fert'd ,1l'ath ill o/'lkr to pro,;u~o tho 1:.ll""nl or rCllc-lllpti\o
IHu'o for all lHul\kirl<l; i1:at G,,,1 raj'r(1 up Jp"us dn'lIlo and
c'\allci] him to heall'n nl,{jlo n'''I; clt'alulo (lnt.! ahol'o clery
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bas ow,t,'d l'O:~tan from I,,'a\'''n 3IHI ili l'roc('('r.lin~ to thu
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forti. the nallll' of .1dlOl:th 11111 <'all UP(\t\ the people Illth tl.c
llook l:Idl". The L01']'S ]lUblt,hcls Il,ll hal'e ",I'l'fullj I\':u]
the uutogral,h(',l ('11JllOll hy '\1'111 4 nlHl 1,111 be fully 1'["["11,,<1
lIIH] llllxiol.os to J1Jaee tl1l3 \\ondl'!ful Il1P-'iag-e in tl,,' hand~ (.f
the !'('01'le on a conlllhution of :!,JC, 'l'hiH 1)(lok i~ bl'In:~ pull.
lish(',] in mall)' laug-uagl's. Tho Hoportnne!' of it cannot he
0\'01 ~tr("s('ll, :<1'1 j uu "an appreciate only a fter you H'ad thc
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brandl ofiiee 111 th.' ('uuntly ill whi"h th~J' Ine or ihc head
oll1('e lIt 117 A,I,IIlI~ ~t" HJ()(']{]yn, N, y" eXJlIp~f'ID~ th,'il de
"'ire to parti('ipat,~ in tJle wltm'ss, The H'(llrhto!ll'r has hp!.'toforo stateu th,lt the :'iod"ty \You],] soon !,ul,l"h a hook ('~IH!'
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Get it intn the hands of tile people, thl'lehy informing thl'm
of Jehovah's strange work' '.

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TIIAT.JUIOV,\II'S ORG\I"IZATION h call('(1 7,ion, nmI

tllat Chriot .h'su,> i3 tllu Cillpf Ofij,'cr th'rnoi llll,1 l;i !l,,)
rig-hUll] Killg of tho 'Iill]']; that thn :IT!Ollltctl nwl fnilI.ful
f"J1()\\('rs of ('!'riilt .Jc.;U.i am chl!uren of Zion, 1',1'111111'1:1 of
Je!tol'ah'a (,r/.:::tni7ati"n, al'l1 nre hili wi(nr<~('s \\l1oso duty :m'!
rhil";:\) it is to t",tily it) tho fHtpl(,lJl:l"y of ,J('h')\ah, (!t'"bro
.is !,urpoq('s towllnl lJlallkiIl<I n'> ('XIJf'" ~('(] in the jJibl(', antI
to liCar tho fruits of thp killgdom LcioIO nil who \I'ill h"3r.

lllAT THE RELIl r Hllt]l,l""wg'H of tho l)('opl('~ of ",Irlh

can C(\/Ilp only by allll throu~h ,Jdllolall'~ kltlgol'llll u,,,lpr
Clui"t \Ihich kIll IIOIV 1)(";1I11; that the LOlol's nl' .... t l:rt':rt
net i~ the c1<'stludion of l::':.t:m 'H o/galll/.at,on an,] the "3tnb
li"hIJl"lIt of I ,g-htpoU'IlI'HH III the carth, all'] that un']"1 the
king.',,,,, nll thu"e whu \1111 ub,'y its 1lg!Jtcous lawli shall ll\e
(HI ('ur th foTt~\l'r.

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for muio broaucasling nUll fur other menns of puLllc iustruc
tion in the Hcriptures.
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ances. It is entirely frl'e antI s"lJar3ote from all l'artil's, sPcts
or other worluly orglluiz;lt!vn,<, It is wholly ancI \llthout
rescnation for tho king']om of JC'llOvah Uoll un']er Chn~t
his Belovell King. It is not dogmatic, hut im itp~ <'3 rotul
un<1 critical eX::lmination of its contents in the lIght of tft')
:::cripturc~. It dol'!! not indul;:o in control ersy, !lwl its c0I
umnli llro not open to personahtil'!I.

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g[f]ceWAICIHIT0WIER
AND HERALD Of CJr]1~tlTS PRESENCE

Vor,. LVII

MARCli 1, 1936

NO.5

LOYALTY AND FAITHFULNESS

IIl1fy son, keep thy father's commandment, and !orsnke not the law of thy mother; bind them confittually
upon thine hearl, and tie tltem about thy neck. Par the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light;
and reproofs of instruction are the way of life. "-P I'OU. G: 20, 21, 23.

BIIOYAll requires absolute loyalty and faithful-

of everyone whom he make'l a member of

his royal orgalllzatlOll. 'l'he same l'ule appears
to apply to all who receive life everla~tlllg'.Jehovah
is the Pather, or Life-givcr, and there i'l no life c\"Crlastill~ r('c'eivcll save that which proceel!'l from him.
He displ'llses the great ~ift of life by Il11U throu:.r,h
Christ Jesus, his ('xecutiY<' ()f1icer. (Hom. G:23) The
mother of the members of the toynl house is Jl'!lOvah
COd'R or~allizatioll, symbolized hy his woman, otherwise ('nUrd Zion. All who arc bol'll of !lCI' l'cel'ive life
from and nrc tnugllt by .J ehovah (:od. (l sa. flo!: 13)
In brief, the menning' of Prove1'hs G: 20 is tllis: That
th(' son" of Cod must kl'ep hi" t'ommalldmellt"i and be
guided hy the law of IllS organ izat ion, for" the comJnalHl111c'nt is a lamp, and tLe law is light; anllrei>roof~
of instrt1l'tion arc the way of life".
2 While the Ellgli~h word loyalty dops 1I0t appear
ill til(' :-)('ript ures, yet thl'rc Ilre many words in the
Bible that have C'xactly the same Ineauill:; as loyalty.
The ScrijltuI't,s clearly tl'aeh thnt cvcr'y man who rcceivc,; life evcr1astiu~ must prove him<,(']f both loyal
alld faithful. There is a distiuctioll bet\\ecn loynlty
and faithflllnef,,". 'rcchnl<'al1y, one might be loyal and
1I0t be faithful. No one is chosen as a mmnher of the
royal llOu'oe unll'ss that olle pron's to he both loyal
nnd faithful. Always 10y,t1 and faithful. it is \nittc'n
of .Jesus Christ that he i:, 'fhe "F'aitllful and 'rruc' '.
lIe is Lora of lords and J\ing- of kiugs, aud tlH'y that
arc with him arc called auel chosen and faithful. (TIc\'.
19: 11; 17: 11) 'rhus it is seen that each one of the
boely memhers of Christ must be an image of the Head,
Christ Jesus.-Hom. 8: 29,

law; that which is done in aero1'dance with the law of

Cod. A loyal creature is one who proceeds aceoJ'dill~
to (Jotl's law. Loyalty to Uod therefore mpan"i to carefully and strictly he obl'dient to his law. IIi'l \\ 111 i'l
his law whethc'r ('xprcsscd or unexprc..."rel, and that
will is eXl'rel;sed hy him ill his WOl'tl for the COl'l'I'!'t
guidance of the lIlan who tlesires to II(' ri~~ht. "Thy
wortl is a lamp Ullto my fed, and a li!!ht unto my
path." (Ps, 119: ]0::;) There i"i 110 other correct guide.
Paitll/ttlnns meam; more than men'])' to 01)('y the
Jcotter of thc law. A faIthful 011(' is trusty, tl'n<,!\\or'thy,
l,,,tabli,,hc'd, ~teady, firm, secure, true alll] ('e 1'1 a 111.
J"rlith!HI means fidrlity in the adherellcc to ri~ht as
dlrcctcd h)' the LOI'd. It IlWaml watc-hfu 1Ilef'o.'l and c'arefuilless in thc olm'rvallce alld l)('rfol'lnanc'c of a duty
01' the tli-,;rhar~~c of an ohli;..(ation. To be failhfnlllwans
to Ill' hOl)('-,;t, COllsLIIlt and U1whan~t>ahlc. It I1)C'.III::; 1Iltq~tlty. To maint'lin one's inte~rily to\lard (;0.] hI'
mU'lt be faithful. That lllcall" ht' mu"t l)(~ true allc]
cOIl'otnnt in his alle~~iance :tIlcl devotion to (;od, because
he is bound to (;od alld Christ by a solt'IIln ('0\ ('IJaIlt.
It mralls that the lOan in the rO\'('nant with (lod IllUSt
he thorough nnd firm in the oh"el'\;Jnce and pc'rl'ormalice of ser\,jec elltrusted to hiIll. Jt IlWallS to Ilt' truC',
rl'liahle, worthy of depc'llClallcC' und entm'ly Ck[Wlldahle. Only the l'ig;htC'ous \\ ho mailltain aJHI PI'(,'oI'I'\'e
their intc;.('rity toward God cntt'r into his royal Il00he.
"Open yt' the gales, that there Illay ellter in a ri'~:lt
eous nation prest'rving fidelit:\'." (Isa. 2G: 2, Nu/h.)
III the eXamill:ltilJll of the ie'xts lhat follow the di,,tinction betwC'en loyalty and faithfnlne:-,s may hl' SCt'n,
and al'oo that God requires hi" sons to be both loyal
and faithful.

DEFINED
The' correct definition of the words 101Jf1!t y and
faitltftllllti-is ure found in the Scripturc'". The word
loyal is from the same root as the word lllw. Dati' mC'uns
a rule of nction or conduct p1'cseril)Cd and made bindillg hy the supreme goYerning authority, ('ommunding
whnt is right, and naming a pennlty for the infl'aetion
of that fixed rule or law. Lawflll means that which is
permittctl by and aOlle in conformity to law. DoWzl
means that which is done in strict conformity with the

LOYAL
The law of .J cho\'nh, t hat is, t he rule of. art ion or
('onduet presrribetl by him for man, is pl'rrel~t, a1lCI1)(,
who walks truly and sillccrdy in the law of (:or! gw's
in the right way, nlld, ('ontin\lin~ therein, th;lt man
will rer('ive the ewrlasting' favor of (lod. (Ps. l!l: 7-!l)
Of .Jrsu" the~e words are r('('o1'\le(l: "I delight to do
th~' will, 0 my (lad; yen, thy law is within my hc'n't."
(l's. 40: 8) That ml'anR that at all tilllf'" .J('''\l~ is ('11tit ely elcvoted to Jeho\'nh Uod's rule 11l'e,,<'riiH'r! for

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the rightcou<;, that snch at all tinw,; "::1<; the rule 01

hi" heart, and that at all timC';; he d('11 6 111', to do the
will of GO(1. A similar rule appiie,; to [In IJ1l'll who
arc LJrssed of God; ~;" it is written: "Blt%eJ h the
man that 'I'alketh Ilot in the eQllnr.,d of the llllgouly,
nor :;tanupth in the way of Sillll('I'S, nor sittl'th ill the
seat of the s('ornful: hut his ddi~ht is in the law of
the Lord; a1ll1 in IIi" l::rw doth he llH'ditah' d:l~' and
night.' (I's. 1: I, 2) 'l'o meditate Vll the law of Cod
day and night means to (onsid.'r it nil the timr, that
is, the man alw,lys COll.j<!ers til(' '\'ill or law of (:od
lH1d i" diligent to !J(l ~\Iifkd hy that law. lIe i:; ClIl1btHntly examinin~ his ('our,;e of ('o!Jr1uet in C\(, light
of Cod's law. The "heart" IlH'lms hoth the "l'at of
moliyc aIH1 devotion, and Ilm,;t I,c' al\\'a~'s in harmony
with C:ou's law. "The month of tl)(' 1'i'~'htp{)n,; "'p: :Ii,dh
\\'i"clllnl, and hi,; ton~ll(, t;d!:eth of j1lfh'lllcnt. The l.tW
of hi,; God is in hi'J IH';ll't: 1l0lle of his btl'l'S ::;hall
l)litJ<.. "-Ps. :n: ::l0, :3l.
r, A person Illay oul W;tl'lll,v OhS('ITC' the lli\\' of (;od,
tll::t i... to say, p<:1'fOl'lIl v,hat i, oi'1<'n ('aIled thl' J( ltvr
of the law, alld oth('l's olN nin;.:' hi ... COlll'''I' ".ouhl '-.dy;
"Th;lt is 11 l.l\l'flll 1ll:l11." But it i-; for the Lor.l to
jud:!I'. HI' Jwhl's l'J Olll a diCfl'n'llt "i(,\\ !loillt hOJll that
(If III all , Iweau"l' Co,l l'lok... Ht till' !l1(,ti\'(' t[101t (':111' ('S
the 1111\11 to :1<'1. ., Th,' Lord :-.el'111 1I0t a:-. man !"l'(,th ; for
Ill::ll !(IOI,etil 011 th(' out 1\:It'd al'JW:ll',UH'P, hilt tIl(' Lonl
!c()hth (,ll th(' Ill'al'l," (.1 ~am. ](i: 7) It i.,; quite ("\,,y
to (l{'('!'i\'C IIIt'n. !Jut JII) olle ('all dl,(,('i\'I' thl' Lim!.
1 Cnl(' ..." olle deldlls ill (loi!l'~ tl", \\ ill of Cotl he
ennnot liY<.\ ,. Ld tlly ll'ndl'l' Jlll'l'eil's ('Ollie 1I1Ito 1Il1',
that I may lin; foJ' thy law is my deli~ht. Ld lily
1Il'alt Ill' sOl!lId in thy st::tut('::;, that I Iw Jlol :,,,11:1111('(1.
I haw IUIJ'~N1 for thy sahati()lI, () Lord; :lIld thy I:lw
is my ddl~ht." (1's, l1!.J:77,~O,17!) 'l'he moving
rau~(' for ub('(lielH'C to the law of (;od mtht he 10\'1',
tllat is, a l'eauy rl''''poIlS(' to the' rl'qllin'IlH'llt" ()f tho
law without rl'fer('llee to WitHt may he }H'l's(,lIally
gailled ill tlds life. The ri~bt motil e' IllU"t be H sill<':"~'e

(ksire to serve (;od IJ('{';] u ...e he is right. ri~~hlt,ou" and

just. For this reao,on (;od 's cOJllmandment i~ of the
gr'eal<'st impoJ't.ll1(,(" ,\ hidl l>a~'s to lIlall: ,. Thou ~halt
love the Lurd tlly Goll with all thy heart, 111ld wilh all
thy l>oul, and with all thy mind." (:\Iatt. 2:!: ~n) 'fhe
(,l'l'ature who is pl('1l"in~~ to (led C1lnllot diyide hi" aff('ction or d('\'ol iun lJchHl'n (;0<1 tllld any ('rvatul'e or
any
. .imafYe
. , or thill",
.....
8 The law of God is Ids l'nl!' of al'1ion or I'Ondllet
preS('l'ihcd for all mCIl, The cOlmnandllll'nt of the Lonl
is a positiw and emphatic' rxprcs"ion of his will or law
concerning Ollc tlint is in a co\'('nant with (;cd, tbe
commum1mcllt dil'e'l'ling the c)'('atur(' ill the J j'2:bt \\'a~'
to go, and ,\'hat he ml1 ,{ u.o. en',,)' ('OJlllJ1UI1tll1wnt of
~

the 1.1)1'<1 i') a }Jart of hi', law, ('ornmandmcnh not only

the (,01'1'(,l't ('our:-,e of man OJ' cOIl\luet, but
make it impl'1'ativl: that 1ho:-,c to \1 hum the cOJlllJ1aIll1ment... ~!J'(' ;1thlre,;;cd follow "mll ('oUl'se of cnndllC'1.
'rhe Isl'a(lilLi \',('1'8 Cod's eon'Hant people, IHl\'ing
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voluntarily ar,rrecd to dl) hi" ,,ill. They were, a" a 11:1tion, fOI'I'J'l1nnCl'3 of t ]I(",e who han.' "taJ't(,d to folio',';
in thl' foot',teps of JC'll; Chri ... t tll:.!t tlll)- might bl n
part of God ':-. holy nation. The tl'lIC Isr3ehtes are th(l"~
wllO ha\'(' ultl'l'l'd into a ('OWIWllt with .JdlOvah, tl'\l",ling- in tltl' ml'rit of CIII'j"t .Jeslls' blood, and "ho an;
::,pccifically and ('mpha! i,'ally howd to 01)1')' IIi,; Ltw
and hi'l (,ufll1ll3n<.lmC'!lts For that l't'u:,'Jn (;0<1 ,~avc tlIls
commandment to all of hi>; COn'Jl:lllt }l"op]p, to \';It:
"Thou ~ ;,alt have no other :~()ds iJt' fore 11I(",1(]('-;
(l:u!!t(rlw/I!) 1 Illt', ThOll "'halt not make HutO th('I' :til,\"
gruwll inwgl', or any hkl'llc,s of :JlIY thiJlQ that i-; lJ1
hcaven ahow, or that h in thl' l'al'lh lJ~'l~t'ath, or that
is in tLe ',atcI' ullder 1IIe carth: th01l ~halt IIl)t LIPI'
do';;n thy:,l'1f to tlwrn. ",- Ex. 20: 3-;;,
u En~r,\' ('1'('atlll'c IllU"t <:hoo... e ('ilhn' to l'('main With
all'l ~'I'l'\e thl' ])('vil if ll(':-'o desilTs 01' 10 :-'\'I'\'(' (i"d.
hut \\'}I( II t>IIP \'olulltat'iJ,\" ngr'('('s to do t hl~ "Ill (If (:fJ:[
he ('tlt('l'S illt() a ('O\elJ:lllt with (lo,l alit! t!H'I'l'1'OI'l' II"
taLe, tilt, Jl:IllIt' of J('ho\ ah (lod. If hI' di\ id(''l hI" d\'VOlJOll :111<1 '('I'vice hctw('('1l (;(;d :md tll(~ Ih'\il OJ' allY
of the 1)('\ it's agt'nl>; 01' 1'l']JI'l'."entall\ 1''> or lJ!la'~('... II!:
tab,s tht, lI:t!llP of (lod ill vaill. 'I'hat JIll'''II" lIe 1.11.1')
Gud'" IWII,!' \1 Jthout :llly goot1 I'(':-.nlt ill~!, JllIt, 011 tlIe
eoJltt':li'y, tlll'I'<' n''''lIlts to Sll<'h a ('t'(';\lllI'(' <li' "t,ll 1'.
'rhat man 1)( COIJl('" all 1I1olntel', alld 1ll11"'t :IUf.l't' ('Olll},lde 10','"
]1, The ('JIl}lltnti(' ('(JllIllIallllflJc'llt of tht' LOI'(l at ExoUll'> ~O::l i... ;!i\'('n fot' tilt !J('lJdit l'f til(' (I'('allll'('. })('('all"l' tk' ('1','.' till'<' who h: ... ac:I't'('d to (10 (;od '') wilt
ntU"t Let'!, dlld p(,l'fol'll! hi,; ('O\'('IWllt ,II' :1'(1 ('('ld( lit alld
tillS he ('all do ollly h~ ha\ I!J'-: 110 ::(H,1I)('"id('') ,f( !J()\',:ll.
For t1li, rl';I~()11 (JIll' ill a ('O\'('I:allt wilh (:od (dllilot
pur~lle a {'olll"le of (,olIdnet C'olllrary to (Iod 's Ltll',
'rhe l-alntlng of a flag of all earthly go\'el'\l!1wllt or tilt'
hailill~ of a man who J; thc \ j'.illle Iuk\' {It "tll'lI !!O\'CI'IlIlW\lt i~ :ltt\,jIJlliIlI~~ "alnltioll to wJlat the jl.l~ 01' the
lllall haill'd ~,t.lllds fol' o\' )'('1>1'(,:-'('11[':. '1'h('1I' I"; 110 ;:,lh01tioll 01' Ii!'(' for mall ,,;1' e tilat whi{'h (10(1 11:1." jJI'O\ !lied
tlll'on~h l'ltl'lst ,Jl'su". The olle \\ho has enli'l'ed IlJlo
a eOVC\l;lI 1 "ith Uod has fully agT('ed to that g)'l'at
trulh, (.\ds 4: 12) For that ('l'eatul'O to atlllhilln
salnltioll to 1'lJy malt-m,llk t hillg, J'l~jp 01' irnagl', "nel,
as that \\llidl is rCjH'c::-,cllted by It fl.lg of a Il,ttioll 01'
the' man or lllell that ('olttrol the n"t:oll, j" a dirl'('t
yiolatiolJ of the eommal](1ll1ent of (Iod alI<llll(',I11S that
tlw lIlall ,,0 doillg IS tal,ing' the JWI11(' of (Iod ill Yalll,
mH1 if he' persists III su<:h a ("HlrSe he 11I11 ... t SUCI"'1' dest1'uetion,
11 To some l](,l'SOIlS t]1l' "all1tin~ of a f1.\,~' of a nation
01' halljll~ a mnn 'Iho i<.; tilt' lliler vf thl' 'l'O\'C'l'nn:t'nt
menm little or 1101 hlll~!, h"(au:-.c th('y han' lIO lllItler::,taJl(lin~ (d' Cod"" ('OllllnalJdlllellt all(l}1:\\", !lot ('1I1l'\e<1
into a eonllant ",tth (1011 to UI) hi, \\ Ill. :\lallY JlC'1 -011.,
gl'l in line y,'ilh "'11<.:h ('('IClllOIIY of ":lI\\lll"~ 1),' 'an"e thl'y
fl'al' illt' I'DI'.!'I' flf Jllen, and n:nllY ;,allltl~ IWeau',(' (,t!lCI'S
fl') ;'0, Hlld lllan~ a1'l' \I11:lhll' tn gin: allY ]'(':!',()II j'"r "1)
duillg, It i'l elliinly U,:J'l'rvnt ('tllll'ei'lIiw! tJ]()',l' 1','1'-

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who have entN'ed into a connant to do the will

of <Jod. There i" no excuse for their 110t knowing".
00111e per"on who h,,<; covenanted to do God's willmar
!,,:lute 1bg~ and hall men in order to avoId adver:-,c
('1 iticism or IJcl':;ecution, anl1 he may do weh :-::J!utillg
,... ith a mcnt:ll l'e!-'elTation th:::t he uoc~ not l'v'-!aru the
fla~ or the lllan a<; of any rcal importanc'e. Therl'l)y
sU'2h a lJerson dceein;s men, hut ht; uors nut uc'C('ive
Gou, who looks at the heart or l11u:ive. A. pe!'S0n in II
con:uant, so actin~, is a hn)ocrlte and is an abolllillation in Uo<1 's sight.
12 The covenant people of God have 110 J'it;ht to tell
0tllcl'S who arc not 11l the eovenallt with the Lord to
III cline to salute fla;r,; 01' hail Wl'l1 or to salute and
}wlllllcn. Eaeh CJI\(' mUi'-t choose for him:-,elf. The' folll)wer of Chri.,t Jc:-,u'! i" c1ircetc'd to ue quil't and attl'IlU to hi,; own In!'.ine:,s. (l The's, 4; 11) It i',; 110 purt
of' his JJl\..,ill('';s to t,,11 otlll'!':'; what thl'Y Inay do or not
d.), \Vilh COll's f't1wnallt people, lIowe\"('l', (al'!l l,lIe
JrI'l"t 101lk Wt'll to hi,; 0\1'11 ('ullJ'''e of :ll'tiOll, that il i~
ill IInJ'J'11!lly wllh tlJe will of (lOll. 'fhe elJ\ ellaJll people
of .Jl'lIO\ nh (:oc1 ean 1)(' loyaJ to !lim ollly 1>y stril'11)'
\\ :dkill~ aClordin!.! to t hc cliYilll'!y fixed rille". The
Lurd (';)i)';('d .1 reC'OJ d 10 11c made ill hi" Word C'OIlI'C'l'Jlin~ thrlC faithful HI'1Jl'I:',\S \\ho l<'f\l';l'd to how dO\l'n
to the ilOng'\.) of the 1k\lJ ':-, 01 ~~allizat i<;ll, allc] \,'ilhout
<1ollJll this WI)', dOlll' lor the \1'1'," purjJo:.;e of l'lIlpha"i,,ilJg 1111' III ('e-;sity (,1' stl'il't olJCdll'llC'C to Clll] 's IJW (11'
('\JJllIll:J11dnwll!. (IJanll,1 :1) 'f!le 1'0\ vlwnt l)('ople of (:od
IJl'Opcl']y o})('Y evc)';. law of the Lilld \\ hleh i, III harmUIJY ,\ Ith (;od '<; law, hilt WIlI'1I tlll'J'(' is It dl\'('l'1 l'OllHid 1Jetweell the Jaw of man :llJd tIll' law of (;od tile
('on Il<Jllt pl'ople of (locI lllu"t ohl'Y (;od's law ),l'gal'll.
ll!sS of what lHl'1l lIlay sny 01' uo.--.\ds 4: lUi 5: ~U,
Sf'l1S

PALJ,ACY
13 One ill a rOVl'llnnt wil h .TC'ho\ ah way attc:mllt to
rLI'mll him,;clf illto II position wllC'j'(~ he l'an jn"tify
lli; (oIHluct. lie l,C'mll!'; his seW..,h moti\'e to dil'v!:t
him ill the '\Tong COlll'i'-l'. lIe huild" up nn ar~UlJll'nt
to support hi'! ~OUCSl', which aJ"~uml'nt is fallaeioll:i.
'1'11 at this ]Joint may be ell1]Jha:-izl'cI, note H!.\ain the
words of t}.0 fil',;t text herein: "Kerp [oht'.v J thy
father's COnlJJ1ant1l1ll'lIt, lind forsake not 1hr law of
thy mCJthcr." '1'lIc' ~e1fish man says, in 5UJ)stan~(':
"I have r!'asoned this matter out for m~'sc1f, and my
undclstanding' i" thnt ] can out\\ flrclly o])(',\' ('\"ery law
of man, c, ell suell laws as are in dircct ('ollflid WI t h
God's law, ::md ] think it hest to procerc1 along the
course of Ieu"t l'C\i~tflnec, that J may dwell in lwaee
,,'itll all fellow c]'caturc~; thl'l'cfol'e I will god, in line
,yjth ,rhatc\'er is the lull' of (,o!l,l\ltt in my community." A ]Jer.,on t lill'; l'l'a<:onjn~ i, nut rXC'l'ci'iing the
~Jlirit of a :,filml] mind. 'fhe eOYl'Il,mt IJeoplc of Gud
must b'e]> in mind th,lt human l'easolling awl cOlldni'-j'i)]S Ilrc oftrn Yl'l'~' fllllaeiOll", Thrrc is bnt onc i'-ure
alld .,afe {;uidr, lllld that is the ,Yol,d of t;od, and
t her('for(' the LUl J ;,3YS to his COH'l1ant pcoJ,](': ,. Trll:,t

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in the Lorc1 with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine 0\\ n understanding. In all thy \\',tys 1l1kIlO\',1cdge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Pro\'.
3: 5, 6) The folllJwer of ClIrbt J('sus lllust I!lra"ure
his cour:>c of action or cc,nduct by the law of Goo, Hud
that alo)](.
H '''I'he law of thy JIl')ther" is the proper ('ourse of
conduct to he pur"ucu by those who arc of Gou's OJ"ganiz:ltioll. Great is the favor to man to be brought
into aJl(l form a part of the organizatiol1 of the Lon!.
No person will 1011g' l)l' lwrmit!pcl to remain in that
or~anjzati0n, howc, cr, who willingly violate's organi
zation in'itrllctiOlls. '1'0 yiolate the illst )'lIctitJllS com
ill~ from (; ocl 's organization means to "fol':,akl' . .
the law of thy mother". ,Jc110\'ah has a capital organizatio)), of "hili. ehtist .Ie"us i"! the Ilcad, nlltl
that (,rg:\IIization, hci))~ the hi~dlc,;t part or "hill" of
Iii"! holy mountain, i'l al',o ('alll'l! Ziml. C,mcerning the
l'ltle of ae-tioll by ,...hilh Cod's ]Jl'o]Jle I1IU"t be 1.!Iul!pc1
.Jehlnah S;j~'S: "Out of ZIOll ~,hall g'o forth the law."
(I "a. :2: 2-4) \Ye are 1I0W ill 1he "last da~ s ", and the
!tou:-,(' of tl,l' Lor(l b (,,,tahlis]u'c1 HJJOH~ the kin'..(d(j)lls
of thi,; \,odd. The LOll! is ill his holy tC'lllpJe :wcl ('Olllm:Jlld" that all th,' ('al,tll kecp sil"lIl'e Jwfore him. i l
i" the till1l' whl'Jl l1I:my ]llopll" that is, the great lJIul
litlldl', 11)'(' c'olllill~ allli sa)"illg': 'Ll'1llS go up to the
kill/;dolll of the Lf))'ll, 10 the 1",II"e of the (loel of .1ac'o!>.
tllat \\\' Illdy w,lIk in th/' l'i'..(ht way.' Thl'reb,\' t]Il'~' attaeh t!H'TlI"P!\l'''l to (;od's org':lIlizalioll. OJl tIle l'arlh
tILl' Lonl has an Ol'gani7 f ltioll, aIHlllls ~1'l'\'aJlls ill that
,'r'..(l\lIiz,ltioJl the Lord tc'achc's, din'l"!s, ~lIid,'s alld illSIIlll't". The law 01' )'ule fIJI' mall, and 1'1)1' the l'lllldlll'1
(,l' that or~'a))izatioll, tll(' ),u)'d .1c,;us sl'nc!s forth as
the rX('I'utOI' of .Jt'1IO\ah, The ohli~alilJn i"l UpOIl ('\'CI'Y
one of the or!..!.alllzalWll to he stndly al11;lItive to alld
jo~'flllly ohrdi('nt to the ill,;tl'tlrIIOIl'; that the LInd
send" fOll h fm!ll Zion. ('llJ,j.,t .]('';t!", t hp ]wad of th:.t
ol'~anizatioJ), i" .1l'!lOvah 's url'at ]>rophc,t, and all who
arc in the l'O\'('l1ant with Cod Illlht gl\'(' heed to and
fully ol)(>~' that g're'at Proph(,t, ane} Ill' who falls or
rCfll'il'S to oJ)(,J' "uffl'rs deslructlOn. (.\lts :3: 2:n III
tJlIlt organization God has p]ael'd e\cr,\" lIlall liS It
plea"eth !Jim. No Illan can take that hOllor to him'.!'IJ.
(1 Cor. ]2: ]8; 11eh. f>: 4) Each olle in tlw Ol'!!,llll~a
tioll of the Lord I11mt sland or fall to hi" :\1:lo,lcl,
(Hom. 1-I::..J.; Eph. G: U) _\ lllan whom the Lord h:!...,
favored hy gi\"illq him a plal'e in his organizatiolJ, nil,]
,\ hif>h plael' is suJJ()ruinatc tu :,ollle ot he)' p1.J.l'I: a.,,,i~ll,'d
to some other l)('r;,on in that orgallizat iCJIl, rea"OII'; that
he is \vl<;CI' thalJ the other, PON~S,;('..,gJ'('~'ll'l'ahilily than
others anu that therefol'''' he will ignore oruall il,ltlUIl
iustruetions and IHIl'~lie b is own cOlU'S(~. IlI.,t rudion"
come to him through the I'('g"ular eOlm..l' in thr ol'!.!;:lIIi.zatioll whll'h hI' 1I0t only iguof('s hilt for \\ hic'h he
!,u1)<;tit utc~ hi" own icle:is in perforlll ing dat ic's to the
orl!anizat ion. Ill' l'l'~arlh oJ'g-anization illstnwl ion,; a"
oJ' no c.)I)',eljUCnCe ~o f,n' liS he is ('(llleCllWu, flI1(l :,pl'ak:
"ith ('oll1C'mpt conecl'!lilJ~ those; whv l'OJI\ C'," the in

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structions to him. ITe murmurs and complains of what

he is requested to do, is haughty, austcre, highmindcd,
and follows his own selfish course. Thereby he i<; guilty
of forsaking the' law of his mother', that is, of Gou's
organization. When his attention i.. called tl) the fact
that he is disl'egarding organization inc,tructlOn<;, such
l'eproof angers him and he applie<; words of abuse to
those who call his attcntion to his derelictions or shortcomings. 1'he Lord has his own good way of rebuking
those who stray from the path of strict obedicnce to
his law or organization instruetions. If one tahs the
impropcr' course and is reproY(~d, such reproof i::; for
his good if properly rcceived, a<; it is written; "For
the eommanorncnt is a lamp, and the law is li!!:ht; ano
reproof~ of instruction nrc the \\ay of lifc." (Prov.
G; 23) The COll\'rrSe of this ~tatement of the scriptnre
mHst he true. Onr in the ('O\'I'I1ant with Clod who di,,regard;: the commandment of Jehovah and the illstrurtions of his or~:mization is not in the way of lif('.
1G If a man fran; Go(l he \\ ill think soherly and Like
the wi~e eourMl, I)('cause "tlw fl'ar of the Lord is the
hcginning of ,\isdom". (Ps. 111: 10) I'The frar of
the Lord is to hate evil," that is, to hate find refrain
from anythin~ that woulll (10 injury to Ood 's or~ani
zation 01' tho~e who arl) dilIgent in pcrfbrmin~ ~(,l'\iee
in that organization. (Prov. H: l:n Obdi{'Jl( (' to the
law of <:oel Hllcl to his organ izat irm is the ollly way
that leads to life; as it is wl'it1l'n: "The law of the
wi!ie is II fountain of lifl" to depart from t he ~Jlares
of death." (Pl'O\'. ]3; 14) 'ro SCOI'lJ, hate 01' willfully
violate organization instl'Urt ions, that is, the law of
God's organization, is a foolish I'ourse for one to take.
One reaches the point wh('re he mu~t dc('idp qnipkly
whether he will hecd the reproof rreci\'ed ami turll to
the right, or whether he will take his own sldfi"h cOllr~e
and disl'e~ard the rrpl'oof that comeS to him. One
COUl~e lead" to death, thr 01her to life and tJ'e hll'~s
ing of thc Lord. Coneerning this It is wriUcH: "How
IOllg, ye simple ones, \\'ill ye love simplieity? and the
scorners delight in their scol'nillg, and fools hate
lmowlcuge 1 'l'lIl'n you 1t my reproof; hehold, I will
pour out my ~pil'it Ullto you, I will make knol\'n my
words unto you. But ye have sc't at nought all my
('ounsel, ll11d would nOlle of my reproof; I aho will
laugh at your C'alall1ity; I will mock whrn your fcar
cometh. "--Prov. 1: 22, 23, 2fi, 2G.
16 It is rank fallacy for a man to build up an argument to justify his O\Yll conduct and to willillgly clI,?regard reproof that come" to him for viointing orgamzation instructions. It m~y plea"c God to put onc man
ill his ol'ganizal ion whose duty is to give in<;t I'lwtions
and who has less natmal abilit v than many others,
hut that is no excuse or justification for oth{'l's to disl'('~ard thc instructions that procf'('d from the 1,01'(1 's
or(.';anization. Each one has the choiee of bein'~ obedWllt to organization inst "\lctions or of calmly and
quietly wiJhdrawing from the organization. If he
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his hands find to do, trusting in the Lord to caUf>C all

things to work together for his good.
FEEDl~G

IllS

ow~

11 The teachers of Goel's covenant TH'ople, and \" ho

therefore feed them upon spiritual food <'on Veil I' lit
for tllCIn, are not mell. 'fhis IS partieularly true S]]1<'e
the coming of the IJord .Je\us to the tcmpk God and
Christ J{~~US arc the tl'(I<,h('r::;. (Isa. 30: ~O) The L'Jrd
Jesus at the temple i::; the dispen<;er of food for his 0\\ n.
lIe mu"t ('mploy some human meaw; to convcy the
spiritual food to the mind of creatures who have a
human organism. lle would not employ di\{'rs meau'>
and numerous channels thrOll!.!;11 whie-h to operate Iw;
org'ani~ati(jn and tran<;mlt his spiritual food. The l,ol'd
has pruved to his pcopk, particularly wJthin til(> I.I<,t
few years, that he is feedin!.!; his people the trllt It
thl'ollg-h the 'Watch Tower puhlieations. ~o human lllgenuity 01' ability could set forth the lll("llllD!.( of the
proph((i{g ,\hidl Gud's people haw' r{'cei\"{'d withlll
the pa<,t few year;:. Proplwl'y i<; 110t (,f private iu1(,,'prct.ation, and he \\ho attempts to pla('!' a l!l'ivate illterj)r('lat iOIl upon fn'(lphc{'y shows himsel I' to 1)(' a ln'll,
for t he reason that by Ill;: C'oUI'~e of ('ollclllc:t he :-':1,""
in his la'art, There is 110 Cod, tlwt j~, God ,llld Chr1~t
are lint <lir('ctin~ tlII' ('OV('llnllt p(oph\. (2 Pt'L ~, :.'();
}'g. 1,1; 1) 'fhe Lonl hirm;{'l[ 11'01(1" hi" pl'opll' and [01d"
them, lInd thi!J ilwl \leIl'S the l'l'lllnant as well a:, t lie
"~reat multitude".-Hev. 7:]7.
18 If a man has rel,pi\'c<! the favor of the L01'd Ly
hein~ a<,si~ncd to Slll1le p!;l!'C in hi" OlWlIlizatlO!l 011
the ('arth, and then di\I'l'gards tlll' spil'lt\l.tl food whll'h
the LOl'd has cHlheo tn be publi;:lwd for the ]wllr!i1 of
his p('oplr, and that luan c,U!Jstltutt's hi~ OWIl tl'a(lil!l!.(
and illterj)l'elatlOll, he is tlH')'I'by without doubt' Jorsalling the law of his 1Il0tlwr'. \Vb"1l hi,> \noll~fI11
COUl'~l' i" thus ('aIled to the attention of ~lI('h a m:,ll,
that of itself constitute;: a reproof from the Lord ,~:Id
nffords that man the {Illportunity to tlll'll to the l'j'..:lt1.
'fhat it i" the duty of 'Tile 1l'alc:hioll'cr to 1';111 aU' 1Ition to t1wse thin~!;s appcars to he (,Cl'talll flom !tlr
IJor(l'l> \Yord. \Vhen one seps thnt 11(\ II:I"; dC'part,',l
from 'thc law of his mothrr', and thus l'cc'I,i\cs j'l'
proof from the Lord, it is hi" pl'lvik~~e to gi V(' hl't d
to illat reproof and qui('kly face ahou!. Call he ]'1'''('1\ e
the lJh's"ings of evcrlasting life jf he fails and ll'l'U..,.'S
to do ~o1 The unswer i;: found in the f,l'ripturc whJ('h
says; I I For that they hated knowlcdge, a1](l dill !lOt.
ehoos{' tIll' fear of the Lord: they woull} nOlle {ll' 111,\'
counst'l; tlwy despised all my rcproof; thel'cfol'e ..,hall
they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be iill.',}
with their own de\'iees. For the tUl11ing away d t ll(~
simple shall slay them, and the pro"pcri1y of f(llil~
shall dl'~troy tlWlll." (Prov, 1; 2:J-0~) If lip clo,,; ],( (d
the repl'cof find turn to the l'i~ht, the Lord s:,y" ti)
him; "But whoso l){'al'kmeth UlltO me shall dwell..,., rl'ly, and shall be quirt from fear of evil. "--l'ruv. ] : ;;:3.
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COll's organization on carth insists on following his idols," (1 John 5: 21) "Whereforc, my dearly heilleus and in ignorin~ 'the law of his mother', Io\'ed [brethren], flee from idolatr~'." (1 Cor. ] (I: 14)
and put., him~clf in opposition to the or~anization of 'Stuhbol'llnc'is is lawle""ness and idolatry.' (1 Sam.
the Lord, he by ~o doing he('omes a worker of iniquity. 1:>: 23) Those in the covenant with <.iod, and who 10l'e
The meanilJg of the word iniquity i,; not limited to him nm1 who will receive his ultimate approval, will
these who ('OIllTnit heinous crimes a~ainst others. The }Jcrmit nothin~ to stand between them and ausoLlte
word i~ from "inequit~"" meaning lml'lcssncss or one and complete devotion, ohedience and servicc to the
wl,o acts contrary to God's law. It is those who are Lord within his organization. The citizenship of tJ]('30
in line for the IdllgJom ,vllo arc in danger of the pit- faithful oncs is in heaven. (Phil. 3: ~O, Roth.) The
fall of lawl(,~'ille';". Obedience to the law of the Lord Lord ,Jesus i.~ thel1' Kin~.(", and has taken hi~ killgdom.
is required, as J esus sa~'s: '.:\ot everyone who sa~'s The alh'giance of the faithflll ones is and must be
Lonl, Lord, ~hall enter into the kingdom of heaw~n, "'holly to Oed and his king-dam, and they will refuc:e
hut he that docs the will of my Father in hea\"en,' 'I'he to compromise in any manner with the enemy. Lil;e
Lord then ~ho"s that when he cOllies to the tcmple for thc faithful apostle who has rcceived hi., crown of IiiI',
each one of the faith I'ul remnant llOW says: ,. POl' I
jnd~~ment mallY will think t hat they shoul(! ret'('l\"e
the Lord 's c'\"l'rl<J"tin~ bles'iill'! and entt'r the kin~dom, am 1Jcl'suaded that neitllC'r death, nol' life, nor <lngl'1';,
e\"l'n thfJugh they have been followil1~ their own sdfi<,h nor prineipulitic'i, nor powcrs, 1101' thin~s pres(,lIt, nul'
('Oll/,;;('. "}I;~n~' will say to me in thnt day, Lord, Lord,
thlllgs to come, 1101' lwight, nor dep1h, Iior ,lilY otl!('I'
lw\"e wc not prophesied in thy IWDle 1 and ill th~' name l'rl'ature, shall he ahlc to sl'p:lratc U'i fro!ll the lovc oi'
have ca"t out de\'ib7 and in thy name dOlle mallY GOll, "hil'h if! ill Christ J C'sus Ollr Lord." (l~ol1l,
wIlIH]('rI'1I1 work.,? .And then will I jlrofess unto thl'lll, 8: 3~, :1!J) In 1he heart of eaeh <.me of the<;e is "I'iltt'll
I nl'\ l'1' ldll'W ~'Oll j depart from IIll', ye that wo)'k in- the law of God, alld by hi!) gmce they will obey his law,
iquity," (.:\Iatt 7: 22, 2:3) 'I'he :lngcls of tIle Loal
I;t'l vill~ at the tel1lple ar(' dir('('h'(] hy 1he Lord to (JlI'>i,
I~AITllFUI~NESS
all surh la\\'I('<;s olin;... TIte ~Oll of 1\1 all will s('l\'] fl'rth
21 ,Jehoyah as~i!.\lH'd LUl'ifeI' 10 an important }llJ~i.
ltis lI1c";sengc s, and thc'Y will ('011('('1. 0111. of hi" killg- tion in his organization. Lucifer b(,l':lIllC gr('atl~' Jill
"
UOI1l all the (';)ll"l',~ of stull1bljn~, alill the doel's of lawIH'(,S';I'd "ith his OWIl importancc allll ('o\"('t('ll th,lt
1l'~"IIl'''S, l111U will cast them into the furnace of fil'e;
which lH'loll~l'd sokly to Jel!ll\ ah and 10 whil'h 1.11th\'l'e ,\ ill he wailing alll) gnashing of tcdh. "-:;'Il:1tt. c'ifct' had 110 r+.:ht. l\:I'[e('[ from the ht'gilllllll~, fully
13: 41, Itutli.
('upahlc of ol)l'yill~ the law of God, IIlstead of ~,')
~o One in the CO\"l'lIant ,,,itlt God, alltl who I()\'(,., G\)d,
doing he lJcemnc proud a Ild t 111'1l('d to la \I' le""I1('''s 01'
will not filld :III.I' (.'X(UO.;C to be o[I'l'!H!l'll aud to I'llt inirJl!ity, (Ezek. 28: J G) 1'0 CUlTy out hi;,; s('lli~hrtl,;
him~l'lf in ojlJlo~it ion 10 God's orgalllzatioll. If hi~;
he ill\'Clltrd and puhli,lted thc first li(', amI tIH'!'('J'IJI'(l
!t('art is ri!!,ht, notlllng ('all tUI'll him away frOlll tho heeame the fathc'r of lit'S, \\"hose ('nll is dl,,,tllletlOll.
~l'l'\'il'c of th(; Lord. Ill' may think he has bc'en UllFor c('ntnl'ie" GOtl has 1,(,t'lllitted the Devil to remanl
jll"Uy trl'at('ll by other'i in (:od 's organization; lIe l1Iay alld l'xl'rci"c hi" lawh"';'illl's" until Uod's due 1111l1' h
feel sOl ely gril'n~d by reasoll thercof; but if he IfJ\"t''i "indic'ate hIS \Yon} al](1 namc, and t lli"i has afrOH!"t!
God alld hi"! law he will condude that the trial has the opportunity to other creatUl'I'S 10 Yohllltal'lly show
cOllle llpon llim and will operll1l' for his o\\n gnou if their lawful olJedienee or 10 follow a eOlll'se of 1.1\.,
hc will stand firlll 1'01' the tor'd and in his ~ervi('(', and le<;slle'>8, to he faithful 01' unfaithful, and thus eaeh one
if he does lo\'c (:0(1 he will do &0. "Ureat PI'<Il'C havc bel'ol1le"! re~ponsible fot' his own destiny.
they whidl lo\'\' thy law; and 110thing shall offcnd
21 Uod took out from E~YlJt, the worltl }l0\\'l't' (J\'\'1'
thpm, "-Ps. 11!J: 10::>.
which the Devil had and exercIsed a cOlltrol, the de21 'rh(' man may be forsahn and persecuted by his
seenuants of ,heob und eau,;ed 1\10'il's to I('ad tlH'1lI
earthly parents, b.y his brothers and sisters, and by through the desert on the way to the land of }ll'ollliM',
c'veryonc whnm he expeets to he his fripnd, and :;et \Ylll'n they reue!wd the land of Moab ~Ioses n:-,scl1lh 1ed
tlwt is no eXCll'>(' for offense aguin~t the Lord nnu his the Israelitcs and by the direction of .Jeho\"ah sai<l to
organization. If one is oheuient to thc ~reat command- them: "KlIow th('reforc that the l.,Ol,11 thy Gotl, he i"!
ment to love God, J1othilJ~ will btand in his wa~' of (lou, the faithful God, \\ hieh kecpeth covcnUlJ t and
se1'\'in~ God and nothing will cause him to withdraw
mercy with them thnt lo\"e him anu kc('p his comm:lnu
from the M'r',iec of the Lord 's ol'~anization. "If any- 111ents, to a thOtNllId gcnerat ion,,; and repay<'1 h t ht'l1l
one eOI11l'th unto me, and hatet h not his own father that hate him to thC'ir face, to destroy them: he \\ ill
and mother, and wife antI children, and brother,> and not be slack to him th:lt hateth him, he will repay him
sist('rs, fnrther also e\"en his own life, he cannot be my to his face. "-Deut. 7: 9, 10.
disciple. "-Luke 14: 26, Roth,
25 If ere God \';a" annollncin~ his unehangeable rule
2~ Ba~ed upon God's commandment to his covenant
that he is faithful alwH~'s and 1il;cwise does what he
p('oplp the follc)\\'ing words are addressed to the sons prOlll i:'l'~, ~lIld that he l'er}nirC's like faithfulnes'l on
of God now on the earth: "Keep ~'ollrsel\"(.'<; from th(' palt of all those ,,-ho enter into a cow'nant w!lh
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him. The question then was and now is, Who will
stand 011 the side of Jehovah and there remain stead
fast, immovable', dependable and true? 'Vho will main.
tain his integrity to\\"ard God7
26 It is not enough that a man take his stand on the
side of Jehovah a~d loudly proclaim Jehovah's lIame.
lIe mu"t prove his complete devotion to Jehovah Ull
del' the te>.t. Proud Lucifer was not faithful to his
covenant. Sinre Satan is to be de~troy('(l because of his
unfaithfulness, that is the unrha;lg"cahle rule an
nounced, that all fo.hall suffer a like clld who be('oIlle
unfaithful to God. 'rhat unehall~eal)le rule is again
emphasized hy nod's Word: "0 love the Lord, aU )' e
his saints j for the Lord preseneth the faithful, and
plentifully rewa nlet h the proud doer." (Ps. 31: 23)
"Mine r~'es shall he upon t he faithful of the lalld, t1wt
they ma~' dwell with me; he that walketh in a I)erfect
way, hr. shall ~I'l've mC'. lIe that \'.'orkct h deceit shall
not dWllI within my hou~e; he that tellC'th lies shall
not tarry in my l>i~ht. I \\ ill ('arly destroy all the
wicked of the land, that I may cut off all wiel,ed doel's
from the city of the IJol'll.' '-Ps. 101: G-8.
17 The ('lerr~Y have IJlasphernow,ly saiel that (loel
througb elmst is holding out IllS hand", heg-gill~ nWIl
to ('ome to him. 'l'hat is a wie!a'd, hla"phel1lou':l HtatemCllt. 'rhe <]\H'':ltioll i..; 11()t, How mallY ('an the Devil
get and how mUIlY ('an f :0<1 gd? Imt is, lIow many
under the te:,t will stand finnly 011 thr sidr of Jehovah,
maintain their integrity towal'll Uod, and livd Call
the Drdl get all IIH'n on his ~ide an<1 ar~ainst .Tehovah 1
lIe will 110 doul!t get the most of thcm, hut there will
be mallY who will maint<lin t!ll'ir in!t"!rity and prove
Satfln a liar. All the mlfaithful shall dl!:, and only the
faithful shall lh'p, l)('f':ltlsc nod giVl'S life only to the
faithful. His hlessin~~ is only for tho-;e who will I'Pmain true and steadfast. But he who makes haste to
hc rich in power, money, and hCJ110r amongst men, tll<\t
he may :;atisfy his l>e1fishne<;s, is on the road to certain
destruction: ";\ faithful man shall ahound with bles<;ingSj but he that makrth haste to be rich shall not be
innocent.. "-Prov. 28: 20.
GUWE AND W AnNI~G

God has caused to be re('or<1ed in his \Vord "cxamph's" find" ellsamples" of faithfulness and of Ullfaithfulness, that ~urh may serve as a guide to tlwse
who would do ri~ht and a wal'l1ing to those who are
pursuinp; the wrong courS('. (1 Cor. 10: G-ll j 1 Thes'i.
1: 7 j 2 Thcss. 3: 9; Phil. 3: 17) lIe commands his
people to 'study to show yourself apJlron~d unto Ood'.
(2 Tim. 2: 15) It is vitally essential that we thus eOIlsider the ones who have preceded us and rcceived
God's approval. Furthermore, this rule may he set
down a':l unchangeable, to wit: That no man can be
faithful unless he ]OVl'S God, and if he 10\'Cs nod he
will put himself out of the way and he dili~ent in
seeking to know and to do the will of God.
20 Adam became unfaithful because he did not love
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God. He did not love EYe, even thon~h h(' may have
said he did. Adam desired Eve for himself und desired
to have his own way. The same dbpo'iition continues
to crop out amongst other men. A man may say: "I
love Jehovah and I am faithful." It is th('n up to that
man to prove what he says. lIe faces a test in whirh
he mu~t choose between pleasing his wife and serving
and pleasin~ (:od. The man says: "I love my wife and
I will stand by her regardless of what comes." In
fact ho docs not love his wif<" neither docs he love
God. If he loved God he would joyfully do the ,rill
of God b.r ohrying hi':l commandl~l('nts, and if he loveu
his wife, scein~ that she had taken a wrongful eOUl'i-C,
he would poillt out this fact to her and attempt to
guide her in t he ri~ht way aeeordinr~ to (Jod'8 "'ord.
'rhe man who realIy loves (}od wiII firmly stand on the
side of the Lord and let his course of action be a sample or !,'Uidc to help tho<,e who arc ncar to him bv
earthly tics and who arc also under the tpst. One hds
no excuse or just ification for departing from a righteous way in order to help somebody who is out of
the way.
30 It is the small thin~s that dis(lose faithfulnc"s
and unfaithfulne!>s. Cod did not l'equirc of Adam the
performance of a ~reat task, hut he did require him
to be firm, steadfast and olwdient. God has not requirl'll of tho:-;o folIo" Ing Christ Jesus to porform
great things, uut he docs require that they remain
steadfast, tl'\H', faithful and dC'peIHlable. "Moreover,
it is requil'ed in stewards, that a man he found faithful." (1 Cor. 4: 2) \VhateYer duty is assigncd to one
who is in a eO\'l'lIant to do God's will, that Sen'allt
must he fa.ithful in the performance of s\wh assigned
duty.
31 .Tehovah has never put his stamp of approval upon
an unfaithful man, nor one who is partially unfaithful. God's rule fo.llOWS that faithful mell of old were
approved uecause of their fllithfulllCss; lil\cw;...c tho'<e
of the royal house and of the great multitude mu"t
prove faithful und trne to thl' Lord. In (lod's or~alli
zation men lire sell'cted and f,('nt forth to gi,'C' uid to
others t hat they may have a better unllel'"tandinl! of
their privileges of serving God and Uhl'i"t. It is a
small matter for t!wm to do what they arc m,ked to
do in the f;C'rvice of the Lord. '1'he trut h i" 110t the
product of any man. The truth is the \Yord of GCld,
who through Christ Jesus teaches his pcople. The
Lord gin's interpr('tatiol1 to his prophecies and eau"e'i
the same to he publish<'ll. It is the boundcn duty of
those sent to the companies of God's people, tl1('re1'o1("
to ~ive consideration to what is published by the LOICl'"
organization for the aid and comfort of his peoplc.
If one is sel1t to a ('ompany and he disregards or fai]';
to recognize the Watch Tower puhlirations and the
suhjcct matter treated in The Watchtoll'CI", and in
plaec and stead tlll'reof suh~)titutes his mnl pri I'ate
interpretation, the course of that man is both lawk..:;
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fusal to be obedient to organization instructions; un

faithful, because of pride and a disposition to exalt
llirnsclf, and hen('e a failure to safeguard the kingd'Jffi
interests. Men are not sent to the companies to ex
hibit their own learning and wisdom, nor to exhibit
the learning of any olher man. The kingdom is here,
and the Lord's commandment to those in line for the
kingdom is that they must go and tell these gl'eat
truths to others as a witness to the name of Jehovah.
(Matt. 24: 14) It is of God, hi" King, his purpose anrl
his truth that is to be told to the people. As certain as
the Lord has caused these truth!'! to he published in
The ll'atchtower the one who fails or refuses to us~
the same and substitutes his own ideas or teachings is
lawless and unfaithful to the duties and obligation"!
laid upon him. This docs not mean that such a servant
must read 'PILe Watchtower to the ('ompanies, but It
docs mean that he will discuss, consider, and elucidate
th{' subject matter that is treated in The n'atchtott'cr
and try to help the members of the compani{'s to get
n better undeJ~landing ther('of, that they may all be
hetter equipped fOl' the service of the Lord as commanded.
82 If one is placed in a position to repreSt'llt the
I,onl's Society, his organization 011 carth, and tll<'rcfon~ to have a pal't ill thc Lord's witnp<,s work, alld
that person i~norl's Tile lratchtolN r and the inslru('
tiou'! which the Lord gin'S then-ill, awl suh"tilut(, ..
his OWI1 individual i(kas about the int{'rprdal.ion of
prophecy, scckin~ to make himsp)f appear in the ('.P '
of others as learned aIH} important, that mall is UII
faithful in giviug 11l1mtiun 10 alH} l()okin~ aftt'I' tllt'
kingdom interests. Hueh a !><,rSOJl ('OlllCS ('leady wil.hil;
the rull' luid down Ity lhe inspired Word, to wit: "If
any man teaeh ot he\'wi',l', and con~;(,lIt not to whokSOllle words, cV<'n the words of OUl' Lord Jesus Cluj<,t,
aud to the doctrinc which i<; aceonling' to godlillt,:-,s,
he is proud, kJlowin~ uothiu~~, but doting' ahout quc,;tiolls and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strif{',
railings, evil surmisin!~s, pel'\'el~e di<;puting-s of men
of corrupt minds, alld de'ltitute of the truth, supposing
that gain is gOllIiness; from such withdraw thyself."
-1 Tim. 6: 3-5.
'
83 If one docs not b('lieyc The Watchtou'er is used
by the Lord to transmit to his people the truth, then
that one should not attempt to SN've in God's orgauization. If he docs believe that the Lord uses Tile
Watchtower to dispense his truth to his people, tht'll
in order to be faithful he will be dilig{'nt in canyiug
out the illslructions of lhe organization and will ~iVl'
cOllsidcral ion to the subjects that arc set forth in '1'h(
lr atchtou'o. Any other {'ourse tends to confu:-,ion and
didsioll, which is bolh unlawful and unfaithful on
his part. Persisting in follo\\'in~ his own wnys and
devices contrary to the nIles of God's organization.
he will in due time be gathered out from that organization.
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rector in a company of God's people, and receives instructions from the organization of the Lord as to
what are his duties. If he is faithful and i~ ~ervillg
because he loves God, that servant will gladly be diligent to carry ont org-anization instructioll~. The scrvice director may think he is wiser than any other in
the organization of the Lord, yet that is no excuse for
him to insist on doing things in his own f:.elfish way,
contrary to the instructions he has rcceived. Service
in the ol'~anization i, not for the purpose of enabling
men to l>lJine or show forth their ability. The Lord's
or~anization mu:'>t be and will be harmllJlious and work
together harmoniously, and the one causing discord
WIll certainly be removed by the Lord. Thrrefore no
one should attempt to lord it over his brethren or to
rule them. The purpose of the s{'rvant of Clod and
his work is to aid oth{'rs, that all in the service may
accomplish the will of God to his hOllor ane! glnr).
35 Faithfulness also Jl1{'ans careful ohscl'vance and
diligence in performin~ as:-,igned duties. One i<; sometimes heard to say: "I lo\'c the Lord and I am so glad
to he on lhe Lord's si(lc." lIe must be more than that.
lIe must prove his lo,'e for Gou, and 'lhis proves
one's love for God, lhat he obeys his C'OIllJllalll}llJents
joyfully'. (1 John 5: 3) If a task or duly of st'rvice
is assigned to that one allel lie is forgetful, ill<.lIfierent
amI l1e~ligl,"t ill the performance thrrcof, such is
dearly proof of unfailhfulllci,s on his part. It shows
he is not dl']wndahlc. It 1<; not the one who says, Lord,
I love yOll, hut the Olle who doc's the Lord s will, that
proves his faithfulness. platt. 7: 21) The Lord has
committell to his pl'oplc hil'l goods oJ' kjn~dom intrrests. Sueh interests I)('ill!~ entrustl'd to tht~m, lhe spe('ific duty of the :'>ervant i<; to btl diligt'nt in doin~ what
he i~ a<;..,i~l1ed and to do it as unto the Lord, and to
make known to ot hel~ that the kin~dom is here and
that everything must he subservient to the King and
the kin~~dom. Whatever the task is, do and prrfol III
it as unto the Lord. "And whatsoe\"(~r ye do, do it
heartily, as to the Lord, and not lInto men. "-Col. 3: 23.
36 No sen'ant of the Lord can shirk his duty to the
Lord in orucr that he might pleascl n1{'n. r'aithfuhll':'>'1
means that one mu"t be lru{', constant and wholly devoted to God and hi<; kingdom inleJ'(><;ls rrgarules", of
what any men mar thiJlk or say. "Not wit h eyrsrrvice,
as men-plcasers; but as the :;{'rvants of Christ, doing
the will of God from tl1<' heart.' -Eph. (j: 6.
31 If there is entrusted to one a duty to perform in
the Lord's organization and, ill ordcr thnt he might
please some person and ha\'e that pC'l~on to think \\ell
of him, he in any manner compromises 01' fails to per
form fully that duty for thi~ J'l'ason, he is to t hat extent unfaithful. If a man lIS('S fair speel'h in connC'C'tion wilh his performance of duty to the Lord's
organization, and docs so in order that he may have
men's persons in admirat ion, he is to that extl'nt unfaithful to the Lord. (.Tude 16) One who maintain!'!
his integrity toward God must be for God and Iw;

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orgauization first, la;;t, and all the time, DnJ that without rlWlrd to any pCl'son connected ,\'ith the O1~ani.
zation or out.,;il1e of it. How nwn may jn<lge you is of
DO cOIlSeclnellce. 'l'he LOi'U'S judgment IS of snpreme
importance. For that reason the tJ'lH~ ~l'rvant of God
is IJlind to eYerrthin~ save that which is pleasing to
the Lord.-lsa. 42: IV.
38 If one thinks to treat lightl.y the small things com
mitted to him to do and to perform bccause they ure
of small moment, ~nch is a tendency to unfaithfulne'><;.
Fidelity to the Lord rctluircs one to exercise great
care and t1wrou;.;llIl(")') in the perfUl'lll all ce of duty or
in di~wharg'ing an ohligation in the Lon} 's orgullization, howevcr t>mall it may aPl>('ar to he, If j'on al'e
assi~ncd to a duty :lIld you Wj', '1'hat i'l :mch a small
and insignificullt matter I will let sonH.:unc else do it,
such is a lack of apprec'iution of serving the Lonl and
a lack of fitklity and faithfulness. Honesly and intl'grity awl the uise'h,u'ge of ohli'~ation or the pc'rformallee of uuties do not I'onstitllte the dc"e1or!mcnt of
character, hut sHeh is pl'ovin(~ \rhetllC'r or not Wl' lo\'e
God and hi~ ol'~~anizaliun or whether \\e will plea,;!'
~elf or ~omc ot her ('I'I~at me. If unfa ith I'ul in the small
things it will be easy fOl' onc to he nrgl igent auu un
faith ful in mat 1l'I';; of gl'l'at('r illlporLlllee. "He that
i'l faithful iii that whieh is least, i<; faithful also in
much; mltl he that is unjust in the I(':I',t, is unju'it
also in much." (Luke 16: 10) 'rhe rulr for all true
follower::; of Christ .h'sll;; must be fidelity in all things.
au In this time of jud~m('nt the te')t is llOW upon
human crrat IU'I'S anu is, \\'ho will sland on the Lord's
side again;;t all oppo..,ition? The faitld'ul th('refol'(,
must be constant alltl unchun'4t'able, ah\ays sho\\illg
uJlegiallcc and llevotion to GO(l. The fjll(,,;tion was put
squarely ui> to :\lo..,es, anu the record of his c011l'se of
action i'l made for the ]llll']lose of showing' what is the
correct course for one to t,lke anu please Uod. Having
heen rcared in the royal family of Eg,\ pt, l\lost''l could
have re('cived all the llOnors a!H} plaudits that men
might hestow upon another. 'fo rcceive such he must
he unfaithfd to Uod and to his people'. 'rhe lTelJl'eWS
wore thc chosen lJ('ople of (lod alltl \\el'(' greatly in
disrepute amongst men, and beeause tl1('y were Gocl's
people they suffered at the hands of ~atan and his
agents. l\IGses chose to share the afJIit'tions that came
upon his fellow lIehrC'ws rather than to enjoy the
riches of the grcat world powcr. IIe ltnd faith in (lad
and maintained his iutrgrity. (TIeh. 11: 2,1-26) :filo<;es
,vas a typo of the Lord Jesu'l Christ. J\loses and hi.,
faithful fellows r(,fu<;ed to ~'i('ld to the Devil, but remained s 1eadfa"t and true and rt'rein-u the approml
of God. (IIeb. 11: 32-39) Thus the rule is definitely
fixed.
to \YheD J(,SUS began to perform his eovcnant the
first thing the Devil ":lltI W:lS to attempt to rUU'ie Jesu'i
to he unfaithful to Jehovah. Hungry and faint nfter
a fa:,t of forty Jays, it might seem to 1)(' a small thing'
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fre~h hi'l body. The very ~m[\llest act of unfaithfulu<,<;s

Jesus would 110t do. In tl:~t anJ other teInl'tatiGn.,
that followed J e'lus declared himself con<;ta11t anu unchangeable toward God and summed up tJle wh')!e
mutter by saying: "It is written, 'fhou E'halt worship
the Lord thy God, und him only shalt thou ~ene."
(Matt. 4: 10) Such must be the rule of all faithful
fo\lowers of Christ.
tl To some who have madc a covenant to do the will
of God it may seem a :::ma\l thing to salute a 11ag aJj(l
sing certain songs of feulty to earthly powers, It je;
~mull, but to jOield to IJl'l'ssure and to so ~alute awl
attribute salvation to :llIY except Jehovah Gud i., all
art of unfaithfulnc,>s to Gud. Those in a covell:!IIt with
flod we\l know t hat salvation, ~",curity, rJroteet ion alltl
blessing''> pl'oe('ed only from nod and his king<1om and
that tht'r'c i;; 110 01 her. To salute flaw> and JlWll ll1e,1Il'l
to attl'llmte ~ahatioll to tltem, which is unJ'aithiltllH'-,',
to COIl. DUI'ing the pa')t two years this te,>t ha., IH'('1l
l>urtiC'ularly UpOIl Jehovah's pcople in (;crmall~'. :-;o;l\e
have fallen ullder the test, wltil<, others have ~lliUII trlle
and firm, preferring to SUr,'('l' illlpri~ullmellt, ~tl'lJ)('-;
and tIt'ath }'ather than to hI' unt l'ue to GOII nIH} hi,;
kin~d{)l11, 'l'h('y have (']Hhl'n th0 wise CO\ll'~;f'. It J'l \\ lit
tm of the faithful men of olel who stood fil'lll tIl,,!,'r
}l<'l'sc'e'ut ion that' the world wa'l 1Iot worl Ity 01' the!ll' ;
unrllike\\'is(' it mu,>t be said that those who tod,ly withstand !wrsc('u1ion and remain finn, constant allli fallhful to Ood, the world is not" orthy of theJ)} ,
4~ The DedI hl'ol1~ht to he,ll' upon l'hri:-t .]v..,u-.; all
of his crud allu wieked a(~I'n('i('s to ('lUI'iU <'l'~'l-'; t'l
cease 1Jc'arin~ the meS'iag:e of his Fatht'l' to 1l1l'1I 1(",11<;
stood finn and imrno\'ahJe, ah\l.lYs l'cmainill~ 1aithflli.
Charl!('d with sedition and tn'awn, conuellllH'd \\ 11 hout any evidC'llI'l', he W<lS f,(,llt to an ig'nomlnolls ,kith
by the politil'al ruh'rs in order to appea..,e the bloudthirsty clergy who werr aC'ling as the De\ il \ "i"IIJle
agents. Jesus remained true and steadfast, and t h('l'efore God gave to him the title '''1'he Faithi'ul and
'l'rlle". JbU<; warns his foJ]em'crs that thllJ' Jllll.,t 1>,'
subj<'cted to Himilar persecution. (John I;): I~', ~U)
Ood permits i'mh wiek<,d p('rsecutions to hI' carril'c!
forward by the Devil 1II1tl1 his tillle end.." Hllll thi.,
affords to man all opportunity to prove his intf';!,l'ily
anu to prove the Devil a liar and to have a Pal t in the
vindication of God's namC'. While bi'l COWll:mt pC'(1ple
are passing throu~h these tCJ'l'ihle trials .Jehov:lh c'ontinne<; to say to them: 'Uod presel'wth the faithful.'
(Ps. 31: 23) The l1lrfaithful shall perish.
43 The hour of lllo;;t crucial te')t is now upon the pL'OpIe of Cod he('ausc Satan knows that his tim(' i-.; ~hllrt
until the final sho,vdowll. 'fhe unfaithful "ill comJ'Olnise and ~ille-step the is~,ue. The true antI failhful
will remain constant, firm aud immll\'ablC', rcg;lrdk.,-.;
of what men may do unto them. They" ill Hot fl'.ll'
man, who can only kill thc'J1l, hut their fear i~ of (;",!.
who is able to (]estroy their 'Cl'y exi:,tenel'. They \" til
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remain faithful and true and receive his approval.

(Matt. 10: 26-35) To those on the Lord's side, and
tllCrefore in the covenant with the Lord, Jesus says:
"Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer;
behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prisOIJ,
that ye may be tried; and )'e shall have tribulation
ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give
thee a crown of life. "-Rev. 2: 10.
44 This do<'s not mean that one must merely believe
on God and Christ Jcsus and continue so to believe
until death overtakes him. It means that the faithful
followers of Christ Jesus ,vill, by his grace, remain
true and constant, giving unto God and Christ fnll
and complete allegianc<" constant, immovable and unbreakable love, and thus they will remain even as they
go down into death. 'I'hey will he faithful unto God
and his kin~dom when everything is serene, and
faithful when opposed in service by many, and will
carryon to the end. 'fhcy will be faithful in the midst
of tribulation und persecution, refusing to yield to the
devilish influence and refuse to compromise with any
part. of Satan '8 organization. They will steadfastly
maintain their integrity even with the very last breath.
:Men have died faithful to each other for an unrighteou!ol cause. How much gr('ater the privilcge of dying
faithful unto Goo and in his righteous cause!
.5 'rhe faithful and true follower of Christ Jesus.
who wiII ultimately be in God's royal house, will give
all diligence to 'keep his Father's commandments' and
will he careful to 'forsake not the law of God'8 or
ganization '. Because such love God and his law noth
ing will cause them to he('ome offcnded and to turn
away from God's or/.{anizatioll and the service thereof.
Any part of the kill~dom interests that is entru'ited
to Rueh, be it ever so Rmtill, that kingdom interl'st will
be earcfully s.'l.f('~uarded, looked after, protected, pnd
the duty and obligation in connection therewith will
bc honestly performC'd and discharged. No dC'viation
from faithful performance of duty will be tokrated
or permitted; no putting on of the soft pedal in order
to please men or to receiye the good wishes of men;
no compromise with the Devil or any part of his organization. Fidelity in the performance of all duty,
constancy and unchangeablencss, true and immovahle,
will be their course of conduct.
"God says that he 'hates that which sows discord
amongst the brethren'. Any who insbt on murmuring
and complaining against God's organization, and who
insist on walking after their own selfish desires, are
causing discord amongst the brethren. (Prov. 6: 16-19 ;
Jude 16) Those who cause offense and act in a lawless manner, the Lord will gather out and east into
outer darkness. This he has already shown in his dealing with certain ones. The sons of 'Ood who receive his
approval must dwell together in peace and must avoid
strife. (Psalm 133) The throne of the Greater David
is set, and judgment is now in progress, and those of
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walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my

brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace
be within thee. Because of the house of the Lord our
God I wiII seck thy good." (Ps. 122: 7-9) The true
and faithful will maintain their integrity, and therefore will now stand shoulder to shoulder, fighting for
the good news of the kingdom and looking out for and
safeguarding the interests of the kingdom, continuing
10~'al and faithful each to the others who are loyal to
God, and thus will continue to do unto the very end.
They will 'never for a moment quail before their
antagonists', but will bravely and firmly and courageously stand for the Lord. Their' fearlessness will now
serve as a sure token to the enemy of the enemy's impending de~truction', and to the faithful 'their fearlessnes.c; will be to them a sure token of salvation from
God! '-Phil. 1: 28, 29.
4T Jehovah has given his Word that he will preserve
those who maintain their integrity toward him. 'Faithful is he who has promised, and he will do it.' (1 The'>s.
5: 24) Faithful is he who has called you, and he will
accomplish his purposc and will vindicate his holy
name and will give his faithful olles a part in th'c
vindication thercof.
QUESTIONS FOR STUDY

'If 1,2. "'hat uo\"s Jehovah r/'C]uir\" of

'If
11
,.

'If

11

1l"

11

'II'

11
'If

1[

'II

Iho~e \\hOO1 he mak"9

membt'rs of his royal house' Identify the father, the
moth/,r, anti thn SOll, ml'ntlOned in Proverbs (j: 20. Why
are thpy so u"RJ~natp,I'
3,4. What is the rnealilllg' of 10.ll'l1ty an,] of faIthfulness!
How ouly lIlay one he loyal and faithful 10 .Jehomh'
57. \Vlmt Ifl the law of Jchovah f lind \\ hat is mcant bv its
beiD~ I1fTffet? What iq the nwani'l!{ of l'halm 4(): Sf Apply l'~'lltn 1: 1, 2, to~"tht'r with l'salm :)7: 30,3J.
8. 11Iustrate tho relatioa"hip between the" commandment"
anti thf' "law" of .Jeho\'llh.
9. What is meant IJy 'tllklll~ thE' Dame of (lo,] in vam"
and \I hat is the outcome of such course of ll('\ion'
1012. '['0 whom and for \\hom uoeq JellOvnh g'ive the emphatic eommnndment re('ol<lell at Bxodus 20: :jf Point out
the importance of a ("Icar unill'fstanilmg of that eomm:uHlment at this time.
1316. Show tho lI11portance now of a correct un,INstandJII~
and cf,rl'ful application of Proverbs 6: 20 an,l 3: 5,6. AI.o
of P~allll 111: 10 and Prowrbs (j: :?:J, 8: 1:; and 1:;: lt
For wlmt Situation is Provcrbs 1: 2:.l, 23, 25, 20 pronc.J.o<l f
1719. From whom, lind how, do the Lord's people reCf'I\C
their slJiritual foo,]7 What IS to be done with till' instruction llnd the reproof pro\ ided by the Lord from h." \Vor.l
throu~h his appointed earthly IIIstrumentahty' \\'hat is
the outcome of ono's course of action in this rp~anH
20,21. What do the Spnptures show as to the propPr proe<'dure even in Ihe fal'e of injusti,'o suppo~(',l or llctualf
22,23. Apply the Scriptural "arnin~ lI~alllst Idolatry. HolV
does the record concerning Lucifer bon'e to inqtruct and
warn othersf
24-27. Point out other scriptures that also emphasize the
unclw.n~cableness of tlte rulo announced in Dl'uteronomy
7: 9,10. Show whether the r1ergy have understood J"hovnh '9 purpose coneermng mankind.
28. With scriptures, show that the Bible record of "exampIes" and "enoamples" of fUlthfulnl'ss nnrl unfaithful
ness is more than history. \'.'hat unchangeable rule is llere
again seen'
29, 30. Illustrate the pos5ibility of mistaking selfiqh desHc
for ]0\,1'. What is the ploof of real love for God'
31-34. "'hat IS the proper attitude, nnd procedure, for those
who arc sent by the SocIety to the compames of GOd'll
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Also, for those assigned to the position of comp:lJ.ly sen'

ice wlectod
f 35. Explain \I heth!'r lovo for the Lord and being on the
Lord's side ClJn:>tItute faithfulnrbs.
~ 3G, :17. Apply Ephesians (j: G.
~ 38. lIow do,'s onc's attItude towanl slllull thin~s indicate hi~
faithfulnes~ or bclt thereofi How has Jeau::! expressed
this mnttell
'lI 39, 40, '''hnt is the test now upon human creatul'!'sl How
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te"t anr! set th;> example for his faithful follo\l ers'

'If 41,42, Expl:l.ln 'I"ether fuithfulne"S to Goo. is furectl'd hy

saluting" flags or Inf'll or by siJl~lllg songs of fealty to

earthly pOllers. WhfLt IllStructlOll 10 tlllS regaro. IS seen
in J csus' course and ex perienef's 1
'43,41. Apply Hel'elation ~: 10. \\hy is the correct understan,hllg thereof now so illlPOI bnt 1
'lI 4j47. \"hat 'VIII now he tile pO~ItlOn maintainerl finO. the
course of pw('edure of all \lho WIll ultllllately IJe In Je
hovah's rOj'al llOUSef

THE PEOPLE AND SERVANT OF JEHOVAH

fOl'~otten Jehovah Uod, Truly the ,,'ords of the p<;almist apply
!]OW ('on('('I'ning' the agent,; of ~atal1 who pretend to Le Chrhtiaw;: "God is not in all his t h(Ju'~hts."
(Ps. ]0: 4) At the prc~('n1 time human lloiieics, human greed, and po,;ition of PO\', 1:1' and wealth havo
brought their ha1'\'(",l to the fnll. .\1 the l>l'l'scnt time,
though thcre is much profl':-sir;n amOlIg'st so-('aJlcd
.. Christ ian" conlin llll it il's, the thought <; of tlw people
compo>.ing "orgallized Chri:;t i;lll ity" arc far feum
Oou. Not (mly arc thl'ir thought" rrmon-d from God,
Lnt such hypocrisy i<; pra<'l il'ed openly in the lIarne
of the Lorl1 that It ('asts reflection upon his nallW,
which makcs it now Ilccessar.v JOI' t he Lord to al'stroy
the organization of the ea rth c\ en as he (kstroyed the
world or wicked org-anization ill the g-n'at Jluua of
Noah's aay. 'fhe lattl'r arc really the 'destl'o,n-rs (If
the earth', as tleSlb ('aHea them, \ \{l~V, 1J : ]() People
arc much to blame for their laek of knowler1;.'.f' of .Jehoyah. They have had the 0(1]101'1 llliity to Julio\\' the
teachings of Jehovah rather than of the wil'kcfl olle
and his earthly lea,ll'1's, hut thei I' greed nIHI sl'!fi:;hn('ss
have made them forg'et God. 'l'he COUl'se of alllicllt
Bgypt foretells the ('ourse of the whole world, In
former times E~ypt alone was involved, hut now the
whole wor1<1 is in\'ol\'eu. To,lay the poor arc opprC's~lJ
by those in authority, '1'he relIgious teaehCl's have
frightened many of the people and hurdC'nl'd them
with the nightmare of eterual torment, while others
have been so thoroughly disgustc<l with thC'ir religiun
that they have tumeu entirel.) [may from Goll.
Satan's visible organization, made up of the rdigious, commercial and political clements, is referred to
in the Scriptures under the symbol of a wild hea~t.
:Many of the people, either by co('rcion 01' hy ehoice,
have "the mal'" or the Least" (He\', 13: 1G) in this,
that they ment ally and 3('t ivcJy support the ])evil's
organization, There arc millions of people in sO-C'[i lku
"organized Chri"tIanity" who \\ ink r.t the c'vil deeds
and hypocritical practices of "organized Christianity". Many other million'> arc held in subjeetioil by
fear, They claim to be the people of the Lord; lmt, by
their course of ftetion in either openly or tacitly approving the ('onauct or the leacll'rs who reproach God,
they prove theInseh-es to be only profes'led prople of
God, and not his people in fact.

ODAY the earth seems to have

Jehovah, throug-h his prophet, foretolJ this eOIHlition tlwt we now see existing in the world. Concernin~
this time it is writ tf'll: "For among my [professel1j
people aL'e fOlUld wicl;ed men [clergymen who pretend
to rtprcsent Clod anu .) et ill faet repL'oac:h his llameJ :
they lay wait, as he that ~etteth ware,;: they se1 a trap,
t/Il'y ('atdl men [thty inyci~le ll1l'n illto their orgalliz:~ti(JIl" rc~ardk;;" of \rhlt/lPr tllt,Y have any fuith in
/lod or not J.\<; a ea!.!,l' is full of hirLl...;, so arc tll.:ir
hous(s I or;.wllizatlOn>. I full of dl:c('it: thtrefore thC',Y
[the cll'r!!y, the leadl'l''> and p1'ill('ipal Olll'S llf their
floc!;] aro become great, and ",aXl'n rich. They arc
waxen fat, they shilll': yea, they 0\"('1'1HISH the deeds
of the \\'1e\.:('(1 [th('y wink at the wi('hld deo(.1...; of pol itidall" allll I:ig Bll:-'Inl'~" as wl'll as tho,;o of the pr('uchel'sj: thl'Y judge not Iri~lJteollslyJ the (';1\1')(', the Ulll>.e
of till' f<lth('rless, yd t !wy prospcr: and t he 1'i~ht of the
lleedy do they uot jud .. ()" ; t he people Heed the t !'Uth,
but tlIl',Y llo uot ~dyc it to thc'ln; they dc' not !,l'operly
aud 1lghtcou;Iy l'ow.idlI' \\'hat thc people nced. Tlll'Y
fceu t hCIll on polities, ,. :-.eiellec" ~o (';( lleu, ulld otlIel'
like JlI 0\ isions. 'fhe 1.o1'11 thus (lc:',l'rilws the 1l1lSe1'abJc
condition of "or;.{anizeu Chri:-'liallity" of the Pl'l' :l'11t
time, 1",-,'e1' hefore was tlH'1'e SHch h) [Jol'ri,,~' jll'aeticed
in the nallle of the Lord. Then (~oJ c(lll-;ell his p1'ol'hC't
to say further: "Shall I lIOt Vi'>lt for these thillgS?
saith the Lord: shall uot my soul he a\"(,u~l'(l OIl :-,uch
a nat ion IlS this? A wOlld('I'ful alld hOlTihlc thin~ is
cOlllmittel1 in the laud [, Chl'i'itelLdom', or 'orgallizeu
Christ iauity '] ; the pl'ophl'ts Il'!cq.!j'] prophesy fa hely, and the priests [thosc who have respolllll'll to Cod's
call IlIHl have brcll ill lmc for his l'oyal IJl i,,:-,thoOlI]
bear rule by their mellllS; nuu my [profe'iscdJ people
love to have it so: and what will )'e do in the end
thereof?" - Jcr. 5: 2G-31.
God declares through his prophet Jeremiah his purpose to \ isit (, organiz('u Christ iauity" with a time of
trouhk such as mau has ne\"(,l' known. God will llot
take this action, howe\"('r, without giYing duc notice.
'1'he time for >'C1'\ ing such notice, or for the te<,timony
to be given, he indicates must bc shol'tly preel'dillg' the
great trouble.
'1'0 areomplish his \\'ork in gh-ing snch notice God
mnst have smilc' instrumcnt 01' some 1)('rsolls to be his
witllc~.,es. The work curresponds to that which \\ ,1'1
doue by ~Io~es when appearing before Phat',wh l:I

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E~"YPt. The
pre.,,~ed, and

people are kept in ignorance and opnow the Lord will take action. At this
time God has not raised up an individual to do his
work, but he has rai.,ed up a company of faithful followcrs of Christ Jesus, whom he numes hIs" servant".
'fhosc who ~o to m.1ke up this "servant" are the ones
found faithful and approved h~' the Lord at the time
,of comin~ to his temple, and to such he has committed
the work of givin'~ the te~timoI1Y; and God commisl!ioned them thus to do.
'I'he pC'ople taken out for the name of Jehovah mm,t
he the ones whom he uses awl will usc to inform the
l'Ulf'l'S and the people roncernin~ his purposes. Having
corne to ~il)n, and having huilt it up and hroug-ht his
nppl'owd oncs into the temple condition, the Lord inforIOs tl)(,1Il that therc is a worl, for them to do, and
that sl\('h work (oll<.,i'lts in !:dving testimony to the
Iwmc of .Jehovah <:od and in speaking fOl'th hi,> purJlo~es e()lll'el'llill~~ the wie](ell organization and his pur1'0;'1 'l ('(Jllccl'nill~~ the pe{)plc.
]t follows that thn;,l' who arc taken out to hear test iI.lOllY to the WHile of JPllOv"h would be the St'n'Hllts
of the 1\IO'it Jli~dl. UOlwl'l'IIill!.\' his "senant" Uod
('au<;l~d his }J1'O[llll't to writp, s:Jyjll~: "Beholf) lny
::l'l'Vant, whf)1ll 1 uphold, min(' ('led, in whom my 'ioul
<leli~'htdh; 1 have }lut my tipint upon him; he shall
hl'ill~~ fOlth judgmcnt to thl' (:mtiks lthe natiOlls]."
-]o.;a. 4~: 1.
'rhe s('rvant mention('d I)' that Tlrophd i<l Uhri"t
lu-us, upon whom the LOltD }lui his spit'it aftt'l' his
I!HJltbm ill t}1l' .10! Jan riv('r. "Christ" lIll'an" the
anOinted, and t!I('r('1'orc all wllO arc bl'ou~ht illto tlte
hody of Christ mill l'l'cei\'e thl' anointing or tIl<' holy
spirit, nlld arc lh('It'hy m:lflc partakers of Cluj..,t, ht('ollle a part of that :.;ervant. For in his illo.;pircd Idter
to the Ualatians, the apostlr Paul says 10 thc ChI istialJ:-i: "Now to Abmham amI his seed wcre the promhes lJu'tde. lIe [Jchovah Uodl saith . . . And to thy
secd, whieh is Christ. For as llIillly of you as ha\'c been
haptized into Cll! i<.,t have put 011 Christ. '1'herc is
neither Jew nor Grcek, there is lIeitlter bond nor free,
thrre is neither male nor female: for ye arc all olle iu
Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, th('n arc ye Ahraham's se('d, lind hcirs according to the promise" of
,J<'hovah God. (Gal. 3: 16, 27-2U) When, in thr )'('ar
]!l]S (A.D.), tho J.Jord Jesus eame to his spiritt~al
tC'lllplo and took an u('roullt with his servants and
found some who had been faithful, he approved the
faithful ones. These are shown in the prophccy of
Isaiah as being brought under the robe of righteousne's and heing giYcn the garmc'nts of salvation. (Isa.
G1: 10) The "garments of salyation" identify such as
members of the "serYant" of the l\Iost High, ,vhile
"the robe of rightrousness" shows them as aPPlOvcd
servants of the I,ord.
The anointing of the holy spirit is the commission
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work to do, and thrse membel'S of his body must participate in the wOl'k b('('au~e they form a part of the
"servant". As Jesus declared that he came into the
worl(1 to bear ,\'itness to the truth, even so mu..,t the
anointed members of his body bear witness to the
truth. The commis"ion given to tho,;o anointed olles
supports this conclusion. The statement of t he authority set out in that commission applies to all who
are the anointed of the 1,ord and who are brought under the robe of righteousness.
Dc it noted that the commbision received by re:l'ion
of the anointing provides that the "servant" Intlst
'preach good tidings unto the m('ek lor teachahle] ;
bint] up the hrokt'n-Ill'arted; proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to them that
arc lJOlllld; prodaim the aeceptahle yt'al' of the Lord,
and the day of "ell'~(>a1ICe or our (lod; and c'om1'ort
all thnt mourn '. (l"'n. (j1:], 2) That comllli<;'iioll is
ul'oad amI eompre!:<'Il"i\'r, but i'i eren lJlore ~pt'('ifi('ally
defined hy other prophecies of the Lon!. Since the POIllmi",'iull appli('s 10 III(' cntire Christ, there JIIu<.,t he a
tilJlc when Chrbt will ('mIse a testimony to he glvell
cOIl('('t'nill~ God's wllg(anee. Jt is rrrtnin that the
wllgl'unct' of God is to be manifest n~aill:,t the l'lIt'llIY
OI'~~;llJlzation, and the ]'Ul'!l0se of thc tcstimony eOIlct'l'ning' thc some is to gi\'e not jr'C to lJll'll, hoth ruh'l's
and til\' p('op!(', in ord\'l' that tlll'Y lIlay havc un opportUllity to Imow that J(hovah i<; thp Alflli!~hly (;0<1, allrl
to ~,('p2rate th(m::,chcs from thp ('Il('my org:lIlizat ion
before the tlestruet iUIl tll('reof tomes to pa.,;s.
It wa'i in the :-'('.11' ]:.11+ that the Lord Jpsll'll'l'r'l'jrl'll
his kill~\llom and hegan to pxert'isc hi:; royal 1'0\\'\ I'.
.\fttr (,;I~t ing ~atan out of hpan'n, 11l(~ Lord ('ame to
his tr'mple and ('ommi"'iioned his fiuthflll sen-allts.
Thi:, 1<; shuwn b~' his own wotds in the pat'able of Ow
]l()I1l\(I~ and of thc tal(~llts. platt. ~:;: ]4-30; Ltlk~
19: 1J-~7) It is to that apPl'on'd company, ht'ougM
into the lrmpk, that 1h(' LONI rommits all his lcill:~
dotll intrrests on part h. Conecl'llin~ "ueh the g't'('at
Prophet Jesus hilm;l'lf said: "Thel'eforc be ye also
r('ady: for in surh an hour as ye think not, thp Son
of man ('omC'th. 'Yho tl1('n is a fnithftll :lIltl wi'ic :::rITnnt, whom his Lord hath maue rull'r ovrr his hotl<;eholu, to give them mr-at in due Benson? B1esscrl is that
scrvant, whom his lord, when he COB1l'th, shall find so
doing. Verily I say unto you, that he shall make him
l'ul('l' over all hiB goods.' '-~Iatt. 24: 44-47.
It is this ser\ant ela<;s that the f..loru makes "ruler
over many thiIlI4S", according to the picturc givcn in
the pm able of thc taknts. CHatt. 25: 21) It is tlJis
cla~s "hom the Loru (lou has taken out as ., a people
for hi" name", and since they are taken out" for llis
name", their ,vork must of neccs"ity be that of giving
testimony to his name. 'l'hi" is the C'lac,s described by
the llisciplc Jame,> at the convention ill ,Jerusalelll. His
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g:fie WATCHT0WER

The faithful class on earth, the people taken out

for God's name, constitute, figuratively speaking, the
C4 feet" of Jesus Christ, because they are the last members of his body on earth. It becomes the privilege of
su~h to be God's specIal witnesses. This is exactly in
accord with the prophecy of Isaiah (52: 7) which
states: "How beautiful upon the mountains are the
feet of him that brinReth good tidings, that publisheth
peace j that bringeth good tidings of gooo, that publisheth sah'ationj that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth !"
This is the class that specially testifies to the fact
that the nation or kingdom of the Lord is born or begun, and that God through Christ Jesus hall begun his
reiRn. 'I'IIPY who are members of Zion, whieh is God's
organization, say to one another: "Thy God rci6'11-

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eth !" It is this faithful servant class that cOIl':>titutes

God's watchmen. They watch the unfolding of propheriC's; and, watching, they ascertain God's will, and
tell one another what they sec, and also tell others who
have the desire to hear; and this is exactly in accord
with the wOl'lI':> of the prophet: "Thy watchrnl'll shall
lift up the voice; with the voice together shall thc~1
sin!~ ; for theJ' shall f>ee eye to eye, when the Lord shall
bring again Zion," (Isa. 52: 8) By reason of the
lightnin~s of divine truth flashing from Jehoyah God
upon Jesus the IIead of the templc class, thr members
of the temple class arc enlightened and God's Word is
illuminated, and they src the truth C'xactly in liarmony
with one another; and tog('ther they joyfully give
testimony by singing the praises of Jehovah Uod and
his kingdom.

LETTERS FROM AFIELD

JEHOVAlI'S BLESSING MANIFEST
DEAn TIr:01'/II,K Hl1TIJ1>l:1o<JfW;
A t the ILonunl me('tinl; of th(' Byuney l N.H. \V., AU'ltraliu]
~omp!lny it WIIS tkcided to ('onvey to you our 10\ 0 and ussure
you that th(' rornpany IH "holly with you in your h'Il'!l'rRllIp III
tho ('arthly part of .h'hoyah 's oIgaDlzatlOn and that we are all
d('terminecl to continue 111 th, .:reat light corne what wuy.
It UIMO dl'ci']",1 thut u report of the work for the year just
clof\eu be sl'nt to you.
In the RtatelJlent llttnched the figures for tIle years 1033,
1934 und ) u::r. arc shown wI" hy side, an<l in t he fourth column
is giv('n the increase of JU:~j over 10::1. 'I'ho l,)p~~in~ of tit\)
Lord WUR upon our ('fi'orls and, by IllS gra"p, \I e \Vere able til
Illnl'e in 37,777 hours !H,!H)~ pieces of htl'mtllll'. lIours HI th.;
1ic!u were llNlrl.V 11,000 !llore thall III )0:: I, uII.l the IJlerutufll
IJ!are,1 incrt'a~ed hy 40,:!17 ]'1I'('e:l. The tTlln~Criptllm work is
gntheritl~ IHOlIl('ntum, lUlll ~o great is tl:o IlIteH'st 3hown thut
it will rcrlutre real haru worl{ to attend to it.
The Walchtowers on '''rh(' Great MultitUtlc" spurred us 011
with u Ilesire to nccOlllphsh Ihe work quickly so that the people
of good Will llIay spepdlly be npprial'r! of the Km~dollJ. B,e'
ning work With the phonographs IS opening the WILY for han'
scription IlW(tIDg'S. PartlOs of jlubbshl'l'S work two by t\\O, and
where intercst la shown phOI1,,~rnph Iceturrs fire given. Questions are invltcJ aud, instell'l of spl'nllial; too IHllch tmlC an
swering t ht, qurstions, it is suggestl'd thut further lectures be
given on a second visit. This paves the way for transcription
lectures.
Everything possible is done to get the Jonadabs into tho
work, and in the year thele was an increllse of 74 publishers
reporting. I~arh special camplllgn a quota form is scot out so
that e\'ery publibher may stnte what dllyS, thl' time of day
and the total hours he hopes to spend in the field. All the in
terested are S) st(,lllatically called upon Rnd gIven au oppor
tunity to share in the work.
We arc grateful to J('hovah for his manifest bl<'ssing anrI
for the dIrection we r('celve m the work through the Watchtower and otl\('r means, May the Lord continue to bless you
as you boldly declare his purposes.
WILLING TO PASS BENEFIT ON
DEAR BROTHER llUTHEI:FORD:

Your letter to the pioueers, dated November 5, is at hand

and contents noteu.
With drep appreciation we acknowledge that letter. We the
pIoneers here in our bunch have been mllkiug it very nicl'ly,
'Ve hllve no reason to complain or to feci that we were having
a hard time yet.
Our method is this: Our friends at Mt, Lookout are all about
of one family. They grow plenty of truck on the fnrm to keep
us going. Every once in a \\Inle they bring us a slI1all truckload of such things as we are needing. That keeps us going,

all.1 we kllow \\e have pl!'uty of provisions llslllllg liS th,'y hllVC it.
\\'e apprreiale \ery mu..h all that ~'Oll IUl\e <1""" for u~.
an.1 I have not writtl'n you about it, slIlIply hel':w'" I f"lt that
your tlllle I:> v('ry precIous and what I Dlay SllY \\ould not 00
of nnv value to vou.
!lui wllPn t hiS 'lust letter wme til my IJnnds, thnt the Bethel
fa/lllly hue] ar:Il'"ol to take It rpollll'llOn III th!'lr allow:llll'l', "hateycr this may he, for ollr !J"netit, or, III other worel-, to k"t'p
the Lord's \\ork goin~ In the fi{'I<1, I conlu not \Illhhold ex
IJTl,osing our fppIJllI~R.
(jive the fallllly our dl'ejW'lt nppr('cintion.
\Ve ar(' ju~t as willin~ tIl gIve tlte reduction thnt i" Rllow,'rl
us to go to sOllie other I)lonppr that 18 necrllOg It \\'or~t~ than \IC.
Yours Ly hi'l grace,
C. G. SllA I\'VER,
W. G. f:;IlAW\I:R,
Gt:.\Cl': SUAWVEI:, PloneCTS.
ONLY JEIlOVAII IS ABLE
DEAR nnOTIIBlt llUTHI:P.1 01(1):
We \1 Lilt to l'xl'ress to you

our appreciation of your kmll fa

extPIHled to the pioll!'erR in Jour rec('lIt !"!tpr. whir'h we
receive.l \I'llh Dlree/or, Noven,lwr ) I~SU!'. Only a (io,l like
J('hO\nh Goll is able to Rtr('uglhl'n and makc gl.ul tht, hcart~
of IllS people, How \Ill thank him for hts 10\lIJ'!'!>ln ]nl'S~ alld
those \\ho pel'llllt him to uo,e t1ll'1Il to prcpale Rn,l Pllt 1010 our
hearts the wonel!'rful Illl'nn~, that nil the worlll Bill." know that
he, .JehU\ah God, is thll ouly true Goel, and \\itll )OU :tIJ.j your
ne\er ef'Rsin!{ {'j]'orts to feeil 1115 bhcc'p, we may be fallhful
colahorers ill the villlheatJOn of .Jphovah's nam!'.
Thaukllll; ~'ou for your love au.l ardent labor for all of
Gou's truc people, we bend to you our C'hrbti:m low, pr:1yll';{
always God's protef'tion IInc1 wonrll'rful strclH;:th to contmne on.
Val'

BI:OTlIEn AND SISTER \\",\1.

C.

BAI:llEE, PIOneers.

LIGHT SHINING BRIGHTLY

DEAR BROTHER Hl'THt:I~FORJ):

1 want to expless my hcartielt appr('riation to you, anrI to

the Society, for the wOlH1erfui arrnn~~ellll'nt just mal].', as nrltNl
from your ]<)tter of NOY<'ll1],('r 5, ~ent to nil l'ioneer~, to hf'lp
them to continuc in the field sel \ lee.
It is so notll'eable how hrightl,v the light is shilling upon
Zion the last fpw years, as our lcal IS incrcusJIlf;:. an,1 imIHov!'ments to heaclfjllarters to hnodle prl'Rcut probll'll1'l of Sen I' C
nrc also inerl'a~lt\g, to such an astonIshing upg-ree that \\u
plOlle{'rs CRn kll elly keep up, I:E,JOICIKG!
May J('hovnh's stlcng-Ih, gUld:l!l<~e, proteelJon nll.l love crilltiulle to keep you faithful unto the enrl, IS my plac"cr.
Rejoicing m the pnnlege of :\ part III IllS ~t'l\ j( e, I am
Yours in IllS selVtce by his grace,
T. R. WI:F.l~S, PIOneer.

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fJllc \yj,\TCI-IT0\vER.

MACHINES A WOXDERFUL HELP

J.w.:
Your kill/I, 10\ iug letter Jl:lS b{'eu Tend anu reread, and it

DE \R BROTHER

touches our hem ts to know llntI realize the loye an,l unity of
the Lord's people as manife~tcd m the desue of the <l,'u Bethel
family to sacnfice stIli more in order that tIns part (If Gideon's
army 1IIay contmue In the aggressh'e. We otten thscuss tho
lIl,ltlferenee, the Opposltiou, the 1:11 ge number of books alteu,lv
11l the hunus of thl~ people, tIlO \,ear unl! t('ur of our equipment,
llll,l wonder 11IJ\v 11m/-{ we \\111 1)(' able to contmue in the enjoy'
ment of the pnvill'/-{e 0 \\ Itne~~ing in .JehoHlh's name to the
<1emolishing of the De\il's pluyhuule. We always enu our dis
cussions by ~a) in~ that If the Lord, onr CaptalD, eon~I,lors us
worthy of thi.s Pl'l vilcg-c alia wants us to contlllue he will make
it possil,lo for us to do so. Alld it is even so.
Wo regard this latest provision as of the Lord and expres!>eJ
thrvugh his IJl'opl('. Pleaso (;onn'y to tho wholo jUlIllly our
upl!lpciatlOn an,1 thallI,s for thl'ir IO\lng kin,]npss in thiS IIct
iu o~r behalf. Wi' nbo waut to thank ~'ou for the many gifts
of 1 ccrr ];ook., voluClle!', 1v<,telttou'( 18, Golde" Ages anti other
t]'ill~s )"ou },a\o so ;~T:l('lOu~ly IJtJslU\\'cd all U'l in the paht. \\'0
d,) Ilot often write to tcll you of our thllllks, but do not thInk
wo do not i,-cl t hlII1. Your tunc is precious, und 80 IS ours;
ao wc do not \\ lite lIlll( h.
\\'(, had all j',,-!'C'IICIII'O btl'J.y \\hieh shows how Illad Satun is,
IIml how ze:dol1~ IllS IIg1-nts t,) htO!, tho WlhIPC,S wOlk. A sister
01 our ('am!' \\Jtn"hspti to n h,ly ltl Ba;l.!py, \\ho IH'I':'1I1e s01l1e
\~I,at CM'lll'd, aCI'uM'l1 us of hCIII/-{ C'onllnuUlsts !lnJ n;.:am..q t the
gO\l'lnJIII'lIt uud of tranng d'J\\ nth, ,'hurell<'s. No lllUount of
eXl,l.lllatloll eoul.1 tlhuw her that \\C alo for 0",1 's llin;':IIIlIl1 tlnd
llg:llnst 1I0tlullg' Ht 1111 j'xcI'!,t tim ))"\11 an,l his uatJ~htpous
!lIte. Nonc are so "hud as thohc who do not \\ant to ~e"'. NI'xt
e\l'llIng' we WI'JC \\:lIll'd on l,y II COlllllllttpe of four Ilwn. One
\la~ thel hellool I)/!l(('lpal, tht> huslmlld of tl,c nfo!"'IIH'lltlfl!let!
lady; un,l 1111 )('pre~.'ntmg- the AIII(', ",an I."'gion. 'IIII'Y tll{'d
t,) tlap lIrother Hl)\\cll into haylJ1g' ROlll.,thin~ thpy Inight con
~frue llB ugninbt tlte I~OVCflllllt'l1t; Imt tile Lunl \\a~ \\itb Uf'
UnkllO\\n to our 1l1'I'llhl'rs. 'rhl'v l'/I,kll tllt',r iu\(,'t,~allOn ,,~
taklllg- sev('n lJo,)kl"ts to I'l'nd 'to the Amerll:uu L"~lrlll h0aJ,
qWlI ters. "'0 l'oulcl 1'ut 1:1I!'41o, kuo" 111~ that the ,\In<:1 tran
Ll';~llln has h:lll jJlPlily of \\1'IlP~S nIHI that tlll'y ale dlvllleu
among-bt tlu'rll~('h',,~. Our fi('I~hhor is one of tll<'lll, Hlld he was
IHllpnbecl and dl~ph'ase<l hy tlu' action of hi~ 1>rotlH'r (., ;.:illni,itl',
Kow a worJ or t\\O abollt the transClJptioli IIl:[r'hllH'S allJ
phonographs. \\ Itat a \HJlldcrflll hl'Jp tlt,'.\ aw III I:airllujf
l,(,ol'!e's nU{'ntlOn H/lfl in 1,1:lI'llIg' thf' 1>l)ol,~! The fOIIl-IIIHIoIu"ltalf !lUIlute Il'dures 1Ills\\,cr many a hanl lJ1II'stioll that
('OllU'S up. ,\n<1 1I0W the I'Oll~ /<'('ollls Illilo brlllg l'!)(,pr to tilO
hearts of tlto 100U'I~', hard,prl'%{'d l,iolll'Pltl, If to 110 olle !'Ise.
JIlIt othl'rs also I'Xptl'hS lhl'lf uppll-,'iatwn of the sWl'd lilliI'll:'
\\'/1"11 tliO I,c!oll'd S\\(,!'t tl,n~l'r of J-lad If'furns to carth, lie
\\ ill have to go f;OlllC If hf' I'xeels the Wall'htowcr qlHlIlette in
tiillg-in~ his own !'w,'ct psalms.
Be U8sure<1 of our love lIml l'o,oJ,cration.
\r. L. HO\n: .... ,
MHS. W. L. J:UWEN,
MilS. A'l'WOOIl H~lITI[,
Ml:S. ElJrrn S. HAI:TLI;'!''l', Pionc, 1'8.

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JOY AND STRENGTH

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JEHOVAH

DE,ill BltOTIIEI: H n nJ"I:HJI:D:

Your lettE'r of X 0\ eluber 5 receivcJ, ancl I upsire to e:-.prpss

IllY S1lll'ere gratitude ior the further cfhnt on the part of the
dear Bethel family to eo,operatc \\ith the plOueers ill sprcadlllg'
the klllg-uom m('~sa~e f"r the vindicatioll of JehO\ah's \\ord
anu namp. I lllll surc tillS means u real ~aerificc tp them; bUl,
dear 1'lOther, It means life to the anointcll, as I know thut i~
\\lmt the iron'lCC me.lllS to me. Ko BUell/lce srems too glcat
when It gives us the privilege of sharing III the \'in,lieatltJJl of
Jeho\'ah's name.
It ('aIls for real effort to keep going in the service thesc day~,
but \Ihen we hear of thc e,,-periences of the pIOneers in iore'!'n
Innlb our haril~hips ure nothing.
'
?lIy joy nnd stlcll!4th is in our grt'at Jeho\ah and the fW\\l'r
of Ill~ might, anu 1 l'wise nnll thank him ior all hIS mal,elous
Lll,~r;"ln~~*

1'1\':l~e comey my 10\ e and appreciation to the Jear Beth!'1

falllil,Y for tllclT n~sistnnee; anI! praying' the LaId's ront1l1ul'<1
favor and. ble~slllg upon ~()u, ,ll'ar IJrotilpr, I rCll'ain
YOUIS for JehO\llh and his YlI1llJeator,
MH/;. LILLIAN ::ll'l'rJ:Y, ]'lOltccr.

JlJS GLOmOUS WOHK

DE \1: Dr-OTllt:r: Hl"lllCllt Ul:II:

K('\('r hu\c \',e l,,!pl! H) lwppy in the \\illle,sing to the \'in,
dH'alloll of J!'hfJ\ah's narne liS now.
It has Leen 111 our hcalls to wIlte YOU lIntI give vou our h!'a I t,
felt g'l:J.titndc ior the "olldctflll hell;~ to the 1'IlJII~ers c\cr ,iJlf'c
thl' eonvenllOn at Atlallt:., !ouklll!: It l'oh,>lbln for us to attl'll,).
Hlll'ply the joy (Uilll\ uur !amI'S) IS IIPJl('rmo~t III uur I((':ll:~
111m, (LuJ f,CClh~ ,to US~Ul'e us that "c {'an' olllillue to 1,1,11-" I"'l
lIanlf' III wllnf'~hlng' to thp UbtollUdlll" tlutltb that COIIIC IWUIIII"
from t he table jJll'[,nrc,1 fIJI' us.
.,
Ie>
Wc ncver for~ct that e\cry g'oo,} a III I l'I,ejoUS gilt ('OIJll',
bOllJ lite One \\ho g-nye Jus HUll tltat \\" IllIg-itt h:l\n 111"'. (H,),
1fJall~ ti: ,:!:l) Hut we \\:lIlt to ""I'f('''~ OUI aI'I'"'eHltion to you.
IlS ~he \1,,1!lle T!'I,resI'1I1ut'\e of the Itl'ad of' .ll'Ilo\ah's or,:al'"
rutlOll 011 earth, allll al.,o to j'lleh dear ow' at Bdhd III", j" JI'I',J
to mal,c It l'()s~ll)le for the IJlonl'ers to !lelll'llt by their UUb. IIt~h,
J,ll'''::-;

. ),I,"y the, Lord g-ive you sllPng-th in mllul amI 1)O,Iy to l'lIl1lmuo
1nlus glOrIOUS wOlk, alHIlIla~' \\e "e IJle~"ed as IllS true \\lllll',seh.
\Vlth much h\,',
]0;1 (;u.n: lIAIWlsoN,
SIll j I/,,":I',O"{,
HOSA~X,\ VIan,
lJl:Llu\ HLOVM:, 1'[Q1l((J.~.

EXPOSING ERROR A DUTY

Gel'{TU'MrN:

PIL'a'c convoy to .Tu,lgc Hutll,'rfoTlI Illy upprecintion of floe

spll'ndl,j l!lseollrse on "J'lIIl-:atory" tleliveleil h~' hUll o\'cr tI,e
radIO on Sun,lay, 1)ol'eIJlI,el S.
Expo"ing' ern'r lS olle of a Cllnstinll's dllties; llwl .Jud"I'
ItutlH'rJoru liaS ,Ionc his Iluty mllufllll,v. WouI.! fhat Christ,;;'n
churches genelally hall tllc ~allle SPlllt alill rourage.
I';mcercly,
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NO GREATEl{ 1'ltlVILEGE

II.

PI:!Ct;.

DI:Ar. nRETllImx:

\Ve wish to tako this opportunity to exprpqs our appreciation

for the l'acriJiI'e of thc Belhel inlllil.v in j)l'half of U1I piOnCl'lB
lllld for the furtherallce of tlte kmgdolll 1ll1l'le~ts. "'e :ts~ure
:rou we count it a great pri\'ilcgl' to stalill WIth Clubt Jr~us
/lnu tight llhouJder to should"r \llth SIll'!1 \alillnt wall'wrs, llUJ
to havo a part in proclaillllllg' the AIlIllg-hty JehO\ah's name
throu~l\out the earlh, with them. \\'" thank Jeho\nh for this
f',,-prl'sslOn of his IrJ\C, Hlill g-Iory in the fact that )OU, his \Ilt
Ill'SS,'S at the Bl,thcl II'Hlle, may share in our servllc. \\'e nIe
thankful for this demonstration of the umty of Go.l'8 or~ani'
7alion. \Ye I,my that earh olle of us, uud ) Oll, 1Il1l' have It
}>nrt 1ll the \llll!Ipntion of .Jehovah's nallll.', nnJ kno\\ that no
"f('ature {'oul.l Ita\<' a g'reatl'r l>llnlegc.
Wc will remtllll, by Ius gl ace, J. \\ '>l.
L~,IJXAl:D C. ROL:l:l:TS,
MAI:Gl.:EI:ITF. HOUU:TS,
E\A J. )).\YJS, 1'lOtlUrs.

DOING THE WILL OF JI::lIOVAII

BnoTlIcR ltl:TIIEla'ol:n:
We rel'eh'ed ~'our letter of !\o\'embcr ,), written to the plO'

DLAlt

]U:'PI3.

::'Ila.1' 1\ 0 e"pre~s OUI d{'pp appreciutiun for the unselfi~h lltti,

tUlle malllfesteJ by the Bethel fnlllily to assIst the piollcers to
'pu"h on in the \\ ork'.
'\'e are gcutC'ful to Je!w\ uh heyond \\orus to he n~~(J{'inte,l
\\ ith his org-anizntlOu, lIul! for tho 1'11\ ikge of being l,uhhshel S
for the King awl IllS klU::;JolII.
How Impp~ \\ ~ uro to ll'cPi\ e Thc Jrafclitou'('f! It gives us
ilia I e 11l'ternllnatlon than e\ er to press (Ill in the gll'at ('am'
pUlg-n; because we know we lire UOl1lg' tltc will of .Jl'!'l)\ ah,
\re lemelll!Jcr Jon always III our potlllous to JehoHlh.
Yours in kingllum ~l'n we,
M, J. 'frLEvI \K,
F. M. 'l'ELE\'IAK, Pio7lfcT8.

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AMBt":.CH

Secretary

tlAnd all thy children shall be tau~ht of J-chovah; and

be the peace of thy children." .l.;,;iah 54:zJ.

~reat shall

THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TE.\CH

THAT JEHOVAH i~ tho only true God, is fr':::::l everlasting
to cvcrlasting, tho Maker of heaven and earth ::..:nd the Givcr
of lifo to his crcatures; tlw,t tho Logos 'I as the l,eginning of
lJis creation llnd his active o.gent in the cr ,-_tion of all
thin~s; that the Logos h no\v the Lord .I('l'\US C:rist in glory,
clothed with all power in heaven nnll e:,rth, ~ll the Chief
Execu1ivo Officer of Jehovah.
THAT GOD crea1e<1 the earth for man, ('r':'1ted perfect
man for tho earth und l,laepu him upon it; tl.:.: wan wllfully
disoheycJ Go<1's law ull,l ,vus sentenced to d,,:_th; that by
r('ason of Adam'8 wron~ uet lIll men aro bor.l srnners nnll
without tho rig-Ilt to Ii le.
THAT JESUS was mauo llUm:m, an(l tho !Lan Jesus suffered death in or(ler to produce thn ransom "r reuemptlHI
prico for all mankind; that God raised up .TCS1S divine anJ
exulted him to Ilpa\cn ubo\'o mery crcaturo awl above every
numo unll clothed him with all POWN unu authority.
TH,\T JEHOVAH'S OnGANIZATIO'J i~ called Zion, and
that Chrbt Jesus is tho Chitf Ollieer tllt~re'!f and ill tho
ri~htful King of tho worl<1; that tho anointl"l nnd faithful
fvllowers of ChriRt .Jcsus ure children of Zi'.n, members of
Jt'1lOvah'8 organization, and uro his witl1<'s<ps "boso duty llmI
J'rivill'go it il:l to tp~tify to tho suprl'macy of .I,'hoyah, declare
his PUll'0~l'S toward lllllnkin,l IlS ('xprp;~Nl in the Bible, nnd
to bear tho fruits of tho king,lom beforo nll who will hear.
THAT TilE WORLO has clHleu, and tho Lord Jesus Christ
Ims bcen ll!ace(l by .T('homh upon his throne of authority,
has ollste,l Satan frolll h"av"n :lnd i~ proceeding to the
csta1JlJ&hJlJcnt of God's king<1om on earth.
TII,\T Til ERE LI Er anll hlessings of tho peopll's of earth
Can cOllie only by lind tluoug-It Jehtnah's kmg-Ilom under
Chrbt \,hidl 1m3 now IJp~un; that the Lord's Ilext gleat
!lct is tlte 11esh ud ion of Katan's org:ml7at ion lind the estab
}ishment of righleollsne~s in the ('ar1h, :111(1 that under the
kingdo:n :Ill those \\ho \Illl obey ltS righteous laws shall 11\"o
on earth iorc\"cr.
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expresseu in the Bible. It l'ublibhes 13lblc lllstruc11O:I
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systematic E1Me study for its readers and supplie~ other htcro
a'tule to aid in such studies. It publishes sUltahlc mateli,tl
for I alho broaucasling anu for other means of puLlic instruction in the SCriptules.
It adheres strictly to the Billio as authority for its utt!'ranees, It is entirely free and separaio from all }Jarlies, sec~ I
or other worluly or~allizations. It is wholly and without
reserYation for the kingdom of Jehoyah God under Chri,~
lLis Beloved King. It is not dog-matiI', but iny,t"" care fill
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Testimony Period for Aplll, "His f::lrnng-e Work," \\ hieh
dates from the 4th to the l:!lh tlay indu'IIl', 1V11I be another
lIeason of clLtraordmary "Ies~ing to the publlbhels of the kingdom, It will be durmg thlS }Jeriou that all t!PillrOllS of singmg
forth the namc of Jehovah \\ill call uv'n the people \\ith the
hook lilclns. 'I'he Loru's publi~hl'rs II III IUl\'e carefully reall
tho autographed edihon hy Api'll 4 !l1l,1 \\ III he fully prcpare,}
llnd anxiou,; to p}:(('e this \\on.1erful m.'''':tge III the hantls of
the people on a cOll1ributlon of ~,:;c, TillS hook is being published in many langua~t's. The i1Jlpon,lIlce of it cannot Le
overgltp~~ed, as ~ou Cflll appreciate ollly after you read the
book calefully.
'1'ho dir('ctors should be planning no,," for this campaign.
Individuals not associated With the con, I.anie~ shoulil wnte the
branch office in the country m \\ hi,'h they live or the hea.l
offico at 117 Adams l:it., Brooklyn, ~. Y., expreosing- their desile to participate in the \Iitness. The Watchtower has hele1o
foro stated that the Society would soon pubhsh a hook e.:,~
cially fOl tho benefit of the great n:ull1tutle". Here it IS!
Get it into the hand~ of the people, therehy informing them
of Jeho\ ah 's ( I str:mge \\ ork".

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message, hut Gl)<1 's. '1'I1e tlllll~('l'l[ltr()l1 lll[uhiIlO has I Iell'n ,,"l
the powpr of Jehovuh'l:I \111IlI'bY.,S alil'l,l to Ill.'adl }Il~ tentll
manyfold, su that the uPHire for thll Ittl'ra1ure I', btlll\ul'll-'(
unu study I'!aSq('s of lIlany intclest(-'cl hmuers nlc h"ill~ fOIl'''''!.
Besiues more thtln 700 ~Ilch llltlehlDPS III tho Cll1ted tHat"~
alone, gleat numbols arc now bl'ill~ l'ilcctIw!y u~ ..tl ill l'lIJll'
tries ncar anu afar. For 1IIore infollnation, wlite the ::lOCII'ty,
PHO:-;OGU,\PHS

Jehovah GOll ha~ uuly pro\HI",1 auoth('r eil'pe1ile lll~lrull1(,llt

for the king,lom proehullat'oJl, to WIt, a purtahlc ph'Jno':l:'l,h
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usmg tlll~ Jlhollo~ra!,h attp.,t. iLl' 3U( cess and p":"ll") of l!1l3
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CO\ er the 1):1 It' ('Uot the phuuo;"l<l].h, "Ith ] ':i 1'<" OJ .111l~'." I',,::
?e h:1Il for tW ~;:;, .\11 or'll'rR thPTefor, lcmittalll'" a", U,ill'~UY'
mg, shoulJ Lc srut to tile Blookl,ru office of the ~;Ol'lCl.r.

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AND HERAlD Of CHR~T~ PRESENCE

VOL.

LVII

MARCH

No.6

1:5, 1936

ttTHE LORD'S DAY"

PART 1
Ii

Fo1' you yourselves know accurate7y, that the Lord's day is coming like a thief at nigllt. "-1 Thcss. 5: 2.
Diaglott.

I~IIOVAH'S

day or "the Lord's day" is not Sunday or any other t\\(nty-four-hour day as the
clergy have tried to teach the people. It is that
period of time heg'innin~ when Jehovah sent forth his
Son HS King' of the world and to oust Satan and to
rule all crration. Jeho\'ah's day began in the autumn
season of A.D. 1!H4 and continues thel'eafter. The
heginni:J~ of that period of time is also de'lignated
by th{'sc words, to wit: "".e ~ive thanks to th{'e, 0
IJord (;od, thc Omnipoh'nt, thou who art and thou W;1O
wa~t; I)('l'allse thou }w"t taken tlIy great po\\'{,l', and
r(igl1('d." (Hev. 11:17, 1Jil/ylott) It i'l the same pcriod of tillle (h'~ignated by the wonh of thc proplwt,
to wit: "The LOlW shall !il'/HI the rod of thy fo,trength
out of ~il)n; rule thou in the midst of thine clwmies,
Thy {H'ople shall he willing in the day of thy po\\,('1',
in the bcautie<; of holine~'" from the wOIllI) of the nH,I'ning: thou hast t he dew of thy yont h. "-1's, 110: 2, :3.
2 The "day of the IJonl" marks the l)('~inninf!, of
sorrows upon Satan's orvanization, bceause it is t!ll'n
that JdlOvah hy the han<l of Christ J('<;us interrupt <;
Satan 's lon;~ rei~n of wickedness, Wit hill that period
of tinw thc'rc In\ht he a nrcat witness to the name of
the Lord (;OU, and this must be gi\'cll thl'Oughollt the
carth, as desi:,matcu by the prophet Isaiah, to wit: "In
that day shall thHe be an altar to the L01'd in the
midst of the land of Bg-ypt, and a pillar at the bon!{'J'
thereof to the Lord. .And it shall be for a sign and
for a wit ness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of
Bgypt [the world] ; for they shall cry unto the Lord
because of the oppres~ors, and he shall send thclIl a
saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them."
-Isn. 19: 19, 20.
8 In that time God will take account with all the
nations because they serve Satan, and to them he says:
"Howl ~'e; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall
come a<; a destrnction from the .Almighty. nehold, the
da)' of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath anu
fierce angcr, to lay the land desolate; and he shall
destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 'l'herefore I will
shake the heavcns, and the earth shall l'l'move out of
her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in
the clay of his fierce anger, "-Isa. 13: 6, 9, 13.

4 'Vhile Satan's organization will be in grea t sorrow

the remnant of God's organization on the en rth will
sing: "In that day shall this song bc sung in the lalld
of Judah: "'e have a strong city; salvation will (lad
appoint for \\ ails and bulwarks. Opcn ye thc gat(s,
that the rightcoufo, nation which kecpcth the t!'uth may
cnter in." (Isa. 26:1,2) "In that day shall the LOl'd
of hosts be for a crown of glllry, and for a diad( 11\ of
beauty, unto the residue of his p{'ople, :Jlld for n
spirit of jUUgllH'llt to him that sitteth in jlHhlll('llt, and
for strength to th{'m that turn the battle to th,' V,1I!('."
-Isa. 28: 5, G.
5 \Vhile they sing this song' multitude's of pcoplp will
tum a\\ay from Satan's organization and ~l'l~k thl'
Lord. "~\Ild in that day ~hall the deaf heal' t he words
of the book, and the eye's of the blind shall fo,Ctl out
of obscurity, and out of darlm('<;s, The mre!c al<;o shall
increase their joy in the 1,01'0, and the pOOl' amollg
men shall rejoire in the lIoly One of Ist'ac!." (Isa,
2fJ: 18, 19) The day of .Jcho\'ah is a g'n'at <1a,\', ada:.'
of wOlldrous things, a1\(l ble"sed i<; the Illall who is
wholly on the side of Jehovah in 1hat day,

"THE DAY OF TIm LOIW"

6 Th{'re is a distinction ill the mcanin;~ of ".Tel:ovah's day" :JIllI "the uay of the Lord" as t h" 1:1 t ll'r
term is used in 1 'l'hessalonialls 5: 2.Jeho\'ah's day
beg-an when he sent forlh his Son to l'\1I{' in the mid"t
of his enemies. At that time Christ Je<,us, t hl' prerious Stonc, had not been laid in complctl'nc<;s ill ~i(ln,
but such laying in Zion ill eomplctcllcss took plan' in
1018, when the Lord Jesus Christ e:1Jne to til<' t('mple
for ju(l~ment. (lsa. 28: 16) The laying' of th:1 t pi ecious Stone marked the beginn ing of "the day" <'(,ll
('('rning which lhe apo'ltJc wrote in FIrst 'l'hes',:t!olli:ns
fh'e. 'fhe fact that the aposth says to his brl'th!'('n,
'1"01' you yourselves know accurately, That the day
of the Lord cometh liS a thief,' is an emphatic st atement showing that it is the time when the faithful
remnant would come to an accurate kno\vleu;!.e of th{'
trnth, (1 Tim. 2: 4) It is the 1ime, S3YS t hc' sC'l'ipture,
when "ye need not that any man teach you". (1 .John
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Chri'it do the teaching of the faithful. (Isa. 30: 20)

It is ,. the day" hen God shalt judge the secrets of men
by J<:~u<; Christ". (Hom. 2: 16) It is therefore the time
when Christ Je~us, the great Judge, comes to the temple for judgment. Undoubtedly the following texts
refer to the same time, that i<; to say, when the Lord
Jesus appcars at the temple and bc;rins hi"l judgment,
to wit: "Waitil1~ for the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ: who ~hnll also confirm :rou unto the cnd, that
yo may be hlamclei>':I in the day of our Lord Jrsus
Christ." (1 Cor. 1:7,8) 'fhat condition of blamck'ssness could not come until the Lord JesH'> Chrbt i-; at
the temple anu gathers the approvcd ones unto himself and con~l'S them with the robc of righteousncss.
-Isn. Gl : 10.
T "Being' confiucnt of this vcry thing, that he which
hat h brgun a good W01'1I: in you will perform it unt il
the day of Jl'~US Christ." (PlliI. 1: 6) "::\'ow we heseech ~'ou, bl'l'Ihren, hy the eomin(.{ of our I,ord Jcsu-;
Chri-;t, und hy our gat hl'ring' togctlwr unto him, that
)'0 he Ilot soon shal(('n in mind, 01' be trollbJeo, lleithe!'
hy spirit, 1101' by woru, nul' hy lettrr as from us, as
that thc day of Christ is at hano." (2 Thes::;. 2: 1,2)
That pal'ti('ular day hegan in A.D. 1918, and judglllcut.
hrg"lIl1 lit tile lJOlI!>e of (;od. (l Pet. ,1: 17) From tllat
time 011 juJgment i-; laid 10 the lille, and Iightc(lH;;IH,'s,;
to tlw plum/lH't, wilh l'e'-;!lt'lt to thing"lcarthly, ill('ludin~ the Devil's visible orgallizatiun.-fsu. 28: 17.
8 It was Jl'llOvah who t'nlhl'olled Chri~t .h'~ms in 1914
and sent him forth to nile. (Pss. 2:6; 110: 1,2) That
marked llw hcginning of ,. the Jay of Jeho\'ah ". Within that day, allli tll!'('C and one-half Fars after its
brgillnill~, "the day of ~he Lord JI'SUS Christ" hegan
whcn he opells his ('omt for judgment. It is t he day
of Jchovah throughout the entire period, beeau"c
Christ .Jl'sUS is carryin~~ out .Jehovahs purpOSI~, but
"the day of the Lord" (Christ) about whi(~h the
apostle writes refers to the time when Christ Jesus
begins his work of things pcrtaining to the judgment
of the cart h. The pict llre in The Hevclation shows
thc<;e fads: 'hat in BH Jehovah's woman (organization) being with child (that is, with the kingJom)
and ready to be delivered, the Devil stoou hy ready
to devour the "man chilU" (the new-bol'll kin(.{dorn)
and, when horn, the Devil undoubteuly aU('m;lted to
destroy that new-horn child. A war was then fought
in heaven, resulting in the defeat of Sntan and casting of him down to the em tho J udg-men t had not yet
begun, but after that Christ Jesus came to the temple
of 0011 for judgment, and that marks the brginning
of "the day of the Lord". It is ('o))('r1'llin~ this latter
pel'iod, "the day of the Lord," that the apostle writes
in 1 Thes'laJonial1s 5: 2. It is well to keep in mind the
distinction, whell giving consideration to the words of
the apo"Ue. To be cnahlcu always to rt'adily have in
mind the elt'ar di~tinction, hel'l'inafter ill this artiele
the period hcginning ill i~l4: will be uesignated "Je

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hovah's day", and the period hcginning in 1D1S will

be designated "Christ's day".
COMFO ItT

One of the purposes of the apostle in wl'it ing to

his brethren wa~ to comfort them and to tell them how
they might comfort one another. In 1 Thes-;nlonian,> 4:
he ~peaks in detail about the dl'scending of the Lord
Jesus from heaven and the raising of tho,>o who hall
died in Christ and then of the gathering Hnto th(; LOl<}
of those that remain alive aHd that provo faithful,
and that these would be for ever with 1he L(m1. lIe
was giving his hrethren the information for their comfort by a<;:surin~ them that those \vho had di(,a in faith
God woulu IJl'ing to life at the coming of the 1.01'11
Jesus Christ. Nor were they to be comfol'tcu only wit h
that heart.ehccljng information, but also with thc
succeeuing words Het out in the fifth chapter of Fil'st
'I'hcssalonianq rOllcerning "the times and t he seasons";
and this i<; shown by the usc of the worus in vcr~e
eleven: "'Vhcrefol'e comfort your~elveq togel hl'r, and
cuify ono anolher, even as also yo do." TlJ( Iatt('r part
of 1 'fhc-;salonians chapter four, and the first part of
chapter fi\"(~, hoth give comfort hy callin~ att01lt ion tu
the thing'! that \\'Ould come to pas~ when the day of th,~
Lord ,J p',JIS Christ should come. Not only Wil" the ('Olllin~ of Jesus CIlI'Ist and the bringing to lii"~ of the
dead 11 great comfort, hut it was needful for the 1lIspired apostle to so inform his hrethren, that t1.f'y
mig-ht have a-;surance. Not so, however, with )'e'!ar<!
to "the times and the srasons". 'l'he apostle ('oll(:lndl'~
with the worus of comfort ill chapter four, and tlll'lI
immcdiately "ays "liut". 'fhi<; eonjnnrtioll conllcl'ls
what follows with the immediately precedin~ ('ontl"d.
It was 1I0t fitting or nreessary to go inlo dettlil cuncernill~ the times and seasons.
&

TIMES
10 Says the te'xt: "Of the times und thl' Sf'asons r('oncerning the times aurl the spa"ons (NY.)]." The u,-;c
of the Jdinite artiele "the" removes the di'-;('u . . sion
from a mere con::.iderntion of general chrol1olo!.\lIal
times to certain specific "timr-; ", nallldy, to tlw ,C
things that should lcau up to and follow the c\"('111s .ill~t
previollsly des(ribed by the al>o<;tlc. 'hc apo<.;tle "'<IS not
there encournging the study of chronolo~y, C01H'elllilll!
which many pcrsons have wasted valuable hours that
might have heen employl'u profitably. 1'\0 one cnn fix
dates and teli \\ hat is (oming to pass on a day eertain.
'I'he "signs" to which the Lord calls a1tl'lltioll ,Ire
far more determinative than the dates the 1ixin!.\ (If
which, with man, is a lIH're gue",S. PauIlll'rc C\'Idl'lltl"
refers to the same as Jnde: "But, belove,1, 1Illlemh:1'
ye the \vol'll<; whil'h were spoken llcfore of the np()~trl'S
of OUl' Lord JC"lUS Christ; how that they tolll you th,'n'
shoulu 1e mockers in the Inst time, \\ 110 "huu1<l walk
after t heir own ungolll;l- Ill'll "l. "-Jude 11, lB.
11 All the "times" mrntiolled by Jehoy,dl are m
defillite periods of time so far a<; ln~mall U'l',l(Ul'l'S are

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concerned. \Yhen the thin~ ('omes to pass as prophesied, then we know that the things foretold are here
in fulfillment of prophecy. 'l'he apparently indefinite
time period uuring whi(J1 the mystery of God can
tinues to be unexplainahle ,vas appointed to end "in
the days of the voice 01' the seventh angel, when he
shall begin to sound' '.-He\'. 10: 6, 7.
12 The apostle mention,> 110t only "times", but
"seasons". The Greek worJ clLrollOS denotes the length
or spaee of time; and the Greek ,.,tiros (the plural of
which is here translated" sca')ons") means, "due or
proper time, and opporhlllitJ'," that is, "a certain
fixed time or !Season." These "seasons" have their
sig'us, that is to say, "the si~') of the times," (Matt.
](}: 3) \VhCll that time arrives, then Christians may
jud~e 50me things; as it i:'l written: "Judgc nothing
before the time." (1 Cor. 4: iJ) At the fullnes'l of the
sea<,ons Christ Jesus mu<,t hanl the dispemmtion or
ac1ministration of all tbill~:>, that is, "the dispensation of the fulnes" of times." (Eph. 1: 10) Here the
sume word (Greek: "kairos") is u<;ed as at the text:
,. 'fhe time is come that JuJ::{mmt mw-,t bc~in at the
house of God." (1 Pet. 4: 17) That time is when the
1,01'0 JUlUs comes to the temple of Jehovah fOI' judglilc'nt.
]3 \nwn do "the times Dlld the seasons" be-;!;in f
1\I:ll1ifestly with the des"cndill~ of Christ Jrsus from
lll'avcn after llC casts Satan out, and wlwn Christ Jesus comes to the temple amI Wh(,ll the faithful dead are
jndgcd. (He\'. 11:1H) Iu 1 ThesmlonianH 4:]3 the
l1postlc tells his IJl'cthrul not to SOITOW as those who
have no hopf', hceulI';(" if tlll'Y lwlieyc in the reSUlTection, about whi('h thf'Y han' been tau'~ht, then they
should not sorl'ow for the dead who <lieu faithful, he('au';e God hao promised to ljJ'in~ thf'lI1 again to life
at the comin:.r of the Lora Jc!-,us Chri"t. Their sorrow
,vas apparently Jlot becau!ic they were uninformco coneN'ning the J'L'SUJ'l'p(tion of the dead, but l)('('au3C those
who had die-d would not he Oil the earth to participate
in the 1,01'0 's work of villuicatil1;{ .Jehovah's name
\"hen Chrbt Jesu'l eame to tile temlJle. 'l'hercfore the
apostle eX)Jlaills about the (!e;ld in Christ, that whrn
elitist Je<,us dcsccndeJ fl'onl heaven the faithful <lead
saints would he the iirst mised out of ueath and gath,
ered unto the Lord, ano that thereafter the )'emnant
of God's faithful ones would he "caught up . . . tD
1111:'t the Lord in the air", that is, in the temple, and
thus they would be for ever with the Lord. That information would be of great ('omfo1't to all who fully
Jwlieved. 'Dut,' says the apostl', 'my bret h1'ell, ~'ou
do not need to be tolo ahout the da;" of til(' Lord.' rrlle
\I'UI'<l "brot h1'('lI" here rl'nJly ,lpplics to th' l'('mnant,
who are on the ('arth }}O\\' ,wrI who arc of the elect.
(:~Iatt. 24: 21,22) 'l'hese hrethren, 1ike the apostle
Paul, have now l)ee11 horll of God's "woman ". (ba.
5:1: 13) '1'11(7 IUl\'e been caught up to mC'd the 1,01'1.1
Jesu'! Christ in the air, that is. in the temple. (1 The".,;.
4: 17) The1'(,1'ore therc is no neoo that the apo:,tle

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write unto them concerning the day of the Lord Why

not? Because at the time this prophecy Hhould be con
"iaered and undrr8toOO by the remnant, the brethrcn
of Paul, the Lor<l .Jesus Christ would be at the temple
and, all 01 these heing the ,,011<; of God by his wuman
Zion, all such would be "tuught of God" by ano
through Christ .Jesus and such teaching would be by
giving them an lUldcrstanding' of the prophecies of the
DiLle. The statement" . . . no nced that I write unto
you" does not mean that th're is no necd that The
11' atchtoll'er should refrain from the publicatioll of the
cxplanation of these texts. l'he lrlltchtoU'cr would not
and does 1I0t give any man's opinion, Imt, guidetl by
the Lord and u:>cd by him, set<; forth to the 1'('lllll1l11t
information which Jehovah and the Lord Jesus CIll'ist
give them conct'l'Iling the Rf'ripturc<; and ('OIlCl'l'llill:;
things brought to pa"s whil'h Ill'e ill fulfillment of the
prophecies. The lratclttou'cr therefore would not 1m
violating the apo<,11c's word at all hy ther,e thi,,!.';.,;. All
t!lOse that arc tan~~ht of Goo and Chl'ist Je'ms can
rl'aelily determiue what is the truth whell calico to
theil' attention.
"y OU KN OW"
H It i5 ior the urndit of the r('mllant that the llj)()<;tlC
suys: "For you yOl1l'sel \,('s Imow 'll'(uratcly." (lJia!!,)
"Ye 'yol1l'Helves . . . know," (itolh.) The lise of the
emphatic tcrm of t he pronoun, s[~eond pel'SOIl, here
shows that the faithful, anointed J'('mnant, at tlil' t('mpic and tall:~ht of the J;ord, \\ould then "come to an
a('cur<lte knowled~e of the truth" (1 Tim, 2: 4, J)iorl,),
au<l that would 1)(' the time, as stated Ily the apo'itlc',
that "yc need not that auy man t('ae1I you ", 1)('('al1,>e
tal1~ltt by the Lord. (] John 2: 27) The woro "lm\Jw ",
as u~('d hy tht: apustle, implirs tllat the J'c'lllllant, thl'
"brethren ", s('e or uisrerll elrarly, hecause tlw !;uJ'(1
opf'ns the e,} es of their underslanJill~ Jl\OI'e wid!]y
and they more flllly spe the p!"I!,IH'('i('s and till' pltysi('al facts now before thelll ano w!lich show the iulfillment of the pruphl'('il',). "J": now aceul'ately" nW:lII'i
that they l'avc bel'n ddi~cntl.\' inquiJ ing allli sl'ar('hil1~
the pl'ophu'ies aIHl the facts in fulfillillent t herl'o[ alld
havc come to all U1l1kl'slalltliIJ~ flf the same. It i'i the
time when" many shall run to ,JIlll fro" in t hr study
of thc prophecies aIHl "knowledge shall be increa"l'u".

-Dan. 12: 4,
~~ "Know accurately," that "the day of the Lord"
hegins, 110t with the b('g'jnllin~~ of ,JdIO\ah 's d,I)', but
with the bcginllin~ of the day of the Lord .Jesus Christ,
the same time to which the apost1l' 1'r[crs in 1 TIIl':,>s:l101li;tlls 4: 15, to wit, 'Thf'Y whifh arC' ali\c awl remain unto the 'omiu~ of the L01'd.' Then ~a,\"s the
aposlle: "For the lJord him:-clf shall df'seend fl'om
he:1\'('11 with a 5ho11t, ,. antl 'then those ulivc anc] remaining shall he taught up to meet the Lord ill the
ail' l that is to say, in the 1c'mple ('ontlitioll, wIlt'I'r no
hmn:1l1 e~'es cnll see], nnd rr(,ll1ainin~ faithfulj they
"hall he for eYer ,vllh the Lord'. Literally that "day

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of the Lord" is exactly the same as in 2 Peter 3: 10,

to wit: "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief
in the night." Also, "the day when God shall judge
the secrets of men, by Jesus Christ, urcording to my
gospel." (Rom. 2: 16) The same period of time about
which the apostle wrote when he said: "A crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the ri~hteous judge
[Christ Jesus], shall give me at that day." (2 Tim.
4: : 8) It is the day of the Lord J esus Chri~t when he
is brought forth at the temple and presented as the
world's rightful ruler and which date is A.D. 1918.
"AS A THIEF"
16 How shall that day come 7 Not with full information to all, but it 'so cometh as a thief at night'. The
time and manner of thieves' invading the home of
(lthers is 1I('1'e used to illustrate the time and manner
of the coming of the day of the Lord Jesus Christ. It
is the whole" day", or entire periou of time under
consideration, that comes as the thief. 'rhe coming of
the Lord ,Jesus has already takrn plaN', but "sudden
destl'uctioJl' " which takes place ill the day of the Lord,
is yet future. The !Jr'.!;illlling of the "day of Jehovah",
to wit, 1914, did nol come as a thief. And why not 1
1-'01' the rcawn, as early as A.D. 11::>80 the \Vatch Tower
puhli('ations empha.-;ized the date 1~14 as the end of
the world. 'l'hcrPllfter am] untill~H the Watch Tower
}luLl ieat ions continuously brought 1:)] 4: prominently
to the attention of all its readers. Millions of free
tracts were publ i~hed ~cl t ing forth that date. 80 w('ll
advertised was that date th,\t it became a byword and
n sneering joke in the month of the clel'~Y and their
dose a~,>oeiates. 'l'he }toman Catholic Hierarchy and
Protestant clergy and their allie,> were watching that
date and waiting for it to arrive, that they mig-ht further ridicule those who had pl'oclaimrd it, and when
it did arrive and the earth was not d(\<.;troyed they
scoffed more than ever befo1'(. It is certain that 1!)14
date, the beginning of the day of J('hovah, did not
come as a thief in the night.
11 But how abont HilS, the beginnin~ of the day of
the l . ord Jesus Christ when eomin~ to the temple for
judgment 1 Did that come as a thirf in the night 7 It
certainly did, Even to this very hour no one aside
from those who are devoted to .1ehoyah has an understanding of the fjord Jesus' coming to the temple.
Commenting on 1 Thessalonians 5: 1,4, eonrerning the
J;ord's day which 'overtakes you as a thief', the Homan Catholic IIierarrhy Dow:r.y translation of the Bible, in notes thereon, says: "Hm.' OIo' TIlE TIMES AND
MOMENTS: That is, of the day of judgment, of the end
of the world, of the destl'Uction of Jerusalem. It is
enough to know the time is uncertain and that death
cometh as the thief in the night. " " . It is a subject
of astonishment that some people arc so childishly
afraid of the judgment day that they cannot think of
it without consternation, lest it should happen in their
time. Weak souls! Do they not recollect that death

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will certainly overtake them, and that will be to them

individually the end of the world, and the last day 1
The whole world then docs perish as far as regards
them."
18 It is true that The l' inished Mystery, puhli<;hed in
July 1917, made mention of the year 1918, but not
with the proper understanding and application of that
date. The time of tribulation that had heen expected
to come in 1914 ,,'as merely pushed up three and onehalf years, showing that there was not a proper understanding of the date. (See The Finished lJlyStC1'y,
pages 62, 64, 393, 395, 513.) In 1918 many persons
were then in line for the kingdom of God who have
since lost that position and arc now of the" evil t:crvant" class. Not only did the day of thc Lord come
upon them as a thief in the nig-ht, but they are still in
complete darl~negs concerning the Lord's ('ornillq to
the temple, cvcn as Jesu'l forctold they would be.
(Matthew 13: 41, 42) With all the infol'lllatioll atHI
light the Lord has now ~i\"('n to the faithful the" evi l
servant" cluss today scol11fully rejects everyl hin({ pt'!'taining to the Lord's being at the temple of God for
judgment.
1P 'fa those who were in line for the kingdom Jesus
said: "Watch thereforr j for ye know not what hour
your Lord doth comr. But l(I]ow this, that if Ihe goodman of the house had Imown ill what wateh 1,,;atr!lrl{
were ](rpt at night to mark the time] the t1lir[ would
come, he would have watlhed, and would llDt Iu\\'e suffered his honsr to he broken up rinto]. 'j'II(;rt'l'ore be
ye also ready: for in sUth En hour asye thillk not, the
Son of ran ('ometh. . . . But and if that ('vil s('rvant
shall say in his heart, l\ly Ion} uelayeth his c(lming';
and shall hC'gin to smite his fellowservants, and to cat
and drink with the drunL\'Il: the lord of that servant
shall ('orne in a day whell h~ lookcth not [01" Ii im. Hlld
in an hour that he is 1I0t awarc of.' '-Matt. 2~ : ,l~-r)o,
20 The bc~illning' of the "thief" day arrived in 1~18.
"Thieves brc:lk through all(] steaL" (.;\fntt. G: l!);
John 10: 10) "Hcmrmbcr thereforc how thou hast
received and heard; and haIti fast, and rcpent. If
therefore thou shalt not wateh, I will come on tnee as
a thief, and thou shalt not Imow what hour I will come
upon thec." (Hev. 3: 3) Concernin~ the final confJ:ct,
the battle of the great day of God Almi~hty, .Jcsus
says: "Blessed is he [in the temple] that watcheth,
and ke<,peth his garments [on, identifying him<.;elf as
a faithful soldier and watcher of the Lord], lest he
walk naked [in the templr], and they sec his shame
[and throw him out)." (Hev. 16: Hi) Watchers must
now continue to be diligrnt in watching the unfolding
of Jehovah's purpose.
21 The thieves come in the night, when men sleep
naturally and when many others are mauulin drunk
and so stupefied that they do not discern the approach
of marauders. Prior to 19] 8, and since, "ProtesL'wt"
clergy and the Homan Catholic lJierarrhy fou6"ht and
continue to fight agaim,t the messengers of J ebovah 's

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kingdom and by oppo~ing the kingdom show that they
are drunk or sound a"leep as to their privileges of
serving the King. Likewllie the foolish-virgin class now
soundly ~leep and are inactive and in darkness. Prior
to 1918 all ., Chrbtcndom" was, and since is, beastly
drunk, like night revelers, filled with and befuddled
by the strong drink of Satan's joy in persecuting Jehovah's WItnesses and in ('ndeavorin~ to destroy the
'VAl'elf TOWLI~ SOCII;'Y. Also all ., Christendom" was
and Lq ill darkness, and willingly so. (2 Pet. 3: 5)
'1'herefore, all such being in darkness, the day of the
Lotd Jesus Christ has overtaken them as a thief overtakes the bleepers and drunken ones in the night.
22 Evcn the" faithful servant" class, the remnant,
did not discern the coming of the Lord to the temple
at the time it occurred. 'I'hose faithful ones were fully
trusting in the Lord alld waiting upon him, yet it was
110t until 1922 that the Lord revraled to them that he
was at the temple for jtl<l'4ment. Kowall who love God
must bestir them&('lvc~ 41w1 be diligent in his service,
By his prophet the J~ord Jehovah has foretold the
aW:lkCllin~ of the faithful ones to their pri\ ileges of
::.rl'viee, Wi bet forth in I..,aiah G: 1-8, \Vhen the remJlnl1t, pictmcll by the prophet Isaiah, flaw that they
had hecn \ cry dro\':sj' and thcrrb J' ncglig-cnt of their
dntics, they \Yere in great distrrss and cried tUlto the
Lord and the Lord cleansed them and opened their
understanding and scnt thcm forth to hi:; service.
23 'I'hc darlwess that had partially surrounded those
who afterwards hcra1l1e members of the remnant dass
complctl.lly cnfolded all "Christendom ", and particularly the "('vii &ervant" dass, so that the day of the
Lord JC:-'Wi Christ overtook them as a thief. 'I'he clergy
have no conreption of t!Jr Lord 's comin(~ to IllS temple
for judgmellt. Concerning them God by his prophet
says: "'l'hu'i saitll the Lurd concerning the prophets
that make my people ('IT, that bite with their teeth
[into thc handouts giwl1 to them], and cry [to the
giver], Peace; and he that pnUeth not into thrir
mouths, they e\ cn prepare war against him.' '-:Mil'.
3: 5-7.
'T HEY SAY'
24 '1'0 the faithful church the apostle says: "For
when they shall say, Peare and safety; then sudden
destruetion cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child j and thcy shall not escape." (1 Thess.
5: 3) It ill rrl'tain that the time must come when" they
::.ha11 say, Peace and safety". It is not the saints to
whom this })art of the epi'itle refers, because, says the
al)o<;tle, "you yourselves know." It is those in dUl');:lle~s that ,vill say" Peaee and safety". Aecording to
l'hc Di(lglott and Rotltcrlwnt the ,,:ord "for" is omitteu and the text Rimply reads, "When thry" say, The
conjunetioll ,. ,,,hen" docs not refer to the time immediately before the beginning of the day of Christ Jesus
in 1918. It was in the spring of 1918 that the enemy
shut down the activities of the Lord's people. 'fhe

"when" refers to some time after 1918 and after the

renewed activities in the service of Jehovah by his
people began, and within a nd not before "t 110 day".
It manifestly is a short period of time just hefore the
destruction coming upon the enemy and daring or
within" that day". The ones designated by the apostle as "they" arc called "aml):l-.;~adors of peace", that
is, those who cry peace but who are certain to ., wcr!'
bitterly". (Isa. 33: 7) They are in a position exactly
contrary to that of tho feet of him that bringcth gool
tiding'! of good, that publishcth peace' and salYatil)ll,
and that lift up their voice in song. (Isa. 52: 7, 8) Nor
could the prolloun "they" refer to the rank and fib
of the people, but must l'efer to the leaders alld
molders of public opinion and the makers of propaganda, to whom the others li::.tell and giw heed, Jlml
whom they follow and support; and ther,:1'ore the
"thry" must refer to the ('lergy and the principal
ones of their flocks.
2~ "The day of Christ Jesus" is a period of time
when he separates the sheep from the goats, (~Iatt.
~G: 31, 32) The pronoun "t!lI'y" therefore must refer
to the goat class, and particularly to the leadel's thereof, that is, the olles who pret(~lld to stand fOI' <.lod Ull'!
support and apply the Word of <lod, claiming' dn'inc
right and appointment so to do, when in f:tl't tlll'Y ar' ~
dom~ the wry opposite. Sueh 1I1l'n duirn to be ill
position to give reliahle as,slll'dnC'e to tile other ~oat:i
as to what the Holy Scriptures have to say. The Ot!H'1'
goats ~ivr seriou,; and respedi nl heed to the ad.. iee of
thc'ir leaders, who claim to speak with authol'ity, H
is not what the ordinary common people liay, but what
is ~aid by those who a~sume to speak ex ((/tltedrn.
"They" arc t he ones whosp. pcaee and ~a 1'1'1 y aru
threatrned and disturbed aile! who:-,c ., reli~ioLl"i l>U'i
ceptibilities ha\'e bcen shOlked" by the pllhlil: prot'lamat ion of the truth of God's \Vord. 'l'hl'l'e j-.; 110
po,>-.;iblc reason for the dist l\l'lwd oncs to 1\'ar that
Jehovuh's witncsses are ahout to inflict hodily harm
upon them by means of carnal weapons, hut their
peace is dist urbed by l'CaSOll of the truth. 'riley l\l e
the wicked who oppre:-s awl fight against ,Jehuvah's
\\ itncsses, concl'l'lling which t hc psalmist says: ". . .
my deadly enemirs that compas'i me about. They
arc inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth tltc'y
speak proudly. 'I'hey have now compassed U', in our
bceI)S j they set their eyes to C:lst us down to the ('arth.
He is like a lion that is ~reed~' of his prey, and as it
wcre a young lion lurking in secret plac(~"i" [t he
Protestant "youn~ lion ", whieh has bepn dc'ad as
Protestant since 1918. 'fhe' 'lion" here mean,; all religious lendcrs who persecute Jehovah's \vitnes"ics. J.
'l'he faithful witnesses of the Lord then pray: ., Arise,
o JcllOvah, confront him, ca~t him down: deliver my
soul from the wicked by thy sword; from men by thJ'
hand, 0 Jehovah, from men of the '''orld, ,,]Jt)sc pOl'tiun is in this life, and whosc belly thou fillest \nth
thy trca~urej thl'y are satisfied with chil(ll'cn [so.

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called 'successors of the apostles '], and leave the re:.t

of their substance to their babes [whom they teach to
take up and earI')' on their wicked organizationJ. As
for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I
shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy
form." (P8. 17: 9-15, A.R.V.) In this fifteenth verse
the faithful show their complete trust in the IJord and
are shown as being brought into the temple and made
of the" faithful and wise servant" class, anointed and
enlightenC'd. Their awakening took place after 1918
with a vision of Jehovah and his glory in the tempI<'.
Again says the psalmist: "When I awake, I am still
with th('e [as approved servant]!' Then showing tll<'ir
complete trust in Jehovah the faithful vray: "Surely
thou wilt slay the wicked, 0 nod: depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. For they spcak against thee
wickedly, and thine pnemies take thy name in vain.
Do not I hate them, 0 .1eho\Oah, that hate thee? And
am 1I0t I grieved with those that rise up a~aillst thee?
I hate them with pcrft,et hatred: they arc become mine
enemies. Search me, 0 God, and Imow my h('art: try
me [Ilt the house of <:od, wlwre judgment begin!>J,
and know my thoughts; and sre if there he any \VickreI
way in mc, and Jc'ad me in the way everlastillg." (PI'.
13!): lR-2J., A U. V.) The enemies hrre mentioned arc
"they" that seoff at the published fa('t that the Lord
Jcsus ha!> dcseelHll'd fl'om heavcn with a shout or command from the Most. IJ igh. B('c'ause they arc in darkness tll<'Y sleep in fancied security and imagine pcaee
from the Lorcl':; quarlt'r. They say, as stated by the
npo'itle Peter: "Knowill~ this fir~t, that there shall
come in the last days sC'offers, walking after their OWlI
Iu:>ts, amI saying, Where is the promise' of his coming
[presence J f for f>inre the fatlll.'rs fell asleep, all thin!.\'s
continue as they we're from the beginning of the creation. "-2 Pet. ~l: 3, 4.
26 '''l'lwy shall say"
(according to the Revised Version: "'Vhen they arc saying" ; and according to the
Dia{jlott: "When they may S:lY") "Peace and safety."
Just how long' they will he saying what they do say
is not indicated i but it is "when they arc saying"
what they have to say about peace and safety that
destrurtioH comes. To whom do they say 1 Not to Je}lOvah's witnesses or .Jonadabs, 1)('('ause these faithful
ones will not listen to what tllC'y say. They that say
"Peace and safety" say it to one another, and to one
another of their own <'rowd and those who arc under
the influence and control of thcm, fIlId who arc blind
to the truth. IIn)Q('1'itically they say "Peace and
safety" to those people who put their trust in such
men. "For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that arc quiet in the
land.' '-Ps. 35: 20.
2T The apo')t1e was conversant with the prophecies
and was also speaking as an inspired s(,l'vant of Jehovah and Christ Jesus, and he quoted some of the
prophecies and foretold that "they" would say,
"Peace and safety." Therefore it is not that" mnr1w"

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they will say so, but it is <'ertain that they will say,
"Peace and safetv." Jehovah maneuvers the rnemy,
and he permits them to reach the conclusion that indures them to say, "Peace and safety."
28 By crying out or saying" Peace and safrty" tht:y
are bidding for God and Christ Jesus to compromise
with them, and their speech is in effect this: "Ts It
peace, Jehu?" What was said by those enemies of
Jehu foretold what would be said to Christ ,Jcc;us, the
Greater Jehu, and he answers: 'What! Peace, so long
as the whorcdoms of that old woman Jezrhcl and hN'
witehcrafts are so many?' (2 Ki. 9:22) Not murh!
"There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked."
(Isa. 48:22) Likewise Haman the Amalekite was
peaceful and considered himself secure when he wa~
conspiring to have "Monlecai put to death; but he was
in fact not safe.-Esther 5: 9-14.
29 The leaders in religious organizations of the world
expect to bring pruce ami safety to the people by th('ir
own mcthods. The Jloman Catholic IIierarehy h:1\ C
induced thcm!>c1ves to believe that their org-anization
is invulnerable and that 'the gates of hell cannot IJI'evail a~aillst it', anel claim that they have made an
s..O'rcem('lIt with death and hell and that tlH'l'rfol'c they
a;e entireI;>' sccure. That ol'g'nnizatioll is certain that
it will rule t he world, anel ill saying- "Peace and Sil rety" the'Y wuuld not llc reJel'l'ing to the worlcl's 1)(:<lre
amon~ the llations, but to what they think i-; arcumplic;hed by the Homan Catholic Ilierarelly and tlll,jl'
allies Iwainst the for('('s t hat have dist urbrcI t hpi I'
peace. There no 101l',er being- any real Protestants or
Jews, who worship the true <:od, those who ('all thrl!lselvell "Protestants" HllIl ",1ews" join with the 1,0man Catholic IIienu'chy in saying' "Peace amI ~a flt:>".
Defore the drstructioll cornrs (;od will mlkt the Homan Catholic Hierarchy hrar the truth and make the
leaders nndrrstand ~ome thi1\~~s a1>ol\t til\' 11'\11 h, anel
such is a great vrxat ion to 1hem. "It shall he a vrx::tion (peace-disturhingJ only to understand the I'rport" of impending destrudion, when he shall m~~!;c
them (the s('offers) to undel'stand the rrpol't, 11lat i",
eOllccrnin~ the trnth. (Isa. 2S: 19) The pl'"c'll!in~jIW of
God's mc~sage of truth, that the Homan C,:Ll!o!w
Hierarchy is huilt upon lies and that UocI, throll~:l
Christ Jesus, will swerp away that gre,:t mountain of
lies, const itutes a great disturbance of til(' peaee of t hu
Homan Catholic IJirl'Drchy and thrir alliPs und u<;,()ciates who arc compelled to hear it. That mcssnge i';
proclaimed by sound cars, trnnscri pt ion mach Illl' ;.
phonographs, and radio, as well as in printed h08!,S,
It is the truth that shocl,c; their sus:,cptibilitHs. 1l,'l'ctofore the Homan Catholic ]l1('rarrhy h:1<; hC'l'n I'hie
to put to silcnce all who hnye spol,en again~t that institution; and if, even for a short season, (;0(1 pert'I\(<;
these opposers to stop the proclamat ion of tilC trul h
of the kingdum the \"Cxation of the IIierarrhy wOl,!d
cease llnd that crowd would cry out, "Peace and
safety."

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.0

f.flle WATCliTe\,VER

It is the priests, and prophets, that is, preachers,

who the prophet foretell" will cry "Peace", and who
do not bring healing to the nations. "Everyone dealeth falsely." (Jcr. 6: 13) They suppress the message
of the kingdom brought to the people by Jehovah's
witnesses and at the same time shout" Peace", that
is, tolerance for themsplves, and this they do to camouflage and to deceive the people concerning their work
of oppo<;illg Jehovah and his kin~dom message. Tho<;e
clergymen assume to be preservers of the peace while
at the same time they seck the destruction of God's
messengers of real peace. As the clergy amongst the
Jews said of Jesus, so now the clergy say of Jehovah's
witnesses: "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cresar" in
their refusing to obey men's laws whieh say they cannot preach without a permit 's b('in~ had and obtained
from police officers. (Luke 23: 2, 5) 'l'he clergy said
practically the !>aJne thill~ to Paul ancl his companions: '''rhese men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble
our city." (Acts 16: 20, 21) "These nIl do contrary to
the decrees of Cre..;ar." -A<,ts 17: 6, 7.
11 When Jesus rode into Jerusalem and the multitudes SUIlg' his praise the clergy of that time said:
"Behold, the worlel is pJ11e nfter him." (John 12: I!
They then ~ct about to (}(.:,t roy .Jesus, that their own
peace unu ~.;afcty mi:!;ht be macIe sure. Now the "great
multitude", known us "JolladalJs", are l)('~inning to
seck the Lord, and m:!IIy arc joining themflclves to his
king-dom. The Jonaclah:l ure coming' with joyful song',
praising- the lHtm(' of .Jdlovuh, and it mn'lt be expected
that soon the reli~!;ioltl <:I'OWU will say: "\Ve must put
an end to this proclail~ling' of the I:illg'dom, that we
may insure our own p('arc :llld safety." If they sncceeu temporarily, as th(y have in Oe1'l11any, they will
take it for gl'anteu that SUdl is a sign that OO(} is on
their side lind that they arc at peuee \\ ith him and
Christ J(".;us, the U1'('at('} .Jehu. God will permit them
to "helieve a lie", as in JIuman's ea"('.-2 'l'hess. 2: 11.
82 Then will they say, "Peace and safety," that is,
that the Homan Catholic lTi('rnrchy, Ill'r allies and her
dupes, have reached a poi;Jt of safety from the annoj'
ing p1('::sage carried by Jehovah's witll(,sscs and therefore their wlety, as well as their peace, is certain.
Their UFe of the word "safety" implies thai they
have curtailed the activities of Jehovah's witnesses.
The same croVid thou~ht tl'emsel ves safe when they
caused the tomb of Jesus to be scaled and made sure.
-l\Iatt. 27: 64-66.
83 All the facts, to;:sether with the sure word of
prophecy, show that the hour is near when the religious forces, led by the TIoman Catholic Hierarchy and
supported IJy thc strong- arm of the law of the nations,
will be cryin~ out to one another, "Pcaee and safety."
That the J' will do, because they are of the opinion that
the "pestiferous" witnesses of Jehovah are silenced.
These undisput('d facts and scriptures spur Jehovah's
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and finish it according to the will of God. In several

countries the work of preaching the gospel has been
stopped, and the Roman Catholic Hierarchy continues
to move forward confident of its power to crush the
witness work everywhere. Let all the faithful bear in
mind that he who is for us is greater than all that
can be against us. The Lord has sent forth his servants to deliver his mes~uge, and nothing can successfully prevent that message from being delivered until
it is finished. Those who arc faithfully obeying the
commandments of the Lord in bearing the message of
the kingdom to the people arc the ones that at'e in fact
in peace and safety. To such Jehovah's promise is:
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is
stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee." (lsa. 26: 3)
The" faithful servant" cla~s is made up of those who
arc joyfully obedient to the commandments of the
Lord, and these arc now in the temple for ever with
the Lord. (1 Thess. 4: 17) "And I will make with
them a covenant of peace, and will cau",e the evil
beasts to cease out of the land; and tl)('y shall dwell
safely in the \\ ildel'lless, and sleep ill the woock .A 11(1
I will make them and the places round about my hIll
a blessing i and I will cause the shower to rome down in
his season; there shall he showC'rs of blessillg. And the
tree of the fj(ld shall yield h('}' fruit, and the l'a1'th shall
~'icld her inerea"c, and they shall he safe in their lanel,
and shalllmow that I am the Lord, when I have hrokCll the bands of their yoke, and uC'livcred them out of
the hand of those that serveclth('mselves of thell1, And
t/1('y shall no 1I10re he a prey to the [nations /, neil her
shall the beast of the land ucvour them; but they shall
dwell safely, and none shall make th('m II fl'aid.' ' Bzek. 34: 25-28.
34 To thosc faithful ones Jehovah now says: "I will
bring them again unto this plaee [the tC'mple], and
I will cause them to dwell [in safety], ancl they shall
he my pl'ople, and I will he their God." (.Jer.
32: 37, 38) Fear not the enemy; but what the Lord
tells the faithful in the temple, which is a place of
darkness to the enemy, the faithful witness('s mu"t go
and proclaim holdly in this day of judgmcnt.-l\latt.
10:26; 1 John 4:17,18.
8~ The Lord informs the faithful in advanc(' of what
is eertnin to come to pass, and thus he does that tl)('y
may have full assurance of faith. The witness work
must be carried forward to completeness according to
the will of the Lord before the final expression of .Jehovah's wrath. What is required of every one who receives God's approval is that he must maintain his
integrity toward Jehovah, proving his faithfulnes.'i
under all conditions. Such would be impossible except that God permits the enemy to persecute his wit
nesses. It is plain that Jehovah is maneuvering the
enemy forces as well as his own, preparatory to the
final conflict; and being informed as to what will be
the result the faithful have every reason to rejoice
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find to do. '1'he8e faithful ones moye on together in

perfect peace, joyfully responding ohrdiently to or
ganization inst l'Uet ions, knowing that, whatsoever
await"! theIn, thl'y are safe in the hand of the Lord.
3" The enemy will b<: permitted to conclude that they
have rid them!:lelves of Jehovah 's \vitncsse!:l. By perseclHing and 0PPl\'s<;ing the.,e faithful ones they are
fighting against Gou, and thus doing they will haye
reached a climax III the r<:proach of Jehovah's llnme.
If their" pearl' aHd safety" cry were done in igllorance, such would not of itself merit the rulling do" n
upon them of the \Hath of God; but actin~ maliciously
and hypocritically ]luts the maUl'!' in a differcnt light.
Whcn the Philistincs had Snm~on in their custody,
that. was their occasion for feastill~, drunkenncss and
self-gratulations. III lih man ncr the I'rligious clement
of the world is now thorou~hly dl'unk all the wine of
Satan, and wlll'n lI\('y think tlll'Y have sucre,;sfully
shut down the work of Jehovah's witnelise'i, that WIll
be the occasion for a drunken rCH~1 and their cOllgratulations of olle another. '1'/lI'Y will sin~ out: 'We are
now at. !H'aI'C alltl cntirely sale.' Then what 1
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QUIo;STIOXS FOR STUDY

f I. II J(homh 'n

(by" i~ ,,!Jnt flf'f1n<! of tillIe' How iH that

dlly <!lH.;.:natlHJ Hl tile l'cllrtllfPs 1

"J 2',1. What r:reut

('\I'nt III h,';,\(,U matks thl' begiuuing of the

llay of .1<"01\:1111 }'o1]O\\"c! !>v \\hat aet'\'ltICS on ealtJd
~ () 8. \Vlth f('riptlllt'S :1I1'! faets; li:~tllli(uish hctwf'eu ".)('110'
yah'll day" a III I ., the tla) (jf t!J<' Lord" us the lId ter i~
u,.'t! in 1 tl'lll',~a!olll,ll\~ fi: :!.
,; O. What IV,IIl Oil" of till' )1111 !,o~ell of tlll' !LJ)()stle in "'1 iting
to 11l~ hrethll'll t How wou)'! the lllforutaholl In 1 The~sa

Ioniuns 4 serve this purpose' That in H.e part elf chapter

in e hpre untler consid.:rctlOll 1
10'1~. "'lmt is Illf'ant Ly tile p:'I,re'''inn "tIlC timl's awl lj,,-,
scnson~" 1 How "'oul,J these be Ihbcerned 1 For" hdt pUI'
pose wcrt) these appomtc,] 1
13. \\her. do "ti,e times l'IH! the se:isolls" he~inf A'~ot'llt
for the apostle's words of 1 'l'hessulo11ian3 4: J:lHL Ju-tJf:
hi~ statement ut 1 'I'hl'Ssu!OD1uns fi: 1.
14,13. WJI.!t is se'('n in the apostle's cmphatlc \yords, ,. )"rJ,1
voursl'lves know accurately" 1 \Yh~n uUll how woul,1 tldJ
be fu!Jillcd f

1()-18. \\ hat is meant by the apostle's statcllIl''lt that "tll'~

day of the LOI,I" would come" a'i a tillef III tJu~ lll:::ht" !
\Vhy would the "day of .Tl'ho\ah" not COllle "as a (IiWl",
"hcl'ell'! "the Jay of tlte L)I'(l" would so CtJUlc1 \\11at dl)
the ft,ets show in thi~ cOllm:ctlOn1
19-23. Compare JCSU;J' wol,b of Matthew ~4: 4~,5f) an,l
Hevclation 3: 3 and lG: 1;; with tlu) fart~. to show \lh0t11l'1
those f'.lr whom the walllin:;, was Ilrovilled haH' gi\cu till'
bel'd thereto.
24-26. H"fcrriu~ to 1 'l'IH'ssaloniaus 5: 3: Whu will 8:1:
"Peace and hafety" 1 \\'henl ., Peaee lmd M:ltety" flO'"
\\huH 'fo whom \V'11I th,'v flny "Peace :lll,J l-.,fetv> '1 \\ h\
do th~y sl'ck su('h c'IJ('aec an'll saf(,ty'''j Dl'"vlI,,: tit" HIli
ati(m to \\hich PHa)lIl~ ] 7: \)15 an,l 139: l~:! I UI"J :! Peter
3: 3,4- upply or III \\ Illeh thl'y h:l'e fulilllIllImt.
2730. A('(~ount for their suywg "Peace nUl] baidy" It tb"
npPolI\tc~d time. What 18 tile pIlJpOSI> ill tlH'ir ~:,ym:.: ,. P,'ar,'
amI Rafdy"l 011 what grOUH'JR. ow] hy \\bat 111I,t(,O']~' \11~1
the)' Heek to jll~hfy tbclf 1'le:l for" peace nwl ~tlret.\'" I
31-:H. CIllJlpare the occ,l~ioll wheu Jesu~ rode IIltO J('lth,tl"lll
lIml tht' ~ituation t"dl'Y, 118 l-ho)\\in~ that the lllJur t, r t 1"'ll
fOletold ery of "Petlct: lind salety" iR Jill\'{ tlll,r. \\ 1< II
cOrJo])oratJve sniptUlc", explam \\hethcr tbl~ \I!ll all'",,!
tIw uetl\ ity !lnd beCU! it) of the ftuthfu] witu.. ~se~ of t I "
Lord.
3fi, :10. Account for tltl' jll,rHl'Clltiou now c(,nlin~. al;,] : (,.
to (,Oll't', upon the hnlllful, UUl! for tIJeil' tIJUlirl,n," Ill. I
Rerunly III the 1:IC'1 of ~u('h Ill'1 f,l'CutlOlI all'! 0j'pr, '''"1I.
\\ Ity \rill .Tl'!lOvah \"it IllS wrath upon till' ,'nt'my I \\ I" II
the tilllc arrhes tIJat 111 tlltJr ,ltuul:en t"wl11,,' 1"'ISI'I'U!O!'
boaot, '\Ye arc )lOW at ]/f'ace IIntl entIrely Hhf,',' theu \1IJ:Jt:

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND THE PRISONERS

ONft eentlll'ic:, U~I) nod ('auscd his pl'ophet to
write and foretell that a timc would come when
a campaign of l'uucatioll would he cunic-II fOl'th
ill thc earth, and that thi-; "ottld he uone IJ,\' his
":-,r!'vant" ill ",hom .]c)lllv:1h Uo<1 ddi~~hls, Haying:
"Behold my f,cl'\'<lnl, whom I uphold, milll' l+'d, in
whom my :,oul ddi~hleth ; I IH1\'c put my hJiirit ujJon
him; he shall bring forth j1ll1gmcIlt to tlte Gentilcs
[nation, 1. "-L,,1. 4:!: 1.
It will he ohs('rved from this prophrr)' that at the
timc of its fulfillnwnt tl1('r(' are blind people whose
eyes mu~t he opened, and. that there arc l'ri'iOlH'rS in
the prison hous!''i who must hJ.ve an OP[l(ll'tu 1,ity to
be relieved. 'I'he proplw('Y must have u fulfillmcnt,
beeausc it iii nttered lllHler the direction of Jehovah
by his propllet lIpon \\ hom hc has phwctl his approval.
'fhe student of prophe('Y will 1001. for tbe pll:.-sical
facts showing n fulfillment of thii> proIJhrcy, anu, if
it iii in COUl'se of fulfillnH'nt, he will he able to di ...ceJ'l1
who are the }ll'bOIH'l'S and who are thr)' that arc hlim!.
It has lJl'<:ll w:~!'c"ted that thl' ~rave i, "the pri..,on"
and that the ck:d nrc in "thc' pl'ison h0u,>rs". That

conclusion is clpurly ineo!'l'cct. The SCl'iptnr(,q sllt,,\,

that. the priso!H'l's groan :lllU cry unto (;(Hl for hip,
unu hc llears ti!rm. fh'ad people do not gro,lIl and ('1'.\'.
'rhcy ur(' UllI'OIl<,;('iouo.; and know not U1lythin:;, \','all
in~ in thl' g'!'avt' for (;od 's dnc time to :\\\'al,cl1 111(';:1
out of death. (1,;('(,1. 9: G, 10; Ps. ]] G: 17) .\ pri"on i;
a place \\ hr1'e men nrc held in 1'e')l raillt of jll'l';,lIl1" I
liberty. Thus a man m:1Y he held hchilld irilll h:\!':i, 01'
he may be held in restraint hy fc'ar and for that rea-'ull
be unalJlc to cxercise his lihrrl? "'rIll' fear of m:.:l
hringeth a snare." (Pro\. 2!J: 2ri) A pJ'i~(mrr held b::
r{'a';on of roerl'ion that puts him in frat' i" ju<.,t :''';
truly a pl'i-;ollcr as OllC who is Jlhysl('all~' ),(''itl'ain\'tl.
'1'hr Sl'riptural proof i~ now here suIJrnilt"tl, ;,ito'.. ill~ that tl1(' pl'i~on h0\ls\.'<; mentiol1ed by the p1'ul'Jd
consi",t of urganized s~';,t('ms of :-latan, awl 11111'1 ielll:11 I."
socalJc.~d "organiz('fl Chl'i'itianity". rl'lwl'e [ll'r IJli:lIY
cong]'(~~'atiol1s, ~,Ylllholi(,<tlly called "]IOlISC"", h'J' I
Catholic ~llld Protes1Hnl, rU of which l1f'se 1:11;('11 tho
name of l'hri:<.tian, hut which in fact ~ll1)\V 1,,\' t :1 1 ' Il'
COll1'~e of action that tIle organizations al'c allyl t" '"
but Chrbtinll. The \yorship in tho~\.' he'lN'; or (',::

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mie WATCI-IT0VvER.

gregations is formali~m. The worshipers bow down

before images and go through forms of worship, which
is contrary to the 'Yard of God. 'l'hey draw ncar to
the Lord with their lips only, but there is no heart devotion to the Lord. They mngnify men and go through
a ceremony that, instead of refll'cting honor upon the
Lord, brings reproach upon his name. God is pleaed
only with those who worship him in spirit and in
truth. (John 4: 23, 24) Formalism is an abomination
in the sight of the Lord God.
The Israelites in ancient times fell away to idolatry
and formalism, and their course was prophetic, foretelling how prof<'sbed spiritual Israel would fall away
from God and into idolatry. God commnnded that 110
graven image should he made, sayin~: "Y e shall make
you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up
a standing image, IJCither shall ~'e set up any ima~c of
stone in ~'our land, to how down unto it: for I am the
Lord your God.' '-L<'v. 26: 1.
'I'he fonnalism that is practiced in so-called "organized Christianity" comes clearly within the definition of graven images. (Tsa. 44: D; 2D: 13; 2 Tim.
3: 1-! For that reason such beromes a part of the
Devil's religion (Bahylon, as the Scriptmes call it),
because the purpo~e is not to honor Jehovah's name
but to build up an organization that dishollors llis
name and turns the people away from him. 'rhe eccle
siastical systems arc thrrefore prison housrs.
The <'!lief prison keeper, or ward('II, is Satan him
s<>lf, herausc he has hy fraud ohtained control of the
organilmtioll called "Chri"t ian ". In each congregation of the<;e ecclesinsl icnl organizations there is a
sh<,pherd, or watchman, otherwise rlllled "pa,o.;tor ".
These men, who ar(' cle1'!~ymell; call t1wmsclvcs the
shepherds of the flock, or the clel'f~ymen of the floek.
Bach one looks to hit; OWll congregation for suppot't.
By their course of action they prove that they do not
love God and Christ <lnd Ids killgclom, becau~ they
give allrgiance and support to thr TJen~uc of Nations,
which is the Devil's makeshift. Tlwy otherwise participate in the polit ies of this world, and arc morc
interested in what they cdl civic affairs than in telling of God's great pnrpo!;e and his kin~dom. They refuse to heal' the testimony of his Word, and thercfvre
they arc hlind to what the Lord God is really doing
at this timc. Not only do they refuse to h<,31', but they
put forth their best endeavors to prevent their congregations from hearing. Thef;e clergymen are like
their counterpart, the Jewish Pharisees, to whom Jesus
said: "Woe unto you, lawyers [doctors] I for ye have
taken away the key of knowledge: ye ent('red not in
yourselves, and them that were entering in yo hindered.' '-IJuke 11: 52; Matt. 23: 13.
'I'he lawyers, the Pharisees, the politicians and the
commercial leaders stood together amongst the J rws.
Today the politicians and the commercial powers support the' doctors of divinity', so called. Not only arc
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it, but they take every action within their power to

prevent the members of their congregations from hear
ing' the truth. 'l'he clergymen and the principal of
their flocks are blind guides, and, as Jesuq said, they
will fall into the ditch. platt. Hi: 14) God foretold
the condition and course of action of these clergymcn
who are called "watchmen", in these words: "HIS
watchmen ure blind; they arc all ignorant, they are
all dumb do,c;s, they cannot bark; slerping, lying down,
loving to ~lumhcr. Yea, they are greedy dog'S which
can never have cnou~h, and they are shepherds that
cannot unuerstand; they all look to their own way,
everyone for his gain from his quarter.' '-Isa.
56: 10, 11.
It is these clergymen that are local prison keepers.
Prohably in everyone of the denominational orgauizations, called "a church ", and in every (,oll~t:('gation
thereof, there arc tho:;e who do love God and \\ ho arc
ailxious to knO\y ahout him and to ohey him. But hecause of the influencr of the clergymen and thc "prltlcipal of the flock" they are not prrmittl'd to freely
diseu::;s the Bible in the church meetings, alill arc discOUl'agcd from going anywhpre else to get a 1;lIowll'<l~c
of it. In fact, it is in a very fpw of t hpse organizatiolls
that there iH any Bihle Htlllly. The C!eI'!.\'Y du not tnik
about the Bible. In fad, the modern clpr!!yllll'n uru)"
that the l~ilJle is God's Word of truth. If till' aUrlllion
of these clcr~ymen is called to some hook that gi\es
instruction in the Bible and SItS forth the Scriptural
proof of God 's PUJ'po~w, the dergymen str()}]~~ly denounce the book and ask their eon~rl'gatiolls to have
nothillg' to do with it. The clergymen claim to he the
only ones nuthorizrd to interpret thc Bihlc. The result is that the peuple in those congrrgu t iOlls arc in
oal'lmpss concerning the true teaching of the Worl!
of God.
The congregation observes that the pa."tor or clergyman de\'otr'; his bcrmons to worldly politirs, s(ience
so called, civic affairs and so('jal matters, but nl'wr
dces he give them any food from the \Vorll of <:o<l
that establishefl the fatth of thc people in (:011 :l1Id in
his purpose of salvation. If it is su~~rsted that members of the con~regation go ebewhere to lwar the trut h,
the clergyman vehemently opposes this, suyin~ that if
they withdraw from the chur('h they will be doing
un evil work and will th('rrfore partidpnt e III wrecking society, and that they will find their 0\\'11 <,ternal
destiny in torment. l\Iany good people are thereby
held in fear and restraint in the denominational organizations called "churches". As the prophet foretold, they have a superstitious fear of Cod but that
fear toward God "is taught by the precept of men".
-Isa. 29: 13.
God fon'told through his prophet that the clergymen, or shephrrds, \vould come to a time when they
would not feed the congregation but would feed themselves, and he expressed his decided dic;apPl'oval of
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these conditions in these wOl'd~: "Son of man, proph<''SY against th(' shepherds of hrncl, prophef.y, and S<J.Y
unto them, Thu:; saith the Lord God unto the shepherd'l, '" oe he to the shepherds of hracl that do fced
themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks 1
Ye cat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye
It ill them that are fed: but ye feed not the Hoek. The
diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ~'e
healed that whieh was sick, m'ithel' have ~-e bound up
that which was broken, neithcr have yc brou!;ht again
that which was driven away, neither ha"e yc sought
that which was lost; hut with force and with cruelty
have ye ruled them. Therl'foJ'c, 0 yo shepherd", hf'ar
the word 01' the Lord j Thus S:lith the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will re(lul1'e
my flock at their hand, and cause tlwm to cease from
feeding the Hoek; neither 1>llall the shc'pherds feed
thcmi>clvcs Ilny more: for 1 ,\ ill deliver my Hock from
their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. For
titus saith the Lord God, lkhold I, evcn J, will both
search my bhce!>, and scc'k thl'ill out. "-Ezt'lc
:H: 2-1, O-ll.
Peopk of !-(ood will in the"fl ehut'ch ol':,!auizations
sec that there is no longer allY trnlh taught to the
eOllgrcj!ution by the (lct'~ym(,ll nor hy the prilJ('ipal
of the nod;:. WIII'I1 the I'ollgl'l'gation ns>.embles it is
elJidly for t he purpose of l':-.hihitillg the fine clot h('s
of some and )i'itl'llin~ to a (!J:>('our'ic that has 110 referenee to GOII'S ". onl. 'J'!IPrtforc there arc hlll1~I'y
souls in the dellomina I ional <'llUl'l'h l,yst<'m~ who lIrc
in great distress b('('au<;e of the eOllditioll they l>l'C
there ('xisting. 'l'hey lwow 1hat the lIame of Cod is
not honOl'cd in the cong-regntiQll; and th<,y klll)W that
tl!e people on the outside, eOillmonly called" h('athen",

look with disgu,>t upon the profession of the clef'?ymen, well knowin~ that they are hypocrites awl ti:ut
their claim to represent God is not tl'UO.
Those who wilhngly and joyfully separate themsel\'("~ from the worldly reli:lions ~y:;tems, in ohediclic'l
to the Lotd's commands (2 Cor. 6: 16-18) nrc 110t
thenceforth "lJri~ollel's". Feeding upon the \Yonl of
God, they ha.. e become &trong and have left the pri "m
honscs, luwe eOllf>ecrated thrm~el ves to do t he will of
Jehovah God, awl have been brought unto Zion, C:od's
organizntion. ::'\[a11,Y of such were once "prj,>oner~"
to Bahylon, even as Jehovah's ,vitncsses thcmc;eh\,,~
once were (in 1918), but thry eame away from Hal'ylon, the Devil's or;~anizution, and rejoiced, "Tllc:n ',aiJ
thcy among the !ll'athcn [the nat iOIl';] , The Lord hat It
done ~reat things for theln." (1'-.;, 126:~) But tlt'h:':
who remain in the Devil's orgallization Hllll jl~ denominational systems and ure hdd there by heill~ I,ut
in fear or by restraint, are yet hel,l as pri;,o\l('I',~, and
the;,e arc they that now cr.\' for n'lier. (Ezek. D:~)
00<1's gn'at Proplld, Jesu,;, then shows thnt the pr.-,
oners yet to be set frce go to mal(,' np the" great multitude", who mu..,t "come ont of tlte gr('at tt ihlliat iut!"
(It.1'.) and wash thl'ir 1'01)('::; in thr hlood or th(~ Lalilh
all<} therd>)' rr('civc God ':; approv,d, and that t l.1'I1
"nod shr.ll wip<, 11\\<IY all tears from their ('yr'i ". Tlli Y
will not he of the royal family of hraV<'1I a<.; .j{ Ilov;t!I's
wif!J(',>',es \\ ill Ill" hut thl'Y devote tlli'msr]ves tv ,J,.!J(j.
yah in ('Ol\;,c('l'Htion and ;,{'rve Oll earth "\)l'!or, 11J('
throne of (;od". (Rcv, 7: !l17) It i'l to sueh \Iv\\' tlJ::t
.Jeho,ah's witll(''>se,; ar(' ('olllmissiOllPd to proc]<I11ll t IH'
"Opl'nill~ of the prison" all(l that the time i'i lit h,llid
",1:('11 "the Lor<1 loo~cth tLc [yet remainingJ pl'I.oncrs ".- -15a. 61: 1; l)s. HG: 7.

WHEN THE WORLD PERISHED IN A FLOOD

HIS o(,CUl'l'cd about fortythrcp hundred years

ago as recent 1illdill~S hy archarolo~-\"ists in the

Mesopotamian valh)' dearly heal' out, thereby

f>'Upporting th<' Bible account. of the wOI'Ill-wi,le flood
of Noah's 1imc, Picture 1I0W to yom".,elf t he ~rcat ark,
four htU1<lrc'd [\\1'1 fi fty fect lon~ and "'ith a beYCntyfive-foot bcam, built npon the dry gronntl, and 1'\oah
and his three sons and tll('ir wiws, tog<'lher with all
the animal<! and bir(ls that had bN'lI taken 1Il, safely
boused in the ark and tcnsely awaiting the moment fol'
God to release the great flood waters.
Thc dycrs of watcrs flowcd pcu('('fully on toward
the seas. 'l'hc watcr springs ~avc forth their regular
supplics for man, while lak(,8 afforded pleasure to the
eye und bore up the "cssds of men that gliUcd oycr
their pcaedul hosoms. 1'\en'r in the mc'wory of IIlan
up to that timc had these rivcrs 0\'(,1'110\';c<1 their
haJlks, nor had the w3t<'r supply he('n incrca<;ed or
diminislwll. Xo l:Hlll had e\'<'1' ~ccn any rain fall, bccan~e

none had fallcn >.ince man was upon the ('HrIIL :\I"is
tUl'e WHi> l>lIIJplicd for the vq~('tatif)ll hy a Illi~,t t1.al
arose from the earth to W3tCl' it. The rN'o\',) of (:"!ll"
sis, ehaph'r two, vcrSl'S five and :;ix, plainJ~' su:- '; of
those days hl'forc the great Hood th('~)c WOl'd,;: ., I 'ur
the LOI'u God had not caused it to rain UpOI1 til(' (':'11 h,
and there was not a man to till th,' ~l'o\1ll!1 11>(-1'01'(' lie
created Adam I. But the!'(' \I'('lIt up a mist from 1;1\;
earth, anu watcrcd the whole face of the ground,"
\Yh~', tlll'lI. should anyone ('x!H'ct a g"re<1 t !'<1 ill f 0
comc7 God had stud that it W;)3 cOlllin~, and Iii~ ''o()],l
is true; and 1\0.\h heli('vcd a!H) o\)C'yed a('I'l)l"llw'l~',
The Lord God knew {'xadly whnt Jay aIHI h')L11' h,~
would open the WIndows of the gl'cat "deep" or ,\;l~ ci'S
which were held 5uspenc1.;d far abov(' ::mJ :<11 :1~'I\:,t
the earth, like a great canopy. He told Koah IlL:! the
flood would ('oml' sewn <lny" aft,'r he cnll't'lll the :ll'k_
Koah \\,('at in al1l1 \\aitl'd, ::;ix days hn(}IHi'N'd ;' !l,lIIO
rain had come, auJ now the se\'cllth d;l~' W'\; j}(""

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All during the time that the ark was in the course
of construction wickedness continued to increase. The
Kcphilim who had assumed human bodies, under leadership of Satan, had indulged in every conceivable
crime, and 11l('1l of renown had joined them in crime,
and their thoughts were nothing but evil. '1'he completion of the ark and the entrance thereinto by Koah
would be a si~nal to these devils in human form, and
their human s]av('s, to indulge in the greatest revelry,
debauchery and crime. 'rhe Devil, or some of his an~cls, at that time would doubtless have made a bonfire or the ark and destroyed it and its inmates, had
not the hand of the Lord restl'ailH'd them. God's faith.
ful witness wa'l inside that ark.. The I,ord God always
protect'! his faithful ones. 'l'he promise of Psalm
thirty-four, v(')'se seven, is: "'1'he angel of the l .. ord
cneamj)(-th round about them that fear him, and delivcrcth tl\(,II1."
'J'he time had 110W arrived when God would make a
dcmonstration of his powm' and magnify his name before all cre..tt ion. '1'he Scl'iptures show that tlm'ic
~ephilim, who had h-ft their first estate by materializing as lJlPTl, (1(hauched the human race and turned
t1wJU illto ,\ iek('dnl'ss. That these fallen angels who
dl'!>aucllC'l] thl' human rare w(,l'e abased the 81'1'iptures
plainly slate. 'J'h(' testimony of Pdl'r's second epistle,
ehuph'r two, verse four, reads: "Uod span-d not tho
allgPls that sillllcd, hut cast them down to hell, and
deli\'cI'(.) them into chainH of dal'k!ll:<';s, to be reserved
unto jlld o'lnent." The apostle JudI', in the sixth verse
of his cpist h" l'(~fers to the sallie mat tel', saying-: "And
the Hng"ls which krpt llOt their first (,'ltate, but left
their own hahit atilln, he hath n"wrved in everlasting
chainf>, under dal'klwss, unto the jul1g-ment of the great
day." Now the wiekcd m('!l and women of earth mu:,t
mcct their fal('. 'l'hey had come to the full in wickednes'! and must die.
Thc hnimnls had bt'Cll gnthered into the ark as Cod
had comllWll,h'll Noah. 'l'hat m;u'ked thc six-hundredth
year of Noah's life. It was on the seventeenth day of
the second mouth. The hour of doom for the ung-odly
world had s~ru('k. Par away to the north was heal'd
a mighty roar, a'l though mountallls werc being torn
from their Joundation'l. Far distant from the south
a Hire terrible sound filled the air. '1'he wild beasts of
the field amI the fowls of the air sensed the oncoming
of a terrible (alamity. A ~reat flood of waters was
rushing from both the north and the south. '1'he account, preserved in Genesi~, chapter seven, yerse eleven, says: "All the fountains of thc great deep [were]
broken up, and the windows of heaycn were opened."
'l'hrongh the ,-alleys mighty solid walls of water rushed
on. Trembling, crushing and falling', on came these
walls of irresistible power. Upon the bosom of the
flood werc borne great tjmbrr~, wrecked buildings,
quantities of earth and mighty boulders. With the flood
came strong winds that froze the marrow in the bones
of the ereatm t's that had neyer before known of cold.
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buildings to powder. Terror-stricken, the people fled

to the hills, only to watch the oncoming flood dealing
df'uth and destruction to everything in its way.
'Vith increasing fury the waters rushed on. For
forty days and nights the torrents poured from the
north and the south and from above. Higher and hig-hcr rose the flood until the hills were covered. 'l'hc.
waves swept away from the crl'sts the surviving men
and beasts. Then the flood strnek the great ark. The
great vessel groaned and its timbers creaked. Then
the mighty waters lifted it high above the ground, and
the ark floated upon the bosom of the newly-made sea.
The wind increased in fury, the earth rocked alld
trembled, and the floods continued to rise until the
waters covered the hills and the mountains; and everything wherein was breath died.
'j'he graphic cye\\'itness account contained in the
Ilevcnth chapter of Uenesis, verst's ei~hteen to twentyfour, reads: "And the waters prevailed, and ,\'ere incrrased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upun
the face of the waters. And the m:.tcrs prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hilb, 1hut
were under the whole heaven, were covered. FifLC('1l
cubits upward did the waters pre'Yail; and the lHOUlltllin~ were covered. And all flesh died that moved II pon
tlte ('arth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, :md
of every creeping- thiJl~ that creepeth uJlon the e:I"th,
and every man: all in whose nostrils was the hl'cat II of
life, of all that was in the dry lawl, died. And cvery
li\'jn~ substance was destroyed which was uJlon the
face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the
creepin~ things, and the fowl of the Iwavl'n; and they
were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in tlte ark.
And thc waters prevailed u!>on the earth an hundred
and fifty da~-s."
Cod had vindicated his name in the minds of Noah
and those who survived with him, and in the mind" of
the an~els in heaven. All the nations and kind;('d~l
aBd peoples who should ever spring from Noah and
his sons would know of this mi~hty dcmonstrat iOB of
the power of Jehovah, or at leu;;t have an opportunity
to know. But some will refuse to believe. All pee,pIes
that h:1"e lived U!Jon the earth since Noah's time I,uvc
seen evid.cnces of the great flood. Hut, as it ,\a<; in
Noah's day, those ,vho have had 1heir minds tUl'rJcd
away from the Lord, who refuse to believe his \\'onl,
deny the flood and are ignorant of the worl;s that
God has in mind to perform soon.
"For," as the 1Yeymouth translation of Second
Peter, chapter three, verses five to seven, reads, ,. they
arc wilfully blind to the fact that there were IH-awlls
which existed of old, and un earth, the latter al'i'lillg'
out of water and cxt(;llding continuously thl'ough
water, by the command of God; and that, hy mea~ls
of these, the then existing race of men was ovel'whelmed with water and perished. Bnt the present
he:n'ells and the pre"eut earth are, b/ the command of
the same Co~l, hopt stored up, reserved for fire in l'rep-

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aration for a day of judgement and of destruction

for the ungodly." The Authorized ersion reads:
"Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed
with water, perished."
That the destruction of the old world by the delu~e
foreshadowed the coming d('<;tnH'tion of Satan's organization, visible and invisible, at the battle of Armageddon, Jesus clearly proves in his great prophecy on

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the "end of the world". C~ratthew 24 and 25) He

said: "For as the days of 1\oah, thus will be the presence of the Son of man. For as in those days, tho'>e
before the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying and pledging in marriage, till the day that l\oah
entered the ark, and understood not, till the deluge
came and swept them all away, thus will he the presence of the Son of man. "-11att. 24: 37-39, Diaglott.

EARTHLY REPRESENTATIVES OF GOD'S KINGDOM

T IR a fix('d rule of the divine arrangement that

God grants everla"ting life to no ereature until that olle is firfolt fully tested aIHI, U!Hler the t('st,
proves his loyalty and faithfulness. Uod gave Adam,
the first man, life j but he then put him to the test
before he would grant him ev('rla.,ting life. Under
the test Adam f('11. His failure was l){'('ause he gave
his al1rgiallee to the (nemy of (lou. lIe was both a
dh,Joyal and an unfaithful man.
The 11('xt perfect man on p<nth was Jesus. Before
the h('<1.venly Father p;ranted Je~us the great and hi~h
reward of' eternal life as a divine l'rcuturc he first
put him to the mo.;t sevcre te~tsj awl all these te<;t~
Jesus met succ('s..,fuIly, anu thereuy provcd his 10~'alty
and his failhf'uh1l'ss unto Cod.-Luke 4: 1-14 j Phil.
2: 5-11 j Jleu. ;,:~, a.
At Ollce the ahsurrlity of the uoctrille of 'inhe'rent
immortality of all men' appears. HaUlIl is the author
of this fals(' doctrine; and Hatan ';; r('prc'sl:ntativcs, the
clergy, have pro('laimed this false doctrine amongst
men for cCJlturie~ pac,t.
Beforc the ranilom sacrifice for mankind was pro"iucu hy the death of the 1)('rfeet man Jesus, it was
impossible for any man to he granted e\'prlasting IiiC'.
This is tJ'llC for the rcnson that all Jlll'n arc desemdants from Adam and have inhcrited the rl'sult of his
w)'()ngd()in~~. (nom. 5: 12) It is the l'ull' of God that
"as in J\rl:lI11 all die, evell so in Christ shall all ue made
alive". (1 Cor. ]5: 22) The death and r('surrcction of
Jesus Christ must first take place lwfore any man
could he granted life everlasting. Thi", however, diu
not prevent imperf('ct men from proving their loyalty
and faithfulIH'ss to Goel to thl.' cxtent of their ability.
By so doin~ they could have (lou's approval.
Sinc(', howcver, there is no oUwr name ul1dl.'r heaven
whereby salvation to life can come, except through
the ml.'rit of Christ Jesus, it follows that life could not
be granted until the coming of Christ Jesus and the
giving of the ransom. lIe "gave himsdf [hi" lif~] a
ransom for all, to he testified in due time". (Acts
4: 12 j 1 Tim. 2: 5, 6) It follows that no matter how
fuitllful a man might have proved prior to the giving
of the ransom, he could not be grant~u everlasting
life until the ransom is presented as a sin-offering before the mercy-scat of Jehovah God. Therefore the
death and resurrection of the T.Jol'd Jesus IJrou~~ht life

and immortality to light. (2 Tim. 1: 10) All mn"t have

one opportunity for life. 'fhe opportunity for immortality is for those ollly \\"110 seck it according' to nod's
appoint('d way, to wit, by being made confurmable to
the sacrificial ueath of Jesus Christ.-Rom. 2: G, 7 j
Phil. 3: 10-]4.
It must now be apparent to the student of the Rf'riptUf('S that all that man can do toward savin~ hilll~df
i~ to have faith and, under the test, to prove his 10;1,'aIt;}' and faithfuln('ss to (lod. POI' this n'ason it j<;
writtcn: "But without faith it is impo<;,.,ihle to plpa:--e
him: for he that comdh to God must believe that he
is, and that he i:, a rewarder of them that diligently
seck him."-lIeb.ll:6.
Bctw('('n Ahel who was murdered by hi" hl'othrr
Cain and thl' tr('c upon which Jesus dipd thrl'e were
a few IIWI1 on the earth who belicveu God <I11d who
dili~ently tried to plea"'c him and UIU pleasl.' hilll. Concerning th('ilr men it is written in the cpi<;tle to the:
Hehrews, chapter cleven, vcl'se'> thirteen to sixtN'lI:
"Th('sc all died in faith, not having reccived th(' \!rOlllises, but huving secn t hem afar 01T, a1lf1 were persuaded of them, and emlm\('ed th(,ll1, and eonfr"...pd tlt,lt
they w('re strangers and l)il;~l'im,> all the earth. 1"01'
they that folay !>uch things, dl'e!are plainly that they
s('ek a country. And truly if tlwy hatl 1I('\:n Illilldl'lll
of that country from whence th('y eamc out It hat 1<;,
the Devil's organization], thcy mi~ht have had 0l'portunity to have returned: but now they d('<;i!'(' a
better countl), that is, an llC'avenly: \\hcl'{'fore (:0,1
is not ashamed to he eall('d their <loel; for he hath
prepared for them a city."
The word here rl.'ndered "countlJ'" means fa1lw1'land; that is to say, tlwir native tO\\'ll or city or pla,'e
of abode, or their land of nativity. The native ('(jndition of man was perfection in Paradise, the g-al'llpll elf
:Eden; and folillce it is God's purpose that thi" eonditi(lJ]
shall be l'c-estahlished, bnt that this cnll come only
through his heavenly kin~~rlom ; nnd since these fnil hful men desired !>uch a thjll~, they therefore eksill'd
the heavenly kinwloTll or g-overnml.'nt to Ill' re-estahlisheu Oil earth. God, in the performanee of his pmpo:;c, will therefore provlC]c a city j to wit, an or~.l1li
zation, a government, in which these men shall 11,1\'C
a part. But who are these men Y
("nder inspiration of the hol~' spirit the apo'-:tle Paul

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lffie \0\TCI-IT0\VEP...

wrote of and ror.cel'l1ing them. (Hebrews, eleventh

chapter) First he mentions Ahel, who prayed his faith
in God. Then he tells of Enorh, who "walked with
(lod ", ml'aning that he had faith in God and was o11cdient to him; and he :mys that Go(l took Enoch away
that he should not see death. Then he mentions Noah,
who lived in a time of great wickedness, and who
manifested Ilis faith, luyalty [md devotion to God by
proclaiming the truth amidst a wicked and perVClse
generation. Then comes Abraham, who was cal1eu to
go ont into a place which he knew nol hing about; and
because of his faith he went. JIe sojoUJ'ned in a strange
country, dwelling in tahernacles with Isaac and Jacob.
The l1po<;t!e also mentions Abraham's wife, Sarah,
who manifci>ted her faith in Gud's promi<;e-;. Then he
tells of thl' great l('st that came upon }.braham, when
God eallul upon him to offer up his son Isaac. Bclievin~ that Uod was able to raise Isaac up from the dead
Abraham oh('Ypd, and this proves Abraham's faith
in the re"urrectioll.
'1'hen Paul mmtions Isaac as one of the faithful.
Kcxt he itlls of the faith of J aeoh, \vho, hce-alise of his
confidrnec ill God, prophr-;ie<1 awl IJh>~-;rd his sons
upon his d~'athbed. Hc f.!e:-,t!il)t's the faith of Josrph,
and how the Lord <1ire('tcd him in Eg-ypt. lIe lhrn t.lI<;
of Moses, who, althou~h !'('ared in thl' hOIlle of a kil1'~,
when he ('amc to the year'i of matunty refusl.'d to Ill'
C'alkd the son of the kin!! 's daughter, choo'ii/lg' rat her
to suffer afilietion with his own peO!IJe, ber'ause of hil>
faith in Uod. '1'hc npo~t1c nuds ('on('erning him <IS
"estN'I/lin1, the l'~'proa('h of Clnist grl'ater riehes than
the trca"ul'('s in Egypt: for he had l'l'Spcpt uuto the
)'ccom[)('llse of the r(~wa)'(l". (IlI'h. 11 : 2u) And thWl lS
proved the faith of 1\los\'s in the coming' kin~dom and
ill 11](' gn'at King. Then t ht' :IlJosllc IIll'ntiuns the faith
of Hahah, the harlot; alld he also tells "of Oedeun,
Hnd of ]~al'ak, and of SalJJ'iou, aJl(l of (Jrphthac".
After llH'utioniug' David, and Samud, and the faithful prophets, the apo;,t1e thcn ~rows eloquent, and his
words ring' with juy and confidel1l'c in God when ho
adlls: "Who throu~h faith I>uhdul.'d kill~~dOJm, wrought
)'i~hll'ousne'i-;, obtained p~'omises, stoPIH'd the mout hs
of lions, quenehed the violl'lH.'c of fire, r';(,llpl'u the cdg'e
of the swot'll, out of \WUldless were m::de strong, waxed
yaliant in fi!.',ht, lul'lll.'d to flig'ht the armies of the
aliens. \Yomen receiwIl theil' dead rai"ed to life a~ail1:
and otlter~ WNe tortured, not aeerptillg dc1iycrance;
that tIH'.v mi~ht obtain a hetter l'pslllTeclion: and
others had trial of erue] markings and S('Olll'gings, yl'fJ,
moreover, of bouds and impl'isonmelll: thl'y were
stoned, tlll'Y were sawn asundt,l'. wC're tempted, were
slain \dth the sword: thry wandered ahout in :-.hl'l'pskins and goatskms; heing destitutl', aftli('tpd, tormented; (of whom the world was not \\'ol'thy:) tl1('y
wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in drns
and eaw-; of the ealth. ~\ll(l tll<'"e all, ha\ in:,! obt:1inrd
8 good l'(>port through faith, receiwd not the IJromise."-lfeh. 1l:3:J-0~.

The apoc;tle here 'iars, "The world was not worthy"

of the~ men; mC'anillg the world of which Satan the
Devil is tllC invisihle ruler. By their faithfnl devotlOll
to God and to his promi'ics the~e worthy ones testified that they were comp!<:tcly ont of harmony with
the Devil and iu complete harmony with God. They
had true bea1't~', and did their best to do l'l~ht; alid
hccause of their faithfulnrss they received a. good 1'(.'port. But they could not thl'n receive the promise'.
Keep in mind that the promise was the lJll.'ssing of
cverlastin~ lifp, und the apostle plainly S<1 J'S that li;'e
is a gift of God through .Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom.
6: 23) It reawnahly follows, then, that they rould nut
get hfe prior to the giving of the ransom sacrifice.
Then adds the apostle: "God having proviJ:.'d some
hettcr thiug for us, that tl1('y without us "hould not
he madn JH'rf('et." It is manifest that the cIa".., here
rnl.'ntioned a-; g('tting' the "hetter thing" arc tho'll' who
will be associated with Christ in thc spirit eonditlUn
in he~\\'en, hecanse Paul in<:lndes himself a-; one of
them. Ill.' says that t)1('se faithful men of old without
1lS should not he made pcrfpet. The \\oru here rendered "perfeet" denot(s ('om plt-t e, fin islH'd, aeC01J1plished Innpo,>p. By thi.,;, then, it i'l to he undel'stuml
that t1wse llH'll, havill~ recci\('u a g'ootlrcpurt ))('(';lu..,e
of th~-ir faithfulness, must \rait ill dl',lth in the 101111
ulltil the mcm]H'J's of the hody of Christ, whir'll is the
true ehlll'l'h, are sell'cted aBd p)'(J\ ed. (Cu!. 1: 1h ;
Bph. 1: 22, 2:1) The pIomi..,e l'ollectning' thlJ'i(' faithful
mpn of old ('olllllllot he ('OJnpll'lc(lllutil t!)(~ Lord lia.,;
i><'1I'l'lptl the entire ehurdl. That i:; to say, Uod'l> IIl!rpo:,e and )I)'(J\ j..,ion for them ran not he (:onsllllllll:J!,d
or fini..,hrd Ulltil fuJi and complete provision j-; Hlwl..
for the illvislhle kingllom of Cod. namely, Christ .)I':-.n..;
a1\(l the faithful ehurch of \\hich he is the Head.
In the atolll'mcllt-day sacrifiep, whi('h (:011 calh,;d
the .lew.; 10 )ll'adice ('aeh )enr and whi('h is <!1''lI')'Ih-d
in the sixtc('JJ t h eha pier of 1he book of L('\ i I il'lIs, it
is ShO\\"ll that the rallsom s,Jl'l'ifire i'l !H'('sl'ntetl :1'1 a
sin-offeriu~ on hclwlf of all, aside from thc chun']I,
after the :-.e1cetion of the mcmbers of the ]JoJy of
Christ.
Whrll the memhers of the hody of Chri<;t are eO.npktrd, what thel1 is to be cx]we1Nl for the'll' men \\ itO
died in faith hefore the grcat l'amom sacrifice \\ ,l'i
gi\'en? Paul plainly says: "WI]('rcforc (;011 is nut
a<;hal1Jl.'d to be called their (~od; for he hath prl'pal,(,tl
for t1wm a eity." (lleb. 11: 1G) A pi ly IJ('in (( a S:'I1\hoi of a gO\'Pl'JJlIlent, this t(.:xt is positive proof tb;11
God has prepared for these \'('1')' mCll a plaee under his
government of righteouslH',>S 011 earth. llclIl'e t !!t'~'
will he matle the vhihlr, earthly l'Cpt'<'sclltativr:') of
God's kingdom dming the thoU>;and Far:') \\ hen the
invisihlr CJll'i~t, Uod's alloiJJted King allll ('<lrtll'l>
l'ig'htful Hlller, \vill allministlr thc govrl'llJl11 nt fl\;m
hl'aw11 and \, ill hless all the families of tht, rarlh, 10
the ~I()ry of tl:e Loru God Jeho\'ah.

MEMORIAL
of April 6, is the proprr timc for the ('elrbration of
the }IeTIlcriaJ. JcrLl~:J 10m time is used,
The bool: cutitled .JellOt"ah contains II more detailed
eXjJlanation of the :.\Iemorial than 'l'he lratcldoll.'er
could carry at one issue. Carefull~' and prayerfully
study chapters two and three of the Look eutitled
Jehovah, he3innillg at pug-e::!6 and ending at pa~~ 120.
Then on the Gth day of April, after 6 p.m., let ('ar~h
company of the anointed assemble and (elPhrate the
:\Iemorinl. In doing so, usc unleavened 1m'ad and real
red wine. Cnlermcnted gTape juice or rai<;in juice \vill
not meet the requiremrllts. The Lord and the apostles
used real red wine, and we should follow their lead,

HE date for the celebration of the Dame of .Jehovah Goo and to the sacrifice of Christ .Jesus
is determined in this m~nner: Frem the Oh~121'
vation of the new m00n nearest to the vernal equinox,
which marks the first day 6f the first month, count
fourteen dll~;s. (Bx. 12: ]6) According to astronomical c3lculation~ the moon rises at least sixtcen hours
beforc it can be seen with the natural eye of man, In
the time of :Uloses the calculation was made from the
hour hc could sec the moon with the naked eye, and
that is the proper manner for us to count the time.
This ~'ear (called A.D. 1936) Legins OIl the 24th day
of March; and the fourteenth day, to wit, after 6 p.m.

LETTERS
ONLY JEHOVAH

COUI~D

GIVE

to not:, that sound in the midst of the terrihle noi'e in the

worll!, and lIlallY IJlJ'0nCIM ale !'\'cn hcurmq It 11IIcl CO'''III': JIl~O
J1i:{ ~!unou' hhcl ty to the pwise of Goll. Th('se al t1cl,'q arc
II 1Ilighty bjJl.il.illg to thf' wOlk.
'1'he ll!telldlllll'C has I...,'n: ])(ol'emher 3, 15 pelsons; lOth, 17;
17th, ](ji ~ l1h, 11; autl :nst, 1:';.
Our Lonl Go,l 1)1('s~ vou 1110'1. ril'hlv in his SI'I'\I<'". ~!ay thf'
Lorlj kt you look upoJi thl' IJI ,,:hllll'~" (,n hi" f"I'f' tlUIIIl;: fiu'
new) ellr uwl hl']p ) oU tl) prol'laull thc glol'II'M of HUll. \\'itll
warm Chrbtian g'lt'('t IIIgs,
Your hUle hrutht'r h}' I1iq ~l'lIc(',
Emo NIlWKI:;';, ,cheretal y.

GREETINGS TO OI:R BItE1'lllmN IN ZION AT jJETIIEL I

We, the un<1ersigul'<1 pioneers. pleaching the go~p!'1 of the

kingdum of J eho\ alt our Ou,], t1ulJu"hout the vallOUS counl !es
of 'fexus, ,10 Ill'Jchy ah',elll}'l1~ ouroeh'('s togcther this day,
Nun'fIILer ]ti, IV::::;, at S:11I Alltnolll, '1'.. X:1S, to ofl'cr up tha!licq
to .Jl'hO\all fur tlte wU!ld"1 ful I'rO\ Iswn he hus cuu:-,e'] to he
made through :yuu our 1,1",hrpn a.t 1;.. th..1 tu kecp thc piOIlCl'lS
in thc fil'Jd. ThiS IS truly a slimulnnt that only .J .. ho\'ah ..oul<1
give, :,11,1 us olle mUll \\C pless fornar,l III the hattie "It II re
newed lcal that \\ ill It',tound Hill l'lJ('IJli ..s nnll put tll('lI. to
fear I'lld hhallu'. Our !nltle ny is "I'ur .Jl'hovah anI] the
Orcall'r Dull-un". Our !Jla}CI~ :UOP for the (],'structlOn uf Na
tan '8 Ofg-an;;:ll Ion !l11l] t hI' ('\'ctlaslmg vindi"allOll of .h'huvah's
word unt! IUllIll'.
Your f('llow pu"It~"er8 in the Km~ 's 8cnke,
Mr,:>. lull;'; A. l'Ln.l:l>OK,
1111:1'. MAIm: J/I'\lJ:ii,
JI. H. HOlllJl!'(;"
A~N.\ ;,\1. ('OWIH:N,
('O'::T.\!'(('t: 1'1;rn:HoN,
VIIWI,\I \ I-iToKI:I:,
(SIl.) A. Y. HAHH,
AI:"lIl I: T . .:\lAI:;'IIALI"
CJI \S. 'I'. It. PI: I'I.I::-'o~. .J.nn.s n. C.mTLI:,
!III(SJAMES D. CAf('I'EIl,
:MAltlI~ A. HOllBl~H,
},IftH. l\fYRTI..: J{UlllllKS.
JI t: I. w; 111 JI,Ll;n,
JOHN A. 1'I':n:R;,ON,

BIt()TIlEI: J:I:TIIl:l:1 01:11:

We, th(' IlIclHb,'rs of thl' Call1hlid,,el Ohio) cOllirany of .Te

ho,ah's \\!tneMSI'M un(] JOllad"h~ "j<,h to 1111:1' tlll~ '1l'I'a'IOn to
eXpr('bS our i;.'I'1l :JjJpH'I'mlJOIl of the \\uIlll"rfu!alld ,tn'ngl!l<'lI'
ing- fool] ('ontain!"] III 1'111' WOII'h!Ol/'I'T, unll nq Ill'IIl:: th" IIlSlru
Jl1('lIt of J .. lIOH,h. \\'0 he'l'by lulopl. and makc (lur u\\n the
folluwll1g resolutIOn:

ANNm \VAl-LAC!':,
MI:fI. E. A, .:\ICVO:ULD,
MRS. J, DI'NKIKG.

CO~IISG

MANY PIUSONImS

RESOLUTION

DF-.m

RESOI.I:TION

'I'hat our attltuclc is in cOlllpll'le harmony WIth lel'turl'

II f.\aluting- Il Flp g",
'l'hat \\" "III, hy IllS Rlal'P, continue to lift 111'~h God 'f!
Btandan] of truth anll /,('1111 to th:,t liS Ihl' Olt!.' ":lh"!llIlJ of
DIan, lllltl to lul\PltisC the King anll III~ kltl~do",.
'Ve bdl('\'J that lchO\ah IS thl' Ollly tl'"' (;",1 1<1101 thaI Chfl~t
J('sus is nJall's HClleenll'r allil Ihc \\'I"I']'~ 1'I1:hlJul J:"II'I.
'Ve arc cI'flam lliat the IOllgllulIl of (;01] lIi1I:"! ('IITI'! I~ the
only hope of mankm,!, and that J(.l"nah haq I,!.",,d Cllllqt.
Jcsus liS Klllg upon his thrullC: tlll'refoic \\e \\11I 1-;1\'1' Illlf al'c
giame '0 iJlIJI, nucl III ,J('ho\':lh nn,1 ('hIHt. Jeous \'.e "Ill I II'
!IIH'ltly trust. \Ve thefl'forp "I:lllly take (Jllr ~taud "II til(' f'ldll
of Jeho\ah 00<1 lin,] IllS klllgl]OIll unl]er Cliri"l ,JI' Ilq Ollf 11l'
(]el'r,lCr an<1 Lott!, nnll, Ily hiq gIUC!', \\c will 1,)\ P, hl'l\ c' nnd o!Juy
amI honor J eho\ all and his IJcluwt! Hon, Christ J l'oU~.

INTO LIBERTY

DEAR HI:OTm:R HI:TllIml'lJP.lJ:

With pleasure I am ~"Illltn~ lite report of our Bethel stu<1ies

in lIe1slllki <lUling the 1II0uth of Decemher lU;J:i:
ha,e "ludicli Palt :! llu,1 Part a uf "1'JI~onlrs". There
have been during thpse stU<lI!'S innulllewble pcnnts of spe('IUI
illter<'st, liS many, mauy s!'l'iptures ha,") he!'l1 drawn mto day.
light. Although our thout;hts of the 1'1 i~on!'fs ha\ e been alt!'fcl],
it has only lIIatle the d"l"'('ranl'1! of the ]>llsollerH to s!'elll l;Jore
bright, aUfI we can hear the hells of lthelty ringmg ever louder
above our Iwads, and jo.yfully we arc trymg to get the peol'lo

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THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
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TflAT JEflOVAfI'S ORGANIZATION is called Zion, and
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has ousted Satan from hf'avI'n an.] hi proceedmg to the
establishment of God's kingdom on carth.

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Christ which hus llOW lwgullj that lhe Lord's lIP)"t gloat
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Vox..LVII

APRIL

1, 193G

No.7

((THE LORD'S DAY"

PART 2

ItTllen sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they sllall not escape."

-1 'l'hess. 5: 3.

EHOVAH is the great Tcadlcr, ana he usC's figur('s

on all them that dwell on the face of the whole C'arth.

Watch 3"e thereforc, and pray alwnys, that ye may be
accounted wOl'th~' to escape all these things that f,hall
come to pass, aIlllto stand 1wforC' thc Son of man."
(Luke 21: 34-3G) I< Lest coming f,uu<1enly [U!H:XpC'(tetIly (DUIglott)], he find you l'decping. Aw] what I
say Hnto you, I say unto all, \Vat('h. "-)Tal'k 13: :"l(j, :n.
3 The cnd of those who will flllly reproach (lod's
Illll11e is dC'slrul'tion. 'fo t he fait Ioful rC'mnallt ('lass til('
Lord says: I<S~ein~ it is a rj~htllnlS thing with COl!
to 1'<'compOlSC trihulation to th~m that trouhle ;'-011 I I
(2 'The,;s. 1: G) 'l'he faithful ]'('11111(1nt arc now willfully and wrvnp;fully pers('('uted 1Iy t he Homan Cat hoJic Hil'rarchy and t!H'ir al!ic<;, and this pC'rsecution is
h~:,pl'd UpOll them hecau<;e in ohellicnC'e to the Lord's
comrnanrlnwnts they eont inue 10 hcrald t he m('ssa~e
of the Idugdom. For th('ir ('ondort the Lord, through
the apostle, says to them: ".\11d to you ,vho al'e
trouhl(d, r('st with us j when the Lord JeSl1<; sllllll be
rcvc'aled from h('aH'n with his mi~hty angels, in flamiug' fire taking wngC'anee on t hC'm that know not God,
aud that ohey not the gOf,pl'l of our Lord Jc:,U'i Christ;
wlto shall be IHlIli<;hcd with e\"erlast ing d~:,tl'l1('tion
from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of
his )lower." -2 'fhess, 1: 7-9.
4 Manifestly those who arc to Ill; d(,<;troyC'd iIlf'ludc
t1l0<;e who have heard the gospel of the kin~dom and
have l'lfused to obey it and I.ave opposed it. The word"
"know not", ahove, have the mC'aning of ('asu:1l Vir-.101l
of the truth of the kingdom, hut whi('h kllowll'd~e is
trC'ated lightly and disreg'arded. S\wh is the c(llluit 1011
of tho::,e who compose the Roman Catholic JIicl'ar('!ly.
'They have the Word of God and have taken a (';",1:11
vi~ion of the same and lwYC misappljC'd it to snit. th('ir
own selfi.~h desires and have disl'l'~al'd('d it,; illl!I01'bll(,(" and 11('ncc have 110t obeyC'd God's \Yord. The tt'xt
nccessarily includes those who have hau oppor1unity
to know and have refused to know. 'rhel'e i'i no olJlig-ation on God's part to shield or protect [111,\ 011(' who
does not seck his protection in the manner poil1tc(l out.
~ Thi~ scripture und supporting Oll('., show that the
dC5truction will come su(ldenly and that the ohjeds
of God's wrath will sec that dcst ruction is UPOU them

of spc<'ch by which he transmits to hi,; creaturcs

that love him the truth, and in no UlH'('rtain terms.
Byihe hand of the Lord Jesus Chrht the faithful servo
ant clas') is hrought iuto the temple of Jehovah and
there in'ittlwted conccrnin~ what they mu"t do and
what is certain to come to pas.<;, and that within a r-;hort
time. The pCl'Sceuting cnemiC',; are shown to 1)(' in dark.
ness, while thc'Y hYJlo('rit ically claim to he the li~ht
of the world. Those hypo('riti('al rcligioni"ts and their
allies vig'orously oppose the m('<;sag'c of and ('onceming
.Tehovah's kin~dom and hC'ap many indi~nities upon
Jehovah 's witn('~<;es, and tlH'rdly cont inuc to reproach
God's name. The e11emy ('ani!'s out sueh wic'k(d perse(ution and to ~uch a point that they ('(lnclud(' that J<'.
ho\'ah's witllesr-.es arc done for, and that the mcr-.sage
of the Lord which f.';l('Utly :JJlllOYS the opponents has
been su('ces'ifully suppres'>((1. As a r<'Su!t the enemy
holUH a feast and r('joi('('K and says to all who will 11('ar:
"PC'acc and safety." \Vhile thus congratulating' one
another, "sm]lkn tkstruetioll cometh upon them." The
Lord in this connection uses as a fJ~ure of speech or
iJ)ul;tratioll n. "woman in travail" at the time of
childhirth.
2 The word used in the r. red;: and translated by the
Eng-lish word "Midden" doc<; not mean 'apparC'nt or
app('aring from the outward surface of things', but
means that which ('omcs ullexpectC'dly, as a thunderbolt out of a clear sky; that is, anything that is contrary to what the surface appearance would lead them
to cxped. The enemy shall he taken by surprise and
astonishment, because in darkness alld not on the
watch. This i,; due to the fact that they have 1I0t the
spirit of the Lord, hut the spirit of the prince of dark.
ness, their fathC'r. TII(~y think them<;ehes to be secure.
\Vhen th<,y suddenly fall, that will to many seem vcry
strang-e, because it is the work, the strauge work, the
net, the strange act, of God. (Jsa. 28: 21) In the con('lusion of his great prophecy 011 the end of the world
Jesus said: "And take heed to your:-;cl....es, lest at any
time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and
dl'unkenllc5s, anu cares of this life, and so that day
come upon ;,-'ou 1.1Ilawarcs. Fur as a snare 5hall it corne
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immediately before it falls. The wonl" "cometh upon

them", as literally rcn<kred, are" is instaJitaneom";
aecording to the Dia!Jlott: "Suuden destruction impends over them." 'rhe u<';;1.ruetion comes from .Jehovah by Christ Je:-,us, his "Sword"; [IS it is written:
"There is onc lawgiver, who is able to save and to
dc:;troy." (Jas. 4: 1~) 'When those workers of iniquity
hegin to boa<;t and &wag~er ahout and rt'joice tl13t
Jehovah's witne,;~;cs ure out of husinci"s, and that the
opposers arc at e~:-,e nIHI peaee, d<";1.rl1ctioll is ri~~ht
then at hand, very elo:,e and irnmeuwtcly ahout to fall
upon them. When they have I'<'ached the high pomt
of utter ahandon to splf-peaee awl security by what
they haye accomplished WI'oll~fully, then sudden destl'lH'tion is actually upon them and they shull klHIW
it. God will not }H!rmit that olll wieked and hypocritieal crowd to go down to the gr:!\ e in }J<'aee. 11 is
law <10C!l not c1lHn'~e. Davi<1 was (;od'~ anointed, allt!
other faithful l11<'n worked with him. ,10ab had wid
cdly per:--cfCuted the Lord's I)('oph', including- Davill,
awl thi'! illstructiOIl was givcll to Nolomon: ,. J lo therefore a('el)rdin~ to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar
[01<1 aHd gray j llCull go down to the ~I'ave in peac(."
(1 I\i. 2: ]G) CUllc'l'l'Ilin!~ Shimei, who cllrseel llavid
and threw :-.tOIll'S at him, the Lurd said ('(mel'rlling
this )Ier~ecutor of his anoilltl'\l: "Tl i" hoar IH'atl brilll{
thou clown to the grave with blood." (l Ki. 2: H) 'rhe
nOIl1Hn Catholic llirrarrhy i'; 0111 in y('ars aw1 old in
crimp, and the "hoar Iwud" well l'eIH'esC'nts that
wirked orl,:llIizatioll. What U<)(l said in his law foreshadowed what shall C'ome to pas'l llpon the wiclwd
('1'ow<1 at the end of the wodel. (:od has givcll that
",i('ked crowd the full Imgth of the tether and thpy
have reached the end of it, and dC''ltru('t ion shall immediately 1:..11 upon them. .All the wickedness that t1wy
have Jone will quic'kly flash l)('fore their IaN's and
they willreali7.e that their hkirts, as the prophet. sn~'s,
arc marked with human blood. They will lmow that
their gold lace and fUllll)' hat:.; ancl other paraphernalia
will render them no aid 1l.J111 protcctioll what~oevcr.
C FI,on the plains of 1\1oab }\losrf;, by the will of
God, announced the law of the }\lost High concerning the hypocritical el'ow<1 that urfanH'd his name, and
upon su(h eomcs the wrath of God. "When he [the
lJoa'iCn~, hraggin~, hypocritical class that haye perS('cutu} God's anointed, altd have ea1'l'ird 011 their
wieked s('lH'mes in the name of the Lord) heareth the
words of this ClU'f:e, that he bless himself in his heart,
f;aying, I ~hal1 Imye })(,:1ee, thou~h I walk ill the i1llHl~
ination of mine h':nrt, to add ul'Unl;C'IlIlC'SS to thir:-t:
The Lord will 110t spare him, Imt thell 1he am~er of the
110l'd and hi:-i jcalou:-iY shall smoke :l!.\':limt that man,
and all the f'Ul':-iCS that m'e wl'iu ell in t hi; hook shall
lie npon him, alld 1he Lord :-:hal! blot out his name
from under hea H'll.' '-Deut. ~!): 1 D, 20.
1 'j'his law ap}J1ic-o..; to 1he wicked pel'l'oecutors of .leho\'::h 's ,yitllC~'l'S. The Homan Catholic IlJel'd]'('hy :JlJd
their allies han; :-" t snares or nets in whieh to eatch

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and punish the anointed of God. 'rhey have repeatedly

lied about God's people and brought false v.-itJ1('sS
3:-ruinst them in the court" and had them punishrd in
order that those hypoeritical reli~ioni~ts mi~ht jJru,ecute their own wicked work. Concerning that wickeu
anu persecuting crowd the Lord's 'YOI'd says: "1,et
<1estl'uction eome upon him at unawares; and let his
net that llC hath hid euteh himself: into that very destruction let him fall." (P8. 35: 8) "How arc tJI(y
brou~~ht into desolation, as in a moment! th~y are
utterly consumed with tC1'l'Ors." (Ps. 73: 1!J) "Whc'n
your fear cometh as <1e'lolation, and your de,truetion
cometh as a whirlwind; ,\"hen distress and anC(l1i"h
cometh upon you. 'fhw shall they call upun me, but
I will not mnwer; they :-.1Ial1 seck me early, IJllt tlll'y
shall not fmd me: for that they hated kllo\.-l\+~e, :111'1
<1id not cllou;-,e tile fear of the fJord: they would IIOlle
of lily ('Olm,e\; they uespi';cd all my reproof." (PlOV.
1:27-~IO) "Pride goeth 1wfore destl'udioll, awl an
haug-hty spirit hefore a faJI." (Pro\'. Hi: JS) Swh are
v('')sels of wrath for Jrstl'uC'tion.-Rom. !J: 2:!.
S Says the text, "Cometh upon them." Upon whom?
The hypoC'riticul Ruman Catholic Hierarchy ill particular, wh il,1t has built a mighty organization on a
lmsis of H(,s and has made u covenant with death alit!
1Irl1, anu upon their so-called "I'l'otC'l'otanj ".('\Il'gy
"yes men" alld Jewish rabbis, who kowtow with th('1ll
anu to tllt'm, together with all their allil's, \\110 jU.11
with them to lull to slC'ep the people, and who say to
the simple: "All is well; Ill! is safe." '1'he pl'il",ts ~lIjd
})l'eu<'11el':i now say unto the people: "No <'vii shall I,efall you; we will brillg' peace." In the lan;~ uage of t hc
prophrt they say: "Pl'3ee, peace; \\'1)(:11 there i<; IlO
peaee." (.J<'r. G: 14) In Ordi'I' to ke<!j! the people h!il,ll
to the truth the preachers auu priests :-.ay to t hC'lll:
"\"e shall not sec the sword rthe gril'Yous t ronbl(.],
neither shall yo have famine; hut I Iso-eallcJ 'holy
father'] will give you as,med peace in tillS p!Ui'C,
Then the Loru saiu Ullto me, The prophets jJroptll':'Y
lics in my name; I sent thrill 1I0t, neither ha\'e J (O!tlmanded thl'lll, neither spake unto tlwm: thl~Y jJl'lIp!l,'<:y
unto you a false vision and divination, :llld a thing or
nou~ht, and the deceit of their heart. 'rh('l'ei'orc tlm'l
saith the Lord concel'llin~ the prophets that IJl'()phc~~'
in my name, and I sent them not, yet thc')' hay, S\\lIru
and famine shall not be in this land; By sword :\1)(1
famine shall those prophet~ be cOllf..uIlled. "-,TLI'.

14: 13-15.
B TIl(' S('riptures clearly in<1iea1e that, for a time at
least, the religioni~ts, that is, the Hom:m Catholic lIH'I'arehy anlllhcil' aJli\.'d " 1'1'01 e"tant "-dl'l'gy :'1111 .J\ \\ i,h
";yes mell ", will have tile ('o-o!leratioll of the politi: ,11
and (omlncrrial h'<;~e.s and the :,frongal'm f..lpl.ld ill t1'c
}Jcl'&leutioll of Jehovah 's \'ii1nc~s<'s, Witho\lt f:Ul'!1 e(j
ope 1';', t ion Llll'Y ('vuld not we!! hollo, " l'(';l('~ U11, 1 0') ,,'j~'. ')
I" The bul1dc.n dcstl'lwtion, it '\lIulu 1'of'<'TIl, 1J<'~ inc, nt
a time \\]1l;!l the SCtU1,lr dement-> S\ldlill!1~' tUJ'1[
H:;ain.,t the h:;}JoC"ritkal rdigiolli.,ts Ly blll'-t ill.'- (Jut 111

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cxprec;seu hatred against "the old whore" and destroy

that or(~anizatjon; because it is written: "Gou hath
IJUt [it] in their hearts to fulfil his will." (Rev.
17 : Hi, 17) It is the work of Jehovah, the beginning of
the final expression of his wrath against the enemy
organization. It is "his stran~e work" which will
awaken the political and commercial clement to a revolt against the l'c1i~ionists and to UII"e~t the old
whore from their bacl:<;, (llab. 3: 1-1) Jehovah cau:,,~<1
illll'3tl'atiolls to be made in his \Yord as to the manlll'r
of ex('cuting his wrath or ven~ennce upon the enemy,
and one that seems ell'u rly to fore"lhurlow the destruction of the hYPocl'iti('al c1'o";u is that ronrcrning
Mount Seir, l\louh and Ammon. l\lol1llt S('ir appears
to pi!:l\lre the religion'l, and ?loa!> and Ammon thc
},olitiral and commel'ci:ll elcmellts. 'l'hese three enellIi('s of hracl join in an as<;ault upon God's ('11O'>en
people, and when the attar'k 1H'g'an 'the Lol'u s<'t an
amlll1sh against them '. Then thl:y (k;t roy('rl p:\('h ot I WI'
in thi~ wi~;p; "The ('hiltlrell of l\mllloll and ;\!oah :-;to<)(l
lip llf!ainst the inhal,itants of mount :Spir, utterly to
slay IllHl de~troy them: awl \\ lien tll('y had m:lll(, nn
end of the inhahitallts of Scir, ('very OIlC Iwlp((l to
destroy allot her. " (2 (;hroll. 20: 1!J-~3) 'fhis is supportpr! Ity other scriptnres, that the IJord will ii""t destroy tlIP reli~iou"l hypo('rit ieal cll'lIlcnt nlld thrn \\ ill
follow the dpstrurtiull of all 0111\'1' elll'mi(,"l in the 1,1ttel' part of the battlp of t he ~l'eat day of <lod Almlg'lllY.
11 It appears from the Sl'I'ipttll'{"i that the final {'xpr('.lsion of (:od's wl'at h agaill~t Satan 'q org:lIl izat ion

wjJJ cummence lIpon the l'f,1 i~.donjst '; :l1Id th{'1l exl( 1111
to all workers of iniquity: ., TIll' spoikl's arc come upon nil hii-'h 1'lar('s through the wililcrJIe<;s: for tho
SWOl'U lIf the Lord 1'ihall devout' from the one cud of
the lanu ('ven to the othll' end of the lalld: no fll'~jl
~:hall have peare. 'rhey have sown wheat, but ~haIl
reap thol'lls; they have put t!1l'lllselves in pain, IJut
shall not profit [for all their pains and efforts 3g-aill~t
Jehovah's witnesses] ; and OH')' f;hall be a"hamc(l of
your rCn'IlUcs, hceau~c of the [[('ree anger of tbc
l.on]."-J(r. 12: 12, 1:3.
12 (;ou speaks ng,ljn~t the religiol1~ hyporritl's who
have committed ar1nlll'l'Y hy makill!!; an alliallee with
the J)e\'il 31ld hi~ poliliedl and cOlllmcrcial elemellts,
and ~ay~: "For thc land is full of aUlllterl:rS; for becvme of swearing- the land monrndh; the plr:J.sant
pla('\'s of the wiltlel'l1css are dried up, and their {'lHlf"e
is evil, alld thl'ir fo1're is not right. For both projlhpt
and p1'ie,>t are profane; yra, in my hon<;e have I found
thril' wicketlneH<;, Haith the Loru. \Vhel'efore their \'.av
shajl hr unto thrill as slip~)('ry wnys in the darbH";:;
thry shall he uriwn OIl, and fall therein: for I will
In'ill'~ (\'ilupon them, 1'\ rn the yenr of their Yi"itnt ion,
saith til(' L01'11. .\]]<1 I hayc ~e('n fo11y in the {lrophds
of ~amal'ia IUnman Catholic JIierarl'hy, which institntr\l the pl'aeti~,c of wan-worship J; thlY pr(1phr,;i('d
in Ibal [that ic;, the Devil rdigion], and ('amed lllY
people Israel to err. I have seen also in the prophets

of Jerusalem [Protestants and others claiming to be

worshipers of God] un hon ible thing: they commit
adultery [with the Homan C.lthol ic Hierarchy anu
other elem('nts of Satan's organization), and walk in
lies: they strengthen abo the hands of evil doers, tbat
llono doth return from llis wickednes"l: they arc all of
them unto me as S(){]om, and the inhabitants thereof
as Gomorrah. TIJ('rcfore thus sait It the 1,ord of hosts
concernill~ the prophets, Behold, I will feeti them with
wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall;
for from the prophets of Jerusalem i~ profanencs'l
gone forth into all tllC lal1d. Thus saith the Lord of
ho~t!>, Hearken not unto the word::; of the prophets that
prophesy unto you; they make you vain: tbt'Y speak
a vision of their own heart, and not out uf the mouth
of the L(ml. Th('j' f>ay ~till unto them that despi"e me,
'1'he Lord hath said, Y C 1>hall have p('ae~ j and they
fWy unto evcry one that walk<:th after the inwgination
of his own heart, Ko cvil shall come upon you [therefore you :ne in sn.fety]."-.l(r. 23: ]0-17.
13 It app(n.rs that whtn (ll structioll is ~urlr1e111v impending ulld about to fall upon those rllc'mies' tlwy
come ~udd('llly to a realization that their time oi ViSltat ion ha~ arrivet{: "I kc;truetion comrth; and t bpy
fihall sed, peace, anu tJlI'rc ~ha)] be none. l\Ii~ehief shall
come npon misehicf, awl l'Ulllor shall he Ili',m rUInOI';
tllI'lI shall tl1(')' sc(>k a \ i"illB of the prophet; but the
law ~halJ jle!'i,,!l from the priest, lllld COIlIl~el from till'
a1l(':ent5. 'rhe king slwlJ mourn, and the pl'illrc ~hall
be doihed ,\ itlt dC'solatlOll, and the hand" 01' t hc people
of the lal\ll ~ltall lIe tl'oubled; I will do Ullto them alH~r
their way, anu aecordinl-{ to tlll'ir (k,(~rts will I jlld!.(t~
tllI'm; awl tltey ~haJl 10lO\V that I lUll tile Loru.'
(Ezl'k. 7 : 2:1-27) As that wicked ilhtitut 1011 1Ia'; heapt u
immlt uJlon J{>hovah, and injury to hi~ {l('0l'le, \;0 hhall
tliat \vickul crowd be rt'('olllpcnsed double for hl'l'
iniquity. "Heward ltt'l' even n~ she rewar,](.] '-ou alid
double unto her double arcor(lin~ to her \\ or:('''l ; i;1 t Iic
cup which she hath fiJleu, fi II to her dOll ble. "-Hcv.
18: 6; Bz(:!c. 13: 9-16; Zcch. J2; 3.
"TRAVAIL"

lIow shall the impl'ndin~ dcstru('{ ion :1pp('ar?

"As travail upon a woman with child." The illustl'ation which the Lord ~ivcs h('re is clenI', apt and fol'l'cfnl. \\'h('n God expelled mnn from Ed!'l1, to the woman he said: "In sorrow thou shalt brintr forth ehll
d1'rn"; and it hao;; ever been so. In all the CeJltml('"
motherhood hn" heen the ('hief desire of women and
a harren woman has in mo,t timrs hrl'lI a l'Cpro:H'!l.
COllec]Jti\m iq a happy huur, and I1m'ill'; the 1)('1 j(,d
of gr:,tutiun the woman 1001:'> fon;ard with 1!1'('nt P,-pectntion to the romin~ ()f[::pl'in~ 3n(1 !lO'.Y it Sh:1Jl attain to di:,1inetioJl in tlte \\'ol'ld. A :-;r)l)rl \\,OIlUIl dr"il'Nl
her chilr1 to glorify the name of Cod. The ~\'1fi"h woman has dl'"ire that hl'r child may have hOlllJr nmor,,~t
mrll. \Yith 1,oth, 1Io\\,cH'J', the' approa('~lin'; d:J;\"<;
ehilJhir1h arc fiJl('ll with jo.vful antil'lpati(J!]. 'Ihe
dOl'tor fixt., the day accohlillg to hi:; method of ('[tku
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lation, and the woman waits in appalPl1t peace and

safety, resting securely in the hope that soon she will
bring greater honor upon her~clf by producing a son.
But the date fixed arrives very suddenly, because upon
her the pains of birth eomc, and she knows that she
is faced with death, which may quickly occur, and
only the Lord can bring her through.
15 A woman who serves Gou has said in describing
her experience in childbirth and the days preceding it:
"In advance of the day set travail came upon me suddenly. Out of a sound skep I was awakened with a
certain knowlcd~e that my time had come. Alone in
the darkness I was faccd with the ordeal with God
alone to sustain me. With a sinking sensation I was
fihaking all over Iike a leaf treml)lin~ in a rtl'eat wind.
\Vith increasing di~tl'ess J was seized again and again
with convulsions, convinced 1hat 1 coulu hl'uJ' no more.
'rwisting, writhing and turning with frant ir d('sil'e to
get away [md there was no place to ill-r. Lift' seemed
ebbing qni('kly away and 1 ~ltnk into forgl'tfnlnc:ls."
16 Ad(1l'('ssing his disciples Je,>us snid: "A woman
when she is in travail hath sorrow, l)('eause her hour
is come." (John 16: 21) t;he i:o; face to face with death,
and only the Lord eUll bl'in~ h('r (jilt of that tcrrible
condition. 1\ally women have died in childbirth, amI
many have escaped uC'ath, but the hYPocl'itieal religionists, cOlleerning whom the iIJus1ratioIl is ~iven,
Hshall not ('scape" dea1h, lwcause Uou has uccrccd
that dl'struction shall come upon thcm. 'l'hat wiehu
organization will S('e death stal'in~ it in the face immediately before dissolution takes place.
11 "Jaeoh's tronhl<'" is an attempt of Satan and his
agents to uestroy God's fa ith ful people, and is pictured by Jaeob in great di')lress, and out of which
trouble God delivers his failhful ones. Alltitypirally
that trouble came upon God's faithful Olles in 1917
and ]918, and out of it they were uelivered. Coneerning that trouhle it is written: "Ask ye now, and see
whether a man doth travail with chilu 1 wherefore uo
I sec every man [not a woman, but meaning those
faithful ones who aequit thrmselves like men] with
his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all
faces arc turned into paIeIl('ss 1 Alas! for that day is
great, so that none is like it; it is even the time of
Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it."Jer. 30: G, 7.
18 The sud<1en trouble that befalls hypocritical reli.
gionists shall be like" travail upon It woman" and i~
different from Jacob's trouble, in this, that there will
be no way of e')cape or sahation for that hypocritical
crowd. Then they will cry out: "'Ve have heard the
fame thereof; our hands wax feeble; anguish hath
taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in trayail."
(Jel'. 6: 24) That trouhle hour comes upon tlJem suddenly and unexpectcdly, when they say: "Peace,
peace; everything is safe." (.Jer. 6: 1-1) The Roman
Catholic JIieral'(~hy in partirular, which has created
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or chief ones over the" Catholic population" and one

to be chief thereof, and to such persecuting crowd the
Lord says: "What wilt thou say when he shall punish
thee 1 for thou hast taught them [priests, ~o-caJled
'fathers'] to bc captains, and as chief [the pope, or
so-called 'holy father'] oyer thee; shall not ~orrows
take thee, as a woman in travail? And if thou say in
thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me?
}'or the greatness of thine iniquity arc thy f,kirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. "-Jer. 13: 21, 22.
19 There shall be no escape for them, hecause destruction is certain. It will be a'l with the wifc of
l'hinehas, 'who howrd herself and travailed and died.'
(1 Sam. 4: 19, 20) There will he no "twili!.!ht :;Ieep"
1here to benumb the pain upon "Christ('nJorn 's"
hypocritiral reli;~ionists. lIer deg('neracy and wiekpd
liying will mal,e her paius the more intense and her
d('ath certain. 'And they ::,hall in no wise eseape'
(Uothcrhum) ; says the Dut{Jlott: "'fhey shall by no
me:iIls (scapC'." It is writtl'n: '''rhine hand shall Jind
out all thine enemies; th... l'i!;ht llaud shall finu out
tllO';O that hate tlwe." (Ps. 21: 8) So shall it be whe'n
God's wrath is suddenly expn'f,srd against the h.\/,o('rite''l, who ny "Peace and safdy". "And 1he f,hc'phel'ds I including the Jesuit pricf,ts, that wily ('I'o\\"d
that o}H'rate fraudulently in the llame of Chri<.;t .Te"ll,;j
shall have 110 way 10 flee, nor the principal of the f1(wk
to escape."-Jer. 2;): 35.
20 J(.hovah has }Icrmitted the Devil and his ago"llts
to operate in the earth for many centmies, that tile
day of reckoning may work a complete vindiraticJJ! oi
his name aJl(l "fIJI' to shew in 1hee my powpr ; allll j hat
my name may he clc<,Jared throughout all 1he ('arlll' '.
(Ex. 9: 16, Leeser) 'rhe witlwss work i') now in pl'og
re,;::; and may he near the cnd, lind \"hen that (lid irq
l'('a('hcd then J(hovah will show his po\\er aQ'aill"t nil
who have reproachrcl his name, and none shall ("('11})('.
21 For mallY years the Homan Catholic lIil'l';}n!ly
has falsely taught the people and made millioJl,) believe that that institution has a covenunt witl tkath
and hell and that their bulwarks arc so strollQ' and al\l
so absolutely invulnerable that nothing ean prevail
against them, God's Iu'oplwt foretells of the Jays of
reclwning in these words: "1 saw the LorJ standing
upon the altar [of' Christendom's' fabe wor-;hip 1; anu
he said, Smite the lintel of the cloor [into' CllI'j"t('ndom '8' religious-political, franc1ulrnt organizat ion],
that the posts [thresllOlds (R.Y.); that is, the clergy's
way or path] may shake; and <'llt them in the head,
[(n.1'.) break them in pieces on the head of] all of
them; alld 1 will slay the last of them with the sword:
he that fleeth of them shall 1I0t flee [shall not e~eaJle]
away, and he that cseapeth of them shall not be delivered, Though thry dig into hell, thencc shall mine
hand take them; though they elimb up to lwa\'('n,
thenee will 1 bring them down; aJl<11hough thlY hide
tlwmselvcs in the top of C::mneJ, I ,rill se3n'h [l1l<11nke
them out thence; and though they be Iud from my

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sight in the bottom of t he sea, thence will I command

the serpent, and he shall bite them: and though they
go into captivity hefore their enemies, thrnce will 1
command the sword, and it shan slay them; and I \\ jJl
set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good."
(Amos 9: 1-4) Their destruction shall be complete.
"DAY OF WRATH"

:2 The day of the beginning of the exercise of God's

power ngainst Satan and hi,; organization was whcn
he enthroned his beloved Son as the world's rightful
ruler. (Ps. 2: G) For centuries Jesus had wuited until
the corning of that day, e\'l'n as God had commandl'd
ldm: "Sit thou at my right hand, unt il 1 make thine
cnernies thy footstool." (1's, 110: 1) '1'he f)('riptnr'es
and the facts show that it WIlS in the autumn ::,rusun
of ] 914 that the day of GOll's power hc~~an to be c:-.ercixcd against the eIll'my, alld therefore it i'l writtC'n:
"We give thpe thunks, 0 Lord nod Almighty, which
art, and wast, am} art to come; hecause thou hast
taken to thee thy great j>O\\'er, llnd hast rl'ign('(l. AmI
the nations were all~ry, alld thy wrat h i~ come." (Hev.
11: ]7, 18) Theil it was that Jehovah sent fo\,th his
beJo\'l'd ~on, saying', "nllle thou in the millst of tIline
en(rni('s." (P::l. ]]0: 2) 'rhl' ('tWIlly refusell to vohmtarily \'llratr, and thpn thc'1'c follo\\'I'!l a war in Iwa\'('o.
(Hev. ]2: 7-9) Scrinl{ thc time had come whell the
great i.,sue hetween himsc.lf nnd Jehovah Inn'll, hc liettled, the Dcvil J!llln~l'li thl) Ilation'l of th(' wOl'Jd into
a war, whi('h was ill fulfillment of the prophecy
uUer('d by .Jesus Christ. f'-;:'tan's IJlIl'pos\' there wns to
dNltroy the human ratl'. That was the beginning' of
sorrows upon the ol'ganiz.ll,ion of ::latan, awl partirularly upon the visible part t hcrrof. "For nat ion shall
l'i"e against nation, and kin~dom again~t kingdom;
lind there shall he faminrs, and pe::ltilenees, and cart h
quakes, in dIvers plarcs. All these are the heginning of
sorrows. "-1\latt. 24: 7, 8.
23 POl' four years the war hetween the nation., of
earth raged, lind not only wI're millions of the warring
nations destroyed, but Satan desperatl'ly attemptrd to
drstroy thosc who had devoted themsclVC''i to Ood amI
his kingdom. The war in he;(wn wns the beginning of
the expression of the wl:'nth of God a~~ain-;t ~atan's
organization, hut the war on carth Jehovah dj,] not
hegin. 1t \Va<; Satan who cau~ed the nationi'! to engn~e
in war. '1'he tribulation that was brgun in hea vcn the
}kvil carried on in the earth again<,t humankind, that
he mi[!ht accompli!'1h his hoa<;tfnl ('halleJJ~e. Sinee he
was ea>;t out of heaven he has continllrd to hrin~ wues
upon the peo!Jle. (Rev, 12: 12) If Satan had cal'l'ied
ouL his purpose that great 'Yorld ,,,T ar w01l1J han continuru until all the human race had oerll wiped out.
In lD1S the World \\'a1' emne to an end, but the earthly 1'11101's cOl11!l gi\'e no good rt'aSoll why it :'>lluJ('1I1y
cJ)llC'd, The re;)-;011 is [riven in the St'riplUl'e<;
24 (Iod stopped the war for the sake of hi<; ell'l't, the
faithful St>lTunt class. "And except t11o"5c <lays should

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be shortened, there should no fle<;h be saved: lJut for

the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. " (.\Ial t.
2-1: 22) ILd the war continm,d without abatiIl~ until
the destruction of the world, would those 011 earth and
then in line for the kingdom have been saved 11\0; for
the reason, all such must first be judged hy Chri5t
Jesus at the temple, whieh judgment began aftcr the
coming of Christ to the temple in 1918. At the coming
of the Lord to the temple even those who were in Illle
for the kingdom were displcasillg to the I~ord and
could not have heen taken into God's capital o1'ganizat ion without first heing jud~ed, repentin~ and receiving forgivene'is. rrhis i'l clearly shown by the
prophecy of lsai:lh. It wa~ "in the year that lotlci
t; zziah I pirtUl'ill~~ professed Christianity or 'Chl'i"tl'llI!om'j diecJ." that, says l'!aiah, "I saw also the Lord
~i1ting upon a throllC [the judgmcnt thronc (:\Iatt.
23: 31)], hi~h awl lifted up, und his train 1illecl the
tl'llIple." (I -;3. (j: 1-3) Thi~ prophetic pictUl'e ~;hows
that the time of j\ll}~m('nt had urrived. Isaiah, Ill're
Jlif'tlll'in~ tho;.;(' sailllll of <:od in linc for the kil1~;,I(jm,
('ontiuucs to ~ay: "ThC'1l said I, \Voe is me! for I am
1tI111o!Je; bc<,allsl' I mH a lIlaIl of \lIwkan lips, and 1
d\\ ell in the midst of a prop Ie r!>1'0 J'e",..,ed follo\\'\'l's of
Chri<,t ,Jc:-,us] of ull('lean lips lfailjll~ to bear witll('~s
to t he kingdom], for mille ('yes have secn the 1\ ing:
the Lord of ho-;t8. "-Isa. G: 5.
25 'fheH at the judgmcnt hy the I~ord at the tl'mple
the faithful WI')'e clcauf:ed, ancl thi<; i,;; pil'tllJ'l'd by the
\vOl d<; of the prophet: . 'l'hell flew olle of the ~l ra phi rns
utllo me, haying a live coal in his hand, which he had
tal'l'n with the tongs from off the altar; atlll he laid
it upon my mouth, and said, 1,0, this hath tOl!l'!li'd
thy lips, and thinl' illiquity is tak(,11 away, allli thy
::;in purged." (T sa. 6: G, 7) 'rhl' facts stl'ong-Iy support
the eonc1usion that t hi,:; ('Ican'!in~ took pl:we in ] !J~~,
wll('n God's faithful people 011 t>arth t'ame to I.tlOW
that Christ Jesus is at the temple. Then the Lord,
having cleansed those found faithful, sellt thl'm forth
to be Ilis witne'!;.;es, as foreshadowed by th(' prophet's
worlIs: "1 heald the \'oirc of the LOl'I1, sa)<il1~, Whom
shall 1 scw1, RHd who wIll go fo)' us 1 Tht'l1 said I,
llel'c am I j send me. And he said, Uo anc] tl'll Ihi:i
peopk, Hcar ye im}eed, but llm]erstanJ !lot; nud ..,pc
ye indeed, hut percl'i ve not." (ha. G: fI, 9) The pro!, hery then tdls of the joy of tho<;c e1call"5ell allll \\ ho
ohey the commandment of the Lord to 1)('<11' \Vit)J(':-'s
to the kin;.(dom. (Isa. 12: 1-4) The facls that have
comc to pas,; cxaetly fit the wonls of the prop!H'l'y,
and sinec 1922 there has been a constant Jl)O\'C!lH'llt
forward on the part of the eleet to u;ive test imony to
the name of .Jehovah llnd his kingl1om. Had the war
continuc(} without ct's...ation, thl')' would not lIav(' given
that te:-Jtimun)' in olJedience to the eomn1 ;lIldl1ll'nt of
tl:c Lord, :lIld thcrcfOl'e it \Va'l fo)' their (that is, the
elect's) Slt!:C that the tribulatioll \V,I~ I'llt ::,hort b.v
stoJlpin~ the Will' ill ID18 until tIll' wit]]",;> \\()! k is
done. The LOl'd tt'mporal'ily :::.tuPl'ed his \" [11 \I1l1J1l

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Satan for that reason, and Satan then knew that his
time is very short to prepare for the final expression
of the wrath of God,
%6 Had not the war been stopped in 1918, would the
"great multitude" have been &aved 1 :Ko; for the
reason, the" great multitude" was not then in existence and could not be until the judgment of the house
of God at the temple, and the sdectioll of the elect.
It has been only in recent mouths that the great multitude carne into view of the remnant. 1\ow the remnant mlL'it carry the message of truth to those persons
of r,ood will toward God in order that tho~e may lcam
of <':00 and his King and have opportunity to seck
mceknec;s and l'i~htcousness, that they may be saved
in the day of God's cxpres,c;cd wrath, (Zcph. 2: 2-1)
Tho obligation is laid upon the remnant to bear before the peoples and nations the fruits of the kiugdom,
that is to say, the life-g-iving and life-sustailJing food
from the 'Word of (loll. 'fhis hot only means a priv.
ilege, but means a mandate from Jehovah aBel Christ
Jesus that cannot be avoil1(..I hy those who will be
10.vlll and who will ultimately he of the royal house.
"This goospd of the kin~dom "hall lJe prC'achrd in nil
the world for a witnl'SS unto nil nat ions, antI tIll"ll shall
the end come." That statl'melll of the Lord is pusitlve
and ('cliain, alld as soon as tlt(~ witness work is donc,
"lh('11 shall he vreut trihulation, sllch as was not since
the h('~innin~ of the world to this time, no, nor ever
shall he." 1<'1'0111 the end of tile war until the final
tribulution the way is made d",ll' for the elcct to ,\ork
as commanded, and that expJ;lins why there has been
sueh a gl'ea t wituess work gin-It in the earth sin('C 1922.
!7 The" wrath of God" shall he ('xpressed in a much
more marked degree than c,'cr before. Clearly that
expression of filial wrath will I)t'~in with the exC'('ution
of judgment upon l)rof('s~c(l "Christianity", that is
to say, the Homan Catholic Hi{'rarchy, whi('h takes the
lead in hYLJocriticnl rcligioll, ~nd upon all her allies
and supporters. It is the Lot'd .Jesus Christ, God's
mighty Sword and Executiorll'r', that will give expression to the divine wrath, ntul th('re "the day of the
lJOrd Jesus Uhrist" comes UIKln all hn>ocritical and
unbolievin~ Otles "as a thief in the night". When the
witncss work is donc, it set-m-;, God will p(,l'mit it
to he stvpped and !lH'n the relil;ionists, who have so
yiolelltly opposed Ood and hi.. 1,il1gdom message, will
consider that they have stOI'lll'd the "pestiferous"
witnesses of Jehovah, They lx'gin to act hilariou~1y,
like drunken men, and then l>uddellly God's wrath is
exprC's,'>Cd agaimt them, and no part of their organization or people will he able to escape. It is the Lord's
work, and, exprC'ssed against Ihe religionists, it will
seem strange to many. Thus it is made ('learly to appear that the wrath of nod began to be expressed
against Satan'S' organization in 1914; that he cut it
short in 1918; that thc witness work is in prl)~rcss;
that when that ,yitne~s work is done, then God's wrath
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organization, commeneing with the religionists, aJld

continue until both the visible and the invisible part of
the Devil's organization is destroyed, the Dcyil him
self being the la.,;t to be destroyed.
2B The Lord gives this information to the elect before it comes to pass. And why? ThC' answer is, says
the apostle, "That we [the elect, of whom Paul was
one] through patience [that is, steadfastly pu"hing on
amid~t great opposition and confidently trustill~ in the
Lord] and comfort of thc scriI)tures [an underc;tana.
in~ thereof] might have hope." (Hum. 15: 4:) Oth<:r.
wise lI1all~' of tho<;e who have covenantC'd to do the ,\"ill
of God might faint under the opposition and fall by
the 'HIY. God has graciously made provision that tho'o\l
who love him may stand. To contrast tIl<.' condition or
those in darkn(:5s with the faithful f()llowel's of Chl'l'it
Jesus in this day the apo~tle says: "But ye, hrcthrl'll,
arc not in darknes,;, that that day should overtal,e
~'ou as a thief. "-1 'l'hess. [): 4.
29 The "brethren" here ml'Jltionefl are such as arc
alive and nmain until the corning of the Lon] to the
tempk, und these arc the om's that arc "eall~ht up
_ , . ill the clouds, to meet the I;()l'd ill the air; and
so shall we [if eOlltinuing faithful] ever be with tile
Lord" il~ the temple and its glorioll,{ li~ht. ~illce the
oprning of the temple t!ll're is great light. Th(, glory
of Jrhovah God there f,hines in the fare of Christ .J('SIlS aIlll is rdlcd('llllpOIl those of the tel1lple class, allel
such must let their li~ht ~o shine that the h'1'eat lllultitude may see that the king-dam is at hand and that
they also llIay havc part in the tcllillg of its L1<'s~cd
1Iess.-2 Cor. 3: }4-10.
30 Tho"c who ('ry "Peace and safety" are in darkness, hut the wbe virgins are in the light. The "eyil
scrvaIlt" class the Lord by his ang"e-),.; 1111<; gathpl'( II
out from those in line for the kingdom alld has ('a"t
them into oulel' (]arlmcss, and the'Y !.inash tll('il' h'( til
upon the faithful, who continue to proclaim the killgdorn messa gc. (Matt. 13: 41) The" e\'il servant" rIa""
continue to scoff at the truth cnllcernill~ the Lord
Jesus' nein~ at the temple, and tid,; they do 1Ic(,011l"e
they are in darkl1t's'l. l)ome who st ill think thernscl n's
in the truth but who are of the "el"etive eldl'r" cla~'{
continue to say: "Thcn' is nothin~ nrw or enlightelling in l'1Ie lratcldowcr these days"; nnd thry so s;)~
bC'cause thpy are ill dal'klle<,s, not lwing of the temple,
neither arc they of the' Jonarlah tlas~;. ~Ilch dairn to
have fcllow"hip with God, U1l(1 yet they cOlltinue in
darkness; concerning' whom it is '\Titten: "This thtn
is the mN,sage which we have heard of him, and dl'dare unto you, that God. is light, and in him is 110
darkness at all. If we say that we have fdlo\'.slIJp
with him, ana walk in darknC''ls, we He, and do fJ<)t
the truth; hut if we milk in the light, as he is in till)
light, we hayc fellow-,hip one ,\ itll another, nnd the
blood of .J ('<;\1S Christ his Son ekmset h uc; from all
sill." (1 John 1: 5-7) Those who arc faithful to Cod,
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arc in the light by the grace of the Lord.-Col. 1: 13.

31 Being in the light of the temple, 'that day does not
ov-crtake the faithful as a thief,' meaning that particular part of the day when sudden destruction
cometh upon tho~e who say "Peaee and safety". "The
day of the 1,ord Jesus Christ" began even on the elect
as a thief, but they awoke and hastened to obey the
Lord, and after l!J22 went forward ill obedience to the
Lord's commandment, proclaiming his kingdom message. The Authonzcd Vasion translation of the above
text is not so clear by reason of using the word "overtake". According to the Rotlicrham it reads: "That
the day upon you as upon thieves sllOuld lay hold."
Thicve~ found hreaking in durin~ the nighttime were
lc~~ally slain, and that witliOut violation of the everlasting covenant. (Ex. 22: 2) Now the thieves of
"Christcndom", the hypocritical rtligionists and the
"c;vil servant" e1ass, that arc tryill~ to break into
the kingdom and at the same time steal the devotion
and worship from JC'hovah God and take the hOllOr
unto themselvci'!, by crying "Peace HIHI safety", will
be IdlJed without violation of tbe everlasting eovcnallt.
'fhe curse of God shall he upon such thieves. (Zc:ch.
fi: 1-4) The" evil Hcrvant" ('lass have con~cnted. con
nived at and ni<lc:d and abctted these thievcs and hel!cc
nrc palties to the erime and will md in the same way:
"\V Jll'll thou saweHt a thief, then thou consentc(h.t
with him, and hast \)eel1 partal\cr with adulterers."
-Ps. [,0: 18.
32 God is light, and Chrii'!t i<; the light of the world j
and the elect, being the Hons of God, arc soni'! of light,
and thcn'fore says the sC'I'iptllre: "Ye are all the c1111.
dr<:n of light, and the childrcn of the day: we are 1I0t
of the night, nor of darkncss." (1 Thri'!s. 5: G) Sneh
arc "ehildrell of the day" ]J('cause they are born of
<:od's woman and aro sons of (lod, upon whom in the
day of the Lord Jesus Jehovah has bc<.;towed his holy
name. '1'hey arc sons of the Father of Iip'hts (Jas.
1 : 17), am} hence bret hren of the Lord .J esus Christ.
'i'hey are hrought forth by the Lonl and exhibitu[ to
the world "for signs and for wow1er8". (Isa. 8: IS;
lI(h. 2: 13) B<:ing' Gou's children, thry are all taug-ht
of Uod and continue to walk in his light.-Isa. :>4.: 13.
83 Those in darknel-.s, spiritually sveaking, are iuola.
tel's, thieves, thugs, drunkards, rioters and revelers,
and all rebel against the light. 'l'hey know not the
ways thereof. "The,Y are of those t.hat rebel against
the light j they know not the ways thereof, nor abide
in the paths thereof. 'I'he murdel'er rising with the
light killeth the pOOl' and needy, and in the night is
as a thief. The eye also of the adulterer waitcth for
the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and dic;gniseth his face. In the dark they dig through houseR,
which they had marked for themselves in the daytime j they know not the light. For the moming is to
them evcn at; the shadow of death [lest they be caught
and identified]: if one know them, they are in the
t011'01'8 of the shadow of death." (Job 24: 13-17) Such

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love darkness rather than light, because their deeds

are evil. (John 3: I!) The;r delight to persecute all
who faithfully tell the truth, because the truth makes
manifest theil' deeds of wickedness and brings torment
upon them. They and their allies arc asleep as to their
opportunities and privilegei'! of knowing God and his
kingdom and serving the King.
34 Continuing his admonition to tho:->e on the side
of the LOl'd and who are in the light, the apo<;tle says:
"Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us
watch and be sober" (1 '1'hess. 5: 6) ; meaning, do not
now permit yourselves to fall asleep, but he on the
loolwut, on the alert, and ready, "'atchful alld anxious
at all times to have a part in the &ervice and to well
care for the interests of the kingdom which the Lord
has committed into the hunu of the" faithful and wise
servant" class. At all times and uuder all cire-umstances resist the Devil and let your forehead he as
adamant a~aillSt the elH'llly, and firmly stand in the
Lord and for his killgdolll. Sueh faithful olles will
not he indifferent to an opportunity of sernce, hut
will be eager to grasJI the opportunity to joyfully perfOl'm the duties uccornpun~ in~ it. In"tea(l of being in
confu<;ion and hefuddlrd, like dl'llllken mell who 1111hiho the wille of the Devil's organizatlOll, the faithful
will be sober and will watch. 'l'hl',\" will 'drink t lie
winc of joy of the Lord 1l<'W in the king-l1olll', hp(at.~e
the Idnguom is here and the time for 1he vindicatIOn
of .JehoYllh's name, and tho<.;o who will have a part
therein JIlu<.;t be in tho joy of the 1.;o1'(} Jesus Chri,,1.
-Luke 22: 18; Matt. 26: 2!J.
85 Night is the time for sleep; and becausc they that
cry "Pea('o and safety" have no lig-ht they are of the
night, and :-'0 they slecjl. "For they that slt(p, "lecp III
the night; and they that be drunken are dnlnken in tllO
llight." (l Thess. 5: 7) They aro urunken with the
willC of ~atan endeavoring to carr~' out his poliell's,
because they are his childl'en, and they are wrapt ill
the night with all of Satan's crowd. While it is not
tho duty of t hose who lire in the light to ('xel'ute jud~.
ment upon another, yet tillS is the tllne of jlldgrnl'nt,
hecaul-.e the Lord is hero and now is the time W!H'n
'by t1wir fruits ye shall know tlwm'. (~Iatt. 7: }u)
If the fruits they hear cOllsist of (loctrines employed
to infhlelH'e the people, and if you come in contact
with those who are promulgat.ing a selfish teaching'
that tend" to turn men u\\ ay from Uoel and turn'> thelll
to the worship of man, know that such aee the children
of the wicked one. If you sec and heal' lllen &coff at
the truth of and conceming the Lord's being at the
temple for judgment, and contiuue to eulo;!,ize other
men whether dead or alive, know that such arc 1II dark
ness and arc committing the "sin of Samaria". All
such as f:'cck by "good words and fair &pe('chcs ", or
by other means, to deccin the simple and turn them
away from complete devotion to and !>l~rvice of the
Lord, know that such are of the night; therefore have
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,e Those who are in the temple, and hence with the

Lord, arc "of the day". Being brought into the temple, Jehovah says to such: "Arise, f>hine i for thy light
is com(', and the glory of the Lord iq ri",cn npon thee.
For, behold, the dudmcs~ shall coyer the earth, and
gro<js darkness the p('ople; but the Lord shall arise
upon thee, find his glory shall he seen upon thee."
(Isa. 60: 1, 2) 'fhose who are in tho temple stand out
separate and distinct from those who arc in the darkness, antI they mUf>t show, by hohlitl~ high the message
of truth and proclaiming it to others, that they are
the HOns of noel. 'fhpy have bp('n called forth as his
witlH~""cS and mn,>t show forth the prai~:.es of him who
has called them out of da1'knt's,> into the 1I1urYeIous
light. (1 Pet. ~: 9, 10) "Then f>hall the rightcou'! shine
forth as the Hun in the kingdom of thdr Father. Who
hath ears to hear, kt him Iwa1'. "-Matt. 13: 43.
81 'l'hosc faithful anI'S, who are of the day, cannot
have fdlo\\ship \\Jth those in darJmc:-;<;, hut "let us,
who Hl'C of the clay, he sohel', putting OIl the breastplate of faith a/l(l loyc; and for an helmet, the hope
of sah'atioll". (1 'rhes~. 5: R) Tile day of the ];onl
Je'ius Christ is the dnv on whil'h the SOlIS of God have
becn horn hy .Jchon;h's ' ...oman, and the brightlj('s'l
of that day will not }wrmit anyone in the li!..\"ht to do
wrong towal'd hi" Imthl'en and gd away with it. The
l;ord will not permit him to do injuI'Y to the kin~doll1
interl'f>t~ aJl(l Id that wrongful ad go UIITllJticpd. The
remnant will now srr the ab<;olute nec(''{<;ity of I)('itl~
sohel', fuily awake, stpady, serious, and fillpd with the
joy of the l;ord, watching cardull,v to do their duty
and lH'tl1Jit th(,/Jl~ch I'S like ml'n. ThIS is the day of
wnrfart', and God's ~ons must he jO) fully engaged in
the hattie. "'l'hy }JPople shall be wI!lin~ in the day
of thy 1)ower, in the beauties of holiness from the
womh of til(' mOl'ning i thou hast the dew of thy
;routh. "-Ps. 110: 3.
38 '1'0 be cljuipped for this fight, the apostle says,
<!)ut OIl the hrl'nstplate of faith' hy r(':lson of our
knowlcdg<: and confident reliance upon God's truth;
(Jur affe<'tlOns must he wholly set upon the Lord alHl
his kingdom, und we must be blInd to ('\'erything dse.
The rcmnant must b~ep a clear mind; hence there
must he a helmet for the protection of the head, amI
for that helmet, sny:-l thc apostle, 'put on the hope of
salvation.' 'fhe yindic'ation of .1l'!lOV:Jlt's nmnc means
the salvation of the rpJnllHnt. The lmO\\led:;e that thi')
is the clay for the vindication of his name, and that
the faithfu1may now have a part in that vindication,
should1Je a grl'ut hope nnd safl'c~nanl to the head, and
the rl's111t is a elc'ar unc1er~lanelill~ of the doctrines
now due to be Ullllc'l'stood. 1"1'0111 Cle Ul"l'l'ipt inn, thi')
equipment here dfv:ribcd T:.l(':lllS WIll'. It i'> the ti!/1e
for the hattie of the gn'at day of (Joel ;\Imi~ltty, nnd
it seems ckar from tne 'Yard of the Lorll that some
of the faithful will sre that battle (md he caITied
tlHo\\~"h it whilt' on the carth.
$U j~Y('n thou~h this is the dn ' of the wrath of Ood,
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he has not appointed hi,> own p{)ople to wl'nth: "For

God hath lIot appointl'd us to wrath, but to ohtam
salvation hy our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for ll'l,
that, whether ,ye y,ake or sleep, we should live together with him." (1 'l'hcss. 5: 9, JO) The wicked arc
"ves:;els of wrath fitted to destruction" i but not so
with the Juithfulrcmnant. 'l'his is the day of the Lord
Jesus Cln'ist, be:?ause he is Jehovah's Vin(licator, and
in this lhy Jchovah's name will be completely vin(Ecated. Christ JesH'> <.lied for all who believe on him
and serve him and Jehovah, and this is true whether
they sleep in death until he comes or he alive at 111'1
coming. '1'1Ie80 latter mentioned are the ones that are
caught up with the Lord to meet him in the air, tllat
is, in the temple, and tlmt cnter for ever illto the hOll';e
of Jehovah when they maintain their integrity.
40 True to his lovin~-kindness and hi'! wny of d(,l1lin~ with those who 10Ye him, the Lord has ~raciol1''\Y
pcrmittcd hi" pl'ople in thi') time of jUdg'IlIl'llt to l':lve
a better allli dearer view of the time of tribu!atioll
upon the world and what is the proper rd:ttion~hip
of the remJlant thel'eto. Chapter foul' of FiJ'f>t Thl'...,saloniun<: informs tho fuithful l'onccrnin~ the n:~lIl"l'ec
tion of tho:,c who have dil'd in faith, aw1 tlle exnltation into the temple of those livin" and J'('m,dull!"
faithful nt the comin~ of the Lord Jc-,u') Christ. '1'h~
faithful aI'e told to "COJIIJ'OI't one anotht'r with tht'~l'
'\'ords" now. The apo'itle admonishes (,oll(,crJlin~ the
clay of G(Jll's wrath lind says to ltis peopll': "W)ll'lefore comfort your~clws tOg'eth('r, and cllify One another, e\"('n as abo 'ye do.' '-1 'fhess. 5: 11.
41 Slll'h i<; the reason why the Lord )H'rmits tlI('~e
truths to he publi'ihed in '1'11(', WatchtOWl'r. Whal is
said is not the opinion of man, and no man is to I:e
given nedlt thcr('for. 'fhe Lord has his own !T0{)11 \\a\'
of informing and ('OInforting hi~ people. \\'IJile th'!!
remnant lIeel] no man to teal'll them, it i'{ the priyill'~e
of the remnant to be fed hy .Jehovah alld CIII i<;t Jt'-,U')
upon the food conY'nil'nt for them ill this day, ,111d
to that clld the Lord CIlLlses un understanding d the
HrriptnJ'('s and Jlennits the>;e to be pllh\j~h('\l III '1':IC
l\"alch/o!l'rr. It is the priyikge and duty of all C'llllpanics of .Jchovah's witnrsscs, to~ctller with the .Jolladahs, to be obedient to this eommandmcnt and to :'.tud\'
thc"e prerious truth,>, und to thu:-; cominrt onl' ar~
other, evcn as all such arc now doing. Happy is their
state while so doin~.
42 In th i'{ COllllrct iOll the apostle pres<;cs UpOIl llis
hreth1'en the ne('es';ity of (1\\ cUing to~pthl'l' in }W<!\'c:
"Dc at pc~'ce aJJlon~ rOllr~;c\\"es," ,Hid" to pstl'PPl thu])
very hi:~hJy in love for theil' \',oJ'l,'~ sake", "Sel' t iJ:~t
none rplltlt'l' cvil for cvillmto anv lllan' ),ut ('\"r]' f,'1low that \;hieh i~ e:ooJ, hl\t\\ mnOl;!!; VO\1;':;eh l''{ and 1,)
all men,"-l 'rhe~<;. 5: ]3, 1 5 . '
,
43 If rou find <lmoll!.\,>t the company of hl dhrl'n t l,,)',c
wllo arc contous, \~ ho gl'ndpJ' 8t ri fl' n1111 eon' !lsi-JIl,
who manifest the ~pjrit (,f sf'1fhhnp~'{, 1m!)\\" t h,lt ~;u<:h
nrc not of the temple (olllpuny. Do liot illduJ....c 1'1

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controversies 'with them, render no evil unto them,

but follow the admonition of the apostle and avoid
them. The faithful remnant must continue in peace
together and must have and manifest the joy of the
Lord, and with zealverform the privileges and ohli~a
tions laid upon them by the Lord. The unity of the
temple class now exists, and those who do not show
the spirit of harmony and unity thereby give evidence
that they are outside the temple. 'l'his is the time wlwn
.the atlOillted of the 1-,ord truly sing: "Behold, 110W
good and how pleasant it is for hrethrcn to dwell together in unity!" (Ps. 133: 1) With SObriety of mind
and with full confidence the anointed will move forward, lookin~ with joy to the early vindication of the
name of Jehovah.
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1. Aceount (a) for the unuelstanclm~ of Jehovah's Word hy
those ,\ho love him. (b) For the cour~c of actIOn now h{'irl~
tuken by those oppose,l to the message concernIng .JI'lIO
vah's kingdom. How will the en('my proc('e<lJ Why IS this
J,elluittctH With \I hat result to the faithful, au<l to the
0p}IImcnts'
2. Apply the wonl "suut!<'n", as here used. Quote Jrslls'
nflmonitioD rplating to the surnt' tilllo Iln,l Situation.
3,4. \Vhat comfort from the Lcml, through the njlo~ll", is
founrillt 2 'J'ht'~salonmns 1: li-U1 Ill ..ntlfy "them that kll')W
not GocI, !lnd t1l1lt o\)"Y not the gURp!'l of our Ll)rd J !'~U8
ehdst" j nnd fl"('ount fllr such i;{lloran~c and flisol>edience.
5. Point out the plltphctlc fitn(qs of 1 KIngs:!: 0, II.
0,7. 'j'o ",hat tnrl<' 11l1fl hilu:LtilJll dol'S J)l'utcronomy 29: lU, 21}
IIp)tlyf With r!'lnt~d sf'nptures, furthc'r l)uint out that such
destruction is justitie<l.

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gli!. "Suuden destruction cometh." Upon whom' 'When,

and how' Why, as fvretold in the prophec'y of Jereml:lh
(14: 13-15; 12: 12,13; 2:;: 10-17) and relate<l scIipturesf
14-16. Explain the statement that the impenumg destrudion
shall come upon them "as travail upon a woman with
child' '.
17-]\). Distinguish the trouble or an~ish here mentioned
from "Jacob's trouble", using scriptures that clearly show
they arc not iuentical.
20,21. Account for the nevil's being so lone- permitted to
operate in the earth. What agencies has he employeu, and
to what end 1
22,23. Apply Psnlm 110: 1, with scriptures allll facts showing that the time of waiting has ended. Account, then, for
the greater woes upon the people at this tlllle.
2426. Show that the shortening of the days of the great
tribu1:ltion haB c1earlv ueen "for the elect 'B sake".
27-29. \\'hl'n and how ,\=111 the final expressIOn of God's wrath
lH'gin' How docs the Lord provide thiB informahon for
the elect beforehanu t What is then their pTlHlege and
uuty'
30. Show thnt the statement at 1 John 1: 5-7 is exemplified
at this time.
31,32. Upon whom has the uay of the Lord come "as ll.
thief in the IlIght"f Show that in that <lay two classes
have become m:Llllfest, awl why.
33. How uo the SCTlpturcH flcsl'ribe the po~ition and conui
tion of thoslJ III darknl'ss'
3436. Apply (a) 1 'I'hl'ssalonians 5: 6. (b) 1 'I'hessalonians
5: 7. (c) ISaiah GO: 1, 2 II nIl Matth~w 1:1: 4:\.
37,38. "Let Uq, who are of the <lay, be sobl'r." Wl,at uoc's
this ml'lm' What is nJl'uut by "puttin~ on the hrellstplatc
of flllth alllllc.ve"t By 'putting on, for II h('IIDet, the hopo
of salvation '1
~9. To \\ hom, ancl how, c10l's 1 'l'hessalonians G: n, 10 apply'
40,41. How c1oc's the apostle's admonition at ] 'rlJ('~sal()ntans
4: 18 aud G: 1] Al'f\ e Its purpose at this tllllC'
42,4:\. Point out thfl fitness aUll I,rescllt tilllclille~s of 1 Thessaloll1:lus ::;: 13, 15.

HIGHWAY FOR THE PEOPLE

HE facts arc that in the denominational ehul'eh

organizations, both Catholic and Protestant,
there arc today many souls hungry for the
truth, and ~et the C!<'rgy, who arc virtual pri~on
keepers, do their 1)(,8t to keep them from knowing the
truth of the sacred Scriptures. In their distress these
hungrJT souls (prisuners they arc) pray unto God and
cry and sigh hecause )f all the ahominations whieh
arc done in the midst of the organization of l< Christenc1om" and whirh they cannot recollcile wi'lh the
God whose name" Christrndom" has adopted and then
wickedly brought reproach upon it.-Ezek. 9: 4.
'l'hrough his prophet God foretells of a time when
he would hear the eries of these pl'isoners and send
relief, and then shows that the time that sueh relief
would be sent would be after the building up of his
organization, which is ~ion. This proof show3 a work
that those who arc God's temple class must do, and
one reason for giving the witness. The psalm-prophecy
reads: "'Yhen the Lord shall huild up Zion, he shall
appear in his glory. lIe will regard the prayer of the
destitute, and not despise their prayer. '1'his shall be
writtrn for the generation to come; and the peuple
whi('h shall he created shall praise the Lord. For he
hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;

from heaven did the Lord [.Jehovah] hehol(l the rart11;

to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to louse those
that arc appointed to death [his faithful r(mnant]."
(Ps.102: 1(i-20) But now still others a>.icle from Uod's
remnant still remain as prisoners of Satan's organization Babylon.
TILe 1,0rd has, just at the right time, brought the
radio into action, which permits the prople to remam
in their homes and listen to the proclamation of the
trut h, l'e~ardless of the opposition of the prison
keep('r8, the clergy. Kno\\ ing this, the clcl'g'ymen unite
with Dig Business to control the radio f1111], if possible,
to prcvent the truth from being broadea<;t. The Lord
has aho provided a grrat number of hooks explaining'
the Bible, and his faithful witncssrs ~o from house to
house and put these in the hands of the people that
the prisoners may have some food. The prophet shows
then tbat God will open the prison doors by giving
those \\ ho honestly seck the truth an opportunity to
hear and know him. "Praise ye the Lord ... which
made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein
is; whi('h keepcth truth for ever; which exerutc1h
judgmrllt for the oppl'cssrd: which givcth food to the
hungry. The Lord 100set11 the prisoncrs: the Lord
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that arc hO'\'cd down: the Lortl1oveth the righteous."

-1'8. 146: 1-8.

TIle proof shows, therefore, that the honest ones in
the denominational church organizations who desire
to know God and his Word arc hun~ry and in distress, and that they cry for help; and. that the clergy
arc the prison keepers who rellder no help and concerning whom God says: "Behold., 1 am against the
shcpherd.s; and. 1 will require my flock at their hand,
and cause them to cca~~ from fecd.ing the flock; neither
shall the shepherus feed themselves any more."-

-Ez(!k. 34: 10.

And then Gou, through his prophet, shows how he
will brin~ relief to such prisoners by giving them a
Im()wlcd~e of the truth. 'l'hron~.rh hi'l prophet he says
to the faithful "scrvant" elas-'l, tho!',e who are of the
temple clu!'>S and whom hc hus appoilltcd as his witnesses: '1 have rallce} you ill l'ig-hteo\lsneslI, and 1 Wlll
hold your hanu, aIHl sllstain you und ~ive you the
power. I will ~rnd YOIl to oell the blind ('yes and to
lll'iug the priSOlll'r's hom the prison homes an(l them
that sit iu uarkllc'ss Ollt of the lwison. That yOll may
say to the prisOlH'l's, Go forth; to th('m that arc in
darkness, Show yourselves. 'rhey shall f('('(} in the
ways, and their' pa.<;tul'es shall be ill all high p]al'es.'
-]gao 42: 5-7; 4!l: 9.
'fhis is oue of the reasons why tlw tl'stimony of the
truth of Gud's \Yon} must now be goh'cn by the hm
pIe class; and that work is HOW pl'(l~.rrcssing in ful
fillment of i'l'ophC'(y. That is thC' reason why faithful
lIlell 1111(1 WOIlH'1l goo from hou,>c to house \\ ith hooks
that l'xplain the Biblp, anLl pluec tlll'm in the hands
of the people on eOlltrihution. '1'llat io.; the way th('y
)lrca,~h the gospp!, IJC'cause it is God's appointed way.
'l'he 'ffeet of giving' the testimony hy radio, by hool-s,
aud hy other mpalJ<;, is to separate or divide the ppopIc. It brillgs the honest persons of good will, who
want to serve God, out from those who arc hypocrites.
It is neither the purpose, 1I0r the result, to get anyone
to j()in all organization of men; hut the te'ltimony is
given to cualJle thpm to get their eyes opened and to
tuke tlwir :,tanu on t he side of Jehovah Gael. God having; .eomma ndeLl th is testimony to be g-i ven to the prisOlwrs, his wit nessI's mw,t deliver the testimony; otherwise they could uot he plcasin~ to him.
'l'hrre arc mi IlioIls of J)('ople of goou will in the
world who are no part of Satan's organization bnt
who nrc unuer the influence anu control of that oppressive organization. They al'e not held in the church
prj-;,(.n I,ou',('s, hut arc on the onbi(lC'. 'I'hry sec the
hypocrisy in the 'lml'rhes and ho1u them<;l'1ve'l aloof
th<:l'C'from. Tlll'Y arc hlind to the truth, how('vel'. and
Satan has cau>o('(l their b1inunr<;~;. (Isa. 42: 7; 2 Cor.
4: 3, <1) It is God's purpo<;e that slleh pCI'''ons may
have :1ll opportunity to learn the truth and have their
eye's, which mrnu,> their undC'rstandil1g', O[H ned to <:n
able tl]('m to take their stand on the si r1' of ,Je~lO\'ah
God unu a2'ainst the lJelil. .Tehovah, through his

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prophet, foretold that he would make proyj~ion for

this work, and he hns made provision for it. By hiq
prophet he for('told that he would make an ever1aqtmg
covenant with Christ, his beloved Son, who was foreshadoweu by the anointed David, and that others
,....ould be brought into that covenant, and that the onf'-;
faithful to that covenant should be mcmbNs of hi~
"serv:mt" that is approveu. As the mouthpiC'ce of
Jehovah God, the prophet says: "Behold my sC'rvnnt,
whom I uphold, mine elect, in whom my soul dcIi~ht
cth; I have put my spirit upon him; he shall hring
forth ju(h,rmcnt to the Gentiles." And then, auure"'~
ing those who arc invited to enter into t he covenant
for the kingdom with Christ the ~reat antit~'pi<:al
David, the prophet ~uys: "Incline your car, aud ('OllW
unto me: hear, and your soul shall livc; Ullt! I \1 iii
make an e\'erlastin~ covenant with yOll, ('\'('u the SUt'e
mercies of IJaviu. "-IHu. 42: 1-6; 55: J -3.
That ,Tehovah providps the'll' witl1esse" of his to du
n. work for the hcndit of the people is IlIallc cleal'.
Through his prophet he suiu: "B('hold, I have given
him for a witnC'ss to the people, a 1e<l(1('J' and (orn
manuel' to the peop1'." (Tsa. 5;' : 4) 'l'lwse \Voru" of the
prophet 11 pply primarily to .Jc$;U~ Uhrigt, '1'110 d('plarc:d
that he ('ame into the worlLl that he might be a WltllPf,S to the truth. 'l'lwy apply to all who arc in Cbl'i-t,
which ineilldcs those who arc in the trmple anu thrrC'fore of Zion, <.:ods organizatioll. The 1.1st memllt'rs
of 'l'he Christ on earth are therefore desi~~nated h~'
Jehovah as hiH witnl's,'.es to the people, :m<1 thr obligation laill upon them is made plain. {Jnder t hl' supen:sion of the great Wihl<::;H Christ Jesu';, these arc to
he made', and arc malle, "a witnl'~<; to the people, a
1eauer anu commanul'r to the people."
The l'c'mnunt ronstitute the "fed of him", the great
\Vitr1('ss, tlwt is to ~a.v, the last memhers Oil earth o(
the body of CIII'ist, whirh is the true ehUl'ph ; aml1lr,'!"
arc therefore of Zion alit} in the spiritual temple of
Gou and, heill~ yet 011 eurth, arc stall<lin'_~ at the \'(ry
horders of God's glorious kingdom. 'l'hc',e are Cod's
watchmpn, and he speak" of them a<; beill~ plac('(l UlJeJ!l
thl' walls of .Jcru~Iem, which rl'pres<;ni'; the orgnll1zation of his people On earth; allel then throu~h ni,;
prophet he says of and eonccrning tll('m: "1 han: .~:t
watchml'n upon thy walls, 0 Jerusalem, \vhi('h sh:t11
never hold their peace day nor lli'~ht: ye that ma!.e
mention of the Lord, h('ll not silence. "-!sa. 6~: li.
The remnant must cont inue to give the" iIlH'''"" (,I'cn
unto the time of entering tl)(' kingclom. TIl<' C'Jltrarwe
thrrcinto ic; symholized hy the expre.siou "the gat('-;",
and, ad(})'essill~ the l'ePlllDut clu"" ,v!1o al'l' his \\ itnesses, Jehovuh says: "00 throll:~h, ~O t]JI'()]]:!;h tIl('
~ate,,; Jl1'('pare ye the \\'DY of the people; ('ast HI', el t
np the hi~~h\\'ay; gather out the >otOI1(':;; lift up a <,tnJ:llan} for the peop1('."-]sa. G2: 10.
\Yith their face'S toward the he:wt:nly ],ill'2:,lom th:
faithf1l1 witne<sC',> are l'OJl1till~~ the pe01.)(' jr) the ri'.!'lt
way. Th('se faithful Olles arc 'pl'CP,ll'ilJ';' the \Ia~' Vl

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the people' by telling them the reason for their blindness and oppression, and of God's gracious provision
to release them from their burdens und to show them
the way to endless liI<.', This is not an effort to convert
the world, such as the clergy have pretended that they
eould do, but it is a campaign of education, informing
the P(01)lo according to God's commandments.
These faithful Wltnes~es "cast up the highway" for
tho people by showing them that God hus provided a
great, broad and clear way for mall to return to him
and to receive everlasting blessings. These witne%\'s
are commanded to "gather out the stones", which is
a part of the work of prcparing the way for the people.
Satan the enemy, through the operation of his agents,
and particularly the clergy, has placed many shunbling 5tone8 in the way of the people. Among such
stumblin~ stones are the falsehoods, thut God is responsihle for all the evil of the world; that God tahs
little children away in dt'ath because he wants them;
that God causes all the sit'kness and suffering of man
on earth; and that \~'hcn man dies, if he is outside the
ChlUt'h, he is to be for ever tormented in fire and brimstone.

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Another great stone in the way of the people is that,

as they have been told hy the clergy, "tIlls present edl
world" is God's kingdom on earth; that therefore God
is responsihle for the oppression under the wickrd
l'ulership of the nations. The people must be told the
truth, to wit, that SaLm the Devil i~ "thc god of this
world" and that so-called "Christcndom" is a blasphemy of <lod's holy name, because it a'>sumes to represent Christ, the helo\'ed f30n of Jehovah. 'rhe people
must be told that Jeho\'a1, is the only true and almighty God, and that his way is alw.ays right because
he is love.
The witn"sses arc commanded to "lift up a standard
for the people". A standard means a guidon or staff
to which the people may rally and identify thrmsrl\'es
with a specific siue in a fi~ht. The standard to be lifted
up for the people is God's standard cOllcernin~ salvation and his ~overnment of righteousncs~l. The people
must be told that Satan is the real enemy of manklllcl
and that .Trhovah h man's true and everla"ting Friend.
'L'his must be donc in onlpr that all the people of good
will may have opportunity to takf\ thrir stant! on the
side of the Lord God and under his staudard.

THE OUTCOME OF ARMAGEDDON

n~IAaEDDON, whi('h means the "hill of the

r.athcring of troops", marks the place awl the

time where iUld when the supreme i<;sue will
bc finally and for C\'cr decided, namely, Who is the
Most High God 1 and who will rule the earth TUsing
R)'mbolic language to describe the unseen and intallgiblc influences whieh arc now at work to hl'ing all
the goycrning pOWers of arth together for this final
battle, Revelation 16: 13,14,16 says: "And I saw
three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mOllt h
of the dragon [8atan's entire organization], an(] out
of the mouth of the beu.,t {Satan's visible', earthly or
gani7.ation], and out of the mouth of the false prophet
[HIe An~lo-American imperialistic system]. For they
are thc spiritR of devils, working miracles, which go
forth unto the king'> of the earth and of the whole
'World, to gather them to the hattle of that great d~y
of God Almighty. And [(R.V.) they] gathered them
togt'tllcr into a place called in the Hebrew tongue
Armll g'cddon. "
The great and terrible day of God AlmightJ" the
hatt1E.: of Armageddon, will be marked with such a
uecUve victory for l'ighteowmess that all \vill know
it. The name of Jehonlh, who is God, will be exalted
in the earth. EW'n tIle clergy shall have their mouths
for ('vel' closrtl to ~lwnking prl'sumptllou<;ly cone-(1'1l il1~
the IJ<ml 0011. ~ow they llame llll'mselws 'sh~pllC'l'd,>
of the ftO<'k'. The\" Imvc brOlH!:ht into the flock as the
prilH.jpaI mm th~ profiteers ~1l(1 !)ohti('i,ll1s and men
of great infiuenel!. God's prophet, describing the ex-

pression of God's anger n~ainst these wi(kcJ s:>'stems

and fahe prophets, anu thus giving (lllOlhl'l' c1t'~('/'ip,
tion of Arma~cdllon, sa,) s: "'rhus saith the Lord of
hosts, Behold, evil shall ~o forth from nat ion to nation, and a great whidwind f>hall be rai.,cd up from
the coa~ts of the earth. And the slain of the Lord shall
be at that day from one end of the earth l'vrn tUlIa
the other end of the earth: they shall not he lamcnhd,
Beither gathcrcd, nor lmried; they shall be dung upon
the ground. Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; allel waUew
yourselves in the ashes, )'e principal of 1hr lIoc!;: for
the days of J'our slallg'htc'l' and of your cthpel'''lions are
accomplishl'd; anfI ye shall faU like It plc<l<,nnt w'l-:cl.
A nd the shepherds shall have nQ way to lIrc, nor I he
principal of the Hork to c'sral'e. A voicl' of the ery of
the shepherds, and an ho\rling of the prine-iral of the
flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled tlH'ir
pasture. And the peue-cahle hahitation"l are cnt do\\ n, hccau,e of the fierce anger of the Lord.' '--.J,,1'. 25: 3:2-:n.
Another of Goel's prophets gives a vivid pictme of
the [:{reat and tel:ribII' cIa:>' of the Lord. 'l'he sea, heing
a great, restless bod,)' of water that is eOllstantly la~h
ill~ ih~e)f ~g-ainst the l'opk,~, fitly rl'pr('sents t Ite un!..;odly
prople of carth, alienated from Jehovah God and
s(!ifi~hl.\' hearing up tlte C01ll1l1trcini ol'g,llIizatioIl LlHlt
the ])l'Yil has huilt like a sea-faring ship, to l'xploit the
PCOIJks. The prophet, in the propllcey ahout to be
quoted, uses the sea as a symbol of stll'h. 8hip" are
u-:cu a.., a symbol of pn"ent mdholl'> of pal'l':>in~~ on
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of the world are really the backbone of the present

visible organization of the enemy, Satan the Devil.
The prophet refers to the time when Satan's organization will reach the point of assembling or being assembled for Armageddon, saying, "'rhey that go down
to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters."
-Ps. 107: 23.
In the deep distress that comes upon the nations
they discel'll the Lord; that is, they sec the manifestation of his power in these troublesome events, even as
descrihed in the prophecies, such as the prophecy of
IIabaldmk. Then' the psalmist, whom we are now
quotin~, pictures Jehovah as commandin~ the fight to
begin. The conflict is represented as a stormy wind.
A stormy wind is always us(,d as a symbol of trouble.
'l'hc prophet proreeds and thus describr<; the scope of
the trouhle, and the result: "For he commalldcth, and
raiseth the stormy winrI, whirh lifteth up the waves
thereof. '1'hey mount up to the heaven, they go down
again to the depths; their soul is melted because of
trouLk. 'I'hey reel to and fro, and stagger like a
drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 'I'hen they
[the p('ople or good will who have been associated with
t.he commercial ol'gani;mtioul rl'y unto the Lord in
their trouhle, and he hringl'th them out of their distresses. lIe maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves
thereof arr ~t ill. Theil arc they ~]ad hee'a118e they he
quiet; 1;0 he bringeth them unto their de'sired haven
[JC'ho\"llh 's or~anizationJ."--Ps. 107: 2:)-30.
'rhe Lord Je~us refers to the same ~r('at hattIe of
Armageddon that woulel follow the \V orhl War after
an interval of time, when he says: /I For t.hen shall be
great trihulation, such as was llot since the heginning
of the world to this timp, no, nor ever shall be. And
('xccpt thoqe days should be f>hortened, there should no
flesh be sanel: hut for the clect's sake tho~e elays shall
be shortened.' '-l\Iatt. 24: 21, 22.
The people may confidently rely upon the statement
of Jesus that this will be the end of tribulation upon
the earth, hecause he says there shall never be another. lIe also states that many will paqs through this
trouble and live, and not die; anel all should take
courage from this who desire to see a bet tel' condition.
}Another of the prophets shows that in this time of
trouble tho~e will be destroyed who compo~e the symbolic "beast" (that is to say, the Devil's visible earthly organization) and the" false prophet" class. 'I'his
scripture and its rontext read as follows: "And I saw
the IJCast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies,
gathered together to make war against [Christ Jesus]
that f>at on the horse, and against his army [in heaven]. And the beast was taken, and with him the false
prophet that wrought mirarles before him, with which
he deccin~d them that had received the mark of the
beast, anel them that wor~hipped hi,> image [' the
abomination of desolation', or League of l\atiollf>].
These both were east alive into a lake of fire burning
with lJrim~tone," that is to sa J', into /I everlasting dc-

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struetion ", annihilation. (Rev. 10: 19-21) Thu e! these

two wicked systems will be completely destroyed; and
those people who give allegiance and support and aid
and comfort to them will doubtless also go down. The
ones that will be brought through are Jehovah's faithful remnant and that class of people who will have
takeu their stand on the side of Jehovah Goel and his
killgelom. Thus the .Jonadabs survive the trouhle and
will then have t.he opportunities of complete reconstruction and blessing. Without doubt there arc a great
many p('ople who are now held in bondage to Satan's
organization by reas011 of the fact that they arc blind
ed to God's purposes. The enemy Satan has lJlinded
them, lest the glorious good news of God's kill!.relom
should shine into their minds and le.,t they shoul,l
understand and believe and break away from the
IJevil's system. (2 Cor. 4: 4-) The J;ord J(su'>, spenkill~
of the conclusion of this old worlel and of the mani.
festation of his kingdom, saiel: ",And then shall a}lpl:ar
the sign of the Ron of man, in heaven: nIHl then :-hall
all the tribes of the earth mOUl'n, Ilnd t}If'Y shall ~ee
the Son of man coming in the eluuds of heaven, with
power and great glory." (Matt. 24: 30) It is malliflqt
from this scripturn that all the peop]('s will SCI', ill
the great hattle or Annngeddon, that it is the Lord
daHhing to pieces Ratan's organization.
'rhe stuhhorn and willful (" goats"), who continue
to support the systems in defiance of God, will go do\, n
with them. Doubtll:SS now is the time whrn they \\ho
IJy deceit and fenr llUve he(\n held ill lJOlH1agc 10 tho
])('vil 's o)'~anizati()n must bl'<'ak away alle1 I1ll1... t call
upon the Lord, and then he will hring t!wm throu~h
the time of trouble. The Lord has speeiall.v !,)'orni"cu
favorH to those who arc good to the Lord's "1)uor",
his witrH'sses on earth. Through his prophet he <;ay'l:
"Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LeJl'<l will
deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will pn'serve
him, anel hep him alive; and he shall he l,ksscd upon
the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will
of his enemies.' '-Ps. 41: 1, 2.
'I'hese mentioned here as coming to th<> Imowhdge
that the great trouble is to be a manifeHtat ion of Uot! '-;
power and glory shining through his kingdom \\ ill
doubtless call upon the name of the Lord, at thr f<!lI11e
time taking their position openly on his Side, :.mcl he
will hear them and bring them through the trouble;
and 1hen, jf they arc obedient to him, he will giye them
the bles,>ings long ago promised to come throu~h "the
seed of Abraham", that is to say, through the Chri<;t.
-lsa.l1 : 8; Rom. 9: 7; Gal. 3: 16, 27-~9.
The prophet of God again refers to the same tim<>,
when he says: "Therefore wait ye upon me, snit h the
Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my
detel11lination is to gather th<> natiom. that I may
as~emble the kingdoms, to 1'0111' upon thun mill0 indlg.
nation, ewn all my fierce anger: for all the (,:lrt11 ~ldl
be devoured with the fire of my jealom.y. Fur tilcH

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will I turn to the people a pure language, that they

may all call upon the llame of the LORD [Jehovah],
10 serve him" ith one consent. "-Zeph. 3: 8, 9.
This will mark the end of Satan '8 organization and
the deliverance of the propIe therefrom. Tlwll, as the
prophet here says, God will turn to them a pure roes-

111

sa~e, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord
anu serve him with aIle consent. Then will follow the
estahlishment of conditions upon the earth such as
will make it a fit place upon which to live. Such will
be the work of the Messiah, The Christ, and the next
step ill the outworking of the divine purpose.

MEMORIAL

HE date for the celebration to the name of Jehovah God and to the sacrifice of Christ Jcsus
is determined in this manner: From the obseryation of the new moon nearc~ to the vernal equinox,
v.. hich marks the first day of the first month, count
fourteen days. (Ex. 12: 1-6) According to astronomical cal('ul<ltions the moon rihcs at least sixteen hours
hcfore it can he seen with the natural eye of man. In
the time of Mos('s the calculation was made from the
hour he ('ould !;CC the moon with the lla!trd eye, and
that is the proper monner for us to count the time.
This :rear (calJrd A.D. lV~IG) hegins un thp, 2-Hh duy
of March i and the fourteenth day, to wit, after 6 p.m.

of April 6, is the proper time for the celebration of

the Memorial. Jerusalem time is used.
The book entitled ,J chot'ah contains a more detailed
explanation of the Memorial than The Watchtower
could carry at one issue. Carefully and prayerfully
study chapters two and three of the book entitled
Jehovah, beginning at page 26 and ending at page l:!O.
rrhen on the 6th day of April, after 6 p.m., let each
company of the anointed asscmlJle and eelehrate the
l\[emorial. In doillg so, use unleavened bread and rral
red wine. Ullfermenteu grape juice or raisin juice will
nut meet the requirements. The Lord and the apo~t1es
used real red wine, and we should follow their lead.

LETTERS FROM AFIELD

GREATLY BLESSED IN BEING JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
DUR 1lI\ETllRBN:

'J'he uml('rsl~ned, members of the I3altunore pioneer camp,

dCllirc to expre!<s their appreclUtioll of tho 10\ln~ pro\ibion
madc to 1I8Mi~t all of tilt' 1'1011( 'r.. III their I.'fl'orts to continue
lld\crtiHing the Klllg l\ud the kllll!,lrJlll. Your kUer of November 5, to the plOlll.'prS, WIlR r;rnt.. fully rf1cel\ecl, and we Wish
especially to thank the lnl'lnberH of the B(thel family for thclr
ptlrt in milking tl1I8 arrangcment possiblo, for we ren lizo it
Ult'1\ns sucrifice on their part.
\VO reah?e we ha\e been grl'lltly hl(,~Aed in the prh II('ge which
is our8 of h<'ill~ Jehovah '8 Wltll"~'.I'S III th(' earth at this tunc,
111111 nre thankful for the VllnO\lR provisiolls made by our heavenly :Father tu enablo us to el!rly nn.
With warm Chnstian 10Yl', and ussuring- )ou of our eontiulled pra)'ers on hchnlf of Bl()ther RutherforJ and all tho
membcl1l of the Bet hel f,lIluly,
Your fellow Witnesses,
SAMUEL Q, ApPIoER,
.1. T. PADGETT,
JUJ.JA SCHALF El~,
MAm:L A. PORTER,

Loers Kn:rr.R,
l~UI.A MOBl.EY,

MI:s. l\f. Eo PADGETT,

JOHN 'rENCH,
LILLIE O. l'RAZlER,
ANN PARRISH.

GREAT PROVISION JEIIOVAH lIAS MADE

DEAR BIWTIIF I: RUTUEU'ORD:

For Jehovah anJ for Oldcon.

'Wo just r'cpived our I'car }Joel.s, anJ as we rcarl them our
hearts are so filleu \lith an appre<'iation of the untiriug' efforts
which the LOI rl's Ileoplo are }Jutting forth all over the worM
to sing forth the prais('s of Jeho\:,h III Ilroclailllinp; the" KlIlgdum Mess:l~<1" that we wish to thank you for thell1unmeJiately.
We also thank Jchovnh for tho truths which lire heing pIepared for 113, and pray t1mt \\" may Roon see the two I)Jll:ns
Fupportillg Scltn.n's \1s1hle or~anizntlOn go down. Being IJJind
to e\er~tlung sn.ve the vindwation of .1ehovah's nalllc, we have
been pr('~~lI\g the battle to the gate here in th('se mountainous
eoulltips, allll our ('j>PrlCnCe8 hl<\c been so Illtert><,tmg that \\'e
can't refrain from tel1m~ you srom" of the mo-:t lce,'nt oucs.
In one htt]e town thelC Wl're just ~ixteeu hom,.. ~, hut the
lecture [10m the 80unJ car was :,0 much apl'lcdated that 18

books and 16 booklets were I"ft therl.', (lIow clear the l(JrtlJr,,~
ring forth up here I) Olle lady Hal,l, "Oh, to tlullk tIllS 111e'~:l~f!
is hrou~ht nght to Ill) hOllle, 1I1111 I 11"\ H hearJ it hefon'! 1
8ur"ly \,allt to t('ll ('\('r,\'o11o of the joy it has brought lIle. An,l
to thmk thi8 curu tells it uJluwl no 81l],~~manship IS npccs<,aryl"
In \lsiting 11. dam, '\\J found Ull 01.] man, 70 y('ars 0 f a ';e,
who upprel'lateJ the Illes~ag'e so much ne 81U11 it was the happlf"it
day of his life. lIe COlltflbut(',l for dl of our plJ1Jlipl\tiolJ~, !l.
record, aud also for some gasollJle to parr)' on the work.
Yosemite National Park iR in these pouutlO8, and aft('r thrce
visits we were, by the Lord's grac(', alJle to \lsit c\CrYfillc III
it. 'rhey thrcateJwd to throw u~ from tho park, Lut a ftN calt'
fully explaming the work to the officials an,1 gOIll~ forth 1J"ldIy with Jeho~ah 's strellljth we \\erc able to tini~h. At I!,t<h
Hctchy dam we took them by Aurpnse llIHl put 011 n IeetUle
hefore they knew what it was all about. One man came ou\\n
from a mountain O\er two ruiif's away ano, stopping- IlJ~ ('ar
hy the sound car, said, "Is this what I hcard 'way up thf~l PI
It \Vas fir.c." Seemg tho tcstllllony carJ, and before It coul.l
be preser.ted, he grabbed it, reatl it 1I101ll1. aliI] Hlli.l, "llrlllg
those three books to my hOllse; I surely \\llTlt tIIl'Jn."
Every few null'S wo lind groups of tentll With millers in t1Jem
who lire wOlking ve.'y hald for an e"\isteuee. '1'h,'y uj,ple{'late
tho kingdom message, and, tholl;.:h they have very litt](', tlH'Y
contribute that they Illay help others rccei\ e the rnes~agc,
Tho other day, \\hl.'ll we wcre gl\illg a !e"hlfC 111 ;\lallpORl\
(the county 5('at), a 1('porter came up to us allll sai<1, "Mariposa seldom has a treat. like this." .AftN asking us a few
questions, she left us. The enclosed cl;ppiu~ was 1Il the pap('r
yesterday, and Fe\'l.'ral people calle,] our attcntlon to it.
Our hearts arc so overflU\\lng With tlill pnvih';:;e ot ben-Ice
gi\en us hcrc, awl as \\e look o\cr the prevIOus t('port Without
11. sound car and this oue with a souud car we thuu;.>;ht JWI hap~
you might enjoy a compal ison. 'The ~ound car is ~U1 ely a [;1 cat
provision Jehoyah ha:; made for his people.
Books Booldds Hours Obtainer8
Prl.'vious report
3.3;)
1,1 [,~
1-;)0
601
Last rl.'port
1,539
lj,;)~~3
2,74:1
2,993
Sauna ear
103 lectures 4:> houls 11,428 IistenelS
May Jl.'hovlIh's blt',~il\g be upun ~uu fiS you d.lIly sene him.
\"e jO)'iully Il'rn:un III the KIIlg-'s r'lllk~,
Pt'OIlY _~l'D ELSA fPtlJLll'H:l.
'rED A~;D DUlas [KLI.l~], (;oltfolnla.

F,f{ie WATCHT0WER.

RADIO SERVICE
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P:::!USllED 8EYI-:Mm."TJILY

By

ITS MISSION

\VATCH TO',VER BIBLE fJ TRACT SOCIETY

117 Ad.uns Street
Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S.A.
QPPIC1:RS

.T. F.I\l:T1IP.fvi:rJ President

W. E.

VAN A:MBt'RGH

Secretary

"AnJ nIl thy ;Jaldrcn shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

~t'cat :.hall be j he peace of thy children." -lwdh 5-PIJ.
THE ~f.RIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT .JEHUJ/.H 13 the only true God, is from cverln~ting

t\) l'\"crb~ting, tl." ::Jukor of heaven and earth and the Gin'r
of lif" tl) bs ( r r -,tll:es; tl::lt the Lo~os was the b::;inning of
)lis ('n'~t:()n I 1,d l.l~ 3C11\'O agent m the cre~t:[,u of all
thiuf;S; tk,t t1.', L'Jg"Oll i~ now the Lord .Tesus Christ in glory,
cl<.lthed y, ith nII I,';wer lU heaven hnd earth, and tao Chief
I:xccuth-.- OJi'C'.r of Jehoyull.

THAT GOD r:r.:.ted the ('arth for m~n, creatcrl perfect

Jnan for the Chr!;' ami p!rl P ("! hun upon it; that lIlan WIlfully
disobeYl',l G,:.rl'g 1_.... lllHl 'I~S sl'ntenceu to deat'l; that by
reason of Au: r.. ',j wron~ act all men aro born sinners and
\\ithout tl.e Jj;; .. ~ to life.
THAT <JESUS v:r.8 marlo llUlllrlll, anu tho man Jesll!l suffered dp~t:l in ';r jeT to prmJllco tho ransom or leUCIT,rtno
I,rico for u11 l."ll;';!Dl}j t)J:Lt Go,) nllscd up .Jesll'J on'ino anJ
exalted l,iw t .. I ",,'en ah'J\o e\elY creature and abo\'o every
name nnd clt'll.c,l him \\Uh all pOl,er and authonty.
THAT ,JEIIC.J""\WS OWjANIZATfON is called Zion, and
that Chri~t J, -1 .'1 is t1,(} Chief OllJ~or thereot ar.rl ill the
)"i;.:htful Kin:.: "f tho world; thnt tho anointed un.! faithful
fo!loIIl'rs ui (!ll j,t .Te'Jus firo chilJlen of Zion, members of
.TehoYah's C'f;'" !"!i/dlUn, u1l(1 aro his witness('s whoso duty und
l'riyilcgo it is f) t, ~tify to tho supremacy of .Jehomh, declaro
his purp(\er~ tr,',';ccrd mankind l1R expr(',sed in the 1])10, and
to henr tho fr .:its of the kin~Jom beforo all who will hear.

TIIATTlIE "(!ORLD Jms ended, and tho Lord .Tesus Christ

liaS her'u I,l:', .,,1 Ly ,1"],o\'ah upon his throno of authority,
!tas oustf',l f" t::n from h"awn und is proceeding to the
cstnblishment of God's kingdom on earth.

THAT n II [{ELI EI~ awl ))),"sinr;s of the peoples of earth

tan cOllle e.!'l., 10.\' I1ml 1hrough Jcho"ah's kJllgdom under
('hrbt "Li~;, h.;; now 1J(';:Ull; tLat the LOltl'~ uext ~reat
I,':t is th,! r' ,t I n..tlrJll of ~atan's 01 galllzation !lnrl the es;ab1!',)llJwnt vf Tl'~I::'!I"I<Il"'~ ill tho cal th, and that unller the
kingrlofll ull t:.',-c who \\ill ohey its righteous la\\S ~hall li\'e
on l':llth full'l,'r.

"e II 0 0 S I ~ G"
All a worth:: c"r'!l'l~llI"ll to the llf'\V hook niches comes fOJ1h
a new J, )(,kld f'fltl:Jed Cit'JO"ll1i7. It eonlains the 1lI 0 ,sag" tl:at
l,,'opla of g .')(1 1\111 tluollc;hout tlw earth ale eager to lca,] :llld
l'fwly, t" I',.t, fl,p I'C<'Il'!y bro:,,]' .lst spOt-ch "Rel'urating the
Nations". l,wI :d:iu a r!,'al'('lIt tll'aUse on "Your ChOIC!''',
!-holling that t;\cl."one lllUqt HOW ('hoose befween lllltes or ruin.
'1'1:0 buokkt's (Oler is ('O)Ol ['III lin'] \f'ry stnkll'C: to the P~l'.
Its r,'le.t-' t till: pul,hp has "lIh Il"'''nt)y ),c('ollle ef;eehve. You
Illay I'roellJC II (:"!')' on a contributIon of 10e to the Soci~:y,
Hpurl it all,] ."1)11 \\111 be instantly enthUSIastic fur it~ tlistubution to vtll 0 r~,
Aun:lrI ISI:\G W ATCIlTO\\, ER PROGIU:\lS

Advcrtl~lDg tl,.. Elll;:;<lOlIl hl'ljl~ :tlso to a,lIcI(!"" tha ,adio

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VOL.LVll

APRIL 15, 1936

NO.8

FEASTS
HTllou shalt observc the feast of tabernacles set'en M.ys after that thou lwst gat1/crcd in thy com and thy
wine."-Dcut. 16: 13.
Fehruary 2~, }9:lG, was the first time, so far as known, "hf'n n I'.-.u('ral conveuti(Jll of thc pe0ple of Jpho\'ah
l\ssl'mhl.'d m .liOprent parts of tile ('artll an,l '''I~ silJ\ultuul'ou~ly acl,ln's~ecl by one ~!,( ak.'r. On that OCf'aSIOIl tIll]
pr(,81.lent of the Society splJkl' to a large aSlwml,!y at J...)8 .\n;.:c1es, <.'a 11 f Ollila, allli at 111(' sallle tlll"~ tIle 81"'('c'lI
was instantlllll'oul>ly translluttecl hy rad 10 ltlul \\ ire ClJllneetHJll to 1:1 1ge eornpani('; a ""lllh!l'<1 at ,al iou~ !,omts
in America, 11l':\1('o, Camula, GIl'at Britain, ('onllllent:11 EUI(,!I<', ancI l,th"r j>!a('1'8. The tN.. t of tl,,' s!'f'('c'h 18 set
out hen'ill. At till] eOllc!uSlCJn 01 tlw Udel""R'! the many ll~'lelllbkd h~t('Ill'r~ unanilllou,!y :\I!opl('d the d,'('ltllalloll
np!,"ali'lg I",rl'in at tlte enll of this article. lllllllf'dlatl'ly rl'~['uU!!('s calill' by ('((hIe llllol t"!l'~l'lll'h from the ,ll\i
!lions llss.'nlbl,'cl, glVlIlg cVl,lcn('(' that U.., spel'lll lln(l T<'lIOIUtlllll hall I",,,n l'1('((Jly and <'llthusiastw:dly r"('cl\\~,l.
It '\(IS a jO) jill f,'aHt, parttdpatl'c! in 1>y lJlany of GUll's TWO!'!.', awl [0 J"IIlH all h g" ,'n all g!'Jl'y awl honor.
Tllfl clid('!H'C 18 (,Ollelu~I\'O of th(' Ufllte,l ndLOn of the U)\U 's cl)me~raled unes in th<:ir Jeternune<1 fUI'\\arJ move
Ulent to make known tho IIIcHsagc of the kingdom.

EHOVAH comlwllld(d that the Isrnrlitcs should

observe three ~l'eat [(lasts OUrill~ tlw year, eaeh
one a feast unto Jehovah. This i->ILOWS that the
threc f<.':1&t8 directly alld speeifieaJly related to the
vindication of Jehovah's ullIne. Those three feasts are
named by the LOI'(I, to wit: "Feast of unleawu('d
hread," 01' the IHts,;over ; " feast of harv('st," 01' P('lIt('eOi'>t; aud the "1'ea,;t of ingnthel'ing", that io.;, the
"feast of tn1Jl'rnad('s". "Three timl''; thon shalt k('l'p
a feast uul0 mc in the year. ThOll shalt krep the :/'"nst
of uI1Jeayen(\(l ht'('ad: (thou shalt eat llnleaWlll'lllJl'('ad
M'\'('n days, as I commanded thee, in the t illlc appointe(l of the month .Ahih; for ill it thou rarne"t out from
E~YJlt; and nOlle shall appear bdol'e me empty:) and
the feast of har\'('~t, the first fruits of thy lahoUJ s,
which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of illga1herin~, which is ill the end of the year, when thou
hast ~athered in thy labours out of the field."-Ex.
23: H-16.
2 The pasc;over marked the beginning of the year;
Pentel'ost was fifty (1a~'s after the first day after the
sabbath following the passover and was likewise a sahbath with Israel, ano the feast of tabernacks beg-an 011
the fiftecnth day of the seventh mouth enuing the special f('nture of the ~'enr. '1.'he people of Israel Iluving
been eommanued by Jehovah to ke('p these three feasts,
the question arises, Is spiritual Israel, and purtieularly
tIle remnant, directly concerned about ull three of these
feasts 1--Ex. 34: 18,22; Lev. 23: 6, 10, 3-1.
a JC'hovah specifirally fixes the time and place for
earh of the feasts. The time never varied. At fil'<,t the
place was at Shiloh. (Josh. 18: 1) IJater Jeru<;ulelll was
appointed DS a place where these feasts were to be ob-

serw'd. 'J'hr. fe:l!'.ts wel'(' directly as~ociated with tIl<'

han'est time of th(~ peopll' of Israel. The !l:1<;SOVl't wa~;
ohFC'rvedon the fOUltcl'lIth day of Abib, tllC fil~t month,
and the feast of unleavclwd In'l'ad folJow(d imm('(liately thl'l'eafter, at whieh feast the hi~h prj('''-t o[,'cl'('d
a slH'af of th(> filst ripl' NIl 11 or hadey and waved it hefore the Lord to he' a('e<'1,1('11 hy him m; fl'Om the peopJ(.
(Ije\', 23: 912) On til(' fiftieth day thl>lpafter, b('lo['(~
the comml'nCl'ffient of the "f"ast of weeks", lal1'I'
known ao.; {'entr('ost, the big-h pril'i'>t waYI'd two 10:1\'('"
baked of newly ripened wheat and hakl'd with ll'!l\'('lI,
the offrrjng of the pl'ople as the first fruit 0.; of 1he
harvrst. That was ealle(l the" f('ast of hal'\'(-;t, the
firstfruits of thy lahours". (Ex, 23: IG; Le\'. :!:~: 17)
The time fixed for the ee]..hl'!lt ion of the feast of
tahernacles wa<; at "the end of the year", wh"n the
hllrvcst was gatherr(l ill, and it was ra]Jed the "f(',lst
of in~atherill~". "S!)('ak unto the rhill!r"ll of ISl'a"l,
saying, rrhe fifteenth day of this ~e\'ClIth month shall
be the feast of tahel'l1acles for SCYell days unto the
Lord. "-Lev. 23: 34.
f Jehoyah gm'c command to Israel by the mouth of
1\10<;('5 conccrning all three of th('se feusto.;. ;'Irosrc; wa,;
n type of Christ Jrsm, anu Christ J('SUS is uin('tly
assoeiateu with all three of the ft'a<;ts. It wnnl<l scem,
therefore, that t.hose w]l() arc in Christ would be dirt'ctly cOllcerned. The passover was instituted in
Egypt by the slayin!:;' alld eating of the pasdlal Jamb,
and thi" was fulfil led in the sarl'ifiee of Chri"t .T csm,
at \vhich time Jesus in"t ituted the memorial of hi"
ueath and memorial to the name of Jehovah and to
the vindication of his lJ<:ilne. At tl1l' eOlllm;:IH] of tIle
Loru IIi" people have kept that fcafo>t aml 5till observe
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~o\v the LorL1 Jf>SUS has come to the temple and

gathered his people unto lJimself and they [Ire still
celchrating the feast of the passovrr, or memorial,
drinking the new wine with the Lord in the kingdom
and rejoicing.
S Pentecost marhs the time of the outpouring- of
the holy spirit rI'l prophesied by Joel and fulfilled first
on the apostles, a<; reeorded at Acts the second chaptl'r.
The time cornsponds with the time of the coming of
the Lord's spirit upon Gideon, when he hlew the tl'llmpet. (JUll~. G: 3-1) The second fulfilhm'nt of the prophecy of Joel cOl1rernin~ the outpoUl'ing of the holy
spirit, as upprar.; from the overwhdming tf>~tim()IIY,
be~~an in 1!122. (Sec rindicution, Book One, pllge 57.)
'1'he Pcnteco'lt date abo cGrrr<;ponds with the coming
of the Huth cla:-s to a knowle(l~e of the truth, the
climax of the proplwlic hook of Uuth. The' larger fnlfillnH'nt of the 01ltl)(Juring of the holy spirit mar];s a
time of gl'('at r('joi('il1~ a/Jlon~"t Cod's peoplc 011 ral'th,
In the lal1~uage of tIlc prophl'f. the al1ollltc'd olles sil1~,
"fhis i'l the day the Lord hath matlr, and we "ill Iejoke and he ~lad in it. '- P". 118: 2!'
G The pa-;SOVl'r fl'a,;t and Pt'nteC'o,;t arc dil'('dl~' relatc(l to the IIC'W eOVCllHnt. TIle makill~ of the Ill'W
COHllaJlt was marl;('d by the d('uth of Jt'';u~, the antitypieal pa',;ovl'l' Laml). The illau;.\urd1ioll of tlte !II W
('OVCllallt i.; mad;t'II hy the Hnal out pourillg of Ll.o
ho1j' H[lil'it. (.\<"1s 2: IG-if;) PUl'tieularly sinec tlte
se('olld out pOllrill~~ of the holy spit'it til(' Lord's 1\('01'10
011 eal,th Illl\'e 1l1lfkr~lood awl appre('iated lhat the
time of rejoi('illg is hen', ht'('ause tlll'y are pri\ ih~('d
to cll'illk the new Will<' with the Lord ill the lull:~dom
alHl to cllter into his joy. It is the fea:>t of jlly unto
the Lord, as it is \\rittt'l\: "H('joi('c, ~ l' hravplls, and
j'e that dwell in them," (Ht'v. 12: ]~) SillC'C the out
pourjll~~ of the holy spirit the relllnant have uIHkrHtooU nllu appl't'l'iat('d that tlte \VOI'I\ of tht' Lorll Jr,>us
is tho vindlt~ation of JdlO\ ah 's name nlHI that ~int:c
he has eOllle to the tcmple Hllll gat!Il'l'cd hi~ faithful
oneS unto him.;('1f the~e Iw\'o en I('1'('<) into the joy or
the LOl'd, l)Cin~ pJ'ivilt '~ed to pal'lj('ipatc in the Vllldication of Jeho\'<lh's name, Tht'y have also an llppreciation of the wurd:.; of the scriptUJ'e, "The JO~' of the
LOl'd is j'our strength. "-I\eh. R: 10.
T In the pa!>.t we IwYe l)('en told that the waving Df
the two 10<l\'\.''> hakt'd with leavcn, a/l(l whieh Wt'I'O
waved at PCllteco,;t, pictured two spi"itnal e]a~st's
offt'rNI to the Lord, to wit, the "little floc];" amI the
"gn'at multitude", hoth being spil'iLnaJ c1as,;es. Xow
we fo,ee, however, that such eonld not he true, for the
reason that God doe'S not have t\vo ~Jliritual classes,
one wholly fai t hInl and the OthC1' partially faithful.
'('he facts now well l:nown srcm to SUPI>Olt the C(lllc1usion that the waving of the two loaves at PCllteco~t
picturr(1 a divi':iiull amongst those who e]aim to s(~rve
GOll. At the fil'",t outpouring of the holy spirit t!t('1'e
\VCl'e m[lny dwelling in .Jel'll!>.alem who were tlevant
mel! 01' at Iea"t c!.limed to be. Some of tht;~C \wre

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amazed at what they saw, while others mochd. (. \('f J

2: 5-13) There was a division then and there, and th,Jt
division eaBed forth the speech by Peter COnCel'llIlI~.{
the fulfillment of the prop1lt'<'y of Joel. '''l'hCll tilt,,)'
that gladly l'eceh'cd his word w('re baptizet1." (.\('t->
2: 41) Tht.: inference mu"t he drawn that those \\1:1)
did nut gladly receive his words put themse1ve,j ill
c;ppositioll. At the passowI' only unlr:lv('l\('d Im'ad
could be usc d, whereas the two 10:1\'cs \\'a \ cd hy the
priest at P('{lteeo~t were bakeu with leaven. LeaH'11
beill~ a symbol of imperfection and sin, t1w leaven in
the two loaycs thcrefore seems clc'al'ly to say ill sym
bol that tllc oftering in ]wlHllf of the propJe wou1dl:ot
be without taint, that all would be contamilwte<1 10
some CXtCllt WIth the \\ odd, anu, wheH infol'nll;d by
the Lord, it wonM I)e the: l'espolI~ihility of tho~e pi ,'.
scnted to the Lord to PUI ~e themselves I,y separa! .:l~
thelmelws cOlllpletely from Batan's organization. 'i'L' ;
i;,; eX:.Il'tly \\ bat the remnant are commanded to t !.,.
'rhis HUIIIHj)'t" the COllchbiun that the t \\ 0 loa v('..; \Va \ (,.\
by the pri(",t at Pentecost pipt ureu the dlvi~i()n, t}. .. L
is, a separation, of those \Yllf) are ape('pted by t ht, Lord,
from tho~e who arc J'('je!'1('d !ly the Lon!.
8 The ~('('ond ontpouring of the holy spirit lUl(lOl'Lt.
edly has tlistlo..;('d two ('Ia~~~',s of pcr~on~, both of wlij.'h
w('J'e pn'~f'1lted hcfOl'e til(' Lord when It" 1Ip]1('and ,'l
tile !t'lllple and !wgan jlld~\I]('lIt at the housl' <if (;'Jd
(~laJ. a: ]-3; 1 I'd, 4-: 17) One cIa'>..; i.; made np of
tho~e tlmt are approv!'d, wlljl'h the IJoru d(".i~lIa1t'~ ,I',
the" faithful anu wise ~"l'\'allt ", antI to 1hat ('ill'" I.,'
commits hi,; kill~-\dom int('['('-;ts on earlh. 'flie fit::, I'
elJss is not approvc'tI, alit I i-.; dl'sj~natl'(] by lIim III,'
"evil ser\'l1l1t" el1l';s. Tllo'ie of both cla<,~,('" da illlt'd 1II
be &iuccrc wht'l1 presented to the Lord at til(' t('111['1,',
hut the LorL1 C<lu"e<1 t hu ~('l fish ones tl) d"lIlon,,1 r:l k
that tlH'y "Ne moved by !>.(']li"hnes,; lind th(,J'cl'o!'<' 111l!.
ll1H!lwlifil'dly dc'voted to ,Jehondl al1ll hi,; kill!>,],",!.
'rhe \\01'<1:,; of the apostl(' at 1 Corinthian,; ;): l-~l fuJI.\
corroborate th('"e words, :llld l1('ncc the 11 1'0':110 ; dmonish('s the &incere onl'~ to h:n-c Ilothin~ to do \",;11
the il1sincel'e 0110S who continue to COlllIH'omi"n \. it It
Satan's or~ani7.ntion. The two loaves, thl'rdol'l', !>.i l J ,\
that one (In!>.:,; is rr,jcc-tc(] aJhl oue cla-;" a('c('pl('d I,:;
the I.;ord. The fcast of the paSSOH'r 1IIl,l that of p,,)!1f'eost 1Illdoubtelll.)' are limited to tho':ie \VllO al'r in 11111'
for the kingdom. What is to he said, t11r:l, ahout the
feast of tahcl'l1acles 7
OAt olle auu the same time Jehovah commdlllL,l
his ChOSt'll people Israel to kec:p th<"se three fl',l~h
abo\'e named. For many J cam it seem,,; to have hel1l
taken for gr<JIlteJ that tll(' fenst of ta 1>I')'lla('1e3, ,'!l t itypically edelll'ate'd, is cxc111~j\'('ly relat('(] to 11;
millennial rei'~n of Chri..,t and IH'UCC the ('hnreh \1'1:;]')
on earth \,oulu have 1101hiug to do th(')'('w]111. 'I i:,;
question nri;;.c,;, Did tlte fe<1~,t of tnhel'lliltl,; fOll"]".,!ow thing'l that mu",t como 10 pass durin!!, the mil!<'l:llial rci!.!l1 of Christ, or dol''; its flllfilllllt'!lt be~~jll \\'Li]e
the remnallt arc still on the earth Cll~.\f,,('d ill t:n

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service work YIf the feast of tabernacles is having an

antitypical fulfillment at the present time, then surely
we should expect that the Lord would reveal that fact
to his covenant people. The Scriptures and the facts
are now here submitted for the purpose of showing
that the feast of tabernacles directly concerns the
j'cmnant and the" great multitude" and that the antitypical feast is now being fulfilled.
10 Why should we conclude that Jehovah commanded the feast of tabernacles to be kept by the Israelites,
his covenant people, merely to show what shall come
to pass during the millennial reign Y The positive
statement is made in the Scriptures that "whatsoever
things were written aforetime were written for our
learning, that we through patience and comfort of
the scriptures might have hope" ~Rom. 15: 4) ; and
also that "all these things happened unto [Israel]
for ensamples [or types]: and they are written for
our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are
come". (1 Cor. 10: 11) Paul thus limits these things
to the class to which he belonged, consequently to the
church. The Scriptures are graciously provided by
the Lord for the benefit of men during the period of
trme when wickedness is permitted and when the
wicked aile is allowed to prosecute his work, and these
scriptures are thus provided that the man of God may
be instructed and thoroughly furnished unto all good
works. (2 Tim. 3: 16, 17) The vindication of Jehovah's
name is the all-important matter, and it is the royal
house of God that has particularly to do with the
vindication of his name. The Devil raised the issue
of the supremacy of Jehovah, and that issue will be
settled by the destruction of the nevi! and his organization, and that work must be accomplished and will
be accomplished before the thousand-year reign of regeneration begins. Jehovah first declares his purpose
to bring forth by his "woman' r or organization a
righteous seed, and that the seed of his organization
will destroy the seed of the Serpent. The seed is
brought forth, and then follows the prophecy recorded
by Jude (14 and 15) of Jehovah's purpose to execute
his judgment by and through Christ Jesus. Before
that judgment is executed, however, the Scriptures
show not only that the" little flock" of sheep led by
Christ Jesus shall come to him but that he will also
gather his "other sheep ", which latter flock is the
"great multitude". To Abraham 'Jehovah declared his
purpose in these words: "I will bless them that blrss
thee, and curse him that curseth thee." (Gen. 12: 3)
From other scriptures it clearly appears that the
executIOn of this purpose takes place at the time whrn
Christ Jesus is at the temple fgr judgment during the
day of Jehovah, and not at the end of the thousandyear reign. (Matt. 25: 31-46) The prophecies concerning judgment clearly are fulfilled and apply at the
time when Jehovah arises to make known his name in
all the earth and to vindicate his name by his great
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11 The Scriptures were not written merely to show

how some may inherit the heavenly life. True, they
do tell of that hope through Christ Jesus to those who
are called, chosen, and prove faithful, but the primary
purpose is the selection of a people for the name of
Jehovah and who have to do with the vindication of
his name, and after these have proved their integrity
then God gives them a place in heaven. Those taken
out for the name of Jehovah are first put to the test,
must maintain their integrity, and then receive Gad's
approval before they are given a heavenly inheritance.
It seems certain, therefore, that the fulfillment of the
prophecies, including that concerning the feast of
tabernacles, has to do with the church, and particularly the remnant, and those closely associated with
the remnant, during the time of a special work being
done by the Lord Jesus at the temple of Jehovah.

FEATURES

By looking at certain features of the type we may

be enabled to determine whether or not there is now
a fulfillment of the feast of tabernacles in the experiences of the remnant. As stated by the Scriptures
it was "the 'feast of Jehovah", which shows that the
time foreshadowed the vindication of Jehovah's name.
The command as recorded in God's law is: "Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when
yo have gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall
keep the feast of Jehovah seven days: on the first day
shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be
a solemn rest." (Lev. 23: 39, A.R.V.) Thus is shown
that the first day was a sabbath day and the last day
was a sabbath day. The feast was celebrated in the
middle of the seventh month, at the season of the
year when the harvest was gathered in, and is therefore called "the feast of ingathering". (Ex. 23: 16)
It was a time of rejoicing before the Lord, the people
being reminded that Jehovah is the source of all life
and of all their joys. They were to eat and drink and
to rejoice before the Lord.
13 This matter is specifically emphasized when some
of the captives returned from Babylon. When they
were in captivity they did not keep the feast of tabernacles. When Nehemiah and others returned, the
people were found weeping because they learned that
the law of God commanded them to keep the feast of
tabernacles, which they were not doing. It was then
that preparation was made to celebrate the feast, and
Nehemiah said to the people: "Go your way, eat the
fat, and drink the sweet, ... for this day is holy unto
our Lord; neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord
is your strength."-Neh. 8:9,10.
H Two special features of the feast of tabernacles
are noted, to wit: (1) The people were commanded
to dwell in booths for the seven days of the feast, and
(2) that, beginning with the first day, they were to
offer thirteen bullocks, and continue to offer bullocks
one less each day thereafter, concluding on the seventh
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day with the offering of seven bullocks, making a total temple, and each day water was dra\\"ll from the pool
of seventy hullocks off<,red during that period. of the of Siloam and carried to the temple altar, where it
feast. The eighth day was a day of rest and a solemn was receiwd amid&t the blast of trumpets and the reassembly unto the Lord. (i\um. 29: 12-33) That whole peating of the words of the prophecy by the p('ople:
convocation was to remind Isrnel that their blessings "With joy shall ye draw water out of the well.;; of
would come to them because Jehovah had chosen them salvation." (Isa. 12: 3) (Pclouhct's Bible Dicfi.mw/!J)
as his people for his purpose and for the honor of 'l'he~e water wells pictured the fact that the rcmllJnt
and Jonadahs who have lately as<;ociated themselves
his name.
with the rcmllant have come to appreciate the truth
15 The dwelling in booths appeared to be significant.
A booth is a temporary dwelling place, while those that salvation, pic,tured by the water, comes only from
therein dwelling are looldn~ for a permanent ahode. Jeho,'ah God throH~h Christ Jesus and these' truths
All the people of God, ineluding the ~piritual and hu- arc revealed hy the 'YOI'd of God, the well of !-alvatifJll.
man class, have been hrought onto the side of Jehovah :t\o other persons on earth reeo~nize that salvation
during the time that Satan has ruled in wickedness. proceeds from Jehovah through Christ .Jesus.
Dwelling in hooths therefore !"Cern" to say that they are
18 Jesus a~sociatcel himself directly with the fCl1st
not a part of ~atan 's org-ani7..ation hut are separate of talJel'llucles, and this of it<;elf shows that tlJ(~ J l'llland apart therefrom, that temporarily they must dwell nant on earth henr some relation thereto, that j" to
in Satan's world hut are no "art of it, and t hat they say, that those who compose the "little flock" lllll'-t
are looking fo)' a permanent and ri~hteous govern- he c1o~ely associated thtrewith allel that tho,;e 11 bo of
ment in which righteousne~s dwells. Allraham :md the t),e "other sheep", the "great multitude", nl'e inother faithful men of olel, I,..in~ on the LClnl's side, cllltlcd in what the feast of talH'l'n:H'lcs forr;slwl1ows,
were in that condition. Cont'crning' him it is written \\'I1('n Jesus itlcntified himself with the f(:a~t of talwrtlmt 'he <1wclt in tabernaf'Jl'S with haae awl Jacob, )lades it was the time whc'n the l'digiQnisls Wf'!'f' ~l'('k
the heirs" ith llim of the saIlW Ilromh,e, for they looked ing to ldll him. "l\ow the .Jews' fc'ast of tabl'I'llael,'s
for a city which hath foundations, whose ImilJer and was at hand. But when his hl'rthl'en wel'C g"OIlC lip,
maker is God'. COl\('('rnin~ all the others mentioned then went he also up UlltO the feast, not OIl"lily, Imt
by the apo<,tle it is written that they coufes<;ed that as it werc in secrd. Th('n the Je\\s sought him at tho
they were pilgl'ims and stl'all~ers on the earth, desir- feast, and said, Wherc is hd "-JolJll 7: 2, 10, 11.
ing a heavenly country.-lIdJ. 11: 8-16.
]9 Jesus hur] sC'nt his JisC'ipl('s up hef01'(, ltim, alJd ho
went secrrtly. But when the feast was welllllukl' way
16 As Jesu'i declan'el, ")Iy kingdom is not of this
world," so all thol>e who nrc on the side of. God and he apllfal'ecl ill the t('n,ple :lnd taught: "1\OW about.
his King lire not of Satan '!'; wor!c], hut arc dweJIing the midst of the fca~t, Jesus \\Cllt up into the telllplf',
tempol'llrily hrl'l', waitin~ for the fuJI cstalJli<;lunent and taught." (\'s. H) The rdigionists saw .J,',>us
of God's gOVCl'mnellt und('l' Christ. 'l'hi<; is litera Uy stalldin~ tlwl'e t'xII()\lIldin~~ the \\'ord of <30<1, aJHI they
true with l',,!erC'nce to the "~rcat multitudc!", hecause said of JC'~us: "How knoweth tid,> Illan leU<'l's, ha\'ing
they separate thrmseln:s frmn the J)('vi! 's ol';;aniza- nen1' ieUltH~d? .Je,>u<; answC'red tlu'm, atHl ~aid, .\ly
tion and take their stand with the Lord.s organization. doctrine i~ not mine, but his that S('\lt me. If all~' Iilall
'Vhen the Israelites rdnrn(d from captivity they will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, \\'IHther
made booths alld sat um]('r them and wc're glad. For it he of God, or whether I speak of myself. "-John
a long while tho~e p('rsons of good will have been in 7: 13-17.
captivity to Satan's organiz.al ion, and now \\ hen they
20 'rhis eorresponels with the prescnt timt'. 1\S Jereceive the light of the lruth they takc their stalld hovah's witnessc'" stand in the public Illa('(',; HlIlI speak
on the side of Jehovah and are anti typically strangers the truth, the clergy say of the'll: 'How do thp,>e fdin a stmnge land, waiting for the full establishment lows know anything', seeing they have ne, rr lwell to
of the kingdom of God.
a thcological school?' JesmJ there cont inlH'cl to ~pc'ak
holdly, and so now his faithful follow"rs lJohlly speak
11 The ofCering of the s('venty hulloeks must have
some impOl'tallt meaning. It is noted in the tenth the tt'uth, l'PgarJless ol opposition ..As the feast dr('w
clwpter of Genesis that m.:ntion is made of seventy n('ar to a close Jesus continued to lJOldly dcelare the
families of the &ons of :t\oah. "These are the families truth, and there was a division amtJIlgst those \\ ho
of the sons of Noah, after their gem'rat ions, in their heard him, some supporting him, while ot hers ~\m(! ht
nations; and hy these were the nations dIvided in the his life: "In the last Juy, t hat great day of the fc,d,
earth after the {lood." (Gen_ 10: 32) There is a tradi- Jc<,us stood and ('tied, saying, If uny man tlllr"t, I,t
tion amongst the ancient J(;WS that the sewnty bul- him come unto me and drink. lIe that helienth Oil m(',
locks offered at the feast of tabernacle'i pictured or as the scripture hath said, ont of his belly shall How
represented the seventy families of t]w earth as men- rivers of living water. :Many of the people therl'!'ore,
tioned in the foregoing scripture. Jewi~h hi<,tory tells when they heard this saying'. saiJ. Of a 1ruth tIllS is
of certain other things that werc done ill Nmnection the Prophet." (John 7:37,31:>,-10) It app('ars 11wt
with the feast. There was a special lighting of the pl'obauly it was the eighth day, 01' the tinH' of th(' holy

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convocation, that Jesus said in the presence and hearing of the religionists: "Then spake Jesus again unto
them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have
the light o{life. "-John 8: 12.
21 It was at the feast of tabernacles that Jesus
showed the clear distinction-between those religionists,
whom he told that they were on the side of the Devil,
and those of honest heart who took the side of Jesus.
"And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am
from above; ye are of this world; I am not of this
world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in
your sins; for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall
die in your sins." (John 8: 23, 24) The religionists
not only rejected Jesus, but sought to kill hIm. But
many of the common people believed on him: "Then
said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If
ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free. If the Son therefore shall make you
free, ye shall be free indeed.' ,-John 8: 31, 32, 36.
22 This is the only place revealed by the record that
Jesus taught in connection with the feast of tabernacles. By associating himself with the feast of tabernacles Jesus proves conclusively that he fulfilled the
type in miniature and that the fulfillment in completeness must begin while the remnant members of
his body are on the earth and during the time when
Christ Jesus is at the temple conducting judgment.
What Jesus, when on earth, did at the feast of tabernacles finds a similarity in things that have come to
pass since his appearance at the temple. As the Officer
of his Father, Jesus, at the last of the feast of tabcrnacles, boldly cried out to the people. Since coming to
the temple he, as the Officer of Jehovah, cries out and
calls upon all the nations to be silent and give ear to
what he says: "But the LORD is in his holy temple;
let all the earth keep silence before him. " (Hab. 2 : 20)
At the feast of tabernacles Jesus told the religionists
that they were of the Devil. In these last days the rcmnant, as his faithful witnesses and acting under his
command, give warning to the religionists, calling attention to'the fact that they are defaming the name
of Jehovah and are the chief instruments of the Devil
on earth. On the last day of the feast Jesus issued an
invitation to the people, saying to them: "If any man
thirst let him come unto me, and drink," and live.
-John 7: 37, 38.
23 Since the coming of the Lord Jesus in power and
glory at the temple he, says: "I am . . . the Bright
and Morning Star," and "let him that heareth say,
Come." He commands the members of his body, the
remnant on earth, to join in that proclamation. In addition thereto he calls upon those persons who are of
good will among the people to take up the glad message
or proclamation and tell it to others; as it is written:
"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let
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athirst come; and whosoever will, let him take the

water of life freely. "-Rev. 22: 17.
2' The Scriptures and the attending facts, therefore, show that the great antitypical fulfillment of the
feast of tabernacles has begun. This is the time when
Christ Jesus is separating the nations and making it
clearly appear that there are two separate and distinct classes, one that is against him and Jehovah, and
one class that is for him and Jehovah, and that all who
would live must now identify themselves as being on
the side of Jehovah and his kingdom.
PALMS
Another prominent feature of the celebration of
the feast of tabernacles was that concerning the
branches of palm trees, which the people must take
on the first day of the feast and use throughout the
period of the feast. (Lev. 23: 40, 41) Boughs of other
trees are mentioned, but the branches of the palm tree
are specifically mentioned. The waving of palm branches must be done with rejoicing before the Lord, the
manifest purpose of which was a recognition by the
people that Jehovah God was and is their Deliverer
from Satan's power, and their Savior. The entire pcrformance was looking to the vindication of Jehovah's
name, rejoicing in him as the supreme and holy One.
That the people thus recognize Jehovah. as their Savior and Deliverer he said to them that they must
keep this feast, "that your generations may know that
. .. I am the Lord your God." (Lev. 23: 43) The fact
that palm trees are specifically mentioned in connection with the feast of tabernacles shows that they were
symbolically used to foreshadow some greater thing
that must come to pass in the future.
26 The eleven faithful disciples of Jesus recognizf-d
him as the Christ and followed him gladly. Later,
when he rode into Jerusalem to offer himself as King,
it was the common people who met him on the way,
waving their palm branches and shouting to his honor
and to the praise of Jehovah. At the first outpourmg
of the holy spirit at Pentecost the faithful disciples
rejoiced, recognizing Christ Jesus as Jehovah's glorious King whom he had raised up and exalted to heaven.
In 1922, at the second outpouring of the holy spirit,
the faithful servant company recognized Christ Jesus
at the temple and greatly rejoiced. The point is that
the recognition of the King as having come is the occasion for joy. Since 1922 others who are not of the
remnant, but who are of good will toward God, have
recognized Christ Jesus as King, the Savior and Deliverer, and they have rejoiced.
21 The palms must be used in connection with the
feast of tabernacles, and in the use thereof others aside
from the remnant appear to be specifically pictured.
The use of palms symbolically says by those using
them: ' , We hail our glorious Warrior and Victor, our
Deliverer and Savior." That the palm branches specifically locate the" great multitude" is shown by the
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l'ecord at Revelation 7: 9. Sometime after the second

outpouring of the holy spirit, and not until the year
193G, was the true meaning of the great multitude
discerned by the remnant on earth. Concerning the
great multitude it is written; "After this I bcheld,
and, 10, a great multitude, which no man could llumbel', of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and
tOIl~ues, stood bd'ore the throne, am} before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands."
(Hev. 7; 9) 'l'hi'! shows the remnant beholding a class
of persons other 1han themselves a,; coming from all
the nations and ,vhieh cln~s reco,-\,nize the only name
whereby men can be saved, and that class is the great
multitude. The <1es('ription above given of the great
multitude cxa<'ily fits the prophc'('y ('oncc'ruing the
palms used at the typiral feast of ta hernacIes.
28 The feast of 1alwl'Ilacles was (aIled "the feast of
illg;at herin~ . . . ill the cnd of the year, when thou
1I:Ist gathc'red in th~' lahoUl''; out of the field". (Ex.
23: 16) Jesus dcl'1a)'es "other shec'p" he will bring'
or gather to- himsdf, and thl'se nrc' the JOlladahs or
"p:I'(~at multitmle" class, gathel'l'd at the rwl of the
nnt itypical year and after Christ J esu.,; has gat het'ed
the !.piritllal ela~s to the tc'mple. Those persons of good
will al'e gath('red 1I11tO the' Lord allli bec'oIne a P:II't of
hi,; Hoek 01' organil.atioll. ~When .l\lo'ies at the ('ommand
of .Jc'hovah had instl'lwtecI the lsr:h'lites at ~Ioah, he
saill: "And ~Ios('s commandc'cl th"1Il saYIng, At the
clld of every sen'n years, in the i.o!c'mnily of the yc::u'
of rdeas(', in the feast of talIe1'llac'les, . . . gn ther the
pcople tog-Piher, II]('IJ, al\(l WOllleIJ, and childrc)), and
th~' strange)' that is "ithin thy gate'l, that tll()' may
lIrar, m~d that tlwy lIlay lc'al'll, and fc>ar the Lord your
<:od, and olJsC'l've to do all the words of this law."])('ut. 31: 1012.
29 According to this commandment God's prople
wcre to gather all m('n and WOlllen unll childn'n and
the strangers within their gates, \\ ho were of g'ootl will
toward the Lord. This show" a dired relationship of
the spiritllal clai.s, that is, the rc'mnant, to tllOse of
the "other &h('C'/l", whom the (:rc'ater Moses gathers
to himself at the e!Hl of the year. (.John 10: 16) The
Lord Jesus uses his anointed onl'<; to proclaim "this
gosp<:'1 of the kingdom" lor the purpose of gathering
to himself his" other sheep", and whieh ingathering
must he done before Armageddon.
30 Those who arc gathClre'cl in nlU,;t dWe'l1 in booth'l;
which symholically says: "Weare 1Iot of this wicked
world of Satan. At pres('nt we arc in a temporary
ahiding place, but we arc confidently looking for the
estahlishment of the rule of Christ Jesus in all the
earth." The taking of the palm branch<.'s and using
them shows that th<.'y are recognizing' and attributing
to Jehovah God and Christ .Jesus all protection and
salvation. They hail Jehovah and Christ as the Savior,
Deliv('1'er and Yictor.
31 ~ote now how well the description of the great
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picture, particularly as pertaining to the gathering'

of all pO'sons of good will as commanded by the Lord
through :\loses. 'Standing before the thronc, dothcd
with white robes' shows that those of the great multitude have an approved standing before the Lord, and
with palms in their hands they hail Jehovah and
Christ Jesus: "And cried with a loud voice, sa~'mg',
Salmtion to our God which sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb." (Hev. 7: 10) The<;e refuse to
attribute salvation to what any flag may represent.
They hail Jehovah God as the Supreme One, alld
Christ .Jesu.,; his anointed and enthroned King a'l the
victorious "Warrior and righteous Huler. They rcflLe
to hail mell or any man-made thing and to thereby
attribute i.alvation to suc'h. This shows a C'ompany of
persolls other than the "little flock" brullg'ht into the
fold of Christ anll that s11eh are in exact harmony wit it
the Lord and &el'\'e Him. 'fhen the srl'iptlll'e diseh (',
that all of God's orgallizatioll are in full h:n'lllully
therewith nnd are sa)in~, "Amen," and arc tlll'rl]'Y
attl'lbuting protection and all power alld 8al\al ion to
Uod and to Chrii.t Je:-,u,;. (Hev. 7: ll, 1~) j>alrn trc'('-{
and wells of water arc symholi('ally uscIl to show tb:lt
the peo]Jle recognize .Jehovah as the great Victor m:d
Savior mill the Ui\'('r of life; and thi<; i<; shown by tlh'
firi.t mcntion m:llle ill thc' BillIe coneerlling palm t1'('(''',
::\Ios('s, at the ('ollllnand of .1\'1IO\'ah, had ]pd the hl'Ui'lite:-, suc'('e:-,sfully out of l':g-ypt alld OWl' the Hed i.e:!.
Jehovah had thus gaincd the victory ovc'r PlIaIaoh,
the I>evil ':-. rC'jJl'e\I'lItative, and had suvrd the I""'ad.
itc'<;, a1ll1 thus ha(l sholln them that thC'ir salvatioll i"
of Jehovah. III' IJI'ought them to Blim. ".\11(1 said, I I'
thou wilt (1J1I~elltly hcarkl'n to the Yoirc' of the Lord
thy (:011, and wilt do tlwt which i" ri!.!ht in hi" si:~ht,
and wilt give car to hi,; eommandmellts, allll kc"'p all
his statlltf'S, I will put none of these cl'<;I'ao.;cs upon
thee, which I have hrow;ht npon the Egrptialls; 1'111'
I am the Lonl that hraldh thee. And th<,y ('anH' II)
Elim, where w<,re twdve welIs of watel', and tIl1'<'c
sC'ore allli ten palm trC'cs; unel thl'y ('neam p('(l tht I'C by
the watc'rs." (Ex. Hi: 2G, 2'1) This stntellH'nt IS reJleated at l"umbcors 3:3: 9, and e('l'lninly l'pcor(lc<1 th(')',>
for a purpose. The name "Elim" mc'ans 'strcngth',
and with its fountains of living waters and sennty
palm trl'cs there is made a pictute of cOIl1]Jlctc stl'rlJ~llt
and victory and the fountain of life evC'r!ai.ting, all
given at the hands of the gracious <liver, .Jphovah Clod,
through hi.,; chosen and anointed One, Chrio.;t Je"us.
32 That which was required by thC' law given to the
Israelites, and whieh was typil'al, exadly fits wl1<lt
the Lord and his a)JointC'(1 onc,; do in these In<;t clays.
Christ now at the tc'TIlplr stands forth ntHl cries Ollt :
"1 am the way, and the truth, and the lift'." He' ealN'')
this good )jews to be prOC'laimc'd to all nation" as a
witness, He send'i forth his anointed ones to :'oay to
those of good will in ever~' nation: 'Come, and ]c'al n
of .Jehovah, and drink of the water of lifl'.' HI' thl'Tl
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which form the great multitude, to say to all who

would hear, 'Come, and take of the water of life.'
These facts are further proof that the antitypical
feast of tabernacles is now being celebrated, and that
those who have heretofore been' strangers in the land
unto the Lord' have heard the message of the kingdom, learned of the Lord, and are recognizing him
and hailing him; which is pictured by the waving of
their palm branches. For this reason those who have
associated themselves with God's organization do not
and will not hail men or man-made power nor attribute salvation to such.
JOY
88 Each one of the three great feasts which the Lord
commanded to be kept by the Israelites was celebrated
with much rejoicing. Each one was a feast unto Jehovah because he is recognized and acclaimed as the
supreme and almighty One. The chief purpose of the
feast is a recognition of the vindication of Jehovah's
name. Christ Jesus, the great Vindicator, has now
come, and, true to his promise, he is now drinking the
new wine of joy with his anointed ones in the kingdom. (Matt. 26: 29) The joy of the Lord Jesus Christ
is the vindication of his Father's name. Now he has
gathered the faithful unto himself at the temple, and
to them'he says: 'Because ye have been faithful over
a few things I will make you ruler over many things;
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.' (Matt. 25: 23)
It is the "faithful and wise servant" class to whom
Christ eommits his kingdom interests and who join
with him in the joy of vindicating Jehovah's name.
s. Since the second outpouring of the holy spirit
the remnant have discerned the Lord at his holy temple illuminating the minds of each and that he is
sending them forth to carry out Jehovah's purpose,
and this has greatly increased the joy amongst the
people of the Lord. They have appreciated the great
privilege of bearing the name of Jehovah and greatly
rejoice to be witnesses to the honor of his name. The
feast of tabernacles and feast unto Jehovah is therefore a feast of joy unto the Lord participated in by
his anointed ones. In recent months Jehovah's witnesses have experienced a new expression and superabundance of joy for the reason that to them Jehovah
through Christ Jesus has revealed the truth concerning the" great multitude" and the remnant see that
it is the privilege of such at the command of the Lord
to proclaim the truth and have a part in the ingathering of the great multitude to the glory of Jehovah God.
8~ When God's typical people were released from
captivity and saw their privilege of celebrating the
feast of tabernacles, they immediately ceased their
weeping and all rejoiced. In the keeping of the feast
of the passover and Pentecost the remnant do not
cease from their work and the joy thereof. They continue therein, but havc the added joy of having a part
in the work of ingathering of the great multitude, and
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Jehovah's people keep the feast together, and particularly the great multitude is shown by waving palm
branches and thus recognizing and hailing Christ as
King, Victor and Savior sent to them by Jehovah. _
86 When Moses was concluding his instructions to
the Israelites on the plains of Moab he said: "Rejoice,
o ye nations, with his people." (Deut. 32: 43) This
surely must indicate that those aside from the anointed, who take their stand on the Lord's side, rejoice
with the anointed. The apostle quoted these words of
Moses, at Romans 15: 10, and this is further proof that
the anointed remnant and the great multitude are now
celebrating the feast of tabernacles together.
WHY REJOICE

The great rejoicing is now taking place amongst

those of the Lord's people because the day of deliverance is at hand. (Luke 21: 28) Many scriptures and
the attending facts show that Armageddon is near.
The mighty Warrior, Christ Jesus, is pictured as
traveling in great strength, seated upon his war
mount, and this he does in the day of Jehovah, and
in response to a question propounded to him he says:
"For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and tile
year of my redeemed is come." (Isa. 63: 4) Jehovah's
anointed ones, the remnant, must be active in "the
day of vengeance of our God", ministering comfort
to those who sigh and cry, because such is the specdic
commandment to them from the Lord. (Isa. 61: 2 ;
Ezek. 9: 4) Those who are comforted by the message
they hear join with the comforters in rejoicing and in
singing the praises of Jehovah and in bearing testimony to others. That means that the remnant and
Jonadabs or great multitude together 'with joy shall
draw water from the wells of salvation '. (Isa. 12: 3)
All of these know that salvation is of Jehovah through
Christ Jesus, and they so say to others who have a
hearing ear.
88 The day of atonement was on the tenth day of the
seventh month, or just five days before the feast of
tabernacles, and on that day the jubilee trumpet was
sounded by commandment of the Lord. "Then shalt
thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the
tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout alt
your land." (Lev. 25: 9) The sounding of the jubilee
trumpet means liberty for those on the side of Jehovah, and of necessity must include the remnant and
those who associate themselves with the remnant, to
wit, the great multitude. To the remnant the jubilee
trumpet appears to mean this: The higher powers
are not the rulers of this world, as we once thought.
Such rulers are Satan's agents. The higher powers are
Jehovah God and Christ Jesus. Only in recent years
have the remnant come to a knowledge of this great
truth, and since then they have realized that they are
free from worldly powers and from the iron bands of
worldly government, and that these do not bind the
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spirit of such as are devoted to Jehovah and his kingdom. Referring to the sounding of the jubilee trumpet,
which the Lord commands must be sounded on the
tenth day of the seventh month, the psalmist says:
"Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound
[jubilee sound]; they shall walk, 0 Lord, in the light
of thy countenance." (Ps. 89: 15) Within five days
following the feast of tabernacles was celebrated. The
blowing of the jubilee trumpet, therefore, must refer
to the release of all prisoners or bound ones, including the remnant and the great multitude. It is for all
such as appreciate that they are free from Satan's
organization and that their salvation comes to them
from Jehovah through Christ Jesus.
39 Jehovah's
comprehensive covenant is his unchangeable declaration made to Abraham and which
he bound with his oath. (Heb. 6: 17-19) That declaration was that Jehovah would produce a seed through
which he would administer his purpose. In that covenant Jehovah stated: 'I will bless them that bless thee.
. . . And thy name shall be a blessing, and I will bless
them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee. '
(Gen. 12: 2, 3) The cursing and blessing are directly
connected. &fore the curse is executed Christ Jesus
at the temple separates the blessed from the cursed,
that is to say, the sheep from the goats. He puts Jehovah's curse upon the goat class and administers
blessings to his "other sheep", which is the great
multitude, and this he does because the goats have
cursed the faithful remnant, who are a part of The
Christ, and his" other sheep" have blessed the remnant and done them good. (Matt. 25: 31-46) This cursing and blessing takes place before the time of regeneration begins. The little flock and the "other sheep"
therefore rejoice together, because the" other sheep ",
or great multitude, have been gathered unto the Lord,
and this being the ingathering of the harvest of the
earth, and the little fioel. having been used in connection therewith, they all rejoice together to the glory
of God. It appears to be certain that the "feast of
ingathering" must begin while some of the priestly
class are with those of the earthly class. Is there any
Scriptural reason for holding that the promised blessing cannot begin until after Armageddon Y There certainly appears to be none. The primary purpose of
the Abrahamic covenant is the vindication of Jehovah's
name. The other or added covenants are for the purpose of providing God's instrument for his name's
sake to be used in the vindication of his name. The
vengeance, or vindication, and the blessing are tied
together and show that there must be some blessing
before the vindication; otherwise there would be none
spared and taken through Armageddon as a vindication to Jehovah's name. It is this blessed class to whom
Jesus the Vindicator says: "Come, ye blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world." This is further proof
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feast of Jehovah, has begun and the remnant and the

great multitude are enjoying it together.
WHO BLESSED
49 To Abraham Jehovah said: "In thy seed shall
all the nations of the earth be blessed." (Gen. 22: 18)
This promise must be considered in the light of other
explanatory scriptures. It certainly does not mean the
universal blessing of all people regardless of whether
they are wicked or good. It means only those who take
their stand on the side of Jehovah and obey him and
who come from all nations. The blessed ones must keep
the feast of tabernacles. Otherwise they shall have no
blessing. It is written: "And it shall come to pa"s,
that everyone that is left of all the nations which
came against Jerusalem, shall even go up from ye:.>r
to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and
to keep the feast of tabernacles." (Zech. 14: 16) ThIS
scripture also helps us to locate the beginnmg of the
feast of, tabernacles.
41 What nations came up against Jerusalem? It is
those who are left out of the nations, WhICh nations
came up against Jerusalem, that keep the feast. The
name "Jerusalem" applies to the new Jerusalem,
which is God's capital organization, composed of
Christ Jesus and the faithful members of his royal
house, which is his kingdom. That nation was born
in the year 1914, when Jehovah sent forth Christ
Jesus to rule in the midst of his enemy. (Ps. 110: 2)
Thereafter, and particularly in 1917 and 1918, Satan
assembled all the nations, of "Christendom" in particular, against the Lord's" holy nation" and, in the
language of the prophet, 'spoiled that nation' by turning the" evil servant" class wholly to Satan, and at
the same time the Lord preserved the remnant, the
"faithful servant" class, and sent the latter forth to
bear testimony to the name of Jehovah. The bearin~~
of this testimony must be done between the time of
this attack upon" Jerusalem" and Armageddon, and
must be done by God's faithful witnesses Before the
battle of Armageddon is fought Satan sends forth IllS
wicked spirits, headed by Gog, to gather all nations
against God's organization, and Satan makes war on
the remnant because these keep the commandment of
God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Rev.
12: 17; 16: 13-16) Today those on the side of the Lord
have experienced and are experiencing the very things
which Jesus foretold: "Ye shall be hated of all nations
for my name's sake." Those who rule the nations of
earth, being Satan's representatives, do hate those who
are for the kingdom of God. These are hated because
they bear testimony to the name of Jehovah and IllS
King. The Lord uses his faithful witnesses to carry
the message of the kingdom to other persons of good
will, who are designated as 'Jonadabs' or "other
sheep" or the" great multitude". These hear the message and, hke J onadab, join themselves to the LOI'J's

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chariot or organization, and are included in the hated

ones, all of which are designated by the prophet as
the "nation not desired". (Zeph. 2: 1) All the nations
came up against Jerusalem, and out of those nations
subsequently comes the great multitude. 'I'hese are
now told that they must seek meekness and righteousness before the day of God's wrath if they would be
hid and carried through Armageddon.
42 Only a few months ago the Lord revealed that
those" other sheep", or Jonadabs, are the ones who
compose the great multitude coming from all these
nations. Now we behold these shmding before the 1,ord
waving their })alm brullfhes and hailing Christ as
King and sin~ing out with a loud voice that they at
tribute salvation to Jehovah (lod and Christ Jesus,
and to none other. The Lord then disdo~es that all the
faithful remnant and all the resurrected Olles, and
the angels of heaven, to~etllf'r with the grrut multitude, arc IJroP}aimin~ Jehovah's praise and rejoicing.
(Hcv. 7: 11, 12) That marks the beginning of the feast
of tahel'l1ach's, the feast unto .Tehovah, and these arc
the ones, acrording to the proJ,lwcy of Zechariah, that
keep the feast of tahernaries. Some men, wii'>e ill their
own conccits, tell you that" we are getting llOwhere",
and that "the great multitm]c cannot COllll' forth until Armageddon". Suc'h conclmioll is void of reason
and without ~kript ural support. The Lord's promise
is that he will carry some through Armageddoll, and
those few will he the olles who krep the fl'ast of tabernacles to the Jlraise of Jehovah.\rmagNldoll WIll wOI'k
an indescribable devastat ion of the nations, and, says
the prophet, "it shall come to pa<;s, that cvet'yone that
is left of all the nations whieb ('ame against Jeru<.;alrm,
shall even go np from year to year to worship the
Kin~, the T..Iord of host<.;, anll to keep the frast of
tahernacles," It is manifec;t that this scriptme must
hr construcd as nH'anin~ that those of all the nations
who refu<;e to kerp the feast of tabernaeh's by wor
shiping the ]~ing shall not be left, but shall be destroJ'ed. Furthermore it meanc; that the Jonadabs or
the great multitude must joyfully obey and worship
and sC'rve Jrhovah God all the time if they wouItI be
carried throu~h Armageddon. They must prove thtir
integrity toward God bcforc the wrath of God is ex
pressed. That means that they must hear and learn
the truth and obey it now and that the obligation is
laid upon Jehovah's witneggcs and all that do hear
to continue joyfully and energetically to proclaim the
truth from now on.
43 Jehovah having commanded his chosen people to
keep the feast of unleavened bread and of Penteeost
and of tabernllcl('s, it appears that the antitypiral
fulfillment of such prophetic feasts. incluc1ing the
f('ast of tabernacles, must be performed while the remnant arc on the earth and that those who participate
with the remnant in that latter feast arc the great
multitude, and that none of all the nations aside from
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that the remnant and great multitude must continuously celebrate that feast when once begun. They must
do it "from year to year", which means all the time,
rejoicing and praising Jehovah. Concerning those who
arc dead, and who "ill be resurrected and given an
opportunity for life, they shall have a blessing, as
indicated by the Scriptures, only if they come up to
God's organization and worship the King, the Lord
of hosts, as it is written: "And it shall be, that whoso
will not come up of ali the families of the earth unto
Jerusalem to worship the King, the Ilord of hoc;ts, even
ulJon them shall be no rain. "-Zech. 14: 17.
f4 It is now the lJrivilege and obligation laid upon
the remnant to energ-etically and joyfully carry the
message of the kingdom to the people of goml will
and to do this work faithfully to the enu aud hefore
Armageddon. It is the priviiege and ohligat ion laid
upon the Jonadahs or "othl:'r sheep" or great multitUlle to join in that work and to continue therein faithful to the end and up to Armageddon. :;\fany of tho<;e
who will be of the great multitufle arc now pri<.;ollcrs.
Goel commands his witnesses to hear testimony hrfol'e
the people and to "say to the Jl 1'isoners, Go f o1't1l ;
. . . Shew yourselve'l". Tho:-'l' who cIo show thelIJsclns by taking their stand on the side of J('hovnh
and Christ Je~us participate in the feast and rec<'i\'e
the blessing: "They sjHlll feed in the ways, and tll(,i t'
pastur('s shall he in all hi~h place,;." (1<;a. 4!J:!l) rHdoubtedly these are of th(' gt'cut multitude, lwcau<.;e
they "serve him day and ni~ht in his temple", that
is, they serve ldrn routinuously. "ITe that sitteth on
the throne shall dwell among them. 'rhey [the great
multitude] shall hungf'r no more, neither thirst an~'
more; . . . For the Lamh, which is in the midst of
the throne, shall fecu them. "-Hev. 7: 15-17.
45 Furthermore Jehovah commanded his covenant
people to keep the fl'ar,t of tubcrnades, whirh must
brgin "after that thou hast gathertd in TIIY rom alld
1'IlY wine" (Deut. 16: 13), clearly meaning, ant itypically, at the conclusion of the gatherin~ of the
temple company, each one of whom has made a ('ovenant by sacrifice. (Ps. 50: [); 2 'rhess. 2: 1) Wbc'lI
gathered to the Lord in the temple and anointed, t1U'll
the remnant discerns the true meaning' of thf' great
multitude and that the gathering thereof has begun,
and th('n the feast of tabernacles antitypieally mu"t
begin. It has bl:'gun and is progre'>sing with incl'easi)]~
joy. The witnessing to the great multitnde mnst HoW
be energetically done, and no one wIto loves Goll will
now I slack the hand' in doing that work or cea~e to
rejoice in this feast of Jehovah.
46 That the great multitude, together with the rem
nant, participate in this f('ast of r('joieing if'; furth('r
supported by the words of the prophet Isaiah: "Behold, thcse shall come from far; and, 10, tht"e from the
north and from the wcst; and the~c from the land of
Sinim. Sing, 0 heavens, and he joyful, 0 earth; and
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hath comlortcu his PCOJl~l" and will have mer~y upon

his ufHieted. "--I~:l. 4!): 12, 13.
47 There can be no strife between those fully devoted
to the Lord. The rrmnallt and great multitude must
dwell tOg'ethcr in peace, and work tugether harmoniously in proelaimin~ the I;ingdom message. The Lord
has graciously provided this m(''>sage in a simple form,
as set forth in the houk Itie/us, whirh each of ~'ou now
should carefully di~('st and then he I.hligl'nt to carry
that rnei>.<;uge to others who llllvc a heal'm~ cur, that
they too may pal'til'ipate in the feast of joy to .Jehovah
by giving hOHor and lJl'ailie to his name.
4' Rvery 1'('l','>on on enrth who lon's .JellO\uh is invitl.'<l to jOill ill this l'l1lphatic 1JeelUl'Ution :
WE Ill'l' mindful that the war' is on to the fillish of
the em'my, and notice is now 8('1'\"1.'0 on the Vevil and
his c!lief earthly agent, the Hierarchy at HOlllC, and
la'r allies,
'flU'!' WI.' wiII !lot 8tl1ltif~r ourc.elve8 by compromisillg
"ith or :,i,lding to the enemy \; dellHtlIds.
OGn tl'U~t is wholly ill .Jdl()nth alJ(l his King, und
we will attl'itl111e Halnt1ioll to llolle other.
l'r is our pri\ ill.'g;e and (lllty to ~l'I'\'e .Jeho\'ah, fo]l()win~ the h'j(ll of his }<';lithful and True Wilnes:;, ulln
thi'l, by hi:; gr'<!l'e, Wf' will do, 11' l)('c:I\lsc of 0111' f;lIthfUJllCHil we die at tlw ('IlCTlly'l> hands, we die l Jf we
HUl'viw', it will he as foyal buhjeds of AIJlli'_dd~ God.
JEIIO\,AIl'C; VitlClieatoI' eanllot 1>e deft'ated, lind hy
his ~p'a('(' 1l11d ill pl'l'forl1lalll'l' of our con'nant \' I~ will
fullow him iltto the VI'I'," j:l\\S of dl'ath, I)('in~~ fully
('ollfi<knt that Cod ,,,ill Pl'I"W1Te our evc'r!aslwg ('xislcll(~(,.

\VlTII till.' ZNlI of hi" hcn~e w(' will ('ont illnC' to I1Im'ell
fOl'\vurtl, alld a:" we go we wiil joyfully };ill:4 our \'Ictory
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to dctCTWillt' whether the ff'ast of t:tlJ'.>rnaclL'S IS 11"1\' haYJJI'6
fuliilllllCllt III the p'[Jcri,"uce~ of th,> Iellmant, lind ',d'di,f;r
the .. ~reat lIlultitude" have ]Jalt therein.
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oll'eTing of the Be.. enty Lullock~ at the feast <.If tn j,,'rllad,'" 1
(b) Vy the fact, time nud manner of Je~ug' Ide'ltlfYlll~
nnd a~SOcil\t1llg hUllodf therewith 1
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11J7 (orrp"l'0ntls I,nlt the pre~eut tUJl('. \Vhat J~ hhoJ'IJ1 1<)
the fact that .1!'hu'l tIlU~ aSSfll'ltltetl himsPlf W1~1t tltl' f",,-t
of ta],ellla<'l,','1 \Vh<it JeHUS ,htl there 111lllH \1 liat ~lTlJtlallty
m things that have c<.Ime to pallS blll('(J Ius al'l'earullce t,t
tho tl'lJlplc?
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qUJrl'JIll'nt?
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flh,,\\" Ihl! I'IO]lh"I" bigllltil'ance 01 ti,e tinte ~,l 1,'r h""jdl'C;
thl" f,'a..,t or tah '1Ilal'l.'~.
4i. \" hat plfJI'i.,iol\ I':l~ Jl'!)(J,,:d, mnll!' roc (,II iI"'91' illl!, ,!,,\ot".l to hlln to ""l"brute tolgcth!'r lh" ft>lIst 01 1.I1)CIII'('''.,:
4S. \\'hat an' the p(JlIll~ upun "\Jkh ,,\el." JH'lH 'Il Oil l.,nlt
"lto lows Jcho"ah I~ llOW ill\lteJ to jom ill U,','bl,l1l"lll

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N Nahum's proph()(y is giycn a sym hoI ic dcsl.'riptioll

of tIll' for('(>s which .)1.'l10\'ah Clou S(,ts in motion
lor the oyel'throw of the J)eyil's t('l'l'ihlc organizatioll ,,-!liC'!J has afllicted nllrl oppn'%f'd th(~ human
race for tIll":!' thou:-allds of year::;. rrhe o\'('t'1 hl'CW of
that yiciou" oI'!!::llli;:atioH is )'i<.?,ht nt the llool'.lehoYah's sicge forces arc l'vell now ll10"i!l~ into actiun
for thl' final fonn iet, Paint illl'; a yiyitl and colorful
J)i<'tlU'C' till.' prophet Nahum (~:3) sa~<;: "The ~hidd
of hi,; [,Jdwvalt 's] mi ~hty lIlen is made red. the \ 31

iant men are in fo(adel: the I.'hariots :,,11:111 he \'0 illl

flaming tOl'elll's in th!' day of hio; IH'eparatioll, and the
fir trees shall he tl'l'l'ihly 8hal\OI,"
A shield \\<lw]<; off or 111ms a,-;j,lc the' l,lf.\\,o; of 11.e
Cl1l'1Il~. JellU\'ah h the Shi,'lll to 11\(> lIW1ll],I J " of ZI '01,
hi'" olg<lllitatioll. The lItl'mlJer., of hn 01 !';,llll!.<ltiOll fo,,: '
in1!lc laIl~u;'~e 01 I-\mlm IH:0J: "'I'1IuI11,'\,,\ ;ll~'1
;2.irCIl me 1hC' shil'J'l of til)' saIYD1ioll." .Jl'hu\'ah j,- flu',
righthawl "lIlJPOl't of his "Inj~jJi~-" (,:,i(',_,J', ('::1' ~,
J,>,lF, in the hatnC'. (Ps. 110::i) D,'s"ribil"~' 1:,1.' J,,,;'I-

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Inl of the Lord wl.o I I finally" or at the end are

equipped for the war, the apostle Paul, in his letter
to the Epl1C$:iall'5 (6 =16), mC'lltions the shield of faith
which turn'l u"iiue the fiery mi-;<,iles of the rHemy. The
abiding flllth of Clou'~ anoilll (;d OllC'l ;\"(~t on ealth in
the shed blood of Christ JUli.~ and al.~o the faithful
keeping of the eovenant by saerifjec into which they
have been grncionsly brow;ht by the I~ord well represellt the shield which the prophet says iii "made red ",
Again, another picture is given h.r tl,e prophet
Isaiah (63: 1-~3). The mighty Christ Je~us is tlL'scrihed
as returning from the wur, and the (lUcstion is propounded to him, "\\'hcreforc art thou ru1. in thine
apparel?" and he replics that hc has stained his raimt'llt with the hlood of the Olemy.
Returnin~ to the IJl'oplH'c)' of Nahum: "The valiant
men are in f'>('arlpt," l'iays the prophet; and the<;c worth
show that the Iarnwnt" are made re(] , whidl i(]entiJil'<;
the valwllt JIH'1l with 1ho1'(' \\hQ have the ahsolute allli
nbidiIl~~ f:lith in tile shell hlood of Chri'it ,1es1I" us the
UcdceJl1cr and ])div(~I'('r, in \~ ho"c footstf'P" t ht')' jO)'fully follow. The so-('alle(1 "Ol'/l,aniz('(1 (,!Jri<;lianily"
)11\5 no faith ill the slaNl hluod of .1('su:-, hC('lluse his
blood io.; uenied a"i a Jnpans of salvation. Jt is onl" tho,,~
who vallanlly fitand for the LOI'd that arc hl~'lltifie(]
hy tht'ir ~aJ'Tncllts of s('arll't. 'rllf.;se a1'e f~ivell t he gar.
In('nts 01' salvation whell the Lord builds up ZiOll his

orgnnizatioll.-ha. 61: 10.

.Again, (:ot] 's prophet SIH':lks of thp'ie \'alianl awl
faithfnl foHm'I'r" of t'hl'H Je'Hl'l alld ('ails th';lll vol\lllteers who joyfully Olll')' the eommandlJ1l'llt; of the
Lor(l "in that d'IY". (1's. 110:3) '1'ho,>e who arc of
7.iol1 o('('upy the pO'l1tion of favor with th<:, Lord, and
(,OlleerJIiJI~ th('IIl it is writtfll: "1'hrou~1t (;od we fihal!
t,rtlinlltly." (P"s. 108: 1:1; 118: 16) It i.,; import,lIlt
to not<:' that lloth of tllL"e prophceies nre made to ap];!)' "in that day", whieh is the uay of God's jJre'para-

un

tion.
Nahum's propheey continue:,;: "The ehariots shall
he with flaming tonlns in th(' <l:i:.' of hi:; pJ'ejl:lratioll,"
"Chariot';" \\l'rc 11:>l'd ill :Hwil'lIt timl''l fo,' \I" a l' pmpO:'>(,:';, nwl in thi'l pl'opheey thl'Y r\']11'e-;I'lIt th(' diyi:-ioJl<;
of Jeho\':Jh's milit:lIIt orgallizatioll. (El.ck. 1: 4-:2G)
n('aril1~ upon t his point, l111'Ht ion i" here made of the

proph(,t Elisha's ('xpl.'ri('1wC' at Dothall. For the purl)()SC of lakin~ Eli"ha eaptiw, his enemy the king- of
Syria sent" horst'S and. dwriots, and a great hO'it, l.llld
th(y came by night anf] eompasseJ the city about".
Elisha's licrvant wus tNrifkJ by the f~rl'at powe)' of the
('nt'my, but Eli"ha was not at all dil'iturbl'l], He hdd
firmly to hie; shield of faith, the shkld \\"ith whieh Goa
had providel] him, and thl'll it was that the LonI di,,closed that he had tilled the mountains round about
with horl'C'i and chariots of fire for the pl'lJtel'1ioll of
.E1isha. (2 Ki. 6: 12-1.) That record conc<:'l'1lil1~ Elisha
was made for the hen'fit of God's peop](', a11tl now we
m'e "in that day" when 00'.1 i"i makin~ 1'(,al]Y for tho
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would take the remnant of God's faithful and true

people on earth and de~troy the members thcr'.~of h,~
cau'iO they arc doill~ the work foretold by the wur~,
of Eli<;ha; and the Lord Slll'l'OUllt!S the remnant with
his fiery chariots.\s it is stated in P,;alm 68: 17: "T;le
chal'iot,> of God arc twenty thon:i~l1ld, even thousallJ~
of an~e!<;: the Lord is among them as ill ~ilJai, in tIte

holy place."
TlirOll~hout the earth today th('1'e al'e small milit::llt
group,> of the remnant of Uod's orgallizatiolJ, who an~
aetiye in the service of the Lord. 'l'hcsc arc Jhi"ioll.> or
GUll's organil.ation, and arc represl,nted as his "eh:lriots"; and these ftu<.;h with til(' !l~ht of fire fl'o;n
the symbolie "li~ht llillg" of Jehovah, which ~hil~"<;
upon thcm by and throu(\'h hi,; pre<';l'nt Kill'!, Chri,t
Je'lus, "ho is now in hi~ tI'DlPJe. The "'01'11" of t h '
prophet :\ahum as writtell ill the IIl'brew text (10 Hilt
CCJl}wy the thuugilt of charJOts with a hUl'llil1'.~ toll"":'.
TJ.at fa(~t i~ well .;1'0\\11 hy 011\('1' tl':msbtiOll"i of 11.('
text whi('h arc llere quoted; the HC1'iwl VCI'~i()11 )jiL:"
read.,: "1'hc dwrioj-, lIa')h with sll'd in the d.l.\' d l.i I
prejJaration." UOt/'Cr!IllII!'S l'CIW;1l rends: "Oil fir,'
are the (hariot-!>tec'b." God's e"'ll'illt.., or divi"jfJlls 1'1'
hi,; org:wizatioll IHC firrd \\ itlt a zeal peru]llll' to III;
hO\l,;e, ant] nrc illllllllllated hy .J('!lo\'ah \1 "li:dtll1in:,,"
alit I hy the 1H':1ll1'; of li~dlt al'isilJ~ from "the ~;Iill 1,1'
ri:~htcullSIl(''>.'j', ('hl'i"t, now lll'(""'llt awl ill ('uulIlI::)]1
of the fu1'('CS of JlllO\'llh.
It i", n.,; the ]))'op!lct Nahum S:I~''', "the day of ill"i
[.h'hovah\;] ]>l'('pal'ation," hl'('all"(' it i<; thr day "hi(,1t

God h,!,; made 1'0)' the lH'('oll\pll~hnJ('llt of hi" !~I\':I!

work. (Pl'i. 118: ~l) The word "p !'I'para t ion", t :'" ,tt
hy the proph<:t :\nll\lm in th is 11 xt, is from the 11 (']" I'll'
WUI'U 7.-lIn. It is illtl'l (.,ting to llote till' !lI,'IlIlf'1' ill \rhi':1
tbi.,; word is U~I'U in the propll< eies of tfJ(' Blb!l', It
mean" "to pl'l'p,U'(', to ]J('rfl'd, to e.,talJlish 01' \,\'
estahli:-hc(1' '. For ('xalllpl(" Pl'IJ\ ('l'h~ -l : 10 rl'a, ls' "'1':11'
path of the jnst is a"i 11w :-hinill'! li~\ht, til,it ~,hill('f!l
mol'<:' lwd morc Ullto the perf('et I ( !ie1.I'Iw) I, lIilj d;'~'."
'1'hat woulrl indif',l!p that thp <lay uf .Jehovah's Ill'I'Paratioll io; tile Ill'''illlliTl~ of "the III'l'f{'('l day". ()lLl'i'
texts ill whie-h 11w same II l'hl'('w wunl is Ih(,d arc
l\li('ah 4: 1, I'l'auill~!, "The hou-,' of the Lot'd !.Jl'l:ovah] shalllw (,.,tahli:-hl'cl ll.lln] ill th<' tup of til" Il!OUlllains," lind P:-llllll ~7: 5; aIm Psalm 4S: 8, l'elHIII''!,
"God will l'&tabli1'h [I, 10l] it for ewl'."
'1'he ('onc!u<;ioll, therefore, is that "the (by of hi"
pr('jHll'<ltioll" Illll>.t be the day ill ",Iueh Je!J{I\'I:lt's
Cll<lliot,; (that lS to ~ay, the di\ isiOJl<; of hi., 01 '~;:1i:
zation) l)(>,~in to rC'l'l,jve the Jig-ht of "tho perfett t1.1~ "
bc'('au3e of the ill\'i"ih]e ]ll'C<'('llC'e of Chl'i~t the J Ie,HI
of Zion in hi" tClllple anll hPI'UU<;C of the flashes 01
Jchoyuh's IiQhtnillg';;. It i.,; the time \\ hell the Lurd
00(1, in fulfillment of the prophecy uf Zcekll'iuh :l: !l,
lays 'the Stoll(''', tl1<.l1 i.., Chll-,t, brfo1e the melllh,-, ~
of t he temple cla~s and when the ]Icl'fcct li~!Jt shllles

th('l'(,Ul'Clll.
To be sure, Jeho\'ah is ah\a~'s fully cl!uipped to

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gage lJis enemy in war; therefore the expres~ion "the

day of his preparation JJ seems to refer more particularly to the fact that he is preparing by enlightening
his own people, who are members of his organization,
as to the time when the ~reat conflict is approaching,
and fortifying thrIll to do their part which he has assigned to them. He sends the remnant forth to proclaim his praises and to advise the world of the approaching day of his vengeance, and while these faithiul ones do so he enli~htms them. lIe shields them and
protects them, and put~ them in proper order in his
organization.
Reverting again to Kahum's prophecy, we read:
"Anu the fir tl'ers l-ha11 be terribly shaken." What
could that llwun in connection with nod's preparation'
It appears that God's consecrated people, spiritual
Israel, arc likened unto fir trees. 'fhe prophpt fOl'etells
the SllOkil1rJ of spiritnal Israel and the protection of
tho<;e who shall 'd\l'l'11 ullller the shadow of his wing'.
These arc repl'esenf{od as s:l~'ing: "I am like a green
fir tree. 1"1'0111, me is thy fl'Uit found." '1'11('11 adds the
}Hophet: "Who i:-i wise, .Iud he ~hall Ulldcn,tand thrse
thill~s? prudent, nnd he shall kllow the'Jn? for the ways
of the IJ(,rd are right, lind the just l>hall walk in them:
but the tl'ansgl'(,l>~orssha 1I fall therein.' '-l los. 14: 7-9.
Pollowing the comill~ of the Lord to his temple in
the year lU1S, jWlg'IlH.'lIt hl'gan at the hO\l<;e of Ood,
as the prophrey of the ap0l>t Ie Pell'r (l: 4: 17) indio
cated. From that time forwarll tlll're W:J~ a great
shaking amongst the consl'cratcu, and tllO"e ,,,ho took
the wise COlll'se God has b1c"';ll'd wit h all U1HkrstanJing
of his "'m'd, while oth'rs who claim consecration ha,e
been shakcn down. This is in ('xaet ncconl with what
Paul d('cla1"(<1 woulll take place imme'diah'ly prcceding
the ut'struction of Hatall's organization and the complete f':,talJlishmcllt of God's killg'llom on earth.-Heb.
12: 27, 28,
Other t I'llllslators render the words of Nahum's
proilheey thus: "The chariots flash with sted in the
day of hi"! pl't'paratiou, and the eYJlrf':-iS [or fir] spears
are brnndished." (A.R.l'.) "And the lances are put
in motion." (Ruther/wm) God's anointed ones arc

BROOKLY~, N.

Y.

likened unto polished shafts or spears. A spear made

of a fir tree or cypress, polished, and bralldi~heu in
the sunlight, flashes and reflects the light. By the
prophet of the IJord (Imiah 49: 2) it is ,uittell concerning God's "servant" class: "IIe [Jehovah] hath
made . . . me [as] a polished shaft."
With the coming of the Lord to his temple, and thc
judgment that followed, there was a great shaking
among the consecrated. 'l'he approved one's, like poli:shell spears, were put in motion by the great zeal
manifested by them for the kingdom witnes,<;-work in
which they have participated and which is still in
progress. 1'his further suggests that God's preparation
is to fortify his people for 'that great and telTilJIe
day'; and bC'fore the hattle he selll}s them forth to
serve notice upon the enemy and upon the {l!'o],le of
his purpose to Ia~' siege to the enemy organization an.l
bring- about its de..,truetion. The prophet (Habakkuk
3: 11) descrihes the great Will' and its prl'{Jaratioll, awl
some of God's instruments I1re mentIOned as hi" "glittering spear". 'rhroughout thl~ nations of th!' ral,th
thel'C arc numerous groups, ('alh:J "compunil's", \\lto
arc consecrated and devotC'd to thl) Lord, awl \\ ho
thereforc form parts of his ol'ganization; and they
may be properly "poken of as division;., of Co.] 's 01'
~anization, a nnml)('r of whom are polished like a shaft
remly for the servi('(' of the King.
'l'he war that is ill1lH'ndinf~ i:-i 1I0t the IJattle lllerl'!Y
of mcn. It is "the hattle of that great da~' of C:od
Almighty". (nev. 1G: H) God has not kl'[,t it ';pel'rt
and is not now !H'ol'ct'rling in secrecy. 1Ie eau"e,.; his
witnesses to proclaim the fa(ts, that ewn hi" ar('!lenemy awl all of hi"! (Jr!~anization may hav!' nil opportunity to know of .khovah's IlllJ'POSI'S. ~atall is lHJW
aware of the fact that he is faring the greatl "t ('onfliet of his existrJl('l'. Hcccntly, as fulfi1jpr] prop!H'<'Y
plainly shows, he ('JIg-aged in a fight with Chri"l .Te... n"
in hcavcn and was wo~ted in that fight and wa" ra"t
out of heaven down to the eart h. 'l'he Dc'vil now ha<;
"great wrath, b('cause he knowC'th that he hath but a
short time" to prC'pal'e. So it is fo;tated in Heve htion
12: 12.

INSTRUCTION FROM JOB

HE Jewish rahhis sometime,> speak of 1\1essiah

because the prophets frequently foretold the
coming of a Mes...,iah. The prophets al,>o foretold
that the :Messiah would be the great Redeemer of mankind. Vc'ry few of the Jews, the nn tural descendants
of Abraham, have any faith in a redeemer. The cceleciastical systems of "Uhri;.,tendom ", so called, speak
of Jesus and call him the Redeemer, hut their words
are merely ,yords of mockery, even as were the word,>
of the three supposed friC'nds of Job. They speak of
God and of Jesus with their mouths, but, a'l the IJord
foretold, their hearts arc far removed from him.

(lsa. 29: 13) The most that these ccclesiastical tf':1ch.

ers say cOllcerning Je:ms Christ is that he was a great
example and that men should study hi" life and follnw
his example. 'rhc majority of the clergy tOl]ar ('wn
dl'ny that he was more than an orllina!',Y, sinful man.
'l'hey opcnly and fl j pP:111t Iy delly the valuc lJ f hi-;
sacrifice that In ovidcs the great redemptive prire foj'
mun, and therefore they repudiate the saving power
of his blood.
Today t here is no ecclesiastical system under the
sun, Jewbh, Catholic or Protestant, tllnt teadll'" that
the blood of Jesus Christ was shed to IH'oYide the

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purehnse priee for man from death, anu that God by

Jc<;us Christ at his eoming and his Idngdom will regenerate tbe obedient ones on earth to pcrfect life and
give them a home on earth for ever. ~\t the '>ame time
all these eeelcsiastieal sy:-tems and their leadcrs pose
as G<Jd's representatives, but in fact m'e ira uds and
hypocrites. All these systems repudiate God's kingdom
011 earth as a melln'i of briuging' ahout peMC, prospcrity,
life und happiness. IIowenr, the prophet Job repre~,entf'd that there would be a clu'ls of people havin 6
faith in God and in the gnat Hcdeemel'.
In his speech Job uttered a prophecy concerning the
Jlceessity for a Ucdccmcr and a Vinuieutor. He expressed faith in a nt'deemer when he said: "For I
know that my Hcdcemc1' (ncar of kill, or vindicatur,
(HatTt.) J linth, lllld that he shull stand lup 1 at the
latter [101"11 rIay upon the ('arth," or, <1'; l:uthal/ltllt
l'CIH1crs it, "over n:y dU3t will he rise" ; "and thout.dl
;.1 ft ('1' my ~;kin worms Jht 1'0)' t Iii" h()d~', ;r<'1 III my ilc:-h
&hull I :,('c t:oJ." (.Joll I!): ~;;, ~ti) The l'.('llse of thie;
~C('IIl'i to he as follows: That the {Jlle who \\ as to he
Job's (alH] all mankind's) UnIt'tlller was then alive
in the lininr~.c; lind thou",h he ~hollld aril'.c ov('r .loll's
<lU'lt, ilia! i'i to ~a.r, thUll!!h he should come forth after
J<Jb had dil'll and, as .Job put,; it, "a flrl' my ~kill is
struck ofi," )et in or thl'ull~h .Joh';; 1Icsh he should
H'e the c\ irlfllee of the pl'(',,~nce Hlld (lay of t he Lord;
Hlld alt hOIl:!h his old l'.l:in and hody \\ 0111(1 be d.~
btroycd, ~ t't "upart from" tlJi), old fll"hly body Jo!,
\\01lld be g.i,'cn a new one in the rl'Slll'I('(~tion mal
w0111d look forth uncI behold the cvith'nre of the presCII('C of 11 i" UcdePIllIr.
On anotner Ol'C':lsion ,Job eXI)1'C,;spd his faith in a
Hcdce/llt'I', IIl1d hi~ desire to fine! and to know him. He
sai(l: "Oh that I knew WhC'I'C I mi~ht liuel him! that
J mj~ht pomp. cnll to hi~ Sl'at [dwdlin~ pla('e (Iluth. >J !
I would set lny e[lU"{' in 01<1('1' hefore him, alld fill Illy
mouth with argu/lw/lto;. I w(}ulcl know th(' words \\ hi('h
}lC wou1ll :mswer me, and lIndcrstnnd what lie would
fo.ny IInto m{'. WOllld he ('ont('nd with mc' in the g'l'c<tt
w...,s of his powed r-;ay; hilt he "auld give heed unto
IlH'. 'fherc the upl"ight might r{'aSOll with him; fO
should I be dl'!i\"Cl'cd for ('\'CI' from my jlld~e. Behold,
I go forward, but he is 1I0t there; and haekward, hut
I cannot }ld"Ceive him; . . . nut he knoweth the way
that I lake; when he hath tried me, I shall come furth
as ~old." (.Job 2:J: 3-10, R.r.) In this eOJ1lH'ction at
tcntion is ealleu to God's provision thr01I~h thl'
d('cmcr to bring life to mall. "For God so loveo the
worl,l, that he ~a\'e his only hcgottcn Son, that whoSOC\'er heli<'n~th in him should not ]wri"b, hut klVC
c\ulasting life. For God sent not his Son into the
world to {'oudenm the world; hut that the world
through him might be. sand. "-John 3: IG, 17.
While the ce('lC'."iasti(al !'y~t<'ms, which arc of the
DcdI's organization ::md jlictllrl'd by Job's profcs::.rd
comforters, havc not comforteel thc human family hv
tdl ing th{m of GDd's graeioU'i provi'lion tlll'ougl; th"e

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Redeemer, God ha~ had some witnesses on earth, and

&till has some who do Cull attention to his pnrpO:5C of
salvation by redemption and the Kingdom. The Lord
spoke words of disapproval of Job's thrcc profcsscel
fri('nds, and words of rcprimand against Job, but no
\\ ords of disapproval or reprimand wcre ,;poha
nguillst Elihu, the ~'oung man who also spol,e words
t(l JolJ afler tlte three fal~c friends had stopped tor
mcnting Job with thcir hard !'peeches. This is fmther
proof that tho~e who like Elihu are pleasing to the
Lord, even though imperfcct in thC'mselws, arc the
oncs who are wholly devoted to him and who joyfully
proclaim thc mC'~sa~e of his namc and his grcat \\'orb,
as Elihu did.
;,-- '1'1Ie Scripturcs emphasizc the fact that amitbt all
his trials and trihu!ation .Juh maintained hi,; illtl'g'l'i1y.
]n this Job had the cOllfidenee of J('hovah (;od. ]n
due t/llle (lod Sf~/lt Je:,us his IJclu\'t'd Son into (arlh.
.Jehovah had confic1enee tlwt .Jems would maintain
hi" intcgrity 011 earth, I veil tholl~~'h Sata/l, thlOll'lh ICmote cau~('s, w(lulu move UocI to let suf(crin!.:; tome
lIpon Jc,U'l. 'fhe .Jc\','s (,0I1"id{'l'cd Jesu') "~tric/;cn,
lanu] smitten lIf (lull", just liS .Joh's "three fl'lllllJ:.;",
Eliphaz, Hiluuu and Zophar, tllought of Joh; but in
f:Jd, as Uou's prophet dis('lwl:d, .Jesns' suffering wa,o;
fOl' the vin(lieal i"n (If ,Jehovah ':-; namc alld tllC' bC/lefit
of hunwnkilJ(1. (I "a. );l: +, ;) (Iod kncw that he conld
put a lIIan 011 tId,; ('arth \\ho \\ould witlhl::ll'l the
temptatio/ls of ~).l1an and would dc-avc to (:011 and
maintain hi,; illtc"_\rity, and 011 the b:r-;is of lIi" intl"-il'll,v
Ill' \\oldd provide fOl' thc redl'mption anll l'!e",ing of
the ohedient on(',; of the hl1lllHn race.
'''hell Jesus ]H'c,:an hi" mill ist I',y Satan thol1~~ht hc
('ould Ctithe Jeslh tu tUJ'II Hg.dll;t (Iud, He ]lIa('('d bcfore him threc gn'at t('lllptatiulls, and in aU of thl:~e
S.ltan faihd to tUl1l .1I'"us from the path of l'l:titu<1c
and Jesu'l maintained hi,; iutcgrity. (l\latt. -~: ~~-l())
Satan thl'll Sf this ol'ganizat ion, to wit, the ('le'I'goy of
that time and tlll'ir allips, the commercial awl pollti(':Jl
1'nl('r8, u~ain!,t Je<;lIs and IJl'oll'~ht upon Je"us :t11 manncr of pCl'"ceution.\liIi(lst it :Ill ,Jc.,us maint:linl'd hI';
integrit~- .JI'SU'; i-ourrcred !H'rS('cllt ion, gt'l'at a,llidllJH,
:lIJd the most igllominiou'l death, 01/1(1 the pi()\l~ .Jcwii-oll
clcrvy altclllph'(l to make the people lJclil'Vl' t hat all
tlli<; was beeau.sc of the direct jlj{lgment of God a,c;aiJl~t
him.
C:ml aho fore~aw a strain of nH'n in thc human
family who would l'c",i'jt H::.tL:n and maint:,in tid II'
inll'~l'ity of heart devotion to l1im. '1'herc i'l a l{J11'~ I:,.t
of these ginn in the c1e",enth ebpter of ]Jehl'l'\\~, a/l(l
thry arc dl'~igJwtccl as faithill! witne';::l'';, TIl(' 1,1,/(1
fo.ho\\'s also th.lt :l ('la:-~ of lU,COO "I'alled mIll 1'110,,"n
anel faithful" OIlC,;, followin~' in the foot~tcps (If ,Jesu'l,
arc suhjected to IWl'seeution :lnd mi\l'('!ll'C-,I'nhl ilHl anel
yet maintain thcir intc'.!Tity. ihcir faith and dl'\otiiJll
to God. God's eXjlJ'l ~,;rd (,Oilfi( Ir'Jwc in ,J oh a ho rdL'pt"
nod's j)m']wsc to dl:{eiplinc thc lnanan f::ltllih-, \"'h"l!
llc will do lllld,,]' Chl'i"t 's killbdom, alltl that C\'Clllll-

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ally, during the reign of Christ, he will bring the submissive and ohedient ones into harmony with him, and
that at the end of his reign, when the great test shall
come upon all manldnd, there will be a large number
that will maintain their integrity and prove worthy
of life everlasting. (nev. 20:7-10) And thu,> it is
prophetically' written coneerning .Jesus: "By his
knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many. I I

-lsa. 53: 11.

BROOKL~, N.

Y.

God, and whose efforts turn the people away from God
and blind them to his Word of truth.
(4) That on the earth there is a class of men and
women who }lave a desire for righteousnrss but have
been blinded by the efforts and misrepre'i~ntation of
Satan and his agencies, and who are in the dark and
know not of the proper course to take.
(5) That God has an organization a part of which
i~ visible to human eyes; tltat those who arc members
of his organization arc wholly devoted to him; that

Be it further noted that all of these who have mainl.t \'iiI th~ p~i.... ilql;~ a1.v1 du.ty of th~ IDQmhQl-R of thQ Vlgtained their int<.'grit) have been witnesses to the name
of Jehovah God. Je:ms tcstitk-d that for this cause was ible part of God's organization to obey his command
ment'> and to proclaim hi~ power Dnd his ,yorks for the
he born and fut' this reason came he into the world, that
he might bear testimony to the truth. (John 18: 37) vindication of his name and his loving provision made
The faithful m('ll that preceded Chl'i::-.t were witnesses to give life to the people; and that the time i.,; now
to the Ilame of Jehovah God, and thp)" arc cited as ex- come wh~n this testimony must be given to all the nanluples of faith to the followers of Je'ius. (lIeb. 12: 1) tiolls as a witness.
(G) That shortly God will express his indj~nation
It follows, therefore, that those who shall be asso('ialed
again'it
Satan and his ag('Jlcirs by a upmon"tratioll of
with the Loru Jesus in his kin~doIll will he those of his
his
power
in II time of t!'Ouhle to be Yi'iited upon the
followers who will maintain their integrity alld stand
world,
such
as never before was known; thnt in tllllt
firmly a~iJ)st the I>e\'il and his org-allization and will
time of trouble Satan's organization will Wri.,;h from
with bol(hH'~s nud joy of hC'art !ll'oelaim the name and
work::; o{ .Jehovah Uou.-1 .lohn 4: ] 7,18; I8a. 12: 15. the earth and the people will be dcli\"(~red from I:is
oPPl'e<;<.;ive hand.
Thcl'e must he' instl'uetioll in the hook of ,Job for all
(7) '1'1Iat followin~ tll(.~ 1imc of tl'ol11>le pearl) will
,.,ho love ri~hteousJH.'ss. In brid, that instruetion lIlay
come to the peoples of rarth ; that all will he hlOIl~~ht
be summ('u up as follows:
to a Imowlcdgc of tIl(' truth, and that those who will
(1) That ,Jehovah is the only tme God and there i'> }mow IIIH} oh(y Uod shall he blessed wilh true ridwq
nOlle other; trlat his 1)1)\\e1' is supr('mp; that he is jU'it, that endure for CWl' and en~r and he givrn ('\"('11 T111wh
wisp, anu the eompl('h~ exprl~"ioll of un'iplfishnr~s; that more thall they ('vrr hero/'(, possP:-i'ied; and, 1Il1J'i the
he is the source of life, and that all who will receive obedient ,dll receive lift' ('\ I'l'!asting and dwell togdhcr
life must receive it from him.
in prace upon ('al'th for (\'Cr.
(2) That Salan is the emhodiment of evil, the enemy
This knowlcJgp of the nll'rcy und lovill~-I,illdn(>ss of
of mall, and the a<lv('J'sary of God, and that he alwa~'s God is now hl'oug-ht to thl> aHention of thp p(,()Jlle that
resorts to fraud, lies, de~cit and h.ypocrisy to accom all those who dc~it'e may take their slalld Oil the side
plish his wieked purpo~es.
of Jehovhh God and ~hj(lly ol)('y and ~l'I'Ve !tIm.
(3) 'I'hat Satan has a powNful organization, both "B1e~sed is that man that mahth the j,(jJ'd Ilis lrust;
visihle and invisihle to mnn; that the ugenries of the and reo.;pcctl,th llOt the proud, nor sueh a'i tum a~ldc
vL<,ible part of Satan's ol"~:ll1ization al'(" to wit, the to !irs." (Ps. 40: 4) "mr:-,<.;cd is the llut iOIl w!to<.;e God
clergy and tlwir allie's, the ("ommer('ial and the political is the Lord; and the p<.'ople whom he hath chos~n for
powers of earth who rule the people and mi~l'epre'i('nt his OWll inheritance.' '-P~. 33: 12.
DIVIDING OF THE PEOPLE MORE APPARENT
DEAR BROTlIER. Rl'TIIERt'Or.D AND DEAR OXES AT HLTIIEI, JTO~IE:

1 jUht cannot l{eep quiet any lUll gel', hut I \\ ant to cllpless
my thanks ano appr....iation for tile lovin~-kindncss mnuif..sted
by you llll at Ile:ulqunrters for your lnbor of loye manif..sted
in behalf of the 1'I,meel'1'.
I am dO\Ul hCle in the Rwamps of Loui!liana, in the RO~IE
(or V:.tie:tn City) of th<> H(luth. l\!Ld \\e I'au M'C thc tcnlnd,'s of
the 01<1 So.':l serpent (Hev. 12: 12) rea('lting- oul, nlfJre and 1I10re
endeavoring to ensnare us, and Ininging woe to tho inhabiters

of the earth and sea, thus making a marked divbion of tlte

people Dlore apparent.
80 we npprC<'lflte very mud, tlte cooperation lIwl parliu'lbhil)
spitit c'(hiblled by the hrcthren at Iieadquarl('rs in 1J('lpI11~ Ull
to stay III thc field; Illl,l 1 alll Rur,' It \\.11 he a st imulu'i to
each JllOneer to keep on until the 1.01'<1 sa)!l, "ll I~ enough."
Trusting \\1' too may hnye thIS same Rpirit of co-opcration, 1 am
Your fellow l'ublthhcr by 1m gl ace,
E. A. DICKEJ(M):\', PIon, cr.

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WATCH TOWER BIBLE 0 TRACT SOCIETY

111 Adams Street
Brooklyn, N. Y, U. S. A.
OFFIOEr-S

J. F. RUTHD'J'ORI> President

W. E.

","AN AYBl;RGll

Secretary

"And all thy children shd.ll be tau~ht ofJehovah; and

Rrea.t shall be the peace of thy children."- IJJl1izh 54: TJ.
TIlE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH is tho only truo 00<1, is frum ewrlasting
to e\"crlusting, tho ~Irtker of heaven aUfI earth and the Cher
~f life to Lis en'aturl':>; th:\t tho 1.0ri03 was the bp;;lOninj{ of
ILis creation 1,nd his llcti\-e n~ent in tho er.utlOn of ull
thinr~; that the Lor~os is now the Lm J Jesus Christ m "lory,
dothed witb 1111 l,o\,;er in lleaven nnd earth, and tho Chief
Executive Oflleer of Jehovah.

T"l\T GOD created the catth for man, er<.'ateJ TlPrfeet

man for the l'arth uwl pla'~ed hirn upon it; tlmt IlIUlL ',Iii ully
dist,l*ycd GOt!'3 Jaw allli wns lI~ntell~' <1 to tkath; tklt hy
fl'ason of A.hru's 'Hong act all men aro born smncrs anti
",ithout the right to life.
m:uIo llll m:tn , and tho man JpS1.L'I Buffered d"ntb III or<1,'r fo I.ro,lw(' ll~<l ran.,OIl} or re'kIlJpti\o
prirc for aU lIlanklu<1; ,ilt:lt 00<1 r:tlRcd up J('~IJ'I dl\ 1110 l:lnu
{'~altcd him tn 1l<':t\l'U nLo,o mery Cl'c:(iUIO ltt"l alJfJ\o every
MDle and dothI'd him, wilh all pQ~n'l' and authority.

THAT JESUS

":''1

THAT JEIIOVAH'S ORGl\NIZ \TI0N is callp.u :-:inn, lind

that Chri'lt Jc,us is tho (,bi"f (l1ll,',,1' thereof and i>! tbo
ri;:hHul King- of tl.o worl,); th:Lt t!:o anoinled a",1 faithful
fullm\'l'rs of Chri~t .T"RlI'I :tro chiIJc<'n of ZlOlI, JIlcrnb,'rs of
J(hovah'8 or~alli7nti"I1. and mQ hi.., "Jtnp~'1"s WIH1"" ,Juty umI
privikg-o it i:> to t",tiCy to tbo ~upr""llln('y of JIhIW:lh, tlcchro
It;8 Jlurpo<;l"!l tow:lIt\ wankin,I n'l f"xpr",.('<1 in tbo Hil,lr~, IInll
to benr the fruits of tho king-doTIl lI<'1oro all who 'nll hear.

THAT THE WOr~L() klS ('n<1,'<1, ::tIl,I tllO !.fiTIl .TI'SU~ ChJist
has bel'n 1,1:lI'.)<1 lly J,'1Io\:.h upon Ilis throno of lllilhonly,
hall OIl'llctl l:l:tlnn from I'e"l\'l'n nnd is procel'<llllL: to the
eslablisluncnt of Goll'8 kingdom Oil earlh.
TIIAT TilE r{ELlLf~ ana hJpssin~~ of tire I'('opll's of l'arth
{'.In come only hy un,} tllluu~h .1,!r"vah'8 \..llIgdOIll und"r
Christ wbi"'. 1m3 now 1)(',:lIn; tklt tlie Lord 'Il 1I,'\t I;n'at
ad is the ,l.strueti, n of Nalan'" OI~anizatlOn ana the blahli~hmcnt of 11.:hteollHH'~" in the .'arth, lind tbat ull,kr the
kiul::,lom uU thu~'~ \\110 will ohl'y its ril;hteous 1<l\\S hhaU Ina
on earth forever.
"ZEAL 01" illS UOUSE" TESTIMO~Y l'EHIOl>
"he nine-thy peti'''l, June (j to lllIl"lnslve, i!> tbuq ,j,.,ignaled
nn.l indicall'll anolhl'r of thosf' SPllson, of sl'('cial unit",1 :\I,ti\ily
on the pnrt of Jpllll\ah '/\ \"i~lhle org,ulIl:LllOn on .',utl, l..:ncolU
JI)a)nin~. :m.l "ith unftaggin~ z<::.I, all those gatbele,l at the
bouse of (;.,),1, \\ht'll",t ot tl,l' ImOlIll,',l relllU:lIIt 1Il tJI(' Illner
CHurt or (,f the Juua'lal,::! in tb~ .mln court tb<'ll'of, \\111 par
ti~iro.te in the 01'1'0IIUIIIlif'!! <,f lhi>! t"HlIllony liello,1. Olr~,'Ill
zalion instrllcliolls are that, 011 n eonl llun\lun of :,:;;,., the IJU"k
J:1(:hcs t,,~.-tll('r wlfh thrN'I,ooklel,; (nile a paper- or ~"'f"'O\el"d
bookl('t) ~baH lJe otf"re.l til the l'uhJll', an,l th:tt the HIlUI sc,;
t,,:ms of }-our ll'rritol'y shall lJe ~i"'Il the pll'l.'t"n,'l' thiS (iIlIC.
'\'~,ther lIml other cf<n,litlOllq should hy t!1l'1I l,,~ \ Cl \. fawJlahle
for Ilu('h rural work. The l'.('al wh;eh i~'I"'(,lllJar I,) tllO'r of awl
at Go<1's hOllse lwomplR evelY olle (0 take un,)"r cnn,idellltl\JI1
at oue' hi'! part in tbi!! coming tCRtimony ItClio'l. YoUt l'l'!,ort
on wotk d(m" shoul.l he mnde to ollr JJlOokhn ..Hiee If vou mo
not \\orkin~ in terutory under one of OUI' iJiaueh others.
TRA.,\SCRlPTlO::'i l\IACm~ES AXD SOUxu CAHS
Tho 1:1(>.~iet;; C(!ll~tfUd:> anll n1'''-l'ml.h's lll)l hl,l" trnlhen pIlon
mac:ohjIle~ at our ('\\"11 t:ll'lr.ry at J l .. _'rlalllS Ht. Hrookl~'n, X, r.
'I1.ere 1l1"ltd,ines Ute ~pnIl~,wounl. ;111<1 opelated flOm a (i-yolt
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th0Y \',iII he' unlturm Ihlll\l':bflllt all the' e:(ttlt. Thc :-'''''!I'ty ",U
fill the onkrs at onee, ,,1"1'11,',1 to nll,\' lllJ,lJ,'~" III the LlI' ',i
Stat('", at $1.50 (':I"h, yuur rl'mittnllee to llee('l'll<tn,v Ul ,1, ".
If p",,~,J,le, clrtk,' till"" In luts of t\\O at ]P:I~t, :" tLI) ....
11Utked t\\O in II carton Thl'Y e'llue cOlO]>ldo \\ltli <',",1, 11.,.""
eketrie bulb allJ sign. lil "III'S shoul,] order th.. ~e I],r"u'~h t " Jl
Sel\lCe dIrector or bh"rl',I,,'uler, scwJill>; in OtiC Older J'c,l .. 1'
tha t :\1 e I C(i1l11 ell I,;, lire g 10"1'.

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WATCIHIT0WIER
AND HJElRAlD Of
PRESENCE
CHRTIT~

VOL.

LVII

MAY 1, 1936

No.9

ARMAGEDDON SURVIVORS
IiFor I 1dll surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but tlty life shall be for a prey unto thee:
because thou hast put th y t rust in me, saW/ tll c Lord. "-J cr. 39: 18.

EHOVAH makes it clearly appear to his anointed

Jehovah Ood, while Pharaoh l'cpres(,!lted the ])pviJ.

witnrsses that he has laid ohli~ations upon them Correspond in:! to tlJis, the Lord Jehovdl p1:1<'c(l Chl'ist
and that they arc l'csJlol1~ihle to him for faithful .Jesus upon his thl'olle in the year 1DH. Chri<,t .]c:.<'U'l,
perfol'lnDJ~ec cOlleerning those obli~atiolls. At the same
the King, is pictured hy KdJlJ"ll;~(ll1('zznJ' ill this
time he m:lkcs it known that the Lord's "other HIH'ep", pro]Jhetie drama at this pnrtieular puint. At and prior
the "great mllllitude", must hrar the message of the to 1!)]'! the rulinr~ <'I('mcnt of "Chri"tclldom" claimed
kiug'dom hC'fore Armn~cd<1011, and upon those who to he Christian" and to gO\pl'll thc nutions of tIle wudd
hear the 1,01'(1 has lai(l ohli:,!ations and they arc re for Christ, and therefor(' as'lume(l the positiol1 (If the
sponsihlc for the proprr perforrnanee in eOJlllc<'tion "lli'..\'her pow('rs". Theil' open elaim or d('('laratioll
,~ith such ol,ligatioll<;. 'rhc purpo<;e of what is htre
put them in an impli.'d {'On'lwnt hound by tlJ('il' oath
published is 10 Hhow that .J('/1Ovah's witnesses must 10 he snhmi~~i\c to ('hl'ist .Jesus, the gr('nt r.'pl'l'<;l'lltllOW ('any til(' IlH'ssage of the kill~(lom to those' pl'rsoll~
ative of .JdlO\'ah God. Th(y were duty-houn<l to ke.'p
of ~ood will kno\\n as the "othp[' sheep" nnd who that oath.
for'llI the "gon'at multitwle", and that thosc people
4 \\Thcn Christ Jesus was enthl'OlH'<! the rulers of
)'(((.'iving joyfully the di rl'eti011s and ClHlI III aJH 11l1(r.t<.; " Chri"telldorn" I'd)!'] It'(l ag-ainst (; od, e\'ell as 1':. -deof the Lurd awl rl'nde'rillg' full o!J('(lipn('e to him may Idah had rd)l~JJe'd Hg:ain<;t ~C'IJll('h;:dllpzz:lr, eoth I':(,dpsuni\'e the' gl'('at day of nod Alrnighty. Be('aus(! of kbh and the rul<-l'~ of "Christplll]ol11" !Jro\. thlir
the close relationship of th(' anoilltell rpmnant to t1lOse o:lth. "Chri<,tendom" tUl'lwd to alltitypil':ll E'l,\ pt,
WllO ('ompoS<' the "other ~h('("p" of the Lord it is nrcd,
that is to say, the (Jq:~allization of ~;1fan, and PlI;.r:I!.;I,(1
flll to consid('l' HOIl1C proph('ci('s that r('latc to thrrn in the \Yodd \Yar. Christ JI'SUS wa:, then hill'!:, IJlIt
nnd their 1clation~hiJlto ('a('h other.
"Christendom" r('jcctcd till' Kill:! all<l tUJ'lH'd to the
2 The Lord 1IIoed Jcremiah IJi~ prophet to utt('r
kin:(s enemy, exal'tl~' as Zedekiah did in his tiltlc, Sathings now UUI' to he undel~t()o<l. \Vhen Jcremiah was tan induced the rulers of "Christpndom" to twIll'\'('
It young lllall hl' v:as ('!IOSCl1 Ily Jehovah as a prophet
that their acti<Jn in tUl'lIin:~ to antitypieal Egypt \\'lJ1lld
and witll('SH 10 the Lord. (,)('1'. 1: -1-7) .Jt'rt'miah'~
hrj) thrill from hcin:~ hrought into i'ol'f'etl suhjp(,tion
llUInC mcuns "Hai<.;rd up [appointed] by J.,llOvah".
to Christ, the rightful J\ill~~ of the wodd. Fl'om thi"
lIe was a SOil of the priest lIilkiah. Jeremiah prophe- point on in the type I':edl'kiah PUJ'~Ul'S a course of acsied in Juduh from the tl'il'!('('nth year of King Jo.;i- tioll that pictures the ('011l':;C taken by" Christl'lIc1om".
nh's r('ign Oll awl until the dcstru<'tion of Jcru"alelll.
~ Zedekiah ~H'lIt the '~;OlJ of It pl'ic~t' to the PI'Oi,!Irt
(Jer. 1: 2, 3) Zeuckiah, the son of Josiah, was Jcru- .J('remiah, baying: "Pl'ny 110W unto 11](' f,ord 0111' God
salem's last king. Xl'lHl<'htldnczzar, the king of 13ahy- for llS," (Jcr. 37: 3) 'When thc \\Y orlll \Yar was 011
lon, carrkd l~ ing .Jrhoiachill captivc to TIahyl011 and und the f>ituatioll looked bad the (']('J'n <Jf" Chri"tClItll('n madl~ Zcdekiah kill!!,' of Judah. This occnrred dom ", claiming to he priests of the Lord, threw all
eleycn years hefore Jerusalem was dC'stroyc'd, and th('ir influell(,c on the f>ide of the politi('al rulel's, S;!l/l',Je)'rmiah was Jll'oph('<;ying' during that period of timc. tifted war, arid eried ont thnt they "hau red hlood i'l
-2 Ki. 24: 10-18.
their veins", and they counseled the politieal rul<:I';;
3 Zedekiah was a wieked king. lIc made a ~olemn
to fight, and they prayed for thc success of thrir !'coatil to be suhmissive to Ncbuclwdnezzar the king of spceti\'c armies, 130th eontell1ling f>itll'S of lhl' contl'o
Bah.vloll. (2 Chrol1. 36: ]1-13; Ezdc 17: 12-19) Shol't- vcrs)' hrrd their own clergymen or prie:its who praYI'(l
Iy therenfter I':euekiah broke his oath and maae a for sucees" of the rcsp('c-ti\'c nations in the great war.
tre:)ty of alJi,1llce with Pharaoh of Egnlt to fight They aho tri('d to exert lll'(':,;<;ure un(l influl'lll't: upon
ugo,Jinst Nebuchadllezzar. (Ezek. 17: Hi-17) (Sec Yin- Gocl's faithful me%:lge-hcareI's to rnU:ie tItem to fall
dicafioll, Book One, page 217.) In thie; prophrtic in line and pray with the rulers of "Chri:itcndollJ"
drama Kcbuchaclllczzar stood as the represcntr.tive of for success of the WDr and to I)riw~ al)out pl'ace. At
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that time the Unitrd States was considering entering

the war. The president of the United States, without
doubt at the instance of clergympll, set a day certain
nud callrd upon 'all Christians to pray for peace in
Europe'. That wa') before the Cnited fitates got into
the war. But the stage was all sci for the United Statps
to get into it. The tl!pn president of the \\T ATCII Towm
DlBU: & TU.\C1' SOCIETY, in a public nddre,;s, made
thi" statement, to wit: 'I cannot concur with our
worthy prc,>ident in this matter. The prayers of these
millions prayil1~ for the prosperity of the Germans
-and of other milJiCJl1s pl'ayin~ for the allies, will g;o
UIUll1swcrcll' (8ce 'J'he Watclttoll.'cr Octoher IG, 1!H4.)
Tl,e words of the prc.. . ident ot the WATCH TOWEll l~I.
DLE & '1'H.\C1' SOCIL'l'1 ahove fjlloted expressed I he
harmonious view of all of God's truly con,>ecrt!tpu
pcojlk OIl the ('u1'111 Ht that time" ho l'('fus('d to pray
to J(,llOv<lh Gou 10 brillg about any result of the Worlu
War.
n .kl'emiah at that time wa" ullf]C'r the surveillallPc
of the nulllOriti(H'; of .J(Jl'llsalcJlI hceau~c the rulers diu
not like the won)..; that he Pl'Ophf''licll: "!\ow JeIemiah o:lIne in and wellt oui HlIlOlI~ the people; for
th('y had !lot put hill1 into J!l'isoll," (.Jm'. ~7: -1) IJikewj~e ill the l-,prill~ of 1!J1B. and a short timc jH'i'JI'
tllt'rdo, t lit' true follower::; of ('h I'i'>t .J e,\us, part icnlarly
in J\!lH'I'j(,U, were 11nl\(;1' Hllrwillance, awl I'urly in , he
)'l'a1' l!HH the trnth literature \\as s(i7.e<l in many
pl,w(',;, and nl'(t'l' the l:nitru ~tatcH ('11ll'\,('d the war.
At tht timc I1H'ntio!lpd ill the t('xt, .1(,I'lJ'\a!elll wa~; uu
del' ~it'i!;C of the Chaltleuns, The Chald('an'l, h('arill~
that l'hal'aoh's army was coming up out of E~~ypt,
withllrew from .T('Iu<;alem, "Then Pha\'aoh's al'l1,y
was come forth out of Egypt; and when the ('I)[1ldcans
that ht'sit'ged Jl'l'u'\alcrn hcurd tiding::; of tlwm, thC'y
d('partt'd from Jern:-.ah'IO, '-.Jer. 37: 5,
7 Zedddah, the king of Isral'1, wa'l thcn lookilig to
01' dCIH'nding upon Pharaoh's army. Lik('\\i:.;e ill ]914
"Ch\'i:-.tendom" was 110t relying upon .Tehovah !llld
his armi('s, hut UpUll the })C\'i1 and his armies on the
cat'th, the aid it~"pi('al Egypt. Hi~ Husilll''\S waf! advaneillg' the money for t11O~(, in the Wal'. amI othl'\' nati(J11S expected to gl't ill, aIlIl Big Business \\as loo"i~lg
funmrd to I~etting' h<1('k tlte mOll('.Y with large profits
at the emI of the \1m'. 'rho political affairs of Amcl'ica
are so mallipulateu that the tIlliteu Statf's ('n1ererl
the war, and the Lord took no st011S to prowllt the
United States and other nations of "Christendom"
from gC'Uing into the war. About that time the war
was going on in heaven and Satan was ea~t out of
}w<lven, And then came the Lord .J esns to the V'mple.
ALont that time Jehovah stopped the World War for
his ('leet's sake, allll this he did by withdrawing his
hanu from the a<.;,>Hult upon Satan 's ar11l~. This was
fOI'\'"hown by the Chahle:ms' withura\\in~ the siege
of J('l'usalpm,
8 J('l't'll1iah IlPillg God's prophet, he received instructi'J1ls fl'um Jcho\u)J. "Then came the \Vorll of the Lord

Br..oOK1;Y:'I,

X. Y.

unto the prophet Jercmiah, saying, Thus 8aith the

Lord, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king
of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me;
Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to hdp
J'OU, shall rcturn to Egypt into their own land," (.Jer.
37: 6, 7) TlJe sub<;tancc of this prophefic statement
is this: 'l'hat the Devil's worldly armies woulu 110t be
able to hril1~ on Armageddon, before it was unCi
neither would thcy he able to prevent the dc::;tructiou
of "Chri,>tendom" (alltitypical Jcrm;all'm) at Clou's
appointeu time. The Lord maneuvel'~ the armic..; of
both siu0'l to suit his cO!l\'{;nicnee. The \YorId W(1l'
came sllddC'uly to an end in 1910, and thu<.; .JehOya!l
~hol'tellcd tho dars of tribulation 1'0[' his own ('leet's
sake. The woddly annie" \\ere helu ha('k !rom fi;.\'IJI.
ing. Thus Jehonlh uiu that his witlle'>s('s migllt ;~()
forth mal proclaim the },iIlguom me"'~:lge,-~ra1t.

24: 14-21.
9 COlltillllill~ his in~trllctjoll to JerclI1iah, .Jehl)v:lh
said: " .\wi the Chuld('UllS !':hall come <l'~a ill, and fi;.~iJt.
a~aillst this cit y, and tHk(~ it, and hum )t. \\ It It lill' "
(.Jer. 37: f-;) 'l'hw; the Lord foretold that at thn l'llll
of the 1'f'1'iou of ll..,\t imony from I !HS on h i'\ WalTl11l':1
should n'~a in fight. again'>t thlJ Denl's ()l'ganizat inn.
In ulle t imo Jehovah's h('un'llly arm il's, whil'h W(')'I'
theu witltllr<lwlJ, \\otdd ('OllIe hack all,l Ill'ill'.! fi('J Y (:'"
stru(,tion UpOll "( 'hrist('lllloJn ", auo \\if hin th(' pl'i'Iod
hctw('('n thl' end of the \\'ol'lu War alit! .\tlll:l~\(dd\"l
his witll('~~t's would aho ('OIlIC h:wk and ('ll~ngl' ill Vj'2orOllS (l(tivity in b('al'ing testimony ('on('('l'llill~ t h(J
kingdom,
10 Sillee the \\'orld ". HI' ended J('ho\'ah 's witn(;~'\e",
at his conlInandm('llt, 11;1\'(' gone forth giving the \\'<11'11ing of the a\lPl'oa('hin~da~' of .\rll\a~('ddoll. Thc p!P),'!,\"
of "Chl'i<;(IJIHlom", to~dll\'r with tlH'i[' allil"'; the 1'0.
litical anJ ('omnwr('ial I'llkl's, in ans\\,(')' to tld'\ \\.\111
ing' say to the people: '''l'lt\>I'C will 1)(' no ;\/'m:l;!pdd'JlI,
so fur a~ \I'e are eoncclnru, !Jce:lusc we han> Sl't tl(1
the L(':lguc of Nations among oUl'sdn>>; HIH1 nt.ld.;
pearo pad":, insuring' 0111' peac'e and sal'Ply; \Ie h:t\ e
hoouwinb'u the guJJilJ1f' people lly IljL1ill~ In-Iii1l(1 a
gre:at 111m.. ,> of lies, anu the (j\'l'l'flO\\ illp; :"(,OUI';~l' shall
not c01l1e Ilcar U'l." (I-;a. 28: 1:) In rl'ply to that tlll'
Loru iw-:tl'ucl('d .Jercmiah to proplll's'y, to \Iit: "Thl.,>
saith the LQrd, Dec('i\'e not yOU1'seln's, sayill'~' 'I'll>'
Chaldeans shall surely 11('purt from u~;: for tlll'Y ~,lh\ll
not depart."--Jcl'. 31: 9.
11 God hall stopped the open \\arf.l1'e and tlll1"
shortcllC'd the day of tribulation that hi" \\"it Ill' ,';, 'i
might :..onnd the alal'\U to thp pC'oplc ill ol'lkr lIi<\t
those
;lood \\ ill may find a way of (''\('a] 1(', }o'l0111
the tinto of the end of the world, in l!lH, Ulltil the
Laalc of ,\l'magcddon is "tl1c day of hi" pl'l']Jal'utiv!l".

or

-Kah.2:3.
12 Those on C'arth r('pl'esclltin~ the Lord arc \\ (a\:
in them~chcs, hut thc annies of J ChOV.lh that ti" tIp
efCC'ctiYe \vOlk are hi;; hC3scnly fore\''': \llllkl' Ch i ,t
Jew>;, lmd thercf0rc Jehovah t1il'ec!c,l Jel'cllli~\h to

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prophesy, to wit: t< For though ye bad smitten the the Society at headquarters were restrained of their
whole army of the Chaldeans 1hn.t fi~ht against you, liberty.
and there l'emain('d but wounded men among them,
~~ 'Vhen the ward-master acco')ted Jeremiah, the
;ret should they rise up every man in his tent, and prophet answered him, yehernently denying' the
bm'l this city ,dth fil'c."-Jer. 37: 10.
charge: "Then said Jeremiah, It i') false [( 1110 ryin)
13 This prophecy ~hows that nothing
hinder Je- It is a lie], I fall not away to the Chaldeans, But he
hovah, when his time eomes, in his forward move- hearkened not to him: so lrijah took Jeremiah, and
mt'nt against Satan's organization. "Christendom's" broug-ht him to the vrin(es." (Jer. 37: 14) Ko 1I(,('d
armies were unable to damage Chri.~t's h<'tlvenly was given to the vehement protest of God's prophet
armies, but they did practically 'Heck the Lord's rep- then, anu likewise no consideratiJn was given to the
resentatives on the earth. The fait hiul cOllsenatcd pl'otest of God's people in 1918, and so they wrre
ones werc rendered pra('tically ina(~ti\'e and unahle to thl'own into prison. '1'lIe course of action taken hy the
act. The World War clo,>cd with Jehomh's faithful faithful peol/le of Jehovah in hCUl'in~ testimony to
onl:S, spoken of in The H.evelatiflll as "my two wit- the kil1'.;dom made the rclig'ionist~ very mad, hoth in
n<,~,,;es", app,n'ellt Iy deuu., (See Ul'vclat ion 11.) But
Jeremiah's day anu in I!H8. "Wherdo1'e the prinl'c'l
the I_onI uee1areu that these shrJuld a~aill ('ome up, were wroth with Jeremiah, and smot!' him, ntHl pnt
awl thpy did (,(Jill(: up, (Uev. 11: :->-12) Sinee then the him in pri~on in the hOU"I~ of .Jonathan the ')"rilJl';
failhful have becn seattC'l'ing Gud 'g fiery jUlhments for they had made that the prison." (.Ter. 37: VI)
o\'e1' the city, that is, ovor "Cln-i<"tendom ", and pro- God's faithful people WCI'(' then rr~strairH'/l or illlprisc1aimin:; the doom of that wj(bd ol'!.~allization. (Ez,'k oncd alld they Wl'l'e put in the hom(~ of }JOndag(', a
]0: 2-7) Whl.'11 that work is clone by Jehovah's wit- death.uealing pla('(' Ilcrol'dill'~ to the lall~lla~.!e of wr"e
1J(:~:<:('S, then the LClI'c1 's illvisi hIe ar'm ielo., the hea Vln Iy
t\\'('n1y of 1hi., same elwpter. The "home of . . . the
ho~t:;:, at Armageddon, will do the actual destruction
sl'l'ibe" Iwd been made tJw prison hou<,!', and no doubt
of "Chrilitenuom".
that scrilJe was a relig-ionist nnd (,ol'l'e-,pont]<.; to ti,t'
elel"!.\' of modenl t imr", \\ ho wpre thl' real 0111'') that
16 Jeremiah, receiving this instruetinn from .JdlOvah. went fOl,th to go O\1t of tlw eily to his work: ('au:>cu the imprisonment of Cod's fll'ol'le. By impl'i').
"Tlwn .Jeremiah went furth oul of .Jenrsalplll to /!o OIling the Lord's people they were tllIl,) lll:Jlk "the
illto the lonu of Bl'IIjamin, to St'p.Hate him<;df tllPlH'c children of u('ath", }willg by the ('IWIllY, parti('nlally
in the mitl~t of the pcop!C'." (.1('1'. a7: 1 j) C p unl il the c1Pl'(~Y, a<,si"itcu hy thpir allies, "appoillll'!l 10 dil'."
th(' sIJrill~ of 191H .Jehovah 'I' IH;OpJl' on {':lJ'th, pll'flln,d (1's, lOj: :W, ,/wl'f/in; 79: 11) ']'/:e I'lll'my t h{)n~~ht
that thl'Y had !!otfpn rill of .](hovah 's ppol'll' hy ~I(1p
lJy .Jl'l'emiah, were still at Ia r~e, :111 hou~h un!lc'r ~1I1"
}Jill~
tlll'lr work and Jluttin~ the \Vill11'<'~(''i in ]II j"o!J,
veill;H\co. 'fhey '\'1'1'0 then g'oill~ fDrlft to shO\v tlll'lIlhut
UotI
l"aw to It that they w(,1'e rc!eas(,d 1I11l1 eame
sdv~"'l s('parate from the world Ity lJUtt illg' Ollt I he
kill:,!uom mes~age, and the ellelllr was close 011 thpir hack in duc tim('.
16 .Je!'emiah was put in Ihe c('Jls of tIle pl'i;-;on, and
hcds. 'rhe prophetic drama eOJJc{'I'llin~ Jl'}'nniah picl'emainl~(l thl'l'c man)' days. "\\' hen .J (,l'('lIIiah was
tUI'C,; this fad. "Anu whtn he was in the gate of
}Jl'lljamin, a captain of the w:u'd i \\'uru-maskr ([((Jtll- Nlter('11 into tlw dungeon, and into tI,1' cabill,). and
crhlll.l) j was then', whose llamC \\as hij;lh, the ,>on .Jeremiah hnd remained thpJ'r maliY lb) ,';." (.JI'I'.
of Sbclemiah, the &on of II:maniah : anu he took .J(,,'C'- 37: 16) It \\ as enn so with many of 1he Lorcl's p('omiah the prophet, sa) illg", '1'llou falh... t a\\ay to tile pIe during til<' Wodd \\'ar. Zeu< kiah, like alI 1/1('11
ChaMeans." (.Jer. 37: 1:3) ~\ntilypil"lJly that WHl'd- who ~el'\'e the Devil, was a ('oward, aOll he (]""irl'd
ma<;tcr 01' gate-master wa'> an (':;piollage agcnt <tIHl some plac'" vf safety fo himsC'!f: "Tht n ZI'c!e](i.111 I he
l'rofr~srd good pahiot al/(l good (!lureh tlwlllbrr \dlh
kin~ SUIt, anu took him out; fil1d the I,ill~ a:-hd ltim
eyes wide oP('11 and ('nt's always l'\>;llly to hpar allman- secretly ill his hlJuse, awl saW. Is tlIrl'<' all,\' word [l'()1Il
ncr of faJ<;c accu<;ntil)JlS again~t the tr'ue l)('oplc of the LonH .\nd ,Jelcmiah ~aiJ, Therl' i'l: for, saill he,
God, especially arensatiolls mafIc by the unfaithful thou shalt IJC ddinrcd into the hand of the kilJ~ of
and hypocritical clergy agaiu<,t Cod's faithful wit Bahyloll," (,leI'. 3"i: 17) He inquir<'c! of .Jel'c'll1iah,
nc,>scs. The alltitypieal ward-master, the e;;piolla!!:e thinkin~ hc might find out wht ther th(')'<, was daJl~l.r
ngcnt, in substar1l'e said to .Jehoyahs ,\"itlleq...,l's: 'You of his falling' into the hand" of <lo<l's l'l'pl'e'l('nla1 in',
are d':serting' to the ellcmy, )"OU arc fur the Grl'mans U(,l'e wns n test upon the .Jeremiah (la;,:; alltitypie:ll1y,
11l1d are obstructing the g'oYel'llmeut and 111'1' alli('s hy to sec wh(tll('l' or not tb(~y would compromise \\"ilh
the preaching that" Cln istmuom" will hI' d('"tro.v('d, worldly l'ull-l's. :\la1l)' puhlie officials euJlsul1ell the
and such preaching proves that you arc ('Hemics of the Society's publieutions to leal n for a sdlhh l'i'aSOn \\ hat
government.' As a result, in the early part of ] 9] S tIll')' COJltained ,md what therein might he w",.1 for
the arrest of the Lord's people lX'gan in Cana/la and their own ~('lfish end'l. Tlle government had h:lJl\lec1
shortly thereaft"r arrrsts were maue in the lJnilul the Society's book", douhtle"s exp<,e! ing the SOC' jet,\' 's
St:tles, and these arrests continUt'd from day to day repl'l'sUltatives, the fait bful people of the LoJ'u. to
UIltil early in ::Uay of that year, whell the ofi1cels of
compromi:>e and put on the wft pedal and sa)" t !lings

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that would please the earthly rulers, and thus gh-c

them something that ,":ould allay their fears. The
guilty are always fearful. The worldly rulers received
no compromising message from God's people, but the
information they did receive was that the Lord in his
due time would dalitroy "Christendom". This was
foreshadowed by what Jeremiah had told Zedekiah,
that he would be delivered to the king of Babylon, who
pictured Jehovah's executioner.
If Jeremiah then inquired of the kin~: "What have
I offended against thee, or again&t thy servants, or
against this people, tlmt ye have put me in prison T"
(37: 18) Likewise the representatives of nod 's or~ani
zation in 1918 asked in what had they offended. Thf:Y
protested that they had been guilty of nothing and
therefore stood guiltless before the law. 'I'he religious
advisers of the government said, before the World
'Val', that the &tatemcnt of the 'Vateh Towrr publications that the trouhle was coming, and that Armageddon was approachinl{, was all nonsrnse. The worldly clergymen hoastingly said that there could be no
war, e\'en, Jeremiah said to the king: "\Vhcre arc now
your prophets whieh prophesied unto you, saying, The
king of Babylon shall not come ngainst you, nor
again~t this land?" (37: ]9) Likewise God's faithful
people ~aid opc'nly and puhlicly to the rulers of thc
world ('OIH'erningo tlH' clergy: "\Vhere now are your
preachers, who !>uid there shall be no world war or
time of trouble 1 Who HOW appears to be right?" 'fhc:>c
statements nllge)'(el the clergy and thrir allies cw'n
more than thry had b~en, because thc'Y had exprcled
to brcak the courage of Jehovah's faithful lleople.
18 Then Jcremiuh lIskrd those having him in custody
that he be not returned to the prison house, "lest I
die 1here." (37: 20) Dming the latter part of the
World War :md after it had ended the Watch Tow('r
Society appealed to the political and judicial rulers
that they be not further restrained of their lilJCrty.
This they did, not for them~'Clves, but that the work in
the name of th~ VH'd might proceed. Jrrrmiah had
made Ii like requrst to the king. "'l'hen Zedddah the
king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah
into the court of the prison, and that t hey should give
llim daily It piece of bread out of the hakc'rs' str{'(t,
until all the hread in the (Oity were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. "-37: 21.
10 'Vith t he exception of two Homan Catholic judges
the judicial officers manifcsted no personal malice
against Jehovah's people, whom Jeremiah foreshadowed. 'rhe question was, 'Vhat should be done with
them? The clergy and the principal of their flocks exercised all their influelH'e against Jehovah's witnesses i
so while they were tcclmirally released from prison
they were put on a restricted diet, that is to say, they
were restricted to that whieh is represented by bread
and water. (See Ezekiel 4:: 9-1;), di&eussed in Yindirl1tion, Book One, pages 55-58.) The I ' court of the pri::;-

on" represented a condition of restraint or where the

witnesses were kept under sUl'Yeillance.
20 The princes, antitypically the clergy, had taken
note of what God's covenant people had 8aid, as srt
forth in the publications they had widely circulated.
(38: 1) Jrl'emiah, at the instruction of the Lord,
prophesied in this manner, to wit: I' Titus saith the
Lord, lIe that remaineth in this city sllall die hy the
sword, by the famine, and by the pestilenre; but he
that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live i for he
shall have his life for a prej', and l>halllive." (38: 2)
Substantially the same message appeared in till' puhlislwd literature of the 'YATCH TOWER BIIILE & TH.\C'l'
SOCIETY to the cfi('ct that those who remain in the
world, and allied again~t Chl'i!>t Jesus the Kin~, should
die, but thoo.;e who turned to the Lord ,Jeo.;l1S would
live. The people were advised that all of tho!>e unllPr
"Christenllom" who would brenk away from 8:llan
and put themselves on the side of .JpilOvah and hi:>
Vindieator might live.Jehovahs witnes,;cq have ('{Intinued to make thi,; ~tatc'ment in the preo.;e11ce and
hearing of thn worldly ones from then till now.
n The Lord then spoke to .Jeremiah din'cting him
to sny: "TIllIS saith the Lord, This city shall sUl'ely be
given into the h:llld of the king of Babylon's army,
whieh shall take it." (38: 3) J\ntitypically this wo)'k
of sirge and t!<'struetion will he accompli<,lH'd hy .Jehovah's im'isible army lIndt'r the leadership of Ch)'io.;t
J('sus. Because Jehovah's witnessc's han faithfully
eontinucd to make t]Pr!:lI'ation of the t)'lIth the c'\(o)'!,:'}'
and the pl'in('ipal nWIllI)(')'s of their flcw]:; have ])('('u
greatly angered and ha\'e spoken to the politi('all'ulers as their prototyp(' spoke to the lJolitil'al rule)'s ('Gnc(,rIling Jeremiah: "'I'hc')'C'!ore the p)'iIH'('s :--aid unto
the king, \Vc hc'seech ther, let this mlln he put to death i
for thus he weakrlldh the hands of the 1lll'1l of war
that remain in thi:; eity, and the hands of all t he people, in speaking sHeh words UlltO thl'IH; for thio.; man
seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt."
(38: 4) 8uc'h was the attitude of lIlUl'd('r on the pnl't.
of the cler~y during the \Yorlel 'Val', allIl SUIh q'ridt
was manifeo.;t(cl hy the trial judge, who ('o!HluC't('d tile
"kangaroo court" that convicted the Society's representatives.
22 Zedekiah knew that JC'remiah was mtirely il".o
cent, but he showed hi,; lack of eomage to <lcnl justly
with him. Likcwi:>e the rulers of "Chl'i"lc'1Il1om ",
political and judicial, knew that the Lord's reprc"-l'nt.
atives on earth at that time were inlllH'('nt, Imt thpy
had not the COUl'a~e to deal honestly and fairly with
them and they stated to the religionists J)1'<lf'iically
what Zedekiah said eonerl'llintr Jeremiah, to \\it: "Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that
can do any thing agaimt you. Then took they .Jel'~
miah, and cast him into the dungeon of ::\lll]chiah the
son of Hammelech, that was in the ('ourt of the pri"on i
and they let dO\nl Jel'cliliah with cords, .\.nd ill the
dungeon there was no water, hut mire; i-0 JCl'l'miah

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sunk in the mire/' (38: 5, 6) Sueh was the real :>ituation at the time of the trial in the spring of 1918. 'fhe
men then charged under the espionage law, the evidence being that the'Y had pl'caeheel the gospel of
God's kingdom, were sentence~l to eighty ;rears' imprisonment, and by that means thQ' \\ere "appoillt('1!
to death ", a slow death, and the clergy and their alii(':>
expected to sec them sta)' in prison until they di<:t1.
The Lord graciousl~' preserves his own.
FRIEXHLY SLAVE APPEAHS
23 Jehovah hos vcry wonderfully and in a simplc
manner pictured tho:'>e who put tlu:ir trnst ill him alld
110t ill woddly powc!'s. lh the hOlL'>e of King Zedekiah
was an Ethiopian, \\ hose name wa,; E1ll'd-meleeh. 1I i'>
name Im'ans "sernlllt" or "s!a\'c". He WIIS a eUlllH"h.
(3~: 7) lIe was not an Israelite; alld this is made
certain by the fact that he had bC1.'1l sterilize.l ;mel
made a cUlllwh, whi('h is contrary to tht' law of Israd.
Ilt ,m'> ill cli'eet a prison4.:r of unfaithful Je!'ll'm!4'Il1,
bl.'in'~ a trusty awl a harmless on~, who had gC!J('/'al
ac(!es::; to the ldn:.(s hou<;e to ~'('l'\"e the kiW~. If e \l'as
not at all in symp;,thy with the hLlI'~;h dceds of the
ruliJlg home of Jl.'ru'alclIl, aud tll<.-rcfore picturcd a
('la..,s ~l1hjectl'd to "C'hl'istclluom" whi('h is not at all
in ~Y/llp:lthy with the harsh and crud lllf'thod, <'Illploy<,d by "Chri~tplltlom". Ucin~ II slave, this Elhiopiau could not take the udvice of .1el'l'Tniah alld 1.',0
nwa~' to the Chalueans.lIc saw the great injm,tiee that
had hel.'l1 done to .Jercmiah. lIe had fait h in .Jel'(,miah's God; therefore he pictured the" other :-ll('~'p"
of the Lord Jesus, aile] thercfore pictures the <;allle
dass of persons as did .Jonadab. (2 Ki. 10: 1::i-:23) .\s
un Ethi.,piall he symIJolizcd a natur.ll sinner who desire') to !cJ!rn of Uoel. lIe had heard of God's plll'poses thrOlI'~h the j)1'ea('liing of J('l'cmiah. This is in
hallllony ,dth the '\'01'<1-; of the psalmi"t: "Ethiopia
shall soon stretch out her hands unto Uod." (l':l.
68: 31) '1'he king was silting in the Benjamin gate,
probahly holding ('omt there, :md it was then that
Ehed-llic!e('h, the Ethiopian, hnd the opportunity to
publicly approach thc J.;:ill~ and :-peuk to him in open
court. III doil1~ this the };thiopiau pieturcd those persons, other than the Rpiritual IsI'uclite'>, takill~ thru'
stand on the side of .Jehovah God and bpeakin~ in
favor of Jeho\'ah's wituel':srs. Correspolldill~ly ea lIy
in the year 1919, and while the representatives of t1:e
Lord '8 organization were in prison, wany thousanl,1
of persons of good ,\-ill toward God and his peopl~
gladly 5igncd a petition to the governmclIt that tile
Soricty's sernmts mig-ht he given a hearil1~ and released from prison. (Sec 7'ltc 1ratchtolt'cr 1910, pave
101.) These also pictl1l'e the prisoners in Babylon other than the anointed comin~ forth and 5hO\\ in~ thrmselves and manifesting their &ymp.lthies on the si(1c
of those who served Jehovah Goll.-Isa. 49: 9.
%~ Approaching tlle l,ing, Ebpd-mclech the Ethiopian ~lddressed him anel said: ")1>' lord the king, thc,:e

mOl have (lone evil in all that they ha\'c done to

Jeremiah the prophet, whom they ha"ve cast into the
dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place
whrre he is; for thrre is no more hread in the cit,\'. "
(at>: 9) The king heard his speech and then commanded the Ethiopimi to take thirt~' men to assist hlln
and to draw Jeremiah out of the dungeon. (38: 10)
'fhis corresponds to the release of God's people who
were then in prison. '1'l1e Ethiopian, ,,,ith the oth']r
men, proceeded to make arrangements to take Jeremiah out of the dungeon and to do so in the most COIllfortable manlier that they could, thus pl'c\'entill~ the
least po~')ible injury to him.' (Jer. 38: 1],12) 'l'his
shows that alltitypical1y the faithful fo])owers oj'
Christ Je,>u<; were imprisoned and were visited I.;:
pel':-ons of good will, \" ho were commended by tn;;
Lord J e<;u '> in theo.;e worth: "I was in prison, and ye
came unto 1I1e." (:\Iatf. ~j:3G) 'rhe Ethiopian ghowed
much killdnes,> to Jeremiah in puttill~ old clouts under his anns to lift him out of the pri"oll. 'rhe ('Jpl~~.'1
hatl t10ne rxadly the contrary whell tlH'Y shove<l .leho\ alt 's "el'\'illlt<; into prison. In takin" this kind al'110!l
toward JellO\ ah's l><'lTant the Etl~opian probahly
had in milld the words of the psalmi:,t, as set fOl'th in
'1'lIc J';,alm'>, dwptl-rs H2, ]02, alld lj!). 'rhose of l!:()()(l
will <In'\',' the S"1 Vl1lltS of the Lord ont of Jlriso11,'-an.~
thll<; "the Lor<lluoc;dlt the !Jri..,o11ers'.-l's. HG: I.
~; Neitill'r 11w l'cligioni..,t, 1101' the politi('ia11s IIJ'fl'u
Ow Lord':-, F('!'V:lllts Ollt of thc <1nW~l'on. No l'ffort W:li
made to do m uu1il the p~'ople of I~ood will filed :11I
uJ"~elJt P(t it ion \'. ith thl' pllhl ie offiei<lk '1'11(':'1.' pid lIJ'('d
the .Jonacl.dl'" 01' "otll('l' :;h('('p" (,lass that "howcd sVIllJ)athy for :lIld intc>rest in (;od 's fait hfllJ S('I'\';lnts. \\ i}(jm
the Lord r<'lra,,(d from pric;oll in l!H!J. 'fIJi"! l'l'!easing
refers to aU of t!I(J<.;e who ,\'('re faithflll, sOllie who Wl'l'e
actually ill Iaison, and ot!tl'rs undl'l' )'('"II':lint. "~o
they drew up .l(']'('llIiah with ('ords, and took him up
out of the dungeon; and .1erl'llliah 1'1'mailled ill the
court of the prisoll, " (30: J:l) Frolll the tim(' of t lll'ir
release until HOW JpllOvalJ's witnrsses have !Jrpn 1111del' slllTcilJallce hy thc ruling Ja(tors, an<lIJartie'lIlnl'ly
at the i1ht.lnce of the cler;'y, who illcl'('a~illgly tl'.'1 to
limit and ('il'('1Jm~('ribc the fl'e('l!om of aet i\ itv of t11C
faithful Sl'rvallts of Jl'!lOvah. God's \\itncss(:s go Oil
regal'dlc'~s of this survcill<ll\('l' and l'r"tl'aillt. Jrl'PIlli:lh
was ill the court of the pri<;(lIl, whi(lJ fOl"'c;!Jad()\\(,t1 tlw
surn'illancr of Ood's people now, lllltil.lcrIlSalem \\:1';
taken. But did he &top tr"tif~'ing to the namc of the
I.Jol'd? Kat by an~' means!
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TO TESTIFY

26 Hcfl'rring now to the type: Zedrldah took .J ('rcmiah into t he house of the Lord to question him: "~\ lld
the king- ~aid unto Jeremiah, I 'Yill JJ~k thec a thill'"
hide nothing from me." (38: H) 'rhc \\ a)' \Hl<; tlt~J;
opell for Jcremiah to give t('c;timon\' 1)('101'0 tlJe kill"
'[kIt se('lllS ('learl)' to ~Ol'l'("pOJHl \yith ~dwt th(' L(JI~i
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must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongu(''{, and kings," (Hev, 10: 11) The
antitypieal Jeremiah class began to do that very thing
when the resolution was dcliverrd by them to the International ~\.rms Conference in Washington, D.C., and
when notice was served upon "Christendom" that
God's purpose is to destroy ~atan 's or~anization. This
was fm1hcr emphasized bJ' the Cedar Point resolution
called "The Challenge" and by other resolutions that
have been adopted and scnt forth since that time. The
rulillg factors were now looking for an expression of
the rel<>ased prisoners to sec whether or not they would
compromise and give a more favorable message.
21 To he sure, .Jc1'emiah knew that the plain statement of the trnth might lead to his death. Likewise
Jehovnh's witnesses knew that a continued dee'laration
of Ood's tl'Ulh wonld raise goreat oppo<;ition to them
:lJJd mi~ht leud to their ueath. Jprl'miah a<;ked the king
a point('d ljUl'stion: "If I dC'elal'f) it unto thec. wilt
thon 1I0t surely put me to death? and if I g-ive thee
('ouo!>cl, "i1t thou 1I0t hl'url'n unto me?" (38: 15)
Jchoyah's witl1e'~<;cs knew nfter bein~ released from
prison, and still know, that the rtlif.{ious c\('!JH'lIt of
the l'ul<>rs of tId" \\"orhl will not giye hee(l to the mci';~m~c of the l\ingdom hut that tht'y stIiI C'ollspirc to
)mt the faithful OIll'S to dlath .Jehovah's witnes.,;cs are
determined, 11O\\C\"CI', to ol)('y the Lord and to continue
to d(dare his mt'\.'mge of tl'lllh, ",h(,ther it is hlocdld
01' 1I0t. i\ot nnti! 1!J~!.l was it 1'('vea1<'d to .Jehovah's
witnp~scs that SOIllP of the },('l1Inant will 1-(0 through the
haHle of Armageddon, and th('n that iml'eDsld their
('frol,ts to de('larc the truth. Zel!('kiah, hl'arill~ the
f11H'stioll (If JCl'l'miah, g:ave hi.,; word and joinNI it hy
hi'! oath, that he would not put .Jeremiah to dl'ath or
gi\'e him into the hands of those sceking his lifc.
(3S: IG) This WtlS n fmther as:-.lIfance to lhe king
'that .J(I'l'll1iah wou](l answ<'r truthfully and without
equi\'oration, 'l'hat dOl's not mean that Jcremiah was
afrnid to tt'll the truth regardles-. of thQ king's 03thbound promise, hut it shows that .Jeremiah was a('ting
as sagaeiuusly as II ser(lcnt and holding out for the
oath-hound pl'<lmi>.e made by the king, and which
would mal;e the king eyell more eagcr for the answpr
and more likely to give ('ar to what Jeremiah said.
This i'i a further indieation that some of the antitypieal .Jl'l'emiah class will survive and pass through
Armag-ecldon,
28 Note that Jeremiah did not try to make him~elf
popular or exalt himst>1f, as many mt>n have dOlle,
but he holdly declared what .Jehovah hn.d to say.
"Then said Jeremiah unto Zedl'kiah, Thus saith the
I.ord the God of ho-.t<;, the God of Israel, If thou wilt
uRSuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes,
then thy soul slwll lh'e, and this city slwll not be
burned with fire and thou shalt lh'e, and thine
llOuse." (38: 17) Ife told Zedekiah that if he would
go forth Ullto the king of Babylon he should lin~ and
the city would not be destroJed. Likewise Sehovah's

BROOKLY~, ~,

y,

witne5ses have repeatedly admonisheu and warn"cl

the rulers and the ehic'f ones of "Christendom" to
'ldss t hl' Son, Ie!>t they p(rish in the way' (Ps. 2: 1 ~,\ ,
and have gi\'en warniIl~ to the common people that
they must take their 5tand on the side of Jl'hovah
God and his King if they would live. This plain declaration of the truth has angereu ~atan's ('Il iet 1'('[1rcscntatives, to wit, the Homan Catholic lfil'rarch J',
and their religious allie".
29 Jehovah's witnpsscs must not shun to declare the
whole coumel of God; therefore they say as Jerc'miah
said to I:edekiah: "But if thon wilt not ~o forth to
thl' kin~ of Babylon's princes, then shall this city lw
given into the hhnd of the Chaldeans, alld thcy >.hall
burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape ont 01 tlH'il'
hand." (38: 1H) 'fhis mllans that if men will !lilt
abandon the earth-made or man-macle thin~s alld "ll'p
to the mountains", that is, the kin~doJ11 of (:od lllj(j,.r
Christ .Jesus, they will suffer (Jeslruetion. (:\la1t.
2-1: 15, ]6) This i-; in hal'lllolly with the 1'ulc :.Ilnounrcd in Zephalliah 2: 2, 3. Z('llekiah a'~alll ~hO\\l<1
himself a coward: "AIl<1 Zpclekiah the kill~ ~ai(l Ulllo
Jeremiah, I am llfraid of the Jl'W~ that arc fallen to
the C'haldcllns, lest they elpliv<'r me into thlil' halld,
and tll<'Y mock me," (:!S: 1!J) lIe was afraid e,f th,Jews, that io; to say, lhosl' prete'lllll'd praisers of ell",
wltO 'draw neal' to the Lord with t!H-jl' moulhs, hut
who'll' heal'ts are fa r l'l'mO\ ell fl'om the Lord', t ho',e
who have a 'form of godlin('s,;, hut deny his pow(r'.Isa. 2!1: 1:1; 2 Tim. :!: 5.
30 The political allll ('ommerC'ial rull'rs hi:-\h in 111('
chur('h OI"pnizations !dvc heed to the' (01l1l,,(1 of 1111:
rle1'g'y, who pretcnd 10 know (lo<1's \\'ord and \\ Ito
falsely h'\l them that if they give IH'('c] to the \\ 1tlleSSl'S of .J('ho\'ah suri! woule1 mean that tll\'~' arc
traitors tl) their ('ounIQ' awl thl'Y would thus 11(' tlll'11iug the e'l)tJlltry 0\'''.. to mohoerul'y. 'rhe Homan ('alltolie jl[(l~e, in dlli\'el'in~ his opinion in thl' (';:-'C or
"Quebec versus I;l'Odie" anel othl'l's of Jt'!lOvah's ,,:itnes,;es who were charged with sellitious ('oll"pil'a('~', s/)
cxpn',;sed himsrlf in rl'~ard to Ill<' literalme ,l'<;lJ'ilJuled hy the ~ewiety. He showcc1 that he W:l'; UII<1. L'
the direct domination of the Homan Catholic Hierarrhy.
31 .Tel emiah pojntl'cl out the w('almcs., of 7.l,(kkia;I'"
religious c01.l1lsl'lors alld lhe futility of Z('ckldah''j
givin~ hC'ld to the'lll. (3S: 20) IJiklC,,'i:-.C' .Tehovahs \\ Itncs<;e" poillt out now to "Christendom" the fulillt~
of giyillg heed to the rounsl'1 of the ]{oman C'athfll it'
IIicl'urehy and other clerg-ymen. If the 1)(>0\,le woulll
put thl'ir trust in the Lord tl\('y n('('u not fear tl1(' llIob,
hccause Jehovah would take e:He of the l'l'<;nlt. .\t
IJOl1l1Oll, in 19~6, a rc<;olution, called ,ul'e:-timolly to
thl' Uult'rs", and the i>upportin!l' argumcnt thl'r,'of,
en lled Up01l the rulers of "C'hri;.;t l'lH]om" to tUI'1l
them<;c1vc<; and their people to the \\'orcl of COt] aw]
be guided hy that if they would ('seape. (S,'e Tlte
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Jehovah, and repented at hi') command by his witis the only wise counsel. because it leads to life.
32 Jeremiah, although under surveillance, continued
to prOplll?sy and Il'ivc warning. He told the king that
if IIC refu~('d to go forth to the repre,;entative of Jehondl he would lo~e everything. (38: ~1-23) Xo doubt
Zedekiah the king' trembled upon IH'aring these words,
but he did not have the faith and courage to a(t,
although he felt c('l'tain that Jeremiah was giving him
the only sound adviee that he had reeeived from anyone. Further exprcs-.;ing' his eowanlice or fear of man
he said to Jeremiah: "Let no man Imow of these words,
und thou shalt not die." (38: 24) The f('ar 0. man
slirely puts the ruling factors into the snare of the
Devil. ~rall.r men in puhlic office have mneh s~'mpathy
toward .JdlOvahs ol'ganization al1l1 \\ould like to have
the lilessing's th(,l'c'of, hut fear holds them OR the side
of the C'1lemics of ('oc!. Secret sympathks or kind fl~c1
ill!.\':{ will avail nothillg at ArlJlag,ddon. One, to le('cive the Lord's protc'dion, must Pl1t his tl'll"it wholly
in the Lorll and take his stand on the side of Jcho\uh.
31 The ('lel'gy and chief ]lol it jeians ell\'Y anyone who
sl~('ms to havc inIlneJlcc ovcr the morc exalted rulcrs.
If sudl rulcrs show any favor to .JpIJOvahs witn('w's,
this i~ 0PllOS('el liy the unelcl'lin;!,,;. Kllowin~ this lInel
fl':lrin~ lIH'n, Zc(kkiah said to .hl'('miah: "But if the
prin('('" Iwar that I have talkcd with thep, and tlwy
COIllC unto thec~, and say unto thN', 1le(larc uuto us
now what thou hast said unto the killg', hiue it not from
us, and w(' will not put thl'e to (ll'nth: also \\hat the
kiug' said unto tlwe: thc'n thou shalt sar uuto 01('111,
1 pn-.;('nted my suppli('ntion beforc the king, that he
WOUlll not c'ause nJ(' to rdlll'l1 to Jonathan's house,
to dill tlll're." (:38: ~:J, 26) ].Jkewise today those rlll('rs who haV{' fear of oUwr nu'n (,Ollf'eal the fuct that
thl',\' nrc paying' any f,f'riolls attention to the mC's-.;agc
(\'livC'red bF Jehovah's willll'S'WS, but in truth 111111 in
fad thc'y l1I'e tr('mbliug' in 11]('ir lJ(lols, f('aring' ,,,hat
they Sl'e coming' upon the worlll.-Lukr 21: 26.
3f'l'he religioui"t:.; of .J<'remiah's time then appl'o:!eh<>u him to finu Ollt what he had bpen talking'
ahout to tll(' lcin'~: "Thrn carne all the prinees IInto
.Jeremiah, and askcll him: and he told thell1 accol'lll1J~
to all tll('SC words that the king hau commanded, So
t hcy left off slH'ating with him: for the matter was
not perceived. So .Jercmiah ahode in the comt of the
pri~on until the !lay that Jerusalem was taken; amI
he was there when .Jerusalem was tal_en." (38: 27, 28)
Jehovah's witne<;,;('(; are not duty-hound to tell the
cnemy everything they know and to therehy afford the
enemy greater opportuniti('s to ,,,ode against the illtel'r>;ts of God's kingdom. The slntemrnt of .Jc!emiah,
and likewise the statement of Jehovdl's witlles,;e'i, is
not a lie. The otlH'1' party were not entitled to Ileal'
what had tnken place, and failing to tcll them would
wOl'k no injury to them. Jeremiah continued in the
colll'1 of the prison, that is to say, under the surveillanc'e of the govcl'l1ment, until the day the cit;r of
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Jerusalem was taken. Likewise all the nation" of

"Christendom" continue to hate Jehovah's witncs>.es
because they pro<'laim Jeho\'ah's name, and these nations continue to restrict the sphere of activity of Jehovah '15 witnes~es, and will continue to do so, until
the battle of Armageddon. Samson was held in prison
after his hair began to grow, and thi,; sug~ests the
same thin~ as last above stated.-Juug. 16: 22, ~5;
sec 'l'he lrutchtowel' 1936, page 6.
35 Neburhadnezzar, the king of Babylon, again renewed the siege of Jerusalem, and Jeremiah was there
at the time. (39: 11,12) Thus is foretold JclJO\'ah's
orders through Christ Jesus, and to hi-.; nn~els, as to
the dispo,ition and protection of the remnant at and
after Armageddon. This apl)C'urs to say that Jehm'ah
hy Christ J('SUS orders that hi-.; remnant shall be spared
during .\rmaged(lon and shall he given sen'ice aftrr\Varus. ?\o douht 1'\chuchadnC'zzar had hranl about
.Jenmiah's prediction') to the effect that Nehm'hadnezzar would he sU('rcs,ful, and of Jer('miah's advire
to ~edckiah that he should kpcp his oath to 1'\ehw'hadIH'ZZar. At any rate, it shows that the faithfuIIH'-';'; of
Jeremiah called flll'th approvul of JC'h()\'ah and his
great Ex('cuti\'l~ o f!1C'C 1'. 'I'o he sure, the Lord Je~w;,
ilS .Jellovah's Chilof ()ffif'C'r, well knows all about the
activitil'<; of the antit~'!,il'al Jerl'miah cla-.;-.;, whdhl'r
tll('y are f:lIthfully nnt! truly reprC'sentillg thc Loru,
lind this fact now gives more en('oul'a~elJl('nt to the
1'('llllWlIt to ('o/ltinue joyfully p]'oclaiflliJl~ thc lJIes-.;a~e
of the l\in~dom, and the-.;c things W('J'C writtl'n l()n~
ago and ure now rl'vC'all'd for the comfort anu incnasillg hope of the l'('llllI:1nt.
36 By this time Zedekiah had fled from .JC'ru-.;alem,
leaving .J('I'('miah under restraint, ullll this is shown
by .Jeremiah 39: 4. Thl'n XdHlzaradan, tlw captain
of the ~uard of KclHHhadll('zzar':{ army, sellt c('rtain
men, and all of the }Jrinl'(''; of Babylon, awl toolc .JC'I'Cmiah out of the court of the prison awl ('omlllittd him
unto Geualiah that they should earry him horne ~o he
might d\\cll amon~ hi" JH'opk (:~!): 1:3, H) The rulrrs
in "Christendom" neVl'r turm'clloosC' any of the prisoilers of the Lord. Ii is JclJO\'ah's OWll ofloicC'l's that looscnpu hic; prisoners. 'rhe ofiic('l' of the king NdHI(hadnezz,ar, pietul'ing the orn('ers of .Jehovah's ol'g-,1l1ization, eamc to .Jeremiah :111d told him that God had
pronoun('cd evil and c1C',;truction upon .Jerusalem because that city lJau sinned against t1le Lor,l. '1'11('n he
loosened Jer('miah and told him he might go 10 l~,lhy
Ion or r('main with hi,; own people or do whatever he
1>leasC'd. (10: 3-5) "Thc'n went Jeremiah Ul1to Grdaliah the son of .A hikam, to 1\1 izpah; and dm'li with
him HJIlOllf! the people 1hat were left in the land."
(40: 6) "(;cdaliah" nJ('ans "made grcat hy .Jello\<1h",
und malli [C"Oy refers to some ereatul'C':{ who J('lIucr
faithful scrviee to the Lord and whom tIle 1.01'<1 God
has approved. The remnant that sUl'vive Armaged,Jon
will be honored hy continued service unuer Jehovah,
as this prophetic drama shows.

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FRIEXD AGAL'l1 APPE.\RS

371Jet it he borne ill mind that the divine reeo1'd

set forth in the ScripturC's regarding prophetic
dramas, including the one here considered, was not
made for the hendit of JOlladabs or any other clas,,;
of men j nor was it made for the purpose of giving
adulation, credit, and honor to some person or persollS
who ha, e been prinleg-ed to suffer imprisonment hecause of theil' faithfulness to the truth. The divme
1'eeol'd is made for tlie very }'eason as Htated in the
Scriptlll'eS, to \\ it: "For whatsoever thing'] ,\ ('re writ
ten aforetime \\ere written for our learnin~, that we
through patit'IH'e and comfort of the seriptUl'es might
have hope." (Hom. 1;-;: 4) The record was maue and
presern'd for the prl'M~nt time for the 10:1I'lIill:-", comfOl't alit} hope of the remllant of nod's pf'ople that
arc cow-il'crated ano. llt'goUen, and who arc continuin~l;
faithfull1llto hi Ill. III these da~'s, whell tht' ellc'my gro'.\ s
more vic'iolt'l unO. \\ hel! the remllant are :-.ubjeetecl el)ntinuoll'lly to gross indlgllities, It is a )'('al comfort to
them to be perlJlitlt'd to ~ee the jll'ovisioll'l whieh (_:oc!
has llUlch- for thelll alld \\ hat he ha~ a ppoillt{,tl for th~'1II
to do and their tl'lle relatioll'lhip to (;od awl to all \\ ho
3re faithful ill {,lIJ'1'yill~ the ldll~clolll IIH'ssagc to others
who will nil imalely he made a part of the Lord's llo(k.
l\JPH who atc looking at sl'rvi('e from 11 sdfish vic\\'.
point will Ile"l'r ap/ll't,,'iate the n'al J1){'anin~ of thl";
und othcL' propheeie<.,. '1'0 apprl',~iate \\hat Cod is doill'~
for his IH'ople ont' IIlll'lt be blilHl to e\ (,I'.\'thill'.!,' else
Rave what i~ the iUIl'rl'st of the Kin;!"loll1. (1 ... 11. 4~; 1!))
If a mall i~ tryill'.!,' to mal\!' lllallifl'st his o\l'n wisclom
h.r ('l'iti('izllIg \\hat i" pnhlisht'(l ill 'J'lw lI'atcIttOl('('r,
IIl1d trying to put hi'l IHr:-.onal Vil'WS ahead of such
ill {li'(1('1' that Ill' mi:~llt I'l'('(':ve adlllatioll, he is cerl:tiH
1I0t to t1l1dl'I'st,lIld the }JI'ophcc'ies of the Lonl or the
pl'O/ll'l' 1'l'latil)JI of the Lord's scrvallt to the :\lost High.
3S()n(' \\ho has f,;plfi ... llI\e:'i~ in hi'l hrart falls all casy
"iet im to the wiles of the Dc\'il. When the hea L't is impure al\(l selfi:-.h the posses<,ol' thereof ('allllot walk in
the light anu thel'('fol'e ('annot IHlve partncrship with
the IJOl'cI. (1 John 1: 7) Jt appe:lI'R that there arc Rtill
some \\ ho mill~~k wij h the allointcd and continue to
have 111111 manifest the "c1,~ctive cl'lel''' spirit. They
desire to lta\'e the apprO\'al of men tll:.\t tlwy may be
thought hi~hl~' of. Some of :-.neh are using worus to
this eff('rt : "The \\'a(rllfOIt'U' i~ rUl1ning nlH'ad of tile
Lord; 'Pile H'atrlltOll'cr contains only the opinion of
a man; .\rmaged<lol1 i., IIOt !leal', and tlH'l'c is no e\ideJlee of the eomilli~ forth of the gl'eat multitude; th:lt
will tnl,e plact' after the fir~t part of Annugc<1don;
now we are getting no,\ here; what ,\-e mu-;t do is to
get ulld"l'stanuillf1;, and later we shall he able to do
something." The difljeulty with tho~e \\"ho use such
language is that they do not know what the \wIld
vndcl'.~fl/ntlill!/, as used in the SeriptUl'l''l, llH:am. \Yhat
i,; the ('f(eet of such sper~eh upon tho~(' \\ ho rdy upon
and helic'\'!! it '? The t<'lIrleney thereof is to eau:se ot her,,;
to slack the hand, I)('('ome drO\\"sy, indifferent, and do

BiWOICLYX,

N. Y.

nothing, and thus play exactly into the hanus of the

Devil. Whu woulu induce such speech? Ccr1aiuly !lot
the Lortl God or eh1'i'lt .Jesus, because suell ~p('ech i.,
exactly contrary to the \Vord of God. The only true
answer thereto is that such speech is induced by Satan, anu his purpose in inuucing the same is to cau~e
those who have devoted thcmsdves to the Ilortl to become negligent and utterly fail to do their duty a<; the
Lord has commanded. Let those who have cOVl:nHnted
to do God's will ta1;e warning concernilH~ sneh soph.
ist!'.}. One who indulges in s[>eech like the f(Jr<'goim~
quoted words complains again<;t 7'l1e 1rairlliulL'CI' and
uses w01'd:-. to this efrect: "Inasmueh as our cxpC'c'l ations in the pa"t did not materialize, cun we be m
{~ertaill of the fuct that th!'y will materiali;,e III tIle
imrm:diatc fl1turd" .}(:hoyah 's llurpo~c y..as nol 1111
derstol)d untIl after the {,ol.1ing of Christ to the tl'lnpic, alld IS 1I0W ullderstoorl ollly hy t1to<:c \\ ho arc
reallj' tlu'oled to the 1.01'0.. ] n tlmc''l pa:-.t Illell a1t"ll1ptcu to illterprc't ]lropllC'('j' allli Otll('I"'; gave llU'd to Ill' II
as the !lather:>. !\ow tho,",(~ really devoll'rl to Uod r U'ognize .Jehovah lind (,hrisl JP<.,lIS a'l the tC';~('hC:I''' alill
that the Lonl 11II1l:-:C'!f illtcl'[>l'(:h the prfljlllt,cy. :--0
proph('('Y i~ of llrivatc inl('I'l)rt'ltLtion, all(1 it ('all he
und('I'~to()(1 ollly in the LOl'll's due time and \\hpil he
~as hl'ought to )lU'';O; the Jlh~'sic'al facts in fulfillment
of prophecy.
30 (loci's people arC' !l0\\' at a great {')'i"i'l and a tilJ1C
of wry gn'at irnpol't:lIIce, and if sellishllC';i<; is /)(:1'11111ted to have a piaee in the h"art they all: c'('i'tain til
lIIiss the n'nl import of .Jehoyuh's c0l11ll1aJldJlIl:1I1s.
'l'he anointld temple ('Olllpall,\' has l'('('C,jV( d a ddillile
command from the ],ol'll and 1I11l<;t obey that ('OIll11l:lll11
that dil'ectly afl\,l'ts those of the "gl'cat lilltltltudc".
'I'he Ille,",sage mtl~t !lOW he ('al'l'ied to th(N~ oi go()(l
will. When "Chri..,tellllom" f:db at j\rIllag('(]doll all
rc-;truillt. \\ ill be 1'('''IOYe(} fl'Oll1 .Jehovah's \\ II 11l':"I";.
But Ilote !lO\\' the words clf .Iehovah whieh ('HIl\(' tu
JeremiaH whde he waH ill the ('ollrt of the pI i "'011 , that
is, while ullller surYeillalll'e of the c'nl'm~' 's :l'.!('l\t~,
and thcrefore in l'C'straint: "Go and speak to Elwdmelc('h tile Ethiopian, ~n,\'illg', Thus saith tile LOl'd
of ho:,ts, tLe (:(JlI of Israd; Behold, I \\'lll Injll(~ Ill?
word:,; UJivll this city for e\ ii, and not fur ",o!)ll; allli
tllCy shall he aeeomplished ill that day hel'ure thee."

-39: IG.
Likewise iufoJ'mat ion is now come to Jehovah's
by the Lord Je:-.u" Chrbt at the tl'JIl]lk, :,lld
they arc tolJ to go and tell it and not to wait Ullt i I
some futUJ'e timC'. To them the Lord says: "\\'hat ye
hear in t he ('aI', that preaeh yo upon the hOlhC,toll..,."
(::\Iatt. 10: 27) 'rhe fact that the Lotd lta'l rcve:'k,l
these truths to hi" people, and has shown t Iwm t1 'c'
true nwalli\l~ of the "gn'at multItude" allll of IJI('
prVJlC'l' rclation:-.hip of the "little fiork" to his "olh,;
sheep ", shows positively that the wi Inew':,; e,f J d:, '.
vah must I,O\\' be active in telling the kill~~(JCJlll I!1C"'FI !C
to others. Information to the Jona(Jab cl:]vo,; ('n!1,lS t,)
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witnC'~s('s

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1, 1936

~e \VATCHT0\VER.

them from the Lord through the witnesses of Jehovah

on earth, and that while the remnant are in fact
.. in the court of the prison", that is to say, under
burveillance of the worldly powers and being persecuted by such; hence before Arrnag,~ddon is fou~ht
this mehsage must be delivered to the end that the
"other sheep" may learn and obey and be preserved
at AImngeddon. This must be done now in order that
the preservation of the great multitude may be recognized and proved to be the act of God as he has
foretold. 5uch information given to the great mult itude after the fight bc~ins would be too late. The warning must be given hefore the fight, and not afterwards.
U Did Jehovah tell Jeremiah to sit down and wait
for a more favorable season to proelaim the truth within the city? lIas the Lord told his people in this day
that thc'r arc to he illuifferent and wait until after
the fall of Satan 's rdi~i(Jni:-.ts at Armageddon and
th~n to give the warning' to the great multitude and
gather them' Exactly the contrary is true. ,Jehondl
said to his prophet, anll while the prophet was ~'et in
the court of thtl prison: "Go and sprak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying', Thus saith the Lord
of ho-;ts, the God of Israel j Behold, I will hl'ing my
wordt; upon this eitj' ['Christendom'l for evil, and not
for good; and they 1'1Ial1 b(~ accomplished in that day
bdore t1lee. Rut I will deliver thee ill that day, saith
the Tiore1; and thou f,halt not he gi\'l'1l into the hand
of the mOl of whom tholl art af'raid."-39: ]6, 17.
U .Jeremiah was
not waiting for the Ethiopian
I~hel1m(~le('h to eome to him, hut Jeremiah must go
direct to Ebed-me!P(Jh, who pietul'rs thr g'reat multitude, and sec to it that Blwd-melec'h, pict mingo the
~rcat mult itude, recri\'Ps the mesHage of t he Lord, and
to do this regardlc~s of rpstraint or opposition. Everywhere the Homan Catholic lIicl'arc'h,\', the chief visible enemy and l'eprc~entati\'e of Ratan on earth, i<;
inducing law ofJieel's to interfcre with the witne:ss
work; 1mt the antitypieal Jeremiah, the remnant, mu"t
vig'orou<;ly continue to work as IOllg' as the liord permits them to do so and to vigorou<;ly proelaim the
message of the truth. Jehovah's witnesses have been
doing that very thing', partiC'ularly since the identification of Jonaclab, in 1932, and with even greater
zeal RillC'e 1D35, when God rcvealrd to thc'm that Jonadab, the "otller sheep ", and the "great multitude"
nre one and the same company. J cllOvah 's witllre;;~es
must go to the homrs of the people, not with their
message, but with thr message of the Lord. In doing
this the'Y must be bold, but not rude. Boldness means
fearles.<;ness in telling the truth faithfully for the
1.1ord. Kote that the Lord commanded .Jercmiah 10
speak, Sc"lying, 'Thus the I-,ord of hoste;; sa~'s,' that is,
'the God of hattIe,' which means that the great tight
is ncar. The warning is givcn to those of good will
to the effect that Jehovah says: 'I will bring my warde;;
upon tbis city, or orr,anization of "Christendom", and
wreck it, and thus will vindicate my name.' The warnrlOW

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ing message i~ delivered to those of good will, and they

heed it and hasten to the Lord, and these form the
great multitude.
.a The name Ebed-melec'h, meaning "servant (or
slave) of the king", and the class whom he pictured
ha ving taken their stand on the side of Christ the
King, shows that these become the servants or slaves
of Christ, jo~rlully doin~ his service. These have
washed their robes in the hlood of Christ, having put
their faith in him and in Jehovah, and have lined up
on Jehovah '8 side, and with palms in their hands
they hail the "King of saints", Jehovah, and his glorious anointed King, Christ Jesus. These give honor
and praise to Jehovah and Christ and attribute to
them all protection and salvation. '1'11(')' do not wave
flags and hail men and thcre'by attl'ihute salvation to
man or man-made things. Became of their faith and
ohedience to Jehovah he says to them, us he >;aid to
Ehed-meleeh: "But I will delivrl' thee in that day,
saith the Lord: and thou 1>halt not be g-iven into 010
hand of the men of whom thou urt afraid. "-3!): 17.
.. This nssurance from the Lord brings great comfort to the JOlladah or "g-reat multitude" elm,,!, and
no longer do they fear or dread thp, coming dl'slructioll
of "Christc'ndom ", hut with eonfidencc Ow,}' look forward to .)chc)\ah's }ll'OtrC'tion and >;alvation of thcm
hecause thc'y ha\'e done goo,l unto the len:-.t of the
hrethren of Christ .JI':-'us allll have tllUs fo;!Jown theil'
love for the Lord hilll"clf. (:\lat1. 2:': 40) Thpy arc
not givcn OWl' to the Exerutiollc'r of Je!Jovah 's wn~c
unce nor into the IlHnds of the enclllY rulers.
45 The hand of the Lord :-.hic1d'! and protl'cts 01em.
'l'his i.., rxal'1ly in u('eol'<1 \\ith God's instrurtions to
his Executioller, sayillg': 'Come not ncar the lJIan upon
whom is the mark' of idcntifil'ation, as heing for .leho\ah. (Ezek. D: 6) The ,J 011 adahs or "ot Iwr shrep"
Ol' great multitude, ha\ing ll"d to the ('ity of rt'fuge,
Jehovah's organization, arc not handed over to the
Bxecutioner.-N'um. 35: 9-:l-l.
46 'Val', faminc and pestih'nc'e were raging' at that
time in .Jrrll'l,t1em, and the Lorll directc'<1 ,h'l'l'miah to
say to }~hcd-nH:)Pch: "Fol' I will :-.urely d(')i\er thee
[save thee], and thou &hnlt not fall I))' the s\\or<1, but
thy life shall be for a pl'l'Y nnto thee; !JCCall"iC thou
hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord." (39: IS)
The sword there pictured the sword of JpjlOvah 's Executioner at the battle of ...\ l'Inal,(eddon that 11,'st l'O~'S
the antitypieal ,Jeru:-.alem, to wit, "Christl'Jl(lom." If
the major portion of the great multi1lHle do not sce
the message of u'arniJ!!f llntil after the hattle of Armageddon, then why give them the warning at all? Shall
we listen to man's expres:-.ed wisdom, or shall "'e ohey
the commandments of the liard 1 Ehed-meleC'h and
Jeremiah bolh SUl'vivrcl the clestruetion of .Jpl"u<;alem,
beenuse they were both on the side of the l-,ord .Ie-}lOvah. Concerning the cities of refuge God's law sa~'s:
"These six cities shall he a refug'e, both for thf' <:hildren of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the so-

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JOUl'ner among them; that everyone that killeth any

person unawares may flee thither. "-Num. 35: 15.'

'1 Corresponding to this, those who will constitute

the great multitude are designated as .Jonadahs and
"other shel'p", who in the law were designated as
"the !>trall~er" and "sojoUl11cr". It seems alnlOst certain that the sons of JOl1adab, the Hechahite, were also
in Jeru:.alrffi at the verv same time that .Jeremiah and
Bbed-melcch, the Ethio'pian, were there. Prior to this
the Uechabites wcre there, and to these Heehahitl's,
sons of Jonadab, Jehovah had eommanued Jeremiah
to !>pcak auu bring them into His house. (Jer. 33: 2)
The Retl13bites thl:11 dwclt in tents, showing that they
were looking for something Ldtcr 1han a worldly government: "But \YO ha\ e dw{lt in tents, and lul\ e
olx',}'l'd, anu uone accoruill~ to all that .Jolludab our
father cOlllmaml141 lts. But it came to l'a1>-;, when
NcbuelHH.lrc'zzar king of Bahylon came up into Ihe
land, that we sail], COllie, anu let Il'i ~o to .Jerusu]('m
for fear of til{' army lallied llrmil'-;j of the Chnlf]('alls,
and for f..ar of till} army of the Syrians; SI) wc dwell
at Jerusalem." (Jer. a!J: 10,11) Thc H(t:haIJite:'i took
their ~tan(l on the siue of .J c110 \ nh alld \\'cn' saved.
Thili fore;hauo\\'s the" f.{1't'at multituue'.
.~ The I~Ihiopian BbcJ-mdcrh wa-; at tlte palaee as
a servant antI coul.l \lot IIpl', but he showl'd 11 i" fn\'or
to God's IJropllf't .Jert llIiah; therefore JdlOvah uil'ccted J('I{miah to say to him: "Thy Ii I'tl shall he for
a prey unto tllC:c, !leeall>'C Ihou hast put thy t l'l1~t in
me, 1>ailh the Lord." Jdl()\ ah's 11I'orni"ic to the l~thio
piall was that hc should g-ain life as th()ll~h he had
sought life in God's a(lI'0IIlI('(l way; aile) likcwise thc
"other sheep" cla>.s, whom Bhed-melceh here repl'cscnteG, the ],oru declares, 'shall go away illto life
c\'crlastill~.' platt. 2;): -lG) 'rhey are sllicllkd by the
Lord and ~urvivc .\r/lla~ctltlon, and COl\tillll!l1'.~ faithful thry ~Will cvcrla~till~ life. The word-; of lhe Lord
to the .Jonadahs arc siuuJ.l1 thereto. "Therefore thus
saith the Lon] of ho~t -;, the Uod of Israel, Jonadab
the son of Ht'chab sha II lIut want a mun to ~tand hefore me fur 1.'\'1.'1'. "-J CA', 3;': 19.
49 'fhe :Ethiopian wa~ ~hielJed I)('euu~e he was a
eunuch, tbat is, one who hal! unselfishl,\ de\'otrd himself to Jeho\'ah (:od. Jeho\'ah prcserwd his life as
a spoil to him<;clf. And \\ hy 1 Breause the Ethiopian
had put hi~ trust in Jehovah. The cla% whom he represented have not put thelr trust in rarthly govel'llments or men or thin~s which RrmboliLc TnI'll 01' gO\"erumelJt~ such as flag-; and images. They do lJot attribute s:llyation to flome man-maue thill~, as the rei igionists of "ChrL"tenl]om" now do and seck to force
others to do likewise, 'rhe cU/luch had not trllsteu the
false prophets of the religiollists; and Iike\\'ise that
antit~ pit'al class do not now tru:>t the false prophets
of rcligiQllists, nor do they trust the &tl'on'~-arm s(!uad,
DOl' any o::rthly I'ulers or power. The l:thlOlliall therefore cle~rly foreshadowed those whom lhe Loru addresses in these worus: "Seek ye (1) J' ehovah land

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put your trust in him), all ye meek [teaehalJle Olle.<;]

of the earth, that have kept his ordinances [t helt lw\ (;
~hown favor toward and rendered aid to the J"l'crni:1h
class]; l'tcek (2) rightcou&!1{<'s, Bcek (3) IlWc!;lll'ss: it
may be yo will he hid in the day of Jehovah's :lll::\cr,"
(Zeph. 2: 3, A.JCV.) "Cllric,tendom," like hpJ' prototype Zedekiah, has put her trust in Er~Yllt, thc (j)'ganizatioll and power of S,lt:m, thereby bl'l'akin,\, her
oath to be faithful to the King of Jehovah. ,. Woe to
the rebellious chilUrell, saith the Lord, that take ('ounsel, but not of me; and that cover with a eO\'Cl'in'~,
but not of my sl)irit, that they may add sin to silt;
that walk to go down into Egypt, and have not a-;klll
at my mouth; to ~trelJgtllCn themselves in thl' ~t I'l.'Il~:th
of Pharaoh, and to trust in the f,haoow of Egypt!
Therefore l'hall the strenvth of Pharaoh be VOl!l'
:,hame, and the trust in the ~'hu<.!ow of E~ypt ~ um: coli
fusio1l." (ha, ~lO: 1-3) "Woe to thcm th.tt go t!O\,.1l
to Egypt for hl'1p; and 1>tay on horses, :iIId Il'w,t III
('hariots, becau-;e tht'y are mallY; and ill 11()1'~('Ill' II,
b('t'Uu-l' they arc \'01') strollg'; but tlwy luok not ulliu
the Holy One of hrad, neither sl'e!,; the L(J1'll~"-
lsa. 31: 1.
50 Some \\ho thought thelll'.tlv('s to he ill the fl'llth
have bCf'l)l1le weak-knccd in thi<; day nUl] han sUll';I,1favor of the antitypit'al E:.,!y pl. Ot h('I'S \\ ollld llOW
hil1<.!r[ tile remnant by iJldll{'iu~ th(~m to H\I'ait a 1II01't~
favorahle time to ('any the I!l{"..,age of til(' kingdom tf)
the' ~l'cat lIIUltltuele. The Lonlll:ls gTacil)Ll~ly l,(\,(,:t!( (l
to those \l'ho al'c in the t(,l1lplt' alltlullst'lfhldy dt'Vl/it d
10 him that t!I('1'e i'; a close rclalioll1>hip bt'l \\ t't'll U[('ln.
1>dvcs alltl Ids "otfl('l' Sht'l'P" that he \vill I)) ill'~ into
hiJ folJ. He ~cllcl-; forth hi" wit I \('s<;e-; , the J't')JJ1l<lllt,
hoW alltl ('OIllIlHlIlds them, liS .Jeremiah r('('l'iv"d 111(:
comlllund, to "go and ~jJcak" to the ])('ople of ~~!)od
will that they IlIay he'ar :ll1cl kilO\\' the tl'l\l h I;, i'(lj'<:
the \\Tath of .Jehovah IJrra!,s UpOll Butan's Ol"-'ilili/a
tiOll. 'fho1>e \rho IlOW srrk :1lI (:-,('1\,,(; to await a jliU)'u
favorable tiloc are cel'tainl0 fail of JdlOVdh (:0,1 ',~ .. pIllO\'al. Tho'ie \vhn arc \\'holly devotcu to (:utl ;'~Id hIS
kill~uom will ha,tcn to obey his (,()llllllalldlll"l1l~, alit!
that \\ ithout allY dday. \\'hethr it is one ~'"ar 01' il1.,n/
years until Armageddoll mal,es no diiT"I't'll<:l' 10 tile
faithful. Thcir pri\'ilC'~e is to nIH\}! (lOt]'s commandments llOW, knowin~~ fun wdl that they \\ ithin tlll'llIselves call aC'('oll1plish nothi11g, hut that, by 1Itt' ~l';l('e
of Goel, through Christ ,Jef>us, thcy will faithfully 1'011linue to do wilh their might what their hand.., fill\l to
do, having full confidelH'C' that the Lord will brill"
goou l'(..,ults in his own way and time.\s Paul
to the COl'mthians, who were looking to lllC'lt fOl '~nid
ance, so now tlIO',C de\otcd 10 Cod say to 1l1"!l' JIl..th
rlll: "1 ha\ e planted, Apollo"i watcred ; but (;(Hl !I,l\ C
the incl'C'(l>'C, So then neither is he that ]ll"l1ldh ;In)'
thing', lleithel' he that \Hl1en,th; but (:0(1 thdl o.:iwl1l
the ine!'l'<!..,e." (1 Cor. 3: 6,7) It i<; not Oil I'S to tlell"l'mine just when Armageddull will ]m ak Up,lll til,'
world, but it is our duty and solemn oJ)li~:1t lUll to) I'l;

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diligent and joyfully obedient in C'arrying the message of the kingdom to the people that those who may
so desire ma)' seek safety ill Jehovah's organization.
QUESTlO~S FOR STUDY
Cd 1. What is now seen by .lelwmh'9 anointed witnesse9 and

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the Lord 's "uther sheep" ll.l\ to obli~tiuns laid upon tlll'lll'
What is tlH} purpose ill here esmsidering prophecies rela ting thereto'
2. What facts conccrnin~ Jeremiah are of interest here'
3, 4. Apply tho prophetic fa,:t of Zedekiah'8 bleach of
co\-cnunt \.itlt Keburhadn"Zlur and making a treaty of
alliance with Pharaoh of 1;1-:~ pt.
5. How has Jc-rclIImh :11: 3 hatl fulfillmentf
G-8. lkscribe the situation picturell in Jermni(J.lt 37: 4. That
f{)l'e:'hown in verse 5. What is now sef'n us fulfilling tho
llror,hcilc statement of ver::.<'s 6 and 7'
9-11. :--how that thoso whom J(rpmiah. prophetically picturell
hftn~ ,leli\(!red the rucbbll~e forcto],' in \'crse 9.
12,1::. "'hat important lllstru('tioll and llSSUlaneo is Been in
wr5(l 10 I
14. Rd:Lto what has takcn plnco as forcsho\vn in 'Verscs 12
lIml ]3.
15. f;holV that tho 1eoorll at 'VerMOS 14, nnll 1;) has become a
proj.hf'cy fulfilled.
]6, Puiut out tho prophetic si;.(uifiellnce of wlillt took 1,laco
I1S n'conk" ill \'craps 1(j a 110 , 17, flhoWIUg that what wus
there forctold lms duly cume to pass.
17!!1. What W:IS .lclelllJah's purpose in his qu,'stions reoor<lpd
in \('I'qes 18 allli l!H or hi" 1''''1!H'l't of the kin:; (vcrllO :llJ) f
IIow has 'Vcr'lO 21 hal} fulhllllH'utf
20,:!1. III the fultilllllcnL ot .J,'loluulh 38: 1, how did tl)(~se
."prinrl's" 'l1I'ar tho "1)'.1" ~l'()l"'n h.y "Jcrenll:tll" unto
all tlm pool.le' nl\ proplll'twally f>tal(',l in 'Vcrs('!l ~ lIn,l :.; 1
Show that verSl1 4, IS a pr"pl"'ly flll!,l!eu.
22. JI''"li"I,bo tho Ililualion f .. r,~~h ..wn III the faet all,l result
of Z",Jplimlts lllck of courage though awaro of Jl!t'lJliah'l:l
iJUIOI:cncc.

'If 23-25. Point ont the fitness of Eberlmclech as 11 character il

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thIS prophetic pidure.

Apply .Jererru:..h 38: 14,15. What instruction for J hovah'8 wHuessl's is seen in verse 16' How has the ll!eSS:ll!;"
of warning fort't',lU in verses 17 and 18 been giYl'n 1 lIll J
\nth what f(H,ult 1
29-33. Show that tI,e I>rophetic situation recorueJ in vel ~.'<
19-23 has found its parBllel, in fulfillment. That reconleJ
in verses 21-~(;.
34. IIave the" princes" como to "Jeremiah" with their
inquiry and rccel\t'u his answer (verse 27), with the result foretold (n-Ise 2&)'
35, :Hi. What l'rophf'tic messago is seen in J premiah 39: 9 1 ~
anI} in the recur.l that the Illstructions there given by the
kIllg ,\ere carnell outf
37, :;8, Por whom all" fur what }JUrpQse were the Scriptures
provided' When and by "hom 1.'1 prophecy unuertit()oul
Why'
39-4~. Dcserihc the preqcllt situation ill application of JcreIDlah 39: 16, ]7, as iJl,licatlll~ the glCat lesponsl1Jlllty bitl
upon JcllO\uh's \\ltnc~ses and sho\\ing the UlgC/ley of
delivermg tIllS uu'.,sage now,
43,4 L How does tlte name Ehed-melceh. \\ith the rel'or.l
coucprnin~ him, ::el'\ e to in,!ieatl1 th( class whom he PiC'
ture,l, in harmony wltll the I,oq,tion un,l course of al'tlOll
takl'n by that ,laq" \\hpn they IC('CIVe the D1e~sa(:el
4;),17. What di.l .J"IIIHah's \\onl by Jpremiah (:.:(): 1~) mean
to nnll for Eb"'!-!ll,,!,('h 1 To alll} for tho~e whom Euc,lInclpl'h pietun'di Compare tbis With the prophetic 1'[1)\1~IOU record!'.1 (a) aL J';I... kicl V: ,1. t:, (I)
that conc"rnlll~
tlw Rechalnt(<, allll (C) thut of t hi) eltll'~ of refllf:C,
4~, ,j:!. What I~ 1Ill':\llt 1>y the Htatf"lIH'nt "'fhy lIfe ~"aJl ho
for 11. pre." unto thc,)", 'heeau'c thOll ha ~t )lut thv tlll~t lit
tho Lord'J Coutla~t thi~. and the' J"',mi,n at Zel'll:llli.lh
:!: :\, w,th till' d"..I:lIatiIJll (lsai.lh :':0: 1-0; 31: 1) ('OlleClllin/.{ tho l!r.,,,hedll'ut.
50, What, then, i~ Ih" l'reHf'ut pri\'il,,~e nuu responr-dJlJitv
of tho rf'lllll:lut a~ prol,hetl(':L11y ('''I)/'e~H",1 III .)el"lllwh
;;0: 1G-18' What ahout tlUl(} invol\'eu, anti rcoultsl
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JEI-IOVAH'S KINGDOM A NECESSITY

IIB pCOjlh' neeo n government 'vhi('h will brillg

to them peace, prospl'rity, contentmcllt, happilles~, and life everlastin~.
SUI'II a ~ov('rnmcnt i:-> the ue..-.;ire of eH'ry honest
person. For ccnturies men have tri('d to provide themselves with s\ll~h a government. 'l'oday they arc desperatcl~ strug[!ling to prevent the collapse of such gcv('rl1Jlwnts as art' now left on I'arllt. "That is the prospect flJr a wOl'ltI-witIe govenl1llent of ortIer and peace 1
'1'he lofty mountain speaks pl'ace to the hcart of
man. God us('s it as a symbol of peace. And what ;],
fittin~ s~'mbol it is! A:3 the mun of reverential mind
lifts his eyes to the mountain peaks seemingly the
mountain smil('s upon him and says: 'My peace i'l
eternal hecause my Creator has made me so, and thi"
pea('c pictures his righteous government Hwt shall
bring peace to those who lift up their heads and turn
their bearts unto God.' "The mountains shall bring
peace to the people, and the little hills, hy righteous.
ness. "-1>8. 72: 3.
The moulitain peaks stand as etcrnal sentinels that
never slumb{'r. '1'h(y picture God's ri~hteous King
and govcrnnwut evcr keeping watch over th('m that
love and 0])(')' the Lord, Knowing that his kingdom
will bring IJcace to the people, with certainty now may

the faithful rcmnant rest in the peace of that JdJ1gThe swcet :-,ingt'r of brad forl'shatIowed the
zealoll'l and faithful remnant or tbis time and ''I'pres('nt('11 such, anti to such God (,Ull:-.l'l1 him to Sill'~: "I
will lift up mine <'yes unto the hill;;. from w!ll'n('(l
comcth my h('lp. :My help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth. He will not suff(')' thy
foot to be moved: he that ke('peth t!we will IIOt :-,hllnher. Behold, he that ke('pet h brad ~.hall ncithcr :-,Illlllher nor sleep. The Lord is th.v !:Pl.'per; the Lord i"
thy Rhado upon thy right haml. "-l's. 121: 1-5.
Let all the memhers of the l"l'lnnant, who arc (:oll 's
witl1l's~cS on the earth, now dwell to~cl her in peace.
That eternal stahility and sweet Sl'l'(,llit;v, pictured by
the mountain:3, Rhollld be their dillly portion. Slldl
p0:1('e anti unity in mind, heart and action, the prophet
lil,cns unto 'the dew of IIcrmon that descended \,;Ith
l'efl'<,:>hment upon the mountains Ot Zion, where Cou
commanded blc<,.,in~:.; for evermore'. (Ps. l:i~l: 1-:3)
Let the people of God now fltar:d l;1loulder to l:>houl<lcr
and Hever quail IJefore the enemy. (PhiL 1: '27, :28)
Let thcm avoid all controversy and dwell togethrr in
unity and peaee. "For th(,1"e [at Jerm;aleml arc set
thrones of jud~ment, the thrones of the hou<,e of
D.J.vid. Pra~' for the peace of Jcrusalem: they l'lhall
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prosper that love thee. Peaee be within thy walls, and

prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and
companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace he within
thee. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will
seek thy ~ood."-Ps. 122: 5-9.
"How 10...ely arc thy habitations, 0 Jehovah of
hosts! How happy are they who abide in thy house,
still are they prai~ing the('.' '-Ps. 84: 1,4, Rotherham.
All sober-minded p<,rsolls concQde the grcat need
for a better gon~mm(:nt. All mmt agree that there
i::; no satisfactory government on earth. All mnst admit
that man litiS never been able to estahli..,>h and carry
on a satisfactory govcl'llment. There is no reason to
conclude that imperfect man will ever he ahle to establish a ri~hteous W)vel'nment. 'Vhat, thcn, shall the
proplc do! The Bible di"wloses the rea<;on for man's
inability to set up a perfcct government and God's
purp<me to r('IUoyc the hindrances and ~ive man a 1wrfect and righteous govcmment. Why, theu, <10 the
clergymen, both Catholic and l'1'otestallt, oppose and
speak m~ainst 1I101'oC who insist on t<,lIing the people
about the Bible and God's provision fo)' a l'ightcous
gowl'Umtnt? Why arc they aided Hnd al)('tted in this
opposition hy the }ll'ofiteers and profes<;ionul politi('ians! Th(' allSW('l' is plain. 'I.'he clcl'f.ry, the pl'ofitel'rs
and the politi!ians are in Illl llllinJl('(' to govem the
pcopl<'S of earth, :md tlwil' goa 01' invisihle ruler is
Satan the I)('vil, the prince of evil. Bl'causc they refuse to ht'ar and to oll<,y til<' truth and because they
oppose (','cry efrort to goive the people the trut h, and
insist 011 kl~llin~ the people under the oPllre~sivc or~al1il'.atioll. (:0<1 will de... tl'oy Hatan :Iud llis ol'~aniza
tiol1 anu fot' cwt' put down the haughty, thc IlrOllU,
and the opprc<;'ior, and the deceivcr, ineluding thc
c1ergyml'n, profih'('l'S and politicians. <:0([ is now taking a hand in tile fi~ht, and the resnlt is fertain.
WhNl ,J('SUS was on <'arth he spoke often to the multitudes. It is written that" the common people heard
him glaul~'''. When he offl'red him'iclf to I,;rac1 as
King the multitudll hailed him with song,> of praise.
At the in~1allcc of the g,)vl'rning })Qwel's, however, Ilud
particularly of the clergy, the people were tUl'ned
against him. Had the common 1Jeople been left to
themselves, ~reat multituucs would ha\'c accepted the
JJord. ~\ similar eOlHlition exists in t he earth touay.
The common people /lrar the truth ~Iadlr, and would
follow it WN'e it not for the fact that they an' hindered
by th1l clergy and the principal of theil' flock. Are
these common people a part of the DedI's organization 1 The~' nrc not directly so. 'l'he De\'il's organization is matle up principally of those that rule and
that arc. called the official part of the nation. The
government is represented under the symhol of
"beast". (paniel 7) 'l'he Uevelation speaks of tho<;e
that havc 'the mark of the beast [Satan's organization] in their hand or in their foreh<,a<1'. (Hev. 14: 9)
There are cCl'1ain 011(:S amongst the raIlk and file of
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the governments do, and yield thereto. Th(sc may be

said to have the mark of the beast in their foreheao,
which is a symbol of the place of inteIligfncc. Other"
lend active supvort to the olJvressive govel'llment. The
hand is a symbol of POWCl'; thcrufore thosc who have
the mark of the beast in their hand arc supporters of
the beast. But there arc millions of people upon earth
whose minds and hearts arc not in s,rmlJuthy with
beastly governments and \vho have no part therein.
'fhese arc not a part of the Devil's organization, yet
they arC' under the influence ana power of that organi.
zatioll. They are prisoners. Turning away therefrom
and seekin~ tllC Lord thc)' will early re('eive the ble~s
ings that the Lord has for them.
During thr administration of God's l'ighteom government there will hc no "h(;ast" [Devil ol'g,lIlizatilJl.j
on the earth. Satan will he hound durjll~ tho ~Ies
sianie reign. (Isa. 35:!J; Hev. 20: 1,3) His organization wJll neyer again comc into control. .\t thc ('lId of
:;\rC'ssiah's n+'sn Satan will he loo"cd for a li111( St'U'>'lIl
that he may gather unto him all tho);{' tll:11 !,!'l'ft'r
illicJuity. God \\ ill th('n devour Satan antI III'" allll':-'
with fire fmm !If'aV(n. (Rev. 20: 7.9) .TdlOyuh 's jlld'~
ment ngaillst Satan is written: "I will cast the(' ns
profanc out of thc mountaill of Gou. . . . [1'111'] fi,'c
. . . ~hall deYou I' t Ilee . . . a nd never slwlt t huu hi'
ml,Y morr." (E:i('k, 28: IG-19) "I will ... dl"troy;lll
the wieked of 11)(' lalld, t hat I may ('ut off all wiel,ed
doel's from the city of tIle Lorfl."-Ps. 101: f'.
'I.'he people /1('pd a gO\'('1'llmrnt that will hling to
thl'm Ill'aee, pro"{lerily, contentlTH'nt, happilH...", and
life oye1'lasl i'l~. Uoll's rightt'ou<; ~O\'l'I'III1H'lIt \\ III
ahundantly "upply all thpir l)(eds. It is his duc tUlle
to tell the p('ople and natiolls of earth that .Jl'!lol'ah
is God, and tllflt he hns set upon the throllc ear! h's
rightful Ruler. It is the g-oo(l lIews that hi" an~l'1'J
lJrophl'! jf'ally declarrcl sholllll eome to all l)('l)ple
(Lllke 2: !J-ll) No po\\C'r can stop tIl(' nl('''".Ige (If
truth now. 'J'hrrefore to his faithful witlll' ,<;(." (;od
commands: "To a hi~h mountain [wl)('/'( YOllt' 1lIt''isllg-e call he heard J pd ,ye lIP, 0 hcraJd-h:Hld of Zioll,
lift high with strength your voirc [harmonious IIH''isage], 0 herald-hnncl of .J(l'llsalelll, lift it hi.rh, do not
fear [1 .John 4: 17, IS], sa)' to the cities of .Jnd,dl
[the royal hou'><,]: Lo! YOllr Uod!"-Jsll. 40: !J, Ufl/Ii.
I~ct the peoplrs of earth he tolu that tlllil' de"irc fur
a righteou" gO\'f'l'I1ment shall he sati~fieJ. :-;a)' to tlwln:
"My Lord ,T('llO\'ah as a mighty Onc cluth comc, and
his own arm is ahout to rule for him. "-Jsu. 10: 10,
Hoth.
Let every mall, woman l111d chilu 011 earth who ill'sires and loves a rig-hteou'i goYel'llment t:1l.e up thc
good ncws anrl pass it on to thr snffcring- millions. nl(l
them lift up thrir head,> I1nd take COUJ'<lgC, hc('all~c
earth's rightful Govcl'l1or is com(' and 1hron~h him
all the nation.;; and f:1mili<,s of the earth i',hall be
blessed. Jehonh God promi:--ed it and !lO\\' Jw \\ ill do
h. "Bar among the nations, .Tehovah haUl bt'C'ome

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King [Roth.]; the world also shall [now] be established that it shall not be mO\'cd; he shall judge the
people righteously. "-Ps. !.I6: 10.

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"0 let the nations be glad, and sing for joy; for
thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern
the nations upon earth. "-Ps. 67: 4.

GOOD HOPES FOR 1936 - 1937

nE

work of the Watch Tower BillIe & Tract

Bociety is the preachin~ of the gospel of Jehovah's Jdngdom. Every con.Sl-'erateu child of GoJ
is priYile~ed to partieipate in this \\'or k. Since the
organization of the Soeit'ty the work during the year
has ah\ a;:8 been ontlined in proimrtion as the Lord
provided the money throu~h his <:ollsecratcd children.
'Ve cont iune to follow that example, as appropriate
in tile thu1'(h.
Bach one who has hel'n ellli~htl'ned by the truth
appl'l'l:iatcs the fad that this hle">Sill~ tame to him as
a grU(:iotis gift. ; anu as he has a zeal for the Lord he
appl'('('iatl's his pri\ ill'~l's of usill~ timl', enrrgy, and
mOIle~' in telling tho ml"isage to othel's. Some who are
doing IlS mlwh hom:o-lo-hou')e witness Wol k as thril'
COllfht i(JI!'; allow Ilrc a]-,o hJc.~~';(d wit h S()ll1e mOlley
which they dcsire to U';l) in the LQrd's serviN', to tho
end that hllll~ry :-,uul:i \\hi('h tlwy rauuot IWl'sonally
l'l'urh may he fed upon tb' prt'('iuu~ kil!~(l(Jm-go,;pel.
'I'h~ cu:,tmn of selling :l"-idc c:wh \H'ck so mUf'h to he
used in the Lol'u's scni('e has ,II way:i IH'O\'l'll hcndi(ial to t hl' givcr. A notire to tJIC ~l)(, iet y Owt you
hope to givc so much, enahks u.., to out line the work,
hased upou what is rxpl'l'I('fl.
{fpon I'l'('('ipt of thi'! is,>ue of '1'lIe lrHichtOll'C1'
IdlHlly writc two cards, exactly alike. One of thc,;e

IJut aside for your own record of what ~-ou have promised; the other, &ond to us. Or, if you prefer, IJut it
in the form of a letter, keeping a copy of the lctter
for ~'our O\\Il commicnce. 'Ve suggest that it IJC brief
und that Ilothing be written except the following:
By the Lold's grace I hope to uc al110 to give to IllS wQrk
for spreading the gQspd during the ensuing year the amount
of $ _.__..__...
.. _
o~ I will renllt in surh amounts and at
Ruch times fiS I run lind COlli eUlent, aceorutng fiS the Lor.1
.._.. _
__._
_ _ ..
I,rosl'crs me. (Signe.I) _. __ .
00_

Kindly addre,>'! thi'! curd to

'VATCII 'l'O\\'Im BIIlLl~ & 'I'HACT SOCIETY,
rrrensurer's Ofli('c,
117 Ad.lms ~t., BrouklYll, N. Y.
Brethren rc')idiJJ~ outside of tho Vnited Statl's
sbould write thpir rc'spective oml~cs in the l:ollnlrH'S
wlwrc tlt!'y l'cside, :lIld remit t lIt-ir "Uood HOIJes" to
xwh ortiCl'<;.
Of our 0\\'11 bf'lH's we ('an do nothillg', but we III e
as-,ured that the prayt'rs of till' ri~ltteous avail Jnllt'h.
lIt'nrc wc a-,k the lJl'dhrell to )lre'sellt l1'i daily II('f()1'c
the tlll'one of lleavl'lIly gr'al'f', tllat we llIay 1)(' ~i\'\'!l
wisdom and gl'arl: to me the lflOIH'y to the 11(':,t adYllIltage in 1'pr<'ading the ~()"pd to the Loru's glory
and to do the work entrustcd to us.

SERVICE LEADERS AND REGIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORS

1I:CE ('arh year the companies of .JelIO\UIt'S witIH''),.es and tll\'ir as-,ociatt'S in the United States
haw bern <1,,1\('(1 to rCIl('w their relluc"ts for
service lealleI's for the l'll'>l1ill~ )'cur.
rrh<> So(idy sCIHls out l'Cprl''''clltat i\'(~s who, as 1 egional :-,en j(c direelo1's, ser\'(' all ('oJllIHl1lics anu sharpshooters that arc ol'ganizcu for S('1'\"iee, .lnd slwh other
groups a'! }'C'lllwsl aid in gett in~ organ ized. It i<; the
dc~ire of the SO('iety to hep iu tOU('h with anu help
c\'Cry surh orgallization. '1'0 this cnd we rcquc"t that
the 1'('r1'('/"I')' bring this matter to the attention of
the eompllllY immediately, and furnish u<> with the
following illfol'mation, answering all que<;tiom, if pos
sihle, :md send the al1"wers to The 'Yatch 'I'ower,
nrool,l~'n, K Y. Isolated lJrethrell who wish to hu\'e
a part ill the 8el'\'ic(', and sharpshooters, arc requc,>ted
to do likl'\I'i:-:e.
~Iark c<lch answer to corl'espoud with thc letter
shown hefore eueh questiun helow. 'Vrite plainly, anu
give street addres') whero possible, as tele~rums cannot
be deliyeJ'ed to a post-office box.

(a) State tho nuruJH'r in your (:ollll':lny nh() file in harmony

WIth the !;O( Jcty amI the \Iork it I~ d()Jfl~.
(h) Arc th"g(! i/lter~stcu
lielu ~erYH'c'l
(c) AI eI:lg<' number of

III

the kl!1I;'(lom wOlk org-ani/cu for

puu1J~hl'r~

n,pOI ting monthly.

(d) Are fielu ~CIIJr!! aeti"itil's arrangl'u for on

days, an.I IjatuI,lays1

SundllY~,

'l'IJUrs

(0) It not organi7('<1 for Benic,', woulll rcm lik,! to ham the asf,lstam:e of II H'g-iollal !lcnoke d~Il('tur to h!'Jp ~'uu urg:dll.\ef
(f) AIC COl1llitlOns bl1c'h that ~ ,-,lIr ('olllJmuy eau entpl tain
service h:a,ler or legional sernee (11 r~ct od
(g) Is your ten itory eOYl'rf't! by radio stations
Huthcrfurd'tl ledures J

II

carJyin~ Hlother

(11) Does )'our cOl1lpany own nn.l U"C :ll1Y Rouwl Nluipmentf
State \lIl1eh: sound car, P.'l'.~I., or phonogsaph.
(i) GI\'O full name anu strcet auuress of the company sccletary.
(j) Givo name anu auuress of another to whom wc could bQnU
notice.

(k) Gil'e the n:\lllO of your railway !\tatJon.

(I) If in the c,-,untry, state distance from station and if the

brother will L' I1,C(.

fJne WATCI-IT0WER.
RADIO SERVICE
The good news of the kingdom of ]ehotah is broadcast each week or oftener lr; these and other stations at time shown.
[Current local time Is shown
In each Instance.]
ARGE~TI:-i'A

nah;aBlancaLr~We
Buenos Aires LH~ Hu

10:00pm
11 : (lOam

Chaco
LT3 I:)u 10:1;'am
CoJ(loba
l,v2 'l'1t 7: 13pIU
Los Anues, San Juan
,
1.V5 Hti 10:4!iam
Mendoza
1.VI0Fr 8:43pm
Bosario
1.'1'1 Su 10:15am
A USTItALASIA
NEW SOUTH WALES
Albury
2A Y 'I'u !I :4.;pm
Ooulllllrn
::JGN Hu 7::lllpm
GllLftUI1
2-fH' Tu 7::: 0 [l111
Cunmdah
2l\IO Hu 7: 011[l II!
Lismore
2X:" We 7:1.')1'10
New Castle 2-IIV Hu 10::;Oam
!:iu G::lOplll
Hu11:1lJpm
Wo 6::)Oplll
Sy<1ney
2lTE Hu !l: OOam
'J'II11ll\Ortlt 2'J':\IHu S:OOpm
W'gaW'ga 2WUHu 7:'!;:)plu
<tUEE;IISLAND
4-He Hu 7: :lOam
Brislmll<'
Mnryj,[,r'lt 4:11 B We 9 :I:lpm
'l'owlIs\llIe 4-'1'0 Wo 8:0UplD
TASMANIA
Launl'l'ston 7 L.\ Hu 5: lfiplll
Ulverstone 7UV I:lu 5:30pm
VICTORIA
nallarat
31IA HuI2:1;jpm
:.I-BO Hu 7:00pm
l:"uclig-o
3-I1A
Hll ():4.lpltl
lJaullltou
J!olsllllm
311SHu 9:00pm
3-AI\: Hu 2:]';pm
.l\1I'IIJOlllllC
8\\nn II ill
3BIIHu 7:13p1l1
WEST AUSTRALIA
Rnlg-ooJlie (j KO Hu 7: OOpm
Pel th
6-l\l1. Hu 7 :OU[l1ll
BELGIUM
\\'lIllonia-Donue Esperanre
(201.7m)
We 7:00am
CANADA
ALBEHTA
Calgary
CFCN Su 5 :43pm
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Kelo\\ lllt eKO\, f:)u 1: 45prn
Syduey

NOVA SCOTIA
CJCB Su 9:00pm

ONTARIO
Cobalt
CKM<' ~u :J:OOpm
Hamilton CKOC Su ]O::JOam
Su 1:30pm
Su 8:00plll
CH ILE
SanAutonioCEl::3 ~u 11 :40am
Santiago eEl:Jl 'I'u 9: ].;pm
Valpauliso CE HadlO Wnllace
Su 12: 13pm

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CJlINA
Shnnghni XHlnJ Su 12:00 nn
Shanghai XMllA Su 8:15pm

CUBA
Caibarien
Camuguey
Ha~ana

Tuscola
'\VDZ Su 9 :35um
Su 11 :53am
SI1] :50pll1

C~IIID

Spani8h So 12: 00 nn
C~I,JF I:)u 11 : 30um
C~IQ

Spamsh Su 5 :30pm
Santa Cl'a C:llJII Bu 11 : 13mll
(]st and 3.1 Suntlnys)
Spanish Su ] 1 : OOnm
Spanish 'I'h 11 :OOnm
(1st and 3d 'rhurs.la~s)
FRANCE
Rarlio nl'ziers
Th 9: OOpm
Ratlio J uan-les-Pins
(Cote d'Azur) Sa 8:00pm
Hadio Lyon
Sa 6 :.')0 pill
Ha.llO!\ atan-VituR SII ] 2 :00 nn
Tu 7 :J3I'1ll
'I'll 7 :-1;)pJll
Sa 7 : 43plll
Rallio Nillles
'l'u 9 :OUpm
PARAGUAY
Asunriun
Z1'4 f:)u 11 :4::iam
URUGUAY
Monte\idco CXI0 Su 12'131,1ll
( lutrrnatiollld)
Monte\'ideo ex:::! M 0 8: 4;:) pm
UNITED STATES
ALABAMA
llirm'halll \\'A1'1 St, lO:]!inm
!:iu 2:13pm
We 5:1.')1'm
AJUZONA
Jeroll!e
KCHJ flu 8:30am
Su ]2:2;)plll
~u 3:00pm
Tu"son
I\:U;\H flu 9:30am
Su ]2 :;:);jplJJ
Hu 5 :4;jplll
Yuma
Kl;:\IA f:u]:!:131'1ll
Su 6:::0plll
Hu 7:30pm
ARKANSAS
Hot Sp'I.:B K'fIlS Su 10:15am
CALlFOHNIA
El Centro
K XO Hu 10 :OOam
Su 5:4;jplll
Hu ti:2,l"lIl
JIollyw()(Hl 1\:-i'"X Hu 10: ];:)am
Hu 5: J.iPJII
Su ti:2;':;IJlll
Oakland I\: HOW Hu HI: OO:lIl1
I:lu 2 '00"111
Su 7 :OOpm
'I'u 9: OOam
'J'u 2 :OOpm
'1'u 11 :001'1ll
We 8 :]~pm
Fr 9::Wplll
Sa 10:00pm
COLORADO
Col'o Spr. KVOle Su ]0 :,Walll
Su12,'J.iplll
Hu 4:30pm
Gl'rcl<,\'
KJ'IL\ }'fo 9:30am
},lo'l:00pm 1\10 0:23pm
DISTRICT OF' COLU~mL\
Washing-ton \\ 01. Hu 10 :OOam
Su 1:00pTIl
Su 7:15pm
FLORIDA
Or-Innuo
\\'lIIlO Sul0::l3am
Su 12: 30pIII
f:)u 5: 30pm
GJo:ORGIA
Atlnntn
W.\TL Hul0:43am
Su ]: 00I'm
Su 9: OOPIl1
ILLINOIS
Chicago
wen, Hu
Hanisb 'go WEBQ SU
Su G: 131'111
::iu
Quin('y
\\''1'.\D Hu
Su 2:30pm \\'e

8 :OOam
'1:43pm
9 :Oflpm
!I: 13,\ III
2::JOI'Jll

IN'DlA:-.IA
Ind 'npohs 'WIRE Au -} 0 :{lOam
Su 4: OOpm
Su 7: 001'1)1
IOWA
C. Rapids \D1T Su 10:00am
!:iu 3:301"'1
Su 10:00pm
MAINE
Augusta WHDO Su
Su 2:4::ipm
Ru
Dangor
WLHZ \Ve
We ]2:5.iIIlIl
We

9:53am
u:,!.il,m
9 :;:)3alll
5:10pm

MARYLANn
Baltimore \\,(;11:11 ~u 9: OO;,m
Su ]:!:l;Jplll
Hu (i:l::iplll
}'rcd"IH'k \\"F~ID Su 10 :::O:un
I:)u ] :30l'm
Su 5 :OOpm
MASSACHUSETTS
Doston
W ~1.EX Hu 9: 25am
Su 4:301'111
Hu 7.401'111
N{'(',lh:ll11 \\URL Hu ]O:O:ialll
I:lu 2:0;';pm
!:iu 3:03pll1
1ttICIIlGAN
Detroit
\\'.JR Su]O :OOam
Kalamazoo \V I\: ZO Hu H:~jall1
!:iu 9 :j3l[lll
~u ]0 :;)3alll
J\flN~ES()TA

F 'g'lIsFalls [,(;IJE Hu 10 :OOam

Hu ]: l.ipllI
I'u 7: l.iplll
Miu'apolrs\\VGY Hu 9:2;',arn
~u :!:lJOplll
Wo G:l.ipJll
J\flSSISSII'PI
Meridian WCOC Su ]O:OOam
Su :!:25ptu
Hu u::':Opnl
I'tflSSOUItl
Columhia KI'HU Hu ]O::Wam
Su 1 :30PIll
/:iu1 :30pm
Linroln

NEBlL\SKA
KFAB ~u 9:30am

NEVADA
lkllo
KOll Hu ]O::;Oam
Su 4:30pm 'Su 9:00pm
NEW HAMPSHIHE
Laronta
\\ 1,:"11 Hu ]O:;)Oarn
Su :!:lOplll
Su 7:10pm
NEW.JERSEY
AtlanticC\' \\"1'0 Hul0:00:1I1l
Su 2:oil j/ lll
f:)u 7:00pm
C:LlllUpn
\\ C.nI Hu 11 : OOalll
Su 1:!:];:)1'1lI
Su :::1;JI,m
:\10 2::;oJ'1I!
We 2:::01'111
N('wark WNEW Su 7 : (IOpm
:\10 12:2;:)1'1lI
Fr 3:23pm
~EW

~IEXICO

Alhuq 'qUl' KOB W l' ]] :l;)am

We 5: 231' III
We 8: 23pl1l
NEW YORK
Drookl\'n WJl1m Su 9:] Oam
Su 4 :301'1lI
Su 7 ::;Opm
Blooklyu \\'H131{ Su 10:];',llll
Su 0:30pm
Mo ]O:'Walll
Tu 1O:;:Ualll
'ru 6:;)()I,m
. \\'e ]O:;)(Jam
\\'e tj:30plll
Th 10:::ualIl
Tit G::Wpm
Fr 10:30am
l'1' G::;"l"ll
Buffalo
WGn HlI ]0.00,\111
Su 10:4:ipm
Buffalo WKDW Su 3: 331HIl

NewYol'k WHXX Fiu- J :551'm

Su 4:55plll
Su 9:40f,m
New York \DIC.\. Hul0:30am
Tu 9:]3am
Tu 5:00pm
NORTH CAIWLINA
Greensboro WHIG:::;u 10:30am
OHIO
Akron
WJW Ru 11 ::lOam
/:iu 3:25pm
,HulO:]3pm
Cl"\l'laJlu W,TAYHu 9:4.iam
Bu :.I: 30I'm
Su 5: OOprn
'1'01(',10
WI:)P1) Su 8:3Jlam
Su 11 :OOam
Tit 4 :~3prn
01. LA II G:\IA

Tul~a.
1{\'00 Hu 9: :lO,lIn
::lu 3:00pm
~10 5:10pm
OUr.GO;ll

Portland l\:\\'./.J ~1I ]0 :4."):L1n

Su 4:13plll
Hu !I:IIOpm
PE;IINSYLVA:\IA
P!ttslmrgh K(~\' NlI 1 : 1.-, pm
I'IUsh 'g-It W\\ HW fiu 10. I.lam
/')U 5: Ollpm
Nu ll: OUplll
SOUTH CAHOLINA
Spnlt'lJ'g WHI'.\ Hu 11l:.1I1am
Hu 2 : 001' III
Hu 4 :;:)Opm

SOUTH lJ.\I\OTA
Pi('rre
Kll FX Nil 10: on,tm
Th 4:UIII,111
'I'u 4:00pm
TEN:>\E~;SI;g

C'lm'llooga WIJOI! I"ll !)::;O'UI1

Hu ]:;)01'111
Hu 4:1fi1'1lI
l\ft'mphis WHEI: Nil !I: J(~trn
Bu J:OOPIII
Hu 10:J';I"1l
TEXAS
llalluR
\\ 111: Nu !l :;)I1:,m
:--iu 3:5,jPl11
HIl 7::i:Jprn
r~l PaRo
K'rH~1 Nu II: 111,1II1
:::;u 1: 1.;1'"1 - HII r.. ';1)1'111
JTO\l~t()n
},X\ Z H1I1II,IHI.IIll
S. Antolllo K'I'N.\ hll 111: 1.',,1111
I::lu 1: 35].111
Bu 4: ()Ill' III
Salt L. City

UTAH
I,HI, fiu 8 :OOam

VEH\lOYI'
SpIillgf'd ";\1\.\
!1:OIl:wI
Fr 1:2;'1'111
Fr H:OiJllm

'r

VmGl~I.\

Petrrsh'g "PIlI::>'1I fl:,l5am

SU 10::W:,1I1
Fr l(l::'II:llll
RiclllllOIlU W In- A Hll12: ];'plll,
W ASIII~(;'J'(}:-.1
Seattle
1\ 1l:t) i">1I 10 :~;:;.Im
Hu 5:]31,n,
Nn P:lllljlll1
Sl'"klllc
K(L\ ~:u]O :'III.nll
Bu ]: OOl'lTl
HlI 5: ;;;,pm
Ta('oma
1\:\'1 HlI 9 :::1) lIil
Su 2:00pm
Hll 7::~I)Plll

WEST VIltGI:>\IA
Cha'ston WCIJI:lHu 1:00PIll
Su :l:OOprll
HlI 3:lh111ll
\Vltcclin~ W\\'\'.\ Hu ]f):OII.llll
I::lu !:;);jl'lll
Nll 7,()t}plll
WISCO~SJX

La Cro~se WI\))lI Hn 1()':;'h:.l

lSu 1 :OOPlll
NlI ;) .. ;ilp:l1
M"dls[,u
WIJ:.\ tiu III ::;''''1'1

fFfie WATCHT0\VER..
PUBLISIIED SnfI-M:o~"Tm-Y

By

WATCH TOWER BIBLE f:> TRr'\.CT SOCIETY

117 Adams Street
Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S. A.
OFFICERS

J. F. BUTIlERFORD President

W. E.

VAX AllBt:&C1I

Secretary

"And all thy children shull be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

great shall be the peace of thy children." ISdzah 54: IS.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEI10V,\H is tho only true (,..od, is from c'\crlasting
to e,-erbstlDg, tlto Maker of heaven amI earth and tlte Giv('r
of lifo to his creatures; tltat tho Log04 was tho bf'g'Jnning of
!tis creation :lUU his activo tlg'ent in. tho erC'allOn of nil
thin~; that tho Logos is now tlte Lord .JCSUfJ Cllli:;L In glory,
clotl.cl} with nil power in heaven and ::llth, anu tho Chief
Executive Officer of J ehomh.

THAT GOD creuted tho eurth fur man, crcateu pcrfeet

man for the e'lrtlt and pl:wc<1 111m up'_1l. it; thut ilian "ll1ully
disobeyed Go,ls hw and "as ~enh.n(".ed to df':,j h; that by
reason of Admll '5 wron~ aet
JIlf:n aro born binners llnd
without the right to lif.:.

an

THAT JESUS \\as mado ]'umrm, un<1 the man .JP'IUS I'uffl!'red death in "nl,~r to prQdur'o tho rall~om or T! ,j"mpth-o
Jlril"o f(>r nil Iill,nkinu; that God r:ti~J('tl up .Jesu3 <III ino and
exalted him to 1''':1vcn ahoyo (1\('ly er~..Jtl1re llllll :.b0YO every
name and c!lJt!lPll ltim with. all power ll.IJIl (luthofJly.
THAT JEHOVAH'S OIKJN'.!IZATIO~ is callcr] Zion, and
that ('In i'lt .le{119 is tim Chipr OGk"r tl:I'Tcof and i::l tho
ri~lttrul l{inf:' of tllo W(lllel; Ihat tl:o nnoint,d fIllll f:\itllful
11)lIo\\"....r8 of C'IITist .Tesua UfC ,'hilu"'n of lI,lon, Ill/'II.I/cra of
.Jcho\,:th's org':Il1i/ation, und a ro "i~ v. itnNlSt'!1 \\ hMO uuty an'}
T"h'ikge it i;\ to le'ltify to tit" Illl!,n'm:lt'y of .Tl'lto, ah, r!l'<:!aro
his purpuse'! hmard m:1ulmul :l'l f',,:p,(''I3{'d in the HI!>I,', and
to 1l<':U tho froits of tho kin;;,lo!n !wforo all "ho wilt hear.

THAT TilE \\'ORI.D has ('Utk,], nlHl tho I,or<1 .Tp'luS Christ
!Ins }J('Cll pIaN'I! hy .Tpho\all upon Ilis thlOnll of aulI.orily,
hus oU'lled l',:a!:ln from hpa""11 :iIId is procl'('ding to the,
cl.1tablislullent of Got!'s king<lOlJl 011 e:uth.

TIIAT TIlE REllEr lInll

IJll'~'1l11l-,'"S

of the p('('l'les of earth

rnll l:Y!l\O ollly by ulld tllrollt;11 .Jd,o\'ah 'a klll;;dom under
ChTist which hus now hl'/-:ull; that the Lor.1 '8 lI",t gll'at
net is the r1cstru, tion of :::;:<t:1II';\ or~aDJzlltJOn nll,l IIII' ,'slahlislurll'nt of n~ht{'ouslJ('~'1 ill the l':lrth, aull lhat und"r the
king-.lom ull ll")~e who \\ 111 01",>" its ri;;hteous J:i\\S ~I,al1 11\'0

on l'arth fore\er.

ITS MISSION
HIS journal is pubIIELed for the purpose of {'m,blin~
tho people to kno\~ .Jehovnh God and his P!lrI'C48~ as
!'xpresbl ,I in tl10 131].le. It publisJlI's BIble ill;! "II' tJon
Bpeeificallr tlesignerl to aid .leho' alt 'a witnes~es, It ar rallges
systematic BiLle stwly for its reauCls nnd supphes oth8r ht,;ratuTe to alll in sueh studIOS. It publIshes sllitaLlo lI'atC'rial
for radio uro:1l1casting and. for other means of puullc JIlstruction in the Scnptures.
It adheres strictly to the Bihle as authority for its utterances. It i8 entirely free and separato from all pnrti.:~, sects
or olller worldJy organizations. It is wholly awl \\ ItlWUt
reservation fur tho kingdom of J('ho\'ah God unr]er Christ
Ilis Belover} Kin;:. It is not dogmatir, but imitl'~ careful
nn<l critical examination of it~ conknts in tho lit',l:t of tho
Scriptures. It does not indul'!o in controversy, auu its columns are not open to perlouna1Jhes.

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U:nn:n ST\U:'l, $1.00:

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Amcril'nn rCllIlttullll'3 ~houh1 he 1Tl.lf1e 1/:/ J:'[ll'C'" or 1'0.[ II )/or,('y

01J'(J', or 1)),"' e.Hd, Draft. Canadian, ]:, ili<..h, fiouth ,Afnr'.IU ullli
Au\tr"la,l~m rt'mlltancr~ ~h'JUhl "3 In.,,]o ,lirtet to tho rr" po, II\(l
')J'tlll(h 6!l1i'C"C.

Hpmht3n('(H [re"n (OHntrlC''i otlH'r than

tiOlll"! may Le made to the lirookl)'n

1'0;,1:11 ~loney Order only.
FOUr.IG~

OI1ICO,

but by

tlll\

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t1H'n

/"t<;nll1l1ollul

On-Io:S

Brilish , 31 Cru~NI 'r"lwr", f,,>I1l1cn, W.~, rn;:dnnd

Canadian. . . 40 IrwIn .Avrn,lc, '!'oronfo. Onf.lrio, (','Il.ida
Au,\tnJl(J'.la,~ 7 J:t're'lfortl ]to".!, ~tr.I11:t1']d. ~. H. W., ,\ut,allll
801'111. A/nellll
ll",tllll !loU"C. ('.'\'0 'l'oWll, :South .Hdra,
l'leaso ntltlrc's Ute :SocIety In e\,ery case.
(Tmnslatl(inll of OIls Jourllal ap/lcar.in several languages,)

.All sincere
pO\iri)" or

~tlltleJlts

:Jdd~lfy

of the ]:it,ll) "ho by reason

file ulILrlllo to

P~li

or

luhnulty.

1ho fHlh-l'nptlll!l llrHO

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gJ62ceWATCfriIT0WIER
AND HERALD Of CIHlRllT~ PRESENCE

VOL.

LVII

MAy 15,1936

No. 10

THE SCAPEGOAT
II
II

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the tu'o goats; one lot for tT,e Lord, and the othcr lot for thc scapegoaf."
But the !Joat, on which the lot fcll to be ti,e scapegoat, shall be prcsented alive beforc the Lord, to make an
atoncment u:ith him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into thc wilderncss."-Lcu. 16: 8,10.

EHOVAH constituted l\[o<;cs his spokesman 01'

medium of communication to give instruction to
the Israelites. 1\lo<;es was Jehovah's superior
priest, fOl'etdling Christ Jew,>, the Chief Officer or
Jehovah God. Aaron, the brother of Moses antI hi~h
priest to I;,rucl, was commanded to perforlll certain
!:wI'vice on the day of atonement, and in this he also
pidur<~d Clu'ist Jesus.Jehovah comm:mded 1\[o,;es to
dirc'ct ,Aaron as to whnt he should do on the day of
atonement, among wltil'h was that Aaron should pl'("
sent two he-[.(oats heforc the Lord: "An<l he shall ta);:c
of the conf!l"l'~atioll of the children of Israd two hegoats for a sin ofrc'ring, alld olle ram for a IJllrnt oITering." (Lev. 16; 5, H,l'.) Olle of the goats W11'; offered
for a sin offrrillg, while 11le other goat wa,; sent away
alivc "for a se~apegoat into the wildl'l'n(,;s". The
I,ol'u 's ~oat 'repn'sellted t Ilose who hrcome joint sa('riflecrs with Christ .Jcsus. ])id the scapegoat repres('llt
or foretell tl,e "grcat multitude" elas,; that 'die unwillingly' hut arc 'forred into death'? The ScriptUl'al
answer to this question is in the negatin'. For a long
while the cOllsC'('ratcu ha\"(' proceeded upon the theor;)'
that the srapeg'oat pictured the gwat multitudc or a
secondary <'lass. 'l'11C Scripture,> do not warrant that
conclusion. The great multitude is not a spirit-hegott('n
company, llut is made up of those "oth('r sheep" of
the Lord Je<.,us which IIC hrillg's into his folll during'
the period of judgment at thC' temple now in pl'og're~s.
It is Hot a ~OIllJl:lllj' that is partially faithful, becau'ic
Jehovah UOI'.' not approvC' a halfway faithful creature.
The great. multitude is not a company of 1WI'.son8 'who
through fear of saerificial dcath are held in hondage all
their lifetime'. What, then, was pictured hy the scapegoat? The seapcgoat prophetically picturrd or foretold a l>pirit ('lass t hat form the" evil Hervallt" class,
the meml,C'l's of which go into perdition. The Seriptural
argument in support of this conclusion follows.
2 'rhe Scriptures that detC'rmine the different uses
to wllieh the two gouts" ere put arc these, to wit:
"For the life of the fl(,i"h is in the hlood; and I hun'
given it to you upon the altar, to make all atonement
for your souls; :for it is the blood that maketh an
atonement for the soul." (Lev. 17; 11) "\Ye have all

altar whereof they have no right to cat which ,;('rve

the tabernacle. For the hoJies of tllo,;e beast,;, WhOSll
hlood is brought into the sanctuary hy the hi!.!;h prie;,t
fat' sin, are hurlJed without the camp." (lleb.
13; 10, 11) The Lord's goat wm; kiUed antI the hlood
thereof was sprinkled upon the mercy scat in the :\10:,t
Holy. The blood of the s('apl'g'oat was 110t u,>(d or
offt'rcd for any purpose anywhel'r.
3 Aaron, the hi~h priest, JIl'r,,('nted the two gonts,
lJrillg'ing them illto the ('ourt hefore the tahl'l'lltll!C.
III this .Aaron was a type of ell! i"t Jcsus, th(' hj~h
prirst of Jehovah. These two h('~goats dl'''j('l'ihl'd in
Leviticus Hi: G were s(ledrd froll! alTlOlIg'st the gllats
in possrssion of the Isr,wl it es. Th( alltit?pi('al great
JJigh Pl'ie~t, Chri'it J(sus, he~all til<' sr!('etioll of the
1.\\0 antitypi('al goats in the da~' of the apost Ics. That
work of selection must COllt iuue until the nqninu
JJlllllber of the Lord's goat class IS S(I<oted aud offlrl.'d
h(fore Jehovah. The two goats tal,en from til<' tungl'('gation of the Israelites were at the expen'ie of that
people. The Isradites pictured humankind ~,t'('kitlg
reconciliation" ith God and Ollt from whieh cl'rt;lin
olles are taken to he offered up \\ ith Chri'it .lesll<;. l:oth
of the goats wrre sdcc1ed :lI1el ill line to Ill' u'il'tl 1'01' the
sin offering', but only olle of the two goats was adually
used as an offering' for ;,in, and that one wa<; calfed
"the goat of tIle sin ofi'lring".--L('v. Iii: 1:1.
4 The two goats ,Aaron hrollg'ht into the ('ourt that
sUl'rollndcd the tent of the talwl'lla('!r and there presented them before the Lord. ".\ml he shall tab: the
1\\0 goats, and present t]WlIl hdOI'e the Lord at the
door of the ta1Jel'l1af'!c of the cOllgre!!;ation." (J.l'v.
Hi: 7) At this point the two goats pietured all those
dming the period of sacri(jee wllO f"onscerate themsdvrs to do the will of Ood ancI whom Uod jn,>t lfirs.
This pC'riod of H:lerifice beg'an with the Lord Jl'SU<; and
the apostles and continues until all the mrmhcrs of
the bod? of Christ arc sclC'cted. The fact thnt both arc
ill line for the sin offcrin~ is ,;ho\\'n by the law-cm Pliant
sacrifice, whjr'h l'C'lJuircd hoth goats to he without
hl...mi,>h. The ju~tific(l man st alJ do; before God a~ approved and i<; fit to lie offe\'cd as a s:lcrifice hcflll'e the
Lord. (Lev. 22: 21,22) The t\\o goats iu tbe court

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f.tlle \\f.,'\TCI-IT0\vER

therefore pictured tbe ju-;tified and spirit-begotten

class in the C'!lt irctr. for the l'i.'USOU that God's grunting justificatioll to men during the period of sacrifice
is for the very IJurposc of qualifying them ae; his sons
to bc in the r-:aerifice with Christ Jesus, All at this
point arc wry much alike so far as outward appearances go. 'rheir selection takes pla(~e by reason of their
sincerity of heart, nnd this is llone not hy wOI'dr-: oulr,
but by the cour~e of action taken hy euch one. '1'0 men
it would he impossihle to tell just who is ncceptahle,
hecause men look at the out ward appenral1C'e. "The
Lord sccth Hot liS man sccth; for man lookct h on tIle
outward npJlt'aranc'e, but the I;ord lookel h on the
hcurt." (I :-Jam. 16: 7) 'I'I;e selection i'i madc, then,
hased upon the I'(n! inwar.l co/ltlitioll. The jllch~mcnt
takes place ,\hen the Lord Je'ius appears at the tr'mp!c
for jlldg-nwllt. (1 Pet. 4:17; l\lal. 3:1-3) Prior to
that time til(' two goats arl' merely in the court by re'pl'e":entativc lI1t'mh~rs who arC' consecrated, ntll] not yet
prc'senteel he fore th(' Lord for jucb'ment. .Jc'hovah is
tht, ~reat .Jwl~l', und he dops the jll(hill~ hy Ili~ (luly
COllllll i'isiolH'd l'('Pl't''ipntative to whom he has commit11'cI nil .i Ild; 111(; lit in hea Vl'1l and ill ('urth, namely,
Christ .J"'illS,---.John 1): 22, '27.
6 All the ('Oil ,eeratl'd ano spirit-lit'gottcn lInc's pictur('d ll,Y the two ~cJah ill the court go on tOg'etlH'r
uul il tile t illlt, of jUdgllH'lIt .md separat ion. The to!llmanel to thp hi~h pri('st ~hows how the sC'IHll'atioll takps
]Jlarc, and that i., hy the l':Jstin~ of loIs. ".A\I(] J\aron
f,hall east loh upon the t\\"o goats; olle lot for the
Lon], and the other lot i"n' the l->ca peg oat ," (Lpv.
16: 8) 'rhe ~cpal'ation is nol ar!Jitl'ary, 1101' duc',; (,lIdst
Jesus jllc]ge lll'!Jitl';l\'I]y, hilt he juJ';c's accordin~ to
God's law which direcls hilll, "I can of min(' own self
do nothing: a" ] hrHl', I judge: and my judgment is
just; b('c'au'ie I l;C'ek 1I0t mine OWII will, but till) WIll of
the Father ,\ !lich Ilath seul me. "-Jolm :>: :30.
6 'I'he ('onse'crated oues pietUl'ed by the two {roats
arc not prede<,tinatec1 or fall'J. by Jl,ho\'all without
regard to the wishes 01' ronduet on theil' part. The
cOlll'l;e of ul'tion of each individual dc,tennille'i the c\ass
into which he will be put, and the heart condit ion is
the real dd('r\llinin~ factor. Ld;:e the ten virgin'! who
nrc as~ociall'd together unl il the time of [;f'paration,
so all the cvllo.,l'C'I'at('d arc shovm in the vicot nre hl'l c
unuer CXaIlllli(ltion. (~latt. 2:1: 1,~) The l'l'il'st ell"ls
the lots, the c,lstill~ of ",hil'h lots ~hows tl1<1t the sdection is not m'lJitr[ll'y. "Tilt' lut is ('ust mtn the laPj but
the whole dist)()~ill~ tbl'rl'of is of the ];01 d." (Prov.
1G: 33) The' cla"s that arc sincel'e and wholly devule'd
to the Lord, and hellre arc; in the rig-ht 1H'.lrt comlition, hecome the' Lord's ~oat to be made' a part of tLe
sin ofCeriug', ;tHcl those who are moved by selHshncss
arc pietuJ'cd by the f,t'upegoat.
T'1'he one t1:,: ig-nated 01' selected by tbr C'astillg of
lots as the LClI,J 's :wat is Orl'(Tc,,1 as a sacl'dicr,. ""\ncl
.Aaron shall lJl'in~ the goat 1l])01l which the Lord's 10[.
fell l upon wInch the lot fdl fol' the I~ol'll (nT.)], and

DROOKLYS,

X. Y.

offer him for a sin offering." (Lev. 1G: 9) 1'111' e,J1lsl'l'rat('<1, spirjt-hc~otten Oll('S that are wholly am] 1111~elfio.,hly devoted to (jo<1 stand on the side of .Tc,ltovah
and firmly hold that po~ition l'C';>;anlless of all ontside influcfl('c. TIley are not sr1fi~h Iy Iookin~ fol' rewaI'd, but arc lookill~ to God for his approval. unll
hence they devote thrmsclvcs fuitllfuJly to God. 'l'h,~il'
faithfllln('o.,s and the maintl'nancc of their inl("ll'Jty
toward God rC'stllts in thdr fulfillment of tllcir ('0\,('
nunt with him IJ? "acl'ifiee. (1's. GO: : 'rhc')e, pir't mec1
by the I;ol'd's ~oat, arc ae('cpteu as joint sa('rifit'er~
'vith Jrsus, the l->in-!Jc;1rer, and t1lc'l'efo1'e, as it is '\"I'lt
tl'n of them, they "are hul'icrl v;ith him hy hapti'-'!1l
into [his] d('uth". (Rom. 6:4) Jt is only tho',l' ,\110
~hare in the sa('rifieia! dealh with elll j~t .Jl'-;u:> tlJ~lt
live ~lI1c1l'ei;ln with him. "It i'l a faithful ~a~'m'-!: For
if 'H~ lw d,'ad \\Jth him, we shall .'l~o live \\Jlh !lim:
if We' l->uf!cr, we ~hall aho rei~~n with him: if \\l~ .hol.y
hilll, he al"o will (h'lIy us.. '--2 Tim. 2: ll, 1~.
B The cla"-; pietllt'ed b,\' the otll('r goat, by \l'a',oll of
tLe C'OUI'SC of aetiol1 laI:t'1I II)' ~\I('h, is llll'll(,tl 0\ ('t' II/
the Devil. "nut the gO.lt, Oil whidl the lot fl,ll 10 ht'
the ~('aJleg'uat, shall be }ll'l':,ultrJ ali,'e before the Lurd,
to make an alOlll'lI1ellt with hUll, and to ll't him >!tl I"ol'
a s:'ar)(!:;01\t into tIle wildl'llll''''';.'' (Lev. ] G: 10) 'I'll i,
1('xl ill the Alilcricrln U(!l'i~C(l l'fl'siol! \'eads: "But till:
goat, 011 whil'h the lot fell for Azazd, l->haJl bl' l->l'{ alivl'
1)l'fore JdlO\-ah, to make atolleTllt'lIt fo\' hilll, to '>"'1']
him away for J\z,lZI'l into the '''lltlpl'l\('''s.'' TIll' 11 ('1)),(;1\' wOl.1 here 1'('lIdl'I'l'd "J\za7.d" Jo('s 110t Ill/',Il! ,I
\,ill]l'l'lll'SS to whidl the g;oat is Sl'lIt to e"!"ape d. ,1111,
alit! it dot'S not me,lII that tlti,,: ('\a"') of 1)(,I'S()I1~, lw('allse of tlll'ir fl'ar of a s;}erifilia! death, are Sl,!)j( (t
to ]wl1tlage. Clearly the word A'::II~cl mt'alls a !"'I.'OIl
or el'catul'C ill ol'po~ilioll to .JcJlO,,'ah, allU whi('h rl','a
turc is Satau the Dc\ il. By tll(' sl,ltis!l COUl'.-;e or ,wli'm
taken hy this cla--s, l'epref>l'llted hy the s('aJh'~():II, tl:I'Y
stand on the ~ide of the De\ iI, alld lIot !)('(', Il I.,,' t 110
Lord :Irhitral'ily so determincs. The Lord jlllh',l''i tlil'lIl
accor,llllg to the splfi"h cour:--e tal;('n :lIHllll:lIlII'l><,!l'd by
tlH'll1. 'l'lw heart cOIlJitio\l alld (,OU!'SO 0f a. lion t:.1,('11
automati('all~' }Jut. them in the sea Jl"g'oat rl<l'i" :1f'('lll'd
ing to .JdlOvah's ll11chall~e'able la\\'o Tht''le arl' \I,)t
oflcrrJ, hut urc "vrescnted", that jo.;, "~l'I. ali\l',"
hefo1'c thr Lord that attclltion may hc ealit-II tll t 110
fact that tIl is goat hus 110t fulfll1c'd the ('O\'l'It:lllt wilh
Jehovah hy ~,aerifiC'l' Inlt jo.; ali\'e contrary t'l the tel'llI";
of that covcwm1. Tllc jU<lgllll'llt Ot r1I'('\'l'C' i-: thell v.jlh
Jehovah as 10 what shall be done with that "Ii\l~ gu.lt".
~ ;\s will he ohf>cn"rc1, the J111tltori:cd Y crsiull ~.l,\"
this goat shall he "Pl'hl'lltcd ali\l.' before t1Je 1.ord,
to make an uto1W/llCnt with Ilim I the goat]". eul ttlal
('ouhllIot he l'olTC'c1, fur tlt,~ 1'ca:-;OI1, he faJls to l[tl,'li!'y
for that put'pose. 'fhe Heviscd rc 1'"ion r('[1f1,,: ., To
m1'ke atoneme1Jt fur him"; and ,~C'('(JI'Jing- to ]t"l1d 1'ham, "'1'0 put a propi[iator.)' co\'o'i1Jg ov,'[' Lin',"
Atonement (';JnBot be mwlc ,,,itll thi" l;oal, 1''''','11';'
ito, bluou was uo! skJ; an alOllCllll'lll i:, liI,ide' j,,: l' c

FJUe. \-VAT C H T0\.VER.

MAY 15,19::6

lifeblood only. Therefore it is seen that the Revised

"Version and Hotllcl'llam rendel'ings of the text must
he correct, and these rendering's, together with the
following text x, show that it is correct, to wit: "For
the life of the llesh is in the blood: and I have given
it to you upon the altar, to make an atonement for
~'our souls; for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." (Lev. 17: 11) "And almost all
things arc by the law purged with blood; and without
shedding of blood is no remi&sion." (neb. U: :!2) "For
tho lJoJies of those beasts, who',o Llood is brou~ht into
the sanctuary by the hi~~h priest for siu, are Imrned
without the camp." (Heb. 1:3: II) The"e te:..ts prove
conclusively that no atonemcnt is maJe with the livc
f,!oat, because it"l hlood is not shed. "Atonement fol'
I,im," aecol'llin~ to the ItwisCfI r asion relldcrin~,
mnst mean this: 'I'hat thi~ "live. !!oat" elass ol'i~illaliy
had been Ill'e\C:l1ted before Jehoyah 1hat it mi~ht have
opportunity to pal'tieipatll in the ~rUlt atonement day
saerifice, and that it had lK'cn brought undpl' the atoni/lg sacrifice of Christ Jesus Hllfl ju"tified hy .Jehovah
<Jud tllat sueh mi:.!.ht have part l\l thc sin Of(\)ling.
]~I't'orc tho disposItion waS made of tllis goat the
hullock was slain and its hlooll spl'inld<,d upon the
llH.'rC) spat hefol'l~ the Lord, thlls showing atollClIH'nt
JIlU(h' hy tho great ant itypip,JI hullol'k. 'rhe "Iivc
~'I)at" was }Ire~entcd Ix'fore the Lord fOl' the tldermination of its case tht'reafl t'r, thus sho\\ iJl~ timt
atollillf.{ pO\\'('r of the 1>ulloek's blood had !)('('II made
availu1>lo for tlJi-; goat ('Ias~, but JlOW this "Iin~ goat"
class shows that it had I'ceeived this gr,lce of Uod in
vain and was doing de,>pite unto the l-.pirit of the gmce
of <1od.-2 Cur. G: 1 ; lId). 10: :!!).
10 There was /lot hing <.Iono with this live goat thcreafter that &hows au atonemcnt. wa~ made" with it ".
On the contrary, it was "sd. al ive [not slain] hcforo .Jl'hovah, .. to scnd him away for A'l<lzd".
(A.R.V.) Having I'<'(;oive<.l thl' !;l'ace of God in vain
there is no otller place to send him aud he is sent away
out of nod 's or~anization and unto Satan, that is,
'dc]j\'ered over to Satan.' (1 Cot'. [,: ;)) '1'hen it i" with
that scaprgoat dass as it was with .J uda,>: "Anel after
the sop Satan enll'rcd into him." (JOllll 13: 27) '1'ho
(lass pietnred hy the lin~ ~oat w..mtNl to li\'e and Le
fl ce and not b(' "suhj(,('t unto the higher ]lowers",
namely, JphO\ ah Cod and C!lrist. Accordin~ly it is
giwn all the J'I'ectlom of action it wants, but not in
God's organization. It is g-i\'cn fr('ctloll1 of choosin!{ its
own COUJ'se of aetion with Satan awl his or~allilati('ll.
Those of that class cry out for . frcedom ", and thl'y
gl't it. 'fhe wildel'llc<;s docs not llcee"sal'ily si~~ni(y a
place or condition of violent dl':llh of t he l'>e<lpc~o.1t
clu"s nt the hatHl<; of ~atan and hi., agents, hut l'ather
a eOlHlition mid of all li~ht of truth, a condition of
out!:!' darlmei'>.'i and d<,struction.--)Iatt. 13: 42; :!,J: ~jO.
'ATOXIXG WORK'
11 The \YO/k of the atonement ,tly pro~l'r<;'ird in thi-;
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that they might be in line to he offered as a sin offerin~. '1'!Je lots wcrc cast by the high priest, and one of
those lots fell on the goat that \\I1S sct before .Jelwvah
to send away for .\zazel. But hefore so sendm~ him
away the work of atonement by the blood of thc bullock and the blood of the Lord's goat must first be
done. In the type the bullock was first slain and it<;
blood carried into the holy place (the :\Tost I-Iol~') and
there sprinkled upon the mercy scat. '1'hen the IJord's
goat was slain and tIle pri('<;t did with the hlood of
that goat" as he dill with the hlood of the bullock".
'fhu<; the lJric~t makes atonement for himself and for
his hotbchold ntHl for all the con~rcgation. Then the
hi~h ])1'iel'>t "shall c;o out unto the altar", that is in
the court, and m:d,e ntonem('nt for it, putt in~ the
1)100<1 of the lJllllod;: :md the hlood or the Lord 's ~(Jat
011 tho horns of the altar aud rounel about the ahar.
-Lev. 16: ]2-19.
1~ After his doill~ as direct('d ulld 11'l d(,"I('ri!Jru ill
\'('/'<;('<; twelve to nilll'l('cll a1>o\'e, th\'ll the "live ~oat"
or bcaJle~oat i, <.Ii"(Josl'd of; as it i'l Wl'ittl'lI: ".\11<1
wlH'n he Iwth mndc UII tllll of r('('()J1('ilil1~ ra1()lli!l'~
for (N. V.)] the holy pJ:H'l', ulHl till' ta1J.~rll<l<'h' of the
cOII~l'l'gation, ~Illd the altar, he shull IJl'in~ the live
goat. "-Lulie 16: ~O.
13 .\ntitypicnlly this marb> the (,OInill~ of the Lon]
.JI'<"U"I ehri};t stl'aig-htway to tile h'mple for jud'2;IlH't1t,
111111 a part of hi"l \\ork therc is the tl('allill~ out 01'
(']('all"ing- of the !;:lnf'tnary alld srpu)'at illg' til(' fait hful renwant from thc "evil servaut", the "mall of
sin" cla<.,s. 'rhc bringing' of the lin~ ~oat an(1 S\'IHlillg'
him forth for J\Z,1zel pidurl'<; the "('vii spr\,:11lt" rln,,<;,
the rhief of that ('Ia'>'i which is the "man of sill". 'l'lli-.;
rlalos is made up of spirit-I)('~otlen on('<; who \\'(,I'C 011('0
in lill(' for thl' kin!!dom. 'I'he SC:lp("~oat at thi" pOInt
pidm'cs all tho"e \I 110 dl1rin~ 1Ill' ~~l'\'at atoll('mrnt day
:Illtitypical!r ha\'e IJl'cn jU'itifie<.l awl spil'it-JH'Q;o1tl'fl
nIHl who ha\'e IJl'O\('(1 ullfaithful, the Jisposill!~ of
which rla<;s takrs plar(J whell the Lon1 .le"lu<; is at 1hc
temple condl1ctill~ judgment. What \\a<; done at the
ta!JI~J'llacle was typil'al of w!Jat should ('OnJ0 to pn~.,
at the time of the ('11(1 of the world. (] CO)'. H):] I )
'l'hat means at the time that the Lord JI'SU"I apprars at
the temple for jud~n)(,llt.
14 Aaron the hi~h pril'"t then made [he puhlic stat('
ment in the prcxence of the cOJ)grcga1ion of 1S1',](:l
pOIl('el'lling the "II\'c goat" or s(ap,"!oa1. ".\lHl ;\nron
shall lay hoth his hand" upon thl' h",ld of the li\'e goat,
and eonf<,<.,1'> OWl' him all the ini(luit il'<; of the childn'u
of h:rael, find all thrir tran<.:gre<;siolls in all their sin~,
putting them upon the hl'ad of the goat, and shall "('lid
him away by the hnnd of a fit mall into the willlerness. "-Lev. IG: 2].
15 The action of .\uron toward the "li\'e qoat" dor'!
not at all si~!Ilify th"t tIJe SCUpf'(l;oat \IDS to stmlll for
or take the place d the priC'it and hi;; hou-,c ill d.)ill~
f,tOllcment work, Hal her it show.~ the time w11rn t hr
holy ,>pirit as helpcr and advocate i'i b:,ing takcll a\\ .IY

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and when Christ Jesus takes full rharge of all the

consecrated at the temple and disposes of all spiritbegotten ones and when "the man of sin" is being
revealed. (2 The~s. 2: 1.10) Aaron's hoth hnnds upon
the head of the live goat shows that the full power of
Christ Jesus, the great High Priest, is directed toward
the scapegoat class to rcvral and expose the same, and
shows tho reason why this unfaithful cla<,-; should be
sent out of God's organization. The head l'Cpl'escnts
the place wh('ro responsibility rests, so that the" live
goat II could not pl('ad ignorance and mc that as an
excu.<;e. At Isaiah [is: 1 the command i'l given that
those of the spirit-hegotten cia!'!:'> must have the matter
brought to their attention, whi(1t the f,ord dops that
they 1lI1y not plead i~llOl'ance. 'rhe priest's confessing
over him, the live goat, shows that he makes public
prorlamatioll or deelat'atioll, and not that he makes
allowan('e f(,r or is rondoning rehellion and disohedi
ence and the {'ompromising' of that class with ~at;m's
ol'ganizatillTl. It means that the true situation of this
da"s mu"t lie made known.
g Both of the goats were tal\:('n from amon~ the
children of Israel, Iml the live goat had not faithfully
sel'\'ed the 1.OId. Likewis(' both antitypical goals \\"('1'0
taken from the people who t Ul'lleU to the Lord and
nrc eon\('cl'ated to t he Lord, hut the "wieked scrvallt" proves uufaithfnl and r('((,jns nod's graec in
vain and ha<; not faithfully sl'\'wd (lod's intcl'c,.;ts
amon~st the ant itYllieal Israelites but ha~ eaW'w<l m:llIY
of them to hin. 'I'h('J' al'o th('r('J'ore work('rs of inifjuity
or lawlessne'is. f"u(h iniquities consist of ::l1lianer with
Satan's organization, hecoming 's[lotted with the
world', and thu'i eonniving at and consortin~ with
the wodd or 8atan's org-anization to do violeJlce to
and to oppose (lod's organization, Such arc covenant
breakers and arc worthy of death.-Hom. 1: 30:32.
17 Both ~oats h;l<] l)een brought up and offered for
the Isra(ht0s, but since the seapc!!;oat had failed to
so ad as to he a sinheare\' in lH'half of the people,
therefore the 'con fes"ing over him of the ini(luitips',
as stat('d in the te;..t, conl(] not transfer the ~ills from
the people to the scapegoat and tlms make it a puhlic
bcnefactor. The lin' goat therefore uid not make atonement for anyone. Furthermore, those sins ,,,hieh the
priest confessed over the live goat nlUst be SillS other
than those ,\ iped ont l)y t he atonill~ blood oft:el'c'd on
the mercy s('at, l)('eause the sill:': thus atoned for, the
Lord docs not again bring to mind. /I As far a'l the east
is from the west, so far hath he removeu our transgressions from us." (Ps. 103:12) "Theil' sins and
their iniquit ies \\ ill I l'ememhcr no more." (lIt b.
8: 12) The sins and iniquities are put on the head of
the scapegoat class b('rause that class failed to \VaJ'1l
the people as commanded. (Ezdc 3: 17 20) They fail
to protest against the "Ton~fu] acts of Satan \; representatives commiited against Jehovah's wltn(<;-;es.
Jesus states the same rule in these words: "Therefore
he that d,"livered mc [Jehovah's true ,,itJl(ss] unto

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thee [the enemy for exeeutionJ hath the ~r('ater sin."

(John 19: 11) Concerning these unfaithful covenant
breakers, the "live goat" or scapc~oat eln"s, it is
written: ".And ye shall leave your name for a enrse
unto my (hosen [ones]." (1sa. 65: If 'l'l!m the" live
goat" class are identified as the chief sinners on earth
and those composing that class are callcd the "man
of sin", "the son of perditioll."-2 'rhess. 2: 3.
15 Concerning the scapegoat class it i'l written:
"Woe unto the world beeltuse of offenf'es! for it must
need'! be that offences come; but woe to that man by
whom the offence eomcth !" (;Uatt. J 8: 7) "But if tlwy
had stood in m~' COUllSel, and had caused my IJeople to
hcar my words, then they should have tUI'll('d thlm
from their evil way, and from the evil of their dt,iJ]~s."
(,Jcr. 23: 22) The s(apq.roat ela-;s does not tUJ'Jl ont
to be a bellefactor 01 the people hy taking the puni"h.
ment UPOll their should('rs, Lut as a class injnl'i'Jtls to
the people lJy reason of unfaithfullJPs<; to (:orl and disobedi('nee to his eomnwn<.1ments. 'rhis ~w<l/)('u:oat (');bS
is sent away from (lorI's organization allrl from him
for ever. Says the text: "~hall senu him 11 way IJy tllll
hand of a fit man," all npllropl'Jatc man, i1wJ'l'fore all
unclean man. '1'hu5 is pi(t tired a dass of uncll'an OIl('S
011 earth to whom Jl'llOvah 1'('10uses and tUJ'Il-; ov('r
the scapc'~oat cln<,s, a\l(l these are l(,d a way to the
Devil. The ~('ap('~oat <:lass, probal)ly first lJy illditrl'I"
{'lIee, ,111(] thrll by a IJ()-;Itive amI a willil1'~ ('oIlI'S(' of
acl iOIl, h('('ollle the ;Is<,oeiates with the Ull/'k:ln (')as-;
alld thus take' a positive stand against <lod alll} !tis
ol';!,anization. The s('apegoat rlas" therl fol'<~ go(',; 1m a~'
from Uod 's or~all izat ion and herome;; It part of the
world, OJ' ~ataJl's organization, and is therehy dl'<I~~t'd
away direetly to the] levil. :l\lany took 0Xn(t Iy that
course sllOdly after the eOInillg of the 1.01'<] .h -;u-; to
the temple. (ZedJ. H: 2) The seapegoat elass, a,;; tlte
record &ho\\',>, wa'> led away "illto the ,viluel'llr,;s",
which would nC{'e"s:ll'Ily be outside of the camll of
God's people for \\ hom atOlwmellt had bl'C'n madl', and
away from thosc in line for l'ccon(iliatilJlI \\ i'.1t (;ud.
The wihlel'ness pictlll'('<; that condition \\ hcrc tlll'l'l~
is no lifc-sn~taillillg food and 110 waIPr of tl ulh to
quench the thirst of tho"e who ursir(' am] lovc l'i~ht.
eou"npS:i. It is that ron<1ition of t1ark1j~o.;<; '11111 h]ien:l
tioll from God and Iii" redeemed olle.;; illlwhlteJ. by the
Devil alld i'l clear onhide of rliville j!l'ovl"ioll fOj' "in
atoncment hy Christ .Je"u-;. Out t!J('rc ill that conJitlUl1
such arc fully free to seek whatever "elfish ple;i0.;11 I'l'
they may dpsire. The mm'mm'cr'l, complaincrs anI]
rebellions ones again"t the law or jmtl'mtioll of GOII\
organization put thcmselves in the }Joo.;it ion to l)c \lIm
leu awny. "These Hrc mm'Il1Ul'{'rs, eOlllplailll'rs, walking after their o\\'n ]n"'ts; and llwir mOllt It ;"peab,j h
great s\\'cUing \\ orch, having mell's Jll'I'<;ons ill 11,1miration because of a(hallta~e, But, he] 0\"('<1, IH!lelJlbpi' yc thr wOl'lls wh jeh were spoken !Jefo}'e of t lin
al'o;;t1es of onr Lord .J e~us Chri-;t; how Utat they told
you there should be moekers in the Inst tim(', wL')

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should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be

theJ' who separate the mscl Yes, sensual, having not
the spirit." (Jude l(d!) Such are outside of God's
guidance and without hi:> protection.
1~ Further support is given to thi.,; conclusion by the
words, to wit: "~\nd the goat shall bf~at' upon him all
their iniquities unto a land not inhabited r(margin)
a lund of s(,p;ll'ation]." (Lev, 16: 2~) Those of the
scapegoat ela<;s arc leu away into a condition separated
from the people of Und's camp 01' orgmlizatioll. I3cing
tal,ell to the wilderness docs not snggest the possibility
01 the scapegoat class' heing rccovcred awl reinlOtated
in God's org'anization. , It is a fearful thing to fall
illto the hands of the Ii, in~ God." (Heh. 10: 31) The
tr11e mf'anill~ of this prophetic picture !nust be ddermined by the facts that dearly appl'ut in fulfillment
of the prophetic piltmc. 'rhe t;<'l'iptUl'es lind the facts
will not warrant tile coudusion that (,od di:-'l1Iis,>es the
sillS of Illllnallkilltl into the wildel'llc<;s of oblivioll, and
that the sc;qwgoat daSH is the agency God u\('''! to
accoTlll'l i:..h tll is. It is ('uti rely un rea<;e 'I1U hIe and tillS(ript UJ'al thai God \I ould Tlt'l'mit I'VVI'llLlIlt-bn'akl'rs
Rnd unfaithful OUI'S tu I)('ar the iniqniti('s of others
willingly eOTIlmitt(\d, a1ll1 thereby wakp that (lass pictur('u by the" live goat" fit fUI' n place ill hl'uv('11 a"
sl"'vallts of the clCft e1as'i. 'rhe "gl'('ut multitude" I;
Hot tak('n into consideration in this ntoll(,Bll'llt-dav
prupheti,: pictul'e involvill~ the two I~nats. The gJ'(';;t
JUultitude arc not ~pi)'jl-l)\'got1fn :lIld nen:r in lillC' tu
he joint saf'rifi('el'S with Christ .JI",U"l. The HC3pegoat
dOt,S not repre:..ent the great multitude in any way.
~o \V!Jrll he appl'al'S at thc tcmple thc l,ol'll ,)("ms hI'gins t he cleansing wol'1" lIllU a part of t hat work iH to
clear out the wil'hd, that is, those who havc not a purc
heart. The oust in~ of thc reldl ious ones ront in uc,;,
and CYf'I'yonc \\'110 ht'(,OIIlI'S an o11'('nd('r, murmurer or
complaill<'r against COIl alld his ol'gallization is cleared
out; and this is ah;o IJll'tllred by the angels of the Lord
on guard at the templc preventing' thc wirkl'd from
cntel'illg and puttin!2; out thoo;;c who rOlTupt themselves
b.y !-'I'lfblam'ss and a xclfish COUl'xe of act ion. If anyune
would r('main in the temple he mu:-,t, keep the eommandnH'lIts of Jehovah and forget not the law of his
organizatiun, I)('c(tu,>c such i" the eOJl1lllllndment of the
Lord: "7Ily S01l, kpcp thy father's commandment, Ut1d
iorsnl,c not the law of thy motllet", "-Prov. 6: 20.
21 Goel has placed ('('rtain onc,; in the hody to carry
oui his purposes, and it devolves upon such to trammit organization in"tructions to othl'l's. Tho<;e ,,,110
complain, murmur or l'l'1Jel against on;anizatJOn instrl1dions arc in fact complaining, murmuring and
rehellin!!; :l'!;aiw:;t the l,oJ'd. };YCJ'y Sl'nant of the LUI'd
InU"lt sl alld or fall to his own ma.,;ter, and not to SOJlJL
other one. "\Vho art thou that judr>:c,;t anothel' man's
senant ~ to his 0\\ n mastN' he standeth or f;lllcth.
Yea, lw "hall he holell'll up: for God is able to make
him ~t.1nd.'-H()m. H: 1.
2~ One in the hen'icc in God's organization rebel~

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against orgunization instruct ions and defies the .)1'gunization and sets himself up in opposition. Such IS
rebellion against the Lord, beeausc it is the Lord's organization, and if his servants aJ'C going wrOlJ!~ the
Lord will attend to them in due season. Even at this
late tbte there are thosc who rcbel and who enlpr into
conspiracies a~ainst the Loru's organization and,
moved by some ulterior s(1fbh desire for the hOllor
of n1l'n, sCl'k to justify themsclvl's and to create sentiment in their own favor. Sometimes an ambitious olle
invci~1l's others into the consVlrucy, hoping to Jraw
away sUPllortl'l's for him')rlf. H('celltly olle who has
oJwnly rebelled again~t the Society wl'itrs to hix supl)()',ed friend, using these worth: "'J'he i:-;';l1C i-; the
same as it was two ,YealS a~o DS wc ubcmscd it then,
wlIethl'r \\ e "oulu bow down to and fear a mun, or
hOllOl' Jehovah und Him alonc. . . . At least ~even
mCIl rc('ogniz('tl this is,.,ue and made a rOV('llUut lind
agl'e('d to fare 1t in 10j'alt~, to .Jehoyah and not f('ar a
mun, but when the t(':-,t came the same fear ~,'('Im; to
han~ ul'i-;cn." 'rhe writer of the a!Jllvc-quolf'd wol'lls,
while in the -;('I'\,i('c of the SCH'ictj', rCl'ca1t'dlv comlllaim'd lIgaillst various OlII'S ill th(' orgunizati\lll 1)(,eausc they '\I're eat'r.Vlng 01lt ussigllrd ill-tl'uet lOllS
and doiJJ~ faithfully tilt: ~,!'rvi,c a.,signed to till'TII. Thp
rOl1JpJaillcr oftt'll rl'sol'1l'd to scolding amI ind\lI~I,d III
bI'O\~bl'atil1g- the IJretllrell at \ariulIS tiIlH's and s()u~ht
to u<.,e his Jlusit ion in tlw Sewi"ty to g'ratifyin~~ hI"! own
sl'ifish dl'sirl's. lIut the Lord sto)lprd him in (llII' ',l';lo.,on.
FlOllI his above-elllOtt'l! WOlds It appears that otlll'lS
wel'c in the eUIJSIJll'aey wit h him, and dlJlIbtll'<;c; lh(~
I,ol'd in his own good t IInc all!I \\tIY will givl' t !II'lJ1 OW
Jlccdpd attpnt iOll. Tht'I'c an' no bos',es in (lod's \ isibll~
ol'gallizatioll, anu tl1('re ix 110 1'1'<lson for HlIj'IJllC who
is unselfishly devoted to (:lld to fear any 1ll:l1l. 'fhl're
i:> not cven any oe'(';]sion to 111l1l1~ about {I'allllg lIlall.
With equal ('ertaint J' no OIlC \\holly dc"oted to tht'
Lord will cnter into a cOllspiraey agaillst anolher III
the OJ'a,anizatioll of the Lord. Those of il1Jpul't' hl',1l t,
that is, of selfish motive, arc the ones that ellt('I' into
ronspira('ie~. They (kcl'ivc lhem"e!ves and dl'f'I'ive
othels, but the Lord knows the secrets of tlw 11(';l\'t,
and judgt:s accordingly. Onc of an impure he,)rt will
not llc pel'mitted to remain in God's ol"!!JJlizntioll;
t hcrcforc it is written: "Kc('p I hy }I\'Ul't \I It h all <1 tl igellee; for out of it are the i~Nles of hie." - Prov. 1 : ~3.
I>ELlYEItED TO

SATA~

the s('apcgoat ,,;a~ ~I lit away to Azazcl, HO it

apprurs that thcre ha\c 1)('('11 tho')c of the ~;c'ape~oal
clalOs throu:shout the period of ~aerifirc that lta"c
turned away to the Devil, althou!5h the pietllre i"
eS}1('('ially fulfilled when the Lord come,; to the tl'm]llc.
'I'hc apo:-'11e Paul "as clothe<1 with special authority
from the Lord, ilJc1udin~ 111e 110we)' to tUJ'TI awa;\' rf'l)('lli()u~ on(:,> to Sat all. In givIJIg n<1monitiull (lnll in:,truetioll to Timothy Paul wrote: ., nlJlt!l!I~\ fait h,
al1(l a g'0o~1 run:>cipTlc('; whidl some havilW put n\', ny,
t'Ollcu'uing: f.tith Ilavc Hwdr shipWl'('C'k; 01 \\ hOI1l i,>
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Hymenreus and Alexander; whom I ha,'e delivered jn the day of the Lord Jesus and when he app{'ars at
unto Satan, that thC'y may karn not to blaspheme." the temple.
(1 Tim. 1: 19, 20) It is made certain that the Lord does
21 Had the acts of the wrongdocrs been condoned
110t tolerate willful opposers in his organization; and the {'ntire body of Chrif>tians would have been eOllthis is shown by what is written: "But shun profane taminated. "For he that soweth to h is flesh, shall of
and vain babblings; for they will increase unto more the flesh reap corrupt inn; but he that soweth to tho
ungodliness: and their word will cat as doth a canker; spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting." ( luI.
of whom is IIymenreus and Philetu<;; who concerning 6: 8) "For to be rarnalJy mmded is d('ath ; hut to be
the truth have CITed, saying that the resurrection is spiritually minded [the minding of the spirit (marpast already; anll overthrown the faith of some. Never- gin)] is life and pcare." 'rhe admoll it ion is to sh lIll
theless the founuation of God standeth sure, having the wrongdoer that the spirit of Christ may he J)1'('this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, served in the ehutch UlltO the eoming of the Lord
l .. et everyone that namcth the name of Christ depart Jesn<; for judgment. The condition existing ill the
from iniquity [lawlessn<,c,s]. "-2 Tim. 2: 16-19.
church at Corinth was danf.:erous to the life th<:rl'oJ',
24 \Vl'itillg to the Christians as a houy of God's peoand that body was ul'gcd by the apo<;tle to take due
ple the apostle calls att('l1tion to wrongdoers amollg<;t action to purge itself of wrongdoers, "Your gloryill'~
them, naminl4 the deeds of fOl'lli('at iou, idolatry, wrat h, ifJ not good. Know ye Ilot that a little leaven 1(an'Il(j h
<,nv)'in~s, drunkcnncs-<;, and sIHhlike. (1 Cor. 5: 1,2;
the whole lump? Plln\,e out therefore the old 1('a\('Il,
Gal. 5: 19-21) Su('h arc Jloin\('d out 1:IS undean and that ye may he a IH'W lump, as ye arc unleaVl'IH'd.
lla\'ing powe1' to defile :md to "l('aven" otherfJ of the For e\,('n Chri"t our lJa'i<;over is sUI'I'ifil'{'d for u-;,"
Chri'itian company with the :.ills of insillcNity, malice (1 COl'. !j: 6, 7) The "'ord,, of the apustle su!J:.,equl'lIt Iy
and wickedne'is. (1 Cor. 5: 1).](1; 2 Pet. 2: 18, 1!1) Con- written indicate that t he body of ('hrio.,t iall;; at ('orinl h
fnllo\\'('(] hif-l admonition and that tl\(, \\Tongdol'I' 11\('11cernilJ~ surh wrvngdo(-'1's and the proper attitutlp of
the faithful Chl-i~tians toward sueh, the apostle wrote: tiollc(l fuJly ]'('I)('nt('d and turned to tltl! LurJ. (~ 1.'0/'.
"I wrote unto ~'ou in un ppist 1(' not to ('olllpmlY with 2: 5-11) 'rltus the spirit of the church wa<; P1'('o.,<,1'\ I,J
fOJ"llie'ators; yet nut altogdIH' with the fOl'llieators aJllI shows that. l'>wh "JlOul<l 1)(' the cour!'>c of t hU'il \\ Itr)
of this wodd, or with the ro\'!'tous, 01 cXlortioners, or rcr(:ive the L01'd 's appl'O\'al at llis com ill I.\' to the ll'llIple
with idolaters; for tll('n must ye IHnls go out of the in 1!118 for jw1!.illll'nt allJ dean!'>ing of the ('01I,,('r'l'al(.I.
world. Uut now I have written unlo you not to kel'p In eleaJhin~ the sandllaQ' the g-reat Hrfilwl', ChI i-;t
J(,SUS, woull] not (1<-slroy the hlamc']('-'S spi I'it froll1
compan~', if any man that ifJ called a b1'oth('1' he a
forllicator, or ('o"elous, or all idolall'r, or a r:uler, or amon~st the !'>anetuu!'y rIas'i, hut wOllh] PJ'('-;('I,\,C ,liJd
a drunk:n'd, 01' till extolt iO!1rr j with fJuch an olle no save it until the' eal'thl~' work of the anoint('d j-; dOIlI'.
not 10 C'lt. "-1 Uor. {): 9-11.
It is then that tlte L(m] f.:alhel's out the ofr('lllling or
lawlc"" one's so that the cntire body i<; ('1<-an and \\hole.
23 lIavill~ refel'('nce to th('-;e workers of unri~ht{,ollS
28 Whell tIl(' Lord Jesus, the great Jligll l'ri('sl, apn{'s,<;, the apostle says: "For 1 wrily, a'i ah'ient in hody,
but IH(:-.ent in :-'jlJrlt, have judg('d already, <IS t hou~h pears, he is I'lran, plll'(' alH] holy aw] appl'ars ill ViOl,\'
I were pr{,s('nt, ('oIH'el'llinp; him that hath [0,0 dOlle this as the ]'('pl'l''i('lItative of J<,ho\'<lh, '1'hl' 1,\ pc slj()\\" !hnt
deed; in the name of our Lord J{''iu,> Chri"t, whl'n ~'e even h('fore the rl'proachl's ccase whir1t have faJll'lI
tire gatlH'I'l'd tOg'ethpr, aud lily spirit, with the power UJlon his name and UpOIl hi,> footstep followers, Chl'l'it
of our Lord Jesus Christ, to (kliwr surh an one unto Jef>us must appear ill glory anll in powC'r, alld tI.i" is
Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit made llIanif('st in thr type by the aC'fioll of 1\:ll'on j
may be saved in the da~' of the Lonl JefJu<;. "-1 C<,r. afJ it is writt{'n: "And Anron shall ('ome inlO the 1<I1h'['11ae1e of the congregation, and shall }lut off 111l~ 1il:l'I1
5: 85.
garmcnts which he }lut on wh('n he went into t he holy
20 The udmonitioll to tIle faithful 011('S is to put
plare,
:llId slwll leave them th('re; am] hI' shall wash
away elC wickpcl aIHl put them in a place \Vhpl'e they
belong and to lJave nothing to do with sll('h. 'fhe same his i]('"h with \\ ater in the holy p1ae'I', :111d Pilt Oil iJ is
rule appli{',> to all kinds of oppo;;ition to and attempts garmmts, and come forth, and offer llis burnt of'(prill'l:,
to defile Cod's lleoplc and to bring about a did<;ion and the hU1'nt offerin!!,' of the peoplc, :Ulll makl' all
thercof. (Hom. 16: 17, 18) 'I'he apostle directs such atonement for himsl'lf, and for the people. "--lip\,.
course, that is, that the faithful put away the workers 16: 2:3, 24.
20 .Aaron came forth e]olhed in his garmcnts of ;.rIo!')'
of iniquity, "that t hc spirit may he savell in the dily
of the Lord Jesus." Tho<;c words do not refer to the and heauty, alld 11111<; pictUl'{'d Chri-;t .)"o.,I1S app('al jllg
saving of the spilit of the \vicked one, as COllt rusted at the tl'mple in glr)l'y and )wauty as the l\II'-;o.,\'n'~el' of
with his fleshly organism, hut mea liS that the spirit Jehonlh's co\'{'nant anll us a 'COn'II:1l1t fol' til(' people'.
of the chure'h, which is the spirit of the Lonl ,Tl''illS Aaron then offt'l'e<l "his bU1'nt offl'l'ing", ",lii('h ":i'l
Chri~,t, llnd "hieh his trne followe1'fJ will llaw, ~houJd fol' II irn<;('lf and hi llOu"e, "alld the 1J11l'1lt ofJ'L'l'in~~ (,t:
he maintail1el1, 1'1'('fJe1"\'('d and kept in the J~orJ 's ap- the people." 'rhis 1J11l'nt ofJel'inl! for the people proproval, that the Ludy of Christians might be ap]Jron~d phetIcally pietUl'cd Uo,.l's accelJtancc of t lie ~acriftL0

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and sin atonemrnt which preceded. Such acceptance is

.now manifested by bringing the remnant members of
t11e body of Christ, which are now on earth, to completeness anu the giving to them of the" new name ",
and using them for the closing work of the period of
sacrifice and for the pr()('laimin~ of the me,;,;age of
truth to the" other sheep" of the Lord's ilo('k.
30 Then the high priest burnt the fat of the sin offering: "And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn
upon the altar." (Lev. 16: 25) That is, he burnt the
fat of the bulloek and of the Lord's goat, for, as it is
written, "all the fat is the Lord's." (Lev. 3: 16) Kow
the picture is made clear, in tIli~, that while the scapegoat cla~<; roams ahout in the wildernC'ss havill~ what
they call th('ir lilw11)', aud uoing as they please, the
zral of the remnant of Jehovah's anointed OIl('S burns
them up in the sen-ire as they joyfulI;v bear te<;timony
to his name and Ihe kil1~dom. "For the zeal of thille
hOl1';(, hath paten me up; and the reproach('s of thf'm
that rCIJl'()Uclwu thre al'e faIl(-n npon me." (Ps. 6!): 9)
'rhus it is seen that the Lord does not ('ompel Jll:Jn to
take a <'e!'tain ('Olll-:"e, but he giws him the opportunity
to take the course <ksired lind to receive the conse
'luell('es acrorl]ingl,\'.
31 Shall thc w(II-ldly, ullclean c)ass, that is, the" fit
man" (vs. 21) tllat led the liralH'g-oat away to the
D('vil, evc1' rome into God's favor? 'rhey may, provided they (,lean up, come clean, and take a Jl0'-)itive
stand on the :"ide of the Lor(]; an<1 this i'i shown in tilC
typC', to wit: "Alld he that let ~o the goat for the
scapC'g'oat shall \nllih his e)othes, and bal h(' his fh'sh
ill water, and afterward come into the ('amp," (Lc\'.
16: 2G) They lllUlit come unuel' Cod's sin-atoning
sarrifice and show full faith and obl'uienre hefore
elltC'J'in~ upon t he highway to Zion.-Isa. 35: 8.
32 Both the bu)]ork alHI the Lord's goat, the blood
of whi('h was ('a1Ticd into the )ro~t Holy for 11 :"in
of!C'ring, \\C're bumt without the camp: "Anu the
Imlloek for the sin ofTerin~, aw] the goat for the sin
offering, whose blood was hrou!!;ht in to make atolloment in the holy place, sha~] one ('arry forth without
the camp; and thl'Y shall bum in the fire thril' ~kill"',
and their f!(':-.h, lind their dun~." (JJe\'. 16: 27; lJcIJ.
13: 11-13) 'rhi" shows the right way to go and th(' way
that the foohtep followers of Christ Jesus do go who
therefore rereive God's approval.
BUILDIXG ON THE FOUXDATION

The apostle under inspiration and with authority

instrul'tR the cOllsecrated build('rs how they must lmild
to reccive God's approval. "L(t e\'Cry man take )]('ed
how he Imildeth thNeon_ For other foundation ran no
man lay than that is laid, whirh is Jesus Christ."
(1 Cor. 3: 10, 11) The tnlC foundation i" Christ Je"m,
and the ImiJder lllUlit follow the ru!C's that the Loru
has laid down for such in ordrr that his huilding may
l>Ul vive in the Jay of the fiery trsts. For, says the
apo"tle, in 1 Corinthians 3: IS, "if an;\' man's \\'ork
shall be hUl'l1ed, he shall suffer lo-,s; but he himself
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shall be saved; yet so as by fire." DoC's this text last

quoted concerning t1108e that suffer loss refer to or
mean, as has heretofore heen stated, 'them that rome
up out of great tribulation,' that is, the great multitude?
3~ The foregoing quef>tion must be answered in the
negative, for the reason, if for none other, that the
Seriptures show the great multitude is not included
within the spirit-begotten class. 'rhe record read:-l:
":\ow if any man build upon this foundation gold,
silver, precious Rtones, wood, hay, stubble; every mall 's
work Rhall be made manifest; for the day shall declare
it, bceauf>e it shall be revcaled by fire; and the fire
shall tr." every man's work of what sort it is. "-1 CN'.
3: 12, 13.
35 The building work here referred to manifestly
is done prior to thc cOJl1in~ of the LOl'd Jesus to the
te1l1ple, for the reason that it is at the t imc of the (,Olllin~ to the temple that he sits to jud~e and is "11l\(~ a
refiner's fire" aud sits" as a refincr' and purifier ".
pIal. 3: 1-3) The huilders nrc tho<;e who 1Iav(' eOll'>('('ratN] to do God's will, and they build upon the true
founuatlOll ; hut in Imil<1 ing t1JPy u"e 'wood, hay, und
stullble', which arc symbolic of tho"e thing''; that arc
combustible anu Jl('nee will not lif:l1ld inlipl('tiun and
fiery judgn1(nts. The IJlliJding' wilh snch mall'rial is
jJroperly ela~.,ified as "charneler huilding'" 0[' "('har:1c1<'r de\,c]ull1nf'nt ", out ward form of drcss, and ~anc
t imun ious heal-in g, t hnt men may :Ip prove: hurn:11l
philosophies, surh as the pyramid of Egypf, and whil'll
is improperl." cla'>sed as God's witn('''''; nnd snch as
('harts and chronological calculatiolls alld urd'l('l iOll";;
su('h as honoJ'ing of men and ealling t !ll'm gl-eat and
promincnt as teachers and guiues; sueh as l)('in~ subservirnt to political or worldly ruling fneto!':-l all'}
l'L'('ognizill~ tl1('1ll as the "hi~h('!' POW('I'S"; su('h a<;
VO\\,,, allli !'('<;olvef> daily repeated in the PJ'('S(-Il('C :lIld
heaJ'ill~ of othels. Works of thi~ kin(I, not beillg suppOltcll hy the Word of God, will not :-.tanc1 the ~(':m'h
light of truth and the fiel-y test wl1('u the LorJ appe'ar')
nt the trmpl(' and flashes his light ami apphl'" his
juug'llIents.
86 "-hen the Lord .J<'':>u.;; rame to the' t('mple and hegnn j11l1~ment, h(', al the wme time, ns Jl'hovah IS gT('aL
~crvalit, \)rgan to I'en~al the' true meanillg of JlUIIlY of
the pl'opheeies which ('ould not he UJHIC'!'stooII prior
thereto. The fiery judgments of the Lord l'evenl<J the
kind of huil(Iin!! men had be('n doing, and suhjl'('ll'd
!:Iuch work to the most liearcbing tests. All the WIsatisfa('tory building is cunsunl('d, surh as wood, hay
nnd stuhble, or like comllllstiblc materials. Gll<;af,..;factory building i,; unlJl'ofitahle and is lmrnrd out of
God's org':lnizatioll hC'('ame it is usc]('::;" and rcally a
hindrance to the \\'ork whieh his pl'ople al'e app(,illted
to do..\11 the ('on'i('('ratcd we're undl'r oJ'(]('rs fJ'OIll th,~
I~ord to huild, amI the unwise ones, l)(;ing misrli]'('('j "(1,
built the things that mi~ht bc "e('n of mnn, ('011\ illl-illg
themselves that the)' must do so in ortlcr to altl'aet

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others to the Lord and ~ct them saved, The true i<;suc
was not understood and the vindication of Jehovah's
name was not e\'cn taken into consideration. Some had
the idea that they must proceed in this manner: "I
must pl'ep[~re myself 10 help the Lord rule the world."
They thought more highly of themselws t han they
ou~ht to think, and thus they huilt, and their huilding
is illustrated by the combu~tible material mentioned
by the apo<;tle,
aT The day came for the Lord to take aCl~ount with
his servants and to make inspection of their huilding
material, and the one who had used the wron~ material
suflcred lo,>s. 'l'hc los<; of what? Lo<;s of f>l'rvice privilC'~es ill 1he interest of the kin;~llom of God under
Christ. TIll' ap}lrowd one'> being those who had used
indcstruC'tihle material, s~'mholized hy the precious
metals, theil' work of buildilJ~ with-,tanlh 1Iw fire allll
they l'ereive a reward, their reward \)(,jll" kill',dom
int(>!'C'sts awl temple servil'e while Oll the (:7trth. ';,llch
nrc dr~;ignate~1 the" faith flll and wise sC'rvant" cla<;s
to whom the Lord commils all his goods or kin~~don~
intcl'l.'~b, 'l'b<H,e also rcc'civc the reward of tIl(' "new
name" whieh the mouth of Jdl()vuh 11 a 111('<;. 'rhe one
who 8ufrl'r:; loss, how i;; he to lJp saved 7 "He shull
RuO'el' 10<;..,: hut he h illl~d r shall he savl'll' Yct so 8!l
throug-h lin'." (Yerse Hi, R. V.) It <lep0111: l~I)On how
he l'ecci\'cs his lo"s, and Iii'! ('otll"se of aetion lhc'n'after.
la As IOlll! us the builder holds on 10 thr C'ombnstihle
stuff, such as pharacter JCVl'lopmclIt and ollw1' thill~s
as above l1H'nlicJlled, be is in ~reat diftil'Ulty and in
dangc.r of (lcstruetion with that comhuslihle stuff;
but jf he do\.'-; 1I0t try to save the 'wood, hay and
stuhhle', 1I1ll1 willingly l('\s that he consumC'd und go
up in smoke ;\I1c1 stand,> firm on the trw' foundation,
he shall he- sHwd, and thus conw,; throu~h Ihe firc. lIe
mUf>t. kel'p rc solutcly anehOl'e.] on the true and only
Ioundation, which is Chri<;t Je'iu'>, Jehovah ';; great
Vindicator and Kin~, and mllst fully aCl)llil'SCe in and
l'ejoiec that his combustible huil<liJl~ material j<; con
sumed, alll: that he has a clrar vision of what is the
issue, and jo)'fnlly f>tand 011 the Lord '8 side. 'l'lwn he
is saved as a member of Gou's approved rcmnant. It
is written: ".J ehovah prcservcl h the fait hfut" (Ps.
31:23, A.N.V.) "A remnant shall he s:wC'c1." (Rom.
9: 27) "God our Savior; who will have all men
[buildin~ on the true foundation, and in the new
covcnantJ to ],c sawd, and to corne unto lan arcnratcj
knowledge of the truth." (1 'rim. 2: 3, 4) 'l'he emllhasis i'i on the word "yet" that appear,; in 1 Corinthian/{ 3: 13. The proviso is thrrc ~tat('d hy whiC'h the
man is saveu when his comhu'ltihle matcri;1 i<; hurned
up. Surh unwise charaetC'l' developer or 111111<11'1', who
joyfully lets such huilding' he dc!',1 r\l~'ed, comes
'through the fire' rcjoieillg. ITe h glad Ihat hi:,; ullwi"e
bui1din~ i.., gone and that fire has heen the !ne:Ill'i of
saviHg him. Till' great HdlnC'r, who sit<; in juc1<';n1ent
at the tClllpl(, applies tlie fiery t('<;t in 01'11er that 1ho<;e
,,110 suc','r.~~[nlly stand the test may be hl':i:,roved and

then offer un10 the Lord an offering in rightc"lbllr')<;,

that is to s.ay, IJrln~ forth the fruits of the kinfldum
in the way tIle Lord has pointed out this mu!',t be June.
-)lal. 3: 1-3.
an Jehovah hy lri<; prophet further corrol)orates thi.;
conclusion with tbese words: "And it shall come to
pa~.;, that in all the land, saith the Ijord, two 11:11 t<;
the-rein shall he cut off, and dir ; but the third ~hul1 he
left therein. And I will bring the third PUlt throu!!h
the fire, and will refine them a<; silver is l'l'fiIll'd, aud
will try them a~ ~l)ld h tried; they shall call ou Illy
name, and I will \.ear them: I will say, It i,~ my ])COpie; and t!JC')' shall:;uy, 'rhe Ijord i<; my Goc1."-Zeeh.

]3: 8, 9.
40

'rhe "third part" l11rntiolled in thi<; :-,cl'iplnre jq

the remnant, otherwise de\enLed h,' the Lord :1-; th('

"hrand plueked out of the fire". (Z"t)ch. 3: 2) Til" t;r0
trips and puts to the test everyone that i,; in I inc for
the kingdom, and Illi,; i" done l)y the gl'l'at Hl'finrr ..,
applyiug the fiery te~t at tbe temple, even a<; I he
apo,>tle S;l)''1, to wit: "Every mun's work <.,hall Ill'
made manifest: for the day ~hall d('e1arc it, hveall-I_'
it shall be rc\ca"d by fire; and thr fire shalllr~ eWI y
man's \\ Ol'k 01 what sort. it i:,;." (1 Cor. :3: 1:3) Tho ','
who imist on anll pl'r:,;i<;trlltly hold 011 10 the l'OlIllJlI<;tible matN'ial, as abo\e dl'<;PI'ih('c!, go down \\ilh tLat
JIIatl~rial in the firc; hut 01O<'C \"ho gladly Il'I 1 !1(' COntbu:;tihlc material pt'ri.,h, and hold Oil to t he Lor' I ani 1
his truth, lookill~~ ahnr~'s to thr gIOl;' aIll! honor of 111(~
1.orJ and faithful sl'rviee to llim, <;hall lH' <.a\t'd 'and
hl'o\1~ht thrOll(~h lhe fire'. It i,> thosf' who eome thr,lli'!:1
the fire that the Lon! n'\\ardq and usC's to look nJi, r
hi'! kin~dom inter('<;I'> and to whom Jehovah gIVl''> Ihe
llew' name.-Isa. ,13: 1,2, ]0.
41 Aftl,1' the ('uIllIJ1lsI1hle huil(liW~ mutl'rial lw.., bt'l'll
burned, the one saved out of OJ(' fire 1l1\l<.,t l'l'ma-n
firmly on the 1irl'p1'00f foundatioll and eOIllinuu hi.,
building with fireproof materials, sueh as "g-ulll ", tllat
is, divincly approved worhs; and "silver", or Ir!111.~
furnished him by the t1'l1e 'I'eaeh'Cl's, .TdlOvah lI1,d
Chri-,;t Jesus; allt1 "stone''', of the tl'mpk, ;IH,] him", !,'
be one of its livin!.:( stones whil'h arc pr('('iou<; ill lili'
sip;ht of God. (l Pet. 2:1-5) 'rhus he ~hal'l's in l~ll'
"\\hite ~tOJ1C" which bc:aJ's the "new name" of ,!pllllvah's \\'ltllC:~'>l'g. (Hry. 3: 18; 2: 17) "The Will'll, of till'
Loru arc pure worl]:,;; as :;ilvel' tried in a fUl'lI:lf(' Ilf
earth, purifiell St'\'en timl's. Thou <;halt kc'l'!l 111l111, ()
Lord, thou },halt prc",cr\'(' them from till:; gl'lll'rati('ll
for ever." (Ps. J2:6,7) Tlle fire wIll eonliltl;C to tIl\'
end, and all the faithful will come through thl' fill'
wit h rejoiciI1?;.
4~ Kow apply suph fads as arc well kno\\'n In t],)
consecr.ltec1, and mark how well 11]('se fit r:rITJ,litiol'"
that exi'itcu prior to and at the coming of the LIlt.!
to the temple.\t his appc.n'ill~r the eon'>l:el'.ltld v, l r,'
huilclin!:(' upon the true f011l1cl!ltion, hut nul :Iil \\1 I,:
using the f>aUH' material. ~\IIl1o:-,t all w('1'(: jlJ\11l1':Jllc~ HI
what WDS unu('l'~tf)()tl to he clWl'ddl'l' dr',,'!n;tl::"liL

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Almost all ",,"ere then wearing long coats, with white themselves to the I..Jord and together with the J'C'mnant
ties, and appearing wry wlemn and sanctimonious. joyfully sin~ forth his praises day and night, that h
Every mornillg we were reading a vow and a morning to say, aU the time attributing salvation to Jehovah
resolve, Hnd singing such songs as "Oh, to be nothin~ ", and to his great Vindicator.
therehy assuming that we in fa(t amounted to someQUESTIOXS FOR STUDY
thing, which we desired to ~et rid of that we might be , 1. "\'Vho were }rose~
and Aaron in relation to Jehovah's deal
just nothing. We were giving great honor and adulaing with the ISrlH'htesf Why, In the typical ta]JCrnacl,) ~erv
ice, were two goats taken Illlfl IHt'sented before the L"rd'
tion to some creatures, to some, more, and to some, less,
WhlJm did theH' goats rppresput' Why could not the scapcand some were marc or less committing the" sin of Sagoat l'irture the ., gn'at multit ude" class'
maria' '. Sueh was the condition of the consecrated 'If 2. "-hat do the Scriptures say as to the use to which thc two
goats were put f
compauy when the Lord appeared at the t(llnple. Some
What IS lllctur('d in (a) that it was Aaron that presented
quirkly discc'rned the truths revealrd by the fla&hes of 'lr 3-li.theso
goats, (b) that t1H're w<,re two of them, (") that
light from the temple and which consumed the comthey \\ele takf'n "of the congregation of the llllhiren of
hracl", (d) that they wele llleopnted at the door of tho
bustihle mat('rial, and the,;e were glad that the comtabernacle, (e) th(,t tlwy were pn'sented togetl,,~r h,-f'llc
hU"itible material was gone and that they could escape
tllO Lord, and (f) that the selectiun \\as determinc,1 by
"through the fire", and they brgan to build quickly
casting lots' 'When ha~ fulfillment of each ot the foreg'Hng sltI's tah,'n placP 1
of 'gol(l, silver and preeiou'l stones'. 'fhe result is that
1f 7. III the fultillllIl'llt of tllC prophdie picture, (a) hOI\" IS it
some have been :-aved and this remnant have been
that the lot fall~ on one of the,e goats a~ that for U J,att
in tho sin ()1T('IIll~l (h) What is the purpose of thiS oJTer
~ivell 11 reward by the Lord, of looking after his king.
ing, nnd tho Ollt. ollie tl""reofT
dom interei>ts, alld thc<;e greatly rejoice and continue 11 8]0.
In the fulJillment, how iq It ihat on one of thp,c ~I):lts
to rejoice. '1'0 those faithfully holding to the truth and
the lot falls fO! ..\ltl1.<'!1 \\hat is ll1f'ant ])y (a) Ih lJ'lng
set alive hef"l'l; Jdll)vah, (h) to make atllnelllcllt f"l bUll,
joyfully serving' nod and his Vindicator these words
(',) to sen,l hllll away for A1.a1.el into the \1J!derno'l''>1
are (H1Jrcsscd: "Know J"C not that ye arc the temple 1i 11-13.
lJlidly, I\hat Jf, 1l\l'!\llI.,1 in "repollplllUg tlllJ hl)l~'
of God, and that the spirit of God dw('ll(,th in you 1
place, alII I th.l ta!J"rnad,' of tlw ('ollgll'gation. and tho
altar", (a) IU tllll t.v(>leal Hl'n'Il'e. awl (!J) in the iulhllIf allY mall udilc the t<'mple of God, him shall Ood
men!t In the lulhllllll-nt, \1 hen and how is the" Ii\\.' goat"
destroy; for the temple of Uod is holy, which temple
!Jl('scnle,l f
ye arC'. "--1 Cor. 3: 16, 17.
, H,l.3. \\'hat was foreshown in Aalon '8 biking the live goat
awl proc('{',hng' as f(',"ollle,1 in vcrse 211
43 The clear inference to he drlnnl from this scrip.
f, In, ]7. What .lo,~s it mean, III the iullillmpllt, that both liuats
tm'c is that there is uunger of defiling' and that those
were taken fro!ll llluong the goats 1'0~'c"se,1 J,y till' "on
glf'gation of th, dllJ,ltpn of hnLl"I, and Loth ha,l I,p('n
who take such a course finu the same fate as that meted
hrought up an,l oJT'le.l for tho Israeltte", but tJl(' (IIII' geat
ont to the scapegoat. The faithful remnant arc thu
failodio 1)(' \1;,pd In till' 'Ill on"',ingl How do tIll' :-'1'r11'('hildl"cn of light, ununev(-r hm; it heen more important
tures an,l facts dearly in,h, ate \\hat inIquitIes HllIl tlans
gressions would he put 011 the bead of the 11vo fioat ~
tlHlnllOw to walk in the lig!;t, which nwans to g'O in the
1i 11'1, ]9. How, In the fulfilhnpnt, dUI's tIllS goat nil) ullder
way God hai'> commanded and to give all diligence to
tho lot cast for .\za/',-ll \\ lIat IS llIeant by its 1"'1111; ""lit
1l\IRY !ly til<' hand of II fit lllan into the \\d<lf'I\lp,~'1
joyfully oJwy his (ommandmcnts. "Ye are all the
'l-ih,;w wllt't [H'r 'pUtllllg uI,on thp lI..ad of f he 1, I "oat
chiJdren of light, and the cllildren of the day: we nre ~ 20-:.!2.
tho iniqnitips :lIlU truns~re,slOns 01 the clllltln'n (of i'Utd'
not of the night, Ilor of darkness. Therefor(' let us not
has taken I,lare.
sleep, as do others; Lut let us watch and be sober." , 23-27. With scripturps, apply the prophptic pi<'lUTl' of tl'l)
scapegoat's helllg spnt :may to Arar,l. Alho, \I.th b,>,ip.
(1 ThC'ss. 5: f>, G) "But if we walk in the light, as he
hIres, explain 1 Corinthians 5: 5, lIwl how that is nrCOlll'
is in the light, we have f('lIowship one with another,
plished.
and the hlood of Jcsus Christ his Son clennseth us ~I 2S,29. What is b('('n for<'sh(l\\ n in Leviticus 16: 23, 211
V 30-32. ''"hat pri\lkge for the LOld'l:! goat I~ Sl'ell in ""'f'~
from all sin. "-1 John 1: 7.
25 find 2if \\ hat jS the Cil<'Ulllslanee of the" Il\e I;0at"
class in tllls r,'gar<1, and of the" fit man" that led the
44 The sum total of this watter is this: That tIle
scapf'goat away i
scapegoat presented to the I..J0rd on the day of atone- ~ 3137.
How \\fIS the truo "foundalion" laid (] Cor.
ment pictures the class that go away into everlast ing
3: 10, ]])' Who 1J:lVe lllult therpon, Ilnll \"hm Ii 1111 h"II"
\\1lUt is tho cvillence (a) that hOmo klve hudt U(lIln ihis
destruetion, into perdition, because of unfaithfulne;,s
foun.lation "golel, silver, plel'lIJ\ls stl1llPS" 'I (J,) That
to the Lor,l after having covenalltC'd to do his will.
others h3ve huilt thereon "\\ou<1, hay, stubble", allll It:l\e
suffered lObS'
The "I..Jord 's goat" class arc the ones that are faithful
Where ono hilS suffered loss, how may he himself ho
in the performance of the covenant by sacri1iee and are , :l8.saved,
")"et so as through fire" 1
made joint sacrificers with Christ Jesus, built upon ~ 39-41. When anll how is tho refining work acroJllpli,hed
\vluch was foretohl at Zeehruiah 13: 9 alltl 1 C'I! ;utlllans
the true foundation, and arc approved b.... the Lord
3: ]::J How long will that fire contmue, an,l \\lth \Ihat
when he appears at his temple, and to tlwm is COIllre~ult t
mitted the kin~dom interests, and thcse continue faith- f, 42, ~3. Relate facts well known which show how tiltinc; are
the apostle's wrm]s at ] Corintlllan~ 3: ];j, lllld tl .. Ilt
fully rcjoieil1~ in what the Lord permits to come to
h'nding w',r,ls of instludlVn (lnd mlillin~ (vel~('h ]Ii, 17).
them and continue to sing forth the prllises of Jehovah.
\,"hat, pal tI('ularly, is 0mphasi1.e'1 III ] C(IlllltlllllUh :;: ]Ii, 17,
1 'I'hes,>a!onmns 5: 5, fi, fln,l 1 John 1: 7 ~
In this pietnrc of the atonement day the "great mulWh:,t, tlu'n, 1'; the :lpl'!Je.ltion of the' pllll'h"tic pi,tme
titude" are not invohed. The great multitude arc r, 41.l'rovj,1etl
fur Ius T,eol,le by J(hovah III hj~ \\'olel at LC\ltthose comtituting the "other sheep", which join
lCUS 16:8,101
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I'

ESTABLISHING THE NEW WORLD

IlEN a gr<>at earthquake, a disastrous storm

or a mighty tidal WCl,Ye sweeps a community

and de'ltro}"S housC's nnd people by the thousands, and leaves other tholls:mds homelc~, much woe
and distress follow; awl great eflort is required to relieve the suffering. The battIe of Armageddon, in the
"great allll the terrible uay of the Lord", will mark
the complete collapse of Satan's organization. \Yhat
aD earthquake or terrific stonn or tidal wave is to a
community, that trouhle will be to thll whole \vol'ld,
only mm'h worse. In the wake t1lrreof there will be
great woe and distress and the people will cry for
relief.
It may b(' truly said that the history of the world
has he('n written in human h1000. Bllt the worst is not
yet. 'dlC long and terrible sif'ge of the Homan general
Titus a!!uin<;t J eru<;ulem urom;ht to the Jews inueseribable su{'i'cl'ing, and the final assault upon the city hy
the Uomans compl('tely (k<;troycu it. 'fhe ue'itl'uetion
or .1cl'U"akm was in fulfillHH'lIt of (Ii\ine pl'ophecJ',
and fOl'('~hadowed what will hefall th[1 organizations
(If the wul'1J in the ~l'cat hattie of Uud Almi~hty.
'I'ho trouhle that eamc upon .lel'u<;.ltlcm wns all ex}ll'cs'lioll of God's indi!.'Il:ltilil\ ngaiw;t the people who
had rl;pllIllatcd him and fOltllWl'd after the Devil. The
~lcrgy of that day, jJO"ill'.{ to,,, 1'l'lll'r<;elltal in~~ of God
and hYJlorritically claillliw~ to he the interprcters of
Ids law, w(Cre Tespollsihle f()r the terrible calamity that
iell UlJOll the city. The]'( li~:iollists of "Chri..,tclldom"
1111.\"0 lurued the TTlind~ of the people awa:. from God.
"Ghrbtendom 's" trouhh" ttlf'refore, will be more tel'
rible than that whi('h jJ<'fdl .Jcru<:all'm in .\.D. 70-73.
Goo has promised to malo' a cOln}Jlcte entl of the wiekcd systems ill the final trouh!c that shall hefall Satan's
or~allization.

\Vo may cnll to mind an the disasters that have hefallen the human race dU1'ing its existrure, all the
,val'S, all the earthquake:.:;, cycloncs and other calamiiies; and then lmow that IlOlle of th('~c "'ill equal in
woe that which shall befall the world uming the great
battle of Armageddon. That this eonelnc;ion is eorrect
is proved by the \\ords of .Jesus that upon the earth
there should at that time I)e tribulation stwh as was
not since the world be~au; no, and ncwr should be
again. But this great time of trouble will result uUimately in great blessing to the people. God has f,0
ordained it.
After God's righteous indig'nation has heen eom.
pletely cxpre"sed a~Dill"lt Satan's org:l1lization, the
great stormy ",inti that will have torn the mountains
and relit the rorks will C('<lse to blow j the quaking
that will have shaken the earth from centrr to circumferenc(' \\ill qual,e IlO more; the hea\'en-enkimllcd
firrs, having- quif'kly spent tlwir fury, will cease to
burn, and silence und rC'it \vill once more ('orne to the
~alth. Bnt the f,UrViVol'., of the people will be iaint.

In their distress :md extremity they will call upon

the Lord.
Then will come from heaven the :"till, small voiC'(';
and the me;,sage long ago spoken by the prophet ot'
God will gently f>peak words of enconragr!1l"nt to all
the people of good will on eHth, saying: "0 wlJr.,hip
the Lord in the heauty of holil1f'ss: :I\'ar befo1'e him,
all the earth. Say among the [nationsl, that the Lord
reigneth: the wol'1d abo shall 1)(' estahli.,lJrrl that it
shall not be move<.l: he shall jwl~(' the I)(:ople right.
eously. Let the IW:lYens rejoice, und l('t the earth he
glad; let the sea roal', and the rullle~s thertof. Lrt the
field he joyful, and all that i:-; thrl'eill: then <;hall all
the trees of the wood rrjoif'e hefore t!w LOl'd: 1'01' he
cometh, for he (~omdh to jllu~e the ('arth: he shall
jud~e the worl(l with ri~ht(>ous!less, and the pro1'lc
"ith hif> truth. "-Ps. 96: 9-13.
All divine pl'ophpC'y has its fulfillment in (Inc t iHll',
and can be unde1'stood only whm fulfilled OJ' in ('otlr,(~
of fulfil1n1l'nt. 'l'he fOJ('WJm(~ p)ophepy ha'l II<J\\' IH":1ill
to be fnlfilled, in that tllO'\O who arc watt-hil!'1: th,~
dC~'elopment of (;od's putpo',\) See that tlte Lord 11,\';
taken hi"! pOW('r and j){'g'lll1 hI'; !'ei!.\ll; th('l'('fo1't; thl.\'
know that xhortly ~hall follow the eomplet(' flllfillll\l'llt
of the prophery. 'l'll('ll will ('mne It pel'iod of 1'('COIlstruction a1l<1 the hlc%illgq of mankind, ucconJillg to
the promi<;r'l nod ha~ malk.
The poc;ili\'o awl lllll'f!ui\'(\('al promi"e ht'l'r mati!'
hy the proph(t is: "The \\01'1,1 al~() shalllw (.,lalJ!J"lwll
that it ~hall lIot he mow(l." "The \\'01'\11" 11<'1'(' IIlI'all';
an organizatlO1l for the lJendit of mall. "\r(ll'!ll" ill
Seript1ll'ul \Isa~c meam the p;'ople of earth, Ol'~rallizl'(l
into forms of g'OV<'t'Jl1l1l'IIt, tIIHkt the SU)}('I'\'j"ioll all(1
eontrol of all invisihle o\'l'1'lol'd. It ronsi"t" of ],oth
heaven and calth. "JIl'u\'('n" nwans thn ill\'i'ltldl"
while '<rarth" rl'fl'rs to the \'i"ihlp pal't of fIJI' "'odd.
For ecnturics the ill\'i"iblc part of th(' WOI'!ll h,l" hl'l n
Satan and his unholy ull~cls, while tlw \ ,'-.ihle p,11 t
has consisted of or~anizl'd f('IIll;-; of 1..';0\'l'l'IlllH'nt on
earth, influr)wcd lmd eontroll('\l lJ.v f-;,lIall. LO\ll-ill';
down to the tlllle when Satall ':-. world f>hall 1H'l'hIJ, (;0,1
through hi-; pl'ophet ~ays: "10'01' h(hold, 1 ('I'l'ak III \,.
hraYens, ann a new ca1'th: and the 1'01'1111'1' sh,dl /lot
he remembercd, 1101' come into mind. Hnt h.' ye ~J:'d
and !'L'joice for ever in that whieh I Cll'~ltt'." (1,,~1.
65: 17. 18) This lll'ophecy mu<;t have its i'nHillrn<'llt.
In harmony with these words of the 1Jol~' pl'ophl'1,
the apo:-:.tlc l'der in pruplJl'tl<' phl'<ise t!(q'l'ihc-,; tlli'
pa<;sing of the old heuwll'l :.IlIJ eutih. 11(' "av,; i;;"
Christians ~l'C "looJ:.:in~ fo)' aw] ha"tin;~ unto the (:O!Jling of the day 'If OOt1, whc'l'l'in the hl'avt'II". 1J,'ill~ on
fire, ~haJl hr tli""oh'ed, and the e1rllH'lIt;:; "llnn !lIl'it
with fencnt hr11t". (2 Pet. 3: 12) De it llo!<d tJl:l!
the"e pa:,s awn:.' in the day of Gou j that i" to ".'y, 1"
the timp (If God's expr('"'''' d wrath. 'J'lwll I'd('I' :\(It\,:
"Xe\'Crthd('~'i we, aceol'(lin'?, to llis J!roIJJi"l'. ll,f);, J' :'
Il('\\' heavens and a lie\\" carth, \l'herC';n d'.\I;ll tll li(~;ltl~t,

:MAY

15, 1!)36

FJ1le WATC 1--1 T0WER

cou~nC'~'i." (2 Pet. 3 : 13) In view of these two divinely

provided witne'ises we may have full aSSUl'allCe that
the new world will he established, and that it will be
so comvlctdy established that it can never be moved.
For many ('('nturies Satan the enemy, a'i head, aided
llnd abetted by his wicked vngels, has (,ol1stituted the
heavens that have influf'TIced and controlled the nations
and people,; of earth. 'Vith the coming of Chri'it .Jesus
illto power in the ~'ear 1014 Satan and llis demon
ho"ts have 1)cen cast out of hC'aven and onto the earth.
(1's. 1] 0: 6; ney. 12: 9) 'l'he new heaven is th(,1'efo1'e
now an e"tahlished fact. Christ is in control thereuf.
None of the people appreciate this fact exeC'pt those
who diligentlr seck to know God's Word and to r-;crvc
him.
'rhe next l;1'eat manifestation of the Lord '8 power
will}w the d(".truc-tion of O.e "ystC/llS, pl'oplll't i('ally referrf'd to a!> "the beast" llllll the "falsl~ )lropllct", the
visihle or ('arthly part of the Devil 's organization. With
tlll~ })('ust alld the false proplH't df'"tl'oyl'd, allr] Bat an
hound, thc whole earth (that is, the visihle' wicked
~'.n,tl'ms) will pa<;" away. 'flH'1l tll('l'c ,vill 110 more bc
lilly ekn1<'lIt<; of hUlJIunity alil'lt:lted from (:or1, symbol il'ally de<;erihcd as "t he Iif'a' '. '1'11('11 ~hall follow the
('"!;)lJli,,hnlent of Hw new (,~1l1h. 'Vith it,; f,,,tahli'ihml:llt
the world will he cstahlislwd, as fOl'(;fold by the
pl'ophet (P~. Do: 10), IJe'C:lll'il) hoth heuwlI UII(1 earth
will th(,ll he under the ('Ollt 1'01 of the ri!;'hteotls 1\ ing',
the Prince of ]>Nlce and Lord of lords.
John the apostle hnd a ,ision of the 11<'W \\'01'1(1, and
in the hook of Hen'lation (21: I, 2) hI' wrote, saying':
"And I ~'aw a ncw heaven and a new cal,th: 1'01' the
first hC:JHII and the fir"t earth wpre pa'iscll away; find
there ":JS no more s('a. And I John <;aw the holy city,
lIew Jprtlsall'lTI, comin~ (10wn fI'om Goll ont of h('avcn,
Ill'I'pared as a bride adornel] for her huslJand."-

Ht'v. 21: 1, 2.
The new h~avcn is the g-ovcrnment of Mes,>iah, the
Kew Nation hom and in power. It i') the holy city, the
1\cw Jcrusalf'In. It is the government of peacp, with
the Prince of ]>eaee as its head and rulcr in ehargc;
the governm('nt of Messiah, whieh takes the place of
that \\hich hns lOll~ been invi..; ibly rulill~ tlte worll1.
The new lH':lvells, or invisible part of tlw lllOW gov(:1'11111ent, is beuutiful and glorious; anu is deseribeu
by John in symholic phrase as being like lInto a bride
auoI'lled for IH'r husband. That is the time w!len a
woman tries to appear at her lwst, and dol''; ,,0 appear.
The "new Jeruc;akm" is rl'''trirted to the one hunul'l'd
:lIltl forty-four thousand faithful followcrs who are
spoken of as being' espons('(1 to one hu'J>,1ll(], Chri~t'
(2 Cor. 11: 2), and who take the name of .Jehovah's
ol'g-aniz:ltiun, namely, .Jern~alem. It is sperifh:ally the
organization of Christ of whi(h be is tlle Head; it i<;
"the Lamb's ,\ ire'); so says the srripturL'.-Rc:y. 21: 9.
f;illCO Satan the en('my alltl his mwe]s, \\ ho cOlnpose the old heaYCI1, arc invisibk, tlne,,; tll,lt Sig'lliiy
tllat the ne\> heaven ", ill aha be invisible'? Yco;; tllC

157

new heaven will he invisihle. The chief one making

up that Hew heawn is Chri"t .Jesus. \Ve haye his own
,-;ords as to whether or not he will ewl' again be ~e('ll
by tJIe peoples of earth, whcn he says: "Yet a little
while, and the ,\orld sceth me no more." (John 14: 19)
CIll'ist Jesus is the express image of Jehoyah, awl no
human eye can sec God. (Heb. 1: 3; 2 Cor. -1: -1;
1 Tim. 6: 16) Satan, a spirit ('reature, has also 1)('on
illvi'iible to man :md has exerci"ed power and control
over mun. Even ~o the Lorll Jesus, the Kin~ of glory,
though im'isiblc to wan, shall exercise power and COI1t1'01 over men of the earth.
Since the time of Eden until tho complete destrurtion of his organization Satan has had visible repre~('ntatiV(',; on the earth. Dol'S thi'i suu:~('st thnt the
PIin(e of Pear'e, the ~reat ~l('s<;iah, will have visible
representatives 011 eart h IT e will; and the Script lIrC'')
III fiuitdy 1'.0 ~tate.
Since Goa has promi"ed that he will crcate a new
h('<lvell nnd a new (,[lrth, and "illee the apo'itle P('II~I'
"ay" that in this n'~w IH';Lwll anl1 new earth will (1\\'('\l
li'~htcou"nl'~s, Wl' lIlay hf' sure that the new yi~ible
ul'''anil'ation of the l\lC':;sianie gO\,(,l'Ilment will be
ri:~ht(,ous; that is to say, the vi'iiblc represeutal in's of
the rhhteo\1') Kill;! 011 earth ,viII be in hJl'mouJ' with
1lI1'] obrdicnt to his command.
But aftcr the <1c:-.tmction of Satan's or:~alliz;Ltil,n,
:!lld after tIll' hindin!.\' of Satau, some men WII) sllnin'.
Will Ilot alllhitiou.., and "tron'.',('1' Ulll:S Jlush tIIC'rn,,(']\l'S
fOl'\\'artl nnd get lut,) the gm'l'l'Jllllellt and eOJltrul it
l'nd a~~ain bring' ahout a C'olHlitioll of unrig-htpou'iJlP<;<; 1
'fhe~' ,\ill not, !)('r',l\I;;n nOlle will he pel'mittel! to do
~,). (Dan. 2: 14) 'J'he J'ightt'ous King' will permit no
one to reprc'>ent him wlto illdulgr" in unri;:dltpOlHH"S.
III Imler for mall to he givl'lI UII opportunity to he
fully hl('ssec1 with JlprfeC'tion the Lord will e<;t,i1J!I..,h
a right eous form of rroyel'lllTlcnt 011 carth. The prlllll is('
gi,cn in the prophecy of Isaiah (:J:!: 1) is: "Behold,
a kin,; shall r('i~n ill ri~htr()tl"nes", and princ('s shall
rule m judg'Incnt." Thi'i "'ill IH'('('llllle ambitioll'> an,]
st 1'0n'1;CI' oU('S from ex.'rci..,illg pol it iral prop('n..,itil's
anti sl'izin~ the gOYf'l'lllIll'Ut or any ]Jart of it.
But all meu arc descendants of l\dam, who Silllll'd
ill E,]('n; and simc all of HIPS., arc impl'rfcct, where
can there he found any to mI., ill ju,.;tiee aIH] in rigllt(,Oil''1leSS as the rCJll'('sentatiws of the King 1
Long ngo God preparC'd certain men who lllll]er Hllwr~e ('onditions proH'tl th('il' loyalty and faithfuhl"'i'i
to God; and then they died. 'rhese men, from Ahel
d:)wn to and indnuing John the Baptist, l'eccin'd
nod's applO\-al. They will he l'C'snrreeted from tile
gl'aYC. They will he brou~ht forth as perfect III ('11 ,
wholly devoted to th(' Lord, and will be the visible rcpl'esentati,e'S of the Lord's ri!;hteollS kiw:.;dom ou the
('a I th, Tlwy v.ill c()Il'ititnte the un"leu'i of tl.e 110W
(8. rill. Tllf' SeJ ipt Ule~ COlIC.:! n~ iwly prove t liese aHC!'tillllS,-J[( hr,,\, 11; Ps[:!m -13: H .

LETTERS

rIOSE who have naturJ:l eyee; and who can read

the message of the kiU!;dom often miss a privilege by not reading to those who arc blind. The
brethren should watch for opportuniti('s to help the
blind to understand the kiu~om. 'fhe letter below
sugge!>ts this splendid privik~e some of the brethren
haw', and which they miss. The pioneers and other
workers should take occasion to find out the interested
ones who are hlind, and do wbat they can to help them.
'V c advise them to write the Socil't)"s Department for
the Blind, at 1210 Spear St., Lognnsport, Indiana.

"YOUR GOD CAN DO THINGS"

DEAR BROTHER ReTHERFJ[:u:

It CTIIF:RFOltD:
1 wil>h to expre~'I our :'l,preciaHon for the privIIl'lje of h"ar
ing th., first ~p,~ech g'[wn on F.hnmry ~:J llnd that J,ho\ ah
u<,cd you to expose that purt of H.e ))e'll's or~nntlutlOn in the
\\:1Y it W'lS ,lolle. If th"y dill n'jt lin'",,' th"y "ere llakl'd Lefore,
tlwy sure fOUlll1 it out \\ h('n t hut pc('ch was ddivere'l,
fHstl'r ~kJ)owell al\(l myself ar~ hoth Without phy'li,'al sight,
but cUJoy tho trutha as they are gn'ell to us from the Lonl 'a
tal,Io.
We managl',l to hear l'noug-h of the speech on F;un,lay ni~ht
to II.u.k,' U'I llnlUOUS to g.. t th" r.-.st of it. You 8"I~, then) alll
!'Ollie till II ITS tha I 'Ill are 1I0t able- ....J readl on th" Lord '8 tahl",
due tl) (/lIr mnlJlhly to re:ul t1li. mk pllnt, an,l m:,llY of tho
hrl'lhll'n !t:n') !lot Il'nrn",1 as yet that th'lt wouid he sOllie ~elV'
k,' to ,l('!lm:ah, 11 IIH'y ,\ onl,1 l'l'lp his l,,'opl.. to get S'Jllle SI'[ ntunl fowl whi,:h tl,,'\' wonl,1 not b<. ahle to rea,'h oth('T\\IR,'. For
fear we may not L;l :,I,le to go"! it Of he'. \\ I~", I filii Iwplllg, Il'lt
only for mvsl'lf, Lut for 011",1' Mawl as \\1'11, that it \\ill eOlllo
out in till' ilral11o', IIHlt i~, the lk'l'OU<1 ~I'ee,h.
I want to tuk,' tillS 0'" aRion to ('Xl'l\'bS our applN'intion for
The Jr"tl'htoll'('r III th,' ]\ I':U 11". \\'ero it not for that, we "oulo.1
J,radi"ally btarvo to dp:,th. It i~ tnu', .1 .. 1I(J\ah cau~,''1 11'1 to
ulhlprbtan.1 many of tl,,, truths .cHilling 01lt, hefore wo get to
)<':1<1 them tn 7'1<(' Tl'llld,low/ r. Lut, It IS goo,1 to haw our
thou1-:hts eontinlll',l by thc Lord's \'Ihl"le instrument of com
JllUnwatlOn, 1'lw H'alchl<lll'rr.
\rc IIro ~laol lIull tlt:lllh tul fur the coufi,!l'uce we have in tho
victorious mar, It of .Tehll\ah, aD.1 I1mt h' has a fluthful leader
O\'cr thl' l'arthly 1':ut of l,j~ lIr~lJlilalioll.
Brothcr Hutherfonl, 1I'1 f,llo,, scrvant~ of the Lord, we ap'
predate "our untirill~ cfforts in I'cI,.. in~ y"ur hrethn'n, nnd tile
gh in~ of the notIce of wallllllg to the 1"'01'11" au,l the \\ ort! of
cum fort to the nllJuru"r'l.
May the Lonl coutlllue to blr""", ,ou, nnd gil'o )ou faith und
eoulllgll to thl) cud. WI' arc
Your fellow ~prV",lnts by his ~rucl',
111:0. O. M. AX!> (11: \c~: McDOWELL.
P.S. Thongh \1'1' lire \\ithout physH'al si~ht, we nppn'Liato
the prhill'gll of IIl,ing in th" witm~s ,\olk, 1 as a pioueer and
81'. McDowell as an allxdiary.
DE \R EI,OTHER

REQUESTS WERE ANSWERED

DF:AIt nltOTmlt HLTllI:lltOl:D:

,rc~ J. w'~ inc'to r"emfr',l, lift OUt' hl':11 tq in uni'lon to Jehovah

for tbe wonderful pflVllPge \\ hi"h has I,CI'Il oUl~, of heallng
Jcho\-ah's mes;nge of \UlrlllIl~r. "SPI,ar:ltlllg the Nalllm<;."
Ha\'ing had II pa I t in im ltJIl~ tlH' ppoplp to Ilhtl'u JIl, llwl heing im;lrl:etntpd at pleqent for t!,,~ sunH', we had au parnpst oleIHrO to hear it lll~o.\ft('r IJIUklll~ tl,e matter a suhject of euruc&t
pr:lyer, our s,, I'ral rl'quests wpre ans\\ pfl'd IJy our being taken
to tho ofhl'('Js' reqt rOOlll in thi>l I>UtI,lllli:':. ana there in tho
preqeol'e of many of the ofiieNs l!.nd rhlds we ha<1 our henrts
made glad, e\ en to stantllllg' up at the cud, titus testJfylllg- to
Sat:m and his ('rm"d that thou;:h we \\ero beluIlll 1J11<;"n hal'S,
yet we were btlIl frce to shuut, ,. For Jeho\ah an,l for Gi.leon."
-Psalm ]::: Ii.
Ma)' Jeho\ah's rich ble~~I1lg''' ('(,utiuue on you and coworkers.
YoU! s in kmg-Iom ben ir",
Br:XJ. C'mrx,
11.\X11, Il.\RXES,
!.urlS LI:l;R,~(.E, \V~I. C. l)I<'hl~;;")X,
'f!TGS Dr ~_\~TO,
},', W J( 1,\1Y.

Reporting furthcr on the grent broadcast of February 23:

We have had reports from all points of the Commonwealth and
BOOle from l'ew Zealand. Tlte receptIOn all o.er Australia was
excellent; in fact, some oi the station owuers are ustounde<1
at the clarily of the Illc~quge at that particular hour in tl,e
mormug, \\ I,en the P.Jstal Vcpartmcnt expected it to he a
failure. Que prOlllment ofhclal was heard to say: ".\ Her all,
wo must a<lllllt your God cau do tlangs." "'c wcre not able to
extend the lJt('ssage to Kew Z..aland hy Illl'aIL'I of j(lephoue, due
to the fuct that the loudhue'! ln New Zealaud \\pre not avmlable at tltat hour in the morning (8 to 9 a,m.). ::-,'w Zealand
frieruls, however, \\ero ad\'l~e<1 of the slllJrlwave ~tatiQns, an,l
Madrid \Ias heard clearly 1,1' many of th(' Kl'w Z'~aland J" "ph,.
Thus, dl'~l'lte the opposltiou of tho Hierarl'hy (the !"'stilla.t"r
gem'ral in Wellington !J('II1~ a Haman), the lll",.'-f,ge Got in.
Orders IlfP P01lrlllg in f')r a copy of the lecture to be scm on
receipt of ~n!lle.
Book J:il'iwy-Author's E,lttion of this hook is c},f'ecte<l
today un,! \1111 he dlspatehe,] In''u~dmtl'ly, t,) the Htri'JUa 1")lut.,
Arrau~"n"'llt:l are \\ell lll"j"r way fllr tho .\;1l11 ramp::'~u,
\\'Iw'h Inomi~(s to Lo tho L('st 10ullo.1L"ok effort that \\" kt"c
e.er had.
lJ"SJlIt!) \ ari,)us schl'llle!! hy the powers that be', tl,, r:ldJO
eOlltlflll(,~ to ~1:n.1 forth tlte klng-dom lll<'ssage by OlU1IL'I ot the
el('ct 1 )eal transcnptlOn 1"l'lllrCH.
'1'110 fannl)' ,jOIll Jll ~endlll": I'J\ (' anll bpst \\ i ,hp., ,m,1 ,k.HIl
to exprei's apprel'mtlOn nn,1 thanks f,'r t I,e pro\ ,RIOn of .Jehovah III pron.lIng us with anlltlt"r new book.
With best \\ishcs nnd 10\ e III tho L'ml, I rl'main
Your brothel' by hia gra,'I',
A. lIfAr(1ILL1VltAY.
JEHOVAH SHALL GAlS TIlE ViCTORY
DEAR BHO'I m:rt Ht-'['I[UlHJI,n:
Lovilll~ Cliri,ttall grl'''lill~''' III our Falh('r's nflnll'! 'We thollVhl
)'Oll migllt Ith.. to Imow how 1\\0 lllore of II,,' !,1'Hll"'rH III fllt'
lmtl1,\ 1'''1' .Itho\'ah nn,1 (i"leon nre standlllg Il,,~ fi;~ltt alld
thrtlll'<1 !J('~'un,1 1'J\l'resslOn 111 words 101' I'a"h npw a\, IIUI) 01
aN\I ..I', and III IlI'llIg l'ernllttl"] to d:lI:k d,',p lilt" the' \',:11,-,.
of life lJwl ttuth that I,r".. ",,] frolll ,I"hll\ah, t"If'llg-h tl,,
COIUlllllS of TI<, 11'01(''''011 < r an, I utj,rr pllbiwatlllu-, HUII'h' ".'
sP" the tllle ']lqtinC'tI'Hl 1,,'f\l"I'1l lo,\a!t\ nnd ("JlhflllIlI-H. '[
<11ff"rCIlI'{' I" t\\'(,"11 knO\\lt'dge a11l1 lln.!IrstaIlllJng, and b"f'\l"'ll
!JPlllg g-tH'lt llIul'i1 and lJeltl~ eutru,te,l \\ Ith IIlU"Il, thereful'<l
the 1Il0le J~ rp'lulre'l.
If thl'I(' I'\pr \\as II chlqs of ppople titat hVI~,l titat ~Il'lul,1 I",
joyJul, happy aTl'~ "lltltrall,',j, not Ju-,t part of th.. tHill', but :dl
of the tlla,'. \\ lth the bl\".': IJI.\'t!'/,(I'q of ~"I \ jl',' alHI In,'rl'a""1
LI"s.Jll~S tl:at \Hl now have sho\\'l'rl"[ UpOll ua, it IS the da-~
pwtureLl 1~' J,'hu and Jonadab at this tUIlI'.
\\'e \"['nt ~'ou to kTHm, d"ar IllOth('r 1:'I!lterf"rd, tit"t thlq
eon\'('f,twn just past, j"1'11l 1l:11,V 2:: awl 2::. I> hI( h elllJlllTlat,'d
in tile gr"atl,<,t kctUIC d"!l\ .. rt',l on til" 1al'e of th, I'[llth to :,ll
natlOus ailll tOIl:~I1",', \\aq .. ~Iept stllnulu~ and 1,1(';... Jl1g tl :It
wc nr(' most thankful for in IIIlS day of clu('ml t""ls and e!ll cli'lll'es.
\\'e first thank .Tchovuh an,! tlll'U YOU :m,] tll(, H('fI'el Lm)!v
for tile S\I(.,t 0JlPortUIlity \\!oJ .. h \,as' (HlrS of s!nYlIl~ at j;,lh"1
lluring- th .. \,o!l\('ution \\{' atl"Tld(',1 in 1'~(>1\ Y"lk ('If~. To H>
hroat]rast I'H 1',\' w'lI,1 of that IIH, ... t m:ll \, I"u, k 'fur" '" Rel"ll atil1g' the Xations"
o\pr t11t\ l'J)f(,'(rl.'tllton" BiJund ('nr fl(IUl
1'1ltlnll"II,hl'l, in the face of i>('ill~ lIll\,st",} at till' tll"". \I:'.
onl' of tite k..llI'st awl s\\(','I""t pIlvile~:['d 1 han' e\('1' pujuj,d
sinee joining the Janks of .Tl'honth 'a auuy a~ a ljOneel.
\\'c realize thnt we arc III for a rcal battl" hut ,illl'l' tIll)
hattlt' is not OUtS, ltnd \\(' :Ill' a;~\lred that Je,r .. ,\,tll Hhldl ;~,llll
th" \letoIY. ,\C are, by .Tl,hcl\ah's Ru~taillJ1l).:' I"arl', gl';t1g' tl)

prp58 un, "-1-1..

I,~" h1l1e

"ith :llU, as coulag('Ous w:t.fnorq 1!l 11.1-':'

war of \'.ar~, untt! our u'lfhly nJiIllHtr,\' i~ ('o1l1!,l,-!",l. I\ll

r"t1H'IIl],er you anll other of the Loal's httle ou('s 1Il "Ul' I'd!ti(m~ kfoll' our Father daIl,\'.
Joyful in the LOllI's s"n lI'l', \\'e arc
Yours for the ,idOl')',
GU.XN AKU Jl':\r; GLl:Ll'fl, 11101:1 {r$.
1::;8

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J ii, 1!f3G

fiffie \VATCHT0\VER_

"A GLORIOUS }'RlVILEGE"

"TIlE LORD'S DOIXG"

IluTlII;n'oRD:
1')0 bus)' you nrc, {l1ltting palm branrhes in the hands of the
"gr~Dt IlJUltltudc", and t(,'Ilchin~ them to SI!Ig" the prahcR of
l"hoY:,)', that one hates to !lsk you to rea,l un extra letter. But
11"11) tile extr:uts nJlJl let!l'ls of two "ho ha,'e done much to
make The GOllftn A!Jr' a I,cttcr aid to you III your work, and
it :.t~ms you ~hould knc a chance to [(wi them.
I'irst i;, n Iptter fmlll a dear Lrother thut Go,l ruised up to
Ilro"ide cartoon~ nn,l illustrations. Kutl';e that this hluther
cUIl'l'l<,tdy cuneen!:; 1118 Identity from his drawlllgs, and then
~eo Low he takts his opportul1lt)':
"It is a glOflOU,:, llihill'ge JehoY[.Lh has given me, lIud
Illnn)' tUlles I '1\ under if I am dreaming. It would he a
gz:nc respum\lhihty to Lear alone, hut tlte LUi'll stren;.,th('I'S all of thUM) ,\ ho stri,'e to do J I iR "lll. How lUuch
1,1, asantpr and S\\Pl'ter It 19 to ,10 all) lhlllg "e know lS
th.~ Lord's ,\Ill tlUll to labor Hud ~trl\e Jur 1ll01l"Y (It
llli.ttPr5 not how mw'h) In thl) J)"\'Jl'~ S) ~t"lIJ, p\cn thou~~b
it I,e ouly tIm se"luiugly JII"'''~'llry eholl's tor our dady

Dr ill

BI:0'1'11ER

bJ<>ad! 1 enJoy al.,\l)

tlUl pll\jlt>g"

of JJ1tdOB~ a dra\\UL~

fur Blothcr Hulll\!rfoHI'8 \\oudclful talk 'S.'parallllg tit"

X:.tions'. It ~lill tIll ills me; awl sueh I,].. s~,'d thllllR \\111
n"l'cr dppnrt trolll the Lonl's 111'''1'''': the tltnll of I,,'ar.
jug' tl,c truth :.pokl'n fOIl'('flllly, d"~;,lI\tJ), lwaulliully,
loy OhC "ho j~ abl,', 'l1l:t!die,1 aud d"''1;llat!',l for that
gtl'ut !'t'sIJOll'dlllllly, 1 apl"""latc tlw Ja':l that you ;,:,(\e
JM' Ull "1'101 t.L1l1ty 10 euntl lbute Illy ''II 'Jl ts to l'wbl'1lt',h
tl.,. rC(,OIdlll~ III Lh( (;.~1. 1)0 not I",,'late to eall oIL 1,10
fur lilly fUIl!tcr ('fjoltH, 1 ha\'J that iCl'lllig \\Iuclt tllll
~1a.nf!J ...ts refer to H8 4 l'arln' tu go '. J'
:-:.. u'IJ is n lett.,r ffllm r~ llritish brothl'r who liaR ,ellt us
r"glllarly, !'\l'ry t\\O 'H'ek" for wany )C1lrS, cllrplll~q from
Ln!,tinll alHI olhcr III it l' h P,lp{'IS. Like the lIUn, the Illoun alld
thl' l'tllrs, he 1.;1 lonst:'lIL. lle S:,) s:
"Another lillie l'lIttin:.:- IS hoo~tJllg the llCW king'~
"l'.'erh, the 1111 pOI lalW!' 01 ,\ hieh i~ Tl'latl\ ely nl'glt~:dJllJ
('vllI},,"!'d WIth HI ulll<'r l:ulh"1 fOIII's 1"lllllHlIl"I'IIl<'llt l.l~t
",.-,'1.. IIo \\1' \l'1', \\1111, the !,lI,~,q, ete" I-;:!\(' Ii lt I" Ilr Ill)
},uLhdty to that 1I11).:hty "llll""R, .Jthovah's "I(n,"'l'~
I,v OJ[<' 1I,I',ms or all"lh!'r hure ael;I() tp~tllnonv to that
(i,wlllg I \ "lit. \\'1' III I."II','~I,'r tully "!lten'd' into (lur
],lI\l)p;:{es in that r"~l'crt, U~lll~ !,rJ,tl'lS, '\lndow ('ar"s,
J.. 'dlt.t!{, :-lhk~ HI ('UJt\IH:LS , a JlJ(J\JJI~ t.,lpctlJC 8i~n, de(
t ri" tr:lIlSCCll'tllln lIlaelHIIC annouuI'I'llll'llts, ctc. \\'e \\1'1 e
l'kas{'d to lil'" "'IH) IlIll'lllgl'lIt l)l'oplo 1::IO,er at tlte 1';11:,,'e
'nll'atl(' :In,1 ""(I II inh'lltly to th,lt sl"'I'( h of Brothl'r
J:lIthprford wlri, h so "omJnclIl>:ly P),I'O>l'" the Homan
C"I!w!JC lI"'I:<Iehy. \\Ithout uou!>t that 'Il'fugc of III'S'
":If, morc corlipIctdy I'XPf>~I'U than C\l'r },('jOle ln histl'ly.
'file clarity of the lipcak('r's WOI ds (')'ccl',lt',1 anI' 11lg-Ill'st
(J-[Helations. 'Jt IS the LOll}'S domg, nntl It is luane!Oll'i in our "\",,~.' >\s Soon as thll lU'tule 'HIS mer two
1JUS luads or" hh!thr.'n !l'it for BlIlIuugham, as dl<l also
l'e\'<'Ial C:'1g. \\'1' Illri\etl thne in tIme for the lllidlllght
l,r(lal1ca~t. Onlv t, n Cities in Bnt:lIl1 \WIO ha\"lnl.( tho
lI"punu speech ~lifrlh(',1 j bO the hz,'t Illen j IOIlI sur Iound
ing (owns "Im.e,l in all thes,', AI~nlll WI' ha,l a treat, allll
w,'le (ll'lightetl til le"ci"e the g'rel'!il1~' of the Im,tlllen
ill ],e,3 An'"ek~. \re actually hl':II,1 our own Lt'l('I'~'e,.
tellgrnphc.1 n1l'~S:Lr;'J read out. Jnl!('"t!, we felt \\e tFrlC
nt th'J COhvellf iuu, tllll.\' a wodd" i.I" onc, Thl" eaitcr, at
one o'l'brk, '\(' lett for hOIl1P, ha!'p)" IWll thlllll'I], to
Hm.ttlt v,hat ~1.,(,!, \\C cOlll<l before Il!sullling the dlltil'~
of linolllf'r day, One Inotlwr I know ",ent sttaight to
wOlk-lmt "aR he tlv\\Ilhealt('df"
YOUI~ in tho joy of Jehovah's feasts,
C. J. WOoDwOI:'ru.

ALI. TIIAl'\l\S A:'\'D PR.USE TO JEHOVAll

DE.\& RUllTilER Ht:TIllI:['O.lUD:

Haling just cOlllplelcd n'a,}ing thc In-t ar!iele on ~nll1son,

eH'n thougl) 1 kllow how, C1Y lJU~)" you an'} all !l,IIS! be,
\\!llclt IlW~:c'~' mc 1t('slta!t> to inLrw}e upon your ,altJ:Ll>:e tl:"(',
)'et tl lis "UCI' 1 ~llllply HiPht "ritl' to tlY 10 gl\e (,XP'C~ ,Ion to
tho Jr>)", the ~t"'u~lh a!lll tIll! Ill/ill tlwt COlll,'~ thro\J~h I,-:,ding'
thc~c' h :Ll\c,jvus lilltl::,. I fed th'''' I,Olli" :lIe hut I"c1'!(' le;lll!cd
~IHI

IG9

of expn'Hion, anol tl.is j~ f,y no me:l1lS the first time r lJave fl'lt
prolllpted to wllte lhas. l"d,'"d, all JdlOvah'll \\itncbses nl1lsl
f('el Jllbt the sallle, all'l d" 'puntan':omly pru1;JC and give glory
to Jeh,wah, the !.xl\'('t of 1t"I,t and lite. Tlus contlllUlJU', and
wond"riul IInful,lJ1l~ of lIuch ne. [ongCl 8eelW, to he as fl:Bhc:>
of light flOm the t'llIpll', },Ilt us a IIIlghty, l,rJl1J:.mt beam floUl
the \l'IY throne of <.Too itself, lighting our iJutliway in this uurk
llnd pn gan \\ otlu.
It hn ~ taken Ilen rly two antI n half years now to CO\'er ;;00
mi!,'S of 11l0UllralllOU~ t~rrj(ory aloDg' the slluth uf Spain here,
lImon;;,t a people bitting III llarkness lind the ,hauow of dc,lth,
",lIo JI:ne never be1'Jre had thn goq,pl}ll'l'achl'tl unlo them. Hon,e
I)ioll('l'l~ ~cem to he de!-lllll'd to "olk ulone, but lIIay It not be
Il.'lid that the COIning of 7'IIe lIatch/ontr lind 'i'he Goldell ,lye
"ith theIr Iltancluus foud OftI'll enable onc to aceollllJhsh what
nppe:lrs tu ho the ahstilutel.\' 1l11\")S~lblt, and to go on ,~ilh a J"Y
that 1010\\8 ItO bounds, ,\IuI'h I~ lIloJced our 8tlength HILlI SOll'( I
'fhe outlook ftir the C(JIltllluanl'C of our \\ork III thiS d.l!k
land-the eladle u1 tho IIJ'I'il~'tlO)I1-lloI's not look tu" pll,m'
ising at thc tilnc of wlitlll~; ior the .1""Ults, \Iho OlIO'" ("lJItrnll,<! alLll ml",1 e\'pr)tllllLg, llave rel'ently t.::lInl',1 lIJUl'h of tlll~
II,~t \,0\\('1 ullll thronglt t hl' -trolLf;arlll Hi"a,! are IJeal'lI': ,Irm!l
tho influcnee of tho~e \11I" \\flUld uthN"he plcH'nt thp'e pillasites frolll rullllg- the (olllltry.\8 In OPIIlJa!!,\', ~t) I,,'r,', '{dlle a
nUllllll'r of Sl'lJret allf'~ts 1l1,'y he ol'~l'nl'd, llud now lllld ::;;:illl
"0 l'llIneer~ sull('f tIllS dl'la,v un,1 llu'otl\'e!!l('lIe,': but OUI lre"
bunrll so fnr hag Ile\cr h...!l for long, a~ llll' llllthorltil's ha\'e
n"t yet hold th(' tnne or th,' IH/I\er to pH'pam lltl'lI" i:t1:-.e \\11
nl'1'ih,,~ \Illh other~ of (;O:~'R clowd. It iR ~Il'at, hmHlvl'r, to be
filillg' :I\\ay "1,,lst thlllJl'J"lllullltj' p""~l'nt~ il~df. Tu HP(' ,',Ito
Tah'R ,'nt'lIIies Idling IIJl th,IIO'I1.1 allli taloll~ ('rafty ,'oull<d alld
e(msllltllJ~ n;.;aill~l .lcll<H :d, '. \\lll"'~~P~, h'1\\ th,'y lIlay ,'ut tltt'm
orf tltat tltl' Ilame of .I,'h')\ah lJlay be lIO 11101(' ill 1"lIIl'"l1,ral1"",
Hurelv illl!tcales to u~ tllat tile 'Jay IS II'Jt far di.l:rllt Wltt'll
Jchr,\ah ~11~1l 1"~I~l'l'utc th'"l Wltl; IllS t"1111"',I, "llill'~ tl,,',r
f:leps ",t It HhallllJ lind l'onJolllldlllg arlO] tloul/lllt~; 1111'111 lor I'\'"r.
So 'Hl gl\P all our Lhank, lind /,lalRll to .J, I""alt, tltl' (l.,,1 of
Isnwl, ,\Il() has ~ln'II!!lheu, 01 I" tltiR once lur tit, flt~tln,'lloli
of tlt.~ hall:~!Ity fllld df'tiant l'lIlL,lllll'~ tu tlte \1IJ.li""tlOll of !IIR
!i fl':! t nall,t'.
~hy l:otl abundantly "Il's~ you anti I'onllnlll' to gllido H,"1
pro:l'd you, IS my ,on'ltunl prayer. Vpry gutll'i lilly I rt'jolelJ
to bo
Your fcllow witJl('HS in kmgdom HPIYlCe,
1. K. 'l'AYl,OJ:, Spain.
TIJA:-lK JEHOVAH FOR ADDED TREASURE

My

m:\ll 1l1:OTllEll 1:1 TIILI.I ""II:

'I'ltu ""g.,rl~ I"uke.llor IlI'W '",ok caIne, in il~ dup tinH'. lIs
appearan, e ~tarl("] the pl"a-lllc III Ih I'IIl1llng; for tI,e blll"'I1~
ill Ilg tll'h rcd lJolollng, IIll.1 the fLUI) "llI"os"rnl~. go \\ell Inth
tho Dallle I:t{'/l{ s. Tlte factory has (lone \\ dl: \\ It l!(lut dl~

i'llra~"lIlent of its l'retllJlJ"~,,or~, it JUuy su,dy be salll to he

tho I)('~t yet.
Tho Wol, htou:er nlltiee hal] 1,'01 u. to "'pcrl H book for tltu
)'01lIlg allll for the .Julladah cla~s, bnt tlwle is Illore 1tl'II' tlt:.11
for t !tPlIl alone. It sl'elll",1 to me u~ I \'."nt tIll IIugh the l)(Iok
that h('I(' 'HiS just suclt a storehouHe uf tJ ul h a ~ the Lonl Ii
p<'0l'le \\ill tr<a~U1". ~o douht that NIdus is a [(Itt of ,le1,o, III
fl'r tho 1IHllhen ot I"g OWli. :lnt! for the JOll:llhh cl.lg~-c;,\,'n
to them tluougb his elllulIJel It cannot he OtlH'1 ,', Ll,,; bnt what
a trea'uro th"" !lu\'e 1'0111(; IlltO! an,] bow ""nth'lful It I~ Ihat
tI... )'OUtll( ldj(j tI,e unillstruelt'.} JIl tilt' tluth Im,1 the \\a)R of
Jehu\ah ('nu ell(el 11;;ltL into the dl"'p tll111~:~ of God! Tlte
timl',! h'tH' LIltler,1 eh:.n):(e<l; for bprp Urt' tlulhs llmt \\I'll' allo
g,-ther nut of our Jall~e u gcnewlioll "neI., YUill' 0\\11 h,'alt
mu~t hlne I>"l'n full "hen YOU u:llnp,J thp book. It i~ allll(,~t u
ClJIlll'('udltllll of Tlulh, un,]' the \,('IY ftlll m,ll', maI."s th .. 1"",1,
all the IlI11l(~ \altlnLle; all t'j;:;dbpr It is Ju,t the thmg iOI lilt.
tr:linels of the )'OUlll;' :lnd 1''.\1 lhe hell'PIS of tlll' Juuadah da"s
and r"!lIpan.'".
r th:lIlk .l"ho\ah for thi'! IHl,!l'<! treasure, alll} \\hile 1 rnny
tllat it may be the bl""~in~ inten,Jprl hy it, I al,,, ]Ilay tllat ~"\I
m:',"lta\c JOv Ill,\uur O\\lI hl'nlt by It. 1 :tIll -\Ill' only tll(' LOld
hltlhelf cunl,l >:l\e you 1"1:,,'" an.] Hlrl'ugllt to \llltl' 80 \\h"ll
'.m nr.~ III tlte thllk (,t tll(' lJ"ht "ith tilt' ,'n('lllY '" fou'c~ . .:0,: 'y
iii!. [([UIL<; lop )OlllS to !-k'rc~tlIPm \\'llh hH rp~i,lc"
.
\rlth Illueh !tHe, Cllr )O'Jl bll\:trd 11l ),1111.
J. ]11,:,[1,1.\" 1:.11:/,<1,',1.

160

81ic \VATCI-IT0\VER.
}'VLLY BY THE LORD'S ORGAXIZATIO:-:

My DEAR Br.OTJIH~ RrTHt_RI ORn:

I agl.lln take thtl privileg-e of

~riting to you a few lines

nlJOut tho \\ork here III GIPeC"e. 11)" the graC"e of God we are
gOlllg on not\\lthstanJmg thfl han of the go\ernlllcnt against
our literature, awl, l.eeause of that, the polJee ever;ndlere were
seizing our books an,] pro.,eeuting the brethren. In a few months
wo hal] about :)0 c':lJ!es in the courts, some of which \\ere for
us, u few cases we're againbt UR, and SOUle are still pending-.
In some partR tIll' police \\eut into the housl's of the I,retluen
nnd seiled all thl'il literature', even the books \\ hil'h \\pre for
their o\\n u~p. In one dlstnct there arc un,]er S('iZUle MIlle
hundreds of hooklets, and as soon as the brethrplI are going
out to the \\ork the'Y arc F('17ed an'] prosecutf't}, j,;till the wOlk
of the prorlarnution of the good 1l1'\\S iq gomg on. 'fho Lord
blcbsos also l'hc r;old(n Ar!t III Gre,:k, \\hll'h (!I'stru.\s tho prcju
dice of the pf'f)plp. ~I:lIlY who fOl'lII('J\y wcre f'IJeltlips of tho
truth Im\e. aitpr receivillg tho llW ga7 IIII', askell 10r 1li0lO ht
('mtmC'. Xow \\0 ~i\f' cadi month It1Hmt 9,000 C'ori,'~ of It.
'l'he cler~y cwry ~ulll]ay uro I(()wl,"~ bitterly agalp,t tho
magnzlIlI', Ul glll~ the 1"'01,1" to have 1I0t hmg to do \nth it.
\\'0 hopo b)" I1"xt l1HJllth to begin prllltl1lg tIll' lllitr:a7llle in
tht) offi"o hele. LlItil now \\1' ha\(' Il:ul sOllle Ildl,,~ull,,'~, hut
now we have ovel'C'ollle thl'llJ. \\'ith the I,nntlllg lJla"!lI11" we, hope
to Iw alJle to print e\('ll thp ('ololt,d eO\el~ of till' IH)f,hlpt8, am]
1'0 tho c08t of prlll!lllg: \\ III he fl'r]ul''''], FrJr the Ii\!) lll~ of tho
typo ulld otll"r a( ""'~"IICq HS \\'1'11 a" tile "lcctl ir'al "'llllpmcmt
is recluire,] al,out ~:j(jO, "lIi('h ,\1' ha\e in th. Otlll'l'. ()f (uurse,
this IlIOIlf')" \\ ill 1)(' rl,,,1:Il'ecl frolJl the mOil".' that \\f' shall ~a\'o
cneh month from the mow')' \\ 1,,,,1, \\C' \\(,ul,1 haH' br~ell paYlIIJ.(
to tho IJlinterq jor the llIagazllIe aw] tho hrJlJKI,,(s. \,Vc also
!lOpO to be td,l" to make the ~ll'leot)'l'e in tho Omf'f'.
\\'0 tlbo har! the 0l'I'0ltulllly to I,,'al you agalll, IlIl,1 ',lIr joy
Wllq great. As far as \Vel ha\l' h"arrl ulltll IIOW, froJll ,I tr"rc1I1
'HltS of t'n'pc'p, many I,,'ople 1J:l\e h"itul, but (tn'"k IJ('ople uro
oatIl to \\Titc'. \\'c g'l\e lul\'PrtlHPlJll'lltS to all rad", O\\IIPIR in
lIll Jlltlta at the country whero the I!lctbren could distribute
(lWIII.
1 l('a,l Rlchl's, llwl my joy \\as goreat, anll I thank the Lord
for u~in~ )'ou in Ill.'! !'H'at "ork; I alii j'ull.~ by II,,' 0: ,:arlll.ation
c,( the Lord and I n'.I,"ef' to u~() Illy sll"n~lh III IllS work. I
f'lltnf'sl!y l,ray tbat the Lord lIIny ,trl'II;.;t!I(n Jour Il!luds to
1lOi~ll the \\ork tbat the Lord pl:)('etl III your ham1H.
I remain, "ith lIIueh low',
Your hrother lind fellow senunt in his work,
AnI. G, KAltANASSIO.

BROOKLYX,

N. Y.

us through The Watc;tlOllrr sinc'e I have l)l'pn aOsrjl'iatcd wiih

plespuf truth, and now we have tJIC ~ams0n arl1df'S. It is lI.
great joy to know that the Lord bus bel'n please.l to gl,e us
thiq re\e!ation that the \\ork \"Heh \\as donp pnor to lU]9 h,l~
hat! tho Lord's apI;loyal and that the WOI k (lid torn.ent the
PIIl1J5tIllP,. (And JOU know, <1"ar broth,,!, that you ha<1 your
l'haw; so rl'Joice, e\'en us I do.) And as I remember the en
counters wIllch were had 1Il tillS COUlltry it sh')ul,l h,11' us to
blow our tnUlII,e!s still mOl c.\nd now to sec the yarlOU~ hc'lps
"hidl the LOld has put into our hunds in. these duy" [('",np:,re<1]
to \\hat \\e hu'! pl'lor to 1!i19, wh ..n we' u<ed to I,ut out III
I;nglan,] Buch trads us I ' \\'1.f're Are tho Dead I' " {'(,o. But nnw,
ns the Klllg'a lms!llc8s re'lll1res hastl', \\'0 hn\e trar""l'JpflOn
llmchmes, phonographs, radIO, tel,'phollp-all fur thl' ;';('W
KIllg' 's \\ nrk. Ho \\ hat un ml'f'ntlvc 1I0W to Ziolt to do t\Il' KiJl~: 'll
\\ork Ilwl to u,hertisl) tIte Klllg tlll,l tItf' kl\l~dorn, 8'1 thnt lIto
bcrvant (':tn H'port and say, "1 haH" uoue as thou ha~t CUlllman,lcd JlW" I
lIol'illr: thnt you !lre kC"l,ing well, !Iud praying the Lord's
rieItcst lJlc,,~inb upon you, 1 J('rnain
Your blOthor lJl Zion,

W, J,

rmVII.EGE JEHOVAH liAS

Rllg/and,

ASl'l.l:.iO,

GRA~TEU

01"1: Dt:Ar~ Bl~OTlf 1:11 It I'T/ll:I~FOI:D:

\\'f', tIte pionl'l'rs of B('lgluJO,-En~lish, rIC 111'11, Plll"h, mill
H\\I.;s-af.(IJlbll'l! Itt HIU",,'I~, hl'unl cl'::L1ly your t"rdJlllg ad
ule,H t'::;""amting- thl) Xalir,a,,",
(Jur IH'arts rC'jl)J"e in the' Jlnul,'gop ,Tellr>\ull has gY'ult"a liS
at this tillie, through IiiI' 1JIIl0ldiJlg of 11i~ \\'ora, !,art" ularly
llS \\(\ \\ltlIt'IlS In a land St('l'[Jl'tl lrt C,ltho!lC'j'mt \\hl'lc. tlm.u;;h
thl) \\ic'k,d influcnco of the Homun Cathuhc Iltclarcliy, tile
I"'oplc kllow not the Blhl,'.
)'lay ,TellO\'all qUll'ldr ,I"sl roy Satlln's de\ ilish orgalllllltion
"lItI vlllrli(ate His glonous WIllie.
At thf' ('Ill] of tIllS thll11lllg mcssago all roso WIth a unummOU8

".AJc".

\\"0 ullile III sending to you our warUl 10\,(', llwl pray .T<'1\o\o.h
will cOllt 1Il\10 to HI "'lIgI1"'11 ) 0\1 to tl"J honor 01 IllS lI.lII11:,
l':itllnullq; shlJultlor to bhouldl'r \\It" yuu III tl"J light,
Y uur brethrell,
ASIlL};Y C. LA W
WLl~~;f,1l 8Cllt'F.TZ

WHAT AN INCE:-4TIVEl

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Lo\ing gredJ1l~s. I r!psiro to c'xpress Iny g-ratitutle to .Jf'hovah

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God for the velY encouraging articles \\lucb hu\o been gnen to

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rFhC WATCrIT0\vER.
PUllLJSlIED SntJ~I)~ITHI.y By

ITS MISSION

WATCH TOWER BIBLE (> TRACT SOCIETY

117 Adams Street
Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S.A
orFlCRS

J. F. Rt:'rmJ:rORD Preside lit

W. E.

VAX AMBUr.GIl

Secretary

"And all thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

2reat shall be the peace of thy ch.ildren." -Isaiah 54: I3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH i, th,~ only true God, is fro:n ~vcrlasting

to eTcrlastlul;, the ;:'Iuker of It"3.\I'!l and earth ane] the Giver

of life to l'is creatures; th:lt the Logoll was the be~innin~ of
Jus creation and IllS actio a~:cllt 1n the Cl>3 tion of aU
thin~; tlt:tt tho Logos is nuw thl' I...ord Je~us OUI'it in gloI')',
dolllt'd with [<11 power in LtC!" ell and earth, and the Chief
Executivo Officer of Jeholi:.h.

THAT GOD created tho <>arth for man, creat!'u perfect

man for tI,I) (lal tit anu l'laCl'd hnn npon it; that !nan 'lV11 tully
dlSO~Jcd God's law llwl was l'enh'nced to a":l til; that Ly
rcason of A(bm's wrong :.Lct all men aro born smncrl; and
without the 1 ight to Ii (0,
THAT .JESUS was m:lllo 11\1Tnan,. and the m:,n .Tesus suf
f"reol .kath in order tu prodtJ('(J t1,e railSUIU or rl'Jl'mptilo
pri<'e for :<11 llIankiml; that (;,,,1 r:lised up J"'~Ug dll'ino and

HIS journal is published for the purpose of

YEAl:LY SFlJSCPJl'TIOH ?1:JCE

L~ITf.D

::'1

G(j;

STATES, ~1.00; C.\X\DA A),J)

Cltl'\i' nUl'rllX, AL3TUAL.\'HA,

THAT THE WOf.:Lr> Itn'! cn,lnl, anll the I.onl .T"sns Christ
hall

w'n

plar.:d hy .["ho\'all upon his throne flf lluthority,

l.:,S ou<ttl't] I-;afan from I,,'al .. n nnd is Jlrocel',]ing- to tho

establi!>hmcnt of Goll '3 killg<1om on cnrlh.
RELlf;l~ awl l)l(''''<lllg-~ of the p('0l'lp~ of "futh
COIll!' only by nIHI thluul:h .Jdu)\'ah's l,iuc:dollL und.'r
CI.ri~t 'I)'i"'l has uow bl'~lln; that the Lord'~ 11I''\t ~l,'nt
nd is the (h,~t Tlll'tiou of f-~:tt:tn 's (,n:3nllatwn nwl the .'stabIl-hmlut of li~hteoURnl'~S in tlte ,'arth. Hlld tltat un'!.'r the
kin~tlolU It II tl"'''oe ,dl\l \Iill obey it~ right.. ou~ JaILS bhall lhl'
on l':lIIl! lorl'lci.

THAT TilE

t:flll

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l'onr,lG'f,
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FOIl.EIGN OFFIC'ES

Drlli-,I. , :H Ctn""u T"rra~e, J,or.rlon. W, ~, r.l1.'bnu

('(warl/lm

40 In,in

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AU'draltuinn 7 l;prehford l~O.l<I, L:I:ltlJllc]tl, N. S. ,r. t ...,"u tr,l:ln.

1;0"111. African.
I:O'.tOll How,<" ('al,e To,\n, South Afrk.l
I'lease lltJ<1re,~ tile :,ocicty In e"cry case.
(Translation.. 01 tlds Jourual arllcar in. several lan!7ua!7cs,)
All sincere ~ttl'!':'llt.'l or the I:i!Jle wllo by rl'a'on of lulirndly,
po\crty or H(h(,l'.lty nI~ un.lI,lo to jHl) the bllb-('rq,flnn Pi I' _"
IIlay ha,'o 'i'he U(II(hloICCr fn"fJ upon \\11t1011 tll,pllt.ltl f 'l1 1\, til"
ptlhIi...-:hers, fll:ule (inro (\:l{"l! y('ar, ~lattll': thn r(.l~on f,)r co Ie ..
(1IJe.,tln~ it. \\"0 lire ;.-1:1<1 to tbll~ nitl 11,(' nel'tly. hul IIII' \\llllcn
lIfll,lication OJ,"! ",,<'II )"ar i~ r('~tllr><1 by tho I'L",1111 To "llI,ltl"n <.
].u([cc to Sub .. ('r{l~erR: .AC'Kt1owl(\(If..,'1ncnt of "1 new Or n 1"l"'ll(w:11 :-.uh..
~"'riJltion \\ill be f.:(nt only WIH'J} 1"('II\1('.. . t(>11.
(,h:ln~~ (If nddl0 .. ,
'l\ l.pn r(l'q1Jfl.;;tf\d, m.1Y be (~tr~e-ct~I to :, ppc'ar on ttddu;.., l.dH I ,\ It 1\ :'1
0110 month

J\ J(llH'II\\nl 1,:.lnk (rnn'sin'! 110tl<'O of

he Rrnt with the jOllrnal one month "o["",, t IlG

f',::oir'Jllflt11

,mh,,'r!pllOn

Ente,'cd as Sec()lId Cia ~fail Matt( ,. at I:rookl:fn, N. 1'"

Act of M,lrch 3, r,:J.

\\1 '

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l'o,to!,r~.

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"ZEAL OF HIS IlOUSI<;" TESTI:'.fO:-OY I'JmlOD

The IImeday perio,l, .Iunl.' {j to 11 lllcluRJ\C, is thlh l!''''I;::natl'd
Itn~l m,lic:tt('g anutlll'r ot tl."'e b":J"Oll~ of ~p('ci:tl Illlll",! aetll lly
on tlu' part of .l,'hl)\'ahg \ i_ill!" 0: ~anl?allfJll 011 , HIlt. Lnt'Com
lllainin;~. aull ,ulh untlag'!!in~ n'al, all t!Joec (::<11"'1<,,1 lIt the
ItOlJSP uf (Jod, \\ IlI'thl'r of the alllJint('r! lCllInalLt III tile illller
('ourt or of tho Jonatll.lb'l in th' outer court thl'rt'oi, II ill par'
til'ipute in the t>pportlllllti"d of tI,i~ teRtHuoll)' p, 110'1. Organi
zn/ion in-,trll(tlOlI~ are that, Oil a l'Ol1tfl!Jution 01 ;j;'ir, th(' buok
T.idu'8 t"g-etl,,'r '\Ith thl('e hooldt'l1< (one a pnprr- or ;,e)f,clHel('u
booklet) ~hall be o[ferc.1 to the l'ulJlte. awl fhat the lura! sec
tions of ~'our tCIl itory .klll Le f;in'fi til> pref(,l'n,'{' tillS tUliC.
\\~thl'! alH] othcr COllllllil)IlR ~Iwul,l bv tltr'll 1)(' ,,'ry ill\OIable
for sU'~h rural \\olk. 'rhe 71'al IIIIlI'h is'p,'clllmr 1u d,o"" of and
at (,OtI'8 hOU~1\ prOlllpts eH'ly (Jll" to tJke uncl!'1 r,m,j,!el:ltion
at onc(' hi!' part In llns cOllling t""tiu'uny petio.1. Your rcport
on lVork dow) blloul<l he ma.le to ('ur Hro,,1;IY1I ol:icl' If 1uu arc
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and clothet! lum witll all PQ......er and nut hOFlty.

Tl;.!Mful Kin~ of the world; thaI. the anoinh',! auu failhful

foUowcrll of Chrigt .Tt,su:> ;\Fe chIldren of Zion, IlH mL"rs of
J\,hovah'8 orKanimtion. :md alo his witness,'S whO'd) duty and
l.rivilcge it i~ to t('aUfy to tho lluflr<'mncy of .TI'I1O\ :Ih, .lcclare
Lill f!urpos,'s townrd lllankin,l a~ ('xprrs~l'rl in thn Hlille, and
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~eWATCIHIT0WIER
AND HERALD Of CHR~T~ lPRESENCE

VOL. LVII

J1J~'l

~o.l1

1, 1936

PRIESTS AND LEVITES

It

And l11ave given the Letites as a gIft to Aaron lind to lti.~ sons from among tl,e children of lsracl, to do
the service of the children of Israel in the tauernacle of the congregation."-Nltm. 8: 19.

EnOVAII selected Anron to accomp:my !lIo<;cs to

B~ypt,

and aftCl'WUl'c]S he chose Anton to minisll:r

in the priest's office as the high priest. Pirst the
high )lri('st was chosen, and tbm the ulHlerpl'iel-ts.
Jehoya It inxlrudcd Mo<,cs: "And take thou unto th~
Aarun thy 11I'other, and his sow; with him, from amon~
thc (hildrl'll of Israel, that be may mini<,ter unto me
in the Jiril':-:t's ofliec, ewn Aaron, Na(lal) and Abilm,
Elrll7.:tr and Ithnmar, Aaron's sons. AIlf1 fur Aaron's
SOilS t hOll shalt malw (:oat8, and thou shalt make for
tlH'1ll gil'(lIe", nnd !JtJllllC'tS shalt thou make for th('lO,
for gl(I)'y and for IIranty. 4\nd thou shalt put thc'm
UJion Aaron thy IIrolh('r, and his SOilS with him; and
shalt auoint them, and con"eeratl\ them, and ~au('tit)'
th('m, t hat they may miuister unto me in the prirst's
of/ie('." (Ex. 28:1,40,'1J) Aaron was a Levite.Ex. 4: 1-1:.
2 The tl'ihe of l.e\ i was takrn hy thr Lord in the
place lUll} stead of the filstbol'll. (Num. :J:n) After
the seleetioll of thr high prie"t and the underpri(:;ts
1he Levites \\'rre ginn to the pl'i('sts to l)r sen'anl<; to
thelll, the [lril'sts, (~um. k:]9; 18:2:3) At the time
the hi~h }lrirst :lnd the underprj('sts W0rr srlected to
be M'rvnnts of Cou in the prirst's office the tribe of
Levi WWi 1I0t ewn lIIent iOlled as an offieial tribe or
officidly recogniz('(1. Latrl' the tribe of Levi was made
an ofiirial tribe and c()ll<.;cernted to the service of the
Lord Jl'hovah, and that only after the sl'lection of
Aaron Hlld his sons, to serve in the priest's offi('e, had
be<'n made.
3 \Vhm the pntriardl .J;)('oh pronounced a ble'ising
011 his tweh'e sons, in('luding lA'vi, there was no prom
ise mauc to Levi that a prie<.;thood ~hould come out of
that trihe. Nothing was then said about or any promise mude cO!l('crning thr prirsthood. (Gen. 49: 5-7)
'l'he fat her and mothrr of ?Io~,es and Aaron were distinguished for their faith in Jehovah rathcr than for
the fact or heing of the tribr of IJevi. (Ex. 2: 1-10;
6: ]6-:20) They were ('ommended for their faith in
Jehonth. (Heb. 11: 2~) Aaron was chosrll as the
spokcunall or "prophd" of ~roses to appear before
Pharaoh hecause of the inability of ~ro,>c's to speak
fluently. (Ex. 7: 1, 2) After that the firsthorn of J~r:lI"l
were sanctified. (Ex. 12: 12; 13: 1,2) It was some
163

time later that the tribe of Levi \Va<.; substitutl'd by

Jehovah for the firstbOlIl . \fter the exot1u'l of the
Jsraelites from E~ypt Aaron eontinucd to i:>cn'e as
~pokesman for i\Tos(:s, (Ex, 16: 9,10) 'rhrn .\aron was
put in C'lJ:lr~(' of the gold('1J pot of manna. (Yss. 3:3,34)
Still later .\aron alolJe aC'('ompanicd l\ro~rs up to
:\Iount Sinai at the ~iying of till' law.-Ex. I!): 21, 2;;.
( At the time .:\In,,{s and Aaron \\'ere in the mrJUIl
tain of Sinai thLl'e were then prie<,ts ~('rving 111(' hl'acl
Hex, but they hall not l)('clI appointed hy .JI'JlOvah, u<>
1':11' a<.; the r('ro)'d dise1u"cs. KOIH' of those pri(,,,t,, were
pl'j'mittcd to ('ollle up into :\!ollnt Sinai. (Ex. ]!l: 2+)
:-;()/lle timp latlt' J\arOll and his fOUl' ~OflS, tor(l'1ller with
se\'(nt~ eld('l'" of the r..,raclites, \\'01'e ill\'it('d to '('omc
up unto thr Lord ill the mOlllllain and w(),."hip afar
oft", (Ex. 24: ] .1n All t he f01(';~l)ill~ histori('al fa,ts
nWlll ioned took placr hefore .\a 1'011 and hi" SllllS \\ ere
~wl('etcd for' the ]J1 irsl hood.- Ex. 27: 2] ; 28 : ] -+, '2!) ~ 41-5 It aPIH'ars, therefore, that .<\al'oll was ealll'd and
dlO~'('n to hI' the hig-h prie~l, not merely b('('ause he
was a LC'vlt(" hut hecause of the fact that he wa" a
hrother of :\!oses, who had sllm\ n his faith ill .Jrh(mJlI
Cot!. :\l08es was chosell hy JdlO\'ah H'i a pri('"L superior to Aaron. He \\as also a prophet, boeatl':(' of hi>:;
faith and faithfuhl('''s, and not hecause he \\'a" of the
trihe of Levi. Both l\!f)<.;('<.; ant! .\m'on, in the prrformum'e of their dutic<; to whieh they \\rre official]," assigned, foreshadow('(1 Chri"t .Jesus, the great 1'1'('1>hct
and Priest of Jehovah.
LEVITES

The prirsts weJ'e se\('('f('(l from the tribe of Levi,

and those of the trihe of J,rvi, aside from the prie<,l . "
wcre given ~rl'\'i('1' to thr Israrlites and \\,('I'e the se1'\'ants to the pri(~~lhood. utherwi:-.c they rrndt:r,'d a<;"islallec to the priests in the pl'rforlllanec of thr srniec of
the Lord in JSl'flrl. Poes this indicate two scparate and
distinct ela"ses of spirit-be~ottf'n Olles, to wit, 1hc
pricsts, repre<;clIting' the "little 11ock" (Luke 1~: 3~),
and, second, the Levite", repr('senling the less faitllful
class called the "tribulation saint'>" and oftcn rall<d
the" great multitude" 1 rfhe ScriptUl'('<; do not SlIpport that ('o!wlusioll. There srcms to be no S('1'iptlll'al
support for tllc cOI1<>lu"ion that the trilJc of Lcyi, tlwt
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IJIie \VATCI-IT0\VER

is, tllOse aside from thr. priests, in any manner t~'pifietl

or reIIl'{'senteu the g'l't'ut multitude a'l describl'u ill
Revdat ifJ11 :'leven. It f,l.'cms neecs,ary to suhmit }l('rll
some Sel'illtural proof, in view of what has heretofore
been llCld, as set forth in The 1raichfoLccr 1!H1, pages
21 nnd 22. In d0i11~ l>0 it appears to IJC necessary to
take llotice of the Bible hi::>tory conccrnin~ the tribe
of Levi.
T ~lose~, accompanied hy Joshua, his minister, was
in the mountains at the eOIllmunl} of .J('hovah, and
after he had b('Cll thcre forty days he di,covered that
the J..,raelites had siuu('d against il1(~ Lord, in thi'l,
that they had m;lue 1111J W(,1'C \\'olshipin~ a g-oldt'n
ealf. fil,t'ill~ the tCl'l'ible plight into \\ lwh the Israelites had gottm thl'm:-;dvcs, :\Io:-.e-; mlH1C' a bolr} dl~cIara
til)u ill their IJrC'!lence and heariug': "'l'I1<'n :J[o"r',<; l>t:ld
ill th(' gate of the camp, and said, \rho is on the Lord's
sille? let him come Ullto me. AlIIl all the sons of r~:vi
g(ltht'1"pd themselvcs to,~cther unto him. "-ex. 32: 2G,
6 \Yh('11 all the Levitt'" had gatJl('l'('U thellll>dn~s unto
},[oses, then 1',[O:,('S l'ol1lmunJcd tlll'm to "slay e\'('ry
mall hh; hrother, and l'\'cry lllall hi::> clJJnpallioll, and
('\,ery man his nti~hhollr", and the Ln it('s clitl ae('onlim~ to the v;ol'ds of J\loses, lIJl(ln!Jout thrc{' thou!':uul fl'll that day, ,. For }\fosm; had saill, COII:-'cCl'ate
~'oursd vn; to clay to t he Lord, eH'n ('\,pry lll:lll llluHl
his son, Dllll upon his Ill'other; that he mn~.. lll'stow upon ~'ou a ble:-;-;ing thi:-; day." (Ex. :)2: 2:;-2:J) On Uti;;
o('('(\<;ioll it was the trihe of Lcd that pxhibitt'll t1wir
faith and devotion to .Jehovah (;0(1. E\ lm at that time
the Lc\'ites were Ilot (lpdi('atpd for any :-'Jl(~eial sen'icc
in eOIllH'ctioll with the tabCl'llal'le, The talwl'lmeJe
J:;'.:!rvi('c b JlH'ntionl'll ill <,ollllectioll with the Le\'ites
at Bxodu-; 68: 21. En'n this t{'xt does 1I0t specify the
tribe of Levi, but clearly refers exdusivl'ly to the
priests whf) w('re takell from the tribe' of L(,vi. In the
hook of Levitieu<; tlH're is no lIH'ntioll made of the
tribe of Levi exccpt in cOIlJ1(etion \vith the jubilce
arrangt'ment.-Lev. 2G: 32-3-t
9 Aaron, who wns a Levite, married a woman of the
tribe of .Judah, the ramil~' in line fur thc kingdom of
Israel. She wa" the danghtpr of one of thc great ~nl1ld
fathers of King David, from wInch trihe of .Tw,bh
e:1me the Lord J('SIIS. (Ex. (): ~3; Huth 4: 20-2~) T:\C
d<:'scl'ndants of _\aron, therdore, o('cnpieu the rt'!ation<;hip of pric<;t and king among Cod's chosen p<,opIe, 'l'hc fir~t mt'nt ion made, as ap peal'S from the
}"f'cord, C011CCTlIing the Levitt,s' serving nt tlw tall<,!,naele is at Numh(,l'X: "But thou shall appoint 1;w
I,cYites o\'er the talJC'l'llu('le of t('~timony, and over ull
the vessels thereof, and o\'er all thing'S that l){'lon~
to it: the~ shall Le:ll' the tahel'llacle, and a1l1he v~sds
thereof; and they shnll minister unto it, and shall encamp round ahout the tahel'n:1<'J('. And wlll'll the
tahernacle settcth forward, the Levitl's shull tuke it
down: and when the tahernafJc is to he pitcheu, 1liC
Lc\'ites l>hall s~t it up; and the strang-PI' that eOl:ldh
Jli3~1 ~,hall be put to l~":lth. But the Lc\'ites shallld(h

BROOKJ;\,X,

X, Y.

round about the tab<:'rnac']e of testimon~-, that t1,eI'0

he no \Hath upon the COilS: l'l'~ution of the ehildr{'JI of
hrael: and the Le\"ites ~;]wll keep t he cha1'~e of the
tahC'rnaclc of tcstimully."--.:\"um. 1: 50, 51, G3,
10 'rho Scriptural record docs not dis(lo'i~ that the
Lcvites a~si,>trd in the ('reel i011 of the talll'J'llncle. but
mrntion of the tribes of J nap h nnd Dall are ;'Jle(i1i('aJl~'
made in that COlll1el'tion, SCl'vice in eOllllC,('tion wil!1
the tabernacle hy the Le\ it (''J was after it hau hl'l'1l
erected. Tllat the Lcyites \,;('re spc('ially f>ef a<;ide for
service to the Lord is shown hy t he fad that th(y
w('1'e not llumhered for \\a1' scrviee.-Num, 1:4i-:J.J.;
2: 33.
n At the time God smote the firl>thorn of l>l;ypt he
set a;,itlEJ tlll' fir~thorn of all the t rihp,; of Isr:ll'l as 1ill'
sp('eially favol'{'tl Ollt'S of the Israelites. \fter th'
hradites had left Eg-ypt tIle Levites WC1'll fl'!<.'rtd
inf,tead of the firsthorns alld :I"'iigned to the tahf'I'Il1\(,II'
scn'ire, and cUllcel'nill~~ that it i" written: ".\nll tJ~l'
Lord spakll unto .'Tos('s, f,~.' jllg', l\ll<l I, heJ(()ld, J l.a \ e
taken the Leyites from alllollg the ('hilt/n'lI oj' r"l..d
in~t('ad of all the fir;,t hoi'll that (Jp('net It t Iw lll:.t 1'1:,
amon~ the <:hiJllren of ]-;1";'[,1; t!H'l'l'fore tlll~ Levi1('"
shall !J(' mille; ];e,'ausc all 111l' fil'"tbol'll al'l' lIIirH'; fUI'
on the day 11lat I l>rllOtc all the firstlml1l ill th(' l.'ll'l
of E~ypt I hall()\\t:d unto me all the fir'it1J:/I'JI ill I"l'dd
hoth m,l11 HI\l1 1>(,<\,;t; llIill(' ~haJl the~' IH': J am tlll!
Lord. 'rake the) Levitl'<; ills!<'ad of :tll th,' fil'''11H)1'~1
amon~ the chilurcll or I',rad, and the (',111 h' of t11"
Levilt'-; ilht('nd of th(,ir ('a11 Je; and til<' L\ \ i!<,-; f'il "I
be mill': I alll the Lol'tl." (l'\um, 3: 111::,1: '1'11,'
Levitt,s thplI \\,(,I'e <:1eansed alld presl'ntel1 tu fhl' LUI d
for sJ)(,(,ial hl'l'vi('{', Thl'Y \\('re separate awl <li.,t I)\("t
from thc othel' tribes. "A1Id thou "halt 1ll iIJ'~ lltll
IJcvitC's IJe!"ol'C' the Lord; and the l'hildl'en U1 I~l'ad
shall put t hl'ir hunds npoll the Levil e-;: and. \:1 rOil .,]';d I
oifer tlw Lcvilcs lH'lorc ilJ(' LOl'l1 for an oll'el'in:! ot
the chiltln n of I"rad, that they may l'xpr'nte tile ~\ ['\'icc of the Lord, ~\Ild the Levitcs shaJllay th('ir kllll!.'
upon tll(' heall:-; of the bullol'!,-;: nnd thrm f>]wlt ulll'r
the onc fOl' a sin ofrl'l'ill~, awl the other 1'01" 11 IUIUt
ofrel'jll'~, unto the Lord, to mnke an atollC'TIlelit for ILl.)
l.e\ite." .\11(.1 thOll ~'halt sd the Lcvites hdo1"1' J\Ul".Jll,
and 1>eforc his S()]):'l, and oft'l'I' tll('ll\ for an oft\ri!l!..';
unto the LrJl"ll. 'l'hm; shalt thou s01'llr.1l1' 1ile Lc\ it""
from nm()l1~ the <,Ilillhcll of I-;l'ad; and the I.e' itl 'i
&hall he minC'o ,Alltl nftl'r that shall the Ll'vitp<; ~'O ill
to do the ~0l'vi('e of the tahc:I'lHlcle of tIll' l'lIn'!l'('g,lti"n:
and thou !illalt ClcUll')(} thelll, and offer them fpi' all
of(el'ing.'-~um. 8: lOl!J.
12 The fact that the ('ntire 1ribe of Levi \\,;1<; hcpal'atcd to the scrvil'e of the I;orJ ill the llbce allli stl','" of
th<:, fir"t1JOI'll i" a very }H'l' :lla"ive al'!.\ulll<'llt ih,tt fbI'
Lentl's, Imth }Jl'i('st Hnd l111dcrprirst <;, \\ (1'e t:'1'11',11
of the "('hul'('h of the firsth",rn, which ar,' '''l'iu 'n 1Il
}leuvI.'n", al1<l \\llieh pl'ove j'aithfnl tr) (;"J ,'1](1 arc
ronde Illemhu',; of the royal hou-;e. (If l'b. 1 ~ : ~:~) ".\ 1\,1
I have tahll the I,evitrs for all the iii ,Il. 1J'1l (\1 t)10

Jna; J, JO::6

:Jlle \V'ATCI-IT0\VER.

children 01 Isrnd. ~\nd I have ~iv('n the Levites as a

gift to Anron and to Iii, sons [the priest and underpl'iC'sts] from amonl~ the children of I-;rnel, to do the
service of the ehildnll of Israel in the tahernacle of
the cOlJ~r('gation, ulld to makc an atollement for the
childJ'('n of J~:J'ael; that thrre be no pla~ue among the
childfl'n of Israel, ". h('1l the chihln'n of Israel come
ni~h unto the sallC't\l,ny."-~um. 8: 18, 19.
BIt Wll'l a privil('~!e God hall g-inm to Aaron and his
sons to minister unto him at the tahC'l'nacle in the
priest's office, and it was nu less a pl'i, i1e~e from the
l;oru that the ot!lHS of the tril}(' of Levi were assi~~ncd
to spedfic serviN! ill rOlJIlCItio!l with thc tahernnele
10 a<;si<;t the pl'ic"thooll. Bein~ a gift to the pri('st to
do sNvicc at the tab:'l"Ilae1e us M,si'itanh to the priG';\
would stl'oll~ly al'~I1(' that all the L('\,lt(:-! were mcmhers of the hons\hold or the' hi!~h pri,',,;t. In the saerifif'(' of the hllllrw!, antlthe Lonl's goat the entIre tl'lbc
of Levi lllu"t havc be<:11 r('pre<;ellteu; a'; it ill writtr'lI:
"And .Aaron shall lJri/l~ the bullor1;: of the "in off(;[
ill~~ whi('h i., for him:-,C'lf, and shall make an atOll<'m('lIt
foJ' him:-r'lf, and for hi" hou<o;r, an<l shall loll the bull('C'k
or thr sin of{'eIiIl~ \\hirh i<; for himself." (lA'\'. ]6: 11)
The same thill~ \\'a~; done WIth the blood of thl:' Lon}'~
lIo:!t <1<; was t!OIW wit h the blood of the hulloek, (Lev.
J(j:1G) Tile pric~t ,'11<1 1I11' oth(')' Ll'\'ites werc all
hrethrell, heinq of 011(' faillily. The hi<dl priest \I'll")
a rl'pl't'sl'lItutive 01' the {'lItil'(' tribe of LI;I"i. (Delli.
3a: t)) 'l'lw prie<;ts lind the uthel's of the tnhe of LC',i
arc always a<;sociated together. The lIollprit,stly part
of the tribe served their lm'thl'ell who Wl'rc h('l'vill~ ill
the p1'il'~,t 's office. Hot h wI'1'c HC['VI'l'S of the Lord, but
not all welC assiglH.'tl to the same plaee of ~ervi(e. It
is en'n so in the hody of Christ that (/()(} hath "set the
nJemhl'rs ('WI'y Olll' of tlwm ill the hody, as it hath
plvas('el him". "But llOW are the:_ mall~' members,
yet but 0111' body." (1 (;01'. 12: ] S, 20) The nonpriest:;
of the trilw of Levi sr'l'w<l tile' l!ril'sts, not as the scn'auts of IItcn, hut "as UlltO the Lord", as the Lord
had a-;siglH'd the'lIl pl:w('s or service. Those ill the
clturth are 1ikcwi<;( <1il'cdeJ: "Alld whatsoever ye
do, do it hrartily, u<; to the Lord, anel not unto ml~lI."
(Col. a: 2:1) 1\ot ('\,el'yolIl' in thc Lord's or:r,:mizdioll
cun he ll"si~ne<1 to t:1C same place. f)ome may have a
more r('sponsihle po..;itioll than othel's.
14 The priests alld nOli priests 'Y('l'I~ l.l~sil~ncd to l'.CPurate duties in ill(' s('l"\'ie(', and the Le\'it!'s, a" a hibe,
were repres('ntcd in t he high PI'H'st's pcr;,on or hod.r
just the H:lmC us the underpricl'.t'l \'\('1'c 1'('IHrsr-n\l.d in
the hi~h ]ll'ie";t. The al'~:ul11ent is ma<1e that the Lrvitcs
<:iJ 1Iot go into the :\lo:"t Holy of the tahe1'nade on
the day of atolleIllC'Ut. That ari!Umel't has llO v;ei~ht,
for the l'c;'!;on that the unu('rp1'ie>.is did 110t go into the
Mo~t Holy on the elay of atonement, nor eVCll into the
holy. th(' high priest alone going' into the ~\[ost lI(.ly
Oil the day of atoncfIlCI!t. (Lev. IG: 17) !'\ot all tIle
I.e\ itps rould be calle.l to the priesthood, hecause in
the .1i<;tl'ilJtltioll of tabemucle service that service dill

IG;)

not rcqui1'e such a grc'at nunlb~r of prie'sts. 'rltat do'_';,;

not at all mean that the non priestly cla'l,) was ]("8
faiihful titan those of the priesthood. All must he
faithful if they would H'('eive the Lord's apIH'ovul,
and the Bible aceount shows that they were faithful
to J chovah and to Jehovah's priest and to his ki ng
of the tribe of Judah. "But as for us, the Lord is our
God, and we have not forsal~cn him; and the priests,
which minister unto tJlC Lord, arc the SOllS of Aaron,
ar.d the Leviles wait upon their bu<;inco-s." (2 Chrou.
13: 10) There is 110 Scriptmal warrant for eonelud
in~ that God uSI'd the nonpriestly ones of the tribe
ot' Lcvi to l'epre!;ent a !<''>." faithful class. If the Lorel
diel so, th('ll 1hat would m('an that it was a part of hi~;
JlUrpuse to approve borne timt were partially faithful j
and hu(h is ah"olutcly out of harmony with GOd'S expressed purpose.
15 Noninheritanre in the land applicd to tIl(' pl'i('st:-!
and nOll priests all al ike: " ...\1111 the Loru spake unto
Anroll, Thou shalt have no inhcritanee in th('ir lalld,
Jl( it her shalt tilOU havc allY part amoll~ th('Ill: J alii
thy part allll thine inhcritallrc amoll~ the C'hildl'l'!l of
brad. J\lId, hehold, I have given the ehilllt'('11 of );('\'i
all the tcnth in hl'aPl for nn inhel'itanp<" for thl'jr
scr'vi('e "hith t1wy sprvl', e"('lIthe s('niee of 11lc tabel'.
lIaele of tllCl (ollgn'gation. "---XlIl11. 1H: 20, 21.
1" None of the Levitl's harl any illh('I'it:lIH"c in the
lan(l. If this means that the Iwif'stly ('Ia;.,.., mtht inhf'l'it a Ill';[\'('llIy and not an ('al'thl~' pLlI~C, the' S:1I11f' i<;
tl'\1<' with 1'el'l'rcllcc 10 til<' lIollpril'"tly (!;I'';-;. Sillc'c
tll(' "g'l'('at multitude", without a doubt, is an ('a1'thly
and 1I0t a heavrnly eompallY, tills would p"o\,e that
the nOllpl'iests of the Levites do Ilot typify the ~I'('at
multitude. Even the nOllpl'iests did prie"t1y dlltil';';
when the \\ork was very h('av)' and requir('d theil"
l-ll'r\'icp in that 1)(hal f. (2 Ch lon. ~!J: :1.J.; :HJ: Hi, 17)
The Ilollprir'sts of that tl'ilJ<' \\<'1'1' sill~t'rs in the temple.
(1 Chron. 13: ](j-n; 16: -l-G; 2 Chron. :J: ]2) Tltl'Y
taught Gou's law lIlld ('xpn's"rll his jllll~IIl<'lIt as ('Olllmaw1ed. (2 Claoll. 17:H,U; ]9:8-11) Nllrh s(r\,i.o
eGuld 110t find au alit itype in It lrss faithful spiritlJ('g'otien company, and eS]Jl'l'jall,\' not at the ('lid of the
world, wheu the great llIull it ude is hrou~~ht iOI t!l.
It is tru(' that the nonprkstly Lc\'ill':-! did not w('ar
official glll'lnellt<;. Instead of this showing that thl'Y
pieturcd a l('s." faithful ('la,,-;, whi('h has 11('n't()J'(ll'l~
heell called the I tl'lbulation 01" con"o!utioll clas..;', it
would show that tlw)' di']llot repre"('ut a spc('ial e1a;.,.,
in the Lord's orgalli"ation lJut mc]'(ly pidUl'eel tlJ<l>;e
who render s\'r\,)(c in the 1.01'<1 's organizatioll. 'rla'y
s..'1'\'(',l as unto the Lord.
CO;\I:I101i !:\TlmESTS
17 The intere~t;; of all tho tribe' of I;evi, iJl('llldillg
prie"t<;, Ulld<'I pri(..;ls, and 11oll]J1'i('~ts, wore all eOnl t1011.
'
All 01 thrrn dilll'.cni('e ulllo the Lon1 a('r'Ol'llill~ to hi.,
comm.llJl1nlcllt.;. Their di, i"ioll intv group'; ar(,ul'llJll'~
to the gl',tJc of hel",'icc c\'idl'lltl:--' WlJ'3 1I0t u,'"lJl to

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typify two sl'par:lte :md di<.;tillct classes of spirit.

begotten ones, one faithful and the other le"s faithful;
but to typify one service organization of God's favored
ones or first horn ones at the temple doin~ servicE' to
which each one was as'!igned. It is exactly so today
in the antitype. Kat evcry one of Jehovah's witnesses
can serve at the same place. Some of thrm at head
quarters, some at branch offices, and some pione<'rs,
and some in other place'l, and all arc doing service as
unto the Lord. Whether in one place or the other, aU
are serving God and his kin~dom and aU are represented in the High Priest, Christ Jesus, who is their
Head and CommafH1Pr. If one suffers, all suffer; and
if one rejoices, all r('joice. Some of them are made a
gazingstork both by reproarhes and afllietions, and
others suffer by rea~on of hl'ing compnllions of God's
anointed onrs who suffer indignities. (lIcb. 10: 32, :33)
In the eye" of men some oc-cuPY le,;s honvrable posi.
tiolls thall othcrs, hut in the ::,ight of Cod thc're is no
distinction, l)l'cau<.;e nod i,; no respee>tcr of perSOllS.
(Eph. 6: !J) Faithful and eOlllplrte devotion to him is
what is pleasill~ aIHl acc-rptablc to .]ehO\'ah. '1'hcrc is
not one H(,l'ipture that e\'('ll indicates thilt (lou ap}H'oves and l'ewl11'<1s an \Ill fa it hful class. There is no
reason to t'QIl('!ll<le that (:(Id ha<; a secondary spiritual
da~,<; whom he l'l'wards to sOllie drgrec, because less
faithful, and IJeeau<;e thc'Y have g-otten mixl'd up wHh
the world and try to lJlellse bot 11 the world and God.
CITIES OF ItlWUGE
1~ God '8 law provided for f.ix cities of rlfuge, all of
whirh would he inha IJitl'd hy the tribe of Ll'vi, and
of this trill(' one of the citi(s was at Hl'bron, and that
was occupicd hy the prll'f.tH, who wcre, of course,
Levitt's. If the nonprir"tly Levit(s piC'ture>d a l;C'coudary da~s or rJass of cow;cel'ated onel; who arc }c:;s
faithful than til(' royal hCJuse, then that would mean
that the unwitting man,slayer would hc flceing to
that part of God's organization that is only )lnrtially
faithful to him. Such a conelusion is entirely unreasonahle and is ullsel'iptural. (~ll1n, 33: 2-15;
1 ehron. 6: 57) 'l'he cities of refuge typified God's
faithful orgallir.ation on earth as a ,vhole and as a
llart of the royal house to which thc man who slew
another unawares might flee. The antitypical cities
of refuge apply at the end of the wol'ld and after the
comiug of the Lord Jesus to the temple> and the beginning of the proclamation vf the king'llom mes<;nge.
(See The Wutcldo1ccr 193-1, page 2-17.) The organization of Jehovah could not be made up of two divisions,
one faithful and one only partially faithful, the lattcr
of which we havc heretofore called the" tribulation"
class, 'l'his is anothcr stron~ argument thai the. Levitcs picture>d those faithful to Ood, and forming his
organization, in whieh some occupy onc position and
some another position, as God has been pleased to
place them in those positions, Christ Jesus being the
great High Priest o\'er the entire organi7ation.

BROOKI,y~, ~.

Y.

19 There were some assoeiated with the I <;raelitcs

who were not Israelites. The "~rthinims" (meaning
"given ones") mentioned in the Seripturec; were not
Israelites. (1 Chron. 9: 2) Joshua assigned tho<;e
"given onc'l" to some menial service. (Jo~h. 9: 22-27)
They are dearly disiingui<;hed from the Levites. (Ezra
2:70; 8:20; Keh. 7:73) The fact that the r\ethinim"l
did some service in connection with the tahemaclc
cloc<; not at all argue that the Levites typified a c1a,;s
of persons destined to live on the earth for eYer.
20 The Kohathites were one of the families of the
trihe of Levi. Korah of the tribe of Kohath wa<; an
infamous rebel n~ainc;t God's constituted arran~e
ment for the tabernacle service. (Kum. 16: 1-~:))
"rithout a douht Korah is USCf} in the Script m'l'", to
pil'ture a"pirit-b('gotten clas" Ollre in line for the kill!.\dam but who hel'orne unfaithful and arc dcc;tl'o;nJ.
"\\'oe unto the'lll! for tlH'Y havc ~one in the \\,ly of
Cain, and ran greedily aftpr tIl(' errol' of Balanm for
reward, and prri,;hed in the goa ill,;ayi1lg of Cufre."
(.Jude 11) Co'r!) ll11'lltiolled by .Jwle is tlu <,an](' 111('111iolll'd in l'\umhC'rs 16: 1 awl t here spelled" l\orah ".
This shows that tht' Lorll dOt'i not approve tho"e who
arc partially faithful and that he uOPs not gin: any
part ially fnithful a !>eeondarJ' place in his Jl('an'llly
organization.

"DEAlt THEm J!'if(lUlTY"

21 \Ve havin~ UIH~C gottl'n into the error that th'J
"great multitude" is a f.Jllrit-hlgotten compall,\' that
will he nsc;i~ncd to a secol1l1ar,v pl1l<'e in the hean'llly
J,iIl'~dom, the prophecy of Ezekiel hns IH'rl'loforc' ]Jl'('1l
improperly applied to th(' great mull ituue. ""\][(} tile
Levites that are gone away far from me, \\hen I..,rael
went astray, whiC'h went astray away fl'om Tllf' after
their idols; they shall even hear their illiquity. " Ezpk. 44: 10.
22.AIl thrse word,; of the trxt haw hrJ'dorOl () not
been properly considered together. Note till' text ~,ay"
"when Israd went astray". 'l'he prie'its also at the
time went astmy, as well as the non]lri(,,;tJ,v cln,;,;.
"But the pl'il'!>tS the LeYites, the son,; of Zado:;:, that
kqJt the charge of my sanctuary when the ('hildl'l'1l
of Israel w<>nt astray from mr, t hey ~hall ("om I' w'nI'
to me to minister unto me, and they shall st 'lml bcforo
me to of/'pr unto me the fat Ilnd the hlood, sail1l the
J.;onl God: they shall enter illto my s'lne!uar...' , 11IH1
they shall come m'ar to my tah1<', to minister UlltO Ille,
and they shall !;:rep l11,\' eharge, "-Bzek -H: IS, 16.
23 Instead of this prophecy's showing two e1a~"r'l
of spirit-hegottC'n ones, it :-hows this: 'I'h'lt tho",:) e,Insecrated ones anu devoted to the LorQ's scniC'e wl're
mixed up at one time with" Chri'ill,!)(}olll" and ill<ll1]!ling in such formnlism as showcll that the...- IUlll gOlle
a~tray from the Lord, anLl they arc dcc;ignated 11'; Juving garments soiled, that is to ~ay, thry \\crc j,lultijh'll
,,,itlt others praC'tiC'illg form'! of wor<;hip, a11<l t(l :,>ume
degree at lea~i wcre mixillt!' with the world, 'I'll,.:- Q01.
a\\ ay from the true worship of ,TdlO\'1lh (;od. The

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r.rfie \\iATCI-IT0\VER.

prophc('y shows that, after tl1(')' bore their iniquity,

a rrmnunt rctumed to the Lord, and being cleamed
by him at the temple judg-ment, and their iniquity,
that jg to sa:-', their lawh'f>"lle~s, removeu, they were
fit for service. ThOSl', being cleansed and becoming
a remnant of all the antitypi~al Levites, borne prie::.ts
and some noupricsts, were all ul>signed to certain parts
of sen'ice in the Lord's org,lllizatioll. 'l'his fact was
on~rlooked in considering this very prolJhcey in Villdlcalial/, Book Three-, pages 265 to 26!J. This shows
how God's pt'Ople get into an error by taking for
grunted that we han~ u propel' undel'stanuing of the
propbce~' hefore the tim'.) the prophee~' is fulfilled. It
j.; another proof that no man can unuerstand prophecy
until it i<; fulfilled and no Illnll can intel'!)rct prophccy
at lJny time. \t the time 1he aforem('ntioned bouk
rillclifflfion was wriUell Gud had not rewall'd to IIi~
people the proper uutlel'standing of the "great mult ituuc".
24 ~ote also that before th('1'e was allY deflection God
gavo in~tl'U('tion to the hi~h J)rie~t that they should
IJl'ar the iniqUIty of the sall<:tuary. "And the Lord
said unto Aaron. Th'Ju, and thy sons, and thy father's
house \~ itll thce, shall beal' the iniquity of 1he ~:wc
tuary; and tholl and thy SUIl" \\ ith thee shall bear the
ini{luity of )"0111' priesthood," (Num. ] H: ]) Clearly
this rcfl'l'l'llf'C is to the house of Levite<;, berau"c Lhe
\'OJ"ds "Tholl, ;lllU thy SOilS, aud thy fat hcr's hfJul'c
with thec" could refer to Ilothillg ICbS than all th\}
trilx' of Levi. 'l'he Seriptlll'es irnnwd iately following,
uanl('ly, l\llmhl'l"s 1';: 2-6, pl'CS('I'ihe the dut ips of all
thl' Lcvitcs, both pri.st", U1l1lel'pl'iests U1HlnoJJprie,>ts.
I)rior to that .Jdlo\ah had ueclared ('Olll'emillg the
hi~h pricst 1hat 11 plate of }JUl'e gold be made and
thl'l'c shouill IJe ('1l'! ...WCII lIJ)OIl that plate the word",
"IIOLl:\ES,"; TO THE LOUD," whi(1t plate 1lI11<;t
he attuehed to 1he forefrollt of the miter of the high
Illif....t. and then adII,,: "Awl it shall bl' upon Aaron's
fordll~ad, that .\.aron may bedr the iniquity of the
holy thing,>, \\ hi{'h the children of Israel shall hal!ow
in all their hl,ly ~ifts." (Ex. 28: 35-38) Th('sc sCl'ip
tures show that hoth priest.,; ulld non!lriesh must I)('ar
ce11ain iniquities.
! l As marLing' the antitypical fulfillment of these
prophet ic statements note this: that at 1hl' coming
of the Lord Jl":;US to the temple for judgment of the
house of God the antitypieal Leyites, pril'sts und nOll
prif"Sts, hau ~onc ash'dY alllI all such mu;,t hear tlwil'
iniquity. Tllf'l'e is no indication that there arc two
spirit or di<;tinetly Sl'parate ela""es in this jlldgnwn1.
It h; c1Nlrly stated that the Imrpose of the coming of
till' Lord to the t(,Rlple was to clcans(' the suw; of Levi ;
<I;' it is written: "But who may abide the day of hi,>
eoming' and who shall stand when he appe[lr('th?
for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fnll,'rs' sope:
alld !Ll' shall sit a<; a refiner and purifier of ~il\'er; and
he shall jJurify the son~ of Levi, and purge them a<;
gold and sih'el', that thl'y may offer unto the Lord

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an offering in righteousnes"." (:!llal. 3: 2. 3) The'3c

\\'orus, ,. he shall purify the sons of Levi," mmt of
neccssity apply to all the untitYPleal I~evites, ilwludin~ the prie~tly nne! nonpril':>tly ela<'8. It is the rlean'ied
ones that are w",igned to the service of the Lord that
these may" offer unto the Lord an offeIing in ri~ht
eousness". All in line for the kingdom had to be
cleansed and pUl'ifit'd. Considering now the type in
connection wit h the propheey of Ezekiel (H: 10-] G),
it is seen that the Lcvites, after they had strayed ;UlO
alter thry had been cleansed anu retllrned to the
Lord, were not a~si~lled to a lo\.. er or le,;s fn\'oreu
plaee in the sen ice than tltey had occupieu IJeforc they
wpnt astray. Thi" shows that the 'bearing' of their
own inifluity' or law)es...ness (meaning a !cndl'-;<; COllr"l'
of action) could not refer typieally tu the Le\'itl''',
heing assigned to a Sl'('olHlary place UJ' posit 1011 in
heaven. Tbe fact that the l'lltire sIJit'it-bc~ottcII cumpany had to be rll'allseu when the Lord came to the
temple shows that the entire spirit-bl'g'otfl'll ('omp.lny
hall gune a-.hay and were !)l'ocl'cding' in all lllllawtul
manncr and that all who PO'i'i('<;sl.'d a rkht et)IHlit lOll
of heart Were elcnTlsed by the Lord and 1he faitld1l1
cla!'s who wel'e appro\'('d cOll"tituted tlj(~ I/ol'd's
"faithful ano wi:-,,! scrvant" claf>s. (:'Ilatt. 21: 1:i--!7)
'1'1)(' S('ripture'> f>how that the LorI} was an~r,\' \\ ilh
them hl'rull<;C they had gone astray, but whrll t h('~'
hat! bOl'11e their iniquity and werc c:leanseo Hlld for
g-i,rn they rpjoirctI and saiu: "And in that tiny tllou
shalt say, 0 Lord, I \\ ill praise thee; though thou
\\ast angry \\'lth llll', 1I1illc all~cr i" tlll'lled away, and
thou cOlllfortl'dst Illc."-I"a. l~: l.
2', Prior tu that timc the I'onseel'atcd of earth luoked
uJlon tbe politi('al rulers of tillS world as the" bi!!h"I'
pO\n~I'S ", whom they 111 ust obey, and tIll':' eon [ol'lllt'd
t1IU!l:',{'/\'CS )al'~e1y to tIll' pra(,ti('c.~ indul1-'.('d ill by
"Christcndom". But whell tliey withdrew from
Bab~'lon and \\,cr(' e!"allsed and rcjoiecu, 110 l1lorc did
they attribute ::.ah'atioll to any l'arthly powers Jlllr
look to l'31'thly pow('rs fol' prutl'l'tiun, hut said: "gl'hold, God is my ~al\'atioIJ; I wiil trust, and not be
afraid: for the Lortl JEII()\T~\Jf j" my S[l'l'Il!.\th and
my SOIl~; he also is become m~' sal\'atiun. 'l'lterl'I'l!i'c
\"ith joy shall yo draw water out of the wells,uf salvation.' '-Isa. 1~: 2,3.
A~GJo;LS SEItVA~TS

Nor i:-.; tlwl'e any l'e,]sun to cOllf'lude that the LOI<I

a~,iglls a portion of 1he spirit1J(':~ott(n Olll''i to 1>"
Sl'l'\'dnts of the "littlc floe!;'" in llca\'en lweamc t!wy
ha\'e \)C'I'1l a lc'~s faithful cla,,<;. The Lord :l])Jl(';n'" at
tli(' temple aceompanie(l by his host of holy aJl:~('I,> to.
do his s('l'vice. OI'Jtt. 23: 31) There would appe'ar to
he 110 n('ed to tr:ln"fer to heaven a great mult itu(l(~ of
spirit-he~wtten Olles who 11(1u been 0111:' partially LLlth
1'ul aw} give them a <,eeolldul':' pJaee of ~el'Yj('e in hea\'l'n with the ungcl" durin>:! the thousandyear rei~!ll of
Clll'i<;t. If thilt werc true, thell GOII would he ~'i\ ill~
partially fait Linl earthly creatul'l'S a po-;itiull equal
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to that of those wholly and entirely faithful angelic

hosts, which is both inconsistent, unreasonahle and
unscriptural. Certainly it could not he 5aid that Jehovah need,> to find room and some form of service
in heaven for a class of creatures that are viewed as
a sort of by-product of his work. When Christ was
on earth he declared that he was goin~ away and
would prepare a place for his followers that proved
faithful, and not for some also who proved only partially faitlJful. (John ]4: 3) The Script1ll'e'> do not
set forth promises to two classes of spirit-lwgotten
olles. 'flll'l'e nevcr was any Scriptural reason for hoJJil1"
o before men the h011e of a secondal'\'
I,lace in heaven
that might be reaclwd by way of the "haek door". It
is positively stated, 011 the contrary, that' all arc called
in one llOpc of our callin!!; " not two hopes (Eph. 4: 4)
'fhe begetting or ackllo\\ ledgment of his sons callcd
to the heannly plact' by the Lord is in one hope, and
that hope is to partake of the re:mrrcct ion of CllI,i..,t
JCSll.., to an illrol'rllptible in Ilf'1'itallC'r, (1 l't'L 1: 3, .1;
Phil. 3: ]1)) IIl~tead of a 11('avclII,V Oppo)'l11nity's beill~ l'cscl'Vcd for thoHe who Iwcome "II's,; fait h ful "
by drawin~ had, lind mixing up with Satan's otgalli.
zatioll it i.., plainly !>tatC'd in the HCl'iptures that ~lleh
as do dl'a\\' haek HllIl hl'cOllle ullfaithful arc as,;i~~lll'd
to dest ructioll.-Ileu. lO: :)~, 3('.
28 To have pmt in t he sin of[erill~ for mankind is
not of fir"t illlpOItallf'~ to thos\! who IW('Ollle the foI)O\\'(')'s of Christ .Tlsus, hut to th(01 that "hit'h is of
fir:-.t import<Ill(,1' is to sel'\'e God's or~:lIlization and
have It part with Christ .1(',,11<; ill the vindication of
.Jehovnh's nanH'. The' purpose of ju,;t ifieution and
npirit.II(,!.!;lttin~ is not primllrify to Iwve a part in the
gin ofl'e~1 in~ and as"i';tin~ to uplift the world, but that
\-:hieh is of chief illlpol't:UH'C is to ans\\,('r ~atan 's false
('!large a'.will-it Uod 11,\' JlI'O\,jn~ that the ('rl'aturc 10110wjlJ~ in the footste'p,; of Je,;us ean witbtand the
tssuult.., of Satan alld mnintaill his inte~~I'i1y toward
<Iod cv('n though that mcans to sueh a sacrificial death.
It is tIm" that one IIeCOIllPS m;<;oeiate<l with the great
Yindieator. The t::killg of 1I1<'n to hcawn is not of
primary importan(c. '!'he sac'rific'e of the followers of
C:ll'ist adtls nothing' to the great ransom sacl'it1ee to
Civc it more power or effe<.:tivcne..,s in the taking away
~f sins: Thel'('fore sUl'rifice for sins cannot he the
primary l'eaf>on for God 'f{ ju:,tifying men aIHl begetting' thcm as hb spirit ual SOil'>. Even the great sacrifice of Chri~t J('SUS producin~~ the rumnm was only
fccondary in importance. That which stands out as of
the greatest imjJortance is the vindication of Jehovah's
name. The force of thi,; arg-nment is also strong proof
'that God will not fix a scrondary 1'la('e in hC'aven for
some merely to save a great multitude fJ'Om dCo,trnction. Such is not cxprcssed in the Sc'riptl1l'es a., a
reason for God's providing a seconuary reward in
heawn and room for sen-ire for them to so s('rvc. Wlwn
we keep in mimI that the great issue which mmt be
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things take their proper place in the mind. as set

forth in the Seriptures, 'YIlPn we wait upon the Lord
to interpret prophecy, then we under5tand it and sec
the rcal truth.
OUTER COURT
20 It eleal'ly appears from the Scriptures that there
is no secondary place providc.:c1 in heaven for followers
taken from among!>t men and made spirit creatures.
It therefore abo dearly apprars that the outer court
of the temple ('ould not typify such a plare or rondition. The tabernacle in thr wilderness of ~lount Sinai
had onl\' aile comi and that one court was tro\lden
by a1111;e IJeople, as' well as by the Levites, }Jriesh awl
1l0npli"f,ts, (Lev_ I: I-U) It would tberefore piC'tuI'c
the same thillg as pietured by' the outer comt of th'~
temple, as sel'n in Ez('kid \; vi "ion (Ezpk. ,10: 17 ;
46: ~I.~-t), to wit: A ronditioll of justilkation or
stanclin!! heforc God of the new rl'C:ltm'C'; in C'hri.t,
awl of all tho,,;(, of mankind that nrc IH'OU:!llt inj 1
hal'mOllY with .)('11Ova1l ll" Chri,,1. The fneat multitude
'stanJ l~dlJl'(~ the thronc: cloth('d in white r(Jh~,;'. that
is, they have a stanJing of aplJ1'o\'al h('for(: (:ocl, III
tIle 1emp]t, (I') it ap!lrarell in thc \'ision of Ezdd(I,
tIl(' oll1c'r {,Olllt i.., cnte1'cd hlld lrodden hy 1hr Ilrilll'r
and hy the people in general (Ezl.'k. 1u: ~1-10), and
this WI,uld )ll'O\'(' that the out!']' court does not t~'pify
a spit'it ('oIHlitioll ill thc invi"ible heaveJls, Illlt a ('Oil
ditioll of jll..,tlfilatioll or stallllillg heforc the Lord iJr
those who arC' on the "ul'th and who are de\'ot,'/l to
nod. 'l'h"sc arc ppople of good will, tile" ot h('r "hctp"
of .Ie-iu,;' flo('k, the "gl'c'at multitude", ulld \I ill worship in thr ollle'r ('our1. ~o\\' h~' reaSOll of thcil' faith
in .J(hondl nod and Chri"t .hSllS and of their f/cuine(
to God's o1'~:lllizatioll, tlw ('Ity of l'du~'(', tht,\' havc' a
stanJillg' a1l1l, there rontinuing faithful, th('~' \I'i)l haH'
proteetioll, as }ll'o!llis('d, at .\rT1l:l!!t,ddoll. JIl the t:I1Jerllacle the pi'l,ple were cxe]lHll'd fl'Oll1 the; Jloly, :lIld
only the III ie~t \las pel'mitt('ll thtre; lmd 1Id.; \\'ollid
prove that the IToly pit'lm'('" the spirit-lll'e(01 !l'1l condition of God's Jll'ople while 011 the earth. The- :.\lo~t
lIoly pidur('cl heaven itself.--JIeh. 9: 23, 2-1-

WAVE OFFEHING
30 The passover lamb \\'as sae)'ificccl all the fourteenth day of the first month. The fi ftec'nl it clay of
that month was observecl as a sahbath 01' 1 r,;t t1.lj'.
Prom the mOl'row after the sabhath, that is, on the
sixteenth day, thc count lwgan, nnd fifty da~ s eOllnted
from that time' forward brought thr l)('oplc to the tby
of P(ntecost. "And ye "hall eOllnt unto you {mm tll('
monow after the sahbath. from the du~' that :'-l'
brollght the shraf of the wave ofl'erin~; "cn~n ~abhatil';
shall he <'omplr-tc: cycn unto the morrow aft!'r the
sevcnth sahhath shall ye numher fifty (la~'s, a1l(1 ye
shall oflcr a new meat offering' unto the Lrml." (J,('\',
23: If}, lu) The "sheaf (Jf the firsll'J'uih of [tIll']
ltal'\-('~t" (\'S, 10), that is. the ,,11cal' of the Wine of;(,1'ing, was offcr('d at the b..giI1llilJg of tltc~ f1fl,\- da,n;.

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There was a "new meal-offering" (R.Y.). It was

offered at Pentecost and consisted of two lO<lwS baked
of fine flour and baked with leaven, and this was
offered together with a burnt offering-: "Ye shull
bring out of your hahItation'! two wave loavc's, of two
tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour; they shall he
baken with leavcn; t1H'y are the firstfruits unto the
I.ord, And ye shall offer with the bread seven lamb'l
without hlemish, of the first year, and one young
bulloek, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offerin~, and th(,ir
drink ufi'('rings, evpn an ofLering made by firc, of swcet
savour unto the Lord. Then ~'e shall sacrifice one kid
of the !!out<; for a sin orrrl'jn~, and two 1umhs of the
first ~'car for a l>acrifi('e of peace offerings.\nd the
pri(",t shall wave them with the hread of thr firstfruits, for a wave oIT('ring before the IJonl, witll the
two lamh-;; tJ\(y shall he holy to the Lord for the
priest. "-Lev. 2:l: 17-20.
31 At onc time in the p:Jst this l>tatemellt was puhli';]l('d, to wit: Thp two loaves r('present<'d, th('1'efol'e,
the two (Ia:;,e~ of the ('ow:eerated-the o\('rcoming
little flfwk and the' gl'l'at company' of the ('oll<;e('ratrd
servants of <:011." (Tile 1\'attlttowcl' ]~;!)K, page GR)
In that ~am(' puhli('atioll tltio,; statl'llwllt was aJ<:cl made:
"The two loaws l'(,present[('dj the same tiling as the
two goats 11l'('SCllt('d on thp day of aIOIH'm('nt." The
two quofatiolls abo\'e do Hot appear to lie eOllsi"tellt.
The latter stat(:mcnt ~('{'!llS to he 11 mOl'r neilrl,\' ('OJT,'et
one, to wit, that the two 10il\,('S rl'IH'('"cllleJ the s:tme
thiJ1~ as the two goats ]>r('"cnt('ll on the (by of atollem'nt. \\ThCIl the iwo goats \\'('re prcs('ntcd, lots were
enst to sllOw that the' seleet ion was not aI'hilrary hilt
that the COU1'SO of a(tiou whi('h cach goat took detcrmined whi('h way the lot HllOlIIll fall. One of tho'.e
lots signifird the Lord '~; goat, 1111(] the other the ca"taWIl~", It showed It did<;iolJ of a eCl'tain cla<,s. Both
goats werc Ill'('"ented to the Lord, and \\'('1'0 in 11Ile
for l>llcrifiec, and the Lon] <1i"po<;ed of them ae('ordiug
to the ('ourse of urtjoll tnkcn hy each olle. One was
selected foJ' a ~ncJ'ificl' ; the ot hl'r was cust a wa.y as the
"('vil l'ernmt", 'l'he ()ffcl'in~ was waved ld'ore the
Lord, ns it aPI)('ars, for the snme purpose, that is to
say, that the Lord mi~ht indicate his acceptance of
one and the r('j('ction of til(' other. In the consc;cra
tion of thr priesthood the offering' was put 011 the hands
of the pril,,,t and waved hefore the Lord. "And :.\[ose'!
[picturing the Lord him"eJ] took them from off thl'ir
hauds, and humt t1lCm on the altar upon the hurnt
offering; they were consecrations for a sweet savour;
it is un oft'e.-ing made by fire unto the Lord." (Lev,
8: 28) Thus was shown acceptance by thr Lord.
32 Concerning the wave offering at l'cntrcost the
record is: I I Y C lihall hring out of ~"0l1l' hahitations
two wave loaves, of two tenth deals; they shall be of
fine flour; they shall be bakc,il with lravcn; they are
the firstfruitii unto the Lord." (Lev. 23: 17) The two
wan' leaves, therefore, appearrd to picture a dividing

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of those who were presentrd before the Lord, one part

of which is wholly devoted to the LorJ, and th(> other
part or ela~s not wholly devoted to him, Followin~ the
fulfillmelLt of the pa.<;sover the day of Pentecost marked
the outpouring of the holy ~pirit in fulfillment of
Joel's prophecy. .At that first fulfillment thcre was
a division amon~ those who claimed to be on the side
(Jf Jehovah God at that time: I I ~\nd there were dwelling' at .Term;alem, Jews, devout men, out of every
nation under' heaven. And they were all amazed, and
weI'e in douht, saying one to another, "That mea.neth
this? Others, mocking, said, 'l'hc'se men are full of
new wine." (.A('ts 2: 5, 12, 13) After hearing Peter,
many who had heen in douhi were convinced and
}H'al'd and believed his statemellt: "Th('n they that
::rlaJly r('('eived his word were haptizcd; and the r-,f.lme
day there were added unto them ahout three thousand
SOLI!:;, " -..:\(t s 2: 41.
33 Kow concNniJlg the second outpouring of the holy
spirit, 01' the fulfillment of Jo('I't! proph('('y in (,OIllpld(,lll'~S, this ()('('uITed uft<:r the eomill~ of thp LCJl'(l
to the ternple for jll<lj.{ment. That was the antitypil'al
l'clltr('ost, or ('ornplete fnlflllnH'nt. All of' the ('Olhe(,l'at('l! wpre then prl'<;cnted h('flll'!' the Lord for .il1d~
lllt'llt and d~terrnillation as to whirh ~holtld l'e(",i\c
hi" aPPl'oval and ('Iliel' into hi" joy. Th('re wn" a diVi<,joll at thai time...\11 pn',,\'nt('d W('J'(' illlperl'('{'t in
tlJ('m"l'ln~s, amI. this was r(,pJ'('~('lltr<! by tIt< ]1':lVpn
in the 10a\'cs, and not all IHISS('~"l'd the sallie 1l('al'l
condition. Nome \\'('re mo\,<'<! by ~('lfi"hlJ(''''') \\htle
others d('sin',] the approvlIl of the Lon1 c;od ,:I)(1\"e
(,H'j'ythin~~ else Hnd Wl're th('J'(,fol'(' de\'oterl to tIt<'
L()J'(l, r('al]Y alld willill~ to do hi" will whats(J('\'l'r that
mi'.rht he. 'l'here was a 1';('Jlurat ilJll 01' divi..,iOll. Thi"
corrc~;pon(l('d with the pUl'il''yill~ 01' the SOIlS 01' Ll'\'i.
Olal. 3: 2, 3) Out of that fipry 1<''>t then apJllil'(l ('allle
the" faithful lIud wi"p sl'1'\','lli", to whom till' Lord
committed all hi" kin~(]olll int('l'l'<;t<; on the ralth, ..\1.
the same time th(,l'p apprnr('(] al"o the / I evil S('1'\ ant"
da<;s, whieh is not approved hy the Lord. Doth w('re
in 1llle for the kill~dom wh('1l Ill'CS('lltl'll b('fore the
Lord, hoth WCl'e impcrfect in th('lll;,pl\,('s. as in(]i('atc<!
by the l('a\'('n, one (Iass was <'I1'/lll'ird alld IH'ceptp<! h;
the Lord to ofl'rr lin offcring in righteouslH'SS !H'I'Ol'e
him, and tIle other clao,;s wa<; cast awa,\". pralt
21: 4;;51) On the same (la~- of t h(' wavc offel'illg the
}>l'i(s1. })l'oelaimed a holy COil vocation alld t hat no
sl'l'\'ile work should he done on that day: 1/.\11d ye
shull proclaim on thr <;l'l1\ame day, thut it may br an
holy convoratio!l unto you; ye "hall do no servile \\ol'k
therein: it dwll he a "tatnl<: foJ' e\'('r in all J'oUJ' <1w(lliugs throughout your g('nrrations," (T~ev. 23: 21)
S('l'vile work could only be SUdl a~ that done in the
De\"il's org'anization. The j)rie"ts working on this
d<:y of atonement were guiltle;,s, and the same mu;,t
be true of the grcat high pril'st and the undrrpri('sts
and of the Levites on this day,-:.\I:ttt. J2: 5, G.
31 Since the outpouring of the holy spirit upon l< all

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WATCJ-1T0\'vETt

flesh ", HUlt is, all spirit-hr;:rott<,n ones appro\'(~rl by

Jehovah, tl!E'Y mu~t work ill obedience to the commandment of the Lord. (Joel 2: 28,29; Acts 2: 16-18) This
go<;pel of the kingdom must be prodailIJcu on this
day, and that is their work. (:\Iatt. 2l: H) Jehovah's
witnesscs mtl~t ~ce to it that on this day, the day of
consecration and devotion to the Lord, they must wor.ship God in spirit and in truth, and such worship is
pcrffJ1'nwd by giving ohedience to the commandments
of the Lord in doin~ hb l->el'\'ice.
30 It is reported from time to timc that tlwre are
controvcn.ies among some of the companir-; of (;o,l's
prnfc'>sed people llOW on carl h. Su('11 is ('olwlllsi ve
evidence 1hat those who illflulgf' in ~lll'h contrO\'crl->ICS
or strife for personal ad\':lIlt~l~e arc 1I0t ill 1';1et in Ihe
temple but arc a;,sodating- thcm"t]n.'s \\ ith those who
aTe in the temple, '1'ho"c who are <1e\'oteJ to Ootl and
to his kingdom should refl'ain from lInll(('po.,sUl'y dis
cus:-:ion., with opposers and l)\'oid tllo<;c who SI'C\;: to
cauo.;e oi\"i"ions, (Hom. 16: 17, l~) TIHl Pl'oPPI' uttitlllie
of tho~e who Imvc eomf) into 1he hon...c of the LOl'l} is
exprcss(d by thr p;,almist. (Ps. 12~: 1-9) All the faithful ones, pl'i(':-,ts aud "('vitI'S. tire standinY; approved
in the COllY;I'I'~ati()11 of the Lm'd, IH'aring all theil' fOI'f)heads the lWIlW of .Jl'hovah, and tou;ethcr are :-.illglllg
th(' lll'W son~~. There ron<;t Ill' ('omplete hanllom' a1ll01l"
all of tho"e \\ho an' wholly "('votl'll to .Jl'llo\ah
in hal'moll~' \\ith .Jehrl\ah awl Chl'i~t .}P,II", the JIigh('1' Powers of the Plltire ol"!.wllization,
~atan's 01'
ganizutioll ('oll'iists o( all th'N~ who arc ll~~ain'it GOll
and hi<; kill'!OUIIl, and ~atall Hlld Gog al'e the higher
pOWt'rs of that wil'k('d Ol'glllli,latioll, 'rhl' Lord ha~ his
rcpl'cs('ntatin's all the ('artll \\ ho M'I'\'C ill his organization 1I1lJel' the dirl(,tion of C[ll'bt .JhU'i, the great
IIig-h Priest. ~ome of t hl'St' are pidtll'ed b~' t hp uudl'rprit'sts, and oth('T's are pic'llm'd by thc others of the
trihe of Levi. All a1'C 1;(\ it.-.~, but not all oet'upy the
same pla('e in the t'at,thly part of nod'~ or!!:lnization.
It is Wl'ittplI, ill 1 CurinthLlII'l 12: lS: "But now hath
God set the ml'mbets l'vel'y one of them ill the body,
liS it hath JlI('a~l'd him." There arc 110 hO~~I'" in UOd'R
earthly or~al1mltioll, and if an.\'fHle arbitrarily :lSsumps to ho~" he i~ almo'>t certain to he rl'llloved by
the Lord. That Joes not mean, hO\\,('ver, t hat no olle
on ('Ultll shall transmit tltl' ill'<tl'lll'tiOlI<; (If God's organization to others. \\Y e IIlll'lt kno\\" that the Lorll
io;; ('oll<ludil1~~ hi,; or~,lIIiZ,ltilln nt'('ol'(}ing' to hi'l pcrf('ct
wisdom :Hld he has his own good way of lhrcrtin~
hi,; wOlk If ('n('h :1I1c1 ('\'PI'.\' olle of the followcl's of
Chl'i<;t, on ('alth should follow his own conrse in the
performance of servi('(', t11l'}(~ would he Ilothing ('he
than confu"ion, alld that coul,l not he u('cordin~ to the
will of God: "For God is 110t til<' author of con[n!.ion, hut of }>{'a('e, :1:> in all ('hurches of t he ~aints,"
(1 COl', H: a:~) 'J'hcre Inn"t be peU('e and orl!p1', an.]
it is cer1nin that the Lord is dirc('tin~ his llr~anizatioll
aud scnil:e anJ usin(~ tho>;(' OJJ earth 3(coltlillg to hi'l
wiD. The W.\TCII TO\\'r:R BmLE & TH.\cr :)ocn:TY, the

ana

Br.00KLYX,

K Y.

eorporatiol1, w:n or~ani7,rd to comply with the law~

of the law} that arc not contrary to God's Jaw, 'flJe
corporation and it'> pro])p1' ope rat ion ('Ita bl,'~ God'"
peol,Ie to render unto Caci-,ar the thill'!s th:1t arl'
C'ac')ar's, or which the Ia,v of the land jll'lJjl( l'1y re11Uil'es. The" Society", ao;; thnt tL'rlll is gt'nl'l'all,> w,,'d,
eon:;ists of all of the anointed one" 011 eal'th \\"ho1 ('Oil
tillllC faithfully doing the Lord's servicc alltl who l'I1gage in the orderly 1'1'0C'l'dul'e of ser\'lCc. Surh :mointed ones, hy the Lord's grace, working in a hudy, are
('nahled to l'elHkr unto .JdlOvah thc thill;r'i tllat ;.re
GOll's. Thr chief ('one-('rn of e:1<'11 011C is and ~hould IH'
to do with hi" 1l11~.dlt the thing to wliieh he io;; <I""j'!lll'd
aud to do it always as unto the LOIJ, "\YJ[('t!wr Ihrrefore ye pat or (hink, 01' whatso('\"cr yc <10, d'l nil til
the glory of Cod" (1 Cor. 10:;)]) })oin~ tl[(' 1.,,1'(1'.,
H'l'vicc in thi" Illallllrr, thp an,)'II1l'd an' no\\' j'lllfillill~~
ill antilypc that \\hich wa" pcrJ'ormcIl by IL(, ('lltir('
trihe of Levi in type. Those who are \\holly c1.'votl'll
to Jehovah will 1I0t be disposl'd to ('ng-agl' in ('oil t T'o
\'Cl'SY, di-;t:u;,sion-; and ha~~~Iill~ as to wlictlH'[' III' Ill)t
someone in the ol'ganizatioll IS I\cei\'ill~ ntlltl' (II' It",;,
honor than tlie~' arc Ileci\'ill~. It is (lot! tlll"!l~h
eh rist ,J I':->U" t Ilat i<; {'Olll hl<'t III~ his work, awl h)'.;
servant is l'l'o.;l'ollsLhle to lllll LOHll, anel tltl' Lol'(} \\ ill
det('1'lIIl1w willthel' or not 1hat [)f'rson is Pl'olJl'!'ly
}'pndcl'ing scrvi"l'. (Hom. U:.j) \\'hat Jift'('l'I'w'e
it make \\'llI'l"e olle ,;ern''i in the Lord's ol'galli".l1 ion:
'rile qU(;,t iOll that l->IIOUld InOt"P JeepI~- COIlt'Cl'll (',1('1I
Olll' is, Am I t"ailid'ully P('l'fOl'JIl1l1g' th(' sl'l'\"il'e to '.', hi('h
I am a~l->I!!Il('d, and am I Ioyall~' alld faitlJfllll~' 1l1:11l1talll111;.{ my illte~l'ity towarll .h:hovah! Tlte vilJdi"<Itioll of his nallll is the Vl"eat qw.,tlOn 1'01' final !'dlk!llcnL Faithl'ulnl'')') 011 the part of each "1'('\:1111 i~ 1"'quil'ed, :1110 ollly tho..;( \\ho an' Jo.\al and Llithful \\J11
participate ill the \ IIlJil.'atioll of Jeho\'lth 's IWIIII'. . \11
thc uJ11itypi('al Levit(,s all tl1l' (','trth will he ~ill,~ill!.!;:
"I was glall whell th(')" said HIll0 me, Ll't 11'; ~11 lido
the hou<;c of the LOI'I1. Our fl'et fo,hail stand \\ ithlll I j;y
gates, () Jeru<;all'IIl, .Jel'u~aIl'J1l is lJuiltkd a'i a eit~
tll:lt i; cOlllpad to::!:etllt'r: whlthcl' the tl'iIH'') :.',11 \Ir~,
the tribe, of Iltr' Lord, \lido tlte t('"tinH'llr or 10.;1';.' I
to ~i\'C thunb; unto the name of the LOlli: Fill' tllI)(:
are :-.d throll{'s of judgmcllt, the thl'Olll:S of t 1:(' I:\lll<,e
of ])a\"il1. Pray for the peacc of J('l'U~alelll: tl,( .. ,hall
prosj)('r thnt 10\'C thee. Peace lIe WIthin thv \\ali., and
JH'o<;pcrity \,,'ithin thy palaces. For my b~'dh!'(,ll' ;lI1d
companions' sa!i:{'s, I wili now I-,;IY, 1'1',]('1' 1>(' \vithin
thi!c. l1eeam;(' of the house of the LorJ om Cp<1 1
will f,rck thy good."-Psalm ]~2,

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101' lll~ and 11~~ fOU~' JHIBlstlY Httt~l\\:U'l.
~ 2:;. \\',t1l l,i<h"H"ll laet-, l'l,m! 'jC' b'II. I\!'('ll and IlltV tlul
tIll", of Lei I \ ... l~ 1Jl.de 1111 om,!:! 1I1l,,'.
'
-: G S. I~).!,la;1I th() ml;I~I<.H. for v.hat l~ H"'lInlt.l <1{ 1:).,.,1.1~
3~: ~I" t.ll'! the rn.apo,;>e of ,dJ:lt wtJ~ therp t'u;Jlll',Jld("l,
c; !~-12. ",'hat f.~l ~; ~~h)\V t1,~~t t.he lsi" Itl'J \Yl'll' <i j'l;t~;.\ ~~ t
asnJc 1qr ~lr~H"{) to tlw LIJJd: J1u;.. \Lt~ it tll:t tL' L\\ :1"1
C:1Illt: into tld:~ !;~I\ll'(', y,h("n'n~ lit J:;;:cpt Gud ~Il.d ,-~,t f .... l,:...,

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I, 19:':6

FJ1le WATCI-IT0WER.

tho llr8tborn of all the tribes of Israel as the specially

favored ones of Israel f
13, H. Show tlmt the rclationslup of the llriests and tho
others of the trihe of Levi, toglther wIth their appointed
privilegps of Sflr\l/,c, was propllctic. Explain the fact that
the Levitl's dill not go into the ~Iost Holy on the day of
atonement.
1:J, 16. 'Vith scriptur('s and fucts, show whether the nonpriests of the Levites could typify a less faithful spirit
bl'f{ottcn company.
17. That of the trib/' of Levi th{'rc wero pri('~ts, under
priests nnd 1l0npJicsls, all dOlll~ sNviee to the Lord ncconlillf{ to his eommaU<lll\{'llls, W:lS of what t~'pien I si[;.
nificaucl'l Point out the cShential pri\il{'~e ull,l responSi'
bility of all \\ ho are of the antitypical tnhe of Levi.
1820. What strollMly corroboratIve mformatioll in thIS con
nCl'tion is seen in Goa's Inw wl,ieh pronded "for cItie~ of
refugef Of \\hat significance h{'HJ is the rcc(Jf(II~onccrning
tho "Nctlllnimd" 1 'fhat cOllcernmg Korah of the trihe
of Kohuth1
21-:W. EXl'JaIll Ewkicl 41: 10, J:J, 1G. What is now clearly
Been as to \\ h"n an,l by \\ hOlll di\ ine prol,h"l'y can be
proper!)' ulld(.'f~tood1 Pomt out how other SI'Ilpluri's sh(IW
that lJOth !'lle,ts allll lIollrri,,~t. must hear ('{'rlam llIiq'
uitics. AI'I,ly these prophetic scrIptures, tog-pI her wIth

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Malachi 3: 2,3, ~htthew 24: 4.3-17, and Isaiah 12: 13,

sho\\ ing their fulfillment.
~ 27,28. With scripfure~, show whether there is any reason
for holding bef'lre !lien the hopo of a secondary phce in
h{'aven that mny I", re:l.che.J. through only partial faithiul
ness. What is God's !,ur[use in Justlfying men an,l be,:;ct
tmg them as his splfltufl.1 sons~ What uoes this show as to
God's pronumg a secondary rewaru in heaven for sorno
of these1
fI 29. "110 used (a) the eourL of the tabernacle and (b) the
outer court of the temple as seer.. in vision by the prophet
E/ekiel' Apply that prophetic fact.
~ 303:::. What \\a~ the \\:.I\'e ofTcnng1 W'hen, how, for 'Ihat
purpose, >las that otIering mudd Compare therewith tho
presenting to the Lord, by Aaron, of the two goats in the
tabernacle S{'f\ i(,ll on the day of atonement, Pomt out
fulfiJlrni'nt of tho&c prophetic llictUles.
~ 31,3.3. What do the Scriptur<'S re'llllre now of aJl spintbegotten OJl('S approve<l by .Jehovah ~ "'hat is the' l,ro[,er
athlulle of all \\ h'l han' ('ome mlo the hou~c of thc 1.01 d I
How has Jehovah }"o\111",1 for fJrdcrly procedurc by tli",f)
devoted to him 111 ,1')lIlg I,l~ SCI vice entl u8lc,l to thplJ. ? \\ hat
d,tfelPllcc U"CS It make \\herc 0111' ~en/'~ III tl,c 1.0:11 's
organizatIOn r \Vhat, th"n, is c%pnlml. an.J. \\),)' 7 What
is seen to be the purpose of Psalm 122'

THE DAY OF GOD'S PREPARATION

J~JIOVAT1

COD is prepariu~ for battle ngainst

the enelllY. There is now no possibiJ ity of preventing thai great hattle. Cod fOl'l'told it by his
prophets WIWll lie dirr<:ted, partic'nlarly throu~h his
prophet .Jeremiah (23: 2J, 2:~), thnt the cup of his
fury should h0. h:lIldpd to all the nations. Had the
tt'lll'hc'rs
"olwmized Christ iall ity" stood IJ~' God's
'\'ord and cau'>ed the I>t'ople to hear the divine truth,
the great battle llpon "Uhl'i<,telltloIll" would ha\'e
been u\'oiikd. But not now! Prophetically, (:od an1I0UllcrS his dl'("i',ioll w!wn he llireds his prophet to
take the wille cup of his fury and pass it to en}'y nation. The prolJhet Jeremiah writes: "l<~or tllIl'J saith
the Lord GOll of Israel uuto mr, 'rake the \\ ill<' rlip
of hiR fury at Illy hand, und came all thc' nations to
whom I seud thee to d1'illk it. And they shall drink,
and be moved, uud he mad, hecause of the ~word that
I will send alllong them. . . . Awl [Ill the kin~~s of the
north, far owl nra1', onc with anothc'1', [Iud all the
kingdoms of the worlo, which ure upon thc' f<lee of
the earth: and the king of Shrshaeh [Bahylon) shall
drink aftrr tllCm.' '-Jer. 25: 15-~6.
Tile "wine ('Ull JI is a Hymhol of the potion whieh
Jehovah has dc'creed shall he drunk hy all the ruling
powers of t he earth. "Shrsha("h" is one of the names
applied to Bahylon, whkh means the J)r\'il's organization, and thC'l'cfol'e the prophecy partirularly applies to "Chri"tendoIll", so ('ailed, or "organized
Christianity' ". It applirs, of course, to ull of the
Devil 's reli~ions, but greater responHibility is u])on
those who have had amlJle opportullit~, to know oetter.
'Yhile God procreds with this preparation, lie causes
notice of his purpose to be delivered to the nutions.
-:Matt. 24: 14.
By his prophet (~ratt. 2: 3.35) Jehovah foretold
the end of the ncntile times, the end of tlw world, and

or

the lJC'ginning of the reign of Chri"t, [lnd stnted tlwt it

would he marked hy the 'Yol'!d War, (lui('kly follo\\t'd
hy famines, PC,>ti1<'IICCS, distrcss of nation'J, the 1'('g;lthcring of the sl'atlc'red n'mn,lIlt or Jehovah's f:lithfijI sl'rv:lntH, alHl the fl'deration of the ol'galli7atioll'J
of "Christendom ". The ]1h~'siral fad..; in fulfillment
of this great prophcl'y Ill'gan to rOll1e to pa..;'J ill the
year 1914. Bd\\'('('1l tll:lt date all(l l!l1S, Chri..;t .J('~,1I'-:.
the great execnt i\'r (lflieer of .J l'1IOV:I h, onst I'll Na t;11l
from heaven. Kext ill onler then'after is the pl'l'pa I'atioll for thc final Il:lttle for the dl'slruttion of Satan'~
organization. The evil ol'{.~,J1Iization that control'J tlte
lIntions of the c'arth mnst be destroye ,l hefore ('hl'i"t
Jr,;us, c'<lrth's rig-htful Kin!!;, inaugurates rigllteolhness amcJIlgst the nations of the earth. Hatan i'J m,1\"
de\'otin~ his attention to the earth, us the great l'1'ophet Jesus foretold; and "heeause he knowdh that he
hath but a short time", Satan is preparillg for t"e
final battle. (Hcv.12: ]2; 16: 14) Ju-;t when that ~'1"':'t
hattie will take plaec i'J not now re\'ealcd to mall: but
because thr preparations are lJeing mmlC', the iwlit'ations arc that it will come to pass in the very nral'
future.
'l'he prophrt Nahum had a vi'Jion conce)'JJill!~ :."inrwh, the ruling city of A-;S)Tia, awl he hc-gan his
prophecy hy saying, "'l'he burJI'Il of KiIlrwh." The
word "burden" means" an utterallee of doom". II is
prophecy that follows relates to the day of God's preparation for the exprC''Jsion of hi..; ycnl.';ranrc H;2.ain,;t
his mrmy, and inridentally refl'rs to Satan's Jll'l'puration also. ~\.ssyria, it will he l'prallcd, \\'as the
Devil's organization in ,vhich polities held ~way, awl
at the same time the political ell'l\lc'lIL was alJly HUpported by the cOlllDlcrcial and rdi~iolJ<; rlrl\lrnt..;. The
{ac't that Nahum's prophecy is dirrr!",l H~aill,t ~ille
veh, the <,apital city that ruled As~~ ria, is st l'on~dy

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BROOKLYX, ~.

Yo

Jehovah calls his people by the name .Ju<1<1h, besignificant that the day of preparation marks a period
of time when, in the ,,"odJ organization, politics hold cause Judah means "prai<;(: to Jehovah", Dnd they
sway, and at the same time the political rukrs are praise his name; and in this connection, for the furth:'r
ably supported by Big Business and the religious encouragement and comfort of his own people, I.e
says to them: "0 Ju<1ah, keep thy solemn feash, Jlerclements.
The conditions exi~ting at the present time exactly form thy vows [that is, having hcm hroll:~ht ;lIto en'
fit the description of the prophecy. JU5t now it is the covenant for the kingdom, be faithful to it] : for t::(,
political rulers who arc making peace pacts and trea- wicked 5hallno more pass through thel'." (X,lh. 1: 1:i)
ties, and forming leagues, and declaring that they are The faithful rt'mnant }lllS been clean"ed that the me,;)going to make thl.' world safe for delllocraey and a ber~ thereof Illi~ht "offer unto the JJord un oreril1'~
desirable pla('e in whieh to live. In this they are ably in rightcou~ne:,s", -\vhich offcl'in~ is the prais() of thl.'lr
tmpported l)y the commercial power,;, which powers lips amI their full heart dpyotion to him. (;'la1. :1: 1-:';;
join in the cry of "PellPe!" and at the same time are lIeb. 13: If}) They appreciate the faet that th('y h:1\ U
SIk.'llding' g'rcat sums of monl.'y to prepare for war. been taken illto the ('ovenant hy sacrifil'e anrl for t::'~
'rhe claim is that 1110 hest way to pl'e\'cllt war is to kin~dom, and joyfully perform thrir part. (P~o.;.
prepare for war, In other worth, the best way to pre- GO:5,14j 2-1:4; Hum. 1~:1) This fac:t is [\noth,'J'
"cnt two mcn from killing each other is to arm cadi proof that whalsopv('l' was written in the Scripture'i
afol'etimc was written for the benefit and ('Ill'ouru!!('onc of them with all the gUlls he ran carry,
In the peace mon'lllent:; and war Ill'Pjlarations the ment of th(J~e who de\ote themsdwR whollv to III<'
elel'g,v anclreligioll'i leaders are giving' their unstint<'d Lord God and proye faithful to him in til(' J;1-;t. da,\ 'i.
'l'hen the prophet shows .Jdl()\ah preJlarin~ 1'01' the
liupport. 'l'he~,m religiolls leaders oceupy hi~h sC'ats at
the coulteils helil fOl' the rOll'ii(lcl'at ion of n world ar- siege of the ellemy and hiq stl'()n:~hoj(ls. 'l'1H' I'.\(,t tli:)t
l"llUgrm":lf. to 1)\'O\'l'nt war. It was in the ~'ear 1929 God foretold thl'ou~h his pl'oJlh<:t the day ill whil'h
that the gl'(~at politil'al power r(\stoJ'el1 telllporal power .Jehovah '\OIt1tl In'ppare fol' battle is proof that th:
to Uw Iw,ld of the ('lllll't'h of Home, and a lm':.{e Rum of battle will he fon~ht. The physical f:ll'ts whit'Ii \\'e IllJW
mOllCY was handed to the pope in ('ollncetioll there- sec show the fulfillllllnt of the prophet')', alld Hl'e 111'Od(
with, whil'h cvi(kntl? the finallci('l's had sOlllethill~ to also that the great. hattie is in the WI')' lle;\l' flltUJ'l',
do with jlJ'oYil1ing'. ;\ II t ilC facts show that the political Addl'l'ssjll~ tlll,se \\ ho arc of Zion, whidl j'i (: oil's Ol'
rulers lue in the sal1l11e, Big' BusilH'~s lIlId the pl'eath. ~nnjzatioll, and who are wat('hing the fulfillment of
ers arc in the (')llll'iot, allli the cntire combine i'l mo\'- God ';,; prophecy, XahnIn the prophet of the Lord ~ay:--:
"JIe that da'ihdh ill picl'es is come up hl fore thy
in~ 011 to the grcat dirnax, .\ll the facts show tll3t
face," That ml'ans that Christ .Jesus, the gll',tt. l'~c('u
Nahum's }lrophery is lIOW in couI'se of fulfillment.
The vi:-.ion of 1\ahlllll l'an now he lllldl'rstO(J(l and is tive of!il'er of .Jehoyah, is pl'l's<'nt and pl'l'p:\l'illg' the
undtJstood h,\' thos(' who arc dcvotl\d to the Lord, be- sie~i., which he docs after l'a~t ing' Satan out of he:)wn.
Another of God's prophf'ls de:-.crib('i tlie ll1i~ht If
cause its fulfillml'nt has hrgun and is J)l'o~ressin!~. The
officer
of .Jehovah, Chri:-;t JI'c,lIS, as the llIalil 01' wa't'
nam(' Nahum means "eol11l'ort('l"', and hi'i propheey
contains words of ('omfol't to the Ill'ople of God, The club with which he beats to pit'l'(''; the ('Ill'llly org,lIlianointcd arc told that .Jehovah if; slow to anger amI zation, and Slll'eificalJy nalll(''i Bab~ lOll as t Ilat ('llI'lH.\'.
great in power; that he will not al'ijnit the wicked, (Jer. 51: 20~,1) ..\ JlprolJriate to t h i'i same t ill1l', tiw
but that he will have his OWI1 way in the tl'oulJle, and Lord's prophet Isaiah (8:!), lO) says COIIl'l'l'Ill11~ lll\~
that he has in mind tho<;(' that trllst him.(Xah. 1: 1-7) compact of the Ll'a!.,'llC of ~utjlJlls: "Gird y(Jlll'c,..]I'I"';,
These fire wordo.; of rom fort to tllO~e who arc in "the and ye shall he broknt in l)ic("cs, 'l'al,e cOUllSl'l (ogctht 1',
and it shall {'orne to llou2:ht."
secret place of the .:\lost High' "
Further 11l1<ll'cs<;illg' GOll 's anointed (In('s ('ollcl'rninu;
Aftcr these words the Lord tpHs h is own that he
will makc an u11('r end to tilt! \rickeu and that at1liction the preparation for the sieg'e Ilgaillst the (III'IIl.', X,-shall Ilot ;Jrisc the second time. (~ah, 1: 8-11) The hum the prophet f>HYS: "Keep the llIunit iOIl, \vat ('h
prophet tells how the dement,> of the ('nemv org-aJli the WilY, m,:ke thy loins strong, fOliify thy }101';('1'
zation arc folded to:~cther like thorns awl dJ:llnk with mightily [that is, pull yOUl':--d VI'S togPl hi]' fil'lldy 1.
ambition and their O\\'ll schemes, but that God is pre For the r~ol"(l [.JCh0\'11h] hath tUl'lled away [from t:hl
paring to destroy them like stuhbh>. 'fhe Lord then enemy {'ounll'y and llH'l'eh~' l'e"tor{'(l] thr l'xedlell('Y
informs his people that tllCir dny of afJliction io.; ahout of Jacob [his people]." (Xah, 2: 1,~) C:ou allllOUI1I('.';
ended, saying: "For ItOW will I hreak his roke from that his tillle is at haml v.-llen he will show his favor
off thee, and will hurst thy bonds in sunder." For the in a f>p':cial lll,mBer to his anointed, and hI' lells the;'1
further encouragement of his people, God thell tells to prepare for the ~il'ge alld to he of gl'l'at l'OUl'n~-I:.
them that the Devil 's \\,icked system shall he deo.;troyro, ~p to this time "plunrlerel's hayl' pllllldl'red" 111(',0
and adds: "I will m,:ke thy grave; for thou art yile." of Cod's anointed; so dec1url's the proIJhce~', (I,'oth )
'l'hey have "l'llll,ticd out" God's Jleoplc awl lfJ:ll'l'I,r]
-Kah. 1: 1014.

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1, 19:36

Hllc ,\VATCtIT0\vER.

their ville branrhec:;; but now from hencrfol'th and

for ever God will protect them aIHl krejl them night
and day.--:\l1h. 2:~; ISI1. 27:2,3; Ps. ]25:1-3.
Thrn says the prophet l'ahum: "The shield of his
mi~hty mrn is made rr<1, the valiant men are in searlet: the chariot<; :;hall be with flamin~ torrhes in tllC
drill of his prcprl/"rtlifJn, uw} the fir tr('('s shall be tt'rrihly shakell." (Xuh. 2: 3) 'rhis Yer~e and the SU1N'quelli VCl"i-WS of the peophecy have heretofore brcn
understood and deSel'Jhed to mean or refer to the
"("hariots" for rapid tran:-,pol'tation in this day. While
the words of the prophet do wPll describe the modprn
means of fast tl'avcl, yt't the peoplH'cy f,urely has a
deeper m('aning than that. That Je('pcr nH'anin~ could
Hot he undcrstood ulltil the ("oming' of the 1.oru to
his temple in the year I!HS and the buil(ling up of
Zion, Cod 's or~nnjzation, and lIot until nod 's li~ht
nin~'l ftash, illuminating' the prophecy. pral. a: I-a;
Ps. ]02: Hi-IS; Hev. 11: 1!J) In,>tpad of ('j'itipi7illg' allY
intel'Jlretation heretofure gin'n to this prophecy,
rather lihoulJ (lud 's pcople 1'l'joice !weau,>e of the
greater illumination tlmi the Lord puts upon it in lJis
own dun time.
'fhc word:-t of the prophecy, ll/)W illuminated by the
li~htlli/lg" of .JdlOvnh, ~'h()w that they are deseript ive
of Almighty Uou's pl'cllaration for war at Arma~cd-

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don. It is .J(hovah who IdY<; l=iege to Kine'wh, 1he

Devil's organization. Jehovah providt's the ~hidd for
his mighty men. God then tell" the enemy to get ready
for the ~il';:('e hCl'au~e he is ~!Oing to (1I::-:tro)' llim. the
('Iwmy. lIe Sd~'S: "Draw thce waters for til<' sie,-\,c,
fortify thy "t I'ong holu-.;. . . . 'l'hee(' shall the fire devour thee; the f,\\'ord shall cut thee off, it shall cat thee
up lilw the canl,erworm: maIm thyself maIlY as the.
eanb~rwol'm, make thy~e:lf many as the locusts. "..,,-

Nah. 3: 14, ]~.

The prophecy mention.;; "his mighty men". Johonih's 'might~ man' who is eomnwndil1g all his forces
i,; the great Chri~t Jeslls. His other" mighty mett"
aee those \yho arc fully and eompletely dl~\'ote<1 to
God as llH'm!Jc'l's of the army of the Lord. To Chri<;t
Jl'SU~, the grl'at Field )[ar;,hal, .Tehovah say,; in the
langlla~e of P:-,alm 4il: 3,4: "nird thy sword upon
thy thigh, 0 mu<;t Mifjhty, with thy ~lory lInd thy
maje!>ty. J\nd ill th~' majesty ride rn'OSpl'I'r)\!<;ly bepause of trnt hand rneekne'>" and righte rJUl'nc'-'1; and
thy right lwwl f,lmll teaeh thee terrihle thing,;." Caneel'nillg' all the mcmbers of ZiOll, his organizatir)l1,
.TdlOvnh says: "I have commandl'd my con::-cpraf!'d
onl'';, ~'ea, I have called my llIif/hly nwn for mille all~{'r,
CH'lI my llrouuly ('xnlting Olles. "-Isa. 13: 3, H. V.j
scc also Zceh. 10: r;.

THE FINAL BATTLE

HE final hattie it; <,:tJ]ed in

S:1('I'I'11

~('l'iptllre

"the hattIe of that gl'eat day of God .\lmighty".

-Hev. Hi: H.
Mipah the prophet IJ:l.(l a vlt;IOn of the ~rcat and
tenible day of Cod, and he prophesiNl for the b('nl'fit
of the pcoplp n/)w I ivjl1~~ Oll carth as fo])o\\,<;: ,. 'fhe
w(H'l1 of Hl(' LOl'd [.J(ho\'ahl that came to )ficah the
lfora'>thite ill the days of .Totham, l\lwz, anlllIpzp}',jah,
l\in~s of .Judah, whieh h(' :-.aw eoncrrlling Samaria and
Jeru"all'm. n('ar, all y(' ppoplr; hearken, 0 earth, and
ell 11ll1t th('rein is: and let the Lord God hr witl1(,~s
w~aitllit. you, the Lonl from hi, holy tl'mpk. POl', beholu, the 1jord eonH'th forth Ollt of hi<; plaec, antI will
('OJUll down, and tn'ad upon the high places of the
ea1'th. j\IlI1 the muuntains ~hall be moltpn under him,
and the valleys sllal1 bp deft, as wax hefore the fire,
anll as th(' waters that are pourcJ down a steep place."
-l\lic. 1: 1-4.
'l'he prophet I~niah h:lll a vbioll of this day; and he
spraks of the LOl'll Jrs\lt; f'hrist, the active agent of
J('ho,,:th, the pril'st of thr ';'.rost High, the Fi(ld ~lnr
shal, coming' forth to ma!,c war upon the Dedls 01'gaIJization, and says: "\Yho is this that cometh from
Edom [tlH' enemy organization L with dyed garmrllt'l
from Bozl'ah [the ('allital of that or'~~'al1iZ,ltion] ? P\i..;
that is f,!lol'ioU<.; in his apparel, tl'ave1liJl!!; in the gleathe;:,s or hi'> str<'JJgt h ~ I tll<lt sppnk in rightcon"nl'~";,
mi~hty to ~a\ e. \rhcrefore art tl1011 rcu in thine ap-

pal'pl, anu thy u:arments likr him that tr('a<1cth in the

wilH'fat 7" And the r('sponse to the proplll't is: "J.or
tlte day of Wl1gpaBce is in mine heart, and the year
of my rt"ul'ellJed is come. "-J <;a. 63: 1,2,4.
Stlddenl~' th('l'e burst,> forth a great flame of light
aBel fire from thp right hand of the little c01Jlpany
who arc siJJgilJ~~ I>rais('s to Cud anJ who arC' the remnant that haY(' tab'n thpil' stawl 011 the side of .TdlOyah f:od aC) his witllesses, with the people of I~()o<l will
to Uod beside theln. 'l'he trumpets nrc pC'aling out
their tC'J'l'Ihle stl'aill'>; the thllllL!r!'s Inr rollin'!:. the
mountains ale (jllakin~ llnd trrmbling-. an(l a voice if;
calling from the Lahit~ltion of Zion, whil'h i.., J('!lo\'ah '<;
ol'~anization. It is the God of hrav011 mo\'in~ into
ba1tle. 'l'hc gll:at and tenihln day of the LOl'll has
('Ol1w! So t01'l'ible was the vi"ion, and so gn'at was the
(flcct on the alleir'nt prophrt Habakkuk, that hp cril'll
out: "0 Lun], I have heard thy spl:ech, and wns
afraid: 0 Lord. revive thy work in tll(' mill"t of the
years, in the llli(Lt of t br years make kno\vn : in \\ rat h
!'0I!1pmhcr me!'('~."-JJab. 3: 2.
'rho mig-hty Warrior halt'>: and \dth fert }Jlalltcd
u!,onthe e!olluc:; of fire, a, the plophet desl'1'ibcs it, "he
;,tood, awl mt'a-.u1'ed the ('art h." That ic:;, he made a
smvey of the al'm~' of the l'1lC'my, tho natioJ]'; or tite
rarth l1-;scmhkd 2gaill"t (;od. The prophet then :-.ays:
"1 saw the tCl1tS of C'u",han ill alTIiction: 111luthe eUI'tain.., of the ];,11,1 of :'lidwll did tremble." (Ilab.

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3: 6, 7) "Cushan" means sin-hlacke~ed, wicked oppre:sors of God's people; while "~Iillian" means
brawling, contentious, strife-breeding, nghting ours.
'I'he latter term well describes the leaders in th(' eedcsiastical systems, the false prophets who have blasphemed God's holy lIame and stirred up strife against
GOI] 's faithful witnesses and persecuted those who ttll
the truth. Now they tremble at the sight of the Lord,
and, as the prophet .Joel (2: 6) says, "all faces .
gather hlackness." 'fhe assembled nations sec the approaching majesty and greatness of the Lord, and
their faces turn colOrll'S8 as they tremble for fear.
Then the mighty Leader of the army of the Lord
unsh('atlll's his S\\ ord and hrm:,l;s into action his instruments of ul'stnll'tion. The prophet (Hah. 3: 5)
surs: "Before him went the pe"till'nce, and hurning
conls went forth at his feet." At the approach of
t}w~e Ithe shepherd'! and the principal of tlll'ir fiofks'
smite theil' Iml'r'! together for 1'('ar; and, l)ein~ UlJabie
to ~ive hat tie ugainst any other, in blind fear they
tum to hattie ngainst eaeh ot her.
On f'Oll1es the cOllquerin~ Hero, the "'ol'd of nud,
who fIll' ('I'nturies has waitl'd for thie; very hle.<,,<;rd
llOur. (TIl'll. ]0: J2, J~l) As prophetically 11escrihl'fl,
"II is eyes were as a (lam(' of til'e, and 011 his heall were
mall? C1'OWIIS; . . . nllll he was dot hrll with a vcsture
dipped in hlootl." (Hl'v. H): J2, ]3) But h('hold his
nppnrcl; it is gloriIHI';, cwn thou'~h ('OVl'J'ctl ,dth Mood.
lie i<; tl'c:llling out the Willl'!ll'r c;,,; Ill) is ('r11"hin~ the
wiclwd "vine olthe I'arth". (Itev. J4: JR.20) At his
approaf'h the lI\ountnille; tremble, nnu the v,l'rat drep
utters its tel'l'ible voire alld lifts np its hands to the
hrawn. 'file !lun und the moon stand still 111 their
orhits, anll all the stars of the high hca\'('1J are shouting VICTORY! With J'ig'1lt(,(HlS indi~~natioll and
8n!';er thl' mi'.('ht,v Conqueror m:l1'ehes through the
cart h to t hrrsh the nat ions that J,ave defall1('tl Jeho\'ah's holy name. lIe drives aS11l1dl'r the uation!;, and
their kingdoms are scattered alHl their hi~h places
brought low. The saints, or God's remnant on earth,
do not engage in the aetual comhat. Thi'! is the fight
of God Almighty; and the fight is led hy his hclO\'ed
Son, the J>rie~t of whom :\Ielchiz('dek the prir,;t1y kiug
of ancient Salem was a typr. TJon~!; a 0'0 J ehoyall 's
prophet reco1'(]l'd concerning' this hour, sn~'ing-: "The
Lord [Jehovah] at thy right hand shnll strike throu~h
kings in the day of his wrath. He shall jUlhe among
the [nations], he shall fill the places with the dead
bodies; he shall wound the heuel'! over many countries." (P:;. 110: 5, 6) IIe is also fighting for the salvation of the people, thnt they might he ddi\'Cl'ed from
the oppressor; and he is fighting for the anoint('u of
God, that they may be vindicatl'd for their faithful
witness to the name of Jehonlh.
Thnt wicked ruling systrm, designated by the title
(Ibeast" and made up of profiteel'S, politicians and
clergy, is ta1;:rn. 'l'hat" irked imperial system known
in &'ripture pl'ophee'y as the" fahe prophet" i<; nlso

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Y.

taken; alld these are cast into the burning flames of

everlasting destruction. (Hev. 19: 20) The&C wick(f!
systems fall, never to rise again. Then the l.lord seize,>
the enemy }Iimself, "the Dragon, that old Serpent,
the Devil, and Satan," and binds him and ea,>ts him
into the hottomless pit, that he may deceive the nations no more.-Hev. 20: 2, 3.
Thus is Satan's empire swept from the earth to
ohl:vion. The name of Jehovah God is vindicated. But
all human words attempting to describe this ~reat and
terrible day of the T.lord arc heggarly. Let m read the
words whifh God cau<ed his holy prophet long a~()
to record, descriIHng his majestic Hnd vietori0u'! marrh
against the stron~~hold of Satan and his organization.
"A prayer of Hahakkuk the prophrt upon 8hi~I()
noth. 0 Lord, I have heard thy speech, and "a~
afraid: 0 Lord, reviw' thj' work in the mi,}:.,t of thl~
years, ill the mid...t of the years make known j ill wrath
remcmher mere)". Ooel I'ame from '!\'lllan, nn(l the
Holy One from mount Paran. IIis glo1'Y ('o\'erell tJ.f~
heavens, and the earth v.'as full of his l'lai"r.\lJ<} hi"
hri~ht lI('~S was as the light; hc hnd hums (,olllin~ out
of hi" hand: und thr1'e was thc II idinu: of hi" pOWf>r.
Before him ",ent the jll",till'IlCe, anI] hUJ'Iling' coal" W('llt
forth at his f('rt. He stood, anel lIwasll1'('ll the C:lrt II:
he ue'ht:ld, and drl)vc a~llndrr the nations: and the c\ ('['lasting' mountains \\'1'1'1' s('attercd, the }lcrpdual hiJl.~
did how: his ways arc c\ crlast in~.
1'1 saw the tpnts of Cushau in aflliet ion: allll t h~
cUl'taim; of the land of :\lidian di<1 tJ'('rnb1f'. Wa" the
1Jord tiispkascl} again"t the ri"ers? wa'! thine' lIn!!I'I'
against the rivers? wae; thy wrath ag-ainst the 8('a, that
thou didst ride upon th inc lIoJ'sf><; and thy ehari3ts of
salvation' Thy how '\'a~ made quite naked, accorfllll!!
to the oaths of the tribec;, even thy 'Wll"], Thou ,1ilhe
cleave the earth with riwrs. '1'he mountain,; saw the(',
and t hpJ' t rcm1Jled: thr o\'('!'(lowing of thr \Val 1'1' pa,;sl" I
by: the dpep uttered his voice, a1ll11ift('(1 up hi" hand.,
on high. The sun and moon stood still in thpir habitation: at the light of thine arrows tlll'Y \\'pnt, and
at the shining of thy glittel'in~ ~pear. ThOll dld~t
march through the land in inuignHtion, thou ditl~~
thrc~h the [nations) in angrr.
"ThOll \\'cnte<;t forth for the salvation of thy ~leo
pIe, C\'('1l fOI' f>alvatiun with thine anointcu; thou
wounded...t the head out of the house of the wif'hd,
by di-,;C'uvcl'ing- the foundation unto thc neek. Thou
didst strike through" ith his staw,> the head of hie;
villages; t1wy came out as a whirlwind to scatter me:
their rejoicing was as to devour the poor 8('('1'('t Jy.
Thou diJst walk through the s('a with thine horses,
through the heap of gn'at wate!'s. "hen I heard, 1ll~!
belly trembled; my lips quivc'l'l'll at the voice: rottl'nness entered into my hOlle,;, and I trem1Jlrd in myself,
that Illlight rest in the day of trouhle: ",hrll h(~ eometh
up unto the pl'oplc, he will invade tlwll1 ,\ ith IllS
troops. "-Hub. 3: 1-16.

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fJIie. \VATCHT0\VER.

In this great bnttlc no Chrif>tian will strike a blow.

The reason they do not is that Jpho', ah has said: "For
the battle is not :-'ours, but God's," To them the LorJ
faic1 fnrther: "And I have put my W.Jrds in thy r.1outh,
~~I,cl I have con~rcd tllc'c in the ~h1Jdow of mine hand,
that I may plant the henY(,!1s, and lay the foundatiolls
of the ('arth, and say UlltO ~ion, Tholl art my pcop!C'."
(1:,<1. Gl: 1G) The hanc1 of the Lord h ov<'r lli'i little
one,>; and they that tl'USt him implicitly and will )lrOVO
faithful to llim arc frcc from harm ant] will contilltlC
to sin~ his praises until the end.
A de~wription of this final battle is referretl to again,
in the book 'rhe Uevl'lation, as a 'war hetween tllC
beast allt] the Laml,', in which thl' Lamb, Christ .}ef,us,
i<; vid(lriuns, hCeUll':lC he fi~~hts the hatt Ie on till' side
uf .Jehovah. There the record ~a.vs: "Thest! [kill~s of
the ('urth] shall make wur with the Lamh, alld the
L~lmb ~'hall overeome them: fo!' he is Lord of lord'i,
lll1cl J\1Il~ of l,illgs: and they that arC' with him arc
called, :llld cIJo:,;('n, and faithful. "-HIv. 17: 1 lIpt III) one 111'c'(,i"c him,;('IC into thinking that the
hattie of Anna!!,cdc1011 is 11 m('l'e fight betwccn Ini'll,
or that it i:> only Ii pidmc, The SI'l'iptnrl's mal,e it
deal' that it i~ r('a1. Jt j., the> h:lttlc of (;ou ,Almighty,
in whic'h he will rll'al' the earth of thl' wid,c'cl s~'~ terti
that :-:alan hax u:;l'd to hlind till' )JI'ople for all thl'"e
('I'lItm'I('''. Satan has all'cudy ht'('n ou.,ted from hra\'l'll;
he liaS h('I'1l ('ast illtu tlw earth; aw} llOW he i':l nHlkill'~
a dl'Spl'l'ate nUc'mpt to elc'stroy tho.,e \\110 witlle:-;s fOI'
(1ocl, alld to blind all othl'L's :lnd tUI'll them ;l\\ay frum
(Jutl. Hut with the ('lId of l\rma!!;(,Jdo!l, when his systrill'; )1<1\ e 11l'cIl ea"t illto utlc'r dc'"ll'llf:lion anc} whell
lw is inl'\"lraillt, thl'll wjll ('OJ]1e to pas'i the fnlfillm('lIt
(If tIJI' pJ'ophetic ut h,t'anee 1l)1I~ ago \\ I'it tl'l1 eOUI'('IIliug the Vevil: "Thy pomp is brought down to the

grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is sprcad

und!;!' thee, and the worms eo\,er thee. II 0\\ m t thou
fnUen from heavell, 0 Luc~ifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the ground, \,..hich di(!'>t
weaken the nations!"-Isa. 14: 11, 12.
Anothcr illu-.trutioll of Armageddon is given in the
hllttle fou~ht by Gideon the I<;raelite again,;t the gl'rat
multitudcs of )) iJian. The :'lidianites were the enernie'i
of God's people the Israelites. A vast Inultitude of
these were eamIJeu ill a ,'alley. macon, who is a type
of Chri~,t .1t'f,U<;, WIIS dil'E'cted to put them tu flight.
What his followrl's did well illnstrates what the Christian's part \\ ill bc in the great and final lJattlc.Judges 7 and 8.
When it ramr) to the time of going into action G itle",n
had only tllree hUlldn'd 111l'1l. 'rhesc he <Iivilled iuto
thrcc companies, and put ill each man's haud a trum)let and nIl empty pitchel' and a lamp \\ Ithin that
pitcher. His oruers werc tlt:.lt t]\(',;o should he stat ionl'd on thn'e diff('J'('nt sicks of the C<J III P of the
::'.lidianites, anJ that they should wateh nidl'Oll; and
that when nH1COll ~honld ~ive the eOlllmalld ('aeh one
mllst hI ow Iiis tl'\lIllPl't, bl'c'ak the pitrhC'r whi('h he
hdd in hI'; 1H11lc]o.:, awl !Iolll hi~h his Jj~ht 1111(1 i>hout:
"Thp ~\\orcl of th(' Lonl, allll of I;ilkon." WIlC'n tlJi"
IV::S donc til\' ~lidi:.lIJit(,,; ill their feUl' fell upon eae,Ii
othrr and ~Iew one allot hC'r, and the army of the
;\liclianitt,s pl'l'i"hc<1. (.Jueh, 7: lG-2~) ]o;n'u so the
SC'l'iptIlJ'l'S tC'aeh that in thf'se e1o'ling <IllY'> of the l'l1!e
of wieked Ill'"., allli the ti Illl' of the incolllill ~ of the
Lord 's kin~Ji)m It is the dilly and tho pl'i\'ilrge of
those v,ho ::I'e J'('aJly eons('I't'Jted to the Lonl 10 lift
lligh the li~rht of di\ ille trulh and sing the )ll'aisC's of
,JI'!Jovah (lOll, pJ'ocl:limill~~ the 1IJ1'-'~;~1'~(, that he is Uod
aud that JI'US Chri-.t is the King of kil1'~s,

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JEHOVAH'S POWER IS
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WIT~I

US

1lI:.\t:
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nir;t,t to Itbl":1 to )Ollr \oice rom,

ini-: half\I,l;' rOllwl lite \\uthl to U~ and h 'm;; n'la."".1 from
hNI' to nil I,ath of thc I'arlh, beallng ,lehr)\ah '8 grpat mc~~a;:\J
of truth for lJlan],lwl.
'I'hu l,.;,'W is h:'IIl~; e11':uly drawn, morl' nn,] llJorC' so c\'ery
day as thl' 11l,'~.age l~ f!:( Ulll~ n/()rl' /,oinIL'.!. I T/'jO/l'U that tho
wi<'k,''} Illl'rardl.l h jll'I1ll!; ,lIlPi'I',l na]'.',l and f'x/,,-,,,'.} in :ell
hl'r hllllll.u so that nil hOl1, '.t laen ml\, tl.,o ftoJll Ill'r. ~o dOllbL
tJI1~ \\llll'llJ\oke th,i! Illehl.l anu luihk~:; orf.\allIL:ttion to stili
iUlther nll~:. r :t"llJn:,t UJ, but \1'1' know that ,luIHJ',ah's l,ol\er
is \\ith U~ ill the gll'at jl.~lll tor thl' hOlwr ot hi~ nntlH',
I 1.11'lIt ) on a ~1101 t rIll lIe last lll::hl f,ll ,ou Illlt;ht. know that
tbo mP"at~1l was l(CCI\'(d \\ ('J! OIl tht~ SI'].,.
Pr,I)Jn~ that JI'hm:th Illay hIr'," !;uld~ :tn,] Rlrl'ugthe11 .\on
r.s )on f-(l ('l)llra~elJu~!y 1,,;,.1 tho v,ay tor us, and with wallll
I'h'e ill t!te LOllI, I 1('lllalll
Your !J;othcr in hi. R('IYH'C,
JIEl:B1.I:T

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IS GItAClOUS

T',~, 'TJIEI{ H'-THL!,hllll> A;\D };LTIILJ. F.Bll\'Y l

TLtl 1 "l'Cl lR ~1;:~I(\lIR tu I,s pl'I'ple, an,l ::f',olfh them the

0l't 011Ullity (or 1]l'llwn,tratJl1g thclr ll}\c for !tun.
'1'11' ICl\~ for our Un.} IUtlecu ututes :1l1.1 StlCHgthcllS our

etrortB to Ol:lintain an unhrnk"n 110nt in tlli~ !Jatll\) of pt:ll;'

Ing IllS nall1C', !tllll \\1' 'It-"Illy :Lpl'rPl'iate the prUd~I()1l 01 the
~'ll'iety and thu Sa('IIJi"1' 011 th'l p:lIt of til<' J:"th"l tannly in
thl'tf ht'lp to ll" In furthl'llll;.:' thl' IIlJrk in the lid,l,
He b('n<1~ IllS nanH' and lll~ ;.;llJlY IJC10rl' u~, :tn,1 we )lnlY
his bles~ing Oil )OU 01lT hrl'!hrl'n, to hi~ houor.
'flit] PIUXr.l:HS l~ <.',1)11' AT Hll'K:;\,1I LB,

N. Y.

II AI~\lJ;lt
J:r:TlIFl, F,UIILY:
\\'C are Cl'ltHJuly thankful and appr,"'lrtlVI1 to ,ft'h')\:l1I for
the prO\ I"ioll IHJW lJlIHle for Ud to bt' alJI<J tn lllrt y on 111 t 11\'
pillnller bel \"1('('.
\\"c In-t \'.I,h WI' could (10 ~lJll1l'tlllnl; fllf )OU all at n~tlt"',
too, aUll RO, by Jehu\ alt 's gratOl', \, l' \'.111 ]>11 h (Jll ) I't lIa 1'.1<'1'.
'i'his dOiS bmu us clu.'cr m 0('1 ,'uu',e! Olll 11,,('I,1<-s that
bl'l'llll'J. so hea\ y nre nlJ\\' "1l1'1191n:;h' llo:lllng, f01 lhe jr.y of
60 gJeat a wOlk hfls vl"f't. tlll',n,
'\8 to any l()o~ that \\'111 1)(' Wt'UtrCI] ror YOIll tholl~lttfulnl'~3
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and Iltll'rtjl)!l III your I'ff()ft~ to honor his nnrne', \\ earl' \\ It It
vvu healt, ,oul, 1lI111<l lIIHl all.
Ju~t kId hI \\'lItc to I'''pn s., our appl'eciatHJn; nnu so ac",'pt
our h)\e allt] bl'.t WI-hpJ, too,
lour f,.]jow puh1J~llt'!s hy his s.;r:Jce,

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WATCH TOWER BIBLE b TRACT SOCIETY

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BroolJyn, N. Y, U. S. A.
OFFICEP.S

J. F.

RUTllERFOI:D

Presi,lcnt

W. E.

YA~ A~Bt:RGII Secretary

"And all thy children sh:::.ll be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

great shall be the peace of thy children." -lwoh 54:z3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TE,\CH
THAT JEHOVAH is tho only true God, is frolU cverlasting
to everlasting, the Maker of heaven und earth and the Ulver
of lifo to Ins creatures; that the Lugos '\llS the bcgllliling or
his creation and his aethe nv,cnt m the ercntlOn of all
things; that the Logos is now the Lord JL~IlS Christ in glory,
clothed wlth all power in heaven and earth, and the Chief
]~xecutivo Officer of JelIOHIII.

THAT GOD rreltteel the earth for man, created J,crfect

man for the carth and placed him upon it; that man \\llfully
disoheyed Go,I'g law and "as Aelltc.nced to death; that by
reason of AUIlIn's wrong act all lIlen aro born fllllners and
\',ithout the right to life.
THAT JESUS was made llUm:lJl, ll.llel tho man JI'SUS suf
fered death in (mler to pro<lnco the ransom or reu<'mptivo
}Jrico for all JlJI'lI],ind; that Goel raj.,ed up Jesus ol\'ino amI
exalted Ililll to III':l\'en abovo ('very creature and ahovo c\'cry
flUm(l and clothed him with all !)owcr anu authority.
THAT JEIIOVAII'S ORGANIZATION is cnlle<1 Zi"n, anel

,Je~ull is
rl;~htful Kin;~ ,,[ tho

that ehr!Rt

tho CI"ef OJJi"or thereof tlnd ill tl:o

,vorlu; that tho nnoin!ed alltl faithful
followers of Chi l"t Jesus tlIlI chtldrl'n of Zion, IlIpml,ers of
1I'ho\ah'8 organimtion, lind alo his "itnesses who~e duty and
prhilel-(o it i'l to te~lify to the Bupn'rnaey of ,Jeh()\nh, dec1aro
his purpo~ell tllllard llIankillrl us ('xpr(,R~l'd in the 1311,1", and
to knr tho fntl!s of tho kingdom beforo aU who mil hear.

THAT TIlE WORLD IIll'! elllIl'll, and tlle T.ord ,JeBlIQ Christ
}las bel'll l,Ince,1 by .Jehomh UpOIl hiq tllrono of alit hority,
has ou<;ted Satan from hl'a\'pn lind ill Ilrocet'tling to the
('~taulishmcllt of God's king<lolll 011 earth.
THAT TilE RELlEI' an.1 l)I".;~in~~ of the peo!,ll's of earth
can corne only by a III I tlllOllhh .I,'!to\ah'8 klllgdoill uUller
Christ "hi('h ha~ now l,e~un; thllt tho LOld'M 1J"xt gl'pat
Ret, is the O"SIIUl'l1U1l of f)al:,n's olgalllzation and thr' estab,
Iislunent of 1J~:ht,~oU~lle~q in the ('anh, ufill that tlll.l,'r the
kingoom all tho~e ,\ ho '\111 ohey its righteous laws 8h:~J1 Ii, e
on earth fOll'\ er,

HIS journal is published for the pUlpose of

YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION PmCE

USITJ:D

$1.tJO;

ST.\TFS, $1.00;
CltL.\T BllIT.1IS,

VACATIO:-i
FACTOI:Y AXD OFFICr: CLoSED-JVLY 23-At:,;UST 9

The factolY an.J offi,'e at Hrooklyu will ),2 closed ilv/ll July 23
to August 9 JlH.luHl\e. DUl'lllg tho~e tl\O \\eeks the Betld r.II11lly

CAN.\D.\ AND
AUSTlIAI.A:>lA,

MISCELLANEOVS ICOnl';I<;'.
AX" SOUTU Armr", 'I"

Alllt'l1Can rl'lUittances shoul<1 be mauo by J:~Jlre'i.~ or 1'0'1.11 :IJOllt ~

Or,1er, or by }\,mi, Draft. C'unuulan, nl'itl'h, Soulh Afnean 'In,1
AU'II alu,lan rcmittant('q hhonl<1 bo mado Ull cet to the re'peelll (l
"ralld, ofltccs. }(cmlttune('" from "ounlne, other than Iho() Illf'n
tiolted mny be maflo to tho Brooklrn olbce, but by In/cma/")lIa!
l'ohlal Money Order olllr.
FORr:IGN OHICI;S

I1ritlsh 31 Crnven
C'Cl1ladlUn,

'I'~rrnec,

YJondoD. ';\'. 2, J:n<:lnn.l

-10 11"''' in ..\ \CUUC, rrOfonto, Ont.lI 10, ('an.uLL

A".trillasl"n. 7 neresr"lll l:oa<1. Strat!lfi~I<l, N. S. W., A'ht,all.l

Soull. Alncan. 1:0,100 JI'!Il'e. Capo '.fown, South ,\/1''' ,I
J'lcaso adur(',,-; the Sodel,)' In CI cry case.
(Translaliollll 0/ this jolll nal appear In Bct"lJral llU!gUagcs,)

All bincere students of tbe Hible "!lo by rt'[U,on of lnfirlll ii>'.

bUIJ~('J Iptl(JIl Jlf If "
nlaY 11:l\O 'lthe lralcht<nrer frpo urlOn writf('1l ftI'plll'ntHdl tn tll'~

Jloverty or ulh-et..,tty afC un'thlc to l,ay tllo

llubh . . ht'rs, nHll1e onro ':1('h y0ar, RtatJn;::: tllf' 1"(';1',On for f,O Ie
fIU C,111l,: it. We are glad to thu' au] Iho lIce'tly, uut tbe \lIilflU

llpl'lHulion once each year is reqUired by tho po\tal

r,,~ulallOn;.

:Not{ce to SllbscriberR: A"kllow!c,];:ment of a new or a rencw:!l ,.ul>,

scriplion will bo bent only \\ hen reqtl~,te,1. C!lanr:e of add,, "

w!l(;1l re'lucsled, may be (',peet".1 to appear On 'Hltlrc"~ 1"I>el \11 t LJIl
ona month. A ren('wal hInnk (eaITYlll~ notlce or e'r>lr,ttjnn) ,", III
bo ~ellt with the journal one month beforo tho ~Ub'CTll'lloti ''IM"<.
Entered a:t Second Class Mail llMle,. at I1rool.lyn. N. Y., ro.to.~,cc.
A ct of

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"JEHOVAH'S I'HAISE" TESTIMO~Y

'I'he midsUlll/llt'r tl'btlTllony l'('I'JUd, Au~ust 1-(1, is .l('-;i~nnted
"Jeho\lIlt's PraiHe". Tlus \\111 be an (',,'client time for liS many
as cun to arrnll:.i" to t:dw th"lr vll"atllln, tlll'lehy to he aLle to
ue\ ote liS much time us p08sJlJle to thiS pnnll'!::'e than whIch
none is lughl'r or grander, ,Jt'lllJvah's I'rlliFe. That all 111"1 de'
voted ones may Ll'gin at once to plnn IIll,I arrange th,'retor it
i!l here stated that ti,e featll/o of thIS testllllon)' peno,1 \\'iII be
thc offering l)()unu in a ~l'eeUlI \I lapper 13oo\,s Onl', Two and
'rhree of Vllldlcatlo/l, on contllbutlOn of 50c. 1'lndlcatlOn,
with its full statllJlJl'nt on the work of 'the man Ilith the
inkhorn' und thc ,TehuJouada b pH'turc, etc., shoul,l pi ol'e ex,
cellent matel ial to place follo\\'JIIg thc l'el'ent \\ irlo .1J:>t! Ibutwn
of the hook I:lchrN. It \Iill aho be prol,er to ofTer ill eOlIlhina'
tion with the aLove three books the two books LI!Jht \\"Jth thc
book Proplltey, all on a $1.00 (ontriLlltwn. "Pntlse ~ e .JdlC'
\'[.h." Due repol ts of ~'our pllllse eITol ts should 1>(' m:"lt', to
thc Brooklin hpa,1 office dIrect If YOU [tiC not unllt'/' Branch
supervision: DI'tllhution of thc nho~'l' book olTers WIll continue
th/'oughout the entlTe month of August.

('nal,Iin~

the people to know Jehonlh God and his pm po'!', H'\

expre~sl'll in the BillIe, J t puL!lshl'~ Blble lll'truetlOn
specifically d'~'lgncd to aiL! Jchumh 'g "itnesses. It arra/lv,"~
systcmatlc IlIhle btudy for lts readers awl suppheq other !lteratura to aid in ~uch st\lllies. It pub!l5h('s suirnLle mateJi,,1
for f[l,lio bl'oal1<'astmg and for other I1Jell/l~ of public lll<;tru"
tion in t!le l'criptules.
It adheres strictly to the Biblo ns authority for its utter
ances. It is cntirely free and separate flom all parties, sects
or otlH'r worldly organizations. It is wholly awl wlthout
rescnation for the kingdom of Jl'homh God under Chri't
Ill':! B,'lovell King'. It IS not dogmati", but invltcs care fill
amI critical examinahon of its contents in the light of tL I
Scriptures. It dnes not indulgo in controversy, and its col,
umns are not open to personalities.

j [ at

ell 3, 13n

will have the opportunity to take part in the fipj<l prll a";;l'J
with all other kl/l~.lom l,ul,lt'hels. ]'\0 slrl[>ments of IItel.,tull
can IJc made to anyonp l]ulln~ that time. Please get your OllIeI ~
in to the 13rookl)'11 "flip" Aulti"llmtIy Ilhe:lll for h:'ndliu;:: all,l
tillin~ before the allo,,, ,lail', antI make ('Pltalll tLPll'''~ that
you \\ill not run short (If IlteratUT<l suppl",s dUIIII:~ Ihe IIlt.nth
of A ugust. Bear m mind tho SI)('cJal testimouy perwd at that
time.
Ordels cannot he fiIlpd during vacatron peliod, liS 110 one \l11l
be here to answer letlpls, but all mllll wiIl h:ne HlIlll,,<llate
attention on thc leopemng of the factory on Augu~t 10.

TnA!'1SCRIPTIO~ lIIACIIINES A:-1D SOU~J) CAllS

The Koulety constlue1s and a~~ellllJll's pOl'table traw"'llp(lOU
madllnPH at our O\IU 111<'1ory at 117 Adams Ht., 1'1001-1yll, ]';, Y.
'rhesc JfIllf'!lUi(JS nrc SplJug-wountl, ant] 0rH'} atl~d i IOBI n l)+\ ult
\letcell Imtlely, E,ery maehme is fUl'lllshl'u eOlUl'kte \Ilth tire
batlelY llllll II battely ,hal;::"r, 80 that it ean be kept Ujl to It~
full st,,'n~th. TIllS Ill'll hilll' can be oITere,l at $100, compl"t",
to hrethren in the t:lllt.,U ~tates.
The sonnd elll' l.'tjUl)!lllent I/lelud"" the aholl' and, a(jrhtiul,'t11,1,
a l'()\\PI aC'll,hfier and a hOln \nth mOlllltl!l~,~ fOI the top {,f
your e:tr. 'rllt~ Cll.tlle hUUIHI ear cqlupment. WIth InlClupLlIfl ~ d
taChllJe"t (,lI, he k,d tor ::;li3, Wlitc to t~lC ~ociety for <1"ln,k
4

miceWATCIHIT0WIEr~
AND HERAlD Of CHRITSTS lPRESENCE

VOL.

LVII

15, 1936

JUNE

NO. 12

OBADIAH
PART 1

"rvhen the Lord shall build UIJ Zion, he shall appear in 1tis glory. "-Ps. 102: 16.

ETIOVAII caused his glory to begin to be made

manifest to his servants after he had sent his
l\Icssen~er, Christ Jesu,>, straightwa? to the
temple, 'fhe Chi('f Onc of Jdlovah's capital organi.
zation is Christ .Jesus, and he appears at the temple
as the l'ej>l't':>cl1tative of Jehovah, and thus he builds
up Zion, ~\Il powet' in heaven :.IOU in earth ha\ ill~ been
committed },y .Jehovah to the Lord .Jesus, the appear
ing of Jesu"! at the {t'mpln awl the builulIll-{ up of
Zion is in fact. the ajJjJcarin~ of Jehovah and tile shinillg' forth is .TpjlOvah's glory. J('sus Christ is the express inwg-e of Jehovah. alH} the A'lory of .JdlOv3h is
maul' to apPl'ar by and thl'()u~h Christ .Jesus. At the
h'mple Christ Jeslls is accompanied hy his rl'linue of
angels, who serve him aIH) do his bithling", as he ,he
g're'at .Judge sits upon his throne of glory, (Matt.
2!i::H) The time is the ua.y of judgment, whi('h jlldgme'nt })(p;ins at the house of <lod, and whi('h pertains
]Iarticularly to those who are in a covelJunt to do the
will of God, whether that ('(Jwnant be actual or hy
implication. It WllS at the coming of tlw Lord to
the t('mple that tile ullfolclill~ of the prophecies beg,:n, U1Hl those who are recein~d and made a part of
the t('mple organization, or Zion, see and apprecinte
the prophccies as the Lord unlolds them. 'l'hose who
firc in a covenant to do the win of God but whom the
Lord finds to he unfaithful when he appears alit!
judg-cs at the temple do not see or undcl'~tancl the
fulfillnH'nt of the prophecies. For that l'ea:>on there
arc thmie who claim to he in the truth hut who fail
to sec I)}'esent truth and hence doubt that there is
really allY evidence of the 8e('ond coming' of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Su('h persons find themselves trying- to
locate themselws hy reason of chronology, and, being
unahle to do so, they lose what little li~ht they once
possessed. Had such persons he('n unc;elfishly looking
to the faithful p('rformance of the covcnant which
they had made, and to the ,indication of Jehovah's
name, doubtle'ss they would have laid hold on the
promis('s and clearly discerned and appreeiated the
prophecies.
2 Those who have not been approved and received
into the tC'mple even raise objpetions to The 1Vatchtower, sa~'ing that it is only the expression of the

opinion of man and therefore cannot be relied upon.

Others, who have had a desire to shine in the ('yes
of men, make remarks of this nature, to wit: "The
Watchtower docs not contain suflleient information
to enable me to prepare from it It discour<;e for the
friend'!." Being complainers, murmlll'ers amI faultfinuers, hoth of the objectors here nUlIleu arc ill the
same class, (JmIe 16) The Watchtower dol'S not attelllpt the expression of the opinion of any mall ('oncerning prophe('y, but in the lallguage of the :-l{'rijJturf'S continueg to declare that proplll'('y is n0t of
private int('!'prelatiou. (2 Pet. 1: 20) :-linee the eoming of tIle Lord JI'SU<; to the temple as the )'('pl'l":elJlative of his Father he ('auses to be broll~ht to the attention of those who love him the physic'al fads showing fulfillrmnt of prophecy, und, set ling thr...e faets
alongside th(' words of the pl'ophC'c'Y, those who love
God arc enabled to M'e how sueh fact<; fit tht' prophce'y
and thus show the fulfillment theleof. Be'ing wll(llly
devoted to Jehovah, :>urh arc not conrcrned aj)(}ut
clu'onology, but ace'ept what the Lo!'(I clearly l'('\'('als,
and that i<; usually after the date unut'r eow,il1eratioll
is past. They are not speculating" as to the tillle \\ hen
tlH''y arc going to get off the e'arlh and be' tak(,11 to
heav('n, 'l'hey have t'ng-aged to setTe .JdlOvah for (,\('1',
and fully appreciate the f,wt that it is not for the
creature to determine or evpn att('mpt to dd('l'Inille
ju<;t whe:1 his sctTil'e on the earth nia? ('case and \\ hen
he may be transferred to heavenly l'l'alms, The l'l,id
ohjcrtive of the faithful servDnt class is to f,e'l'Yc .1chovah llud his kingdom, knowing full vlell that the J,or(}
is directing their eour<;e and will bring' about the result arcordillg' to his holy will. Whether .\rma!!,eddoll
is one year or many years in the' futurc is not ilia terial
to the faithful servant class, 'l'hl:se faithful ones have
cntered into the joy of the f,ord, which is the vimliclltion of Jehovah's name, and, knowing that .\rmat;cddon will vindicate Jehovah's name, the faithful servant class are perfeetl~' willing to wait on the Lord and
continue loyally and faithfully sl:rving him. Thpse
faithful ones arc in the I,orcl's organ izatioll, and by
the grace of the JJord they delight to remain there for
ever, and the place of serdce t1Je~' do not (:\'('11 care
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b~rs to a place in the body as it pleases him and doubtless assig-ns ali in hi'i organization to a placc, and that
he requires of each and every.' one full obedience and
faithfulnc~'}.
3 The faithful servants of the Lord do not fret themRelves concernil1~ the others who fail to do their duty.
Each Rervallt ~talids or falls to his ma8ter, and therefore the faithful one is dcepl>' conrcI'Jled about proving
his own integrity and he knows that he cannot huccccd
in uoillg so by finding fault with others who appcar
to fuil or who do fail to faithfully perform. It is entirely proper for the hretlu't'u to point out to one another th(' greut privilc~c of serving God and his kin~
dom and to ur~e olle another to do all he can to ma~
nify Ow name of ,Jehovah, but ,>uch admonition shonld
always be given in kindness 3nd never hy way of hav.,h
cl'itiri';m.\11 at the temple will he in exact harmony
and will uwl'll togPiher and work to~cther in ]leape
to the ~lory of Uod, whirh Ineans the for~ettin~ of
srlf and the magnifying of the name of Jchoyah. "In
hi<.; tf'mple uoth c\'er~' one slleak of his [.Jeho\'ah's]
glory. "-Ps. 29: 9.
'l'he'ic faithful ones uecply appreciate the IO\'ingkindncRs of Cod in eausiJJ~ his prophecies to Ill' written centuries a~o for the sJlC(:ial benefit of his faithful
servants now on the earth. .\s these propl1(,cies arc
unfoldpd hy the Loru {'aell oue of the temple re('eive"
the same joyfully. They know that propht>ey docs not
proceed hom mpn, hut from God, and i<.; made dear
in these last day" that the mall of Ood may be thoroughly furnish(d awl prepal',ed for all good worl\:.2 Tim. 3: Hi, 17.
a All prophc('y ha\'ill~ the same objective, that is to
say, the villllicatioll of Jehonlll 's name, the same physical facts fulfill dlflerent propheCies. It may nppear,
thereforl.', that l,hysi('ul facts arc often repeated in
'J.'lte Watc1ltoU'CI'. anu the critical ones will say and do
say: "The Watchtowcr continues to speak abont the
same thin~." 'l'he answer to that is, that the Lord
God was plellsed to treat the &anlC matter in a number of diffcrellt prophecies, hi", purpose manifestly being to furnish nil abulldant alllount of eOlToborativc
testinwny for the aid, comfort :lnd hope of the rcmnant.
& Among the prophecies J(llOvah caused to he written is that of Obadiah, and a('cording to Bis fixed
rule that prophecy wa,,> written for the UlHIl'l'standing
of thr> rcmnullt and for the :lid Ilnd eomfort of such
(las..<;, and for t hat reason it i'i to be expected t hut the
Lord will give the remnant an ulldcrslandillg of the
prophecy of Ohadiah in the:.e last days. The prophe('y
of Obadiah clearly is present truth, whi('h is received
by the remnant \yith great joy. It foretells the doom
of the l'eli::;ionists, that is, the men who h;l\'e organizr>u
and, cunic<1 on a work in t he name of t he Lord )'et
who have defamed the name of Jehovah for the,;e many
eenturics past. 'l'hc propht'(:~' di'iclo!-cs tll(' p~'e:,ent
duty and work of the faithful witne~<;c<; of .Tehovah
in expc<;ill~ the duplicity and hypocrisy of the I:omall

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Catholic Hierarchy nnd other clergy allied with that

wiel,ell organizatioll, "hich for ye<Jrs have ruled the
peopIe in an arro~ant anu scornful manner. Tho,"}
rcligionif;ts have claimed to he heirs of God's promi ,e
and his favored ones, but they have ignored God's
'Vord a1l(1 employed their own srlf1<;h schemes aud
have advuneed their own selfish doctrines in an effort
to accompli>.h their wicked end. It is certain that the
understanding of thi" prophcc'Y at the pre<;ent cl'i,;is
will be a real comfort to the faithful witncs<.,cs of .Jehovah. The prophecy is therefore consiucrcd in minute
uctai!.
1 The name Obadiah means "servin~ Jehovah" 01'
"scrvant of Jehovah" ; which shows that thc prophl'l'y
is for the ~el'\'ant class of Jchoyuh. The under"tandill~
is particularly for the remnant dahl> anu mu"t be jlroclaimed within the hearing of all persono.; of "ootI \\'Ill,
and this must he done before the wrath of' .Tehov:lh
falls upon the wirhd. hypocritirul 1'e1i~ioni"ts. The
illentity of Ohadiah i.., uncerlain, It is not ('e['t:~ill
whetber the prophet, the writer of the prophc('Y, :[('tually bore that nume Ohadiah or used the llallle
Obadiah as an appropriate title for the j)rol'hr'ey.
This is Vl'l'y interestin<s for the reaSOll it sugge<.;ls that
in the fulfillment of thiS prophecy the personal ill:'IIIIty of tlHJse who COTllllOo.;e the s('1'\'ant ('Iuss, whom (1:):1diah pidu!'l'd, is llcithet')l('ccs"ary 1101' imllorlant. Thh
exel w!l's the rea"all und opportullity for 1)('1 <;/JII:d
shining and adulation. To be 8m'e, the Lord J(, :n"
who is the head of thc servant cla~,s, is always (It-:initely idl'nlJ1ic'd; but as to the p('rsons who arc 111:11/,
membc'!'1j of that sonant ('lm,,,, their identity is lI!)t
at all important eXl'ept for tll('ir o\\'n speeial heul'fit.
This is exactly as we should expc,t it to he in this lIa:...
'1'he1'c is no occasion, then, to gin allY sl,,-,cial hOIlO!'
to any Jnan or men. The speejal atinlatlOn and hono!'iug of mPH i<.; for the pa'it, :wd at the present tilll!' it
finus, or at leust should find, no plac(' aI11011!!st (:0<1 's
people. This further explains al..,o that sonw of t hil l'
once of the scrvunt ela">s may fall away and henh: a
chan'.(p III the }lersolllll'l of the ~('rV;lllt hody he 11];1.]",
but the purpose and the work of tile sen:lllt da~s an'
never alterrd. There is no indl\'idllal of the ~('ITdllt
class \\ ho is so very impOl'tallt that he must he :-wt up
on It pc'drstal. What counts with the L(Jl'(l is faith.
fulll('~s in the performance of dut:,'. 'fho'ic who rellWl1l
oJ: the f-('1'vant dass must he dependahle; and if sam!)
hecome unreliable they will he quiel;ly set a"idc, hut
this would in no wi<.;e afleet the result conc('l'Iling the
work aud the purpose of the sen'al!t duss.
8,As to the time when this ullidentifi<:<l OI1:1(linh
lived and prophesied, it is not cldill itc1~' fi::rd h)' t ]ll~
Sel'iptures. It is un('eltain as to \dll'tlH'l' the pl'Op!IC('Y
\"as \HittPll hefore or after the fall of ,1eJ'u"a]elll al
the hand of ~l'bueha.ln(zzar,but thc appliratioll or t1:c
prophecy is not at all uneertain. That is the impurtant
tilJle and matter. 'fhe llallle a" well ao.; the JlI'f)II~",I':"
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and is fulfilled in the time when nod has raised up his

servant das'! and brought them into the temple, ,vhich
is after he (Jehovah) has returned to Zion and hy rlis
cJlief officer, Chrj~t Jesus, haq built up Zion and appeared in his glory, which is from and after the year
A.D. 19] 8. It appears from the facts and the prophecy itself that its fulfillment hegan after the second
outpouring of the holy spirit: "And it ~hall come to
I)ass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
all flesh; and your sons and your dau;{hters Hhall
prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your
youn~ men shall !>ee visions; and also upon the servants
and upon the handmaids in tho'ie days will I pour out
my spirit. "-Joel 2: 28, 29.
11 .Jehovah gave his servant and prophet a vi<>ion:
"The vision of OlJarlinh. 'l'hu':i saith the Lord God
eonccrnin!.r Edam, \Ve have hrul'd a rumour from the
Lord, nnu an amIJa<;~;ador is Hellt allWIlg' the hruthen,
Al'i~e yc, 111lU 1('1 us ri<:e U(1 a'~aill<;t ]wr ill hattle."
(Verse 1) The cla:-:s pirl,UJ'ed h,Y Obadiah is dOIl]Jtl<'Sq
the same as the watehman whom (lad foretold by hi.,
prophet Isaiah': "The hurdell [load, thin~ liftel] up]
of lJumah" InH'allill~ "silence"; as stated hy JI'I'Cmiah: "The LOl'u (,Ul' God Iwth lJut us to silen('e"
(.1cr, 8: 14, Hi) ). "He rtIll' j)l'i<;olH'r class, t ho'w Ulldcr restraint) c',lllpth to me out of Spir rthat is, Illeanill~ "rou!.('h", likr a Hatyr or ~~o:~t, thr Devil], \\";I1[hman, what of the lli~~ht? \Vatr'hman, what of tIl('
l1i~ht 1 'rhe watc'hman ~aid, 'rill' llloJ'nin~~ comet h. and
111:30 the nig-ht; if yc will inquire, inquire ye; return,
comr [a~ajlll."--lsn. ~1: ll, 1~.
'0 Mount Sejr was the ('olJnlJ''y of the Edonlitl"i,
whieh pid urcd t he political l:nd hypocritil'al )el i'.!ions
l('ade)'s wl.o claim 1he birthl'i'~ht to the kingdom btlt
who are in truth and in furL the r('])}'esentativ\'s of the
Devil. 'l'hc watrhlllan mrntionrd i<; Jehovah's anoin!(,d
witnc,~se~, who must be ('onstnnl1y all the watch in hehalf of the inte)'(';,ls of the kingdom of Cod wH]rr
Christ and sec to it that thry do not rom promise with
lmy part of Satan's organization. 'l'he watehnWll or
~;ervant c];1':3 !nust be blind to ('\'erythin~ exc'ept the
kingdom of God ani 1 its intr]est<;. (ISH. 42: ID) That
('l:1SS must heal' the Word of <lod at his month and bi)
diligellt to porlaim it in the presence and he;lrin~
of others who IJllve an car to heal'. "So thou, 0 son
of man, I h:lve Het thee a watc'hman unto the house
of IHrnd; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my
mouth, and wam them from me. "-Ezek. 33: 7.
" The watchman class is made up of those who m'e
not to hold their pcnce and say Jlothin~ hcrause of
fear of the enemy or hope for some favor from the
e11emy. " I havc set ,...atchmCll upon thy wall<;, 0 J crlls;' h:m, which shall never hold their peaee day nor
night; ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not
silence. "-Jsa. 62: G.
'2 HecC'ntly wlIl'n some who had been ocrupying
pOi;itions of more than ordinary importanC'e in the
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many were put on tria], dunged with having attempted to carryon God's work e011trary to the laws of the
German government, there was a complete failure all
the part of those thus charged to observe the aIJO\'c
eomma11dment of the Lord. Not only did those men
fail to mention the name of Jehovah and of his kingdom and King, Chri'St Jesus, which they had agreed
to serve and to obey, but, on the contrary, they eOlllpromised with the enemy by saying that they had done
nothing to further the interests of the kingdom of God
contrary to the laws of Germany, A copy of the t('stimony taken before the court that tried these cases at
Halle contains the following, and the quotatIOns are
taken from that court record, and, without findiJl~ it
necessary to mention any names, we call, as that re('Ol'u
did, the ones charg('u by the term "defendant". Olhl
of these defendants te,~tified before the court, U~ill;{
these ,,'ords: "\Ve did everythi]l~ in our lJower to
avail] any action again!>t t he decree rof Germany fut'bidding the preachin!~ of the gospel of the king-dom)
becaU:,lJ we belic:vcd, and touuy still believe, that Ihe
govcl'1Iment [of Cel'manyl dors not illtend to rob the
indiviulwl Christ ian of his faith, that l'eligil)u~ fl\ cuom exi,;t". anu that thiug'') would dlJ"elop in sueh a
way that it woulu he ]Iossible for the iudividual
Chl'isti;1I1 10 wOl'~;hi[J his Uod. It is my conviction that
the only way to obtain r('l.ults i;l throll!.!,h lleg'otIation<;
with the go\'Crnm(~nt, :lIlul have askt:\lthe f1 jmds not
to do ll!lythin:~ whieh would iJltel'fel'C "jth thr~o Jl(~'~O
t iat ions. .;\ II in formation is~ucd was aecordll1g to the
forC'Moing. "
'3 Clearly the langlla~e here quot('d is equivalent
to Hayiug, \Ye must ask some earthly POW('I' a~ to
whether 01' not we shall wOJ'i'>hip aw] serve AlllIi~~I"y
God. At that S::Ulle comL trial held at Halle 1)('('(>111}wr 17, 1935, another one of the Soeiety's rcprcslnla
tin's ,\ ho was chargel] with \'iolatillg' the OrTman J(.cree te,>tjfird ill Iii,;; OW11 behalf, alld the following is
quoted from the ofJieial roro1'd:
"Qucstion b~' chairman of the court: 'Did you ['(Insider it pC'rmi~sibl() to furtht'r faithfully stand to~et her
to ea I'ry on a world'
"Answer by defendant: 'I would consider that a
violat ion of the law.'
"Qurstion by chairman of t he court.: '\Yas anything
said about all remaining' true to the faith l' '1'0 whi('h
defendant made this answer: ''l'hi'l W:lS 1I0t spoken of.
. .. \Ye rather tried to hinder an organized holuill!~
together of the fri('1]ds in the faith. 'rhe various
('('1'S [of the Sor'iety) had 110 right to organizc and
cnC'our;:I~'e sllch.'
"Qm;,tion by attol'l1ey: '~\ t the conferen('es whieh
took plaf'e in ::\Iugdpbul'[I: bc!wren the selTire diJ'('('toI'S,
"D.~ it thrrc said that the variolls inc1l\'irJuals should
sl'ek to find a meu]]o;; of t'xistcnce and at the same timp
should be illegally artivc?' AII,>wer by defendant:
'Xo, OJ] the contrary. I suggested 011 one oC'rasion that

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such gentlcmen who had been active should cease their

activity.' "
14 The above quotations of the testimony of the defendant s were entirely contrary to what God's 'Vord
rommands and directly contrary to what the Society
holds must be done and what those representatives had
been instructed that they should do. Such words show
a compromise with the enemy. Those who arc faithful
to God and his kingdom must obey his commandments
r'gardlrss of what any earnlly power may dcrree or
command. Ko one can prove faithful to God and maintain his integrity toward Gad and at the same time
compromise with the enemy by failIng or refusing to
serve God by reason of frar of the enemies of God
and hi,; kingdom. Lukc'warmness is an ahomination in
the sight of God. (Hev. 3: Hi) ,Jehovah's witnesses
love him, and they prove this hy their boldne~s in hear
ing testimony to the truth ill the day of judgmrnt.
(1 John 4: 17, It,) The judg('<; trying the ahove case'>
must have clearly se'n the atl it ude of eompl'OJ1l ise, and
defendants rereivrd no eon"illl'ration at their hands.
It would be ineon~istent for the ~ociety to do anything
in their behalf, after they !la\e proved unfaithful to
the Lord under stress.
15 In contrast with the testimony given by the aforementio)J(:d rcprrsentativeil in Germany a number of
faithful witnesses of Jehovah in that land have dl'mon
strated their faithfulness, boldnrss and firmnes'> in
the declaration of the truth at all times, and, hy the
grace of the Lord, they eontinue to give t("itimony in
the name of Jehovah and ]Ii<; King' regardle'is of IH'rsecution. As an example of thr octermination of mal1Y
of the faithful ones in Germany to stand finn, the following incident is quoted, whieh i'l taken from a report receivcd from t ha t count I'y: "In on<' concentra
tion camp there al'e 600 of .1 ~hovah 's witnesses. Every
day tl!<'y arc callrd out atH} mistreated, then the om.
rial calls out amI says: 'Bible 8t udents or Jehovah's
witnesses, st('!> fonmrd. Jl ow many of you will reo
main Jehovah's witnef,ses?' Everyone raised their
hands, thus testifying' for the Lorll and his kingdom."
There arc many such faithful and loyal brethren in
that land. ]n G('rmany 2,89-1 of Jehovah's witnesses
have be('n imprisoned, many of whom are still in
prison. l\Jany of sueh hesifate not to testify to the
truth and stand firm for the Lord alJd his kingdom.
In no ot11'r way ran one be faithful to the Ijord. The
experience concerning Daniel, l\leshach, 8hadrach and
Abednego, as recorded in the Bible, is an example of
tbe proper attitude of one who is in a cownant to do
God's will. All the faithful will follow the same
course. Jehovah is able to 8llstain his witnesses, and
nothing can come to them except by his permission.
Such faithful ones haY(' the assurance that the Lord
is directing their way. (Prov. 3: 5, 6) "And we know
that all things work together for good to them that
love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose. "-Rom. 8: 28.

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Y.

16 The experiences recorded concerning Job prove

that Jehovah permits severe tests to come upon hi"
people that they may have opportunity to prove thcir
devotion to and integrity toward God. If one com
promi<;es with the cncmy and suffers from that, ~uch
suffering avails nothing. If one suffers because of hi"
faithfulness to the Lord, happy is he, became that
suftering is like the suffering that came upon Chri'it
Jesus. "But rejoicc, inasmuch as ye are partakers of
Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be re
vcaled, ~'C may be glad also with exceeding jO?"-

1 Pet. 4: 13.
17 'fhe faithful are now rejoicing in the Lord that
they are prrmitted to fill up some of the sufferings of
Christ left over. (Col. 1: 2-t) Attrntion is caIl\'d to
these thin~s, not for the mere purpose of criticizillg
anyone, but that 1I1O<;e who are suhjl'cteu to the t('..;t
may &ee and have in mind 'what i<; the proper rOUI'"e
for one who has uIHlertake:1 to do the will of ('od.
Many of tht: brethr<.n in New ,Jeri-ey have hnrn !-.ub.
jelted to ::;imilar eXjleri('nces and in the fare of all ~Ul'h
]lers('cution have Rtood firm aud immovahle for tILl'
Lord and his king-dum. "It iil a faitldul saying: FUl'
i[ we he dead with him, we shall also live 'I'ith hnn.
If we suffer, we Rhall abo rcign with him; if we <1('11\'
him, II<' al'io williJt.IIY u,>." (2 Tim, 2: 11, 12) Ea('h on'.;
must. dl'1prminc which sille he is on aud prow hi" jlu"ition hy the ('onstant [tnll faithful coun;e of M,tion tab'lI.
18 Hpferring to tho"e who find openSlon to 8a\' Iwfot'(
t hc brdhr('n: "'1'1Ie Wa/ehtou'er eontains lIotl;iu~ but.
the opinion of a man; we have heln mi"Llk('n in the
past, and ,vhy not llll(ll-rstand that. The 1I'a/eli/ot/'1 r
is now mistaken 1" i)tl<'h 1)('1'80IlS shoulu ]'('lllf'"ilJt'I'
that The WateldOlt,o' sets out the words of God's
prOIJhet and a]oll'!;~id(l that prophl'ry sets down tlte
physieal facts wl'lI /\no'l n to all, that. eaeh one ,\ ho i~
of the temple rla-.;s may readily drcide what is alld
what is not in fulfillllwllt of the proplw('y.
101\ow, ('oncerning the pl'OlJhery of O]Ju(liah, Ilote
that thb statemellt is made: '''rhus ilaith the LUI d
God." Obadiah's utlt'red words are thenfore lIot a
dream or a hallucination or a man's gUl'8S 01' opinion,
but the sure and unfailing Word of Jcho"ah Cud.
The purpose of the prophecy is to enlig-htm the 1'( ll).
nant of God's people lIOW on the earth that they mi!ht
stand ~troJlg in the Lord and in the power of hi~ mi~ht.
Ijikewise '1'he 1ratchtotver rmpha'iizl's the \Yord or
God and not the guc~s or opinion of man. God alld
Christ Jesus are the teachcl's. auu tht: aJlOinted do
not net'u the aid of f,ome self-eOlI'ititnted \Vi"e exq!('tp,
To such anointed ones thii, srripturc applies: ,. But
t}JC anointing which ye hayc received of him ahi,ldh
in you, and ye need not that any man teach YOll; Imt
as th(' same anointing t('arhcth you of all thing<;, a1l(1
is truth, anll is no lip, and even as it hath taught you,
ye shall ahil1e in him."-l John 2:27.
20 'rhe Lord God gave Obadiah his wOI'(l "cow'Cl'lling Edom". The nickname of Bsau ,,-as Edf)m: ., E,au,

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who is Edam." (Gen. 36: 1) The name means "red"

and is a reminder of Esan's failure to appreciate
God's favor toward him concerning the Abrahamie
hirthright, which Esau sold for the paltry sum of a
mess of pottage, that his selfish appetite mi~ht be
appeased. "And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray
thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint:
therefore was his name called Edom [that is to say,
Ued (margin)]." (Gcn. 25: 30) In this propheey of
Obatiiah the term Edom must of neeessity apply first
to the offspring of Esau, together with the country or
place which they inhabited, and in fulfillment thc'reof
to II people once in line for the Abl'ahamic birthri:;ht.
l/1 Unlike .racob's descendants, the offspring of B'iau
or Edam was not pure f)(~mitic stock, for the 1'0<I<,on
that Esau married out ,ide of Abraham's family rela
tion. Esau took his wivc,> of the daughtcrs of Canaan,
the eursed one. (lell. 9: 25) "E~:au took his win',> of
the dau:~hters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon
the Hittite, und .\hohbamah the dall~(htcr (If Amh,
the daUf~htC'r of Y.:ibeon the IIivite; nnd BaslH'math,
J')hmael's duu~hter, sistC'r of Nc1Jajoth." (Cen.
~6: 2, 3) Ishmael was a son of Abraham IJy J hl'~ar,
an E~yptian womall, and was thercf'ore a de'>l'endant
of Ham. (1<'11. IG: 1) Ishm:lCl 's d<lll~hter Ba'il.rrnath
\rD.::! one of the wivrs of E"<ln. 'And bhmael too', his
wife out of the land of Eg~pt.' (Urn. 21: 21) All of
Bsan's {'hildl'l'll were of a mixed blood, and therefore
all Bdomitc's \\l'l'e dlildl'en of an illllH'ol)('r union of
Esau with Hamitic wonlPn. Jt was thcre[orr imp():,~i
1)le for the Edofllltes to he Uod's holy nation. E<;au
wa'! It lJrother of .1aeoh, a r~t'<.l111Jsoll of Abraham. The
fnthrr and mother of Jac'olJ nnd Esau were Jsaac and
l1f'bclea. Esau was the til'st1Jol'1l anti apparrntly had
the lirst claim to the ~\hrahamic birthrIght, but it \Va'l
the will of Clod that it shauld l,e oth(rwi'le. ((len.
22: ] 8; 25: 23-2G) 'rhe dcseendants of Esau, that is,
the Edomites, nlll';t therefore repl'e~ent a class of prrf()nS who arc apparently the firstbol'U and in line for
the hingdom.
22 'rhe following' definiti,m is puhli'lhrd in the book
GOL'crnmcnt, page 283: '''1'he name Edom rC'presents
that which is opposed to the Lord. It has th(' r.ame
meaning as 'J~sau', and therefore refers to the organization of Satan, t:1C most ] eprehcnsible clement of
which is ecclesiasticism." Ifere enlarging upon tllat
ddinition, that it may be made more specific, it is
stated that E~au or Edom more specifically stande; for
and represents that ela'l'l of men "'ho have or::;anized
and carried on rcli~.;ion in the name of God and Chrd,
Imt ,vho in truth and in fact have been and arc the
I'cpn'sentatives of the Devil, ~nd hence a part of the
Devil's organization. That clearly shows that anti.
t~'l'ical Edomites are made up of the Roman Cal holie
Hicrarchy and their clergy allies who have used the
'Vord of God for a selfish ptlrpose. The miniature or
fir;-,t fulfillment of this part of the prophecy of ObaJiah
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earth. The priests and Pharisees of that time claimed

to be children of Abraham, and hence in line for the
kingdom blessings that were promised to Abraham,
but .Tesus told them that they were the sons of the
Devil. (John 8: 13, 37-44) Those hypocritical men
were the ones who rejected the Stone, Christ Jesus,
upon which God has buildcd his church, and to whom
Christ Jesus said: "Therefore say I unto you, The
kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given
to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And
whosoever shall fall on this <;tone shall be broken; but
on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to
powder. ;\nd when the chief priests and Pharisees
had heard hi.) parables, they pcrceivcd that he spake
of them." (Matt. 21:43-45) The counterpart of the
priests and Phari<;ees of that day arc the clcrgy of the
present time, and particularly the Homan Catholic
Hierarchy.
23 Edom, the offsprin~ of Esau, therefore clearly
stands for the ofJicial 1'clig;ious rcpresentatives of the
Devil, to wit, the Homau Catholic lJierar('hy and their
allies, the other elrl'~~Y. Today Protestantism is llead;
which was pictured by the YOUIl~ lion slain by ~amson.
Those clergymen who organiz(~d and ('arrie<1 all the
I>o-ealled "ProtC'stant l'l'lidoll" are joined together
with tIl(' Homan Catholic lIil'rarehy; and it has heen
tmc since lhe Worlel \rar, fit whir1t time Im(l since
thh combined c'ro\\,d hu'l 1>'H1~~ht tIle death of the true
followers of Christ Jrsus. The cl('rgy of the Catholic
/1'111 so-called "Protestant" organizations are vi!:;orousIy workillg together at this <lay to dt'stroy tIl(' true
followe1'l> of the Lord. Ae; the Edomitee; sought to kill
.Jesus "hen he was on the earth (John 8: ;l7-.f.!), so
the modern-day Edomitcs l>eclc to bring nbout the
tkath of the members of ('hrist now 011 the earth, and
therefore they 'thus do unto the Lord .Je'iliS him'ielf'
in this day; and because th(>31.: are his faithful JoIlowl'l"S
he counts them as a part of himself. "Thile this article
is being prepared the e!l'rgy of the Homan Catholic
lIiel':1rehy, and the so-eallc(l "Protestant" clergy, Ilre
attempting to frame mischief by law by cau<;ill~ bills
to be introduced ill the XI'W .1 er~:c'Y Lcgislat urc, and
in other state legislatures, making it a crime Jor anyone to refuse to salute the flag 01' 'to write 01' pnbl i')h
anything setting forth the reason why a Christ ian
callnot saInte a flag and thereby attrilmte salvation
to men. Otherwise stated, the elergy seek the de
struetion of Jehovah's "'itnesses beeause they insist
that a trnc follower of Christ Je;iUs mU'lt obey God
rather than lirn. (~\ets 5: :!9) 'rhe elcrgy are the
antitypical Edomitcs and arc the mO'lt tiercptive aIHI
reprehensible part of Satan's vi-sible organization.
24 The Abrahamie bilthri~'ht privill'gc'l were elainwd
by the clerg? bl'C'uuse they have ulways rlairnNl to be
tLe OI1('S fanned of Ooti, Jchovah foreknew that they
would be unfaithful and would fall away completely
to the Devil, and therefore he foretold sueh in thi.;
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birthright priyil('~es r.' helt] out to and claimed by

the cler:!y, Jesus 1'orC't0:<J would be taken a\\'ay from
them b;cause they 1'a;:Od to bring forth the' fruits
(the truth) of the kill':!'~'Jm. It is only the clergy that
have tried to comprte '.','ith Jehovah's true saints for
the kingdom privilegr. s. 'l'his corresponds exactly
with Esau's rh-ulry to\" ::Ird Jacob for the birthright of
his father. Esau tried to kill Jacob, and the antitypical
Edomites likewise now try to kill and destroy Jehovah's true witnesses, pictured by Jacob. At verse
seven of Obadiah's prophecy it is stated that the
Bdomites enlered into a eonspirac.y against the true
follow('1's of Christ. That same verse also refers to the
two other elements of Satan's organization, which form
"the principal of the flCJck", all of which are falsel J
called "Chri~tians' '. Jn the modern fulfillment of
the prophecy the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and their
so-called "Protestant" allied clergymen lead in a
conspiracy a~ainst nod's "hidden ones", whom he
has selecteJ to he mf'lllhers of his holy nation. The
"prineipal of t he flock" have joined in this eonspirae J
and arc now ,t his day eommitting oyert acts against
the people of God, and a~ainst his kingdom. The
moc}(>m Edomites arc therefore clearly identified and
locatcd hy the Word of God and the indisputable
php,ieal facts, all of which exactly fit the words of
the prophecy.
JUDG:\IE:"IT TIDINGS
2~ The prophecy indieates that it is a specific class
of persons, and not jn"t one person, that hear the
"l'UIIlOUr", or "tiding,,". "'Vc have heard a rumour
rUt.V.) tidings] frolll the Lori!." (V('rse I) It is
God's servant cla~s. to whom the kingdom interests
on ('arth arc eomrnittpd, that h('ar these judgoment
tidings from t he Lord. They heing de\'oted to the
J.Jord, their ('ars arc attuned to the good news that
proer-eds from the Lord. Ot hel'S do not have their cars
so attuned, and be('ause they arc on the siue of the
enemy they do not hrar, and therefore know nothing,
about the jud!,\ment of the Lord. Continuing the
prophet says: "An ulIlhassador is f>ent among the
heathcn It he nations (It. V.) ]." The IIc1>rew word
"used'here for "ambassador" is tzecl', and means one
who is constrained hy a prinriple, or God's rule of
action, and is therdore engaged in a pres"ing or
urgent service. :i\lindful of his privilege and ohligation, the amba"sador is on the alert to faithfully perform the sel'\'ice a"'Jig-ned to him. Whose ambassador?
It is the me'iscnger or ambassador of lhc Lord, for the
reason that the Devil would not stir up his own nations
against "Edam, whom the Devil has employed so well
against God's faithful people. The prophecy suggest.,;
that the ambas~ador is a heavenly messenger or angel,
one of the "seven stars" in the right hand of Je<;us
Christ, the Same as the angel of Revelation 8: 3-5, and
16: 12: "The sixth angel poured out his vial . . . that
the way of the kings of the east might be prepared,"
The angel of Hevelation 19: 17-21 a',sembles God's

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army against the "beast", the false prophet" and

the "langs", hut not against the old "whore", of
which Edam is the most prominent part.
26 After per('eivin~ the call of the ambn~sndor or
angel of the Lord, then those composing the J.Jord's
remnant on earth, hi", witur<;ses, like their prototype
Obadiah, take up the ju(h~ment tidings and herald
the same to others, both inside and outsicle of the
remnant clas::;. They s!wnk to rach other of the Lord's
judgments and tell others who have the hearing car
of the judg,ments of the Lord. Note that the amba~'Ja
doris not sent to the Dedi's army, but l-;e1lt to the
members of God's organization on earth, who arc
found scattered amon~st the nations hut who arc no
part of the nations of this world.Jehovah is callin~~
or summoning his own people. It is Christ .J("iII'! and
his army that do the trr:Hling of Edom and Bozrah.
27 The Lord's aml>a<;sador or mcseJl~~er l)l'in~s the"e
tidings: "Arise ye, and let ns rise up a~niJlst her in
battle." 'l'he angelic army of Chrit .Jesus, or hosts
of heaven, to which Cod's relllnant Oil earth DlU'it now
be attached, is commanded to al'ise for hatt Ie ll'~ain"t
the enemy. The In'oJlhee~- of Obadiah is fully eorroh.
orated by God's prophecy by the mouth of Jerl'miah:
"For I have sworll h~' myself, saith the Lord, that
B07:rah shall 1>ecome n desolat ion, a reproaph, a w:l!-tr,
and a curse; and all the cities th(:reof shall he Jlerpetual wastc~. "-Jer. 4!l: 13.
28 The day of hattIe is nig'h, and Jehovah makes
known the purpose towHl'd antitypienl E:-.au: "For I
will hring the ealamity of Esau upon him, t11<': timn
that I will \'i"it him. . . . J have made E'iau 1>a1'(', I
haye ul1eoverrd his "ceret p!:wes, alHl Ill' shall not b(~
able to hide himsl'lf." (.Jer. 4!): R, 10) For mallY )l':l1'S
the Esau C];IS'i, and pnrtieuJarly the Homan Catho!Jc
Hierarehy, has carried on it,; wicked work and apparently in seeret, and in faet in sceret 10 mall)' persons, and thrrehy Dlany million,; have hel'1l <leeci,'ccl.
The wicked institution hn'! tumcd the \V onl of (lo(l
upside down hy teaching (xaetly opposite to the true
meaning of the 'Vord of Ood. To that wil']\ed ol'~ani
zation Jdl()\'ah says: ""'oe unto th('1ll tlwl sre!, deep
to hide th(,ir coun"cl from the fjord, and their works
arc in the dark, and they say, 'Yho sceth u'!? and \\ ho
knoweth uo;;? Surely your t urlling of thing'! U1J,,!de
down shall he esteemcd as the potter's clB)': for shall
the work say of him that made it, He made me not 1
or shall the thing framrd say of him that framed it,
He had no understanding? "--lsa. 2!): IS, I G.
20 That hypocritical and devilish crowd hayc said
and continue to sa)': "\Y e have made lies our l'efu~e,
and under falsehood have we hid ourselYes." But the
J.Jord says to them: "The hail [hard, solid trutL'J]
shall s\\eep away the refuge of lies, and the watel'S
rflood of Goel's truth] ~hall overflow the hiding place'."
(Isa. 28: 15-17) That the Lord says he will clo in h,i,>
"judgment time". SUe'll is 110t the hattIr of .\ nnageddon, because in that scourge of Armag'cd(lon .Je-

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hovah by Christ Je,;us and his army will completely

.annihilate all of the ('nemy. 'Yhen Jehovah says here,
" ..Ari:>e )'e," it means to battle "against her", the
cnemy. This battle spoken of is now in progress, and
is a battle of truth against entrenched lies. It is a
battle between Jehovah's witm'<;s('s on one side and
h;rpocritic::.l religioniots, particularly the Roman Cath.
olic Hierarchy, on the other, and ta1:<:s place just pre
ceding and preliminary to "the battle of that great
day of God .Almight)"".
80 Note now the corroborative proof given by the
prophet: "And I wiII lay my vengeance upon Bdom
by the hand of my 'people Israel [spiritual Israel;
Jehovah's faithful witnesses]: and they [.Jehovah's
witnesses] shall do in Edom aeeol'ding to mine anger,
and according to my fury; and they [the Eclomites]
shall know my ven~callce, saith the] ,ord God." (Ezek
23: H) In further eorrohorative proof see verse 18 of
Obadiah's propheey. It is the Edomites, the religionists, and particularly the Roman Uatholie Hierarchy,
that lIOW make war upon Jehovah's wilnrsses, and
this they do under the command of t he field marshal
of Satan. Jehovah's witll<'sses must fight with the
H\\'ord of the spirit, that is, the Word of GOll, firnlly
and holdly (k('lnrin'~ the trnth whi('h expos!'s and uncovcrl-; the hiding place of the lips of the modern
Edomitcs.
3l \Ye should ('XI)('<.'t the Devil to use every su1ltle
means at his command to lull (:od's anointell ones to
sleC'p and to caust' them to ('case their fi~htillg; hut
the trw' and faithful will not hc de(,('iYCtl and lll!lld to
Rle(p. ,Jesus sa)'s that the ])cvil and his a~~ents "shall
f>hew sig-Hs and WOlll]('rS, to scel!H'e, if it were pos..,ible,
l'ven the ('Ie<.'t". (lIlark la: Z~; .Matt. ~-1: 2-1-) To ::,('du('e
m('ans to turn one away from thl' right path into the
way of Satan the e\'il one, and doing' violence to God's
people. 'I'he Devil would usc some /lOW to induc0 Je.
hovah's witnp'is<.'s to believe that they should sla(k up
tlllir work and not e:-.pect to do anything particularly
important until after Arma~~eddon. To infllH'Jl('e or
induce one to take 'iuch a ('ourse is sedueing or tUl'I1in~ olle aside from the rigHt way. But the Lord shows
that it is not possible to deceive the very elect. (i\Iatt.
24: 24) Tho:-,e who arc fully devoted to the Lord will
refuse to he influeneed or f'edueed by such eflorts to
keep them quiet. They will hc on the alert at all time,>
and resent any and all suhtle influel1('e of the Dcvil,
which may appear to be put forward hy him through
any creat.ure, whether that creature claims to he con
secrated to the Lord or not. God has commanded hi,>
people to "rise up ngainst her in battle" now. By
his prophet Ezekiel he commands his anointLd oncs,
('the man clothed with linen", saying, "'rake fire
from between the wheels, from between the chC'ru
hims j And he spake unto the Ulan clothed \dth
linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, ewn under
the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from
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city. And he went in in my sight. And one cherub

stretehed forth his hand from between the cherubim,;
unto the fire that was between the cheruhims, and took
thereof, and put it [fire] into the hands of him that
was clothed with linen; who took it, and went out."
-Ezek. 10: 6, 2, 7.
32 Such work by the anointed is doing the' slaying'
part of the Blif;ha work, which he was anointed to
perform. '1'l1e Lord graciously revealed this matter and
caused it to be published in rilldication, Book One,
pa~e 116 ct seq., and that no doubt for the instruction
and guidance of his anointed, that they might be fully
cquipprG and furni'ihed for all good work. Yet it appears that some who should have learned what is published, and should be ])('rforming these duties as God
has commanded, instead have heen seduced, and hy
some wrongful influcncr, aUG arc intcrfrring with tbe
work and t:udeavoring to mal::e the anointed believe
that their ("hief work is to b(' done after Armageddon.
The clcct will not he d('cei\"ed 01' sc(luccd. These faithful anointe'd oncs will not slaek the hand in this day
of war, hut with the zeal p('('uliar to the Lord's hom;c
they will continue to pre'ss the hattle against the
cnemy. The rl'Jnn,lIIt will not Pllgagc in the de:-,tructive
work at Armageddon. The part performrd by the
remnant is to pl'o(lairn tbe meS'iagc by the Lord as he
haq commis~ioned and eOlllmandcd them to llo. 'file
Lurd Jesuq Christ and his heavenly host will do the
l>lau:4ht('r \YOlk 'I'hat is made (I(ar lJY many prophet ie
::,tatelT1l'nts.-2 Chron. 20: 16-22 j Ezek. 9: 4-6.
33 The rC'rnnant have a \vOI'1i: to do now In' fore the
destructive work of Annaged(lon k'gins, and whieh
work they must compll'te hefor(' that (kstl'ucti\"e work
docs begin. (Matt. 2-1-: 14, 21) From the time .Tehovah
put his name upon his anointed OIlCS, giving to them
the "new name", he commissioned and sent them fol'lh
to perform tbeir part hy declaring the day of his
veugeance. As theT go forth to the nation'i h"al'ing
testimony to the Harne of Jeh(wah, the Most IIi~h S(lyS
to them: "Thou shalt also he a ('rown of glory in t 11('
hand of the Lord, allel a royal diadem in the hand of
thy God. "-Isa. 62: 2, 3.
34 Jehovah exhihits his anointed WJtnesses hrfol'e the
Esau crowd and thus s!tows his favor to his witlH'sses;
and because he put,; his favor upon them the fire of
the enemy is drawn again:-.t .Jehovah's wit lH'sses and
the battle gocs on. 'I'he ('nemies of (;OU, particulal'ly
the religionio.;ts, are (ksig'nat('d under the name of
"Bsau", "Edom," "Ephl'aim," "PililbtinC''i,'' etC'.
All such refer to the Homau Catholic IliC'l'urehy and
their alli(s. Concerning' Burh enemies Jehu\'ah says:
oe to the crown of pride, to the drunkanls of
Ephraim, whose glorious hC'auty is a fading f1qwer,
which arc on the head of the fat yalleys of them that
are owrcome \\ ith wine!" (Isa. 28: 1) The em'my,
the religionists, arc drunken with batanie wine; anel
such, in their maudlin, drunkC'n btate, g'O fort h, mr:~,
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"keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ' '. These faithful ones bring the
truth to the people, and the truth uncovers the hidden
lies of the religioni..,ts. The battle is on, and to his
anointed, faithful, tnw witnesses .Jehovah now says:
"In that day shall the Lord of lIo'lts be for a crown
of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the re'iiUlle
[the remnant] of his people." (ba. 28:5) Jehovah
thus shows he is on the siue of these faithful witncss~s.
85 Can there be uny doubt in the mind of any of the
truly anointed tl.'111pJe class that the battle is now on
hetween the religioni'its and .1 chovall '8 faithful sICr\,ants 1 lIas not that battle bpen ra:.;mg, and with increasing fury, during the Jla~t ten years 1 'l'he Homan
Catholic Hierarchy truins all its P;UlIS upon the witnesses of Jehovah. 1n Germany that wicked "old
whore" lia<; IJlufftd awl browbeaten some into sileuce,
but there yet remain in that sOl'l'owful land many
humble, true and faithful witne~'.t's who are determined to give the tcst imony as cOllllll:JJlfled, evell if it
costs them eyrry ural> of their blood. In l'iew .Jet'slY
the enemy, led IJY the I~oman Catholic IIic)'archy, ha'l
hrought up every uvailahle instrument with which to
assault and heat down .Jehovah's witnc'.;scs, but in
that section the tnw lllld hithful rcmain fil'm and
coni inue to sing louder ~lttd 1011(ler the !Jl'aic,l''.; vf
JehO\'ah, pressing all ill the }n111<', Tlwy ('ount l\l:t
their e:trthly cxist(tl(e (.kar unto them. :\Il)\'cU by the
un}H'('abble love of Uou and Clll'i'.t, whi('h is stroll~f't'
than dl,tth, tho'le faithful ones, in the h'll~uage elllployed by Paul, HOW Stir conccrning' the '\UI' agaill~l
them: "But none of the:,e thill'~s move me, IlCithcr
count I mj' life lkal' Ulltn mp:clf, so that J might filli'lh
my cour,,!' with joy, and the mini'-'try, whi('h I have
receivel} of the Loru Jems, to testify the gospel of the
grace of Gou. "-J\rts ~(J: 2-1,
SG Thc wic'ked I~oman Catholic 11 il'rarchy unu allies
usc all their power alld inllumce to cause the radio
~tations to cease broaclr:lsting Gou's message of truth.
'l'hey have elItploye<l all manller of political methods
to have laws ellactrd tl' suppress the truth. 'fhey me
theil' ncm;papers to publish maliciolls lilJt'ls against
Gou's faithful anu true wilncsses. They carry forward
their mischievous pf'tsecution of Jehovah 's witnes~;es,
eausin~ rules or laws to he made commanding ibat eyell
the little chiluren he compelled to submit to their semeless, religious ceremonies of ~aluti!l'.?; flags, thus attributing to a thing salvation rather than attributing to
God salvation, to whom it belong'S. 'l'hey l1enounce
everyone who attempts to set forth the Srriptural
reasons showing that it is the <luty of the follower of
Christ Je,>us to obey God and no i man. The purpose
of the enemy is to turn Jehovah's witne;.;ses and all
sympathizers a,,-ay from God hy putting them in fear
and subjection, altll to control them in an arbitrary,
inqui,>itorial manner by dictators, and to J('stroy tIle
freedom and worship of the true, almighty Uou. Shall
anyone wb') lo\'es God have unJ"thing to do or any-

thing in common with such workers of iniquity?

(Ps. fl4: 20) Would an.\one who lo\'es Goa co-operate
with that wicked ero\\ d b~' trying to induce the anointed to believe that the chief part of their work will
be accomplished alter Armageddon, and that they
should 110\\' go easy Could anJ'one who is devoted to
-God and to his cuuse, und who i<; participating in the
fight, now put forth or attempt to put a ~cotch block
under the wheels of Uod's organization h~- sayin~ in
the pres('!Icc and hcalil1;~ of the anointed words to this
effect: "\Ve are getting nowhere BOW. QUI' chief work
is after the first phase of Armu~eduon. Wait till then.
\Vc will then be ready to receive the great mull iturle."
Those who now yield to such sophistry al)(l fall un.Ier
that influf'nce will be seduced and deecivecl, and that
of itself f>howf> that such callnot he of God's elect.
37 What is the purpose of the battle now in progri''.;s
bdwecll the rcligionisb llnd Jehovah's witnesses? ('crtaillly not to convert t he world 1101' to gatl!"!' the grpat
multitude; but it i'i to furnish the opportunity to the,;.;e
prrsoll'> of good will toward Ood to hear t Il<' m('S'la;~('
of truth and to take thdr stand on the ~ide of Gou
anu his klll~~clom a11(1 to truly "seck rj,!JiteousIlPs,>"
and "seck mecknt,>s" he fore the fierce all'.!;l'r of the
Lord is eXl))'0ss('d at At'mag{'cldon. (Zeph. 2: ] -3) .Jehoyah lla<; 110t comTl1llTllkd his witllesse'i to '!'at he!' t hc
gred lIlultitude now or at allY other timl'. 'l'hat wOl'k
the Lord llill1self {1m's ill his own good time alH} wa.\'.
For all~ OIlC to say "Our work of ~athl'l'jll~ thf'
f!,rcal lIlultitude will taJ\e place after .\IIIl;I'~('(ld()Jl"
is pl'l'"mnptuC)uslWSS bdol'c the LorU. rl'hl~ bu'.;illl'-:'>
and WOI k of the anointed is to ol)('y God's cOlllmalldmcnl.,. lIe ha,> comm:lIldl'd that this g(),~,)('1 of tl1<:
king-dom slt:d t he pl'e:!l'hcd and completc'd bpfot'e 1he
~layjll~ \Vork hegins. 'rhe (;I'eat('r ':\[o,>cs, ('hri~t .h,>u'l,
senu:-; fort h his followel's from t he temple ane! ('Olllmands thelll to proclaim boltlly from the hotl"'l~toJls 1hc
ml'ssagc of the killg(lom aud the day of thl' \'f'tl~(';l!lc'e
of our Cor]. To refrain from so doing or to slac'k tlit'
hanu and l)ec:ome uc~ll~l'llt, or to attempt to CXCI'(-i',l'
inflnellrc oy('r the anoi11tell to cause tlll'1!l to !)('CO!lW
negligent and slack the hunu, eonstilltlt'l a failure to
give heed to the commanuments of JehoHlh's grtat
Prophe1.-Acts 3: 23.
38 Is the Lord Jesl\', at the temple of .JdlOvah? .\11
the cyidcnee shows that hc is. That beiw~ so, thc:n
CIll'i'.;t Jesll'.; i<; condu<>ting juclr,,'l11ent and" heforo II irn
[arc] gatltcre<l all natio11S", anu he is sqJ:ll'atinl-{ tlwll1.
Mark the words of the sC'l"ipture ,\"hieh says thnt it i'i
Chri~t Jews that is fCeparating the nations and dd(rmining who are the sheep, the Jonadahs, 01' ~~reat Tlm!titucle. Christ is gathering them, anu lIot ,n'. If thc>
gatheriJ1~ of the great multitude take,> phee artp!'
Armao:sc(ldon, then when could it he poc"ib1e for tho'-:l'
people of p;ood will to show favor to Clni,t. and 1J t'i
persecut{'c1 remnant as the memlJcl'S of his body as
~t~ted at ~ratthew 257 .\1. ~'\l'Inagelldon th(' IJcl';.;e,'lltiol!
will be dOlle, becau'Sc the persecutors wi]] he ;;1'1I!1.

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Those of the great multitude must he firm and bald

in doing their work by informing' others and thus giving them the opportunity to seck righteousness and
meekness before Armag-eddon, hecause such is the plain
word of the Lord. If one docs not sec that the Lo) d
is now at the temple, conducting jud~.nncnt, then surely
that person is not of the temple. If, while mingling
with the temple class, continuing to elaim to be one of
them, a person utters speech or exercises influence to
induce the anoilltl'd to he nel!1igent, such is an offense
c~ain~t God and against bis orgal1ization.-l\Iatt.
18: G, 7.
89 Let the anointed now hear and give heed to the
words of Jehovah, who says: "Hise up against her
[f.:atan's organization, the Edomites] in hattie." The
battle is on now, and is growing in severity each day.
Amidst this great persec:utiol1 by the enemy the work
of proclaiming the kin~dom me<;sage mu,;t go on to the
end that the 'hidden lip,;' of the enemy may be uncovered and fully exposed to view in order that those who
love what is rig-ht Illay fiee to the city of refug'e, whidl
is God's organization, and remain steadfastly there until the wmth of God is past. Today the Homan Catholic
lIierarphy and their allied clel'!.~Y haw dcpartrd elltil'e1y f!'Om the Word of <.Jod :IlH.I his service and have
devote') themselves to the political affairs of the for('es
of .d:nkllt,.,s. 'l'heir allit's heret ofore called "Protestants" arc deatl, und now 'darkness ('o\'el's the whole
world, aud g'J'oss dal'l\lH'ss is upon all tl](' reli~ioni~fs '.
Yet ill that organization, and under its dominatingcontrol, thcre arc tJlO~e \'.110 si~_dl and cry for light and
truth. '1'0 the rClllllant, his faithful anointed on('s,
Jehovah now says: "Ari~e, shin('; for thy Jj~ht is come,
und the g-Iory of the J.ord is ri.,en upon thee," (1 sa.
GO: 1,2) You who have he('u brought into the organization of Jehovah, let your Jig-ht now so shine that all
with whom ;rou come in contact may have ('alwe to
kllow that you arc for .Jehovah and his kingdom, fir~t,
Jast, and all the time.
(To be continued)

QUESTIONS FOil STUDY

, 1,2. 'Vhen and how dill .Jpho\alt cause !Jis g-lory to }K'gin to
be made manifest to Ius servants f ApCOUllt for the fact
that some undpl staml lln<l appreciate the prophecies as the
Lorll unfollls them, wIllIe oth"rs \\ho abo llre III a CO\"Cll:lI1t
to do the \\'111 of Ood are unable to l.li~cern the fulfillment

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of the prophecies, and some even ohject to the means and

the message which Jehovah has provided for the Instruct lOll
of IllS people.
f 3-5. What is the proper attitude and procedure for the faithful sen ants of the Lord in relation to others in the covenant and to the unfoldmg of the prophecies 1 ::;how whetllPr
repetltion III The TValchlou'tT of certain ph.\ slcal facts IS
in line \\ith Jehovah 'B purpose in providiur~ the prophecle3
amI record tlH'reof and in due time unfol,lmg" them to hiS
faithful people.
'If 6,7. \"hat is the Bource of the prophecy desi~natell as that
of Obadiahf Its messagef Its purposef What important
and tiDJ('ly instructIOn 1S seen ill the fact that the itlentl~y
of Obadmh is uncertain'
, 8-11. When was this prophecy writtenf and when, and to
whom, does it apply' Po lilt lOut how I~aiah ~l: 11, I:.!,
together With related scriptures, Berves to confirm the application of tIllS plOl'hcl')'.
f 1~-]'). With examples of lecor<1 in illustratIOn, point out
the grent impOi tanee of bf'llIg con~tantly uncompromlsJll~
and h01<.l III heal1D~ testllnony to the truth.
1i 16. With scripture'., a<'count 1ur the suffering that comes
upon ,Jehovah's peol'll'.
~ 17-19. JIow is The /;'a!rhtower servmg the purpose for \\lllch
God has provi,le<1 It 1
1i 20-23. With Euiptures and facts, identify antitypical E.lom
anll the m01lellHlay };dOlllltc~.
~ 24. Hhow that the record "u!lf'(,!llinl-{ Esau, the wOl'lls of
Obadmh 7, nnd the wonls ot Jp~us (,OII('I'lnlll~ the cl('r~y
of Ius ,lay, are nil prupheti,: uf tl'c SituatIOn at the present
tlllW, COlltil filing the Idenl1ty of the modern Edolllltf'S.
fI 2;j-~9. He(efl mg to vcrsI' 1: Who kwe h,,:wll and how f
\Vhy, whpr"as ot hNS With 0pP"rl\llllty h:1\ e 110t hf'ard'
\Vhu is tlll'l "HllllJ:lbSador" 1 By whom IS Ill' H'nt ":IIIlOllg
the n:ltlOlls", and how f \\'Ith what tJdin;(~ 1 allll for wlmt
purl'0b"~ WIth \\lmt rpsl'0ll',e by thw'f' Ilho 1"':11' these f1ulIlgs f E:\l'lu in the sigllllil':lIH'e of tillS IlIllph'",y's 1"'lng
tho wor.l of the LOI'lI "<'oD/'.-tning Edolll' '. Wh,lt IS J .. Ju,
v:~h's fon'tol,1 purpose tllllaill the alltltYI'H'al j;"au' \Vhy
'\Ill he visit su,'h JudgllH'nt upon the Ebau Pia's 1
'if 303:!. JIow ,loc d .rdll)\ah fulfill IllS ,h'I'brat ion of F.7ckiel
2;): 141 How do"s Ill' have the Iloik pcrfolllll'd as ""l'c'tl"!
III E~{'I(l1'1 10: Ii,:!,
j(,)\\. ate lll~ I,,'ople I,ut tu tcst III
tillS connectIOn1 and wilh \lhat rCRult 1
,; 3::, :lJ. Wh"n and how i~ b:uah (j:~:;1 fullJlled' With what
efrcpt upon the enelllyf With \lhat rcsult to the faithful
witncsses t
'if 35. What do the truly anoint".l t(,lllplc "labS now cJl'arly S"C
as to pTc'spnt reality allli I'rogTI'SS of the b:lttle forl'told1
'if 3(;. HesclIlJc the I'II('tIly's att"lIIpt to SUPI'll"S th,- huth and
to turn .Jehovah 'B witnespes ltlld all syllll'atlllLCrs allay
froll1 GOI/.
V 37. What is the purpose of the I'attle now (Ill belw,-,'n the
religiOnists and .Jehol'ah 'B 1\11 ucsSc'S f IIow Fl'riI)U~ 1I0W t~
Blackness or negli~l'nce or thl' l'xNciRl' of ad"1'1 ~(' Jnllupnl'e in
connection With the pToclanmtlOn of t!lf' I(ln;,:"olll lIlf'~s:l/.~e'
'If 38. What takl's plupe whl'n the Lonl .Tl'su~ <'OIIiI'S to tlte t"mpIe of JdlO\alt 1 HOII is it apc\Jlllpllslll~11T \\'Imt docs tIllS
mean as to when t1'at work llIust he .lone'
f 39. \\7hat, the'n, is the urg('ncy of proelauning tlll~ n{eosagc
now, and the importance of llUl'lllg' a p,ut the rem ,

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SATANIC PREPARATION FOR ARMAGEDDON

T ONE time in the history of Satan's wicked
organization of ~n~;cls alld men l111cient Assyria
WHS the out'itallding and dominant. wol'ld power. The city of N"inewh was itc; capital at that time.
The ruling factors of that world power resided there
and exercised dominion therefrom. lIence Kinevch,
nnd also Assyria, of which it was the capital, are usrd
in the Bible prophecies to repr(:sent Satan's organization as it t'xists in our day, particularly the political
side of the earthly part of the Deyil '8 organization.

In the prophecy of Nahum, which is addressed to

Kineyeh, Jehoyah describes his own orgauization as
heillg prepared for the great and impending conflict,
the battle of Armageddon, and serves warning' notices
on Satan's ol'ganizatJOn today, saying: "lIe that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: k('ep the
munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong,
fortify thy power mightily. For the Lord [Jehovah]
The shirld of
hath turned awa)' the excellency
his mighty men [that is, Christ and his flrmies in

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heaven] is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: in these words: "The noise of a whip, and the noi\c
the chariots shall be with flaming torehes [or, flash of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing
with steel] in the day of his preparation [Jehovah's horses, and of the jumping chariots."
preparation], and the fir trees shall be terribly shakWithin a few days aftrr the United States Senate
en. "-Nahum 2: 1-3.
ratified the Pari<; Peace Pact by an ~dmost unnuimou:i
In heping with his usual mode of procedure, Satan vote, the lawmaking machinery provided for the huildthe enemy prepares for war, and he docs so with great ing of a more powerful uavy than has ever lJ::ore
noise and bO:lstin~ and at the same time keeps the b:::cn had, and provided for the expenditure of ~~27G,
peoples in ignorance of his purpose. Christ Jesus, 000,000 for new war vessel", to say nothill~ about the
God's great Prophet, caused the apo"tle ,John to make great expenditure for other military preparation".
a record of this prophee;r, namely: "And I saw three Puhlic press dispatches, dated Pebruary 1:3, 1!J2~),
unclean spirits like fro~s comc out of the mouth of the announced that the president signed a hill that day
dragon, aud out of the mouth of the hea~t, und out of to authorize the constnlctioll of fifteen ll1mlern warthe mouth of the false prophet. For the;.' are the ships, :md within a few minutes thereafter the buildspirits of devils, worl;in~ miracles, which go forth in~ pI'o'~ram ,vas begun. '1'he clor;-,"Y and tl](' religious
unto the kings of tho earth and of the whole world, to leaders loudly applaud the action of the Jloliti('al alld
gather them to the battle of that great day of God commereial powers, and say to the people, in "llbAlmi~ht.r. "-Hev. IG: la, 14.
stance: "i'hrrl' will he no more war, bcenll"c we h~1\'e
']'he three unclean spirits hcre mentioned arc lik- outlawed ,,;ar. At the same time we must prc'pare hy
ened WltO fro~s. A frog swells up, is bumba"t ie, and building' more ships.'
It is rather d iffieult for the common people' to unhoasts of what he is goin~~ to do ancI make,> mueh noise
abont it. ']'he noise of a lJUllfro~ stl'ikes torror to the derstand the consistency of such actions lIllcl drelal';}'
mind of one who dol'S not kllow whellee the noi'le tious. The building of war maehines prc)(,l'eu:-; U!'OIl
<,man<Jtl's. '1'he Devil hn~ the whole wOt'ld in fear awl a gi~antic scale in every nation of so-callec} "!.'l1ri,,!PIl<1i-;fn'::;s heeallc;e his bllllfr()~~s arc belJo\\'in~ forth tht'ir dom". '1'he politiral faetors, in the saddlr, make the
noise. '1'he" dl'agon" lTJ<'IItiolled in the abovc-tillotpd Ie'gal provision; the eommerC'ial giants arral1'~(' for the
text l'('Ill'e:-'I'IIts the ent Ire :-,atanic ol'!.~anization, while money; and the elerL'Y provide the S<lIW! irnonioll"
the "Ilcast" is symbolie of the visible part of that or- smoke sel'e'en which thrir "fath('r" (whom ,le'Hls c1e'ganization, and 1he "fal..,l: prophet" par! irularly rl'p- clarrri to hc the Devil) employs to hlitHl tlll' pcople
l'l'Sl'nts the great politieul mouthpieC'e an,} spolH'smnn 10 the 1ruth. Just a" 1he pl'oph('t says, all tlm'r are
whic'h all observant }H'ople today can plainly SI't' is like hu1Jfro~s; but the louclpst one, and the ITlO',t ;-:111('the joint POWPl' of the Briti-;h Empire and the United timoniou" among the three, is the clerg-y uf the !~reat
8tat('s. With one accord all tlH'se clemcnts of Nat:m's "false prophet" sy~tern, Britain and Ampric:!.
orf-"(anizntioll hoast and mal,c much noise of what thC'y
The prcparation goes on :lIlcl Satan rau,;,'''' hi" ngpll!s,
arc d()in'~ :JlId arc goill'~ to do.
the rulers of the earth, to 1ake counsel to~c'!hl'r a~;;lilht
In sub!>tunee thl'y "ay: 'The e::rth is our~, and we God and <Jgainst his Anointed, and to say, in su])are going' to fix ever,vthin~ to OHl' liking; and when we stane'e: 'Let Ui break their hawls aSllIlf!,'r, awl (';)',L
get through the })('ojJle \\iIJ like it.' This is but voicing away thci'l' ('onl" from us, and fix the world to suit
the sentiment of the Tkvil, who is symbolized by the oUl'~l'1ves.' '1'0 this Psalm 2:4 replies: "HI: [.lelwdragon in the river, as de!>eribed by the prophet E7.e- Yah] that silteth in the heaVC'ns &halllau:-"h; the Lord
kid (~9: 3), and which 'i[Jys: "1\ly rin'r is minr own, shall have them in uerisie)l}."
and I have made it for my;;elf." Here the river is
ncturnin~ now to the consideration of NahulIl '.-,
symbolic of the peoplrs Oil whom Satan has hold. The prophecy rdative to the preparation, it is Jound to Le
visible part of the Devil 's or;~anizati()n makes pC'ace exactly in accord with the prophecy of Htvl'1ation.
pacts and hohll.v annoulwes: "Ye have olltla\\'pd W:11' above e;uoted. Jehovah speaks throw~h Kahum and
and hence there will he no more war, and. let the people says: "The ('hariots shall l'ug-e ill the ~;t 1\'l'tS, t:ley
be assured to thn t enil..'
shall jUf>tle one again&t anotll('r ill the hrO,ld W~lYS:
\Yh('11 the Paris Peaee Pact was pC'nding before the they shall seem like torelws, they shall I'UIl like the
United States Senate for ratifieation, its chief sjJon<:or lightnin'!,'s.' '--Kah. 2: 4.
in AmC'riC'a was pranring ahout like a well-grc.omcd
The chariots mentioned in this last-quotru vC'rsc nrc
horse that wanted to fOhow itself. Evell moving pietnres not the same chariot" as 1hm;e mentiulled in tIl(' ill1\H're made of his anties, and the,,\) were exhihitrd be- mediately l)reeeding \'('r:-,e, which dcelarc-; t h,lt "[ :le
fore the people throughout the land. At the same time chariots shall he \dth flnm ing torches [01', :'hall Ill"!l
the \\ ar ol'ganizat ion was pU'lhing the Inwmakin~ hod~' with sted] ill the dny of hi<; prcparatiun". 'J'hc<e
both for the ratification of the peace part and for more chariots fla'lhing with stecl arc ~ho\m to l;c 01lI,;i(le
battll''lhips. The political "'hip was hrought to heal' of the eity (tlwt is, ouisiclc' of the Devil's ur'Ullll~;l
to ('arr~' out the purpO'le<; of tl1o<;e in }>O\\ er, this heing Hon) nnd arc prepnrillg' to lny siege to t!le 1 l,'\ ii's
symholicall)' de'lcl'ibl'd in Nahum's prophecy (3: 2) organization. The e'hanots mentioncd ill t '.c l1l';;t

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verse, as 'raging in the streetc; and jUStlillg one against

another', are in tlle strec,ts or roadways inside of the
city, and are therefore a part of and belong to the
city whi<>h is the Devil's organization. These chariots
last ment ioned are therefOl'e the military organization and machinery of Satan.
The Hebrew word translated "rage" in verse four
of the prophery is !taltal, and means "to praise or to
hoast", Dnd is also rendered by the expression "to
show oneself foolish". (Young's Concordance) Thus
the "chariots" of Satan's organization that "rage in
the streets" are the military preparations that are
yainglorious and carried on in a hoa-;tful manner; and
those who are doing it swell up and hello\\" like bullfrogs making a great noise, while prai~;ing their own
greatness, and thereby seck to impress the people by
appeuring in the streets and exhibiting 1hemselves.
Why all the noise in the public press and upon the
screc'ns of the moving pictures concerning war prepal'Utions? Why 1he grC'at military and naval display
at every nat ional fUl1(~tioll' "'lty the C'xltibition at
every moving-picture f>how of some poJitician or \\al'rial' who i:-l preparing for war? It is the war or~ani
zations and wur lords raging' in the streets amI making
thcmselvei; foolbh. \Yh;V, in all the Wal' preparations,
at thc' ('l1nto(,11s, in the 11.I't g-allcri('s, in the public J)J'('SS
llnd in the Illo\in~ Ili,tm,(,q, is the 1('Ii~iouq clenwnt
made so ]Jl'Omilll'nt 7 It is always II PH1't of the same
homhast ic campaign that Sutan hilll'ielf is ('[}~inccring,
and he is 1)lilldin~ the 1lH'1l , ... lto arc n'ally cn(~ag-\'d in
it and using them as hi'i dupe-;. 'J'hesc fraudulently
say: '\Ve arc Christian, and we therefore represent
"Christendom".' lint be it noted that they do not
praise God nor his Kill~, hut they praise them-;elvl's.
rrhC'y arc llllrrying" in t heir preparations and boa'it of
their }lower and make themselves mad and foolish before the Lord. And the !lreparation goe'! on!
One translator renders the text in Nahum thus:
"They [the chariots] rn;;h along in the broadways."
(lloth.) 'rhus theJ' do, her'ause llllJOng the people they
can make hetter speed by boast ing of their POW(')' and
that they are 'making the world safe for democracy'.
Another translation rC'nders the text thus: "They rush
to and fro in the broad \vays." (A.R.l'.) The thought
of friction, a'i implied in tlte AuthOl'ized VersiOll,
which reads, "They shall justIe one against another
jn the broad ways," is entirely abseut. By means of
diplomacy they avoid friction, and thereby keep the
real mC'anillg hid from the eyes of the people. Such
is always Satan's method.
'1'II(:n adc1s the prophet: "They bhall seem [or, as
the Rcvised l"ersion reads, The appearance of them is]
like torches." 'fhe word "torches" in this verse is
more frequently tran<;latcd "lamp", and suggests the
view that Satan's orgunization-units, or his foremost
agC'Jlcies, ,,-ill claim or appear to he as lamps, lighting
1he way of tI'e people, or like torclws of libert,}' lightillci thc way for freedom and progre:;,s in the govern-

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ment of the people. It is the clerg-y that usc their

pulpits and the radio to haran/?ue the people and to
tell them of the great torches of liberty that the heroes
are holding forth to light the people into a desirable
condition. They are really blind guides Dnd false
prophets. God foretold exactly that the conuition
would exist which now docs exist. "For such," he says,
"are false apostle's [preachers and teachel's], deceitful
workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of
Christ [claim in~ to represent Christ, and hence being
called 'organized Christcndom', or 'organized Christiunit,}- ']. Anu no marv('l; for Satan himself is transformed into an an~el of light. rfherefore it is no great
thing if his mini<;ters [the eleq.,')'] also be tr:lIl<;formed
a'l the mini<:ters of rjg-hteousnc~s; whose end :;,ha11 be
according to their works. "-2 Cor. 11: 13-15.
Then adds the prophet i\ahum, sayin~: "They shall
run like the lightnings," In other words, tlll'y are
swift in the cxC'cution of thpi!' IJrrparatious, becan'll)
Satan knows he has but a short time (Rev. ]~: ]~),
allcl the rulers arc in distJ,C':;,s atH] pCJ"j>lexi1y, because
of what they bee approaC'hing.-Luke 21: ~G.
God's prophet proceeds, saying': " TIe shall )'('('ount
his worthies lUllllllnts]: thpy shall stumble in their
walk; t!w,)' shall make haste to the wall th('I'('uf, awl
the ddelll'e shall he preparl'c1." C~ah. ~: G) The word
"v;orthie,>", or ~:allallts, in tlJi-; 1('xt i-; ill the .1mcrican
Ucvi,~ed Yrr.)ioa rellllered "nohle-;". In othl'r text~
the same IldJl'(~w word in the original i'i re!Hkrcd
"principal" (of the flo('k) (.J('l'. 2;): 3-1-36), Dnd alsu
"famous". (1's. 13G: IS) It is Balan's noblc'i 01' principal ones of the flock of the rdi~ious org-lIlilatioll
who arc here Jl]rant. lIe has thpm in mind and rcCOHn ts them. H t' takc-s a census 0 f his ch ief a ~encies,
and mra'iUl'C'i the :,>trellg1 h of hi<; fightin~ force <1-; well
as of his bellowing- "frogs". Those men arc of Satan's worlu j helll'e Satan gi\'cs consideration to thelll.
-John 15: ]9.
Those who carry out Satan's purposes arc his favored ones, helH'e called hili "worthies", or nobles 01'
famous ones. This is one of his schemes to tum tlw
people away from Jl'llOvah God. Satan kcrps before
the people the great heroes of hifl or~;lIlization. In the
reli~ious orgnllizations, in the great political meetings,
in meetings of the finanriers, in all of these the importance of the principal men, as examples anu hero(':;
worthy of praise, is hcld before the people. The met ropolitan press, which is merely the tool or mouthpiece
of Satan's organization, publbIH''i glowing ucr01.lllts
of the valor of the mighty officers of war, of the !>O\H'r
and virtue of the financial gialll S, and of the grl;atnes:;
of the religious clement and religious leaders. It i'i a.
mutual admiration society; and the !)re~ and the
rudio, the moving' picturC's and the utist, arc all called
into action to glorify the names of men, all uf which
keeps the minds of the prople turned away fI'(lm Jl'lIOyah God. Thi<; i-; all in harlllony 'lith \vhat iU'ipirCll
prophecy foretold.

MANKIND'S SUFFERING: WHY PROLONGED

ESUS CHRIST was put to death, and on the third

day God raised him out of death. (1 Cor. 15: 4)

He had stated when on earth that God had given

to him the great privilege of attainin~ unto inherent
life, or immortality. (John 5: 26) When he was raised
from the dead he was brought forth the express image
of Jehovah, possl'ssing immortality, and alive for evermore. (Heb. 1: 3; Rev. 1: 18) 'I'he resurrectioll of
Christ Jesus as a divine creature is a guarantee that
all his body members must be raised with His resurrection, to immortality. This is why the Christian is admonished to seek glory, honor and immortality, eternal
life. (Hom. 2: 7) Immortality is life in the highest
condition, and indestructible. It i" written: "For as
in Adam all die, e\"C'n so in Christ shall all be made
alive. But every man in his own order; Christ the
fil'stfruits; afterward they that arc Chi.:;t's, lit his
coming." (1 Cor. IS: 22, 23) Christ Jesus was the first
one resurrected; and his body members, or the (hurch,
arc resurl'ccted at his second coming; and they are
resurrected to immortality, to au inheritance incorrup.
1.1 c.
t lu
The apostle Paul wrotr: .. For ye arc dead, and your
life is hid with Christ in God. "Then Christ, who is
cur life, shall appear, thcll shall ye also nppear with
him in glory." (Col. :3::3,4) 'I'he argument here is
that the olle who is l)('~()tt('n by Goll's spirit and
hrought forth as a spiritual son of God is dead a,> a
human creature and that his rig-ht to life is hid. with
Christ Jesus, and that wlwn Christ appears at hi.,
"('cond eomillq' then the rl"';IllTl'etion takps place. Ag-am
it is written cone(,l'ning- the sallie onrs: "Beloved, IIOW
arc we the f,OIlS of <:od; awl it doeth not yet appear
what we shall he: hut we know that, whrn he shall
appear, we shall be like him; for we shall sec him as
he is. "-1 John 3: 2.
'I'his is proof that memhers of the new creation while
on earth do 1Iot kllow what their l'('surreetion glory will
be, hut that they will he like Christ .Jesus because thl'Y
will be with him and spe him as he is, nnd be memhers
of God's royal family of heaven. 1'his is further
corroborated hy the stateml'llt of Hevelation 20: 6:
"Blessed and holy is he that hath part ill the first resurrcction: on such the second d('ath hath 110 power,
out they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and
shall reign with him a thousand ~;cars. "-Rev. 20: 6.
Concernin~ the time of the resurrcction, it is written: "For the Lord himself shall dcscend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with
the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise
first." (1 Thess. 4: 16) This proves that the Christians
who have died throughout the Christian era have not
gone straight to heaven at death, but that they must
remain d('ad until the second coming of our Lord; and
then when he takes his powcr to reign, those faithful
ones in Christ shall be raised first. The word "shout",
as used in this text, means a command of authority,
which shows it has reference to the time when the Lord
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Jesus, as the great High Priest of Jehovah, takes authority and begins his reign.-Ps. 110: 2.
God's new creation complete will constitute the
great royal priesthood of God, which priesthood '\'U"
foreshadowed long ago by MelchizeJck, who was lJOth
the king' of aneiellt Salem and also "priest of the 71Iust
High God", and who also blessed the patriarch Abrilham after God had given him the victory OYer the
enemies. (Gen. 14: 18-20) Jesus the Head of the new
creation is alone the" seed of Abraham", and his body
members of the new creation are made a part of SUdl
seed of Abraham by being adopted by Jehovah God,
the Greater Abraham. In Christ Jesus the "~eed" all
the families of the earth are to he hlcs,>ed. (Gen. 12: 3 ;
22: 1~) 'I'he new cl'('ation constitute.:; the crowllinfJ;
feature of all of (Jo(l's creation. H is that e!'('al iCJll
which is granted life and immortaltty, and shall be
for ever to the glory of .Jehovah God.
More than six thou'>and years ha\'c passed silH'e .Jrhovah ('reated the prrfect man Adam, who failed. For
more than two thousand yrars God cau<;ed g1'eat livill'J;
pictures to he ennctcd, foreshadowing' thc deV<'lopllH'nt
of his new creation. For nenrly two thousand Y('<lI'S
more he has been sc1('dil1~ and de\eJoJling this n('\\'
creation,lnullthisIl<'ri(\(loftimetlwhumanl'll('('!Ja'>
suffrrell sidmess, sorrow lmd death. ~atan has t;1I(('n
a(l\'alltn~c of thl) timp, to endl'avor to turn the mind,>
of men awn;\' from .Jehovah. Many profl's~cd Chi istialls haH' n~ke<.l, Why should there hc ~o mu('h sur.. ,,!'ing umon~"t the p(()p]es of ('arth 1
"For we know," says the apostle Paul, "that the
whole cl'('ation groaneth awl travatl<'lh in pain 10
gelheruntilllow." (J:OIll. 8:22) KotOltly islhisstlltvment of the diville re('ol'(l true, hut ('\'('r~' man can beal'
witlH'sS to the fact of human suf(l'rjn~~. Tlwre is 110
human f:n'utUl'e on the rll1'1 h who is prrJ'ect, aIHI nOlll'
who ha<; I;wd without suft'cring'. Frolll tIl<' eradle to
the graY<' eneh olle has experiene('d pain. l\Tany have
asked the reason why. 'rhe time is due for mall to Ical'll
the re[l<.;oll why.
Death is a great enemy. That rlH'my hu,> ravawd
every home. 'I'he Devil has made the people helieve
that God is responsible for the death amon~st the human racc. On the contrary, death rrslllted by rea,>on
of sin, and sin entered the world J.,Pl'ilme of man's (llsobedience to God's rig-hteous law. '1'hc Devil him.,elf i<;
the one who inlluced such disobeuienee. :'Ian wi\lin~d~'
di'io!le.Yed God and heeded the enemy. 'Vhen some
loved member of a family <1irs 1ho--<' moul'l1ing the
loss are often heard to sny: ,. How ('an a just andlo\"ing God take away our belo\'c<l one 1" When 1he jJrople
understand God's pm'pose and the outworking thereof, such a question will not be ask<-d. Then the jJcopll'
will not sorrow as those who havc no hope. 'l'1H'l'c ('an
oe no hope without knowledge; hence the necrs"ity of
knowing God's truth that shows the way to life and
happiness.

JeSE 15, 1936

fJUe \0\TCrIT0\VER.

Could 110t God lwve made man so that he could not

sin, and thereby hayc prevented so mueh suffermg?
Of course, God, being all-powerful, could ha\'e made a
('1'eature and called him man and made him so that it
\\ auld ha \'1' heen impossible for him to sin. The fact
that he did not do so is of itself proof that he had a
gaod and sufficient rca~on for not so doing. The record
j<; that God made man in his own image and likeness.
That means that man was endowcd with wisdom,
justice, loye alld power. It was meant that man should
use these faculties; otherwise God would 110t have endowed him therewith.
God created man with a body, mind, will and affections; and he desired man to usc all the faculties with
which he is endowed. To usc his will would mean that
man must ddermine to do or not to do that \yhich was
presented to him. ::\lan was informed that to obey Uod
is good, that to di<;obey him is sill and results in death.
Since mMI was p05se<;spd with will powC'r, it follo\\ s,
thcn, that Adam must choose to do good or evil, and
take the conseqnences. Suppose God had created him
~o that he ('auld, 1I0t choo,;e evil, but was compel10(] to
do good; then he would han' been nH'rcly a machine,
with 110 fn;edom of intelligcnt action.
God <'l'cated man pcrfect and created him for His
own pleaslIre. (Hev. 4: 11) God tak('s no pleasure in
wicked thing", (Ps. 5: 4) Neither do('s Gael eompcl any
creature to do good. His PUI'l10:-'C is that hnppinC'ss and
life shall n'~ult to those who do good, and ~uffl'l'illg
alit] death to those who do evil. Had (;o(] made Illan
~o that he could not commit cvil, that \Voulel have bcen
cCjllival('nt to C'ompdling' hun to do g-ood. Compulsory
obedience docs not bring' 1'('111 happincss to the Crcator
or to the creature.
God is love, and is therefore the perfett expression
of unseltislllless. He de.,il'(S his intelligent crC'atures to
love him awl to sprvc him bec,11lse of Jove for llim. Such
eould not he the result unless the service is voluntary.
l\I'1n must he like God in order to bc happy; which
means he mu~t be unselfbh. \Yhy, t hen, did God punish dbobedil'llcC', if he is ullselfish? Becau"c <Jod is
good; and eycrything oppo;;cd to him i'l wickpd; and
he who reiuses to obey God allies himself with wickedn('<;s, whi(h brings unhappiness both to himself and to
the Creator. Love, or unselfishness, means looking out
for the welfarc of other1', and had God refused to
IHlllbh disobcdience it would have been to the detriment and not for the good of man,
If God should exercise his power to compel man to
obcy, then he would be inconsistent; and it is impossible for God to be inconsistent. Why would hc be incon"istent? Because to compel man to obey him would
be scIfish ; and God cannot be selfish, because he is the
complete expression of ull~C'lfishlless. lIe desires his
creatures to be like unto himself, to wit. prompted by
love 01' unselfi"llll{'ss, lIe docs not excrcise his power
to compel obedience, but he exercises hi~ powcr to
plUlish disobedlCnce for the good of the one who dis-

011e)'s. The creature who Ions the Creator and who

loyes him supremely will obey him. For this reason
his rule is announced by Jesus, his belayed Son, thus:
"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth
them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me
shall be loyed of my Father, and I wiIllove him, and
will manifest m;rself to him. Jesus answered and said
unto him, If a man love me, 1lC will keep my WON]S:
and my Father will love him, and we will comc unto
lJim, a11d make our abode with him. He that 1m'eOl me
not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye
hpar is not mine, but the Pathcr's which sent me."John 14: 21, 23, 2-1.
1<'01' the same reason it is written: "Loye is the fulfilling of the law." (Hom. 13: 10) That mcalls that he
who is prompted hy unsclfishnC'ss in his deyotiolt to
God, and who obeys for that 1'eason, meets eH'r,\' lequirement of God's law. Had Adam ('xerci"pd lovc
toward God he would haye obeyed him. Adam was s(,lfish and desired to serve himself. IIis wife was a part
of himself, and for selfish rC<l'lons he wanted to be \vil h
her; hence he <1H~obcyed God.
.Jehovah never has done anything contrary to love,
and never will. lIe gave this cornmaltdm('nt to IiiI'
hraelites: "And thou shalt love the Lord til,\" (locl
with all thy Ill'al't, and with all th;r soul, and \\ ith
all thy might." (Veut. 6: 5) Some may IIsk: \\' a<; not
this It rule compclling' the ISl'aelites to love h\)ll, am]
\\as it llot 1!l'olJljlted by ~clfishlless on the parl of .Jehovah 1 No! The ISl'aelites were then impcrfcct. (;od
was their true and only Friend. Obedicnce to his com
mandments meant life to them. 'rhey could obey only
if they lovcd .Jpho\ah; then' fore Jehovah gave COIl1mandment, not beeallse of selfishness on his part, but.
for the good and well-bcing of the Israelites. This allnOllll<'es the unchallgeahle rule of Jehovah that he w/,o
would enjoy life and happiness must lo\"e the L(ll'd
Jehovah with all his hcarl, mind, and soul or I'C'NJll.
'1'0 be completely hap!,y man must exerci~e hi" OWll
will freely, and always be prompte(] in so exereisillg'
it by love 01' un;;plfbhness. Experience bears out that
if he is pI'ompted by selfishness and docs wrong, lie
suffcrs. If he is prompted by unselfishness and doc',;
right, he is blessed.
'1'here may have been many reasons why God dit!
not mal,e man so that he could not sin, and why he has
pcrmitted wickedness to have sway ovcr such a long'
period of time; but it is certain that there arc at IC'a5t
three good and sufficient rcasons which a1>p('ar, rlnd
these arc: Phst, to prove that he can put cr{'ntlll'('S on
this earth who, under conditions of temptation and
strcss, will maintain complete int{'g'rity and de\ otioll
to\\'<ll'd him; sewnd, to afford ample time for the sell'ction and <.kveloplJ1('nt of the new creation, through
whom wi(~1,ednes" is to be eradicated and the hlcs-,ill1:,TS
of life alld happillc~S brow!,ht to the people in (]ne
time; and, third, to afford ample time for Salan the
Dcvil to I'cmain and go his limit m wickedncss to try

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192

to turn all men away from Jehovah God, before God

manifests his power over Satan and his organization.
This period of time has also allowed for the birth of
a sufficient number of human creatures to fill and en-

BRoOKLYN,

N. Y.

joy the earth when' the kingdom of God is established

over the earth and God's name is vindicated and all
the obedient ones of the human race are lifted to perfection on a perfected earth.

LETTERS
GRA'l'EFUL TO PARTICIPATE IN VINDICATION
DE,\R DllOl'JI ER Rl'THEftFORD:

Your letter of November 5 received, stating that the Bethel

family had voluntarily made it possible to reduce the rates on
the boolls and booklets to tlte pioneers,
Imrnl'diatl'ly upon receipt of this letter the Chil'ago pionet
camp \'o:cd unanimously to express to you and the Bethel
family its df'cp gratitude, believlIlg this will assist theIr in
eontinuin:~ in the field service,
It will intl!rf'st you to know that a check over n twelvemonC'
period slumcd tklt the jJioucf'r camp had pJal'cd 42,GOU booklets
and 7,GOO buok~, a total of 50,UOO piC'ees of literature.
We h:\\e ('nthusiastically rea,l "An Open Letter to the
Associated PH'bS" and have J\lst recf'ivel1 the instructIOns to
place the t1l'ef' latest Golden Aoe throug-hout this Catholic
stronghold of Chicaj:(o. We are most gratl'ful to partIeipate
in the vindi"atlOn (,f Jehovah's /{reat name under hiS VlDdrca
torKing Chll"t Jesus.
With 11I\I(h lo\e we pray that J(hovnh may continue to upholu you und the Bethel family in the executIOn of his purposes.
Your urethren in the Klllg'S campaIgn,

Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is done

in heaven.'
Wo are grateful to Jehovah for the blessings we rCl'..ei"e
through The Watchtower and the direction of the kingdom \\o-rk
through the Society,
May our Father's rich blessing continue with you as you
boldly and clearly declare his lJUrposes.
Wlth much love,
Your fellow servants,
ANNf; M AlUE BnowN
S. Eo WOLANllER
B. N. !l1,'J\VN
RUTH 'VEnn
LoUIE-;A (Mrs. C. J.) ROGEl:'!
NOLA M. CAMPBELL
}'lUrmA GI:DND
IDA M. Bt:AT
AI,MA HI:IS'lII,E
]\.fAIlY K Lt;cr;

Ir,Exr: B. LU:-;T
Qr:ACt:

Or,A D.

l\Ic\\'I1,r,rAMS
MAItTHA nl~(;JIA1(
EDWArlO G. FALIn;
O. L. l\!CWIU.HMS
Ilt:uLAI1 M. JI ASKILL
}~DW AltO IIA M M

ProNEt;1l. CAM!' A'r ClllCAGO.

RI,SOLVlm TO WORK SHOULDER TO SIiOULDElt

Ol'1' I>t:AI: Hl:l)1 m:!, HU1'IlUU'Ol(D:
We, the ('olllpany of Jehovuh 's witlle~,cs at Fullerton, Calif"
wunt to e"prl'hH to you our III'alty ul'prCl'latlOlI of your cfforts
to S{'n',' .1"III1\ah, utHI to ('xtpJlcl our f('rvcnt brothcrly 10\0 to
yOIl ut this tllll", \\ lth un {'allll'st I1CbJrO to ('oop('ratc fully
WIth ,\ uu III ('V('I) \\ltY that \I'C can to make kno\\ n to all tho
nl(':;ha;:u of tho klllgdum, to the 1101101' anu vllldlcatlOlI of Jehoyuh's mum'.
\\'0 bclte\f' j'{Htr two hroadeusts of Fl'lmmry 23 will do a
great wOlk for the prisoners aJld that those tulks \\ere from
Jeho\ah. By IlIg grace \H', I1S OIH', IIrc resolved to \\ulk shoulder
to ahouJ<Jer With j'OU, earnestly praj'ing, as we know you do,

GI:AO; WIJJTE
J)or:A G 1l,U-:1'

W. EllliiO:<

C. U. ha,ltAlIAM
Vl\'I.\N L. EmlAN
Ar.\ct: ,T. OUt:
GI:Wl'!\l'IJf: (}rurAN

P.\l>i:-;If: BnOWN
LWNA HnOWN

It. Wrl>imt:y

R. M. GILLF.T

W.

Nt:LI,n: }~. ]lJ:Ot;N

DAvllJ O. ]lIWl'N

LOliIHA

M.

WAG:-lF.lt

'fhis mcludcs olle deaf, one blind, one invalid and 5e\'er:l1
sellliinvaltds, 1111(\ nll1(' \\ Ito claim to 1,0 Jon:lllabg.
In arrunglJlg for soullIl cars 11\ Fulll'rtoll, tll(' due! of 1'011< P
waH H'ry agICl'alJlt'--sltrd "J ud/{ll Huthf'riord IS I"'$t c(luC'at""
Bible I('cturer there iH' " and he himself woult! lIke to 1;0 in
to ~hrlno AuditOrium FclJluary 23, but 18 "a s.~nallt of trIC
people und !lIay lIot be able to go Ill' '. Two Bound cnrs were
lieTl'.
In tho little town tit La IJabm the mayor gave pl'rmis-lOtl to
uso I, vacallt lot on }'laia street III town, nnd hoped the [>f'IJI'Ic
would listen '.
BEOI,AII M, !IASIULL, Secnt..l I i/.

SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
T. E. BANKS
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ffile WATCI-IT0\\1ER
I'UBLISIIED ~_

"VATCH TO\VER

,\'HIONTRLY

By

nE~1...E f.)

TRACT SOCIETY
Brooklyn, N.Y" U.S.A

117 Adams Stl'eet

OFF;'_'!:r:s

J. F.

Ul'TlUaa"'I:l>

President

\;.1.:. VAN A~nn;r.GlI Secretary

"And all thy children she: ~1 be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

be the peace c.: thy children." ~luli41154:I.J.

~reat shall

THE SCRIPTURL-; CLEARLY TEACH

THAT JEIIO\'\H is the', Jy lrue God, is from l'eIlasting
to c\Crla~llDg, the ::Ifaker cd ',"a Hll anti c:tl th aIllI the Un'cr
of hfl' to his n",llures; tha', ,he Logos \\as the hegmnmg of
bis crmtion nnd his acti\ e ~. ',t III the cleutioll of all thmg>;
that the Logos IS now the I.e! 1 JebUs Chnst in 1;101")", clothl'll.
\\ith all po\\er III heaYen an _ eaIth, and the Clud Exccutil"o
Ofliccr of JehOy.lh.
THAT GOD c;c'ated the '-'~Jth for man, crcated perfeet
man f,'r tho e:llth and phu ' I.WI upon it; that lilan wIllfulh'
dlsolwH'd Go<1'~ law anu
; ~t'nL'nccd t'J death; that bv
reaslJn' of At1:'lIl '8 \\ron:j a, ~ ull mcn aIO born sinners ana
without the li;,;ht to hfe.
THAT JESUS \\'ns n,nI1,., :.lJman, and tlte man Jesus su!feled ,leath III 01']"1' to r" u"e lile r::U:,01ll or rc'uempti,-e
pI ic'(} for nil !I'allbu,l; tk:t I ,),1 lal' (',I HI' ,Tesll~ divine and
(''l.aHed him to IW1\en aL.,\, 1-',('1\' '11':1'\1,1' 1:1111 aho\e p\'crv
numQ aud c1uthed, lllJU ,n:1> r:l !,oil<'l and aUUlOlJty.
.
THAT JEHOVAH'S OHr; ,\;17/\TION I~ c:llbl 7,ion, ani!
that Christ JesuS l~ tllt"
,,1' Om('er thelcI,f unll i~ tlw
rl~htful KlIl~ (Ji the ",Oil,!; that tile al1ointc.1 nll,l f:\lthful
followel's of C;uist ,Tesus 1'-" (hddl('ll of ZIOn, memhers of
JehOV:.11I'S or~ lnlz.ition, Im,l , ,.: 1.1" \\itne~"eq "hose duty nnd
privik:;e it is to tl'dtJfy to : ,., HU;Il"Il1:IPy of Jehovah, dec1:lre
his purposes tOW:\I d nlnnkm,j :.S "X presbeu in the Blhle, nuu
to hear the frmts of the k.')'.:,loll1 before all \l'ho "ill hear,

ITS 1\1JSSION
HIS journal is publIshed for the purpose of cnahljll~
the IJCople. to know. Jehovah Go.! hnd his r,url'f)~l'5 a~
c,Xplessed III lbe Blhle. I;; pub!Johe~ BJhle lll-trupl,on
specifically dcsigned to aul Jehovah's \\ltnebscs. It :lIn,n~,'S
s\st"matw Blhl~ ~tu,lj' l')r Hi fI'aders awl ~Upl'lIeB otlle! J",,,.
a'tulo to aid 1Il buch studIes, It pubhollCs sUltah]p J1:at<'rml
for radIO broa<1ca~t111g and for other llieans of publJC Jll&lrue'
hon ill the Scriptures.
It adheres strictly to tho Bible as authority for its utter
ances, It IS entilely fllte and seprrato 110In :til partl/'S, H" IS
or other "orlIlly organizatIOns. It i, \\ holly and \\It h"ut
Il>elvation for the b.mgllorn of Jdw\ah God UIH!,!r Chr"t
Ill'; llcloved Kmg. It IS not uogI1latic, but iml[, -l caret III
uUlI cliticul exar.llllatlOn of its contents in the light f tl,o
~,ripturcs. It does not iwJulg'o in controversy, und Its ~ol
umns are not 0pl'n to persondlties.-

Y.cAl:I,y f';vnSO;Il'Tl<JN PmcE

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jou'nal appcor in ul'era! lanVII(lfJC8.)

All sincere ,tU<knlQ of lh" TIihll1 \\ 110 hy rca;on of Inf1l'lll I 1\',

pOYtlrty Ot' :Hher.... lt\' fll'! ul1al,Ie tH p.n 1111' ~Ub""('llJdJll:l P11',~

THAT THE \VORLD 1>:,'1 ':n']"II, lITHl the LOllI .Tesuq Chri~t
hns b..~('n Illaccd hy J('ho\ "l. UpOIl his thrOIle of authori~:r,
has ousted l3atan flom hv,ven 11I1,l is llloceeding to tho
establishment of Ood's kin:;d"1ll Oll carth.

IlI.l'*

THAT THE RELIEF nnd IJle~"n~s of tho peoplp~ of earth

can come only by antI throU(;h .khovah 's kin~,lom under
Christ ~yhich has now bt ~l1n; that th(' Lord's Il"xt great
act is the uestl'Uction of I:-'ltan's organization :tIlIl tho ('stabliq!ulIent of rightpou~n(';:~ HI thc (,lllth, anll that unller the
king-dom an tLv;:e "'ho ,\ III ohpY its righteous laws shan li\"e
nn earth forever.

"hra rpqne.,tcd, H1.1V t)(" ('\(If'd(''' to 111"'1'.11' fill whiff'" IIII!'1 \\ll1Ilr.
one month ..\ I(1J1(,,:1I hllflk (('llJ'J\lfI',:' IInlill' of P'IHUIIIOJl) \\111
be :-ent "!til the JOIH Hal OllP 1I1I;!It h hl'l/)ro !I if' '-.ulJ..;c'r Ipllll!l l'\I,:tl ".

h.ne '1~hc Hlllelltuuf'l" trl: HJlon \\'I'llt"ll apJI!I('ttloll 1/ I,'"

mndc OJH:e ('J(h ~('.tr. ~t.ltln'.; tlv' Il',hOI) JOt ~o !,
qUP'tln'! it. \\e alP ~~Ild to lhu .. altl till' 1t(.'<I~. hut til" \\ll!I'.l
application once (lad! ~t'.H' J"l rt'qul1Pu h~' tlli' lH)'tal Jl'~UL11 . p, .....
pnbIi~lwr~.

Xotire to S"bs('lilJ('ry: .I\(J,t1owlfl'll:!U1f1nt Hf a lH'\\ or a li\lH",\.d -llllsrrlption will he . . put olll,' \'.h"I1 ft'ql1P,h'd
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of .1IaniJ ~, 1,';,)

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"JEHO\ .\Il'S rn.\ISE" TESTI;\tO:\,Y

The midsummer tcstll,".ny 1"'1 lOti, August }U, rs de~ignated
"Jchu\'ah's Praise' '. Till~ \ull be all eXI elll'ut t IIl1e for as lII.my
as (~an to un all:;e to take' th('!r \ a"11 llllll, !I"'Il'],y to be able to
devote a~ much tllne us ro~~,ble tu thJ~ privtll't:c than \\]ul'b
none is l,i~h('r or g-lalll!c'r, ,Il'i,ola"'s [>1:11'e. That all hIS devoted on',~ lllay bq.:ill at "nl"t to plall and al rallge therefor it
i"i h('r~ stnle,] t!l:.t the f.:lture of llllS tl'stunOIlY period \\ill be
tho o[;,.:nng bound til a s:.el'l:d \\ rapIH'r Bool;s Onc, 'J\\O und
ThI0e of rUIlIICalLOi!, on contIll,ut!on of fiOc. J'wdlcatloll,
\\ Ith Its i ull s:atl'llll'nl "n the \\'01 k of 'lhe lI'an \\ Ith the
ink;'r:ru' :mll the ,Jehu,J01111,Iab [Hdurl', etc., shoul,l pro\.! escclkllt !!,:,term] to ph,,, 11111((WllIg tl,e Iceent \\i.]e dlstllh1l1J l m
of I L~ L"'Jk RlclJes, It \\ III al"(( !<'! 1'101'1'1' t,) 011',,1' In cOllll)illatlOlI witll the above thn'c books the 1\10 Ilooks f,lfJht \\lth II,e
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tlte Brc.',klyll heacl 'llTic,' .]IT!'l't if vou are not unl]cr Branch
6uIJf,nl-JIJIl. DISlllhutioIl of thp aho~'e book offers \\lll contlllue
throug:"'>ut the cntIre Illl'll! h of A ur~ust.

\'ACATION
I';.(.'TORY A~-o 01 rl,-E CLOi-.l'D-JULY 2,jAuGVST 9
'fl,,: f,,<;tory amI oill,'\' :\1 Brpokl\'1l will be l'looou fllolll ,Iuly 2;)
to .\u:.;,~:,t fi Illclusl\e, I',llJIlg those t\\O wecks the Bethel fUUll!]

will ha\'e the opportlllllty to take part III tho fi"ld PIl\ Jl,'~,,~
with all other klllgdom pubII~hcrs, No ~!t'[>J)]cn1s ,If 11l .. r:dul,
can be made to an)one .Illrlllg that tll\lC. 1'1. 'as, get ,"our 01<1"1"
in to the BlOo:{!yn oHic\J f>llthclClltly alll':lll for 11:'Il,II,,"~ "",I
fillin~ bdOlo the abO\e d:lte, and n;al,e l'Crl:l1Il 1I"'I,'h)' Il,,t
)'ou \1111 not run sholt of litcrature sUl'l'lJP~ dUII[l'~ tLl' l!loll,11
of August. Bear in mind the Hpel'ial teslullony pCIII).] at tl.:tl
timc
Oldels cannot be filh'd during' yaention peTlLd, as 110 (IIlC \\ til
be hell' to answer letters, but all \lUlIl \1111 June 1"'11" d,at"
attention on the reopelllJlg of tho faclor)' l.n AUg-'ht }O,

ADVERTlSl:\,G WATCHTO\H:R PIWGH\~lS

A,j\'ertrsing tho Klllg,lom helps also to adn'rll',(' the r;l,!r'J
stntwll~ ,\Inch are blo:,dca~tlll~ the klIlg-dolll lIle~'a~l'. !Tnl".,
all Intnl?>sillg partll'~ and all llluJ\'Idu,ib l'ug:l!:;1I1l1 III t he Ii, II
senl~e should Illcntion the rudio statltPI lJI t!t"lr \'It'IIlJlV II!.''';I
cl1T1ics tl\l' \Yatl'1,to\\cr p](Jg'I:Jnls. 'l'hH II1:t;!llljj('g t" II,,: l'I?Olo1't
ci.dh"'d upt1n the' JllP'-l .... :-l!!(l' WllWh Jell!J\ah's \\Itlle<':<':l\., llltlud\l\'l',
and Oit"ll result~ III Illll'll'~\ III the l'lwlcl! I\ll"~:'::" on Ii,,,
palt of the 1. Ilio li,t~'Il<'r. ']'1"" IB one oi till' ('h:e!' ]<11' \,,,-,," , t
sE'Dding out the nle(;:~:tg<.~ o\pr the radIO, to ()lll'onJa~e 11\\ I I lj!10
to IeIH] tho literature. In thJ~ hehalt thl' ~'I('Jl'tv ~IlJ"'!" , 1:"\1 ,
fu!t.j,'rs, and :,Il l\orl.l'ls "hould make (O".'!llnt 'n-I" ,:[ \:""" lrl
houo,:,tohouse c:.llmg, luniug oue of the;", If Ilotl,'n;; ,!,,',

~ceWAICIHIT0WlER
AND HERALD Of CHR~TS lPRESENCE

VOL.

LVII

JULY

1, 19:::6

No. IS

OBADIAH
PARt' 2
It

For the dfly of the Lord of llosts shall be upon everyone that is pr01ld ((n(l lofty, and upon everyone that
is lifted up, and he slwll be brot/ght loU'."-lsa. 2: 12.

EIIOYAII of host!'! is the leader and commandcr

of the warriors who 1hht for rightcolJ',llrss. IIiq

fo)'('cs are led hy his Chief Officer, Chl'ist Jesus,
his JlIig'ht~ Son, lIno the 1I1'mies of the Lord know no
defeat. \\'11<'11 (Joliath, the big bully of the Phili:-.Jines
and servant of the Devil, defied the al'mies of the
LOl'll, Dadel the hdowd, who was a. typo of Chri:-.t
.Jr,;u<;, the hclovcd Bon of God, bololy said to the
Phil istine: "Thou comest to me with a sworfl, and
with a spear, H!J(1 with a shield j but I come to thee
in the llallle of tlle LOl'll of hosts, the nod of the annics
of ISI'ael, wholll thou hast lldied." (1 Ram. ]7: ~G)
The bral,litl'" foreshadowed the spiritual Israelites of
thi" tidY, thp Stwll of .Jarol), that is to say, the n'lllnant
of (!ot! 's !ll'ojll('. TIll' Hrl'og'llut, bold, rude Ilnd ddiant
dcrgy, lcd by the Hornall Catholic] fi(,lal'phy, arc
mtited in \\'lJr upon the true followers of Christ .Jesus,
who rJdl\'l. the t('st imony of the Kiug' Ullll the kingdom. Lonl! q~o .Jehovah of hosts causcll his jlld~mcl!ts
to he Wl'it 1f:ll :lIlel re(,ol'lled, and now he gin'" his l)('''ple
to Ulllkr:-.tallll thc mraning thereof that the,\' ma,v have
filII as:-.ul'aUl'C that he who knows no de'fpat shall fi:..dlt
thC'ir ba1t1r~ for thelll. The antitypical })11\ id inplwIr''l
all the faitl' :ul memlJers of the body of Christ, inr1llding the remnant !lOW on earth, and these are fape to
fape with the Homan Catholic IIicrarehy fmel thl'ir
allied clergymen engaged in a battle that a:-.ks and
give'> no quarter. By hb prophets God illentifics the
clergy or rdigious clement under the names of
1/ Bsau ", "El1om," "Idulllea," "Philistines," ana by
othC'r devilish names, but vII mean the Rame thing.
'rhat .Jehovah is going to cxecute them in due time
he fully discloses to those who love and serve him.
'1'he1'cfore like David they go forth to the war confidcnt
that the L01'd will gain the victory. CODerming this
war .Jehovah says: "For my s\vord shall he bathed in
hem'en: hrholrl, it shall come down upon lelump:l, anll
UJlOll the people of my curse, to judgment. 'fhe sword
of the Lord is filled with hlood; it is made fat with
fatness, Dnd with the blood of lamhs ~1l1d goats, ,\ ith
the fat of the kidneys of rams; for the Lord hath a
sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land
of IduDlea. And t he streams thereof shall be turned

into pitch, and the <.lust thcrcof into brim~tone, and

the land thereof shall become burning pitch. "-Isa.
34: G, 6, 9.
2 T1Il'se positive word<; of .Tehovah's judgment show
the end of the IIirl'archy. \Vhy will .Jehovah ex('(~ute
this judgmcnt against them? "For it is the day of
the Lor<.l's venge,:J!re, a nd the year of l'eeOll1pf !lees
for the ('ontro\'cl'sy of 7.ion." (lsa. 3-1: 8) The~l'
prophecies arc fully corrobul'ut ('d hy the prophl'l'y of
Obadiah (ver:,e 10), and to the ('onsillerattOll of that
])l'oplll'cy we now rdurn.
3 The revelation of the prophe('y of Obadiah is a
gl'('at encouragement to tlll' people of nor! at thp presl'nt time. III' who now trul~' fl'ars (lod anr! is dilIgent
to walk humbly "illt him, hel\('(' in aeeorc1 witll hi,<;
l'o/l1m/mdments and law of hi" ol'ganization, will [ear
neither man 1101' devil, hut \\ ilh full confid('l!f'e jn the
Lord he will cOUl'agrously go f01'Warl1 to the p('rfol'Jl1aW'e of his duty.Jl'hovah command" his people' now
to 'rise up against the c!l-rg''y ill 1):ltllc', and lh('n the
Lord addresses the religionists, t]le clergy \\ ho /i;n e
wil'keJly defamed hi<; name: "};f'hold, 1 have millIe
th"'e RDWIl among' the heathen: thou art grcatly dcspised. "--Obad. 2.
4 Sinee the days of Nimrod re1i;,doll has bcrn l~l't'at
among<;t the nations, and the chief mealls empluyed
by the Devil to deceive the people. Since the Ul'!!allization of the Homan Catholic Hicrarchy that \I iekr'd
reI igious institution has posrll aR the l'cprr'selltat1\ e
of Uod on earth, and it is the gTeutest hypoc'l'it lea I
cro\\,f] that ever af{licted the pC'ople" of the worlel. But
the llay is here whell Jehovah will make tho<;\.) rcligionists "small among the nation,," (It.l'.) and
greatly dc:>piseJ. That ,\ ickell iJ]~tit ut ion, the I I ierarch)', has for man J- J'ears been a tl'1'1'Or to the i)(,ojJlc
of the nations; she has ruled by fraud, lleeeit, lies,
cocrcion and opprcssiOll; that wicked institution is
guilty of all mmmer of bla<;phemy, and the men who
make up that organization are haughty, trITibk anll
erllcI, and cOllCrrnillg' them J ehoY<lh 1H'ollounced his
jut1Q,mcnt in these words: "I will rlluse the arrel'~alH'Y
of the proud to cea"e. and ,viii lay low the haughtinl'<;s
of the tel'l'ible." (ba. 13: 11) Let Jehovah's \\'ij J](";ses

lOS

19G

(ffJc WATCI-IT0\VER

now be strong in faith and huM in the warfare, knowing for a certainty that the day of deliverance iq at
hand.
5 J(~hovah 's witnesses are not engag"cd in fig-htin~ the
battIe of Arma<;cddon, awl never will be, hut they arc
lIOW at war ,\ ith Satan's rC'llrescntatives 011 ('arth, and
the faithful mll<;t and ,viII remain firm and steadfa'lt
and quit them:"elvcs like m<.:n who are trup soldiers of
the Lord. 'l'he remnant is now doing rral hattlc work
hy <:ol1>tantl)' declarin~ the j\lu:~ments of .Jehovah,
mal:ing knowH Ids namr, and holding hi~dl hi'! standard that the pcoplc may h-:1l'1I that he is the only true
God and Deliverer. (1sa. (;2: 10) By thc proclamation
of thc truth .Jehovah's wi; IlP;,"CS arc layi!l~ hare the
frauds 01' ol'ganized rC'li!;ioni,ts, anI] pal'til.:ularly the
Homan CatlllJhc JIicl'arr'h,\', aJH] thi" (iull i'l caw,jng
to be llone hy hi" Sf'!'vatlt,; 1111fler the cOlllllwnd and
leatlcr;,hip of Christ .I<.:;,u" that ill clue tilllr the COIlln1l'rei:.d tr:I[/j('!;prs :tilt! jJolilir'i:JIIs may sec through the
fraudulent ('!ann of the (.!t.!';!y; allli like\\ i ,e that the
{'ommon pl'uple IlW,\' sec :lIld l1tl(lcrstnll!1 how they
have b(:I'll dl((,j \'1 d II nil dl' 1'1'<1 ndl'd by thl' clel'!!y aud
rapadously ruhbed of the fl'l1it~ of tlwir hon('st labor.
By ('an"ill~ his truth now to he dp('lnl'l'd, and h~' ('xpO'ii1J:~ t 1)(' hh"phclIly of the )'(,] i:{iOllish, t hI' (']('r'~y,
the Lorll nwl;('" t!H'se lIlell "~I'l'at]y dl'spi",tl", lIOlll~St
pcople of all dl'llominatioJls, alltI rl.'(~ardl,','i of all 1\;1tions 01' er('l'll<;, are now Il('al'illg the truth, whi('h 1\1<'y
IJclicve a!llllH'I'('pt, allli tLl'Y (k!->J)j;:e thl' h~'pocritf's that
have ~lallfl('l'l'd til<' llalnl' of the Lord in ol'dl'r to S.1thfy thl'ir own rruel al1(l sl'lfi'ih Ik,il'es. ~ow .)l'llOVah
anu Christ .Jesus make that rellglou,; ol'g-:l1lizatio!l
small by fru;,tratill!.\' the to].;II1S of the liar'i, alld causing them to appear in :he (',\"('s of the /H'ople of the
world as worse than Ilothill~, '''rhus saith till' Lord,
. . I am the L(m] . . . that frn'itJ'ateth the tokLons
of the liars, alld m:lkrth di\'illers mad; that tlll'lll'th
wise men haekwal'lI, llllfI makcth their knowle(ltje
foolish."-Isa, 44: 21,25.
6 The day is hero "hen Jehovah's choscn nation
shall stand forth and bol<1ly hattle for the truth, To
them J l'llOva h now sa) s: ,. Trust ye in t he Lord for
ever j for in the I~ord JEll OVAIl i'i e\'('flasting
strcngth: for he brillgcth down them that dwell on
high j the lofty eity, hc 1:1yC'th it low; he In,\,C'th it low,
even to thc ground; he bril1~l,th it eVl'lI to the du'>t.
'rhe foot shall trC'ad it down, evrn the fed of the poor
[the poor in !->jJil'it, the true followl'r, of Christ ,Jesus],
and the steps of the IIl'cd)' [who need and re('ciye
God's hel p and protcetion)." (Isa. 2G: 4-6; 1\13 t1.
23: 12) Like Esau, the ckl'gy once had the opportunity of partaking of the birthright andll11'y despised
the same. 'l'hey rcfll~ed to make knmYl1 the name of
Ood and his kingdom, and now tlle)' fi,'~ht ,\ ith all
their lJower to preyrnt others from s('l'ing and embl'acin~ the kingdom. They exalt them~l'lves and defy
the Lord amI f'pum his 'YOI'd, and to them the Lord
Jesus sa,;.-s: "And ,dlOSOeyer shall exalt himself, shall

be abased j and he that shall humble himsrlf, ,hall he

exalteu. But 'Val' nnto you, scrihes and Phin'j'ecs,
hypocrites! fo]' ye shut up the kingdoJ11 of 1\t'~:Hn
lJ:!:linst men: for yc neither ~o in )'ours(lves, neither
sufler ye them that are entering to go in. "-}Iatt.
23: 12, 13.
T Esau went away from the land of promi<;c and to
grntify his sdfi'ih amhition huilt np an illherit,lIlrl' at
}TOUlJt SciI'. Th(, HOI'ite<; "'ere dweJlilJ~ in }IO'lllt
SciI' when }:"au went there. 'fltey v;ere (,liff (hn'1In',.
(Deut. 2: 12) E"au di"po;:s('ss::,(l those earlier d\\"l'llPr".
'l'hcn the Edoillites, or those tlescl'llclant'l of l~,>au,
])('rchcd tIl<'mselycs high up on the clift's of the I'u"!;";
alld they !J('{'ame (life dWI'lIer;;. Likewiv the HO:;l;;n
Catholic IIicl'al'ehy cJe)'~!y, becau',e of sdfi,;h amhitirm
to rule and ('olJtrol the pcoples of earth, haw' Jill L\:1
otll<'r8 1hide, wro!1g-fully talwll po".('''"iun of tll1lt ".-i,i"!!
dill not bel011~ tn them, 1mu ]JllJ!t up an illlil!,j1:l11"1'
for thcir OWII selfi"h lise. They l1W('lI hif.(h np. (,!:Iimin~ that it is thl'ir pope, or he:lll of their onr,alli;;111'lll,
\\ho j~ the fOllJlr1:t1ioll rOl'k a~;nilht whil'h til(' ';ale,
(,f hrll !->halJ 1I0t pnvai\. 'fh(')' haH' not built 1l]H1ll 11ll'
true Hopk, Chri"t .It'su", t!Jr cxpre;-." i1l1a~e of .),!lmah
the (; )'('::t Hoek. (Deut. 32: 4) Th u" t hI) Erlol!l j t t''i
fOl'c"ha<luw tlw ~clf-cxalte(l ('I('I'!!,\', parti('ulal'ly oj' th,~
] rieral'rhy, \\ ho han' l'll!('d thl' pl'ople wit!l <lr It "':11W.\'
and haYe 'lcorJwt! the truth an,] dl'fanl<'<l tltl' IJ<lII)r' fir
Uo(l. ''.'jth gl'l'at pride the Homan Catlwlil' ('I"I".\'
('1'0\\'<1 h1ne exalted them;;I']"r,; Oil hilfh, t!lt' dallll },.'ill~ made for thl' Ill'ad of that 0l'~;1Il1zatJ'1I1 that !I" j"
(''[II:d to nod hilll;,r,lf. Out of the llIouth of the dl'l "\
thl'.v ('ollviet. t!JeJll;,l'lvl''l alld (',hibit the !~J('dl\ ,I
al11OUl1t of pride. The followill~ is a quolatioll 1'1 "Ill
one of the Homall Catholic Hierarchy, hi!!h ill alllli"lit,\, ill 1hat ill"litutioll. 'l'hi" quotation i" tak, II j'/,om
Fpl'ra1'i,,' Ecclcsitl.\licill lJidio)lIl/"l/, ,\ltilh apllf'al', in
1hat book Undl'I" the i>ubtitle or :ll'tie]e t. Papa ". ~~IIt'h
hla'ijJ!I'"'11l011S statemr'nts as the f()IlO\\iln~ arc madl' l'r!l'
the sole IHu'po!->e of oYera\\'ill~ the gnlJilde ])( o!,Jr. to
compel them to rrudrr ohcdicllI?e to the l!('vill' h j. 1'Hch,v: "The pope i'l of surh di!!'llity amI IlI'J1II(';,,,;
that Ite is not i>imply a JIlall hut, a, it were, (;011, :llid
the vie;)r [repl'<':'i('utativc 1 of Gou, . . . H 1'11('1' t:w
pope i:" erowllrr] with a triple ('rown, as ki!I(~ of !I('awn,
of ra1'tlt alld of hell. Xay, the POIll' 's ('xepltpJl('I~ :1lJd
power are 1I0t ollly about he:l\'('1I1y, telTf':,tri;Jl an,]
infeuJaI thing'l, but he i:.; al"o abo\'c ang!'ls, ll1ll[ i"
tllt'ir supcrior; so tltat if it w(,l'e pm.siIJle th,lt all'2l'h
('ould err from the faith. or l'lltertaill Sl'lIti1l1Pllt'i ('Olltrary thereto, tlH'y ('ouId lIe jud!!!'d and (').('ommulli('ated by the pope. . . . Ill' is of i>ueh great di;.!IlIt,\'
Dllll pmYC1' that he occupies one and t he ",lIlh~ t 1'11)\111'11
with Chri"t j w tltat wlwts()cvet' the popr d()t'''; ~;('l'i'h
to prol~('ed from the mouth of (;od.. .'. The' p'll'C' h,
as it were, God OIl earth, the olily prim'e of tile faithful of Chri~t, the grcatest king of all kilJ'!~, }J(j~"I""jJl!!
the plC'lliludp of l,ow('r j to ,\'hom the gon:l'lIlllcnt (,~
the purthly and hcawlJly killgdllm is wtrll;,lell. T::,

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pope is of so great authority and power that he can

mudify, dc'clare or interpret. thc' divine law. 'rhe pope
can sometimes counteract the divine law by limiting,
t'xplainiug, etc."
8.Jehovah foreknew the sdfi<;h exaltation of the
hypoc-ritieal clPl ~!y crowd, and I.articularly the Homan
Catholic IIil'l'urchy, and ther.eiore he raused hi<;
}lrophet to writ e: "The pride of thine heart hath de('ein:d thee, thou that dwelle~t in the cleft<; of the
rork, whose hahitatiou is high; that saith in hi:; heart,
'\'ho shall bring me down to the gl'ound?"-Ohad. 3.
D The proud man become:; so impres:,ed with his own
~r('atness and importance that he is blind to everythil1~ else, and therefore orcein".;; himself. Continuin!.\'
10 follow in that rourse he is certain to fall. "Pride
~;octh bl'fore tk;;t!,u(,tion, and ~m haughty spirit hefoJ'~ a fall." (Pruv. 16: 18) Pri(k quickly lcad:; aile to
tlte commi"sioJl of p1'e;,umptnm..l"l sins, whi('h are a
~ h:mlC htfol'e Clod and all who love ri~hteou~l)(,<'';, "lIe
that is void of wi'if10m <1('<,pi'iC'th t1is neighlJOur; hut a
man of ulldpl'"tandillg hol<1dh his pea('e." (Prov.
11: 12) rrhf' E<1omites pprthed hidl up in thr rocJ(s,
)'("'a1'ded tl1('m~d\'('s as of SUr)f\r~me illlportall('e, and
]I}[)\((.l} with cont('mpt upon OthN'S, Likewise till' c1rr~y
of lhe JIil'1'al'ehy alld theil' alii,,,, ha\'e prl'e1wd thrmfdwq hi~h up alllong'st JIll Il, han' d(']JOl'I('(llhl'lll~.,ln's
ill :111 arrogant alld pJ'ouu JnHlllll'r, Hnd rl'~Hr(k<1l1l1'rn
sd\ I'S a'i far superior to the common III'rd. TIll' Homan Catholic 1I1Narr'hy 111(111 ("ails ~ullihle alld trllo.;t
ful people who support anUI(('l'i~ lip thpir \\iekl'd orgalli7.ation "the Catholic pupubtion ", and rom pels
Ill! <"~ poor ])('o]>le 10 rOlll'u;s to 1he wickrd prip"t'i all
their wcakll(':;"Ps so that the pri("..;ts call cxtraf't IIHll1('y
fl'Om the people alld thus take auvanlage of them. The
HOlllan Catholic JIi('I':1l'chy is eruel lInd s('omful,
]11',,1)(1 and M'\l'r!', They reccil,c their ~upport :mrl
lnaillienallte flOlll the common I"lC'OIJle, whom they ha\'e
(~c(lin'd and made lwlic\'e that the rlergy arc thr rrp1'l',<;rl1tatives of the Lord and thnt the lIierarehy i:; a
Ui\'ille org-anizatioll. In ol'der to furtlJer drcei\'e 1he
pcople those of the JIiC'rurchy ('all tlH'm~wl\"('s "fatll<'r ", and all the C'atholies other than 1he II ilT:Jl'ehy
1II'C ('ulled the" ('hild1'en of the chnrch ". i\ll the ('hil
url'n these roostl'r8 have are iUi:gitimate, hC'C'ause they
make the rule 1h('l1l."elvC's that (hey must not marry,
manife-;tly not wishing' to be conllneu to one part icular
family. 'I'he cll'rgy crowd are far removed from the
Gn'at Hock, Jeh()\'ah God, and his Chid 8t011C', the
]Jru(J and .F'oundatioll Stone, :md Captain of his 01'gallizntion, who is Christ Jesu<;<. If they were in fal't
following in the footsteps or the Lord, and trul;\' repl'e<'cllting him. Hley would not !'oho\V partiality among'
lllell, Imt would remember that the Lord God and
Clll'i",t Je<:us arc no respecters of persons, and would
do likc'wise. Such men have no fear of God. They
ignore his plain word which is :addressed to all wh~
(lairu to serve him: ""\Yhcr.efo?"( now, Jet the :!'t'ar of
the V>rd be upon :.rou; tal{e IH:E:d and do it; for there

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is no iniquity \rith tllr Lord our (;0U, u.or,re:;pC'ct or

}>CI':-:0115_ nor takil1ci. of :;ilt,;," (2 Chron. 19: i) '1'lwou
hypocritieal clergy push the puor on the side, make
them confess to wi(ked priests by speaking to them
through a hole in some cage or box, inside of willch
the priest is eonccalC'd. If a man of rir!1CS or lIItluC'llr:c
comc:; to confrs:; he i:; given TIlueh male consideration
and in proportion to the amount he cont ribute<;
through the hole in the box. Such is a practiec par
titularly in the chureh at Vatican City calle(l "St.
Peter's". It 1S a eommOll thmg to f,C'e poor, wretched
pcople kneeling on the fla~;,ton('s in that Imildlll!!,
uroppin!S their coins till ou~il t he hoI!) and \Vb i"p('rill~
in the ears of a prip:-.t inside the box. That :;uth pr<\c"
tice i<; t]e<,picablc ill thc sight of Goc] i..; ~hown by thi"
d('c1a1'ation 111 hi'l \\'ortl: .. For if them COlllr unto
your a;,<,cmbly a lIlan with a gold 1'I1Jg', in goodly 'Ip
pard, and there ('(JIne ill also a pOOl' llIall in \'11(' raiment; and yc ha\'l' respcr:t to him that \\'c:ll'C'tb til('
~ay (']01 hing, and say unto him, Sit 1hou here ill a ~ocH1
pla('('; and say to the PO(I!', Stand t iIou tllel'\" or ~il
hl.'l'e under my foo1stool; al'(~ yo 110t thrn pHrtial in
) oursr.'I\l'''', alltl arc IJc('oflle .illd~c", of ('vii t hOll!.!;ht:-. 1
Hut if vc llH\'t' l'('~:I'('('t to IJp1-OW;. "I' ('ollllH.iL ::..iu, &lwl
nrc ('r!llvin('pu (If till' l<JW ,IS 1I'an<'~1("<'OI',';."-J'lS.

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10 '1'JI(' 1'1'0te<,t<\nt ('ll'l'goy of nJOrkl'1I tlllH''i follow in

the lead of the lJiel'alehy. Thl'''e s,,!'ip111I'eS apply 10
all who have :lgl'l~pd to do the will of' (:od 01' who HI'I'
ill an iJllplilll ("J\"cnHnt to do his wtll hy 1'( ;JVIll of
thC'ir' (JaHns, and ('('rtainly that ill<'ll1<!(''l lhe "lr'I"!y
\\ho IHl\'c a"su!llrd allli ('}airn to be tli( l'l'pl'l'''l'nlali,'\s
of nod, An ('xaf'1ly ('ontl'ary eour;,(' i<.; t,:/(I'1I by tiIe
IIWIl whf) 1,)\,e God, a<; it is written: "The Lord l'i lily
rock, and my f(n t1'r;,<;, and Ill) dl'! i ',",'n'r: my (:od, Illy
st1'('Ilt;th, in whom J will t)'II'i!; my htll'Jdl'J" Hnd tilt,
hal'll of my salvation, :l/IU my hig-h 10wel'." (1':..;, IS: ~)
"From tlip end of till' ('al'th will 1 cry Ullto 1h('l', wllt'n
my heart is ovcrwhe!I1H'd; If'arl me to the ro('k thnt J'i
hi~her than I." (Ps. Gl:~) The faitliful foJ]0\\r:1'S ot'
Christ Je<;us trust in .Jrhovah, the (;n',ll Hock, a11l1 in
his beloved Son, the Foundation ~to11C of his organization.
11 But the clergy, tIle antit,\'piral BdomitC's, boast
of t hell' superiority and the strC'ngt h of their org-:l!li.
zation. They make the worlJly g'0\'('l'IImcllts thl'ir
"rock". They ('lamber up into the hi~h politir'al
plaers and participate ill the counriJs of th(),(~ \\'ho
rulc under the power of the invisible !-,od of thi" woild,
Satan the Devil. Those clergymen h:r;e IJeeome :-,kill
ful riders of the beast heCalhe the Homan L'athol ie
Hierarchy, and the other ckl'gy allird "ith her, fals\'I.\'
claim to repre<:ent C.od and Christ and at the same
time ojJcnly and ddilwratcly alig'll tLem<;f'!ves with
the ('rJJllmC'rcial trafticker-; and p1'ofc"sional pohtiei:lll,...
and me their ro\\'er to opprf'SS and lll-ft and the people
\\'ho f>llJlport them. Uod dCf,ignatC'<; that hYPoC'l'Jtieill
ol'gullization a" "the whore". (Hey. l"i; 315) Hel J-iJ1g

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upon their own strength and acting with the commerI f The ancient Edomites had kings long before the
cial traffickers and politicians who support them, the Israelite'l had a king. ']'he record concerning Esau's
clergy say, as the prophet of God foretold: "Who settlement indicates that Bsau became great amongst
shall bring me down to the ground 1" They well know his peoplc and that his offspring, the Edorniki, were
that they find no support for themsdve~ in the Word ruled by kings, as it is written: "And these are the
of God. 'rhey heur JehonJll's witnesses declare the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there
Word of God, telling the people of God's expressed reigned any king over the children of hrad." (Uen.
purpose' to bring down the haughty and arrogant, and 36: 31) From the time the Israelites marched o\'er
concerning which the ('lergy say: "\\'ho arc those the desert to the land of promise onward the Edomitrs
pestiferous ones who seek to destroy us by constantly manifested their enmity agaimt the Israelite:;, God's
calling attention of the people to us in the light of the chosen people; and thix shows that they were the seed
Scriptures? \Yhat ean they do to bring us down? 'Ye of the Serpent. (Gen. 3: 15) Likewise the modcm-day
arc thoroughly fortifiel] in our position, and the Edomites long ago accepted the kings or visible rulers
SCOl\l'l!;C' f>hall not come nigh U<J. lIdl shall not prevail of Satan's organizatIOn as the "higher pow('1's" and
ngain~t us." But docs t hcir pride and boasting hold they thel1bcln~s beC'ame a part of those" higher po\\'them in ~e('nrjty? IkC'au,>e tllI'y are high and liftC'd el's", and their influence has l)een to tm11 tIl(' people
up among' cruel and sl'lfi'ih men, does that make them away from God to the C'arthly nll(~rs, whom th(,y call
f;afc? J {'hovah answcl'S 111O'-e quest ions lly his propliet "the higher powers". ']'hey attempt in thi'i day to
HllIl SUJ'X to the mo\lr't'Jl Edomites: "Though thou
compel all peoplp, ilH'lurling those wholly de\ ote(l to
exalt thyself as the I'a!,de, and thongh thou set thy nest Ood, to how to the dictates of Satan's reprcsvn(atlves.
llmong the stars, thl'IJl'e will I bring thpe down, saith In all the J'('aI'S pa'it thi' model'll Edomitcs, the e!('I'(!Y,
t he Lord." (U had. 4) The lIlodem-day };dOIllI tes, the havo bcrll the 0IHm and avowed ('nemic" of tho~c wl10
elcrgy, ('allllOt pprch tll('l1lsdve'i so high th:lt Uod can- truly worship AlmiU'hty God alHI Chri'it Je"ll,~, anl!
not rpach t Iwm whl!Jl be ('ho(,sC's to do so. IJucif<r trieu who do so by pr()(laiming (:OI}'S Word of tl'uth. 'l'lwt
that \"el')' t.hill~, anu .Jehunlh ga\"e him the fu111cng'th PlllIlity of the clerg.v ng,ain<;t the true folJo\\I'I'S or
of the rope all<! let him ~o, nod llidill~ his own good CllI'i~t. .J(SU'i j'i conclu~i\'e J)1'Oof that the pkr:!y arc
time to IJ1'1ng him down tu the dll<,t. LU('i fer boa'>tfu11." thp "sl'('I1" of the Serp('llt tbeir father, Satan the
said: "1 "Jll he' lilw the :\Io'il, High; I will exalt m.\' lk\'il, C\'(,11 as .TI'~lls ~tatld to the clpru:y of hi'i day atld
throne aho\"e the ~tars of <.lull." '1'0 that pn>'ld aIHI as <:o(} ckpl;ll'\'J conlpl'niug' all \vho all~ oppose'l! to him.
boastfnl elaim of the wilI\\u OIl\' Jl'ho\"ah says: "ThOll
15 In 1D14 .1(ho\'al1 c'nthronrd Christ .Jpx11;; :1'> Kill'.!,
shalt be brought dowll to hell [oblivioll]' to the sidl''l hnt the mOlkl'1l Edomite's, the ('ll'rg'y, rrjl'(~ted Chl'i'>t
of the pi!." (lsa. 14: 12-1;,) "ThOll ha"t drfiled thy thr King'. The \\ itnl'~~ps of till' Lord went fCll Iii a'i hn
sanctual'ips by the lnllltitu<k of thin(~ iniqlllties, h~' ('OHlTllDll(]rd llud detlared to 1111 who wou)r] ]]/':11' l!Jilt
the illi(lllit~ of thy ll'afti" : thl'refore \\ ill I JlI 1l1~~ forth Uhl'i,>t. is I\in~, ana that the LOl'd is in hi~ holy temple
a fire fl'om tlH' midst of thOl', it shall deYtlllr til( c; and and commands all to g'ive hrpd to his word", and yet
I will bring thee to ashes npon the eart.h, in the ~if~ht the ('ler~~' rl'j('('tl'(] .JdlOvah's King' aJld ()p,nl~' d(~
of all tlll'lll that bchoh] thl'o. All thl'y that kilO\\' tbee ('!al'pd tll('ll1'>l'ln 'l un the fliJe of Satan'x ol'u,IlJi,mt iOIl
among th(~ IH'ople shall he a~tollished at thee: thou and them:;e]\,ps a part of' it. ~ow they ~e('k to f('athll'
shalt be a tl'l'l'or, and ne\'er shalt thou IJe :my Illore." their lH''it hi~'h up in the roe!;'i hy taking the' l<'ad in
-Ezck. 21): 11:', 19.
politicallllattl'l'~ and by compellin~ teac'hel's of ,,(hooIs
12 J(.ho\"ah thus state',> his rule conrel'lling the selfand school ehildl'en to indulgr in enfo1'('(,(] 11:t~ ~alllt
exalted, the high, and mighty, who boast of their ing and to hail men, amI thi'i in nttel' disl'("'::Jrd of
strength and do despite to the \Yord of (jod. The Lord God's plain comm'lllJmrnts. (Ex. 20: 3-;') That hypoJesus ~aid of these clergy that 't1ll'Y are sons of the (ritical move on t!le part of the Hierarchy aurl their
De\"il their father' (.Tohn 8: 14) and thcil' fate shall dupes i" anotlH'r effort on their part to dc"t1'oy all \\ho
be the sallie a<J that of their father the DedI.
truly love and worship Jeho\ah nod by hrin!~il1'.! t!}('1ll
into eom!Jlete suhje('tion to the dictatorial rule of the
13 Now we al'e ill the day of .rehovah. He is ~endll1g
forth his ~el'\"ants to declare the day of the \'cngeall('e IIieral'clJ~', 111l'ir Jesuit'l, and politi('al dllP('~, They
of our God, and tlm'i they are \Vagillg war agaimt well kn(,\\' that they cannot find an o('ca~joll ll~aill'it
the modern Bdomites, and when this part 0f their Jehovah's witllc,;ses except the)' find it cOll('cl'llillg' tIle
work is ended the I~ord will smite the boa'ltful oppres- law of nocl (Dan. 6: 5) Therefore the')" set :111oUt to
sors to the dust. "'l'he 10ft\" looh of man 'lhnll he frame mi'lrbief by law, fl<; GOl} foretold. (1's. !J.t: 20)
lnnnhl<.:d, alltLHw haughtiu<;:>s. Qf llll'll sh,dl l.'() how('II TII('v well know that .J ehoyuh 's witn"'is(><J arc eareful
dowll; am] the Lor-rl alone r,hall 1)(,) 0;":1.1tu} il) thal to oi)cy eyery la\\ of the ]nnd that i" in ha!'llhJll~' with
da)'." (ha, :2: llj Iu thi<> du.r of JdlO\'ah all \\ lin 10\ e God's law, lmt now thC'y frame law'l t!lat nrc (llJ'ed ly
Jlnd ~ClTe llim \rill sing, a" the lJ'>almi-:t dtU,: "I\e thou cOlltrary to God's law, with thr hope of cat(hjll~ JeeX3ltprl.O God, al)(Jve tIl<' heavrns; and thy ~dol'Y a1J-J\"e hovah's' witlH'sse<J llud dcstr()yin~ tll(m. 'I'!wy wrJl
know that e\"Cry true follower of Cl,rist J (''illS \\ ill
all the earth. "-Pss. 108; 5; 113: 4.

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Obl'Y God ''1 law first anu all the time. (Acts 5; 29) The
c1cq!,'" takc this <:Ol1r"c i,1 order to calTY Oll a " hush,,hark" y;arfare against .Jcho'r<.l1l's ,,-itlle~,,es, Those
of tlH' Hierarchy hille behind Hl(:il' political tools and
d;reet thm to firc their uart,> at the true followl'r::l of
Christ Je:,us. .As a ('onrt ma~istrJtc, ,\ho is a tool of
the H iVl\U'<'hy anu \-;ho pre.:ide-;; in IrYill'.!;ton, X. J.,
rec-cJltly '5;Jid to Jehovah 's Witll{,.s;:;l',~; "I will fi~ht you
and stall ~'IIU in the hut,k. I will li:.{ht .Y<m to the' lJitrer
end." Thus a jmltc'ial omeer, wllO IS sworn to imr,artially allrainisll'r the la,.., opcl1ly bllOWS he is under
the direction aud control and mamlgcllll'nl of the JIicrar('1Iy, the Devil's \ j~lhlc repre,";('l1tal i\('. The elcrgy
rdu'e to fil!ht in the op"n ana ill t hc li'!;!lt of (lad's
\"rcml hp('au~e the~' \\ell I;now that the \Yol'll of (;,xl
L; a~il iw,!. them. .As.J ChOVH h 's 1l1'oplll't ~a~''': 'They
fi';ht like \';omen' (.J('I', ;11:30). tltnt i'i, tlwy seek UI1due :lth allla;!c, lltt:l<'k flOm the real', ]lull h<!il', X}H,ot
Jr'(,m t lie dark, anu do injury wlll'JJ thc;r ('atc'h 1heir
adven'HI'j' 0[[ gual'd,
I" 'f}IO'.l' ,\ ho tt uly love God and his 1\ ing, who WOI'i'>hill him ill spirit ::nd ill truth, well IdlOw that this
is a 1illle of ,\,:11' hl'l\\('('11 thl' modl'rll Ellomites amI
thc faithful follo\\'l'l's of Chl'i,,1 Jl'SlIS. It is IIOt a \\al'
wit h ('In'w,l W\'a pOllS, IJcpa use .J{honlll 's wit IIl''''';('S
IIC\'l'l' lI:'C 'ou('!J \I C'lIpon" of wHrJ';'l'l'_ 'fhe tl'll<' and failhfill Olll''i IhC thc "s\\onl
the SIJll'it, whil'h is the
\\T(ml of (;lltl", and thaI we:lpOIl i-.; mighty to the pulling' down of tht' stl'on:dlllld-.; that ;;Ire hid 11('ltind the
JIloUIlt.lin of lips. (:l COl'. 10: 4) Today the Edolll itl''',
tlll:t is, the ('I ('I'g'y, are hig-h and lifll'd up in t1wir
~troll!,dlOld awl they s('l'k to hold their positioll by
hohlill;1; firmly to thl~il' alli:l1ll'e with the I;ill~'i or l'ukrs
of thi'i '\orld. What thl'Y fear is to have their IiI'S and
lIYJ)lw)'isie., ('x/}(I:-'l'd to view. 'fhcy reason, aIHI tllat
COlTC( Ily, that tlll'Y llli~ht ha\"c SOllll' 1101ll'St Illt'll
:nnoll~:,t t lie politic-ialls and comu1l'rcial t l'afJil'];l'rS \\ ho
would not he pll'a~ed "ith their lit". Jt i'i the truth of
Cod '-; ".ord conl'(,l'Ilin~ his namc, his Kin~ nnd his
hing-dolll, that he ll~C'i to uneo"er that hidin!!; plaee or
refuge of lies.JdlO\'ah's witnes.."cs are commanded to
lift high t he standard of t he Lord, whil'h i:; the Iruth,
and lead the way for the people of good will; and this
meaJls war. (Isa, C2: lO) Fol' more than a decade this
war has hecl! in progl'p"s. llud it grows in ;,c\'t'l'ity with
each ~"car. The ('ll'l'gy alone arc unahle to with<.;ta1ll1
the ollslall~hts of truth, and therdore they enlist thc
aid of the ruling }>OWl'rs to cnad law,> hy ,,,hieh they
DIn:>" catch the faithful prorlnimers of the \Vol'll of
God, l'harge them with somc ofLcnse, and cast them
into prison.
11 It is this warfare of truth ngain'St eutl'enched
wickedness and hypocrisy that the Lc)),d is U'ling to
Hwal.:en 11.1' Jonadahs, or "gTeat multitude". Chri:;,t
Jeslb, at tbe temple, is judging the nations; hefore
him are C1-;<;cmbll'd all the nations, and particularly
now is he d('alin~ ,,-ith so-calll:cl "Chl'i.,t endorn' '. Ill'
sends forth bis faithful cnlighknC'd unes, who make

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up th~ "faithful and wise servant" c1n<:", and eommands them to proebim from the housetop'S what tlll:Y
have learned in the secret pluee of the :'lost High. To
his faithful servants the Lonl saJ's; "Fear them nut
thrrefo1'e, for there i" nothill!j covered that shall 1Iot
be revealed." Then hc say;, to his faithful olles: 'The
W<1tOI'8 of truth shall sweep away the refuge of lies.'
"Fear not them which [shall J kill the body, hut urI'
not nhle to kill the soul i but l'ather feur him whirh j"
able to destroy hath soul anJ body in hell." pfatt.
10: 26-33; Isa. 28: 17) If tlll'"e \Yord~ of the Lord arc
not applicable to war, and If thi~ doc~ not mean war,
what io.; It '? It is \\:11' to the hitter end, and in this war
d011btle~s some of Jehoyah's witnl'~':-'l'o.; will die, but
the euu:>o of Jehoyah j<; (,l'l't<l in to ('ome t hroll~h COlllpletely \ lC'loriou'i. The f.lith ful will not feu}' v, hat
Ihe t'nl'my rail do, but tl'U-;h in the Lord allrl W)l'o.;
stl'aight fOl'\\'lml. .Jehovah has gin'll his ,\oru t:lLlt
"the hail ~hall o.;WPCP away the rdll~~e of li,-,,,", and
God al\\'a~''5 ma!;t':' ~lIf)(l hi.; \\'01'(1. It is thi" warfal'l\
that affol'lls tIle 0ppul'tuIllI)' fol' the "p'o.lh" to br<llld
tll('Tml'!n's a" i'>lIeh and for the "otJl('l' slll'('p" of Ihe
Lord to id('ntify thl'lllsC'lw" Oil til(' sial' of (Iud's 01'
g',lIlization. Let. 1Iot till' soplti' tt'Y of mcn dc('ei\'() yOll
who arl' in thl" ('OV('lIunt for thl' IdllgdoJl1,
not d,'{'\'ivr<l hy thl: wol'!dl,\.wi..,l" 01' h,Y the \\ily l'flo!'to.; of
~,Itan to han' you lwlJevc that (loll's pl'OpJ,' an' 1I0W
"gl'llill~ nowh('I'e", hut that "al'{(!, Al'lna'll'ddon thl'\'
\\ ill ~~:lth('I' the g'rrat multi1 Udll". It i'i 1I0W that tlJ('
I.,lllller oj' the LOl'd mu~t Ill' lifted up and ('a 1'1'\(,(1
boldly aIHI fl';II'Ic,,-;I~ (Jl), tlwt the people of good will,
that is, the gr<'at multitude, lIlay SI'C and hl,'d t hI' \\<1,\'
to go. If we fail to do our t1llt~', hy sla(kiJ1~ tht hand,
,"e shalllo;,e en'r.vthiJl~. (l';;'dc :1: )7-20) OlliS IS 10
ol)('y the e<lTllITlanclments of the Lord, and he \\ ill "PI)
to it that thc re"ults arc al'('ording' to hi" "ilL The
Lord is "gelting son1<'\\'I)(I'l''' right now, alld dOIlI'4
it l'xaetly according' to his \\ ill, :lIId for an~'lJlll! to sa,\'
that the sen',llll" of the Lortl are "gettin~ nOI\II('re"
m{'uns that ~lf('h person i" guilty of Pl'P.,llIlipluOIl<; Sill.
'fhe Lord pr'eomplishcs his p\ll'pO'{(' as hI' wills, His
,\ord shah Ilot returll unto hnn \!lid, Ll't some m('11
stand he fore ,\OU anJ fonli-;IIly S,IY, if thl'y wIll:
"Where arc the Jonadabs 1 ,rli('re i" 1h(' great mnltitl1l1c?" ~\ll.vone so sayin~ does not hnn' a vi"ifJl] and
spiritual UlHlrrstanding of COlI's \Vord. Hf'llll'lnlll'r,
~ou have covenanted to do (Iod's will :.llld you arc ill
the covenant for the kingdom; that now ~'Oll ml~<;t
blow the trumpet, sound the alarlll, tell the truth, ulill
cease not to do so, and that thi" must he doue llnw, :-'0
that the g'reat multitude ma,\ hear the t.ruth and find
the wuy to Zion.
18 .Jl'hmah hides his own due time when he \\ ill el'u"h
the enemy to the dust. '1'0 the proud, hnu'2hty, bushwhacking wUlTiors, who undcrhandedly a<.;"allit .leho"ah's witne<,ses and who do(,lare that thp~ arc immune bccal1<';" they arc high and lifted up, Jehl)\ah
says: "'fhol!~h thou set thy nest among the ::.t.11'S,

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tll('IlCC will I brin~ thee down." Dc assured that God

will accompli<;h tlta t VCIOY thin'!; therefore be strong in
the Lord and in the pow('r of his mj~ht and fight on.
To the self-cxaltcll mOlleI'll Edomite,> Jehoyah now
says: "Thy tcrriblelless awe-inspiring' po'Sition on
the rorks of the world] hath deceived thee [into selfsecUl'it~, complacellry and independence of God], anll
the pride of thine heart, 0 thOll that dwellPst in the
clefts of the ro::k, that holt1l::;t the hei~~ht of the hill:
though thou shouldest make thy lIe"t as hil!h as the
cagle, I will brillf{ thee down from thence, saith the
Lord. Also Edom shall be a desolation; everyone that
garth \>y it shall IX' a~toni<;h'~d, and shall hiss at aU
the pla~ues thereof. "-Jer. -1!): IG, 17.
19 JIamnn wa" a de"('endant of Edom. (Gtn. 36: 1, 12)
ITe wa<; exaltcd to the lofty 1'Jlll, of p:l'aIHI vizier of
the emperor, hecame yeQ' st'Oi'llful, h:ll1~hty, aITo:~;l1lt
alld opPI'rssi\'(~, anI] the Lord hrought him down low.
(Esther 3: 1; 7: 10) Edom is one part of Satan's 01'gauizatioll, whilh i<; Bahylon, lind thc spirit of Dnll 1011 is that of Edolll, alld (,OI}(,(,rJIin~ Omt \\ i(,ked (ro d
Jeho,'ah says: "Collle down, alltI ~it in the tIlI,;t, 0
"ir~ill da\l~htrr of Bahylon; sit on the ground: therc
is no throllt" 0 daug-htt'r of the Cha}(1<'ans: for thou
f;halt 110 more he Nll!I'd telllkr nn(l tkli('ate. And thou
rait!:.t, I shall he a 11111~' for CWI': so that thou dit]..;t lJot
lay these thin(~s to thy l\I'art, )wither dilI<;t n'mcmllt'r
the latter end of it. Then'forc hear now this, thou
that art g-i\'ClI to plpa<;llres, that dwPlIc'st ('areles<;l~';
1hat suyest in thine heart, J lilli, and none t'I:-.c ]le,;jde
me; I :,hall not sit as a widow, lJeilhel' shall I know
the }o:,s of clti}(lr('lI.' '-!sa. 47: 1, 7,8.
20 lIenee in thl' latpl' S('riptuJ'('s writtrn at the instaIH'C of the L01'd .hslls Edom i, :--Ylllbol ized by the
"great whore". (Hev. 17: I-G) Be('au"c thl' drs('rI1l1ants of Edom likc'wi-;e stood for what i..; against C()(l's
peopl(', t hc orgall iza t ion of Edom (the mod('l'll Edomitcs) is marked for utter de;,1 ruet ion. JdlOvah speaks
of Idunwa, which i<; Edom, and s1at(s what shall rOllle
to pa~s in the day of .h'ho,'ah upon the modern Edomitos: "1<'01' it is the day of the Lord'l-I YCllgeance, and
the ;\'car of l'ccomppnces f(lf the eontl'o\'('r:-;~: of ~ion.
Anu the streams thercof shall he tUl'lled iBto pitch,
and the dnst thereof into hrim~t()llC, aBc! the land
thereof shall heeorne hmning pitch. It !>hall not be
quenched night 1101' day; the smoke thel'(of shall go
up for eyer: from generation to g('lleration it shan lie
\\'[:~:te; none f.>hall pa~s through it for ever anc! en'r."
-I~a. 34: 8-10.
21 Let us always bear in mind that the ('ompletc destruetion of the'modern Etlomites is Jehovah's work,
to he pel-formed through Christ Jesus, antI the part
of the remnant in this war is to deplare the tIay of the
vengeance of our (Jod, and to sing forth his n3ml' anll
praises to the end that tho"c of the great multitw10
may hear and have an oppol'1unit~ to take their stanu
on the side of Jehovah and his ol'gnnizatinn h~fore tIJe
destruction of the ellemy tak('s plaee; :>1";0 that tlwy

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mu"t sound the warning, that others may have an oppOdunitr to be warned. It is the Euomites of the
pre<;cnt time that make war at the instance of the
De\ il l'gainst Jehovah's \\'itne"ses, who arc of ZiOll,
and eonc'erning the destructive ju(hments of the IJt)J'(1
executed again..,t them it is wdtten: "For my swol'd
shall be bathed ill heaven: btohold, it shall <'ome do\,'n
upon IdllH\ca, and upon the Ilcoplc of my cursc, to
judgment." (Jsa. 34: 5) The te>timon~' h~' Jehovah ',;
witnes'ics must precede the destmctive work and mtht
be fini..,hed before the dcstruetive work platt.
24: 14-2~) Esau li\'(~d hy the sword, and so the Lota
Je<;u<; ~ys eon::erllillg the descendants of Esan, the
Edomite'l, that they shull perish hy the' sword. platt.
26: [)~) FJI'..,t, however, the Lord shows that the reru~l'
of liC', hilldill~ to'~etll('r the modf'l'n Ellomite.:, :lIt:!
1whilltl v..!liclt the')' hil]e t Ill'it' llC'1'arious work, mu<;t bl'
s\\'ppt away, rxpo<;ill~ the ,\'ir'l,ed ones to cJmplete VI('W
of thc \Vorl,]. That iii OJ(' wltrfare in whilh (~o(l u'>es hi<;
witlH'SSt,>, and which warfare i:.; now in progrl's<;.
22 The dergy hun exalted them;,pln<; to thc hi'.dl
ll1:1('('s and lHlve mude ('ommer,ial traffi(kers and
politic-al l'u]t'rs belil\C that the ('!cl'gy arc absolllt(ly
('",splltial to and cUll')titute the chid part of thl' impr('~~llahlc' sll'(,ll'rth of e;Il'!I1's goovernll)(:nt". Thl' IJllld
will s('e to it that the ekr~y, the modcl'll-IIay Edoll\ite<;, aJ'e put in th('ir pl'opl'r ],111r(', ('XP0-;PI] to \ il'\\',
dis~ra('l'(l, and hrougllt low; and eOllel'1'1I11l~ thiS it
i<; \\Tith'lI in llis \\'onl:" .\lId thl' lI'n hol'/l<; \\ hil'h thllll
ba\Ve"t UI,on the ]wa:.t, the;,(' shall hate thl' \\ hore, and
shall mnke her (k,ola1<' alld naked, allll shall cat hl'1'
fle;,h, alld 1mi'll ht'r v. ith fin'. For (:od hath ]Jllt ill
their h('drts to flllfillJis wilL" (Hev. 17: 1(j,17) Like'
Esau, tJIl' elll'!.!)' of "o,r,,111'd "organized ('lll'l;,tianit~,,,
10l1:.r a~o bC('ame hlll1tel':-;, g'ojn~ nlJout }I\llltlll~ \\llh
oth\'1' ('leTllI'nts of ~atall's worlll, and d(,"pi"ill~ the
promi<;e<; of Cod. 'rhl'Y haw lived by th('il' own 11Iil('llinat ions alJ(] schem('''; dirl'eted by t ht, PO\\ ('1' and i1lfhll'IH'C of ~atall; "hi('h is cquiyall'nt to ii;)~'ill~ that
theY h:l\'e liwu hy the s\\"ord, The\' havc winkc.. cI at
or ;\}Jpl'owcl cver): war of conquest tllnt lin" ]\('('n ('a rl'iecI 011, and they ha \'(' often hypocriti(;t! ly :-.ald t jl.1I
th('y are for peace, \\hile a1.tho same time att('Il1JltilJ'~
to hhss the ml'll who go forth to de<;tl'o)' (,1](.'h otll( r.
The')' hare <1(,]ihcl'Utd~ tlll'l1l'd away from tho Bihl<"
filII] th(y hoM it up to ril1i'.'u1e Iwfol'e the \\"01'1,1, pll!till" their own wheIoTn ahrad of and ill the pla"e of
God's 1101\' \Yord. 'rhey iiolu their hirthright for a
mes~ of l'~tlag'e that the'y migllt satisf~' their 0'.\'11
appetitc'". They haye made tht'ir (,hoil'e and J~~U'-;t
ahide in it. In thL..; day \Ihen the lll'omi"c to .\hl':t:l;l.n
is madc clem')Y to apl;l'ar to those who loye (;0:1, :tll'l
whell O\("c faithful witlle<,ses, riet ul'(d hy .Jnl':JI" !.!o
a1Jout dili(~rntly and faithfully 1'1'0C'lai1llill'~ thl' lllt'<'Ilin~~ of that hirthl'ight, the m(ldt'l'n-(1a~' l:,lomit(,,", "1'::,
the death of th('<;(' faithful bCryants of .Jl'llOV;lh In
due time God will avengc his senants alld rn:l~ll11y
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DESOLATION

Jehovah uses a striking" illu~tration to show how

completely the ckl'~y shall be dc:;alatcd. He compan', the action of thi('n:~~ and robhers with what
shall come to the rdi:;ionJ:jt';, the hypocritical der;,!.',\:
"If tltie\'cs came to thee, if robbcrs by Ili!!ht, (how
art thou cut of{!) would they not hm'e stolen till they
had cnowsh 1 if the gl'tlI)('~athercrs('amc to thee, \\'ould
thry not leave some g.npe'l 1"-Ollad. 5,
24 To what extent would a thid or robber go'
Thiev('s hastily ~rah what they sec and go away,
Gathercrs of gmpcs leave some for ~leaners. (Deut.
24: 21) "'hen Jehovah has camr<1 the refuge of li(''!
to be uncovered aIHI the duplicity and It~'pocrisy of
the ell'q~y to appeal', thou he willl<'ave nothing' of that
c.:ow<1, but will <'lean them out cOlllpletd~. Likl'wi<:e
in the war that i" IlOW in progress Jtho\'ahs witlles<,r"
in folloviiug' and olJl'ying the eommandmcuts of the
]~ol'<l will f>pa I'e no 011(', as 8aul spared Agag. They
must }lot he resp<'eters of persons, hut must he wholly
obrulrllt to the Lord. For TIHlIlj' ~'eal'S the rt]i;.;iou,;
prilsl" roblJCd .unu o[>pre:>sed the Hussian peo[>ll', alHl
whrn the day of retribution fell upon them 111<'1'0 \\as
nil {n'!)rt In:lde hy the n'\ i~don is! s to have soml' <'<'I'!('sia'>1ical grapes 11'1'1 in Hu:-.sia. Call to mind Ihat on Fehl'llary 2, ]!)30, "Pope" 1\mhl'osr Haiti puh!il'ly protested a~~ainst "rdigiolls pCl':-ecutioll" in Hus;ia, 'fhat
Ill'Ott'st wu; immediately follO\\ ('d hy a lIl;l' }>I'O; (... t
from tht) al'ehhishops of Canlerhury allll York, :tlll] hy
the (':,i::1' rabhi of LfJl1l10n, allli hy 1\rehlJi',]lOjl :\lalll1in~~ (jf .K<'w York, tlll's showing' that the ('lel'goy all
w<wl;: to~dh('r. Of the IIierLll'l'lIY and the 0111('1' ell'!';.!.\'
JdlOvah will leave nothill;.!, f>\wh ns rohhc'!'s and grape
g-athrlers might lean', 1:y his proph<'1 he says to tll<<,o
hYl,o('rites: "How :Il't thou cut oft'!"
2. The Wln1e E,all 1lH':lllS "roug'IL, !lereept ihle to the
touch", expcrt to derl'iyc. (Cell, 2:>: :.!:J) Thc modI' I'll
Esn \l (or Edom ites) Ji\;es to "'\'ear a rough garllH'llt
It!wt is, a hairy g-arnwllt (margin)] to de('ci\'e" others
nnd to make thl'm think that the wearrr is a pl'oph('t.
(Zedl, ]3: 4) E:-':1\1 cllO'ie for his haLitatiun a high
eOllulry. (Gen. 3G: 8) The modern Esau or E<10mites
likcwi'><' have chosen t he rough, cl'ue1, beastly and
in:v,'l'ls"ibie govemments of Satan's organization for
their nhi<ling plaN'. Such hi:~h unel fortified pl:wcs
will }lot san' thelll from the ,,'l'ath of the Loru: "How
are the thing'S of E:-.au sl'Llrc!Jcd out! how arc his hidden things sought UI)!' '-Obad. 6.
20 The nndent E<1oJllit<" berame ,"cry rich and filled
their homes with loot stolen from the caranllls that
traveled betwecn the Euphrates and Egypt. 'fhry eolle;'tcd l\{'avy trilmtc from those who lla:-,seu by theil'
eOlllltry anu who en~agcd in commcn,ial trnflic. Likewise tIle model'll E(10mites, alllI pnrtieularly the Homan Catholic Hicrarchy, h:1\ e heC'ome excrc(1ing]y
ri('h und haye their storchou<:es full of gl'l'at rirhes.
St:eh I i('hes thry h:we obtained hy haud nn<1 de('eit
practiced upon the gullible people, On eycry payuay
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of the factories and commcreial institutions the Hierarchy f>(:11l1s the pOOl', deluded, black-hooded womcn
about to colleet tribute from the laborcrs on the pretext that it i" for a good purposc, while th(J'~e of the
Hierarchy liyc wantonly upon what they collect. Those
culle::tors enter the office'! and business houses and
lea\"(' y;ith their poe!:ets full. 'l'hat organization e;nploys
coereion to extract treasure or wealth from the profes',ional and busines'ill1cn, and tlneatens tlwIn with
lo:-,s materially anu spiritually unless they contribute
liberally. That would be had enough; but \vhen we
call to mind that the Hierarchy institution uemands
of the berca\'cd olles sums of money to give their ul'au
wlwt they term a uecent burial, this i<; a erue! anu
wid:ed way to extract mOJ)ry from the prop Ie, to S'lY
Jlothi1\~~ about the fraud and deceit. The f-o-calkd
"Prott'.~tant" clergr, among the wealthy populatiulI,
with bO:.!i'>ting words SLlY, a'! one recently saiu at Pilt~;
bmgh: "Thi,> is a three-million-dollar <,hmeh, aid
who would <1.I1'e }J!ace an ath'ertisin'!; sign near it ll11vert ising t1w'>e Jeho\'ah's \\'itrH'o:s<"> 1" Dut of all the
h~ })(J{'ritil'a], arrogant and s('ornful rl'li'~ioni,>ts Jcho\'ah sa~ s: "How arc the thin~~s of Edum s<'ardk'd
Ollt [(floth., rnar~in) f-tript hare]!" In the \\ar
tleat is 1I0W fill, the remllant, aetill~~ unol'r the commaullmt'nts of the LOI'u, seareh out the:-.o thillgs of
fl'audllll'nt ((dc~iasti('hll1 and cXjJo<;e t!l<'1ll to lluhlie
"irw hy t('lIiW~ the truth, hoth 01' hi... lorieal fad'> and
of Ow WOI'U of <lod. TlllI'i thr Lord i'i sC'arehill~ out
and stl'ippill~ hare 111<' old "whore", and \\h('ll the
\\or], of hi" \\ itne~N>s i~ done (;od will eOlllpll'ldy sl I'lp
!Jan) those who ha\'e laid lip grC'at tt'cai'>ure to sati~ly
t heir own gl'rcu and sdfisll dl'sires.
27 , - atirall City holth; grvut t n:U'>Ul'rs lha t support
the Homan Catholic 1I1('rar<'h~' and S\llllptllon~ly supply all the IIret1'l of that dc<'eitfu! and })(I\"l'I'1'ul 01'
ganization. 'rhl'o\l~hout all "ChJ'i"tell<10111" I kit wil'kell institution holll, the ehoi('('st Ill'op<'rty alll} ~it(s
and there ]o('ates its Imildlllgs. In all natiolls that
hypOCl'it ical organ izatioll Illft in I a ins its Om(, in I I'l'presC'ntativcs ill great luxury, their i'>upport e()ll1ill~ []'(lm
loot that has heen ext 1':1<'te<1 from the })C'ople hy ('0cr<ion, fraud and de('t'it. For years thry have kl'!Jt
their great wealth hidden from the ('ummel'cial powel'S,
hut no\\' the time has come when the 1rn\1t t;]wlI 1Jt'
Imo\\'lI, and of that organization Jehovah f>ays: "How
arc his hidden treasures sought ont!" (A.ltT.) 'l'hi3
is not man's judgment nor the declaration of man, hilt
the 1lI11l0111l<'Clllrnt of God's judgmellt deelal ing the
day of his Hngeanee. 'rhe time has come for tho',f>
who love GOtI to mnke known these jn<1~'IlH'Jlts, :md
they must do so because Cod has commanded it. nolh
the Srriptures ahd the fact'i f>how that the time has
rome to eX1HJ'iC tho'!e who, for a long p<,rio<l. have uefamrd the nnrne of .Jehovah, andl1('n('(' the Srripture;
dcdarc: "Thcrefore jUlhe !lothing hefore the tim<,
[alltl that time is herc], until tIll' Lon1 <:ople, \rho .. ,
will bring to light the hit1t1en thin2-s of t1:lI'~;ll(s';."

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(1 Cor. 4:: 5) The Lord lw<; come and is at the temple

separating and judgi11g the nativns, and he :;end<; forth
his singers to proclaim the truth and to expose the
hidden thing,; before he strikes the devastating blow
against the enemy. Clemly that thrse things might
be emphasizcd in the mind of thosc who love and scn-e
God, he also says by tlJC mouth of another prophet,
to wit: "If grapegatherers comc to thee, would tlwy
not kave some gleaning grapes 7 if thieves by nigilt,
they will destroy till they have clloW~h [(margin)
their sufficiency]. But I have mad~ l:>;au bare, I have
uncon~red his secret placc's, and he shall 110t be able
to hide him<;clf: his <;e'('(1 i<> spoiled, and his bl,,:thren,
and his neighhours, and he is not." (.Je'I'. 19: n, 10)
Thus Jehewah deelal'cs hilll"elf cOIH'eming' the llom:m
Catholic IIICI':1nhy ililfl thpil' nlll('u elel'~y, the defamers of hi> lIamc. 'rhc) hicldpn trl':1-;111'e" of modNI1
Edam, in addition to \Vf'nlth, such as hOll"es and money,
refer also to the polili('ill PO\I'CI' of Iho"e r('li 6 ious organizations whieh tll('Y ha\'e alld c'xerei"e among the
commercial t raf1ic'kel's and pc;11 Iil'l;1ll'l t hat rule. ;\mong
the hid<1"n thIllgs IIlat Jrll\ I be c':;I'O~l'<1, and \\hich are
now being exposed, are tlt( rdlgiuus my~tl'l'ies and
doctrines, [lnd ritc':" ~;O-l';: IIc'(] "h"t ri les ", hy which
the clergy han' lll'c'el\,p<! and dl'frallJc'd the common
people [lllutab'l! awaj' tile fruil" of thc'ir lahar, and
still continue to dec'eive thl In, aIlcl IIm'l c'au"c the co:nman peoplp great want and suffering' both mentally
and materially.
28 The puhlic press report<; that the Nazi<;, hy rC:1son
of persecution, are eompdlin~ tlte Jews to sell their
property at a g'rc'at s:lcrificp in <lel'lnany and that the
Catholics arc hllyill:~ III' tltat pl'opl'rty. A criminal
always lean'S some loophole by whieh he l'XpO"es himself. This is another l,\,jdcl1ee that the Hierarchy is
back of the .!\azi organlzal ion, whit'll is rohbing a
thrifty cl:: s of pl'ople ill Ul'rnl<lllY, pl'rsecuting all
others that do not bow to lite dldatC'.. . of the lllcrarchy
and the ~azi~, and (').tmding' f'a\'ol's only to those who
support the arhitl"ll) :mcl diclatol'ialrule of that land.
In due time Ill(' lIierarehy's hanc] will be completely
exposed in Gel'lnally and Ill'r 11('farioll'l \york and her
ill-got gaills will Le scarched out anu come to an untiinely ond.
2U \Vhen the 1,ord enthronpd David as king of Israel
the allcient Edomites we're the mortal cnemies of
David, and of the people oycr which he ruled, God's
chosen people. The Edomitc's t}I('n krpt a part of the
territory whil'h Jehovah had as,>igned to .\hraham's
seeel, and David was moved to act accord in~ to the wiII
of God when he fought the Edomites. Ko\\' the great
antit~'pical David, Christ Je:;us, is on his throlle and
is comm:mclrcl by Jehovah to rule umi(l'it hi<; enemies.
(Ps. 110: 2) The moclel'll Bclomites, the rdi~ioni~ts,
arc th" mortal enrmie.<; of the antltypical DaYiel, induJing, to he sure, the remnant. \Yroll!fl1lly the
mocl{,lll EL10111ite,~, the c'}el'gy, :'h~llme th(' place assigned to the true secu of Aln'aham, and the ulltitypical

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Y.

David sends forth the memhers of his hody, th(' faithful remnant, to eX[Jo<"c the position of the cn~my ]J('fore he destroys thcm, The remnant are thcr(':01\_' nOYI
acting under the command of the Lord whpl1 th,'Y
publish to the world the truth of and cOlIccrnin~ thn:,,hypocritical religionists \...ho hlaspheme the n:lITl~' of
God and his kingllorn and who oppose all ,,'ho al'C ill
fa ..-or of his kin',dom. 'l'hi<; war is in IH'ogn'c;', 11ecvl'ding to the \vill of God. \Vhat apprars in the Sn'iptures is not the ,,;orc] of man, and the citation o.f the
facts with that of the Scriptures concerning' the mode111 Eclomites is not an ar('usation of man, hut i" -ct
forth according to the v. ill of the Lord that till' rel\I',e
of lies may hJ stripped hare in thi" day. The l'ell111;11l1,
are not gntherin'~ the great lJ1uItitwlc, hl'c';lU'e 1!l:lt
i'l the Lord's \,"orl:. The remnant an' Pl'(H'blllli1l'~ 1 ill:
truth that it IIli'~ht ho knowll that .Jehovah is till' (l1.htrue God, mId thnt tho'c who he'lir that nl(~':1~l' :Jl1d
\\'ho arc of good will towal'U God 1111f1 put thelll'l'h,'s
on his side allli ol)(',\' his comlll,llIdllH'l1ts may jIlin 11w
great multituoC'. It ic; IllIl'P:1"OIWIJlr and lllhl'riplllJ :d,
and the1'<'forc fooll',h, for anyoIll: 10 llOW ~ay: ,. 'fIJI)
work ,\'e arc llOW <lOill'~ j" small potato(''j coml':1Il'(1 \\ il11
what we will do al'lc'!' Arllla~(;l]<lon, ill galll<'rin'.l: the
PTf'at multitude." The [;\('t that .Jehovah is r<'\e:J!iw!;
t~ his people )lOW tl1(' TlleanilI~ of his proplll('j(", ~l[('h
as .Jlhu, ('it ie" of J'(rll~p, S:IlTISOII, COIH'c'I'nin'! l1H'
l~hili"tiJles, alIt! other prop!W(jl's, is con('lll"i\e III'll'il'
that it i'; hi" will that the !'I'lIIllant should now I,nnw
thesc things, \...hich \\l're written afordllne f())' Iltl'il'
comfOl't alIU hopp, and that thl',I' mi!.!ht 11-,1; t:,l"~
truths accOJ'uill~ to thl' \\ ill of Uod ill declal ill~!; tlll:n
to others. "'hal \\ ill "trellg(hc'n thl' hope of tlte 11'.11llant more than to kilO\\' I hat til<',\' are now C'lIf!:1f!yl! III
a work accorJin!~ to tllC wdl or Uod, and ill wllllh he
commanus them to ~l'I'\"c' Ilot iel' llPOli oth('rs, th'll Illfl ,e
v;ho arc of good will Im'.ar,l him lllay kal'll tltl' \'"Iy
to ZiOll, take their pl:1c'l' with Uoc] 's ol'g:1nly..f I ion, <'lId
form the great n11lltitndn that will forc\'l'l' prdi~l' .J(.hoyah's name1 ~\ny attcmpt to lIla];;l' till' r('ll1li.lIJt
thillk that their ('hief \york {OlICC'l'lliJl!.(' the gl'l'at ;llllltitudc i'i SOllle t\\enly .\ ears future only tl'ild:-. to (','ll-c'
Jrhoyah's witne~se'i to become lax in their el't'or1s, illdifferent and llegligPllt of their clu: it's amI ]lri\ lk~l''';'
'fhe remnant, who are r";illy devot(d to .J ('1Iu\:1h allu
his LiI1~~cloll1, and who for the p:d few ycar-; haw
care fully ~tuuicd the Lon] 's prophC'(ie'l as the Lord
ha<; unfo]<.kO them, v.ill not now bl: illcJtH'ed to ~l.jf':'
the hand. They sec the war is on and that thry Dill"!.
fi~~ht, alld fj'!ht ('ontinnon~ly, IIml tlwt the'ir part of till'
fi~~ht is to proclnim the pr:1i~e of .Jl'!\oYHh all/] tll ()Jltinnously oll'er hefore the Lorcl nil orrCrill!! ill 1'[:.:I\t('on"ness. The rrmW1l1t arc now lwtcd h.y Ihl' l'll!t!l~
po\':crs of all nations, evcn as .Jc',u" \\:1'> hnt<'fl \\ 11111
he \':as on eolrth. 'fhe faithful rrrnn:mt Ill/W <ll'lJ",lit
to hear the l'C'jH'oaehc:,> that rcpl'o:lehed our LOld :'I:d
Head. The insrllrcu"\Yord now aPI,Ji", tl) the 1'l'Jli!l<11:L,
which S<1YS: "Let H<; !(O forth therl'fol'e till 10 h 1111 \'; 11 i 1-

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out the camp, bcaring his reproach. By him therefore

let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually,
that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his
name. "-H elY. 13: 13, 15.
(To be continued)

'If

QUESTIOXS FOR STUDY

11 1, 2.

De~crihe

the battle line-up in which the remnant of Gnd 's

people arc ~raciously ~lven a place. 'What waq fnreqhown
in the induent reconle,1 at 1 ~alJlUe1 17: 45, anll foretold
in the dec1awtion at Isaiah 34: 3,6, 9f
3. f:lhow that the proIJhecy of OlJuuiah is in line with Ro
mans 15: 4.
f, 4. 'l'o wh()JlJ dn the words of Isaiah 13: 11 appl)" and how'
1f 5,6. "'hat is the nature of the wOl'k now hping done by Je
hovah's \\ltJU'SSt'~' The oceUSlOn for that "ork' 'fhe
foretold puq)f.~e of that "ork, and the e,idcnce that that
purpose HI lwmg- accomplish"l] 1
~ 7. Show that th" fa,'ts cOIH,prning- the Roman Catholic Hier
nr<'hy ar<> ill 1ulhlllllpnt of the prophetic recoru COJU:el ulilg
Eaau llnd JI", E,]olllitpq.
,; 8]2. Apply Uba,liah 3, clparl.v illentifying those IPff>Tr<>r] to
therci!1 an,l slll,,,ing- llpplwatlOn of 2 ChloniC'1,'q ]!J: 7 nnd
.1ames 2: 2-4,!l. Contla~t th( course takplI bv those \\ho
love God 'Vlth that taken by the alltitypicnl EUolllltes.

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Aecording to reb ted scripturps, with what result \\111 the

latter thus proceed 1
13]3. Explain lInu apply Gene~is 3G: 31, and the mlluil"'la
tlOn by the E']OlllIt"S of th':lr enmity agamst the Isral-lites,
showlllg' p.-esent fulftllJnent flf pro,,111'cy.
16,17. 'Yhy uo the 1ll0']ClI1 E,lolllite~l l'e>ist and oppo~e Jehovah's wItnesses 1 '''hat PUI posps are heing accolHpllshed
by the warfare now III pro~lesq, clearly sho\ling the IIU'
l,ortance and urgpnc.v of bolUuess anu zeal and gomg
straIght forwaru /low?
1R20. '1'0 what end, as ueclure<1 at Olmrliah 4 anu in related
scriptures, will the enemy now exalt thpmseln's 1
2],22. ''\ilmt shoul,] \Ie alwa~ s 1.(>ar III mind a~ to the part
of the relllnant in this war all II when their part mu't he
performed, an,l the PUI pose of th.... part COlllmittc,l to thcml
As to the Lord's action now, and later, tnwaru the mo,lcrn
Erlomitesf
2::, 24. Point out how fittingly illustl ative are the WOTfls of
Oha<1i:1h 5.
232R. Show that the name E,au, Esau's ehoice of hal1itatlOn,
an(l the .lecelt, fU\\l,l :lIId c,,('rClOn pradiceu by the alll'lcnt
E,lOlllitps were JlT()Jlhetlc. When allll how arc the "lhll1~s
of Ellolll" "~tllp}lell 1>-[rp" 1 \\'1>1"1 1I nol how i~ the latter
u('cJaration of .1'.'H'lllIah 4D: 10 flllfil1,,<l1
29, ,Justify David's tightJll~ the E,lolJlltf'S. What "as fore
sho\ln therei1l1 Jlow IS the \lOJk of the Tl'llInant Tflalul to
the gatlH'ring of the g-Ieat TllultltI1l1." whi<'h 1Il1lil'at,'q the
urgency of zealous actlnty IIQtcl AIl!,ly lIeure\\s 13: 13, ]5.

COURAGE AND VICTORY

THOSE who lla\'o fully agreed to do Cod's

will tlai~ slll'ech is addl"'s'ieu. Jehovah has taken
out of the nations a IH'ople for his \lame alltl
lws }lut his name UpOIl them. He has rnthrOlH'd in
~ion his migbt'y Bxeclltive Of/iCt'r and sent him forth
to crll"h t he enemy and to vindicate Uod's name. That
means war in which is !'Xpt'l"N~U the complete and
fill! vengean<,e of .Jehovah 'I'!ainst the wicked one. It
abo meuns the supremc endl'<lVOr of the \I if-ke(l one
to (ll'stJ'Ojr tho"c upon whom JdlOvah ha-; Jlut his n:lIlle.
In that confli(t 110 (juarter I'; asked and IIOlle g-ivrll.
'1'0 those anointC'd and ('Onlllli,,;,ioned by J!'hO\ ah he
now says (Isa. G:l: 1): 'I will not rest until the righteousnes'> of Zion shall r-ro forth as brig-htnr"s, a11d the
salvation thl'I'poi' as a Jamp that burneth.' The Lord
has risen llUt! he will rornpcl all to know that he i-; God,
whosc lIame lJ!one i-; .Jehovah, 'l'he Lord is in his holy
temple and commands all to be si!C'nt and hpar IllS
mrS'iag'e.
'I'llI' greatC's1, favor ever bestowed upon man is to
he on thc si(le of JdlOvah and to enjoy the privileg-e
of serving in hi-; organiz<ltion. That favor is now
posscss0d by a few pcrsons OIl the earth. If you are
one of sUf-h, happy is your lot and great is ;your responsibllity.
'1'0 Jehovah's anointed witnessrs much has been
Riven and much more entrusted, and concerning' such
Jesus says (Luke 12: 48, 1r(!J1Houfh): '''ro whomsoever much hu'i been given, from him much will he requirrd; antI to whom much has been cntru,>tl'd, of him
[the more] \I'ill be demanded." Jehovah llfls giycn to
his p00ple the truth and made known that he has permitted Satan to carryon his wickcd work for a limited
timc, at the enJ of which time he causes a world-wide

testimony to be !?'ivC'n to thos0 wllO will 1I0ar, and then

he ,\ ill exhihit his SUIJI'('me POW0T' in the bat tic of hi-;
!41'ea1, day. He requites his witl)('sses to deliv('r hiS
t('slimony. To his anointed the 1,01'(1 ha,> ('ntllhtl'd
his king-uom interests on the earth, anu he demands
that t hey shall rend!'r a full anu sat isfaetory accoullt
of that stewaru:-.hip.
11'01' many centlll'irs honcst persons have looked forwad to and prayed for the coming' of the Lord Jt':-.tl'l
and his king'llom. That gl'l'at cvcnt has now come. The
primary purpose of the kingdom is to vin<1icate .Jehovah's namp, and to this cnd he pl'OVCS Aatan a liar,
that Jehovah is the only true ~\Imighty nod, the ~,)I1r,c
of life, and that he can put nwn on carth \\ ho \\ ill remain true to him, anu that he call and will e;,tabli:-.h
l'ightcousness in tile eal,th. The se('ondary IHlI'lHN' of
the kingdom is to gi\'c life everlast ing to all who ht'ar
and rendor them"d\"Cs in full oJ)('dience to Go(l; that
tho,>e who helieve in noel and Chri:-,t tJe~tI'> an<1 Ill'ove
faithful s1lalllive; and that those \\ho refu'ie to lwJie\'e
and 0))(')" shall remain \rith the J)evillUull.'l' contl,'ll1nation and suffer dcstruction. Therefore (Iou ha'i t'ntrusted to his witnesses the work of pul,li ...hin!!' t !u''iC
truths to the people, and tho;,e thus cOInmis,>iolll.',l hy
tho Lord who fail or refuse to give the te<,t illloll~' 11-;
commanded "hall be destroyed. CEr-ek. 3: 17) The
issue now is plain and clear-cut, and there is no cX<"llse
to sidestep it. Wlto "'ill remain true and steadfast
on the Lord's side and faithfully perform his ohligat ion ~
'1'0 the anointed 011('S Jehondl now sa;;s (Proy.
G: 20): ":My son, kccp thy fntllcr's commandmcnt,
and for"ake not the law of thy mot hpr," The ('ommal1dment of Jehovah is hi-,; will expl'c. ,;:-t! ('O\l('(,l'Illllg'

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f.fric- WATCI-ITG\\1ER..

those in a covenant with him. The mothl:r or God's

i'l Jehovah '5 organization, and the law thereof i'l
the ilJstruttion that comes to the l1nointcd throucih
Christ Jesus, the head of that organization. It is written 'of this dar: "Out of ;t,ion ~hall go forth the In w."
All the SOilS horn of God's ol'g-anizatiolJ t:re tau~ht by
.JdlOvah thl'otl!!h Christ Jesus; then'lorc God and
Christ are the only 'feacher,;. (h3. 5~: 13; 30: ZO)
Jehovah through Chri;,t has made clear to his people
the meanin~ of his ,,;ill, or commandment. 'l'hroU'~h
Chrbt he gives in-;truction to those of hi'l or~anization.
The Lord demrmc!s, therefol'e, that hi'l anointed shall
he dilig('lIt in l'\'ndenl1g obedlcnce to his will <Iud careful to obey und follow the instructions of his organization.
It is the cxpres'led will of Cod gi\'('n thron'..!,h Christ
Jesus that 'this gospel of the kilJ~t1orn ...hall he proclaimed \\orld-wilk as a 1c'illT;]OIlY', allll that ,Jl'!l0vah's witne.,.,es must do thi-; ".ork to I::c finnl ('IIC.!.
It is thc LlW of Cod's c:\pital or;~<lllizatioll that the
tc:>timo!ly work shall he ll,ll!': nrdel'ly llnd,'r thl' :>up,'l'yi'iion a!Hl l'olllmnnd of ('hJ'j t .Je:>U,;. lIe is the ulJtitypil'al }[o"l''l, the ~l'eat Prophet, nlHl it is \Hit L'n that
who'-.oevel will not O!Jf'.\' t hat Prophet ~hall be def.troj ell. (Alts 3: n) 'I'b(' L(JI'd has :>ho\\ Il hi', people
that he tl'<lll'imih hi'l ol'g:lIlization iIJ<;trul'tiom thl'oll'\h
the channel of that ol'gulllz,llion HOW Oil l'adh. When
you l'('('eive ~lI<'h ill'rtructio!l'l it i;.j your <lut,\' and plivil<'~e to quil'kl,r and faithfully obey the same.
Obc,dielll'c to ,Jl'hovah'~; law and in:,tnH'tion's mU'it
not bc indlll'l'r! hy the 1'l'\\,a1'llllli1t is l'Xpl\Il"1. To tho';c
who continue faithfullillto the cnd the LUi'll WIll !~ivc
reward, but that reward i'l illl'idental to faithful oheJi('n('C'. '1'b(' mot l\'C or illdu('il1~ c'ausc to :-'l'I'\'e tliI.' LOt'J
faithfully Tn1l'lt be lo\'e. That llH'allS an ulJ:;l'1fish devotion to ,Jehl)\ah beeau:-,e he is altog-e1hl'l' ri~ht and
rig-ht(,o\ls. There ('an 1)(' 110 dividlllg of affel'tion hetW(,l'l\ (;od alld any ('n'atllre or thiw:. FlIr this }ea~on
his commall<!rnf'nt of fil'st importancc is: 'Thou shalt
have no other gorl ()('sillt's .Jehovah, allcl thou shalt love
the JJonl thy (;od with (:It thy lwurt, sou! :lllU minu.'
His nill's <10 llOt chan~ e, alJd thC'y apply to all creatures who haY(' agrecd to do his will. Su<'h per:-ons
cannot salutc 1Llg-S or hail JIll'll, th(reLy attributing
pro,trction anll salvation to human ('rcatiolJ or power.
All those who lo"e GOll llll<l !lis ClJri:>t IJlU,;t and do
attribute prolC'etion amI salvation to Cod alone
throug-h Chl'i..,t ,Jesus his ]";ing. (He\'. 7: 9-11) The
SOliS of God who are true followers of Christ Jl'SUS
will do no injury to anyol1C'. 'l'IH'Y will ol)('y all the
laws of the land that arC' in harmony with Goel, but
they will o]wy no law that l'l'flUires them to be unfaithful to ,Jehovah and his Idllg'(lom. 'J'hry \\ ill obey Cod
ruth!'1' than Jl1l'1l; anu thiS they will do, hy his grace,
at all times.
In obedience to the Lord's commandment his fait hiul witlll'%eS now cany the mes,~age of tl'uth to Ihe
people und thereb J' tl!ey worship Jehovah as he has
80l1S

J;l.OOKL\:-',

X. Y.

eommancled. This bring.~ down upon them the Wl"lth

of the Devil and of all his earthly agent'S bC'{"lIse the
J)ed} and Ili'l agents are in a C0nSlJiracy to cLotl'u.\' all
\vho ~:Cl'\'e Goel. (J~ev. l:!: 17; Ps. 63: 1-5) Some wlw
havc started to do the ,.ill of God hU"e I)(:('onle ieal'flll
und fallen had~, hut thot>e v.ho love God deli:d'l to (h
1m will alld t I'll:,t him impl icitly and in th,~ f JCC OJ
great oppo:-,itioll they eontulUe the forward !n()', l'r:lC~nt
nnJ the Lord comforts and str(,ll~lhen.., them. CPOll
Ow plains of ~.roah ;lo.;('s :J~..,('mbl<.:d the peo!,!e of the
Lord and spoke to them at J<,IIO\,uh's comIlHlllrlIlHnt.
::\lo'ies was a t.rVt: of Chrisl, alld his \\'ord, arc l'l~('ordc<l
for the romfot't of the l'C'nlll;lllt now on earth. (Iil'ln.
]5: 4) The Greater )loses now say!> to Jeho\'oIh'" \\It11('';';(''l (l)cut. :20:1; 31:6): 'WhelJ thou gop"t out to
b-tttlc again't thille CIWIllil'';, be llot af.'clil( of tlw'l1;
he' i>tl'0I1'~ and of ~'()od ('Ol1l';\~e; fe,It' !lot; for tL" LI)' II
thy (;orJ, he it is that lloth go with OWl'. llf~ \',ll! !lIJt.
l"i( thf'c, nor for:-,ake tl1('e.'
Courage me:1I1S to have iml'li('it f'onfidl!H'c 11':<1 t I u .t
in the SlljJl'('lile powcr that bad;'i you up. ,JdIC" "Ii ;::,,1
Christ .Jl';ll.. . at'l' the lli~:ler \10\\(')'-; to till v,L" ;11, 1'\
the con'!lunt with Cod.\11 }lowcr 1Jdon~-, ... to .)";!'I\<1\
alld he has eOllllllIU('(1 it ill to the lJalll]<; of ('hri t .J; oil;
to eX('l'utc the l>illlJ<', both in heaVl'll and ill (alth. 'J Ire
('()lll'ag('OlH 011("; <:rc tho:,e who s1 udy l'drl', tidy th,
tl'l\th \\hi"!l the Lord unfolds and 'gi\'("s \1) tlil'I1\
throug'h his ('arlhly e!wIIIIPl, and \\ho thlll .i<l,\!ll:J.v
follow o!'~allizatio!l i!l'.tJ'lll'tioIlS, tru'itillg \,1:./1',' iu
the 1,01'11. The ~l'!r-impot'tant olles will 1'01 lli' l'lllll.tVl'Oll';, hCl'aW,l' tlH'y tl'll:-.t !lot ill the l.ol\.l, Illlt tllh!.
ill theIr own \\i:-,dolll anu stl'l'II\!,th.
The \'CI)' hour of Arllla~eJdon i,; !lot I'l'\'l'a!l'd. Tile
fad, howl'\'CI', that the ),o!'d .JeSlI'i is nt the 1I'llIl,l,',
that he ha'i revealed to thc al\Ointl,<l till' 1Il'-',1l111l~ of
the }lroplll'ci('s of Hahakkuk, :lnd part icul;lI.Jv \\'h)
(;(l(}'s Jlc'ople arc IIOW pel':>l'l'lltf'd, alld t1w nll',11111l0 l){
the SOllg of dl'IIn'l'Mlee, and that hc ha'l I'l'\,;>ll'<1 the
truc meallin~ of the great nndtitnlIp, allr! of thl'
Phili,tinC's, :md likc' proph('C'ics, these fa(ts are ,tr(IIJ(~
proof that Al'lnageddon is \'lory Hcar. To l,now j\l...t
how Ilcar is not so import,:nt, lmt it is of Ln' gn':ll('r
impol'tanl'e that the witIlC>'ies of J('lwYah 1111'>1' Ill' ('11"1'gctic and ddi~('llt to ohey the ('ommanlllllCnt, ol til,'
Lord awl olhl'I'YC the law'l of his org:Jl1 iz::t iClll. '1'0 do
so thry Illlht carry the me:>.;age of the ki!l'~du!ll t(1 thr
])f'opll', and faithfully do it, l'l':.;ardle'-.s of all oppo'itioll that the l'nemy pnts fOI,th. Ko true \\111'('" (If
Jehovah willllo\\' S,ly to his hl'ethr('n, "\Y(' ,11'1' !!('\1 ill'!;
nowhere." "1'I'c 1\'afchtoll'cr contains onl.\ the opinion of man." Slll'h l'rmnrks show nnfaithfuh(,..... It
i,; lhe day of ,Jehovah, he j, ll'alli!lf~ IllS jJ< oj,l, ,did 10
those of his org',mizalioll he now says (Zl'flh. :3: Hj I :
'Fear thOl1l1ot, and let 1I0t thy hund he ... 1a, Ii.' 1']:1) C
who are fearful of man are ~('1ii<;h, and Slkh Will h~
Illmting some ('x('tlSC to i>1<JC'k lhe hand in :>elTil''1;. I'oping that a more fa\'oralJlc time Will come. 'l'he Jait1Jful
,,, ill not be decC'i"ed by such sophistry.

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1Jhe \VATCI-IT0\VER

Jehovah has not approved and never will approve

an unfaithful person. In this dq when the Lord has
given much to his people and has entrusted to them
:til his kingdom interests on earth, absolute faithfulIH'S'; in the sen'ice he demands. }<'aithfuJness means
1Mc1ity and <'onstan<'y in lool\ing well to nIH} safeguardin~ the intcre<;ts of the l;inguom. It is not cnou~~h
to say, 'I am on the side of Jehovah,' but lIOW all who
rt'celve his llpproY:Jl lUnst show an unqualified dc\'otion to nod and to his org-anization. The words of
J<>}lOvah's prophd now apply to all who are in the
eovenant with him, to whom he says (Ps. 31: 23) : "0
love the Lord, all yc his saints; for the Lord prC'3ervcth the failhful, and plentifully rcwardeth the proud
doer"; and (Ps. 101: 6) : "::'.!ine eyes shall he uJlon
the faithful of tlw l:1nd, that t!ll'~' may dwell with me;
lie that walketh in a l)('rfe('t wuy, he shall serye me."
An b,ne vital to ({oJ's people' now i'l, Shall t!lose
of Cod 's or~an izal ion fail, or shall they maintain 1lJeir
il1t('~~r'ity and hnvc part in the vindication of .Tl'ho\'ah's ntlme? Jl'llOvah drelar('s that his rWII1!' ~!Jall be
virHlj{'atrd; and havillf.{ entl:L'o!wd his Kin~ in ~ioll
})(' \yill lIot 1('sl lint il the rhhteou:>ness therror ~,hall
lIpJlcar and saJvat ion from ~ioll "hall shine :1'l a hul'llill'~ lnrnjlupon a hi~~h mOllntain, that the nntions may
kllow that hr. is (:od. 'l'he faithrlll and Irue wifnC",sl'S
Y; iJl ('our;l!!;rousl~' and joyfu Ily ()!Jr~' the LtmI nlid will
d\\<'I1 with him forrvcr. 'rhe fearful, selfi:,h and murllllU'ers shall Ile c'>l'lud<'d, hl'l'au"e the Lonl d!'e!ar('S
hi'i :lllg'cls shall '~atJJ('r them out alld r;l~t them into
<I:lrkllcss.JehOYllh has put his lIarnc UpOIl thr faithful
ones am} hns dl(Jared that he will use them to n'ake
Imown to the lIat ions that he is supreme. For thi>! flurpo'!e he 1I0W hold., forlh the faithful as a royal diadem
ill his hand. '1'0 ~'()u who are faithful JCh0\'11h now
('ornmalHls: 'Prepare the way }wfore the peoIJ!e; lift
up a standard for the peoplr, that they may see the
ri~~ht way.'
Hatan will se(' to it that some who count themsel\'(,s
wisc', but who do 1I0t love God, will mingle with the
llllointed and attempt to tell them that this is not the
time to awaken the g-rrat multitude, but that later
morc will be dOlle. 'I'he subtle purpose thereof is to
illduce inlletivily on your part. Be not deceived by
SUdl spleeh! God's \Yord says that the great multitude must hear the tl11th now that they may have op}lodunity to learn meekness and l'ighteousnps'> before
his wrath at Armltgeddon, and the remnant mnst deliver that testimony. The admonition to the remnant
now is: Be watchful, be dili~eJlt, and very courageous,
and mal'ch forward regardless of the cunning speech
of men and of all other opposition. The faithful will
h~> all the alert and very aetive at II;] times in Gall's
scrvire, obeying joyfulJy his eommandment and the
law of his organization: "For the rommandment is a
lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instrurtion
are the way of I If". "-Prov. G: 2:3.
Among the things written in the Bihle aloretime,

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for the comfort of God's people now on earth, is that

prophetic drama eonrernillg the ancient PhililJtinc'J
vnd the chosen people of God. 'rhe modern or ant itypical Philistines are the ones that dominate the religion aJHl polities of the world and are known as tlie
Homan Catholic Hierarchy. 'l'he ~ecret serviec agents
of that wicked organization are the .Jesuits, who have
fraudulently assumed the name of Christ. 'l'he andent
PhiJi'itincs came out of Egypt, whif'h is a t~'pe of ~a
tan's world. They took their position in the land of
promi:"e and thrre oppo:;ed God's chosen people. The
modern Philistines elaim to have eome out from the
worltl of Satun and they wron~fully assume the po,;j.
tion I1S rejJresentatiws of God and Chl'i..;t. 'I'he ancjent
Phil i:"tinrs were hYPof'rites. 'I'he modern Phil i ,til)(''!
m'e tIll' ~reatest hypocrites of all timr. Long aft!'r the
dl'ttI'll<'tion of the power of the ancient PhiJi"tilll '{
(Jod foretold by his prophet that the modern Phill'1tinC's, the lIil'rarchy of Home, would say amI now do
say (Isa. 28: 15): '\Yo have made lies onr refutrc. an(l
mlll!'r fuhl'!lOods we have hid onrsclvrs; thcreforc C1C
great tribulation shall not come ni~h us.'
Among' the lies deeply planted by that wi('kl'll organization in thc mind of millions of pC'ople arc tlw1l':
Thry elaim that their or~anjz:ltioll, eaJled the "Homan
Catholic ehureh", JS the ehurrh of noll; that it i'1
founded and huilt upon the apostle Peter, lind t!:Ht
the [lope'l arc the divinely constitute(} Sl1('('('~'1ors of
P<'tl'l', and that the pope speaks wilh abolute autllOrit)' lind Ii!' alolle ean interpret the :"h'riptU1'l's; tJle.v
rlaim 10 have a ('ovelJant with death and hell, having
i"''lI1l'd an authoritati\e statement that thrl'e is no
death, alJd that hell is :l pla('e of etemal torment for
those \\ 110 oppose the Homan Catholic 11 icrarchy ; they
have il1wllted and promulgated the false doctrine of
"puJ'!!'atory", elarming that mell do not in fact die,
but pa% on into" Jlurgatory", 'where tIll')' suffer lll!l<'h
puni~hlllellt,' :md that for a money con'iideratioll a
priest of the mouern PlliJistines can shorten the dm:!tion of punishment of men in "pnrgatory". 'j'hi'i
ru(ket or false teaehillg' has becn the mr:lJJS of dC'cciving' and fleeeing millions of h011('St people. Th!'
modern Philistines claim that it is their (lod-giwll
privilrge aIHl duty to control the poW irs of the' \vorld
and to rule the nations of the world. They haw ahollt
succeeded in bringing all nations under their control,
for tIl{) reason that the Hierarchy is the Vevil's chid
vir,;ihle agrnt. The once so-called "Protestantism" is
dead.
'I'he modern Philistines instituted and carrkd on
for years the ,vickcd and crud Jnquisition, apJllyin~
the most fiendish torture to men in order to for('e them
to snbmit to the false faith and dictatorial rule of the
lIierarehy. Today thc modern Philistines h:l\'c ree'ltalJlished the Homan iron rule in some of the nntions
:llJd are ming that power to torture and pC'r~eclltc
those who refuse to yield to thcil' wiek"d demands.
As the ancient Philistines were bent on the destruction

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of God's chosen people, even so today the modern

Philistines are bent on destroying Jehovah's witne::.~es
and all those who boldly take their stand on the side
of God and his kingdom. In Germany alone more
than two thousand faithful witnesses of Jehovah
languish in filthy prisons because they worship AI
mighty God in spirit and in truth. Many of these
faithful witnesses have been cruelly tortured. l\Ien
and women are forcibly sterilized and others brutally
murdered because they insist on serving God and not
man. In other portions of the earth the modern
Philistines arc forging a well-organized campaign of
cruelty against all who tell the truth.
Why does this terrible and wicked condition continue' It is because we are in the last days of Satan's
Jule. Christ, the rightful King of the world, is upon
his throne and has assembled and brought into God's
organization those who are with him. The enemy has
gathered his forces to Armageddon for battle, and
those wicked foret's now surround God's faithful people, and the hour of final conflict hetween the l ..ord
and the Devil draws near. 'l'he modern PhilistilH's by
the use of fraudulent and hypoctitical ceremonies,
surh liS enforced saluting of flags and hailing of men,
are therehy attemptillg to browbeat the people, and
put fear into their minds, so that the Philistines may
rule al1 the nations. 'fhis is the Devil's scheme to turn
all men away from God.
'l'he J..ord has permitted these conditions to come
bccausc it is the time for the separation of the nations
when all people of good will toward God will take
their stand on the side of the Lord and find the only
place of salvation. 'rhe Lord therrfore commands his
witnesses to go forth 1111(1 sound the alarm and to give
the warnin~, that those who d('sirc to hear may }war.
The l ..ord has clearly revcaled to his people that those
who will compose the g'l'eat multitude must }war the
testimony of and rOJlcerning his kingdom before the
expression of God's wrath. His wit Bcsses must give
that testimony rq.rardless of opposition and pcrsecution. The crisis is here, and now the Lord says to his
own: 'Fear not the enemy; what I have revealed to
you in secret, bohlly declare from the housetops.'
The forward movement throughout the land is pl'Ogrcssing. The Lord has caused to be published a hook
entitled Riches; setting forth the plain truths of and
concerning hi:;; kingdom and fully rxposing the enem;y,
and particularly the modern Phili"itines. That book
is now rcady in many languages and all over the land
the faithful go forth as olle man joyfully putting
that message in the hands of the people, that they may
See and know that Jehovah is the only true God and
that his kingdom is the only hop0 of man.
In many nations there are honest persons who sigh
because of the abominations they see committed among
men, and which defame God's name. It is Jehovah's
time that such persons of good will shall have the opportunity to hear the truth, that they may be warned

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and helped to flee to the only place of safety, pic-tured

by the cities of refuge. God commands his remnant to
go through the land and mark the foreheads of those
persons of good will by exhibiting to them his message
of truth, and he commands that this work must b0
done bdore the expres,;ion of his wrath. After the
expression of his wrath would be too late, because only
those who are taught and Jearn righteousness shall
escape. Who will have a part in that witness work?
Jehovah's remnant, being of the bride class, will
engage in this work. The Jonadabs, or great multitude,
will hear and also join in the witness work, saying to
the people, "Come." And those who hear and who
desire righteousness and hate iniquity will say, "Come
and find the way to everlasting life." Everyone who
loves God will have a part in this witness work.
The evidence points clearly to the fact that the time
for God's "strange a('t" is very near, and that will
be the time of full reckoning with the enrmy. JdlOvah
speaks to the model'll Philistines and romrnands his
witne~ses to repeat his words in the h<'aring of the
people, to wit (lsa. 28: 18): 'Your covcnant with
death and agreement with hell shall not stand: whclI
the overflowing scourge shall pass through, tlwn ye
shall be trodden down; for Jehovah will rise up as he
did at 1\ount Perazim and at Gibeon, and will de..,troy
the enemy.' At the two points mentioned Da\ it! k(1
the forces of the Lord and ~ained a ~reat vietory.
Christ Jesus, the Urcute!' David, now leado.; the militaut
forc<'8 of Jehovah, lind will gain the g'n'at('st victory
of all time; and th('y tilat stand firm and joyfully wit h
him shall have part in that victory.
Today the modrl'll Philistines arc battling to gain
control of the world. 'I'hey may SOOIl su<'eel'd ill com
pelling ewryone to suhmit to them, ex<,cpt the trlle
j)rople of (jod. These lat tel' appear so small in numhcl',
and, thpy refusing to employ physieal force to rc:-.i"it,
the mo<!('l'll Philistines will SOOIl say: '\Ve arc in COIItrol of the world; we arc now in peace and in :-,a1\>ty,
and the runting of this handful cun do us no hat'm.'
Says the I,ord concerning the mOdrl'll PhilistilH''l
(1 Thess. 5:3): 'When they shall HdY, Pea('e alld
safety, then sudd('n destruction shall come upon thCIIl.
and they shall find no way of escape.' As Davi,l
crushed the ancient Philistincs, so the Lord ,... ill Cl"ll"h
the modern Philistines' organization; and \\ hen tilat
is done, then many WllO lookrd with awe upon the
Homan Catholic Hierarchy as God's representative on
earth will exclaim: "lIow strange!" It will II Pll(';\r
strange to them because it is God's "st rallgr ad.' '.Isa. 28: 21.
It is not for us to know just in what manner Go(l
will pedorm his strange act, which he pictured at
Gibeon. Our work is to do what God ha,; t0111manded us to do. For the en<'ouragcment and com
fort of his people Jehovah gave prophetic illustrations in times past. When the men of Ephraim
joined Gideon's little band of warriors thus Jehovah

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r.ffi.c \VATCliT0VvER.

foretold that the invisible host of heaven, under Chril'>t,

WIll join the remnant ellld push the battle to a victorious end. When David was marching to altae\{ the
I)hili<;tines at Gibeon the Lord said to David: 'When
thou heal'e~t the sound of goin~ in the tops of the mulberry trees, then shall the T.Jord go out before thee and
smite the Philistines.' Clearly it appears that the
'sound in the mulherry trees' pictUl'ed the invisible
host of heaven ewwging in the fig-ht under the Grcater
David. We know that it is our duty to attack the enemy
boldly by loudJy singin~ the prai,.,es of Jehovah, and
that it will be the invisible host of heaven under Christ
Jesus that will enter the battle Hnu completely destroy
the eMmy. It is HOW ckar that our part is to joy.fully
c::rry this King(lom mcs:-w~e to the peuple of good
v:ill. \Vithin OUl';..elves we arc unahle to eupe vlith the
enemy; b'.It OUl' extrcmity will he the Lord's oppurtunity to smite the enemy to the dmt, and give vietory
to his faitld'uI.
Let all those who en~age in giving the t(':;timony as
commanded }Jy the Lord rejoire becau"e the day of
\ ;(tury and delivNance is at hand. In this y:ol'k ,'chov:lh's unuintcd will be ill eompkte unity and (11\'(11 in
p<::tc('. 'l'he remnant will aid and cumfort the .Jonadah
company. The ,Jon:libhs, or gl'l'at multitu(k, will be
nt l)('uce and \\alk Iwrmolli()lI~ly with th(' J\'1l1Jlant.
,All will slaud shuulder tu shoulder und hattIe for tltis

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gospel of the king-dom. The true and f:.lithful will not

fear what the ('nemy may do to them, but will trust
in the J.Jord and continue to sing his praises.
You unointcd ones are the son'> of God, and hi,> command you mn'!t obey. Far better it is to die at the hand
of the enemy heeau<;e of ;your faithfulness to Jehovah
than to prove unfaithful to him and suffer everlasting'
dc;,truction. To his sons Jehovah now says (Prov.
29: 2;) : "The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso plltteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe"; nud
(Prov. 1-1: 26): "In the fear of the Lord is stron;;
confidence; and his children shall have a place uf
refuge. "
As Jehovah said to his people 0[' old, so now he says
to tho-:e who fully tr11';t him: 'Be very c(Jura~eOll<;,
lind he 110t afraid; for the hattie i"l 1Iot your,>, hut
(lo(ls.' Christ Je"lls i,> Jehuvah'8 Hit(ht ~\l'Jn in tJd'i
hattie, and he is certain to gain complete victory 0\ ('r
the em'my. From hrnrcforth ('very pt'r80n \\ hu loY(':
Uor! null I1is King will in obt,diclH'c to his ('oJrlllJaud
Loldly and eOUl'a~~eou~ly lift hi'~h tlw h:lIlnt'r of Iii'.:
ki!l'~dom hy ddigelltl:v and cnthu:;;:j"tit'ally ('Il'(:l'~in,-,:
in the witness work, aud with il1('rca"in'..'; joy Y, dl toUtilllle to ::,in~.{, ,. For .Jehovah and fOl' IllS VIIHli(atol.'
\Vhen the fight is ended all :>IIt'\'jYillg f'l'eat.(,Il \rill h~
:>in:~illg' the Jlrnjsr~ of tI'e ~\r()st 11 j'-dl anJ t->:.lYjJl~: 'llj>.j
Huly Arm hus gutten him the victor.)'.'

LETTERS
WIIO CAN lJOFBT HESl'ONSInlL:TY?
J)r'\I~ RIIOTllIl: H[;TIl::I:~'OIt]):

TIm

nu:s~mn

l'ilIVILEGE

Ol'l~ !JI:An, BEI.On.!J 1:1:0'1'111.1::

It is to CXl'rl'Qs our .Joy un'! app,,",cmtion f'lr the Ina1lY and

IHmd"rfu! 1'11\ J1,';':"~ that am COIl1Ill/(' to us conl1llually, flOll1
(JIlr Father's hand and ill conncdion WIth his 01 ganll.atllJ1I, Ihat
WI wlite vou at t Ius t IfJlP.

Both of liS, halill~ kId the prh11l'ge of Imowlng' Ood '3 w(n
dl'ffll! truth and ~ll'l\jn;~ him hark in til" Elijah ['e11111! alld on
down to th" !,,,'wnt tllne, :ll'pl"clat(' ~o 1III)('h the 1('lll:l,k'lb!o
alii! ('h'ar \\ay in II hieh The Walch/01l11, m tIll' ~,\moon (llOph('('iell, P01llt9 out the IlwII"rn Phihstlllr-s, 0(..<1'8 euelllll'S allll our
CIll'1llIt'S. lIow enrourag-lllg' anfl romfortllll.{!
Then the Febru'lI'y 15 1'oll'er, on "Our HesrollSllJilily";
1\ ho can dou),t that the klng-dom has b('gun, and what Jehovah
JuMly demands of III~ covenant people'
W. fecI that th(' )'Ian'h 1 Walchlou.er, artIcle on "Loyalty
allll FlIlthtulueRs", 1~ one ot the 1ll03t g"arcillng !Lwl :1100 ('omfOltmg me-sages tltat .Jehovah !Ln.l Christ Je~us, the 'j'caehr>rs
of his covenant l'e0l'h, have gl\"n tltem.
lind our,e!I-l'S, by
his gruel', ~I rivlIlg earnestly to be both luyal anJ fuIthful to
tit" great .JdlOl ah awl to the trust Hnu prl\ileges glwn us,
Then, too, the boole Rlch('s, another pneeless gIft. Sur,ly
thco(l flas)J('s of Itght trum the temple are glOrIOUS, and It he
hoo\('s everyone of us to make good use of this too.l our heavenly Father i~ so nhunclantly plov)(!Jng for our I)(eds.
Dear Brother Huth<>rfonl, \\e applc<'l:lte much the pllnlege
we have here ot spnillg' WIth God's organization at Kinq.10lU
],'allu, and also of sepJI1g your unswernng devotion to JehUlah,
nuL! yOU! fl'alles,m'ss in exposing the enemy, and we pI ay often
that tho ble:-"r,l comfort which our drar Father alone can give
llIay constant!} I,e. your portion.
Be as~uled of our continued love awl loyalty to you and of
our rurnest effort to carry out all instructions flOIll ~'ou and
from the '\'atph Tower org-anization, of whIch we reeoglllzo
you as the Tf:sponslble head.
l'aithfully and loyally your fellow publisll('rs,
J. R. GORAXFLO,
EDNA. M. GORA;:{FLO,

"-e

l'i,'rl'allt uf tlw '"0St hIgh nod, \\ho~,' naul(' :dou" is .Jl'ho\ah,

(lrlptilu~q HI till' naulC ul our l(in~. j.'(Jq~i\'" tile tlaB ~.( ....~oII)Il
on your IJIllt', hut it St'l'lll~ that 1 IUU,>t \l'llte )'OU a 1111.' 10
r('lll'l(' a Illtle pam in IllY jl(':lIt. Y,'s, palll, nIH] joy t"l), O.Jr
h":l1l11 \I'"It) liI)I',l \\ltll joy \\111'11 \Ie 1""1'1\.,] .Iour 1I1(J"t lund
It'Un of l'\oVl'III),,,r 3, :Ill,] to I,ear of th,' \",nderJul 101" alld
11'a! 01 ~ou Hnd IIJe Im'tlt,,'n at the horlle 1,la,'e for IIJII ,e that
IIrc III th" tield an.l III(' \ 11I,1 ... :,tlOn of our FatIJ,'r ' R nall'('.
And thC'll therc l~ a I':UlI III Illy heal t, too; for how ,hall 1'00
in tho 1,,1,1 IJC ::hl,' to \Ialli ,huuldN to ~IJ(juhh'r Illth "lI'h (",,'
lIlll] z('~ll 'l'I}' us ht'st IIC ,':11l. It RI"'lllR that \lC ('an tio ". It:!l"
in our wa)'; there arc so mallY t1lil1g~ til hold u~ h:wk, It blJ";':~
tears to Illy "yes to t hlllk that ttl I 1 c:,u UO IS (0 Ju',t bll" 0
to k('(,1' on kt'('1'IIl~ on.
But, oh, how 1 tll:lfIk our h"avl'nly Fatlt"r that h(' I':,R gl\en
me tho hleR;")'] plll'llt';;e of h:,vln;.: jU'it a 1Jttle palt III the
villtllcatl(ln of his holy 1I0Hi anu nllllle!
'\'jth Illueh 100e, a;l,l praying the Lord's rich hl.'HSillg OIl
you, II'" are standlllg \\ ith you, by his gwcC', to SCI \ e III the
artily of tho Greater Gideon.
LOl'lSE :'IIc\\' I1_\RTEI~, I'lOilcrr.
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~nd all thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

be the peace of thy children." -!Jalali 54:.13.

~reat shall

THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH

THAT JEHOVAH is thl' only true God, i~ from everlasting

to eYerlastwg-, the ~lakl'r of heaven antI earth and the Giver

of hfe to 1m crc'ltures; that the Logos was the heginning of
his creation antI Ills active agent in the creation of all thlllgs;
thnt the Logus is now the Lord Jesus Christ iu glory, clothed
'7ith all power in heayen and earth, and the Cluef Exeeutrve
Oilieer of Jehovah.

THAT GOD cll'ated tho earth for man, created perfect

man for th~ mrth and plael'o hlnl upon it; that Illan Willfully
disobeyed Uod's law allli was sentpnccd to d!'ath; that by
le:;.son of .\llarn'lI wroul.; act all men are bOln smners and
without the right to life.
THAT JESUS ,m~ maoo humau, and tho man Jesus suffered death m 01 dpr to [JlOdu('e the ran~orn or rCdClllph\'o
price for all rnanlund; that (lo,l fUls"d up Je'us (hvine an,}
exalted him to I'l'awn aho\(' (""ry Crl'atule and aboye e\'ery
name and clothed him wit h all power and authority.
THAT JEHOV,\H'S Or~G"NIZt\TION i~ callerl Zion, and
that Chri~t Jeous IS thll ('llll f Ollieer thereof and is the
rig-htful Kmg of thn worlll; tll:lt tho 1111111ute,1 unll faithful
followers of Christ .[('sus arll ('hll,lrru of ZIOn, members of
Jehoyah's OJ ganizatlOn, :lUll an' his \\ itne';Rp~ \\ hose duty and
pliyilege it IS to teRtlfy to the hupremaey of Jl'ho\'ah, derlare
Ilis purposes toward mankind as pxpr('~~e,1 in the Bihle, aw}
to Lpar the fruits of the l;llI~,loJil I)pfore all who will hear.
THAT THE WORLD ha~ ('wIt'd, Ullll the Lorll Jesus Christ
has b~en }>laced by Jcho\'ah upon lll~ thl'o[lp of authority,
has oU3ted Satan from heaH'1l am] is proeeeomg to the
establishment of God's lnug,lorn ou cal tho
THAT THE RELIEF alll] 1,1"'Bing's of tho JlPop}P~ of ealth
can come only by anll through Jt'!wvah 's klll~,lom under
Christ "'hich has now IH'!~llll; that tho LoTtl's Ilrlot goreat
act is the dpstruetion of Nat:,u's organization au,1 the estab
lishment of righteousnf'hs III tho earth, all,l that uJllll'r the
kingdom nil those "ho will olwy its righteous laws shall live
on carth forc\ cr.

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leSel'~atlOn for tho kmgdolll of Jehovah Go,1 lIIHJpr {JIll bt
his 13eloved Kll1~, It HI not dOg'lJlatic, but im !fl'll careful
and cntical e.'l.alJllnatJon of its contents in the light of tlttl
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"JEHOVAH'S PRAISE" TESTIl\10~Y
'I'he midsummer teslHuon,\' pPrJod, AlI~ust 1ll, is designated
J ehoyah 's PflLlse' '. 'J'111~ II III Le an eloeellent tune for all llIany
as can to arrang-e to take th:Jr \aealion, tlll'rc!Jy to be aulr to
devote as mudl time as po' l ble to this ]l1l\'I!!'!;'e than \\lnch
none is higher or glauul'l', .h'ho\ah's praise. Tllat all IllS de
voted one8 lIlay Legin at ou('e to plall 111lcl al'l,\U<:{e therefor it
is here stated that the feature of this t('stimony I,eriod Wlli be
the offeling' buund in a special wrapper lloo];~ une, Two uud
Three of Vl1ldiCaf tOn, on Colli 11 butlon of ;)(lc. ,- tIldlCUtlOl1,
with its full statement on the \l'Olk of 'the man with Ihe
inkhorn' and the JehuJon:tclah picture, etc., should prove ex
cl'!lcnt material to plaee followlllg the ICCl'llt \I Ide IhstriulltlOn
of the book RIches. It WIll also be proper to ol1'er in com!Jmanon "ith the above three books the t\IO uooks Ught \"th the
book Prophecy, all on a $1.UO conhilmtlOll, "Prhi$e ye Jehovah." Due repol't~ of -,"our pf'tllle elJ'orts should be malle, to
the 13rool,]Yn I'ead office tl1l'l'<'1 if "ou are !lot unuer Blunch
supelTision: DI5tnbution of the abo~'e hook offers will continue
throughout the enhre month of August.

VACATIO~

2.3-ATGUST 9
The fac(orv nnd oflie(! at Brooklvn will be el"~cr1 from JulY 2.5
to AUl>ust f) lue!u'iiw. !Jullng those t\IO wel'kg the Bethel t~lll1l)"
FACTORY AXD OFFICI': CwsED-JeLY

will hal'O the opportunity tt) take p'lIt in the fiel,} pri\lll':~!'s
WIth all other klllg'(lom pubhshf'IM. No shipments oj' l,lc'r:LtutJJ
can be made to an~one tlurill~ that tUlle. l'!I'~5C gl't ~ (Jill' ord"IM
iu to the Bl'ookl)1l otlie'1 sutliclpntly :1hell1] for hl'I"II'!J~: alid
tilling before the abo\-c date, anli make celt:lIn tl,,,,'!>." tll"t
you \1/11 not rUIl short of literature supplies duriu:.i th .. month
of August. Bear In mind the Rpeclal te~till1ony 1'C'IIO,J at tbe
time.
Ordels cannot I,e filleu durin~ 'I'llcation period, as no nnp wIll
I;e here to answer letters, but all nUlII ,\Ill Inl\ I' ImlJlPdmte
attention on the leopening of tho factory 011 .\ugu~t 10.

l'\EW PORTABLE PHO~OGRAPH

The Society now lliunufuctures alll} has to oITer a Iq;;ht\\/'i';1Jt
ph('llograph of new dpslgn, wlndl IS H I,y 1:: by .3 1J\('I,,.; m <,lJ:e,
and co\el'ed With b'own doth anti ha\ln~ round"t! (,(']IWl~. It
weighs II pounds 1:l OUI1('ps, "!l!eh is 5~ p,llllllls 11,~ht"r tllltil
the prenous 1Il0,leI mnnufactul'(>u. 11.1' the ::!eJell'ty. WIth the tlltl'''
phonograph Ihs( S \lluch call be eal'ried III it, It wllIgb I:: pound.;
6 ounces. The vulume of soulld I~ Just as ~ll(lng I''; tll:\! of t!l,'
previous model, an.lthe tone IS ot the IlI'st \llla1lty ." ,1,,1'["'.1
out from our iae~t(try, the plw!lograph is tUlled l"I':'I'dy, ut
7~ I.p.IU" and should ue pheckl',1 tlOIll time to tu"I', J'I,iH 111'\\
111tJ(1P1,
$10.011;

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threl' tliS('R, is uf1\\JL)ll on a rllId I (l'l~tJfln

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g[f]ceWA1CIrJT0WIER
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VOL. LVII

15, 1936

JULY

No. 14

OBADIAH
PART 3

"For t7/y violence against thy brQther Jacob, shame shall cover thee, aml thou shalt be cut off for ever."
-Obad.10.

EHOVAH GOD is the Most High, and before him

there is 110 ether. Any crcat ure "ho exalts him
self to a high place commit.. a presumptuous ~in
and so i<i an ahomination in the sight of God. It was
Lucifcr who said: "I will as('('nd above the heights
of the clouds: I will be like the ~Iost High." (Isa.
14: 14) The Devil formed a ('OJlspiraey against GoJ
amI drew into that conspiracy a host of spirit creatures
and a multitude of earthly creatures. Those conspirat01'8 have defied God and reproaehed his holy nanH'.
The end of su('h conspirators is destruction, and Je
lIo\'a11 has so written the judgmt'nt. (E;wk. 28: 18, ]9)
God's rule i~ cstahlish(d, antI he ('hall~es not. Destruetioll is the fate of all the wick(>u eonspirlltors.
'fhe name of Jehovah is dil'('etl~- related to his faithful
peopk. Those who hate them h3f( J('hovah and Chri<;t
.Je,us. Those who conspire agaiust the people of God
cousllire a~ainst the Lord himself. Jehovah has cxalted Christ Jesus to the highest place in hi,> ol'gauizatioll. A hill is the higlll'st part of the mountain, that
is to sar, it is the very pinmwle of the mountain; and
couC"cl'lling the posit ion in whl('h God plares Jesu'i
he l':lyS: " Yet have I sct my king upon my hol~' hill
of Zion. "-Ps. 2: 6.
2 The Devil, Gog, the wicked angels, the clergy and
others ('onspirc togetl1l'r against God a1l(1 against his
nnointed. (Ps. 2:2,3) Christ Jesue;;, the King und
Jlld~c, 1l0W at the temple sends forth his anointed awl
allln'oved ones to proclaim the mes<"agc of the liillgdom, and those who prove true and faithful to him
in declaring that message form a part of the holy uation of Jehovah. 'I'he haters of Ood and of Christ and
of the faithful remnant conspire together to destl'oy
the remnant or "holy nation ". 31'> it is wlitten: ,. The~T
ha.c taken crafty COUllSc! against thy people, and
consulted against thy hidden ones. 'I'hey have said,
Come, and let us ('ut them off from being a nation;
that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrdllee. POl' they have consulted togcther with one consent; they are confederate against thee. "-Ps. 83: 3-5.
S III the conspiracy herc mentioned the Edomites are
spct'ifieally named. (Vs. 6) In the present-day conspiracy to destroy Jehovah's witnesses the chief ones

on earth arc the Roman Catholic Hierarchy 01' clergy.

Into that conspi1'a('~" or confederacy have beC'n drawn
the commercial traffi('kers and profes'iional political
rulers. Kow, says Jehovah by hi,> prophet ObaJiah:
"All the men of thy confederaey [All thy eoycnantmen (Rotlt.)] have brought thee ewn to the horder;
the men that were at pC'aee \rith thee have deceived
thee, and prevailed a~ainst thee; they that cat thy
IJread have laid a wounJ UIlJC'1' thee; there is none
ullden;talldin~~ in him. "-Ohad. 7.
f The (']crgy have taught thdr other eOnf('I]erates
to hate those who arc on thl' si(le of .Jl'hovah and his
King, and for that reason the faithful witne"ses of
Jl'hovah now are "hated of all [nations] for my
lIamc's sake ", says the Lord. Ofatt. ] 0: 22) The conhpiratol''> arc all a~ainst God and Christ awl hi" kin~
dlml and all who arc favoralJll' to that kingdom. 'fhose
in the ('ollspil'a('Y or confelleracy aside from the eler~y
arc douhtl<,s'i the onrs <!(s(rilH'<! as "the prin(jpal of
the floek" of the religionists. T]wse arc the "kings
of the earth" wllo huH' "committ((} forni('ation" with
E(lom, t he old" whore ", the reI igious systell1'i. (Hev.
] 7: 1, 2) Thry eOJlstit ute the "threescore alll} six"
plements in the numher of the beast. (Hev. 1:3: 18)
Concel'l1ing these ('onfedrrate mell, the pri\l('ipal of
the flock, the Lord hy his prophet says: For they
"Ll'oug-htlhee [(H.lT.) hroughtthcC'onthcway] even
to the border", that is, to the lJou\ll]nry linl' or to the
limit, to the exit or jumlJin~-of( place. 'l'hose c'O\ enant mell, that is, the eommercial and politi('ul elements, come to disc-ern the hn)Qcrisy of the mod('I'nday Edornites and they show those Edomitl'S the exit
and tell them to get out. In this conlleetion it is interce;;ting to note that at the batt Ie in the vallry of
Berachah Jeho\'ah of hosts, the God of batth" confused the allied forces so completely that -:\Ioab and
Ammon fought against Edom first and destroyed the
Edomites, and thereafter "everyone helped to destroy another". (2 Chron. 20: 23) Tide;; phtUJ'c sel'IllS
to impl~' that the "principal of the flock" will dri\'C
the clergy into the hands of a mob from whIch they
will rceeive no sympathy. That doC's not ut all mean
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show any favor to the remnant of Jehovah. TllO"e who

serve God look to Him and his Kiug and to nonc other
for aid and prolcetion.
~ ContinuIng to address his \'(ords to the Euomites,
Jehovah by his prophet says: "The men that were at
peace with thee [(marl]in) Hie men of th~r peace]
have deceived the(', and prevuik...I a~ainst thee." According to Rotherhant this seripture reads: "The men
thou wa~t WOllt to snlute," or, "The men wont to
mlute thee." ~rore literally. and according to the
marginal readin~ of Rotherllam: "'rhe men of thy
salaam." 'l'lw present-day facts exar;tly fit this part
of the prophe(y. Today the cI4~.gy and' the principal
of their flock', the commercial traffir-lH'l'S and politicians, have furmcd a mutual :almiration society. The
ckrgy pay hi~h compliments and gn'at respect to tllC
big politicians, whom they call "gr<'at statesmen ",
and to the money-chang-ers, whom tlIPy call "great
financier" . '. In tllf'ir s(~rmons 01' speeches from their
pulpits they extol the goo<1ne~s ~nd Ihe virtue of these
principal OIl('S of theil' Hocks, at the same time hul(ling
th(ir hand~ bdlind t bern, and wholly ignore 1he name
of Jehm'ah and hi,; J\il1~. The "prineipal of the Hoek",
the politi('ians lind (omlnl'l'(ial traf/jckers, pay great
respect to tIle ('Iel'gy, ('allill~ them "father", "re\'c1'('llll," "doctor," nnd similar titles.
Ii A h'adifl~ politician of tht! pre,;ent day made a
'sl)C('('h 011 the 2:3d day of }<,('htual'Y, ] !J:3G, ('all ill~ upon
all the c}l'I'~y, r("~al'dll''i'' of d('llOmination, to form l\
"brot herhooJ ", ali he call('() it, and join hands anu
stand finn t()~(ther a~ainst tho"e \\ ho are expo.,;ing
or attackin~ their" fait h ". The e1ergy and the principal of tIll' flof'k prai"e each other awJ pat each other
on the' bart\. When t1ll'l'C is a ~r('at fnnel ion, Jlolitieal
or otherwise, the e!ergy '}O\c the uppcrmo,;t rooms
at these feasts, and the ehier S<'ats in the l>ynagoguC''l,
l\Ilfl lo\'e to be greeted in the market place and ue
cull('d hy other men, Hahbi (doetu1', reverend, or
father, or palm] " (Matt. 23: 6, 7) 'l'heir C'onfederacy
goes to the limit, and they come to the end.
f 1'odny the clergy rely not upon (joel and Chri'lt
but d('}I(,n,} upon the 'pl'inc'ipal of thdr floek' to
fced them and keq) t!wm in t ht' limeJi~ht. Concerning
this unhol.~: allimH'e .Jehovah &'lys: "The men of thy
pearc [reliance] have deceived thrc, and prevailed
ag-ainst thee." Those 'seed of the Sel'lwnt' ma~' ex})('Ct that vcr;r thing.
"'J'be Seriptures show that the money-ehallg'ers become weary Jjstenill~ to and suhmitt iug to thrir socalled "spiritual advisers", the reli~ioni<:ts, and they
throw thcm off, as Napoleon did the clcr~y of his day,
and as the Bolsheviks of Hu"sia did a few )'ea1'S ago.
TIle political and finunriul men who form the "principal of the tloek" well know that the cler!!y arc hypocr~tes who claim to be followers of Chrbt, and yet
who organize and earry on persecution against harmle-:s men and womC'n who do the wiil of God by tcllin~
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S:1)'S, 'The)' reach tlle limit'; and that limit i'i alJOut
at hand.
9 FbI' some time political and financial men have
furnished the wl1(~rcwithal to "sprC':ld the butter on
the bread" for the cler~y. in this, that they have held
them high up and inuuc('rl the common pe01,]e to think
that they are worth whde; and the common people
have supported them with their contributioll';, and the
rich have contributed on the theory that the clergy
could r:nJcr them orne good. '1'ho.,;e same men have
sat at the table of the clergy and ha\'e fed upon the
so-called provender that the clergy provirlerl and
handrd out to them. To be sure, the Lonl fOl'eknew
this, ano ol'('told it in the:-,e woro.,;: "'l'h(',\' that I'at
thy hread [(JIl(lrgin) 'rhc men of thy hreadj haye lairl
a wound [(It.V.) a snare] under thee." Stat('d ill
other phrase, for somc time the cler~y have 1)"('n eOIlsitlereel an a.lvisahle adjunct to bi~~ polities Dud bi'~
husiness, and in turn the Ill!.\' eh'rgy han' aU('mptl'd to
supply some kind of so-called" :-,piritllal food" upon
which to fen'! the principal of their f10(1e But :H'('ol'lliug to the JIl'vphecy the time al'l'i\'('~; whl'n th(,~(' "prlllciJlal of the J!(w!i:" see the pro~re"iS of the war h('t\H'l'n
the morlcl'll Edomites and the J'('lllllant of ! he I.JO l'(} ,
and, dearly di"f'erllin~ the h) po('ri'ly of the Edomites,
they say to their erstwhile allie,;, the eltl'~'): "It i'l
('noug-h. What is the usc of hayilJ~ those bal'l1l\(ks
hang- on to our hoat'7 Let U'i Im'ak thl'!TI IOINl and Rl'!,
them aelrift." Corrobol'ating this the IH'ol'he!' of the
Lord says: .. Alid it shall ('orne to pa"", that \dll'lI any
shall yet prophesy, tlwn hi~; fathel' alld hi.; tllotlH'r
[provid('rs ::nd lJoul'i"ihcrs 1 that brgat him 'hall I>ay
unto him, Thou shalt Hot live; for thou sp(':ll,e"i1. IiI'';
in the lJarne of the Lord [that is to say, yon loud, lying fakes, yon do tloJ l'l']ll'I'Sellt (lou and Chl'i.;t .1 esus] ;
and hi.,; fatlJI'!' and his mother l who ha\'e arl,llowledg'('d
and SllPPol'!rd the clergy who ('laim to he pl'op!ll'ts of
<lod] th.lt b"gat him shall t hnl"t him throll~h wh('n
he prophesi,th. And oue shall say unto llllll, 'Yhat
arc thp'lc WCllltlds in thine hands? 'l'1H'1J he :-.hall answer, 'l'ho...c \\iti! which I \\ as wOl1l:ded ill tIll' hou"i!)
of my fricllds.' '-Zech. 13:3,6; !>ce FrcjJ([i'IIlioll,
page 252.
10 This SI'('ms to point to 1hc fact that tIl() r1ergy
ouring the pc'riod of war, which i"l lIOW in progre~",
will be expo:-.~t1, disgraced and ellst afiiclp, an.lthpn will
follow tlwir destl'uetiollllt Armag-eeldon, In the Devil's
orgallization affection changes or IH'etenell'd, j'l'igllt'd
llft'cdion ('(';)<;es and the apllan'lltly I)('st of friends fall
out and fight against earh ot her. As Ood's prophd
Bzekiel puts it: The "untcmpl'l'ed mortcl'" fails to
perm:UH'ntly bind them to!l:t'1hel'. (Ezek 13: 10-1:1;
22: 28) "Therefore, 0 J\holihah [Jel'll"al('m; professed and bypocritiral elel'gy], thus sait h til(' Lord
God, Behold, I will raise up thy lovers a~'lllj..,t th('I',
from whom lilY minu is aliellated, ldld I \\ ill briTl~
them agaim-t thee on evel'Y I>ide: They ~hl\lI :11'0 stnp
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And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take
awa~' all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and
bare; and the nakedness of thy whoredoms sball be
discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms."
-Ezek, 23: 22, 26, 2D.
11 The clergy have no understandin~ of the 'Yord
of God. 'I'o them it is ancient hifo;t()r~' written hyoid
fogic~;. The clergy have cust the Bible on the sioe.
.Although the overwlJelmin~ physical facts plainly
appt:aring before the eyes of ever;ronc, together witl1
the 8('ripturos written for this very time, show dearly
that Jehovah's King' is here, the clergy refme to hear
anything about the kingdom of Oou, and those who
tell of God 's kin~uolll are hated and greatly pcrsecutru by the Hierarchy and their allies. Therefore
.Jeho"ah by his prophet Obadiah says of the moucm
]';oOlnitcs: "There is nOlle understanding in him lof
it (mal'gin)]." '1'his prophecy is fully <'orroborated
hy these scriptur('s following: "Th('~' know nut, llci1Iwr will thp,v unucl'stan(l; thr,\' walk on in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth arc out of ('ourse."
(Ps. h2: 5) "A fool hath no ddiJ.!:ht in un<l('rstan<lin~,
hut that his ht'urt JIIay di~,l'ovt'r itself." (1'rov. 18: 2)
... i'olle of the wielwd shu! I unuel'staml; hut thc wixc
S}lllJl undt'rstand. "--Dan. 12: 10.
I? C()ncernill~ thC' Homan Catholic Hierarchy and
the otlwr cler/.{y allied thcrcwith it is written: "For
th(y arc a nation vuiu of eoun'iel, Jl(ithcr is there allY
ulHkl'stallujll~ in them." (Deut. 32: 21) Those der~y
Jnt'n are blind guide'i of the blind, and the diteh of
dt'struetion is thpi1' elld. (Luke (j: 3!.J; Matt. 2:3: 2-1)
Ollly those who now love and servc God will undersland.
WORLDLY WISE
13 Thc Roman Catholic JJit'rnrchy ill particular, and
almofit 1I11 tlerg-ymell ill g't'llt:'ral, arc 'wi~e in thpil' own
("onceits'. '1'IH'y do not have the wi'idom that is from
II ho \'<', Dnd this is provpd by the fad that tllf'y do not
un<1cl"l>t and or <'VOl study the 'Vord of God. 'fh(')'
quote the worus of mpn, citin~ slwh as authority for
the ex!n'('s~ions of wi'idom hy which they exp('ct 01l1<'I'S
to be' guided. 'J'hC'y extol one anoth<'r while they "strut
their own stuf!:", spC'akin~ with high-sounding- nnd
meaningless phrllse. 'I'he Hierarchy in particular sIwak
in Latin, a lanpwge fureign to most people, and C''ipC<'lally to .\nwrican;;;. ]n this way tlH',v hope to Oy<,ra,nl
the rommon ll(\ople who will look llJlon lIlPm and say:
""'hat a wondt'rfully wi'ie man that is!" They arc
fertile liars and supreme frauds. 80 wi~e arc they in
their OWlI minds that tlwy arhitrarily tell the people
whut they should and should not lwar or read. 'I'her
suhstitnte their own doctrines for the 'Vord of nod.
The day must come when God will expose tlwm and
then de!>troy them complrtely. 'l'hercfore says J ehovah by his prophet: "Shan I not in that day, saith
the 1.01'0, even de<;troy the wise men out of Edom, and
understanding out of the mount of Bsau ~' '-ObaJ. 8.
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so "self-wisr", and regard themselv('s as so very important, tha t they call UJlon the public rulers, judge.;
of court,>, and oftic('rs of the lower rank, and tell ~ueh
officers what tlH'Y mayor may not do; and up to the
present time almost an :meh officers arc fools enough
to )j:;ten to them. If a radio station is broadca'ltillg
some matter of importance to the people, but which
is not aeeoruing to the pleasure of the wise modern
:Euomites, and whi('h truth so broadca~t "shocks their
religious smceptibilities", they immediately wait on
the radio mallager and demand that programs of "uch
ceuf>e, aud arrogalltly and boldly thr('aten to uestros
the value of the radio station if the expressed wishrs
of the cler~~' are not arccdpd tl). The Hierarchy St'lHls
its "wise men" and its "silly women" to the merchants and thrt'atens them with hoyc'ott, if they dare
have about their storc anything that j<; not He('ording
to 111(' I,!t'a..,m'c of the l1ierarehy. At Wa"hill'~ton,
D.C., the liil'l',l1'(~hy has established itM'1f "hi'!h up Oil
a hill", and i'i<;lles ordel's to the uaily newspap('rs. t<,l1ing thnn \\ hat thC'j' shalt and what they !-.hall not
pllhJi..,h, and such papt'rs a.., the 'Ya~hjllgt(jll SlitI' and
the \Ya~hingtoll Post obey the commands of tl10 JIH'rarC'hy. A.., to politiC'al :lffa irs the II il'rill'dly hl'1l1'!S
into \\Ta"hin'!;ton its will ing "yes mpJ1" f/'om ("'el'y
part of the land lind puts t1H'm in politic'al job~ of
imporblllel', and key pht<'e'i, li!,p that of "l'o"tllla-:Il'r
(;('11(,/'111", and i0;8\1('<; or(kl's as to ",lwI !>hall he d'Hle
in th(l politi('al alTairs of the nation. The fooli~h
"PJ'ott'stant" c]pr!!y, so I'allt'd, fall rhht ill with thl'
11 ierarehy, alll1 tht:' .Jp",j"h rahbis do lil\('wisr, and
all' of them look upon tltl' JIipl'al'chy as }JOlding- in it"
ranks the wi'ie mrll of t Itt> worlo who mllst hr olll'yl'd.
Now the Lord has caus('d a work to h( ~ill and to Ih-Ogre;;;s, whie1t is lIIH'overill~ the el'Ook('dnt'~'l of the
mol1el'l1day Euomites. The prca('hing of the Scri (ltun's tu the people rcwal" to tlll'lll that the Ilieral'l'hy
and allies po,;sess no wi'iflom from the TJortl, hut that
thC'y have the wisdom of this wo1'l<1, whiph is tkYili"h
and injuriou'l to those who d(''iirc )'ight('ou~ne"s. The
war ag-uinst that wieke(l ("'owd now !H'ugT('SSeS 1I1111
proves to honrst prople, in the light of jJrophrr-i(\<;, .hat
within a short timC' the mOdel'll Euomites will he eornpletrly cxpo<;cd and thpir hluff and blustC'r will ('OIlW
to an (Ind. Even now man~' of the comm('l'eial lI1rll and
po!itieians clearly diseern the hYJlorrisy of the so<'ailed "wise men" of the ('lergy who at1rmpt to give
spiritual ath'ice to others. The ('omll1Oll peopl(\ al'e
seeing as neyer b('for<', and are disceJ'llill'!, that the
eler:~y arc either willingly or unwillingly ignorUlJt of
the ',"ord of God and hell('(1 m'l' ull"afc ad\"is\'[s. The
entrenchC'd Iirs and hypo('risy of t he elerf~y will be
complett:'ly un('o\'er('d and ('xllosrd to puhlic !.!,<1Ze to
their own ronfusion. 'Ye know this i~ t I'lll', het:,u<;c
Jehoyah God so states. (Isa. 28: 17) Conl'emiul! the
('1C'r~y, the modl'rn-dar Edomites, ,Tchoynh savs' "10'01'
the Lord hath poured out upon you 01C :,pil'it of Jc<,p
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)'our rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision

of all is become unto you as the words of a book that
is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned,
sa~'ing, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot;
for it is scaled. "-Isn. 29: 10, 11.
15 Because the clergy have only the wisdom of this
world they have no understanding of the W" ord of
God, and concernin~ them it is written: "For tho
wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it
is written, lIe taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
And again, The Lord knoweth the thowrhts of the
wise, that they are vain." (1 Cor. 3: UI, 20) "For it
is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and
will bl'in~ to nothin~ the understanding of the prudent. "There is the wise? where is the scribe 1 whcre
is the dbputer of this world? }wth not nod made foolish the wisdom of this world?" (1 Cor. 1: 19, 20)
Furthermore says Jehovah: "I am the Lord, that
maketh all thing,,; that stntrheth forth the heavens
alone; that spre::Hlpth ahroad the earth by myself;
that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh
diviners mad; that turnc1 h wise men backward, and
maketh their knowledge foolish. "-Isa. 4-1: 24, 25.
1~ When will the IJord bring upon the modern
Bdomites the calamitie<; mentioned? He says, "In
that day," that is, the day of Jehovah, when he rises
up ill judgment for the deli\'('l'IUlre of hi<; own, and
particularly for the vindication of his own name. The
Devil has used his worhlJ.\-wise clergy for many .years
to d('fame the name of .)('hovah, and now the day of
the Lord has come wlwn he wilt hrin~ them all to a
fearful a('count. The Scriptures seem clearly to teach
that after the Lord has torl1 off thc mask now worn by
the hypocritil'al ('!ergy, the IIi{t:al'chy and othcrs, and
behind which they have hidden to carryon their
crookedness, and after he has exposed them to public
contempt and Jisgrace, then he will literally drstroy
them. They had the opportunity to know God and to
embrace the birthright of the Ahrahamic promise, but,
like their aur{'stor Esan of old, they regarded the
birthright as of no value, and h('nce they threw it aside.
They have gathered together great ero,vds of gullible
persons, deceived them, and wrung from them support
for themselves. 'J'hey have assumed the positions of
shepherds of the flock for the common people, but not
for the bencfit of the floek, but, on the contrary, that
the clergy might feed and elothe them<,elves and live
wantonly. Knowing their crookedness the Lord caused
his prophet to say concerning them: "Ye cat the fat,
and Te clothe ;ron with the wool, ye kill them that are
fed: but ~'e fl'ed not the flock. . . . But with force
and \vith eruelt J have J'e ruled them. "-Ezek 34: 3, 4.
1T Not only have the clergy failed to feed the hungry
souls upon the truth of God's Word, but th('y have
used all their power and influence to preYCllt the flock
from receiving nourishment at the hand<; of those who
really serve God. Therefore to the model'll Edomites,
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hovah say,,;: "Seemeth it a sman thing unto you to

have eaten up the gootl pasture, but ye must tread
down with your feet the residue of your pastures?
and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye nm"t
foul the residue with J'our feet Y And as for my flock,
they eat that whieh ye have trodden with ~"our feet;
and they drink that which ye have fouled with ~'our
feet." (Ezek 34: 18, 19) The judgment of the Lord
God written concerning tho<;e false shepherds, the
modern Edomite<;, is that their destruction is certain,
and they shall find no way of escape. "Howl, )"e ~hep
herds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes,
ye principal of the flock; for the days of your slaughter
and of your dispersiom; are accomplishrd ; and ye ~haJl
fall like a pleasant vessel. And the sh<,pherds i>hall
have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to
escape." (Jer. 25: 34-, 35) The ,visdom of Satan, toget her with the wise mcn of this world, shall perish
for ever, and the name of Jehovah God shall Le cxalted for ever.
18 Teman was a prominent stronghold of the ancient
Edomites, and therefore pictures the prominent
clergymen strong in power of the church orgallizations, forcmo~t in the religious organizations wit h the
political officers of the world, and thc!->c in the Scripture'> are ironieully called "mighty men"; and concerning them the Lord, by the proIJl!et, says: "J\nd
thy mighty men, 0 'J'l'man, shall be {lismuyed, to the
end that CHI'y one of the mount of E";au may be cut
off b;r sluug-hter." (Obnd. 9) It is apPl'opriate !H'I'C
that notice be takrn of the fact that the 1hree rei igioll-;
hypocrites, 01' fraUtls, appear{d to sllffpl'ing .Joh 011
the prell'xt of giving him comfort, but in fact to 101'ment Job, the laU('r being faithful to Jehovah (;od.
Eliphaz took the lea{lillg part in chastising .Job with
ironical word'l of pity, and miphaz was a 'J'emallite.
(Job 2: 11) The Homan Catholic 11 iel'al'chy talw'l the
lead in l'idiculinq and persecuting and torn\{'nllllo;
Jehovah's faithful remnant and therefore is well foreshadowed lJy Eliphaz, and the other ch'l'~.nncll of "organized reli~ion" trail aloll~ and do a-; t he Homan
Catholic Ilierar('hy leadcr'l do. 'l'he "mighty ll)rn",
the Temanites, are sprcifically the Homan Catholie
clergy, and those Jehovah particularly det'lares shall
be dismayed and cut off.
19 What will dismay those worldly-wisc Et1omit~s
of the modern day? In a scornful malllwr aIHl with
boastful words they say: '\Y e arc safe and securc hehind om' mountain of lies; tIl(' SCOUl'ge shall not {'orne
nigh us; who can find us out l' And Jehovah says:
"fhe truth shall s,Yeep away those lies and expose to
view the hypocrisy of the fprtile lial's.' 'l'hat now jar~
the "wise" 'l'cmul1ites somewhat, evcn to hear it at
the mouth of J(hovah's witnc!->ses. It will jar them
more in the Lord's due time. The Lord says he \\ i!l
put it in the hcart of the rulers, the kings of this worl{l,
to strip the old" whore" naked and appl~' the brant!
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answ('l''>: "POI' thy "iolence again,>t Ol:\" hrothrr .Ja('()h)

shamc :-;haH co\'er thee, and thou Hhalt be tllt Oil 1'01'
('\"1'1',"
(Yer"(' 10) Hl'lleutcdh' Esan showed "ioll'!!tl'
toward.bis brothel' Jlwob. From the time that E.:,au
lo<;t hi,; t)ilthl'ioht aml from the tir.w Jacoh !'l'C(-IYe'!
the lJ1H"ing, E;;~u l)PI'~e('nted .Jacob. "Alld E,au lwtl'll
.J;I('O!J I)('('au~e of the blr<",J11~ v,-hcrewith hi,; faUlI'r
b!e~ ;lCcl him; and J-;",lll ~Jld 111 IIh l~eal't, The ua\ s of
lllOlll'llill'2; for my father arc at hdlld, 11IC11 will I ~lay
my hl'otller .JdCOlJ. "-(;el1. :27: 11.
2~ The Scriptures show that he continued to t'r:-;ecute Jarob ; ancl this applies both to Es,1U and to the
olles whom Bsan foreshadowed. (P:-;s. tl3: 6; 137: 7;
Ezele 3::;: 6-9, 14, 15) From thc timc that the T!1od('rn
tlay Etlomites, the ekrgy, di<;cel'llccl that nod's 1'avoI'
was upon his faithful witnesses, and purticnl,ll'ly t ;:u
l'l'ml1:l11t f;ince the yClll' 1!J18, tho'>e dcrg'ymrll 11:1\ c
put fol'th their bpst mdeavors to destroy Jc'hovall's
witnr~HCs, the llntitypical ,Jacob rIa''''. Particularly
the Homan Cathollc lIierar{'hy has JI1anife~t:d if';
t'lIl11ily ag,lillst JdlO\:lh's witnes')('s, lliid the truth a,
told by thoi>e witll('s"e<; has exposrclth~ croo!;.c'clrH'S'> of
thc l{oman Catholic lJierarehy, part l<'ulnrly sillec
1!J18. 'rhe dergy havc murder in their Iwart'l again,t
the faitllful witIW,:;I''> of the LorcI. Durill/S the \Yodel
War 1110<;(' d('l'g'~"n}(,/l HlPt at l'J,i!;J(klphia to fllrtlwl'
work out their con<,pil',H'y ng'aiJ]<;t .JdlOvah 's witlll'-;')r'.
'fh('y fraini'd a ('ase ag-ainst :-:tllJlt' of thm;e ,ritm'ssps,
allel'by fraud, dc('l'it, lip,> alld thl' c'OIl 11 1\';\1]('(' of ('!'ook(,d
men ill oflil'ial pOHitiol1s, l'ailroac!l'd some of .Jl'llOvalls
witIles 'IS 10 the pCllitPl1tiat,y, alld 1111'11 triC'll to pl'l'.
vent an apprul of thosc e:lses to the hi~h('l' cOllrls.
Lah'r, \',hell the Sll!lI'C'llle COllrt of the rni1l'cl St:Jte-;
~ot to these raSt'S, .]dl{/yah 's wi!IH'X')('S \n'rc illllllf'diate
ly rel('ased froIll pri',on and admitted to bail, and thl'
go\'cl'nlIlent di~JIli<':;l'd the eases, awl the 5UJ~IJl(,lIt of
the lower c'ourt was c:oTTl plctrly set a;'lde. l\OW the
cowardly lIicrar('hy and their lie\\Sjlapcrs fal~('ly
pllhli'lh as fad that these men arc rx-conyie1'i, \';1.'11
Imo\Yillg' that f>uch a ~lat(,lllent is a lhlilJPI'atc lie.\. IWiIl
h /lot a cClh\"iet until a judgment i., final again"t him.
'J'lw)' have 1l0t the eOlll'a~e to {'omt' into the 0Pl'll aid
fight and answer the Script ural ehJl'g'i's again"t thl'J I,
but strikc in the dalk and thu,> attrmpt to poj-:Oll tlw
lllindo,; of their pal'i~hiolH'rs to prevent them from hearing the hingelom mc's"age of truth.
23 These widwl l'1crgyuwll, failing in their e/Torts
to (kstr0\, Jehovah's witnesses during the cxeitcllll'l1t
of the \\Torld War, have cOllst<:mtly per"eruled fhl'
faithful remnant sinc'e that time. Tllc model'll-clay
Edomit('s ~eelll to Jltl\"(' no (,OlH'('ption 01' nlldrl'~l,llJtl
ing tllat the~' arc fig'ltilli! against God and hi" Kin~,
Like the Plltlri<;('('s of old, those c!el'g'ymclI of thc prl'';('lit clay havc turned them'll'hl'1'; wholly to Cae:-:ar and
THE REA SOX
recognize none other as their kill~. Th('jl' !WI''il'c'ulioll
21 \Yh~' will Jeho\"ah humiliate and disgrace the
of the faitltful WitllL'~<'c'S of the LorJ is, H-; Jrslh state",
lootlCtll Edomites, the Hierarchy and their allie", am] u persecntion of himself, and the Lord \\ iIlllot pr']'Jl1lt
thrll ('ompktl'ly destroy them 1 By his prophet he l-,uch \deket1llcss to pass lmnoticed.-::\latt. 2G: :32--16.

bring them into complete contcmpt and shame.>. "The

wise mcn arc a~hamed, they ;HC' disma:re<l and taken;
1o, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what
wisdom is in them 1" (.Jer. 8: 9) These thing<; nrc now
made known to JehoYah's witnesses who arc in the
war, nnd Goo gin>s them this information as he ple~ses,
that they might with patience and comfort of he:lrt,
alld with strong hope, continue to push the fi:~ht
w~aiust the enemy by declurin~ the mesHuge of God's
\~'ord with the zeal peculiar to the Lord's hou'le. 111
d0111" this work the faithful reml'lant will not permit
the~<;elves to be adversely inUuenced by that other
class of selfconstituted "wi~;c uncs" who assume to
teU the Lord that the great multitude will be gathered after what is unwisely cnUl-'l1 "the fir"t phase of
Armageddon". Sw'h presumptuous speech before the
people of :od teuds to defile the it'mple of (loLl when
spoken by one who claims to Lc of the trmple. .\[aui
fcstly the apostle had ~uch in mind when he wrote
these words: "If allY man tkfile the temple of God,
him shall (Iod dl'sl l'Oy; 1'01' the {.'mple of Ood i" holy,
which telllple ye arc. Let no man deceive him"elf. If
any man 1l0l0lW YOU s('('mcth to he wise in this world,
Jet' him hecomc"'a' fool, that lie m:lY he wisp." (1 Cor.
3: 17, 18) 'l'hosc who have 'the wisclom that cometh
down from ahovc' will bland ~11l'Hlder to shoulder 1I0W
in the fi~ht for the kill~dom ~ospcl, being carcful to
obey the Lord's comlllaudmc'lIts and 110t to try to IIppear wi<;e in the eyt''' of other... hy advaneillg some
fanciful theory builduI on en'tlulity and not -UPOI1
faith.
2G' \Vhy is Jchovah now usin~ the remllant to pro
claim the truth concel'll ing the Jno{lcl'll-day Bclom itt",; ?
The answer is, that the hiclill~ place of lic's, whil.'h the
Hierarchy has buildcd up, may he maJe mani['l'st ullcl
exposed to view. Everything' ef'..k~iastical, aud \';hic'h
is therefore llYJlOCl'itiea[ and rdi~ious, Jehovah dc~
clares he will expose and tht'n \1('"t1'oy utterly: " A
~word [Jehovah's sword of {'X('I('utiOll, which i~ pl'Cceded by his \Vol'd, at the mouth of Ids witnps.;psj is
upon the liars; and they shall dote lhe foolish; do fonlishl;r] i a sword is upon h('1' mi~hty men; and tllI'Y
li:lall be dismayeu." (,Trr. !iO:36) "Therefore thus
saith the Lord GoJ, I will also stretch out mine hand
upon Edom, and wiII cut off m:m and beast from it;
nlld I will make it desolate fronI Tpman ; and t!Jl';\' of
Dedan shall fall by the sword." (Ezek. 2:.>: 13) 'And
the shepherds [modeI'll Bdomitt'S] shall have no wuy
of escapt:'.' (Jer, 25:35) 'rIle tiTHe will fome, the
Rcriptures declare, WIWll these '\\"oddly-".. i~e moderllday :Bdomites will bonstingly autI arrogantly suy: 'We
<lrf' in peace and safety' and 't!Jen sutll1cn destruc
tk'll shall come upon t}le~ as tr.lvail upon a WOll1an',
--1 The:>.,;. 5: 3.
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2. Jehovah has llec1ared his purpose to humiliate

those wicked persecutors hy causing his witnes'ies to
proclaim his message of truth throu~hout the world,
and ill obedience to his commandment the witne,:;ses
are now doing that very thing. The truth vexes the
Hierarchy and puts its men to shame. "Let all mine
enemiC's be ashamed and sore yexed j let them return
and be ashamed suddenly." (Ps. 6: 10) "Let them he
ashamed anll IJl'ou~ht to confusion together that reo
joice at mine hurt; let them be clothed with shame nnd
dishonor that ma~.tnify themselYes against me. Let
them be confounded and put to shame that seck after
my soul j l('t them he turned hack anll hrought to COllfusion that de\'i',e my hurt." (1'-;. 35: 26, 4) Tho"e
who really love and !'erve God will not be ashal1l('d.
'I'hey will look the enemy square in the face and t(ll
them th(> truth. "Yea, let none that wait on thce be
!lshamell; let them he ashamed whieh t)'ans~ress wilh.
:>\1t eau:-.e." (P8. 25: 3) "Let me not be ashamed, 0
Loru; for I haye pulled upon thee; let the wicked he
ashame'd, and let tlu'In he silent in the grave. Let the
lying lips he put to sHenee, whic1t speak grievous
things proudly and eontemptuously ngainst the right.
eous. "--Ps. 31: 17, 1fl.
2:; rl'hat Jehovah's witnesse's rna)' he assul'ed and
comforted anu continue to pUl'sue with patiN\ce their
warfare against the mode\'l1 Edomites, t Ite Lord con
tinllcs to pour into tlHir millch hi-; expre-;seu purposp
to (k',tl'oy thoo.;e who have (lefarrHa his name. To t];,
modem-day Edomitc-; the 1.0)'(1 says: "And thou shalt
be cut orr for e\'('r." },'Ul'tlH't'1110l'P GO(} calls the'>e
hypoeritieal, )l('rs('('uting ('Iergy "the people of my
curse". (ISH. :H: !"i) And no wonder; for their wiekeu)]('ss is hrought to mind. Thos(' self-worldly-wise otles,
who claim to he the spceial rC'j)l'('sentati\'e-; of Cod and
the recipients of his blessln~s, who elaim to rule in the
namc and stead of Christ Jc<,us, .JdlOvah cond('\l1l1s,
and says: 'You shall he cut orr for ever.' The l1Iodern.
day Edomites have eaJJeu thenu;elvc:-; "noblc'>", and
are looked upon Ly their allies as nohles. 'I'hey have
made helieve that t h(',v arc the po:-:,:;essors of the hi~~h
places in the kingdom of God, but, say!' the Lord to
them, "tltey shall ea 11 the noble,:; thereof to the king.
dom, but none shall he there, and all her llrinees shall
be nothing." (Isa. 34: 12) "Thus saith the Lord, For
three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will 110t
tUI'll away the llunishment thereof; because he did
pursue his brother wit h the sword, alHI did ea<,t off all
pity, and his anger did teal' perpetuallr, anu he kept
his wrath for eycr; hut I will send a fire upon Tenwn,
which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. "-Amos
1: 11, 12.
26 God's Word is that the Bdomites shall share the
same fate as Babylon, whieh shall be eut off penna
ncntly. (Mal. 1: 4) Perpetual hatred of and maliciou'>
persecution agaim,t the faithful sel'vants of God 1111d
Christ is a "sin unto death". The Loru declares that
those evil persecutors who thus sin arc "goats" and

that these shall go away into everlasting cutting off.

(lUatt, 2:>: 45, Diag.) The elergy have maliciou!'lly nnd
wickedl~' per:>ecuted God's faithful witlle!'lses, antI
still do w. "And shall not God avenge hi~ own elect,
whieh cry day anu night unto him, . . . ? I tell you
that he will avenge them speedily."-Ijukc 18: 7, 8.
ANTI-KINGDOM
27 The Roman Catholic Hierarchy has Dlways heen
against the kingdom of God, while hypocritically and
falsely claiming to rule hy divine ri~ht and anthority.
In recent ~'l'ars "Protestant" elel';!,ymf'n, so ealJcd,
have gone completely over to the Romun Catholic IIict.
archy, and now all arc in the same hag. During the
\Vorld War practically all these cleq.tymen took !'lick-;
against the kingdom of GoJ, refused to I)('ar the tp"timony that the Lord had retumed and that hi-; kill!.\'.
dom' is ,1t hand, and joined in eruelly pcr:,('cutin!.! t hO"ll
who pro('laim such truths of the Lord. To that anti
kingdom clergy erowd, the Lord says: "In the day
[particulal'l~' in 1917 and 1~J18, \\lJ('n the clergy ~<)u~ht
to ha\'e enacted an espiona'.(e law h,\' which .Jehovah's
witnesses might he de<;troyedj that thou ~t()odpst on
the oth('r side, in the duy that the ~tralll.t(rs calTi('d
away eaptivc his forces, and foreigncrs l'lltel'!'II into
his ~at('" a\\(1 ea!'lt lots upon .Jerusalem, eVl'n t,hO\l
wast as one of them. "-Ouad. 11.
28 There is hut one l'i~ht !'lidc, ancl, in the lall~\la~e
of the seriptlll'e, "the other sllle" is anti-kin~'dom-ot'
Gou, and 1t is on this "other side", 01' the anti
kingdom side, that the moul'l'tt Edomik-; statlll and
have for a long while stood. It wa-; the ekr!.Q'mc'll ,,110
were on the war draft \)01\1'(1-; that ur~\~cl the rigitl
en[orcenlC'nt of the cOllseriptiult law llgaill'it .Jc'hovahs
wittl('s~es, ancl did that in lItt('r disreganl of th('ir con
scientious ohjC'etion and their privikg('s as providl"l
by that law. The clergy indlleed the I.!o\,p\'nll\l'nt to
rule that Jehovah's witn('l-sP-; could not take 'Hlnlll
tage of the "eon!'lciclltiou,> seruple proviso of that draft
law" hl'c'ame they were not "a recogniy.cd J'(li(!,itll\'l
organization". It was tIl<' ('krgy who inf,i"tc(l on the
wrotl~.{flll enforcement of the ('spioliagc law a(~aill"t
God's faithful people because tho"e faithful 0111''> W('I'(1
telling' the truth of and conceming' the kin!.!clom of
God. Those same persecutors attempll'd to eOl11pC'l
Gou's faithful witnesses to take an aet iv(' pa rt ill the
mortal combat, and ('Duseu those who refu-;etI to do so
to be crue]]y Illmio.;lwd. It was the cJel'g-y who hro\l'~ht
about the im}Jrisonment of ml1ny of the faithful ,\ it
lless('s of tl](' 1;01'0, anu when tho~e faithful follow('r,~
of Chri~t .}(SUS \\'ere confined in prio.;on, and when tlie
war had encled, the eJergy diu not a-;k anll1('"t~ in h.'half of God's servants, hut, on the contran', S:llH?;lit to
holu those faithful servants of the 1.01'11 in pl'i -1)1t
that they might die there. The clen,')' wel'e the (']Ild
on('s who inuulg'('cl in the sla~ iug of God's fait 11 1'111
witnes,> .Antipas. (Rev. 2: 13; 11: 7) The modern-day
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gleefully 'rode on the back of the searlet-colored beast

that bore her up'.-Rev. 17: 3.
21l DUl' in rr the "~orld 'Val' "strangers ", or aliens
from God and his kingdom, put the Lord's faithful
.servunts under restraint, many of them behind pri50n
baN, banned the published meSSlg'e of the Lord, and
relentlessly persecuted the faithful followers of Christ
Jesus. Those "foreigners", particularly the Homan
Catholic clergy and their allies, unknown to God and
his kingdom, effectually stopped up the gates or ways
that Jehovah's servants entered to render praise unto
the l..Iord, and they reduced tlu' companies of God's
faithful people to the dC'spicable level of that which
results from a game of chance. They belittled, pro
fuurd and ridiculed God's earthly organization und
made it nppear that God could not furnish protection
for his people. In carrying on this wicked persecution
of JehO\'ah's witne~~es by public offieillls the elel'~y
urge<l it he done, and stood with those more actively
cngagtd as spoilers; and roncerning the l'lerg'ymen the
I,ord says: "Even thou wast as olle of them." The
clergy hYl)o(~riticully posed as the repre:'flntatives of
the Lord ;lIIU as the Rpiritual a<I\+><,l's of the" str:UlgC'l's" or "foreig-ners", who al'tl1<2lJy imprisoned .T(,hovah's fait hful sN'vants, ']'llC'y cOIlo,;pircu, und conn i\'ed
at and U1'goed the committing' of all the ('rucl atrocitil's
a~ainst those who sel'\'e nod aud his kingdom; :Uld
llOW the Lord tells thC'm, his witn('~!:>('s, to make known
hi~ plll'po~e to mete out to his enemies a just re(om
pense.
so For many ~'eal's t he modern Edomitcs, the II iel'an'hy and their allied clel'g'y, have nursed a burning'
1H1Ir('d of God's 1'aithful servants, and the coming' of
the World 'Val' ojJenC'd to them t he way for them to
gl'atify their wicked ~jJken. 'fllPY look('d "'ith keell
satbfaelion ujJon the day when apparent disaster call1o.1
upon t he faithful pre:H'hers of (;o(} 's 'Vord of truth,
and now the LOI'd by hi~ prophet says to that wid<cd,
hypocritical Hierarchy crowd: "But thou shouldcst
not haw looked on the day 01 tl1y broth0r in the day
that he became a stmllger [in the day of his disaster
(H.Y.)) ; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over
the children of JUllah in the day ()f tlleir destructioll;
neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day
of distrcss."-Obad. 12.
11 The" evil servant" class eollnived with the Hierarchy and the other clergy in bringing about the apparent disaster npon Jehovah's witnesses. So satisfied
were th(y with the punishment that befell the faithful
servants of God that they 1au~hed with glee. When
once theRe faithful srrvants of the Lord were impl'isoncd the clergy spoke not onp kind word to them or
about them, giving them not evcn a cup of water to
drink or any other mC'ans of comfort, but, on the contrary, gloated oyer them in an arrogant and insolent
manner, as the billy goat does. over his vanquished
foe. 'fhe clergy rejoiced together that the faithful
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Lord foretold they would do: "And they of the people, and kindreds, and tongues, and nations, shall sec
their dead bodies three days and an half, and Rhall not
suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they
that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and
mali:e merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because the~e two prophets tormented them that dwelt
on the earth. "-Rev. 11: 9, 10.
32 When the clergy saw the faithful servants of God
in distress they laughed at their misery and said to
each other: "'Y e did it, and now we are rid of that
pestiferous crowd that interfered with us." The Lord
by his pl'Ophet says to them: "~either shouluest thou
have mU~Tl1ified thy mouth [enlarged thy mouth in a
laugh (Roth., margin)] in the day of [their] distre~s."
-.lImgin.
33 Those in that day known as the "Bible Student"",
and who were the faithful senants of GOll, were the
only ones during that period of the \Yorld "rat' that
firmly and steadfastly stood hy the organization of
(;od and his Word; and because of thpir faitltfuln(ss
in so doin~ they were persecuted and puni:-.!H'u at the
instanec of the cler~y, who took great dl'light thel'ein,
and the C'l('rgy thereby sho\\'C'd thclll,;elvco,; to IJC enemies of God and hi ... J!C'ople, U1Hl agaillst hi... kingdom.
Forclmo\\ illg' tltis, the Lord ('a u<;ed his fait hflll pro ph.
<,t to write these words: "ill ine enemies sprak evil
of me, \Vhen shall he dil', and his name [ll'l'ish 1"
(Ps. 41: 5) "For mine enemies speak against me;
and tlll'y that lay wait for my soul take ('ollnse! togethC'r, ~a~ in!,(, (:011 hath for"ak('n him; persecute a1)(1
take him; for there is none to deliver him." (Ps.
71 : 10~ 11) "But in mine :llh'('r~ity 111(')' rejoil'e(l, and
gathl'l'cd t!>l'lllse]n:,s tow,thel'; yea, the alJjl'(t<; galhNed themsl'1\"Cs tog-ether againo,;t me, and I knew it
not; they diu tear mc, and ccaseu not; with hypo<'ritical mockers in fea.,ts, they gnashed upon me with
their teeth. Yea, t11('~' opened their mouth wide again~t
me, and sailI, Aha, aha! our e.re hath seen it." (Ps.
35:15,16,21) "They gaped upon me with thl'ir
mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lioll. "-Ps. 22: 13.
U Those clcrgymC'n have wickedly hlao,;phl'mcd the
na.me of God. hypoerit ically claimillg to be hi<; representatives, and at the same time have rcjoi('rd OVC'l' the
calamity of "Jerusalem" (that is, God's o1'g'<lnizat ion
on earth) and" .Judah" (the people who praise and
~('rve Jehovah), awl therefore Jehovah says to them:
"Decause thou haRt said, 'fhe~e two nations, and these
two countries. shall be milw, and we will possess it;
where a') the Lord was there: . . . thou shalt know
that I am tht Lord, and that I have heard allth)' 1>laspllC'mies which thou hast spoken a~ainst the mountains
of Israel, sa~'ing, Thej arc laid desolate, thry arr given
us to consume. Thus with your mouth ye have hoasted
ngainst me, and ha,e multiplied your ,vo1'd" against
me: I have heard them. "-Ezek. 35: 10,12,13.
35 Furthermore the Lord takes the modern EdomitC'')
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'''l'hou shouldei>t not hayc ellh~red into the gate of my

people in the day of their calamity; ~'ea, thou shoult1est
not hayo looked on their afllirtion in the' day of their
calamity, nor haye lairl hand" on their suhstanee in
the day of their calamity.' '-Obad. 13.
M The clergy conniyed at aud worked with others
of Satan's organization to hring sufferiug upon the
true people of Gou during the World War Ileriod, and
O\'er since that day they have continued to do so. The
clergy have not even kept aloof as lleutral, but, instead,
they have been active enemies of God awl his people.
Th<,y have sought gain out of the cdamities that fell
upon God's faithful servants flud have tried to get
them out of the wa)' so that the future work of the
clergy in collecting- monry from the people upon fabe
pretenses might not be hindcl'l'd. Cruel ~dfishur'"'' ha,;
moved the clergy, and so now move,; tlWlll, ill e\'('ry
part of the earth in their attempt to ]H'evput Jdlovah 's
"itnesses from prorlaiming the tntth, in ordl'r that
the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and otl1('r elpr(r~' may
have some persoufll selfi~h profit by fudhel' Jlla~'ing
upon the cre<llliitil's of the peopk.
87 The Homan CatllOlic JIiel'al'ehy aIH] allieu cle1'l'()'
have banded togl'\hel' with others of Satan's )'('ptesentatives and nlitli('iollSI,v d('mand the altnihilat ion of
Jehovah's ,vitflf'~ses, and tu them .Jehovah says:
"Neither shouldl,~t thou haH stood in t lie et'o~,,\\ ay,
to cut off thoc,e of III'> that di(le",eape, mit Iwl' should('st
thou have deli\\'rcd up those of his that did rl'maill in
the day of di::,tr('..,,,. "--Ohad. H.
38 God did not commi ...sioll
Edom to plIni-;h his
chosen people, nor has he cOUJlllissiOlH'd the clr'l'gy to
punish his faIthful sernltlts ItOW on the earth. J)lIt'ilt~
1he \Y or1d 'YaJ' the ekl'gr secured ('x('mpt ion fl'om
militaQ' seryjcc of all whom the~' ue:i1reu, but. 011 the
contrary, the~' asked for the destl'lwtion of Jeho\'ah's
srrvant class, \I Ito wcre real conscicntious oL,il'dol's
against breaking the everlasting covenant. COJt('l'l'IItIlg
th(;;se faithful ones of the Lon1 the r]('rgy hai(l: ,. :\Iake
them come in line 'vith the g'ovel'1lment [Babylon),
and if they refuse, the fit'lllg' S(IUad for thell1." Their
fathl'l' the Devil ]Jut it into their mind to eomvletely
rid the earth of those who completely served God and
his kingdom. The day of re('koning' must comc: allll
the clel'~y will be brought to full account, us the l;o1'd
declares.
89 The judgnH'nt day of the Lord, and the telTor to
the wicked that i1ccompanies it, i" at haml, and to the
modern EdOlmtes JellOvah now say": "For the day
of the Lord is ne"I' upon all the heathell; flS thou hast
dOIlC, it shall he dOlle unto thee; thy reward shall return upon thine 0\\ It heau. "-Obad. 1:>.
40 "Or~ani7.rd religion" should not expect to he proteetrd or find a 'H1)' of escape when the Lord's \uath
is eXJlressed. Ol'~ani7.ed religion i" truly heathcn, heeuuo,c it is against God and his King- and tho~c who
truly worship the ::\Iost lIi~h. ~\llnations and peoplrs
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~oing words of .Jeho\'ah's prophet, and this i" confirmed by th~ WOl'rIS of the Lord from another propJIt:i,
to wit: "For the indignation of the Lord is ufJon a I!
nations, and his fury upon all their arm irs ; he hath
utterly destroyed th('m, he hath delivered them to the
slau~htel'. Their I>lain aho shall be rlli>t out, and their
r,tink i>hall come up out of their C;1rcas(';;, and ttl"
mouutains shall be meJtrd with thcir hlood. And all
the ho,,;t of hraven shall be dissolved, and the lteaH'II"
shall be rolled togoetJ1l'l' a;; a scroll; and all their llO,>t
shall fall down, as the leaf faIJeth off from the VillP,
and a" a faJlin~ fig' from the fig tree. For my sword
shall he bathed in heaven; beholrI, it i>hall come d()';itl
upon Idumf'u, and upon the l)('ople of my ('ur;;l~, to
juug-ment. The sword of the Lor,l is filled with hloo I;
]t is made fat with fatIlP~s, and with the hlood (If hllTlh...
and goats, WIth the fat of the kidl1e~'s of rHIll"; fnf'
the Lord hath a s;\el'i(ieo iu Bozrah, and a r.rl"pat slall~h
tel' in the land of l,lullwa. "-Isa. 34: 2-6.
41 Om'ing the \\T o l'1,1 \\T ar the modet'll Edomites, the
Homau Catholic JIieral'clt~, Hnrl ot hers ('om pr'lll"!
Ood's failhful people to dl'illk the cup of bit tr'l lie"",
and the day of retrilJllt ion must ('oltle upon tllO"r'
Euolllite", and is ncar Ht hand; an,l thl'l'l'fo!'n thl' LOId
says to them: "For thus i"aith the Lord, Behold. tlI('~'
I (Iou '" faithful s('rvallts] who"e jwl!.('llIl'nt was 1I0t tr)
drink of the ('up haw ll"sur'edly drunken [hy ('olllpul~lOn at the hawh of the Edornites]; alld Ul't thnll
[modl'I'II-rIay Edoffiltl'<,j he that shall altogr,th('I' !!O
unpulIi"lwrl! thou ~halt 1Iot go un\llllli"lll'd, hut I hUll
r,lwlt surely drink of it. For I have swol'n hy lIly~r'if,
saith thp Lor'u, that Bozl'uh shall berollle a dpsolatillll,
a rp!ll'oarh, a wasIl'. :lItd a clll'~e; aIHI all th .. ('iti,'"
thl't'l'of ~hall he PC'l'jll't ua I wasil's."- Jcr. 49: 1:!, ] 3.
42 Edolll is sp('('i(i"all~- nanwd to rceeive of the wrath
of <Iod. It i<, the duty of ,Jehovah's "itnl'~"es to 1I0'\'
'dedal'l' the day of the Yl'1I:!,l'ance of our (jod' :I!.!uil,:'{
the modern Edomite&: "For th IlS sail h till' Lord Urill
of 1sl':1('1 nnto me, Take the wine ('UJl of this J'1lI'y ut
my hand, and cause all the nations to whom 1,..,( nd tht'l'
to drink it. . . . Edam , .. and all the killgdom" of
the world, which are lipan the face of till' (':lI'th: . . .
And it :,hall be, if thC',)' l'efusC' to take the ellp at lhilh'
hand to dr'ink, thl'n &halt thou say unto thC'lII, 'fhll'-;
saith the Lord of hosts, Yc shall certainl.r chink. "-J cr. 2;): J ;'-2X.
43 Hl'1l'iblltion shall come upon the modl't'll IMomites, herausc God has so derl:Hed unto thC'm : "~\s 1hon
hast <lone, it shall be dOlle unto thee." JphO\ah nf
hosts will sec to it that it is done. awl hr (h'rl;\f(" la'
will put it into the heart and minrl of tlw "tl'1l hom,.....
aUll the "heast" to have part in thr r'xf:l'ution and 1lie
but'ning of the old "whOl'e".-Hev. 17: 16, 17.
H Jehovah emphat irally state., that he will do it.
"DeC:llI"e thou hast fooaid, These two natlOlls, awl lhl'."
two countries, shall he milll', :md Wt' "ill PO""l"'i it ;
whrJ'('Hs the Lord was there': . . . thrJu shalt hw\l'
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phemies whieh thou hast spoken against the mountains

of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given
us to consume. As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance
of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will
I do unto thee; thou shalt be desolate, 0 mount Seil',
and all Idl1mea, even all of it; and they shall know
that I am the Lord." (Bzek. 35: 10, 12, If) 'rhe beastly
rulers that have been in an alliance with the clergy,
and who have eaten the clel'g'Y's fodder, will have part
in inflicting retributive justice, which shall and must
come upon the Hierarchy and their allied clergy.Obad.7.
45 Jehovah can prevent the clergy from inflicting
punishment upon his people, even as he could. have
prevented the Devil from persecuting his beloved Son
Christ Jesus, hut Jehovah has givcn the Devil and
his seed all the rope they want. But the end thereof
must be rcarhed, and that end has now come, and they
shall have some of their own medicine, as Obadiah
says: "Thy dealing shall retul'll upon thine own
}1<'ad." (L1.H.V.) Jesus amlOUllcrd the uuchaugrable
rule of Jehovah" to wit: "For with what judgment ye
judge, ye shall be judgrd ; and with what measure ye
mete, it shall be measurrd to you again.' '-:\1att. 7: 2.
46 To be sure, Jehovah neells no creature to gh'r a
hnud in the drstruction of 1he enemy e!<'rgy, but he
(~xpresses his purpose to give his IH'oph a share in that
work: "Thus sai1h the Lo/'cl GO(}, Jkeause Ihat Edom
hath dealt against the house of .Judah by taking ven~e
ance, amI hath greatly oCl'en<!cd, nnd revell~('d himself
upon them; therefore thus saith 1he Lord <lod, I will
811'0 stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut
ori' man and heast from it; and I will makc' it desolate
f/'Om 'l'emnn; and they of J)cdan shall fall hy the
I;\\'ord. Awl I will lay my "eng-eunce upon E(}om hy
tltc hand of my people Israel [t he Heud. aIHI Prince of
which i<; Christ .Jesus, tho Executioner] ; and they
shall do in Edom according to mine angel', nlHI ac('ordin~~ to my fury; and they shall know my wngeance,
saith the Lord Gou." (Ezek. 25: 12-14) At 1he present time Jehovah's witnesses on earth arc vigorously
engaged in their part of the ,varfare by proclaiming
thc truth, which includes the" "engeance of our God",
and arc making known to the people that Jehovah's
day of deliverance is at hane1.
"While there is no dirrctly divine record that the
Edomites wcre on Mount ~ion, yet it can be inferred
from the psalmist that they stood on the east side of
the brook Kidron looking toward :Mount Zion, and
in a maudlin, drunken mallncr cried out, as Jerusalem
was attacked: "Rase it, rase it, e"en to the foundation thereof." (Ps. 137: 7) It is certain that the
Edomites, when the~' saw the Israelites in distress, indulged in a drunken fenst uccause thereof; so Jehovah
says to the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and their allies,
the Edomites of the present time: "For as ye have
drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen
drink continually [(Roth., margin) round about], yea,
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they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and

thry shall be as though they had not been." (Obad. 16)
This last drunkenness of the modern Edomites will
not be with jubilation and pleasure, but will be an
effort to drown their chagrin, shame and disgrace.
"Yea, they shall drink," until they are beastly drunk,
and what they shall drink is far worse than the Prohibition "hooch" formerly used in America, because
they will drink themselves to death: "For in the hand
of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is
full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same; but
the dregs thereof, all the wickcd of the earth shall
wring them out, and drink them." (Ps. 75: 8) According to Hothcr/wlll: "Yea, they shall drink and
swallow down [(maryin) ~tag~cr, recI]"; "they shall
. . . talk foolishly" (R.V., mal'gin), thus losing their
balance, reason anu self-control, in their drunken
eITorts to make lwlirve that they are cheerful and
opt imistic. That drunken brawl ,viII witness the pa'iqing of the Edomites, for, says the prophet of Jehovah,
"t hey shall be as though thry had not been," and
those who survive that day will put the Hierarchy and
1!Jl'ir allie's for e"er out of Jnrmory. It is .Jehovah nod
who is /lOW maneuvering the enelO~', and who will hand
them a cup and compel thelll to drink it. It is a pictm\) of their dC'stl'lletioll. It. is God's work, am} it will
SCl'm very !>trange to them :Iud to others, hecause they
have, for many ;ycars, hYPof'l'itieally deceived honest
pl'ople and made 1hem b(lieve that 1hry ure the rrpre'ien1atives of nod and Christ, wlll'n in fact thry have
IH:cn representatives of the Devil all1hc time. Jehovah
has caused many pidures 10 be r('('urdcd cOl1('C'rllillg
the dC'strncl ion of 1he Human Ca1 holic JIierar<'1IY and
their allied religion i'its, and. Obadiah's prophcry is
but one of thrm. All tho'ic prophetic picturcs show
one thing', to wit, the complete' ue!',! ruc1ion of the hypocritical rcli:60nists, who have blinded the people and defamed God's holy nalllC'; anu ('vcnthey shall know that
Jehovah is the Almighty God when their end romes.
48 The ol'g'anized religioni~ts nrc now being exposed
by the proelarnat iOIl of the kingdom me<;sage, and this
is the part in the war that is performed by Jehovah's
witnes,;es in advanc'(' of the destruction of the EJomites; and Jehovah shows it now to his rovenant peoplr,
and this he docs for their eomfort, that they may he
fully assured and ha"e strong' hope. Those who will
profit by this information will be 1he ones who appreeinte the goodness of Jehovah and who "fenr his
name" and who fear not man 1101' devil. LC't the fate
of the Edomites be a wal'lling to them that put a
stnmblingblock in the way of their brethren. Jehovah
makrs it dear that he will permit no creature to iuterfere with his work. Those \Vho attempt to do so will
come to grief. Tlw faithful ma~' expect no favor, protection or sah'ation from men or man-made organizations, and they will not look for such. Those" ho love
God and hi,; kingdom will look to the l\fo<;t High for
salvation through Christ Jesus. Even after the fall

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of the Edomites no favor will be received by Jehovah's

witnesses from the rulers of this world. It is war to
the bitter end, and God throu;:xh Christ Jesus will deliver those who love and serve him.
(To be contlllllcd)

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QUESTIONS FOR STUDY

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'if

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X. Y.

With seIipture3 and facts, show why .1I:.0..ah "ill

humiliate and dis;pace the modern-.lay Edomltes, nnd tl'''ll
de~troy them. How \1111 their humll',lllOll an<l dl'strllf't''':l
he aecomplislJl',ll \rhat is the prayt'r. by the p'ahm ,t,
"written aforetllne" for God's 1althflll servants now:
2i-~9, What arc the fucts showing fulfillment of Obadl:Jh 111
30-3~, Point out fultilluH'nt of ,'erse I:!, together" Ith ot:"'r
scriptures foretellIng the same con,lltJons, and that .1":10vah has heard the IJrtlyer of IllS peol,lr.
3;)-38. How have the modern Edomitl's ,( entered into tlJ:~
gate of [O,)rl 's} p\'ople' " ,( looked on their afJIi<:tion," :w,1
, (bill halllls on thrlr suhstance", "IT! the day of thl'IT
calalllit~" 1 How have they "stood in the cro.om-:ly, to
cut oIl those of hiS that did ese::tpe ", anll "dl'!J\Plcd up
those of his that Ilill remain 1Il the 11ay of llistress":
39-11. In verse ];), what is the "Ilay of the Lord", \,hidl is
nearl How is 1t "near"1 anll \Ihy "u!Jon nil the h,.tthpn"1 \\'llnt is it (a) that "tllou hast done"! (1)) That
"shall he uone unto thee" J 'Vhy IS it said "thy rellar,l
shall rcturn upon thuw O"iJl head"} f:ihow, hy 00d'8 w'lrrl
thruugh 1118 prophets Isaiah and .Jcrl'lJliah, \I hetll('r or~" nheol r"llp;i(JIl lIIuy eseape from hIS wrath. \rhy I~ },oj",,1
8pp~iIi,'ulJy nllmed to receive Uou's wrath'
Why aLo
~loullt Ell'lr and IdullH.':l'
45, -W. \Vhy ,10,'s not Jl'l,olal1 prelent the elergy from illflJ('tlllg pUllisllllll:nt upon his !I\'ople f CIIlIll'are .' .. ~u~' WOI"~
of ~lattll('w 7: 2 ,lith tlte words of IJI(' proph..t O!JuIlJ:,h
in Y\!r~e ];;. \Vltat docs this JIleun for" Edom' '1
47. '\I>ply OlJarlmh Iii.
48. Wltat. tho II, is thus 1ar sl'pn fordol,1 by Oharliah 'H [,IIIIhel'y' \\ hat !,art III tbat war is ~raclOusly gil ('n to Jl'llIll'lth 's
WitlH'IlSes to !,eriorm'l How \1111 tillS prophe,y. !l<JW III "f,)
I'h'ar, sen'c both as 11 I'orufolt ami a~ a Ilarnllll-:1 \\ I"ll
will the full of the EIlollntE's mean fur JdlUVUh's co,enillll
people'

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11 1,2. Account for conspiracy agamst Jehovah and agaitUlt his

anointed. Who urc in that consl'lfucy, and what 1S their
purpose?
3,4. As foreto1<l in Obadmlt 7, who are" the men of thy con
federacy"f ITow have they "brought thee even to tha
border"!
5-8. Further, in vClse 7, who are" the men thut were at peace
with thee"l anu how and why have they rnanifestrd tltat
"lJffice '" lIow and why have thcy "decehed tbee ", and
"prevail,"1 against thee"?
9, ]0. How have thry 'eaten tby hread', and "laid a wound
under thee'"
11,12. With wlaterll!criptures, and facts, show that the clergy
do not understand the \\'on] of Ooel, uwl why,
la15. What doetrlllc~ are tau~ht, finll tnl'tirll pmployed, hy
the clergy, l'altH'lllarly hy the Homan (;athohc Hlf'larehy,
to retain their hold up<ln 11ll.1 support hy the !"'OI,ld What
is the "str:wl{c work" that is beIng' donI' at tlml time, anel
the alT/'ady 1IJ:lnlf,'st n'~uJt thl'n'oil Wby do the elergy,
in their" WIHelll1ll ", walk on ill dllrklll'"g 1
16, Ii, Apply EIt'ld,~1 ::t: :1,4,18, HI, gholl illg justification of
the I'alallllt,\' 101 elold In .J('relfllah :!5: 31, :15.
]8-20. "'I'hy Illlghty men, 0 Temlln": \\ho nrc they! 'fhey
shall he "uIHlllllyed": how, lind \\ hy 1 JIow \\111 this be
"to the en<1 that everv olle tlf the mount of Egau lIlay he
cut off by slaughtcr"'; \Vhnt tllllely lII"truetion III relation
hereto is seen Jl1 1 Cormt hians 3: 1 i, HI f

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WHEN ALL SHALL KNOW JEHOVAH

~OWLEJ)OE

of Ood ha!> bepn sought by llIallY

honest-headed persons in all times past. 'fhe
time is HOW conw, aee'ol'ding to the prophecy
of the Scriptures, wh('n all shull know Jehovah, the
eternal God.
Among all the hencfib that men will receive ulld('r
the righteous gowrnmellt of Christ Jesus the g'realt'st
will be to know (:od. Ifl' is the l'verlasting One, who
created heaven awl earth and all things therein. No
human eye ,\ill ,V('f sec (Jod, hut all human intelli.
gent creatures will have an opportunity to di~cern
him and his 10vin~-kiJlllnl'-.s. When that great truth
is fully realized hy man, t1l'11 he will understand why
God at stated inh'rvals has made his name prominent
hefof' his creatures. It is writte'n: "For the earth
shall he full of the 10l0wlc(}ge of the Lord, as the
waters cover the se,t." (Isa, 11: !J) How will the knowledge of God result beneficially to III an ? It was Je<;us
who answered that quest ion: "Thi<; is life etel'llaJ, that
they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast scnt."-JoJm 17: 3.
That which man d('<;ires ahove all things else is that
he might have life in happines<;. God created man
antI gave him lif(', and no ereature elln with propriety
take away life without God's eonsent. It follow<; that
no man or other creature could have eternal life without the consent of Jehovah God. To know Cod, therefore, means to live.

'rhe JH'ople must rome to a knowlr(}g'c of the f.ld.

that Uol1 is love. '1'hat means that he i<.; so unselfi...h al111
that his d('sire to hhs.,> man is so great that he ~~,l \ I:
his dearly heloved SOli to die and nw;ed him out ,,1'
death that man might get life. (John :3: 16; 10: 10)
Surely when nlan ]('al'lls tlwt gr'at truth he will Ita\"('
gratitude to\\ards Uod. 'rhey will l(at'n that .Jf'llOvalt
is theil' true fl,itIH.1 \)f:causp he has loved t1l('m all tlie
time even whill' they were his enemies. (Pro\'. 17: 17)
Satan 1he enemy being removed, the people will t 1':1'. cI
unhil1f1ered the great hi~hway thal leads to life, gIving lIllst inted praise to Jehovah. As they Pl'O~I'l',"<;
Hilder the ju"t allfl righteous government of the Lord
their Imowled~e of the loving-kindness al1(} til(> ~Jnl'~;
of God will increase. All those who then \\-illlllt.!I)'
obey him and ,,"alli:: in the way of rig-lJtcousnes'l shall
live for ewr and neyer die.-.John S: [;1; 1]: ~G i
l~zek. 18: 27, 28.
Amon~~ the ('II<'mies from whirll man ha<; 101J~ snf.
fered nrc the~e: fraud, deception, <'xpJoitatioll, ('xlol'tion, rohbery, and war, )]an has Ruf1'el'l'd at the JI:1I11!-l
of hoodlers, grafters, and oppres<;or,;, lIe has f-Ilff,'r,'d
because of famine, pr"t ilence, s;ckne'>s :md death, .\11
these enemies God "ill de<;troy throll~h Christ dUl'ltl~
the operation of his l'ighteou<; goycrnment. "Fol' he'
must reign, till he hath put all enemies under h j" f ept
The lu"t enemy that shall be destro)'ed is (]e,lth "-,
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Sorrow and pain shall pass away and there shall be

no more death. (TIev. 21: 4-6) The people will learn
that God in his loving-kindnes,; has hestom'd all these
h::nefits upon thlm. They will then come to a fnll
r~':llization that among all thc henefits received the
aowlJillg one is to know Jehovah God. Th!')' '\'illlmow
that God redecmrd man and set up a ri~hteous f\overument for mun. The people will then enjoy ewrJa<;ting
peare; they will be secure from all evil; thc'y will have
no fear of any enemy, beeum:c there will be none. 'l'hey
will have full rOllfidcnce that their general w('Uare
will be safeguarded by the greatKing. 'l'll('y will enjoy an abundance of food and raiment, and truth will
lIe their portion. '1'hey will have health and strf~ngth
and life. They will stand upon 1he earth in the image
allcl likeness of their great Crea10r, and their prayers
of thanks!.dving ,vill ever as('cnd unto him. Thl'Y will
ddight t/wmselws in the IJord (:od and expres-; their
hearts' S('ntiment-; to him. Tlw proph(,t of the Lord
for('saw that happy day and for the ])c'nefit of the
people wrote: "I will extol t b\'e, my G()(l, 0 Kill~;
1lIid I will hles.<;. thy name for ('WI' awl eyer. EVf>ry day
will I bless thee, aIHI I will prai:-.e thy Ilame for <'vcr
and ever. . . . I will speak of 1he gJorioll'o hOllour of
thy maje<;ty, nnd of thy won(lr01ls works. . . . All
thy works shall l'mist' thf'P, () Lord; and thy saints
I:hall hks-; Ol<'e. 'J'h<,y shall sp<'ak of the glor;v of thy
!dng'llom, lind tn 11\ of thy POWP)'; to make klJown to
1he sons of mClJ his mi~~hty lids, lind the glo! jou'!
majrosty of his kingdom. Thy kingdom i-; all e\"<:rlasting kingdom, 3/111 thy domillioll endu!'<,th throuL\hout
all gCIH'rat ions. . . . Thou oprnes! thine hand, lind
satisl1rst tile dcsire of ewry Jiving thing. The Lord is
righteous ill all his ways, and holy in all his works."
-Ps. I-F;: 1-17.
Jt'llOvah nWllif\'sb his IovilJg-kindn('ss toward man
in Jll,Uly wa~ H, tlmt man might l('arlJ his pm'pose and
know him. 1Ie lISPS yj~jble parts of hi-; Pl'cation to
pit:turc that .whi(h i.-; invi:-.il)le to man. In his \Yorll
he ust''; a "mountain" to piI4n~:t gOV\')'IlJnl'lItal 01'ganization. A g'1'pat mountain llS11ally has a small
Hllmmlt or peak "hic'h is th<, hig-hest part or erown of
t he mountain. 'l'hat part is the most ('onspicuons and
is callpd C:l. "hill", 01' the hi~hc';t elevation of the mountain range. Mount Zion is a symhol of God's government ; and t he highest and most eonspirnous part of
his government is the Gov<'rnoI', his beloved 80n.
'l'hcrefore it is ,nitt<'n: "Yet have I set my king upon
my holy hill of Zion." (Ps. 2: 6) "His foundation is
in the holy monnt~lins."-Ps. 87: 1.
lIe sp<,aks of ;\Jount Zion as his dwelling plure:
((:\tount Zion, ,vhcrein thou did:-.t take up thy habitation." (Ps. 74:2, Roth.) ('In Judah is God known;
his name is great in Israel. In Sn lem also is his tabernae!e, and his dwcliingpJare in Zion." (Ps. 76: 1, 2)
For the Lord hath chosen Zion: he hath desired it
for his habitation. "-Ps. ]32: 13.
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erllment for man God caused many event'> to take pli1ce

in a mountain. Isaac was offered up u<; a sacrifice ill
::\[ount Moriah, 'the mountain of the' Lord.' (Gen.
22: 1-14) "?foriah" means "the bitterness of the
Lord". It was in that same mountain, but outside the
city wall, that JeslL<;, whom Isaac forl'c;hadowed, 'Yin
sacrificed; and it seem,; to say: 'Throu'.(h much tribulatien or hiltemcp<; i e; the way into tlw kill!.!:t[(JIl1. (.\crs
14: 22) "}[ori:lh" also means "fear of the LorJ";
and surh frar is p('culiar to the kingl10m dass, becau<;e they fear only Jehovah. (Isa. 8:]3) Ahrnham
called the place where Isaac was offered" J<,llOvahjil'eh", whieh means "chos()n, or seen, of the Lord".
Th('re Solomon hegan the building of the temple.
Sinre a "mountain" is a symhol of Ood's or~uniz'l
tion, the facts show that the sarrifire of .Jesus \\as
rurried out in Uod 's or~anization prrpara101'y for 1he
kingdom of God, and this is supported hy the apo<;11c's
wor(}-;: "If we SUrter, we shall al<;o r('ign \\ ith him."
-2 Tim. 2:]2.
~]o!'('s, the prophet who fOI'('shadowl'(1 Christ, did
acrol'ding to God's ordt'rs on :\lount :\1'110, whidl nelme
means "that wh ieh sf)f>aks or l'J'oph("if>s ". (Deui.
32: 4!J, !i0) l\lose~ prophe-;ied that .}(1I0\,all would rail-:r
up One of whom ~rO<'I'S was the t~ pe allll1hat h(' <;llOult!
be the gn'at Huler of the world.-J)ellt. ] H: 1:J, IH.
Aaron fOl'l',.;hallowed the prir<;thood of Jehovah. It
was o1'Il<,I'('d by .JdlO\'ah that Aaron should die on a
!'lonn1ain10p; ",hi,'h h<, dill. U\um. 20; 2S; :33: 38,39)
Th<''-'e l'ieturcs llUII!I' by ol'df>r or command of Jehovah
:-.et'm to say: 'The "royal prit'sthood" mu<;1 Ilit' ",llile
memhprs of nod's organization and be <,xa!tld in his
organiz<I t iOIl. '
\V11I'n ;\los('8 wa-; t(')l(ling the flol'ks of Ilis father-in
law Jethl'O, he "paille to the mouIl1ain of UOII, e\'l'll
to ITorch". God told l\losl's that his chosell pl'ople
IS1'<1<'1 should he brought forth from E~ypt (symholizing' Sa1all's org-anization) and that 111('y should W,H'
ship and sen'c (lod "upon lIti~ moulltain". (Ex.
3: 1, ]2) That thi~ mountain is used 10 pirtlll'e the
setting up of (lod's g-owml1H'ut or I;ill~dom is dl'llnit<,ly stat<,d hy the apostle Panl.-ITl'h. 12: 2-1-29.
Wh('1l Ood had It'd the ISl'uelites saft,ly aero..;s the
Red sea hy the hand of 1\lose:; his scrvant, Moses romposed <Ind san~ unto the Lonl a song \Vh ieh is a
proph('('y, wherein it is stat('d that 00(1 would "plallt
them in the mountain of thine inheritanpe, . . . in
the sallctuary" which God has es1ahl ishe(l. (Ex.
15: I, 17) "And he brought them to tll<' border of hi..;
sanctuary, eyen to thi~ mOllntain, which his right hand
had purchased.' '-Ps. 78: 54.
Jesus took thr('(' of his zealous aud faithful disciples and "bl'ingl'ih them up into lin high moun1ain
apart, and was [tllere 1 transfigured bcfOl'e 1h('m".
(Matt. ]7: ],2) A few lla~'s prior thereto .Je-;u..;, while
sp<'akillg' to his discipks of his roming in hi.; glory
to set up his king-dom, said: "There Jw !'lome ~lall(lillg
here ".hir'h shall not ta"te of (It'flth, till the~' sec the

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Son of m~n ('omin~ in his kingdom." (:\fatt. 16: 28)

At this pres('nt time then' is upon the earth a small
"remnant" the members of which are zealous and
faithful followers of the Lord and who arc, by his
grace, giving witness concerning the Lord's kingdom.
This remnant believes on the Lord through the teachings of the apostles. In that prophetic picture in the
mountain of transfiguration the three faithful disciples repre<;ented someone. Is it not reasonable to
say that they represented the faithful remnant who
have not ta<;t<>d death but who have intelligently and
understandingly seen the proof of the end of Satan's
world, and \\ ho sec Christ, God's great King, seated
upon the throne of his kingllom 1 Those who will continue faithful from now on to the end must of necessity be of the remnant and will inhcrit the kingdom.
God causcd his prophet to write: '''rhus saith the
Lord, As the new wine is found in the c]\1<,ter, and
one saith, D('stroy it not; fol' a blessing is in it: so
will I do for my servants' Hakes, that I may not destroy them all. AlIrl I will )ll.ill~ forth a sped rthe
remnant of the ~(:('<.ll out of .JacolJ, alld out of J\IdalL
[the ro:"allllJ\ls('] an inhcritor of my mountain,; [hi!!b
plaN's in til(' govl'l'lllllcnt I : and mine el<>('t shall inhl'rit it, and my scnant<; shall uwell t)1('re. "-Isa.
6:>: 8, 9.
Look Upon the mountains. J('/lOvah God malle them.
Their foundat ions arc un~hakahle, ('xcept hy the power of Almighty Gou. 'I'heir lofty heads tower above
the clouds. The storms ragl', the fires of lightning
flash and hum, and the mighty waves of till! sea dash
against them j ;ret they arc unmovrd and undisturhed.

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Serenely and peacefully there they stand. They l1<1vO

thus stood since Jehovah made them, and will stand
for ever. The lofty mountain peak pictures the groat
government of Jehovah God and his Christ. A<; the
storms and flood<; do not shake the mountains, even <,0
all the storms and floods of opposition that now rage
or that might come shall neyer disturb or shake God's
righteous government. "The floods have lifted up, 0
Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods
lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mighticr than
the noise [discordant propaganda and speech made
in opposition to his kingdom] of many watcrs [the
people,> that oppose], yea, than the mighty wa ve<;
[the great brcakers, mighty opponents] of the sea."
-Ps. 93: 3, 4.
While Satan, that old Dragon, the DeYil, and hi,>
organization now desperately att<>ml't to destroy the
remnant, these need not fear, but may fil'lldy ~tand
in cOllfidrnre aIH] in security, kno\\in~ that as long as
they "have the testimony of Jesus Christ" and "keep
the commandments of Uod" they shall be as ~trure as
the mountains. Jerusalem is a picture of the people
of God. Zion pictures or represents particularly tIle
faithful remllant. '1'0 them Jehovah says: "They that
trust in the Lord shall he as mount ZiOll, whieh ralllint
be removed, hut ahklPlh for ever. As the mountain"
are round about .Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about
his people from l!tnl'c'forth even for ever." (P".
12;': 1, 2) Thus God speaks to hi,; 1>('ople of th(il'
ah-;olutc sccunt.)' as long as they Jwt'lJ ill the l>t:(;l'lt
pla('() of the ::\108t JI igh. There no evil :;hall Ldall
them.

HUMAN SUFFERING TO BE ENDED: HOW

EHOVAH'S every act toward the first man Adam

was marked with goodness. By thc manifestation

of his loving.kinuness he would show man the
blessing'S resulting from goouness. lIe made Adam
perfect in body and millu, and clothed him with authority as prince of all the earth ':; creation. He caused
the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air to appear before Adam, that they might he named by him
and receive his commandments j and they did appear
and obeyed him. IIe made for Adam a perfect home,
and supplied it with every nccd.
Then, as a climax of the exhibition of 11is loving
consideration for Adam, IlC created for him a perfect
companion, the mor,t beautiful thing that Adam '5 eyes
had ever beheld aside from his own image. She was
a joy to his heart, and he had plcasure with her. They
gathered fruits and flow<>rs and feasted upon them,
while they sat upon the banks of the beautiful rivers
and listened to the laughter of the gentle waves as they
kissed the verdure-lined banks and hurried on again.
They walked miust the trees, and were entertained by

the sweet song' of the feathered tribe!;. Hand in h:lI1<l,

and with royal stride, they climhed the mountain 10p<:
and delighted thcir !>ouls in gazing- upon the rollill'~
hills, the majestIC mountains, the beautiful Yalh'~'s,
the peaceful rivers, and the waving' for<>sts of C\ 1'1'green and fruithC'<!ring' trees.
A perfect man allu a perfect woman in a perfect
home, with \'igor, strength and perfett health and lift',
what more could heart desire 1 All these things Jehovah
had provided for them, alld they were the expl'es,>ion
of God's loving-kindness. Because God had told A(lam,
he would tell his wife of their rights and privileges
in that Edell. Something to this efl'cet he would say
to hcr: 'Eve, all these wonderful and beautiful thill~s
are ours, because God our Creator and Fat h<>r ha<;
givell them to us. Of every tree of this nU1ITeloU,>
garden it is our privilegc to cat, except of the tree of
kno\\leuge of good and evil; and Go(l ha'> said that 111
the day we cat thereof, dying we shall die. But :1"
long- as we arc ouedicllt to our Father all thc<;c \VO!lI!tors
and beauties are ours, for our plea.,urei and he has

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commanded that we shall bring forth children and made for his redemption. If rerlemption W:J'i pro.
m;lke this earth a gloriou,> pJaee for a 11 of us to dy:eH in.' vided, then a HC'pal'ate ransom woulJ have heen reEverything that Adam and Eve had eame from God. quired for eaell end everyone.
TIe was their Life-giver, therefore their Father. Xow
God in his wisdom and }ovin~-kindness rumed all
a<; princ(' and princess of carth they must be put to a men to h(' embraced, included or shut up, in Adam's
test, that they might prove their appreciation of God's condemnation b('cause of sin, in order that by and
loving-kindlll'ss and he aJwa~'s in harmony \.,.ith him. through onc perfc'ct sacrifice redemption could be proWhy should they not JOYC nod and ol)('y him ~ lIe v:as vided for all. The record states that such was hi>;
their true and loving Frirnu. If they should bk arrangement. (nal. 3: 22) P('rmittin~ then the chilo
appreciation of his goounrss the;\' would not he a pleas. dren of Adam to be born in sin and sllllprn in inil]uity
ure to their Maker. Goel would not ('ompel th('!1l to was again all exercise of God's lovin::,;-ldndness toward
obey, bui he woulU af;ord an opportunity for them to them, becc:use opportunity for rcul'mption shall come
prove their Jove for him; (lnd this they would prove to all of them through the OIlC great sacrifice.
by heing obedient to him. It wus but a small thing to
.\11 the human l'ace spran:.r fl'om Auam, an.} all havc
~ y.;k the'lll to 110. It meant the loss of cvcr~thillg to
heen born iml'rrfeet bec'ause of ~in. (Ps. G1: r,)
t hem to refuse.
'fhl'oug'hout the ages Cod has lK'ell hrin~illg 10 1he
Eve yield('u to the scdudive anll frauuuleni r('prc- attention of wme the faet that to senc and 011:;. hiLl,
~('ntations of Lueifer, who v;as their illvisihle oV(,1'loru
thl' rightpoll:; Onl', leads to life. 'I'll( St' ill lUi'll, ::dill'.~
in the garden of Eekn, :lJld 8:1e disobeyr,l (:00. ;\(bm as <:oel's witllCs'WS, have tanght the Je.'.,';nll 10 olll('rs;
v;as not ckceivcd n" sll(' had bel'll. (1 Tim. 2: 14) He ~1Il(1 in <:od ':; due time all :-,halllll' lJl'(ju~hl to a l;lIowl.
loved seh' morc tilHll he Joved (:()(l. Ill' c1c'lil'ed to tdge of this gl'l'at truth. (I:-,a. 11: !.I) TIll'u all will
g-ratify Sl'lI' by goillg' ill thc way with Eve ratlw1' than know that God is lo\"ill!!; aud I,ind, aJld that c\'l'I'~'lhin~
to 01)(')' Cod alld he ekpriwll of }I{'l'. lIl're (lou !l('!!;all oui of harlllony "ith him i'i "'l'Oll~ anu ('vii, and that
to teaeh mall that love i~ the onl~' motive that leads thcl'('fore he who would li\'c in pt'acc and happiness
to happinc's. BecllusP E\'e \VIIS a pari of .\c1nm she lilll'it he in harmolly with GncI.
Shlll'l'" in the fwnl('nee of (!l'ath tllat eamc upon him.
Cnles'i all llH:n Jwd u('en cmIJl'l1re'd ill this ('olllleJn(Hom. [); 12) Br('ause of thpir disolK'di(!w( to (loll Ilatioll of .\d,!lll, l'l''iultill~ from !'ill, the s:wrili('c' of
this perfc(,t puir wC"e dl'pl'i\'ed of thl'i1' k:.:lItiful Je'iUS could nut have antilt'd fol' d\. The f:1<'t thai
home; all(l thc'Y went forth to In1)or in the :-,w('at of nil \\e1'e ,'mlnlle(tl undl'l' it Opl,I... the W,ly, thl'ough CtllC
fac'(' Hlld to :-'lIffer and fin:llly to die'. OWl' a IOllg pe ~,al'l'ili('(', that all may huv(' all OPPo1'tUllity to hn. '1'0
riod of time thry passl'd thl'otl~h thi'i 1l'rrible ex!)e- this pfJ'cd it is writtl'll: "Therdol'c. as hy thp orl'enl'e
ri('lIrc, and then t}wy ret 1I1'lll'd to the dust from which or OIlC judgment tame UpOII all mpn to coIHkll1l1atioll;
tl\('y wcr(~ made.
,'ven so h.\' the ri~hteousJH'''''l of OIlC the frec gil'll'amc
While .'(lam ami B\'(' were pa:-,silll-\' thron;rh sorrow UJ>DIl all JlWll unto jn:-,l ilication of life. For as by
Illld sufll'ring' their childrell wcre brought forth, and 0110 mall's disolll'dielll'e many W(,l'e made ~illl\('IS. s:)
tlll'Y jn tUI'll ~nfll'I('d. But why shoulll th('i,' chil<hell hy Ihe ol)('dipllec of one shall muny he made ri~htl'ous."
and their eh ihlr('n 's (,11 i!dn'n throu~JJOut the agl'S he -Uom. [j: 18, 1!1.
e'olllpell('d to suffer hom the efi\'eh of t he evil-doing'
Now God's dUl' time is at hand whell all JlH'n ...hall
of theil' parents?
('rc t h('se chil(ll'cll in any way he hl'ou!!ht to an a('U1'ate 1"10\\ kdgl' of till' truth,
rc<,pollsihlc for the wrollg'fuJ arts of theil' }>'lrellts? aJHI shall Il'<Jl'n t lwt (luu, in his Jovinl!'-kindnl''''', lon:~
Ku, hecansr tlH'y W('I'e 1Iot in ('xist('llee at the time ago made pl'o\'i<;ion that through the death of ('hri"t
the wrollgful uecd was commit/I'd; hut the eff('et of Jesus all men shall have an opportunity to li,'e.that wrollg' was visited lIPOIl them; and the fact that John 17:2a; ]:!J; 1.John4:9,lO.
it was so dOlle shows forth the wisdom of .]dlOvah God.
Jd10"ah in his wisdom alHlloving.kiuc1ness 1I0t only
The provision which Ood maul' in thrir lwhalf showed provid('d a "ransoJn for all", hut proviued t hat the
not only his wisdom, but his love for man.
One who would 1)(' williJ1"l\' ohe<1il'nt lmto l}('ath ill
The pl'ovil>ioll God madl' was that the outworking ol'der to provide such ran~~I;l should he cxalted to the
of his purJlose would provide redl'mptioll for man, and hj~h('st place in the univcrse and he granted the prizl'
that in uue time God would grant man an opportunity of illherc'nt lift', he made' his Exrcntive Offin'l' and
to gain life. This provbion for rdl'mptioll was thruugh in~t mm('nt to h~e!'!; all the families of the earth. IIi'!
the voluntary and surrifkial death of the prrfeet One helowc1 Son won that great prize. (Iou's pUl'posr 1)1"0
whom he would provide. Suppose, then, that earh one i<; that then' shall he us-;ociated ,vith hi,> mi~lt1y S;lll
of Allam's ('hildrell had been horn perfeet, and had one hundred awl fort~'-four thousand ml'mlJ('l's of hi,;
not received the results of their pare'nts' sills; thrn body; anu that the-.e, together with CllI'i<;t Jesus, shall
eac'h one must in turn he put nnder test u'> to whether constitute "the seed" mC'ntioll('d in Cod's prOlni-;(' to
he would obr~' or disolH'Y GoJ. Some mi-;ht have Ahnlham anu throll~h whieh the blessings of mankind
obeyed and lived; but everyone who violatt'd God's bhall com('.-(~en. 22: 17, 1~.
law must go for ever into death, uHlcs<; provision were
:i.\Iuch time has been l'equireu to teach men concern

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ing this part of the great divnle arrangement, and to

gather out from amongst men those who shall eonstitute this "seed". First, the Lord foreshadowed by
pictures what he would accomplish; then he began to
develop the new creation. ~l ueh time has been required to test those who shall be members of the new
creation, and who shall then be highly exalted to a
place in God's royal family. The restraining of wickcdness and the blessing of mankind could not begin
until God has vindicated his name und' has selected
und developed the instrument that he will use for this
purpose. That done, then all men shall have a fair
and individual trial for life, and an opportunity to
learn that obedience to God leads to life and happiness.
Jehovah could have provided redemlltion at any
time, and could have developcd "the seed" alld bkssed
the obedient oues lon~~ befol'e; but had he done so only
the men born up to t h~ time of completed redemption
could have l,em affc(ted and benefited by the ransom
su('rifice. l>urin~ thc six thousand years since Adam,
millions have b('cn bOl'n into the earth. If all the peopIe who have e\'er liwd upon the earth were brou~ht
to p<'l'fection, lind tIl(' e:tt'th were bron~ht to un Bucnie
condition, tIH'r'c woulel be a suffirient num!)('r to ('omfortably inll1lbil the earth; and there woula he plcnty
upon the ('arth for al!. (:od made the earth to he inhabiotcd by man. It is his pltt'pose therefore to provide
a sufli(icnt nllmher of men lIml womcn to inhahit the
earth in une tillH'. 'fh('!'pf'ore It i'l pasy to be "cen that
in the excl'('i<:(: of his wi"dom and loving-kindness (:od
had p(lrmitted ~uffiri('JJt time to elapse for a sufficimt
number to be born itlto the earth, before he woul(l

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begin the work of blessing' according to hi~ promise.

Let everyone be sure that because God has prombed to restrain wickedness and bless all the families
of the earth with an opportunity for life and happiness he is absolutely certain to carry out that promise,
~llId that he "'iIl do so in his own due time. ::\lillion:i
of people have been born, hav~ lived on the earth, and
have died. Are these to have an opportunity for the
blessing 1 How can they ever receive the blessing promisec1?
The apostle Paul has written: "For we know tha~
the whole creation groaneth and travailcth in lJail\
together until now." (Hom. 8: 22) And then the
apostle :;hows for what the creation is waiting', whpll
he says: "For the eal'llest expectation of the Cl'eature
waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of (:oJ."
(Hom. 8: 19) Thc sons of (lad here spohn of COllstitute God's new C'reation, that is to say, Thc Ultl'i"t,
Je<.;lIs bein~ the Heau and his trlle ('huJ'('h bein~ the
body thercof CEph. 1: 22, 23; 2 Cor. G: 17) ; and .lehovah Uod has cmployed tlte centllt'ics.of tlte Chrbtian
era to develop the lIew cr('ation, and with this lIew
creation, or 'secd of promise', IH'rformin'~ its functions in harmony with the divine will Jurin!{ the
thonsand-ycar rule of Christ, thc blessinf.!s shall come
upon the human ra('c as promis('(!. EWIl the bi1)joJl~
s!(epinf.! in the dust of the ('alth in death shall Ill)
rais('d from the f,{t'aves by divino PO\\ ('I' exel'('I~;pd
through Christ J (,Sll'l, in order that they may leal'll of
tlte vindi('atioll of .Jehovah's name and may shar(' in
the blessings }lurchast'd for tltem through the death
of .JcSll'> Cltri~t.

GHEA'r IS JEHOVAH,
and greatly to III 1IlIlIMd,' and lll.~ Uteatncs.~ is unsealcltable.
01le gnuratlOll .hall l(lull thy U:0lJ..~ to (Inotha, and ,,"al! de
clare thy Ttllghty acts. Of the glollous maJfsly of IIlln,' honor,
and of tlty 'U;onrllolt~ trOthS, telll I medItate. And 1/un a/wit
Sllt'ak of the might of thy tunble ads; and I v'lll (ltclall, tlly
greatncss. Thf'y .~IHlll 'Iltla the 1Ilf'mory of thy ,fI1'(at uoodncss,
and slwll SIIlU of tlly rtuhtwusness.-DAvllJ.

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"And all thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

great shall be the peace of thy children." .1Joioh 54:IJ.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH is the only truo God, is from everlasting
to everlastmg, the Mnkpr of hea\en llnd earth ancl the Giver
of life to Ins creatures; that the Logos \\as the 1J{'ginIlUl~ of
his rreation and his uctive a~ellt in the creation of all thlllgS;
that the Logos is now the Lonl Jesus Chrbt III f{lory, clot hell
with all pl)\\Cr in heaven ancl earth, and the Clnef Executive
Officer of .T chovah.

TIIAT GOD created the >arth for man, created perfect

mall for the earth and plac('el hun upon it j that llIun \Hllfully
disol,cyeel Go,l's law l10d \I as sentencc,1 to eli'ath; that by
reason of Adam's wrrJllg !lct all wen are bOI n !linnelll and
without the fight to hfe.
THAT JESUS was niaae }lUman, and the man Jl'SUS Anf
fcrc~cI

.!<'ath III ord,'r to plodu"e the ran~oJll or !Clll'mptn'o

11lil'C fur all luankin,l; that God ralsp,l uI' .J,,~us. <liHUC an,l
exaltl'd huu to hI'IV,'n abo\!' e\cry cre'alure and above eVf,ry
nallle and {Iuthe,l hun \\ilh all power" and hutholJty.

THAT JEHOVAH'S ORG,\NIZATION is rallNI Zion, unrI

that Chll~t .Jesus III tile <;h;,'f Oftie!'r tll('IPol ancl ill til"
lightful KU1~ of t1l1' \\orld; that the anowl"(1 an,l faithful
follO\,,!'rs of Christ J!'~us arl' c!i11d,,'n of %lOn, members of
J(,ho\ah's ('lg:lIllJ:alion, and :II'C hiH \\itn,,;,'l!'s \\ho"o duty Hn<!
pri\ il!'ge it IS to tpstIfy tl) th,' sUl'll'nHH'y of ,Tphonlh. dedaro
his purpo~~9 t'lWar<l mankind all l')"pre~'ll',l in the BILl", and
to bear Olll flUlt~ of the klll;;d(lJll hefore all \\ho will h('ar.
TIIAT TIl E ~'Or~Lf) has PIII]P'], nn<! the Llml .Te~us Christ
h:ls 1"'1'11 ph",',l by J"ho\:,h upon JlI'i thrOlH' of authonly,
has ousled :'latan frum h":l\I'n an<! is prOC("I!lng to tIto
01lt1,bltslull' nt of God's klll';doll\ Oil carth.
THAT THE RELIEF nll,l I,l,'~.ill'.';s of t]IO pl'oples of carth
can como ouly I,y arll} thro'lgh .1,,1,(,\ ah 'll ~.Illg,]om ullr]er
Christ Whl"'l has now I)('gull; that tho Lon] 's nl''\t gr('at
IIct is thc <l<:stllH'tiol\ of I'alan's organilltlion nn,l the e,(nb
lishllH'nt of rightpolIBne~s ill tho {',llth. ami that ulll!t'r tho
king,lolll all those who \\ ill lJlJ('y Its Iighteous laws r.hnll livo
on earth fOI eVl'r.

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VOL. LVII

AUGUST

1, 1936

No. 15

O,BADIAH
PART 4
tI

But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness,' and ale house of Jacob shall possess their possession ~."-Obad. 17.

gnOVAII is the deliverer. David the beloved serv-

shall be deliver('d; for in mount Zion and in Jerusa-

ant of God long ago expressed tile heart sentiments of the remnant now on earth when he
wrote: "I will love thee, 0 Lord, my strength. 'fhe
Lord is my roek, and my fortn:-ss, and my deliverer;
m~- Ood, my strength, in whom I will trust; my huckleI', and the horn of my salvat i(}l}, and my h i;.\'h tower. I
will ('all upon 1be Lord, who is worthy to he praised;
so shall I he saved from minc enemies." (Ps. 18: 1-3)
Now Jehovah has builded up Zion, his capital or~anization, and pla('ed Chl'ist .kSllS the great antitn>ical
David, the Head and Kill~ thereof, upon the throne.
Jehovah has appeared in his g:lory, :llJd the time is
at hand when he will <1('li\"('r hi..; faithful prople hy
the hand of Christ Jesu'i, hi~; Ii-ing :lIld Vindicator.
B('fore the hattIe of the "~reat day of God Almighty"
ends, even the enemy shall he eompelled to see t hat
.Jehovah's favor is upon Zion. While the mod('!'n
Bdomit('s P('!'s('cute God's faithful people they hypo.
critically elaim that deliverance of the p('ople of the
world shall he hy the hand of the Homan Catholic
Hierarchy and their alli('!. Deehu'ing that the hypoeritical clergy crowd shall COlliC to an ignominious
('nu, Jehovah says: "But upon mount Zion shall be
deliverance [(H.lT.) those that <,scape]." '1'hat shall
take plac'e when Ps:dm 102: 13-16 is fulfilled, <1eelures
the Lord; and thllt day has noW' eome.Jehovah man ifests his zeal for his organization and therefore sp('aks
to his people, by his prophet Zechariah: "'rhus saith
the ]Jord of hosts, I was jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
'I'hus saith the Lord, I am reLurned unto Zion, and
will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem
shall be called, A city of truth, and the mountain of
the Lord of hosts, The holy mountain [the king-dam
of God]." (Zech. 8: 2, 3) "ChristenJom" and all
the Devil 's organiz~ltion arc traveling swiftly in the
rapids and soon will be crushed beyond recognition.
Thrrefore this is the time when God's message must
be proclaimed by his faithful witnesses to thoio,e who
arc of good will towards Jehovah, that they may flee
to the place of safety. I< And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the name of the I..ord

km shall be deliveranre [(R.V.) those that escapc],

as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the

Lord shall call. "-Joel 2: 32.
2 '1'he promise is sure and certain that Cod's f,lit hful remnant shall he deliwred from the oJl]Jl'e~sive
organizat iO!l of Satan and hlw II full.\' enjoy the pri \._
i1egcs of God's organization. (Zceh. 2: 7; 1sa. 4: 2-6;
10: 20-22; 37: 3],32) Even now the modern Edomi1c'! behold the halld of the 1..ord ov('r hi'! faithful
)'cmnant, and this th('y hU\ e s('en siw.'e thpir mur.
derons assuult mutle upon God's people dming the
World \Var. 'l'he complde nllity of the faithful remnunt, their dPll'I'minatioll and z('al to serve .Jl'1IO\'ah
God rC'gardl('s-.; of opposition, tlleir united shollt of
loyalty and faithfulness to God and his kill!.\'dom that
goes up th rong-hout the J:lIld, stl'il\C terror to the
Edomitc'!, the Homan Catholic 11lerarchy. The faith.
fnl ones of the Lord in Germany and Kew J('I''''(,Y 1'efU'ie to yiell1to the threats of their pel'srculol's, and
t his fills the enemy wit h fear. '1'h('rc shall he no deliw'rallce or eio,eapc ror the mouerll Edomitcs and thdr
allies.-Jer. 2;): 3!i.
3 Then says the l ..ord hy his prophet: "TIl('I'r shall
he holinc~s"; (N,r.) "Allu it &hall be hol~." Hollie;'.
ham relld~rs this part of the text in this l'lallllrr:
"Ill ]\[011l1t Zion shall be a ddi"ered remnant whieh
sllall be holy." Clrarly this text IIH'ans that the faithful remnant, delivered from Satan's crowd, will );e
holy and completely devotpd to ,Jehovah and will rendel' holine&s unto the IJord. 'l'hese faithful OUe,; arc
holy, in having come clean from Bahylon or Sat;m's
or~allization, and will be continually ofiering' tll(ir
sacrifice of praise to God and to his King', (Isa. ;'2:
11, 12; 2 Cor. G: 17, 18; 7: 1) The great Hefinel' and
Purifier sees to it that the" de1i\'(,l'ed l'emnant" are
made pure and holy and that they offer COllt inually
:m offering in right(,oU'ines'> 1>eforp the Lord. (S:'e
Malachi 3: 3, 4) The faithful olles will not be pUl1ill~~
forward their o\\'n expression of "\visdom" \\ it h a
yip\\, to attracting attention to themselws. 'fIH'y will
he hlind to evel'j1:hing saye the kingdom illt(J'('sts.
They will be entirely de!>cndahll', faithful and true

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to the Lord, and any who fail to come up to that standard will not be pcrmittrd in Zion. ".\nd it shall
come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that
rcmailleth in Jerusalem, shall he railed holy, evrn
eyery one that is written nmong- the li\'ing in Jerusalem." (lsa. 4: 3) 'rhe faithful rpmuant are now
easily discernible as they go forward unselfishly to
the service, always singing the praises of Jehovah awl
llis King.
~ It was the expressed will of God that ,Jacob should
receive the birthright. "And the h')u<;e of Jacob shall
possess their own possrssions." (1/ofll.) These possessions arc in full a('cord with nod's covenant, that i<;,
according to the birthright wbich God dr('larcd Jacob
should receive. The faithful remnant now on the earth
arc the anti type of JUl'C'h, th:lt is, Jacob represented
them; and this prollli~e Hwans restoration of the
remnant to their rightful place in Jehovah's organization amI to full privi!r~~l's of ~el'vice and activity in
God's org-an izatioll. 'rhe kilJ~~{)m pri \'ik:~('s arc tal\('n
away from the clergy and the "evil sl'rvallt" and
given to the faithfull'CJlJlIilllt to ]l()S'>CSS, bcc'all~e they
are hrillgi/I~ fOl'tll the fntits of the kingdom.-:Jlatt.
21: 43; .John 15: 8.
6 The Human Catholie II il'rarchy, the chief pal't of
the visible em'my of nod, aIllI their allied ckq,U' now
conspil'e to cle:-tl'oy Und's 1"(tllllunt und say: "Let
us take to oUl'sdves the hOll<,es of God in }IO~,<;c~sion."
(Ps. 83: ]2) 'l'I1l'y huvp said alld still 1,ay, "We will
possess it," that is, the kin~,!om (Ezek. as: 10), but
their efforts arc cven now ('om pld('ly failin~. "But
the saints of the :\lo~t 1I i~h shall take t he kingdom,
and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and
ever." "And the kin~dom :lIld dominion, and the
gl'eatll(,ss of the king-dom unol'r the \\ hole heaven,
shall be ~iven to the p('ople of the saints of the Most
High, who,>c king-110m is an c\'Cl'last ing' kin~llom, and
all domillions 1,1Iall sene and obr~' him." (Dan. 7:
18, 27) 'l'hc time whm this taking' possrssioll of the
kingdom comes to pass is "in t he day of .Jehovah ":
"Until the Anci(,llt of days came, and jndgment was
given to the saints of the ~[ost lIi~h; and the time
came that the saints POS~I'S<;'-.J the kingdom." (nan.
7: 22) Chl'ist Jesu'l, the lIeao of the hOll~e of the antitypical Jacob, is now rnthroned, and his judg'ment
proceew" and he completely 011Sts the "squattel's"
who fraudulently claim to posses<; the kin;..(dom: "Ask
of me, and I shull give thee the hC'atlH'll for thine inheritance, anu the utter'most l)urts of the earth for
thy po~es:s.ion."-Ps. 2: 8.
1\ "'l'he house of Jarob" j)artielIlarly appli('s to the
tribe of Judah, of which Christ Je~us is the Ilion, the
fitrong and mighty Onr, who shall comJlletel~' annihilate the ('lIemy. "And the house of Jacob ~hall be
a fire, and the house of .lo'>l'ph a flamr, ::md the house
of E<,au for stllhblc, and tlwy shall kindle in them,
and de\ our thrm; and there shall not be any l'ernaiu-

BROOj~YN,

N. Y.

ing of the home of Bsau; for the I.Jord hath ~poken

it."-Obad. 18.
T "The hou~e of Jacob," as u":cd in this verse, applie<; particularly to J1Hlah, and "the house of .Joseph" ref(:l's pal'ticulal'ly to the ten tribes of \vhieh
Ephraim, .Joseph's SOlI'S 11 ibc, \Vas the head. (1 Chroll.
5: 1, 2; Ezpk. 37: IG) 'l'llel'd'ore the expres~ions in
this P:ll't of the prophecy of Obadiah. "the !Jouse of
Judah" and" the hon<:r of Jos0ph ", include anu cover tl~e entire 14-4,000 of the twelve tribes of the cbildren of Israel, and helIre m('un the entil'e hody or
mrmbcrs of Chl'ist.-Hev. 7: 4-8.
8 Note now that the two honses named, that i'l, the
hou~e of Ja('oh and the house of Jo<;cph, a('t in completc unity in the de~trudiull of the enemy orgallIza
tion; and here the rendl'l'i/lg' of tbis text by Hotltel'ham is enlightelling: ".\nd the hou,>c of .Ja(ob shall
he a fire, and the house of Jo~('ph a flanw, with the
hou<,c of E<,uu for stuhble, so 1> 11 all thl'y kindle UI)(JIl
them and de\'ollr them, anti thel'e ",hall he JIO sUI'vi\'l)1'
to the hou,;e of ]-;;;au, For Yahweh [Jehondlj lwth
spoken. "-01Jad. 18, Hu{h.
9 Rinee the prophecy of Ohadiah applks SIJl'pifirally
to the Homan Catholi(' JlIt'j'arehy lIlIt! thl'll' alli('d
del'!!Y, "the llOuo.;e of E<;au," as ll'l'd III tlii'> tl'xt,
('l{'al'!~' means the modll'n-d;IY Edol1litp~. ('lJll('eJ'llill~
tJlig same hypoc/'itie,lI ('/,0\\'(1 <lod says: '''f1H'I'l'fol'e
sha II t he Lord, the Lorel of hosts, !>l'lld a mon!~ his
l till' ellclIl)"~I fat ones !<'allll('ss; amI Ulll!l'l' !l is !.!,Io/'Y
he shall kindlp 11 lJUI'IJiu'~ lli;I' thl' blll'Ilill~ of a fir'l'.
Awl the li~ht [Chri~t .)(':-'11;;, the l't'pres(,lItatm' of
JehO\'ah] of Isra('1 :-.lIall Ile for a fi/'(', alJeI hi,> lJoly
One [Chl'i:-..t 1 for a flame; aud it shall IHllll a/ld d('your his tlUII'llS and hiq bl'il'/'s in OlJe day; alld "hall
COll,;Ullle the g-lol'Y of his tort'"I, a III I of hi" fl'llitlul
field, both suul aud body; :llld th('y 1,hall hI' a'> whl n
a standardbrurpr faintdh." (Isa. ]0: 16-U)) SUPP')'!
inri this, mlOther prophet of .J('hovall say'>: ,. J\ fi/'n
d(~\'oureth IW{'I,t'c tlll'm; and lJ{'hinrl t hrm a thlllc hili /Ieth; tht.- land is as tIll: gartkn of Eden ]wfor'C' t1l('m,
and hehind thl'!l1 a dl'so]ute wild('l'J]P:-'s; yra, alld noth
ing shall C1,CHpe them." (Joel 2: :3) ,An')IiH'r }it'oph.
et further supports this cOIwJusion: "In that day
will I make the governors of Judah like all hl'al'th of
fire amollg' the wood, and like a tor('h of fire ill a sheaf;
a1/(l they :-.hall devour all the people round abont, OlJ
the l'ight halld and on the kft; a11l1 Jerll~alpJll :-;liitll
be inhahited again in her own pInel', ('n']} in Jerusalem. "-Zech. l:.!: G.
10 Today all that is left of organized religio]} i<; but
stubh]', ready ta hurn. 'l'he de!'?y now h:l\'e hut a
"form of g'olllinr<;s", :lnd their h'arts arc 11IJ'llrd ('/ltirely awny from Jehovah aild hi'> kin'l;c1o;Jl: h('Jl('e
the Lord !-lays: ".And the hOW';0 of E<':lu for <" \lhhk,"
fit only to
consumed by the devnstating- firl' ..JdJO
vah puts it in the heart of his faithflll pcop]" to /lOW
pray conccrnillg' the modern Edomites till' \\ Ol'tl-; l'Xpre::,sed hy the P",ahn: "0 my God, makl' thun Ill;, a

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13 The Uoman Catholic IIierurehy and allied rkr~~y

wheel; as the stubble before the wind. .As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setleth the mountains on fihall be completely destroyed; as it is written: "Alld
fire." (Ps. 83: 13, H) 'l'hus the I~ord says what shall there shall not be any l'emaining of the huu'le of
befall the Edomites and their allies: "For, behold, Bsau." (Vs. 18) "Egypt shall be a desolation, and
the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all Eclom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence
the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stub against the children of Judah, because theJ' haye shed
ble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, innocent blood in their land." (.Joel 3: 1!l) "Also
Sc'lith the IJord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither Edom shall be a desolation; every one that gorth by
it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues
root nor branch. "-Mal. 4: 1.
thereof.
j\s in the overthrow of Sodom and OO!l1ol'l'ah,
n It is written at Revelation 17: 4/ And the ten
and
the
neighbour cities thereof, saith the IJord, no
horns which thou sawest, and the heast, these will
hate the harlot, and will make her desola.te and naked, man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwC'!l
and will cat her fle,>h, and burn her with fire. For in it." (Jer.4!l: 17,18;Isa.34: !J-17; Ezek. 35: 1-!l, IG;
(lod inclined their heart,> to do his pmpo<;c, even to 25: 13) "The Lord hath spoken it"; and therefore
('xceute one purpose." (Rev. 17: 16, 17, Din!].) Con. all the "goats" shall be (Jpstroyed.-?!Iatt. 2:>: ..Ju.
14 Jehovah suffers or permits his enemies to take
firming this, Jehovah through his prophet says: "Thy
nakedlJ(,'ss shall be unco\'ered, yea, thy shame shall their own cours(' until it is his due time to ad, and
he seen; I will take vengeance, and I WIll not meet whell the due time arrives the erwmy mllst 1)(' ou~t('d.
thee as a man." (1sa. 47:~) Douhtles,; these prophe- (Ps. 110: 1-3) 'l'hc Homan Catholic lIieml"rhy, the
cies apply to the eomple! e destruction of t hc influence modern Ec1omite'l, for many yl'ars have wl'orl~fully
8nd POWCl' of the Hiprarchy and thpir allied clergy assumed possl'ssion of that which belong,; to the true
81noug the rulpl"s of the ('arth, whcn the Bi(,l'Iu'('hy people of nod. Concerning the omting of the ('nerny
and othc~r e]ergoy arc fully <1is~raccd am] ('ll<;t asiJe and giving th~ possl".;,>ion to thosl' ,to whom it riuhtfnlly h('loll':~'; and who tlH' Lord di';(los('s shall 11:1\'0
r.:~ wholly worthl('$s. !'\oll' that in Obadiah's pl'OphN'S
the credit fOl' the ('omplete destruption of the hou~e it, he Hay:.; by his pl'ophet Obadi:J1r: ".\nd tll('Y of the
of E~;Hl i~l 110t gl\'Cn to the' men of Iwl' ('onfedcraey' south shnll po..,"{'<;~ the mount of E"au; aIHI lI]('y or
(ys. 7), but, say~ the IJord: "und the house of Jacob the plain the Phili.,tine'i; and thl',\' shall posv's" thl>
shall he a firc, and the how'e of Joseph n flame, .. , field of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria; :md Benand th('y Hhall kindle in th(,ill [shall but'll amon~ jamin shall po",>es'{ Gilead. "-Ohacl. ]!l.
them (N.Y.)], aJj(] (JpYUIll' th(m." (Obad. H)) nod
n .Judah O('('Upil'd the south part of Pakstin('. \,,'l.ich
lays his vengeance upon the Edomitps by the hand of territory bordl'rl'd all the land 1[('ld I>y the Eclomlfl'''.
llis own power: ,/ .And 1 will lay my vl'lIgeance upon (.Josh. ]5: 1, H, ]0) Wlren the IqraelitC's W(>l'r jourlll'y]~df)m II,\' the hand of m~' people Isral'l; and th('y
ing from E~YJlt to Canaan .Jehovah instrllctpd l\lo.,('9
shall do in Edom nccordilJg' to mine ang-er, and ac- to eomrnnnd tl](> pcople that illPj' WNe not to meddle
eoruing to my fmy; nnd thry shall know my ycnge- with the E<lOIHi(C'i: "And ('ommaud t Iron the p_'ople,
anee, Raith the LOI'J Ood. "-Ezek. 23: H.
saying, Ye are to pass thron~h the coast of your
hretlrrcn the children of Esan, whi('h dwell ill ~('ir;
]2 In the war thnt is now in progrrss hetwe('n thr
mod(rn-day Eclomit('s and the faithful ~('rvants of anI] tlrey shall he afraid of you; tuke ye g-noL! hl'pd
GOlI the lniter are now declaring Jehoyuh's fiery unto yourselves thereforc; meddle not with thl'lll; for
jlldgmcnts against t he hypocritical II icrarchy or I will not g-in: you of their land, no, not m II Ill( h as
Edomih's.Jehovah 's witne,-;,>cs ('an bo oh('dient to (lod a foothreadth, hCC'llllSC I have given mOllnt SPII' unto
Esan for a possession." "~\nd when we Jla~Hed by from
JlOW Oll!~' by cOlltinuo\l"ly hearing hi" Jnr<;<;age hcfore
the p('ople of the wol'ld; his name and hi<; \\'orJ mmt our bl'ethren the elrildrell of Esau, which elwelt in
now be proclaimrd far and wiJe. It is the "rord of Bl'ir, through tire way of the plain fmIn Bluth, und
from Ezion.gaber, we turned, llnd passed hy the way
(loJ in the mouth of these witnesses that is hurnillg
the clergy, even as his prophet foretold: "'Vhercfore of the wildel"lles-; of l\Ioab. "-J)eut. 2: 4, G, 8,
]10 It '\'ll3 not then God's due time to dispm,,;('ss the
thus saith the IJord God of hosts, Because ye [.Jl'llOvah's faithful witnesses] speak this word, behold, I Bdomitl's. Likewise God has permiit('d the (Iergy to
will make my words in thy mouth fire, :md thi'l prople go on in their wrongful way without intcl'J'u]>tion
wood, and it shall devour them." (Jer, G: 14) "But until his due time to take action. 'l'he time to disposI ,viII sc'nrl a fire upon 'l'cman, whieh shall devour the H('HS the modern Edomites is after Christ Jrqns, the
palaces of Bozrah." (Amos 1: 12) .As Jl'hovah l1<;ed Greater :\ro<;e~, iq rntlrronc(] and Iw!:!ins hi<; rei~'rl.
the h('atlwn to perform certain parts of his purpo'{e Binre 1!)]4 "the king-110m'> of this world" rig'lit full!'
to inflict punishmcnt upon backsliding Israel in old('n bdong to Jcho\'ah Cod and his Christ, am] Chri.,t shall
times, so he now munCllyers the enNny and their "rei!:!n for ('\'('r allt] ('wr". (H('v. 11: ]G, [(.1'.) elm,;t
uIJil's that one part of the heathen will in/het punish- ,J('S11'>, the rightful Hulpr of the world, hnvin!:! rome
ment upon modern or unfaithful so-called "Israel" and hegun hi'! reign, the time is hCl'(' for the fulfill.
of the })l'C'sent day.
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not now; I shall behold him, but" not nigh; there shall
come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise
out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab,
and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom
shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession
for his [Edam's] enemies; and Israel [spiritual Israel, of whieh Christ Jesus is H'ad] shall do valiantly.
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion,
and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city."
-Num. 24: 17-19.
11 In proof further corroborating the above is the
prophecy of Amos, which is quoted at Act'S 15: 14-18.
The Lord b J' his prophet Amos said: "In that day
will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen,
and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise
up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
that they l'I'he Christ] may possess the remnant of
E(lom, and of all the heathen, which arc ('aIled by my
nam(', saith the Lord that doeth this." (Amos 9:
11, 12) 'I'his verse, ac(,ol'ding to another translator,
reads: "That thry on whom my name hath been called
[that is, Jehovah's servant class, upon whom he bestoW's his namr, and of which Christ Jesus is the
Head] may take possc,;sion of the residue of J'~dom
and of all the nations [the nations that arc anti-God
and anti-Kingdom], dcelare1h Jehovah, who executeth
this. "-llotherhwlt.
18 The lime when this prophecy is fulfilled is drfinitely fix('(l, and the proof shows that it takes place
after Chri'it Jesus is enthroned and heg-ins his reign.
"God at the first did visit the Gentiles [nations], to
take out of them a prople for his name," says the
apostle, quoting' from the prophery. This work of takin~ out a people for his name is not completed until
the coming of the r~ord Jesus to the temple and the
gathering unto himself of those who form the royal
house. "And to this agTee the words of the prophets
[particularly Amos and Obadiah]: as it is written,
After this 1 will return, anu will build again the tabernacle of David. "-Aets 15: 14-16.
19 The taking possession of Edom, whieh means the
ousting of the modern Edomites, the Homan Catholic
Hierarchy and tlH'ir allied clergy, take'S place when
the r~ord is at the temllle for judgment and after he
brings unto himself the temple company. 'rhe taking
possession of the modern Edomitrs by the Lord Jesus
Christ was foreshadoweu when King David brought
Edam into subjection to the typieal kingdom of God.
The taking possession of the Edomites and all nations
means the hreaking of them in pieces, as stated by
the psalmist: "Ask of me, and I shall gi,-e thee the
heathen for thine inheritanee, and the uttermost part'S
of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt brrak them
with a rod of iron; thou shalt da<;h them in pieces
like a potter's vesseL" (Ps. 2: 8, 9) The modern Edomites have exercised power over many peoples of the
earth, but all of those who forsake that wicked organization and turn to the Lord and seek righteousne~s

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and meekness will come under the influence, power

and ('ontrol of God's kingdom under Christ J esu~, the
Greater David, and will be in line for the blessings
which Jehovah promises through Abraham.
20 .All the nations must bow down and become subject to Christ, and only the obedient shall live. Therefore says the prophet: "And they of the plain [lowlanel (R.V.)] [shall possess the land of] the Philistilles." They of the plain or lowland, called Shepll elah
(Hebrew), are the spiritual Israelites, the children of
Jacob. That country of the ancient Israelites after the
flesh was contiguous with the country of the Philistines and was suhdued by David. (2 Sam. 8: 11, 12)
"The plain," or maritime slopes of Philistia, merged
into the plain of Sharon on the north. Spe'akin~ prophetically of the spiritual sc('d of Jacob, the Lord
says: "And I will bring forth a seed out of .}neob,
and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; a11<l
mine ele('t shall inherit it, lind my servants shall
dwell there. And Sharon shall be a fold of tlorks, and
the valley of Achor a plare for the herds to lie down
in, for my pC'ople that ha\'e sought me. "-18a. G5:
9,10.
21 The Philistines were allies of Edom, and hoth of
th"se peoples arc employe,l in the propheey to foretell the Homan Catholic Hirrarchy and tho~e other
clergy who walk with the Hierarchy in tJlis e};,y. Jr.hovah by his prophet u((lares his purpose to d('~troy
all thos\l l'TlC'lllies: "and the coast shall he for the
remnant of the house of Judah." (Zeph. 2: 4-7) It
is thus made e!l'arIy to appear by the Word of the
Lord that the Homan Catholic Hierarchy aTHl ail
allied clergy guilty or persccutin~ and vexing Cuu's
people shall be completdy dispossl'ssed. This ,\ ill mark
the fulfillment of Uo(l's promise to Abraham, to wit:
"That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multip]:vin~
I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven,
and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; antI thy
seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. "--Gen.
22: 17.
22 Coneerning others of the royal house the prophet
Obadiah says: "And they rthc rest of .Judah, the
royal tribe] shall possess the field of Ephraim, and
the fields of Ramada." In the type that would take
in the territory of the ten tribe'S of ]srael, \\ ho s('rcded
from Judah aftcr the son of Solomon aseenc1ed the
throne of the tweh-c tribes. That woulu mean that tJlC
Ephraimite and the Samaritan hybrids, who aft erwards occupied that tCl'1'itory, mlL,,;t be cleared out or
wi11ingly come under God's kingdom through his royal Son Christ Jesus. All the territory promise'c1 to the
s('ed of Abraham, accordin~ to the covenant, 111mt
come under tIlC rule of Christ Jesus. Thi-; irs also
shown by the prophecy which reads: (/ Incline your
ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul :"ha11
li,'c; and I will make an evcrlastmg covellHnt with
you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have
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commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a

nation that thou knowe'St not; and natiuns that knew
not thee shall run unto thee, h~c:lUse of the Lord thy
God, and for the lIoly One of Israel; for he hath glorified thcc. "-lsa. 55: 3-3.
23 Continuing, the prophet Obadiah !:ays: .. And
Dcnjamin shall po:,sc,>s Gilead." The tribe of Denjamin was the only tribe that faithfully stood by and
clung to Judah, the royal tribe. '1'he tribe of Benjamin
went into captivity with the royal tribe and retnl'nCfI
to Y;ion with it. The tribe of Benjamin repre<;ellts
tho:;e wllo are dedicated to the interests of God 's kin~
(bill hkr as the tribe of .Judah was. They foreshadowed
trIC oUl's t hat arc dc[wnlIable und remain true and
faithful to the IJord, The name "Gilead" means
~,Ll'un:-\, ro,!k, heap of witnesses. That was the territory
lying c:mt of the Jordan river and was occupied by
the tribe'; of TIeuhcn and Gad, and half of the tribe
of l\lanasc:eh, it hein~ suitahle for their purposc!'! ao;
rattle ralSC'IS. (NllTn. 32: 1-G; Dent. 3: 12-1G) B<'1ljamin conll'S into posses..,ion of thi'S land, and thi'! PJ'Ophetically pictures the bl(',;sjn~s JdlOvah be ,tows upon
those who ure faithfully de\'ot('d to the intrn'st'l of
Uod's kingdom, and who share in the" sure merci<'l:l
of David ".
2f 'fbc Ill'ophetic pietul'e<; spcm ('Ieady to show that
.JpllOvuh fil'st hril1~s into disg'l'ace and shame the antit~'pi<'al };domite'!, the ('I('r~y, and then dri\,('s them
('omp!l'f('ly out of thlil' possl'ssion long orel1pi('d hy
thelll, and tlll'l!' elrars ont all ('nemies of God and
hrings the l'ntire l'arth awl nil the pl'oplc who eontinue th(,l'eoll l'ompll't('ly under the eonll'ol and rule
of the royal hOl1',e, t1w Chri~t. "And the captivity
of this host of the ehildren of Israel :-;hall pO~se'Ss
that rtlwt is, the tpn'itory] of the Cllllllanitcs, ew'n
unto Zarephath; and the eapth'ity of Jcrusal'!rn,
which is in SI'plwl'l1ll, shall possess the cities of the
south. "-Obad. :W.
25 'l'his is C'xactly in harmony with the terms of
the Abrahalllic covcnant: "And thy seed shall pos<;ess
the gate of his enemics." The Canaanitrs were en(;mies of nod and of his people. Zarephath was a
Phocnician town betwC'('n 'ryre and ZiLlon and well
knowl! as the place where Elijah lodged with the
widow and her son during the three and one-ludf
years of the drouth in Israe1.-1 Ki. 17: 9,10.
26 JJooking now to the fulfillmcnt of the prophecy:
'rhe host of spiritual Israel was in raptivity to Satan's
organization, that i<;, Babylon, prior to and in l!HS.
Up to that time they had even recognizrd the rulrl's
of this world, the SC'l'\,[lIlts of Satan, a<; the "higher
powers". This they did ignorantly, of course, but
remained faithful and trne to Jehovah. '1'he promi<;e
is that these faithful one's shall l)o""ess the place
wl'ongfnll? o('eupieLl ])y those who opprc'Ssed them.
It is a picture of how God takes careful note of tho5'c
who remaill true alJd faithful to him and in due time
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over their enemies and 0\'('1' his enemies. Thc'ie truths

the Lord without doubt is now permitting his people
to nnderstand that they lll.ly receive comfort and with
patience pursue their work which he has as'iigned to
them.
27 "The captivity of Jel'usalcm," as u!>ed by the
prophet Obadiah, strongly implies that the fulfillm<'llt
of this part of the prophcey begins sometime after
1918 and while the remnant are still on the earth
and before their work on the earth is finisheu. "'Vhen
the 1Jord turned again the captivity of Zioll, we were
like them that dream." (Ps. 126: 1) Wlwn the remnant saw that tl1('y were free from the bilJlIin~ cord:~
of Satan's organization, free in Christ Je-;Ils, and
i'ecognized GOll and Chri:,t .JcsH" ao; the "Highet'
Powers", to whom they mu,>t at all timl's be obc(hellt,
that wao; so refreshing it seemed like a dream, and
many so said.
2; Further concf'rnillg the remnant it is writtrn:
"Then was ollr mouth filled with laughter', and our
tongue with singing." That was literally tl'ue whl'lI
the rcmnant saw that Satan was eust out of IIl'awn,
and that they had a work to do of praising and s('r\'inf1 Jchovah God till "\rllla~I'dLlon, when N,ltan allll
hi; hordes \\onld he dcstroycd. The Lord "poke tt)
them, f-aying, "J~('j()jCl', ye hl'avclls, and ~'C that u\\,('11
[tlH'reinJ" (UC'v. 1:l: ]2); and the r('lIl11:lll!. hl':II'lI,
Ulll!t'\,S!OOII and shouteLl 1'1)\' joy. They l'l'j"i('cd lJl'('all.,>e they saw thnt the main purpose of thl' Lord
.Il'fms i'l to vintlil'ate .JdIOYah's name, al1d /lOW tIll',\'
bad rntl'red into the joy of tire Lord, secin~ tlrat thl~
remnant has a purt in the vil!dieatiou or .Jl'ho\'ahs
llUnw. OtJwrs amoJlg' the nnl iOIlS, who o\)s('1'\ ('.] t hI'
favor of the LOl'd upon the J'l'mnant, who lIi'e <]('\'ol<'d
to Jl,hovuh, arc shown hy tire psalmi~t to ~p('ak to Ol1\~
another concrl'ning the remnant, to wit: "'1'111'11 ~aid
they among tIle hcathen, 'I'hl' ],01'(1 hath done gl'l'at
things for them." Many pl:nple of the world saw th::!.
Ood's remnant had ret urncd as it we!'l' from the ue:ld
after the ',"orIel War and were going' forth wit II
greater z('al and eat'llc.,;lnes.,; than evcr in \\itne~si\l'~
to Goel's kingdom, and thus thl',\' saw and rl'lllarhd
concerning God's favor upon thrill. The fait h fill n'muant now in the joy of the Lord say amongst thc'lllselves: "'1'he Lord hath done grrat thing" for m;
wherrof we are glad." 11'01' some time tlle,;(\ faith rul
ones have l)('cll sowing in tears; but now the CIIllI1'~C
has come, alllI, as it io; writtrn, "thl'y tha!. sow in
tc'urs shall reap in joy." (P~. 126: 1-5) It has bren a
time of ewr.increasing' joy to the faithful ren1llUlIt
since they ha vo seen it is t lIeir privilege to have a
part in the vindication of Jehovah's name. 'rltey have
forgotten sclf, and the unsclfish ones are the ollr:-)
who arc s(,l'\'in~ God a'ld doing so berause they love
him. This cleady seems to refer to the tim(' mentioned
by the apo'Stll', who wrotl': "Kow we lw'l'cch you,
1)J'ethrrll, by the coming of our Lord Jhll.'S CI1I'lst,
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2: 1) "The Lord knoweth them that are his. And,

Let everyone [henceforth] that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity." (2 Tim. 2: 19) It shows
that those faithful ones were widely dispersed or
scattered and now they arc gathered together unto
the Lord.
29 In this connection note now that Obadiah says
concerning the "captivity" that they "shall possess
the cities of the south' '. This clearly implies the
ousting of the enemy and the entrusting of the rulership to the faithful people of God and to the vindi('ation of Jehovah's name. Those whom 1he Lord found
faithful at the time of the temple examination and
judgment he r-aid would be assigned to certain
"cities", which apparently means certain portions
of his organization of the great and holy city. '''rhen
came the first, saying, Lord, thy pounu hath gained
ten poulld<i. And he said Ullto him, We'll, thou good
servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very
little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the
second came, sayin~~, Lor'd, thy pound hath gained
five pouncls. And he saiu lib'wi::e to him, Be thou
also over five eiti('s."-Lukc 19: 16-19,
80 I~ach one lIOW in the Lord's organization, and
who appreciates that /l:t'eat ))rivil<'~.;e of knowing and
serving .Jehovah, r('aliz<'s tlmt "now hath God set the
members evel'y one of them in the botly, as it hath
pleaseJ him" (1 Cor. 12: IS), and each one of s\I<'h
delights to fill, hy the /l:r,we of the Lord, the place
to whieh he is assiglllcl. Therc is no ('ll\'y or covdousness nmon~st those of (llll'e heal't. 'I'hl'l'e is no resp('('t
of perSOIlS, but all art' at unity in CllI'ist lllld therefore one in action, to the ~I01'Y of Jeh()\'ah. It npWaJ's,
however, that some wlio mingle with the faithful
anointed remnant for a time arc co\'etow~, having
a desire to recei\'e honor among-st men, and sueh ones
seck to push themselves forwaru illto what appears
to them a more favor'able position. That is entir<'ly
the wrong spit'it anu mean.. that they arc followin~
a course of lawlessn<'Ss, aIH} the I~ord dcclares he will
gather such ont of his king\lom. (l'latt. 13: 41) The
angels of the Lord at his command do this ousting
work, anu these are the ang<"ls who att('nd upon Chri'it
Jesus at the temple (Matt. 25: 31) Th('se angels doubtless perform in eOllll('('tion with and toward the people
of God many things thnt they cannot sec with their
natural ('yes or I\('ar with their natural cars. \Ve have
the assuran<'e that "the an~t'l of the Lord encamprth
round about them that fear him" (Ps. 34: 7), anu
which must mean that these an~~els ull<lcr Chri!>t .Jesus' command have a special illterest in and oversight
of the faithful servants of God on earth.
DELIVERERS

Jehovah has no pleasure in the wicked, not e\'en

in their death. "For thou art not a God that hath
pleasure in wickt'uness; neither shall evil dwell with
thee." (Ps. 5: 4) Furthermore it is written: "As I
live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the
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death of the wicked." (Ezck. 33: 11) The wicked are

those who have had an opportunity to know and to
serve Jehovah and have turned the other way, amI
such include the clergy and the "evil servant" class;
and concerning all such wicked it is written: "If any
man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in
him. "-lleb. 10: 38.
82 The prophecy of Obadiah is devoted almost exclush'ely to God's purpose and manner of pUllishill'.~
the wicked religionists. Not that God has plru'iure in
such a thin~, but that he must make known his purpose to vinuicate his name and reveal to his creatun's
the only way wherehy they may obtain life e\'c:'lasting. Jehovah takes pleasure in the vindication < f
his name alld in the bles'iin~ of tho!o,e who arc loyd
and faithful to him and who have a part in the viucr('ation of his name. "Let thrm shout for joy, and llc
glau, that favour my righteous cau!o,e; y('a, let th<'1ll
say continually, TJet the IJord be magnifkcl, whi('h
hath pleasure in the prosperity of his ser\ant. "-1's.
35: 27.
83 God's due time has come to show his favol' to
his organization; and hen('e it is writt<'n: "Thou shalt
arise, alld have mercy upon Zion; for the time to
favour het', yea, the r-et time, is come." (Ps. 102: 1~)
\Vhen Jelro\'ah sent Uhri'it Jesus to the 1<'mplc for'
judgnl<'nt, that markcu the time of the hl'~inllinf.{ of
the showing of his favot' to Zion. lIe takes pll'a~Ule
in those who have rl'mainru truc to him; says his
prophetic wOI'd: "The fJol'll taketh J,leasul'e in the:n
that fl'ar !rim, in those that hOJl(, in his mel'c'y." (Ps.
147: 11) "For the Lord takdlr pkasure in his }H'opll';
he will beautify the nwck with sal\ation. "-1's. l,l!): 4.
St The }wople of all nations who do survi\'C and
live mu<;t in due time hear the truth and put thc'lllselves on thp side of .Jehovah. (He\', ]5: '1) 11lfOl'llIation cOllC'el'lling the d<'structioll of the enrlllY is IIOW
given to the r('mnant in advance of the cOlllill~ to lHl"'i
of those e\"('uts that the relllnallt may he stl'OI1~ in
hope an<i may well understaud that tlll'ir ]lel'secut ion
by the ('Il(~my is permitted by the Lord to test t !H'lll.
and that in due time Jehovah will comp~ctclJ' deliver
them.
35 For many centuries the Roman Catholic Hierarchy and allied clergymen have I)('en bJ'owheatin'~,
frigohtcning, coercing and oppressing the pcopk, aud
at the same time telling the people a gl'eat ma'iS of
lies, while at the same time tlH'y have bern pO'iin'~
as the sllviors of the people, and hcnce as their spiritual guides. B~' their use of fraud and dl'c('it the clc'~'
~y ha\'c indueeu cr('dnlolls lwople to support thein,
Ilnd now their l)J'e~'illg upon the people is at an ('llCl.
\Vhile the clergy form a part of Satan's 0/'~~ani7ati'JII,
yet the prophecy of Obadiah is limited to the rdi(~i(jll
ists of the Deyil's organization so far liS the rx('tllti(,Jl
of God's wrath against them is concerned. \YII('!l
Dayid was put on the tn)ical throne of Cod's kil1~
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eneHl~' round about, including the Edomites. Whrn the

Greater David was enthroned in 191'1 and sent forth by
Jehovah to rule midst his enemies he rngaged in war
with the ci.1Cmies of God. All the evidence points to the
fact that the da~' of the iulfillment of ObacJiah 's prophecy is now here. While the clergy pose before the
people as saviors or deliverers. the real saviors
provided by Jehovah appear, as it is written: "And
saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the
mount of Bsau ; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's."
-Obad. 21.
16 In ancient Israel the judges were called "deliverers", and the word "saviours" here used by the
prophet Obadiah means "deliverers" abo. The words
"saviours" and "deliverel's" mran the same thing:
"'i'herefore thou delivereust them into the hand of
their encmies, who vcxeu them: anu in the time of
their trouhle, when they cried unto thee, thou hc'ardcst them from hcavrn; and a('eordin~ to thy manifold
mercies thou goavest them saviours, who sawd them
out of the Il3nd ,of their cnemies. "-Neh. 9: 27.
IT'Vhen l<;rael was oJlprc<;scd by the rnc'my and
the oJlpressed people cried unto the Lord, he sent them
a deliverer or savior: "And when the chiluren of
Israel cried unto the r... ol'd, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the c'hildren of lsrad, who delivered them,
even Othniel the son of Kellaz, Cakb's youllger hrothcr. And the spirit of tlll~ Lord came upon him, and
he judw'd Israel, and W('lIt out to war; and t he Lord
deli'l(>l'(>\l Chushan-rishnt Itaim kill~ of .Mrsopotamia into his hnnd; and his halld pJ'l'vailcd a~aillst Chushanrishalhaim." (Juu~, a: 9, 10) "And the Lord goa'le
Isracl a ~aviol1l', so that tlll'y wrut out from under
the hand of the Syrians; lind the chilun'u of Israel
dwelt in their tellts, as beforetime." (2 Ki. 13: 5)
Spcakin:!. of Gideon's hand of warriors, .Jl'hovah said
to him: 'B.y the thl'ee hundred men that lapped will
I save you, and deliver the :\Iidianitrs into thine
hand; :wd let all the ot her people go evcry man unto
his [own house]."- Judg. 7: 7.
IS In tl\(' prophecy of Obadiah under consideration
the prophet calls th('3e ddiverel's "f.:adours" because
th{'y 1'elll'{,8ent the Great Savior, Jehovah, and are
directly a<;soeiated with Christ Jesus, the Savior of
the world, and through whom Jehovah accomplishes
salvation of those who love and serve him. The term
"saviour", as u<;ed in the prophecy, therefore properly applies to and includes Jehovah's remnant now
on the earth, ju"t as ecrtainly and as fully as it applied
to human ereatures whom Jl'hovuh used to ddi\cr
the Israelites of old.
19 The J... ord uscs the faithful members of his boely
in his work and eounts ,vhat is done to them as unto
himself. Today at the command of Jehovah the rem
nant go forth and' publish salvation', whieh God provides and whieh is the only salvation for any creature.
(Isa. 52: 7) To the prisoller e1ass the wItnesses of
Jehovah now Lear his message of dcliycrance to the

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people, that those prisoners, the persons of good will,

may know alld find the only way of salvation. (Isa,
49: 9) The true and faithful remnant watch out for
the interests of their brcthrel1 and co-operate faithfully with each other in safeguarding the kingdom
interests, (1 'rim. 4: IG; Jas. G: 20) It is the remnant,
the faithful witnesses of JcllOvah, that take the lead
over the hi~~hway and lift hi~~h the standard of Jehovah, pointiug those people of good will to the way of
salvation. (h,a, 55: 4; 62: 10) All this the remnant
do under the command and leadership of Chri<;t .Jesus, the Savior, and hence they arc included in the
term "saviours" mentioned by the prophet OhaJiah.
40 '1'hese "saviours" "come up on mount Zion",
that is, the or~~ani7.ation of .Jehovah, and eOIH't'I'lIin~
that or~anization it is written: ".Jerusalem is builded
as a city that is compact togetlter j whither the trihe,;
go up, the trihes of the Lord, unto the testimony of
Israel, to give thanks unto tile name of the Lord."
-Ps. 122: 3, 4,
41 This takes place when .Jt'hovah huilds up Zion,
the huildillg up of which 1)l'~:1!l with the ('ornillg of
the Lord Jesus, the g-r('at .Jlld'~e and f3avior, to the
ternflll'. Kot e'lel'y one who Sa~ s, "Lord, Lord," shall
1)0 of Zion, but ollly those wllo lawfully alld faithflllly do the \I ill of (;od. By his prophd, the psalmi:-,t,
.Jehovah shows t hat there is a specific qlla J j f1eat ion
that Jnn<;t be had by all who come lip to the po<.;ition
of "saviour,; ", as nwnt ioned hy the prophet, alld that
qualific'ation is ~d fOl'tlt ill tl1<";e word:,: "LOI'<1, who
shall abide ill thy tahel'llaele 1 who shall um'lI ill til,\'
holy hill? He that walkt-th upl'ightly, and \\orkt-tlt
l'i~htcousll('SS, alld sp('akdh the truth in his hea.'t.
lIe that hal'khitcth not with his tongue, nor dodh
('viI to his neighhour, nor taketh up a repl'oaeh a~ain:-.t
his nrighlJolil'. In whose eyes a vile person is cont"mned; but he honourcth tht'm that fear the !..c))'(l. lie
that swearl'th to his o\l'n hurt, :wcl changeth 110t. 11"
that lHlttpth not out IIi.; 1l1()Jl('Y to usury, nol' tal,1 1ft
1"'\\ ani a!~alll<.;t till' IIllWI'('IlL He that L1ul:lh til( ~c
thing'S shan l!('\,(\r be mo\'('cl. "-Psalm Hi.
42 These faithful ones who meet the divine rec!uil'ements see and nppreeiate the pI'C'sellee of the Lonl at
the temple, and they hear and obey the propheey, tc
wit: "Rejoice greatly, 0 daughter of Zion; . . . behold, thy King cometh unto thee; he is just l the great
Judge], and having salvation," (Zech. 9: 9) 'rhe pieture by the I>ropheey of Obadiah of the 'saviol's
cu:ning up on Mount Zion' COlTl's!wnds exactly with
the picture recorded at Uevelation 14: 1, and whiel!
shows the 144,000 with Cbl'i,;t Jesus the Savior on
l\lount Zion. All these scriptnres diselose the fuet
tha.t sah'ation is from .J ehovah anu eom('s solely
through the ch:1l111el of his IH'ovision, whkoh is his
of:lcial family Zion, and that salvation comes not
from any of the clergy crowd, sueh as the hypocritical Homan CatholiC' ITirrarehy, Jehovah God ll.lS provided salvation, and there is no other name through

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which it comes save that of Christ Jesus. It was to
this vcry day the prophet looked forward when he
recorded tl1('<;e words: "Oh that the salvut:on of Israel
were come out of Zion! wlwl} the Loru hl'j]]r,eth ba~k
the capth'ity of his people, .J"eoh slwll rejoice, and
Israel shall be glad. "-1's. H: 7.
43 What is the work assigned to thec;c s,lViors that
come up on ~Iount Zion? 'l'110 prophet an"wers: "'l'o
judge the mount of Bsau." 'l'hi", of couri-C, means
that those of Zion, the remnant, IH'onoUllce the judgments of Gou, which he ha~ previously ",Titten and
which juu~~ments mark and conc1C'mn to destruction
the hypocritical religionists, partiC'ularly the Homan
Catholic lJif'l'archy and her allie(} cleny. It is the
declaration of the Vl'ngc'unC'e of ,TdlOvah (Jo(l against
the hypocrites which the remnant are commissioned
to declare. (:od couscli his pl'Ophet to 'Vl'ite concerning
this \'Cry time: "f,ct the saiuts be joyful in glory;
let them &ing aloud upon thei!' beds. Let the hi~~h
prais(>s of (:uJ be in their mouth, anu a two-eug'('cI
sword in thl'ir hand; to cxceute VCll;.;'cunce upon the
heathen, and punishments upon the {wople; to bind
their kin~s with chains, anJ their Ilohles \\it h f( ttel's
of iron; to execute upon thl'm the juchmt.'lIt written;
tIJis honon!' ha"e ull his saints. Praise J'e the fJord."
-1'8. J.l!J: ii-V.
4' 'l'he proll(Jllllein~ of th(',:c jud~"('ments of ,Jehovah
ll~ainst the scornful nwn, the Ii il'l'al {'hy lind thci!'
Illiit'd eh'r"", necP"lsllI'ilv JlI'()\'"kt'~ Il war, 1)('C'ause it
expose'! 11~~ fl'ands 1111;\ h.\'p lel'i',y of that wiek(~d
C'I'OWU J<'IIO\ahs Willl<'KS( H ar'0 !lOW ('II~~d",l'tl in the
<lc('lal'al ion of the <Ii\ inc j\l(l~nH'llts,- pl'O('I<lilllin~ the
Scriptm'l's that make known that Uorl's tllno is at
hand whl'n he takl's UC'C'Ollllt wltll hio.; ('ill' mips, in
whieh he executes tho"c who have (:t'flllll(,'} his name.
They will be d('d:lI'ill~~ the 8l'l'iptml's and makil1~~
known that many of the r(I111111Ilt. will be on carth
and see Clm"l .Jesu'! eX(,(,llto the jll<1~ml'nto.; of Jehovah
against the 1'('liqioniKts and othel's who han~ so wickedly defamed .Jehovahs nanw. Before the 1,01'(1 Jesns
Christ all nations are now !!athered (lITatt. 2;): 31, 32),
and this particularly appljl's to the religionists of
"Christendom" and is clenrly in line with the prophecy writtell, to wit: "1)ct the heathen be wakened,
and come up to the vaHey of Jehoshaphat; for there
will I sit to judge all the heathcn rounu about. E~ypt
shall be a deilolation, and l~dom I Esau] shall be a
desolate wilderness, for the violence again:>t tIl(' children of Judah, becau:,e,they have ~hcd innocent blood
in their land. But Judah shall dwell for ever, and
Jerusalem from generation to gencration. 1"01' I will
cleanse their blood that I have not clean<.;C'd; for the
IJord dwelleth ill Zion. "-,Joel 3: 12, 1G-21.
45 Dr his prophet .J<remiah ,Jehovah snpports this
conclusioll concerning the fall of the Edomites: "Also
Eoom shall be a desolation; everyone that goeth by
it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all tIle plagues
thereof. Behold, he shall come up like a lion

from the sY"l'IIin~ of .Jonhn I":ainst the I'l>:t"rru

of the strong; but I will Sll\_~(;CJlfy make hilJl J'll:l ';.,,: ;'"
from her; and wJ;l) is a Cl!'I';('Jl man, th:t I 1 ,;, y ;" :)point over her? for who i'; liLe me? and 1.1,') ,,111
appoint me the time? and dlO IS that :'<:]J: ' ;,.1 t.l[.t
will stand bel'ore me? Thell'fore hear t1.e ('UII',: (! (,j'
the Lord, that he hath t::' !l w~:linst Edvl.l; ~,lJd 1 I';
purposes that he hath Ihl.1JU'>-:J a~~ain"t t111~ j'i:,.uitants of 'reman: ::;urely the 1eu'>t of t1Je t~lJ(:: ~ LaJl
draw them out; sUl'dy hI' f'hall make their kl)daiil)'I~;
desolate with them. Behold, he ~:hall cOllie UjJ ~111d lly
as the cagle, and hpread his ,\iw~~J over l\(),~l,';'; :111<1
at that day shall the he~!rt 01 till) Jni:~hty Illl'!1 0/ !.':') n
[E')au] be as the heart of 11 V,Olllun in 1J(l' 1',111',;."
(,Tel'. "1G: 17, 1!), ~O, 2::l) 'l':,e E<lomites han: III l,wht
grent reproach ujJon the name of .Jehovah, :Ill'! "'I the
Lord will see to it that thl'y do 1I0t goo llllPllllj~;ll d.
Uou will cll'ar ancI "indieatc his IIOJ,Y name.
'4li This ('Jcarin~~ out of the EdOlllites t:I!;,'') p!aee
",h('n the Lord Imil(h up Zioll: "And tlte I,lll:~do;n
sllUlI be the LOlW'~ [so "Iwlt the Uw\dom belol1,'~ tlllto
Jehovuh (Not h.) J." 'l'Ol!.IY the fl':luduknt el'<J\\ d, the
Homan Catholic JIiemrehy, ('!aim to be I'ltlill!!, the
world as the repl'l' :l'ntati"e'l of the Lord, but tllat
claim is wholly fal"e and tliC) Lon} will sep to it t lIat
it appcars fal' e ill the <'YC',; of the othcr ll( Jllt'llts thnt
rule the earth. Tlw HOIll:JIl Cat holie Jli('l',tl'<'h~' alld
tltrir I1l1ie:, IlOW :1' ,I line to 'rei'm a~ kin;.\' wiIIIilUt.'
,Jlhovah's royal bOil :', :lIHI ('(Jlltl'ary to the ""ill of
Uoo. (1 Cor. 4: H) The ('oITl1ll('r(jal tr:d'.i(Ll'l'~ ::ll<!
politicians, to':dh('r with tlw clel'~~'y or reli:;iom ~'I!i,,~,
have sd up the "ab:Jlllillation that makl'lh (l,' ,olatl'"
aIHI claim 1hat it rule., the \\'odd by divinl' 1 i~llt; lllit
that mal.c"lJift Illtl.t ',oon pao.,') awn)' fOl' e\ ('I'. ~;I1:Jll'::l
org::mizatjoJl IHU:-.t sllol'tly pn<1 and a part or t !J:lt
endin~ shall he the (!l",trul'l iOIl of the ol(} ,. ""IIOl','''.
'rhe dcstmction of the "01<1 \\llOre" syst('::I, :ill') t: (.
litl'ral cleaning out or killiJl[~ of tile men wlio l'W~.l lljl
and rule that hypo('I'iiical organi?at.ion, <11<'-; llot III ('l";-:,wily take place 111. one nnd the same 1illll'. ]:,\11)(')'
dol'S it appear frolll the 8criptlll'C:; that the WI'l' !l(.W,
whieh is in progl'l's..;, u~~ainst the cler;!y el'(j\\'<! ,\ ill
l'ompletcly disgrace and bring into <1isl'l'lHlle 1ill) 11 i(l'arehy UJl(l its reli:!ious I1llks, awl then at tll<' ha1111'
of the great day of God ,Almi~~hty Christ ,J('Sll-: \\ ill
destroY all the wickr<l. This i<; not a dogmatic ,,[:It(,1l1l'nt ~r ('onclu:-.iolJ, Imt sncll SC'('IllS to be l'l'no.;onable
ill the light of thl' 8criptmes amI the facto.;. \t nllY
rat<~ the Jllllt of the remnant in that war is to "ill'!
the prai<:t's of Jehovah and to <1('eJ:1re thl' (1.1Y of h'-;
vengeance and make known hi:; juc1[,;ll1cnts h('retoj',,; I:
written. By so doin~ they expo;(' to vi(w the rl'l'll' l;
of lies behind" hidl the wicl,ed religionio.;j<; 1lIl\ e lon;~
coneea1<>d themsclve~; and t!ll'n the 1)0)'(1 \rill do t1:e
destrnctive work. This is clearly and l'll1pl:ati(;tll~
shown by other prophccil's.-EzekieJ, chaptNs llllle
and ten.
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commission which the Lord has given them and per- cleared out. Nothin,g shall be permitted to offend in
form that commission loyally and faithfully. Jehovah all God's holy kingdom. Jehovah will order and carry
permits them to see his purpose in destroying the on his kingdom under Christ Jesus, his anointed One,
clergy and all of Satan's organization, but it is not the King and "righteous Branch", agrC'eable to his
so important for the remnant to know just the order promise made: "And I will gather the remnant of
in which this will bc done or the day when the destruc- my flock out of all countries whither I have driven
tion will take place. 'rhe remnant must be wholly obe- them, and will bring them again to their folds; and
dient to the Lord, and, being obedient, they will not they shall be fruitful and increase. Behold, the days
try to run ahead of the Lord and state how he is going come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David
to do it, a thing he has not revealed. The remnant a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosmust declare the message that Jehovah and Christ per, and shall execute judgment and justice in the
Jesus have placed in their mouth to declare, and not earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israci
only be contented with so doing, but rejoice in that shall dwell safely; and this is his name wlwrehy he
privileg'l.'. 'l'hey must bear the fruits of the kingdom shall be called, TUB LOUD OUR RIGHTEOUShefore the people; and the proclaiming of this message NESS. "-Jer. 23: 3, 5, 6.
51 Then is heard the great voice throughout the
is to awaken those of good will, the Jonadabs, who
form the" great multitude", as well as to give warn universe praising the 1\[O'lt lIig-h: "And I heard as
ing to others. This work mu~t he completed before it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice
Armageddon hc('ause after the destructive work be- of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thund('rgins by the" Sword of .Jehovah", and with the ang('lje jn~s, saying, All('luia; for the Lord nod omnipot('nt
host aerompanyjn~ Christ Jesus with their slaughter reign('th." (Rev. 19: 6) Let all those now on the ('al'th
weapOllS, it will then be both too late for the remnant who love and serve J('hovah stand firm and stC'utlfa<;t
to declare the message and too late for the great mnl- for' hi'l name and his kin~dom. Hcg-ardIes'l of whal the
t itude to receive the mpS'lagc and seck righ teOU'ln('fi'l enemy may do, we know that the day of dC'live1'al1('e
and me('kncss before God's wrath falls upon the enemy. i-; ncar; and the1'<,fore the son~ of praise' which his
481,('t the people now undprstand the only mC'an'l )H'ople now raise to the holy lIame of .Jehovah shnll
of salvation is that whi('h God has provi(bl through g() on for e\"er and ewr to the honor and glory of the
Chrh;t Jesu'l. "Behold, my servant whom I have (110- l\Iost High.
Rcn; my bcloVC'd in whom my soul is well pleased; I
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will put my spirit upon him, and he shall decla!'c ~ 1, 2. "1IOR() prOmi'fl i~ cXPIP~sp,1 in thIS tl'xt' With spriptnrcR, ('''{plain \\ho are to be delIvered, amI hy \\hom, awl
judgment to the GC'ntilcs... And in his name shall
whom.
the Gentiles hope." (Matt. 12: 18-21, R.V.; .\(ts ~ 3. from
"There ~hall IJC holiuesR." How wm this be 11l'('om\,ll~he,I'
4: 12) The Lord will rid the earth of the enemy and ~ 4. "'hat i~ lllPant hv the dl'l'!aratioll that" the hou~e of
.Ta(oh shall llassl's~'their 01\ n poss"s~ions'"
make it a fit plae'e for honest creatures to live upon.
fI 5. WIth seriptul'l's bhaw whether the pUipose cxpr(,ss"d in
"And the IJord shall he kin~ over all the earth; in
Psalm S:;: 12 \\111 succeed.
~ 0, 7. I,lputlfy "the house of Jacob" awl "the hou~e of
that day shall there be one I.Jord, and his name one."
.T08,'ph' '.
-J'.ech. 14: 9.
'If 8-]3. WIth othl'r sc!iptur('q, point out the signifieancp Hud
49 None of the hypocrites or of the wicked will sur
the fitne~s of then l!l'lllgo "111''''' all<1 "flam,", "\\ith thr
house of Esau for stul,blp," Hn<1 how this 'file and
vive, and all who do surviye Al'Jnageddon, anI] all
flume' will" k1l1(11,' m th(,1l1, Hnd dp\oul' thprn".
who are resurrected, must obey, if they live, and come 'If 1418. Account for God's eu('ullcs' hanugo &0 long' eontinlu'<l
to take their own ,'OUl ~". lIarmoni7e lkutewllorny 2: 4.5, Il
completely under the rule of the l.Jord JC'sus, the
the de..l:lIallOllS at Oha<liah]9 Hwl ~1l1l1bers 24: 1/I!l.
King of the earth. "All the ends of the world shall 'If 19WIth
24. How shall" th('y of the south" "PObS('SS thp mount
remem!l('r and turn unto the Lord; and all the kinof Esau" i Point out fulfillmcnt of Amos !): 12. If ow
nnll wh('n shall "thpy of the plam" PO"<'l'<'S "the fl:uul
dreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the
of the] PIl1lishnes'" 'Vho shall "posses8 t hp f]('J,1 of
kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor among
Ephrulln, un<1 the fipI,ls of l:iamaria", an<1 how' II ow
and when ~hall "Benjamin" po,~esq "Glh'ad" f \\'hat
the nations." (Ps. 22: 27, 28) Then Christ Jesus, the
do th,'se prophetic pirtureR SN'm ekally to sho\\ 1
Greater David, will say to Jehovah, as it is written: ~ :?3-:!9.
Identify" the eaptivity of tluR host of the cllll,lrl'n
"Thine, 0 Jehovah, are Greatness and Might, and
of Israel' '. Whcn an,] how <10 thry 'come into PORs('F~ion'
of the 'land' of "the Canaanitps'" Who ale "the capBeaut) and Victory and Majesty, nay! all in the
thity of Jerusalem "I How, alll] with \\hat r('sponsp, ale
heavens and in the earth; thine 0 Jehovah, is the
they 'given possp;,sion' of "the cit)('s of the south"f
kingdom, who art exalted aboye all, as chid; and ~ ;loO. Account for the plp:;ent ulllty of purpose :md action of
God's faithful Sl'l\l'nts on earth.
riches and honour are from before thee, and thou art
11' J], 32. Who are the wicked f In vil'w of \\ hat is stat('d fit
ruling oyer all, and in th)' hand are power and might,
E,'ekiel 33:] 1, account for Go<] 's purpose toward the
and in thy hand it is, to give g-rC'atness and strength
wir'kel], find his IIltl1llate dpnlin~ "Ith them.
~ 33, :14. How and when does Psalm IU:!: 13 ha\e fulfillmentf
unto any. "-1 Chron. 29: 11, 12, Roth.
"lly is Jehovah at this time so graciously favoring Ius
60 The Roman Catholic Hierarchy and their clergy
organization f
allies and all others who reproach and defame the 'I : j,lO. With SCI iptures in illustration, explain the term
"saviours", used ill vprse 21. lIow do these" saviours"
name of Jehovah must and soon will be completely
"come up on mount Zion'"

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fJTle Wr\TCliT0\vER

f n, 42. W!lpn

'if

aUlt how is P~:'l.lm ]22: 3,4 fulfilledJ What is

the necefll'llry qualification for all tho~ who 1U Ob:lllJah 21
are desl~nateJ "s,IVJours"l 'Vhat do the scJiptures
bere dIsclose regardmg- the sour<,o of lmlvatlOn allli the
channel through nlnelL it is proYHled t "hen .1I'hl)\'[(h
takes account Il1th Ins cnenlles, how will be ueal Il1th
those who kn-e defamed his name'
43-H. What is the work assIgned to these 'saviors that
cOllle u1' on Mount Zion" anu how is that "ork acwm

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Y.

1Jlished 1 I-fow is their part foreshown in tlll' propheei.-sJ

Why, aecOIumg to Joel 3: 12, 19-21 aud Jerf>l1llnh 4(/:
li, J!l, 20, 2:!, is sudl uesnlation wrought upon' 'l:.}<>!Il''
"'kIt must the remnant now know and dol Why 1
'if 4S-,jO. \VIIlI scriptures, Lhow that exaltation of jellO\ah's
\-;01,1 and name attellcls anu ollons the execution of his
ju<l;-;mcnts lJl tho ea Ilh.
fI 51. \\ hat, theu, shall be uoue by all those now on the eo.nth
,\ ho love llud serye J eho\'all f

THE MARCH TO ARMAGEDDON

ESCRIBING Satan '8 marHhaling of his forces

and ueft>nd their cuu..,e. 'rheir policy is to never rnt(,I'

for the coming fight of .Arma~eddon, tho

prophet ~ahum in symbolic terms says: "He
[Satan] shall recount his worthies: they shall stulOblo
in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof,
llnd the {kl'cllee shall he prepared." (~ah. 2: G) Sa
tan's" worthies" are his foremost servants.
In his preparation for the great uattle Sutan sum
mous hi.<; lIobles and the prineipal of his floel" :wd these
"nohle" cler!.tymen and }tril\ci pa I of the Hock, hypocritically claiJllin~ to he Christiuns, hurry to ohey the
hllmmons of theil' master, ~utan, even as the prophet
of God says they would 4.10; UJl(l as they come" they
stumhle ill their march ". (II. r.) 'rhe prophet haiah
(R: H) )on~ ago saHl: ".And he shall be fur a saLlCtllal..\'; hut for a stone of stuJl1hlin~, and for a ruck
or offence, to bot h the hOIl"'l'S of hl'ad; for a ~dn and
for a hWlre to the inhahil:lIlt<; of Jeru<;alrm." 1~\'C1l
f;0, Satan's "worthies" ~tumLle {)"rr "the StOll<: ",
which is (:o()'s anoiLlted Kin~, Christ Jesus. 'rhey
make Jltlste to the def('Il~e of Sntall's worhl or orgalJization; anu in so uoiLl~ thc~' h'~umble and fall, just
as Jesus the ~n'at Prophd foretolll they wouhl, sayin~: "] lid ye neYer read in the s('riptllres, The stone
which the bllihkl's rejeehd, the same is become the
l1('ad of the cornc'r: . . . And whosoever shall fall on
this stone :-;hall be In'okell: Imt on ,vhomsocwr it r;hall
fall, it wiII grind him to powder." (1\latt. 21: -12-4-1)
'rhe prophet Isaiah (8: 14, Hi) for('told thbl, snyin~:
"And many allloJJ~ them shall ~iumblc, anu fall, aild
l)e broken, and lJC ~nared, and he taken." Thl'Y hasten
to aid in the prcparnt ion for the assault upon Ood's
Anointed, hut they fall. cwn as it is written: "When
the wicked, e~en mine enemies au(l my foe:'!, came upon
me to cat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. " -

into un olJen ui,;cu~sion with tho~e who repl'esC'nt (lod,

lJ('cuusc that would el\po'ie their duplicity to the people. Prophcey declare,; they arc" mighty men of BabyIon" (:-)atan's organization), the~' heing the reli;.;iou'i
part of the Ol';.!;illlization, anu thc~' ~wagger ahout Hllll
coutcnt tlH'ms(>lves ,\ ith hoasting words, and <;C(;I'et l:{
hring th.;il' inl!Ill'nee to upar uJlon thp political ruptOI',
to torment Uod's witllC"Sl'S until the day thc great
battle ",JlI he fOllg-ht.-Jl'l'. 51: 30.
:-;atall knows that shortly he mu~t fi~ht the Lord, and
therefore he prepares fur the conflld. IIis md hml of
Jlrepurut ion, huwC\ C1', i<; that of darkne<,s. 1:;.: loud
hoa~ting, hy cXillting the virtues aml al'1lit'WTlwnt<; of
men, :llIcl hy puttin~ the natioll<; in fear of {'adl 01111'1',
he halrn:, the gatlwrill~ of the people togethC'l' for t1H~
g'rcat day of hattk lfp j<; really kcepin,'r the W<'tl of
Ids \'i~ihle ol'~allizati()ll in the dark. Satan hatl'<; the
l'emnallt of (:od with a lleadiy hatrrcl, and he inclll''''
his 1I0hks and the prin('ipal of the lIo('k to att{'lllpt
thpir (j,<:,truction. ])ollbtlpf'<; Satan i"l eOllfident that
he ('all dest roy the in'ii'2;11 ilieant and, to him, "()('''11lential" g'L'OUp in the cuming hattIe, but he now at
Lel1JIlls to tOrtlH'llt nlHl persl'cute UIPIIl.
Satan would rompll'!('ly drstroy the remnant nm\',
were it not for the prutection (loll fUl'Ili"It<".; hi<; 0\\ II
The Jlrophet Nahum refer<; to Satan's JlI'l'llHl'atioll :tllli
to Itis eoltort<; prepnl'1n~ for hattIe, and OWIl sa~,,:
"Ana Ihe defence shall be prepartcl." 'l'lw,e latt .. !'
,yords munifetly refer to the protection (:od fULlli~!l<>'i
to hi,; 1'l'IlU1an1, 'rite "01'<1 1'enue1'('(\ "(ll'fellrc" n p.
}wal'S in the altel'llati\'e reauing in tllr mal'gin of tIle
Bible ns "con'rill~", :lIlJ means a co\'rr1J]~~ 01' 111'01 ("'t iOIl for tho'ic as:-;uul t illg' Satan's organization. Tlw
Rolhcrliam tl'an..,lation renders the tl'xt inlll(>se word.;:
"Yet the stormin~~ {)n'r is prep:u02d." .Jehoyah C:c..\
is the covering, and his protection for his own is ,. ia
the ~e('1'et plu('e of the ~l(),,>t High ", under the sh:ldow
of his willg; 'he ~hall cover these with hi" fe'athel'..;,
and under hi" wings shall they tm"t. '-Ps. !)l: lt
2\lany centul'irs ago .Trho\'oh srIlt .Tonah to prophl"::
again"t Nine\'dl, the eapital eit~ of .\,<;yria, tlil' s.) PH~
city again"t wInch tIle pruphet ~nhum te..,tiflrd. TIn'
prophecy "a~ gi\'Cll when Jonah had heen del iYl'l'l"l
from the belly o[ the ,yhale. The <1estl'lH'tion of t;:c'
city was l1l'furl'd nu1 il the day of nod's ]lr,'pa 1';,( j"l t
llI('nt ic)lle<1 hy the prophet Nahum (2: 3). ~ill\'c .J( ,:1,

1>8. 27: 2.
The prophet ~ahum says: "'l'hey shall make haste
to the wall thereof." True to prophecy, the c1er~y
and the principal of their f10rks make haste to seek the
instrumcnts ayailnble for the per"l'eution and pnni<,hment of thos0 of God's pe()ple who are known us "the
remnant ", and who are djli~ellt in spreadin':! among
the people the buth of .Jc'hoyah. Thl'Y make ha~te to
man the huh\ arks of :-:latan 's or~anization, that the
hated remnant may he de~tro~-ed, But while this preparation is goin~ 011, the clergy, or "noblrs", as the
prophecy calls them, decline to appear in the open

AUGCST 1, 1936

f.fhe Wr'\TCHT0\VER

Christ was raised from the dead, which miracle was

foretold by the dPliverance of Jonah from the wltale's
heJly (Matt. 12:40), thcre has h('en given a te'>timony
to thc nations of the earth; and particularly has this
tcstimony been given since the second coming of the
Lord in th('se latter daJ's and the heavenly resurrection
of the faithful members of the body of Christ who had
been sleeping in death. Now the t('stimony work is
abo~lt complete. The daJ' of God's preparation is done.
'Val' upon and destl'Uction of Satan's organization is
now about due. As the gates of the city, ancient Baby.
lon, w(>re opencd :md the army entered and the city
f<'1l, so, as the prophet l"ahum (2: G) says, "The gates
of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be
dissolved," and Satan's organizat ion shall fall.
The day of battle draws nigh. The day for the judg-.
ment of the nations is at hand. 'rltc J.Jord is in his holy
temple for judgment. l\I icah 's prophecy (l: 2) de
dare:': "Ileal', all ye people; hearken, 0 earth, and all
that therein lSi and I<:t the Lord God be witness against
you, the Lord fro/ll Ids holy temple."
Notice must be given to the world, hccause God docs
not take action in sl'erc1. Throu~~h his propl1('t (.Joel
3: 9, 10, 12) Jl'1lOvah says: "Proclaim ye thiq among
the (:ellt iles; l'rl'pal'e war, wake up the nll~hty lI1en,
let all the mt'n of war draw lH'ar; let them come up:
heat your plowshares into swords, untl your pruninghoo);s into ~peal'S; It,t the weak say, 1 am stI'OIl~. Let
the ht'utht'n be awakl'llt'd, und ('omc up to the v:dley
of .JdlOshaphat lthe place and time for .)ehemlh to
pronoU11ce and exec:ute juclgmentl: for there will I
Rit to judge all the heathen round about." (\'s. 14)
"~JuJtitudcs, multitudt's iu the valley of decision: for
tile day of tile Loru is Ilt'ar in the valley of deei-;ioll."
Satan mal'C'ht's his ~rt'at army into the "valley of
decision " for war. With blaring banus of military
music awl fl,l'ill~ banners hi" oJIieer-; approaeh. Jn the
van mareh the killgs, the princes, the presiuents, the
v,owrnors, and the smaller politic'al rulers; the jutl~c's
alld the attc'lIdnnts upon the great judicial syst('m,,;
the parliamellts, the congresses, and all others having
to do with the politieal machinery of the world. 1\[ore
hallds and banners, and on rome the financial giants
of the wOl'hl, comparatively small illllumber, but g'l'eat
in power. 1\lore music, banllers and floats, and thNl
al)pear in the line of mareh the mighty ecclesia::;tical
pontifis, the hishops, the cardinal", the priests, the
rabbis, the doctors of divinity, the l'ight reverends and
all the other clergy, each wearing all apparel that idellWit'S him, and arcompanied hy lay l('aders and tho'>e
who serve and receive the coll('etiol1s. Proud, haughty,
cold, calculating and severe, nnd with heavy di~nity,
each one of the three great govel'lling factors of the
visible part of the Devil 's organization takes its rt'spcctive positioll in the Ime of march. Sdf-importallt'e is
\\'I'itten upon their counienance, and self-praise is
u pOll all Ii ps.
March! March! March! .And on they come! In the

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line there are great ma2'azine owners and publishers,

who use tht'ir columns to extol the "irtues of the
mighty worldly org'ani~ation. 'l'here are the own('rs
and pllbli~hers of the, great ,metropolit(ln newspapel'S,
which mold public opinion in favor of the rulin~
heroes. lUore bands of mmic, and on come the chariots
and horses of war. These are no part of the ruling
factors, but they are instruments employed by the
ruling factors.
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Will they never cease
to tramp? All the nations must come, because they
must assemble to drink of that cup of wrath which
Ood has poured for them, and none can refuse.Jer. 25: 2H.
There are more than sixty nations that are puttill~
forth their lwst endea\'ol's to t'quip for war. Some idea
of the number of poor souls that arc prepared for the
slau~hter, and which f01'111 a military instrument of
the Devil's organization, lIlay be gathel'l'd hy anyone
if he will eomult the table of fiQ'ures, publ i,;hed by the
U.S. 'Val' Department, alld which sets out the llallle
of the coulltry, the acti\'e army, the organized reser\'e,
the unol'g'allized re~el've, and the total military mallpower of each such country in the li~t. 'rht' total mili
tary man-power wi II be found to exre('rl olle !tunllrll!
and t Wt'n1.r-f'our million men. For all tlll~::;e 1111'11 tll<'re
must be war equipment. ~w'h as guns, :,\\onls, !-ni\'l''',
lena psac!\-;, gun caJ'l'ia~I''', tanks, lIInmunit jon, homb,;,
alHI all (,tlWl' inst rUJncnts of dcstI'uetion lI~I'd by nH'1I
of war. '}'IH'II add to the ubove the trrJnenr1otl'i n:1VIl'';
of the eoullt ries, includ iug torpedoes and llUlllerou::;
suhmarinp,;. To this arId the numerous aircraft that
fly throug-h the air uncI drop deadly missiles UpOIl ml'll.
To this add poison gases, a eomparatinly small quan
tity of whieh would destroy a whole city in less thall
a day.
These arc all marchin~ into" the valley of decision ",
the mass of them ignor:lllt of why they arc going there.
There are lllultitudes UpOIl multitude'> of people \\ Ito
arc no part of this organization, but who arc e;t;[('r
dil't'Ctly or indirectly affected then>by. The'se incIwle
the drivers of motors, t he hospital corps, thoo.,e who
supplJ' and convey the food nece~sar~' to feed the
armies, the doctors nnd the nurses. And then thp1'e are
other multitudes upon multitudes of people who Ill',)
intlirertly nfiecied, because their nere,,-;iti(',> of life
must be curtailed in order to supply the militaQ' or
ganization. And Own, 0\'<'1' and above nil this visible
organization, unseen hy all and known by a vcry few,
rides the Devil, its mi;.;hty god, flanked and supportt'd
b~' hordes of evil angels.
In "iew of all thi'> filTa~' of organized power, even
some who claim to be Christians scorn tbe thou~ht of
a Devil's organization. Jt might here he a<;ketl, Whose
organization is it that is above d(,<;cl'ibed? Surely Uod
does 110i nced such; and while these come in the name
of the Lord, they come hypoel'itically in his nOllie, but
in fact in the' name of Satan the Devil.

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238

The visible part of God's organization is really

small and insignificant, so small, in fact, as to hardly
deserve notice. 'l'hcy arc on the other side of the valley
of decision, under the banner of the Lord. They bear
no weapons of warfare; only' their trumpets do they
have with which to sound the praises of Jehovah God.
The visihle members of Satan's organization look upon
this small and insignificant company of trumpeters
with contempt. 'fher are the only visihle foes of Satan, and they refuse to compromise with any part of
his organization. They persist in singing forth Jehovah's praise and in declaring the wonders of his wOl'ks.
Satan incites the clel'gy to destroy the little hand of
trumpeters, or singers, hecause the great eeclesia<;lics
arc annoyed by 1he presence of and the noi:-.e made by
this small company of witnesses. The little company is
doing no harm to anyone; the pol itieians "'ould find no
occasion against t1wm rxcC'pt for the influenee of the
ec('lesiastie's, nnd the financi('rs arc too husy to give them
llllJ' heed; but lJOth must heed the'ir ally's demallds,
because Satun i'l yery mud at thi'l little company and
would destroy them. (Hev. 12: 17) The Lord says to

Y.

them: / Continue to sound your trumpets, cease not

day or night, and fear not; no evil shall befall J'OU;
I have put my words in your mouth; tell it out that
others may know that I am God. '-Isa. 62: 6; 51: 16;

Ps. 91: 10.

The power and military strength of the invisible
part of God's organization cannot be stated, hrcaw,e
it is not revealed. We know that Jesus said that he
could call for twelve legions of ang<,ls for his own defen'le. \Ve know, therefore, that there are angels of
great power who form a part of God's mighty org-anization. Christ Jesus is the Head of it, the Field :\Iarshalleading the forces; and OVer and ahove it all rides
the Almighty God. 'l'hc power thereof may be approximated somewhat by the results that follow. Tne
great i"sue to he determined finally is, Who is thp
Almighl,r God 1 The day of decision is at hand, amI
those who have some 1000wledgc of and faith in the
Word of God arc now ('l1ah)('d to det('rmine from the
worus of the prophets what shall be the result, namel.\,
the dc-ciding of the i"sue in favor of Jehovah God, ani
the vindieation of his name I

LETTERS FROM AFIELD

'JI:1l0VAH DOIXG A GREAT WORK IN TillS LAX))!'

On:

l't:\k

I ll:1';1"1 Ila;:-; :

It's tiUle that \Ie give sOllie sign of life from UR. \\'(, fe('l
strongly urg"tI to do this, I)('c'ause our hearts llle fil1<'<! with
J{reat exultatIOn. WUII<!el'ful are the \\Olks of our grl'at King
that llre UOIl" In this ('ountl)'. The \ilglllH arl' ('ontinuon~ly moving ill to tho King's 1'[I!a{'e, fol1<)\\ illg the hricJe, all,l tlH'y en
tirely clean tlH'm~,'lves, In onlpr to I,p wOlthy to p[llti(,ll'[ltO
in t11(~ Jlrai-('s of the "Klllg of et"lIl1ty". Th!'y llle really
coming with gll'at joy all<l JlIllIlatlOn, wearing' \\hite ruhes
nllll ha\ing palms III their hall<l~. If yuu e'onhl ollly spc them,
it wOllltl \\ id"ll your Ileart! Our Iwa \'('lIly Father iR tluing n
work III this land I \\'h('n it is ('Olllplctl'd, all you hf'yond the
b'Jrtler~ will JIIakc l,ig- eyc's. He du('s not penn it his faithful to
l,e tourhed I,y tiL<' ell!'lIlv, awl l'resl'rycs those compll'tl'ly who
love him. Of eours!', tlll'y must use the 8wortl of the Spillt nnd
the shi(1J of faith \'('Iy often, in fad, nll the tilll!', Ij('('uuse
the fi~ht a~aiJ1~t the ('\ il spirits is ~,'ttlll~ hotter all the time j
hut .}('hovall GUtl IS Il'luling the fight, through his Killg', aud
50 in r('l\lity we kl\e only to stand antI lwhu1J our sahatlOn.
In the meantime we tlili.:ently usc the tremcl anti build with
encll~Y, J('ho\nh cu\crs ('very thing up \\Ith his "ings. Yet we
all JIIust h:1\e faith hk(' Ahlahulllj otherwise nil is in vuin.
By 5udl faith hll\ e the faithful in this ('ountry eau,cd moun
tains to lllove a1\l] hills to trclllhle; antl while we arc going
fOI\\ard, we are doing it with great thankfulnl's~ nnd tlpep
humihty. \Ye kllow that JchO\ah, our hf'a\'cnly Father, will
eont inue to 1,1(,83 liS as he has tlone up to the presl'llt timc.
The food "hich he ill his 10\ ing-kin,lness is s\lll provilling
for us we pat \('ry prnycrfully that \\e Illny ha\'e a clear understandiug of his entire pm pose anll t hCIl may also c:\I ry out
everything liS it is right in his SIght. '1'h(' lightuing fla~hes are
so bright anl! \\ondplful that th!'rl' is falllug from our eyes as
it hatl been sCllle-, anu c'I'erything is clearing up, wl,atever
was heretofore sOlllf'wllltt obscure. 'i'hus the LOltl is pr!'paling
his people for the final hattle. Willie things on the outflllie ale
becoming mOl c and more confused and evcrything sputtel sand
roars, .Tcho\ah steers Ius work screll!'ly to its goal. Those who
toelay have seeing eyes are stalldJDg firm in the strength of
the Lord amidst foaming "aves of the sea..
We wish you the Lord's richest blessings, and we will

continuc to stand \nth YOU shoulc1er to sllOul,ler for th<1 "11m'!'

of our glorious King till evcrything shall he clone. Wc gl'C'lt
you us
Your br!'th !'l'n,

K. H., K. N.,
"YOU HAVE NOT

AXD 1"1.

nnOlm~

J., Germany.

A LAW"

DE \R BROTHEr! l'ltll,LlI'>.:

With great joy I lllll ''''Iting this ll'tter late in the ni~:ht
to tell )'OU jnRt what haPP"IlC'd tlus eVl'llIllg'. About i: :;0 1'.111.
I ul"'ulcll to go into llulall'ayo Town ju~t Oil the ,,'nt"T eOln"r
of the town. I plac'ed Illy gramophollc awl illl1lll'dlal"ly 1I1:111y
Europeans pam!' Ill'ar me w,mllt'rlllg for \\hat r \1:tR prl'J1:11lll':,
I had my l)(J()k~ with IIII' III my hand; then I stattl'd to 1.1:1.\
Ju,]gp Huthcrfunl's recon]-. ~IaIlY pC'uple all.'n,ll"!. Poli'l'lIl11\
and <'.1.1>. came anti hill thC'm~ches near L)', li~t"lling to the
rccoll]s.
},Iany peopl!' w!'re \'cry interl'stetl \\ hen I ),;aye,1 '\Vhy ale
the Homan ('athu1lc 1)lII'"t8 called "fatherR" l' "P.'ae, ~l ."1sengels," find "Why ('1"lgy Opposc the 'fllllh" HIl,1 "Co",
fort". EV('lyone C'njoyl',1 t!Il'F(' woml('rflll truths, IIIJlIIl' Latl'!y
after t\\'o houls a lll'll'ctile (polle(') \las SC'lIt to coml' allll tak..
me to C.I.1>.s olIi,p. I \\::s tak,'n away \l'1th R elll\\d of )l(l.ople
atulllhng around \I i~hlllg' to Ill'ar some IIlOle rCI'()Id~.
A 8('lg"ant CjuC'stwi!c,llllc \\hnt I was (lOllig'. I rep]II',1 to him
that I was playing th.;,l' r('c'un]s explallliug the t:llth "hll It
JchO\nh 's wltn"S~1'8 ule telllll~ the peupll', an,l that tltl' p"oJ,h'
may henr \\ hat IIll'Ssagc .1 l'hovah 's \lIt nes~('s aw taklllg' to
the people. HI' a"lcl'u Ill.' \\ ho g':\\'e me a pellnit to ,10 Sll. I salol,
"The Hcril'tUlcs." lIe Fai,1 he "as going' to eh:\I r:(' Ill" fOI
in1elfpring with the pu1,1I(' on the pa\cmellt. Then 1 tol,1 hun
that I "ns not illtl'rfclIng' \Hth unybo,ly, nor \\a, I III (h~
way to pn'vl'nt people to pab8 through. I ball] that the" Bah:!tion Al'I,ty" people al\\'a~s slancl m tIll' Hltcet an,l Hing :lll,i
people attend to t hl'lII; ~'l)U du Il(,t stop t h(,l11 nor 11,:', go tlll",l
for mahIDg a noi~e in tOWIl. Aftl'r a lun~ eXl'1:lIIatllill tlll',I'
aui,l," You have not IJlokell a law; t1lell'fore ,\C lite JI1'.t
tl'lllllg you that we sh',l1 Hntl out tOlllfll ro\v [Ill('anlllg til"
J3th uf MIlY, the day I alll postlllg this lettcr to you], tlll'.1
we shall let you know whether you Fhall L" stopr"~'l.'
Yesterday e""mng r W[lS in the B.S. A. pulic'e ('.11111'. I 1'Ill."'c!
the rl'celJ'(ls anll place,1 Sollle booklets to a natne 8('1;::'''''"1.
They \\ere \ery llltere';tell Inueed. The Illllchllle J 'heu (hI';
evening "aR lCllt to mc by the native sergeant of the 1'0])1'"
camp. If they will allow me I will go to the pultce statron [tI,tI

Ana:ST

1, 19:':u

Siffie \VATCrIT0\VER

plar the records for them, as I wish thl'm to hear also. What
c\er they WIll say or do to me, I Will holdly face it. I shall
let you know what they \\111 say tomOTlOw. Please rememher
me in all your prayers.
'Vith !Jest wi5hes III the Lord's sen'ice, r am
Your hlOther
O. M. KABU:s"GO, Southern Rhodesia.
JEHOVAIl

BRINGI~G }o'ORTH

TIlE GREAT )IULTITUDE

De \It HI:0TIIER HeTlIJ;I(f'OIW:

We feel it our duty to drop you a line for your

eneoura~e

nwnt, and we rejOice hl't'ause we are III tIllS field service with
you. Uere are some experiences which may give :rou joy to
know:
We have organize<l the frienus here in the northern part of
Ontario ioto a sen ire campal~n, ~etting' eight ioto our auto
molllle, Rnd choo~inv, our terlltory fro III l"auquier to Kapu~ka
sing, which is tiOlid ]:oluan Cathohc territor,)'. This terntory
scattcrs for thlJ ty lIIIIl'H.
Wc pl:lccIl our wOlkl'lH out in seclioos of this tprritory, anll
co\croo it in one day, plncmg 4j hooks. Wc held two transl:np'
tion IlICf'tmfrs: one III Ihe 01'1'1l, in a Janllm~ scttlelllf'llt, und
tho other 11l J\apu~kasm~, at a Mr. Hoy's house. There we
put on the talk "}-:,'p:uatmg the NatIOns", IlllICh lI'ent out
flOm the hou~Ptop, awl lIas IH'arl! for live or six hll)('ks around
the town, IU"'OI"IIJ~ I.) the thief of pol "'I', \lho ~:l1d that \Ie
were llwakin~ all the Iwopltl of the tUII n, therefore lIe w"le
<hHlurbmg' the Ill'at'f'. 01H' tiling' we IwtH'P'] lIas that \I"l distill hCI! tho I"'al'e ot til(' pnl'sts, bl'I'au~t we saw tll'o stlln,llIJg'
about II h1<){'k away; another, (,vlIlentlr II1th llIore "anthont) ",
11S1(n.'d to the lecture, aIHl then I,,'nt ljuickly to tl,c police
station.
The next thing' WI' knl'w was that the chief of pol ICC lias
up,;tairs in thc hou..,.' 1'10111 whrr" "" III'rl' s"n,lin~~ thl' talk.
'\'e W(lll' I'NY thanktul that Il'n Ill'rC I\'I,ll on Illlh Ihe fourlh
rNord of th:'lt wond"lful talk IJI'foH' he al nVf'I!. Ill' at OIlCO
('I1UNlvorel! to sholV hI'! uutlllJlitr, and dl'lIullllled that lI'e stop
Ilt oncl', II'll1ch \10 fbtly Il'fu""d to do, Jle tlu'n calliI' OIcr to
tlll1 nJachllu', and took the plckuJl 011 thp r,'conl. At this l,oint
I 8ho\l'd hun n~lIh', awl lel,la",'.l the !,l<'lmp. '1'hl'n hp saul
h,,'d arrl'~t if I lHI not stol'. lIe Ild~ told to go Itheall alHI
do so. He th('n \I:dkl'd Oll'r to th,' \ll\Idow, and pH'kl"! "I' Iho
spl'akel' out of thl' II uulow. At this pOIUt I took thl' sld'ak"r
nudl'r my nlln IIl1d h"M It out the 111Il,low till tlH' talk lIas
filll~lud. Aft"r stOPI""1-( the mnchin" 11'(' IIPot thlOugh d,c
lI,>ual pro and con. We f('It that 11'1' had gVllleJ a victory in
the favor of Jehovah.
A ftcr our .by's I\(JI It was 0\ I'r, wI, ich had stlrrea the rOIll
mumty for tIlirty mi!l'H IIilh the k11lgdolll mf's~ag-e, we Il'pro
w"l1 JPl'ai,l, hN':l1IRC two rarlonds of Fll'urh frH'lllls rnllle to
Bl'>ter ,Malleau 'M that night, where we were staying. (They callJo
tlurty mill's.)
That \IUS vl'f~' unl'xpet:tl'd. Thpir zeal lias kindll'd !Jl'eause of
the message th!')' Jllld helml go o\er that day. TIley callIe to
hl'ar morc that nrght; but, OIn,I[: to t'Uttlllg a WHe 111 our gl'l\O'
ralor, It "as 1l1l!'IlSHll)lc to us,; the t.all~rTlption ltIa,'hllle, \\'1'
instead gave a talk Oil ](I'vclat Jon 7, e"l'laming the ., gr eat
multitu<ll' ", just as 1'be lI'a/rhtower had related. We hllll to
Wie our Fa'nch brotl'l'r to lllterpl ct, h!'('allse Dlall)' in this
group of 24 could lIot un,lelstand EnglIsh.
I do lIOt know whether I have seen a glenter manifestation
of haPl,mpss on tho frwn,ls' fare~ III my life. It was oppnly
manifestl'd thnt they hall takPn thplr stau'] on Jehov'lh's sule;
und I 1)('liele this cxperif'llI'e mIl gile thl'lO hoMne"s in declaring the kingdOlli ll1essag.... It IS qUite lllalllfl'st that this IS the
(lay that Jehorah is hr mging fOlth the "great multItul1e"
to his own honor nnd glory.
\\'1' thank our God for this pril'lll'ge of Sf'11'ir,,, nnl1 pray
all that has !>(,I'n ,10np has lwen done to his hOllor and gIll!)'.
TlUly, our fl'1hlll~hip is with Je,4us ChllSt, the '1.'1 U'J find .l'lllthfnl Willwss, III carrying forth the kinglloll. Dless'lg".
PI/lying the Lord 's !Jles~lOg on you. ,h':n Brother }{Iltherford,
wc arc ~1r\l! to colnuor Ilith you untIl the kingdom IS set up in
the earth. Thc3e arc thl' names of thm:e who had part in this
el-pcrience [first three formerly French He.] :
Bistpr 11AT:Ll:AU
L. KINO
:Bros. r'. JI~:~PEL
H. WILKINS
'I'. CHATmON
S. 'V ALSII
C. CLINE
G. A. BISSETT, Piol/fer.

JOY TO

239
STA~D

BEFORE nUl.ERS

DEAR BROTHEl: Hn'HERf'ORlI:

I am vl'ry thankful for your letter in reply to my inquiry.

I am detelmined, by His grace, to contmuc to take auvantage
of such opportunitIes as 1 have, to serye the LOld.
It gives me joy mllny fI tIme when I am pI 1\ Ileged by the
Lord ill havmg to stand Iwf,He some of the world-rulers, representing the cause of tl,e truth. I attach helcto a copy of ~owe
notes \\ IlIch, I tlllnk, Jll1g-ht be of interpst to you.
I am glad to Jeroru once more my thankfulness to Jehovah
God for the nourishing food wlllch he prol ides for his peop1:J
in the columns of The Watchtou er and the bOtlks, and my
appreciation of the booklet J[ t'Traftm, whicll \I e now haYe III
the Itseki.i language. It thlills one with some surpl1~p to note
how the brethren at- the he:vlquarters turn out the booklets like
the ,11'1\ s falling upon the gra~s,
May the Lord contmue to strengthen you nnll al\ his fllith
ful scrmnt~ to oheuiently follow Jehovah's VindIcator whither.
soever he g ')es.
With much love I remnin
Yours on .Jehovahs sil!(',
C. O. O~W:-lEUKAXI~IX, N,gena.

PRAISE TO JEHOVAH FOR TRUMPETS

Dr..\R

BnoTlu:Jt

HCTw.laol:ll:

'rhanks 1,p to .Jehovah for tho strength we hayo rcr'civ\'.]

frolll thl) (, U nnll V" record. \\'1' wlshl',l YOU rou],l I,, Wit II
us to enjoy some of the tIll ills \nth the I:;ounl! Car Xli. ::.
The Lord aliI ays lIefills things to us just \I hf'n 1\ e 1\('ed thew.
The p"ople h\'Te III the Houth are wlY poor an,l have 1.1:1-
or no mOlh'y. But the SI'III11] Cllr 0PCIlS the way! Rnd almost
111\ of ollr bookH arc 1'la('.'0..1 by lise of the SOUIHt rar. \Ve aho
fin,l that alrllfht all tho colowd preal'hClS lome ~Ollle of th!'
\\'atl'h TlII\('r publications jam! t1l1'y :Ile all falhll~ JO hno h.1
lOVltl/lg u~ 10 put 011 ollr programs III thrlr ChUlC]"'S, SOllIe
Illutc IlH Wl'll as colorel!. \Vo alo v('ry gInd to say thOle is very
htllc 0l,poul Ion to our 11'01 k hl're.
I'ralsl' I.t to .ll'hovah for the trumpt'lll he is lI~ing to,lay.
Our lOll' antI praycl's gil Inth you till the lIetoly be Ilun.
Your fellow 1'ubll;II"18 ill the kmg<lollJ IIOlk,
.Tos~;rll ]fOWAI;TII
SrELLA CO(JI'Ell
MAllY OWlm

FERN ALL EX, PI071lCr.~.

int'rd"nt may he of intere~t to ."ou:

\Vltell Ill' tirHt came hele 11'1' lmd dlffi':ulty in palkiug tlatl"r:
h:lIl t'J pay JI,r pUlkmg spare. 'J'hC'lI the Lord proIJlI,:d a g'llud
WIll (a ~el l'll'e Htal IOn mall), who askp,l us to cowe anol pal k
ou his groUIlt!, !llltl g:lIe roolJl for stolage of "ool,s, furlllsltC',1
us \\ith e1ccll'll'lt)' for tr:JileT alltl 8ouwl-car PquI!JllH'nt, gllg llW!
011 for car lit 1'051, and other cOl\\eni0nCeSj lIno Ire a~k"l 1I~
to put on the sound cal' \;ICI'Y eycumg. He \\'ou1l] PllY the
expense; he \\ anted to wake up the !lJI\ n.
The elH'lliy lIas so lllall tltat tJu'y Sl'llt a reple~eutatJ\l', l\
"ll1incipa! of the Jl,)('k" (a woman), to tell him that he sIroul,1
not h:ubor a clo\\'llltke that arouud, hut should kick thelll 01lt.
III' answered: "'fhe Lonl has not yet authOl i!.l'.} IIII' to do
such a thing." So wo UI estill gettmg the benclilH.
P.R.

Thi~

(Continued from page tlO)

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YERl\IONT
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Fr 8: OOpm

WEST VInGINIA
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Su 1(l::JOal,1
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8lie WATCHT0WER.
RADIO SERVICE
The good news of the kingd::>m of Jehovah is broadcast each week or oftener b, these and other stations at time shown.
(Current local time Is shown
In each Instance.]
ARGENTINA
BahiaBlanca LU2Su 11 :30am
BuellosAires LH2 Su 10:COn.m
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AUSTP.ALASIA
NEW SOUTH WALES
Alhury
2A Y Tu 9: l::ipm
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Brishane
4-1:1: Ru
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TASMA:-iIA
Launres(on 7-LA Hu
UI\'crstone 7-UV Su
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Ballarat
:l-H.\ RII
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Asuncion
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Madriu
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AI-ABA:lIA
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'rue'son
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Hu 6:4::ipm
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Bangor WLBZ We
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Buffalo
WOH Su 10;OO::m
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mle. \vATCliT0\VER.
PellJ.ISlfI:D SE~ID[QNT1ILY By

ITS MISSION

VI A TCH TOvVER BIBLE fJ TRACT SOCIETY

Brooklyn, N ,Y., U. S. A.

117 Adams Street

OFFICf:l:H

J. F,

RUTHERFORD

President

W. Eo V.\)<

A~fBn:GII

Secretary

"A nd all thy children shall be taur,ht of Jehovah; and

shall be {he peace of thy chIldren." .1Jaiah 54:3.

~rea.t

THE SCRIPTURES CLEAr~LY TEACH

THAT JEHOVAH is the only true (iou, is from everlasting
to

e\eJ!a~tillg, the !lLlkur of

CJcaturlj~; that

hea\cn und ('tilth und the Giver

the Logos \\us the begmning of
his crcation nnd his (1ellve agent m t}le clcation of ull thill;;s;
thnt the Logus is nuw tho Lord J"sus Chri~t in glory, cluthed
with all llo\\cr in heaven anu earth, and the ClllOf };xecllllve
OUlcer of Jehovah.

of lifo to hi!!

THAT GOD cloatell tho earth for man, creah'd pl'rfect

man for tho earlll and plllcerl him upon Jt j that Ulan" tllfully
IJIs(,bejed GOd'll law nod \\as oentolll'o<l to death; thut by
leason of Allam'!! \HOIli{ act all mCll aro bOln binnels nnd
withuut tho right to life.
TIIAT JESUS "as Iltado human, and tho man J(';,us suffllt/d death in urder to prolluce the l'llnbOm or I'P']"lUptl"O
},ricn for all /IIankllld; that Go,J I ai':!'tJ up Je"u.~ divjylf' and
exalll'tl hllll to Ill':U'('ll ahovo (,'l'ry crl'uture llnd aho\e c\ery
nallle Hnd c;luthed llim \\ Ith all power and authority.

TIIAT ,JEHOVAH'S O[~GANIZA110N jA called Zion, aall

that ('Ill jst ,J('SUli HI tho Cltit'f Otiicer then'of and i~ tho
rightful King of the world; that the aaolllted au,1 Llithful
follow/'rs of (,hn~t .JI'SUS aro cllll,lren of ZI'lll, IIlPI1l1Jl'rs of
.1"ho\'ah's organirat\(H1, amI alO IllS \\ Itne~H">l whose <lut v and
VriYllego it III to tl'sLliy to the IlUl'rcnHl"V of Jehovah, '(edalo
hill l'"rpo"l's to\\ar,] wallkin,l ItS ('Al'rI'H,,,d in the Blhll', nnd
to 1)1'ar tho fruits of tho klllgdom be fOrtl all "ho will hear.
TII,\T THE \'('O[~L[) has ew],,<l, an'] the LortI .I('SUS Christ
has h"('n pJa"'('d by .Il'ilovah UI,OJ\ his throoe of authurity,
has oU'1ted Satan fro III hl':lvI'1l alld i>l proceedll1g to the
estabj,~lllllellt of (lo,l'~ king,]o'll on earth.
TII,\T TilE REUPf' au,l hl!'~Hings of tho peop]!'H of earth
('nn ('01110 onl.\ by aw] throll~h .Jehovah's king-I]om ull']er
ellrist \1 hi ...h llU~ now b,'gun j that thl' Lord'll ",,t gr!'at
Itct III the I]estludion of ~alan's organizatIOn an,l the l~tab
hS!IIIJ1'nt of ri~ht('uu~II!'~~ III tho (,[lfth, lind that unllpl' Ow
kiniirloIll all tlt"hC who ,ull oJ,,'y its ri~htoous laws shall livo
on ..arth foreYer.

HIs journal is pubh'i!tetl for the plllpose of

enahIin~

tho peoIl!e to know Jeho\'ah God &ntl his purjJo~ca ft,

eXjlll.'SseJ. 1ll the Bible. It jJubbshes BIble lll"trUctlOtl
specifically designed to aid .Jeho\[ih's "itoc'bl.';. It ar~an~c3
S):;teDlatJI~ IH1JI\l stwly fur it~ relt,lers and 8upphcs otlwr htLraturo to ad 1Il buch studies. It publishcs suita1Jlc nmtel"ll
for raulO IJl0adcasting anu for other means of public mstl uction 1ll tho Scnpturcs.
It adhC!re3 8tHetly to the BILle as nuthOlity for its utterances. It Ii! entirely flee and sep'uato from nil partiCll, SOltS
or otl,er worldly olganizatlOns. It IS \\ holly llnd Without
!l'scnatlOll for tho klllgdolll 'Jf Jehovah Gou ullll ...r ChfJ-t
las Bclo\c(l King. It IS not dogmatic, but iUHt"s careful
nnd critical exarranation of Its contC!nts in the light of tho
Scrir,turl's. It docs not iwlulgo in eontrc.\crsy, and its colUlllnS are not open to personahtws.
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'I'heRe mathines a ro SIll mg-wound, and operated from a ().\ olt
wet-cell battery. Every machine is furniRLed complete with the
Lattery and II battery ch:uger, so that it can be kepi up to its
full strength. TIllS mach me can be ofiereJ at ~l(JO, cOIIII'I... te,
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phonograph (l,sCS wlllch ('an I,,' ('arned III It, It 1,('lghs ] ~ 1'\Jtlll,l~
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}Jrc\'lOus mo,1el, and the tIme I~ ot the best qu:dily .\~ ,I'lpl""l
out from our fnrtory, the phonograph is tinCl"l prul't'!)y, I,t
7S r p.m., and shonJd !Jp, ('hr-ckp,l frOlU time to (ilile. 'J'II1~ Ill',1
mo'lcl, ir,dudIllf.: thl ('0 dlSt;s, is o[[('ro,l on II c'olltn lmll01l (I f
$10.00; \\ 111'(\Ut the thr...o (] I"CS, ~'i,QO. 1:"IlIltl:lIl"C bl\lluJ,l
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ADVERTISIKG WATCH TOWER PHOGP._Uts

al11 all in,h\ \lluals ellr~agJllg in the ti,'1.]
sellice should lllf'litlUlI the radl') station in tLClr nCllutv \\11",11
CIUfH'S the \\'nt('htuI'l.'r pru~IHlll;' 'l'h18 'J1a!;lllt,('S to thi 1'''0101,.
called upon the messagt' \\ fll(I) Jeho'. ah's \lltl1.'s"ed 1111 I'-" l'll" ,
and often rc~ults in Intcre:--t ill tho pnn1l ' tJ nle:-,l:l!~e (In tlll~
part of the ]'a<lw II~tllH'r. 'l'hi~ is oun uf 0,(' ell1d 1'Il'!I\'~' s 1'[
SCll(.lHl~ {HIt the nh~<::'3ag~ 0\('[ th(' radIO, to l'fl('{'Ula'.;e tllt' 1,(>u;11'
to reliC] th'l bt,'mtllle. III tl,i. hPlmlf the S"clcty bUl'p1J"'1 1:'.1,',
foluprs, nil'] all \\Olkerd sh"u},J !'lUko con,lant UE,' of t:: 'I,} 1.1
house-to-!Joube calliJlg', I"a"illg (>l1e of tlIell', If 1,ulJJlll~ el,~.
Witne~sil'!4 partJ('~

miceWATCIHIT0WfEIPL
AND HERAlD Of CHRllSTS PRESENCE

YOL. LVII

Al:GUST 15, 1936

NO. 16

GATHERING THE MULTITUDE

PART 1

And otller slltep I hat'e, whick arc not 0/ this fuld: them also 11ll1lst bring, a1ld they shall hear my voice j
and then 1>lwl1 be one fold, and one shcpherd."-Joltn 10: 16.

EHOVAH gathers unto himSt'lf all to wllOm he

gives life evcrlastin~. lIe docs sueh gathering by

his anointed One, Christ Jesus the Belowd. He
does not gather unto himself any who oppose him, hut
does gather only those who seck him and comply ,dth
his rctIuirements. lIe gathers unto himself fir~t those
who have made a covenant by sacrifice and who keep
that covenant faithfully. 1/ Gather my saints together
unto me; those that have made a covenant with me
bJ' sacrifice." ., Whoso offereth l)raise glorifiel h I'le;
and to him that ordereth his COllv('l'sation aright will
I shew the &alvation of God. "-Ps. [;0: 5, 23.
I Jehovah is not in a conte,>t with Satan to <1, h~rmine which one may get the gorcah'r number. God las
fixed his rules by whidl men may get life, and ollly
those who comply with those fixed rules ever gain cyerlasting life. '1'he Lor,l .lpsus at the <'ommand of his
FatllCr testified in Ids Fathrr's name: "For I ca~e
down from heaven, not to do minc own will, hut the
will of him that sent me. A nd this is the will of him that
sent me, that everyone which sccth the Son, Hud beHel'eth on him, may llllve cvcrlastill~ life; aud I will
raise him up at the last day." (John 6: 38,40) lIe ga!herg first the saints to the temple, and these form the
1'o:)'al house, otherwise called by him the "little flo('I,".
Then he gathel's others, and cOll('erning these he says:
I I And other sheep I have, ",hid. are not of thi,; foU;
them also I must bring, and the.\" shall hear my voi('f~;
and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." (Jotlll
10: ]6) This latter-named class are those who constitute the "sheep" that are plaeed on the right }wnd
of Christ Jrsus, and are gathelocd into that favorable
position during the time of the temple judgment hy
the 1.1Ord Jestls.-)Iatt. 25: 31-46.
I The subtle ClJ('my Satan attempts in every possible way to decei"e God's people; and among t he
things that wily foe now attempts is to induce the
faithful remnant to believe that the~' will gather tl,e
grC3t multitude, and that the work which the renmal1t
is now engaged in doing amounts to little or nothing
compared with what they s}lUll do after what is ('aIled
"the first phase of Armageddon". ,!'he claim is that
then the little flock, thc remnant, will do m'.lch more

and hence that OH'y should not be so much eoncrrned

now about doing the witnrss work. '1'he pm'po'>c of
what is here published is to offset the strate~i('al move
of that wily foe Satan and thosc whom he may usc,
and to enable the remllant to see from the Scriptures
what is their real duty and work at j he present time.
Je~us sounded the warning that the rn('my would,
if possihle, deceive the very elect; hut tlw faith ful ('!f'c1
will not suffer themseh'es to be <lcceiwd. Their safeguard ill this respect is to study carefully til(' Word
of <lod and to follow his commandmrnts, an(l if this
is done earnestly, houestly and faithfllll J' the fjord
will guide them in the right way and kerp t1lPm in
saf~ty. (Prov. 3: 5, 6) "The merk will he guide in
judgment, and the meek will he teach his way." (Ps.
25: 9) The faithful remnant fear the Lord, all,l thlls
they manifest wisdom :md arc contillllPd in wi"aloIn,
and such have the promise of Jehuvah that he will
show them his purpose.
5 The remnant now on earth, that is to say, .lehovah's witnesses, do not gather the /Xl'rat multit uelc,
but the J.ord aSi>igns to them a work to do wllil'l lie
gathrrs that multitude. The Lord gath('l's the 1'('mnant
to the temple and anoint~ them and instructs t hrm,
and then sends them forth with his nwssage, whieh
is now due to be pro(laimed. and thnt nwssage of the
kingdom tJJey proclaim while the Lord docs tl1(' jutlging Hnd the separatin~ of the people and gat Ill'ring'
unto llimself those whom he aplJr~vrs. The ,. grrat
multitude" is made up of those who seck the Lord,
find him and obey him. '1'hey hrar tIle voiee of the
1Jord and believe and give hred thereto. "POl' whosoever shall ('all upon the name of the LorJ shall he
saved. lIow then shall they call on him in whom they
ha.ve not believed? and how shall they helirve in him
of wh01l1 they have not heard? and how shall they hear
without a preacher? And how shall th(y prrQrh, rxeept Ow)' be sent Ya<; it is written, lIow beantiful are
thc feet of them that prearh the gosp!'l of peace, and
bring glad tidings of good thing,>!" (H01l1. 10: 13-15)
It is the privilege and obligation gh-en to the remnant
to sene as proeJaimers of the "~ord of God to the rnd
that those who will form the great multitude Illay heal'

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r.n1e \VATCI-IT0\vER

the truth llnd seek the WilY to Jehovah's organization,

of which Christ Jesus is the Head and where they may
find the place of safety.

BROOKLYS,

N.

r.

That which is of grC'atest importance to the I'emn::)]t

in this eonncctioll is to obey God's eommandnwnt :lllcl
do now what he has direetC'd shall be done unrl to do
it
with energy and zeal. It is certain that wl1('11 the
ARl\1AGEDnO~
lJUttle of the great day of God Almi,~'hty, led by Christ
/I'l'hc question is propounded by some who appear
.h'~u,>, is on, the work of the remnant in pro('laimill~
to be confu~ed, to wit: "'Viii not the chief work of the
the testimony to tho~e who will form the great mulremnant in connection with the great multitude be
titw]e will have heell finbhed.-Ezek. 9: 4-11; :\Iatt.
done after the 'first phase of Armageodon'~" There
24: 14, 21.
is no Seri1Jtural reason for such a conclu~ion, but the
8 Let this be kept in mind, that the religion-mongers
Rcripture'l arc ~quarcl)" to the contrary. Another asks:
have
long heen the principal ones amon~ men who ha ...e
"Is it not stated in the Fehruary 1 (1 !J36) W utcltdefamecl
the name of Jehoyah. '1'he Devil ha'i lI.;rd
tower that there will be two phase,> of Armagoclldon 1"
the
Homan
Catholic Hierarchy in particular, and Iat(~r
t\o, Tlte Watclttolt'l-r makes no surh statcment, and
the
other
clcrgy
in /.\C'neral, who haye joincd hawl-;
certainly the Se'riptures do not warrant sueh a statement. What 'i'lle Watdduwcl' did say is this: It "cems with the IIierareh~', to brinr~ gTeat reproach Up011 the
there will he "two distinctive parts of Armag-ecldon: name of .Jehovah, and it appear,~ 10 be both rea-:oj]ahle
(1) 'l'hat which accomplishes the de~truction of hypo- and ScriptUl'althat the Lord will bring the eJ(I":Y illto
('ritical reli~iollists; and (2) that which acromplishcs di"gl'ace and then at the battle of Armageddon \\'ill
the complete dc':-.tructioll of all of Satan's organiza- destroy them and in that same hattie the other eJrtion ", (The Watchtuwer, 1!);JG, pa~e 43) The baltIc mpnts of Satan's or~ani7.ation, yisihJe and inyi'iihlc.
of Armagcdllon i~ the gl'eat hattIe of the great day of willlJe destroyed. 'Yhat 'l.'lle n"atcllfower mC'ant, 1.11,,1'('(:od Almighty, which hattIe i::; fought by the great fore, in saying "t\\O pal'ts" is that the reJig-iollS ('Iel'ielcl Marshal Christ .J(";jlS allel his heavenly hosts. mellt will first he rlestro;\"ed and tll('n will follow the
It is wdUm, in Hevelntion 17:]6: "And 'the ten destruction of the other parts of ~~atan's or~allizatl(lll.
9 What is now here pllhli"hrd i<; for the TJlIl'PO'iP of
horns which thou sawest upon the bea~t, thl'se shall
proving
IJcyond all (louht. that the rC'mnant 1I1\1 ... t 111)\\'
hate thc wlw/'c, and shall make her desolate lind nakeu,
he
dilig'cnt
llIHl n:ry active in ooing the work whil'lJ
and shall cat IIPr flesh, and burn her with fire." This
the
Lord
has
a~sig-n('d to thC'm to do and that sl1l'h wOll,
appears to apply specifically to the destroying of the
religious SYStPll1S or org'ani~ations whieh the Devil mllst be completed, so far as the great muJtilndc i-:
('Ollt'erned, !Jrfore the battle of J\rmageddon b(!!ill ....
\lSl'S to clec('ive the people. (Light, Book Two, page
113) Th.:l religionists then seek to hide their i(ll'nt ity. Hcrc again attention is ('allcel to the risin~ lip of
(See Zcc'hal'iah ]3: 6; Prcpu/'ation, page 2iJ::!.) T/;e .Jehovah, as set fOl'th by him thl'ough his prophet, 10
wit: "For Jehovah will ric;e 11 p as in mount I'PI'azim,
CICI'g,)' or l'chgionists are a part of Satllll's organizahe
wiIJ he wroth a'i in the vallry of Ciheoll j tllat Ile
tion and nrc the r,fwphenb that suffer destruction at
may
do hi" work, his strange work, and hring to pa:"
the hand of the Lord. (.Jer. 2fi: 3;)) '1'he1'e a 1'(', as it
his
art,
hi'i stl'Unge act."-lsa. 2k:21, .1./,',1',
clearly .1p!,,,<'rs, three elements of Satan's vi<;ible or10
By
hi,>
[lrophd Ohadiah, hcrt'tofore con ...id('I'C'O in
ganization, to wit: relig'ioni~t", eommcrcial tl'anirkers,
ancl political ru]('1's. 'rhe ninetrenth chapter' of Hevcla- The ll'atchtowc7', JdlOvah calls upon his faith fill y, it
tion describes the 1.01'0 .Jesus Christ on hi'> \VHr mount nesses, the remnant, to "rise lip against 11<'1' I ()r;~,lIl
leading his invincihle forers to war against the enemy. izcd religion, and particularly the Homan Cath'J1,ie
The statement made in '1'IIe 1I'af('IItower of Felnu- Hierarchy amI allied clergy] in battle ". Th is ae' i III
ary 1, 1!)3G, JJa~c 4:3, is not dogmatic, Imt it seems by the remnant, takl'n at the ('ommund of .J('hovah,
reasonable and Scriptural that the hypot?ritieal re- precedes the hattie' of the great day of Goel Alrni'dlt~ '
ligionists will be the first destroyerl at Armageddon that is, Armageddun. The proph('r~" at h,1 iah :.?S: 21
and then follows the destruction of the "bea~t" and eonceming the great and final hattle fought hy ell I hI.
the "false prophet" ano tllen Satan himself.-Hev. Je:,:us for .JchoYah, and \\hich is tlH'rC'fore Jeho\'uh '~~
fight, draws spe('iul attc-ntion to the city of (;jlH oil.
19: 18-2]; 20: 1-3.
, All of the enemy must know at or immediately pre- In the same chapter, and imlJJediutrly ]>reee<1illg' thi-:
ceding their destruction that Jehovah is the Supreme &talement that .Jehovah \vill he wroth as in thl' vallI'"
One and that he is bringing about t heir dc~t ruction. of Gibeon, the Lonl tells of the "llUil" that "~hail
When the r(ligious org:mizations and the rcli~ionists sweep away the refug-e of lks" (verse 17) nnel "a
themselves arc destroyed, that will appe'ur to the sur tempest of bail". ('('1'SC 2) These worels of dr-:C'l'ipvivors in Satan's organizatiun as a very xtl'auge act, tion con('ernin~ "hail" appear to be sct forth tb('rl~
because thC',v have been led to believe that the rl'1i~ic.n to rall attention ~p("eific,!lIy to what took pln((' at
ists we're Ulvl are the repre.,;entati\'cs of the J,(Jrd. '1'0 Giheon, to the eno tbat it may he seen that Uibeol1 anel
be sure, we cunnot uow detcrmine ju<;t how and the rhe battle fon~ht there 'were prophetic.
11 'l'!lc)'e werc two battles fought at Gib(,oll, at Jiforder in which the Lord will bring the de5truction of
the cnemy, and that is not ~o important tor tb to know. fe1'(')It times, and t11e fact that the reeord i.,; mclllc of

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each one of those battles shows what carne to pass at

Gibeon foreshadows something to come to pass thereafter~ '1'he Lord four;ht the first battle at Gibeon, with
Joshua as the vbible leader of the Lord's forces.
(Joshua, tenth chapter) .\t the second battle at Gibcan the Lord put King David forward a" leader in
the army vi'iible to human eyes. (2 Sam. 5: 19-~5)
That I)oth of tho"e battles w<.'re typical of Armageddon, alJd that both are to be cOIl'iidered in looking at
the antitype, there cannot he any reasonable doubt.
At the first battle of Gibeon the Lord came<l great hailstones to fall down from heavrn upon the enemy and
tho<;e hailstones slew more t han were killcd othrrwise,
and that is wade thcre prominent in the Scriptural
l'ccord. \VII('n David fou~~ht the Phili'itines, the ('De
mil'S of (Jod, and chn~cd t1H:rn to (jibeoll, thrre is no
mention made in the rerord of hail. At the hattie of
l\!ount P\'razim, fOl1~ht hy David llgaimt the Philistines, the enemics 0; (Jod, awl whieh hattie preeed('d
David's h.lttle of (Jjh~'on, David spoke ming these
words: "The Lord hath bl'oken forth upon mine ellemies brfore me, as the breach of water:>," (2 Sam.
f): 20) The prophrey of I~di<dl, written in ('o11nectirJn
with J('hovah'l> "~t rallg'e :let ", mak('s mention of "a
1<'ll1p<'st of hail" Hlll! "a \kstro.yin!~ "torm, ns a flood
of mi~hty watrrs". (ba. 2,"): 2) 'rhe ~:lllle prophet
also S.lyS: "Hail shall sm'<'p away tl1(' refuge of lie's,
llnd the wa1<'rs shaH overflow the hi(}ill~ place. And
. . . tlw ovcrflowin~ scour~~e shall pass through. "-Vel'"rs 17, ]i).
12 That which was illVoh('d in the fir"t hattle of
Gibeon was typical of the king,}oll1 of .Jehovah (loti
invol\'rd in the hattl(~ of .\I'mnged<1on. That whi('h
was invo!\'('l! ill the s('eond hattIe of f:iheon, fOll!!ht hy
J\in~ David, was the kingdom of Jeho\'ah God, and
wlti('h is ill\ 01\'('(1 at Al'mn~rdl!on. Joshua, the It'auer
J)f the first hattie of CiblOll, wns a tY(1<' of Chl'ist
.Jesus. His name "Joshua" is the same. ".J<'S11S" is
the Oreeian llame for the IIellI'ew name ".JosJtwt".
'rhe name ".Jo-;hua", or ".J,";u~", means ".Tehovah the
Saviour". David, whose name means "B('loved", was
also a type of the hdove\l Rnn of Jehovah <:0<1, Ghrist
Jesus. As David was king' of natural br<lCl, so jill'
belovrd Son of Go\l is Kin~ of spiritual I-;racl and of
all who g'd ] iJ'e everlustillg'. _\ t Hehrews 4: 8, A.UX.,
it is written: "For if Joshua hod giv<'n them rest, he
would IIOt havc spoken afterward of another day." In
the Authorized Version it reads: "For if Jesus had
gin 1I them 1'est." It is '\Tilten conccrning spiritual
IsrneJ: "J>avid [meaning 'Ikloved'] my servant shall
he kin~~ over them." (Ezek 37: 2-1) This latter test
undollbtl'<1ly refrrs to the ],,01'<1 .Jesus Christ, the King",
I1nd ,,,ho h the head of Jehovah's caIntal ol'ganization.
'1'h('11 f,ays the Lord's prophet: ,. He shall J)(, wrot h as
in the valley of Gibeon." (Isa. 28: 21) The wrath of
God was t'xpressed agaimt his ellcmi('s at bot h ha ttlcs
of C i])eon ; then>fore undoubtedly this script me ref\:l's
])J'ophl't ienlly to the e.xpre'"sion of God's wrath "in

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the day of .JdlOvuh ", whith i<; now, and whith :;hall
be ('xprc,,:-,cd emphatically at Armageddon.
13 Just a few months before Clibeon is first mentioned
iu the Scriptures as coming into view, the sCli!,tul'e
rc('ord shows, the ('ovenant of obedience and falthfull1ebS was made by Jehovah with the Israelites under
!llo<;cs and ";hen assembled on the plains of Moab.
That covenant foreshadowed the covenant of faithfulness for the klll~dom wllich the Lord God has DHl\le
with spiritual I:;I"H~1. (Deut. 1: 3; 29: 1) In connection with the cO\'enant of faithfulness Jehovah wUl1ed
.To'.hua as Slleeel>:>flr to Mosc,>. 'rhe covenant of faj lhflilnes" made in :.1oab foreshadows the covellant of
faithfu!ne,-:s for the kingdom of Uod, which co\'ellant
tlte Lord mal;cs with the temple class by and tltro\1!!h
the Ureater )Io'jes. (Sec book .hhOL'all, pa~es 312-~{J;),)
It was just tWfl and one-half mouth" after the ('o\'elIant made in )10ah and at the Passover time that
.Joshua Jed the hraelit(><; acro~s the river Joruan and
br~~Hn the COIHltlest of the lano of Canaan, \\ hii'll God
had given to .\hralwm. Jehovah was th(.'!! "king in
ISI'acl" (Deut. ~Ja: ;) ; and now .Jehovah has br~un his
1 <'ir:n by pJaeing his beloved Son, Chri~t.Jr'itl'i, upon the
throne and commandinl~ him to rule amidst his ('n(lIlic"
and 0\"e1' the Jand which .f('ho\'ah gave to the "s('('o of
/~braham".-(;<:n. ]3:H-17; ]5:18; Ps. ]1O:~.
14 'l'he CanaulliU''l ol'l('rcd stuhhol'll alld bi1t<'1' I'Csistnll('e to the establishment of and the iIH'rea<;(' of jlJe
typical kil1!dolll of (;0<1 in the Law] of Prom is\', jll..,t
as the Plllli,..,til1e'i re~isted and tl'ip(l to o\'rrthrow .J\'hovah's typical people undl'r l\ ill!!; ))nvid. J\ Jl of t I]('..,e
",rl'e the enemies of God. Bee:lU"e of that ()fJpo~illoll
a hattlc at Gibeoll was fouQ"ht in ear!J instan,\', fil'"t
hy .Jo"hua and Jon~ afterwards hy David. !\ow .J,hoYah !Jas s<'t his heloved ROil UPOIl his throl1r in r"tal>li"hillg his cvel'1a~ting' ki!l!~dolll, while the ('IIl'llIy is
still in the Il1l1u IlS the Canaanites were in P<.J!(..,tillC,
and the encmy makes stubhol'll ,111<1 bitter l'<",j"tallr(J
1l0W to the c'itaJJli:-,hment am} illel'e;lSe of <:od's k111!!;dom. And the hattle of the great day of Uor! "\lllli~hty
is now immlllcnt for the IHu'po:,e of ('\('a1'ing- th(' l'l1tlll:-'
completely out of the land. SUl'c,ly the JlJ'ophet ie IWo1'd con('el'llillg both battles at (;iheon WIlS "Titt('lI
aforetime for the f:>[Jecial comfol't and hope of tlJ(~
remnant, and it no\"," SC('li1S dur time for the !'elllllHnj
to he gi\'en a clearer view of the meaning of th<, t\\"o
hattles at nibeon, \\hich two h<lttle'i foreshadowed til\'
battle of the great dJ.y of (;0(1 Allllig'hty. 1"01' thi'i
reason the e\"ents wh ieh imTlwdiat ely preteded tho:e
battles rony he considered wit It ]Jrofit.
1> The Israrlites were a,,:-,embled on thr ('ast si<1l' of
the J01'uan rivcr and undrJ' the command of In<.;lnw,
who spokr to the Jsraelitrs as rommmllled. "And
JO'ihnn said, }Jrl'rh:-' ye shall know that the living (loti
is among you. aud thnt he will withont fail d,'iV<' \1'[1
from !xfore YOl/the Cnnanni!\'s, ll11d the Hittltt.;;. alld
the lIl\"jtrs, and thc P<'l'izzites, an<l the Cirga..,hill",
and the .Amol'itcs, and the .Je1>u'>it('s. "-.ro,>h. 3:] O.

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18 The advance of God's chosen people against the

enemies oecupying the promised land was about to
begin and the first important thing was that the Israelites should know that Jehovah is the true and only
God. Jehovah, in performing a miracle, led the Israelites across the Jordan river by causing the waters of
that river at a certain point to be held back or dried
up so that the whole host of Israel passed over on dry
land and in safety. When the Israelites got on the
'West side the fight did begin against the enemy. Why
Jehovah did this is stated in tbe<;e words: "That all
the people of the earth might know the hand of the
Lord, that it is mighty; that Joe might fear the Lord
your God for ever." (Josh. 4-: 2-1) God was there showing that the most important tiling is t!lC vindication
of his name, that all the people may know that he is
the Almight~.
11 Today Jrhovah, by his Greater Joshua, Christ
Jesus, has !ell the faithful ulltitypical hraelites, that
is, Israel in the spirit, into the "lund" or place which
Jehovah has a~signed to th('In, and now the war is on
between the enemil's, and particularly the rC'li~ioni<;ts
who are fi~hting' against the r<'mnant at the instance
of the Devil. (Hev. 12: 17) The purposc of the war
now in l'ro~l'ess is to JJla~nify the name of Jehovah
and to make known to the prople that Jehoyah is supreme. In this way both the NtCmy and tllOse who uesire to do ri[.!,ht are informe.l and \\arneu. 'Vithout
douut this is one of the rC:ISOILS why God has permitted the Dc\'il to remain and to continue his wicked
work; as it is written: "That my name may be declared throug'hout all the earth." And this declaration of Jehovah '8 name mnst be done anti performed
before Jehovah exhibits his ~reat power in the destruction of Satan's org-ani7.<ltion at Armageddon.
(Ex. 9: 16) It is the testimony delivered by Jehovah's
witnesses that ('auses the ent'mies to make war upon
them, and which war prece<.les the hattIe of the great
day of God Almighty. It is the name of Jehovah that
is involved, and his kingdom which is now ad\'ancing,
and his name shall now be exalted and vindicated and
IJis kingdom rule the whole earth.
18 'rhat we may llavc a cleal'('r view of the gathering
of the great multitude now, consideration is given to
what pl'eeeded the first battle at Gibeon, that is, what
led up to that battle and wh3t occurred at the battle.
"And it ('arne to pass, when all the kings which were
on this side Jordan [the west side of Jordan], in the
hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the
r,reat sea [the l\Iedit(>rraneall sea, the coast of which
was held by the Philistines] OWl' again~t [Mount]
Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite,
the Perizzite, the lIivit<>, an<.l the Jehusite, heard thereof [that is, heard that the Israelites had crossed the
Jordan in safety by reac;on of a miracle performed by
Jehovah, and of the battle that followed ill which the
cities of Jericho and .Ai were destro~'cd], that they

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gathered them<,el\-es together, to fight with J()~hua and

with Israel, with one accord.' '-J o~h. 9: 1,2.
19 Hearing of these great things performed by .Jehovah and how he had used his people, the enemy immediately formed a conspiracy to make war against
the people of God. That foreshadowed what came to
pa&<; with the eoming of the Greater Joshua, Christ
Jesus. Antitypically it was in 1914 that Jehovah took
to himself his great power and hegan his reign IIY then
and there placin~ upon the throne his beloved tJon
Chl'i..,t Jesu~ to rule in the midst of his enemies. (Rev.
11: 17, 18; Pss. 110: 2; 2: 6) Then followed the OU'lting of Satan and his hosts from heaven, and the ca1>ting of them down to earth. Satan tllen began to a<;semhle all his forces, invhiible and visible, in }))'f'parat ion for the hattIe that mu..,t follow, and he has h(,pn
doing so since. For this pUrpOS(l Satan draws all his
forces into a eonfederacy to fight ag-ain<;t Chri1>t Je~ll<;,
the Greater Jo:-,hua and Greater David.-llcy.
12 : 10-17; Isa. 8: 9-13.
20 Among the peoples who oCf'upied the Land of
Promise there mll1>t have becn 1>ome of good will and
who desired righteousness, and who therefore would
foreshadow those of good will at the present day, alld
who have been for a long- while under the cout I'ot of
Ratan's organization. There wele some in the land of
Pab.tine that saw the favor of Jehovah upon hi" 1)(0pIc, and they took notice thereof; anu tho<;c people
reSided at (;iIJ('(JII: "And when tbe illhabitalds of
Giheon heard what .Joshua had (lone unto .Jeri('ho antI
to .\i, th(')' did work wilily, and \\ ':n1. and mndc a<; if
the)' had been aInbas~adors; and took old saeks upon
their asse<;, and wine hottlc's, oltl, aIHI r('nt, and hOlllll1
up; and old shoes and clouted upon their ft'd, nlHl
ohl garments upon th('m; and all the hread of their
provision was dry and mt)ulll~. And th('y wpul to
Jo~hua unto the ('amp at (;jJ~aI, and said 11]]10 him,
and to the Jnl'n of Israel, ".e be come from a far COUll
tr,)': now therefore make ye a league with U'>."Josh. 9: 3-6.
21 The Giheonites began to look out for themsdvcs,
and the ScriptUl'es tell of what t IJ('y dill. This is the
first mention of Gibeon in the Scriptures. 'rhe wlme
means "hill" or "hilly eity". It was sitnntell 011 a
high place. (1 ]\:i. 3:4; 2 Chron. 1:13) 'rhe f:ilJl'ollites were II ivit('s. (Josh. 9: 7) '1'he name IJ ivites
means" villagers ", that i", those who li\"(~ in a village.
'rhe IIiyite<; were descendants of ~oah's son ]lam,
throu~h Canaan the SOli of Ham. (Gen. 10:G,1;)-1';')
'l'he Hivites were under 1\oah's curse pronounecd upon Hum b(>cause of Ham's sin: "And Koah awoke
from his wine, llwl knew what his youngc'r SOIl had
done unto him: :md he said, Cursed he Can:l:lI1; 11
5C1'\'ant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.\ntl
he saitl, Blessed he' the Lord God of Shem; alia Can,wn
1>ha11 he his servant." (Gen. 9: 24-2G) That ClIl':--C Wt,S
fulfilled litel'all~' upon the Cihconite~, who, beill!!, IIivite<;, were Canaanites and who became the f:,l'l \-al1ts of

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the Israelites, the descendants of Shem. The Oibeonites included the inhabitants of three other towns or
communities, to wit: ChejJhil'ah, meanlllg 'the villu!!c
(cnclosed hy walls) , ; and BeN'oth, meaning' "wells";
and l(irjath-jcarim, meaning "city (or place) of
fore~ts"; aJJ(l thus their names indicated the place
of residence and surroundin~ conditions.
22 The Gibconites would therefore well typify the
condition of the clltire human race, in thi,>, that all
the race came undl:r the curse by reason of the sin
of Adam. Chtist Jesus' sacrifice is the purchase price
of all under the curs!', and his hlood and his name the
only means of salvation and life. "Chri"it hath redeemed us from the cnr~o of the law, being ~adc a
curse for us; for it. is writtrn, Cursed is ('very one
that hangt'th on a tJw." (Oal. 3: Ja) The (;ibeoniles,
particulal'ly heir!:.( Canaanites, which latter name
means" hnmiliated ", }lIdure those who \\'('re debased
and brou~lit luw hy illherited sin.-Hom. G: 18.
ENE~1l'

IN THE LAND

'rhe Lord bas set fort h many details in hi,> record

wdttcJI of old, the undet'stalJdin~ of which ddails now
cnah1e<; the proplll'f ic RtW}ellt to have a better linderstandilJ~ Dnd appreciation or what is taking' pI are at
the pr('s(:nt tinw and pr('('('diIJ~ Armageddon. Thcre
were sr\,('n natiolJ<; sett It'd ilJ t he land of Canaan, and
among tho:-.c s('\'en natiolls was the tribe of Hivitts.
Before hrad rea('hcd that land (lod itlforrned them
of the sll'cll'~th of the ('nemy: "'Vh('n the Lord thy
<:od :,hall In'In'.\' thn' into the lant! whithr!' thou gue~t
10 POSSf'SS it, and hath ('nst out many nat ions hdOJ C
thc'e, the Hittites, al1(1 the Uir!!;ashitcs, and IlJe AmoriteR, and the Cana:witc"i, and the P<'rinit(".;, and the
lIivitt,,;, mill the Jehu"itrs, se\'cn nations gl'rate'r and
migolJticr than thou." (J)ent. 7: 1) 'rhe Israelites,
thereful'(', "'('I'e infol'med nnd knew that when l]wy
entered the land it meant war with the e/1('my. Likewise Jehovah has illformpd his people now on earth
of the cumhilH'd forres of the elJemy. '1'his information
is given to the rTllIlwllt in advance', awl h('nce they
arc inforrn<,d and know of the eomhined furces of the
('nemy lind thpy mw;t expe('t to fight, and hence now
tIle remnant are engaged in the fight aJlf! t hey know
the r('<\son why.
2' The ('nemies in Canaan formed a conspiracy
against the people of nod, a11(l likewise now the Dedi
and his gang, ill\i"iibJc and visible, llU"ve forme(l a ('on"piracy ag,Jill,;t the people of nod. Tho JIivites of
Gibeon and neighborin~ towns appear not to ha\'e
joined that conspiracy of the other Canaanih's, and
therefore wer0 the exoeption. Tlw)" showed fear of
God and his hosts, and they sOll'~ht a way of ohtaining God's favor. Whether the action of lI:e IIiyitcs
was S<1gadolls or dcC'eitful to hegin with doe<, not a/lcr
the fact that they were used to make a part of the ~rl'at
proph('fic pif'lure h('l'e being consiu.erec1. That the
GilJeonites had fear of God's chos<'n peojllC' i"i C'l'rtain,
alld this appears to be the reason why tlwy took the
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course of action as shown by the record. "TIley did

wOl'k ,\'ilily, and went and made as if they had been
amba~<;ac1oJ's; and took old sacks upon their 8s'>es, and
\rine hottles, old, and rent, and bound up; and old
shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments
upon them: "nd all the breatl of their provbion was
dry and mouldy. And thry went to Joshua unto the
('<IInp at Oil~al, and said unto him, and to the mell
of Israel, \\'e be come from a far country; now therefore make ~'e a league with us. "-Josh. 9: 4G.
25 The fear of the Oibeonitcs fureshadowed a class
of people that h3\'e HOW fear of Ood, which marh "the
be~'ilJning of wi.,<1(Jm". 'rhe \VOl'll "wilily", ""cd in
this trxt, aIso menns "with prudence, diS('retioll aull
wi.,;dom". Gihcon was seekiug a way whorehy the /ivl~s
of that people might be spared at the hand or .Jehovah's ex('('utiouers led by Jo<;hna. 'rhe main purpose
of almost all ml'H at the brginninl{ in tuming- to the
Lord is to selfi"ihly ~l'l'k life aud safety. They grow in
10"0 or un<'l'lfi'ih lIe:-.,,; aft er they ha \'e ga inc(1 ~tJlllr
ImowlcJge of Co(l's lJUrpose. Life is dearrr to (I'('a
tm'('s than anytlJiug' ('lsI', because \dtllOut life Illan
could not enjoy anythillg. The point to 1)(' st f(',,"ed
here i<; that the people of Uiheoll soug-ht a way of good
fo!' them"idves. I\l'('essarily they \\ould net with !'!'H
deuce a/l(l d iseretioll, beeallso t llf'y wel'e not ('('l't.Ji u
IHIW Joshua would r('e('ive th('/I1, aud for tId"i 1'('a-';OIl,
as the 1l'xt sa~'s, "they did work wi] ily." Thry Rhowed
tlll'msl'!ves lkpcnden t lIpoll .J osh I1n aud t h('~' mow,1
with ('autiou to M'e \\hat lhey should hr<;t do. Likewi'ic all mOil who :-;('(.!> the way to snfel J' and Ii 1\' COUll'
tu lmow that tlH'.\ are ellt irely dqlmdent upon Chrl'.t
Je<,us our Lord, 1Je('au~e Ids is the ouly nallle hy and
thr()l1~h \\hidl .Jl'hovah Uod grauts salvation. (.\('Is
4: J ~) ~Icn thl'rC't'ore act with eaution in as('('l'f ain illg
whether or not it is the truth pl'espnted to t h('/lI, ill
o1'uer that they may take the right cOUJ'sc. ,\/1 tkit
come to CIII'i!o,t, to bl'g-in with, arc morc habC's. 'l'll('y
grow into the full stature of a man in Christ .1"<;lN
when thcy have advanced in knowleoge and app1'e
ciation of the gOOllJWSS of Goo. Thl're is no rl'a'Oll,
therd'ore, why it should he said of the n ibconites that
they were lying and trying to "put onc o\'er" on
JO'ihua. They \\'ere merely aetiJl~ in a diseJ'('<,t nIld
sagneious manner in harmony with what Jrslls lat('1'
Raid to his dis('iplc'i, to 'he as sagaeious as the sl'rlwnt
allll harmless as dm'rs'. They were 1101. srckin'~ 10 (1,)
injl1l'Y to Joshua and his men. They wcre sl'd,ill:~ to
find out exactly what was their own position.
2G }!.ll til(' other natiom of Canaall were in a Cl)llspiracy to fight and, if possihle, 10 (lestroy the ]Sl',',l'!.
ill's;; and for the 11 i\'jt<'s 01' niheonitrR to stallll aloof
from that cOll:,pir,H'~', and in the fare of it to sed,
fayor at the hunds of the 0110 lea(1ing the fight a~aill"it
the conspirators, required mme real faith on the part
of the Gibconites. Like\', ise tot!ay all of Satall's 01'ganil.ation :md tho'(' ullorr hi"i OlgulIization, with but
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fight against and, if possible, to destroy Jehovah's

chospn and anoiuted people. That one exception is the
class that forms the" great multitude ".
27 The Gibeonites in this prophetic drama played the
part foreshadowing the gr('ut multitude, and a careful consideration of what follows from here on with
the Gibeonites enables us to see what the Lord is doing
toward the great multitude.
28 .Toshua and his army proceeded with caution, as
they should. Thry had in mind the instructions givl'n
by Jehovah to the Israelites long before that people
reached the land of promise, and in which Jehovah
said to them: "Observe thou that which I command
thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the
Amorite, and the Canaanite, and thr Hittite, and thc
Peri7.zite, and the IIi\'ite, and the Jehusite. 'fake heed
to thyself, le~t thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou gorst, I\'st it be for
a snare in the mid"t of th~e. "-Ex. 34: 11, 12.
29 'l'he Israelites were definitely informed by the
Lord that they must meet uJIied awl vi('ious enemIes
in the land, llnd heeding thnt advire the Israelites
would proreed with due caution. '\'hen approached
by others t hey must first d(,termine whether or not it
was a tri('k being IlI'acti('('d to draw th('m inlo a snare i
and this explains why .Joshua was careful. 'rhe Israel.
ites had been informed that, if thl:)' would ohf'Y the
Lord, their fjg-ht against t hI' enemy would reslIlt in
vi(tory: "But ye shall (ie'it roy their altars, hreak
tlwir imag-ps, and cut down their g'l'o\rq." (Ex.
34: 13) COI\';('quently whe-n tIll' Gihconitc,; appl'oarhed
the n1('n of I'irael as though thry were ambassadors,
the Gibeonites were rr('('i\('(l hy the Israelites with
due resel've: "Altd the n1l'n of Israel said unto the
Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us i and how
shall we make It league wit h ~.(JU?" (J o~h. 9 : 7) II~re
is wisdom expressrd for t1H' benefit of Jehovah's witnesses. '1'he Gibconites told Joshua they had come
from a far country, and it was proper that Joshua
be certain they wrre frir)Hls, and not foes. The Lod's
anointed know that they arc amon~ the enemy, and
the~' are cautious to considf'r onr who approa<,hes them
and to first ascertain whet h('r thc one approaehillg is
a friend or a foe. The in,;tructions given hy Jehovah
to his anointed people are to refuse ahsolutely to make
a covenant or have altything in common with any part
of the condemned Dcyil 's ol'~ani7.ation. Jehm'ah's
people know there arc t1lO,;e in the world who arc not
in accord with the Devil's spirit, hut they act with
due care to make no covenant with anyone unhl they
first see some evidence that the others are sincerrly
seeking the way of the Lord. The question of Joshua
and his men was in exa(t ac('ord with the ill'itructions
which Jf'hovah has given to the followers of Christ
Jesus, the Greater Joshua: "And what agreement
hath the trmple of God with idols? for ye are the
temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will
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God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come

out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing i and I will Ie
ceive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye
shall 'be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord AI.
mi~hty. "-2 Cor. 6: 16-18.
80 Those who come to the I,ord's people now, sincerely seeking to know the truth, recognize that the
ones serving Jehovah arc in a position of favor with
the Lord i and likewise the Giheonitf's saw that Jo,;hua
and his army wcre in the favor of the Almighty God.
They were for that reason willing to put themselves
under Joshua's command: "And they [a'l GiIJCIJllite,,] said Ullto Jo<;hua, We are thy servant<;. And
J();;hua said Ullto them, "'ho are ye 1 and from whell('e
come yc?" (.Josh. 9:8) Their words were a propcr
acknowlcdgnwllt ou the part of the Giheonit(s that
.Tehovah, the God of the hraelite'l, is the SuprrlJ)e One
and that Jehovah and his clloscn general, JO'ihlla,
('onstitute the lIi~her powers. Likcwi;;e the people of
~ood will now scekin!.,\' the way to God's or~alll/'ati{)11
1'ecognize JellOyah m. the Supreme One- and Chri'it
.J('';Uq the Greater Joshua as the "hig-her pmnrs".
'1'lIe Gibeonite,; williu~ly suhmitted themseh es to
Joshua without battlc, alld thi<; they did hy "a~'ill~
to .Joshua: "\Vc arc tlly servants." They tllll'; ex1I1'(";';CU th('ir d('sire to S('l'YC the God of JO,;llUll ratlH'l'
than perish 01' take the ch1lll('rs of a battle wil h ,Joo,;hua 's
men. 'I'hat was a petition on the part of the Uibron.
ite<; for a fri('llfhhip tl'eaty or COv('nant \\ilh .)(,,,hll<1.
'1'0 the petitIOn of the Uiheonites Joshua l'<'plie(l:
"Who are ye? and from WIH'lH'C come j-e?" 1I ow well
thr course of tl1r Gil)('onitl's fits the ('olldition upon
which the great multitude s(pk God's organization.
In the first place they IllU,;t have a good will toward
God and to\\ an} his kill g-c!OIll and the K ill!~ eh ]'],;t
J('SUS, the Great('1' .Joslltlll. J\s Joshua r('qllil'ec! tile
Giheonites to jd<;lltify tlwmselves, so the (;I'eatpr
Joshua requires those coming to him to idelltify thl'l11selves and to confess wheth('1' Owy arc on the Devil's
"ide or not, or are on the side of God and Chri:-.t and
his people: "For with the heart man 1)(') iewt h Ull 10
righteousness; and witJI thc mouth confes,;ion i<; made
unto salvation. For the scripture suith, Wh()~oe\'('r
believeth on him shall not be a~hamcd. Fol' t here IS
no difference betw('en the Jew and the Crepk: fol' the
same Lord OWl' aU is rich unto all that call upon him."
-Hom. 10: 1013.
31 Those who form the great multitude must belieyc
that Jehovah is the only true and almighty Cod and
that Christ Jesus is the Savior of man and the only
way to life; and havinf! such belief or faith, then cacll
one must tol\O his stand opcnly on the "iele of t I.r
Lord by confes<;ing his bclirf in Cod and in Christ
and by his agreement to do the will of nod. Such is
the way of salvation, and there is no other way. ~al
vation <,annot come to man from any earthly crcat m'e
01' organization or by bowing down to some symlJol or

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image that stands for any creature or thing. The line

is so clearly drawn that there eannot be any doubt
about this.
12 The Gihconites did not stand aloof and watch for
the decisive battle that was lat,er fought at Gibeon.
They would take no chances, but would make themselves known and dcdarc where they stood before that
battle. Likewise the great multituue cannot now wait
until the final battlc of Armag<'ddon, foreshadowed
by that at Gibeon, until they make thcmselves h..nown
and take their elear and unefluh'ocal stand. Had the
Giheonites waited until the battle ~ame, no consideration would ha\'c been shown them Uj' the Lord. If the
great multitude wait until ArmageuJon to make their
identity ImO\\1l, no cOllsiueration will he given to
them. \Vhcn Joshua propounded the question, the
Gibconites proTP.ptly replied; "and they said unto
him, F'rom a vcry far country th)' servants arc come,
because of the nume of the Lord thy God: for we have
heard the fame of him, anu all that he did in ]~!O'pt."
(Josh. 9: 9) The statement of the Gihconites that
they came from a very far country simply represents
that the great multitude are not of this wodel but arc
looking for a kinguom. Thrir statement to Joshua
that they wrl"c his servants was not merely a polite
expression, hut an expre..,~ion of complete willingness
to do what they were told.
83 Continuing their answer to Joshua, the spol;esman of the Gibeonites said of the Lord (lod that they
had heard what he had dOlle, "and all that he did to
the two kilJl!s of the AnlOritcs that were bl')'ond
Jordan, to 81hon kin~ of lIcshbon, and to Og king
of Bnshan, which was at l\shtaroth." (.Jo'ih. 9: 10)
The other Canaanitl's had heurd the same thillg, hut
they showed that they were a foolish people, and,
Jill(' foolh111 people of the prl'srnt day who follow their
leaders, the Homan Catholic Hierarchy, they were 1I0t
at nIl impres~eu or moved to s<'ck the favor of .Joshua.
The IIi'rarchy today has a great portion of the people
so completely cowed that they wiII not give herd to the
'Yord of the fjord. 'l'he exeeption, however, are those
of good will.
S4 The Gibeonites showed and acknowledged that
they llnd some kllowlrdge of God, and they began al,>o
to show that they had some wisdom. Likewise those
who form the great multitude in this day of Jehovah
must' and do hear of Jehovah and his King', and this
message of truth they receive at the hands of the witnesS('S whom the Lord has sent forth into the land to
give that testimony. This is the da~' in which Jehovah
by Christ .Jesus makes his name to be known and
when he is using that people taken out of the world
for his name's sake to ad\'(~rtisc his King and kinO'
dom. Those who hear and give heed begin to ha~~e
some wisuom as expressed by the psalmist: "The fear
of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have aU they that do his commandments:
his praise endureth for ever.' '-Ps. 111: 10.

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U Jehovah's witnesses have known for a lon~ while

that there is but one way to come to God and that is
through Christ Jesus, and that there is no other way
of salvation. Kow they see more clearly than ever that
those who form the great multitude also must hrar
the m{'ssage of Jehovah and his kingdom and mmt
know the only way to salvation and must take their
stand on the side of God by confessing with their
mouth and showing by their course of action their
faith in God and in Christ Jesus. By giving the rem
nant this information the l;ord is elearly pointing out
the dutJ' Ilnd ohli~ation that is laid upon the remnant,
to wit, the necessity of hearin~ the fruits of the kingdom before those who may desire to seck the way of
salvation. But what would be the result if the Devil
could now induce Jehovah's witnesses to helieve alld
to rely upon the ~tatements that' it is not so impol'tant
now to fleek the grpat multitude'; that 'the great work
to be dOlle for and in behalf of the great mult it lld(~ is
after Armageddon begins' 1 The result would he
wholly disastrous to the remnant so believing' and
acting, and also disa"trous to those who might (]e"lre
salvation and who might be of the great l11ultit\1dl>.
Tlds is made cleady to appear by Jehovah's in'itl'llCtion to his watchman set forth at the mouth of IllS
prophet. (Ezl'k. :l: Ii .20; 33: 3-13) Those who fcrd
.upon God's'Word and follow his i"strU<tion will not
be drceivrd by til(' glles"es of 111 rll, but will he diligent
to carry out the Loru's instructions lIOW.
3G In this day of Jehovah he nw.ke'l clear the ;"''iue,
so that every man must he either on the sicle of the
Devil or 011 the side of God and his King. This is abo
clearlJ' foreshadowed by what the Gibconites did and
saiu: "\rhercfore our eluers and all the inhabitants
of our country spake to us, saying, Tnl~e victuals with
J'ou for the journcy, and go to meet thrill, and ~ay
unto them, \Yc urI' your sen"ants: therdore now mal:c
J"C a league with us. "-Jo~h. 9: 11.
81 :'Irark thi", that the Gihl'onites made no mention
of n king over them and of their allegiance to sUe'h a
ruler, but they ffirntioned "our eluers [or eounsplol'sJ
and all the inhahitants of our country", from the
least to the greatest of them. No doubt there had been
an a'l,>emhly of the Uibeonites and they had seIrctl'd a
delegation that now f..tood hefore .Jo'lhua and his army.
And so they snid to JO'lhua for themselves and for all
thrir pl'ople, "\Ve are thy servants." In other woros,
'\\'e are not yonI' enemies, deserving death at your
hands, hut we are ('ntirely willing to serve you; t herefore make ye a league with us: enter into a peace
trraty or agreement with us by which we may serve
J'OU.'
38 ~o douht Jesus had in mind this very picture,
whieh Jehovah had caused to be made by the Gihconites and .Joshua, "hen he declared Gou's rule concerning those who seck to join thern<;elvcs to elmst
Jc:,us and his organization. Note that Je<;us was f..peaking to the great multitude when he said: "And there

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went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and

said unto them, If any man come to me, and hate not
his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and
brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life a)<;o, he
cannot be my di1>ciple." "Or what king, goin~ to
make war again&t another king, sitteth not do\,;n fir",t,
and con!>ulteth whether he be able with ten thousand
to meet him that cometh against him with tWl'/Ity
thousand? Or ehe, while the other i'l yet a great way
off, he l:iendt'th an a mbasl:iage, and de,;ireth eon(l!tions
of peace. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
fOJ'saketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. "-Luke 14: 2G, 26, 31-33.
au '1' hose who compose the ~reat multituue cannot
b1and idle today and wateh for the fall of ~atan '8
or~alljzatioll before oheYlllg the IJord. Thry lIlust
know of JdlO\-ah an(l his kingdom, mu<;t declare thrmsdves on the side of Jehovah anti his Kin:!, and Illl.st
learn righteou<;lll'sS alld meekness a<; a condit ion pl"ecl'dellt to heillg" shielded at Arma!!eddon. Thc'y mll',t
he able to withstHlI<l the test whit'h of necessity must
cOllle upon earh one who reeeive'i Uod's favor. If
tho<;o of tho ~r('at multitude would ('~C'ape thc sword
of Jehovah's Executioner, the (J!"ea!lr Jo<;hua, tlt!'y
mllst act quickly a11d not wait until Arll1a~uld(Jn is
t}('~un before thl'.v dc,C'lul'c themselw<;. The Lord has
f~jven warning Hllll i<; cOlltillllillg to givc warning- now
to the people of I!:ooc] will that .A rlllageddon is appI'oaehing' aIHI is Ill'al' at hand, alld if they would find
salvation the ~'l'eat multitude mu\t now "flee into
the l!1ollntaills" and offer the!n"e!w<; a,; the ~ervallt<; of
Jrhovah and Chdst .Jesus, the Greater .Joshua, before
Arma~ed(lGn bl'g'ins. '!'he Lord ~pl'cifically warllS all
l>'Urh not to wait allli 110t to he'gin their Hight in the
wintertime.-:\Iatt. 2-1: 1G-:W.
40 The Lord .1esll'; says: "\Vhen ~'Oll see .Jerusalcm
surrounded by ellC':1I1lIHllPnt", th('n kllow that its desolatioll has approaelH'd. Then let those who are in
Judea H('e to the mountain,>." (Luke 21: 20,21, Diuglott) Ancient .Jerusalem pictureu the present-day
hypocritical religious organization on earth, which
claims to represc'nt God and Christ Jesus. God u:,ed
certain earthly agencies to dest roy anrient .Jerusalem.
God has now given to his anointtd remnant, and to
those who associate themselves with the remnant,
namely the Jonadahs, a vi"iion of his pmpose to destroy model'll, hypocritiral .Jel"llsalem, that is to ~ay,
the religious clell1l'nt of Satan's organizat ion whirll
now encumbers the earth. The meaning of the words
of Jesus above quoteu seems to be this: '1'hat when the
people of good will toward God have a mental vision
of the romin~ destruction of the III e\ellt-day hypoeritical Jerusalem, that is, the religious element of Satan's
organization, then it i~ their duty to flee to Gml's
or~anization, becGu~c it is thell certain that the Jestruction of "Christendom" is nigh at hanu. For one
to llOW he ne~ligent and stubborn, and to hold out 1'01'
a deathbed repentance or a more favorable season to

flee to God's organization, means to that one destruction, even as the Lord foretold.-Deut. 20: 16, 17.
41 'fhe spokesman for the Gibeonites continUl'u to
present their plea before Joshua that they might sa\'c
themseh-es, unu that Jo"hua would make a treaty insuring their safety, ~nd therefore they said: "This
our bread we took hot for our provision out of our
houses on the day we came forth to go unto ;vou; but
now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy: unu tht~se
bottles of wine, which we filled, werc new; and, hehold, they 00 rent: anu these our garments and ollr
shoes are become old hy reason of the very long journey."-Josh. 9: 12, 13.
42 Some II1(ly say the OilJconites were sjlPaking and
a(,tin~ out a lie. But not ;,0. A statem('nt i" a lie ollly
when it is told for the pUl"pose of ueeeiving- and \\"01'1:iIlg' injmy to another and whcn injury \\ollId natU1'aJly re<;ult from the "tatemcnt told Ot' witiJhlld. The
<Jibeonitl''l \\,(~I'e IlOt "eekill~~ to do injury to the 1:-.1'<1(1ites, nor \\("'e th('y a1tc'llljJtillg to int!'rf'(',c with tile
cOIHjue&t of the land by the hraPlites; hnt the (;ihl'CI!lites were :,c'eking their own safety and v;rl'e aet i",~
and speaking with cant ion and sa!!::wity, Fut'thrI"l1H.t'I',
and this is the important thing', UOI} wa" here ha\'ill~
a picture made fore ...hadowing' 'tomethiug of far ~~!('at
rr import,mee to come to IH1SS in the future, th,~ fulfillment of whith prophPlil: pirtnrc i'l fot' till' in\trw'tion of Ow remnant in particular, and whi"il may 11'suIt Iike\\ i\c in in~trudion for those who form the
grpat multitude.
43 When the ni),('onitr,; cooked their lJl'(w} it \\'a<;
hot and frp~h. Wlll'n tl\(',\ presentl'd it Iwfo"(' .J(hLll:l
it was dl'y and moldy, ano thl'l'l'forc a 1'00(1 slHh a ... a
menial SI'1'\'ant wuuld eat. In other phra:-,(', thi<; lJI()!dy
food in symhol said: "We who ha\'c tlli..; fOOll all'
a class of sprvants, poor :llId needy, and that ('O1ll0 1"
you that we may re('('i\'c Iwl]) in this tillle of Ill'ed "
This exactly fits the condition of perSOllS of good \\ in
who serk the Greater .Jo"lllla, the IJord .Jp"n" ('~II'I' 1.
The old bottles of wilH', rent and torn, and theil old
garments and old shoes, likewise spoke ill ~,il('nL 1m;:
guage and said: "'Ye :\1'(' a nwnial da<;"i of ..,I'tTaill-;.
who have these thin!..(<;." The reason as:,ignecl for tllt~
undesirabh condition of t1wir food and raltllellt \\:h
that they hau come a long" jOUl'ltl'Y. That wa" Itol
true liter,dly, but it \\<1S a reason as:,iglted whit'h (lid
not work injury to nnYOllr. It symbolized that tI",y
\\ere from a country far l"<'Tnoved frolIl (:ocl's )JeoTJle.
What they had anll presenteu before Jo<-!ma pidllt'('!
a class of humble pcolJle who u('<;irecl better thill'~;
than what thill~S they possessed. 'rhe Ulhpo'IItl'S
soug-ht aid of Joshua that they mi~1;ht. ohtain tll,,'.p
dt'sirable thin!.('s. IJikewi'Se the g'rr:'t multit nde s, ,~1\:
aid at the h:mu of Christ Jesn<, that tIH')" 11li~ht find
thc ul'sirablc things. Crit ics of cod's Word haw h"'!l
too much in<:lined to find some excu"e to Ill;,!.", th"lllselves appeal' as of a ,Cl')' hi~h standard :wll tLu,
reecive a good report from other mell. They haY(' hee'))

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willing to criticize what is in God's Word for the purpose of impressing others with their own intrinsic
value. Such a course is 110t in keeping with God's
way. He knows each man's heart, that is, his secret
motives.
H The Gibeonites standing before Joshua in their
unpleasant appearance, with bad food and soileo g~r
ments, well pictured those who seek the Lord and WHO
have on themselves filthy gannents, badly soiled by
association with Satan's agents and representat ives.
'l'hey come to the Lord with f009 which they have received at the hands of the professeo servants of Goo,
the clergy, and which food is old and musty and fit
only for dogs to cat. They come to the Greater Joshua,
Christ Jesus, as the only means of salvation and help,
and hy this J,lt'ans they 'wash their robes [garmenls]
and make them white in the blood of the Lamb'. They
cast away the old, mu,;ty anu decayed food and receive
at the IJord's hands refreshing and life-giving, lifeSlIst aining food; and hene-e, as it is writtrn, "they
l>hall hunger no marc." (Hev. 7: H-1G) The descriptioll of the Gihl'onit(,s here exactly fit<; the condition
of tho"e who form the great multitude class, as descriiJrd by the forl'!!:oing' scripture texts. Those wh3
form the great multitude do make a long' joul'ney from
Satan's organization to Zion, because the two arc far
removed from each of her.
'5 It is now of goreat comfort to the remnant to see
how wond('rfully the !JOl'd had in mind hoth the remnant ano the great lIIultitude when makin~ this prophdie pi('ture, showing' the remnant amI the duties that
dcvolve uJlon them, and showin~ the great multilllde
what course thcy must take if tl\('y woulu receive favor
nt the hands of the Greater Jo<;hua.
'u The men of Israel under Joshua saw standin~ before them n motlcy-Iookin~ crowd, a crowd in bedl'aggoled garments, and eurrying food not fit for human
creatures to cat. Thc Uibeonites appeared to be a
simple people, and so those of the Israelites who examined their food evidently considered them such.
They Ilskcd no questions: "And the men took of their
victuals, and a"ked not counsel at the mouth of the
Lord." (Josh. 9: 14) They examined their clothing
and took their food and tasted that, and in doing this
the Israelites showed that they m;kPd no counsel of
the mouth of tile Lord. To be f>ure, Jehovah was fully
aware of what was going on and could have informed
Joshua what all this matter meant, but that was not
necessary, because Jehovah was here having a pieturc
made for future use; amI we may therefore be assured
that the acts performed by the various players were
exactly in accord with his will. To the Greater Joshua
Jehovah has eommitted all power and authority concerning those of the g-reat multitude. 'l'hese eome seeking the way to Zion, and Christ .Tesus the Great~r
JO'ihua drals with them. He sends forth from lus
temple his servants with instructions as to how th(y
arc to deal with those who are seeking the way to

the kingdom. The'Se witnesses see the soiled garments

of the persons of good "ill and they sec the unwholesome provender which has been handed to these people to feed upon, and which they have received at. the
hands of the clergy; and the remnant having receIved
their instruction concerning the servants of the Lord,
they then endeavor to show such honest-hearted ones
the way to the kingdom by exhibiting to them the
fruits of the kingdom, the life-giving food that proceeds from the IJord.
H These faithful witnesses, whom the Lord instructs
and sends forth from the temple as representativ(''; of
the kingdom, sound the warning of the Lord before
the rulers and before the common people: "Scrve the
Lord with fear, and rejoice with trcmblin~. Kiss the
Son, lest he be an~ry. and ~'e peri'Sh from the way,
when his wrath is kindleo but a little. Dles'icd arc all
they that put their trust in him."-Ps. 2: Il, 12.
.8 The Roman Catholic Hierarchy and alli('d cler~y
men make mouths of derision and sporn eoncel'lling
thi" warnin"o and mopk the faithful witnesses who

brin~ the warning; they hold J ('hoyah's wit Ilr"se,; III

derision and denounce the messa~e they brin~. For
a long while these scornful and dereitful mcn have
ruled the gullible and ereduloll'; people ill a harsh
manner and have induced the kings of the earth to
push aside the Word of God and /i.,t(n to the filthy
thin~s brought forth by the clergy. But the Lord
shows that there arc those men of good will toward
God, and who have long hecn under the domination of
these scol'l1ful rulers, and he points out that his wit
nesses mu"t bear the truth to them. He shows the
remnant their duty and ohligation and privileg'c to
examine into the conditions and the food that these
people have, and then to tt'll them the way to seck the
1Joro and find the way to Iife. It is the teacha hie elm,."
the mcek oncs, that turn to God and the (; l'eater
Joshua, and put their trust in the Loru and rl'clive
his favor; as it is written: "Blessed arc all they that
put their trust in him." The Lord declares ronccrnmg
the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and their allied ell'l'I..! ):
1/ Ye scornful mell, that rule this people . . . When
the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then [~hat
will mark the timr] ~'e shall be trodden down by It."
(Isn. 28: 14-18) But to those who previous to the
coming of God's wrath seck righteousncss and scek
meekness, the Lord gi\'es his word to them that 'they
mny be hid'. Is not this further proof of the absolute necessity for the great multitude to he instrncted
and to take their f>tand firmly on the side of Jehovah
and his kingdom before Armageddon? Those of Ood's
elept will act accordingly and give diligence in bearing the fruits of the kingdom before them.
(To be continued)
QUESTIOXS FOR STUDY
~ 1,2. Whom does Jdlovah gather unto himself1 ann how and
when i'l this dond
V 3 4. Satan now makes what attempt to hinrler the gathering
, of th(' great mulhtuue' HolV WIll the faIthful &af"g"u'tru
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is assigned to Jehovrth 's witne5be~1
68. Of what, as apparent from the SClJptules, does the battle
of Armagedllon consIst 1 Explain \\ hether it IS re:ibonable
to conclude that the chief wUlk of lhe f('lI1nant Jll cunnee
tion with the great multttude \\ III bn done after the 'first
part of Armageddon '. What IS of gl ('.ll('st importance for
the remnant to have in mind, and do, in this connection J
W!lyl
9. 'Vhat is the purpose of what is now here published 1 Why
is this now so impoltant 1
10. How is the achon cOllullanded at Oba,liah 1 related to
the tempest of "hall" foretold III h:uah's prophecy
(28: 2, 17) 1
11,12. Descnbe the two battles of Gi!Jeon as to leadership
and how they were fought, and pomt out the significance
thereof as propht'cy.
13,14. \Vltat promlllently irllportant matters took place on
the plains of Moab 1 Show that they w('re Jlwphetic.
1517. "Hereby \ e blu\\l know." To \', hat eli.lence di.1 Joshua
here refNl fi:nuw \\ hat 1 Why \\as tillS 80 important1 Why
did Jehovah p('!form thIS Iluraclel How docs this prophetllJ
picture rind fulfillm('nt1
18,19. What led up to the first battle of Gil,eon' What was
forc~hadowe<.l tl,elein ~
2022. '\'ho were the Glbeoniteb' How \\erc they a t)'IlIcal
peoplt"
2327. Show that the llliolluatlOn (concerning the natlOn~
already orcuppng the land of Canaan) g"J\en beforehand
by Jelwyah to the Isrnclil(,R, llnel the eOIl,'plt:lcy agalll~t IllS
people upon )Il~ 'llI'lllgiug them Illto the !nlld to P(\~S(,HS
it', were prophetH'. liow ,llll the (ilh,'ollit.,~ there, III the
face of that ,'oIlHlllr:t.,y, ,1Jstm;.(ulsh thelllscl\l's as a plO'
phetic peoplef Tlll'Y p1:ly<>d \\ hat part III this prophetiC
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2S,29. With beripturcs, account for thc caution exeJ('i~~d bv

Joshua anel his army. Compare the situation \11tll that of
.Tehoyahs covenant people now.
30;)4. EXplalll JObhUI~ 9: Ii as a prophecy. Wklt IS requilcd
Of those \\ ho form the gleat multltucle' \\'hat lll5trU(:11<1n
for allll rone't'rning tIle great multitude is b,'.m III tLe
Glbcolllte<;' \\ise course of actlOll so plomptl~ l:tkcn1 \\ ij'~t
\Ias explCs~c,l, then awl prophetlf:ally, in the UJl,conll,~'
reply to Jo,hua (vrrbe 9) 1 As mdicated by \('1.,,' 10. l;"w
di,1 they fUI ther, there and prophetically, dlbtll,guldl them
seh es from the other CanaaIllte~'
35. \Vhy has .lehO\ ah informed the remnant con,'erIlmg the
great multltude' TillS knowledge is attende,] by \\ hat tluty
and olJ!tgationl Why docs the Devil at this t!tlle tr,\' to
blInd Jehovah's witnebses to the great urgene:' of beckJl:;:
the great \l\ultitu,le noU'?
3(j,38. Explam the position of the Gibcollltes, lI,el'e awi in
the prophetIC sense, \\'Illch ('nabled them to ('ome to JObhua
and wHlle,klfely declare, "\Ve ale thy 5('1'\ ant . "
39,40. \Vh: t mu~t tlte great multitudo laWI\ un,j dol Wh.'n,
and \\11)'1 \\ hat dfJ{'s J"Sll~' in.huctlOn at Luke ~l: ~(), ~1
lUcan for the IeOlllaut an,1 for the g'l'eat \l\Ult.ludd
4113. Ju~tif.1' the Glbeonlt('~' stat.'m('nt of vel,.', l~ uud 1:~,
both as for tklt time au,i as fittllle;l,v prophNlc.
44,43. ,\pl'ly thl) prophetic pidule \lfl'sent"d !>\' the <:11)
eonitf's st..\lj{Jln~ bef'Jn' J,,"hu:\ \\Ith theIr IJf)lll food Ill.,i
in tllI'lr ~'>1lc,1 I::anlll'nts. \\'hat purpose IS bel \e,l by tIll::!
prophetic I'I('turel
1fj. Apply \el,>e H.
47. \\ hat IS tl,.) warning now soun,It',l by the faitl, l'ul wit
1\eSSI'S wholll the Lonl iUbtrul'ts lln,j s"Jllls forth :110m t:\O
templd B"fore whom i~ thiS \Ianung sounded, awl \\'11: I
1I0\\ IS it I ('("'Ived by th"III!
48. 'rhe remnant, thrn, hale \\h:lt pri\'lkr;:c, ,luly an,l oblt:.;a
tion III relatiou to thu 1,,'oJ,l.. of goou wJlIl \\ h.'n \l\u,t
these be 80 inbtructeu, llud why t \\'ho \\ill do tllat \luIl.)

BE STRONG AND WORK

EIJOVJ\II will grt his work dOlle. Ea<'h part

thereof he sets going in his own appointed time,

and he gels it fin!~,I)('d on time. lIe call:-; attention of his faithful Sl'rntllts on earth 10 this dependable fact, saying: "Ye are my \\Ilne\"e::;, f-oaith the
LORD, and my srrvllllt w!hlm I have ('Ilf)'ien; . . . I
will \,"ork, and who shall 1et it 1" (Isa. 43: ]0-13) The
wise witne~'" takes tbis to heart and rcsponds: "I said
in mine heart, God f'ihall judg-e the righteous and the
wicked: for there is a 1ime there for ('\'Cry purpose,
and for e\'('ry \\'ol'k." r Eel'l. 3: 17) 811('h one shows
the faith in his heart hy Ids action: aetioll at God's
time for his purpose and worlc 'l'hu<; doing he is
counted among the numher who are "lahoUl'ers together "'ith God" and at one with Him -1 Cor. 3: 9.
The Dc\'il would liJ;e to halt the WOl'k of God, at
least to slow it down. 'rhis he I':('ell.s 10 do by slowing
down the activities of theo.:e "labourers to~~ethcr with
God". He usrs various methods to do this. lIe raises
up oppo<;ition and constantly thereafter in::rca,:>('s it
against the laborers. lIe tries to I'OU::OC up fears that
will weaken their hearts and their arm'i. IIe tries to
persuade them that they are mo\'ing' too fa~t, IH'cause
the time i., not due. ITe m;ed these H'ry tarti('s a'~aillst
the first I'emnant of the Lord, which for;,ook Bnbyloll
and returned to Jer11sll1C'm for a specific purjlose, to
build his t~'pica1 earthly trmple and 10 ,:>('rve Jeho\'ah
there in holineC'os of de\'otlOll. Permit tin~ th,'1~1S~lves

to be affl'rted by Satan '8 "ily ('fforts, the I'l'mnant

weakcncd in faith and zeal, and lhe \\,ol'll. Oil the Il'rnpIc la~geu for years. Thl')' cxc'used thcJll~t 1\'1'<;, ~a~'
ing: "The timo is not come, the time that t be L01'd's
house should be built." Thrn the Lord SllO\\('c\ th(':n
that the)' \\'ero wrong in lId" eOllclu<;ion, and Ill' "l'l
thelU to work again. That llH'y sltould not he d1 ...
couragl.'d by :-mall \'isihle hrginnings, .J ('It(n ah hy Il!-;
prophet said 1I11to tltem: "Yet now be strong, () ;I,(,l'tlhhabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, 0 .JO:,}llJa !;O'!
of Josedech, the high priest; and be st 1'011 g, all y,'
people of the land [of Israel I, ~mith t he Lord, nnd
work: for I nm with you, saith the J,OHIl ot' Ito')l","
(JIug. 1: 2; 2: 4) It was Jeho\'alt of the 11(1)' annil'-;,
the great Wardor of Higlttcol\~1Iel''', lhat \\as \\'Ith
lhem and for them. lIenec he eould he e:qw<"ted to
fight for them and defend them, that his t\'l1l1J!e wOl'k
might July be fiui,;heJ as au eddenee of vietor)' onr
the enemy.
The fill! applieation of this command to hr strill1'.~
and work is 1I0W, for now will Jehovah re\,(;al hill\',l'l f
as Lord of Sahaoth, Jehovah of armies. JT e \"ill Hllt
forever be building' his spirituallr>Ill]lle. 1[(' lidS hullt
it by his grrat IIigh Priesl and King, tllrH .k~u".
At the due time he has cleansed that sanctual:', \\';11(:1
cle:l1lsing the Scriptures and the recent f,l<'l" "hor:
wus of.JeiaJly completed loward thc l'nll of 1.1"::;, (1): '1.
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C}'illg' them (jut of the m:::.ry nations, and has set them
at his service in his holy temple. Their service is not
a ritual, or formal religious exercises, motions and rept'atillg of san('timoniou~ ~pecch<:s. They are not just
filling in time and really g'ettin~ nowhere until God
him!'.elf does some big work. Theirs is a service guided
by Jeho\'ah, accoruillg to his rules, and with the results preciliely as he de"irt's. At the templc this remnant docs not offer up s<le'rifices for sin. The High
Prie!>t, Christ Jesus, has done that by his own ransom sacrifice; he has "offcrcd one s:lrrifice for sins
for ever". (lIel), 10: 12) Hence the remnant are instructed: "By him there fore let us offer the sacrifice
of prai~e to God continually, that is, the fruit of our
lips, givin~~ thanks to hi" name." (JIeb. 13: 15) Such
~aerifiees of prui:';C and thank<;givillg are not for sin,
and do not take away sin. They e(}n~tit!lte a grrat
puhlic witness or testimony to JdlOvah's namC', which
is worthy of all praise, and to his glol'iou-; purpo~es
by his kingdum.
If, as the last of God's" holy priC'sthood" on earth,
the remnant offer up such" spiritual l:iucl'ifices, acceptable to Ood by Jesus Christ", and do so at his temple,
arc th{,r(' auy other worshipers at the temple? Jl'llOyah SewS: "1line house l-hall be called an house of
pra:rcr'for all peop!ts." (ha. 56:7, [(.J'.) Christ Jesus Iluutcd the:,c very won1" at the time that he
cleallscd the temple of the thil'yish mO!l{,.y-ehangcl's
and JllPrclwlIls, &"l)'iIl~ to them: "Is it JlOt written,
l\l,y hOll'lI' a house of pJ'ayl'r shaH he called for all the
nations?" PIa,'k II : 17, Hut/t.) lIe said fhi'l after a
great multitmlc had manifested itself and a('(',ompanic!} him 011 his rIde into .Jenlsalem wlH'n he offered
himself as God's anointed King', (~larl{ 11: 7-16;
Matt. 21: 9-12) It hri,,~~ then the pa~sover S('U<;Oll,
this ~rcat multitude consisted of Jews awl proselytes
at the feast from among tile many nations \\ llere they
resided; hut such memllt'l's of that ~reat mult itude
were not then the di'ieiples of Christ Jesus.
Those circum!>1anc{'s iiUI-!~est the right thin~ as regarlls today. Not only do .Jehovah 's remnallt publicly
serve him at his temple, there offering UJI t he spiritual Sl'lcrificC's of praise and thanksgiving to his name,
hut it is now Jehovah'8 will that the outer courts of
his t<'mple ~hall he filleu with au unllumbel'cu multitude of people from all nations, kindreds, peoples
and tongncs, all worshiping him and openly confessin~ their good will towuld Jehovah UllU his King and
kingdom. 'fhey must come there to worship him before the battle of A I'm a1!eddoll, and it is the public
\\'ituo;s work hy the priestly remnant that draws their
attelJtion to .Jehovah's temple anu invites them to
worship him there. How do we know this'? God's faithful :md wi<;(' oncs seck to he "filled with the knowledge
of his will, in all wi'3dom and spiritual understanding ".-Col. 1 : 9.
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Armageddon fillbhes up "the great tribulation ",
which tribulation is so called because it is the filial
one upon Satan's organization and needs no repetition. It is not for the devc10ping and perfeding of
any of JdlOvah's people, the "p:rcat multitudc" included. (Hev. 7: 9, 14) Armageddon is no dfort of
Jehovah God to fOl're or drive the people en masse
to take their stand upon his ~ide. The ~cI'iptmcs declare that this unnumbered great multitude of people
of good will come out of that "~l'eat tribulation" becau;,e of the mercy of Jehovah wldeh he shows to such
hefore the final battle, Armw~eddon.
Had it not heen for .Jehovah's mercy and COIllIJal'l~iOll and for his name's salie Jehovah's great YinJicato1', Uhrist Jesus, would not have ~tolJped pl'p'}"i'lg
the hattIe further after casting- ~atan and his spIrit
organization out of heav('n, whieh wa'> accomplished,
at the late.'}t, hy ~\.D. l!Jll:l. lIe would hav.~ continucd
his triumplJUnt pU>.h against the enemy and ~i ,'en
them no brrathiug ~pell. lIe would have fou~ltt 1h('
final battle fOl'thwith, destroying the earthly or \'i'itl,le
orn':lnization of the Devil as well a'l the inyi'iihk or
spirit or!-(l1nizatioIJ, incltHlillg that wickcl1 oue hir~
self. That would have mpant the destruction of all
those who Jwd come into 1j(J1Hla'~e to that ol"!allization. III IH1S all \\ pre in hondage thereto, t he Lord's
('arthly remnant lInwillin~~Jy so hecause of misull(.Jerstalltlin!!, "frar of man," and" fear of death" at the
}I<llld'i of Satan's forces.
The r('mnant were JI,hovah's ""Iect" or ('}lOsr11
(JIll'S, and niw:tccn e{'nturil's ago/) .Jc:hovah, by Chri.,t
.Jr:>us, gave his \\,orl} for it that" for the elect's sake
tho>.e days lof great tribulation l shall he shortened" ;
allll they wrrr, 1'1'0111 1!1l8 onwa rd. (}latt. ~-1: :! J, :.!~)
'rltis gracious act of merey .Jello\'l1h dil} 1)('(':111"(; he
respected his own name. Ezekirl 36: 21 read.,: ., But
I had pity for mine holy name, whieh the hO\he of
Israel had profaned among the [nations], \"hither
they went." Jehoyuh's name was upon hi~ elrl't 1 elll1H1lJt. As a rrsult of forty .\,rars' work by Chri'lt
Jesus in IHep:ll'ing the wa,v hefore .Je;\Ovah the~' h,lt!
been taken out from the nations to be a "people for
his name ". C:\laJ. 3: 1; Act'l 1::>: H) Werc J I'llO\ ah
to destroy them at t he same time with the I kyil's
organi:mtion, which for a time hrlJ them fn i>.olJcr,
it would not have permitted this elect )JelJplc for hi'i
name to fulfill this function of p:l1Jlishin~ Jehovah's
name throu~hout all the earth aud tlH:rcJJy 1'J prO\'e
their zeal for JdlOvah and their inte;2;rity and deyotion to him. Abo, Jesus had declare(l that aftc'!' tile
\Yorld War the final ('nd or destruction of Satan's
earthly orgallization would not immediately follow,
but "this go~pel of the kingJom shall be IJl'l',l<'!lrd
in all the world for a witness unto all nations", alld
first" then shall the end come", To pro\ ide for his
name-people to enjoy this exalted priyil(,!le .JeLoYah,
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that is to say, a 'shortening of those days' middlewards of the "great tribulation" which began upon
Satan's organization in 1914, when Michael, or Jesus,
began the "war in heaven" against it. (Rev. 12: 7-9)
Bence in 1918 the divine command was given to the
"four angels standing on the four corners of the
earth" to holo back the four winds "till we [that is,
Christ Jesus and his accompanying angels] have
scaled the servants of our God in their foreheads".
(Rev, 7: 1-3) The scaling of the remnant, or remaining ones on earth of the 144,000 memhers of God's
rO)'al family of heaven, proceeded, and is now about
done.
This seal upon the foreheaus of Jehovah's remnant
on earth mll~t not be hid, hut be made manifest to all
the worlu that it might he known to all tho,>e of and
umh'r Satan's organization that Jehovah has a devoted people of integrity upon earth. This must bc
made manifest by theIr faithful service as .Jehovah's
witncs!-.cs hefore the end eomr<; upon the cnemy organization. ~o Jehovah by his elect servant, Christ Jesus,
opened the pri"on doors for his faithful remnant, anu
that Scrvant suid "to the pri-;oners, Go forth; to them
that lire in darlme~s, Shew yourselves". (Tsa. 42: 1,
6,7; 4!J:!) This faithful n'mnant, the fil'st of the
pri"oner's to go forth, shunned 1I0t to show thrmsrlvcs
as on the :;iuc of .Jthovah alld his kingdom. To them
the Lord gave the "new nan1(''' and sea I<>u them as
his own, his authorizpd r('pre'ientatiws, ".Jeho\ah's
witnes-;es," aJH1 the faithful olles continue unekr this
offieial spal. But such \\,('rc not the only prisoners
unuer restraint of the rnemy. Jehovah foresaw mallY
more in thl' prison housr of Satan ':; earthly organization, who sighf'u awl cl'ie<l for all the abominations
being done in "Chl'isll'ndolll ". If the !Jrop('r Imowledge we'1'(, put in thdr heads, and after this ('nlightenment the opportunity were giv(,11 them, th('y would
enthusiasti!'ally take a stand for JdlOvah and his
nnointeu and installed King, Christ Jesus. Jehovah
first has the remnant of his witn('ssrs scaled in their
foreheads. lIe now arra '1~el1 it that these others might
be marked in their fordlcacls with a Imowledg-e of
the Kingdom truth, for an iuentifieation sign and for
their safety.
It is these that go to make up the great multitude
standing b('fore Jehovah ':; throne, "clothed with white
l'obes and [with] palms in their hands," hailing boldly
Jehovah and his installeu King, and crying: "Salvation to oUl' God which sit teth upon the throne, and
unto the Lamb." (Hev. 7: 10) After Christ ,Tesus
suceessfull:-' fought the" war in heaven" against Satan these too come out of Satan's prison-house organization, that is, during the days of mer!,~r by which
"those da~'s" of "the great tribulation" are shortened. Hence the" great multitude" arc ~aic1 to "come
out of the grrat tribulation' '. (R. V.) They must come
out in that periou. They must clean up tlleir rohes
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Armageddon, Failure to do so would mean their destruction in that battle.
Jehovah has called his heavenly hosts under Christ
Jesus for the final battIe which vindicates his namC'.
These hosts were with Jesus in the war in hea\'Cn
again,>t Satan and his angels. Though Jehovah has
marked a pause bcfore Christ Jesus presses the battle
through to its glorious conclusion in the utter wipill~
out of the enemy, yet Jehovah has not dishanded his
assembled armies. They are armed for the continnation of the fight. Whcn Christ Jesus came from the
north to the temple, as by "way of the hig:hcr gate,
which lieth toward the north ", his holy angel,> callle
with him, all armcd for cxecutioll of Jehovah's j\lll'!ments. 'I'hat exccution means an appalling slalE!,hler
of aJl Satan's e1'OW(1. Those armed cxccutielllal fur!'!'s
under Christ .1l'sUS were fores('('n in a vision to the
prophet Ezekkl. He d('scribed them as "~ix men,
. . . every man a sluught('r weapon in his hand" and
who "stood bC'sille the brazen altar".
In his great "ompassion for all lJos:;ihlc pcople of
good will Jehovah diu not Ol'del' these "six men" at
once to the work of slaying' hllmankinu without di-;crimination or making any uifference b(twecn them.
He re-;trained them whilc he S('lIt forth hi,; witll('~"es
bdore the'm to ]lro(laim his name and his kingl1oll1
and to warn all of th(' day of COIl's vell'!callee. 'rhus
the':: bring Imowl('llge to the people of !-,:ooc! \viJl, enlightening their darkened minds Ilnd pnablin!!: th!'!n
to come forth and show t IH'lIlselves as for .Jchovah anu
his righteous govel'llment by Clll,j-;t .Jpsus. '1'he-;(' witnes'>es, engaged as one man in this edue'atiOlwl work,
Jehovah piettl1'ed to the proph('t Ezekiel a-; an unwarIike p('rson, a man "cloth(d with linen ", not arl11or,
and "with a writrr's inkhorn hy his side", not a
sword. After the Lord's coming to the telllplc in 1~18
Jehovah called this man and commanded him to ~o
tll1'ough the miu"t of the hypocritical ol',!!anizat ion
and use his writ ing materials and mark the for('h('lHls
of the people of good will toward J('llOvall ':; nallle
and who were grieved h('eause of the ahominable
things done to r~proaeh that holy name. 'I'hat ~ign
of intelligence and identification upon thrir fOI'('Ill'~llh
was like the blood-murk upon the doorposts of the
houses of Israel in the land of Egypt, upon seeing
which blood-mark the destroying angel of the Lord
would not invade such houses, but pa"~ them over
anu Sl)are the firsthol'll ones therein. Th<'l'eaft('r .TellOyah ordered his" six men" or armed I\('a \'cnly hosts
to proc('ed to the executional wOl'k, sparin~ the people
with marked foreheads, but slaughtrring the unmarked ones without di<;erimination, eomplddy \\ijliug out surh devil worshipers. That slaughtrr "'Olk
in the prophetiC' vision pictures Armageddon. To he
spar('d uuring that wholesale slaughtcr of all ill 111111
under Satan's organization the "great mult:( nell'"
must come out now before it begins; for \\"0(' then to

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all that be without 'marked foreheads'. \ccording to

Jehovah's in"tructions the "six men" of slaughter
never got ahead of the 'man clothed with lincn, which
had the writer's inkhorn by his side', but this man
finished his as')ign~d work and then "rf'ported the
matter, saring, I have done as thou ha::.i. commanded
me".-Ezekid 9.
Promptness in identifyin~ oneself now on the ri~ht
side is fU11her emphasized in the prophetic drama
of Jehu, king of Israel. r~al for Jhovah marked him
from the time of his anointing to be the kin~. It pictures the fiery zeal of the King Christ Jeswl, antI it
also scts an example for the remnant of Jehovah's
witorsses who are today associated with Christ .Jesus,
the Greater Jehu. After bein~ anointed anrl told the
tenD.<; of hi., commission from Jehovah Jehn imme
diatdy set out and drove his chariot horsts furiously
to the execution of that cOlllmis:"ion. Jezelll'l, the
mother queen, looked out of a wiuoow as Jehu rode
into Jrzl'e('I, the city of royal l'e,i<lellec. 'Yhen she
called to him ano tl'it'o to friv,htcll him of[ fl'Om doing
the \\ill of J(hovnh God, .J(Jiu "lifted up his face to
the wiwlow, and said, Who L" Oil my sidd who?"
Jehu was on Jehovah's sid(', who had commissioned
him. Jehu had not bowed and Hewr did bow the knee
in \\""or~hip and obC'dience to Baal, symbol of the Devil.
Jehu now calhd for a showdown on the part of those
hearin~ his voice aud who had hitherto hcen berv;n~
Jezd>el, who worshiped Baal anti wlJO t}1('r{:fore Iiicturro ~atan 's woman, his orv.anization. ".\nd there
lool~cu out to him two or three cuuuchs. .And lJehu]
said, Throw her down."
The eUlluchs re('ognizrd J('hovah '8 anointed ano
vietorious kill~. They feared ano o!JC'yC(l. "So they
thrt'w her down," amI Jehu's horses nnd chariot
cl'u...IH'U hel' lifeless. (2 Ki. 9: 30-33) lIad the cUllllrhs
di'iobf.'ycd and triC'd to shield wicked J(,zehel, whom
.JdlOvah Iwd ~enteneetI to death, it would hn\ (' meant
his di~aJlpro\'al of the eUlluchs n1l(1 t1lf'ir death at the
hatuls of his executioner, KiJl~ Jehu, \Vhat meets JehovalJ's app1'oval is to promptly forsake the nevil's
orgaIlizatiolJ at the command of Jehovah's present
King, Christ Jesus, and let tll:!t ol'ganv411ioll drop to
its destruction at the grf'at Exceutioner's hands, and
U1wC(uiYo(aIly answer the )'ight way his question,
"Who is on Illy l:iide? who?" 1.'0 such people of good
will Jehovah promises that they may "be hid" at
Armageddon. These same people were pictured also
in Jonudab, who now appears in the drama.
Though not an Israelite in the law c<Jvenant through
l\!o.-;('S, yet Jonadab worshiped Jehovah as God. Ahab
and Jezc1wl, being Baal worshipC'l's, pictured Satan
the Devil and his queen, his or~anization.Jehu fulfilled Ilis commis~ion to kill Ahab and Jczcbc1 and all
of Ahab '8 house or royal line. But Jehu was not satisfied with that alone. lIe ,vas out to df'<;troy all Baal
or dt'vil wor~hipers. His direct commission did not
order him to do so, but the law of Jehovah to the

twelve tribes of Israel laid this upon him as his ohliga1 ion as king in IsraeL The prophet Elijah, at the
fire te';t on ~Ionnt Carmel, had set Jehu an example
as to destroying Baal worshipers, (1 Ki. 18: 1:-)-10)
So when Jehu in his chariot met Jonadab and asked
him, "Is thinc heart right, as my heart is with thy
heurt ~" Jehu meant, in effect, "Are you on the side
of .Jehovah and his anointed king~" Jonadab replied,
"It is," and !thO\\'cd it was by get1ing up into Jehu's
chariot and puhli<:1y riding with him, to sec Jehu '.<;
"zeal fur Jehovah". 'l'his desire to see Jehu's zealous
action in JellOvah's behalf ~ho\';ed Jonadab's desire
to !>ec J ehoyah 's name "indicated. That was slim
cient to impel him to openly side in with Jehu, Jehovah '::, anointed and acting king. For this reason .Jehuvah was generous to JonatIab, and thus his name tmly
applied to him, "Jonad.a.b" meaning "Jehovahlar~(';:,se" or "grlll'rous".
.J onauah was tme to Jehovah's cause. Jehu eonfided to Jonauab his secret dcsi~ns against the Devil's
Baal worshipers. .Tonadab did not betray that eonfidellce. When .Jehu had succeeded in getting all Ill()
leader,; of Baal worship in Israel to gather together in
the great Baal tl'mplc in :)amaria, to destroy tho~e
Baal worshipers, Jonadab went in with Jehu into the
telllplP. He clul not go in to worship Baal, nor to ('xpose Jehu's plans to destroy Baal out of 1';1'11el. lIe
co-operated with .Jehu. '1'he Baal worshipers h11\'in~
now finally iucnt ifil'd them<;plves by donn ill I-! \'est
nlC'tlts of Baal worship, .Jonadah refused to show tht'm
allY mercy hy rr) ing out to warn these devil wor
shipers that Jehu was mpl'c1y playing a sham and had
trapped them there to massacre them. JOlladah went
into the temple 1;0 as to see Jehu '3 zeal for .J chm ah,
and ill thus helping Jehu to comer the drvil worsllJ pel'S and destroy them J onadah showed his 0\\ n
zeal, love and fuithful stand for .JellOvah. Thus he
realized hi<; desirc to spe Jehovah vinclieatecl: the
Daalitf's we're all destroyed, but Jonadab live(l on.
1I1S ;,tand for Jehovah and His killg caused him to be
spared ir Jlll slaughter by the executioner's sword.2 J\i. 10: 15-~8.
E\'cn as .Jonadab \\as not an Israelite, yet worshiped
JellOyah and served with His king in vindicatiJl~~ .1ehovah, so today: one need not be 11 spiritual hl'd(lite,
in the new cownant :md in the covenant for the J\ iJl~
dOTII, in order to worship Jehoyah and be on the sido
of hi,; anointed, the nreatcr .Jehu, pnd to M'rve in some
way for the vinuieation of Jehovah's name. Full devotion to Jeho,'ah, an unreserved consecration to him,
and zeal fer him in his serdce now, thi<; it 1:; that
brings Jehovah's approval and his protcrtion and
pres<.;rvation. and thIS is what he l'cquirtls of "mcn of
good will" of the present time who were forcshado\\'l'c I
by Jonadab. To :.111 !>uch as do what the Lord requires he becomps "Jrhoyah.larges<;e" or "gcnrrolb",
and they become modern Jonadn hs, The,;e manifest
their heart condition as bdng right with the hC':lrt of

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Jehovah's Greater Jehu. This they do by going along

with the prospective members of Jehovah's royal
family, who are in Jehovah'5 war chariot or organization, to wit, the faithful remnant of Jehovah's witnesses. They join hand with his witne<;se'3 in active
fellowship in the King's business. Their hearts arc
with the witnesses in zeal for Jehovah, and they ncwr
bctl'lly the confidcnce which Jcho\'ah reposes in them,
but maintain integrity toward God and thus are for
a vin<.1ieation of his name. At Armageddon's slnughtcr
they are preserved.
In fulfillment of his own prophecy on events at
the end of the Devil's world the Lord Jesus has come
in glory to the temple, and all hi'l holy angels with
him. ~in('e 19] 8 he sits upon his glorious throne; not
his l\Iillennial thr01le, hut that of judgmmt as Vindi.
cator of his :Father's name. By call~ing the truth to
be proclaimed in all parts of the f!arth b~' books, soundmagnifying' machines, radio, and other mean'l, all the
nations al'e notified of the King on hi<; throne for
judgmC'nt, l'.lnd thus the nations are gathered before
Jlim... And," as Pl'oIlhesied, he shall s('parate them
one from another, a<; a shelliwrd dividcth his she( [l
from the g'oats." Is the Kill~ g'ettin~ nowhere with
this st'pul'alion work since his c'omin~ to the temple
in 1918? "\nd if the King ha<.; herl1 nnd !'.till is u<;ing
the Soc'icty with all the afon'rllCllt iOl1ed divillt'ly proyh.l<'d means of publishing tlte tl'llth hy whi"h the natiolJ'i arc g'uthered ht'fore the Lord for sepal'ation, is
the Society J!ettillg nowlH'I'l' in the .Jonadah WOl'k ~
Faith in .Jehovah's \r ord answers" No!" 1'he facts
in (vidence answer" No!"
'fhe separation wOl'k is ~oing on and with incl'eas
ing speed toward its full accomplishment by the g'rcat
King lind .J udg-e. He i<; geUing somewhere, and not
an indefinite somewhere, toward the complete mani

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festation of the "sheep" class. That is jU'lt as sure

as that no "'iur-awake person can drny that the
"goat" class are sharply manifesting themselves by
hard-headed, per:,istent resistance to the Lord's message and to hi~ hrethr(,11 who bear it to the sheep class.
'l'he parable of the sheep and goats does not directly
mention the witness work of the brethren of the King
011 his throne, to wit, Jehovah's witnc,;ses, but the
parable docs indicate that they arc at work .and that
the sheep class know who they arc and have taken a
stand for and with them. Be as,;ured of this: the sheep
cla:,s are not doing deeds of mercy and goodness to
all mankind in general and merely by accident getting
to do a good turn to ~ome of Christ's brethren in t.he
witne,;,; WOI'k but not Immving at the time that such
arc Chl'i"t's brethren. Doing work'i of charity to m:1Tlkind for humanity's !'.,..{e is not a work pt'rfnrmed only
hy pretending Christians. Unbelie\'(~rs and OpPOs('I'~
of God's kingdom do such thiug's al~o. So then, if
the indi"criminate charity work of unbc'lievC'l's i;; not
uuto the Lord and KlIlg though done to allY and llll
creatun's, how ('ould it be so in the CH!'>e of the shcC'p
if ig'llOr:lntly pC'l'fol'mc(] hy them '1
In order for the d('('ds of help aud mercy to he
counted of the 1\ iug' a'i clone unto him, there must be
an inteIli:.!.(llt lind tlll'rd'ol'c a dclil)('l'atc action on the
part of the sheep ('la~s, and for that to be the C:.ISt' the
slH'ep mu'>t i,]cntify Christ's hl'ethren llS ,J('hovah's
witnc'>scs and lIlu!'>t show them favor IJ('eau"c the Lord
and King is ill\'olved ill the matter. '1'111' aetioll by
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good to lllly and eH'r~' one ill neeJ, indlldin~ home
ul1l'eeoglli7.ed, tin ident ifi,'d hrdhrm of CL ,ist. 'l'hat
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..And all thy children shall b~ tau~ht of Jehovah; and

great shall be {he peace of thy children," -lwt1h S4: I 3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH is the only true God, is from everlasting
to everlasting, the Maker of heaven and earth lind the Giver
of life to his cleatures; that tlte Logos \\as the br>ginning of
his creation and his active agent in the creation of all things;
that the Logvs is now the Lord Jesus Christ in gloly, dothcd
with all power in heaven and earth, and the Chief Executive
Officer of .Jehovah.

THAT GOD created the earth for man, created perfect

man for the earth and placed him upon It; that man willfully
disobeyed God's law and was sentenced to death; that by
reason of Al1am's wrong act aU IIlen are born binners and
without the right to life.
THAT JESUS was made human, and tho mnn Jesus suf
fered death ill. ol,ler to produce the ransom or n-dpmptivo
price for all mankind; that God raised up Jc~us tlivine and
exalted him to henvpn aLo\e ev('l'Y creatUle and above e\ery
name and c1vthed him with all power and authority.

THAT JEHOVAH'S ORGANIZATION is calle,l Zion, ani!

that Cbrist .TeBus IS tho Chief Oflker thpreof and 13 the
rightful Kin/{ of tlll' world; that tho anointpd and faithful
followers of Christ Jesus 1110 ehiltln>n of Zion, memhers of
Jehovah's organlzalivn, and are his \\itne,5p!l who~e duty and
privi1e~e it is to tc~tity to the SUPICIlJUPY of Jehovah, declare
his purpo5l's toward mankind as {'xl'ressed in tIl(' Bihle, and
to bear the fruits of the king<1olll hdore all who will hear.
THAT THE WOr~LD has en,I,,'l. ;tnn tho Lord Jesus Chri~t
has been phrCfl by .f"h"'ah IIl'(JU his throne of authonty,
has ousted ::lalan from 1H'l\Vl'1l anrl is proeccdmg to the
eslablisllUlCnt of GOII 's kln~(lom 1I11 earth,
THAT TilE REUFF an,l I)l,'-,in~s of tho p"opl"9 of earth
can come only hy nn,l Ihrour::h .ll'hovah 'II kju~o1om untlcr
Christ ,,-hich has now 1"'~Ull; thnt tho Lord's lWXt great
act is the flestrudion of Hatan'lI 01 ~:anizntiou anll tho estab
lishment of ri~htpouqnp~~ iu tho (':11 th, find thn t und"r the
kingdom all t1IlJSO who \\ ill oupY its righteous la\\s shall liYe
on earth for;>\'er.
"BATTLE SHOUT" TESTl~10~Y
Prepare now for the" Battle Shout' I 'fe"tullolI'y antl he ready
for the period 1){,~lllnlllg October;; and contin\llllg until Octo
her 11. The hook ill' !la, eontallllll!{ a comforlIllg rlll'""age for
those of good will, is now pU]'ll"hl'r! III many lallguagl'~' and
this will be prei'>cllted to the ['p"ple on a Iloi fOIUl ('ont nbutlOn
of twentJfhe cellt'! to ai,l in the {'uhlir-ation alia fUl thee dIS'
tribution of the king,lom ml'i'>''''J{e. Detailed imtluctiuns \\111
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AND HERALD Of CHRllSTS PRESENClE

VOL. LVII

I, 1936

SEPTE:lWER

No. 17

GATHERING THE MULTITUDE

PART :I
I

Life is the gift of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.'-Rom. 6: 23.

EHOVAH has but one way of giving life to the

falleu race, and that is hy aud throu~h Christ

Jl:SUS, nnd those who r('('eive it mllst exercise faith
in the shed blood of Chri-;t Jesus as the redempti\'e
priN'. Gou docs not make peace with his (:}lemies, anu
particularl.v with tho'ie who l'('proaeh his name. "'hell
the nw;.,seng;er of Jehovah appeared at t he cradle of
the ('hild .lesu~ this m('ssa~e was ikJiverell 11)' Jl'lHmlh
to mankind: "Glory in the h ig-hest uuto God! ,And on
carlh IlI'ace, among' men of good-will." (Luke 2: 14,
ltolll.) It is 1hose who ]('am of Jchovalj and his law,
:111(1 who I()\'e his law, that I'('('pivl' peacc. (Ps.119: 1(j:)
A man must fil'st havc goo(l will towaru Oou anu sp('k
the Lorrl 1)('01'(' he re('ciws peacc and learn-; the way
to life. IIp llImt seck the \\'a~ of }ll'a('c hy and throu~h
Clu'i<,j Jp-;us, who is the Prince of Pea(e.
2 Joshua is a type of Christ .Jt'sus, 1h(' Prince of
Pellt(', and those who for'm the great multitudc lIIu;.,t
find pea('l' with GotI 1ht'oug'h Jesus Christ, and in
no other wa~'. 'l'h(' Wla'onill's had stutt'd th('ir cu<;e
hdoJ'(' Joshua and dl'elat'cd their willin~ness to he
his S('I'V:l1ltS, and thus tltry showed tht'ir g'ood will
towllrd ,Joshlla anrl his Ood: " And ,Joshua made p('a('e
with thml, llnd maue a It'ague with th(,lll, to let t!Wlll
live; :lltll the }lrinel's of the congregation swarl' unto
them." (,Josh. 9: 15) Those who cOlnpo<;e the great
multitude get life by the grace of God, allll1hey mu:,t
~ct life throll~h Jesus Chri<;t, and in lIO other way,
and they must exercise faith in the slH,tl hlood of
Jt'_"us c'hl'ist. und so d('('lnrc themsclves before the
great lllltitypieni hattle of Gibeon is foug-ht; and this
is dearly taught by what follows in this l>rophe1ic
picture.
a Joshua took the Gibeonites at their word, gave
them credit for telling the truth. In doing this Joshua
diu not violatc the instructions ~iycn by Jehovah, as
set forth in Bxodus 3-1: 11, 12, to make no covenant
with 1he nations of Canaan. This imtruction gi\'Cn
by .1ehovah in the scripture last above citt'd mlht be
c~n:.1rlled in harmony \dth what God said to :;UOSt's
con('crning those who willingly became his scrvants.
Bv theil' course of action the Gibconites had severed
tl;cir l'elationship with the other nations, 1hat is, with
the })ations who were the avowed enemies of God.

'I'he Gibeonites WNe now seeking' peace and safdy at

the hands of .Joshua aud werl' no longer to be (I~li'ipd
as the enemies of Ood. JIpnee they were the exeep! ion
to the rule, as stah'<1 in EXOllus 34: 11, 12. '1'0 :.\To<;I's
and to those who wmt with him to war Jeho\'ah had
said: "When thou come"t nigh unto a city to fi~ht
Hg':timt it, thell pro('\aim peacl' unto it. And it shall
1,1', if it make the(' an-;wer of peace, and OP('II unlo
tlll'C, then it shall 1)(', that all 1he p('ollle that is ff)\llld
th(t'(in shall bc 11 ibutaries unto the(', and tll('Y shall
SI'ITe th('e. 'J'hu-; shalt thou do unto all the cith''i \\hich
arc vcry far ofi f/'OllI 111('(', whil1t are not of lhe CIties
of tl\('!1e nations."-Deut. 20: 10, 1], 1f).
The Gil){'onill's were !1tl'aIIg'('rs from the ('O\'PlI:lIlt
of promise, That was true of all the Gentilt's. But it
i'l \\Tilten (,OIHtlnin~ tho<;c who camc to the Lord in
hi<; llppointed wa,\': "Wh('rcl'orp rl:tn('mh('r, t1wt y('
I)('in~~ in tin1l' pa"t Gentiles in the JIe"h, who al'c ('all"11
CncireumcislOll hy that which is called the Cir('ullwision in 1he 1\('-;h made by hallds; that at that time ye
were without Chl'l;.,t, I){'ill~ aliens from the l'Ollllllonwealth of Isra('l, and stl'UlIg'ers from 1he cownallis
of promise, havillg' no hopc, and without God in tIle
world; but now, in Chri..,t .h'il1s, ye who sO!lwtil!lt"';
w('re far off, arc made nigh by the blood of Christ.
For he is our })('ac(', who hath made hoth OIlC, anu
hath broken dO\m the middle wall of partition hetween ns. "-gph. 2: 11-14.
5 That being' tru(' of all of those who came 10 Christ
and were received by him into his clam'h, it is abo
trlle of those who form the g'r('at mllltitude, who \\'('re
som('time afar off. Anll this appears to be inelud(d
within the rules stated by the I,ord to l\Ioses COll('I'l'Jling the eitics whieh arc" v('ry far off". (J)(,llt, 20: ] f))
'rhe Gibeonites pictm'c(l 1he "grcat multitw]('" cla<,s
when they came to Joshua seeking peace and safety.
Now likewise th(' great multitud(' comes to tilt' (:I'('at('r
,Jo<;hua, Christ Jv;,us, seekin~ peace, saf('ty an,l life.
Joshua made a covcnant with the Gibeollill's to let
them live. '1'he Grt'uter .Joshua, as J('hovah's r('prcst'ntative, makcs a covenant with the great multitude
that they shall live. But will God respeet this eovenant,
und, if so, upon 'I'hat ('undit ion>;? Jehoyah ('xpres-;es
the conditions by the mouth of his proph('t whtn hc

2:;9

%e \vr\.TCl-ITO\VER
suys: "Reek rig:hteotlsne:;s, seek meekness: it may be
ye shall be hid in the day of the Luru 's an~<.'r," ,,-hen
expre"sed at Armageddon. (Zcph. 2: 2, 3) It concln.
sivel~' follows, therefore, that thO!We of the great multi.
tude ~<.'ek the Greater .Joc.:hna and then obtain p'~ace,
and must continuo to seek righteousness anu meekncss,
and do this before the battle of the great day of God
Almighty fX'gins. Such is the oolHlition npon which
the Lord God resppcts the covenant with them.
N}~AR,

YET AFAR

The fa(ts soon dcveloJled that the Giheonites hall

not jOUl'lH'yeu from a far couutry. Their place of
abode wa" in tho near vicinity. But, having in mind
that lwrc tlte Lonl was ('all"in~ a prophetic pieture
to he maut, we can readily see how this picture foreshadowed the great multitude at one time far I emo\'ed
frnm the LOI'd and tllPir bein~ favored by people of
God, Ml<'h a<; the bnwht(:" \"I'rc. 'The re('ord then sa~'e;:
"And it ('amc to pass at the end of thr('e days after
Ow,)' had made a I('agul' with th(,I!1, that tlwy hcard
that tlte:: \\I'rtl tlll'ir m,i~hboul's, mal that they dwelt
among' them."-Joc,h, 9: lG.
11'he anuy of .Joshua \\ould travel wry slowly,
and ~'l-t it was only tlll'l'p <la,ni' jQUl'l\C'Y to the city of
Uiheoll. ".\lId the ('hildl'('n of )c;rapl jourlll'y('d, awl
('ame Ullto t1u'ir tilil'S Oil the tllit,<! day. :-iow tlwir
cities wer'll (:lb\,Oll, alltl ('hepltir;.th, and lkcrotlt, lind
Kil'jathkal'im:' (Josh, !J: 17) hrael urkr the c,pirit,
the faithful 1'f-lIIl1ant of tlli" day, have Il(~('n fOI' MIme
time Ill'ea<"llillg' to the people (,Ulli:t')'lIillg' <.iod and his
killgdom ~lIId tel Iin!.!; tin' Ill'ople that the day is at hand
whell th05-C \\ho de\'ute thellls('lv('s to the Lord and
to his kill~doJll may Itc\'cr di~ hut ('Ollt inue to live
under t he I\itl!~, 'I'hat llll's"age was pr(',lt:hc(l by God's
witnes.sps on carth to the people 10llg' befo)'c th(',v recognizeu \\'ho con~tltutes tile gw'at multitude. ~11\(,C
the coming of the Lord .J(~e;lls to til(' temple this parti('ular ml'tisagc has bee II pl'odaimeu, and it uid not
aPlwar fl'Onl the eduellce lH'forc the l'ClJIIHlllt at that
time that thO';e to whom thl'Y werc pre,ll'hillg were
tIle ones who would ('ornposc the gT('at multituJp, or
millions who would live 011 the ('artlt, hc sparcd from
Arnlag't'ddon and not uie, III (n('t, it was not until
193;) that the g'l'l'at mull itnue wa~ idNJt ifipd, when
the rcmnant saw that it is tht,. clas<; that shall dwell
on (-mth forever. It is ollly recently that the !!I"eat
multitude began to organize illto "(-ities", that is,
compact companies. Now these arc S('C'll in many parts
of the earth, anxio\l<; to learn the Idll~dom message
anu to S('rve the Lord 's cauSf~.\nd hue the names
of the cities of the (: ihconitcs may he cOl1SiJel'ed with
profit as ,,~'mbols wdl llpplyin!! now to those of the
great multituuc, in this, to WIt: "Jliyites" means
"ha\'ill~ a living place", and th(' Gibconites were Hivitt's; "Ch1:phirah" means ",-illage (as ('ov<.'reu by
walls for protection or rcfug'(')"; anu "Beeroth"
means "\'.(,lls", which wpply life-sn'itaining waters;
II

EltOOKJ?iX,

X. Y.

"Kirjath-jearim" means" city of forests", the tr<.'(''3

of which symbolize lidn~ creatures. The opportunity
to l'ccciYe protection, sustenance and life comes to the
great multitude hy the grace of God throug-h Jesus
Christ, because those of the great multitude voluntarily seek to become scrvants of the Lord. Tho"e who
ta1\O that course have a place to live. They arc as a
city protected by walls which receive refuge. 'I'hl'y
are supplied with life.giving waters. They lire like
forest trees, creatures having life and fJl)ul'i~hl\l!.!,
8 The chipf olles amon~st the Israelites had ~~j\,(~11
tlwir ~olcmll word and. oath that the (hbeonik, should
not he put to (kath, but manifestly tllel'e wer'e lIlallY
amon:,: the Israllitcs who insisteJ Oll killing tbe CihcOllitl:'i, and. th\.:rc must havc heen an al'l;llnll'rrt
follu\\'in~ hdwc('n tire Israelites, as the r('('('l'd il\llIcates. ".\lItl the ehildrcH of Israel smote tbelll Ilot,
lw(',Hhe the III'irr(-cs of the eOllgregatioll h:ld c,\\'O!'1I
unto tlr('lll by the L()\'(l God of Isr~l('J. And all the
('()I\~..{l'egati()l1 lllul'lIIurpd n~aillst the pt'iIlN'S," (,Jo"lr.
~: 1~) Without a doubt the Gibeo!Jite" or lli\lk:{
\"'1'1'1' mar!\.t'J for ucath hecau<;o of the COllllllHlld th,lt
Jehovah hau given to :'I/o"es to dec,tJ'oj' t 11('111: "For
mille Angel shall ~o hdor0 thee, anll hl'illg thl'() in
nllto the Amoritl'3, alld tire Ilittitcs, alHl till' J>( I'll.:r.it('<{, and the C'all.lallit<,s, the llivitps, and the ,/(,buf it(,:;; allu 1 will ('ut tlW1lJ off. ThUll ~hall 11<Jt IHlW
down to t heir gods, nor sel'\'C t hem, nor do aft l' \'
their works; but thou shalt HUl,rly overthrow tht'!II,
and quite brcak down llu'ir illla(~('s. And I will ~('lId
IlUrnds bef(,t'c thl'l~, which e;lrall (11'1\(' 0111, th(: I: i\ it("
tlw Cana;llJite, all(} the IIi! litl', from hvfo}'(: tll<'p,"
(E;.", 23: :;:l, :2-1, ~8) "But oj' tlw C'jti(,s of tbl"'c IJI'opll-,
\',hieh tire Lord thy Gud doth ~i\e tlH'e [or all illhl'l'italH'l', thon i'oh,J1t <;:lve alive lIothill~ that Im"lllwtlr,"
-/)I\Ut.

20: lG,

D'rhe G i1Jl'onites were th('refol e in t'xt I'em!' d:lll\!('r

of death, but w('t'e sa\"ed thcr('fl'om hy the finn aC'tllJn
taken in theil' hdralL The mm"mUl'el'S who Oh,Jl't!( d
to the aetion of the prinC'l's of Israel had tlw 1('111'1'
of the Jaw on their siue, \\ hill' the prilll'('''J stoo(1 ill a
different po"ition hCl.'<llIs\' in thc name of .J<'Il0v:lI\
thpy had pled~l'd them"elvc'i to savc aliYe 11\('"e peop!..,
l)('cause the GilH;ouitc:<; had shoWII faith in ./u'.hu:l alld
expre~sed a wtllingnc"s to 1)I'eolOe his Sl'1'V;1IIt", 'I'hi';
is exaetly in line with the Word of God gO\eJ'JllII~
the matter. The entire race is 1II:11,];:('d for dl'~t ru('\ ion,
and there ie; but onc way to ('",('apo that dC"tl'lH'ti(Jll,
and that way i" hy faith in .Je~;us Christ, the (il'('ntcr
Jo"lma. "That \\!lOsOeyer b('liewth in him sholl],1 nut
})pri"lh, but have eterllal life. For nod so 10\'('11 the
worlu, that he ga ve his only bq~ottell Son, that \\ hn50cwr bl'lic\c1h in him should not pel'ish, hut lHl\e
<.'ve1'la'itill~ hfe. He that Iwlicveth on him lS not ('Olldemneu; but he that IJelie\ eth not i" ('u!ld"lllIl( d already, be,-auso he hath 110t bdieved in the narnll of
the only begotten Son of God. lIe that b('lil'\dll on
the Son hath e\'cl'lusting life; and Ite that hc-li('\'lj 11

SErT'D1BI;h

1, 1936

FJti<? \vATCliT0\VER.

not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
ahidcth on him. "-John 3: 15, 16, 18, 36.
10 Gibeon said to Joshua: '\Ye have come to thee
because of the name of tllY God.' (Ys. 9) Thus they
showed faith in God and in Joshua, which is the firl>t
step that leads to life.Joshua and his associates spoke
in the name of Jehovah and gave their solemn promise in his name, and thercfore they were duty-bound
to preserve the Gibeonitl's alive. Likewbc those today
who hear the message of the kingdom, all(l who come
to Jehovah's witnesses and say: "\Ye believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and Jehovah the Btcmal God,
and we desire to be associated with God's organization." By this they take their first step towaru life.
Those men of hrad who "murmured against the
prillc('<;" appcar eI('arl)' to picture a clnss of persons
l}OW on the eal'th who (,Iaim to be (on'il'l'rat<.'d to God,
and b('~ottel\ of hi., spirit, and y(t who arc not and
1ll'Ver have bccu at all :-.ympathct ie with the mes"a~~e
")lilliolls now livin~ will l1e\"(~r die"; nnd they havc
own spokC'l1 sarcasticn Ily Nll}('el'll ing the same; and
when the :rreat multit\l(le is identified H'i an earthly
(Iass, that r"amc lnlWlllllring cln~s set them"clv('s
ng-ainst the ones who wlilnow have an opportunity to
live on the (':11'th. 'l'he p)'(...cnt.day mUJ'murcrs arc not
desirulI'l of cn~a~in!1; in the field witm's., work, as SC1'\'
ants of the Lord to ('ulTy the Inl'SSal~e to this earthly
(Jas'l to show them th<, way of ('spa ping' cxerution at
Al'ma~(>(1cIon. And so they ohjcl't to allY \york now beinl-j dOIIl' in this Iwhalr Hnd refuse to h:l\'e all~' part
t her('in. Nome of slll'h hind('I'l'rs, who arC' not zealous in
field s<'rviee, sny in suh~tan('r: "\\'a it till i\l'magl'dc1on
has brohn do\\n the ('nclll.\, then the g-)'('at multitude
will come forth; thcn \H~ will ha\'l' a gl'l'at work to
do." '1'he ('irclimstanc('s ancl the faets disrlosed lIy
this Jlroplwtic pid\ll'e lllacll' with Joshua awl his army
show thl' ah!>.oIute necl'!>'iily now to ignore the murlnllrcrs and take pI'ompt :lltio!l in carryin!1; the mesf;ug-e to those prople of g'ootl wm, that till')' may kn,)w
:tIl,1 e::{('rcisc faith in God and Christ Jesus and may
have the opportunity to voluntarily cleelare t1wmselvc's as servants of God and Jesus Christ. 'i'lwre is
no other way for th('m to l'seape rx('cutioll at Al'InagNlclon. As the })l'incl>s of Israel disregaru<,d the murm1ll'ers and ohj('etors, so now the true and faithful
followers of Christ .Jrsus will disl'eg:ll'd all murmurer:>, ohjector::;, and intel'fel'ers with cal'J'yin~ the ml'Ssnge to tho great mnltitude, hut, on the cpntrary, will
be dilj~l'lIt in carrying' out the Lord's commandments
at till' !ll'e"ent tinl('.
11 1\lanifl''itly t hNc are those walking with the rl'mnant, and also claiming to he of the remllant of Gou '8
peoplc, who do not have a vision of God's purpo,,(',
and who are ag-aillst what God cOl11mnnds his rl'mnant lIOW to do. '1'he priucl's of 1<;rael, who were \\ ith
.Toshua, pieture those who are wholly and completdy
devoted to God and who speak in the nnme of .Jehovah
and CIll'ist, not for any "l>lfi"h pm'po"e, hut only that
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ken in God's name and are determined to carry out

thcir covenant with the Lord. They stand out against
those who object to carrying the message to the great
multitude; and this is shown by the action tnkelJ by
the princes and what t:leY said to the murmurers:
"But all the princes said unto all the congregatIOn,
\Ve have swom unto them by the Lord God of Israel:
now, therefore, we may not touch them. "-Josh. !): I!).
12 In this prophetic pictUl'e Jehovah was guidin~
the course of the princes of Israel, which shows that
they had not the privilege or duty to kill the Gibeonites. This exactly fits God's instruction to the remnant
as set forth in the propheey of Ezekiel. The mun with
the writer's inkhorn and elotheJ with white linen,
described by the prophet Ezekiel, pietures Jehovah's
witnesses who are commanded to mark the !)l'1 iewI'S
in their foreheads, to the end that those wllo Were
thus marked might not be sldin by the Executioner.
'i'he mark i'l put upon the forehend of tho'ie who do
believe on God and in Christ Jesus and who rOllfl'sS
tlll'ir faith. When they arc thus marked, the Excl'utioner, who was pictured by the 'six mpn with slall~h.
tcr weapons', is commanded to come not n('ar t he men
upon whom this mark appears, but to pl'PHen'e them
from death. (Ezek. 9: 4-6) Jehomh's anointed rem
nant has SWOl'lJ to do God's will, and his will 10 thrm
is cxprcs'i,ecl in his Word nnd rCVl'als to these faithful
olles that th('y arc to bear the fruits of the k1l1~u()m
l)l'fore and millj~tl'l' UlltO t he ~I'l'ut mult it \l(It', and
that this mu ... L lie clone in orclpr that the onl'S m:\)'ket!
as the 5('1'Vants of (Joll Illay be dcliver('u from tIle
sword of the Exc'l'ntionrr nt .\rlllagecldon.
13 Some may S:lY that .Jo.~llUa was actill~ ('ontr,u'y
to the \YorJ of Uod, just as some now say that till'
remnant are uelin~ eontrury to the \Vord of Uoc! in
speaking to anti of the ~reat mnltitu(h'. llo\\' ll1u"t
we conSIder this matter? .Jo-,hl1a wns Uocl's duly ap
pointed servant and u'oed as a type of Chri"t .11''''IS.
If Joshua had done that which God did not :lfq)J'on~
he would havc :-.uffered death, evell as that penalty
fell upon Ranl. Thc~1'(' is nothing in the )'('('onl that
God was di"plc'llspd with Joshua's actioll, or t hat Ill'
reproved Joshna for havin~ cnter('d into a e(J\'('nant
with the Gibeonitc's and for that reasoll spar-cd thelll
from death. The presumption must be indul~('J that
.Jehovah fully approwt! the action of Jo-.lllIa anll
that Jo~hua acted in strict accord with thn will of (loel
in making this prophrtie picturc; and this cOllc,lu"ion
is fully supported by the r('con] in IIc'hl'c\\" !'I('ven,
in which .Joshua is m('Jltionecl as olle appro\'ecl by Jchuvnh God.
14 Joshua and th(' other princes had made a rove
nant with the Gihconi1l'<; in the name of .JehO\ah, and
for them to violate their eovcnant would hrmg reproach upon the n:lmc of .Jehovah, This is ('mphasizcd
by thl' record: "This \\e will do to th('m; wc will ewn
let them live; l('st wl'ath be upon \1<;, beean"e of the
oath which we ~ware unto them." (.Jo"h. !l: ~O) The
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reproach upon Jehovah's name and thus call down

God's wrath upon them, and this is proved by what
later occurred, and which is recordrd in 2 Samuel,
chapter 21.
15 King Saul was selfishly stubborn and rebellious.
He knew that the Israelites under Joshua had sworn
that the Giheonites should not die, and yet Saul slew
them, as the record states: "Then there was a famine
in the days of David three years, year after year; and
David inquired of the Lord. And the f.1ord answered,
It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he
slew the Giheonites."-2 Sam. 2]: 1.
16 Saul willfully, that is, knowingly and intentionally, violated that covenant, aIH] for that reason afterwards God broug-ht a famine upon the land for three
years and said that this faminc was h('causc Saul ~lcw
the Gibconitcs, showing that Goc} fully approved the
covenant that had been made with that people by
Joshua, and disapproved Saul's action.
11 F'urthel'more, Kin~ David, acting und('r Jeho.
vah 's ~uidance, o[('red to make full amends to the
Giheonites because the COVl'n:llIt with tlwm had been
broken by Saul: "And the king [Davitl] ealled the
Gibeonites, and said unto them: (now the Gibeonites
were not of the ehildrclI of JSI':1I'I, but of the l'I'nlllant
of the Amorites; and the ('hildl'l'1l of Ismel hill] sworn
unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his ~I'al to
the childr'cn of Jsr:wl nuu .1 ndah ;) wlwrefore David
said unto the Giheollitt'';, What shall I do for ~'ou?
and wherewith shall I Jlwke the atollem('nt, that ye
may bl0ss the inh01'itance of the Lord 1"-2 Sam.
21: 2, 3.
18 '1'he Giheollites did not s('('k a mon0Y dama~e for
the gTt'at injury t hat had I)('cn done them hy reason
of the breaki!l~ of the co\'cnant wit h them, bnt manifestly they wcre guid0d by .1ehovah and calle<1 for
retributive jU~1 icc to be vi,;ited upon the hou,;e of
Saul: "And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will
ha\'e no silver nor golJ of Saul, nor of his house;
neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Jsral'1 .\nd
he said, What yo shall say, that will I do for you. And
they answered the king, The man that ('ollsumed us,
and that de\'isrd ug-uinst us Ihat we /Should he dl'stroyed
from remaining in any of tht' t'oasts of Israel, let
seven men of his sons be dcli\'l'rt'd unto us, and we
will hang them Isymbolizing' that they were cursed
of God (Deut. 21: 23)] up unto the fjord in Gibe'ah of
Saul [the homr town of Saul], whom the Lord did
choose. And the king' suid, I will give them. . . . And
he (Ielivered tht'm into the hands of the Oiht'onites,
and they hanged them in the hill before the IJord;
and they fell all seven together, and were put to death
in the days of harvest, in the first days. in the bt'ginning of barley harvcst. . " . And aftpr that, God was
t'ntreated for the land. "-2 Sam. 21: 1-11.
19 The Script mal rccord in rt'gard to the avrnging
of the Gibeonites upon Sanl's house shows that God
settles the aecount with the "wicked srrvant" class,
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again~t the Jonadab or I t great multitude" cIa,;,;, who

seE'k life. The foregoing account strongly emphasizes
the blood responsibility under which Jehovah holds
his watchman, the rcm.!lant now 011 earth, and llro\,<.;s
that the work today in behalf of the great multi Iude
is very important and is precious in the si~ht of God.
The murmurers, complainers and objectors against
the remnant, and who do not favor carrying the message to the great multitude, are like the Pharisees who
were sticklers for the letter of the law hut who had
not the spirit of it. Furthermore, their caur:>e of
action shows that they do not have a propel' vision
of God'slJurpo,;e. 'l'heysinglcout s0ll1e8cl'iptural text
to attempt to support their position, and ignore mnny
other texts whie-II mu<;t be eonstruecl together \I'jth
that they cite. If thc l'('ll1nnllt shou],l sla('k thc h:II((]
now and wait lllltil J\rmageddon Iwg-ins to UC('\al'e
the mes,;ag-e of the Lord cO!lcerning the ~l'('at IJIl\lti.
tnde, the respon,;ibility for stl<'h !1l'gll'rt would Ll!1
upon t1H'm. All who do so lleg){'et, fail or rP/'I\"c' 10
thus obey the Lord }Jut thplllsc!\'('s in the sallll' (,Ia".,
in which Saul put himsclf by going' ('ontl'al'Y to (;od 's
('ommanument. \\'e mmt ket'p ill mind th:11 1111 "c'
thing''; were written aforetimc in the ~t'l'IptU),I'" flor
the aid of the remnant, to the end that the l'<'mllLld l,f'
Ood JlIay be advisl"d and tllOroug-hly cI!uipp('d fOl'
th('ir work.
2U The true position of the great JlIultitudl' is lI'l\'o'
di<;e-Ios('d in this, to wit, thnt they an' madl' III<' fl'ITants of the royal housc: "Awl the IJI jlll'('S ~did ulli/)
them, Let them live; but I<-t tlH'nl bl' 11<'\\('["s of \",(,{Jd
and drawers of wa1<'1' unto all til<: ('lIn;~I'egatioll; ;1"
the pl'inces had promiscd thclll." (.fo'ih. !J: ~l) ]n
makll1g' the eovcnant wit h the (; ihl'ollit('s tlwy \~ I')'"
fully informl'd awl un,!Pr:-.tood that thl'ir lin',; WOldt!
be sparl'd only upon the 1){,l'l'ol'IJ1aJl('e of till' ("Jilt! ition:> of that covenant, whieh WNe that tlH',\' \\'('1'('
to sc!'\'r ill the capa('ity of ~'('r'vanls to tho 1~I',ll'lill"';
and not he 011 an equal footillg' with thl'lTl, That did
l10t IJ1ean that nOll is a respecter of pc l':';O 11';, Iml it
did mean, anJ it showcd, that the pl'ince'i of Jsr:l<'1
foreshadowed the spir'itllal Jsradil<'s who ~halJ 11(0 I'llr
evcr with Christ .h''ius, the great Prinee, and with I'lill
be }lric<;ts in t he royal house and nlCIll!H'J'S of the ll'1llpIc, ,dlereas the grl'at mull itude shall servc tilt' p ill('es. The faithful }'cmWlJlt with Christ JI'SUS WIll S(') I'C
God and Chri~t in heavcn, while the g'1'l'at Illtl1tit1l<lp
serve 011 the earth; and both wi1l be l'xcccdingly .io~'
ful in the po~ition which the Lord gives to them -

nev. 7: !J-15.
21 There is no rcason to harshly ('ritici~e the hl'al']ites or the Gibconit(,:>, bceau~e ill a prophetic pietlll'c
such as this whieh was made Hlld rl'c'onled in JO'iIJ\w,
chapter nim', the pirturc i<; dil'l'C'lcd b~' .1('1;0\'"h 1'(11'
the purpose of foretelling th!llg'i to cOllle to pa~" at
the end of the wodd and each e-h:1I'<1l'ter in thl' 1'1'(1phetiC' drama plays a par"t i!C'ronling to thp will of
God: "And Ju,;lmu rallrd for thl'lll, and hr ~p:d,l' UlItO
them. sa) ing, ,YhcreJ'ol'c have ye IJl'~llil('d U<;, s:l~'ing ..

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Weare wry far from you; when J'C dwell among

u3Y"-Josh. 9: 22.
22 For the time the Gibeonites did deceive or beguile
Joshua and the princes of Israel, but it was not to
the injury of anyune; and since God did 110t condemn
their action, we must conclude that it was a fixed part
of the drama whirh tho Giheonitos were playing according to the wi II of God. When understood, the
statement of the Gibeonites was really not deceptive,
because the country they were seeking, that is, with
God's chosen people, wns far removed from the enemies of the Lord. All the Canaanites were condemned
hy Jehovah for dC'strul'1 ion, ju~t as all munkind came
ullder the condemnation Iweau<;e of Adam's sin. (l~om.
5: 1~) 'rhe Uibeonitcs were spared because they derl::lred themsC'ln's to he separate and apart from the
wicked Cana:mitcs that opposed Jehovah's typieal
LiTI'.,\dom heing c~tablIshed ill Pale<.;tine. Likewise today, under tl1l' }il'ovisiollS of Jehovah only those ::irpa.
ratill~ tlwmsdvc;; from Satan 's or~anization and dedaring' tlll'lr alk'~lanee to (ioJ :HJd to his orgmJizat 1011,
nnd thereby "hoWJll~ good will tow:mb Jehova!., rc('ei\'e his fanll', lIlld they arc the only on('>; who
Lavc the prom i"p of bcing f->Jl.lred when the f->word of
the gl'l'at BXP('lltioner iJe~in<; to fall upon the same.
23 Joshua !will,'!: only a man, the words of the Uibroniii's lIlay Iw\'e appeal'ed d('c('ptive, but not to the injllry of an ....Ollr, and in fa('t \\l're not decrptive. 'rhey
sillern:ly dt"irl'd to be und('r~tood and treatrd as ]la\'in<~ fully for"ahn the other Canaanitrs, even thol1~h
it Ipd UH'1l1 to Ill' sla\'e~ of the ISI'aelites. Like\\ise 110W,
tliO~c who will ];e ~part'd mll~t fOl'sake the ol'gallizatiun of Satan ulld h('rome the voJlllltary slan'<; of the
Lord Jesus CJJl'i<,t and sel'YL his anointl'd. 'rhe (;ilJ('lJnitc's were thc olll .... llatioll ortll(' Canaanites that sl1o\\Td
their faith in .}(I:,III1<1 and jn Joshua's Uod: "'l'here
\Va<; !lot a city that made pl'are with the childnn of
isral,l, save the lIivitr'>, the inhahitaJJt'l of UiIH'un:
all other [eiti(<.;jlhey [tile Israelites] took in hattie."
-.Jo'lh. 11: ]!).
24 Docs not thi<; show that at .\rm:wl'ddon only those
who have previou'ily dec larrd thrmselvrs frc'l' lllld
srparate from Satan's organization, and who have
taken their "tand with Ood'<; ol'g'anization nnJ I\(1\ c
fait hflllly held to that pO<lit ion, seeking ri~hl c()usnes~
lind meeklH'ss, will he spared from tho Execnt iO)lI'r'R
s\vord?
23 'rhe Gibeonitrs were
bound by their COYl'uant
'whi('h they soul~ht to have made with tlwm, forl'l>hadowing that those of tho great mull It ude arc bound
h? the ('ovonant they make to become the f->crvants
of .Jeho\'ah and his anointed King': "Now therefore
)'l' are cursed; and there shall none of ?OU be freed
frum being bondmrn, and hewers of wood and dl'awel'S of water for the howse of m~' (]oc1. "-Jo,>h. 9: 23.
2" 1'he Gihconites were not enr~cd because they had
d('reivcd Joshua; hut, having !J('en identified ;s IIivites, the desecndants of Ham's son Canaan, upon
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cursed tribe. (Gen. 9: 24, 25) '}'he words of Jo-;hua

merely reminded them that they were of the eursed
Canaanites, Ham's descendants. It was a great favor
to them to receive salvation on any condition, becathe
they were faced with death. 'rhe issue therefore wao;;
life and death. Likewise thO"e of the great multitude
originally came under the curse, and it is a great
favor to all of them to be saved and receive life arl~'
wh('re and under any and all condition'!. The Gibeonites were told that they could not be free lind could
not free themselves from service to the hou~e of God.
By sparing their lives Joshua had become their sa\'ior,
and that was even more so later at the battle of
Uiheon, as the record discloses. (Josh. 10: G-1~) Likewise the Greatel' .Toshua hecomes the Savior of the
~reat multitlHle and pm'ticnJarly spares them at the
antitypieal battlc of Ulbeoll, which is Al'magL'd1loll.
'rho~e Olheonit(,<; hacl reeeivl'd t he brand or 'nl<ll'k
in their foreheads', ('\,C'II a<; today those of the ~.'.'l'('at
mllltitude mll"t re<:'eire the' mark in their fordll'ac!'i',
ns a conditioll ]>l'eeeckllt to I}('in~ ~jJ:ll'('d at 1I1l' baWe
of Arma~eddon. (E/(k 0: -1-G) To !Jve, thc (;ilwolIitl's mU'it be S('rV:lllts of Uod in the hou"c uf .Jo~hllas
<lod. 11ikewise the gl'<'at multitude, to li\c, IllU-;t }lI'
S('\Tant<.; at the bonse of Christ .Je<;II;;, the J I('ad of
the temple of God. 'J'lw Uiheonit(';; I1IU"t put :I\\n,Y
all their idols nnd ilHa!~{'s nnd anythin~ and e\'l'l)thing else sllo\\in~ tlH'ir all('g-ialH'c to tl](' I>e\'il's
or~allizatioll, alld parti('lllarly so "illel' thel'l':ll'll'1' (,ib('on was madc a pri,"t's rity unlo the LOl'd. (.10,,11.
21: 13-1!l) Likewi<.;e tllo,;(' fOI'Pshadomd by tIl\' (; dH'UIIites, that is, thc ~I'('at multit lIel(', mu,t put :l\\a~' all
idols and imu~~(';; ulld fOl'malisms and all e\ idl'jj('C' of
hling- ('onne('tcd with lIn,\' pad of the J)(,\'il's Ol'''all i/ation, anl! thereafter salute and sel'\'c Jl'hO\;i11 dud
Christ Je~,us, from wholll t Iwjr salval ion COil\( ". That
mrilllS that the great multItude will ~ep that til(' ~alllt
ill~..(' of any imag-e, fla~, thing' or creat UI'C i<.; a \ 101:11 11m
of God's 1m\"
27 The Oiheonitcs mU'it of necl'ssity he ('il'l'lIlJlf'j"pcl
to show their devotion to God. (Ex. I:!: lS, IV) 'J'h:!t
was illcluded in t he In w pl'ovif->ioll (OJllpJ'II I II~~ "t he
Rlrangl'r", as mentiow:d in the fea,;1 of tah('I'IH]('!l'S
or fea~t of ing'athel'ing: "'J'bou shalt o\-:-;(>rv(' fhl' fl'a' t
of tab('rnaclcs srv('n d:lyS, aftcr thai t hou h;l~t g'dlllered in thy rol'll and thy wine; and thou sh;i1t j'(j\>!l'll
in thy feast, thOll, and thy SOil, alH) thy daug'hll'l', alld
thy man<;('l'vant, and thy mai(l'iel,\,;lllt, ant! thp LC'\'lll',
the f->tranger, nnd the lathel'll'ss, Hill! the widl)\\. that
arc \\ithin thy gatl's." (Ih~ut. 1G: 13. ].f) 'rhl'~,e trlllh~
serVl' to further show tl1<1t t hl' (liJ)('onitl,s fOI'l'slwdOlI ('d
the great multitude whi('h is now pal'tllkin~~ of Illr
nntit~'}lienl f('ast of tabernacles, tOg'et h('r \1 it h t IIc'''('
who arc antitypieul or spirilnal hI':]!,!. 'J'1J('y han cl
standing bpfore Goel and ""e1'\'e him <lay awl Iii~.dil",
that i<; to say, eontilluOll~I~', ano \wwr d\'!':lrt (I',)m
his ';f'rvire. As the location and condition<.; of tllpir
COll11tr~' show thnt the GihroniU-<, \1\'I'e n "nit,lld"
peuple to be wooJ choppers :Uld \\ atl:~' carriers, tlle:t

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is, servants, likewise the situation or conditions of

the Jonadabs or great multitude show them suitable
to be servants of the 1.1ord everlastingly on the earth.
28 The Gibeonites were not wholly ignorant of God,
and had been told of the marvelous things God had
done and what God had commanded :1\loses to do. Likewise those of the great multitude have heard of God
and Christ Jesus and have had fear of God even be
fore coming to Christ, and this is shown in the pro
phetic pi<,ture: "And they answereu Joshua and said,
Decause it was certainly told thy servants, how that
the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to
give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land fr'om b('fore ;you, therefore we were
sore afraid of our lives because of ~'ou, and have done
this thing."-Josh. 9: 24.
211 'l'here is no scoffing in the words employeu by the
Giheonites here. They did not spurn or shun the Word
of God, but exhibited a }>roper fear for {;od causing
them to he of good will toward God and those who
serve him. Likewise those of' the g'rPat multilllde. par
ticulal'ly since the coming of the LOI'd J"sus to the
temple in 1!J18, have heard of the kil1~dom 's l)('il1~
gi\'en to Christ .Jesu<; and what terrible uestl'1l<'tion
shall ('orne upon Hatan's organization at ,\l'mag-l'ddon,
and for them to have shown a fear of God would cause
them to 1'0S)('ct his name and to seck his favor and to
show favor toward his faithful wilnessC's in the (arlh.
'l'his is the reason why these .Jonadahs or great multitude haw ~ltown kindlH'ss to .Jeltovah 's \vilu('sses, who
arc a1'restC'd, persecutcd, thrown into prison, and
otherwise ill-treated. It was in l!)lS that the n)('ssa~e
"l\Iillions now liviu~ will nevc'r die" Iwgan to be pro
('Iaimeu in the land, alHI sil]('c theu many have heard
that message and have believcd it to he true and have
turned th('ir hearts toward til(' Lord.
so The Gibeonites showed a disposition to 1)0 guided
in the right way, even as those whom the J foreshadowed, the gTeat multitude, show a like dispo<;ition to be
guided of the Lord: "Anclnow, behold, we are in thine
hand: as it s('cmeth good" nnd right unto thee to do
unto us, do." (Josh. 9: 2; One must beeome willingly
submis'>ive to the Lord before he is tea"hahle, In that
manner he l;('eks meekness, that is to say, he seeks to
learn. The Gibeonites were not like a willI heast driven
into a corner and at hay, and therefore llein~ compelled to yield, but they had come to .loshua, the
representative of God, of their own volition, dec-Iaring
their purpose and desire to do as they were told to
do in order that they might receh"e benefit at the hand
of the f.. ord's servant Joshua. It is just the same today
with the Jonadabs, the great multitude ('ompany. 'l'hey
come not demanding something because of right, but
they come in mcekne'>s, seeking to know the right way.
'rhey inquire of the 1.. ord at the hands of those whom
they believe to represent God. They arc inquiring of
God's servants as to what they shall do, and it is the
duty and privilege of the remnant to inform them
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therefore, who fails or refuses to tuke advantage of

opportuuities to iuform those of the great multItude
or who would interfere with the currying of th(' mcs
sage to the great multitnde thereby 'turns a"ide the
stranger from his right'. (~Ial. 3: 5) Tho,;e who would
hinder the work of carr:ring the message to tile great
multitude now, by trying to induce Jehoyah's witn('s<;es to believe that the greater amount of their witness
work is to be done after Armageddon, are thereby
fighting a~ainst Gou, whether they know it or 1I0t. A'>
the Gibeonit(s had not asked to be Rpared, eve;n so now
the great multitUllc docs not a<.;k to be span'II from
prr:"ecution and suffering at the hands of Satan's
wicked organization. It is a notieeahle fa(t that the
JOlludabs or those of tIll' great mult itude ~how a (lisposition of willing sCI'yi('e that often puts ill tlll: !-hade
those who have for a long' while clainwd to he of the
temple company. A'> soon as th('y hear the t)'nlh, tlll'y
are diligent to tuke up the In('<;S:lg-e anu e:n'l'y it on,
kno\\ iug that it will lJl'in~ pl'r;-,eellt ion on t11l'1ll, alld
th0Y rejoice in the persecution. The Giheonil('f; dl'chll'< d
thern',elves ent irely wi lling to be obedil'nt t I) .Jo..,ltua; and this fore~hadows that nO\\ th" ~l'eat lIJlt1titw!p
mu<;t and do joyfully dc('lare th"ir willinglll',-;s to he
oh('dimt to Chl'i"t. the I:I'('at('I' .Jo~hua.
31 JO"IIIl:1, the Sl'I'VUlIt of' Jdl(l\'ah, and the prolotype of Christ .Jl'~ns, shows what Jesus also cloes in
saving a]](l dl'livel'ing Ow<.;e of the grl'at mullilwk:
"And ~o did hl' unto them, llnd dl'lin'I'l'll nH'!lI ont of
tllO hawl of the t1111dl'('l1 of hnll'l, that tlJ('y slvw 1III'!lI
1101." (.Jo"h. 9: 2G) .Jo~hna dl'li\'el'ed the l:tl'l'lInil('<,;
from the hand of Ihl' l'xe"ut iUIH'rs; and Iikcwi..,l ell r'l~t
.lesll'> sparl''i the gl'l'at 1Il1lltitlld(' at the timl' of C';lI'Ution at .\l'llI11gl'ddon: ".\nd .Jo..,hua made Ihl'lI\ [(II1I1/".
gill) gave, or, dl'lin'rl'd them to he] [(J[e!JI'l'w)
nutlw n] th at day hewl't's of \\ 00(1 :llld ell'aweI's of wa t( I'
fot' the rOll~rl'gation, Hnd for the altar of till' LOl'c1.
cven unto this <1n~', ill the I'laee whieh hl' ~hollld
choosr."-.Josh. !): 27.
32 Joshua 1>);[c'('(l the Gib00nit(,s in a (Olil!HllIY of
servants, that is, he "mcllle" or "g-a\,e" theil, to he
choppers of wood aIHI ('anie]'s of wah'r for tliI' bl'af'1ites. 'I'he Hebrew word llatlla It is u,,('d in 111 i<; tl'xt
and tran~latl'd "~a\'e" or "made"; and the J);11l1l'
"I\ethinim" is cll'rin'cl from the snllH' root \\oJ'd, Hnd
means" given o1\e<;", and rdatcs to the )wop!lo "gh.
en" to the servic-e of .Jehovah at the tf'lllp]". ,\t
1 ChroniC'!c's 9: 2 "I\cthinims" are mentioned for the
first time in the Scriptures as a'isoriates with the
Israelites, the priests and the Levites. It aplll'al'S Iha t
the Gibeonill's (\\ hirh were Ilivitcs) are the ori~ill:ll
N0thinim, who arc later mentioned in the N('ripll1l'('<;
as engagc'cl in menial service ahout the h'lllpk of
JellOvah God. Douhtks'> in time the peoplr of the
lion-Israelite nations werc maar bonumen hy the I..,
Taelites and some of the ot her nn1 ions would he devot
('d by the Israelites to ser\'irc lih that to wl'ich the
GiheonitC's were as<;igncd, and therefore the: tl']']:l
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tlmt might come or that came from the many "nations,

kingdoms, peoples and tongues", just as the great
multitude is described in Hevelation seven as being
of mally nations, peoples and tongues. It should be
expected that the sl1h"equcnt fads would fit the
picture exactly, and this proves that the picture was
prophetic,
33 'fhe Gibeonites and others of the ~ethinim were
the descendants of Ham the same us the Babylonians,
yet the Scriptural record is that the Kethinim chose
to return with Jehovah's faithful people, the remnant
of Israel, when they came hack from Babylon to Jerusalem to rehuild the temple there; and thi,> part
of the picture shows that they had completely separated themselves from the other heatlH'n nation'l and had
taken their place alollg' with God's eho'ien people,
(Gen. 10: G-10; Ezra 2: 1, 2, 43-51, 58, 70) In this
sl'rvice at Jehovah 's t(~ll1ple the l':ethinim wl.'re tax
free, (E7l'a 7: 2-1) In l':<:hemiah's time the (iiheonites
as"listed in the rl'1mil(ling of the wal1<; at Jerusal(rn.
(Neh. 3: 1-7) ~fh('y s<'parated thcm<;('lvc'l fl'om the
heathen of the land: "Now those tlJat sealed were
Nehcmiah the Til'shatha, the son of lIachaliah, and
Ziukijah, And the rest of the people, the priests, the
Levitl's, the porters, tlw singers, the Kethinims, and
all thl'Y that had s<'IHII'aled tlll'lI1selves from the people
of the lands unto the !.nv of Cod, their win's, theil'
SOilS, tlnd their dauqhtl'l's, evl.'l'y one having' ImO\dld~c,
and having' 1IlIderstandillg'; th('y cluH' to their Imthrell, tl\('ir nohlt'i, and l'nter('d into a curse, and into
an oath, to walk in God's law, whi('h was ginn by
1\[OSl';;, the S('I'vallt of (lad, and to ol>"el'vc aIHI do all
the comlllaJHlnH'lIts of t he LOUD Olll' Lord, unc! his
jwlgllll'llt'i and his statut(s, "-Ndl. ]0: 1, 2~, 2!l.
u Whell B)I,l'a was tl'avclinq to .Jcrusalem aftel' the
r('storation of the Je\\s, he "viewed", or took accotlllt
wit.h, the people tl'llYl'lill~ with him alltl "found th('re
none of the SOilS of Le\ i' '. '1'hen Ezra sent a dl'!l'gatioll
with a message to I(ldo of the Nethinim: "And I ~:;('nt
them wil h commandJlll'nt unto I(hlo the ehi('f at the
plure Cusiphia, and I told tlH'm what thl'Y should say
unto Iddo, and to his brethren the :"\ethinims, at the
place Casiphia, that tlll'y shoulo brin~ unto us ministers for the hOllsc of our God. .'\no, by the ~ood
hand of our God UJlOll U;;, they broug'ht us a man of
un(ll'l'stanc1ing, of the SOllS of l\lahli, thc son of Lp\'i,
the SOil of Isl'acl; and Rherebiah, wit h his ~ons and
his hrl.'thren, eighteen." (Ezra 8: 15-18) Although
there came thirty-cight TJcvites, there were 220 Net hinim. "Also of the :t\ethinims, whom David and the
prim'c'l had appointed for the service of the Levit<s,
two hUlllh'cd and twenty Nethinims: all of them were
('XIll'('ssed by name." (Bzra 8: 20) This vcry well fits
the fnets ai> they are at the present time in the service
of the Lord, that in that sCl'Yice there is a small nnm
l)e1' of J.J('vitrs, and a larger number of Jonadabs, the
great multitude. Anyone who does not see the multitude; <''Dming- to the fore now dol'S not have a vision of
God's dealing with the peoples on the earth, If persons

now insist on propounding the question, "'Where are

the great multitude?" this &hows they are blind and
do not have an understanding,
HATED BY THE ENE;\lY

Every person who takes his place on the side of

God and his kingdom is hated by the selfish worldlings,
and particularly by the reli;:{ionists, and in this crowd
of haters the Homan Catholic Hierarchy takes the
lead. The true followers of Christ Jesus are hated for
his name '!; sake, and tho'ie who associate themselves
wit.h the remnant and hear testimony to the name of
God arc hated for the same reason. It could not be
experted otlwrwise, bl.'rause the Devil's crowd hatl's
all tltat arc on the Lord's side, By his prophet ,J(hovah
says: "Gathl.'r your::elves tog-ether, yea, gather together, 0 nation not dC'iired." (Zeph. 2: 1) This text
shows that the command to gather themselves toglthcr
must be oheyed just pt'eeN] ing the time of "\ rmagcddon, and that this cOlllmand of .Jehovah appliec; to all
who are for God and for his kingdom, including' the
anoint('d I'ClIlnant and tho"le of the great multit n<1e,
N'one of thl':-.e arc dl.''iired b.v the religioni:-.ls anu their
allies, because they serve ,JdlO"ah, which is exactly
contmry to the interests of the sclfbh ones who have
made theil' belly their god. It more clea rly appe.tr!l
cach day that ('\'cry person who Iwars of God and his
kingdom will take onl' sille or the othcr, that i"l, for
<:od ano his kingdom or against God and his kingdom.
'rhis is but a fulfillment of the prophcry ut terld at
Bdl.'n: "AJHI I will put elllnity between thee and t hI)
woman, and Iwtwcell thy sc<,d anu her seed; it :--hn 11
Imtise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his hed," (nen.
3: 15) This is completely supported by the words of
Jesus conccl'lIing the ~epal'Ut ing of the nations, which
he is now doing. platl. 2:>: 3], 32) This mrans a war
between those on the DevIl's side anu those on nod '8
side, and whirh war is now on in the earth and will
continue until Jehovah takes a hand and by Christ
Jesus fights thl.' battle of the great day of Ood Al.
mighty. The Scriptural rel'ord of what took place
when the conspirators had heard of the actioll of thl.'
Gibeonites shows exactly what comes to IHlSS upon
modern-day Gibcol1ilc~, or great multitude, who hav~
forsaken Satan's organization and placed th('mselves
under the l'ommand of Chri::,t Jesus, the [lead of Jehovah 's or~anization. Tho"e who faithfully prochirn
the message of the kingoom, whethN' they he of the
remnant or of the great multitude, are now hated by
all tho~e of the Devil's organization, and the Homan
Catholic Ili('rarchy is the most bitter.
36 Gibeon was a very larue community or city, that
is, its pc:ople were multitudinous. 'l'his shows a splendid picture of the great Illultitude, which no man can
numher or the number of whi('h no man knows. (nev,
7: 9) Seein~ that the Giheonites fore<;hadowed the
great multitude, and the Seripturcs showin~ that the
great multitude is composed of people of good will
toward God who have hel'(tofore b('C'n associated with
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rcligio~lS organizations ruled by the Roman Catholic

Hierarchy nnd allied clergy, it is easy now to be seen
how the eIergy would be ~rcatly dl~turbcd by rea"OIl
of the modern-day Gibeonites' forsaking the church
organizations and seeking God '8 kingdom and the
Greater Jo:,hua. "~ow it Came to pass, when Adoni
zedec king of Jerusalem [then occupied by th3 heathen
Jebusites) llad hcard how Joshua had taken Ai, and
had utterly destl'O~'ed it; as he had done to Jericho and
her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how
tile inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel,
and were aIllong them; that they feared !!:reatly, hecause Gibeon was a gl'cat city, as one of t he royal
cities, and hecause it wa,; greater than Ai, Hntl a1l the
mcn thefl'of WCl'e mighty l (Hebrew) gibuorim, giallts}."----.Jo:-.h. 10: 1, 2.
81 The king of Jerusalem at that time was Adoni
zedce, which IlWtlnS "lord of righteousnrss" or "righteous lord Of j but he was anything hut a rig-hteotlfo> lord.
The name thcrl'fore applies to him ironically. lIe was
<I'~ainst (loti and <:00 's cho'i<:'n people. JI is <:'Olllltel'
part in the COUl'se he took is found in the pope of ti,e
J~oman Catholic HicJ'a1'ehy, who poses hdo1'e the wodd
as a "l'il!hteous lord" hut who is the vel'y op!w,ite
of righteou'i!lc,-S, heing' a dp:,ig-ning polit ic'inn \\ ho,
tug-ether with Ilis ~all~, fraudltlclltly claims to rl'Jll'e~nt God 1II1111hercby uses the !lame of th' Hi~ht.colls
One to accomplish their f;C'I!ish dl'sil'l's. '}'lIe nlllllC
,. futher" or "ri~ht('ous lord" is wroll~fully ll"cd in
('ollucetion with the pop('. When armies goo fOl'ward
to murder (';lI-h other, \\ hocvcr fill'! the plac(' of the
pope, t1wt frtludltlc!lt so-called "lol'd of J ightC'o\lsIll':->S" "hlcs<ws" the killcrs, that tlwy may "kill weJl"
n('cordi!l~ to the side tlw.\' al'e (lll. \\'hell some gn'at
political ami finl1l1dal ~teal i::; ahout to he put. fot'ward,
this Sillne rdi;.';ious IwuJ, th.' Jlopt', claims to hless the
p.~l'pctrutoI"S of the crime. \Yhen a (,O!lspiracy i.,; .formed
to des1roy the people of (lod who 1ell the truth,
then the Hierarchy take'S t he lead in that cOJI<;pirucy
lind the pope llfo>'iUIlWS to hlp'is the compirntors and
does the I)(,,,t he cun to 1,IC'fo>~ 1hem.
a. Adolli-zl'l1ec fcal'ed goreatl," that he \\"(lu1<.1 now
lose his easy l>('r1h if Joshua got aft('l' him. (;ilwon was
a "great eity" and had ~one completely 0\'\'1' 10 Joshua, and lhat look.'d as if the people of that heathen
king were in great danger, Cumpare this with what
came to pass whC'n Jesus was on earth in the flesh. The
Pharise'cs and their allied ('!ergoy at that day claimed
to rcpl'e~elJt God, and hCllre posetl as "righteous
lords". Those clergymen obsf'I'ved that mallY of the
people \\"ho had been keeping up their synagogues
h<.'lieved Oil ,1<''iUS, and that frightened the hyporriti.
cal clergy. When Jesus rode into .Jerusah'm, and as
he ('arne, a ",'ery gl'('at multitude" \\Cllt bi'fore him,
cryiJlg out, "IIo:l:mua to the son of Dayi(l! Bles'ied
is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." That great
multitude <:or1'c<;ponded to the Gibconites, ,vho had
Iorsakl'n the oth(,1' hrathen nations.
lIIf The great multitude, turning to Jesu'i and hail-

Br.oOKLY;\"

K. Y.

ing him, frightened the clergy, and in their fl'cmy

they said to each other: "Perceiye ye how ye prevail
nothing 1 beholcJ, the world is g-one after him." (J Oh11
12: 19; ::\Iatt. 21: 8, 9) Even so today, when the pope
and others of the Homan Catholic Ilierarc11Y and tht'lr
allied clergy heal' the shout of people from practiraJly
all Over the earth declaring themselves for JeIJo, ,111
and his kingdom and against the Devil and his hypocritical, relig'ious crowd, they nre ~rea1.]y fri!.dltl'ned
and they hasten to put into action their conspiracy to
prevent the multitudes from going to Jehovah and
his King and 10 pl'event the remnant from carl'yin~
on their work of advertising to the people the 1\ in~
and his king'dolll, Bein~ frightc'Jled, antl havilJ~ JlO
way to openly fi~ht a!.!ainst God's faith 1'111 \\"itli('~~e<;,
the Homan Cathol ic Hierarchy and their all \( II <:]l I'~~'
r(~SOl't to ridicule and lilwlolls dwr~es pub] i,,!Jc.cl III
their nl'W'ipapers and urg-e thpir ullies to t[1\;{' "Olll(:
secret action to <1e5>troy .Jehovah's witne'i',l'i. Iw'lildl'd
ill thl'ir wickedlll'ss is cnartin~ laws leyclC',j dil'l'el l~
a~aillst Jehovah's witn('sses to prrvrnt the fU1'1 hl'r
Spl'l'<I<1 of the truth. The lficral'ehy g:tll~~ in :\l'\\"
.J('rs(')' takes thp lead ill Allll'ri('a ill this b(half.
40 The fraudulent ~o-('alll'd "l'ightrou'i Jonl ", .\doJlizedec, saw it ,\a'! IIceessary to take SOllll' Sll'lls Jllln1l'diately in all ('[fol t to ('c'ment alld :-.11"'11 '.;'1 hl'lI hI"
j'r'i~~ht('n('tl fOrCl''i: "\\'hcl'lforc Acloni-zpdl'(: J;ill~ of
.Jel'u.,;alent S<'Ilt unto lIoham king' of Hebroll, and UlltO
Pil'<lHl J;in~ of Jal'llluth, nlHl 1I11tO Jnphia klll'~ of
Laehj~h, allll unto Debir killg of E(~lon, ~a~ill'.;'. Com"
up milo me, awl hl'!p mc, that we llIay smitl' (,iLt'lIn;
for it hath made j)("H'e with .J{)~hua antl with thl' <:Illldrc'n of lsl'ad, "-.Josh. 10: ;~, '1.
41 Followin~ tl'ul)' in 1he \HlY of his fal h('I' 11ll'
])rvil, 1hat fraudulent "rig;ht('olls lord" apPlll'('lItl~
din'l'tl'd his ('onspiracy n~ainst tIle nilJl'Ollltl''';, Lul in
truth and ill fact it was a~aillst Jrhovah God .,]\<I
his ofiiccr JQ~h\la. lIavin~ ~onc oy('r to .Jo~hU:l, till'
Gibcollit<>s in erred bclongcrl to Joshua awl his (:ud,
who had saved their lives. Hecently a ]Jet 11 ion :111,1
protest wa<; circulaled amongst lhe citizl'Ils of In ill'~
ton, Kcw Jcrs('y, ]Jrotef:,tin~ ng-ainst the PC!'q'('lIt 10)11
cal'l'ied on by the Homan Cat hoI ic Hic'J'a /'l'hy all\l
allied c1l'l'g'y against .Jehovah's witIW'N'S and ;l'.. kill~
that the same e('ase. The follo\\"ill~ in<:it!"lIt :-:hO\1 S
how the mernlJ('rs of the lfi\'ral'l'hy fight. 'I'll 011(' \1 :1l1
was e<lnyillg ubont the petition a Cal hotIe \\ ,)!1l<tll
said: "I signell the ]let it iOIl Yl'sl erday allll lily JIt'll ... t
gave me a terrible lnmling ont, and jllst for tj,'l! I
am ~oing to takr the hooks ~ou IW"e this rnol'llill';,"
That Cal holic prie:-:t could lIot come in the open :\Jll!
tl'll thl' prople why .J('hovah's witnessl's :-:honl(l I'e
p1'eYelltC'd fl'om s('1'ving the pcopk>, uut mll'it -,tI'lk\'
in the dark awl take llmluc advantage amI at/pIPpt
to COl'1'(,C and thl'reby prevent oth('1's from !>i~'nill'~
the petition.
43 The pUJ'po~e of Adonj-zrd('(~ npparcntly \\"a~ I,)
atlaek the Gibronit,.'s, bnt his 1'(,;]1 jltl1'I'O"C W,"; to
al'stro)' Jo,>hua '::; army. The pnJ'p0'ie of the !nll(:ll'll-

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day fraudulent so-caUed H righteous lords" of the

Roman Catholic Hierarchy is to direct their attack
against honest Catholics who seck the Lord, but their
rcal purpose is to destroy Jehovah's witnesscs, who
are working unller the command of the Greater Joshua. Sometimes one of the tools of the Homan Catholic
Hierarchy forgets and breaks out with violent speech.
At a hearing before the le~islati\'e committee of the
New Jersey Legislature a short time a~o one of the
dupes of the Uoman Catholic Hierarchy, which was
tl1Tin~ to C:luse a bill to be hl'ought before the l.Jcgislature compelling certain ones to salute the :flag, cried
ont before the committee and said: ''1'l'n ~'ears ago
tl1l'rc were no Jehovah '8 witnc<,'SCs hel'C', nnd h'n years
from now there will be none, if we and the American
Yet('rans have anything to say about it.' 'l'hc "unrighteOl1~ lord ", the II ierarchy ~an~, hate Jehovah's witncs'iCS worse than they hate any other livillg thing,
bceause thc<;c tell GO(} 's trul hand sp('ak in the name
of .}rl)us; and in this they are exactly fulfilling' the
prophetic uttcrulIel;S of .]t:slls.--John ]f): ]8-20.
4J For many ypars the Hom:m Catholic 1I ierar('hy
has fed fat upon their" Catholic population ", which
ine!uclcs millions of hOIHsl-heartcd people who have
}}('CD fraudlllclJtly iwlllc'rel hy the pril':-.ls to believe
that the commOll p<'ople nlHsl ~iyc up their hard-rarned
money to support that so-c'alled "rightl'olls lord"
crowd. The millions of common people have eHl'1'ied
that lHl~()llly 01<1 wpnd} on Ilu'ir shouldc'l's for rears,
nnd have don(' so hlindly, not knowing' that till')' w('re
hcin~ dupee}. l'\ow the situat iolt is chan~illg. The fact
that ~()mc of the common pcople arc f!el'lJlg' from the
old lIipr:n'chy (,1'ow<1 greatly frightens and an~()I'S
them, ClIal so thry sClk in cyery possihlr way to 1101<1
for the!U.'Wlvps the" eatholic population ", cvcn as the
fraudul(nt "l'i~hl cous lord", .\doni-xeel(c, the ancient
king, d<:'iired IlIH.l attl'lnptr(l to hold his bupporters,
nnd for that l'ca"on formed the eonspiracy or eonfed<,racy. "ThC'refore the five kilt~ of the Arnorites, the
king of Jl'rusalpm, the king of II e1m)Jl , lIw kilJ~ of
Jurmuth, the king of L:lI"hj~h, the kiug' of Eglon,
g:ltl!ered tltemsclv('s tog-ether, and went np, they llnd
all their llOsts, llnd ('n('amp('d before Gibeoll, and made
war against it."-Josh. 10: 5.
., The eonfederu('Y soug'ht to hold the G ibeonitcs
as prisol1(,TS, whi('h they actllally did at the time ancI
durin~ the ~i('g'e that shortly followed thereafter. Likewise the Uoman Catholic 1J icrarehy, which for a long
time have held many prisoners, lIOW put forth a
dt:'Spcrate effort to continue to hold them in order to
support their fraudulent organization. But Jeho\'uh
by Chri!'t Jesus, the Greater Joshua, now says to those
prisoners, the ~rcat multitude; "Go forth j SIll'w
roursf'lves." (Isa. 49: 9) 'l'he Gibconites were be<;irg'cd,
but thry reiused to return to the enemy of Jehovah and Joshua. 'l'hcy held true to their coycn:mt
with Jo<;lma and held out nguillst thc enemies who
}}{'sie~ed 11\('ir city. This pichu-cs well the position of
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in their prison hou<;es who lo\'e the Lord. If the Gibeonites continued to hold out against their hesiegers, it
mi[!ht mean death to them; but if they J'ielded to the
enemy, their be!)icgrrs, that would mean certain death
at the hands of Joshua's army later. 'I'hey were com
pelled to make their choice, and they chose to stand
by their covenant unuer Joshua. E\'Cn so now, if the
Jonadabs or ~reat multitude continue to resist the
eOI,,;piracy formed and ('arrie<1 forward by the Hierarchy, it might mean death to them; but if they return
to the enemy's C3mp, that means certain death at the
hand of Jesus Christ when he exccutes the cnemy at
Armageddon. 80 they must make their choice an<1 are
th as plainly told by .Jehovah that if they would gather
themselves under his organization, an<1 spek rightcous11('ss and meeknes", they may be hid in the day of the
wi'ath of Jehovah expJ'essed at Armaged<1on.-~cJlh.
2: 1-3.
4:; The ScriptUl'cs strongly support the conclusion
that at Arma~edoon Jehovah will destroy the I)('(jples
oi the earth, suvin~ only those who obey his ('oll1l1l:llIdm\'nls to stand hy his organix<ltion, In time'! pa"t
nli!lions upon millions of }Jerson" have ~one inlo the
gl'ave without evcl' hearing' of God ano Christ. and
thl'SC in Oue time must be awakened out of ()Path
<mel gi\'('n a 1010\\ IIdge of the trut h, that they may
wake thpir choiC'('. The sitnalion is diffel'cnt, hO\\'c\'cr,
c'()lIct:l'IIin~~ the people now on call h. A great cl'isis is
at han(l. Since the ('oming' of tbe ),cH'd .h'slls to the
it'lllple "this ~(j<;pel of the kingoolll shall be pl'('a<,!J('cl
. . . as a witnl's,-;", comman(h tl,e Lord; ane} it i"l
]'ping j)rea('hed by the faithful \\'itJH'~"es, to the <'Del
tllat the people m:lY have an opportunity to IIwke
thc'ir ehoice, Tlto"c Oil the caltli must now have the
opportunity to hC'31' !J(>for{' Al'Ioagee}(loll. Jehovah has
giwu his solcTIln w:ll'ning to his witnesses thai they
mnst obey his cnmmandmC'nts aIHI carry this ~~o.~pd
of the kingdom to the people or ('lse suff('r dcstruclion.
-Bzek. 3: 17-]!); 3:l: 12-19; l\ctS 3: 23.
4G Tho'-C of the great multitude must reeeivc this
'l.'ospel J.1essugc hel'ol'e the dny of the battle of thp great
day of GOll .\lmighty, whic'h is ;\rmag'eddon. ] f the
great muIt itude al'e not now gi','('Jl the mef,<':Igp of
truth, it will be too late when the slanghter work begins. Who, thrn, would he int('rC'c;tcd in an effort to
incluce Jehovah's witnesses to rest on tl1('ir oar" and
to await a more favorable time to cany the message
to the great multitudd There is but one an~\\('r, and
that is, the Devil aud those whom he may usc; and
we may be sure the Devil usC's ('very one whom he
can dcc'eive and whom he may induce to proclaim
just that kind of false teaching-. The great multitudC'
is now bein~ made manife~t, Illld the war i" on and
is hein~ prosC'cuted hy the ag('nts of thc "old J)rd!!;On"
a~aillst the remnant of Gou. 's organization, who han
the tC1>timony of .Je'OlIs Christ and olwy tl1(' commandm('nts of Jehovah, The action of the Uil)('onitrs at
this {>oint Rnd the moving of Jo<;hua 10 tlwi!' 1'('"I'11e

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exactly fit the present-day conditions, as will be seen

as this consideration of the scripture proceeds.
(To be continued)
QUESTJOXS FOR STUDY
of tlte fallen race will Jehovah give life

11 '1. To whom, only,

and pencef
\iew of the command at Exorlus 31: 12, explain
the procedure recorded at .Joshua 9: I:>, as for that tIme
lind as a pictorial prophecy.
6, 7, Show tlmt the GI1Jeonites, though livin~ near by, had
come < frOD! a fa r'; als'J HUlt the n:Ulles of theIr cities WCl e
prophetic. What Wll<i foreshown therein!
8-10. Apply the prophetic pIcture recortl,d at J oshun 9: 18.
HUl Illumze this With Jehovah's inHtrudion at ExocJus 23:
23, ~4, 28 anti lleuteronOlllv 20: ]6.
11, ]2. CQlllpare the pmphetic situation l!C('U in verse 19,
8ml its fulfillmcnt. with that foreshown in Ezekiel 9: 4,
amI its applicat IOn.
13-Hi. What is the e\-iolcllce slum illg that Joshua did right
ill that r(>cordelJ of hIm at verse 201
17-1!1. Wbat is prophetit'ally for.,~llOwll ill the r(>\,oru coueernin~ the llvl'ltging of the Uibeomtcs upon the hou&e
of Haull
20-21. Show that verse 21 disclIJl'{,s the true f!o~iti()n of tile
~rf'at lUultltlJ.le. l';xpI:un \\ II(ther the Gilll'ollltcs ""I I'
justified in tl,clr tllU~ hl'guiljll~ the hr:ulites. "-hdh"r
th(> hmclitcs plol>!'rly Rpal"") the (ji!J:'olllteR, sillce the
hUer \\'l're Illarked for death hy Jcho\ah 'll command given
to .MV:iCs. What uuc:; tillS sllow I

11 2-5. In

11

11
11
11
~

11

BROOKLYI\,

N. Y.

11

25-27. Hlning made peace with the Gibeonites, ano II league,

to h,t thc'm li\e, WUll Jo~ltua uealmg aright \\lth them lU
the matt!.'r recorued at vel~e 231 How uoes tillS fit lD the
fulfillment of the prophetic picture J
1) 28-30. Compare the IJosltion and attitude of the Glbeollitt~
(as Rho\\n In verse's 21 and 2;) with that of those \\hom
they there foresh:u1owed. 'Yhnt docs thiS show as to }II )\1'
lege and responsilnhty of Jeho,ah's wlbll'socs1 \\ Jlat,
then, is tlte position of tltose who would Illnd.~r the \\ fl) k
of carrying the mc~sage to the great multitude now ~
11 31-34. How (in Joshua 9: 24, 2:> and otlter SClJptureH, and in
facts c1earl)' oU8er\'(0 at the prebent time) at(' the GJlJf'I,Il'
ites further Sl'cn to have l)l'cn, and to have illrl'~hado\\cd,
a 'people' 'bcparated from the people of the lands unto
the law and service of God' J
11 35. Apply Zt'phaniah 2: 1.
~ 36-39. Compare the situatiuD re('ordcd at .loohua 10: I, ~,
and that at :\1attlaew 21:!), 9 and Johu 12: 19. "ith tImt
of the Ine~...ut time.
11 40-42. Alloni-zl'lll'c illllnelliat<'1y tool{ st(>ps to "~ll1ite (jib
con". (Jush. 10: 4) Apply the pruphetIc IJlctUlC.
~ 43, 14. How ,h,l the ulheoDltl'S III thcIr ('lfrUlll"tance ~h'J\\ n
III \ erse ;) IJicturc the pre;,t'ut POSItion of the" great wulutude"?
~ 45, 40. ''''ll(~rt'in is the pn'sl'nt situation .lIn-eront flOrn tk,t
of tirnl'B past in r"latlOn to the IIJIJ"JI tall"l' anll u) g('",')'
of gi\Hl~ '\ltJH~S and \\aruiug to tile J,cul'le ('(lH('llnlJl~
.JchlJ\ah's purpose' "'hy ,jill'S thl' ])c\'11 no\\, &l'I'k to Illduce JellO\ll11 's \\ltned~l('S to \\":ut until Jatt:l' to callY the
messago to tho glcat lllultltudc1

A PERSONAL MESSAGE
To JEHOVAH'S VAITIH'UL

SEIt\'A:XTS:

EHOVAH has given the command" Arise yc, and

let us rise up against her in battle ". (OLad. 1)
rrhis }Jrophccy is now in (~oursc of fultilhncnt.
God's fOl'ces will now push the enemy to the \\'all.
The time of prchmiuar.v war is here. The Field :\larsha} of Jehovah, Christ Jesus, is ill command of his
forces. '1'he earthly c.Jivi-;ion consists of all who arc
devoted to God and his kingdom. All wllo love tile
Lord will be on the frollt, 1I0t to wield carnal weapuns,
but to use the Word of God to open the eyes of the
people of good will that they may :>oe the way of
escape, Our part in this battle is tu sing the prai"ies
of Jehovah and make known his Kiug and kingdum
as the only hope of mankind. 1\0 one is forced into
the I,ord's army, but when one enters voluntarily he
must be obedient to the commandmcnts. (Acts 3: 23)
This is mentioncd that each one may see his privilege
and his obligation.
A period for unit<d action of all witnesses on cal th
is set for Octohcr 3-}} inclusi\'o, and during that period a \vOl'ld-wide witness will be given with the king.
dom message, using all the means the Lord has pro-

vided. This united actioll is for the hVlIdlt of the

witnesses and fur tllO;,C \\110 hear, All fultlll'ul hl'l'\ iee
will bc to the glory of Jehovah. 'L'ho eOlltillued \'I~
orou,; tOhl imony \\ ill iuel'l'ahe the Itatrou ()f 1hc Onf'IIly,
and the united action of the faithful \\'ijll('~sl'S of the
LOId wiiltel'l'JfJ' the enemy, whose <100111 i" IIllPl'lIdip,~.
Arc J'ou prcpun'd to have yom part in thi'! (':lInpai:':Il"/
If hO, be ready to enlel' the Held on the i11'~t day all.}
continue thel'oin until the Ja~t, and as you go he joyful
in the Lord that you are pl'rmitlcd to fm up SOllW of
the suft'oriul!'> of Chriht for t he sake of ,J chovah 's name.
Jehovah is cerlain to triumph. "Till J'Oll ha'l e pal't
with (').ri..,t Jesus in the vindieation of hi., IIallll~ 1
Rem('1liIJl'r the" battle shout" and let YOUl' ('Oll';!:lllt
and faithful conrse of cOlllluct, slJeaI.iJl~ loudl'r 1hall
words, continue to hay: "For Jehovah and for
Gideon," llis Vindicator. "Quit your1>l'lv('s like nwn,"
Pear not. What you heal' from the Lord, that publicly proclaim; and may his blcssil1~s ever be \Vith you.

LET GOD AIWm,

let his ellemies be Matto rd: let them also that llate him flee
before hun . ..1s smoke IS dl'llflt aU'a!! \0 drill? them away: a,~
tl"lJX 7nc/tft1! b(fOrl? the file, so 11 the Ii ,e!.ed llert.sll at the pHS'
lINI of God, !Jut l~t the !"loh/eou,; be glad: ht thull r(}o,cc
lu:fore Goel; yC'(l, Itt thun ucad/II!/1.'! rejoh'C'. ,'}i'lg lI/1to God,
sino f'T(UBtS Ullto IllS jwme,-D.\\'ID.

BE STRONG. AND WORK

(Continued from precious issue)

IlE sheep do not hunt out Christ's brethren, but

the brethren go out to the sheep, search for

thurn, and, like the man in linen, mark them in
he forehead. As Jesus the Good Shepherd said concerning tlli~ sheep class, which are sheep other than his own
little 1I0ck, '''rhem also I must bl"ing, and they shall
heal' my voice." (John 10: ]6) 'l'he Lord both searches
out the sheep and sepks them out. (Ezck. 34: 11) This
he docs by sending forth his brethren as witnesses of
Jehovah to publish the tt'Uth to the sheep class. This
enah1<.>s them to heart he Good Shcpherd's voice and
to be dl'awn to him by the heavenly Father. Hence
the J(ill~ 's hrethren mUf,t work. Oftentimes they are
butted by the op]lo~in~ goats. But th(,y mu~t be acti\'c
ill witTH'"sing out umong both sheep and ~oats. 80
doin~, f>uph brethren of the King freqtlcntl~' get wh"re
they are hungry and Olll'sty without means at hand
to get food and drink, aw! are naked and sick and al"o
impri"oTH>d at timc~. 'l'hen t!H'y arc gi\'Pll lo\'in~ attcntion, not by woddly (haritable ami rel fd ins! itutions, bl;t by memher" of thi" slH'ep f'lass, the Lord's
"oth('1' f,iH'l~p". BverYOIle who is a sheep or has f.ilwh
I;heeplil.c traits W:lIlt" to know how to do something
lIOW 11llt\) Chr'i"t .Je~,us the Kin~.Just how to do it,
and ('an it I.)(J dOlle? That i-; all that is mcant to be
Ret forth in the parable in the ('onv('rsation uptwpen
the i-1H'cp and the Kili~: "Lord, wh('n Haw we tiH'C
nn hllll~l'('d, and fl'll thee? or thirsty, and ~ave thee
dl'ink ~ \VhPll saw WI' tht'll a str'anger, lllld took 1hl'e
in? ur nal;w!, and (']othl'd thrcY or whell Haw we thl'C
!liek, OJ' in llrisolT, and came unto thl'c? And the h in~
shall allswpr and say llllto them, VI'T'ily I say unto
you, Ina~lJIuch as ,V(' have <lonc it unto one of the
h>asf (If 01l'se my hrellll'en [.JellOval1 's witnes"csj, ye
hanJ done it unto m<:."-:\lat1. 2;); 37-40.
This, then, do(''l nut nH'an to say that the shcf'p do
110t alltl eannot identify who arc the Lord's hrethren
but arc i~!lOrant and unaware of the real idrntity of
the OIH'S to whom thry are doing goou. The foree of
the parable is this: that the shrf'p cla~s desire to kllow
how to do something in IJChalf of the King and his
kingdom. lIenee tlwy al'e assured by the King that
if they observe tho'le who arc his hrethren on c:lIth
and
good to them berause they arc such, then they
shall be hlessed of the Killg's Father and FihaH enter
as "righteous into lifc elernal" under the Kingdom.
TIm,,; this parable is but anot her proof that the sh( rp
class must identify themselves as for the King and
the members of his royal family, and this they must
do \)('fol'e the batLle of Armageddon, that is, before
the King enforc('s the judgment agaillst the goatish
oppo..,el'S, to wit: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into
en'l'lasting fire, pl'('pareu for the devil and hi'! angels.
And t1t('!>e shall go away into everlasting pUllishmeut
[or, (Diaglott) cutting-off]. "-Matt. 25: 41, 46.

uo

It is before ArmagE'ddon that the Lord separates

the nations, not afterwards; and hencc his brethren
on earth whom he uses in his work now must
be getting somewhere, b j ' His grace. Facts do not
belie this. The sheep class arc being brought to the
light. They are identifying themselves for Jehovah
and for the Greater Gideon, and arc being baptized in
symbol of tht'ir consecration to do God's will. To (kny
the separation work :::s in progress now and as beinl!
of importance, and to po"tpone its application till
after Armagel!uon, is in effect to deny the Lord anu
Kill~ as upon his thronc, at the tpmple, judging'. It
horders 011 saying, "1\1y Lord delayeth his cominl!."
()Iatt. 24: 48) Jehovah, however, gives assurance that
the present efforts of the King's hrethren on ealth
in behalf of the -;he('p at'e not abortive aIH! ahead of
schedule, uut are part of their eommis'.;ioneu work.
Let aU such pu..,h on with it unauatingly.
These" sheep" must be for a vindieation of nod's
woru and naIne. Satan IIOW brings g'reat woe 11 pOll the
world and secks the destruction of llll mankind at
..\1'mag('lhlon hy now striving' to turn them all awaj'
from the Lon.! or by preventillg' t]H'm from going' 0\ 1'1'
10 Jehovah 's ~ille, as by so doing' ~lltnn \\"OU[I! bO]';!t'r
up his wicked hoa<;t against .Jehovah. The shcPJl ('!:If,,,
tillrei'ore ffiU"t anti will l'Psist Satan's crfol't", :!Ild
th('I'chy they pI'odJe additional al'glllTH'nt against
that ",ic'kcl! onc's challengp, and in favo/' of the vindication of .JdlOvah's f>ilk of the eontrovpl'sy, 'l'hl'y
lwt'l'ienu JdlO\'ah's !'('pl'e:'l'ntati\'('s, hi.;; witlle,.;,>s, 11('fore the hattie of Al'll1l1!!l'ddolJ, and hl'nce beCOlllf',
as .Jeslls said, ,. ye hlesspd of Illy Fat heT'."
1'he King' lon~ a~o }lruphl'sied, and it is his Ct'm.
maud for hi" follow!'rs today: '''fllis g'OSPl'! of the
king'dom l>ha!l 1)(' prearhell ill all the \\ ol'ld 1'01' a
witncss unto all natIOns.. , This prcnchilJ~ is Ilot IJll're!y for tile hl'alth of the pJ'('a('hin~ I'CIIlIHlllt. fol' th,'m
to maintain thl'ir spiritnal wcll-heing' alll! thl'il' JIlteg-rity toward God. 'fhe words "for a witnl'''s'' do
not nll'nn that the witnesses of JehoY:lh t!1'e1are hi-;
Kin~dom mes:,.a~c simply to let it he hparc1, and hot
it ~o at that. It does Ilot lIlean that none cJn earth
aside from the rrInnant will heed 1he mc:,.sa!.\e awl
aet upon it, taking their Htalld for the Kingdum
pr<'tlched. "For a witnes,," means, of eO\1l'~(', that
the preachiug is not propaganda work. 1)nt it dol'S
110t mc'au that the witnes"rs are merely tryin~ to go
dO\\'n on l'l'I'urd as having witnes,;ed to that king-Jom
but arc not looking for people to side in \\ ith thnt
kingdom and to cah'h up the kingdom mrssa~c and
join the witnesses in passing it 011 to others. 1'110
ScriptUl'es foretell that they may and shoultl look for
such, and in doing so they are not seeking to get
joiner'l for any man-made organization. It is written:
"A true witnt>ss dl'livereth souls" (1'1'0\'.14: 25); and
such 50uls arc the sheep or Jona.dab cla-.;s.

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f.ffie WATCHT0WER.

At the present stage of God's work since the cleansing of the temple it may be that the witness is no
longer needed to cause the newer part of the remnant,
the" Ruth and Esther class", so called, to come in to
complete the full membership of the body of Christ;
but that would not mean that the witness will not
actually benefit some in the nations to whom it is
given. The parable of the sheep anu goats shows that
sheep will be separated out of the nations. lIenee
"for a witness" means that there is no compull'ion by
the Loru or by his witnesses to make anyone helieve
the message and accrpt it and take his stand for Jehovah and his organization. The fact is, there has
never been any compelling to brlieve connected with
the prenehing of the Lord's mr'isage by his true servants since .Jesus' days in the flesh. 11 is followers have
always be('n "witnesses unto m<" hath in Jeru'ialem,
and in all Jucha, and in Samarin, and unto the
uttermost part of the earth". (Acts 1: 8) Nevertheless, the wihH'ss-mcssage has taken ('ffect, and likewise the witm''is today is taking effl'<'t with markrd
visible results. After the witne,>s "then shall the end
come", says the Loru.-l\latt. 24: 14.
In the following- Haying of the Lord he evi(h'ntly
refers to the IV'I'at "day of .J<'hovah ", when <:od's
kingdom is establi'ihed llIvler God's dear Son and
there is a trall'iilioll from the dealh-dealing rule
of Satan to the life-giving millellllial reil-(II of
Christ Jesus. 'l'hc Lord Jesus said: "I seek not mine
own glory: thel'e is one [that is, .Jehovah] that sl'(>keth Ito ~lol'ify me ill JIis kingdom 1 and judgl'th [from
19IH oll\vard]. Vel'ily, verily, I say UlltO yOIl, If a man
keep my sayil\~, he shall never sec oealh. . . . Ahl'aham rejoiced to sre my day: aml hl' saw it, and was
glad." (.John 8: fiO, fiI, [)6) "Whosoevl'l' livl'lh and
believeth in me shall never die." (.John 11: 26) It is
also writt('n: "For whosoever shall call upon the name
of the LOI.n shall he saved." (Hom. ]0: 13) To bl'lieve
in the King CllI'ist Jesus, ano to ke<'p his saying, and
to call upon the name of JdlOvah for salvation, the
Jonaclah class mu~t hear the message of Jehovah and
his kingdom decJarill~ V('n~eance to Jehovah's opposers alHl salvation and peace to I ' ml'n of good will"
toward Jehovah alld his King.
Jehovah's channel for Jonadahs to hear is his organization of witnesses, the feet-members' on earth
of the body of Christ. In proof of this the inspired
apostle writes: "How then shall thl'y eall on him in
whom they have not beliewd 1 and how shall thl'Y
believe in him of whom they have not hl'ard? and
how shall they hear without a prl'acher? And how
shall they preaeh, except they be sent? as it is
writtl'n"; and then the apostle qnotes from Isaiah
52: 7, which reaus: "JIow beaut iful upon the moulltains [of God's kingdom] are the feet of him [the
Christ] that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth
peace; that bringeth goou tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God l'l'igllI

Br.oOKLYN, :!Ii.

Y.

eth!" Further, the apostle adds: "So then faith

cometh by hearing. and hearing by the word of God."
(Rom. 10: 13.17) Hearing and obeying any other me,;sage than that of the 'Yard of God hring'i death, not
salvation. But by believing in Jehovah's King-, Chri'it
Jesus, and keeping his saying, and cal1ill~ upon the
name of Jehovah by pnblishing it abroad, and doin~
so before the battle of Arma!5eddon, sueh i'i what will
ml'an that the Jonadab rlas~, which has now come
into existence, "shall never die," "shall never see
death."
Since this is so, then the time for action by Jl'1l0vah's witnesses in behalf of the Jonadah or sheep cla<.,s
is now, hefore the battle of Armageddon hre'aks forth.
The action should be with undimini:-;hing' zeal aud
intcn'iity, for that mightiest of hattles s\\ i rtly <haws
enol' nearer and the work l)('fore then is g')'<'at, wherpas
the workers at pre'>ent arc fe\\'. To sa,}' tlIat Arma~('d
don is far off is merely expressing the opiniou of man;
it is spl'aking arbitrarily, out of human l'ho!'1sh..dlfpllncss and without the due eonsideralioll of the Sll ipture'i aud the prl''ient pro!:\ress of Jehovah 's work.
III the prophet JIa~~ai's day the Israeli1es that
lacked faith in .Jehovah alld that fl'al'l'u t lip ol'posit iOIl
of the c'nemy sai<l: "'fhe tilll<' is not comp, the time
that the Lord's house shoulu be huilt." (Jl ag', 1: ~)
Concentin~ the prrsent time the Srri pt Url''i do llot
ar~ne that when the l'vidpll<'es of todd.'" al'e !Wj'O!'/l
us then we :-.hoilld kllow tlwt the battle of \ rrnag-('ddull
is yet far off, but, rl1ntrariwise, we should he lon\'111<'(d
that it is neal', and hellre there should b<' ('on'>eil'nt ions
diligencc, earncst activity and s(')'ioll'i applif'alioll J.,\'
JcllOvah's wilu(''ises. 'l'hcy l'hould movc alH'ad \\ it h
the Lord's work, "as wi"l', redeeming' the t inH', IWl'alhe
the days are e"il"; and ne\'l~r WC1'(' the d;I~'s lIlOl'e
evil. ""'herl'fol'e be ye not unwise, hut 1\lllh'1..~1aJld
iug' what til<' will of the Lo)'d is. "-Bph. !i: ] ;)-17,
In"pir<:'d wisdom says: "Seest thou a lllan <lili'!1I1t
in his bU'iines"l las a servant of the Lord]? he slt,tll
stand before kings j he shall not stand lwl'ol'l' 1I1 / 1m
men [or, ohseure nll'n (mil rgin) ] ." (P)'()\. :!~: :!!))
Those now diligmt in the Lord's lJll'iiJll'sS al'p till' Ollt S
to stand app1'o\'l'd before 'l'he I\illg:'i, .Jl'IlOvah and
Christ Jpsus. 'l'hey do nut. have the npproY<tl, 1101' rd1'<'
they for the approval, of the politiral, fin,lI1eial "Il<!
religious rulers of t his world. Such rukl's, 1 llollgll
lofty in Satnn's organization, arc at most "mean
men", that is, common, flwrage men, of frail f1p'ih
and under <,ondemnation to death. The LOl'il's diligl'llt
ones do not permit thl'm~;l'lycs to he taken into thl'
service and organization of surh worldlin~~", hut they
arc taken into s0l1lrthing' far higher, into thl' covenant for the kingdom of hl'avcn, and thl'y haw to do
therefore with the highe':>t government, thl' only ri~ht
illl government, Jehovah's, hy Christ Je"n".
The Devil, now for some years cast ont of lH'aven,
knows that "llC hath hut a short time" (He\'. 12: 1:2).
alld henec he shows no slnggi'ihne<.,'i nor indifference
nor slacking up. Keithcr should Jehuvah's witnes'ies.

SEPn:~IBER

1, 1936

fJIie \VATCHTGWER.

It would be foolish and unscriptural now for an~-one

acquaintcd with Scripture to say that the Devil has
not a short time, but thc battlc is yet far a\vay. If the
Devil knows the shortness of his own time, Jehovah's
witnesses should likcwise know that their time is also
short to do the work bcfore Armageddon starts. Also

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dIe time is short for the prospective Jonadabs to wash

their rohps and make them white in thc blood of the
Lamb and to gl'asp palm branches and before all
Satan's world to salutc Jehovah, who sitteth upon the
throne, and the Lamb Christ JCi>'Us.
(To be contmued)

LETTERS
JEHOVAH'S WITXESS .TO TilE GREAT MULTITUDE

TRUTH

TORl\IE~TS

SATAN'S AGENTS

DE,\R BnOTlll:R RCTlU;nFol:11:

DEAR BROTHER HUTlil la'OIU>:

'l;util now I have ne~lectcd

to thank you for the wonderful

book Iilches, anu purti<:ulurly for my in,hviuual copy, \I hieh
1 g-reatly apprl'cmte. I am enjoymg the ~tUl}y of RIche." and
c~l'ecially workmg with it. The hwk reully 1'la('e8 itHl'lf "ith
the /lIH';; who nre to IHn e it, anu H{'('m8 to have a cl i{IN('nt
cfl'l'('t flOm any othcr \Ie have m','r had. It is evi,lc'ntly .Jehovah'~ \Iitnegs to the v,TI'at Illultitu,lc, It is a hoon to the
piOl\(,(,I~ from e\pry poiut of vi{'w, We ]pjol<~e that JelJovah
luraut;e,l that you should pro,lUCll RIches.
We rejoice tklt lIe all hale tillS g-rl'ut pri\'ll"~e of a share
ill the Witness work to tl,c \in,Ii<'utlOn of .Jehovah's name, llntI
daily j{'lIlemlll'r you lit the throne of g-w"c.
1'1.1,I'JlIf{ .Jeho\ah's continued blessing upon your elIorts
in his llCrvice, I :UIl
Your sister and fcHow witnl'ss,
lilA

M. Q':E:\'CI:.R, New J'ol1e.

nOLmmss A TlWE I~DI~X OF LOVE

H,'" IH.I:HJlW:
rrhallkfully 111111 joyfully I\e ~Ii"tenf'u to the nddreps g-i\'cn
Ilt HIIIIlII' AudltOlllllll, We' got it "!'''Ir tilioug-h Hugb)', l~ughll'l.
Our l,olI',c' w:'s crowd{'d WIth ff ,,'ndh 1J~t{'rJels nmJ ,I,ll '8.
'\'lljtlllr~ for tile alJil'lll of thc llddl('~; on the pa~{'s of 1 he
(;oldul .ff/e, in order that II() lIIay traJ"l:tt{' it into Awb;c,
get It p!lllt{'d hi'll', all'] pu"II~I"'d III the K,'ar East.
Thill,!, yOIl, BlOtlwl, for til(' goodly hO(ll'ly of lit,'wtllre
(Ara"", and '\/Illpnian) \Ie h:l\{J JllMt I"C'I'I""!. 'rhe M11I['Plllg
oll...e lit thc Hctl,,'1 haM ~('nt u~ 50 ('O,lIl'M of lJdlll nlW'" awl
JS(I "ol'J('~ of AIIf/,'ts, \1 III< h we hili! noli!i"d you as conlrllh:,ud
go,,,19. The "USIOll"holl-e OIii"W]8 "ouh~I'al",1 them III\lI d,,11I '1<,,1
thl' It"t to \I~_ Tile Flt'tll h lll~h (,Ollllllh'lOn('l', Tkllllt, wust
1,:lH' UPI'll rnformc'd by c'('rtarn 1I1~~h dabS ,,1<-t gYllIen of the ~Ieat
llllno,lanl'p (':111,,<1 by
plomulgatiou ot the Trulh tn Iho
Cat/lOllc ('hul'('h in Ll'b'lllon, Thl8 ,hUtl'l1 lias the l'repon,]crnnce
over all tile otill'] ~l'I'1 ~ III I'ollt"'al a na II s,
JIl (Jur last lo('al 1I','cllllg tn TTlpoli one of the ~u\'el'nnJent
uet",ti"es IWllle u~ a hUll'TlSe Vl81t aud found us stud.llllg'
lJ, lwualtcc. 11 .. d<:uoUIH'"d us all, und palticularly tlte ('hairman, Illyself, wllh HUIJlr{ us III thc COUlL 11e took nil parllculars ahout me an,l ,h'pal tell, proml~lng hupel ficlally t hal he
\loul,] take 110 u,'lloP. \\'p ml,d" It knill'll to Itlln that our \101'llhip to God "on8i~ts ..Il1d!y of stud.ling' 1IlS Will and imparting
it to otllers. Wltat \\'(' Iliank th(' Lord for IS tlw boHnl'ss Ile
IIll!! granteu liS in this {lay of .JUIIgUlI'Ilt. '1'1118 bo],lness 18 a
truo index of OUT lOll, to 11 illl--ltl\'e "II'al"d by his lo\(' tn U9.
It was only .I(";t(')'day that I ha<1 finish",l rea;hn~ tltl' I"a<llug
Ilrticle In 1'ke Watch/oIVtr cntItled "1>efl'ut of the Phihstineh"
(Palt 2). I (,llnnot l'xpr,,~s my joy anel al'ple('iatIon of the
accounl in a bl'tter \\ay than I Itayc done, Illten I wrote on
the murgJll of one of ItS [lages the follO\\ iu~:
"If J WPI'C II IIlclIlhel of the Catltnllll 1[1('lan'hy lllld had
llCU'f'8 to ,{{"h an explanation a~ thiS I \Ioul(l furthwith \lllh,lraw fl(llll this hiueous or~al1lz:ltion, the ~rl'at "hore, anu be
llnift,u \I lth the Lord '14 people. "
1 )wllt'le th.ll ull sllu'ere people who hear an,} U1111erstand
will ]l<""'",nnly qlllt tillS ugly Hnd 1j('l'UlHI',l OJ ~aIliGation,
7 Ill' 11 (ltchlolfer at tillS mte \nll not leave Ull~' part of tire
SClljltures not explaineu dllrlllg the folluwing two or thrce
YC'\Ts. E\'crytlIlIlg bllOl\S the llP:llne~S of the collal'~o of 8atan's
IHu~dolU anu the nl]lld I ise of the tllle of God 's hlessings.
Subluis"n e and zealous we shall hopo to remain
YOU1S in the LOItl,
DF,AI~ nl:OTIlJ:K

tI",

IllRAIID[

ATUYEH. S'lrier.

For the Tnpoli cOllipUllY.

The hook 1:lches, together with Choostng anu "Saluting the

:I"lug ", has got the enemy desperate here. Pkase contmue to
use God's tl\o-edged svwld a!{al1lst Satan and his agents on
the ra,lio and the sound car~.
At the preSt'llt time I alii heing held in tho Griffin JUII,
working on 11 sixtyday sentcnce. The boss on the ehaln ~ang
"hom I IIOlk for tnM mc not to ,,"olk hard, as he be1Je\,~u I',e
ale rl~ht. '1'he pn~oners that are III ana out h"l'; for UI uuks
hale soon got sr'parat(,!. At h'a~t five or six k,,'e l"arned lhat
hell is the gl:l\l', and what (,1,.1I1l'nfs make fiatlln '8 olgalll/.:IllOn.
This makC9 ~"\l'n tJlll"~ 1 ),,'Ie ]Jeen af/eble,1 in Geor~la, the
fonrth tllllC hpJe in Griffin. \\hell I n'ad our Order of 'I'llal
to a goo,l'~l/.ed crowu in the Coultroom, the jllllg-p got \Ill,] alltl
tiru'u n)l) :;':!Oll, or ~ixty daY9. 1 h:I\e 1>(','n 11I're ')\"r t\\" w(','hs
811d lla vc made II lot of fr wlldH aulOu~ the otlk.. ts,
I am lI1a r1ll1g )'OU II cli (1(1 III g of a lC'ltl'r t hi' Griffin N, 's
pubhHhe,J for IIIC, It hrou;.;ht ~'Jllle of thc pco!,I,' of UfJlll11 to
8('e 1I1l', It al"" hmllg;ht ollt tl,,, n,bIl'S for Ilie. OllP BIble I
rceeil'",l wah flom a lllem!l{'r of the mi~si(lnary (,Ilele of the
}'ir~t .Mdh"tll.il, church,
Olle hU'lll.. ,~mllll here (':lllH' to BCl' me. He Haiil 1111 hall b"l'n
Iis!t'nlllg to ollr ra,lio progfalll9 for ~"vellll YI':IlR, but had Wit
Leen :,hlc to flnd anything wrollg' wilh fI"'Ill, lIc \lllule,1 to
know \\'hy tlll'Y arrt'~led Ill .., TillS .Judge here has dorl(' (lur
worll a lot ot ~ood hy PUttllt~ sl1l'h :1 Ill'a\y fin,' on nu', 1 filii]
that III !,JI\<'e or Illy hUfJ,'rlll~ It iR Kalan's ac:"uls tlmt atc
really slltT('rillf~. hecllu'e thl'Y are toTrtH'utell hy t1. .. 'I'rul h '('111'.1'
are .IIlSt hhc tlu' lI1an h()ldlll~ t h'l tlg,'r awl not knolllllg- how
to loo~e Illlll. 1\('lthpr do fI,,') know how to gd lld of lI~,
I h:l\'c he"1l a I,ioneer :tl,oul two ,\earll; alll !I\('Hly thl ..o
ypars old, and Il('\,cr hall' 1 "Hjoyecl th,' wllu,"s \Iolk I",t!pr
thun now, The g,eat Illullitu<l" IS lIul,le rnllnit",~t e\'ery <lay in
tIll' ~Cf\ Ice.
One people that is h.. IIJJt 0\ I'Jlooked in our s('1'! ion wilh
the hounu ears IS the eh'lIl1 gall!;s; and if anyofif' n....ds the
klllg"]lllD it IH tl"'he O('or~ia ,'Oll\Jds, !lloht of th"111 I,a\,' dou!>'"
shaekks on thl!ir lpg'S. 'flH'Y alP made to woll; ftom ,Iayll::;ht
to ,lark, willi h is h\e1vc or tllll t .. ,'n IwUls.
By J{'hovah's fa\or 1 iutl'w] to go un flOlJI hou,e to houso
untrl Jehovah says it i8 cnou~h. Please ('J(cuse we for \\asting
your timo.
Your fellow sl'rmnt,

HOlJJ:r.T Tn;ox, Ploll'rr.

(Col/iil/ued from
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Dallas
WHH Ru !) : ::O:lIn
Su 3:55pm
Su 7 :5SJlm
El Paso KTR)[ Su 9:10am
Su 1: 1;; pill
Su n::lOpm
Ft. Worth K'J'AT f:)u 10:I.iam
Hl1 3:00Plll
~11 7:001'10
Ml,llanu KHLll Bu 10::J 11 am
Su 1 :30pm
Su 5 :15plU
Pt, Arthur KP.\C f'u 9:30am
Su 2:]jpm
Su 4 ::W!'1ll
S.. \ntonio K :\I.\C 8u 7 :3.'jatu
Su 2 ::i')plD
Su 7:;;:;pm
UTAH
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VIRGIXIA
Petcrsb'~ WPIIRSu
Su 10: :::.),llU
l'r
I:idullond\\H\'_\ Su

WASlIIXGTO:,-/,
Seattle
KI1:0 Su ] 0: ::::;:, In
Su 5:15pm
Hu O:Ol/pm
Spokanc
KGA Ru (\:::,;1\:11
Su 1:00pm
Hu 4:::01'1ll
Tacoma
1\:\'1 Su !1 :::O:lm
::>u J :30pm
8u 9: OOpUi
WEST \'JHGIXIA
Chlt'ston \yeLlS Ru 1 :O(lnm
Su 3 :OUpm
Su,'j :OOillll
Whl'{'lin~ WW\'.\ Su 10:(lllallJ
Su 1: OOpm
Su C: 2,Jp:n

9 :45am
fl::i3am
10 :~.jnm
]:!:li)pm

WISCO:-:SJX
La Cro~se \Vl\:UlI ~;Il 10 -::Oam
Su I:UOplll
8u 5:30pm
Maulson \VJ IU.. 8u 10: 3Uam

fffie \VATCI-IT0WER.
RADIO SERVICE
The good news of the kingdom of Jehovah is broadcast each week or oftener by these and other stations at time shown.
[Current local tIme Is ahown
In each Instance.]
ARGENTINA
BahiaBl:uH'll LU2Su 1l::l01lm
BuenosAires LR2 flu 10:30am
Los Andes, San Juan
LV5 Su 10:30am

FUASCE
Ra<1io Bczicrs
Th
Radio Juan-lesPins
(<?ote d '.\zur) Sa.
Ru,!!o 1;:011
. S~
HadlO
T 7Natan,Vltus
4'
TIBu
u : ,Jpm
SI

Rnllio Nimes

QUEE:"lSI,AND
Drisl,anc
4BC Hu 7:30am
Maryl,or'h 4:\[B We 9:!5pm
TUWIl!l\"iIIc 4'1'0 We 8 :OlJPIIl
TAS~L\NfA

I~urnie

7BU Hu G::lOpm
HII 9 :011111
Hu ]O:OlJl'lll
Launces(on /. LA Su 5 :13pm
VICTORIA

3BA Hu 12 :4:;pm

nallamt
UCll<li/.:o

3-BO HII
:J-lIA Hu
:1HH Hu

JI:lIl11 It 1111
H(IJ~ham

.Melbourne
Swan Hill

7 :OlJPIll

fi:,I:;plll
8 :OlJpm
3AI\ Hu 2:);jpIII
Hu 10: () 01' III
3-SJI Hu 7: 13111ll

WEST AUSTRALIA
(i-KG Hu 7:00pm
Northam
G-.\:\[ Hu 7 :(JI)I' III
Perth
(j~[LBu 7:00pltl

Kal~"')Ilie

BELGIUM
\\'lI11onia-lllll!Uc E"perance
(201.71ll)
We 7:0Uam
CANADA
Cal~nry

ALBERTA
CFUN Su

5 :'15pm

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Ke1o\\na UKO\'::iu 1 :43pm
NOVA SCOTIA
Sydopy
CJCB Bu 9 :OOPIil
ONTARIO
3 :()Ol,rn
Cobalt
CK~IC Su
llnmilton CKOC i:lu 10: :lOam
Su 1:30pm
Su 8:0Ur m
CUBA
Caibari('n C~IJID
Spnnish Mo 1: 15pIII
Camagucy C:\I.JF Bu IJ :4.')arn
H:rrnna
C:\1Q
Spanish Hu 5 :30)'111
Santa CPa G:llIII Su ]] : 15alll
(]st an,l :Jd fillndays)
Spanish Su 11: OU:lm
Spanish Th ]] :OO:Llll
(1st and 3d 'fhursdays)

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~:::JOpm

]2:00nn
7 47:4'~lHn

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NEW SOUTH WALES
Alhury
2AY Tu !1:45pm
Goul1lUrn 2GN flu 7:::0pm
Grafton
2-GF Tu 7 ::l01'1ll
Gunnedah 2~IO Su 7 :OOpm
LismolC
2XN We 7:1Gplll
New Ca~tle 2-IlD Hu 10 ::lOalll
Hu G: :;01I1n
Au 11 :40plll
We 6::WplU
2UE Su 9:00am
Sydney
flu 4 :231'10
Tlllllworth 2Tl\I fiu ]O:::lJalll
811 3 : 45plll
Bu Ii : (J(lplll
W',;aW'ga ;:\\'O::iu 7:!;)pm

Tu

9:00pm

Rangoon

PAUAGUAY
ZP9 Su lU :30am

SPA IN
Madril1
JUQ We 7:J5pm
(Eastern Staudard Tillle)
Sa 7:];,['m
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URUGUAY
Montpvi,leo CXlt) ~ul:l:1,\,m
(HalllO Intclna(,lOnaJ)
UNITEIl

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ALAnA'fA
Birm'ham WAl'IHu 9:15:1111
Bu 2:1.JI'JlI
We 5:1iJI,m
ALASKA
1\ J"QIl We 9 ::lO;lrll
Kell'llIkan J(ljJU:\fo 7:J:;Vn
Th 7:1.J1'1II
l:ia 7:1;); II
Anehora~e

AIUZOXA
J('rornp
KCn.J Hu
Su 1~:031'1II
Hu
'l'u('sou
KG.\H SU
Su 12:!i3plll
l:iu
HpanishFr
Yuma
KID1A Su
Bu 6:301'111
Bu

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Hilo

1N D I A
VU2LZ Su 12:00nn

Asuncion

l\Iiami
W10DSu 10:03am
Bu 2:45pm
Su 4:4:Jpm
OJlanllo WDBO Bu 10 :30:,m
Su 1 :001''"
Su 5 :30pm
GEORGIA
Atl',m t a .\",\'r
<.
10'.4"am
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v
Su 1:00pm
Bu 9:25pm

9 ::l,ia.n
4:0;)\,1II
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5:431'1.1
7: 110 1'11
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AnKAXSAS
IIotSp'gH KTJI~Su 10::JU.lDl
CALIFOU:"lfA
Bak(>rsf'dWHXAISu ]0:::0:\1',
Bu 1: 151'ul
l"u 7 :Olll'lll
El CcntlO KXOl"u 10:011:111,
Bu ]2:131'111
::;u u:l.i['1Il
Eureka
KIE:\lSII JO:l,i:lUl
Su (j: 30plll
fiu!l: 1.Jl'lIl
IIulIywuull KNX i:lu ]O:I:J,ITIl
Bu 1 : 43plll
Hu 7 :3,i['111
Oaklallu KHo\r ~u 10: OO:lln
Flu 2:00plll
Bu 7:00pm
Tu 9 :OOalll
Tu 2 :00l'lII
Tu ]]:OUplll
We 8:13plll
Fr 9:1;)pl11
Ha 10:0upllJ
COLOnADO
Col '0 Spr. K\'OH Hu ]0 :43am
Su 2: 30pm
I'u!: ::01'111
Durangu J(lCP Hu ] : 00 pIlI
Gleeley KFI(A ::-'10 9 :;)Oam
Mo 1:00pm
:\10 6:2;)plll
COXNECTICUT
N.Britalll \VNBC Su 8 :OOarn
Su !1:00am
Su ]O:OOaTll
DISTRICT 01<' COLU:\IBIA
Washington WOL 81110 :OO:tlll
Su 1: OUPIll
flu 7: 15pIII
FLORIUA
Lakelunu \VL,\K Su 9:00am
Su 12:;)0pm
Bu 5:00pm

HA~VAI~

RIfl.C Bu 10:00am

ID.\HO
Boise
KIVO Su
. Su 0:00pm
\Ye

. , IL~.I,:"lOI~
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Bu G:4,JPlll. ,~u
TlI~cola , . " VZ Au
Su 11 :,j,Jarn
flu
lOW A
C. r,lar~!<1;~ W:\1'1' ~u
flu ... : ... 01'111
Hu
MAI:"lE
Au~usta WIWO Hu
~u J :];)1'1II
fiu
Balll:or
WLHZ We
We 12:G"1'1l1 We
PH'squt'L \\'.\G:\I Bu
Bu ]~:30plJl
::;u

10:53am
4:00pm
4 :45pm
9:?,1!11l1i
9 :,,,>arn
1 :30plll
10:00am
9:00plll

NORTH CAfWLIXA
\\'BI<l RII ]O:';Oarn
Ho('kl';\1 't \\' EE [):--II ] 0: lI i1 alll
Bu' 2 :4;)1'111
'1 It ]1) :::oam

Orc('n~h(lro

9:3::iam
5:00pm
!I: ;:;::iam

;, :1 0 ['111
9:1::iam
1:35plll

MAUYL,\ND
Daltullorc \\ ('I;:\[ Hu 9 :OOalll
::iu J:l:l;'l'rn
Hu G:l::;1'1II
FI cth'ril k \\ F:\lT> fiu 10: :Walll
::';u ] :::01'111
Ru:; : 1111 pili
lIa~';1 Ht 'n \\'.J E,} fiu ] (): ~;'alll
/:iu 1: 40pm
::iu!l: 1,')1'111
l\IARS.\CIIIlSETTS
HORton
W:\[EX Hu !l::!::ialll
fill 4:30pm
Hu k:l.'plll
N('t,tlham \\'()J:L:--u ]1I:O;'alll
Su ~:O;)I'III
Hu 3:0,ipm
l\UCIIIGAN
Detroit
\V.llt Ru 10:0flam
Kala 111:1700 \\' KZl) Ru I:l: ~.i:ul1
Bu 9:;';):1111
Hu 10:;),')alll
;\IIX:,\,ESOTA
F 'g'usFalls KliIJE Hu 10 :OOum
Hu 1:,1;)1'111
Ru 7:1:'1'1ll
Mill'aroll~ W1lGY::;u H::Walll
Su ~:()Oplll
We G:]fiplll
MISSISSfI'PI
lIutheso 'g \\'FOH Hu 1 :OOpm
Su ~: :;Ul'm
Hu 5: ::111'111
~fentltall
Hu 10 :OOall1
Su 2: 23pll1
Su 6: 30prn

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MISSOURI
Collllulna IU,'He Hu
Bul::lOplll
Hu
St. JO<t!l'h K FEQ Su
Su :J:::Opm
Su

NEW MEXICO
Albuq'que KOH \"1' 11:45am
We 5 :25pm
\\ e 8 :2;)prn
NEW YORK
Brooklvn WB13l{ tiu 9:JOam
S ' f~ ."()
III
C'
7'''OJ
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"u
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BJ()oklyn WH13R I';u ]O:]::iam
Su {;: 30Plll
':'[0] 0 ';)(I'lm
Tu 10::)Oam
'fu u::lOpm
\Ye 10:30am We 6::Wpm
Th 10: 30:1In
Th 6: :;11[1111
Fr 10:30am
Fl G:3 11 pm
Buffalo
\YGH Su 10:0(lalll
Su 10 :r>plll
Buffalo WKBW Su 3 :;);PI1l
l'lc(>l'0rt \Y01313:--u]O ::!::;am
Su 12:301'1ll
~u fi:3:)prn
N"cwYork \\'BXX f-:u ] ::):JIJl!I
flu 4 :351'm
~Il (i' :l::il'rn
Wlllte PI. \\ F.\H ~II (j :1Il)!'1TI
'fu 10:[);)arn
I'a 10:::;,):1111

OHIO
A1ool1
WJW :-:11
~u :1:2::iprn
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Clt'\l,Jalid W JAY ~II
I--u :l:30plll
~II
COllllllhll~ \\'I:XS ~U
Hu ]~:::OPIII
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ColulIIlms "TOL:--u
I'll ~: :Wplll
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0"L,\1I0"A
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II: :JOalll
tiu 1 ;131'1Il
Mt)! :.i:'I,1II
OllEGO:'i
l'oltlanl1 I\WJ.J ~;u 10: l.i.,m
Hu 4:1;)J>1Il
~II
!1:IJU t ,1lI
I'EXXSYL\'.\XI \
Eaqton
WER'!' ~II 111:~,i'lIll
:-ill ] 1 :!J.j:ulI

NEE RASKA
Lincoln
KF.\H Hu 9::l0am
l'IEW HA:\IPSfIIRE
Lll~onla
WL!\H Su ]O::10am
Bu 3:1/)]'111
Hu 7:]Opm
l'IEW JEUSJ"Y
Asoury P. \, C.\l' Ru ]2 :4:ll'm
Su :.':4,'!,m
Bu 9:00pm
CanJl]en \\C.\:\[ :\10 2::W[11Il
110 !I::JOprn
We 2:30pm
]<'r 2::iOplll
Fr 9::',Opm
Xewark
WflBl fiu 9 :::!,ium
Su 6:::!3pm
Su 9:00plII

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l'ltt;.,!J '~Il \\,Wl:i\\ :--11 III: I.-,am
F;u 5:001'1lI
~u
!l'llllplll
York
"(lUK Nil J~':""PIII
Hu 3 :001'111
HII U :;1'1)]11

SOUTH CAIWLI:".\
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2:4::;plll
10: 00:1111
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11 :::Oam
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SOUTH n.\I\01'.\
Pierre
l(G!:'X Nu ]U:OOam
'fll 4:0111'flI
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SiCHl), Fall~ K::';OO:--II
lJ: ]I).lIll
I:::u 9 :4:J:l1ll
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"ENNESSEE

Clrn. '1Iooga \\'1)OI)::-;u 8: j -'a III

1"11 1: :.)(Jl'm
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Jach~on
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Su l:!:,')"plll
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TilE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH

THAT JEHOVAH i~ the only true Gnrl, is from everlasting
to eve l1ast 111 g, the Maker of he;1\ en am! earth and the GIver
of lifo to Ills creatures; that tho Logos was the begmnmg of
his crLution und his active agent in the U'eation of all thmgs;
that tho Logos is now the Lord J('SUS CIlI ist in glory, clothed
'\lth all pewer in heaven and earth, and the ChIef }~xecutivo
Officer of Jehovah.

THAT GOD created the earth for man, cleated pl'ffeet

mall jor tho earth and pIrrc('d him upon it; that !Ilan WIllfully
disubcyed God's l.lw ;lUlI lIas s('ntenl:ed to death; that by
rea ROll uf Ad.lIn'll "rung act all men are !Jorn SInners and
without tho right to hfe.
THAT JESUS was mado human, and the man Jesus suf
fCled death in orr1cr to pro,luf'e the ransom or ICll('mptivo
!Jriro for all mankind; that Co,1 raise'! up Je,us llIvino and
exalted him to heaven al.ovo elelY Clc;lture llnd abovo cvcl'Y
namo and clothe(l him" ith all power and authonty.
THAT JEHOVAH'S ORGANIZATIO~ is callpll Zion, and
that Chn~t ./ e91JS is the Chief Oln"(,1 thereof aIHI is tho
Tlp,htful KlIlr~ of ti,e wrlr!ll; that tllll anOlntp,1 awl falthfu]
followpl'B of CIIl ist .T,'sus llJ 0 dtildl('u of ZlUn, Jrl\'lllberd of
JpllOvnh '8 orr,alllzatlOll, and aro Ius II ItIH'~~es whusp dilly nnu
HivIlc;;o it h to te~td.v to the HUpl(,lll;u'y of .TdlOvah, clec1:lro
Jli3 jlurpoRPs tnward lllankJn,1 as ('xprt'~~ed in the Jltble, all(l
to llear tllO fJ nits of tho kingllolll h('fure all who will hear.
THAT TilE \X/OR!.!) has ('n,lpd, allll tho Lord .Tesus Chdst
kls bp('n Vlac,'d by .h'h("ah Upoll hiR throne of nutho! lty,
IW5 ouster! Hatan from lH'awll and is proc('('ding to tho
('s:abh~llIn('nt of Gwl's l.int:.Jorn on earth.
THAT TilE RELIEF an'] hl('ssin~s of tho ppoplrs of earth
rau como onl,v by nwl Illrnu~JI .T,h'"ah's klng-dolll un<1er
Christ wlri('h has now I)l'~ull; that the Lord'R n,,,,t v.n'ut
net is tho tkstru<:tion of fhtan's orgnni/,dinn allll the eslab
)i~:lnlelJt of rj~hteoll'lIess III tho ":lIth, aurl that und('r tho
I;inl!dolll all tlIO~O who 11'111 ob('y its righteous laws shall Iivo
OIL earth ft'ICI er.

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miceWATCIHIIeWIER
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VOL. LVII

SEPTEMBER

15, 1936

No. 18

GATHERING THE MULTITUDE

PART 3

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Feal' tholt not,. and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack"
-Zcph. 3: lG.
EHOVAH caused his prophds to write aforetime hand from thy se1'\'ants; ~ome up to us quickly, and

It

concerning the things that must come to pass in save us, and help 11"; for all the kings of the AIllOl'ltes
this day, that is to say, in the day of Jehovah. that dwell in the mountaills are gathered to~ether
These prophecics he now ullfolds for the aid, comfort against u". "-.Jo"h. 10: 6.
,
and hope of the faithful remnant. (R{)IIl. 15: 4) The
'Joshua was ellcampeu \\ ith his army at U j)~al,
elect remnant sec this clearly and will rcfuse to be wh ieh nnme means" roll ing ", and signifi('s the plare
turned aside or caused to hecome negIig(mt by any where the" r('\ll'oaeh of Egypt" (whi('h l'cpro;\('h was
trick the Devil may Jlut forth. Tho remnallt trust in due to worldlill('~<';) had been I'ollet! off .Jehovahs pf'(}the Lord and a('knowledge him in all th<,ir ways and pIe by the cil'('umci~ion of the people of I "ra('1. ,lehatherefore have the full a-,suranee that God is directing vah rolled away sueh r('proaeh from them Iw('au:-,c they
their pathway. Some amhitious and covetous man, ob<'yed his commandments to ('Icanse themsf'lves \)ef(II'e
wise in his own conceits and de$iring others to thinl, cele\)ratin~ the IIH'lllorial. (,Josh. fj: 2-!l) Likewise God
him Icarned and wi"e, now says: "1'lte ll' atclt tower rolled a wuy the r<'proa('h of the world from his fuil hcontains only the opinion of a mun, and what i<.; stal<:d flll remnant bel'au<.;e they have o\)rycd hi" commulld
in The ""atch/ower b childish r('asonin~." The pur- ment<.; to cOlllpletely separate tlwmsc!ws from the
pose of such statements is to prejudice others against world and to wholly de\'ote thcTll~elves to Jehovah
The Watchtower and tum their attention to the self- and his kingdoll1.
conceited "wise" man. Uut the f.lithful remnant know" "\s the Ui1J<'onites npp('aled to .Joshua for help, so
that JC'ho\'ah and Christ .Te~us arc their 'I'eaclH'l's, and now the Jonadab<.; or the gn'at multitut!e sre that .Jllthat the.r are not IJCing taught Ly the opinion of auy hovuh's witues:-'I'S arc wholly devoted to <:0<1; alld,
man, and they rC'fuse to follow a cunning-Iy dcvisC'd needing help, they apply to ./dlOvah's witlH's>.;es to
and uttered spcerh of an ambitious man. As every ox bring to them food Ihat is l1el'e<.;sal'Y for thlir sll"teknows his master's crill, so e"ery one of Jehovah's nance, prote(tion and life. 'I'he appeal of thC' Gibrlmiles
little ones knows that their spiritual food comes from to Joshua rOl'l'('spoIHI:-, to the p('ople of goot! will who
thdr Father's trea~Ul'e house. They will study the cry unto Christ Jesus, the Greater ,Jo"hua, to <Illivcr
propheciC's and receive the unfolding tlwreof from the them from the abominatiolls of "Christendom" in
Lord with great joy nad satisfaction and will gi\'e all order that the people of good will Illay he !In'scl'ved
praIse to the hca\'cnly Father and to the Greater unto God. (Ezek. !): 4) Now Jehovah's instl'lH'tion to
Joshua.
his witnesses i<.; ~o plain and unequivocal that there is
2 Those of honest heart who haYe sat at the feet of
no excuse to misunderstand t he same. 'I'he J'('lIln:lnt
the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and their allied clergy, must ohey by carrying the me..,<.;age of the kingdolll to
and listened to the twaddle of those selfish men, have all who are hungcring for and seckillg to Imow the
been robbcd of their just rights and have been de- truth.
c~i\'ed and kellt in the dark, and now by the gr'ace
G The cry of the Gibconites to Joshua was: "Come
of the Lord the time has come for their mental under- up to u" quickly, and save us, and help us," 'fllis part
standing to be enlightened and they are seeing that of the picture clearly shows that the work in hrhalf of
help for them can come only from Jehovah God, by the great multitude is oppospd h~r the combined effor'ts
and throu~h Christ Jesus. Kote how well Jehovah of the con~piralors, to wit, the Homan Catholic Hierlong ago pictured this very part of his work.
arch)' and their allies, all of' ",110m tirc actin~ under
8 As God directed the Oibeonites to turn to Joshua,
the ('ommalld of Gog, the chid' officer of the Devil, and
so now the I~of(l directs those of h011rst heart to turn that it is to the remnant undrr the command of the
to Chrir:.t Jesus: "And the men of Gibeou sent unto G1'rater Joshua that God has assigned the work of
Joshua to the cump to QiIga). saying, Slack not thy ('arr.ying the f1'uitr:. of the kingdom to the grcat multi.
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tude and that Jehovah's witnesses must be diligent

in oh('ying this commulldment. "Jerusalem" is a name
of Jehovah's organization, which gi\'es praise to the
Lord, and those of the great multitude prai'>e Jehovah
saying: "Salvation to our God whirh sitteth upon the
throne, aud unto the Ijamb." (TIev. 7: 10) As the
Gibeonites of old were besieged by the ('nemy, so the
modem-day Gibeonites, the people of good will, arc besieged by the enemies of God's orgauization; and for
the encouragcment of the people of ~ood
who arc
seeking to serve aud worship .Jehovah he says, "Fear
thou not" the enemy; and likewi<;e Jehovah says to
the remnant of Zion, who are of his capital or~ani7.a
tion under the Greater Joshua: 'Fear not the enemy' ;
and furthermore adds the command to the remnant:
"I.-et l10t thine hands be slack." (~('ph. 3: IG) That
does not sound at all like waitin~ for a more favorable time to carry the IDessa~c of the ldn~dom to the
great mult itude, as sel f-constitut('d "wi~e men" ad
vise. On the contrary, it shows that the work of the
remwmt now mu:--t bll done wilh all diligenre and with
out I\n)' letting up. It is now a war between the remnant alld t he enemies of God, and the weapon whieh
mUlo>t 110W he u~ell by the relllllant in this warfare is
the "h\\OI'd of the spirit, whi('h i<; the "'m'u of (lad",
l1ud \\'hidl they mllst lise by holdly and f0arle<.;sly de(larin;.{ the kingdom Illl'ssage of truth. When i.,; that
work to he done? Shall it he dOlle now or lated Je
hc)\ all llllswC'rs by hi,> prophet, It !>hall be done "in
that. day", that is, the clay of .Jl'llOvah, whl'n the LOI'd
Jl'!>\lS is at the tl'lOp!e I>('pal'ating the II at ion.,;, It is
now, II t til(' prc:,ent time, that the" other sheep" of t 110
}.-orl] JIln",t have an opportunity to hrar the tl'nth and
mu~t take aclv:mtagl' of t hat opportunity and prove
themselveH for God HIl<l for his kingdom.
1 '1'h('1'(' is no excuse for the reIDllant to be entrapped
now by the Devil, and we ha\'e the as<;uI'anre that the
elect will not be entrapped. We arc full:' warneu ('011rerning the wily foe, and" we are not ig-noraHt of his
devices". (2 Cor. 2: 11) Those who arc HOW on the
alert well know that the Dcvil i'l trying- every pos"iblc
mean<; to defeat and nullify the worlc of JdlOvah's
faithful" itnes<;cs. Tile remnant are the "chilJren of
light" and must be on the alert, walking in the light
and doing 3S commanded: "Therefore let us not sleep,
as do others j but let us watrh and be sober.' '-1 'l'hef>s.

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G: G.
8 Joshua fully appreciated the fact that he was in
the mid<;t of the enemv and that the nibeonites were
the only people of that land that had shown a uispC'sition to be friendly with the Israrlites, lIe could not
wait until the confederate armies had destroyed Cihcon, but muslll(,t without d('lay : "~o .1oshua uo.;(\elH1cd
from Uil~al, he, anJ all the people of war with him,
and all the mighty men of valour.' '-Josh. 10: 7.
\I Joshua, who ~tands for .J esU';, there set the proper
guide and rules of action for the remnant, that they
mu<>t move with swiftness and be always on the alert.

DROOKLYX,

:::-:i. Y.

There God showed plainly that the work in behalf of

the antitypic:al Gibconites, the great multit nde, mu"t
be clone l1uiekly and without slacking the haw!' Thi<;
work the Lord defines in another pluee as marking
them in the foreheads, and of reaching out the hand
to take them into Jehovah's chariot or organization.
That work must be done quickly and not be permitte<.l
to slow down. (2 Ki. ] 0: ];); Ezek. !): 4) In 01'(11:1' to
he diligent and watchful the remnant must he on the
lookout for the movements of the enemr that would
tencl to entrap the remnant.
10 This hypothetical case is here stated to illustl'ate
the point. One who has been for years in the sC'I'vice
of the Society und frcquently addrelo>ses companiC''> of
God's people from the platform, and who ha<; rcal}
what the \\'atch 'rower publications have to hay concerning the great multitude and the pri"Oll('!H, anu the
cities of refuge, speaks scornfully of all t111':-,e publi:-;hecl statl'lIlC'uts cOl1ccl'lling' the propheeic:s anu !>a.\..,:
"That i, childi,h reasoning'; the real work of tllc g\'('at
multit ade WIll he hOllle 1\\'('nty years in the fnt Ul'1'. and
not now; the statements in 'J'he Watclttoll'l'r are the
mere opinion of a man, and what is said abollt prophecy is chIldish reasoning', anu what we IlI'P<! now l'i
to get Ullllel'standin~, and then get 1'l'ady for the WlJ) k
luter on." What would he the tendl'lley of su('h ~jJel'rlll
The ('[fcct on those \\ ho ~i\'c heed thereto \\ ('lIld lie to
cause them to slack t he hand, to c('ao.;c to ('<Il1'y thc,!
kingdom lTw<;sage to the people now, to sit !lO\\11 and
be at I'a<;(', and to watch for a 'more favol'ab]," t1l11l'.
All who al'c huntill~ for an excuse to ('case III('ir work
would !>cize llponthi.,; ao.; a justifi(~ation fol' tl\('il' l'OUI 'P
of u(tion. \\'hat is !>tated in the abovc h) plo!h('tir al
case has actually OrCIll'l'<'l}, and some of till' I)\'(,t hn'n
have been greatly dislllrbt'd by l'ea<;on of iI, awl h;II'O
wl'ittenletters to the \Yatc'h 'rower to know \\ hat to do,
\Yith such It subtle tdc'!;: of the auversury 1)( llll!: put.
forward '1'he H' atrlttou'cr must Round the a lilrJll, gl \.
ing warning to Ood's people that tlwy he llllt ilIlluenced by SHrh fallacious speech. If it wc're llll'l'eI,I' to
answer an argumrnt 1'he H'a[c;htolCcl' \\tnl]d pa;s it
unnoticed; hut this is un e[ort of Satan to I>tc:tl {;o.l \;
people and hinder his wol'l,:, and the faithful \\ ill not
shun to sound the waming-. (Ps, GO: 18) The \ful'd
of God is the guide for his )wople. (Ps. 11!): )(1:)) ::\0
man i~ the teacher of the Lord's anointed, and thl'y
need no man to teach them, because Chl'i~t .Jc"u'> i"
at the temple. (1 John 2: 27) If '1'he ll",t!r!ltIJl/:cl"
publishes anything that i<; not snpported hy the ~(,I'j pturl's, do not give heed thereto. '1'he ll'aiel'loll'(/, l'lldeavors at all time" to "prove all thin!!s" by the \Yol'd
of God. 'rhe faithful anointed Olles wrlllmow whrthl'l'
the points publbhed are supported IJY the \\"oru of
God or not.
1.1 Joshua knew that. the number of the ('llcmy armies
far outnumbered hi" own army; but he WllS thel'e at
Gilgal as the sernmt of Jehovah God and 1'[ ad~' all,l
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that it is the Lord's time to carry the message forward. 'rhey go, and do not ~top to listen to the platilivercd them into thine hanu; there shall not a man tudes and high-sounding speech of some self-important
man who thinks that he has some "understanding ",
of them stand before thee. "-Josh. 10: 8.
but
in fact has none. I'ow Jehovah keeps the remnant
12 Likewise those in Christ Jesus, who are at the
informed
in advance, that the~" may not be ~urpris(~u
temple und henee a part of the Greater Joshua fullv
appreciate the fact that the enemy far outm;mbel:s and overreachcu by the enem:", and he leads them by
the remnant; but the business of the remnant is to tbe hand of the Greater .Jo~hua so that the enemy can
obey oruers from the Lord, and therefore the Lord not catch the remnant off guard. Those \;-ho read 'l'lle
says to the remnant, who now go out to face the con Watch tower with a critical and faultfinding spirit,
federa ted enemy: "Fear them not therefore: for there who murmur and complain at what the Lol'u give,;
is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, his people, can have no understanding of Gou's purthat shnll not be known. Anu fear not them which pose. (Dan. 12: 10) It is just such that the enemy u;,e"
kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but to deceive the witnesses of Jehovah; but those faithful
rather fear him whieh is able to destroy both soul and witne!':>ses will feeu upon the Lord's Word and be
body in hell. But whosoever shall denv me before men , guided by it and, whell they sec the explanation of a
him will I also delly before my Father which is in prophecy, know whether the same is accord1l1g to the
'Vord of God or not, and then they have no trouble
heaven. "-:\Iatt. 10: 26, 28, 33.
to
stay in line of mareh again"t the enemy.
13 J<,hovah has commissioned his witnesses and sent
16
It appeal'S that the confederatrd enemy that had
them forth to bear the fruits of the kincruom before
laid
&ieg-e
to GIbc'on was about to hegin the final u,;sanlt
the pcople. '1'he witnes:-,es go as commm~Jed because
they love God, and for this reason they do not fear upon the city, when Joshua arriwd with 111'; army.
the enemy. TIH'Y give heecl to the Scriptural instrue- That was a critical hour for the CllbcOllitcs, likely
tioll'> froJn the Jjord, to wit: "IIC'fein is our love made their last stand; otherwise t hey would 110t !lave ;,ent
perfect, that we may have holdness in thc day of judg- snch an ur:.:-('nt uppeal to .Joshua. Having voluntarIly
m<,nt; bec'au,;c as he is, so are we in this world. There pblced them:;e!vcs under JO'ihua l\lld hceome servants
is 110 fear ill love; hut perfect love castc>th out fear; of him amI the other lsrucli!l'." thc Gibeollites 1I111"t
!){'cau<,e Jear hath tOnIlC'l1t. He that fpareth, is not have been trllst iug 1ll God aud in hi-l l'1pr(''-,elltatl\,e.
maue pcrfect in love." (1 Johll 4: 17, 18) No man or They looked and 1101'('(.1 for ddivcrance from the e1lemy
compauy of men can now stand su('ressfully agaiust at the hands of Jo-..hua heCalbe thl'Y were Jirlllly abidthe Lord lind Ill'C'\ ('nt the work of the Lord's people ill~ by and I)('!'forming their purt of the eove1!<lIIt whidl
from Jwing UOIlC. The HllOintl'd rc'mllant heing perfe-ct they had lluHIe a few days pH>viollS with Joshua aud
in love toward <lotI lire wholl;" devoted to him, and, his people. 'rhe Uibeollites kllcw that if they 1'\11'hy his g'rac'c, th('~' will do wlmt they are eommanuell relldered to the confederated ('nemy they wOlllll1J('lH fit
hy the LOl'd to do, regardless of the efforts of man lIothing but would then be ~llbjected to ck',trurti<Jrl
at the halld or Joshua, bccau"e they believed tllat the
or de\'ils.
<lad of Jo~hua had commis,>iolled him to sul)duo
14 With full ('onfillence in the Lord Joshua lost no
time in g'rttillg hi" army on the march Likewise God's Canaan lind that he \\ ould do ~,o. 'l'heir uesel'tion from
people mu~t now lo,,>e no time in marching out with the the Israelites now would mean certain de'itructioll of
ballner of the 1101'(1 Ii f't eu high, aud thry must mark the Gibeonites to which they had heen doomed hcfut'o
out the way for the Jleople of good will to go. (Isa. making their covenant with Joshua. (Josh. !): 24)
G:!: 10) Joshua did not he down and sler)l unring the 'l'his part of the picture exuctly fits the pres('llt eOllnight and wait for a 'more favorahle' time next day (lition of the people of good will toward God, who have
to move, but he went immeJiatC'ly: "Joshua therefore taken the first st<'J) towards r<'uniting themsdve~ With
came unto thrm suddenly, a1l<1 went up from WIgal God's organization. '1'hey are no longer desired hy
111e natioll'> of this world, but arc hated by the worldall night. "-Josh. 10: 9.
lings becau&e those confeuerated powers ~talld for
1:; Throughout the Ili~ht he pushed his army rapidly, and arri\'cd befol'e he was expected. On a previous ~atan and are ugainst all who are for God and hig
occ'asion it seems to have taken three days to covcr the kingdom. '1'hoso who have turned to the Loru are
same ground, in modng the army, that joshua covered marked for death by Satan uwl his crowd. They have
that lIight. (Jo~h. 9: 16, 17) Joshua, sering the im- looked to God and Christ, and now they Imow that
portance of quick action, made a forcrd march over a thrir salvation C0111es only from God and hy and
1'Ocky coulltry, and up a uecicled a~('cnt or climb. through Christ Jesus.
Probably his fic'n wcre faint, worn and wenry, but
17 What took place between .Toshua and the other
they kept l'il!ht on and rt'arhed Gibeon early, to the Israelites and the people of Gibeon up to this point
surpri'>e of the cnemy. There "..as no slackinO' of the was previons to the fight or battle at Gibeon. Seeillg
hand on the part of the Israelites there. Ijil~~wise it that the people of the community of the Gibeonites
must be with the remnant of this day, that they see pictured the great multitude, while the Israelites ungave heed to the Lord's commandments: "And the

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del' Joshua pictured Jehovah's chosen people who are

now under the command of Christ Jesus, the events
that came to pass up to this point picture what is to
be done by Jehovah's witne~"SCS before the battle of
Armageddon is fought. It has pleased Jehovah to
cause to be written in his propheey various pictUl'es
foretellin~ the events that lead up to Armageddon
and of what Armageddon consists. All of these pictures show that the work to be done by JdlOvah's witnesses precedes the buttle 0: the great day of God
Almighty, and there is nothing in the Scriptures to
show that the remnant bear witness to the great mul
titude after the battle of Armageddon, of which the
battle of Gibeou was a type. The Watchto:cr has
frequently stressed the point, and here again repeats
it, that the great objective in the outworking of God's
purpose is the vindication of his name and to that end
he first eauses a witness to be given to those who will
heal' concerning his name and his mighty organization
under Christ Jesus, and thereafter he demonstrates his
great power by destroying Satan and all those who
align themselves with Satan. There is nothing in the
Scriptures to show that God has any purpose of exalting &ome creature and making that creature's name
great. 'l'here is nothin~ in the Scriptures to show that
God 110W, in this day preceding Armageddon, selccts
some man and assigns to that man" a great work that
he mu&t do". Tlwre is no reason why the I,ord should
do such a thillA', bpcause the exaltation of men is an
abomination in his si~ht. When a man in this day says
in t he hearing of ot hers, "I have a special work to
perform, but my hanus arc t'omplctcly tied," there is
much gl'OUlld to douht the s;mity of that person. At
least it ~hows that he does 1I0t have an understanumg
of the Scriptures. 'l'hc Scri))tures uo not show that
God has singled out any man and given him" It special
work to do" in this day, and then causes that man's
hands to be com1l1(tely tied so that he cannot do his
assigned work. In fact, the prophecy of Obadiah emphasizes this truth, that, aside from the Lord Jesns
Christ, not one of the faithful servant class is identified. 'rhcre is absolutely nothing in the Scriptures to
show that God used a man to foreshadow or picture
another man and his work. In fact, no man is used in
the Scriptures to foreshadow the man Jesus. Joshua
foreshadowed Christ Jesus. The vcry thing that
brought so much sorrow amot,lgst men was the covetous desire of Satan to be exalted. If any man makes
it known that he is specially chosen of the I~ord to tlo
some specific work, we may know that such man is
either weak in the mind or else being moved by the
spirit of Satan. 'l'he great i~ue to be determined is,
'Vho is supreme? The name of Jehovah must be and
will be vindicated. Men are of no importance so far
as they are individually concerned. The remnant will
keep this point clearly in mind, and will thereforc
always know that it is worse than foolish to listen to
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altation among men. The remnant will be guided by

Jehovah God through his Word, and by his Chief
Officer, Christ Jesus, and, being so guided, will now
give heed to and joyfully obey the commandments
of the Lord.
FINAL BATTLE FORESHADOWED

Jehovah emphasizes the truth time and again that

he will fight the final battle against the enemy, and
which battle shall completely annihilate the enemy and
vindicate God's name. Joshua, as a type of Christ
Jesus, led the Israelites to Gibeon; and while tho
Israelites were there for war, the proof is overwhelming that it was Jehovah who fought the battle to a decisive end, Joshua being the visible leader: "And
Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew
them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, lInd chased
them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and
smote them to Azekah, and unto l\Iakkec1ah." (.J o~h.
10: 10, A.R.ll.) The Israelites were there and saw the
battIe, but it was the Lord Jehovah God who did the
fighting so effectually. It was not the mere sudden
arri\'al of Joshua and his little army that so frightened
the confederatcd enemy and caused them to flee, but
it was Jehovah who cau!'eu the enemy to glt started
on the rout. 'Vas that an expression of .Jehovah's
anger again;;;t the cnemy? Was Jehovah wroth wlll'n
he slew the besiegcrs of Gibeon T II e so states by his
prophet, and says that he will again rise up again,>t
the enem;\' lind expre~s his anger; that "he shall he
wroth as in the valley of Gibeon ". (J sa. 28: 21) 'l'he
point here is that when Jehovah begins to take action
against the enemy he will do so in anger, as he did
when he began the assault upon the confederated
enemy that was attacking and besieging' Gibeon. At
the first bnttle of Gibeon JO'ihua was the vi"ible kauer.
At the second baltic of Gibeon King David was the
visible leaoN' against the enemy. Both Joshua and
David pietureu the Lord Jesus Christ, the gTPat Lead
er, the Field :Marshal and Bxecutioner of Jchovah ill
the final battle against the enemy, "the battle of that
great day of God Almighty." Joshua was invincible
because he was Jehovah's servant and stl'lctly obcyc(l
God's law and commandment; and in this he pictured
Christ Jesus, who Imows no defeat and who will win
a signal victory at Armageddon.-Josh. 1: 5!).
19 That the first battle of Gibeon was Jehovah's war
Or fight against the enemy is made certain by the
Scriptures. Joshua made a forced march and brought
the cho<,en pcople of God to the place of bnttlc, and
then 'Jehovah discomfited the enemy, and Jehovah
slew thc enemy with great slaughter'. (A.R.ll.) 'rhus
began the great battle at Gibeon, and the great slaugh.
tel' that resulted caused the confederated enemy to
flee. Jehovah (by Joshua his representative) chasl>d
the enemy to Beth-horon (mcaning "house of hollowness ", such as caves). The fight hegan at the city of
Gibeon, but did not end there. The beginning of the
fight broke the confederated stronghold, because tho<;o
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coufederated forces broke up and fled from before the

Lord. 'I'here is now a confederacy bet,,"een the religionist, commercial and political crowd to destroy
J('hovah's earthly organization. The be2,inning of the
battle at the city of Gibeon may well picture the beginning of the battle of Armageddon, and which will
destroy the reli~ionists' combine and break up the
confederacy; but that is not the conclusion of the
hattIe, for the rcason that the conclusion shows the
destructiou of the entire wicked organization of Satan.
20 At pa~e 287 of the book Riches this stntement
appears: 'I'his "seems . . . to indicate two distinctive
parts of Armageddon: (1) That ,vhich accomplishes
t he destruction of hypocritical religionists; and (2)
that which accomplishes the complete dc<;truction of
all of Satan 's or~alljzation". This l',tatement is not
illtenu('u to he do~mutic, of course, because it is only
a conclusion drawn from the picture. It docs seem
certain, ho\' ever, that there is no period of time between the beginning, or first part, of Arma~eddon and
the final part, in which there is a witnes" work done
for the great multitude. Jehovah plainly declare<; that
whenlJe 'hrin!.:s to pass his act, his st1'allg'e act', it will
be done in wrath as at Gibeon. (!sa. 28: 21) The 1'e
lig'ionist~ ('onstitute It powprful part of the I'onfedcI'a('~' or alliallc(' thnt now exists, and when that part
of it is c1estroyrd it will seem very strall~e to others of
Satan's ()l'~anization. The ScI'iptnrcs make it clearly
to appNII' that after the de"tl'Uction of the old
"whore ", t1wn the" \)('nst" and the" false prophet"
al'e taken anu uI'stro)"l'd nnd then the Devil goes down
in complete dcfpllt.
21 JdlOvah was chasing the enrmy and they were
flcpiug, and while on the dcnd run the Lord Jehovah
~;Icw th(I11. ".\nd it ('HIlIC to pass, as thry fled from
hefore hmel, an,1 wel'e in the ~!Oin~ down to Bethhoron [10\\ 0)' Bet h-horon], that the Lord cast down
grpat stones from hcawu upon them unto Azekah, and
they uil~d: they were morc whieh died with haibtolles
than they whom the (hildren of hrael slew with the
sword, "-Josh. 10: 11.
22 Those who &tll'Vivcd that part of the battle which
took place at the city of Oibeon seemed to be at the
time outstripping the pnrsuprs and apparently mak.
ing' a getaway from the sword, and then Jehovah
opened his batteries in heaven against them and slew
more than had been Hlain by the sword. In speaking
of the expression of Jehovah's wrath against the
enemy llis prophet :o:ays: "Behold, the Lord hath a
mighty and strong one [the Greater Joshlla, Christ
Jesus] ; as a tempest of hail, a de&troying storm, as a
tempest of mighty waters overllowing, will he (,:1<;t
down to the earth with the hand," (Isa. :;8: 2, .t1.R. V.)
This mighty and strong One mentioned uses his power
a<; a "telllpest of hail", ,\ hich S\WCPS away the refuge
of lies and destroys the liars, and then "a destroying
storm", which docs the complete sla~ing. In that
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away the refuge of lies, and tIle waters shall overflow

the hiding place." (Ys. 17) A "tempest of hail" i'i one
thing, und "a destroying ~torm" another and far
greater thill1!, The lntter may be or may not he accompanied with hail. A great storm in which many
hailstones fall would be a "destro)'ing storm".
23 '1'0 be sure, hail is u<;ed in the Scriptures symbolically to picture some other or more forceful power.
It is written, "lIast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
which I have reserved against the time of trouble,
againf>t the da~' of battle and wad" (Job 38: 22, ~3)
"And thete fell upon men a great hail out of heaven,
every stone about the weight of a talent; and men
blasphemed C:od because of the plague of the hail;
for the plague thereof was C'xceeding great." (l~('v.
16: 21) In these texts" hail" is clearly f..ymbolir of
cold and hard truth'l, \\'Ilich are destructi\'c to lie"!.
Hail is a "si~n" and a "w(HvIer", that glorifies .Jehovah and exhibits his pOWl'l'. (Ps. 14H: 7, 8; Ex.
9: 18-33) It IS .JI'IIO"ah nod who sond" forth Ilis truth,
rcvealin~ and causing to be IJroelaimed the meanillg of
his pI'oph('cie'l, and this he dol''i in the day of JdlOvah.
'rhe eold, hard truths CXPO&C to view thc lies that have
long ueceiwd the peoph', anu bring' the lim's into di:-}'('[lute and dist~ra('e. Jehovah ~(,Jlds forth his anoinfl'd
\\ itnesses to ]ll'Oplailll hi" truth, and by his tL'uth he
swe('ps away the lies; but where' there is a great storlll,
dlll'in~ whieh lJail of lurge size falls, the hail allli \\ inll
to'~ether constItute u "dl,,;tro~ jug storm", alHI it i"!
the dl'stl'Oyin!!; ~tonn of J('lw\:lh that docs the destillclive work. 'rhl'se words of description give ll'i
Home idea of the 1l1tlllller in \\ ltJeh Jehovah eXJ)l'p""es
hi" wrath againf..t the rllC'my. 'rhe important point for
('omitlel'atioll, IIO\\!'\ er, i<; that It is .11'11O\"ah who I'Xpl'e',',es his angel' and that e:-I'l'e'i'icd anger result'l in
dl"eomfitmg al1tl de:-troyint{ his enemies.
2. The fi r"t btl t tie of (l J!won, \\' hell the forers we're
h,l by JO'ihua, \\a" one haUk, but it was not all fought
at the city. The most destrueti\"c part of that battle
was after the eOllfelIemted C'lIemy forces had fled and
were ~oillg down to thc roeky country where the raves
wc're situated, alld it wns then, while on the wny, that
the "destro~'ing storm" of .Jehovah o\"crtook tho
enemy. It was then that .Tehovah enst down from hea\".
cn great stones, pre'lumably chunks of icc fOl'llH'd by
many pieres of hail unitin~ as they fell allil l1Iukill~
larger pieces of icc, whil'h woulJ easil~' kill 11 mall
when striking him. As all illu~tration of the (ofCect of
hail the following is quoted flUJn the pulJlic IHe,;s:
"An unusual fall of gigantic haibtones is rll]Jortcd from Johannesburg, South Africa. They fell in
northC'l'll Tranwaal on February 1, and killed nineteen natives and many animal~. ~\. doudburst in whieh
three inches of rain fell in a fl'W minutes was followed
by the hailstones, Dlany as lJig as gral)cfruit. 'rIICy
rovered the ground in thc area affcrtcd to a ,kpt'1 of
thlee feet, and many of the natives who \\erc l,illed
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about the hail~tolles was that they were described as

jagged pieces of iC'e instead of the smoothly rounded
pieces. The larg-e~t hailstone of record is one seventecn inches in circumfercnce and weighing one and
a half pOlmds. It fell in Nebra~ka in July, 1928."
25 It will be propel'ly said that there were two parts
of the battle of Gibeon, because the first purt was
fou:~ht ncar the city, while the other part was fou~ht
in the valley. But there was no period of waiting betWl'cn the two parts. It was really one fight. It all
took place in one day. 'rhis may su~mest to some that
"the battle of that great day of God Almighty" may
be ill two pUl'ts: the fir~t, de~tro.ring the religionists;
and that which follows, bring-ing even a greater destruction UpOIl all parts of Satan's organization. This
is not so material, howcver, but is merely stated as
a su~gestion.
20 In the prophecy by Isaiah (28: 17) the statement
is that the Lord lays juugment to the line and righteouslle~s to the plummet, that is to say, that the judgmrnt is so strict and straight and right that it is
wholly righteous, and nothing" escapes that juugment.
'l'llllt judgml'llt is by the Lord Jesus Christ, the great
In(lge at the tempi!', whell the nations are gathered
before him alld he uoes the separating work; and in
this eonllection the prophecy further says: "And the
hail shall S\\'('('P away the refu~e of lies, and the
waters shall ovel'llow the hiding place." This docs
not seem to he Armag-eddon, hut rather pertains to
the fight that is now in pl"ogTess, The Lord Jesus is
sepul'ating t he nations and at the same time sending
forth his" fait hful and wb!' s('l'vant" class with the
colU, l1aru truths, symholize<1 by hail, which, being
forc,cfully ddiwreu, and that l'('garule~s of all opposition, uncovers the lies of the Homan Catholic lIie1'ar!'hy llnd their allil's, and exposes them to full view.
The Lord then seems to fix the tlll1e and order of A1'mageudoll by the words of his Ilrophet, who says:
"'Vhell the overflowing scourge shall pass through,
thcn ~'e shall be trodden uown by it." According to
allot hcr r('nuel'ing of the text it read,,: "When the
overflowing SCOUl'ge swcrpcth pust, then shall ye be
thereby beaten down." (Uothcrltam) This part of the
prophecy empha"1izrs the time when the drstruction
shall take place. The Lord is now lashing the Roman
Catholic Hierarchy and allied e1ergy with the message
or "hail" of truth, and it ~t ings them terribly and
causes their cro(Jkrdnr~s to be exposed to \iew. Such,
however, is not Al'Inageddon, "the battle of that great
oay of God Almighty." It is Jehovah's" work" that
prccedcs the batt Ie of Armageduon. It is during this
period of witllessmg by telling the message of truth
that the great multitude is gathered unto the Lord,
and this is done before the "battle of that great day
of God A1m ighty" begins, that is, before the" destroying storm" breaks upon the enemy. The war that is
now on between the Roman Catholic Hiel'31'ehv and
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12: 17 as the 'old dragon's attacking or making war

again,>t the remnant'; and in this warfare the remnant
use~ the "Tord of God as a weapon or scourge of war,
and which exposes to view the lies of the enemy, anu
the cnemy is hl'ought in to disgrace. Through this anu
many other scriptures it appears that, when the witness work is done, which witnessing the Lord uses to
expose the lies of the enemy as well as to inform lhe
peol)le of good will, "when the overflowing ~courge
swcepeth past," then .Jehovah will expre~s his indignation by and through Christ Jesus, who is hi,>
"mighty and strong olle ", and thai in this expression
of his \\"ra",h his "destroying storm" annihilates the
enemy.
27 Note here the text by Rothcrham concerning the
'scourge flwceping past'. I I As often as it sweepeth
past, it ~hall take you away, for morning by mornill!!
shall it pass alollg', by day and by night, and it shall
be nothing le~s than a terror to make out the melisage.' ,
(Isa. 28: 19, Roth.) While the fight is OIl now and
Jehovah's witnesses arc moving daily into aetion, proclaiming the prai~e of Jehovah anu his kingdom, and
the day of the \'cn~ran('e of our God lIgainst the
wieked, the hail is thus sweeping away the lies, and
that "Il\('~sage" is nothing less than a tc'rror to the
enemy when they hear it. This is proved by the fact
that the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and allies arc UIM
doing everything within their power to pren'ni the
message from going forth. They cry oui: "What th(...,c
people say sho('ks our religious susceptibilities, aw}
we don't want to hear it by radio, sound ear or allY
other means." It is while this fight is on that the peo
pic of ~ood will arc informed, and thus the Lor(} iii
gathering them into his organization, that is, he is
gathering in his "other sheep", which constitute lhe
great mullituue. This presrnt warfare he tween the
faithful servant class and the enemy is Ilot J\rma:,!rddon, but is merely a ~kirmish immediately pre'eeding
Armageddon.
26 'l'ravcling with his little army all ni!.!'ht, Joshua
llrriveu at Gibeoll early in the mornin~, [lnd the ha It Ie
began immediately, and while the moon was sl ill ~11111
ing in the west. The confederated Amorile<; fbl, allil
it wus as they were fleeing' that Jehovah smote them
with great stones of icc from heaven: "Then ~pnke
Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Loru deli\el'cd
up the Amoritcs before the children of Israel. anu he
~aiu in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still UpOll
Gibeon; and thou, ::\Ioon, in the valley of Ajalon. "Josh. 10: 12.
29 The enemy was fleeing to the west in complete
rout. The moon was still shining in the we<;t, and the
storm was coming up from the west, and the elouu~
hau not yet obscured the moon, whieh ('vi(kntl~ was
shining above the storm cloutk Jo<;huu, seeing the
situation, uttered a prayer before his men that the
light might not be obs(,Ul'ed but that the forces 01 the
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struction of tile enemy had been accomplished so that

there need be no repetition of the battle with the
..Amorites. This is in line with what Jesus says concerning Armageddon, that it shall be a finish fight
and a complete wiping out of the enemy, that it shall
be 'tribulation such as never was, no, nor ever shall
be'. eMatt. 24: 21) When the Amorite combined
forces got into the valle~', they were being pursued
from the rear by the army of Joshua, and a great and
de"tructive storm met them on their front, and so there
was no way for them to escape. This is like the description given by Jeremiah concerning the enemy at
Armageddon: "And the shepherds shall have no way
to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape." (Jer.
25: 35) Again this supports the conclusion that the
slH'pherds (clergy) go down first, and then follow the
principal ones of the flock, and other portions of Satan's organization. While this is not two battles, it
docs not seem improper to say that there are two parts
of one battle: destroying (1) the religionists, and then
(2) the rest of the Devil's bunch.
30 Prom what follows it is certain that the prayer
of Joshua was in I1cco1'<.1 with the will of God when he
prayeo. for the moon ano. the sun to stano. still. "And
the sun stood still, lIncl the moon !>tayed, until the people hao. avenged t1H'mseh'('s upon thcir enemies. Is
not this written in the book of Jashed So the sun
stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go
down about a whole day. "-.Josh. 10: 13.
S1 If thc cnemy had been pt'uying find hopin~ that
they mi~ht do all their wiekeo. deeds and then eseape
in the darkness, t he.Y wcre sorely di<mppointeo.. The
effect on the eyes of all those on th(' earth was that
the moon stayed and the sun ~tood still. Just how this
was acc'omplished, an opinion might be lHlvanced 1lC'l'e,
but that docs not seem necessary. J\'othing is impo'>.
sible with Jchovah Go(l, and manifestly this part of
the prophetic pictul'e foreshadowed that the light of
God and Christ shall cont inue to shine whilc: the destruction of the enemy takes place. Other prophec'ies
show that when Armageddon is being fought the enemy
will be in complcte darkness, such as would accompauy
a destroying storm, while the people of (lod will have
light. "The sun and moon stood still in their hahitation, at the light of thine arrows as they went, at the
shining of thy glittering spear." (lInb. 3: 11, A.R.Y.)
.. Sun, moon, have stood still on high, like light thine
arrows speed along, like bri~htness is the flash of thy
spear." (Rothel'ham) It wa,,; .Jo&hua who prayed that
the light might continue while the battle was bemg
fought, and God gave him and his forces light; and
this, heing the prophetic picture, undouhtedly cOl'roh
<lrates what Habakkuk says, that, while darkness envelopes the enemy, God will gi\'e light to his own people. Furthermore, this shows that Armageddon will
not be interrupted by thing,> determining time, such
as sun or moon, but that the battle will be fought
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hovah '8 enemies. None of the forces of the I;ord or of

his people who sing his prabes complain at the len6~h
of time consumed in the battle. They have light and
they rejoice. Gideon (WllO also pictured Christ Jesus)
with his little band of warriors marched all night,
('faint, yet pursuing" (Judg. 8: 4) ; but they were
not complaining against the Lord because of their
hardships or the length of the battle. I.Jikewisc Jehovah 's faithful witnesses will not complain of the lcngth
of time, either before or during the progress of the
battle of Armageddon. That Jeho\"llh can and docs
perform miracks aecordin~ to his will, such as making the sun stalld still, is certain: HBehold, I will brillg
again the shadow of the dc~rees, which is gone down
in the sundial of Ahaz, ten o.pgreps backward. So the
hun retul'll('d ten dpgrees, hy which d{'grees it was
gone down." (ha. 38: 8) These prophetic scriptures
all support one conclusion: that when the battle of
the great day of God Almighty begins, it will be fou~~ht
through to a complete fini..,h, and that there will 1I0t
be two battles or "two phases of Armaged(lon", hut
only one, and that the witlw"" work to the great multitude must be complctt'd bd'ore that time be'gins.
32 This conflu;,ion is aho definitely sustained hy the
words of Chri'lt Jpsus, who commanded his follow('r8
to bear the fruits of the kingdom before the nations
of the worIel, and to finio,;h it b('fore the grcat trouhle.
I I And this !!.o..,p('l of the Idllgdom shall he preaehecl in
all the world for a witlll's" unto all nations; and thel1
~hall the end come. For thc'n o,;haJl!Jc g'rpat tribulation,
such as was not sinre the !wgilllling of the world to this
time, no, nor C\'cr shall bc'. "-lIJatt. U: 14,21.
33 The preaching of thi'l gospcl of the kingdom,
which is now heing done hy the witnes,;es of the Lord,
must be done to the nations IlS a witnrss; and for what
purpose 7 Thcl'e eoul(l be hut one pmpose, and that
the vindicatioll of Jehovah's name; which is the g')'('at
question for det('rmination. This, then, is the day about
which God caused Moses to write, stating the 1'<'<10,;011
why he permitted the Deyil to carryon his wirkPd
work during a specific timc', to wit, "That my name
ma;y he declared throughout all the earth rto all nations]." (Ex. 9: 16) 'l'his God docs now in declaring
his name throughout the earth that the enemy may be
notified of his purJlose, and that the people of good
will may he warned, kllow that Jehovah is the God
of salvation, and the only mC'ans of salvation, and that
they mmt flcc to him and his kingdom, anel do this
before the I I willter " time, that is, before the great battle sets in. ThC're is no reason why the great multitude
should hear the kingdom meS<;llrre for the fil'st time
after Armageo.don is fonght. There is no srripture
sU'itaining the conclusion that the great multitude will
be gathered after Arma~edc1on. AJI the Scriptmal
texts bearing upon the matter show that the witnessing
must be completed that the people of good will, who
are de&irou'> of escaping from Satan's organization,
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organization and declare thcm.,clyes on his side. Then

they must faithfully and eOl1tinu~lly seck righteou'>.
ness and meekness until the battle of the great day
breaks UpOIl the enemy, and thi" they must do if they
would fiud protection during that great tribulation.
34 De~cribing the first battle at Gibeon the prophet
further says: ., Is not th IS written in the book of J asher
[(margin) th~ Upright] 1" 'l'he word "Jasher", or
"Jashar" (R.V.), is related to "Jeshurllll", being
derived from the same root. "Jeshurun" is first mentioned by :Moses in the prophecy at Deuteronomy in
connection with the covenant of faithfulness. (Deut.
32: 15 ; 33: 5, 26) J rhovah is the" Upright One", and
the miracle concerning the sun lim} the moon that he
}wrformed during the battle at Gibeon is written in
his hook. The miracle, therefore, must be true, regardless of the fact that worldly-wise m<>n scoff at the
possibility of slHh a thing-'s being accomplished.
"Jeshurun" is the name by which Jehovah's CO\'elwllt
people arc dl'sig'nated and si~nifjed as a "ri~hteolls
}l('ople ". It means the nation of .Jehovah, the" holy
uation", God's people, who are in the covenant with
him for the Idn~dom, and which people stand for Jehovah in the ri~ht<>o\lsne"s of Chri~t Jcsu,; their hend.
1'he rccordin~ of the aforementioned miracle conCC1'ning th(' sun awl the m()on was undouhtcdly for the
aid, comfort and hope of the fa ithful remnallt n()w
011 the r:urth. It is to he cxpedl'<l that the "{Jprig-ht
One", .J<>JIOVllh, woul(l givc to hi" people in this day of
jud~mcnt a I'evdati{)11 and undcl''itawlin~ of why the
record wa"! made ('on('c1'llill~ .Joshua and his army at
Gibeon. It is illsulting to the L(Jl'(l for nnyone to say
that thc~;c thing''! arc mere expl'l's',ions of man's opinion. What ('ollie) any man hope to gaill hy making
sueh eXIll'l'~:-,ions of opinion Y 'rho<;e who believe that
these thing'S are expl'e,",sions of opinion of a man, as
stated ill 1'hc Watcll tower, shnuld give no heed to
them, and they will not do so. 'rho'll.' who now understand and h('lie\'e that Jehovah God and Christ Jesus
are the Teachers of the people of Jeshurun will rejoice
to see how marvelously Jeho\'ah has provided for his
people ill this day and will give all honor and praise
to Jehovah and his anointed Killg. 'l'he faithful ones
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dres~eJ to Zion, and which apply speC'ifically now:

"Let 110t thine hand,> be slack." (Zeph. 3: IG) With
the zeal of Christ Jesus they will continue to pre~s
onward, singing as they go: "Bless the Lord, 0 my
soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his
lJenefits. "-Ps. 103: 1, 2.
(To be conhnued)
QU}:STIO~S

FOn STUDY

'II 1. How

have Jehovah's faithful people come to an underst:>ndmg of IllS pUI posp~ 1 How, only, \\ III also tl1l'1r continued alltl furthcI uliderstandillg thCI cof UI) a"uw!?
'Ii 2-0. 'fa whom is th(' n1('"<;;\~e of the king,lom Il{JW tl) he tal\('n,
anu for what purl'0\e? Explain and apply the UJlJeOlllt.. ~'
ulgl'nt appeal to Joshua, at GIIgal, for iUlOleulatl) actIOn
in their IJdmlf.
'II 7. P'Jint out the illlport:lIIce now of the apoMte '8 words lIt
2 ('tJlllltlllans 2: 11 aliI! 1 Thessalumans 5: I).
'II 8,9. \\ hat illlportant instl uctlOn for the rcmnant is 5('en III
JosllUa 10: 7!
'II 10. How ,Ioes the advers:IrY now seek to entmp the rcmnant,
in relation to the gn'at lllullitude~ \\'h)'1 "hat IS thc 'July
safe course for Go,I's pLopl1) at thiS tllne'
'II ll-D. Why, for that tBat) and as a prophec:', ,Ill! J,'ho\:th
give .Jo\hua the 1'~11I";'~lOn of ll~;'Uralll'e le"lildecl III \,'r',' ,>.,/
1[1117. Of \\l1at \\pre the prolllpt actl(m tal-I'll (\t'I-1) !J) I,y
Joshua allu hiS HIIlIY, an,! their ('ady (trrnal nt (irl,,'oll,
]lwl'hdlc' Point out the great bsuo to Iw <!,If'rllllll,>,i
t!Wll, and 1I0W, awl \\ !octher ereatUl'eM are of 1J1l1"Jftauco III
tillS ,"u1l('ction.
~ 1821. \\'hat ll11portalJ"(', for Israel nn,l for till) (;lbCOIllfl's
at that tll"e, and jor th()~e \\holll tht>y ther,' J!ll'tll1c,l, I~
b,'('n ill the ~tateJi"'llt that {Jehovah <!1"lIUlht,,j II,, .\Illlllj(l'S 1"'!OIl' hra"I' 1 \\ hat '<'(,illS to I.e tlie pr"pll"'\(' rd.,
tlOn th"leof to that I\h",h I~ rp"Oldel! in the !aller bt'ltC'
nwnt of \eIHO }O a Ill] III \crse 11 t
'.l 22:! I. ('lIrllparo the julrJ1lrn"lIt of the ploph",',v at J~:lIah
:!8::! l\'Ilh that of .1".llUa 10: 10 awl th.lI. of 1:"\c!afl"l1
Hi: 21. \\'itlr that of .Jo;,llUa 10: 11.
25. '!'Ilat there Wl'r" t\\O I'"rt~ of the balllt~ of OtllPlIll, tho.,t;h
It \\ a~ ]('ally olle 11;:!lt, t:dung place III OIlO (b:, IH of \\I.lt
prol'hl'llc bl~llJji<-:Olll'>'
V 20. Apply I":llah ~.,: 17.
~ 27. \\ hat I~ tIll' ('vld,'!H'l' that I"alah 28: 19 I~ U<JW III cour-e
of fulhlitnent1
~ 28:n. J)"Hcllbe the early ;'ltuatlOn and what tool, p!a('o "III
the day \\'hl'n the LOlli lkllH'rcd up tho ~\lIlll: It,, bdore
the Cllli,l/en of ]-;rael' I. ,\pply the IJloph.,tlt: ["llUll'.
V 32, :1:1. Expl.lIIJ ~[atthe\\ :!-t: H, :!1, as bh('\\llIg wh .. n 11l1l1 t'<'r
wh:lt purI'o-e this \\Itll' \S IJIIl~t be g'1\,n.
'Ii 34. "Is lIot thIs \\ n tlell III t he book of .faMltel 1" .J ust 1\ ha t
dol'S tlllH !II"an, and \\11)' IS it thus placed In tho rl'(Jon! I
\Vily \\tllll,! anyone now say or hol,l that the rc\clatJ( nand
U\lllcrstllurlin~'of the IHpalllll~ anll pnrpo.,e ()f tlie prlll,l:l'ltc
Iccoru ilaHl COlHfl to .J"'IOI ah 's p,'opll' liS /ll('fe ('\!,n"',',ll~
of mun '8 0l)illlon f Whnt course wlll the falthfu! oues !Jow
take'

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(Contillued {10m lllCt'ious iss'lIe)

EHOVAH appoints his Avenger of all the blood

that has been spilled and all the human lives that
have heen crushed out by the Devil's organization.
The AvcngC'r is now on the trail of that ~Ol'j', blood-hesmeared organization with its shameful record of millions of willful murders of the poor innocents. In that
organization there are many who are pri<;ollers, ont
of sympathy with it, and who have therefore been
uuwilling and unwitting parties to the crimes of that

orgalllzation. To escape the destructive sword of C}\l-j... t

Je"us, Jehovah's great .\vC'llger of l!loou, at .\rmCl;J.l'lldon, such unfortunate ones must get out herorc A1'1nagCllJon. Otherwise the swnrd will oV<'l'tak(' them. 'l'hl'~'
need the truth to make them free. 'rhl' highway lUu"'t
be prepared to tl1(' grcat city of refu!!,e, .1 "!li)\'ah 's
organization. 'rhat hhdmay and city of refl1~e 1I111"t
be pointed out to such unwitting man<;layers, tLat
they may speedily betake themselves OVCI' the hi~h-

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way and escape to the refuge provided under Jehovah's great High Priest, Christ Jesus, and thereby be
shielded in the day of vengeance. Concerning such the
law in Jehovah's kingdom covenant reads: "Thou
shalt separate . . . cities [of refuge] in the midst of
thy land, . . . Thou shalt prepare thee a way, . . .
that every slayer may flee thither." (Deut. 19: 2, 3 j
Numbers 35; Joshua 20) Those in the kingdom covenant have been "called by a new name, which the
mouth of the Lord shall name", and it is to these that
Jehovah has given command: ,. Go through, go through
the gates; prepare ye the way of the people j cast up,
cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a
standard for the people." (Isa. 62: 2, 10) Satan, in
harmony with his destructive purposes, tries to turn
the people away from Jehovah God and lienee to turn
them aside from this highway; and he would like, if
possible, to turn the attention of Jehovah's witnesses
away from those who need now to escape over the
hi~hway from the judg-ment sword of the Avenger and
Vindicator of Jchcmdl's name. The faithful will not
Ilermit their attention to be diverted from those to
whom attention mu"t now be given according to God's
will.
Jehovah's witnesses will not be thrown off guard
by any suggestions or argumrnts of the great enemy.
'fhey know it is impC'rative that the work in hclwlf
of the Jonadab or shepp class be done now. The King's
words ring loudly in their ears: "Then shall the end
come. 'Vhen ye, therefore, shall see the abomination
of ul'solation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand
in the holy place, (whoso rcadeth, let him unuerstand:) then let them which be in .TudU!a flee into the
mountains: ... pray )"e that your flight he not in
the winter, lleithrr on the sabbath day." (1Iatt. 2-1;
14-20) .Tehovah's witnrsses have rrad, and by his
lovin~-kinune!'s have come to spiritual understandin~,
and hence they do sec or disrern that abomination of
desolation standin~ like a usurper in the holy plaee
of J('hovah's kill~dom. The prophet Daniel (11: 31 ;
12: 11) foretold that the Devil 's forces would violently
take away "the daily sacrifce" and would place or
set up this abomination that maketh desolate. That
"daily sacrifice" is not the ransom sacrifice of Jesus
Christ; it could not be such, for he has appeared in
the presence of Jehovah God with the full value of
his human sacrifice, and it is therefore bryond removal
by Satan's servants. But the" daily sacrifice" was and
is the continual or daily offering up by Jehovah's
faithful servant class on earth of praise and thanksgiving to him by publicly proclaiming the message of
truth he has given IllS people. Such procedure is :m
offering up of "spiritual sacrifices, acc<,ptable to God
by Jesus Christ". (1 Pet. 2: 5) In this the members
of Jehovah's" royal priesthood" under Christ Jesus
mmt be continually or daily engaged.
'I'he enemy took this" daily sacrifice" away in 1918.
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their strong-arm squad to forcibly restrain God's

people who wcre performing this sacrifice by publishing the Kingdom message. To this presumptuous act
against Jehovah God the enemy added further insolence by rejecting his anointed King and his kingdom
and then setting up a deceptive substitute, to ~crve
as a "political expression of the kingdom of God on
earth" and operated by their own crowd in control.
This was abominable to God. It was of desolating
power to those who looked for and hoped in God's
kingdom. The taking away of the daily sacrifice meant
the enemy's stopping of the kingdom proclamation i
conversely, the setting up of the desolating abomination would mean the enemy's hateful activity in
leaguing or conspirin~ together for offering up a
sacrifice to the Devil in place of the one to JdlOvah,
and which finds its most prominrnt expression in proclaiming and maintaining the League of NatiollS as
a substitute in place of Gou's holy kingdom.
Jesus commanded that when Jehovah's witnessrs
should see this, then they should sound the warning
to others, that those of gooll will who desired to praise
Jehovah God might ~ct out of Satan's doomed organization and flee to God's kingdom, pictureu as mountains of safe rcfu~e. The Lord Jesus did not say that
such people should wait until Armag'rddon has adunlly begun and thc Homan Catholic Hierarchy and the
other clergy of "Christcndom " have been exp0'ic>d hy
Jehovah's "strange work" and overthrown by his
"strang-e act". (Isa. 28: 21) The substanf"e of .Jesus'
warning is, Upon seeing the prophe('y fulfilled, flee,
without dr/ay and without turning haek, t !lankfnl that
you may flee before the winter (or haru time) and before the sabbath day (when the witness work preceding
the hattle is done). Flight in the "winter" or on the
"sabbath day" is something for one to pray to avoid.
To delay for first some "strange" mauife::.tat ion by
Jehovah God might mean your attempting' to flre
at a difficult time, when it is impossible to get through
to the mountains. 'I'o pray that your flig'ht be not then
means to flee 11010, rre winter and sahbath set in. Such
is the urgent need for prompt flight now by the
"goreat multitude" of Jonadabs. lIenee it calls also
for the continuous and unslackening activity by Jehovah's witnes<;es, and that now, to point out to the
Jonadabs thc way of escape to the mountains of .Jehovah's kingdom by his Christ. This l'esponsibility
Jrhovah's witnesses cannot shirk.
To these witnesses and to those others who would
be on Jehovah's side as Jonadabs or Christ's "other
sheep" Jehovah by his prophet says: "Before [not,
When it begins; but, Before] the decree hring forth,
. . . before the day of the Lord's anger come upon
you. Seek ye [Jehovah], all ye meek of the earth,
which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness,
seck meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day
of [Jehovah's] anger." .And why? Because, adds the
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the modern Philistines, destroying their organization,

"that thore shall be no inhabitant." (Zeph. 2: 2-6)
Fm'ther describing that day of the Lord's anger, the
prophet bays: "The day that I [Jehovah] rise up to
the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour npon
them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for
all the earth shalt be devoui.'ed with the fire of my
jealousy. " '1'hon the prophet foretells how on the day
of Jehovah and before his anger breaks forth at Armageddon Jehovah delivers his faithful remnant from
the power of the lJedl's organization Babylon and
sets them to work in God's organization Zion as his
witnesses. Concel'lling that time of activity by his
'iervants Jehovah then bay'>: "In that day it shall be
said [by JdlOvah throu~h Cl1l'ist Jesus] to Jerusalem,
Fear thou not; a11d to Zion, Let not thine hands be
slaek. '1'he Lord [.JehovahJ thy God in the midst of
thee is mighty." (Zeph. 3: 8, 16,.17) For no canse
whatsoever are Jehovah's children by his "woman"
Zion to black hand in his service. Neither through indifference, laziness, fa Ise a rg uments, nor through fear
of enemy. Al'l'aHgillg' for the enemy's destruction,
Jehovah maneUvers tht'ir hosts so as to "gather the
nations" and to "a:,semblc the kingdoms" of the enemy organization. '1'lIey arc gathered and assembled
against 1he parOdy mem\lt'rs of Jehovah's organization
Zion, hi":! witne~ses, and tho;,e others who have taken
a stand on .lehovahs side. (Zeoh. 14: 1-3) But Jehovah's \Vit)H".,ses alld t1)(~il' companions, the Jonadllbs,
should uot fear awl let Oleil' hallds slac:k because of
paralyzilJ~ fear. They lmow from God's own word
that the kill!;(lo111S and llntiolls arc gathered to (as the
nations think) destroy JdlOnlh's people; but it means
the destl'llt'tioll of nil the nations combined by one
stroke of Jehovah.
By now .1ehovah's wi1ncssrs should be well convinccd [l'om the Lord's \\' ord that their work must
continue 011 in the face of stradily increa<;ing opposition froIll ~:1t:m 'I'; qnarter. 'l'his opposition cauo;,es Jehovah's fury to ri<;c np in his face and he smitr., them low
at Al'rna~('ddon. In spite of the continuing opposition
Jehovah bles~es "his land ", the earthly condition of
his people, with prosperity in his service. Satan's
spirit field marshal, Gog, i., vexed at this prosperity.
He begrudges .1ehoyah ewry one who in response to
the Kingdom witne:;s promptly forsakes the side of
his [Gog's] lord, Satan, aJl(l lines up on the side of
Jehovah's witnesses in Zion and worships Jehoyah
in his temple there. The remnant's prosperity in spiritual values is not as a result of slackness or idleness;
for the sluggard comes to poverty. (Pro\'. 24: 33, 34)
Jehovah blesses them with prosperity because of faithfulness and zealous service as his witnesses.
Hence Gog and his hordes oppose, lind finally they
invade the "land" (the earthly rights and privjlegrs)
of Jehovah's people to spoil them and reduce thelll to
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shall come to pas., at the same time, when Gog shall

come a!;rainst the land of Israel, saith the Lord Goel,
that my fury shall come up in my face." (Ezek. 38:
1-18) "Then shall the 1... ord goo forth, and fi~ht agamst
those nations, 118 when he fought in the day of battle"
in ancient times. (Zech. 14: 3) Vindicative victory WIll
be with Jehovah and all on his side. III view of this
the pre"cnt increase of opposition by Gog and all his
hosts in heaven and earth should neither surprise nor
. dishearten Jehovah's witnesses and their ('ompanions.
Rather this &hould be cncoura~ing as sUt'ely indicating that the battle of Armageddon is n('.11', and its
glorious outcome. For this reason they should hasten
on with their Go<1-~iven work, appreciatin!.\' their privileges while still theirs to be performed, und fear'in!.\'
lest such he removed from them throu~h l:Jxity aud
coming short and be given to the ones constaut in zcal
and faithfulness.
Let none be dbquieted h('cau<;e their indi\ idual
efforts seem to be somewhat unproductive allll the
Lord is not yet bl'in~ing in the "other shcpp" (the
Jonudabs) in the over\\ helming numbers that :,ome
think their effort., up till now justify them III expect
ing. Jehovah's own word-pil'tlll'c at Hevelation 7: !)Hi
shows his will and his objective to be that the ont('l'
conrts of his temple shall be throngcd wil h joyful
devoted human creatures, a "g'reat mull it ude" of
them, of unkno\\ II Ilumber. Bringing U\(',;e to hi'~
temple is His IHlsille~s hy Christ Jesus. He is now
getting \\ hither he wunts wit h it. lIe fail,> Hot. Il't the
enemy ill('rca~e their oppo~itioll all they will. Tlil' rate
at which IIe briH~s in those of the "~l'('at multituue"
is his COllcel'll. The facts show he is hl'ill~llI~ 1lil'm.
'I'he Lord asks those of his trmple d,IS~ on eal,th:
"\Vho hath dl'-,pi<;rd the (hy or f:,mall thiw.!'>?" The
"small things" 1'0)' the time I}('ill~ te'it 1/w failh, I,ut
those fuJI of faith will not dl'spise sueiL t hill'!s and
leap to wroll~ cOlleilisions, hnt will Ul'<l\\' rl'a-''illl'linee
from the words, "1\'ot hy mi!!ht, 1101' by pOWCl', but
hy my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." (Zel'll. 4: ]0. (j)
That docs not m('an that thry must not work, \\ ,).'/dn~
hard and with dili'~!'n('e. It means that the Lord g"'(',,;
the increase and the succes,>. lIenre he ~ay::; to hi<;
servants: "Yet now be strong', . . . and work." (II ago
2: 4) There is still more work to he dOlle, and much
of it; but that :;houltl not be construed to mean that
the event for which we all 10llg', the final battle, i<;
far distant and \I'll may go eac;y mrantime al\(l take
our time. If more work and mUlh of it remain<;, thrn
the efforts of 1111 should be intensified to get it dono in
the time allotteL1 1)('10re the battlc, that at that time
we may, like the 'man in linen', repOl't tllP mattel',
saying, "I have done as thou hast commanded me."
-Ezek. 9: ]1.
'1'he opportunity and the call is for sen'ic!' in God's
temple "day and lIi~ht", or all the time. It ic; prol'hetically written of the" great multitudc" of IlOIlpriestly people of good will that, having cleaned up

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and identified themselves on Jehoyah's flide, "thereforo are they before the throne of God, and f>erve him
day and llight in his temple." (Hev. 7: 15) They must
thus maintain their inte~rity toward God. If, then,
it be so with the people in the ('ourts, certainly also
the priestly class, Jehovah's witnesses, arc required
to be on the job "day and night" in his temple to
minister unto these that serye Jehovah "day and
night".
Jehovah's throne is estahlished, with Chri<;t Jesus
at his right hand. Out from the throne of the Kingdom
proceeds the "pure river of water of life", the Kingdom truth. 'fhe Great Spirit, Jehovah, by hi<; Bridegroom Son, Christ Jesus, sayH, Come; and the bride
class, at one with him in the temple, joins him in sa~'
ing, Come. " And let him that heareth say, Come. And
take the water of life freely. For I testify unto

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eyery man that heareth the words of the prophecy of

this hook, ... If any man shall take away from the
words of the book of this prophecy [including that
concerning the great multitude], God shall tal~e away
his part ont of the hook of life, and out of the holy
city, and from the things which are written in this
book." (Rev. 22: 17-19) The faithful remnant on earth
of Christ's bride will not take away nor deny the work
now fulfilling the prophecy concerning the "great
multitude ", but will continue therein until it is
successfully finished in vindication of Jeho,'ah's own
Word. 'rhus they maintain their part in the Lamb's
book of life in hc-av('n and maintain their part in the
holy city, the capital organization, "the New Jcrnsalem," and they will come into and abundantly enjoy
all the blessing'S written in Jehovah's book, that he
may be glorified.

LETTERS FROM AFIELD

JEHOVAH TRUE TO HIS PROMISE
IWTm.m'oRD:
At a reeent meeting' of this e'oltlpany it was unanimously
un.l ('nthu~H\stlc"Ily r('so!\'l'd that a letter lie scnt to ~ou pon,
VCYIIlg' tho love of all thll blethrcn III this part of the field.
Truo to his 1'IfllIl\SO, the grl'at J"llOvah has in,leed opened
tIt< wUHlo\\'~ of III'av('n lm,1 18 Jlflllrlng' out such a shower of
blt-,slngs uI,on his people thlOlIghout the c'lrth in thl'se ,luys
that thNe IS not loom t'lIough to rt".'IH" It. Amollg' Oll:M' many
bll'~~lIlgs, the li','olllltill~ ot \\hll h \\'ouhl tako too mueh tUIIO
and 8I'ae(', \\a8 Omt 1Il~lllrlllg l..,tllrc, of FebrlllllY ~:\, ,. NI'Illlratmg' tho l":ltions,"
wlueh \Ie III ,\,ldllltle wcw 1'1'1\ ill'l:(',l to
hear almost in ItB "ntiretv. As \Ill Jl~t<'IWd to tl,, bv].l. J":1I'1<'8S
wOllls ... hll'h c:\Jl<)Hl',1 M) ci('atly the i,t'I!l'l and dl'Hb8h lll,'rarehy,
\\'0 Ic:tlizell, ns neler liclure, that tillS is tht, Lon] 's doing awl
marwloufl in our eycs. It IS 11,,1 lea..; unalile to conl'\udt' that
the Devil's CI'II\\'] \lou].1 hllle pC'H1lltl'.1 Bueh uu e'(po~ure to
be ma.1c had they IIl'ell ah]tl to 1'len'llt It.
Although
\1('1'0 not alJle, lit the tlIlle, to lilllt'n to your
talk on ,. }<'pn"t"" ulld to JOlll In the del'1aratlOll ma,lc at the
"olltlu~ioll t1,,'r('of, wo hale silletJ h"l'n ena!Jh'd to lIpproprmLO
to oUl8('l\es the mcat III duo sellSOU found 111 the l'olLtr d('ding
\lith that Rubj<,eL
At the senil't' Illl'etin~ held May :10, tho Adelaide cOlllpany of
Jeh/Jyah'll wltu"".,es, along WJI h thl'lr USSOCtat('s, Ihe "",reat
luultltuLle" in tillS I'Iuce, enthu"ra~tleally u,loT,ted tillS declaration by 11 risill~ v(,te, lind WIll l'ndl'a\ or, by the Lor,I's grace,
to IJ1'OVll our \1l1!lh hy a con"J~tl'llt anu persIstent course of
actlOll in the KIllg's business.
Wo rpa!tzo that we have becIl gleatly blessed in this place
in that we have had freedolll hom persecutIOn; and \Ie also
IIJll'leeinte that. to \\ hOIll Illul'h has IJeen given, much also will
be Icquired. FlOlll now Oil, the !louIl,1-eqUlpment \Iork WIll be
puqhe.l more than e\er before, Leeause it IS cIeaI1y endpnt that
tIllS phase of the work is essential lU the gathering together
of the great multitude.
Be assured, Brother Hutherford, of our hearty and willing
co-operatIOn III the abundant and glorious work the Lord has
given us to do. We thank you aUlI the other brethren Itt headqualtCls for uIl that you have done and are BtJlI doing for us
III this s('ction of tho fidel. ".e 10\ e you aUlI pray our hetn enly
l'atlJ('r that you may bll given OJ(' necessary Btrength and grace
to carryon the WOI k unti! it is done.
DE~R BROTHER

"t\

JEHOYAH FUUNISIIES THE MEA."iS

DEAR BRETHREN:

We, the plOIlpel'S working in the Columbus (Ohio) area, being

assemble,] togetlwr, de~iJe to exprc~s our thanks und uppr<,ciation for thl' following blpsslOg'S \lhich Jehovah has extended
to us: for the l'ear Book and the daily strength it ghes to

sustain God's faithful; for the l!acrifice8 which the B"tllcl

fanJlI>' has ma']e OIl I>elllllf of the pioneers; anc] for the F.l'],'S
boo]e, wlllch hl'1nJ:(s the joyful III ospeet of having a part III a
IJIJ'!hty palllpait,:n to \ lI11!J.'al< .IL-ho\ah's lIame.
'rhe feast of 1ll1ll'1tual food spread for Jehovah '8 people at
th<, It'''ent COl1\('ntIOu~ was surelv encouraglllg and lllSIJlIWI.:,
an,l ga\e grl'ater d"termmatwn 10 prol'e our 1l1ter:rity to tllll
eud. The light God IS furnishlllg' his people t1l1ough 'J.'Iw
W(/tehtolcU 18 RUll'ly J.(rowlllg bl'J!.:htcr !lntl hrighter, iII II 1111'
nal In;: the' path of the just. For these blesslllgs \\'0 arc contmualh' thaukflli.
'I"h,' cle,'tnc sign was II. plea~ant surpnse. At the prop<,r timo
,T"lllll ah furl\lsh('s tho 1II('UIIJI hy \\ 11I"'1 his people Iewal thl'l!'
1<lellllty as hiB I\Jfl1L"~('s, and afl'ords J.(ll'ater opportunity to
Iun!.: fOlth 1118 ptabl'S. C"llam It I~ that God has cau~e,1 his
1"'''pl" 10 he "hl'l\'I"e IIIJllllecl" to IIIl'et the priVIleges an,] respow'lhilltH'S of the I.:rl'at lind glMlou8 work now fa ..inl.: \I~.
Our pl:lyers all' for those who tlll"\I~hout the <'lHth now surter
for Go,1 's truth [In,l for the sake of IllS name, that thl'y 111'1.1"
be sUhtaincd hy hopI', strength lind ell<'ouIagement, lind Inr
the /.:llIIlance llll,l hlt'ssing of lIll in lesponslblc positions III
God 's orgaIllza t ion on P:1l tho
YOUls ill the service of Jehovah,
AncH W. SmTII
rlLlzABI;TII LEl:ClILI
L. A. HLV~OLll:;
J. E. LOWE
MIlS. L, A. H~;n. .of,DS
Jt:.IX E. LOWE
Mr.s. 1. }~. WM;:-;EP.
AI,EXAXDER LOWE
llELF.N M. MIr,LER
Ih:r..EN K. LOWE
THA:XKFUL TO

oun

GUE.\l' GOD JEHOVAH

DE\R RIWTllEl1 Hl"Tllr,IIFOGD:

,J hesltute to take lIny of rour mluable time, but fed constl'llineil to teIl ruu of my continued gratitutle for all t IJC
good things that havo come to 1IIe in I,'eent months-tilo
Watchtoulfs, \\ith the great iIluminatlOll for our patlmay,
and HOW Riches, the Ie..ent com entions, lind" Feasts ", \\ ludl
I nnticipato lerlllling mOl'e of when it comcs llltO pllnt.
I Ilant to tlI1 vou that I am llldpN] thankful to our O'jpat
Go<1 .TehoYlIh for 'nIl these wonderful thin;;s and for Ius ~lt:at
fawr in permitting me to still enjoy thelll and to tIo somcthing
in IllS Berviee.
By J d,o\ ah 's gl aco it is my dett'rmination to stay with you
as you :He uSt'll hy hun to direct the nctn itie8 of his Iw.,plc
h('re, and \\'Jth his \\ itIl('sses as they push the battle agaiTlht
Satan's wicked organization on {'alth.
I jU8t want you to know of my continued appreciation lInrl
joy in the Illl'l'easing 1Ight of Truth, and assure you of my IOI-e
a8 1 s<,(' your unSWerYlllg love for and tIeyotioll to Jeho\ ah the
King Eternal.
Your brother in J ehomh's joyful service,
J. C. RUXBOW, Ohio.

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BEHOLD STATELY STEPPINCS OF JEHOVAH OF HOSTS

VERY DEAR Bl:OTIIER RrTHERFoI:D:
With fondest love we greet you in the name of God's dear
Son, elmst Jesus our Lord. 'Ve the Port Limon c1ivi"ion of
Jehovah '5 orgamzation take tbis opportunity of sen,lmg you
a few lines, despite the fact that we tlislike to encroach on your
valuable Rnd limited time so mudl used UI' in the SCI vice of
Jehovah and Gideon, yet we are constrained to drop you a
feVi lines to express in a very feeble way our thankfulness to
the great Jehovah (whose Word is in our heart as a burning
tire shut up in our bones, so we cannot forbear writing you
[Jer. 20: 9]), and his illustrious Executive Officer, Christ
Jesus, for supplying his people with that allamazing and
wonderful treasure, the book Rii'he.~. What a book I Indeed
the Lord has accomplished 11IS llromise toward tho~e "ho love
him, in that he has' opened the windo\\ s of heaven, and poured
us out a blpssing, that there is Dot room enough to receIve it '.
-~lal. 3: 10.
We stand in v,onflerment as we behold the stately stepPlngs
of JpllO\'nh of hosts, aUf] the unfold1D~ of his purposes toward
his little ones \\hile surrounded lIy the enemy, \\ ho would
inunediatcI>' destroy us because (by Ills grace) we keep the
commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Fltlm the clepths of our healts we exdaim, ''I'lwre is none like
the God of Jeshurun, the Father of mercies, and the God of
ull comfort.' We fail to exprt",S oUlsehes adequately m words
of thllnkfll1ne~s to the great e~lt()r for tIllS his latc~t gift of
hard hllll to phu'e in the hands of those of J."(ood Will, thus from
"the houoetop" exposing [:;atan 's or~anization, lind in a
f>pceilll way the chief visible llart of it, the Homan Catholic
IheJurehy.
We fully realize and appreciate the faet that the "old
woman" Jl'7l'hel is having hpr susceptiblhties se\'erely shocked,
IIIH] will usc severe meaSUll'S anll methods to restrain the
c1istllrbers of her "peae'c"; but, fully "onfident that 'the LoUD
will gl\'e strength Ul1to his people, 1IIIll ble~s us With hill peace',
we lire glaelly takln/-: J:,dl(s t? the truth-hungry in oberlwnce
to God '5 cellnmandllll'nts, re/-:aroUcss of the opposition and persecution of the" olel paint<'d-uV woman", nnd, lIy hiS glace,
will continue doin~ so until the unl'lrcumeised Phih~tine and
(111 her paraphernalm Ilre rel(gated to oblivion (Whl'l I' all the
wicker! "ill be turllcd into), IIIltI thus with the zeal of his house
wo will continue to marl'll forward, and, us we go, will SlUg
our vietory sonIT, "'I'he B\\ord of Jehomh and HIS Glorious
King." And thus \\e hail .Jl'honh Goll und Christ Jesus the
"Iligher !'owels ".--Holll. 13: 1.
And now, 111'ar Brotll('r RuthcrfOld, we thank you also for
your unselfish service in the Lord's loving hand to share in the
work of pro,lucing this pnceless gelll NIches, for the eucouruge
ment of IllS people at this 1':11 t icular time. Fmally, dear
brother, '''fhe Lorr! bless thee, :llId keep thee; the Lord make
his face shine upon thee, anel be graeious unto thee; the Lord
lift up his countenance upon thee. and gi\'e thee peace.' '-Num.
6: 24-26.
Yours by grace 111 vindication service,
POr:T Ll1l:0N (Costa. Wca) COMPANY.
OUR

RESOLUl'IOS UNANUWUSLY ADOPTED

OUR DEAR BROnIEl( n\JTIIF.l(~'ORD:

Loving greet i11 g's.

At an assembly of the Lord's people held at the Picton Hall,
Liverpool, on the 11th and 12tl1 instant, the following rpsolution
was unanimously adopted, tbere belUg approxlJllatrly 1,200
present.
RESOLCTION

"We, a representative company of Jehovah's witnesses in

Great Britain, assemlJled at Liverpool. deshe to express to
Jehovah our aeknowledgmcnt and appreciatIOn of the organization of his appointment an.l our complete loyalty antI devotion
to him, and lejolre in the lead given us agamst th(' Devil and
his organization through the columns of The H'otchto!cer, and
we ure wholeheartedly with >'ou in standing shoulder to shoulder
for Jehovah and for Gideon."

BROOKLYN, N. Y.

SEE SATAN'S FORCES MOVING TO BATTLE

DEAR BI(OTHEr. RVTJlEI:FOrlD:

We have been puttlIlg off writlllg to ~'ou, as we know that

you arc very busy; but we cannot refrain any longer. as \\e
must exprl'ss our apprpciation of your faithful allli obedll'nt
~el'\-i('e to .Tl'ho\ah and his YIll,lJPator Christ .Jesus. The wonclcrful light that is coming from The Wotchtower surely gives us
couIllge to know that the VlctOly is ncar lit hanl!.
Ancl we all' enjo>'mg WIth you the book RIches and the
booklet Choosing; the former mllkes so plain the great multi
tu.le, and how we can sec new faces III our midst every day,
and alC eager to havo a little part III His service.
Our company is increasmg; so it is necessary for us to
arrange for larger quartels. The company is worloni'{ as a
umt as never lJefore, eUl'h one eager to do IllS part ns It shoul,l
be, and we look forward to mcreasing acti\'ity \\ith the l'T~I
and phonographs, as our radio statIon has been forced off the
air.
lIow we clln see Satan and his visible forces moving forwanl
to the battle, Ilnd how every scheme they put forth to pull
themseh os out of the dd('mma thpv Ilre III continup~ to fall!
How plain It is for those of us who walk in the lIght to ~""
an.1 know \\ hy th('lr srhl'lIles fall! \\'hat a world of eoni nSI"" '
And how the lehglOnists arc now bpginlllng to strut around
to sho\\' off thl'lr fi"e fpathers and to elOW anll llOa-,t II ""ut
bettering the \\orld! \\'1' both hope to rontmue mills spnirl'
unlll thc 1.01'11 says "It's enough". \Vc both spnd our I"\e
an,l expless our ~mcrle deSire to cO'operate with you in the
kingdom interest. We arc
Your fellow pulJlishers by II IS grace,
J.P. LA Yon:
ESTln;/t E. LA VOlE, Colorado.
AS 1I0RSETS' NEST IN 'LASH OF I'HlLlSTINES'
HIWTJlr:J( Ht:T1U:I:1 (mil:
\\'orlls aro madl'quat(' to express our appreciation and grati,
tu<le for the PIf)\'lSIOIIS With \\h",h our h paH'lIly Father h:l"
so glaciously blessed 11I~ "faithful selvant" at tllls tilllf.
It ile eS}lecrally \lIth JO.' fur Il('arts that \\e el\leud Ollr th:lI1h~
for the IIlIJD('er (~alllp \\h",h has hel'lI ('stalJIIshecl 111 till' Chll'.I:':"
an'a. Truly It i~ as a hOl'lll'ls' n('st III tht' "Iaull of the Phd,.,
t1lles". \\'c' Tl'Jolce that \\ 11Ile the enemv make sport of the
LoHI's dllJIlren, and thollgh WI' of oUlsehcs IUl\c not the IHl\\ ..r
to "pull clown Hat:lII '8 houf,n", we (10 rC'l'I'I\'e stll'II'.;1 h to <il.:'
clare Ius purposes \\hi'~h \\111 accolllph~h tllat vel." tllm/-:.
It IS U prn Ilp~(', bl'.' onl! eoulprC'hl'usiflU, to he puga/-:(,I III
tho full-time sC'rVlC(' of our 10YlIl/-: lu'a\culy FlItlll'l lIucl to
brmg to tile people the Itfe-su~tairull~ Hill! lill'-gl\ ill/-: l1le'~sag..
\\'e are, howeY.'r, 1I0t ullminllful 01 the sal'nh..s llIade hy ollr
brethH'1I at the Bethel hornl' us \\('11 us of VOUI' lal)or~ of I",,.
'Ve greatly appl'l'cmte tIlIs en'n though we ;10 not oftI'll 1'l\1'1'f';',,!
it, yet our hearts arc ahHI)'s \\Ith you as .)'ou eont mue in >-our
efforts.
'I'he Lord is ever mindful of our needs, dpar Lrothl'r, a~
eVlflpllce,l by each issue of 'l'I/(J JVotchlOI"e r, \\ Itil'h \\ e ('ngNly
look for ~-ard to. Antl 1I0W we arc enriched fmth('r IIv the book
I:lchfS, and as we study it we :,re encour:lgl',l to pIl';'S on iu
placing this good news of the kmgdorn III the hands of thc
grent lI1ultitude which is cOllung fortn and ellg:tgmg in tIle
Lord '5 service.
Sincere love to you and the Brthc1 famil.'.
'rll~; Clll-:AGO 1'10:0;10.1: U,\~lI.
DEAR

UEJOICIXG, DETER7tIISED, PRAYING, LONGING

DEAr: IlI:OTlIF.f: HVTIlI.I:Ff)f:D:
Loving Christlllll glcptlllgS in our Kin~ Eternal.
I do not 'fr. i!"h to take up any of your precious time, but
eoul,] not resist Irtting you know how much \\'0 enjoyed your
thrilhng Ipcture. We heard distinctly (only for onl' or t \\ 0
intel'ruptiolls) oyer 8 ' lort\\'a\e 19 n,ctprs. We stood lind shout,',l
"Ayel" with you. We are rejoicing, and dctellllmcl! to p".,~
the battle to the gate, pl'apug for you and our clear pplselutl'<\
brethren throug'hout the ealth, 10n~lI1g for that gn'at d.ly
when Jcho\llh bhall debtroy His enellllOS.
The Gisborne company con\'ey thelT lo\e to you, and are
aU enjoylllg the food florn the Lord's tah!e.
Your fellow wltness,
Sister [Mrs. J.] S~[ETIlt:RST, New Zwland.

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LIFTING UP JEHOVAH'S STANDAUD

287

IN SERVICE TRUTHS

l~EVEALED ARE

VERIFIED

DF..\R BRoTHel: HUTHU(I OIW:

Dr..\R BI;OfllU: Hn1lU;In,'lJ:

We as Jeho\-ah's witnpsnes send our appreciation to you for

)'our lifting up Jehovah's standard for the people that e\eryt>:lJ may know lind <'IIOO-ll for him~l'lf the lllOn;{ way and
di", or thl" right way and Inc with hfe aUll happiness.
I','e heard your leCLll1p gi\Cn on thl' :.!:ld inst. trom Los
.\n;r.cles, California. to::"th..r IHth chl'!!1 tul songs of prnll'~
mng by the asselllblips; but because of S<lme (hsturbances the
keture "as not clear to us, and at S: 4.5 p.m. it was cut ~hort.
But, anyhow, we give praises to JehO\uh GOll for his DlCley
in granting this broadca~t to come acl'O~S this conlment of
Africa from such n far lhotance; thl~ is the Lord's doing, and
i:l marvelous ill our ('res.-Psalm 118: :!3.
We trust the Lord ',,111 make it simple for us at next opportlllllty to hear you clearly for his naUle's sake. With one minI]
I\(\ will continue WIth you to sin~ the songs of praises tIll
Jehovah's name will be for erer vilHheated.
WIlli Christian Ion) to yOIl, dear brother,
ASlIANTl KnlMil (Gold Coaot, W. Afnca) COMPAXY
m' JEHOVAU'S WITNESSES.

::->0 /IIan~' of the statelll('nts and phases of work mentioned

in re~ent IVa Ichtol?erS, an'} o:I.cr publications, fin,l inulledmto
corrohoratIon In the wltne,s lImit m such :1n inert'asillg manner
of late that 1 D,1l tlll'Jl1ed to the COle. H('al stren!;th and joy
flow from thcoe \-entl,'d truth~. It is III sen'lCe where the trnths
revealed in 'l'he J1'atchtolLcr bCl'ome real. eo lea! that they
h"e.
I only w:mt to mention one I'ha~e of l'xpeJienees: the olle
ha\ing to do with Catholic people. In 1:ich(s the thought IS
expressed that many of the CatholIc popuhLhon would be freecl
from the clutch of the Ilil'ralehy. Flom past expPtlcn<'cs \\ith
Catholics I \\onllered how that WllS to l~ome about. But 1
dIdn't wonder lOllg'. I Lr>~:ln to marvel at \\ hat. J saw I My
experiences with llluny Cathohcs have been of a manner ex-

SOUND EqUIPMENT A BLESSING

DEAR BI:OTm:l( HlJTJ lU~~ OJU):
Thallk~ for the six IIlOuths'

free htl'ratUl'o YOU have allo\\ed

me ns a hpl(l In the 1I'0rk. I am now prl'paTJng' to leave ~~a.
Kitts for l\lollts<'rrat. I hopc to begin II IJI k in thnt new tield
about the e/HI of Man'h, and will urrangll for 111)' first stoek
of free litetlltul'I' tl) )..' s('nt there In tllllC. I lIn,k/stand frolU
the pwnpel d<'p:11 tn1pnt that the SIX mont hs bl'~an III January;
therefore there \Vlll be three full months bdore me to ruake
u~o of tl'e olTel'.
We h..ard )OU hl'rl' on "Bt'parnting' the Nations", but dId
not hf'ar tho four 0 'l'!ol'k Il'I'ture so \\d!.
On I"unday 13th lllSt. about tll'ellp .Jou:lllnbs \\111 bl' buptiled
hel(. Ono IS alrf'ady ('U!lot ..lI as an auxiliary, lind the others
wll! be ol'l~alliled into a eoJtljJany allallg"lIIl'llt.
Evel'Y lught of tho wl'pk your \Olce is 1"':lId flom ono of our
sOUl"l ru:Il'hinl's clcl'larmg ."'hovah's glorIOUS truth. Up tIll
re"('utl" the 1"1:\1 dill all Ihe helllY 11IlillpIY wOlk al-:alllst the
enl'my'8 stronghold hpr.. ; but now, what a ,10Y I what a 1,lpShlllg'
to lillIe tho No. :1 souud f'qulplllent in ul'llon! You <,all Ilnaglno
our JOY Oil Hatllr<lay 7th m~t., Ilhcn for iour honr~ \\e took
III' our !,osltion In <lill,'rl'nt parts of the Clly and gavc .'Ight
~o. 3 Hound equipllll'nt !"efUI('s, \\Ith a total attellllunce of
about J,.'):.!:i, "Illi placed ]~ booklPls.
I,'rom the l'ncIIJscI! c1ljJIJln~ yOll Will sec that e\'l'n in tins
relllotl' <,oIUl'r of the C'llI th the c'JTol t of thool' under the inf1ue/l\'o of tho Homan Catholie Hll'rarl'hy is 10 hindl'r and op'
pose the "pre:,,! of thl' tlullo, Hut the tluth must pll',all.
'J'hanhlJlg' ~-ou again, awl playmg the Lord's richest blessIllgs upon you lind t1w Bpt hpl fa IJIlI,v, I am
YOUI'~ in joyful sen 1('1',
E. P. HOlim'!:,;, lJlltlsh JT'e.lt Indics.
STEADY

I~CHEASE

OF SI'IIUTUAL FOOD

DE~R nIW'1'1I,,1( J:r'l'ln.I~1 UIIlJ:

Two years havo IlItC'ady passed since my wl'lting to you

thankfulnC'ss to Jehovah an<l lejoicing' \\ith you
in ha\lng a part in IIIIIllcation of the name of JchO\ ah. Now
1 1t'.1oice with you in the steady iUCIl'llSe of sJllntual fooa
whleh lIe seo in The lValchtolca at the hand of the LOllI; aIlt]
I rl'joil'e ..cry much. He of g'ood eOllrage, Brother, and kuow
that we are all with ~'OU, and, above all, that you stay on the
side of thut One who boon II ill .. illl!teate Ins name. ~Iy dear
brothcl', 1 am sure 1 Ilould hal'e lost m)' mllHI were It not for
HIe hope, trust and eomiort which 1 J( eelwd from a booklet,
II hook unel the BillIe. After rl'ullmg' those 1 renoUlll'ed my
church and took fi'IIlV my clnlllrcn from the Pohsh Catholic
school and was permitted 'to open tht' t'~ es of my broth('rs :tIlll
bistcrs after the flesh, and lUuny flienlls of mille are coming to
fin un,lcrstanding' of the tluth. 1 huve plllj'l'el for an understanding of tho truth, aull have received It, anel now 1 can unllerstand bettN. Dear Brother Huthel ford, I \\ant to thank )'ou for
tl,o m(u "elous truth find clear undcrstallllmg that you gi"e to
the people by the LOI d's grace. I hope I may always be faIth
ful, to the glory of Jehmah GIlI1. I remain
Your bIster,

expre~sil!g

SOPHiE JUnKIEWICZ.

ple~Bed III

Ulc/ns.

Yesterday a Catholic \\ omall, 1\ fter 1 han intlOlltwC'<! myself

as u J.w., askl'I! me, without hanng' rC'l\!} the card, H '\'hy are
uur pI le~ts ag-Illllst you I" Hhe had rpad threo of our hooklets,
and said ~he ('IJllldn't tml! auytillng' wlOng \\ Ith thela. I let
her hear your eAcellellt :\tIol\er~, theu olif'w'lI the I:icJu's book
anel let her HPe sOllIe of the l('a'lfJllq. 'ro sa) the least, "he wa~
surpl'Ised. She said, "To tlllnk that ] ne\'er could spe that,
makes me fpel ~ic'k. WIlY, it IS so >lIuple and tl ue." !IeI' hus
balll!, II fnuat", l'ath"IH', hlll[ IHI111c'd the thrce booklc'ls. I;ho
took Riches, uu,l said, "Il" \\ ou't get hoI,! of this one."
That \\olll:lU Hpoke the Illll~uag'p of thll c1a"s of (leopll' so
won,l.. rtully ,h'Hct'Jhed III 1'I'l'ent H'alcl!to!Vl'fS am! III 1: (l'h"9.
'1'0 al'lually !>('C antI IH'ar tl,,'<,e tllllIg'S from outsillers makes
tlll'sU tJuths 111(', I fl'!t leally lmppy. I \\US JiJlcll llith joy
and prlll~(,~ for .rC'homh when 1 left that woman. I had gaiuell
as /llu('h as fh" had.
'rhlls evpry (by in sC'rvil'e !,C'cO!Il('s II source of !l'al strength
all,j joy. 1 \lllIlt to eXJ>rC'~s /lI~' ch,pp-felt upprC'('J:ttioll for the
arra IIg'l'ulf'nt \\ Illch lIIah.,s It IH/'"dlle for us to "tay in thiS
wOluIl'lful branl'h of scn 1('(', where (Jlle can be so closo to tl uth
in adlon.
l'rai~e lie uuto .1l'hmah for e\l'r~,tlnng. May he strengthen
you aud blcHs you rkhly.
Your fellow sl'rvant for Jchovah,
"'lI.L/.\ \1 J. Scmo:I.J., l'lOlIccr.
'CO~TI;IlUE

WITH YOUlt GOOD WOnK'

DE\R Hr.OTlJI:l: HL'l'lILl:HI1:II:

Or('etln~~ lU onr F:ltIH'J"s unrue.

We tll!'C tllJ~ O!'!lOrtuUlty to ('xpn'ss to yOIl our sinl'C're appreciatIOn fOI the llhllllfb/we of II' Ites \IIlll'l1 I~ contained in the
bl)o!t ('all(',l 1:11 !Irs. We ate tlclrH'ndouOlv tiInlled c:ll'h tlllV for
thl' pJi\t1e,~c th:-<t IS OUI~ In lH'aIJng' tillS IlIehHage to the people.
\\'11111' 1\1(Ill'o"lll'.{ in Ol'l'an <'Ity, N . J" a \\el'1, ago, I\<' hlHl
au int~1 c~ti ng' e'l'l'l'it'/ll'e II hwh malll f!'stl'd the gool} II III of
one of the" otron~'arm ~qllad ". ,\n "flw!'r ll('c",ll'd liS ou tho
strC'et, amI altpr Ie'adrng' the It''timoll~ ealll mHI statll1~ th,lt
he IHIS famllmr lIith th(' wOlk, IIlSlste,! that we \\'('le ~olicltillg
ana l'houhl go to the city hall an,1 get a permit. \\'!ll'n lie
rciu~ed to do 1hi~, he bC'l'anHl n'l ~ Imgl.V lind callcll tlt,' Jlolt ~o
car. Upon the UlIillll of the p"]H'e c'ar the otiker 11110 had
aecosted us did not go \11th 118 to the CIty lwll, Lut instead
g'llve IllStlll('tioll~ to the dnlt'r of tIl(' ('ar to sign til\) cOlllplaint
t'Jr huu, antI stated that this work was l'om[lllle,l to all~one's
bellJUg' c I:III1S or plOllllec. '''hell we lInnell at the city hall
aw] spoke to the de"k sergp:lllt he likl'wlse was fllllliliar 1\lth
our lIork and lefusell to hsten to us, and said, "If )'011 llo
not wlInt to do as 1 tell you, then It IS your funNal, not minf'."
"'ith this ho ~l'nt us to th(' chief. After we had witne'~l'(l to
the ch,ef he saill, "1 rl'mem!JI'1 you; you wele at my houso
yestl'ldlty lllld my \\ife oMainel} a hook from you, W:ut jn"t
a mlllute." Hc w('nt to thl' Jiles and took out our polIce list
and letter :l rom the Capo ~[a,\' campmgn last bUllllrrer, and
showell these to us. We Ilcknowlcllged them lind told hml tillS
\\as the same \Iolk. He told II~ to lontinue with our g'oo,l wlltl,
and assure,l u~ we woulll 1I0t :l!~all1 be mterfered with II hlle
\litucsslIlg in Ocean Clt~. 'rhe of]lcer \\ho had all cstI'll uq lIlld
also the Oll(} "Ito had taken us in apologized for any Illunihahon thev hail l'all~cd us.
We I)~th uUlte in seIHling our sincere Christian love to both
you and the Bethel family.
Your bretlnen linn fellow pubJishels,
lino. Mil> I$n. WILLLur II. W.lllIEllS, PIQnars.

~e WATCHT0WER

288

JEHOVAH KEEPING US POSTED

HCTUn(FORD:
Greetinl{s in the name of our God anu his King.
I have hc~itatcu wnting you sinco I have come to know the
Truth, knowing how hu~y you are. Hut smce your latest broadcast (which is bcyonu my abIlIty to put into words) I felt
I must take this opportulllty to express my deep appreciation
and gratitUlle because of your fearlessness m giving Jehomh's
message which has struck fear and terror into the enemy's
cump.
I was told just last week that we were going to get it soon.
III reply I told them that Jehovah is keeping us posted as to
the activities of our enemies and that we had nothing to fear.
And so my prayer continually is that our God may keep each
ono who is strivmg to do as He commands.
Anrl 80 my 'Praycr for ~TOU, dcar brother, is this:
"Tho Lord bIts,. thee, and keep thee; the Lord make his
faeo shine upon thec, lind be [jJaC10US unto thee the Lord
lift up his COUlltcnancc upon thpc, and give thee prace."
WIth Jehovah's help anu assistance I am with you to the
end, o\cn unto upath.
MAunE Gn,LEsPIE, Canada.
DEAR BROTUEK

IN HARMONY WITH THE DECLARATION

HI"l'm;r:F'OI:tJ:
We, the Lll!wlallfl (Fla.) company of Jl'llOvah's witnesses,
by motion ullanimouoJy passcel, lun e expressed oursl'Ives in
harmollY With the J)p('\aration acl0l'ted hy the woIld\\ Ide conveation of the people of Jehovah on },('bruary 23, 1936, and
we hl'lehy resolve that,
"We IIrc mindful that the war is on to the finish of tho
cn('my, anel not icc is now sen ell on the Dedi nnd his chief
earthly ag"nt, the 1I1elarchy at HOllie, lind her nlllCs,
"'1'Imt we will not stultify oursl'hes by compromislDg with
or yicldinJ.t to the I'IlPmy's l!('Tllanfls.
"Our trust is \\llOlIy III .Jehovah and his King, and we will
nthilJute Salvatllll1 to none other.
"It is our prl\ I!('~e and duty to RPryC Jehol'llh, followmg
tho le:td of hill l':lII1Jful Ilnd 'fmc "'I (lll'IIS, and thIS, by Ius
glll('l', we will do. If !)('cause of our fmthfuluells lIe the Ilt the
enollly's hancls, we <111'1 If wo survivc, It Will be as loyal sub
jed'i of Aluughty God.
"Jl'llOvah's Vmelil'ator cannot he dl'fl'ated, nnd by hill gJ:lCO
and in pcrfollllaJu'e of 0111' covenant wc wdl follow him into
tlill \'l'ry jaws of dl'ath, bcin~ fully confident that God will
II1'1'sen'" our everlast ill~ ('xistcncc.
"With the zeal of IllS hOUKt, IIC Will "ontinuo to march fvr
ward, nnd liS we go we will joyfully bing our victory song:
THE SWORD 0.' JI;1I0VAIl AND lIIS GLORIOUS KINGI"
DEAR DUOTllEI:

BROOKLYN,

N. Y.

JONADABS REJOICE TO HAVE PART

BnoTuE& Rl:TIILRFO&D:
I enclose a copy of the resolution which was unanimously
adopted by the J onadabs in Drookfield, Illinois.
This was their first time out in the field. After working a
little while four were arrested, includmg myself.
We were tried the following day aud conykted and fined
ten dollars each. The ease was appealed to a hIgher court.
We were permitted to read the entire Statement contained
in the Oruer of Tnal.
At the conclUSIOn of the "trial" the judge stated:' "We
nrc going to be ommpotent in Brookfield and fine you ten
dollars each."
We rejoico to have a little part in the witness work and
pray that we may also have a part in the vindication of
Jehovah's name.
Wisillug you the Lord's rich blessing, I remain
Your humble fellow servant,
ALBElIT P. BR.\NT.
DE~R

REsor,UTION

WE, tho undersigned, Jonadabs of Brookfiplu, Illinoi~, assem

bled for flelu service on Apl'll 5, 19:~6, decl:ue (Jur8e!ves for
JElIOVAII, his King, and IllS I(mgdom, and agalIlst !:!alan the
enemy.
We realize now that the real joy is in nctive service, and
desire to bc 10~'1l1 and faithful for evermore.
"SlIlmtioll to our Goel II hich sitteth upon the throne, ancl
unto the Lamb.' '-Hev. 7: 10.
Our stu,ly leader will kin,lI.v convey this nll'ssuge to Brother
Rutherforfl and to Brother Watt, regIOnal servant.
ADOLF NILSL:-1
!lL\lm: Kn,S~;N
Cr,AUENCE El:ICKSEN
IJf:RMAN K Kltl:t:GER
Lom:NTZ NILSt:N
AAGOT NU,SEN

FI:ANC~:S };((!CKSEN
ANNA KI:t:Y.GER
INA Nn,sl:N
Ar,BEltT BUANT, JR.

WHAT A LONGING!
To JPDG~; RpTIIF;nrOlW ANO ALI, '1'1I~: "FrRsTn:l'ITs":
A JOIllHlab woul<! like to olfer the profoulll],o,t thanks for
tho article on the" Feast of Inglltheriug", in the last Watch
tov:er.
'1'he lovin~ expre8sIon of II "superabundalltl' of joy", on
page l:!l, caBs to IIl1nel the bl'uutitul I'ra~'er of God's Lamb.
that aB his" shel'p" may he olle.
What a l(}n~lII~ is now arousPfl for Arma~('cllloll to b'll'll up
Satun's lilth, and for thl' Ileal' clay wlH'n evef) tiling that ImtlJ
breath Will bc Joyfully l'l'aislll~ Jehovah 1
l::iincerely,
JOHN DENNETT, .b'nylanJ.

SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
T. E. BANKS
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1I1aehMlIl, Inti. ..
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3.4
IJayton. Ohio
l,ouis\ IIJ(I, Jo\y

JIentl"l"on, Ky.
lIla3'/wltl, I\y.
LouisvUle, Ky.

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1316

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27,28
JIllh'llI,', I'a.
29,30
Clelehlud, Ohio Oct. 31. ~ov.l

A. II. MACMILLAN
Oct.
Lohn Hie,
1
24
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Jnc1iKnapolls, Ind
ll,)(!.vllle, Ind.
)lluzll. Ind
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Jll'OIl\ liIe. Ind.
Du!:!'er, Ind.
1.. lntoll, Ind.
llloomlugtou, Ind.

J. C. BOOTH
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6
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7
Winslow. hul.
8, tl
E,'un" IlIe, Jntl.
10,11
Cunnelton, Ind.
13, 14
llexter, IIHI. ..
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11,18 111'0\\ llstown, Ind

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St. Alar~:-t,

Ga.

Oa

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Jack_om lIle, Fla

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Sanford, Fla
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Fla. .

Wlntel Beach. Fla

Fort l'iPI'ce, Fla. ..
Okpl'dl/Jhee, FIn.
PnhoJ\ce, J<'lln.

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Koogldn, IdRho
Athol. If)Rho
Whltehgh, ~Jollt.,
Pahlo, ::\1011 1.

:\h"oula, ~Iollt
Hamilton, ~lnnt
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llutte, :\Iollt.

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Bra,lIer, Ill.
AUI'om,
Genel".
ll.,rlll'tt.
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Ol't.. 2, 3 ~lOn, Ill.
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Gfie \VATCI-iT0\Vi::R.
PeJ;LISIII:D F;F.~[nloTIILY

By

ITS MISSION

\VATCH TOWER BIBLE b TRACT SOCIETY

117 Adams Street

Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.

OFFICl:r.S

J. F.

nUTl1Er.FOr.D

President

y,'. E.

VAN A~[BrnGH

Secretary

"And all thy children shall be tau2ht of Jehov<.lh; and

i1reat shall be the peace of thy children." -IJaiah 54:IJ.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH is the only true Go,l, is from e'l"erlnsting
to c\erlastin:,:, til(' ::\Iaker of h"a\cu aud earth and the Giver
of life to IllS ereatules; that the Log,)s \H\S the bcgilllnng of
his cfl'ation and I,is active agent in the cleation of all tlllngs;
that tho Logus is now the Lord .JI'~US Chri~t in glOlY, clolhed
with all pov,er in hcaven and cfirth, and the Cluef Executive
Ol:iccr of Jeho,'ah.

THAT GOD ('lefit~<1 tho earth for man, created perfect

rn:m for the (',lith uml phlcpr] him u[Jon it; that man \\ I II f lilly
diboh('yed God's law and was sentl'lleeu to d'eath; that by
f('aSOn of Ad:Ull 'H wrong act all men are born sinncls and
\\llhout the right to life.
1'1 1AT JESUS "as mado human, and the man J(,Sll~ suffpHd death In Older to !,lOdIH'e the laU"JlIl or rel1l'l1Iptl\0
J,ri('o for all manJ.uHI; tlmt Gu,l rai,.. ,l up .T('SU3 (li\ inc alllI
('ll.alt,'u
to !le:\\l'!t :t!'OII' m"l)' Clea~lIle llwl ahove every
lIame and dotllc,l hun willt all pOll er anu aUl!lority.

""ll

THAT ,JEHOVAH'S OI<GAl\:IZAT10N is called Zinn, /lull

that ('''rist .1 ('SlJ'! IH th.. ('Iud O/Iker tl"'1 ef)f lind i.1 tho
lightful I\:ing- or the \Iotl,l; that the anol1ltc<i and farthful
ft,lIow('r9 of Clll ist ./l'"U" are clu1<1 n'll of ZIOn, IIlt'loll,r! s of
.lelt()\.lh's (,q:anlzatJOn, awl HIe llis \lltuc3ses whosc <1ntv aIlll
l.rj\il.. ~o it I~ to t('"tily to tllll Hllpr('!Ila,''y of J.. ho\'a 11. d ..d:lle
Ill'! purl'O"I'S t()\lllnl mankind /lS expI .. q~('d in the Blbl,, and
to hell!' tho fluits of UI(' !ling-,lom hpI'ore nIl who \\!II hrar.
1'11:\'1'1'111: "{lOR I D Ira~ ('n,le,l, nlld tl,, L(u<1 .Tc~ll~ Cluj-;t
l'Hli I,.... n 1'1"",'d ".1' .JdJOvah upon IllS tltIO!'" of authority,
has ou~ted I-ialan flom !If'a\ell nll,l is l'rocc('ding to the
est:lblr~hJllellt v;' (;.)(1 's kmg,loltl 011 1':11 tit.
TIIAT 'III E 1< ELI r I: lind I)l("'~ill,~q of Ilro jl('op1,'s of e:nth
can ('orne "Illy I,)' 111111 IhJOll,:h .fl'ltll\alr '. kill";']OIl1 Ullller
Cltl iHt \1 h" It ha~ JlIJ\V h"':l1ll; tltat tl", LOllI 'H 1I",t goreat
H(t is Ihe ,l""lruc,ti"n of Snlan's orgoanizati"ll Hllli the ('~tab
llslllncnt of 1,'..ddl'IJlI',IH'33 in tho I'al th, llll" that und"r tl:o
Idng,10m all tI'lJ'e \I Lo WIll u!JI'Y its I'iglrtcous laws bhall live
on ('arth forc\ (,J.
1\EWAHK CONVE:-.lTION

A erJllvenlion of .Tl'ho\.,h 's \litlle~SI'S \\,11 he Ilela at Xl'\llll'k,

1\.J., hl'g-lIl1llJ.~ 011 I'lulay, Odober Hi, alld l'lvlrug on Hll'lllay,
Oetoher 18. It is 1I"I'PU th:.t Illall~' of thl' rPlIJnant and Juna
onus 1'10111 tIll' eJ'SI"11l part (If tli, L'lll!",l ~late~ \\111 bc able to
attend tlil.~ CUIlH'llti"n. The I\,'o\lllk r\IIlIOI)' is the place of
ull IIwetings, awl i~ IOI'ate,l at Jay t\irl('t lIlId Su~sex Awnue.
It "ill llCl'l)llllllodatc 111'1\[11<1 vf 10.000 !,,'ol'le. A 10udspl'a!lcr
syslt'lJI \I III be in~lnll<>d, so tIl'll all ('an hear. 'fire !,ubltc ad,
dr<,<s \Iill he given by the presHll'nt of the ~oei('t)' 011 ~ulld:'J',
Octoher ] ~~, at 3 1'.111" on the subject (, .\IDL\Gt:DIJO:O<' '.
ACCO~l ~IOJ)_\'f1O:-'S

It is \\ell for ~'on to fl1l:ln;::e for J'our 1001llin~ acco'lIl11odations 111 all"alleC'; therelore it IS sUg':('~tc,1 tlrnt ~'ou wllte the
'\'::[ch Tower Cull\l'nlwlI Hea,lqU:l1 ler", 31 llauley rhenue,
ChftOIl, N ..T., Jetting- them know I>, hat fll'WltllllOllations you
require. The l' 'J!l \ rllllon ('OJIlIIUUl'C has covel ed u good 1'01 t i(tn
of the <'ity of Xe\\HI k so f,S to locate rooms for th03e \\ Iro \nll
uftcll.1 ILte eonvcnli(l!l. 'fhe pnce for roolUs 1"1' pel'soll rallg'es
from 'j';jc to $1.:,1), t\e,el'lll hot"ls 11:1\ e (juo[l',l rat,'s of :;'1.00
I,pr person to $::?OO pCI' pCISOII. All aCCollHlllHlalions bh"uld he
ohtailll'<l through the roollling" committee \\lrcther j'VU uesile to
8tlly at II hotel or at II primte home.

HIS joul'Ilal i3 publJ-hed for the purpose of enal.!i],'i

Ihe people to knolV Jehovah God anu his pUf[""'"

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speclficldly dC~I~ned to ltlLi Jehovah's \'oltIleSses. It :Hl:tU', ;

sjstelJlutlC BIble stUlly iOI Its readers and sup!JllCS other 1J

atulo to :ud in such stlldie~. It pubh.,hc~ SUItable maltlLd
for JadlO blOadca~ting and for other means of pulJlic Ills:rU,3lion ill the SCllptures.
It adheres strrctly to the Rible as authority for its utte ".
auce~. It is entllcly free awl sel':lrt.te ilOIll all parlles, ~t.(:~
or other worldly organl7atlOns. It is 'I holly and witlio .. t
rC'sel\ at101I for the klll:~llom of J ehonth God under ell! j t
Ius Bdoveu Kill~. It IS not dog-matIc, !Jut Ill\ltes Call'] 11
and cdtlcal C;-.tl1lllllalwn of It~ cuutents in the light of t:',~
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LVII

OCTOBER

1, 1036

No.1!>

GATHERING THE MULTITUDE

PAnT 4

"T7ds is thc drty which Jehovah hath madc; we wi1l1'cjoice and be glad in it."-]>s. 118: 2,i, A.R.l'.

EIIOYAII GOD has made this day, and it is the

day of fulfillment of his prophecies which he

camed to be written in the long' distant pa:-t fur
the ('omJ'urt of his people. It is the day in which the
name of Jehovah i'i to be vindicated, and therefore
the day in whieh the enemy mak('s war on all those
who derlare tbcllIselves on the side of Jehovab anu
his 1\ ing'. Those who have t heir under~tandin~ ('nli~htencd by Jehovah, through Christ Jesus, sec that
tIJi" is the day \\hi(h Jehovah has made for the vindi.
cation of his name and the deliverance of his people,
Hnd they rcjoiC'e. They Hee Christ Jl:SUS at thc trmple
and know that the faithful remnant arc gathel'rd uuto
the temple with him, and therefore they sing: 'BII''i.. . ed
is he that cometh in the name of Jehovah.' "Bl<-,-;ed
he he that cometh in the llanle of Jt'hovah: we havc
Lh...sed ~ou out of the house of JdlOvah. JdlO\'ah is
GOll, and he hath ~i\"(~1l us light: hind the H<ll'rificc \\ith
cords, e\'cn unto the horns of the altar. Thou Urt llIy
God, and I will g-i\'(~ thanks unto thre: thou art my
<:od, I will exalt thl'C." (1'8. ]]8: 2G28, A.fl. V.) The
faithful ones now Sl'e that Satan and his crowd arc
making war \\ Hh them llm], knowing their entire deIH'llllellCC upon the Lord, thry pray: "Save now, we
bl'srech thec, 0 .Jehovah: 0 Jehovah, we hes('eeh th('c.
send now IH'O~IHljty." (Ps. 118: 2i"" ,LH. V.) The
faithful know that Jehovah will ~et the victorj' in romplctelll'SS at Armageddon, ;,nd now they }lray and hope
for prosperity fron! the Lord in their wol'!. which lllll,;t
hp performed ju:-t before the battle of the great day of
God Almighty.
2 Concel'lling the first bdttle at Gibron, when "the
sun stood still, and the moon stayed", it is writtl'll:
"Alld there was no day like that before it, or after
it, that the Lord hearkened Ullto the voice of a man:
for the Lord fought for Israrl."-Josh. 10: H.
3 What came to pnss on that day at Gibeon bein~ a
prophecy, there was no like day hefore it nor like day
after it, hut it forl'told a greater day when the prophecy
should he fulfilled j and now we ha\c come to that day
of fulfillment. ~o doubt Jcho\'ah sent his angel to put
into the mind of Jo!'hua the bold thought that caused
him to utter the prayer to God that the sun and the
mOOll should stand still and continue to give light.

Joshua was a mere mun playin~ his part in the f,:{r('ut

prophetic drama wherein he pictured Christ Jesus,
the bclo\"(~d Son of God, Wl10 acts at A nnagpddon in
behalf of lnan, both for the remnant and for tbe gr('at
multitude, and to the honor and praise of Jehovah
God. (ha. 6:3:4) At Uibeon the J<,racJites were fighting for the Gibeonites, who had bound tlli'mscJves to
the Lord's representat ive, and so the Scripllll'es dpclare "the Lord fOll~ht for Israel", and tllU'i .Jehovah
furni<,I}(d protel'tion and salvation fOI' the Gibponitps,
and to ./(hovah th('Y owcd their salvatioll. Likl:wis('
today God fi~hts in hehalf of his anointed people anu
will thu'i fUl'lli ...h prot(('tion awl Halvation to the gl'l'ut
mnltitudp, and that gl'l'at lllultitude now delig-hts to
acknowledg-e alld hail .JpllOvah and Christ Je...us as
Protl'l'1ol' a/l(l Savior.--Hev. 7: ]0.
fJoshua retUl'lH'd to his camp: "1\n<1 Jo... IHla reo
turned, and all )"'1':1<'1 with him, unto the camp to
Oilg-al." (Jo,;h. ](): 10) 'rllat return, howevl:r, must
ha\'c h('('n after, and not. hl'f'ore, the flll'liler af'li\'ill('s
of Joshua of that same d,l~': "But th(''''e fi\'e kinl-!'i lled,
and hid themsplves in a cavc at J\Iahkcdah." (.Jo,;h.
10: Hi) Jo"hua did llot c('a"c his work until it was
fini'ihed. The Hallie of .Jehovah was exalted that (hy
in the mill<l of eVl'I'Y one who !>rlicV0d on Jrho\'ah, hut,
to be f,Ul e, that would not illcludr the enem ies of (l()t!.
By his IHuphet Jehovah manifestly l'cf('rs to the tillle
of ArlllageJdon, in this writing, to wit: "1\ntl the
loftiness of man Hhall be bowed dOWII, and tIl(' hnllghti.
ness of men shall be made low: and the Lord aloule
shall be exalted in that day. And tlte idols he ~hall
utterly abolish. And they [the survivors] shall go into
the holrs of the rocks, allt1 into the cnves of the e:1I1h,
for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his mclj(,f,t~,
whell he ariseth to ~hake terribly the earth. "-ba.
2: 17-19.
5 'Yith the destruction of the religionists and their
hypocritieal organization, the old "whore", those of
Satan's organization \\ ho f,l\l'vive for a time will not
tum to Jehovah but, like the five Amorite kill~!'i, will
hide them ...rl\'l's in their own organization:;,; whieh wa:;,
forrshadowed by the fisc kings' hiding themsehes in
a cave. It was the same da~' that the .\llloritc king..;
Lid themselves in the cave that Joshua eapturcd fhe

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town of .:',Lk[;c,bh. ",Awl it was told Joshua, saying,

The five king,; lIre found hid in a cayc at )Iakkcdah."
(Jo~h. ] 0: 17) Those kings would not be permitted to
escapc from Jo~hua; and likewise none of nod's enemi<"; shall escape the Greater Jo"!lua at Arma~eddon.
"Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy
right huud shu II find out those that hate thee." (Ps.
21: 8) This informatioll ('ouccrning the fi\'c kings thut
had hid them"elves was b1'ou~ht to .Joshua while the
fight was &tiIl on, but hc would first destroy thc fleeing
army before aHendillg to t110;';C men who had hid
thcrn&clvcs. 1'here1'ore he ga,,-e illstruction at the timc
conecrning those kings. "And .Joshua said, Hall great
stones upon the mouth of the <'a\C, :lnll set men by it
for to kcep thrill: and !>tay y(' not, hut Plll''ilW after
~'our enemH'S, and smite the hindmost of thl'lII; suffer
them not to eut(r into their cities: for the Lord ~'our
God hath dclin:r'ed them into your hand. "-Josh.

10: 18,1H.
Joshua thcll pursued the fleeing army, and the
delin~J'ed thelll illto his haud. The Gibeunites
had rceeived their illformatioll aud Iwtl takcu their
:-.tulld [innIy 011 the ::,ide of J~1tua before the hattIe
beg-all; lwd this eorn'spollds with the prophety ('oncI'llling the p('ople of good will \\ ho, hefo1'C .\l'1l1a'1,'l-ddOli begin~, hn \'C l'\'('l'i\ cd the mark ill the fOlplll'ad,
who faI,c tlll'il' staml on the side of JehoYah, am] obey
his ('OffilllaIlUIllPlIts, anc! \\ Iw =tre spared du,'ill~ the
slatl'.!:hter work that follo\\ s h,(,u 1I'i,) Owy arc all the
sick of the (:rcall.'r .Jo~hua. The allied .\lIlo/'ite" the
elll'lJIy, forcshal!IJWl'd thuse as p,oplll'..,ipo by the proph(,t Ezekiel, \\ hUlII the L(ml deelal'ed and ('olllllwndl'd
IJi'i six llJell with slau'..\hltt' \\eapons to slay uttl'rJy.
(Ezdd('l !J:[j.7) Ho IIhwisc it aplwal'S that 1I1e Loru
r('M'I'\'eS the "kinl~'i" (that i", the \'isiblc rule!'s COIllposing the" beast" alld the" f.d'ic }l1'o1'h't ", awl Gog
and Sat:lIl), bolh visible and in\'isihlc, of Satan's 01'/!ulli;t;llioll for lkxlrudioll ill the fillul part of the battle. All ~u('h of the enemy wel'C fOl'\'shadoweu by Ihe
fh-c kings who hill t hClIlseJ\'es in the (ave. It appears
that the Lord holds Lack the "beast", the .. fal~e
prophet ", und thc invi"ible host" of the Devil to the
last for destru<:tion that the~ lJti~ht know that it is
the hand of Jehovah that does Ihe dcstro.rin~ \\'ork,
and that the ClIC'lIl.r must dri.nk the eUll of hittel'lless
to the brimful in secill~ all the host of the wicked
wiped out. That 1)1'OV('s to all that J(,hovah is Ihe
1\lmighty God, the "?lIighty in battle", and that Satnn is a ('heap mimic or imitator lind hraggart, a fraud
and a liar.
1 Joshua pnrsued the enemy, picturing Christ .Jesus
pUl'Suing the ellemy at Arma~(ddon j and tho,e who
were with Joshua in the fight at this point manifcstly
pictured the ilJ\'i..,ible host of hea\ l'll that fight on the
"ide of the 1101'<1 and against the eIJ('my nt Al'mngeddon. "And it emne to pass, when Joshua anu the
(:hildrell of Israel had made :lll end of sIa.dng th('m
with a vcry gl l'at !>Iaughtel', till they were eomull1ed,
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that the rest which remainrd of thl'm entcl'(,u into

fenced cities." (Jo"h. 10:20) Those ,,-ho enteI'ctl
fl'necd cities did not escape, heeau<;e Joshua smolc :lll
of them, as is shown by the recol'd.-Josh. 10: 29, 30,

40,41.
BUaving cleaned out the fleeing enemy, Joshua poceeded to give attention to those "brave one..," \\ ho
had hid themseh'es in the cave: "And all the people
returned tothe camp to Joshua at l\Jakkedah in peat'e:
none mO\'cd his tongue against any of the I'hildl l'n
of hrael." (Josh. 10: 21) When Jo,,1ma and. hi.., arlllY
appeared at the town of )lakk('dah the people there
had IlOthing to &a). 'rhey saw that there was a hig-ller
IJower on the side of Jo..,hua. Their taunts, !>Ileers alld.
shouts of defiance again~t Jehovah and hi" people Wl'rc
now stilled. This fon'shadows what God eall~l'd to 1J1~
written ('onecrning his pcople, when h(' vindirates hl-;
own gl'eat name and those upon whom he Iia" Pllt II',
name: "He will swallow up de:lth in victory; and 1h:~
l..Jord (lOll will wipe away tears from off all 1a('e,; :llJd
the rebukl' of his peoll' shall he take away 1'lom ult'
all the ealth: for the Lord hath spoken it. "--J:-n, :!:J' ,..,.
U The ,mgel of Jehovah was din'ding .Jo~hlla, \\ ho
thcn gave command rOllcel'niH/-!: the five kill(~'. 'l'hl~
tillle to pirtul'e the filli~hi~lg tOllehes of the \,jlIdle:!t iO!1
of Jeho"all's name IIJd lIOW come. ]11 other p:n't-; ul
the SCl'iptul'es the L(JI'd tdls of the ('Oll1pll'll'Il('''~ or
the work that shall be pf'rformed by the Lord .Jl''''I~,
the (;1'l',lll'l' .Joshua, ill the .dest l'llC' 1ion of til<' l'l!l'IIl\ ;
"~\nd I will sl'lld a ;:I't' on )la~wg-, allli alllOll:,: the'lll
that dwell c'al'('kx~l.v ill the i-;!('s; awl thp,)' ~hall 1,1Iu\l'
that I am tlie LOI'd. So wjll I makl~ my 110Iy ll,ltri':
lmowll ill the mid::,1 of Illy people I:il'(ll'!; alld I \\ ill
not let thl'lll polillte my holy nallle any more; :Illd tIle
heathen shall Imow that 1 am the Lord, the J luly One
in Israel."-Ezek, 39: G, 7.
10 'rhe Lorll sliows ill thl' prophc(:y of The Ht'\'(,I.Ition that the rdigiollbl" arc fil'it (3lst!'oyet! Hllll t hIlI
follows the ue~trlletion of ull other pm ts of S.ltall's
orgunizatilJn. 'fhere it is !>hOWll that thc all~,'1 or thl~
Lord sumlllOJIS all that are OIl the :-,ille of .1l'huvah to
come anu ~ec the cOlllplete VilH1iI'Jtiull of his holy
name. Then the "bea~t" alld the "fal-;e pJ'ophl'I" alt'
taken alive and dl'!>lroyed, awl thcll the Devil hlm:-l'lf
gets his de'rrts. (Sec Hcvl'lation 19: 20, 21; 20: ] -0.)
These texts in Hevelatioll show ciearly that ~alall fil'"t
must witness the destruction of his fraud lIll'lIt, 1'e11gious systems that for I>u hmg decei,'e(l the {ll'llpIrS of
earth. Then 11(' mu"t witness the destruction of the
beastly go\'erJlments that he has used to Oppl't',~s the
people. Then he must sec his army ullder Uu~ (kstroyel.l; and ('eI'tainly that will fully COli vi 1l('C him
that Jehovah is supreme. IIis own tIl'sl ructioll 1'0110\\ s.
111n obedience to the eommalld of .Joshua tIJe {hc
kings were brought out of the cavc and ('au~cd to ~taJl(1
hefore Joshua: "Aud they did ~o, al1ll brought f('llh
tho,;e fh'e liin~", Ullto hiJli out of the cave, tIll' Ling' l,f
Jel'lI~alelll, the king of IIcllrou, the king 01 .1:Jrmu1lJ,

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s:.ffie WATCI-IT0\\fER.

H The_ prbcnt-day rulers arc haughty and proud

and treat Jehovah's remnant with ill"olrnce and conJeslls, the Greater J05hua, as Jehomh's Executioner, tcmpt; hut the timc i<; not far distant when .h:ho\'<lh
causing to he brou~5ht before him every part of Sa- through Uhrbt Jesus will ~;reall." humiliate tho-;e
tan's organiz.ltion that he takes captiyc and thcn exe proud ones. For JehonllJ's witne<,<,lJs to now continue
cuting them: '''rhou did5t a<;cend on high, lead away to push forward their \'.'ol'k in the face of such oppo<;icapth'cs, receive gifts among men, yea, even the rebel tion requires faith and courage, and that eoura(~e and
lious, to dwell among them, 0 Lord God. "-Ps. faith mmt be strong in them to the vcry end. 'I'he
oppo'Sltion again,;t JdlOvah's witnes-;rs will contimw
GS: 19, Leeser.
unto the end, and of this JC5US declares: "But he that
12 Thc proud and haughty must now be brought low.
shall enrlure unto the cud, the salllc shall be saved."
'fhose 1h'e kings werc boastful, arrogant and wicl~cd
(Matt. 2-1: 13) The faithful will see God's enemies ('Olllrulers, foreshadowing the boastful and wicked ruiNS
plctdy humiliatl~t1, as Joshua's men saw the'll' kin~'l
of the pr<:sent da~' .\.s the Devil's henchmen alJ(1 ~up
humiliated and ('xeeuted: "And aft(>J'ward JO'lhu:J.
]lOl tel'S they mU>.t 1I0W be humiliated: ".\l1d it came
:>tnote them, and slew them, and hanged them on (j\ c
to pass, \\ hen they brought out thosc kill'.~'l unto
trees: and they \\'(') e hanging' UpOIl the trees until the
.Jo~huu, that .Joc,lJUa called for all the men of Jsmcl,
evcnillg'. "-Josh. 10: :20.
and said uuto the ('aptains of the men of war which
1:; The haw~ing of t he bodies of the five kings on fhe
WUJt With him, Come Ileal', put your feet upou the
lIe(l;s of the:"e h:i1l'.~-;. And they came IIrar, and [Jut trees s) mbolicall)' ~al<l, "These men al'e aceu)'sed or
theit feet upon the necks of thelll." (.Jo"h. 10:~-!) God," and l'ejJres<'llled thc aecul'sed ('Ilemits or Jclll)Thus the Lrml foretells that at .\l'lllagedtlon the cruel yah 1hat shall be humiliutetl and then dt~tJ'(J~I'd,
and wi('kptl rulers of the world, who have so gl'o<;-;I;v JIangillg them 011 a tL'et" wus a further hUlluliatiull to
in'lulteu .Jehovuh (;od awl brought rcproach UPOll his Satall, wllu'ic ~el'\'unts tJwy \\'('I'e, and fore-;ltat!o\rs 1:1\'
namc', must bc lilie<l UlJ to receive their dues, anu ~a inUllili"tioll that IllLht come to ~alan \\ h('n he ~ees Ilh
tan llltl",t look UllOll their hlll11iliatiun and his own repres<'lilativt"'i dcstl'oyed ut J\l'/llagt'ddon, ".\nd if
humiliation at til{) hand of Chri"t .J('~us, the mighty a llIun ha\(j (jonImitted a l'ill \\o)'thy 0)' <I1'ath, alld lie h,'
to be put to oeath, :11](~ thou han~~ hli1l on a tl'ee; hli
a\'l~Il~~er of .Jrhovah's 11ame. Tu this the apostle ,'cft'l'J'cd wh<':1l he wrute: "~\nd the (:od of peate ~hall body 5hall not remain all night UpOll thn tL'ee, Illlt tholl
bruise l;)Ll tan under your f<,(,t short ly. 'rhe gl',l('e of slwlt in any wi<>(j but',\' Jlim tllat day; (fO)' he th.lt is
hanged is ~H'('\lrsed 01 God;) that lhy 1<111<1 he not d('0\11' Lord .Jesus Uhl'ist be w11h you." (nolll. Hj: ~O)
\\hich the LOl'd thy (jod gi\'eth thee fot< an illfiled,
Thc humiliation of thc enemy is well pictured by
IWl'itanec.'
'-Veut. :21: ~~, :2:.3.To:,;huas men treading' upon the llcl'k" of thrN.~ al'l'o16 The:'l) things wcre bl'uu~ht to pu;.,s and 1'<'('old(<1 !lJ
gant ldngs who llHd b('pn so ddlant and hoastful. This
is fUl'ther corro!Jol"lIed by the wOl'ds of ,Jphovah's strengthen the iaith and ('ourage of Jeho\'ah '-; l:lIlitprophet, as it is written: "For he hl'illgclh UO',\"II thelll ful ones now (J1l carth proelaiIlljn~ the lIlr""age of Ill';
1hat dwell on hi~-\h; the lofty cit.\, he la~,eth it low; he llalTle and hb !;ingdolJl. As JO'ihua sir;\\' lhes<~ e'Il('mi, ';,
Ja)'eth it low, evell to the gl'Olllld; he briug'eth it cwn even so the U1'('utCl' Jo>.hua, Uhl'ist .Jesus, will .,Iay all
to the dm;t. 'J'hc foot shall treall it tlOWIl, even thc of nod's cnemies at .\rnwgeddoll.-.JoJIll i): ~7.
17 In keeping' with Uod's eOInmalldnll'nt that the land
fret of the poor, and the step" of the ncedy." (Isa.
2G: 5, l.i) "~\nd ~'C shall tn'ad <lown the \Vi('keel; for be not defile'd, in the eHning aft('r tlle (,olllplet<, viet ot',\'
they shall he ashes under the sO]I'" of your fcet in the \vas gi \'en .1 o'ih ua, the bodIeS of t ho'>e five /1\('/1 \"l'I'e
da~' that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hOl'-ts." (JIal.
cut 00\\ nand l'('!llo\'cll l'rom the tre(',>: ".\n<1 it ('allll~
4: a) "Then she [Satan's organization, called Baby to pass at the time of the going down of thc ~lln, tllat
lou] that is mine enemy shall scc it, and shame shall Joshua eommanued, awl they took them down off the
con'l' her which ba id unto me, Where is the Lord thy trees, and ca<,t 1hclll into the ea\'e \\,!I('I'('in th('y It,)d
God 1 mine cyes shall hehold hcr: now shall she be heen ltiu, and Jai<l gl\<at st011('S in the ('ave's lllollth,
trodden down as t hc mire of the streets. "-Jlie. 7: 1O. which remain until this very day. "-.Jo~h. 10: 27.
13 'l'he five kin~s werc hrought out of their hiding'
1~ 'fhcir hodies werc not buried with pOlllpOU"; and
plucl', alHl Joshua commanued his mrn to put their militar~' hanoI'S, hut in disgmce the~' \\'el'c ea<;t inlo
fed on the uecks of those prout! and haughty ones, thc ('ave where they had hid thcm')cl\'es, and rOl'k..;
andl0 <10 so rcquired faith and courage on the part of piled in the ('ntralH'C there'at. Sneh is the jUd!.:'lllUlt
Joshua's men. \nd then .Joshua spoke to them giving' writtpn again~t Satan and all of his ol'!!:lnizatilill.
tht'm courn~c, but his words of ('l!('ouragt'ment were "But thon 1Irt (':1<;1, out of th~' grave like an nhominahl,>
more particularly for the h('nefit of the remnant now hranch, and as the raiment of tho,;e that a] e slain,
on (':trth: "And .Joshua said unto them, Fear lIot, nor thrmt throu~h with a s" 01'(1, that go do\\'n to 111('
he disma~'ed, he strou~ and of g'JOd courage: for thus stones of the pit: :1<; a cnrca'ie tl'od<l\'11 uJl<h'r f< d.
shall the Lord do to all your cnemirs against whom ye 'flJou ~halt 110t he joil1~d with them in hmi:.d, bC"a\h(,
fight. "-Josh. 10: 25.
thou hust dc,-;troyed 1lty land, and Filain thy people:

the king of Lal.'hish, and the king of Eglon." (.Josh.

] 0: 23) In this part of the drama is pidured 1he Lord

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the seed of ('yil doers shall neycr be rCllowneu." (Isa.

14: 19, 20) The enemies of God will not have a decent
burial; and this is further ~hown by the end of the
unfaithful kin!:\' Jehoiakim of unfaithful Jerusalem:
"'1'hercfore thu,> saith the IJord concerning Jehoiakim,
. . Ill' shall be buried with the burial of an ass,
drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem."
-Jer. 22: 18, ]9.
10 Darkness had not yet come when the battle was
over and the kings were hanged. The town of :\Iakkeuah must be tal.en and d('stroyed that same day in
which the sun and the moon stood still; and tl!i., was
done. "And that day Joshua took :\Iakkedah, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and t he king
thereof he tIt terly destroY('d, them, amI all the souls
that were tll('rl'in j he let none remain: aHd he did to
the king of ~Iakk('dah as he t.lit.l unto the king of Jericho. "-.Josh. 10: 28.
20 That was a t.lay of great slaughter, ant.l it was to
the vindieutioll of .Jehovah 's name. 'l'hat day foretold
"the day of .Jdlo\ah ", in that part of whi('h day .Jehovah, throug-h CIIl'i~t .Jc~us, will Rmite all his eJl('mies
to the vindieatioll of II is nump. Joshua then proce(~drd
to (lear all tIl(' ('IJ<:miC's out of Canaan and rid the
land of tllem. (\' el~es 28-10) ".\n<1 Joshua smote them
from Kadc~h-h:mlca evcn unto Gaza, and all the (oun
try of Goshen even unto nihcon." (Vs. 41) Gibeon is
('spe{'ially lIH'n (iolled in the S('ri pt ural aC('ount lJCC'au~e
it was on thl' net-oullt of the (;ibeonitps, that h:t(] dcdared thclIlsl,lns for JpllOyah and Joshua, that (he
('nemy had h('('n !Id to hl'gin the fight a~:li!l'it them.
In this da~' of J(ho\'ah \\'hen he will yindicate ilL, name
Hatan ~ath{'I's all the nations to Armageddon, hprause
it if> thl'I'c that Jl'hovah's ppople nre as<;l'lllbled and
that is the principal point of the bat tIe, and hellce it
is at Armal~('ddoll that Jehovah hy th(' hand of Christ
Jesus will fight the final battlc, that is, the hattie r)f
the grcat day of God Almig-hty. A "ouhl-be teacher
of God's people has insistl'u that ArmagC'ddon is one
hattIe, and is a l-eparate and distinct and difTerent one
from the battle of the grent day of God Almight~, tItUS
trying to furnish :m cxcusc for sayin~ that bctwl'ln !lie
"t wo phR~es of Al'maged(10n" tllc)'c will be a great
work done. Al'illll!Jcddon meam; 'the place of gathering of troops', that is to say, of Jehovah ':-; troops. 'l'lIci->e
arc already [I<;<;('lI1blcd unto the Lord, and Satan IJl'iJlgs
up his forces for battle; and therefore, Armageddon
heing a place where the hattIe of thc great day of
God Almighty is fought, it is for that reason properly
called the battle of Armllgeddon. It means the place
or condition where as..,:;ault is made hy tile forccs of
Satan llgainst God's people; and when Jehoyah God
takes a hand and fights the enemy to a final finish,
that is the battIe of the great day of God Almighty
in hehalf of his m;.<;emhled people and for the vindi
cation of his own great name.
21 As further evidence that the battle of Gibeon is a
picture of AlTlHlgeddon, or the battle of the great day

BROOKLYX,

X. Y.

of nod Almighty, it is written: "And all th('<;e kill!!'>

aud thcir laud did Joshua take at one timC', I)(>(,<lu"e
the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel." (Jo"h.
10: 12) The statement there made concerning tIl(' bat
tIc and the forces of the enemy which' Joshua did take
at one time' is further proof that Armageddon is OliC
bllttle and is fought at one time by Christ Jesus and
that it is not divided, leaying a large space of time
between "the two phases so that a witness work may
be done between those periods". Men who jump at
conclusions to make statements beeause such statcment~ suit their fancy show that they do not stndy
the
ord of God. 'fhose who posse,:;,:; the wi"dom that
cometh from nhovc will not he influenced hy haphazard
glH'S"es. God's elect cannot be deceived.
22 Thus ends the prophet ic picture made by the fil "t
hattle at Gibeon and which the L(ml u<;l'd to fot'cshadow the battle of Armageddon. The pietUl'e l-how,>
complete victory was givrn to Jo<..hua and l'OIllpHe
humiliation camc to all the elwmy; and that f(JJ'("li:tdows that Clu'i"t Jc:ms will gain the complete \,je(ol',\'
at Armaged(]on and will humiliatc and allnihlld(c
Satan's organization. 'rhe Gil)('onifes were full~' tleli\'Crrd fl'om all their e!H'mies round about tll('III, \\ II\)
would make them objrl'ts of assault und \'ell~t'aJlC'e
heea1l<;e they bad fors,lI.pll the ol'g'auization or Satan
that fou!!'ht again~t Jehovah's repJ'e<.,cntative, .Jo<;hlla.
So likewise arc the Jonadahs, wllo form till' g'I'l':!t
multitude, and who \\ill
saved and dclivl'rctl {rplIl
their enemies at AJ'lIla~cddon upon condit lOll tllat
tlw,\' rcn(lcr full ohr'di('IH'C to thc Lord's eIJmm;lJldmeuts eoneel'lling thull. Like the UiIJcouit(,:" thr .fOII.ldahs or great multitude arc the only Dues that <"lIIiC
out from Satau's organization and take thli1' :-,talld
with the LOJ'd after the ('OIning or Ch1'i,>t Je-;u<; to llie
tl'mple for jIH]!!'I1H'Ut. The;:" rome fully on the :,ide
of JehO\'ah alld Christ and ass()('iate th('lm:rln'" \\ it It
Jehovah's faithful l'l'I1IJHlIIt and covenant to l-('l n~
Jeho,ah, and do ":-,cJ'\'e him da~' and night in hi,>
temple'.-Hev. 7: If).

"r

tw

m'IL 81mv AXT

Saul was a servallt of JellOvah and hCl'amc wil'kcd.

Saul and his house seem clral'ly to pie! me the" c\ i!
servant" (las,:; ollce ill the service of .J('\lOvah and \\ Ito
become wicked. (1\Iatt. 24: 48-5]) There wa" a fi.:ht
at Gibeon between'the soldiers of Saul's SOli, I..,hlJosheth, and the i,oldicrs of Killg David, when Ih\\ JI1
was king oYer Judah at Hebron. Saul's son provohol
the fight and was thoroughly thra"hed and tkfeatl'll.
(Sec 2 Samuel 2: 12-32.) If this was a pietlll'l', it lil;)~'
well represent the C'fforts of the" evil sNvant" eI a"d
to pren'lIt the :moillted, under the' (;rcat('1' Da\ itl,
from hearing' the fruits of tIl(' kingLlom hcfore t 1J".. c:
who are of good will toward GoLl. The Script1ll'f'"
show that the "evil servant" cla"s dOt:s put forth all
effort to hinder the faithful l'C'lI1n:lllt from ('alT~-ill!!
the Ilwssage of truth to those of gum] will who ,.hall
form the great multituuc.
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DAVID'S FIGHT

:u Aftcnvards David was anointeu king over all

hrad. (2 Sam. 5: 3) Dayid wns a type of Chri'lt Jesn.,;.
David esulblished his kingdom at Jerusalem, aniI this
prophetically pictures the enthronement of Christ
Jesus in 1!H4, and later his coming to the temple as
Head and Uuler over Jehovah '8 capital or~anization,
which comin~ to the temple oc(-urred ill 1918. Later
the temple was cleansed and all the faithful were
hrou~ht into unity, and from that time onward Jehovah's witnesses llUve been busy proclaiming tJle m<:s
sa~e of the kingdom and, in obedience to the commandmClIt of Jehovah, in declaring the day of the ycugealice of our God against the wicked and his onwnization. The Homan Catholic Hierarchy and allied
clf'r~'TmClJ are the chief ones among the wickf'd and
were foreshadowed by the ancient Philistineso When
David was enthroned onr all Israel the Philistines
determincd to up:,troy him ::.Iud his people; :llld so
now the UOllwn C:ltholic Hierarchy and nIlicoJ l'1"rg-ymell arc bent upon the destruction of the Lord's
anointed that thcT mig-ht prevcnt the kiu!!dom of God
frum being estahlished and pre\-cllt the remnant from
I)(,COlllill~ a part of that kin~t.lom or "nation' '.-1's.
b3: 2-5.

The Philh.tine.,; were ont to cl'll'ih David, as the

shows: "The Phili~tllll"i al'io came, a1ll11'>(Jl'caJ
thClllSelVC'S in the valll'Y of H('plwim." (2 ~all1o;): 10)
])1l\'id joined hattie with the l'hili:;tilles and put them
10 rout, JcJlOvah having said tl) J);\\'id: "(10 up; for
I \\iIl doubtJl'~s dc'liver tlte Philistincs into thme
!I ,HId.' ' The fi~ht took plac'e tIlHl David, I)('i/l~ ~lIe
c'(''i'iful hy the Lord's g'l';l/'C, e:\lIc<1 that place" Baal}1l'razirn ", which !11C'ans "a Iw('a('h or Lreakill~ forth
11(IOn Baal ", whil'lt mean'i devil }"t'Jig-ion. "~\nd J);l\oiJ
(';l1lW to elwl-Jlt'razim, and David smote them thel'<',
,1lJd said, 'The Lord hath hl'okt'n forth upon mille <'lJeIII ii'S hdore 111(', as the hn':!c'h of waters. 'l'herefol'c he
c'aIled the name of that place B'lal-perazim. "-~ Sam.
5: 20.
2G It is the arrogant Catholic Hicrarchy that :1re now
taking the lead in the practice of devil religion ilnd
llsing it as a shil'ld to carryon their wicked uctions.
Evc'}} now the f((!lration of churchcs known <1<; lhe
"Federal Coulleil of the Chun-hes of Christ" has
made a common cause with the noman Catholic II iprarchy, There ic; now a completed conspiracy bct\\'ccll
all these religionists to make w:lr against Jeho\-ah's
witnesses and, if possible, to accomplish their destruction. Jehovah, by the (hoeater David, Christ Je:'11";,
will smite the devil-religionists.
~1 ~ow 110te that at Perazim David said: "JC'!JOvuh
llath broken mille C'l1cmics hefore me, like the breach
or waters." (.., t.lt.1',) Tn this cOllllection appears the
]all~uage of Isaiah's prophee,r, which reads: "II ail
~lwll bweep away the l'efu~c of lic", and the waters
shall O\'el'f1ow tJ1C' hidilig place." (18a, 28: 17) The
fight at PCl'azim therefore seeIllii more particulmly to
2;

J'l~f'unl

repre<;ent the fight that is made now a!;ainst the (:l1emil'''; by tho forces of Jehovah under the immedi~lte
command of Chrbt Jesus, the Greater Dc'dd, <lnd iii
\\ hich Jehovah's witncsses engage at the comma!ld or
Jehonlh by vig-orollsly proclaiming the me~'::!::e I)f
tl'uth against the cn<:IllY. In this connection aJ:~O may
well be cOll~iderecl tl](' words of ,Jehovvh's pruphet,
to wit, wherein Jehovah says: ".Arise ye, and let us
rise up ngainst her in battle." (Obadiah 1) 'r1l0 lllvi~iblc hO'it of Christ .Jesus, together with the \'i"ihlo
witnesses of the Lord 110W on the earth, urc here CUIIl
mumled to risc and go into battle again,>t the .'lIelllY,
which encmy hid(,s behind a great breastwork cif li('<;.
That prophecy is now ill course of fulfillment, and that
fi~ht is 110W on, and it i-.; led by Christ .Jesus, allu tllC'''-'fore it is Jehovah God that has m'is(11. In tlli.; ('OilneetiolJ the prophet hniuh f>UYS: ,. For .Jcohc)\ ah will
rise up as ill mount l'erazlIn." (f.,ao ~8:21, .tN,!',)
.Jeho"'lh God has now rif>ell lip by hi" l'epre"(,lltatirc,
Clm"t J('~us. Awl for I', hat (HU'LJ0:>C'! '1'0 do n specific
wOl'k, us it i'i writtc'lI: "That he nia,\' do his \\ork, his
straJJg(~ \\ol'k." Hi.,; "l>tl':Jnge work" i" now ill PI'II~
re"s. Slll"<']y tllC fig-ht now being- lIlade ugain'it tile
entrcnched e11eIJlr, the modern-day Philistine'>, by Ille
proclamation of thc truth, j" lIke "a Hood of . . .
waters" aIHlls <.Jod's work, awl it ,"'('C'IlI', \'Cry stl'alli!l)
work to mallY pel'sons, l'lll'tielllal'i.I' llto::.e who hal'('
not an llnder:,talldill'~ of the pl'ophl,(Oil'-'; of (Jo<l. That
\\ork of Jehovull, as II(' ~latt'~;, will ('olliplel\'ly expc)',{'
to Vil'W the great lie" of 1Il0de\'1I l'hilistiIIC... allli will
enable tllO~C who ht\\e all h'JllI,:-t hearl to Im'ilk tl\\ay
from the LJO\\orflll in fllH'llCC of till' d('vi I-I'd hlOn j,ts
and take their' ;,lanc1 IHI thc side of .J('ho\'ah and his
()l'~alliztlt iOIl. TJl,lt fi'lht d('-';ll'ibed, alld wIdcoll \1 a'i
j'ore~hadcJ\\('d by the II:lttle at :\fou/lt I't'I'azim, i'i not
.. \rma~('dcl(lll, but it i'i a wOl'k of JcllOrall Cod dOlle
11,\- hi,; l'o['COl',-; at hi" CO/lllllall<l, h,d by IllS t~/'e:Jt M'ITallt,
('hrist Jesll~, mId whi(lt will expo~e nlld di~~ra("e tlltJ
ellemy, and prO\e that tile ]'eli~iolli:-,t.,; are fraudulellt
and do not r('pl'eSellt Cod dlld hi.; kilJ 12 clullI , hut 1'('P]'('"ent the Del'll mal eon ... titutc a part of his org'allization,
DAnD AT GlBEO:i

There wns a sccoud at kmpt on the pal't of tile

to dl;... tl'o~' J)a l'iJ allel hi" a rillY, alit! for
that purlJose the l'hilI':>tille" pitl:lJed ugailJ all lhe
plains of Hephmm. (~ ;';am. :;: :.!~) }~delTillg lJOW to
the prophecy of Isaiah, mark well these word., spol;l'lI
hy I~<!iah, to II it: "For ,J dlOnl 11 .. , will be wroth
[1]\(311 iug ang-er vioJc.1l tly. expl'e'i~,ed J as in the valll',\'
of Gibean; that he ma,\' . . . brill~ to pa'iS hi" ad,
hi,:> &trang'e act." (Isa. ~8: 2J, ,1R. r.) It wa-.; ill 1he
vallty of Gibcan that "JehOy,tll ca"t 00\1"11 gl'eat ;,trllies
from h<:l1\ en" upnn the e!lCIllY. (Ju"h. 10: ] 1, .1 Ii, I', )
The castin!! clOlnJ of t1w.,c great ~:tOJl(,-'; \\a" all act of
GoLI, alld not of man, a]1I1 it WIlS a violc'llt e:_pl'L'"ion
of Jehm'ah 's righteou& indIgnation and a!l~er against
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the enemy. 'l'he prophec~' of I~aiah says nothing about

Jehovah '8 being wroth at nlount Perazim, but docs
expressly mention J,~hovah's wrath (or an~er violently
expressed) at Gibeon. It seems reasonable, therefore,
to conclude that David's fight against the Philistines
at Mount Perazim pictured particularly the war that
is now on between the' seed of the Serpent' and the
'seed of promise' mentioned in Hevclation 12: 7, and
Obadiah 1; and that the two battles at Gibeon, the one
fought by Joshua and the one fought by David, both
pictured the violent expr('ssion of Jehovah's anger
ngainst the enemy at the battle of the ~reat day of
God Almighty, or Armageddon, and which will be the
"act" of Jehovah God, and "his strangc act", to all
exccpt those who are on the side of .Jehovah H1Hl un
dcr Christ Je:-.us. The prophecies of the Loru, as exJ!res"ed by Jo"hua, Isaiah, Obadiah and Hahakkuk,
must all be considered together, becauHe all arc the
wOl'ds of Jehovah and describe the same thing and arc
('xactly in harmony.
2.JehovlIh has not wl'iUC'n his Word as men write.
It has pleaseu him to write some in one plaee and
somc in another, to the eud that only those who de\Oote llwnJse!ves to .JdlOvah wholly anu completely ('an
Hllders{alld the same. It is Oldy those who are made
ri"htcous by full faith and ohedil'lIce unto (:od auu
<.:I:ri"t Jcst;" aud who humbly continue in the l'ight
wav that \\ ill now understand: "])0 they 1I0t ('1'1' that
(ll'~'i"e evil? but 1I1el'(',)' anu truth shall he to them that
<1e\i"e good." (Prov. 1-l:2:!) "Light is sown for the
ri?hteous, anu gladness for the upright in heart."
(Ps. 97: 11) ThiH latter text does not say that trUth
i,..; sown for the l'ightcous, hut that light i..; sown for
the righteous. Cod's W OI'U is truth, and it is publishcd fre('1y that all may ~('t ahold of it who He('k it.
Jehovah Uou ('a uses the glory of his light to shiue
UpOJl his Word, and that li~ht is for the rIghteous.
'1'he righteous OJl0S are the OII('S who undC'rslanu, and
these al'e in the it'mple and arc ri!!htcous by virtue of
being undt'r the "robe of ri,~hteousllcss". "Kone of
the wi('k('u shall ulIllcrstaud; but the wise shall Ullder'stand. "-])un. 12: 10.
30 In drawing the line of demarkation between the
proud, hypocritical, drunkell religionists allu hi" faithful people in eOll1lection wit h the warfare het \vC'('n the
two, tlC'hovah says: "Whom shall he teach kllowledge?
and whom shall he make to umler<;tand doctriue? them
that arc weallcd from the milk, and drawn from the
breasts. For pre('ept must lJe upon pre('cpt, precept
upon pre('ept; line upon line, line upon line; here a
l,iille, and there a little."-Isa. 28: 9, 10.
St It appears that confusiofl has arisen in the minds
of some readers of The 1ratchtuU'cI' eoneeming the
gathering of the great multit ude, aud sueh confusion
is increased by f,ome \\ould-be teachers who are ambit iOll'S and covetous. Those who follow thr expressiom of such pc'rsons arc bound to ha\'e eOllfu"ion in
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thing, like a corporation, and can be destroyed without destroying the individuals who operate that body
or corporate thing. The Homan Catholic Hierarchy
and allied clergy hide behind a great mass of lies and
thereby deceive the people. The Scriptures SCI'Ill
clearly to teach that Jehovah docs a work which ('Xpo~cs the hypocritical religionists and their systems
to view and brings the same into di,,~race and destroys
the }Jower and in11uence thereof with the people. Tllus
Jehovah docs by causing a grrat 1100d of truth like a
mighty flood of \\'aters to over11ow and sweep away
the lies. This is done in connection with the hard,
cold truths, pietured hy hail, which he causes his WItnesses to lJroclaim bC'fore the people. Destruction of
the religious HyHtems neces'>arily appears to he a VI'I'y
"strang-e work" in the eyrs of those who have no
lmowledgoe or undehtalHling of (1ot!'s IJtlrpo~e, The
Homan Catholic Hierarchy has for ccnturic'S led tIle
people to believe that it is God's sllceial or~~anizaliull,
and to expose and tli"gracc that ol'ganization would
seem vcr;)' strange to many. It is while this flood <.f
truth is sweepin~ through the land, expo"ill~ the
refuge of lies, that the honest-hearted peop!p, t hfN; of
good- will to\\'art! God, heal' and believe Uod's \\'ord
and come out and t'l].;e their stant! on thc side of 1ile
Lord, antI fOlom tht great multitude. J\II the SI'J'iptllll'S
show that the gathcriJl~ of the great multitudl' Illll"t
be completeu I)('fol'~ the battle of the gTl'at day of
God Almighty i<; fought. 'J'here is no Hcripl me ill(lieating that tlw gleat multitwlc will he galhf'red to
the Lord after the battle of Arllla~lddo!l 1)(,~IlI'"
After tht' reljgiom >.y~t('Jns arc brou,.!:ht into the full
light and expo>.c!l allU tIlt' l'Il'rgy that ha\'e oper.'1Id
tho<;e syst('ms are di'i~lat'etI, those ('lergynl<'lI, as it lippears from the SI'l'iptUJ'es, try to repudiate their tilll''>
as elergyJl)rn and elaim to be ('OmlllOn lahf)1'(:r<;. , .. \1011
it shall come to pa~,> in that day, that the !,l'Oplll'h
>.hulJ be ashmned cvrry one of his vision, Whl'lI hc hal h
prophesieu; ueithel' >.1Iall thC')' \\ear a rough ganrwllt
to deceive; hut he shall say, I am no propht,t, I ;1111
an hu"balJdman j for man tauf,?:ht me to kc(']) ('atl 1('
from my youth .\nd one HhaJl say unto him, \\'hat ol'e
these wounds in thine hands? ThplI he shall an"\\ "I',
Tho"e with whi('h I was wounded in the homp of my
friend'>," (Zech. 13: 4-6) This scripture i<; consirl('I'l'd
in thp book 1'1'l.'])(Il'a/ion, page 246 and pagl'S folio\\"inf!o It appears that those who arc trying' to tame
eonfu'iion and thoHe who are prrmittillg thell1sclH'~ to
be confuSPd hayc not read and studitd the 'Yah'h
Tower pulJlications as the Lortl has lwen ple<!"ed to
bring them forth. Xot under:,tanding the tJ'l1th, tIl\',\'
set forth their own viC'ws in opposition to \rhat the
Lord has giwn his people,
32 The followill~ scriptures show bC'yond a dl'llht
that the grrat multitude mnst rcc'l'i\'e the \\ it n,'" III
the kingdom truth, arcept the same, take their "l<!llll
on the siu(' of Jeho\-ah aud his orgallizati(>IJ, and 1hl'1I
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the battle of the great day of God Almighty is fought;

and which scriptures art', to wit:
At Zephaniah 2: ]-3 it i~ stated: "Before [not after
or in the miuule of the trouhle] the decree bring forth,
before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger
of the Loru come upon ~'ou, . . . seek righteou~ne~s,
seck merlmess; it may he ~'e shall be hid in the day of
the Lord's anger." It was at the hattIe of Gibeon that
Jehovah exprcssed his anger against the enemy, anu
which he su~'s, through his prophet lsaiuh, he shall do
again when he performs his "strange act".
Ezekiel 9: 4-11 proves beyond all doubt that the
faithful witnesses of Jehovah must go throu~h the
lunu and give the people a witness to the truth and
finish that" WOl k" hefore the slaughter wOl'k hegins
hy the Executioner of Jehovah. There is no intimation here that any witness work i,> to be given after the
f>laughter work hegins, which witness work will hring
forth the grcat multitude.
~econu Kin~s 10: IG-23 plainly state"! that Jonadab
met and joilleJ JdlU, was taken into Jehu'8 ('\lariot,
and rode with him in the chariot (his organization)
Iwfo!'e the slaughter took place.
Heve!ation 7: !.J-IG shows the great mult it\Hle gath.
ered unto the Lo!'d anu s(>rvin~ him; and there it is
statel1 that "these are thry which came out of grl'at
tl'ilJIIlation, and have washrd their rohcs, and made
thc'lll white ill the hlood of the Lamb". The gl'l'at trlhulation reachc's its rlimax at Armag-e<!clon and withont uouht is the expres~ioll of Jehovah 's an~er ag'aill~t
Satan's orgallizat iOll. Those of the grcat mu11 itwle
esc:ape that great trihulation all(l arc brought throllgh
it and preservrd hy t he fjord UpOII the expre<"sl'd C'OIlditiol1 that tluy sed, rightcoll:-'Ile"s allu lIledwrss before Armageddon. lIad they not alt'eady wa:,lwc} their
robes in the blood of the Lamh they could 110t he preserved uuring the grea t trihu lat ion.
Matthew 2[;: 31-4G shows Chri"t Jesus at the temple for juclgnwllt llud before him are gathereu all the
natiolls. Chri:-.t Jesus Ill'oecl'ds to separate the nat ions;
and when the time conlf'S to make kllown the wickru
goat clai>s, as di:,-tinguisheu from the sheep rlass, how
docs the Lord identify tllem lll1d make them known Y
Have in mind that Chrbt Jesus said that asicle from
the "little flock" of his sheep he had "othc'r shcep',,"
which he would gather, and that they should hccome
a part of his orgauization. (John 10: Hi) Those "other
sheep" arc the ones composing the grcat multitude.
During the time of the separation the faithful rem
nant, in obcuienee to the commandments of th(' Lord,
go forth and' preach this gospel of the kingdom as a
witnei>s to all the nations', and while that prearhillg
is going on those who compose the great multitude,
that is, the "other sheep", show kindness toward the
faithful witncsses of the Lord, and because of their
kindness and co-operation, and hecause they take thpir
stand on the f.ide of the Lord and favor his witnesses,
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hand side, and then say"! to them: "Come, ye b1ps:Jcd

of my l;'ather, inherit the kingdom prepared for yuu
from the foundation of the world." To those ,viehd
reli~ionists and their allies who per,ecutc Jehovah's
witnef.ses became they are preaching this gOi>pcl, Jesus
Chri'lt the great JuJge says to them: "Depart from
me, ye cursed, into everlastmg fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels . . . And these shall go away into
everla'lting [cutting-off (Diaglott)]." That de~;lrnc
tion of the cursed is at ArmagedJoll ; and how could it
be possible to put to the test others of good will or
give them a chance to show themselves devoted to tile
Lord's people after the wicked are destroyed and the
testing time is past 1,
M The Lord Je:-.us is at the temple conducting jud~.
ment, and has been therc since 191H, anJ is llOW Sl pm'ating the nations. It is Juring thi" time that Jec.lh
says to the faithful Olles of the temple cIa",,: ".\m1
this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all
the world for a witness unto all nations; and thl'1l
shall the end come. For then "hall he great tribulation,
such as was not since the bl'ginning of tlw world to
this time, no, nor ever shall ue."-:'Ilatt. 21: H, ~l.
3t The preuching of this !!:ospel is for the very plll'pose of informing the people of good \\ ill, who are
}wparate from the Devil's ol'ganization and fOl'lll t h"
gl'eut lIlultituclt, and there is nothing' i'.aicl by the LOI d
about pl'eaehing this g'ospl'! of the kingtlullJ a [!l'r I he
great trihulation, hut clearly the inferpnre is that slldl
pr('aehin~ is not then necessary.
3" The two hattks at Gibeoll clearly forc'shaclo\\e,l
~\rm:'geddon, and the 8rript lII'C" show sueh. 1\t tile
first hattie Joshua pic:tllred the Lortl .Jc<.,ll'l, allu, \\ hl'n
Jehovuh threw down great stones of iee from hrawn
that cle,,,tl'oyed 11IO"t of the elWlnY, that delu'!y piCtlll'ld
the im'isible hosts of heaven ell!!,a~ed in the fi!!,ht
against the forces of the Devil eOIllJ1landl'd by (:ng
and including the earthly divbion of thl' Dcvil \ al'ln~'.
At the later hattle of Cibeoll, fought hy Dll\'id, he t]H'l'e
pictured Jehovah's hdo\ cd 80n, CIIl ist .JI'o.;US. D,n ill
was instructed by the Lord at that battlc that he
should not begin the attaek in the usual way, but that
he should make a flank movement all the ellC'IllY, Hnd
then wait until he heard the signal from t he Lord,
that is, "the :,oll11d of a going in the tops of the 111ulberry trees"; "for then is Jeho\'ah gOlle out bdo! e
thee to smite the ho::;t of Phili"tine,,;." (2 Sam. 5: 2-1,
A.It.V.j sec also 1 Chronicles 14: ]3-17) That is Cll1lclu~iye !>roof that the invisible host of heaven led lhe
fight against the enemy, in whieh David was the visihle lC'ad<'l' ancI m which til(> enemy was complrtcly (lefeat cd. So likewise the picture given in HC\e]atlOll
concC'l'I1ing Armageddon, that the Lord Je:-<us \coach
the fight, and his armies in heuycn follow after him.
-TIev. 19: 11-16.
36 Jehovah fought. thc hattles at OibC'on in hehalf of
his royenant peo)lk, and also for the Gihronit \'s, \,,110
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by his great Marshal, Christ .Jesus, fights the battle

[It Arma:!,cduon for hi., eOYCllilJit pcoplc, anu the antitypical Gib2onik;, the ~~l'cat multitude, who, of ('OUlSC,
mll ... t be on the side of .JchcnAl before the fjght tab~s
placC'. The C:i1Jl.'omtes were completely ucliyereu from
;,a"lIl's force's round about tl~l'm, which cnemy had
a1 ~('mrtcd the du;truetlOII of (jibcon bCNlU'ie they hnd
lvrsnkC'!l the Dl:vil's crowd and put themselvcs all the
!>ide of the Lord und become hi.;; servants. 80, too, the
encmy attehlp!::; to cle"troy all those of the gl'eat multitude who nrc ~d free from ~atull 's organization, be<..lll~C they h'JYC ucyotcd thellt..-.clvrs to God's organi.
.lutlOn under Christ Jesus. 'Th(";e are prc"el'Yed anu
takrn throll~h .\1'magcchlon. l.ilw the Gibeonitts, the
great nmltitllc}e are the only oues that today for'iJke
:-; It~:l'S ol'~altization and come- over on the siJe of Jeho\,.~h alill Christ .Je'>lIs anJ co\'Cnant to be the f'erv
:wL-, of Ged mJ(1 his king-dam.
~7 Glbean lltlt <July wao.; lJl'oU'~ht iuto prominl'Jlce hy
Jl'!lo\'~h's h,ifll" tll:lt ~et them free, lJllt thel'C'afh't
the:. ercuI/icd a /,rOlJliIH'lIt paIt ill the hio.;tory of .Jeho\uh's typic,d (}r~allizallOll. (iibeon W;I" allotted to
tIle tribe Ol Iknj,lmiu alld \\':1" ('\'('n 1lI'lde a 1'1 h'st 's
,'ily. "Now the eities of tile tribe of the childl'l'lI of
l~enj<lJllil1 :H'roldin'~ tl) their fmuilie>; were . . . t\I('I\,
('iii,':: with tlil'ir \'jJla~r's: Gib(tlll." alld oth('\' \ illa!!(~s
Jl:IJJl((l. (.Jo II
lS: ~1-:2'i) "Thus thl'Y gayc to the
ehi!dl'l'lI d J\al'Oll tllr pril'<;t, 1J(jJl'OIl with he/' o.;UiJllllh
I Jut 0f Ow t i ih(' of J udall j, . . . llll! out of the t rihe
I r' Cl'lIjamin, (ll!)(()11 \lllh her- ~Ublll'!Jo.;, . . . "
(.Jo~h.
:!1: l:.l-19) Thf.~ SI'JiptUI'('S mal.(' JlI('Jltion of "the /'001
of Uil)('o!l" (~~arn.~: la); ;!lld of "the g-l'eat W:Ift:
fhat arc in I ;l!)('OIJ" (J('I', -! 1: l~) ; and also of the
"great f,tolle whidl is ill (;jlH'oll". (~ S"IJI, :20:ti)
'j lJo:,e laudl;\;ll'k ... mellt iotH'd li1 well with the typieal
lIlf':!Uill;! of UH~ I,allle. (jilH'Oll was a high place; like" j~,c the 1!,l'tat lilultitllde i<; gi\<.~n a IJl'Olllill(,l1t mcntlOn
in the SCriIJtul'c", ill the IJl'o!,lwey both of thc allci('llt
l>l'oplwts and of 'rhe Hc\'('latiull.
,t'1\[oses built the ta1)('rl1arle in the wildc'rness; but
in ](m!~ J)a\ id \ reign the tahel'llaele, together with
til(: brazPII dtar, was 100'ated 'It Uihcon. The taber/lade was then lac'kill~ t he ark of the CO\"CWlllt, duo
tJ the Phili~tinC',,' having' captured it: "And Zadok
the priest. and h i<; brei h rCll the pric'sts, br' fore the
tdbcrnacle of the Lord in the high place t hat was at
Gilwon, to offer burnt oft'erill~B unto tlte Lord upon tHe
allar of the burnt offerin!.\' contlllually, morlJ ing' and
en'lling, Ilnd to do accordillg' to all that i<; w]'jt1rn in
t:iC law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel."
(1 Chron. 16: 3!J, '10) It was tlwrcforc' cOllyc'ni(>JJt for
the Gibconilcs to be servants of the tabernade at their
Iwme to'\'lJ, and that, too, with the pool and \\ ood>; or
iOIC'stS Il('edl'd for water and wood, which, as drawl"l's
of water and ('hoppers of wooo. they uscd.
1:. Latcr Da\ id erected a tnbernaclo at )fount Zion
unc} hac} the ark of the eo\'enant placed there. (1 Chron.
16: 1. ~n, ;{S) 'fht' me of the high vlaee at Gibeoll COIl-

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tinueu until the rcign of Solomon. The site of the

tem!J!e had been indicated by the Lord to Kin~ David,
" . :\t that time, \\hen Daviu saw that tho Lord had
8n"wel'ed him III the threshingfloor of Oman the .J tbusitr, then he sacrificed there. For the tabenwcle of
the Lord, \\ hich l\1o~e:; mnde in the wildeI'll(,;'~, awl
the altar of the bUl'lIt offering', were at that sca:-Oll ill
the high place at <: iheoll; but l>avid' coultl not ~o be
fore it to inquire of (lou; for he was afraid, bo('allse of
the sword of the allgd of the Lord. Then DavilJ ~aid,
This is the hom;c of tlle Lord Uod, and this is the nltar
of the bUl'nt oCerill~~ for Israel." (1 ehron. ~l : ~')-~3n ;
22: 1) Cntil the tl'mple wns completed at .Jel'u>:alem
dUl'ilJ~ the rci~n of :)olomon, in the c1eyenth year 01
hio.; rei~n, SolomfJll himsdf went up to Gibtoll to \\01'~hip there: ".\l1d Solomon loved the Lord, \.. dkill~
in the statute., of I);l\-id hi" fathe'r: only he sacnticl,J
and burnt ill('(,i1~e in 11l~..(h places. \nd the 1\l1J~ \\'( lit
to Uibeon to ~,a(,l'ifice thel'e; for that '\'11'i the ~J'('at lwdl
pl~H'e; a tholli,lnd burnt onerill'~s di,l Solo1lloll oi.I'1'
upon that altar. ]11 Gibcon the Lord app(':lJ'l'd to
So]o1l1on in a drC'am by night: alld Cod ~aid, .\ ... !i: \\/:at
I shalll~ive thee." (1 I\i. 3: 3-;') ., .\lld it C':lIIll' 10 1':1-0.;,
\\'1ll'11 f-'olomoll had f;nishcd the I'llildin~ of the hOlh('
of t he Lord, alld the J,iw(s hOll'iC, and all SO!O!llllll '-,
dl',il'C' which he was pll'a>'('d to do, tll:lt th.. Lord l:Ppealt'd to ~olomoil the SI'I'OIIlI tilllP, as II(' had ,1~)I)!'al'('d
llllto him at (;ihc"lll. .\nd the Lord ",lid ulllo Illill. f
ha\'e heard lhy pl'a~'CI' ailu thy :mppli('atioll tllnt tltO\!
ha..,t mad(' IJl'l'ore 11)(': I h;ne hallo\\'('d tIJi" hOIl"(' \\:li .. 11
tholl lla',t buill, to Pllt In.\' lJallte t IIl'rl' for ever: <111.1
mine l'~'l''> :tlllIlllille II('al't ~h:tll he there perpetualh'."
-1 J\:i. !J.l-:~; ~ ('111'011. 1::3-5,1:3.
40 The r(',>nlt to t"e Uibl'olllLe:, ill eoYelwlltln'~ to 1)('
tilt' >;('1'\':1111" of (;od 's I)('oplc Israel \\a., that till',\' \I\'!'('
l'e'l<lI <led b('yond theil' expcctatlOlls in b('I'Oll!IIIg' 111"
iutilllatc sen'ants of Jeho\'nh 's house of wOl'"IIil'. ('('1'tninl,)' the Cilwonit(,s did serve Jl'hm ah <Jod; otl.t'l'.
wise they would uot ha\'e cOl1tiuuel! ",ith thl' f"r:ll'lil,''i
in sel'vice. The UibeonitC's, who \\l're Ilivitc'" lwd )1<'come ]11'o,-(,I,I'1('s to the laith of ~eho\'[:h and his 1)('"Jdt'
nnd thcreafter manifl"ileu th('m.,e!ws HS sur'h, Thl."
were .. st ran~('rs" [" proselytes" (in t hc (; l'ed, n'I'sian StjJtWIJ11!t)], rd'cl'f(>d to in the sl'ripI1ll"''i at
Bxodus 12: -IS amI ~O: 10. They ',\'('1'0 eil'('lll/l('l:,cd,
s.rmhoJizin~ that thc)' wer(' made cll'an be fore the
I~orl1. It is \\littl'll: "Aud thou shalt rejoice in t!l\
fea~t, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, nnJ tll,'mansernlllt, al1d thy maichelTal1t, and the Ll'\'llfo, t)\l!
strall1!rr [proselyte (Sept.)], and the father!('<.,o.;, ,'lId
the \\ idow, that <Ire \\'ithin thy gate,;. "-Deut. 1G: JL
41 'fhis was the fl'a.,t of tabrl'nades, anti the fad
that the Gibeollites (who ",el'e .. "t I'all~el''''' alld
"pro~e!yte!>") jJartlCijJatc'd therein i" fllrthC'l' ['lu(,f
that tbe great nU1ltitllde HOW jJal,tif'lp:ltes \"it h IIll'
I'cmnant in celebrating' the feast of lal)(,l'nacll'''J, (~('(~
'J'/tc 1fafcldou'cr April I." 1U36, pa1!e 11::;,) ']''';It 11'1'
descc'JlJ'mts of the Clibconites, who \\'l'l'e ~trdI1~1'1 ; ,lI!ll

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proselytes, continued with God's chosen people is

further shown by the fact that at Pentecost, after the
holy spirit descended upon the apostles, those who
heard their speech in variou~ tong-ues are mentioned
as "Jews and proselytes". (~\cts 2: 10) Nicolas of
Antioch was a proselyte. (Acts 6: 5) l\Iany who followed Paul were proselytes. (~\cts 13: 43) The ances
tor of Jonadab, tlie son of 1:cchab, was in the same
class of strangers or proselytes.-Num. 10: 29-32 i
Judg. 1: 16 i 1 Chron. 2: 55.
42 When Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, riding on an ass, the great multitude accompanied him, many of whom were "strangers" or
"proselJtes": "'l'he Pharisee,> thercfore said among
themselves, Percrive J'e how ye prevail nothing1 hehold, the world is g'one aftrr him. And there were
certain Greeks among them that came up to worsllip
at the feast: the sump came therefore to Philip, which
was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying,
Sir, we would f-,ee .Jesus. "-.John 12: 19-21.
43 Note now that the hypocritical Phari'iees perverted tlJi'i lluittrr of pro~clytp'l, doing anything and
ever,ythillg pos.;ible to draw men into their organization that the Pharisees mi~~ht rc'erive matrrial support
from them. '1'0 tll('m .Jeslls ~nid: "\Voe unto you,
s('ribes and PhariRl'l'S, hypoel'ites! for ye eompa'iS sea
and land to makr one proscI~te; awl when hr is malle,
ye make him twofold more the ehild of hell than )'ourscl\es,"-:\Iatt. 23: 15.
PERVJmSIO~
U It is one of the tricks of Satan to 1WITert the law
of God, that is, to use a tl'nth and misapply it in orl}C'r
to hide unlawful ads. God's law, which i'i always
rig-lit, lIumits the stl'an~er a'i a prosrlyte to his favor.
The IJevil ('au:-'ld the Pharj"crs to pervert that law
of God. 'rho Phari:-.ees ueparted from the truth of
God's C'xpressed purpO'ie and hreame commercial religionists and pl'adicl'd what was known ac, the Jewish
"religion" for selfish pUl'po'ir,;, All who have departed
f)'om the truth and become religionists ha\'e used the
same for a selfi:-.h pUl'pose aJld arc thrrefore the instruments or children of the Devil. 'l'he hypocritical
Pharisees did everythin~ pos<,illle to draw men under
their control and to make pro<;r1ytes of them j lind this
they did for their own selfish aggrandizement. Likewise thrir cOlUltrrpart, the Roman Catholic Hierarchy
in partieular, and other rrligionists in gC'neral, have
followed the course of the Pharisees and adopted and
practiced religion instead of God's \Yord and arc
therefore guilty of perversion. Some trne histori('al
facts here 8('t out arc enlightrning upon thi'S matter.
45 In Jesus' day, among the Jewish pro,>e1,rtes were
the Edomitcs, who had heen fOI'l'ihly macIc such by a
Pharisee. Such proselytes included the family of the
Herods, the kings that ruled ill Palestine when Je::.us
was 011 carth in the flesh. Sometime after the death of
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began to try to extend their faith, and in doing so

uSl'd carnal weapons and many other wrongful means.
The l\Iaccabecs, who were priestly Levites, became
kings of such Jews, and olle of them was John IIyrcanus. On the death of his father, John IIyrcanus
ascended the throne and became high priest, B.C. 13:i.
To begin with, John was a Pharisee. Concerning the
military expeditions of John it is written: "IIyrcaml'>
took also Dora and Marissa, cities of Idumea [Edom I,
llnd suhdurd all the Idumeans; and permitted them
to stay ill that country, if they would circumcise their
genitals, and make usc of the laws of the Jews; and
they were so de'iirous of livin~ in the country of their
forefathers, that they submitted to the use of circumcision, and the rc,;t of the Jewish ways of living j at
which time therefore this befell them, that they \\'('re
hereafter 110 other than Jews," (.Josephus Ant. XIII,
chapter ix, sec. 1.) Later .John Ilyl'canus became a
SadduC'ee.-Antiquifics XIII, .chnp, x, sec. 5, G.
46 lIen<'e the family of the IIerocIs, heing Idulneans
or Edomites by c!C'S('l'llt, were included among th('se
forced IH'o'ielytes of Pharisrc manufacturr. "Ill'rod
the king," ~o-('aJled "JIerou the (:rpat", wa'> sue!. an
Edomite proselytr, and he waR the one that illter\'i(~\\ e<1
the wise men from the cast and then tried to I,ill the
lJabe Je~us hy orc!lring all the babies of Bl't 1I11'11e 111 10
he killed. (:\latt. 2: 1-19) 'I'his Herod hypoC'l'iti('ally
rebuilt the temple at .Jerusalem, eO!lC'erning which the
Jews said to .Je.,us: "Forty and six y<'ars wa., thi,>
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it lip in thlee
days1" (John 2: ~()) .Jesm foretold the utter dr~tt'uc
tion of llerod's terllple.-:\latt. 2-1,: 1,2.
47lIerod ~\Iltipas the king was also such 11 IJl'osl'1,v1e,
IJeing' the son of the above JIcroel the (:r('at, amI his
Mlrces,;or to the kingdom over Galilec. Tld'i lIct'od
Anti pas \\'ns the onc who yielded to the requP'it of 1he
danl'er Salome for the hcad of John the hapt izel'.
(Mark 6: ]V!8) Whl'n the Phal'i"cc's told .Je.;u:, to gpj.
out of Galilee, "for Herod will Idll tl1('e," Jrsu'i n'
plied, "00 ~'e, and tell that fox." (J.Juke ]3::n,3Z)
\Yhcn brought hefore this Jl <'rod, .J esus re1'u:-.pd tf' Ill'I'
form a miracle for him. (Luke 23: 6-11) 'l'he) cfol'e
Herod set Jrsus at nought. COlwerning this the apo:-.ties and other disl'iplcs, sometime after Pentl'l'o"t,
prnyed: "For of a truth, against th~ holy ('hild .Jcslis,
whom thou hast anointed, hoth Herod, anel Pont im
Pilate, \\ ith the ({entilrs, and the prople of Israel, were
gatherrd togdhrr. "-Acts 4 : 27.
48 Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the
Great, "stretched forth his hands, to vex certain of
the churC'h. And he killeu James the hrother of .John
with the ~\Voru. AnJ becau'le he saw it plc'as('l] the
Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also." But
Petcr was c1eli\'elcd from prison by God's angel. Later,
when this HeroJ made a speech to the hratbl'n, "thl)
:mgel of the Lord ~mote him, beeause he gaH IIOt (;0<1
t he glory: and he was eatrn of "'orms, and gave up
the ghost. "-Acts 12: ] -23,

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49 It was the Pharis('es and their alJie,> or assoc'iates

that bitterly oppooed Jesus and persecuted him to
death. Those Pharisees claimed to be the true representatives of God on earth, and yet they persecuted
and brought alJOut the death of the heloved Son of God,
Jesus knew that those hypocritical cler~ymen sought
his life, but he did not for this reason shun to declare
the truth of and concerning them. In this connce1lO11
read his dCliunciation of the Pharisees as set forth in
the twcllty-thil'd ('haptel' of ~Jatthew, awl, when reading it, substilute for the word "Pharisees" the words
"the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and allie(1 clergy' '.
Conccl'llin~ their perversion of God's law relating to
proselytes Jc,;U'i said: "\Voe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hYPocl'ites! for ye COJnpa,;s sea and land
to make olle proselyte; and \vhen he is made, ye make
him twofold more the ehild of hell than yourselves."
(.\Iatt. :!3; ] G) IIe tu[d the Phari,;eos that they could
not eseape the damnat ion of {]ehcnna, and U;erefol'c
mUl'ked tlll'llI for destrad ion; and likewise their counterpart, the Homan Catholic Hierarchy and allie'>,
who rc~ol't to all manner of moan:; to make pro<,el.ytcs,
are rOI1(.!Pmlll'll by the Lord to the l:ialTle fate.
~o 'rhe Homan Catholic lIicl'arehy, like their jll'edeces~ors to\\<ll'd ~ll('h <IS the family or the !il'ro(b, PCl'\"crt nod ':i rule eOllcI'rllill~ plo"c1ytes. 'I'he Cathoiic
ol'g',l/Iizatioll, oJ)('ratill~ fL'Otr! J~(JlIle, lias gOl1e much
farthrr III this wid,('d COIII'se 1han the Phal'i~c(-;. The
('olujue.,t of :"IIl'xico IS a sl1"\11leful example thl'r('o!' In
mallY (~Ol\llt l'i~'s of EUl'opt: as well m; the C011l1tl'jp,; of
1'\orth .\111('1 iea and South .\merica, the Homan Calilolic Ilil'ran'hy lias used fire, the swol'd and honilJle
maehin('s ot torture to ('olllpd IIwn ano WOIll('1l to be('ollie Cat hoi ie J)1'o..,('lyt('s and to come 1ll1dl'r the COlltrol of th(' lJierarchy ur:~al\ization. 'l'he Ilierar('hy
openly and boastfully elailning to hc the re[ln',;elllativcs of .f('llo\,ah Uod, the Human Catholic Hieral'ell"
is, in fact, tlu chid rejlJ'('scntati\'e 0\1 ('arth of thl' "god
of this world ", whieh i" Satan the Devil. 1\Ion \\ho
HoW go about in this ('oulltJ'y of .\m('rica as pl'icsts
and ml'mbel's of the Homan Catholic IIieral'('llY ad\'ocate the IIlmd('r of those who arc anti.Jlirral'chy.
Some of the hi~.:'her-u[l offie;nls in the Catholic Hierarchy organization employ tln'rats of hoytott to oeter
radio stations from broadcasting the me~sal-!e of truth
and arrogantly derlare that if their wal'llil1<T is not
hcedeu t[;e gr'eat IJierarrllY official will "take morc
drastic act ion". 1\Janifestly this language mll'it be
cOllstrued as meaning that if the radio stations do not
obey the cardinal or other members of the Hierarchy,
resort will be had. to that which will brin" about more
damar-\,e than boycott. Let those "ho h~\'(' been induced to follow and Obl'y the prirsts of the Homan
Catholic lliel'archy take notice that God's law oeclares that the Hicrarchy ~ll1d all such pcrvrrten, of
truth, who misrepre~eJJt and defame God's holy naIne
and practice wickedness, will find their cnd in verdi.
tion. The people of good will, who will form the great

multitude and find a place of safety, must now Cll1ic!dy

the Hierarchy and like rei igious organizations
and flee to the kingdom of God. That time i<; short in
which they mu"t find safety, if thcy find it at a If.
:a The noman Catholic Hierarchy and allied clel'!'~'
have followed the COUl'.,e of the Pharisec,;. ToJay bw
Hierarchy boasts that it has twenty million pcop[e III
its organization in the L"nited State':i; and, without a
doubt, the worst crooks of the land are among tho',e
twenty million; wicked men, who do not hl'~ltate to
commit any crime and whom the priests of the Hil't'arch)' attempt to absolve from their wicke<lnrss. A,
the Phari:-iccs were against the common pl'ople that
llailed Jc~U!,. so now the Homan Catholic H!I:rnrehv
is dead again~t thc common people that sing the pn1 i"l~'
of Jehovah and Chl"i..,t his King. For the samc l'l'ason
the der;;)' per:secute the l'cnlllUnt and the great mul
titllue.
fi2 \\'hclI the temple was established at Jel'l'dllll,
the Uibeollitc'>, then incllloed ,11llOIlg' the Ndlllnill1,
would have to move up to JerU'iah'm and there do tlll'll
service of dtuwin~ wuter and dlOpping' wond. 'fil('n
came Nebllchadllezzar and destroyed Jerll'i<dl'Jlt and
canied uway many captivl'S to Bahyloll, mallY ()f
whom donbt1<::,:; \\Cl'C {liIH'unites. Later the (jill('unil(",;
I'durncu with the roDmant of the .Jcws to \'('huil(l the
t('lllple at .J l'1'lI"a Il'm: "'1'hl";o arc 1ho (hiJdn /l of t il(~
provin('(', tll<lt \\'I'llt UJl out of the capti.\'ity, of tho'ic
that had h('l,n eanied a\\ay, whom l\'"eIHwhadIH'zzal'
the king' or Babyloll had ('arTie(} away, altO ('alll\' ;I'.'alll
to Jerusa\('m alld to Judah, e,0l'y oue unto
('it~;
who ('llllle with Zel'ubbuhel, J('"IIllU, Nch('miah, .\/:1riah, Uaannah, !:\ah;:unani, :\Ioj'(leeai, Bi["lwll, .:\11',pereth, Bi~vaj, NehuJll, Baallah. The l1lunbcl', 1 ~a~',
of the !llPIl of the peoplc of Israel, wus thi"j .. , lhe
chilulell of (Jlb<:on, nincty and flvc."-~eh. 7: (i, 7, ~;:;,
~3 The Giucollites participated in the l't'pai,'in~ of
Jel"u.,alcm's walls. (Nch. a:7) 'fhe UilwOllltp" alld
their dc<;e('ndallts rcmained faithful to tlwil' cO\'l'nallt;
although tlw)' wcrr not Israel iiI''; nor in t he law ('o\'eHunt nor in the ('O,elHlIIt of faithflllnc'-'s, .wt tl\('y
faithfully scrw!l Jehovah and hi" house ".., i\'"l'thinim,
In the Uibeonites, therefore, is found the IW:lutilul
picture forctf'lIing thl' gTeat multitude, \\ ho 1'OI''i:lke
Satan's organization and put themS('lves u!Illf'l' Chri"t
as servants IIml wOl'k with the 1'('lIln:lIlt, and tlwl'caftu'
coutirnw in the scrvice of God and Chri<;t .J(,"ll~ "~daY
antlnight", that is, continuously, and all thc timc d;,
:;0 with joy.-Uev. 7: 9-]5.
54 'I'he Scriptural proof is all 01"'.0 way all(1 on onc
side, and sh()\\'s beyollcl all douht that the [!;n'at mnltitude must be gathcl'ed to the Lord and his ol'~alliza
tioll ano 1<'nrn righteousnes'> and meekl1l'''s HllIl be put
to the te:>t hefore the" d('stl'oyinp; storm ", \\ Lleh i..,
the r:\.pre",,,ioll of (lod's \\THth at ;\rmagcdrloJ1, \\ ipl':>
out Satan's organization. \Yhile hl'ing"in,~' fort h to t ),,~
great multitude the fruits of thr ldllQ:I]OIl1 a" ("ommanded by the Lord, the witnesses of' ,1\ 11I;\ nh. ,\ 110
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con5>titute the faithful remnant, must engage in and

do engage in Will' with the religionists, the Roman
Catholic Hierarchj" and their allies. It is the day of
Jehovah, It is the day of judgment and separation
of the nations hy Christ Jesus, the great Jud~e. It is
a time of war, and the faithful remnant delight now
to join hattIe with the hypocritical religionists that
Imve for so long reproached aud defamed the name
of Jehovah God. It is the time in which every oue of
the faithful remnant must ha,'c on and keep on the
whole armor of God. (J~ph. 6: 10-18) ~ow the Devil
find all his agencies make war upon the remnant he.
cause the testimony which they bear is borne in obedience to the commandmeuts of the Lord nnd exposes
to view the crookedness and hypocrisy of the religionists, the chiefest representati\"c of the Devil on earth.
In this war the Jonadahs ur great multitude partido
pate with t he remnant. (1 Chron. 12: 1,4) They hear
the me:";'<;llge of deliverance, and in obedience to the
Lord's ('ollunandllll'l1t these of the g-reat multitude take
up the g-lad cry amI say: 'Comc; let all who hear come.'
-ney. 22: 17.
:i In this clay of Jehovah the Jove of evcI'Y one who
has agreed to uo the will of God must he put to the
trst, und tho5>e who sllceessfuHy meet that test will be
hold in (kelarill~ the mes'ja~!e of the kingdom r{'~a rtlIt's:; of all oppo..,ition. (1 ,John 4: 17, 1R) .\ny person
who is prompted to ('n~a~e in the serviee for a ~elfbh
reason, :>ueh as a desire to hc I,laced in a position anotlw[' oN'lIpies, or with a dl'sil'c to ~hille ill the eyes
of othel' men, shows that lie possesses an impure hrlllt
and, contiuuill~ in that way, is ('crtain to fail. The
~l'riJlttll'es ask thc ql1l,~tiolJ, "Who shall stand in his
holy 1,laec'1" "He that halh dran )wl1Cls, and a pure
hcart; \\ ho hath not Jift()d up his soul uuto \'anil~',
nor swom dElecitfully." (P~. 24: 4) Ouly those who
are !lerfrd in love for Ood unu his kingdom can 1'0<;sibly ~tauJ, and those ,vho loyc (:00 and his kingJom
will put forth CV('I'Y {'[iort in obeuienee to his com
mandm(:ut to prodaim tlw name and the kingdom of
the ~Iost High.
" ~\ fixed rule of Jehovah, a'i recorded in his 'YOI'd,
is this: "To oh('y is better than sacrifiee." (1 Sam,
15: 22) Whell those of spiritual Israel consecrated to
the {,ord, it was necessary for etlCh to mah:e a COVel1<111t
bj' which hc showed his willingness to sacrifice every
eal1hly hope and prospect Ilnd follow in the footstf'PS
of Jl'SUS that he might share ,,-ith Christ Jf'SUS in his
kingdom. The chid' hope in the mind of each of sueh
was to be taken to heaven and reign with Christ, and
that in order to receive that great reward be fiU'lt
}Jrcpal'e himself by growing ill the likenes" of the 1101'<1.
Such work was in full aecord with the light then had.
Ko\\", ~inec the coming' of tile Lord Jesus to the temple
of Jehovah, His light, which is "sown for the righteous", !':hines in the face of Christ .Jesus and is
mirrored to those \\ ho are under the" rohe of righteousne~" and rCYCllls to tl1l'ln that obedience to the

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commandment of Jehovah is vitally essential tl1lJ better than sacrifice, which is al~o necessary. The anointed
now sec Jehoyah appearing in his glory at Zion and
that the day of judgment is here. They see 1I.at tIle
wrath of God began to be expressed a~aillst Satan
when the latter was cast out of heaven, alltl that t!lIC!l
Jehovah \rithhcld further expression of hi,; wrath
until u witness work iu the earth is done accordiw~ to
his will, and when that testimony work j" compleled
thcn Jehovah \vill express his wrttth again'lt SataH aHd
his organization to the complete destruction of all hi~
enemies,
fiT It therefore now dearly appears to the anointeu
that there is much more to do than to merely kcep olle '8
mind upon the fact that he has agrced to sacrifice all
earthly hOIH'S and prospects. Being HOW enlil!Ltt'!l.'d
at the temple, the anointed see that they hal e bpell
takrn ont of the world by the LOl'd as a people for his
name and that they must IJe zcalous and encr~etie ill
ohl'~'illg his commandrnrnt'l. The LOl'd ~end:-, tlH'!Il
forth as his duly commi~"ione<1 wituc,,;,el'i, to pn':l('ll
this ~osl)('l of the kingdom, commandill~ Ihi:; IllLht !w
done hefore the final CII(1. .Jehovah comm:llH]..; tlll'lIl
to aJ'ise and do a work of warfare agaillst the ('llI~IIl~'
Iwfore he CXIll'e,,;,('s his great wrath. Thc l'('mll<lllt are
told what thpy lllu"t do. 'l'llcir part is to he \\(111\('1'-;
to:~l'thcr \dth Cod, even as thc apo:;tle declare:; III': \I as
and is.-1 COL'. 1G: 10; 2 COL'. G: 1.
G8 The remllunt's part of the warfare aguilJ,,1
the
elwmy i'l to Ill'each the truth. 'l'Il('ir weapon" of \\;11'fare arc not c.lmal, hut .Ire !lcmcrf'ul in IJullillg do\\n
the stron!!llOlds and eXpO'lillt!; the elH'my. (~ Cl)r.
1U: :3, 4) 'l'his warfare \\ill h)'il\~ the euPIllY lllto ~h<lllle
and dis~lUce. This is God's work, bpI'au"e it i.., dOlle
aceordillg' to his will. To aU \\ Ito have 1I0t the i-pirit
of the Lurl] it ('('rtainl~' appears to he ;,tran,-\e wurk
for nod 10 disgmce those who have for 1ll:111Y }('al'S
claimed to be hi,; represNltatIV('S, This \\'o1'k i" (wt
.'\rmageddon, hut mu-,t l)e doue b('[ol'e ~\I'Tllag('ddl)n.
:iD Jchoyah lays respoll'lihility upon his alloiut('d witlIC~SCS, hayillg made of them the watchman for hi"
kingdom intet'l'sts, and he commanJs them 10 give
wal'Ilin~, mid "Iates what will }'IC the p"llalty for it
failure to obey hi,; comnwlHllllents. (E:wk. 3:3: u-lU)
'rhe Greater ~Ioses, ChJ'i"t J e~u-" in commaud of the
temple class, commands tIle wilnC",,,es what to do, and
it is far better for them to obey the commandments
than ~acrifiee, hecause all who fail or refuse to obey
\ViI! sulrer destruction anu therefore the :;acrifiee prcviollsly made will a\'ail nothill~!:, (Act,> 3: 23) If tlH'y
faithfully obey, they shall lin'. The service of thL' rClllIlunt is Jifferent, for that reason, from wllllt it was
pre\"iou"l~', for there is morc important \York no\\" to
be done. The great is~ue, which has been )Jclldill~ for
centuries, is now about to he ~cttled fur eyC'!'. l\l'fol'e
that i~~ne is settled Jehovah scuds forth hi'l wit 1lC'''''C'S
to (kclare to [he people that he is God awl 10 It'll tlH'!l1
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nesses ha....e a pnrt in the settlement of the great issue

and \'indication of his name. Those now on the earth
who will li ....e must hear the testimony before the expression of Jehovah's wrath, and the remnant must
carry God's notiee and warning to them, that they
may seek the Lord and find safety in the time of the
expres<;ion of his wrath. This witness work must be
done j and when it is finished, as the Scriptures declare, there will follow the greatest tribulation ever
known or that ever will be kno\Yll, and it will be
a~ainst all spirit and human demons of the universe.
That will be the battle of the great day of God Almighty in vindication of his name, proving tht he is
the Almighty God, whose name alone is Jehovah. Now
by unfolding his prophccies Jeho....ah makes known to
his people that within a s1lort time he will, by his
Right Arm, Christ Je<:ns, strike the decisive blow
against the mem)' and that, when that battle Ill'gin'l,
those who will constitute the multitude without Humber will ha....e heard the truth, will have put themseh es
on the side of God and hi-; kin~doJl1, alll] \\,ilI be s('('n
praising God and sayin~: ,. ~alvatioll to our God whir'h
sittcth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. "-Hcv.
7: 10.
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1. Why is the },J(~sent tirlle (ll'dan'd til he "the day \\hieh
Jeho\'ah huth malle"? To II'lillIlI has tillS bl'en /IIade knllll'n,
nnd ho\\ 1 What is the II rp'IHll1si1J1ht~, in Ielation thereto,
and \\hy1
2,:1. A,:count for the bold player by .lo~hlla at the Imttlo
of Oibcon (\'cr~e l~), awl for J .. ho\ah's fa\'orahle response thl'lcto. Hhow that that plOphl'tw pll'tule IS now
due to hm e fulfilhlll'nt,
47. Point "ut tli(' plOpheti(' ~lgIIJflcanl'e (a) of tI,,, fi\"{l kings'
tlpeinl{ nnd hllllll~ th,'rllI'I\(,)! in II Cll\e at :\fakke(lah, and
"f .lo~hua 's bl'lIlg" tolll tl"'Il'of. (b) Of .lo,hua 's pllw('c1ul'O
then. (l') Of the Ojl,eolllt"s' haVIng" taken thl'Jr Blant.! firm
I.v on thl' side of .Jo~hlla IH'fOJe thp hattie b,'gan,
8]0. "'k,t of prophl'tic si/!;nifi('ance ill SCl'n in tho situatIOn
recor(!t'll nt \'erses ~O, ~11
11,12. Wlmt is pktull'd in that part of the drama r('('ol(ll'd
tit \,CISI:S ~:l, 2-H Hhow that other sC'riptun'l! forptdl the
same 11IIIlllliat IOn to comc upon the boastful !lnd Wicked
rulcrs of the prl'sent day.
13,}0. How does the lecold at \erSC 25 serYe its purpose'
Point out the fitnc~ll, then and as n prophetic pictUll', of
Joshua's dispo;al of tho 11\ e kin~s.
17]!I. \\'Itl, other scnptUll'S, show that, then nnd as a plUph
cey, Joshua's !lJocedure as lecoilled in WISCS 27, 2~ was

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in line with Jehovah's judgmcnt to bo cxecuted against

Satan nnll nIl of IllS organization.
20-22. What, then, is seen to hn YC bcen foretold in the matter
recorded at Vel ses 28,41 and summed up in \ el'e 42 i
23. How does the record at 2 Samuel 2: 123~ ~eelJl to serve
as a prophetic picture r
2426. In due timo David was anointed king of all Israel,
and established his kingdom at Jeru~alem. \Yhat then
took place' Apply thc prophetic picture.
27. What took place at :\lount Pelt\zim 1 For what purpose,
liS there foreshadowed, has Jehovah I risen up', and eOIIJ'
manded his hosts, "Arise ye" f How will that purpose
be accomplished 1
28. What seelns to bo foretoJrI, and why, in the statl'ffieut
that' Jel\(J\'ah shall be wroth as in tho \(,lIey of GI!Jl'On,
that he mny hring to pass his strange act' 1
29,30. How has Jehovah written his "'ord i and why thus'
\Vho will understand Jehovah's WonH anll when, nnll \\h;d
3134. What IS the Homan Catholic IIICrarchd lIow wlil It
be flcstro)'('d1 What is the "strange wOI'k" Il'f,'ned to
in IfaJah 28: 21, and how Will it he dcmcl For \1 h~lt pur'
pose, and \\lth \\ hat result f WIth bCTlptUJe~, ;holl \1 hether
that work must be done ucfole Armage(l<Ion.
33, :lli. By whom \\ore the two battles of 0'},('01l fought'
\V h.\', llml how1 Apply the prophetic IHcture.
37-:W. Helnte fnc'ts concerning Giheon in \\hidl it is seen
to have been fit tlllgl.. typical.
40-42, \Vhat I\a~ the lesult to the Giheollltes of th ..ir co\e
nantmg to be the sernluts of God's IJ('ople l~l:tpl i \\ I"'rpm
is lI('t'n fu)fillml'ut of C,.lt pJ(,phI'IH~ bltuahon 1 Cil" uthcr
instanet's in whil'll 'I btrang"('rs" alII) proselytes slJllght and
found a condItion of fa\oJ' \llth GOll.
4350. Show, \\Ith Illubtral1<JIIS in lJOlIlt, that the Phall-O('s
of ,lesus' day h:l\e tl'l'ir ('ounterl'mt ill tlil' n h';""Il~t~
of the pn.'st'nt day. To \\hat pnd \\111 tho~o alld til< 'C h:l\e
1II1sreplescnt(',I ant.! ,h'fanll'd God's holy nallle alld l"a("
ticed their wi,'kellncss1 What is the ulg"l'n,'y of the pro',"nt
situation as ali"ee!lIIg the people of l{oocl \\ iii 1
51. Point out important faets which show that thl' nOIHan
Catholle llil'lal<'1lv is ng-ainst God and the COllllllon pelll'lc
even liS wme the 1'Imrt""s of Je~u~' ,I.l\'.
52,53. AcC'ount for the fae! that lIIIIOII/!; th;'he rPllJrtling" from
('aptivity :uHl ('OllI1n~ a~al11 to .Jrlu ..... dpill tlll'10 '\{'It) ~l'lIlp
of the ehrhlr"11 of <irlJ('OIl. lIol\' fllltllel, III tl,,' 1<"'0101 eon
C'.'TUlllg thelll, arc the Ui!J('ollltes sel'n to h'l\ e !IW1UfO'll the
"g-reat lIIultltude"f
5J, G,". \\'hat. theil, do the SnipltJrl'll shol\' as to tl", Illg,"I<'y
of proclalnlJn~ this 1II"~Mlg-C of d(,!t\elance noll',' HIm IS
ench of the cUllseeJated now ill\ 01\ I'd III II tl'st of lih [(1\ (1
for God1
5G::i9. Wliat i~ now the pOSition of tlie anoint ..d? and how
ha\'e they cOllie into their prl'sl'nt pli\Jll'~e nlld 1<"1'011sitJllIt~'1 \\'hat is thl' Ilatule of the I\olk COlllnllttl'd to
them, and tho pnrpo'e t!l('n'ofT lIow imp'Jltant I" It t!lllt
they ,::i\ e en rn"~t hel'll thl'l eto. anll JO~ 1'111 ohl',1 :<'Il""! Ilow
does the prcspnt sltuatioll (li/l'cr fJOm that )lIll,,llo. \,1111 h
accounts for tlie great impol'tanC'e of CUII~ III;; (it" 1's IIUhce llnd wallllllg to the people 11OW!

LETTERS
JEHOVAH BE PRAISED

WEALTH JEHOVAH HAS PROVIDED

DEAn BIlOTJlF.n III TJII'l<FOnn:

Dr,AR BI:OTlI/;n UGTIIEI:FOI:D:

Jeho\'uh be praised for RlchN. No other wonls could give

you greater joy. 'rhe reading of Riches constrams me to tell
)'ou of the' I powl'r" that pCllneates all its pageR. It literally
"spreads comfort" anil sheils upon one a "malltle of peaco ".
"Is thele no u:tlm in Gileud1" Frolll beginning to end,
like a st('ud)' flowing rivel its m"s~age of gl'lll'e and truth lifts
all oppresslI1g cares, SlIlooth('s ll\\ay the weary troublps lind
fills one \\ ith the light of life.
Ma)' Jehovah continue to ghe 1110 graee to sllUre with nll
his people in the glorions inVItation, "Come and drinl. "
Your brother nnd fellow servant in killg'!OIll \\OIk,

Herewith is submitted tho report of the lkthpl btwJy for

June. The nttendance has bl'en as follows: 53, ::i0, 30; all :ner
age of 51. No rneptings WNe helel on the filst t\\O ),!olld.l,\s.
The further we l{et into our study of Rich,s, t1l(' 1II0ie \\0
realize what a minc of \\pallh <Tehovnh has proYid0,1 for his
peClplo throngh lIlis hook, It has !Jeen II I('al 1'1l'a'oUle to q],.q.'
in th.. ~e mectll\g~ an,] it has bccll a SOIlICC of ell' "Ula~l'tlll>nt
to Sl'e the e\i,lent appreciatlOll of the bll'thren 111111 th(,11 kl'l'n
desilo to mnke the bcst usc of the time thus Sl,,'nt tog-pther.
With continued 10\ e ill the LOllI,
Your brother, by his glace,
E. C. CJIllTY, EIiO/lIud.

FRANE:

L.

DnO\rN,

Enoland.

OCTO~~I:.r.

1, 1(.1;:6

81le. Vv~'\TCliT0\Vr.::R..

THE LORD PREPAm:::S AND EQUIPS IUS PEOPLE

3lJ3

PUOVES Jt:::HO\'AH WILL

CO~QLr::t

DE.\R I3WJTUl:P. Hl:TllEInOl:D:

DE,\R B::o'fllJ:n Hl'THC::,Ol:D:

In tlte month of ::'tIay the nttelllla.H'cS at the four meetiu;;,s

at IJcthpl \\l'le 5, 8, 7 and S rpspecthe!v.
During thi~ peIiod we studied the artleles on "The Defe.1t
of the l'hillbtines" and begun the article on "Our nesponsibilit)"' '.
It is wonderful to see tlte way in \\lticlt the LOI,1 pri'puI('s
his people ])y giving them under~tandIfi~ thlough 1'/w WatchtOlfer IlIHl afterwards fUIlll,hes thcm with the n(,cc~wI~' e(IUlp'
ment to earrv the same information fUlthel, th:lt th,,"e ".1.0
have a I'hll'ere desire to kuow the \\'Uj'S of the Lord ilia)' be
instructed.
'1'ho,;e studies were a great hp]p to us nnd \\e were sttcn~th
eneu to discharge the Il'~pllnsllllllty "hich the Lord has Iu.i,}
upon thoHe who are fuvuled With an uudelstanding of IllS
tluth.
We woula like to afsure you that our c1eteInunution is to
continuo right on ill the light until JellO,nh makcs IllS 1I1!d
our I'uemi{'s )j,'k the du~t.
'Vith WUlm 10\ P,
Your brethren in the R('l'vice uf .ll'lwl"llh,
I3CT1U:L F,UIlLY, COl'ulhtr[jCI.

71\1s L~ th(' ~('con,l occ'lswn on \\ l\1ch Almight,l' (1v(1 ha~ g:-.."n

us the l'Ii\llc;;e of hC:lI in:, ~'Oll in tllJ~ far,a\1 :.y place. an,l
it just p1'0'e8 that in bpl:e of ull uppo.;;ition Jdw\ah (':m and
will conqu~r. 'fl'P'ill Iel,un's ('owing thl'ough alc ~o ('),"Illlt'.:'
and thriJlin" that we thank You for Your efiolh to o,'ne tlnl
wry en']s ~'f the earth, nnd' JdlOml; for Ius IU\lIl,;,kin llu<:"s
in pro\idilH:: the facilities.
ep to th,' !.lst moment H'ceptlOn was not cX[lpd('d. AU tile
informution wc got up to ypstelda)' "as that' I Xotllln<~ .1cfJllIt,
has come tlllough as yet, hut it is hoped that btatwn E \(l
Hpain \\111 rday from the (:untinent". Adued to tillS 'las tl,e
ul8uppuinling npws from It:l1lgoon that a u('\\' Ta,lio 5::'t ".a~
not uyuibbJ.,. Tha.t meant \\(, "uultl !l:n'e to be "ont,'utetl \1 i.h
It 11urtiuJly ."'1'cl'llve 4,\ah'e PIlIhps 280;l sct. I klH,It 111 play,'r
ill\ okiug JdlU\ tlh to take his Ol,port ulllty \\ here I,,) ext n'\1tI ty
h:lll cOllie; nnd, 10 und behulu, he mcrcifully uld til(' I cst.
From t\\che midni"ht we were tn'in" to tune Ill, ~.'annll,',~
tllc entire \\:tH'b:md time and f,gail;. \\'e were "",!,,'chug (,'!
},'eture not !:ttl'r than l:;;U a.lll. 'fhe cJc,ck stlw'k t\',o; lIu:IJl"'~
doing. Patientl) \\0 kept on hOI,lll;l; \\e ,\oul<l gl-t at k,H 11,,)
t"ll end of ,\ our 1I1l'~~a:;e.\.t :J: 1:i \\e IU'llld jlJ"t two faJ'll
\1 Oil!:;, ".\nrlltollUllI" and "Huthclfol,l", ll",l th' ,,' 111 ti,e
famili:1I' yoiee of our .\.lUericall bl Ctllll'D, That :::1\ I' liS t h'
inccntne to k,'cp on, Thc 'Olce IUlll du'd out, tI", ~tatl{)n ,,,..;
]{Ic,t. It \HI,"" nr,.," :!::27 lJ.\" our cloc'Ii; \\e \\t'f(' tl~l\J'l"J[H~ tL ..
\I lWelJllll< 1 ( for a huut the Iii t i,'th (11111', it mUHt h:" (' h. pu) :".01
th(J tllnm~; k'T JI\ my halltl, III tl,c COlll:;C uf (urIlJH~, t'al1Je to
a stop at "Ill' of the tum" "lll~le WI' Iward jU"t tl", t\\O \lUi'll!
I I JlIcl~e Hutllt'rfuHI"; /I11t1 H',lI(,(']Y had a SCWIU] g,.lIl' Ly '01'1"'11
your familIal ,,,i,'c IJ1'"hl "ut ..l,,:trlv and Iludd,h \\lIh ,,,,,r
;)ppuing ~l'nt{'llce, wI1l('h, if 1 ) ('JJl(llnl~t"r well, \\ :u.. , . ~OfllC'" t \. (~
tllou q nll<],1t',lrs ago thl'/l'!Jw,.1 II!,"II the earth tl\(' 1;,,':.ll't 11 lII,
and hIS n:tlllt' WIIS ,'allcu J,', U"." \Vc hl'a\,1 )"ur 'i'",'l'11 lI!.;llt
throll;~h, WI' ht'ard the audu'", c "h'wt .\.yc! lInri \'''' JOllle,1 1,\
ti,e shout. Y\(' f"lt that .ll'ho\alt h',,1 {'on'JlH')(d. mill \Ie tlJ101l;,1I
ItI~ll, '\'e retJJc,J With a \\01',1 uf thank< to llllll "wi !,rayl'ls to

RI:JOICE IN TilE GRE.\T PI:IVILEGE

DE.\1t nl:UI'llI:r: l:CTIlL::FOI:l>:

At lin as""ml,ly of the Hull (Eng-lan.l) (Olllpany of .Teho,

yah's WIITH" "('I! !J('I,I .lurlng "]JJ~ HtwIIgp ,roJ!(" t('SIIlIOllY
IH'rio.1, it \\"H IInl\nlluousl,v l'esolvc.1 to fUII',ar.] to YOII all
{';""IP..,~ion of 10\ e an.1 deep apl'tecmt J('n for the 1lH"~a ~c
\\Iuch our hP:\\'('lll,v Fall "'1 l)lovi.kd to! IllS \\ltllesSI's, thr('u':h
YOIl, in the bP"I'I,II tlUII:"'llptIun lecture "Courage uud 'lC'
tury".
Ull lwn'n o"('a',ionR <lmu.g the eUllIpai:,n tillS ('ompany IISSt'IIILIt'.1 to j.t"11' thl~ 1IJ('~,agl', and til() l..t~t thllll \\ hJ('h It QU\'C us
was nil g,(',.t u, t!le lill't. H \nlH C"II:Ullly a llIl'ans of 1II"IC,I"II"~
our COUI.'!~I) and det('IIllIll:ttwlI to "untlllue to uedal'C til(:
tcstimOllY ('oHllllltlr,1 to u".
YUUI' 'hol,1 ~tall<l all<l f,':ule.,s at! itUlle again"t the De, ii's
organi/allon, an.1 CSI'''I'I:d1r tIl(' l'atllOlIe II "'Ial\'h,\', jq, to th,
n. gt(:tt (,,,.,~J1Jplc alld ('n, ll:!'.'I~(ltll(llt, :tnd \\e !('jowe In 111(>
gll'at 1)1 1\ II"g(' afi'ord, d u, of ~harl1l'~ \\ith you in til{. I';"Pl"'UIC
of that \\1"1,,,1 ~\:,I"1Il \',hl< II has d""'\\I'd :.u l!l',nv ut ~,u:1t 's
lIIilllons :,"<1 l,l'I-,plt"llll'd ,1('11O\1'h ':; llllll,',
'
'rhe

,Iuy of tlle ].,ord

lJ1t'ICaH('-;

ag

\\c

JH':lltll.\~ CJl~~ag-c III

Ill' Ii:l~ jJlu\'Idcd for

hi~ ~rl\ i, e :1I1l1 tHe tl,,: 1''1"'!)llH:nt whieh

tire Jllod,lIllalll,n uf th .. tilltit~ 1l01V <lUl' to he m'tdc l.n,,\\n to
tho 1"'o!,I,'; lind ('~pI'ciall'y do 'I{' thank .J"I",,:,h for the lecture
in tlau;cTlption i011ll '~,'p:lIatillg' tlte XatiollH", \Illlch \Ie
ure f!1I;"lOUH tl) hlO:I,ka:.t n ~ \\ Id<,ly us })()-slhlc.
'\"0 T1'llll'IIl]",r yuu dady HI !Jur jJlay('rd to the Loftl, th'lt
,You Illay ue 1;1\,('n gwec aud btreng'ih tl) cOlltlllur your f(':lIIe:::1 stanl] lo!' .JcIIl" aI, '5 WII:II' nnd kingdolll. awl WI' llc~i,c
to 1l&~Uj(' you of our 'Ihol,',h('arlctl {'U'Op('lat!'llI hI' stalldlllg
IoyallJ' lIwl faithfully for J"l.ol':th antl fUI Ius YIII,licator.

ojn.'

\OU

the t--frvf)"th to ('an,)'

(In

tUM

\\uIle, L"IO\.trl~

I:~\\e 'lakcn ) t,ur ht~lII,1 l!llldl) 11 III I un"'1I1I\,J{':r1I,'

011

'Ol)

to

IJJ~ ~J(I.,

Thank ~uu, J:IIJthrr HlI~IIl'rl()ld, J.,r .1J:1\1n~ lJ~ ~h:lr" 111 tlll<
me:,l of "l'll'at ill tIue SC:'~OIl' '. (3",1 lit' pI:' J.wJ.
\\'e are e\I'r tllld anon not 0!J1,l' OIl our gU'lTd, Illlt in 11",
fll,nt ranl.s of tile Imtlle ,Iuinj.i our llltl., bit, BIt'lhr('n 111
othl'r l'art~ of llurmah also lllran;;cu to list<-u iu. :"'CII~ uf
H"iU1ts y, III I'nnw throu;;11 later.
'\'e are ulways
Yours in the sen'ice of the JCJIlg of lIlU~~,

111:0. H, B, l'(>(j J I~
/:la. H. Co'nl;, J::tmillh,
(Conthmcd fr01ll page 304)

AGAI:\ST I'ILLAHS OF DAGOX'S TE~II'LE

DEAR!>\' BEf,On;lJ Br:OTJlhl: I:lTllLr.For:n:
'Tis ,,,jth ,l('cp<,',t glnll~ude tlrat \Ie write to C',prcf.S OUI
great joy in thc WOndf>l'lll] gift flom )our p"n, Itlchl s, \\hieh
\\0 Iccd\ cu ut the Los ,Allge'lel! l'on\l'ntion,
It was one of the grcat hlp:"Ill~S Jeho\uh had in l>iUIC for
us t\\O lonel.y pionce,~. as \\('11 as'the l'ka"ulr of Iist('nin~ to
your ekar, foret'fu] lel'tUlC, ":':ippal allU'r thp Xation q ," \\ llll h
ulrply is a ueath-hlu\I to the \\ id:ct! IIICIaIChy and her allll"',
Wo },l,tl:;c ourselws to flllly co opclatp ,\ith :ou ar,d :.11 (If
.JchUHths anomte'] to ke'ep on l,ellllillg "Ith all our nll:..;"t
:lg \lll~t the IJllIars of Da;;on's trlll])Ie.
Our Jlt'alts ale filbl \11~h thallkfulnl'b~ and I\pprel'i.ltion to
the de:!r onl'S of the Bethf'} flllmly. who haw ,':1<'1'1 fulh made
another F,:l"nlk.e to keep the IllOIH.:('IS in t hl' lil'll! SCI \ 1<"("
Our tlml) IH.lypr is that yUll may be stIen",llen~d m'd ('omforteLl a8 you LOmfOit us by the Lord's g,:I<C tltloll,,;h 7'he
Irc1Ir'Mo::'( r, the l'ear 110,,1.-, a!lll uther publicatIOns,
0, ntdul'y Y0Ul'S,
Tuco[)cll'C AXIJ LOLA I'F.l.l0;r:nJ:CEY;r., Piollurs.

TEXAS
Dallus
,rnu Su H:30am
Su >1: 00 I' III
Su 9:00pm
E] Puso
K'1'S.)1 :::u \) :10.11lI
Su 1 :]jpm
lOu (j ::Wplll
Ft, WOlth K'1'.\.T Nil 10:1:ialll
Su ~ :OOP1l1
Sa 7:00pm
.\Ii,Uand 1\ I:Lll Su 10:3(lalIJ
Hu 1 :;;Opm
Hu 5 :]:ipm
Pt,Althul' KP.\.C Su 9: ;l().ll1l
4:::0pnl
Hu 2:13pm
f)u
S,.\ntoll'u K :\I.\C Hu 7 :3J.lIll
f,11 2: 3:iPlll
Su 7 ::i:i1'1ll

WASlll:-1G'IO~

Seattle
KIl:O
Hu 5l15pm
Spobne
KGA
Bu 12::i':;pIll
'l':womR
I\:\'J
Bu 1 ::JOpm

Su ]0:2';"IJl
HI1

9: 0 1lplll

~u

!l:2ialll
::Iu 5::i::1'1ll
flu \) ::;",'lll
::)u
H '(jIlPlll

UT.\H

WEST VmGI:'\IA
CIla '~ton WClH; :::u 1 :IJllj,m
Su ;i;()OpUl
~;ll
[j:OOrlll
Wheeling 'VWV.\ Nu 10:00a1l1
::;u ]: UUpm
Il'u 6: :.!,jplll

Salt L. City KSL Bu 9:4.iam

,"mGIXU
Petersb'g WPI1H:':in 8::i,':IlU
Su 10:2:iam
l-'r 10:2.i:lm
Rlclllllonu WHY.\ Bu 12:] 31)/11

WISCO:--'SIX
La Croo~e \YKBll 8u l()::;Oaru
Su 1:00pm
~u
5::'H1I,nJ
l\ladison "'II3A:':iu 10 :30,1I11

fiffie. WA'fCliT0\VER
RADIO ~ERVICE
The good newS of the kingdom of 1ehomh is broadcast each week or oftener by these and other stations at time shown.
[Current local tune \s shown
In each Instance.]
ARGE:STI~A

BahiaBlanca LV2 Su 11 :30am

BuenosAires LR2 Su 10:30am
Los Andes, San Juan
LV5 Su 10:30am
AUSTRALASIA
NEW SOUTH WALES
Albury
2-A.Y Tu 9 :43pm
Goulburn 2-GN Su 7 ::IOpm
Grafton
2-GF 'fu 7: 30pm
Gunnedab 2-110 8u 7 :OOpm
Lismore
2-X~ We 7:15pm
New Castle 2-lID Eu 10 ::lOam
Su 6:30pm
Su l1:'lopm
We 6:30pm
2-UE Su 9:00am
Sydncy
Su 4:23pm
Tamwortll 2-T~1 Su 10:30am
Su 3:43pm
Su 8:00pm
\V 'ga W 'bu :!- WO Su 7 :43pm

QUEENSLA:SD
Brisbane
4-BC Su 7 ::;Oam
Marybor'b 4-1IB We 9 :4:ipm
Townsl'iIJe 4-TO We 8:00pm
TASMANIA
Burnie
7-BU Su 6:30pm
Su 9 : OOpm
Su 10:00plll
Launceston 7 LA Su 5:43pm
VICTORIA
S-BA Su 12 :4[jplII
BallaIat
3-BO Su 7 :00l'm
Bendigo
Hamilton 3-UA Su G:4:ipm
3-HH Su 8: OOpm
Horsham
Melbournc 3-AK Ru 2:1::;pm
Su ]O:00l'm
Swan lIilI 3-SB Su 7: 131'111
WEST
Kalgoorlie
Northam
Perth

AUSTRALIA
o-KG Su 7 :OOpm
6-A.M Su 7 :OOpm
6-l\IL
7: OOpm

au

BELGIUM
Wallonia-Bonne Ebperllnce
(201.7 Ill)
We 7 :OOam
CANADA
Calgary

ALBERTA
Cl'~CN Su

5 :43pm

BRITISH COLU~1BIA
Kelollna CKOV Su 1 :45pm
S.>-dney

NOV.A SCOTIA
CJCB Sn 9 :OOpm

ONTAlUO
Cobalt
CK1\IC Su 3 :OOpm
Hamilton CKOC Su 10:30am
Bu 1 :30pm
Su 8:00r m
CUBA
Caibarien m.IIID

Spanj~h Mo 1: 151)m
Camague.>' Cl\IJF Su 11:43am
Hanna
Cl\lQ
Spanish Su 5: :;opUl
Santa Cl'a CMIll Su 11 :13nm
(1st and 3d Sundays)
Spanish Su 11: Ollum
Spaubll Til 11: OOam
(1st and 30 Thurodn.)'s)

F R A:S C E
Radio Beziers
Til
Radio .Tuan-les-Pins
(Cote d'Azur) Sa
Radio Lyon
Sa
Radio !,~~an.VHus Su
Tu 1:4vpm
Th
Sa
Badio Kimcs
Tn
____
Rangoon

9: OOpm
8 :OOpm
o:;)Opm
12 :0.u nn
7:4,:!pm
7:4oJpm
9: OOpm

FLORIDA
Lakf'land WLAK Su 9: OOam
Su 12:30pm
Su 5:00pm
Orlando WDBO Su 10 :30am
Su 1:00pm
Su 5:30pm
GEORGIA
Atlanta
WATLfoiu 10:43am
Su 1:00pm
Su 9:2;)pm
HAWAII

IN D I A

Hilo

VU2LZ Su 12 :OOnn

Il>AHO
Boise
KIDO Sn 10:53am
Su 6:00pm
We 4:00plu

PARAGUAY
Asuncion
ZPl Su 10:3Llam
SPAIN
Madrid
EAq We 7:13pm
(Eastern Stan(]urd 'rune)
Sa 7 }[jpm
Spanish Su G:43~)\n
unUGUAY
],Ionteli,l('o CXI0
12:1;)pm
(llallio Internacionul)

au

UNITED

STATES

ALABAMA
Dirm'ham WAPI/::iu 9:1:i:Ull
Su 2:1;)pm
We 5:13pm
ALASKA
Anchorage KF(~]) We 9 ::IOam
l{l'ldlll<all KOHlJ :-'10 7:1:iPlll
'1'11 7: 1::1)11ll
Sa 7: l[}plo

AHI Z0:'01 A
Jerolllc
KI'UJ Su 9:2;)ahl
Hu 12 : 0;:; pill
loiu 4:0j1'/Il
TII('son
KO AU loill 9: ;;o,lIll
12 :5:1pru
I',;u 5:j,')pm
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ITS MISSION
\'1A TCH TO\VE?. E!B!..!: b TRACT SOCIETY
117 Adams Street
Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.
J. F.

OFFICrl:S
RCTHY..i:FOI:n Prcsfdellt
Vt .E. Y.\X A~f[lt:l:GIl Bccleta/y

"And all thy children shull he tau~ht of Jehovah; and

grea.t shall be the peace of thy children." ~ lJaiah 54:I3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH i!l the only tTue (}od, is from everlasting
to everlasting', the Maker of he:J.~~u and ('[uth anti the Giver
of life to his creatures; that the Logos wus the h('gmning of
his cleation and h18 active agent ia the creation of all tIUll~S;
tJmt the Lo;:(os is now tho Lord ..k!'us Cltrl~t in r:1ory, clothed
wilh all 1'00';er in heaven anti CM'Ih, and the Clud Ex'!cutive
Ofiieer of Jehovah.

TIIAT GOD created tho ('arth for man, created perfcd

man for the earth anti pbcetl him upon it; that lJlan Willfully
~isol)('yed Co,l's law and \\;1S l""_'nt('nceti to ti~ath; tlmt by
nom;on of A,lam'8 wrong act all men nre uorn sinners anti
without the n;;ht to life.
THAT ,JESUS wn8 mado human, nnll the man JesU8 Buf
fered .!cath in or,ll'r to I,rodw'e the r:mw;:n (Jr r"dcllIptn(J
pcko for all mankllHl; tInt G",l I"'oii~ cd up .Tp~I!3 ,IiVlJlfJ awl
exalted him to h<'awn llbo\e eH':".V cn'alute mHI :.l)ove cvelY
JIlllUO and clotltt',! hUll \\ir!L all l>Owcr and autlH)1 ity.
THAT .JEHOVAII'S ORGA,1\;IZATIO:-.J is ellIcc1 Zion, and

thut Chtj~t .Ie'iUS JS the CI",[ Of1ictr t1,Pn'()f and is tho

ri::.:lttfu\ Kmg" of the \\od,J; tl.:.t the unoiu1,',\ an,l faIthful
folIo\l"l'rs 01 Chri~t Jesus ale "h;\'lrcn of ZIOU, members of
Jchomh'8 OIl:;:lDl/JItion, nIHl 'lie lii1:\ wltncss,'~ wllo"c fluty find
privilp;:o it is to te~tlfy to 11.1' I1r.JptCUt:lPy of .Jt.hovah. d"cl:uo
his llUrpo-'s to\.:ud llJ:\nkll1l1 :'~ cxpr<,~sc,l ill the ] :1I,lc, lUilI
to Lear tho frUIts of tl,e kill',,!flm hefore ull \\ ho \\ ill hear,

THAT TilE \'('Or~Ln k'~ <'n,I... l, fin,1 till' 1.OlCI .TeRm~ Chti"t
1mB IK'l'rl phll'l',l by J,!tov,i1. up'm "" thtollo of aut"ont.r,

haB ouste,\ Satan from h":IV"," un,l i~ proceeding to tho

estabJif,llIlH'nt of God ':I !{in;;dolll on carth.

THAT TilE RELlEr anll hl,,~ill'!8 of the l,<'opl,'s of earlh

can ('01110 onl.v by lllul throu~h Jl'h'l\uh '3 kin!\,lom unller
Christ wllich has now !J("',lIl1; that thl' Lord'R nl'':t grc(.t
Ilet is tho (le~tllldion (If f'alrm's org-ullil.utron nn,} the establishnlPut of li';ht('()Il~n,'~~ in th(I ('arth. :OJld th:,t UIl,I"r tLo
kingrIol1l all thfl~e who \\JII oh<'J<- its Jlghteou~ laws shall IIVO
on earth fOi e\ ('r.

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NEWAHK CO~VEXTIO~
It will be of interPflt to all \\flU me uhll' to attl'nr1 the Xewalk
convention on October 1ll-11l to klJOW that nrotl!"r Huthl'l fonl
will alldre~s the ("nwnti"n (llJ ~:ltllt(la;:, adohe'l Ii, at :: p.m.
lIo \\ill aLl) nrIdr('~s the Jar;,.. ].uhltc ml'"tjll~ on :-;untlay, at
3 p.lII., on the- ~uhj ..d " AI:~I \';1 l'l>OI\". '1'11I~ lecture is I;cing
whIrly n<lv"l'tl~('d throu~hout all the Xew .Ters('y l\lea, ltnd
thor-e atten,ltll~ WIll ,lcsin' tt) h:np a ShaT(' in th" furth"r publicity. E:wh nlfJtl1mg and the e-:n-ly aftelllo(J11 \ull 1te <lc\ot(',I
to the lil'!rl sen i~e. Be SUIl' to re;:;i~ter (tn nn n aI, fit the
Ser\lce booth. AU lIl('etin~R will l~ hel,] in the ~U::~"X A\Clllll!
ArmOlY, locat('rl at the cotner of Jay slreet and Su';oex menue,

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tu' pCfJ]Jle. to know. Jehovah God and h;.s I,11rpo."'s :~1

expre~~l<l m the BILle. It pulJllshcs BIble "btrU':,lJll
specifically d'~ol':ncd to aid Jeho\ah's \ntnessc". It ar::m;.; ~s
systematic ]jlble otwly fur Its readl'rs and supp!J<,~ "tIler hi<';atulu to aiel IU buch stutli<-s. It pulthblres slIIt:.Lle matel',:\1
for radIO ulOadeastmg and lor othcr means of llUhhc IIlstrt!~
Hon in the l;cllptures.
It adheres stnctly to the Diblo as authority for its utt<,~
ances. It is entneI)" free amI bCl'arate frum all IJ.lrtlcs, see.s
or other wOlhl]y or!f.lwzatlOllS. it is nholly lIIl'} WIthout
reservatIOn for tho km~dom of Jehovah God under Clio;t
hi::l Bdovcd KlIlg. It JS not dogmatic, uut in\lto:8 carcfu!
and critical exammation of its ('outents in the l'l~ltt of tbl)
l;"rlpttllcs. It do'!s not in<lul;;u In contro\'ersy, anu its c'llullms lliC nut open to }icrsouahtic8.

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This th:i1Il1lg tenll tl''Ri!!;lIal\'s thc 11\,,:t t(~tiIlHlIlY 1"'1 ""lor
.Tp!,o\: h's kll\:.;d"lll puhll~IIl'IS, lle'<'Il,l,,'r ::i-I'" LI'l tlll~ lll,t, c'
Rtrih\'c to at Olle e lId efl';qt 'ou thl'H'Jll HIlt! to ('au""t' \ "11 tu 11''' 11
prqtarmg fOltl1\\llh. The'IlIm[,'d Illl"hagl' oficH',] ;" II", tIU,!"
1H'(",ly p('''l'lo'g ,JUI ill~ tlll~ l'enod \\ 111 hI' th" cUllllHtlltlull CI,a
RI'ting of tile houk l,'ul!ps all,1 tlll"C Il,,,,k!<':~, 1l\"lud'f1C: t'"
hooklet Clio(J""fl and a :>elf eO\{'l'l"I Ilook!t't, on R :::'" "o!" , d, (tiOIl. COll'ult tl.c fOTthcOlllltlg L,/O/lI1ollt 1'01 [Illll",/ ,It-t',,',
and then get all ~"t fot ~ our fill! par t in tIllS t('"IIIII"lIy. YUill"
prollll'tn("(\s in It'poltmg results of your a(llvlill"~ \\111 b~ ap'
preciated.

Nl'\Hlrk.

Brethren attending t!te cnnwutlon lind 10(lkin~ for inl"rens('<l

prinIcges of seniti' F!touhl "1'ply at the Inl(lIlUation booth.
'I'his conwnlLOIl will atiol,1 the remnant an,1 .TonatlalJ~ pn
opportunit~ to lw.\e a ShHl'e in I'r.'ll:lJnlln~ the :;ood nc\\s \\lliPh
.Jehovah has so graclOtl!'ly blOuglrt to IllS 1JC01'1<:.
NOTICE OFAXSlJAL :\ILETI'\G
l'uTSupnt to tLe pun iolOn Hf la\\ aud the chartl'r of the
Watch TO\H~r J;lble & Traf'l ~~~iet~-, not,,'e J3 herr'by g",'n
tloat tit.. annual lILL,in('Rs meclin~ of the ~aiil Rodt<y \\111 he
pI.'1c1 at l'itt"JllIr;;lr, ~ ort h :-;i(!c I fQrml'dy .\lk"',,'ny ), Penns;.l
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and cmercd Inth liI"O\\D cloth awl h:\\ill~ (I1ll\';e.1 "'"J,<'l'~. It
\\cj~hs !I pounds 1:3 ounces, \\hl"h i. 5~ l'IJUlllJ~ 1'~I,t,'r t:"11I
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pholllJgraph d,:,"R \\ i1wh C::ll !i" ('arned III It, It \'.el"I,o, U pound.,
60UIH'l'q. 'The udulHc uf uund l~ l'J"-t as "'troll~ t~.:i tll~t of tIll
prenllus modd, lIlId the tOlle's ot till' h<"t 'juab;y. ,\. ,.','pped
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YOLo

LVII

OCTOBER

1\0. :;0

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WORK
IIJ;'or the word of Jehovah

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right; and all his 1VO"';; is dcne in faitllfulllcss."-Ps. 33: 1,

BIIOVAII works, und he requires that every erca

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aud therefore those who }'e('dve the gift of Cou Inn';t

ture "'hom he approvc's shall work, awl such work come to a kno\\ledge of God and C:ll'ist .Jesu:;: ".\nJ
rou,;t be dOlle according to the will of .JrlH)\'ah. tId'> is life eternal, that thc'y mi':;lt blOW thee lilt' oniy
'1'he pCl'fl'ct guic]e for the creature is God's Word. It true God, and .Jesus Chri:,t, \','1101:1 thou ha~t ~;('nt."
is important to know the will of God and thell to do it, (.John 17: 3) '1'he<;e scripttll,c", Iila;\llify the duty and
otherwise olle ('ould not work lawfully. JdlO\'ah kmw ohligation that is laid upon all who ell tel' into a (o\'e
the c!ld from H'e b('giulling', and at all times hi" work lJant to do the will of Clod. ..:\Il sueh covenalit-llw!;('I'S
is according to his PUlpO';('. He suys: "I lw\'e pur- must work us commund('(} by the Lord God, who mnhs
po,>cu it, I will also do it." (Isa. <lG: 11) Jehovah hac; the covenants.
a due time for everything. "A time to keep siknee,
3 Jel>l1S aIll10unred tlJ() Imehan:;eahle l'uk wht'll 1]('
Dllll a tlllle to spcak. . . . A time of war, and a time said: "~Iy Father ,,'or;,et h hitherto, allcl I \I'o!':'."
of peace." (Eec1. 3: 1-8) Jehovah C'omplctes one wOI'k (.Joh115: 17) In the execution of IllS IHll'POS(' .Jdlo\'ah
and then pl'oeeccls to anot hrr, ancl likewi,;e all his u p- sent the man J ('suo; to earth. Thl' fil''it work of .J (,<;I1S
proveu crl'at lHC'S mllst do, as he has commanded. 'rhe in caJ'I'yin~ out the purpose of .Jd1O\ah was to progrl'ut pUl'po-;e of Jehovah, as it is I'ewakd to man, is cl.tim the truth to those \\ho \I'ould h('ar. Thl,\'(j'ol'e
the villdirat ion of his hflly 11ll1l1r. Vincli('at ion is made J,'sus suiel : "'1'0 this cnel was I hol'll, and 1'01' thi<; l'allo.;e
IH'e(', 'ary berause of the dC'famatioll of his name (,Ime I into the wodd, tilat I shouldlJl'ar witlles,; unto
hrou~ht about hy the ('n'at III'C' Lueifer, now ~atan the
tur truth. E\ c'ry one t hat is of thc' tmt h h('a I'd h Illy
Dm'il. '1'0 Sat an .Jehovah said: "But for this cause voicc." (John 11;: 37) That mean,; that every ('\'(':\ t IlI'C
have I allowed th('e to l'rmain, in ordel' to show thee \\ ho comes to a knowledge of the truth, alld \1110 I'C':1Y pO\ler; l:n(l in order that thry may pl'oelaim my ('dve,> God's approval, mu"t also pl()(lailll to ull who
J'"mr t;l1'oughout all the eartlJ." (Ex, 9: 16, Lcescl') ,Yill hear the truth of and concc'rnill:~ .JdlOvalt and lois
III performing hi<; {lUl'po-;e J(hovah exhibits his ~u- \HII'PO<;C. '1'he c'ntire maW:r is ]eaelin:!; lip to tlt(' \'Iudipreme powcr, and in ('onnertion therewith causes his ('at lOll of Jehovah's name. J c'su<; thl'l'('forc is I Ill' [WI'
witnesses to proc'laim hi" Iwme throl1~hout the earth, fed pattern or ('xample set hrf'o!'e llH'U, lIud C:\ C'J',\'
thus gi\iug' t!lC'1l1 a part in his work. 'rhi'S emphat. person who faithfully follows that perfect paltl'l'n 01'
irally meaus two thing'S: a world-wide witne<;s work example is caused to sufl\~r hC'C'ulbe the wielwd OUI',
to the namc alJ(1 purpose of .Jehovah, to be followed Satan the DeYil, ucfames Coel's namc allll attempt-, II)
by the hattIe of til<' great day of Gou Almighty.
heap dbgrace and suflcrillg' upon all \\'hu fait h rully
2 Jehovuh lIas givcn exprc<.sion to his {lUl'pose in
serve Goel. No other condition is to be ex(wctcd Ilntil
plain phrasl" lIe has ('am,ed prophetic dramas or pie- the manifestation of Jehovah's po\\'rr rrsulting in the
hires to be nwclt' empha<;izing his purpose lInumaking de<;tructiOll of that wicked ('Iwmy. Jehovah pC,rrOI'Ill"
known the m:'llller of ral'l':,'iug out hi'> pUl'pose, In hi.., work, and Christ Jcsuo; doc'> his wad" and (,\['I'y
his own due time Jehovah reyeals to those who love man who undertakes to obey God mnst do the work
and sC'l'Vr him the meanin~ of such prophetic iIIu<;t!'a- ll~.,ig'ncd to him. It is of \'('rY grcat import:mec that
tions as set fOJ,th in his Word. The Wonl of Jehovah cac'h one of us get this fact cka1'I~' in mind.
h right and true, and is therefore the perie(t gUlue
The work to be performed hy the follower..; of
for mun. For this reason .Jesus prayed to .Jehoyah Oil Chri::.t Jesus is not the same at all times. One part of
behalf of his true followers, that thry might be fully the work assigned is finished alll] then anoth('r j<; belIpprovrd hy Jehovah: "Nanetify th(,ill through thy gun and carri('d on. It wa'> ancl is so with Chri"t Jetnlth; thy ,Yord is truth. As thou hast sent me into sus. lIe \vas engaged for three aJHl one-half years ill
the world, ('VUl so have I also srllt them into thr world. brin~illg te~timony to the heal'iu'~ of 011l('1's a" nod
And for their sakec; I sanctify myself, that they also had commanded, uud, haying' obl'~'ed the c01l1ma"dmight he s:lllrtified throur~h the truth." (.John ment of his I<'athrJ', he mac1r I'eport amI saic1 to hi-;
17: 17-lD) Life is the gift of God through Jesu" Chri<;t, Pather: "I have finished the work "':lidl thou gan;t
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me 10 do." (John 17: 4) Jesus di(d as though he was

a siltner, and his full obedience unto death accordmg

10 his Father's will resulted in providill!;' the ransom
price which opens the way for the salvation of men to
life. JdlOvah raised Jesus out of death and exalted
him to the highest place, committing- into his hand all
1>o"er and authority in heuven and in earth, thereb)'
malting Jesus the executive officer of Jeho,-uh to cany
out fully the purpose of the Most High.

co:\mw

AGAIN

One work of Jesus being completed, he procc('ds

to another. 'Yhile all h1<; work relates to the vindication of J ehovuh 's name, that work Inut be done orderly and at the proper ~tated time. For tid" re<lSon, ,\'hcn
JehUS aseelHIed into hpuven Jehovah rommanded that
Jesus should wait until the J!roprr time to make the
enemy Satan his footstool. (Ps. 110: 1) That time
rpJatetl to the second ('oming of Chrii>t, Whell on I'arth
JCSUi> l'l'lwatedly told his di"wiplc" tlwt he would come
agaill, and he empha'>lzec1 the JJllpol'tance of his comillg. 'rhe g'l'cat event to ,,,hich the apo~tles looked forward was the cOlllin~ of the Lord .Je.,llS Christ in power
and gloly. Theil' hope and expe('tatiol1 was not ha..;ed
011 a (,1I1l11illg'ly th:vi>:t'd fable, but t hry had the po"il i\'e
and UIIC(lllivocal evidence that Chri"t Jesus would
come in power and 1~lory. 80 tlc('ply ('ollcern('u were
the apostles ahout the comill~ of the Lord tlwt tlit',\'
IH'CS';l'd upon him a rl'qur,,;t that be' would tell tll'l11
,\hat ,,(mId be the ('ViUt'llee of hi,,; rOlllill~. He ;:/:.
liwer"d their qU('st iun in prophetic phrw,e, which
prophe('y could not he undpl'stood and apprceiat('d
Ulltil its fuliillnlt'llt h("l,:lll. In the inspirl'd writing''' of
the apostles that whi('1I stand" out Ilromillclltly is the
fact of the comillg' alld the kilJ!.(dolll of ,Je,,;u'l Chri.,t.
'rhey fuU,\' appre('iall'(l the fact that a lon~ periol1 of
time must clnp~e betwern the time of his a<:cf'Ilsioll into heaven and the coming' of Christ J('"u') again u" he
proml<;ed.
3

AXOTIlER WORK

])m'illg the long' prriod of time !H'hrrcn the aSCCIlsian of Christ Jl'SU'i into heawn and his srcond coming JeItovah }Jl'!'fol'lIli> another p:lrt of his \,o1'k, to
,vit, the sde('ting of a p('ople for bi" IWn1(', :111\1 dlirh
]leople TI111,>t l)(' whoTT\' dr\'otN'! fo .1dlo, ah and to ]Ji"
kill~donl. (11'1'1.2: !;, JO) Ira\'ill~ 11, I'll ill~tl'lldell b~'
the Lorll, the apo~tle PetrI' drclal'('d to his hrethl'en
that "Uod at the fil',>t did vbit the [natioll>:], to take
ont of them a people for his ll:.1lIle". (.\('t,,; 1;): 1-1)
Thii> work is done to the elld that in due time God
,vould have a people on earth whom he would ll:,,(' us
his witnesses to drclare his name in all the earth, even
as he haa long prior th('1'eto stated. For mUll? yeHil
the faithful foJlo,\,er,,; of Christ .Jesu,,; pro(']aimed the
truth eO]l('('rning tlte death and rCSlll'I'l,etion of fhe
Lo/'(l anrl his comil1~ :lg-ain. In that periotl of til~le
Chri"t ,Jesus wa,,; abent from his tnw 1'0]]l)w('I'S; I,ut
he did Itot le[\\'e them ('omfortlei><;, T!Iey cndured mllll~"
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hardships, perf-:eeutioJl'), trials and surt'el'in~s, but,

true to his promj"e, Christ Jesus prayed his Fathl'l'
for them, nnd Je}lf)\'ah /':ellt to them his holy spirit :l<;
a guide und comfortl'J' for them and for all after the
days of the discipkq who became the followers of
Chri~t Je'lls. The holy spirit mnst perroI'm alHl IIa',
performed thnt officc of a comforter and guide unlil
the coming of the Lord .Je<;us Christ; aJl(1 ,\ hrll the
time arrived for his coming and IllS gathrl'illfS togetl.er
unto ]lim5elf of his faithful ones, he becomes their
comforter and teae-her and guide. (2 The"l, 2: 1) Thel'e
is then no further nred for the office of the holy spirit
as guide and comforter, for the l'ea,>on that C!lrist
Jesus with hi" own perfol'ms that duty dircdly. Before IJis ('umill~ and tllO gathel'ing unto himself of hi"i
faithful ones at til(' temple Chri"t Jes\ls pl'f'pal'e" tlw
way beforc .Jehovah by brin~ing' to the attl'lltion of
those who dr:,ire his coming many tru1 h<; 11la l had h(~en
hit! and by drawlllg thelll to him and to Iii" Faflltl'.
~ueh wOll of Pl'('IHlI'iIJg' the wny h(,fore the Ll)nl he
fini-;]ll.'d, and theil, true to .JdlOvah 's promi~(', he ('OT:J(''l
strai,-:htway to the temple fOl' the tpsting- illal jt1d'.::ll~
of tl1O<;e whom he had tllll" t\uthen'd brfol'\' him ... J:(~
holtl, I "ill f,enc! my 11H'~"'I'llge'r, and he ~,ha 1] pi I'p:l )'ll
the wa,)' lJefure me: and tIll' Lord, whom ye ~"('k, ~hall
f,udde'lIly ('ol11e to IIi" tl'lfIpll', ev('n the l11('';''I'II~eJ' of
the ('own:mt, whol11 ~'C d,'lJ~llt in: })('h'dd, he ~!1'111
come, !>aith the Lord of ho"ts. "-:\Ial. 3: 1.
TKow the c,i']l'Ilf'e prod[I('('(l by the Lord ('kill,:;
prO\'I'~ 1)(.l {JIlt! all ';<luIJ{ 1h:lt .1 C'llOV, til ('1)f),1 "lll'<! ('ill'I' t
,TeSllo.; a" l\i1l 6 III ]~Jl1 Jill'] 'I'llt hilIl rld'I]I, i"'; liP .eli:('!arc.... to 'Iule ill H1" IlIld,,' of l,i" ,)'( 1);)"";'. ( / ' ' ' .
]IO;~) l\(,'(.. :--al'lly tIle ('III IllY "()\lld 1J<.' "":lle :It the
ti11lP, :lfl(l the laeti> lll'm'e 1)('.\ 011(1 all d'JJllJl [!J,lt Iw !Ia,.;
bC1:U amI i" very adh-e, 'l'hat ,\'!Iil'h Cdllil' I" p.1"o.; for
tll1'('p (Jlld 0l1.C-h.111 ,Year" illJlllediaidJ' j'n!Im':in'! ! lie
entlll'ollelll('llt of ('h1'i..,t J(",u,> .in I!)),) "'.I'; 1:'1' JiJli,ltill'2
work or 1,J'('pll! illg: tIle ,\.1:0' brfore .J('l w \':dJ. 'j'ItO';I~
now brol1~ht to a kl1owled~e of the truth allli ~ath(')'('<!
he fore the 1.01'(1 mll:-.t i>uhlllit to a 1est to dde'I11I1I(:
their sillel'I'ily and faithfullle~s. What i,,; Cot! \ pur,
po.,e in llUvin~ Chri"t J('sus "rome to IJi" temple" '!
'fhe templp of God tnt'ans the truc fo]]o\',(,rs of :llll!
pal'ti('ipanh with Clll'ist .hsus in thc \\'o1'k of cal'l'~ t1J~~
out the JllH'pO"le of .JellOv:dl. "Kllow YP nllt th::t ~ e
nre the temple of God, alHl tll(1t the "ipil it of t:()ll
dwellrt h in you '1" (1 Cor. 3:] G; 2 COl'. Ii; Hj; ] ~(V.
3: 12) At the cOJnin~' of 1he Lord Je<;us ('hri,t mallY
lwd eOVC'lI<lllted to do the v. ill of (lod. ~Olll(' of th('!!1
werl' mon:<l IJY a d('~ire for self-gain, whilf) olll,'rs \\,'l'()
uns(lflslil~ (levotr'<l to .Jdlovah, rcady and \.. illjw~ til
pcriol'm t hc,it, eowll:Jnt regal'dle'>s of what fhe,'" IllI'! ht
recei\'c <It the hands of Jehondl. .\II of s']('h "PII,jbegottcn OlJ('S mmt !lO\\' be put to the tc~t, that their
qualification allll failhfnhH's'i to he the 1'1'j>1'1""1IIal i, t'';
of God alld Ch1'i"t on earth mi:-oU Ill' (H"11:111H',1.
Therd'ore it IS \',Iitt(ll of and eOJleel'lJiw~ ('hl'i,[./t "!l,.
the l.'ll'at ~,I(:"('n61'r and <Jlld~e at the t/'. q,]:o: ".\J~ I

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ID~G

r.rI2c \\-j.\TCliT0\v'ER..

he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of l,ilver; and he

s1l:111 purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold
and si1\'er, that they may offer unto the Lord an oflr.:riug in righteouwe&s. "-.:\1a1. 3: 3.
8 '{'lIP. ofipri11 Q' nnto 1he Lord in l'igohtcollslless here
mClJtiollcd is lin llmelfb1l and Ullstinted devotion to
JdlOi'ah Uou and his E:in~, and which leado; them to a
jo.rfo1 olJC'dieJH'C: to the eOIlllUandments of the JJord.
Bl'iw>;il1'.:' an Ofl('ring in righteousJlc:-s does not llH'all ~
'juaJiJil'd l,errice to the L01'(} or IIn.y s('l'\'ice baving.a
selfish r0a::>on, 'fhe apostle dc'lines that l'i:;htcom;..oli~r
ill" in the&c worel,: "By hilll t11e1'I'1'ore let Ulj oSu'.r
th~ saerifJcc. OLlll'.l1Se to '(JoII contlllual1y, that j", the
fruit of Oill' JilJs, giving thnnb; to hi'! nallle. nut to do
good, and 10 ('(ll1ll1l11ni('ate, for~et not: ror wirh sll(h
sal'l'ifiC'l's (;od i<; \)'dl V1( ased.~' (ITpJJ. 18; 'U.1G) The
1IIltitYl!lr'al SOlI-; of Levi al'e all tho,;e who llm iu a
eO\UI:tllt to do Cnd's will allll \\J1O llJ.'c. ilic 1il'il'itI;('~ot !l'n SOliS of Goll, awl at the temple jl\(l~fIl('llt the
Lou] d<'kt'lllllJ('-'; w1J1!'Tl of flll,e n1'e (jualifi<'d to 1'('P}'e'>l'1)t fllC LorI] ill Ids kln:..((fom. fo tTle ljualifieJ 1'eJlr('~rtt1\ti\'('~ he ('ommjt~ hi'S Inn'!dom int('T'('c;ts.
11 F l'om amoJl~ l1\o;.;c at th~ temfI)fl jllf 1~ll1ent i~ made
m:mifl',:t the "e\,jl scnant", wltielJ ela:-;; haH been
llIoH:d by a d('si1'c for selfi'ih t-:aill. The pro.-;pect of
goili'~ to heaven anu lJavin!~ a part in aiding tho Lo!'d
to }'ule the ullivl'J'se hao; )H'ell the chief indur'cment fill'
sueh to co\"(:,nant to do the \\ ill of <lod and to enter
his :-'('I'i'i(e. '1'he Lol'u i" IlO l'l'~:pc<:t('1' of PCl'f,OllS aJl(]
drws not ill'lJitrarily (]1,tl'l'lJ1inc who shall he his repl'l";l'ntati\:('s rlltd r('('eive his bles'iings, but e.teh OIlC
dise!osl's his fitness 01' Hnfitnes:, hy )'ea~oll of his lH"t1't
C'ollditioll and the course of t\1'ilOlI he 1ak('s. '1'he faithfl11 allll unselfish ow's, devotel} to God, and who joyfully do his will, are jwhed favorably aud approv('d,
and eon('(,1'lIillg sHeh the Lol'u .)('sus says: "\Ybo tlWll
h a faithful and wj',e o,el'\'ant, whom hi'! lord hath
J.ltIde 1'ulel' on:r his hOllsehold, to give them !1wat III
duo !>1'ason7 Blcs'"(d i,; that sl'l'vant, wllOrn his 101'd,
whell he C'ufl]eth, shall find so doing. Y m'il:,-' I Hay nnto
"'(JU that llC sht'll! make him ruler over all his goous."
.' ,
-~I at 1. 2: 43-47.
THEIR WOGK

tl'hc temple company has now beeollle a part of

the dect senant and is unfIer the dir('C't cornman'] of
the Head of the sel'\'ant rla"s, Ch1'i,t J<'SWI himsl'lf.
trhe motive that illdllC'e" them now to ('n:l'a~e ill lhr
work mnst he Ion" t 11,1t is, un'.;r1f1Hlmc,,", a wiJlin;s am]
joyful devotion to God and to his I\:illg and kin:'dolll,
'1'he l\ill'~ is on liis thronc; he is at the te111ple condmthg- jlldpment and instructing nnd direetinl~ those of
the temple cIa~'s. 'l'hat i<; the begimliilg of the excrC'i<;e
of God's po\\'Cl' thl'ough Christ .J('SI1S toward the
worlu, :mc1 in b('l!a]f of his own peoplc, and those of
the t('mple mUo,t now lJcNJme \Ylllin:1; and arc willing
to do tl\('i1' wOl'k, lilld they do it joyiully, as it is v;t'itL'lI: "'J'hy IH'ople FoIl all bc ,,:ill inf~ ill thf' day of tllY
V)\\l'l', in the bL'anli('s of holincss from the womb of
10

the mal'J1iIlf{: thou hnst the dcw of thy J-outh."Ps. 110: 3.

11 The l>1orning of the ncw day 113s come, and the
light thereof disC'loses the heauty of holines:> of the
Lord, and th(J'>c of the temple are like strong', Vi~OI'()U'>
young men wAng forth to battle. The Lord Jesus 110\\'
discloses what must be the trlle motive that inl]uccs
these faitliful ones to work, when he says to them: "If
~'e love mr, ]{(::ep my commaudments. "-John 1-1: 13.
12 Those ()f the temple are the 'people taken out for
his name', that is to say~ the selected and s('paratl'u
('mes from 1he worll1 who al'e set a<,ide for the kin~.{dom
service. "'hat work must they do 1 'fhe commi""lOn
of authorit;r given tlwm by Jl'!lovah anS\\'C1':) that qUhtioll. COllcernilJ~ the Lord Jesus it is \', rittl'n: ,. '1'llC
spirit of the Lord God is upon me i lJCI'alhe tile LIm]
hath anointrd me to preach good tiding;; I1IltO the
meek: he lwth sent me to jJind up the hl'okl'nhearted,
to proclaim lilH't'ty to the eaptives, and thl' Opl'IIillg of
the pri,;on to thrm that are bound; to p1'IJC'!aim the ae
ceptahle ~'ear of the Lord, anel the ()ay of \ c'n!.{callle
of our God j to tomfort all that lIlomn. "-I'i;). () 1: 1, 2.
13 'l'IIO;,e "ho aro brought unto Chl'i<,t and maue a
pal't of his OI:1;:llllzatiOlJ l'ecl'ive the same a!ll':lltlll '.(' 01'
eOllllJli~~.ion of authority fl'orn Jehovah by lh'it 11('1Iu
Christ .k~us, allu their worl. is thus ddilll,J, 'j'he
\\'01'1. of the~l' IllII"t he exal'lly in harmony \\ith the
spirit of (lilt! and tho IJoru .h"'!!s Chl'j,1. To tht'''ll
COlllllli<;:"jOlhd (1111'S the allmonitic", is gi\'('ll: "\\'ock
uut .'IOU!' own ~'a)vatjolJ \\ ith feal' and t 1'1'1111 ,: III ~: fIJI'
it i,~ God "bidl worhth in "on both to "ill ~'llIlto do
of his gootl l'1<'asll1'o." (Phil. 2: 1~-14) Jl'hu\.111 (Iud
is now wod,ill'! 10 the end of \'illui('atjll~ L, nalJl("
and he pel'lai:, these faithful ones to ""llk \\ ith hlln
acconlill~ 10 jn..: \, ill and his ~ooll I'L'<l~Ul.a. li(' UUL'''i
not 1J('('el th('l:l. hut lie gl'alltc.; this Jll'i\'ik~e 10 lhl'lll.
It is t.he ('''l,r~'~t'd will of Cod that his namcs;\all be
vindiented. It j" the pleasure of Uod that the temlile
company :-hall hm'c fl purt ill tile vindientiOIJ of his
namc. Jehovah L,:i taken thPl/l out or tile world <l.'i a
people for his namc, and his will coucel'ning thPl/l he
CX\ll'I'SSI'S in thcse Wl}l"ds: "Ye nrc my witnesses, saitlt
the Lord, and my ~:"Tant whom I Iwve dlOscn; thnt
;,'e Jnay kllow and I.dieve me, and understand thnt I
am he. , ... Therefore yo arl' my witnesses, saitlt tho
J;ol'd, that I mnUod "; 'therc is nOllc h(?sidome.' (hl,
13: ]O-]~) Kote this, that the Lord Uod snys to lli"
C'ho~<'lJ OIlCS: You must receive kllowlc:d~o; you lill";t
h(?licH' thnt sllchkllowlc:d~o (,Ol1ll'S fro;n God's \Y01'O,
and ~ ou must understand your tl'lllJ relationship 10
the Lorl1. It is written in his W01'o: "\Yith all thy
getting g(t unde1'st.ll1uing. "-Pl'OV. 4: 7,
14 A pet'son may kllow the texts of God's \Y01'O and
Yet not hI' wise or 1,<lvc unde1':;tauJing, 'fo "~ot undel'stnlll}ing'- means to know ano to appre('iate properlv the relationship of the er('atnre to theCr(ator.
Th'r;t means thnt we must know nnd appreeiate that
there i<; hut OIlC Alnllghty GV{l, wJws'" namc alollc is

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Jehovah, who i~ suprE'me, the ),[ost High above all,

and from whom comes every good and perfect gift;
that Clni.,t Jesus, Jehovah's hclov<'d ~;()n, is next to
the Fathcr and is the "right haud" or chiE'f officer
of Jehovah, and that tho:;e who are in Christ, and
therefore of the temille company. are the servants of
God and Christ, and that the servant must do the will
of hi.. :JIaster and do it joyfully. Such is 'getting under:,tanding'
ODEDIENCE

BROOKLYX,

KY.

temple company to be properly informed as to their

duties and pl'iyileges. Therefore it is written: "Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the wOl"d
of truth." (2 Tim. 2: 15) This does not mean to study
carefully what may be advanced by other men, whwh
to othel's might appeal' to be holy and sanctimoniOlls.
It means to study and to lral'll what is the will of God
concel'Jli1l~ his servant and then to work without embarrassment or shame because of that work, and to
properly and rightly apply the truth. It is therefore
necessary to con'ltanily anu consistcntly study God's
Word of truth and in so doing- to u'Je the helps whi"h
the Lord has provi<led for gaining a kll()\\'/(,d~c of t hI'
truth, It has J,cen said that any01le who hus agTcc'<l
to do the will of nod can understand the truth, beCall'ie
'the truth is sown for the righteous'. 'fhat is not ille
proper statement, because it is a misquotation of the
sl'riptul'c alld an impl'oper application th(reof'. T;llJ
truth is t hc Wore! of Goo. But 110 one call gain an Ulldel'stanoilJ!!; of (;od's truth until God's une time, alld
then onlv tllO:'>C can undcr~tane! it who dili!!;cntly follow God"s announced rule',;. It is written: "Light is
sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright
in heart."- Ps. 97: 11.
18 Not evel'yone is l"ightl'olls who claims to he SCI'Vin~ the Lord. How docs ulle hecome rif~ht(ou-.;? By
a full conse('I"ation to the Lord, by heing- I>rought into
the temple ami under the "robe of ri~ htcou-';lIcs,", .,
whieh JehoYllh Jws provided for su(h and eOllC('1'I1111g'
which it is \\I'ittell: "I will grC'atly J'(joiec ill the Lord,
my sonl shall he joyful in my nod: for he hath eIoth,"1
me with the garments or salvation, hc hath coven',l
me with the rohe of righteousness, as a hridcg'l'ooln
deeketh hinN,1f with OrmllJH'llts, and as 11 hride u<lol'lleth Jl('r~clf ,\ it h her jewels. "-Isa, ti1 : 10.
19 J rhoyah 's light shines upon the Heau of t he temple company, Christ .Jesus, and that light in his farc
is mirrored or refleded to those of thc temple ('Olllpany,
and by thi; means the temple company arc permit/('d
to have a knowledge and understanding' of the 1'('vealed truths of God's Word, (2 COl'. 3: IS) The li;.\ht
of Jehovah iIluminatrs his prophecy, nnd thro\l~h
Christ JCSl1'l he gives a knowledge and appr('('iatioll
of that prophecy to those who arc devoted to him. 'Ill('
facts show that God has been pleased to usc the WATClI
TOWER puhlicntions to publi-.;h and transmit the truth
to aud for the benefit of thoc;e who Jovc him, The LOI d
Jesus at the tem])le, anu aceompanied h~' all hi'l holy
angels, has his own good Y;ay, in harmony with the
will of God, to transmit that information and to mal;e
it undel'standnble and appreciated hy those who do
love and sene him.

Before a pelson can become one of the 'elect

servant' class he must sacrifice aU worMly hopes and
prospects and amhitions and become suhmi<;sive to the
will of Gou. Having once become a senant of nod,
it is eYeIl more important that the person who is the
servant ohcy, and to such this rule is given: "'1'0 obey
is bcttC'r than sacrifice." Goin~ -ont1"ar.\' to t he will
of God is rehellion. Neg-lig-ence or refusing to ollcy
instruetions from the Lord is :,tuhbornllC'ss and therefore lawkssncss and a forIll of iIlolatry. (1 Sam.
15: 22,23) If onC' is brought to the temple of God nnd
hecomrs a part of the temple nnt! then fails or refu'>C's
to be willingly ohedient to the I:lw of God and his
organizat ion, sueh, as t hr fJord states, will be lJut out
of the {(~m[>le and th('I'e[ore out of the kill~dom. prall.
]3: -1]) The Sl'l'Vallt mllst do what he is told to do h....
the Lord, ano do it willingly and without complaint
or nmrmUl'ing.
u How m1JY the servant alwnys know just what he
must do T 'rhe Dihle, whieh is the (~xpressed \Vord of
God, fU1'IIish(g the ans\\'rr awl helH'e the complete
guide. In proof of this it is \\Titten: "Thy word i'l a
lamp Ullto my feet, and a light unto my path." (Ps.
119: 10:1) "All scripture is ginm hy inspiration of
God, und is ]H'ofitahle for doch'ine, for reproof, for
correction, for inst ruction in l'ighteousllcsS; t hnt the
man of God may be 1H'l"fect, throughly furnisheu unto
all good works." (2 'rim. 3:]6,17) The selTant who
is instructed in the \VOI'U of God is equipped for the
good work to whi('h he has !leen assignrd. Being so
instructcu the servant must 01)(')" ; otlll'rwise he could
not receive the Lord '8 approval, hut would lose evcrythin~. Christ Jesus is the Greater 1\[oses, and {'onceming tllis pr<>srnt day, when Christ Jesus is at the temple iJlstructil1~ and directing the con'leerated company
nnd l'ommandin~ them what to do, it is written for the
benefit of the servant company: .. And it shall be, that
evcrv soul that shall not hearken to that prophet,
shall. be utterly destroyed from among t I Ie peop I e. "
(Acts 3: 23, U.V.) The S('l'vant thercfore has no discrctiOll; he must obey, IJnd do it gladly.
1f'1'hosc creatures on earth 1>110\\'11 as the remnant,
and who arc of the auointed temple company, form
Tilt:; DAY
a })art of Zion, which is God's or~anization, and they
20 Jehovah having enthroned his belo"NI Son the
must work exactly in harmony with the Hrad of that
organization, Christ Jesus. 'The Teachers of the tcm- King and having sent him to the tell1le, a ne\\' da~'
pIe company are Jehoyuh and Christ Je:;us, and these has come. The glorious Day Star has ari')(n, and Ill<:
perfect 'reachers have ])l'ovidl..".l the means for the time for the vindication of God's name i'J at halld. It
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is the day which Jchonlh ha .. made and concernmg

which it is written: "Open to mc the ~ates of righteOUSl1C~S: I will go into them. and I will praise the
Lord; thi::; gate of the Lord, iuto which the righteous
shall enter. I will praise Owe; for thou hu!>t heard
me, and mot become my sah::;tion. The stone which
the builders refused is become the head stone of the
corner. rI'his is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in
our eyes. This is the day whieh the Lord hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it. "-1>s. 118: 19-24.
21 No longer is the holy spirit now performing the
o:o.ce of guide, teacher and comforter of God's people,
for tbe reason that Christ Jesus is the 'feaeher, Guido
::ud Comforter and he is preS(~nt and iustruets and
guides !Iis own; anll this therefol'(~ is a day of rejoicing'.
Chri-;t JesH'> has the speeial :IIlU great joy of doing
the work now wlJich he has had in his heurt a long
time to do. It is the day for the vindication of his
rather's name. lIe therefore invites tho>.o of the
hmlple dass to pntl'r into hi,; joy :lud partieipate in the
vindicatioll of JdlO\'uh 's name. It is 110 lun':!;er ~1 time
SOITOW. The ]\:ing has gathered his own unto him~'df, and th(':>c nre "('au~!ltt up" in the invi,;ible place
to be for evcl' WIth the LOl'u.-l Thess. 4: 16, 17.

or

\V A It
22 It is now a time of WUl'1i nnd for W11r, hC('(luse
Satall the Devil will not ~iYe w~'Y 10 the ri!!,'htfnl Huler,
Christ .lesus, nllll tIterd'orc' ~<ltan aUll his ('ntil'() 01'~nnizatiull IIIU",t he uc>.troy('u at the battle of til(' '!rcat
Jay of God Almighty. For thi;; h:'uson therp is a ehall~(:
of the work whieh must he performed by the ~ervallt,;
of God. Fol'nH'l'!y Chl'bt iall:-> helieved that (Jod's 01>jecth'c is to take men to lteaH'Il, hut now tlte Sl'l'\';lIlt
('laSH sec that his purpose is to Villdi('ate his n:lflle by
destl'oyill~ wiekodness and l~1ablishill~ eH'l'la,;ting'
righteou<;JH"~s in all the uniwr-{ and that only those
who put thl'msdn?s Oil the siJe of God and his kingdom "'ill receive the henefits of God's houndlcs<; hles.,in~!s, including' the gi ft of life at his graeioll'; hands,
\Vhat, theIl, is the proper undNsi;lIlding of the ~crip
tun's us applied to this l'l'eStClIt time? In hrief it i.,;
this: The hl1t1le that soon is to he fong-ht, and which
is to for ever settle the question of supremacy and
l'ulcrship of the world, is the 1;3Hle of God .\lrnight;}r,
and the une who leads in that 1J.:l.1t!e and g-uins the victory ill the name of Jehovah is lli~ great Pield :J!al'shal,
Christ Je~us, aUlI the duty of all of the tl'J1lpJc company is llOW to ohey the o1'lll'rs and in..,truetions coming from the Lord, and so ohcyillt{ tlH'y have a sjJPcifjc
\';ork to do. '1'he Lord mnl,es it clear that the part to
Le performed by the anointed r{'11lnant is tu now sillg
C.o praises of .Jehovah alld hi.; King-, and to do 1>0
fearlessly nUll joyfully, l'cgardlcs.,; of all oppo<;ition.
'i'hi" is brillgin:~ uu offering' Hufo the LorJ in rightc:)u:mess. The prophecy of God \\'rittUl ('('ut urie~ ago,
and now illtel'j)l'etcd by the Lord, mal,es clear the dU1,r
of the t(,l~lplc campauj'. '1'hl'1'(' has bem an attempt to

5how that the battle of Arma'!'eddon and the battle of

tlJC g1e;.t (b,y 01 God Almig;lty arc two 5eparat0 and
dLtinct events. j\lanifestly sueh i<; u sly trick of the
wily foe, the Devil, to briJl!~ confusion into the r:lllk,;
of God's visible organization. The "elective duel'''
(lass walk along or associate with the true SC1'\'UlIt
cla~s and can be easily used by the Devil to kill~
about such confusion, but the 'elect servant' I'la~s
will not be deceived, because the Lord JeSH,> ClmsL
so declarcs. "Armageddon" means the plare of thc
a';semhly of troops, that is to say, the troops of .Tehovah of hosts. The<;e, together with Christ Jesu..;, ale
on :Jlount Zion, which is Ood 's or~~allizutiull. It i"
written, at Revelation 16, that the Dcyil and hi,; aitlt-'l
go forth unto the kings of the e:1l'th, and of the ,\ hole
world, to gather tlll'm to the battle of the ~Teat ddy of
Uod Almighty, and the Deyil go,1t ht'rs his j'oj'('e>. to.;l'ther unto a place called" .\l'Inagl(ldon". The D('vil and
hi., a<;sociates or aides have conspin'd to,~<'ther to bl'ilJ~
about the destl'uction of those Oil OIP sid(~ of Jp!:o\'ah
awl his Kill:';. III due time the hatll\! Wlll tal;e pJ~lI'l',
and it is the battle of the gl'eat Jay of (lod AIllll'\hty,
led hy Christ JeslI';; nnd ull hi,; unnie., in IH'avI'!J follow after him; and the pIaee ,\ ll('re the hattie i" fOl'}ltt
is ('a1l0d "\1 ma~~cd(lllll"; the !JaU!(' of tIl(' gt'c'at dd.\"
of Cod Alnllghty and tllat whilh i" Oftl'lI }:pokl'n ( I !
as the 'ha ttle of ~\rmageddun' a I'C Olle and till' ",a me.
nE3PO~SIBILlTY

OF T:II,

l:E):~A~T

Zl The f01'('('S of "\Jmi~hty (loJ at'l' a,,"i:~ned to a

slJe('ifie duly, whieh dllty mll,:t II(' faith flllly I'l'l'fOl'll1l'd. Jehovah Cod t}ll'o\!~.d, ('I,rj..;! .Jc..,u,; anoint-.,
the temph: ('om pUIly, ,\ hich Ifl(',!ll'; 11wt he ('omm i,,~if)ll";
tl1l'1Tl to do a certain OJ' speeific work, and tlt(,y all' ~'I'llt.
forth by their I/(':\(} fo Jo that '\OI-k. ']'he c()JlIlni""'!CJII
of authority he.',to\\td upon the J'clllnnnt pl'ovid('s Ill:It
they must 'Ikelarc the da,'- of the 'Cll~~('an('c (or ,indication) of our (Joel and comfort all tlt:tt 11l0\!1'1I '.
Into the custody awl keeping- of thi" anoint('d "ton ;Int
cia';:'> are cormnittld the kingdom lnll'l'e-.t,; 011 cart It.
'l'hry are illi->trueted that Chl'i<;t .1P';1l" i,; at the tl'mple,
conuucting judgmcllt, whi('h jUdgllll'lIt will "!IOI tl,v !)('
cxe(,llted agaillst tlte \dckcd. But bt'fore the eXl'l'ut 1011
of the wicked one and his ol'ganizatioll a "olk IlIIl..,t h(:
done hy the anoillteu remnant. 'l'l.ercfore the Lonl
('OlllllJnnds them 1Il thpse words: AmI this go',pf'1 of
the ldngdom shall he preuehpd in all the "(lrl,} for a
WitIlC~S unto ullnations: and theu !>hall the end COnic."
-Matt. 24: 14.
24 Kow the Lord has entrusted lll11eh to thi,; anoint( d
serv,mt clas'i, and of them a larger amount will he 110111[\I1t.1el1. ThL'Y mW,l perform their part, which is defiu('(l ac; proelaimitl;!.' the /!'ood news of the kin;!.dllLI
to all who an' of gOL;d will and who will heal'. '1':;\.'."
n11!!>t perIorm their ll<llt of this work he fore the fillal
tribulation of ...\ nna;.,cudon falls upon the eTl {'j1l ,". The
LorL1 ha'l made aud plneed hi<; anointed rellllltlllt in the
position as watclullCll and laid Ul 1011 them the oJ)jiga-

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tion to watch and lU give warning to other", that others

may learn of Jdw\"ah and his purpose. To the watchman company the Lord as~igns the work of proclaim.
ing the Jlame of Jehovah, his King and kingdom and
to gh'e warning to others. The watchman i'3 plainly
told that he must be diligent in informing himself of
what he mu,;t do; must be on the alert and wide-awakc,
must be dependable and zealous, awl must perform his
dutiel'l with joy. The watchman receives instructions
from the mouth of the Lord and gives the wal'nin~~ of
the Lord, and therefore the warnin~ is the fJord's, and
not that of mun. 'rhe watchman must repeat what the
Lord has given him to declare. lIe seps the day uppr()a('hill~ when the sword of Jehovnh shall fall di..,astroll<.;ly u[lon the nat ions und the lJc'opie, and he Intl.,t
sound the wal'llill~ tl]('reof. '1'0 the watchman, the
servnnt cla..,<.;. the Lord thcrefore saJ's: ",Yhcn I say
unto the \\"ioked, 0 wiehd man, thou shalt surely die;
if thou do~t 1101 speak to wum the wicked from his
way, that wida~d )]Jail shall die in his iniquity; but
his blood will I reCJlIll'e at thine hand. KeYerthe1c'i<';,
if thou warn the wic-!,ed of his way to turn from it;
if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his
iniquity; but thou hast delivcred thy soul.' '-Ez('!;'
33: H, !J.
2~ That means that the watchman must proc'lail11 this
p:ospc1 of the Idng-dom and that the gOi-ipc1 of the I,ill~
dom will be a comfort ano aid to tho~e who dCi-iil(' to
he ('omforted, lind that tite wat('hl1lan Tlm..,t d<'clal', the
day of the \'Cngeance of our God, awl he mUi-it do so
wilji/l!!,I~' untl,w,t!ou<.;ly, and any failure or refusal 011
his part to ol)('Y ITH'an<.; the destruction of the watehman
or whoever thercof does fail oe ref'Ui-i\'. It i,; the COl11mamlment of the Lord and mlli-it be obeyed. (,\1"18
3: 2:l) Suc-h is the work assi~ncd to the scrnlllt ('Ia<;s,
aud whirh lJlll~t be done by .)(hovah's \\ itnr~~w, as
lll'('paration for the great hattl(' progresses. 'I'he 1','111Hant the1'('fore have a part in thi" wllr-work, but they
do Jlot fight with camal weapons. Their ,V\'apOllS of
warfare arc the mes:,age of God's truth, and that i" a
mighty weapon for the shaking' of the foundat ions of
the enemy's visible organization even in this day, Satan and his forces HOW make war on the remnant, because to the 1'('lI1nant the kingdom interests have heen
entrusted al1d the remnant arc declaring that nW8sage of truth to the peoplc, and thus draw the fil'e
of the encmy upon them. (Hev. 12: Ii) That is the
)'cason for the wicked pers('eut ions now inllicted 1I pon
the remnant by the Homun Catholic Hicrarchy alld
their tools. Heganlle:,s of that persecution, howcver,
the anointed must continue and will eontinue to ol)('y
the Lord. 'rhe COUl'se taken by the faithful remnant
is a warning to olhel;;, and the per:wcn1ion of them
affords the opportunity for the remnant to prove their
own integrity toward God.
GltEAT MULTITUDE
26 Who are those that "mom'II", as dr<'eribed in the
Scriptures, and who JehO\ ah dcc1m'es mJl'1 I'e('('ivc

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comfort from the mes..,age dclin'rrd to them by his

anointed \\ itncsscs? Manifestly tho<.;e are the ones \yito
will compo,;e the "great multi1ude", otherwis~ dc<;i~:;
ll:ltrd in the Scriptl1l'es as Jonadab.,. God's time i.,
here for the ingathering of the great multitude. Do
those of the remnant, that is, the anoint\'d witnes<.;es
of Jehovah, gather the great multitude 1 C0l'tainly
not. It is important to have a propel' under:-,1andin~~
lU this l'e~ard, that is, to know and to appreciate our
relationship to God and his kingdom and our work in
('oIlllection therewith. ::\0 man ever gathcrec1 auother
man illto the king-Jom of God. Appreciating this it'uth,
the apostle wrote: "I llaye planted, Apollos watered;
hut God gave the iuereasc. So then neither is he tlla!
}llanteth uny thin!!. neither he that watcreth; hut God
that giveth the increa:'\'."-l Cal'. 3: G, 7.
27 It is the IJord who gathers the great multitu<ll',
The LOl'd uses the term "shc<,\l" to ill ust rate tho"('
gath('I'(,(] to him and made m\'mhel's of the royal hom,
of .JdlO\ah. Then Jesus adds: "J\nd other sheep J
},ayc, \\ hich are 1101. of this folel; th0m also I lIlU':t
bring', and th\')' shall hear my voic'e; and thcre shall
he one fold, and one shc'phcrd," (.John ]0: ]6) The
great multitude are those of the "olhcr sheep" whom
the Lord gatheu; into his oq~anization, and in dll'time all tho~e ~:11hercd become a p:nt of the fold or
the SIH'pherd, Cill'ist .h "US, The work of the r\'l1l1\[1l1t
in cOllnu,tion \\ith the IIl'eat multitwle is to prodailil
this ~o~Jlel I,f tltc kill~~cllJm, testifyLlg to the name Ill' I
purpose of .Jehov<lh by and througll his King, ancl to
poillt 0111. that the king-<lom of Cod undc'!' Chri'it I" 1h('
only hope for mankind. That messa~c brings ('Olnl'olt
to tho..,t' who si~h and 1Il0111'1l h\'C:111"e of un!'i~.dtlcoll ,ness c'ommitted about tlll'1ll and beeau~e of thl'ir <1<,sire to ~ee and to follow ri'.{htl'clU'mesi-i, '1'he duty al:d
oblig-ation laill upon the Hel'\'allt ela',s is to :,how 1 he'
people of good will the wa~' to nod's orp:anizatioll, th,:t
they lllay flee to it and there find the place of f->afl'ly,
SALYATIO~

28 'l'hcre is no }los~i!JJe means of ~alvation to lift'

save that which God has provided through Chl'j~,1.
Jesus. (J\cts 4: 12) The Lord has laid the ohli'!.ntillll
upon hi., anointcd remnant to tcll the people that WI,\
important truth, and to tell it to t1JPlll now. '1'hel'(' h
no dod~illg or sidc-~teppin~ that !'c"ponsihili1y. It I';
equall~ t!'lle that the people now on carth \"f1O h(':1I'
th\' mc-..,age cOllccrning' Clod antI his I,ill'sdom, allcl Wi1'1
rejert it IlJld turn awny therefrom, slI(,h I'('jeeters shall
not sUl'vive "\l'Jl1a~cdclon. Seeing thi" [,H't wc can Iw\"('
some apprccint jon of the declaration by the pl'Op:lc't
Jeremiah that at the COIle1U<.;1011 of J\l'm~lg('(ldoll t::< 1','
will be ~o nWIl\' dC'ad that the slll'vi\"OI'S rail not IJll!'',"
them. (Jer. 2:1': 33) The ohli~ation of infol'ming Ill'\)
people of ~ood will concerning Oo(l's provi<,ioll fot'
their salvation is laid upon the anllintrd l'l'1l11Wllt ; .;
a ",hoIC'. 1\0 one can perform the work that is as,i'~I\('d
to anothcr. Each one mU'3t do his OW]] part [,S 0l'P I1 t'-

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tunity is gin'n to him. Some seem to have reached the

condusion that a certain great wol'l~ must be d01le by
SOf:1~ particular indindual of the remnant company,
and that thrrefore among the remnunt there arc some
gr('nt men who will do that work. That coneluf>ioll is
entil'ely without support in the Scriptures. On the
contrary, the Scriptures, and particulurl~' the prophecy of Obadiah, di'wl05e that 110 indiddunls arc identified as memhers of the tcmple. All of the trmple
('las'! or the rcmnant are on a nnr or common l('\'(!.
'!'lll'l'e are none 1111'!ilt \' llnd !!I'l'al (,1' ;q)('eially impor1:11\1. All arc "t'nant" of tlip Lord. Thel'e is no occ.aslllll.1or :lllyonr to hO:l"t oi IllS Illlportance or ath'mnt
to indw'c him..,df 10 !Jplie\'e that he ifl to do and pcr10l'lH ~OlIle wowl,]'[ ul and ullthual work. 'l'he tlul.\'
of c'ath one j" 10 vl)!'\' the contmuJlCIIllents of tl](' Lord
and t(j 121\'e lJII lluno'" Hilt! gTor,\' 10 the Lord al1(1 !luI.
any to ]'LIll. XUI1() or OIC 't'l,,(t 'i;'ryant' e1:l<;s in this
(Jay \\ III Itf' ~llili,Y CJf' the "5iu of Samaria ", that is,
gl\ In~( 1lOli(JI' 'llJ(l;jJul'j' to ot ht'r thml tht, Lol'l1. Tf flomc
ill',i',1 on tal'lIl'..!; hOllol' nnd !!,]or,\' to thrlll~l'l\'l''', 01' on
flivillg it to IH'I' 'Oll'i, that i; Yt'l'y !If''..,lw,,ire rdll"llce
that Htll'h olles m'e not of GOd'H elect Sl'I'\'1111.1.' ela';s.
TI:'.tE
2q When shnll t he remnant du their service as COIllmanded ill g-h'illg' warnill~ HIlCI comfort to tho"c of
goo,l will anu who will go to mal:e up the great multitUlle? \rill there be a '~l'l'atl'r alld more favol'ablt' opportunity to do Sllrh wol'l, aft('1' .\rmagedJun') The
wOl'k ofbcHrillg' the lJles~a~~C' of the lull:~dom to thc ~reat
mult itlldc InU"t bl' done brJ'or(" anJ Ilot after, ~\l'ma
gc~ddon. 'l'hosc of good will 'vho \\ ill form the great
multitudc mUflt fic c to the "eit,\' of refuge" before,
alld not after, .Arma~',eddon. 'l'ouny is the a('ccptahle
time \\ hcn the LOl'd brill~~s the mCflflage to the peop]c,
awl thi<: he doefl before yengeallce is visited upon Satan's organization. illallifestly the effort of the Devil
is to induce men to hdil'ye thnt aftrr ~\rmagec1tlon will
he the time for the work of the ~~;lthering of the great
multit ucIc.
30 The 'elect ~cr\'ant' class will not be deceived or
illdnced to become negligent hy reason of the efforts
of the wily foe, but now they will give diligence to
ohey the commandments of the Lord. Some scriptures
bea'ring upon the time for infol'lning the great mult i.
tude are here briefly mentioned antI conclusively se1tle
the qu('stion that the testimony to the great mnltitude
mU'it be deliyered before Armageddon, to wit:
31 At Ezekiel the ninth chapter the LorJ records a
prophetic drama \yhich is a direct authority on this
lloint. There thc man clothed with linen, with the
Y,Tit er 's inkhorn hy his siLlc, plays the P:ll't rQjlresellting' .Jehovah's witnrss\'s, who nrc commissioncJ to do
hi'! work. 'l'hose of the prophec~' who 'ii;:rh and cry
picture the pcople of good will, who de"ire to be rid
of thc abominatioll"; committed by rcligioni<;ts; wl1ilc
the six l11en ", it h sbug-hter weapons picture the forc'es

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of the Lord \\'hich do t]:e slaying \':01'1, at Armageddoll.

The cOJ;lInand of the Lord is that the man with the
writer's inkhorn, namely, Jehovah's witnesses, Inu"t
go through" ChristC'nclom" and put a murk upon tho"e
who si~h and cry, anu do this hy giving them an oppc,rtullity to heur and to learn the truth. In obedienee
to this commandment the servant of the Lord docs this
work and eompldes it, and, as recorded in the elc\'l~nth
Vl'l'se of that prophecy, reports the mattcr and f>UYf>:
"I have done as thou hast commalllh,d me." Thereafter the sluying work hegins, and no aile is spaletl
in that slau~hter work eXct'pt tho'.;e who have received
the murk on their foreheads. 'l'his prophetic drama
dcfinitely fixe'> the time and order ill which JdlOvall
does hi:, work, and flhcHVS that the tes;tilllony work mli~t
be done and fini5hed before Arma~~ec1tlon be~ins.
32 Further supporting' this conc]u';101l is the sCl'ipture recorded concel'llill':{ Lot escapill~ from Sodolll,
alld whieh record appears in the ei~~lJtccllth and llUJett enth chapter" of Uelle,ii'i. Uod Sl'llt hi" reprl'st'nt:ltin.~s to Sadam to a'icl'rtain the fads cOllcel'llin~ the
ahominatiolli> done thel'e and to destroy SOdOlll.\hraham stood in tile pre"ence of the Lonl and made a
plea in bC'half oj' the city. God said to Abraham that
if he ('oulJ fino in the city Hfl nwny a'i tell rigiltcOIH
olles he would not dl'sh'oy the city. But that mallY
w'-'I'e 110t founel. Ollly Lot, hi'i wife anllt wo clall'.~htl'I's
('~'\'aped, and the others were de:--lJoycd. 'Ye Imo\\' that
S\loiom l'ic,tureJ SataH'S \\irk('d ol'i!/lIIi7.alion 011 eartll,
alld pad icularly t ha t part ('alll'd ' , eh ristl'n,lolll ",
lwC'ausc it is \\'I'iUen that 'the grpat eity i" call,,!
Hoclom, when' (~ll1'i"t .T('sus was crlll'ifil'll '. (Re\'. ] 1: 0)
'I'he final fulfillnwnt of thi" prophet ic picture, wit hOllt douht, ifl at the end of the world and after the
(~omin~.!; of the Lord Jei>lIs, for the rpaflon that J",;u..;
said: "Likewise aha a~ it was in the days of Lot; tlI('y
did eut, they drank, they bought, thl',\' sold, th(',\'
pl:::ntec1, they lmilded; hut the same day that }Jot wc'nt
out of Sooom, it rained fire and hrimstone from lir:l\en, and dcstroY('d t hem all. E \'ell t hUfl ~hall it he in
the <Iny when the SOil of man i-; l'cYl'alcd.' '-Lul:e
17: 2S-~O.
3:1 Until quite r('eC'lItly God's faithful people 011 the
earth undrrstood that most of the peoplC's of the earth
would pass throngh the great tl'lhnlation. This underfo:tallding corresponds to Ahraham 'fl ('''Ill'l'SSl''l1 IIOP'J
that the city, pi(,tlll'ing "Chri"tl'lldoTll ", would he
sayed hC:'lluse or S0111e l';ghteoufl (JIll'S there. But it ifl
secn that it Li olll~' thosc who "seek righteoU"]IC'~'i and
mee~\llC"'S" that h::ye thr {ll'omi<.:c of heing ;,pul'l'd awl
taken throu~h Armagcdu:;n. (Zcph. 2: ::; ; 1 Pet. ,1: 1S)
'l'he Sl'ripturcs f>talC tl1:1t Lot \Vas a ju:,t and rig-Meaux
mall :1J1d was \'l'xed because of the \\'il'l:cd onefl (1\rl,lIing nhont him. (2 Pet. 2: 7, S) Soc1om is set forth a'l
an ('::,!mple of t11o"_(' whom God will clp..,troy nt ;\ml.lgetltlGll. (Jude 7) Lot COlTl''iponds rxactJ~ with th;lt
('Ia'i'i c1es('rilwtl ill Ezekiclnine who arc marhd III thc'iI'
ffJlC'heau3, .:nd in the lJi'oP~lC,tic pHI!l'(' k'l'e t"\ll'.Id-

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crcd he stands particularly as represcnting' the gn'at

r.mltitude. Lot recciwd the warning and flC'd bc.;'oj:e
the dc~tru(;tion of the city; and likcwi'>e the great
multitude must rcceive warning and flee to the kingJom organization before .Armageddon, which will destroy Satun's organization. Xot only must they who
compose the great multitude flee before ;\rmageduoll
hreaks, hut they must abide with the Lord's organization, serl,ing righteou:me"s and meclmess; othcrwi:;e
they will he destro~ed. This is clearly ~howll by what
befell Lot's wife. In this connection Jl:';IlS said: "In
that day, he which shall he upon the hoU';etop, and his
stufi' in the house, let him 1I0t cOllle dOIYn to take it
away; aIHI he that is in the field, let him likewise not
return back. Hcrnemher Lot's wife.' '-l~uke 17: 31, 32.
a. The rules of .Jchovnh do not chan:-il'. (~lal. 3: 6)
"And Jcsm :,aid unto him, ~o man, having' put his
h:lnd to the Jllou~h, and looking' hack, is fit for the
Idn~dulll of C:ol1." (Luke !J: 62) Of nc(-e~:sity, the
<.livinc rule applie'i to thm,c who arc spirithegotten,
allll also to tho~;e "..!Io have dcelarcu thclllsclYf's 011 the
siJe of ,lehovah ancI hi,; ol'l':ilnizution. Having onte
started tu follow thc Lord, then he who tmns bal'k
:-.hall not :-iun in'. 'rhi'i \\as pidured hy Lot's wife
looking' b:lC'k ancl b,Y the onc who puts hi., hand to the
plow ulIJ 100:,:) bal'/( Ol' t oIl'1l', hade Thel'e is only one
way that Icads to Ii f e; and whcn onc ~tarts in that
\\'HY a1ll1 then till'll" h:\('k, c!c"trllrtion is certain to reI;Ult, bt'('llll~(', sa"l .Je:,Il'i, "~;lrait is thc gatc, and narl'OW is the \',Ity, whil'h leadl'lh unto life i and few there)
he that find it. "-:\Iatt.. 7: 13, H.
35 I,ife i:; a !!r:l('iou:; gift of Uod through Christ Jesus; and \\ hCll OllC having leurlletl the way of life
&tal'ts ill tlJat WilY awl tllcll tIIrns hack, he dl'UWS bac-I;:
to perdit ion, and sueh is his 1'ate.-] feh. 6: 4-6 i
]0: 2()2B, :1!J.
81'hero are many uther Srripturc texts hearing
speeifirully un this point. and which sho\\' conclusively
that the witnc-:s work must he dOlle and that those who
form the gle,tt l1lullitnde Hlu"t hear alldflee to God's
orgallization beforc Allllagelldon hegins. Alllon~ those
texts bearing' ckarly upon the point al'C thc-:;e: 2 Kings
]0: 1G-23 amI Jcremiah a5: 1B, which texts rdate to
Jonadab joining himsplf unto JdLU. Also Genesis
6: ]S-2~ lind Gene,.;is 7: 1-]3, concerning tho'>e who
rntercd the ark with Noah anu were pas-,eLl over from
tho old world. Abo NumlJPl's 35: a-3-1, p~l'taining to
those who flee to the city of I'efugc. AJ.;o those \\ ho
fire eOIllJWllHled b,r the Tlord, at Zephaniab 2: 3, to
sed< meeknl:ss and righh'ou,;ness before Clod's unger
comes UpOIl 8atun's organization. Also the scripture
at :Matthew 23: 31-4G, concel'lliJ,~ the separation of
the LOl'd'~ ~heep from the ~oats. ~\ 1"0 Zerhal'iah
s: 20-23, cOl1Cl:l'Jlin~~ the ten men takiJl'~ holl1 of those
\\"/10 prai~c and ~el'\'e the Lord. Aho :'Jatthew 24: lG,
CO!1cc'l'uing' tllO.;f' who arc eommancIed to flec to the
mountains lJt'lol'e ;\l'nlU'~ecIdon. Also :\1 ic~h -1: 1-\
d~s('ribing tlle llIallY lJlltions going up to Jehurall's

orgailiz:Jtion. Also Jl:l'Nnialt ~;;: 7-13 allu ,leremiah

39: 15-1 S, rdatire to l~bed-ml:h:(:ll the EtlllU]Jian. ~\!~,o
Psalm 107: 23-32, concerning those that go down to
the sea in shillS. ~\]')o the feast of taberna(-!l's, ue~('rib_u
nt DeutcrollOmy 1G: 13, H, concerning the strall'1;l'l',')
who participate in that feast.
37 '1'he command of the Lord Jesus in :;\latthew 2-1: 1-1
clearly mu~t be obeyed and be finished lw1'o1'e the tl'ibulatioll comes, a<; described in the 21st ver"e tlw1'eof.
It also clearly appears from :;\lalachi 3::) t hat any
who attempt to retard the work of ca1'l'J in~ the mcssa~c to the great mult.ituue 110W arc 't1ll'!1iJig the
stranger away from his rights', and (lad i-,; agailJ~t
suc-h.
J' Satan, the wily foe, 1I0W tl'ic'i to inducc tlwsc who
hare stal'h'u in the way of life to IJeeome /ll"~ll~l'IJt,
grow cold, awl then to l't']Judiatc Jt hovah. Thu.e wlto
bIee thc ]lo~;ition that the major purt of the "otk eOllceming the great multitude takes ]llaee ailer ,\I'Jllaricudon, aIH) who insist on th:lt position, (ll',! hul'j'~ jfl'~
UI01J~ the I'oad to ct'rtain dc>.tl'uetion. Th('I'l' wOllld 1J~
llO I'C:lsOll why the Lotd would give IIl'Ollll'>'; that tho-,'
who beek l1Ieclme~s and l'ightcoll';llC'S'; ma.\ be Illd in
the time of his anger at ~\rmll~tcldon if theJt~ \\'C t'e a
brlter ('!lance for tll('l11 to 118 0 f tIle !.!I'('I; t Til u! i if ude
a fter ~\rmage(l(loll. It is the ri?:ltt and 1111\ d( :~ .. 0101('
people of good will /lOW to h('lll' the truth, aile! (;tJd
eomnwllu:; hh witncH,sps to 1'111'1'.\' the truth to tlll'lll,
ancl a failurc uu the pIli t of those ('Olllllli"iO]li d ;'0
to do means tlwiJ' 0\';11 d~,,;t I'lldilln. FUI'111l'I'1I10J e the
Lord c1l'darcs that not Oldy dOl'S the hri,k l']", ('II'~.1"'-'
in pl'oc!,lilllillg the !,ill",d(JIl1 nH's:-,uge, but tll,)'".' \, L,)
heal' that /II('S~d~;e al'e otlligated to take it up lllld ]"',:1'
it Oil to otheJ's, s:l~'if1g' to thc'lIl: 'COlIlt'. alld I:'!.(' 0,'
the water of lifp he('].\-,' (Hev, :2:~: 17) Till!",., \\lill 1,1,'
of good will, the Jt111:llbbs, tlle "(JOWl' -,ll.'c'p" tI,-;
of the LCJl'll, lire thtl'c[ol'e obligatl'd in the pI (', 'n! !ill'"
to IHll'tieip:1te ill lJl'(wlaillling th(' l1Ie>.sn!~\' or 11'lith to
others.
illS STHANGI: \','OI:K

aV'fhe worl, that i'i !JOW l)('in.! dCJlle Oll C',lIlli.\',~l;C,h

acl\'el'ti~c" thc' l\il.~~ and his 1;1I1'~'dom, m"lIil': ,11,\' j,
Om1':-; WOI k, :lilt! i" ('alled "his stJ'angoe '\"01'\", by I h'
lungua~,e of t.he prolJltct. (I~:l. ~~: ~l) Cill'i..,t -IC~tl, :'J
C'olldudill~ that work ill obl\~i(:llee to Jeh\)\ nll's w.ll.
All who love Blld SCl'ye Jeho\'ah are C'!'lld';lld('d 10
m"ke l,nown tili... bilgdom m(;'- :t~!C. 'J'h i" 1', OJ:: I.e {
been iIlIH'ogr('<'~ ]J.ll'lieulal'ly f;illl'n 1!):2:2, at I', :Il',h ti:" ~
Cod 'f; people IW'l'iYC'cl the enliQht\'nJ1wllt lit the 0111pom ing of the hoI,\' Spil it all all f!c';h. '{h,' o!;li:..::tlull
is laid ulJon th:: :,cr\',:nt elns,; to tdl the tl":l!l lli:d hI
lll'odaim it, althOl:::h tlw tl'uth CXIJO~C" tll,! t j . ' ':" dJlC~'; of l'l'ligiulli,h \rho clnim to he n']J! l.' 'lIt-;t j." , ("
God oneal'th. Thc proe1ailllillg' of the JJll':;"'I~1 oj' t! ',1:1
as etJlllmanckd now tell(t; to pull do\','n till :,lrtl)t'2hl)id,
uf the l'e1i<.;ioll' or~al1izatiol1. The 1)('o]>le h" ,'t' k\ 11
lecI to hcl:c\'c t1:at th~Jl~ reli~d()Jl, urg,llli' :l,';I: J't.p.
re~cJlt Cod; am} a wOl'k that JlOW manil'c,,~Jy h ],ul;j,,'~

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down those religious organizations appears to them

to be a very strange thing. Jehovah by his prophet
declares that he ",ill rise up as he did at ~Iount Perazim and thut he will do his work, his strallg'e work.
This strange work of the Lord is now beillg done b2cause it is the time of judgment when the Lord Jesus
has gathered before him the nations and is separating
goats from the sheep. It is during this same time that
the "hail shaH sweep away the refuge of lies, and the
waters shall overflow the hiding pla('c". (Isa. 28: 17)
"liail" represents very hard, solid truths, and the
overflowing waters picture the flood of truth that is
spreading throughout the earth. That "stran~e work"
is now in progress, and it is a war of truths against
cntrenehcd racketeers who have falsely applied God's
'YoI'd to hide their own nefarious ('anduet. This work
is not .Annagcddon, however. 'Yhen the "strange
work" is completed, then what shall follow?
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and the "false prophet", which are taken an<1 destl'Oyed in the battle of Armagcduon. (Hev. 17: 17;
19: 17.20) Then follows the taking- of ,the Devil hl::!self. (Rev. 20: 1-3) The battle which Joshua fou'~:lt
at the ancient city of Giheou is undoubtedly a picture
of God's "strange act", the battle of Armagedd,-n.
The hattIe of Giheon was in two parts, but it was all
fOIlg-ht on one day, and there was no lapse of time
between the heg'inning and the ending thereof. The
first part of the hattIe was fought at the city gale-;,
and t.hcll the enemy fled in an effort to get away or
escape. As the enemy fled Joshua prayed that the light
of the sun and of the moon might continue until the
enemy was dc~troy<,d. It was at this point in the hattIe
that the Lord cast down from heaven great chunks of
ice that slew the (']1('111)'. (.Jo<;h. 10: 10-12) That \\as
an act of Gou fOlCtelliug' his" act, his strange a('t ",
that will completely wreek the \\'01'1<1. The (liheonito';
who put thelll<;e1vc'i uuder Jo,;lllla hpfore that hattle
pictured the gl'eat multituu(', alld the latter put tll<'l11'
sdves under Christ Je"U";, the (;rl'<ltcr .Joshua, hefole
the battIe of Armageudon. Aft('r the hattIe bl'~ills
there is no opportunity to flec to the Lord's or;:allization. Je<;u<; himsclf rmpha'ii;::'<; that fact in hi'"! state}11('llt at l\laHhcw 2-1: 11-~1. '1'he LOI d dcelares that nil
shall know that hc i" .Jehovah ; and \\"11('n his g'n'at ad,
llis strange 11('t, IJ('g'ills in the dcstrlll't ion of all of Satan's vbible organization, as well as illvi'.:ihle, 1I1:lt
\' ill, to many who will rrcog'nize it h God doillA" the
dc-;trlldioll, ('('I'fain]y appeal' to he vpry slrall'!;e, h"
cause 1I1('y have ue('1l led to helieve that tile gOWIIlllH'nts and rulin~ pO\wr!'> of this wodd nile h,\' divilil'
ri~~ht, and that they will slllTh'e fOl' ('\'('1'. Whell I lie
witne~s work is dotH', thpll will come the gl'pat fig:I!,
ntH] then onl." tho"e who are on the side of the Lord
will IJC spareu llnu taken through the grcat battle.

'0 Jehovah's witnesses on the earth are privilc~~ed to

partici}>llte in the "strange work" of the Lord and to
he coworkers with Gou, ill this, that they proclaim
the day of hili vcug'<,ance, and the lIles<;a~e ('onccrning
hi:i Kin~ ancl kingJom. 'l'h<,y do not, how('\'(1", have
any part in the cxpression of God'.- wrath, that is, the
cxecution thereof, V en~!(\an('e l)('lon~s to the Lorll.
.An act of God is a specific cxhillition of his sn[l1'('llle
powe:'r ll~ainst the cnC"ly. 'I'll!: flood in Xoah's Jay
was an act of Ood. The d(,,;tl"Uction of Ph:lI'<lOh's
army in the !le'u sea wa'i an ad of God. The dl'struction of Senn:lcll('rib's army IJeforc Jerll<;alcm was an
act of God . .Arrnu~eddon, whi('lI is the hattie of Ihe
!irent day of nod Almig'hty, will lie an act of ,Jehovah
Ood t.'Xccuted by Chri'it Jc!'>u<; and his invi<,ible army,
re:"ultiug in the eomplete dcstl'ul'lion of ewry part of
Satan's organization. 'l'he "straJl~o work" or JehoJ)IUGEXCE
vah, as the Seriptures cIcarly show, bring'S into <Ii,;repute and into uisg'race in the ('yes of many the reH This is the day of Jehovah, which i'i (k;ig'nall'l1
ligious systems that have so long' defamed Gou 's name, in the Seriptures as "that day". It i'"! the day jn whH'h
and will destmy the power of those s~'stems over the lie ha" entlllOJlCU hi<; King' amI sent him to the temple
people. Thereafter, as the Seriptur('s show, the clergy fur judgmcllt. It is t he day in whieh his work, his
who ha\'c practiced rcligion to thc detriment of the ~Irange work, is helllg dOIlC, in which all who ha\"(~
people and to the defamat ion of God's name \\ ill deny aligncd themselves with the Lord arc cOIllmanded \0
the accusation that th(y ever were elergymen. Says have a part in sill~illg forth the prni'"!es of .Jchovah.
the scripture at Zechariah 13: 4, [): " And it ~hall come 'l'he Dedi ill this da~' is attcllljlting to cau<;e ({o,I's
to pass in that day, that the prophets [preachels] prople to slow down in their work. nnd he u~es many
shall be ashamed evcry one of his vision, when he hath fraudulent methor]s to nccompli<;h that pm'p(I'I',
prophesied; ll<'ithcr shall they wcar a rou~h garment amongst whieh is the fear of man, alill the selfish dl"
to deceive: but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an sire to wait for 'n more:' fayorahle time' to wod,- IIe
husbandman; for man tnu~ht 1'le to keep cattle from usc'> those who speak in the name of the Lord to illmy YOl1th." These survivin~ clergymen, therefore, <le dUl'e the faithful to delay thrir work anu slacI; th('ir
clare tlH'nJscln'S a part and arc a part of the commf'r ham1. But God's elect will he on the ukrt and wIll
(ial clement of Satan's organization that is a part of not be decei\ cd. 'fho<;e who are of God's organiz:tt iell
tile "he::lsi".
01' a~socj:lted "ith hi" organization in praising ,J!:Il()n Rote now in Revelation 19 that after 11l(' (1~<;tru:,
v; 11 :!re (]('5, i~natcd under the term".Jcrus::! em ", whi Ie
tion of the old "y;hare" system all those on the Lor,l's ,. Zion" pi(~turcs t ho~e who arc of the anointe(l }'ent&ide are called to ,,,itness the slaught::r of the" boa<;t" nant with Christ Jesus. To all who :11e on the Lord's

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side Jehovah now ~ays: "Ill that day it shall be said

to J erusalcm, Fear thou not; and to %iOll, Let not
thiue hands be slack.' '-Zeph. 3: 16.
.3 Jehovah's pcuplc are now engaged in a common
work of proclaiming hi:, praises. In obedience to the
Lord's commandment they mu"t participate in God's
worl;:, and their part of the work must be done with
diligence and without slacking up. '1'hose who will
survive will continue with diligence praising Jehovah,
declaring his name throughout the earth, and advertising his King and his kiugdom.
QUESTIONS

FOI~

STUDY

,. 1,2. Point Qut the fitness, 1I1ipurtance, and purpose, of wOIk.

\\'hat IJllfp()~e, in the 1'Iog-rl'~~II'e completlOlI of the \\orks
of Jeholah, i~ !lOW in l'OUI"(' of a('cOIlIpli',Illllentl \\'ho arc
given a 1':11 t in Ius world II hat i~ the part comuuttetl to
them1 llml what is their gUlue in perl OlllHlnce therc{.n
~ 3,4. Hhow that Jpsus, frolll tho time .Jl'1lo\',dl ~Cllt hun to
earth to that of his tu.. ('cn~ion to heal'cn, IH1S PllgagPl} in l\
work lea lIng: up to the 1 indication of JehoHlh's name, ana
lIrat J"~U8 IS tire l'el'fl'et example bet fur all thuse who
\\ oul(} follow him.
'Jl 5, O. A<:('OUllt' for the JOllg: intcnal fHJIlI Chriht Jesus' alll~n
!liou into JIl':ncn to IJl~ <:Ollllllg agam, lind for his fol
10werH I ('ollfi(!<'ut nnd ('ag,'r l'XpectlltlOlI of Iml promiseu
rctufll. {),'wnl,,' tlllH long J)('llOd us mar klllg' further aI'('oIllI'IIHlllllcnt ()f Jl'J"" :dl'~ IlllI pOHe.
'il 7{I, \\ hat d'H's the eudl'lIee show as to what took plut" in
1U14 uwl tIle three and on,)half )',':\1S thorraflpr" What
is (Jod'rl IJtlrpo,e 111 h:n lt1\{ CIlll~t JeHlI~ ""Olll(' to his
telJlple"1 \\ hat iM 1tlf':l1lt hy the telllple of Ootl? What
has ve('11 the out< ollle of Ihe \\ 01 k Ihl're tI'Jlle, aud why 1
'i 10,11. \\'Intt dOl'H It lJIeall that ('II1I,t ,1t,SU~ has he"11 <,n'
thrOlll'd :ll1l1 i~ at Ih,' 1"lIlple ('olldtll'tlt1g JlldglJll'ut, a~ :0terllliu"l~ PII\'lJl'ge to he gl1lllll't! to the ll'llIplc elu~5 r
'Jl 12H. With Hellptur,,~, llOlllt (lut tire woJ1{ eoltllllllte,l to the
Sl'rvant r1U~8. \\' liy alll th,'~" gn ('11 a part tlu,l1 Pill 1 What
is lueant I,y '!~t)ttlllg' lJtldt'l~tandillg' I
'If ]5, Hi. \\hat ('OUI~e !IIn~t one take to bt'('Ollle nnd renlUin one
of the 'dee! M"naut' eh~~l How lila)' tiro 5('l'l'nnt \l1"a)s
know Ju~t what ho lilU'jt do 1 Wlrat i8 the IlJJpo!tuncc ~f
ohethl'nce 1

Yo

'Ii 17.

How are tlto~e of the remllant r"lateu to thp anoiml,l

templc COlllpItU~ [<uu to ZIon I \\'Int uocs tl'h j',,!,tll as to
the source of proper mfollllation {'oueerniuf.: tl,cir duti~s
llntl priYJle~e~l Ilvw, only, can Olle cume to :. correct un
derstanuJlig and prop~r applf)ClatlOll of the tluth?
'J 13, 19. How tines one hecome nghteous 1 When :m,l how llo
those of the temple eomp:uly come to a knOll I..d!4e, lIn']"IbtanUJIlg anu aIJpreclUtlUn of the rmealed tJuth~ of Gud':l
'VOl d 1 FoJ' what purpose is this granteu 1
, 20, ~l. What is this "new uay" that has come, al1lI why is
it a day of rejoicill!(l
"J 22. Account for the change in the W01 k to ve \,CI founed hy
the Sel\'[lllts of God; hlso for the confusion of SOi,le Jll
regard tlwlcto. \\1lat is the proper underbtaudlIlg uf the
l;cnptUlcs us applted to the !,resPllt tuue 1
11 2:.J-2j. \\ hat is the duty lU,5igne, l to the remnant at tillS time1
DC:lcribo the \\ork of the :llloint"u sen'ant ('lass a~ tire
Lorll's "II utl'hlllan' '. How ,loes the" wutchn,all" I CPL'l Ie
his IW!tlUdionsJ How, to whom, for what }Jllrll0.,e, I~ t!'l~
proclulII:tIi(,n ltnd \\HIUlltg to be gi\en! Uu,l"1 what (;OlldltlOns Will thi8 "'lJrk be pC! fOl'1lw<ll Hnll \\ hy thus I
~r 21;, ~7. Who gathers the g-reat 1l1ultltudc1 Howl
"i 2t;. Powt out the c'Jllectl\ e u~ \\ "II as the mtll\ Hlual I e~lJ(lll'
sJlJllity of the rl'l!lIlunt cOlllpany,
'J 20;;3. I;how how Ezekid 9 a lit I the n" ord ('on""lllIn~ Lot
(tlJ;;ether \lllh relatl',1 sClil'lun'5) cleady indlC':lte 11,(' lillie
\\hell thl' IPllllwnt lllU5t do 01('11' Benke III gl\lll" \\af'llll<'
.au,j COlll!Olt to those \\ho Wll! go to lllal.e ul' ~the bn,.tt
lllultituue.
f: ,H,3J. How, when, to \\ hom, does Luke 0; G:? :1)'1'1) 1
':i 31J,3i. Pomt Ollt how olb,'r bClll'tllll'8 ~how l'OW'Ill"I\"!Y tl.:lt

1i

the

\\ltll(lb~

\'turk

lHU<.,t

bl' done lwjure . . \rtnngtddol

lhlg"IU .....

38. AcclJllut for the 1",,,tI'JlI, takl'J! by sowe, tl,,,( II,,, rI" ".r
11:1rt of tIll) work (~OI1('('Il\lI1~ the great lllultltud,' Ildl ta:"l
pla('o aft"1 .\ltIlr'~l'dd(lll. \\hat ltIHttuctlOIl III llil~ Il'g'ft!
ill seen 1II Z'jlllllllJ:lh :!::; awl III Ht'lelatlou ::..:' IiI
, :JO. "hcn awl ],ow dOI'~ .'<II/Jlah }led'lIltIl "I.,~ l-tr'tlJ'~C
work", rf'fpl'led to III le:llah :!S::!l1 \\hat ib the pnrl'0'll
of that \\ UJ k 1
'140,11. lJolI' 13 "IU8 stt':!!l;';(' lIurl." IPl..tcd to "hj~ ~tl<d"~t'
HCt"? By II hom, \\IIl'II, tOI wlwt purpo',,', 11,11 till' I"tt,'r
he 1"'1 fnlllll'd1 How ,1,,1 the h"ltl" of Otl,,,,,tt l"Il~llt 1,\,
.1o~hua I,H[Ule (;Ot!'ll "strange Hl,t"l 'Huw tiu[ tlllJ Ull;
eO\lill's tll{'IC ])ICtUJ(' the" glt'at llltlHltll,jl'" I
~ ,J:!,43. "'h.lt IS 1I1P:l1lt by 'tI,, ,jay of ./l'h"Iah', ,lttd \Ill. I~
it bO d(~i~lIat,'d~ \\Itat alll'IIl!'t, ]JaltlC'Ul:trl.l', l., the 1','I'!
llOW lllaI,ltlg to decel\e (;"d'rl I"'ojllll alid I""\('tli th"ir
Oh,')illg the LOlll'5 cOllllllawllllcnt'? Wllat "Ill th,' Lniriol
now do 1

VINDICATION
ElTOYAII'S witn('s<;e" now l'C'co:mizc that Eze-

kiP! 's llrophcc-y ' ' 11-> \I'l'iltel} at the dictatiun of

Jehovah, to be Ulllk1':-.too<1 only in God's due timC'.
It diselost,S Jehovah 's lllll\'l'l..~al ol'ganization which
gives birth tu tIl<' l\lng,lol1l.
AncieBt JeJ'usalcm \\"a,; l1>.cd to fore,;hadow what is
now cal!l><1 "ChrbtC'nd0nl' '.Jel'u~alrm 1J('C'lllllC hypocritical, eOl'l'upt and OPI)]e,,~i\e. God Sl'nt :Ezckiel to
\Val'll am} Berve Botiee upon Jcrllsalem of her impelldiug de>.tru<'tion. 'J'he city was ucst royct} lind onl~' a
remnant of t he people ('ScaJ>rll. tiuch was a miniature
fulfilhnellt of the prophc('y.
The gl'eatcr flllfillllwnt of the p1'ophecy 10> upon
"Chl'htemlorn", \\ hieh has become h3 pO(']'itical, eoJ'I'llpt ano 0JlPJ'e";,,i\ c. JcllO\ ,lit Gou now makes known
to his witnC's>.C's the llle,l1lin:~ of the prophc('y, and
senus them f01'th to give \';aming lllld to ~('l'VC u"tiec
upon "Christendom" of her im]JI.'llJin'~ ll,,' trul'i:oll.
:Ezekiel pictw'('tl th('~c witncs"es, who a1:,o tell tl.e peo-

pic of God's p1'o\'i):,ion for tJlcir :-alvn1 iOll. '1'1](' 'I itmust ~jve the \';:nni:l~', following v'lli,'h 'TItJ'i ,tendum" will fall and a small llllmlwl' of the Jlc't)ple
will escape. Those who lo\'(' f3,xl and who al'e nOI\" Itl~
witn<;;,<.;es will now glauly selTC the not icc ()II" ('!p'j,,tendom" and g-ivc the warllil1~~ to the rllkl'" l~l1d t ()
the people. 'rhus they will honor .Jeho\'ah \.; haUl('. If
you will 1)(' one of thrsCl true I1nd faithful Wi(l](,''-('S
yonr dl'l'1lul hk,';ing i., ',11) c.
The time for thc t'indlC(d IOn of JdlO\'ah ',; name klS
come.
is the mun \Iho takes his 5\,1IId on the
side of ,Jehovah Gou, ill the ~,l'l'\'i('e of IIis I~ill'!,
Yinrlicatioll of the Bame 11l1d \\'o1'cl of the l't('l'lIal
God is l11'ovcd Ilnd ju,;t ifietl hy Ez',kiel's j)1'0i,1!(',,:,
which revcals \Ihat llHbt ~lHrl1il~' come to 1',"; 1Ip nl1
the lJatiow,; of thc ",odd. ~\t .JCl'l'miah 1U: 10 It j,
\\Titt.:]] that "the Lo]'(l j.; the tmc <:011, hC' j.; tile lp;in','
(itlt1, and ;on L\'( i'l::<in~ Kill:!': at hi,.; \';l'.1t11 the' I.")]:~I
blHJl t1'('1).1 !(\, [..l1,J the l1~.tlvl~:' r,}1:!llllot Lr a' \~ t,) n:d !.l
ue~1,;U>

m,""eo

OCTOBEr: 13, l[13{i

r.Hie \\1ATC I-IT0\"\lER.

his indignation". "Let thy name he magnified for

ever. "-2 Sam. 7: 26.
Jehovah caused to be written, more than 2500 years
ago, what in the Bible is called Ezekiel '8 prophecy.
During the centuries that prophecy has been a mystery
sealed to all who ]wve sought to unlock it. God's due
time has come for the prophecy to he understood. lIe
has brought to pass evcnts disclosing its meaning, and
these evcuts, well known to millions of people, placed
beside the prophe('y, make it plain.
'l'he miniature fulfillment of the prophecy was upon
Jeru~alelll and the nations there round ubout. Its
~rcatel' and complete fulfillment is upon" Christcndom" and the other nations now of the wor;ld. In
this day of great distl'es'i aud perplexity it opens to
the vision of ~odly men the things that must speedily
corne to pase; and guides the obedient into the right way.
Its testimony IWW due to IJe given i<; noti('e and
solemn "al'lI ing to "Christendom" and to all the
"..odd. It nnnoltnces nod ',,,; judl!mcnts already writtcn
ag-ainst tIle "Hlan of sin ", u'lainst "ChJ'!"tell<!om ",
hel' rllll'rs, and chicI' mf'll, and Il'-!ain,t all who have
dl:fallwd the name of tIlt' Mo<,t lfig-h. It Illilke'l known
the grcat tribulation .ill';t ahead for the world, lind
how some way be 1,hil,Jlhl lind pJ'oteded and cl1lTied
t!mJllgIJ that troulJJe Hlld IJh~ssed.
]Is J1Jcs:-i1ge is thnt of (omfOl't and (,IICOlll'n~ell1ent
to t he faith ful folIowl'rs of Chri')t J Cl',US ,\ ho are HIIW
on the earth. It telL, w]J<'1l alld how .Jehm'ah 11011 will
prove, ('xoncl'alc al111 yindie:tc his ".ol'd al1(l holy
lIa1l1(', lIplift and hIes, hi, ohedient ('rl'ation, Hnd m:t1:e
t He world a place of eycl'lnsl in!! pe:lee and .io;. En'l')'
illtellig\'lIt (,I'oatul'l' should IrlllJW its ('ontc'nts, 1'('ad it
Hill} pl'ont tl:l:rchy.
,Jchondt's llallle i'i of far grc'atrr importance than
nil other tllings. The time mllst 1'0111(' ,dwn Jehovah's
name ,,,ill be upon c\"Cry c'l'cat'lre, and then ('\cr.rthin~
that breathcs will extol and honor llis Wirne. Onlj
1hose who ('orne to 11 100o\\'ll'dge of Jehovah and who
hOJlor his nallle will he !~iYcn life eycr/<1"ting. Jcsus
'0 stated \\Ilell he was on clIrth, hut only a few to this
day have believed that his words are tl'llC'. The clllL11l1 ing of Clod's name was beg'un by tile traitor Hatan, anll tIle entire organization ,vhich the ('J1('m;'
Imilded Iw:; continued to l't'proach his holy Jlame. Tne
rcmoying of Satan and his organization will result
in clearing .Jehovahs name, and then all intellhent
C'reatUl'es may Irai'll without hindrance the way to Ide.
'rhe trnlh mU'lt he made /(nom1 to the end that the
Hunte of Jehovah may be vindicated. It is the expres..;cr]
will of COt} that all creation slwll be broll~~ht to u
knowledge of the truth flnu that then dIOse who hdjf>ve
ulHI obey and practice the truth shull live.\ll otheh
will he de"tl'oyed. The origin of man, the cour:-,e man
has followed, how man m::lY be recovc'l'ed and I~ranfed
life e, erIa.,t ingo, i., truthfll11y stated in the Bible. It
i<; fOllnd nowhere cbe exc('pt in pulJlicatioll; 1hat h:l'le

317

evcry doctrine upon the Bihle tcstimony. (1,,:.1, 8: 20)

Jehovah is true and his \Y orcl is the truth. Every man
that is brou~ht into harmony with God mtht learn tile
truth. Concerning those who will plea5e God, Jc<;u.,
said: "Samtify them through thy truth: thy word
is truth. "-John 17: 17.
That which is the very oppoc,ite of truth is i lie.
Satan is the author or father of lies. (John 8: 4-1) He
beg-an his lies hy disputing the word of God and by
brin~in~ reprouch upon Goel's name. That first lie Ir(]
perfect man into the way of wickedness and hrought
upon the entire human race sorrow, siclmc:"e;, ~mffcring
and death. In the centuries past Satan ha'l pursued
his course of lyin~ and wickrdncs<; withont hilldrance
and has blllJ(IC'd a mighty or~unization in the earth
hy which he hns hrow~ht rcproueh upon the lJame of
J(,hovah GOll and has tUl'IIed the JlW')S of thl: p('ople
away from God. To ac('omplish his wieked IHlI'PO~(''i
Satan has rl'30rted to all manner of lyjlJ~, fraud and
dereption. 'fhe chief c1cmrnt of hi..; org-aniz<ll ion, b.\'
wh ich he hilS dl'fraudcd tl\(' p,'ople and I'l'pl'oa('hcd
God's name, is thc religiou'l \'kmcnt. 'fhi,; he "I:ll'h'u
with Babylon, :nHI from tJu'Jl till /lOW the Ilame Baby.
Ion has att:lf'hed to allrrligio!l'llN'd hy Sat:lIl to IJring
reproach upon the na1l1e of (;od.
The greatl'l' the de('eplion fJl'aetic'ed, tlu' grcater
the l'epro;\I'h; alld "o-ealled "ol'~!;iIIizl'd Chl'i,lianity",
or "Chl'i"tel1doll1 ", stmH/'i at the n'l'y h\'ad of all
h.\ pO(,l'itical l'l'lidolls that ha\(' !l(,l'n u<'('d to dl'('ei\'c
t he people ullcI to J,'fa!lw Gotl's holy Il:IJlH" Tlue
Chl'j,;ti;lIJit~ 1l,(';J1IS to tl'lIly and f:ljtld'llll~' follow
f'hl'i,;t JI'''u:-, alld to hOllol' ILd's Il-tllle. "Ol'ga II oj
Chl'i~t iall it,"," 0/' "Chl'i-;lellcloJll ", ha>; f <I I; ell Ihe I HlIlH'
of Chri"t Jesus but Iw,; pradi('('(l (,\,('I'j thin~~ hilt the
truth. Ju,>t (,lIoll'~h of thl' l;ihle has hl'('n u,;,'d to Illl"
ll'ad and de('ei\'c tile people, e\"l'1I as Satall mi"U3C'd
p:u'ts of (;od's \\"ol'd ill at1l'illptillg to l'nti('(' ,J(':'I1-;.
Ofatt. 4: G) "CIB'istl IH.1olll," or "or:~a n i/.f'd ('11, i".
ti;~nity", h;s thcn'fore h('('01l1e the gl'l'at('<;t of a!1
l'l'fll~~e~ 01' hidiJl~ p!:tr'cs of lil~". (:Ol! has abode hi" 0\\ 11
due tllne to expose and to (k:tl'oy all hyplW!'ltll';i1 a/:d
wicked or:;':ll1izat iOlI'l. ;\;ow hi<; t illle h;I') eOJ:le 10 1I11
coyer the lies, and expo\c the f:lls(~ ['(,llgio!l;, anel n', I',y
other PUlt of ~.ltans or~~;lI1iz"tion; anJ this 1,)(' cJ('elan's he \rill do hy aud throu~h the tt'uth Illad.. ];-110\\11
to llIallhind. The tilllc is thc!'l'!'ol'e ('ome wlw/l lil'S "hall
be ten'n fl\lnJ the p!;lCC of P0\\,(~l' and allthmit;,; and
truth l'ntlll'olll'l] \\iIl continlle to Iule forc\,('I'; aud
this will be a ,indiention of Cod's wOl'd and !lamc'.
Dy his prophet J c'ho\'ah sar~: "Bl'hold, 1 by in
Zion for a fOlllHlation a stOll(" n tricd litOlll', It precious corllcr stone, a sllre foumbt ion: he that h('1 i c'\'C'l h
~hallllot make haste. Juu~mC'IJt nl<;o will I by to tJ,('
line, and righteomness to the !1]llIl1met; anel the Il1lil
[hard t1'uth"J ~hall swec:p am.!y the I'efu~e of IIC",
and the waters [flood of trnth J l',hall oycrflO\\ the hill
ing place." (I'-: a, 28: IG, ]7) ZIOn here 1I1elltioJJ(,d IS
Co:]",.. 01':~:~ni3;1ti"ll, and Chri<;t JesU<; the ICing of gldJ'j'

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FJ1lc \VATCI-lT0\VER.

BROOKJ-YX, ~.

Y.

is the Chief Corner Stone mentiOilcd by the prophecy. name" means the organization of Jehovah of which
Already God has plaeed Christ .Jesus upon hi"l thronc Chrbt Jesus is the Head and Chief. That whirh will
and presented him as King of the world, and thus the lead to the exaltation of the name of Jehovuh in the
Corner Stone has heenlaid. ~ow Christ Jesu"l the great mind<; and hearts of all his creatures is a knowl('d~e
Judge has come to the temple of God for judgment and of and obcJience to the truth. God has taken ont from
the judgment is in progress; hence the time is at hand the world" a people for his name", which people al'c
for the hard and plain truths to hc told and, thus con- the first ones to be favored with a knowledge of the
tinuing, the truth, like a flood of water, shall rise, rx- trnth.-Acts l~: 14.
posing the li('s by disc1o<;ing their hidin~ place, and
It is fittill~ that God used David, who foreshadowed
will sweep away all hindmnces to the people in gain- his beloved King Christ Jesu,;, to write and say to the
people takrn out for his name: "Give unto the Lord
ing the truth.
The campaign to make kno\nl the truth of God's the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the
ord to the people is now in I)I'(I'.!;l'ess. In this W01 k beauty of holines,;." (Ps. 29: 2) And tllUe;; the people
the Lord is employing the radio alld many hooks con- :-0 taken out for God's name sp0uk to one another. It
taining the explanation of the Uihle, and these arc is thc expre<;scd will of Jehovah that 'the people taken
put in the hands of the people tll:lt the~' may know tile out for hi" name' shall bear to the world the 1lI1's<;a'~e
truth. The work of yindil'atin~ <:od's name has be- of truth that Jehovah is the only true God, and tIm.;
gun, and will ~o on until cvery man, from the least be the witne~<.;es of J chovah at this time. (1:,:1.
to the grratest, ~hall know that .Jehovah is the only 43: 10-12; 42: G) Jehovah eallse<! his hol.\' IJL'ophct';
true GOll. Thl'n Ilcvcr ngain will the truth he be- to write cnnccl'niug thc vind ication of his 11<1 me, and
dra~~led alld hid from the vicw of Goel '8 creatures.
JlOW his due time has come for hi,; "faithful Sl'l'\'ant"
'fhe hraclites \wre nod's connant 1)('o1'le ch'sen to understand the m('aJliJlg of the prophrcil';", anu tile
by him and nSl'd rh idly to make picture,; which fore- "&el'\'unt" is directed to SCl'\'e llOttee upon the l'ltl,'l''l
shadow his purpo;.,(s, ~u('h pichu'cs arc malIc unc]er- and the people of' anu COI1('cl'ning Gou's IHlrpo<,es as
standahle to men in due time in 01'11('1' that the anointed the prophets lon~ ag:o wrot('.
people of God may l\(lve hope and in oruer that the
Ezekicl was olle of the holy prophets of God. II,'rcrulers alld the people in g('lH'ral may IJe sel'YCu with tofore his propheC'y hae;; not I)('cn un<!pr,;tood, maninotice of what (JO(] is alJOut to do to make a Harne for fcstly because it was not GOll's time for it to 11(' 11IId,'r.
stood. 1'he thellll' thut rUII':! throu~hollt thc ('II! i['('
himself.
Jehovah S(nt his ploph('t to the k!n~ of Israel and 'book of Ei.:ckid is that of the vll1l1ication of .),,!Jl)\';[h ':.;
caused him to say: "I will set till thy s('ed after thee, Hame. 'fhe phrase, "l(now that I am the LOHIl [.J('which shall proceed Ollt of th~' howd,;, anu I will hovah]," occurs more than sixty tirol'S in the prophestablish his Idn~uom. I Ie "hall Imild an hO\l<;l' for my ecy. More than :111)' other tJOok in the Bible til(' prophname, and I will l>lahh;.,h thl' throne of hi,; kingdom ccy of Ezeldel lluutions this gr('at allli all-illlJlO['(ant
for evel'." (2 Sam. 7: 12, 13) By those words Jehovah trut h. The oJlelJin~ chapters give a set! ill'~ for the
stated the importance of the kingdom in connection understallLlil'l'~ of the book whell the due time arl'i\ e'i
with the vindication anu the honor of his name. The for its understanding', and fot, thut reason thc'c chap"seed" therc mentioned unuouHedly means Christ tel'S should be carefully coIIsi(lC'rec1, Prophp('il'''l are
Jesus, the beloved of God who was forl'shadowed by not always fulfilled in the onler in which th('~r aI,'
King David. 1'he King of J!lory Jehovah now has set down in the flcriptur('s, but a proper sl'!tin~ i,
placed u1'0n his throne. (1's, 2: 6) ".An hou<;e for my l1eees..,ar~ for the harIllonizing of the entire pl'0lJltel'~"

"r

LETTERS
ASSURED OF JEHOVAH'S VICTORY
DE,\R BROTm:R HI'I'llr.l:FOI~ll:

Grecting"ll in our Fath('1' the great Jeho\'ah'~ namel We

it llli~ht be plea~ing to know how our little Land of
warriors for .Jehoyah lIntl for Guleon lire st:nHlwg' the fight,
nnd we ale filled with gratitude beyond exprrs<lOn of \\'(,rds for
e:lch new tn'cnue of sen'i!'e an<1 in I~ing l"'rlllittell to eat nml
rlrink deep into thr \\atC'IR of hfe and truth that procee<1 flom
Jehomh, through The Watchtower anll lIin<1lelj pnhlication~.
Since rNl.lizmg that we are in !I. f('al hatt I" nlHl the hattie
is not our~, we are IlsslIrell that Jl'ho\'ah shall gain the \ idory.
"-e are hy his sustaining grace first giving thank~ to Jdlo\ ah
nnd then to JOu for the hks~eu OPI'Ollulllly wllll'h is ours of
prcsl'ing on sule hy Side \\ it h you in tillS great ennll iet as
('omag"ous w:lJ'fiors of His. 'Ve a1.;;o drsire to rememl)el' you
and aU of the Lord's people in our petItions before the Falher
c1ailv.
Yours with JO)' nnu giaulless in tI.e Kmg's service,
NH,ES (Ohio) CU)!PAXY OF JI;UOVAIl 's ,';rrS"I:S~I;S.
tllOu~ht

TllnOUGJI

GOLDE~

AGE NO. 27

DEAr: BrlOTHEI: HVfllu:ruI:!J:

\Ve praise ,Jl'llO..ah f,ll' the uJanl'1ous \HIY III \Ihich He "n~
used you this lllght [Fpbruary :l:q \0 pnwl:lIl1l Hi-; klllgt1ul:\
me~snge to the cnds of the elll Ih. :-;,sler alll1 Ill} ~(li \H'l'e I'!l\ilcged to hpar your vOice in our own hOll1e through Hadio :-;"1'
lIU1Wlil'. 'rhe rl'ception wa~ \ery good, anl1 CW1Y wo).1 \'.:l-;
heard di51inctlYi and we with ~'Oll, awl those ",ilh you at Ln-!
An::(e1cs, jOln('d in OUI Ay('~ I
You \ll11 be mh'll'stetl to knnw that it \I':l~ t1l1oll~h ;";11'''bel' 27 (;o/d(i! .JOl; that \\e bolh c"llle into I'IlEent lluth; I" I
\\1', by God'R LI\'''' cnJoy the food \\hich eO\lles to us thIOtl~.l
1'IIe Watch to II'( t.

'Ve dally relllcmber yon at the thro:J.e of hl':l\en1y 1'11'(', a:ld

"e play that .Tl'hovnh way l'ontiuu() to gUH1e and hle~s you
anl1 U"C \OU to the honor 01 hb holy name,
With \\arm I(J\c, \Ie are
.
Your fellow witne'-ots by nis gmee,
'rllU)IAS AS"D l~r,IZAIJE'lH H,\l'lIXG, f';il{l/and.

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319

JEHOVAH'S FL"LFILLl\IEXT OF HIS

PRO~IISE

DE.llt lJltOTJlIm Rt:TJl8r:FOIW;

Vn ing greetjn:~s from under

the Southern Cro~s I

It is now some sixteen and elm'en year'i. lespectively, since
my \I i;e and I were enabled to enter into fuIltlme SCI Hee, and
the luxUly of a bnef backwald glanre fIlls us \11th gratitude
for the prh ilege of it all and for the 10\ Illg- care and guidanre
of O'H Gorl tlllou~llOUt tho,<e ye:l1s. Frum the (bys I\hcn \\e
Imd but the Blild/cs w the SCrlptutes for witnessJU~~, then Tile
Harp of God, foIlo\\ed by the constant stream of hooks and
booklets as we have them now, the openlllf:: up of the ra(llO, tl.e
illtro<luction of the testimony cald, and now, as II crOI\ lIIn~
:feature, the sound machine's; to have seen and been associated
wiUI lIU thebe fl'atures of Jehomh's arrungement is to have
y;itncssed the fulfillment of his pi omioe to proviue all thill~s
need/lit 01' his people to continue faithful III service without
munllurin~ or complaint.
'rho revelation con('crning the" gleat multitwle" was mar
wlou:>, lind it is 11ll1'plf.1 IIlg to s('e how, in the l'iunppr groups,
the ltnOlnted and tltO'.c II ho prufc:5s to he ".Iollauahs" am
lIOW wOIkmg togeth('r harIJlunlUusly, without ulstmctlOn, l,lcaspd
to hllye lilly pOhitioll Hl (iuu's olgallIzatilJ'l.
0,,'1' hClC in 'l'a"IJlallla onr IJttlc plOl\(',:r group is battIlIlg
!l\\ay, plpased to be in tl,c flUnt IIlIe of tl1(' ti~;ht. Our tel nlOlY
JS scattelPd aIllI (1Jko .Tel m,:t1em) surrouwkd by llIuuntains,
and tJ.e 1', cather has rang-I'd 111 a short II hIle florn \ el y \\:11 m
(wi:h bll'h iin'3 an,! Gllsl) to wry col,1 (l'oIth lee anu sn()\\).
Hut w" \('e(l 011 the ,J"h, !>('lng com1rJl tnhle 1\ Ith a ear and trarll'r
l:ar:n:'n kindly, providl>,1 fur the llJlmel'rs by the 'l'asmanlllll
flil'nds. CO\,('filll~ our tenrt<Jlv Jnvolvp~ ,1111 ing an,1 walkJflg
wany miks, hut lie ~cpk to co{pr It thorol:;.;ldy and to l'rl'scnt
the books lind Icctures to eveIJ'onl', no matler whcre they ule
lmate'!.
'i'l,e fJoun,1 work is n glPat help to U9. In the tl1i('kly popu!ate,1 :ueaR the f'oUTIII 1':l1S do a great WOI k, IJIlt III the cOllnllY
uihtril'(~ hcre tIl(' 1,I1ouogwl'IIS ImlP b('pn l!lvalu:L1Jle. A dlcd,
up un our 1I0!l< ~h"ws tlo:lt III tllO lllonths lllie I'IIl,n"~~llIl,J1 alone
Imu all au,!i(,llce of l,SS7 1'('(ll'le an,l 111 tllat t"de th, I'la"l'llII:nls
in conjl!llcllon IIJth thai m:II'I11111' wele 1, !!)(; Pll"'('~ uf lItera
tun'. 'j II(' iiTOUP l,hunllgJ:ll,h~ hall' j,':\'1I I,!:l,\ld In I,rilal(' lIOJII"~.
011 '!""hlq'~, JlI factOrIes, III OJ~"'l'~, 111 1,,,111,, ,11 ur h '\lIIZatIIJIl'l,
ill l'o!lI'C statiolls, oil Sl101' ('ounle/., Oil hull'! I, liS, at a l,il'lu \J
tlll'utct, ',('fOie ~choo!H, ill 1':\II1!,~, oil the ro:"hlll(', III the 1I1l<l,Ilo
of 1':Il!,llwl,s, in mall'>IOIl'i, IU 110\ els; aIHl ('1l'I,nIiICf(' that IIIC~'
sage in no ullcl'rLdll YOH'" has iJIlI,al'lially c,>pJ'ecu jud:;uH'nt
nud shulln th(' IIhY to Iilc.
One lIolllan, heaiill~ a It-dUle fur the first lime, said, "Thai's
n llew h1,':d AUyllay, it is a gll'.:t help til yun, a:; you do not
h:L\e to talk 50 much I1I1U It e\l'l:uns tl1mgH betlcr than )-ou
coul,\.' ,
011 another o(','asl(ln a sister an,l I call it'll the phollograph
on a Mil 1< hPllleeu II~ fur tllO 1l1lkH thlOllgh the I'lhh. \( oue
tnue the tlal\< thll'atenl'd to pdcr out un,l 11(' lIonueled \111(~ther
to tUIU bacl<. But I\e I'll h,',1 on, alld &ud,h'll!y eaulC un lhe
hou"-e at the top of It hIlI. 'J'he \lomau of t he hou~e InoYcl1 to
I)c lI1lt'I('Ht(,U alii! Ila~ 1'1"I1'oI'l1 to take a nIbil' and set of hoo]:
Jds. \\,h('u she he:lld the ledules &1:e s:lJIl, "You \HlUld 1',:l1n
lIIore from that iu an hour than by gOJllg t" chulch for Illollth~. IJ
.'\J,;ain, when my wife nwl ! ktll can led the IlhonogmlJh for
a Illlie along a timlJl'r tl aJllway to /jc1 to a hou-e hUI ied ll\1 ay
in the bush, the man th'lIl];ed us for bl ill";lIlg hllll the lectUI'e
and 1'001:9, as vCIY few people hotherpd to tty to get to him
with tH1Y Ine~snf~c '.
\\'~ realize that no CleatUle deserves any cleuit for the sue
ee~s of .Tehovah 's IJlllJ'O~('''. Jf lie 1I00'k!'.}oul'oell'es to a sta;}'!
still we 1I'0uid hi ing .J eltol ah no plUtH; th... ed'a! 1IJ e IIltO is faith
ful stands to gain all that. \\'e 111'P Ju,lgl'u by tile ('t(Olt lie put
fort!: or cou1<1 put forth to fulfill uur CU\, lIant. 'l'his nppli"3
to carlylllg' the I'IIOJhJgrap 11. We cannot jUllge one another in
thi'! r'>~l'ect, but cheh IIlU~t I('n,kr a"Count to J P1101 :1\\ as to
\Iheth'r ulI means of \\'lhll','Qlllg ale fully e'opl,)ite"l. We hale
foullIl that if llll~one is l'ltpieally ine'Il'ahle of calJ~jll;:; n
pIUln(\~l'llph, if thp workels go in pallS l'aeh one Iws a sllare ill
tlw sonnd 1';01 Ii an(l th(' !,l.u-CIlWlltS WIlJ k out In propo/ (Ion.
At ollr little' 'l;ethel" fl'II'i"e e\ell- I110,nill" our 1'1ah'ls
lire tl'lt the olgaH1~ation lIIay he gUlJ,',1 alJgltt'"':lllU that' 11:0
faitllful m,<y he PIC'~I\P,1 to sc(' tl'e \l1lilwatlOn of JchOl'ah's
llallle and the tJiulJ1l'h (If lJ~htellm.ne2s,
YOUlS Iur .h!IlJ\"h all,l his Ym<.!wator,
J)U:T AXIJ \'LX A SIlL \l:M UR,

Tasman/IT.

nn'IllI:'IG OF THE PEorLE NOW

I'LAI~LY sr:r:~

DF.'u BJ:OTJILll RrTJlf,r.rOJ;Il:

For a lon~ time lye have de~ired

to cxpless our a!Jpn'ciation

of the prinll';";p that we hme of being aS90ciate<l mth you and
the l::)uelCLy in this wondelful kinguolll work. ;\[any tlllles our
hearts go up to Johomh 1Il true thankfnlne,s fur tlus oppor
tunity, 'llId we especllll1y rl'lIlelllber you at the throne of grare
that your hand lIIay be stIl.'nglheueu for the gI(~at wOlk Go,l
h:\s entrnsteu to )'011. \"'0 alEO thank him for the as<lstance tll 1t
comes from the arrangements maue to nlll us by you and the
sacrrfice that the friends make to kl'lP us in the ~eni(,e. \\'e
al,o wish to express our stn~ele gmtltuf]e for the utfferent
hooks, the I'ear Book, 1'h(l nolden Age, and 1.'he Watchtolcer
that come to us re;;ularly. \\"hat a feast we have now III the
t I feast of tabernacles". Surdy the remml!lt and the great
IDllllitu<1o h:\ve lIIany IcaSOIl9 for rejoll'JlI/j.
\';0 hu\e hpen in the pionepr w01k for over fuur years and
we haytl many proofs that the LOl'Il's al III has Ilot I,e"n
shortened in prol'iuJll~ for hig little {JileS \1 ho ha\(1 g-iven up
cverytlullg to ,10 Ius wOIk. \\ h('n we lirst start('d III the work
lI'e planIll'd on r,01ll~ frolJl olle terrrtoly to an'lther, but It \la3
sll;~gestpd by the l'lOneer d~parlnlPnt that lie cOII!,l llale a per
m:.lIlcnt aSSI~I1mellt by a<bIl~ fur the salllP t(,1 IItUl v ll"alll.
Tlu8 \\e ,1e~I(l<.'11 to <10, uwl I'.e have hall lIIallY lIl,lll':;tlOr~ of
tho LOIU'8 blessJll~ III dllill~ ~O. We arc now glllll~ OIPr our
USsl;::lllllcnt the fourtll tm/p. Kow '1'0 1\1'0 tJIIl fill Iqlon uf the
p(,ol,le so plaln!y. HOllie 111,0 lI(luld halO lIotl,jll~ to du Illth
the JIIebsagtl the other tinll'~ are now lH'I'I'!,1 1lIg' S'JlJle of the
literatUle. \\'~ Iulle formed a ~lOUP for study 1Il olIP clly lind
some have h'1I1 n ltltle part ill th(' selVI( P lI'olk, and ,.theiR IIdl,
110 uoubt, taLe a 1':lrt SUI,I1. HOII'p out of the goodlll';1S of tl'(,lr
h(:arls anu a 101<: for .tl,e 1.0,"1 have allkd liS JJI \arillllq "")S.
\\0 have al'~('l't<.'<1 tillS as flOIl1 the halllis of the Lord alld
to further ti,e l{Jn~:dorn IJIhSaW'.
Again 110 \\I>.h tu ('\p1e-;S (,Ill' appreciatiun of thc prhdl'''e
uf 1J('1ll~ 1Il the LOlli's oJ'gallll.,ltioll an,l (Iur det('llIlIuutiou ':0
bel Ie "\lnIJ~hiy Go'! througlllHlt del lilly iu whatl'H'r lIay ho
ilia)' II H,h It dUll:'. \nth CllI.q! ,all lUI ",
Your brcthren in the hill.:s sen icp,
;\!R. A~J) ;',11:';. E. II. C()~1';111CK
A. J. LlIU:J~.n, l'wn((/s.
ONLY JEHOVAH'S POWER COULD
Dr. \R BIW1'JlII: IU"rm.J;J UI:I,;

llol'(' ) uu \\'Ill e."'u&e me for tuldng a ltttlo of ) our time. I

JOloW Ihat Y'loU alP very busy. Hut I was RO thIllled tu hp:t! your
vOlee last elening [February ~,:], from nine to ten 0 'clo' k
Xurll,";,;iall tilllP, that! nlu,>t WI ile and t"ll ~'ou, f';olry to s,'y
that It I',as only 11l_"df that undelsloo,! the J';u;;II'>h langll,\'~e
II ell. }o;lelY \IOIU lias d!'>tmet. H lIa~ nut ueady ',0 guod \Ih('n
lie heald )'011 III 0-10 laHt HIlUl/ler, II III n ~uu ~p"ke frolll the
'\'ashm~lon ~"nH'l/llOn. It ClIlI(J Ol'er from (iellll:lnv and
Swedcn that tilH'~' '1'11 il'c thel e II as an m(('n uplion for' abuut
half n minute. It II ::s SI\ erleu and HlIssia t1mt interfere'l, but
thell It wa~ \'l'ry dcal' a~alll.
I shoute,l "Aye!" I\ilh the call1ention bleth/(>n III Lo.'!
Ange](''i, and I snpp";.e we all dId 0\ er the world. 1 was pr"y
ing the LOld's bil'ssing ol'er the comention, and that \\e uil'
Feell listenels nligl,t I,e pelJllJtte<l to hear you. OnJ) .lehova 11's
power conld I)) mg such things to puss as to hear so JIIany tllOU'
sanel miles :m a \.
I wunul'r If the pope heald it. Hopc he ulll; al~o t!lat II/au
Hitler. Well, thr'y Inll get wklt t!ley ,lp~el'\ e in A IIllage,ldlln.
I am so thankful to Jehovah for kl\ IIIg ,"ul'h a k:u!(,J' :l~
you, dear brothel; and !lIuy Jeholah ~!l01\l'1 IllS blc-"ings ul'"n
)-OU, lS Illy u,lily player.
\Vnh ChustIall 101 e,
Your si,tcr in the King's army,
AN~A :':ll\bJ)O~to, Norw((!J.
WIIOLEIIEAH1 mJ APPROVAL
DE.llt BIWTIIHt RUTIILl:: lll'J):

\Ve, a company of Jl'llOVah's witnl>'sps asseIIJI,k,l at ~t.

J()!ln 's, ::--:Pllf"un,lIan,l, kl\m:; her1ld ~Ol1l' most llndll";; 1(',,
tUlC anel l:",'..IllllI/U a<1"l'ted at the ~hrll1e AUlldr, JlIlJ1, j,,,,
.\II;::I'Ic~, CaltfoJ'lllll, Lercby (':\llll:~'i (lUI II"ho)"h",lIte I ai,p'"1 d
of b'\lIll', and all \'OW Aye. .'ILlY thp :;If':tt .11'hol:Jh euntLl\H' 10
strcllf;tlwu V.uu l;ll..J" yitU, j~ OUl &inct'lc \\]1.11.
bT. J:;:I:-; 's C')~lP,INY JLIlO\',\U'S \\'l1:,LS,['O:;.

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el1e. \VATCHT0VvER
EVIDEXCE OF- J,OVE FOH JEHOVAll

THE GIYER OF ALL GOOD

Dr.\R Br:OTIlEI: Rt:TlU:l:HJRD:

DE.\ll BROTHER RVTlICl;fOr:JJ:

As one of the priSOIH'IS IIho was relea"<"l by .Jehovah's gra

ciuus provi~ioll, I should llldeed fepi unwurthy if I did not ex
I'n'ss 1Il~' gratitude to .Jeho\ah and to yOlllself an,] all others
who c>-NelsI',1 sueh hrck'>,s effort m behalf of those who were
in bOlllls. Till.> is tluly eYldpllce of :our cOlLlplete love for
J eho\ nh, as is testified to by t he a postle .John in 1 J obn 11: 2:
"By tills lie knolV that \\e 100e the elllidren of God, IIhen we
loye God, and kl'('p his pOlllnmndlllellt.~." It is my uetermmation
that by the Lord's g-tace I slmll ahva~'s keep his commnntl
lIlellts and that in thi8 IIlV loy" for God an,l for all the brethlpn
shall ever lJe in cvidpl1('(:, a8 IS ell.emphflCrl by this act of loye
8ho\\'n un behalf of the hl<!lhren "ho wele imprisoned because
of their testllllony to the name of JehO\ah God amI IllS kingdom
at Omng-e, New Jersey.
WhatcH'1 th(' out('Ollle ot the upppal may be, I shall take It
as the LOTlI's II Ill, Ul'd ouly hope that It \\ ill ,'"sult to the praise
of .Jellfl\ah God and the en"ulIIagl'IIlCnt ot the brethren ns it
uul in the ar"" 1(' Palll 's ('aM', as noted in 1'1Ilhptllalls 1: 13, 14:
.. So lilat Illy "owL III ('llIIst a I'e Ul:IU d"~"t in all [Cae3ar 's
court], unl] In all otiH'r p1a"psi aud mlluy of the brethren III
tl", (,ord, \\u},lll/.: ('onfi,' 'ut by Illy "OU,,~, ale much mOl<' :"11<1
to ~p('flk tI", nUI,1 \\Ith"ut f,'ur." As for the euelllY, aliI! [d.
ti"ul:oJly the ::\lol1nt H"lr sl',tJOn of hill olguuizutlon, th(' pl('
n0l11H'l'Illl'Ilt of the jud/.:"It'llt of .Jehovah as lecoflle<1 III E/.I'~1C1
:J:): ]:!111 IS a happy alll"'lpation to Ille.
Pll'a~., b" a~"11 ed, Illy '/<oa I' Brot h,'r Huthm turd, of lily sinl'l're
~lutltl1llc ulld c.lrn""t dd"lllIlnation to stand shoul,ler t" ~l">lJI
tier nith all of .Jeho\ah 's org-llIJlzation for the vil.dHatiort of his
most hoI \. llame.

With >ou 111 the Kill~ 's sen ice,

lrlf::-;t; H. SAIlO, New Jersfy.

I, like others, hate to tuke up any time from those in tit'

Lord's WtJl k. Yet how could I be content",l
thou t adnlO\d
etlging yuur ni.l, Hrotlier I:utherfonl, tog-pI her \\llh the HId
of the faIIlIIy at Bethel, un,l expressmg my Hl'pletiutwu and
tliankfulncfs to the Giver of all good, \I Iio SUl'p!Jl':' all 0111 ll<'c,b,
to make it possible for U~ to coni Illue In hi" S"f\',(e. \I ho~"
heln ts tlie g-Il'at J(hovah Guu has cau',!"l to mUlt to HUg forth
his pr::isp~ i neganll('sB of nny and all OppO'llrnn the enemy
anll his Iiost \luuld heap upon Jehovah '8 \\ltnes-",. may \,,~
make full nsc of nll the benlfil~, reco;;ruzing 0111 1'0't of dUly,
and Joyiully wItness uuder nny eircUJllstauc('s, knlJ\\I11g' Ihat It
\\ ill lJe giH'n us in the vcr>' hour what we need to l,rocecd to
tlie end.
Daily I PIllY tliat Jpho\ ah Go,l will prosper his \\ 01 k, :lUll
his favo1'~ ('oHtinue WIth ~'ou, dear IJlethrcn, all,1 u, who file
eoopellltll1'~ \\llh :ou to mo\'o as one man in tll" UJlllY of tit"
LOlU uwkl Chl'J~t .It''us. How ab~ul'll, WIth sueh t"'lI'hers ll~
J"hlJ\uh God and ChI ist .fl':,I1~, so clearly Ul>: 1J1~\lIh.~d Sllll'e
the coullng- of the Llml to the telllple, to COI"'!U':I' or 1)(' Ill'
fiuel'('e,1 that a llIan IS atlPHlplln'{ ,~o lj(nlt Il 11.'.//I)]"lln/",,'
~Iy hl'art is full to O\{'I flO\'oln~ \\ Ith all that Iq 'I'"'ad Oil 111<'
tallIe, In the Ilrfl~('nCe 01 our ('JJerni(>~, cuullnr~ to 1J~ fhlllll~h tlH'
Jl a/ch/o/cus. I \\ouId lo\'e to t,,11 ~'Oll at k:l~t 01 ,1l1l'I' of Iii"
thillg8 that 1 l:'ather trOtH tllree to jllur If nllt Sl'. 11""IiH'{' I
SO,Jl"tJlHI'S wonder, If Iliad IHOle tlllle til le:,,1 and ~: IId.l, h"'\
mUlh nlOle 1 \\'JIlld be a1>le to /;,t iloJJl the 7'0/,(". \\llh ~1J(1i
light one IS ('fllllp"lIp,1 to t!'ll oth"IS of (;0,1 uwl hl~ I(lll'~dnlll,
tliat they in IUIII may h"ar and ~ay "COlllC' '. I must not take
up any more of your tU/I(', thou;:lI.
"'ol'lls do nnt C},\,I(':,S Illy joy iu the s,'rviep, llr"thpr Hultll'),'
for,1. You kl\p Illy I"ay")' aud g-ood \\18hes, as 1 kuu\\' \Ie hme
yours ill tl,,' I!low'er n 01 k.
May we ('1,lIl lIIue as n e IU (' ('OllllllllnJed and \\ llt<-h the villJli
cation of tIle :'lort ] I r:~h.
YOUl'8 to S('f\ e IInc"lIsiugly,
1\11:';. I1A1'TtE UOI,lmAN, Allzolla.

GO FOHTII TO

III~LI'

OTHEl:S

DF-All 11l;()1'IIEI{ IWTIU.I:I'O/:Il:

.Just a WOld to ne!mowh'dg-e my nppreciatioll an,l h"artfelt

thunl18 for thl' special prn d"g-e of maklllr;: known the nallH' unll
kiug-dolu of .J"llo\uh UOII, Ull<1 to lJe fully ulllted under tho
lead"1 "Ill]> 0 f ClIISt .Je~n4.
lIa\'lllg bepn "lolI/.:ht Into the h:;llt 1 I~O forth \\ ith nil d"slfe
to hl'lp othpls tlmt h:,,1' the lOll' of the truth to that samo
pri\dl'gt!. J lIant you to kllow how 1 )l:l\e l'ujoyed reading the
books. The WIII( It/OU'fl' is Illy delIght.
1 tlu't tllat 1 /lIa.y be gnl.-II (olllagp. Oil" thillg 1 know:
\lhnte\'{'r nlaY he the t",t, (,hnst has gone IJctor!' /lie nll,l I
mllst stlml! IllY test, hoping to do all to the glorification of
Jehovldl (lod Iln,1 his 11'111"'.
WIth IllUch love to nil till' "I'pthl'en,
Your sister,
ul{ACE CONAKT, New l'o,I,.

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WE:o-IT TO f:VERY nED

DEAR Br:OTIlI Jt TII'TII LI:For:lJ:

GI<'CIIlIg-,! \\ Ith th.. L"ld's g-ra('e I hpal<l ~'"ur voice fl'l'IJI

L08 Ang-pl,'s Oil "Spparatin': the Nations". It \la~ ('kar all,1
velY l'Il(oulag-Illg-. KHO\\' "allll' in tll/uug-h tl", 0111' lllld '"111'
rlllllO ll'f'('I\t'r ~('t 11l tlll~ 1:lI'd"v. 1I.,!c at<' tl'rJ'c hllud,\',l
\CtNlIIIS, lIll,l all llre sUJ'I,hl'd lI(th eazphoIHS. '1'1,1' 1I1('',,':e
,"cnt to ('\('IV 1)(:11. Jlow luany W(lle 1J~tllnI1H~ In h lI',kllfl\\II.
'I'he LOlu 'iJk,s you Hud piOtl'('t :l)U, Bluth,,1' 1:'I.I"'II'<lId.
YOUI' cOlloJ!~:'r in III~ <.'n 11'(',
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VA~ .AMBlJRGII SCCl etary

f'And all thy chIldren shall be tau9,ht of Jehovah; and

~reat shall be the pzace of thy children." .1JaiaJt 5j:I3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLI.:Af<LY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH ig the only true God, is {10m everlaqting
:to cH'rh\stmg, the ~Iaker of heaven and earth and th.., GIver
of liiQ to IIli'! creatures; that the Logoi'! wus the be~iJlnlllg of
'1,is cr',ation and Ill~ actl\'C agent in the creation of all thlll~S;
that tllO Logos is now the Loru Jtsu~ Christ in gloIy, clothed
With aU pOller III heaven ant} earth, nml the Chief Executive
OJ~i<.;er of Jehovah.

HIS journal is publrshed for the purpose of enahlm::

the people to knOIV Jehovah God and his pul'J'os~s as

It publishes BIble lll'lruC(IOll
specifically desiGneu to dId J eho"ah's wltne~se8. It arr~i11~d
bystematIc Bible study for )ts reauc1'S rmd buppltes other 11(' IatulO t'J aid in such studies. It pub1Jshe~ SUItable lllatl:lJ' I
for wdJO broadcasting and for other meaus of publiC in.stru';
tion III tho l:icTlptures.
It aulJ()res stIietly to the Bi1Jle as authority for its uttl'rances. It IS entirdy flee and ~epalate from
pl\rtw~, :'C'.' ~
or oth'!r '1011<11.1" org-'llllzations. It is wholly and "ltil'Jllt
leservallOn for the lungdolll of Jehovah God lllluer Clmot
Ius BeJun~d Kmg. It IS not dogmatIc, but im J" S cawflll
:.md critIcal eXlllJllIlation of ItS contents in the li'~ht of t1.o
l:iclil'tul tol. It docs not lr. Jul;:;o III contlol erbY, and its c(.l
limn<l III e not Opl'U to pelfOill1I1~les.
cJ-l,re~~,;'l )11 the !llu!e.

ull

THAT GOD r:reatc,} the carth for man, created pcrfcct

for tho earth and placed hun upon It; that man Willfully
disobeyed Cod's law lind was sentenced to (l<.'ath; that by
H':H10n of Ad'un's wrong net all men rIle born sinneis and
\I ithout tho nght to Ide.

JlHlIl

THAT JESUS 'I:'S made human, nnd the man Jesus suffcrcd death ill ord"r to 1'lo,lueo the T',lTIsom 01' rpc1pll'plhtl
JlIlro for all ll,anldIlfl; that (Jo,1 labi'll up Jesus c1n inc an(l
,(',,:tlted him to Ill'a \,,'u alJo\'c III ery cr('at111'O llwl lluol'e e,ery
lI:llllC :Ind clutlll)d hun Illth all pOller lIud aUlhont)'.

I.

TIIAT JEIIOVAII'S ORGANIZATION is called Zion, and

that. Christ .J"~UIJ jq thl' Chid OJlicei th('n'of lInu

tho
n--:l,tf,u King- of tI", lIorl,l; that tI", llnointN'1 and f'lIlhful
follol\l'rs of ('Iui~t .Te~us are chdl1J"rl of ZIOn, lIle'lI!Jt'rs of
Jelt'lIah's olt.;:llllz:,tion. llwl "II' his ,\itn,"""S wlto~e rluh' and
l1hJ!,';:e It IS to It'htll'y t,) the suprpnm"y of .feltol'ah, (feclare
liS 1'1Il1'0f,PS t('"'lrd mankind liS eXIJl"~"I',l in tltl' ]lthl .... lLUU
ito lJear tho frUIts of the kin:;dom IH'foro nil who will hear.

YEAI:LY ::lCDSCltll'TION PmcE

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$1.rJn; GI:I:.\'r BltIJ.HX, .. \t..."H\J.\";I\. A'\1) SOl II! .I\IIU' \ ,~ .
...\mcrJ<.'UJl IQlllltt.UHP,,", ~1I()uld IJ(~ wade hY l';\pICI"S 01' Po~t:tl ~t\lJlI y
Ol'dPf, or hy I:ank lJlaCt. (\l1lUdl,lIl. HrJ.tl~lI, :-:;outh ..\I!1fan ::rqj
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r~nn:D

lJranC'h

all'l lJl".in~s of tho pl'opll's of earth

ran ('OIllO olll.v I,.v 'ill ,1 throw:h .J(lill\:dl '8 kin~flolll under
el" illt whif1t liali now I"'f~nll; that tl1(\ LOllI's npxt f(ll'at
IIl't 19 tho (kstrndion of lSatan 's ol:~ani1.ation nne} tIl(' ",tab
lbhllll'nt of I iI<II!I'OIlS!If'~S 1lI l!to e:u tli, allel tliat undp! tho
kingdom Illl t1"'he 11110 \\111 ol,,'y its ji~liteollS laws blmll llvo
OIl p:uth foreler.

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11:'8 I'''('n pl.('efl hy .Jeh,wllh upon IllS throne of authonty,
]:::s (ju~te(l :-;alan horn 1"'aVl'll awl l~ proceediug to the
esiahh~/lIIlf'nt of (lod '<I kin':dolll Oll cal f h.

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'l'lus till iIlinl< t('I111 tl,,,.I~natl'~ thl' Iwxt tpstimony perioJ of
J.hovali's killgdolll pt1b"-h('r~, !Jr(,pmb"1 ;;.1:). Let tlu; notice
sufllee to at (l1l"C Illlel"st ~()U th('I('1ll ail'1 to cauee you to 1)('::;11
1111~f':lIl11g fOltll\\Ifh. '1'1,(> I'llIlted /)If~,a~(' of(elecl to the tru.!,
ll',ly 1'('ol'),'s durrn;; tlll~ pPTlO'! 1,,111 h( the combinatIOn Clm
sl~tin~ of the hook l!lIh,s uwl thH'o IJouklet~, lIll'lUtling the
boo1det ChOO,\lllfl and a H'lf-eol('r(',l booklet, Oll a ;;::;c contnlm
t 1011. ('onsult t hn f"'t'll'onlin~ 1 nformrrnt for flll ther d('tf'll~
und tlwn get all set for )'our full part in tld8 tp:,tullony. lour
promptness III 1l'poltll1g results ot youI' actintIes \lIll 1Je ap'
pl'ecIateil.

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passe!:,"y to the klllgdolll nll'~~age IlIlIclt .1"''''1:111 h'~\ Il'
tJ'w:~tptl tu Jolt to 11I;-.peH~(,. 'lllJ~ :-lIgon )H attJartl\t'. Till' ,~,,:~~ .. l~
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fill the nrU"I~ nt once, sllll'l'<'Il to aoy :ltldlt,,,~ III tlil' , Ill> ,I
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s~n.llUg in one olliel tOl ull lcqullet! hy the !;lOUjt.
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seniee ellOu!fll1Il'ntlOn the ra,lJo ~lation ill jllI'!1' \ If 1111:" I. '" it
calliC'.; 1:10 \\'ntch 'rO\'ler 1'1()(~tanl:'. '1 hi..; T1l:l;;11lJlt'S to tlt~. Ig'/l:'"
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Sf'lllllT1g- ont the JIH".... ~'age O"tl'f the l'a(llo. to (.. t.. . nUI:1'~i.' 11~" I' (II':ll
to rea,] till' ht':!atllle. ]'111.15 1)('h:,1f tl<e :-:')(1(>tl' ~lll';":'" I .: )
jf,]'\.'. T-:-, ~'ntl ~'1I "orl\crs Eb,ul'l nntl~(' COfl,l/Q,t1 U(0 <11 tlj ",1 j":
11()Lht.. toll(,tl..~e calling, le~l\ lUg tine of th(.':ll, 1 Il'::; " ~ l'_

g=[f]eWA1ClIiIT0WIER
AND HJEJR~D Of

YOI,.

LVII

CHR~T~ PRESENCE

NO\"EMBER 1, 1936

NO. 21

MALACHI
PART 1

II But u'ho lay abide the day of ',i.; coming 1 and tvho shall stand 'U,.7Ie1t he app('(lI'ctll? for 7,c is lil;c a refill(.T'S

fire, and like fullers' sope."-Jlal. 3::&.

EHOVAH made )Jalachi his servant a prophet and

caused him to ueli\'er a ml~";3~e pertainill~ particularJr to the g-reat Servant and Prophet of
Jehovah. The name Maluehi Jllt':I11S "angel of Jehuvah" or "mess('ugc1' of Jd1ovah". lIe prophesied in
the time of ~dl('Jniah. Some have Mid that he was
1\{'hcmiah; but sH('h dOt's 1I0t appear to he the fact.
Hc was a S('purate and distinct pruphet, having the
Jlllllle ~lalaehL It is appropriate that Jdlo\'ah should
usc :.\Ialachi tu dr(,lare the propht'('y hearill~ his name,
2 Jesus had p1'ophl'~i('d ('ollel'ruing his eomillg' in the
spirit to rN'eivc unto hims('l( HUlse who had proved
faithful, and of Ilis takillg' poss("s'..;iuu of and rulillg' the
world. When J('su,; asel'lIChd into h('aven he was ('ommuncJcd to wait until Clod's 11Iw tillW, and whell that
due time came .Jehovah (ausl'<.I hi,; bdon:u One to give
attl'lltion to the things of the (':Il,th, and partieulurly
to the people of ('a1'th who had :lg'l'\'ed to do his will.
'rhe tribe of Levi forl'~hadO\\'('11 thosc who had mal1e
II covenant to do thc will of (:0(1. Following' the days
of the apostles th{'!'e was a lon~ "f~l'iod of time in which
gT(lat dal'knl'ss CflnlC upon the p<'oples of the world
and many of th{' COllsc('rated ft'll <tway to the religious
teaehings :md practiees of insiIH(re men.
a The pToplwry of :;\lala('hi })Ntains llarticularly to
the "day of .Jehovah" and ('elltl:'rS around the third
chapter of that propheey, It is Jehovah who s{'llds
his nng-cl or messengcr; hence the IIl'ophe<'Y sflyS: "BelooM, I will send [Bphold, I S('11(} (R. r.) ; B~hold me!
s('nuing (1lotlt,)] my messen~cr, and he shall pr('pare
the way beforc me: llud the 1.01''.1, whom ye seek, shall
suddmly ("Ollie to his temph" (','en the mess{'ng{'l' of
the eownallt, whom ye drli1!ht in: behold, he shall
('Ollle, saith the Lord of hosts. "-:;\laI. 3: L
'I'he anUOUllC'cment is a vcr)' important one and is
n warning to those who had entered into a covenant
to do God"s wil!. This prophecy, likc many Oth(,l'S of
the &riptures, seems dearly to have both a miniature
fulfilhu('nt and a major fulfillment. Jehovah sent
John the Baptist as his mCS'ienger 01' 311IlOnnCCr of
the comin~ of Christ Jesus, :mJ cOlwcrnil1g' the miniaturc fulfilhut:nt of Malachi's prophecy it is written:
"There was a man sent from God, whose name was

JOhll, The same came for a witne'>s, to hear witllCSS

of the 11ight, that all Intll throug-h him mi~ht lwliew.
lIe was 1I0t that Light, but was sent to he'ar witlle'ss of
that Light. John bare witnes'> of him, HIlU cri~u, saying, This was he of whom 1 spuke, JJe thut cometh
after me is preferretl before mc; for he was hefo!'c
me.' '-.John 1: 6-8, 15.
~ Jesus said cOlwcrllillg' thc m~SSl'llg('r \\'hom ,Jehovah sent to prl'pare the way hl'fo!'c him: "Fur this is
he of whom it is written, Behol(l, I s('ll(l my m('s<;cII !!el'
hefore thy faee, whi('h shall prepare th)' way hefore
tlwe." platt. 11: 10) ".\s it is writll'n in the prophcts, Behold, 1 s('Ild m)' nH'<;sell~l'r befure thy fa('(',
whifh shall prepare thy wuy l)('fol'(, ther, TI\(' \"()i('e oj'
oue erying in the wlldcl'ncs-.;, Prepare ye the way of
the LOl'd, make hi" paths st raighl. "-)1 ark 1: 2, 3.
G Za('harias, the faO)('r of John the Baptist, pro)lhesiNI ('oll('crnin!{ the "hill1: "Anuthou, ('hill1, shalt be
called the prophet of the Highcst; for thou !o>hali go
before the fae'e.of the Lord, tu pn'par(' hi'! ways; to
gh'c knowhd~e of salvation unto hi,; people, by the
remission of their sills," (Lukt> ]: 7G, 77) .]eh(}\";lh
used Julm the Baptist tt) prepa1'C til(' \':ny bpf01'(' .T(,~llS,
whom Ill' !o>ent to proelaim hi., truth and to \'111 lieat('
his nUllle alld to sa\'e the obedient ones of man':ind.
How diu he pl'epare the wflYY "For Ite shall be ~i'cat
in the !>i~llt of the Lord [ao;; his wiluess]' :llld slJaIl
drink neither wine }W1' st!'on~ (ll'inl,; and he shall hI'
filled with the hol~' l spil'it], C\'cn from his mot hel' 's
womb, And many uf the ehilul'('n of Israd shall he
tum to the Lord the'il' nod. And he shall I-!ll befol'l'
him in the spirit allll power oi Elias, to tum the
hearts of the fathers to the children, illl<1 the di-'obedient to the wisdom of the just; to make l'cady a prop!c
prepared for the Lon!. "-Luke 1: 13-17.
' Ahout the year 1878 the major fulfillment of :\lalarhi"s prophecy hegun, anu that 'prcparing the wa~'
before Jehovah continued for approximately fort~
years. This ('orre~ponds to tIle forty yt'nl'S of wandel'iug' of the Isradite's in the wilder!lrs'> undl'r thl' 1<::1(ll')'ship of :\Io,",es, as it is written: "~\nd I havc led you
forty years in the "'ildcl'l1ess: , , that ye might
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The work of 'prepari l lg the way he fore Jehovah', from

1878 to H)ltl, \\ as to qualify tlle prepared onc!:> to 00
witnc<;ses for .Jcho\'ah in the carth; und &IJ tlw LOl'll
cau'>ed Jsaiah to write conccrning the pn'i'nreJ 011('5:
"Ye are m~' wi tnC'Ssc,,;, saith the Lord, and my ser\"ant
whom I havc ChO:"Cll; that yc may know aIllI believe Ttle,
and mHler~tand that I am he: . . . I h:1\'e de;'laI"toQ,
and ha\'e saYed, and I have sll('wed, when there \\"11'>
no strange ~od amon~ you lto do thus] : thrrefore )"0
arc my witnC'sses, saith the Lord, that J am God."
(1sa. 43: 10, ]2) 'fhe way was heing prcpared hcfore
Jehovah and that the prcpared ones might he wituc:>scs
for Jeho\'ah to his name or for his narnc's sakc.
8 When the worh of pl'eparinq: the way before JdJOyah was doul', then the Lonl .Jesus, Jeho\'<1h's gl'\':lt
Prophet, .\It'<,sengcr, Jwlge atHl Vindi('ato1', eumc,; suddellly 01' &t1'aightwuy to tlll' temple: "Beholl1, I will
scnd my liW",,('ugcr, ano he shall prepare t he way tcfore me; lind the I,ol'll [lldlillj the SOil, and not Jehovah 1, \\ hom ye sel'k, shall snol1l'nly ('Umc to his
tcmph', e\"l:n th( meSSCJ1g'cr c,f the c'un'lHIIlt, whum >-c
dcli~ht in: hdlOJd, he shall ('OlllC, haith the Lord of
hosts. "-:.\lal. :3: 1.
II The 1.OI'd JesH>!, who haa becll given the dis(iples
and for whom hb faithful follo\\'('!'S had IOTig bt't'll
!()ol\ill~~, is the "Lord" he),(l Ill('utionecl. 11e i, the ouc
"whom ye S'~c'k ", meaning t hr olle whom the faithful
Olles, who follow in the foutskp<; of .Jl'ioiIlS and who are
l~ft()l'wardfi made the "fait l11'ul alld Wi:ll: servant"
('la~,s, seck and for whom th(,;.' were watchill~. Hays
the ]ll'ophl'c'~': lie "shall s\llldl'nl~' come to his tempic", that l'l, unexpectedly, instantly, straif~l1tway;
mu! for' that l'l'a"On It "':IS VNy )Wc'('ssary fOl' the oncs
l'xpcl'ting him to ('onw to hI' \\atf'hill~, a<; .Jesus hml
told them they mn"t do, "Watch there [arc; for ,re
1;llow llot what hOllr .\ our Lord doth rOIllC'. But know
this, that if t hl' ~oodman of t he house had known in
what watl'IJ the thir1' \':o11ld l'orne, he would ha\'c
watehed, and \\"oi!ld not have &lIfl'l'red his house to he
hrol;el1 up. Therl1'ore !w ye also l'l':\(l,\': for in ~mdl
an hour liS ye think 110t, the Sou of liIan cOl1leth."Malt. 24: 4:~44.
10 Prior to fl.((' ('om ing of the Lord to the tcmple
mallY of tl1(' truth'! that hacl long brcll hiddl'n wrre
hrou~ht to li~ht, and those ('Ol1s('c'rat('<.1 Ol1l'S who were
~inCI'r(' lind faithf1l1 were pr0parrd for th!' coming nf
the 1.01'0 .Je'llls. Sucll \,'C')'l' faithful to what they did
ulldl'rstalld, nIt hou~h 1hc l'cVl'lation of the ]Il'opheeir"
mu:,t wait until the eoming of thl' Lord Jc,>ll'> to the
temple.
11 Then ralile the great l\le~"cnger of J chovah "!>uddcnl,\''' to the temple, ~otc~ that in the tC'nth vcrse d
this ]lrOllhc('y, of the third chaptcr, the temple is calh<1
"mine hot;~e", that i..;, the home of .TellOv;lh. It is
Chri':lt .J1'''u,> that appcars at the temple as the onicial
rep)'(':"entativ1' of Ood, ancl thm Jehoy"h aplJl'<1l'S in a
rcpl'c"cntathc (',lpac-ity at hi.., temple. \filen the tabNnaele \';;:~ huilt iii the wilde\'llcss the ark of the eoye-

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plac'cel in the ~Io'lt Holy and thl'l'C l'('pretIl\.' prescHce of Jeho\'ah. "Then a rloud cO\'('l'C'cl
the tent of t he eon~l'c;.!ation, and t!w dory of the Lth'd
filled the tabC'TlIacle,' '-Ex. 40: 20~:i3.
12 \,{heu Solomon's temple wa" cumpleted a]]c} (kdica:cd, the ur~;: of the covenant \\';:, pLlcd in tIl(' ~,IlJ,t
Holy of the templl'. ".And they b;'ou;!ltt up the urk
of the Lord, uno 1he tabC'J'J1ade of the COll~I'('g',:thll,
aull all the holy H'S\C').; that \\"I'l'e in the Lllwrn:,\:lc,
CWIl tho&c dio the priests and the Lcvite,; brill~ up.
And the pI'il:,ts JJ1'ou~ht in the ark of the eO\'Cllallt of
the Lord \luto his place, iuto the or11('le of the ]>ou',("
to the most holy place, e\ en uwl!'r the wing" oj' the
ehpI'ubims. ~\lld it (';:tne to pafiS, \vhe'n the pI'ic"ts \\('l'~
come out of the holy pIa(~', that the c10wl iilh:11 tll'~
hou:,e of the IJorJ, so that the jJl'il',ts coulll \lot ~l:'II,I
to mini"ter heeau:;~ of the doud; fot, thC' l!!ur~ 01 t~lI'
LOI'J hao filled the hOll;;C of the Lord. "-1 1\i.
8: ~" 6, ]0,]1.
13 TIle
temple Solomon built was dl':,1 !'o,'",'d in
COJ B.C., HlllllateI' the tl'llIple \\a" I'eimilt II.,' 1':1'1'1111h:lhel and Joshua, allll whH'h WllS tile temple III .\i:ilachi's day; ano ill that tl'Jllpk h;t mentioned t Ill'I'I~
was 110 arl. of the ('o\cnaul. 1\('il]H'1' EZl'a nol' ~(':I('"
miah nlt'lltiollS tll(' ark of the ('ovcuant fl'; heill'! till'll',
1n the tempJo of v,hil'h l~z(,l;il'l had a visioll !lw!'t \\;1..,
no Hrk of the coveuallt &huwn n" hein~ in tht' IJllhl
holy. The ::J'k of tltH co\'('uallt shows the !ll'(".'llC'1' 1)1'
Jeho\"llh ... t tIle tabC'l'lIal'II' aud at So!omou"; 11 lilpl,';
hut now iu the 1'('::1 t:'mph' tile Lord him',(,]f i~ pn" lit,
hC'lIc'e there is UO Ill'cd for hi" pl'l":l'IIC'" to he ,,!to\\ II 1)\
sOllle obj('l't, ./eho""lJ is jll'l''-;('Ilt ill lhe ll'l1ljole ill 1iI,'
pel'~()11 of hi'i 1)('loH'd ~Oll, who is till' eXllrC",s iIll"',,' 01'
his Father, HIlU Iltlll'C' t he glory or the I,ord fill,; llj(~
tell1plr.-Ul'h. 1::3; lInJJ, 2: :20.
H The romill~ of the Lord .h",tJ" :1<; Jl'JIO\';lh .... "!"rial J"l'prl"'cntatlvc to the t('1I1ple j; the 11me for 1,:('
jna\l:~ur::ti()n of the llew (,OVl'll,:llt; h('lI<'l~ ~;1~'" t h','
pr()pIH'('~' of ?,l,dal.'hi: "En'll thr In(' :sell:~l'r I :III" 'II
of the eOVl'nallt, \\hom ;re lll-li'!ht ill." 'fhe old 01' It,;
cO\'cnant was jn:lu':uratcd at .'\101111L Sina i. \\ he)'l' 1[1('
taheuwele was fir&t ('rC'eted, nlHl that 1:0\('Il([l1t ,. \.. ,:>
ordailwo by ~lli!.,'d,; Ithat i'i to S:J~', the 1Il1':"l'Il'!,'I" 1 ndel' Jehovah's arc'hall'.,;el] ill the !l1Illd of a m(~,li,lt()1 '.
(Oal. 3: ]9) !\ow at the e0ll1i11:~ of tlH~ LOld ,J(' 11'> \,)
the temple the )ll'W ('ownnnt i'i ill<lll'.~lll'a1('ll nl Iii('
h::lllll of .TdlOYtlh 's ~LI'('at :.\1(>C','>('llger or AlI'1d, the 1.01'<1
.Jesw; Christ ill glory. It i:; thi~ llle,scllgl'r ill \\ ],',::1
tllO"C \";ho love him anu lo\'e his aPl'eaJ'iu~ ha\ e t, 11'1, t
l1eli;.'ht. ".And I at till' illan~uratioll of the lIl:W ('11\,0mmt] T will shake all Ilatioll<;, :Iud the' dl'\il'l' (.; ,'11
nati(,J]s shall ('ome; amI 1 \';111 fill Ihi'l hO~I;C ,,;1 I
glory, saith the Lord of ho,,(s,'-I:;"2:. :2: 7.
1;; Conrerllii1;'; thi'l thr f:llthfl1l i'l:;pii'<'ll ;'1'0' t::
\'.'1'011': ,. Wht 11 Cllri,t, y;11O h om' lIfe, "hall ;1)1;>, '-;'.
111('n "hall y(' ;:1.(1 np~l(al' with hilll ill ~.df\r~', ((')1 ::' : :
"Foronrcomo.:natiolllei1i/cll'hip (I/ot'li.)] H Jlll ,:,\'.
e1l; from \\hell('" also \\e 10Gk 1'01' thl' ~.;:)\ tll'It', ;,:' i,' :;
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Chl'b.t." (Phil. 3: 20) "When he shall ('ome to be
glurified in his :,;aints, and to be admired in all tllf'Dl
1hat believe (because our tc',tlmony among ~'ou was
believed) in that uay. "-2 The<>s. 1: 10.
lC 'l'hc apostle emphasizcs the fact that those who
"love his appcarin~" lat the temple] would then re('eive HIe crown of life, showing that at his appearing
at the temple the faithful dead would fir:;t be awakened
out of death and join the 1Jord at the temple. (2 Tim.
4: 8; 1 'rhes<;. 4:: IG) There could be no douht of his
coming when Jehovah's <luc time arrives, because Jehovah hrings to }Jass his }JUl'llo:-le accordin~ to his will.
"Bchold, he hhall ('orne, sa ith the Lord of hosts." This
is in exact aceord wil h the word" of Christ Jesus: "lIe
,\ hi('h tcstifi<:th these things saith, ~urcly I corne
quickly. "-Hc'v. 22: 20.
11 'I'his declamt ion concerning the IJord's earning to
the temple is a s\l<>cial announcement to thOl'C who had
macIc, a <'own ant hy sacrifi('(~ to do Jehovah's will and
who therdol'c are in line for the priesthood. The
wore]..; whic'h .JC'!lo\ah put in the moulh of his prophet
definitely show that the announcement is for tho<;o
who hall ag'reod to be cntil'ely <;uhrni"i.'iive to the will
of Jehovah. Says the proplll't of the Lord: " .\ud now,
o ~'C IJl'ic"iI", this ("ornmallllmpnt i-; for ~-ou." (1\la1.
2: 1) The dear infercI)('c is :,1"0 that th{'re woul.] be
Home who would ::.how tlll'ir faith and faithfulncss and
would rcceive the Lord's approval at hi-; comin~, [Iud
somc who would ITel'i\'e hi:; eUI'SI' !>p(aUM.l of unfaith
fnlllcs". "If ye will lIut hc';!r, and if ~-e will \lot lay
it to heart, to goi ve glor,'- Ull to lily nnnw, saith t he Lord
of ho::.ls, 1 \\ ill evell spnt! a Pill'se upon yon, and I
('lU'se your hlessillgH; yell, J bave cursed thcm already,
l)('C'ausc ye do not lay it tv bcart. Behold, I will C01'l'upt your ::'llC'd, and sprcad dung upon your faces,
c\'PIl the dung ot' your sokllln feasts, and one shall
take you away with it."--.Jlal. 2:2,3.
l~ 'l'hose {WI'"ons without autho!'ity who assume to
hl'"tow bleli"ing's of the lJon] upon others, and who are
Uod's ('nemiC'", he cluses. For instan('C', the }lope declared, ill 1~13a, a holy ) cal' and attemptcd to PTOllOUlJee hl('<.;sil1~:s upon the \\ orld, which is 8<Jtan's
organization and Gou's en('my, but the year brought
upon the wol'ld CUl'ses and \lot 1,lesl;ings. '1'l\o'le whom
the }lope l'0}l1'C''l('ntC'd, i\lf:luding himsdf, fahlely assume
to he the rcpresentatiws and priests of the Lord.
1~ That the coming of the Lord Jesus to the temple
marks a crucial tC",1 ing is eh'finitely settlel! b~' t hcse
words of the prophet: "But who may ahicle the day
of his coming'? and who shnll stand lapprO\'C'C1 b~' the
},(Jl'(l"! when he ap}lC'aJ'C'th '? for he i'! lik{' a refincr's
firc', flne! lil:e fullers' sope," (:\Ial. 3: 2) Thi'l coming
of the Lorll ,Tc;,u<; to the temple is in "the day of Jehovah", \\ hieh clay rcachc>s a grcat climax at ~\ rmageddon. Chri'lt Jesus ('ames to the temple to take
account with those who have agreed to do (:od's will,
~lTl(1 those who are in an implieu cov('nant 10 do his
will, and it is therefore a time of judgment, whieh
JhUS

,,,ill

begin<; at the hou:'e of Gorl and extends to a11 thos\!

v.Lo are in an implied covCllant to do God's will. The
question is raised, Who will ahidl' that da~'? who \Y"ill
maintain his intc~rit:v and show himself truly dC'voted
to Jehovah during that tr~'ing pcriod? Thi'l doc'> not
necessarily mean that all who maintain their inU'cu'it)r
will survi~-c in the flesh to and through the time of the
battle of the great day of God Almighty, bu! it does
mean, Who will remain true and steadfast and 011 the
Lorn's side throughout that dllY? This part of the
prophecy corresponds to the statclllC'nt of the Lord,
"For the great day of his wrath is come; and who
shull be able to stand ~" (Hev. 6: 17) That some will
not successfully come through that fiery trial mu"t he
inferred from the prophecy itself. Othcr propll('eil'"
of the Lord support that conclu<,ion, sho\\ in~ that
there will be ~ome of the cOllsecrated who in that period of time become IllIg'odly and shall not stand, "The
ungodly arc not so: hut arc Iike the ('haff which the
wind dri\'eth away. Therefure the ungollly shall nut
stand in the jll<l(~ment. Ilor sinners in the congl'C'~a
tion of the righteolls. For the Lord knoweth the \\ ay
of the rightcousj hut the way of the ungodly shall
perish. "-Ps. 1: 4-6.
20 The complC'tC'IlC'ss of cxamination and C'lc'llnil1~ up
of the one's judged is emphasized hy thc'll) word" of
the prophet C'onf'('rning the great .TlIlIge: "He i" like
a rptinc>r's Ii 1'1', ., that is, the fire that melt~ down the
clo<'C' aUaphlJlent of all dros.; to thc 1'('<11 awl pl'l'eIOU-;
mctals. The gl'l'at Hl'fincI' ('allses t!JC' dro,;" to he Sl'pal'at
cd from the real and to appc'ar 011 tlw surral'!' a<.; ~Cll!ll
so that it may he takell off and cast away by Ihe angels
attending upon the serving Ihe Lord, the gl'('at .Jlld~C',
at the t('mplc. Continuing' thC' proph!'t says: ";\nd
like fullers' sope"; "and Iii,!, the lye of the w<l"hc'T's"
(Leesei') ;" and Iike fllll<'rs' al!wl i. " (l~ot".) .:\ ('cord ill~
to the Hebrew of tlll'; to:-..t, the clothes wel'l' tl'ampl(,d
upon in the full in/!, Ill'O('I'"". Prior to l,nd I1p 10 thc tilllC'
of the beginning' of thi'> judgmPllt the cUnsc'I'ratcl!
wcre mixcd up in Ua b~ lon, or f)<Jtan's ol'ganizat iOll,
and \vhen they came Ollt they l'ctu1'lwd to I he 1,',1'11
with their garmellts !-ooileu, that is, they lwilJ:.!; ,,~)il('cl
with such mar!;,,! 01' ~pots as woukl iUI>ntll\ t Itc'lIl as
haying been as'lociah'u with the unelean. Thl',\' mmt
be cleaned up; and the grC'at Judge rl"ans up all who
submit themxc!YI:s willingly to his elpdn'iing \\o\'k, and
he makes theil' gUI'nHmts f>uch that they are icll'nt ili,,(l
th('1'eaft('1' as (locI's son"! allU scnunt'i. The'\' al'(' llla(le
""'hite as snow". (":\Iark 9:3) ":\ow ,loshlla \\:1S
dothed with filthy g<Jl'IllC'llts, Hnd stood be1ul'c the
angel. And he an.;\\,('red aud spake unto tho;;,e th.lt
~tood before him, sa~'ing, Take away the filth:,,' I~.\r
lllcnt'l from him. AI1c1 unto him he f,:lio, Deltoid, I h.l\"e
ciHl"ecl thine illiquily to pa"s from thee, <lnu 1 will
elothe thce with change of raiment. "--Zcf'h. :3:~, 4.
21 The el('an<;in~ work removed fl'om the ~,~l1l11ellt.,;
of those who lo\'e the Lorcl all f,potc; that woul(l i,bltify
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That would include the taking away from them of

impropcr names or means of idf'l1tification, such a'i
"\Yaf(htower people", "Ru"-"",,nite'>," "Bible Students," "}Iillennial Dawnists," ete. Othc-rs who desire may keep such names, white the true and faithful
will have only the "new name". whi<,h the mouth of
Jeho,-ah ~ives to them. (Isa. 62: 2) The c1cansing
work at the temple is the ~ame 3S named by the apoo;;tie when' he wrote: "Every man >'8 work shall be made
manifest; for the day shaH dedare it, because it shall
be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try c\"cry man's
work of what sort it is. If :111)' man's work abide whieh
he hath built thercupon, he shall reec1\'e a reward. If
any man's work shall be burned, he shall ~ufrer loss;
but he him<;e1f shall be saved; ~'d so as by fire, i l l Cor. 3: 13-15.
22 The matrrial used by the builders, a<; indicated
in the last above quoted text and designated symbolically 'hay, wood and stubble', "Was such a<; character
huildinA", adulation of men, and othcr marks re('eived
in Bahylon, and such must be and is hUl'ned up by
the fiery test. But if the ones who do u<;e such material in huilJinA" gladly let the same go and with
continued rejoiein~ stand on the firm foundation of
Cllrist Jesus, huildill~ with tfIt." precious things that
arc indcs1rul'tihl<', such arc san,.} "as by fire". That
fiery t{'st takes place while the Lord J{'sus, the grrat
Jud~(, is at the temple.
23 Some' who claim to be S('I'\'ants of God and Chl'bt
Jesus hu\'c failed to appn'ciat(' and sec that the fjord
.Jesus is at the templc of .1ehO\ah. Some of sHch scoff
at the statcllH'nt that he is at the temple, and this of
itself prow., that t1H'y are not made pure hy the fie1'y
tests. Surely those who are' tried alld approved would
know that the Lord is at the temple', becau~e, says the
prophet, "he shall sit as it nAiner and purifier of
Rilycl'; and he shall purify the SOilS of Levi, and purge
them as ~oltl and ~ilver, that they may offer unto the
Lord an o[(,l"ing in ri~ht(ousness."-~fal. 3: 3.
2f.At his jud!,\'ment work the Lord must apply the
fire, that is, the erueinl tests, so as to rause the dissolution or separation of the approved from the disapproved and thereby show up or make manifest that
which is precious and that whi..h is base or droso,;. The
fire that causes the separation appcars to be the prophetic truths whirh the ]Jord reveals, together with
the Imblieatiou and serviee of such truths in vindication of Jehovah's name. "Is !lot my word like as a
fire::! saith the Lord." (Jer. 23: 29) "1'01' the word
of God is quick and powerful, and sharpl'1' than allY
two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder
of soul those walking after the flesh 1 and spirit
[thO!~e walking after tll(' spirit of the Lore! ,T~"ll", which
is to vindicate his Father's name], and of the joint,;
and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts a1\(l
intents of the hl'art." (Heb. 4:12) "Every hranch in
me that bearetlJ not fruit he taketh away: and eHJ'y
branch that bcareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it IlJay

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bring forth more fruit. Kow ye are clean rpurged]

throu~h the word which I have spoken unto Jou."
-,John Hj: 2, 3.
25 But those who haw received or used the truth
for a selfish pmpose will not and do not stand the
fiery test. Likcwise tho;,e who fear men or man-made
institutions will not stand whell the timc rU!lWf; to
apply the fire. The fear of man shows that one is
selfish and that he docs not really love Jehovah nod
and Christ Je~u<; and rdy wholly upon God and Christ.
All who reall J' love the Lord God are without f('ar of
man. (1 John 4: 17, 18) Peal' of man, whi('h le,H1" one
to refrain from telling the truth and testifying to
Jehovah's name when opportunity is offered, kuds that
fearful flcrson rig-ht into Satan's snare. (Prov. 2U: 2;))
Those who have part in the vindication of Jcllovah's
name will stand finnly for JdlOvah and maintain their
inte~rity when the fire is llpplied. It beem,; proppr that
othl'rs mu"t be forewarnrd. For this rea<;onThc WatchIOlLer makes a statement of fact that has OCell! red.
2" Uecently, iH Germany, some \\ ho had held Ia('cs
of prominence in the service of the ~ociety and engaged in that servirc in the Lord's name were arrested
lind hrought before the courts of Germany and put
011 trial, and \\ hen bciore the courts, the reprl'S('ntative of Satan and hi., organization, those In('n failed
completely to stulld for the name of Jehovah and his
kingdom. The GC'rrnun government. under the ('ontrol
of ~atun and hi,> chief marshal, (jo~, is now o[H'ralell
IJy the wicked one", thc visihle part of the orgallizal i(Jn
undl')' the dir('('tion of thc Homan ea thol ie 11 !l'rar(t1y,
and has C<I'.;t gt'cat n'pro:lch Ulh)n the nallle of ,TI'lIOvah, by word of mouth, by Jluhlie declaration, and by
crue'lly per<;rcuting .Jchovah's wItnesses. Be('.llIse the
faithful followers of Christ Je,;u<; have pursul'd t hei l'
God-given right and duty to olwy (JOl}'S ('0ll111WIHIments by a<"emhling together ami ~tll(lying tllp Wm'll
of the Lord, and I)(:cause of tellillg others about .JdlOvah and his kjn~dom, these faithful Olles have hpell
arrested and ill-treated and ('ast into pri<;oll. When
before thl' ('ourts on trial under t1le';e unjU<;t cha)'~~es
the opportunities were offeree! to th0:::.e who were in a
eovenant with the Lord to plainly state lX'fOl'e the
representatl\'Cs of Satan that they do serve .JdlOvah
God, and will ohey him first, last and all the time.
The faithful ones could take 110 ot her course, and tlll'!'C
have been many faithful (Jnes who have taken swh
course. But at a 1('eent trial of some of the more
plominent ones of the Soei(,ty, these lattl'r 011(''> faill'll
to make usc of such opportunity, but their testimony
heiore the court showed that they feared men amI w(']'c
fearful of telling' the truth eOl1('cl'lling Uod's kingd~lll.
Such is a clear illustration of a failur() to withstand
the fiery tey,L
27 The great Hdinel', Christ Jesus, at the tcJnlJle,
'sits as a rl'fincr awl purifier of silvel',' whjeh symholizes a prc('ious cla"s, that i", ~pjrit-h('g()l!loll O!1e",
\\ 110 arc gh en the privilege to bc thi: ::;ons of Uud. " 1'u1'

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thou, 0 Cod, ha:;t pl'owd u:;: thou ha"t tded U<;, a~

silnr i" tried." (Ps. GG: 10) The fait hful ones desire
to have all the dl'v<.:s taken awu)" that th('Y lllay stand
approved h~' the 1.01'0 alld shine forth to hi" glory.
"Take away the (ho~s from the silvcr, and there
shall come f01'th a vessel for the filler [Hefiner J. Take
awu~' the wicked from before the king [Christ JCSlL's],
uno his throne shall be established in ri'.!,l1tcommess."
(Pro\.. 2;): 4, f It call ltever be sa id of the \york of
Christ Jcsu<;, the great Hefjuer, that" tlic IJellows arc
bUI'lled [having become hot f1'om the ('xposure to the
heat of fire J ; the Icad l whie!l wa" used us a soh'cut to
absorb the dl'oss from the ~ilver] is consumed of the
iite; the founocr melteth ill vain: for tIl(' wir'ho [ref.
use or dro",sJ are not pllH'ked awa:v." But conetrnin~ tlie 1I1lJaithflli it is Ruid: "Heprobate silvcr shall
men call them. !J('('uuse the' Lord hath rt'.kctul them."
(.Jer. 6: 2!J, :30) l'ouceI'llillg "C'lll'istenrlO1I1" alld all
the unfaithful it is Wl'ittcll: "Thy silver i:; become
O"OR'i, thy wine mixed with water." (Isa, 1::21.~:l)
'1'he ficry 1('st<; are applied to the approved olles in
orJI~r that till's<: mh.',ht be made clearly to appear to
the glory of the Lord.
28 This i~ not a trial UpOIl the worldly cla"" thut has
lIcver a~l'eed to 00 t he v, ill of (iod, hut, hays the
l'rophpl'j', "J Ie :-haJI pUJ iJy t he 'SOilS of Le\'i," that
i'i to say, those who huy(~ ('ollseemted Ul('lll:>clves and
xet th(,!Ilsclws aside to do the will alld sl:l'vil'C of thll
LorI} (lOll. 'l'he proph('.y 11l'l'c i'i lllllilcd 10 those :'0
a:~l'l'eill~~. 'Wh? is it 1}('{'Cc,sary to IJlU'll'y the SOilS of
Lev! '1 Th(",e arc 1hc OIl(;'i who are ill 1lIle fur a plal'\)
in the telllple. 'rhcy illl'Jude the />I'il'stly alJr} IlOUpl"i('stly CI.lss, that is, home who ha\ e occupied olle
},laee in the sel'vice, ano some a separalp alld different
place in (h~' s('rvice, lJllt all standill~ ('qu,d awl having an equal anrl fail' tl'ial lwfl)re the Lord. Kot all
of thcse have l>cl'Ycil in the pl'ies1 's o ,'[j<'l', hc('au~e
there arc Hot <:lIo11g-h places, hut all who arc L('vilcs
al'e s{'t a~i{le for the sel'Yic0 of the Lol'{), and ull al'e
qllully l'C'sponsilJle to prove their f.lithl'uluess to the
Lord. This docs 110t nwan that the priests pictul'(' a
"little flo('!>", a1l0 tho~e who arc nOllpri('<,ts piClure
t~lC ,. [!l'eat multituoe". This matter is more fully di'icl1..;sed in Tile lI'atclltuu'cl' of June 1, I!J;W. The tribe
of Levi stalldi> here for all conseeratetl olles in line j'or
the kingdom of nod unde!' Christ and who ne('e'i"arily
must appear befol'e the Lotd Jesus \\hen he is at the
temple for judgment. The proph{'t gives the reason
why thb trial or testi!l~ mn~t be hnd, W!l('ll hc Rays,
to wit: "~\l1d now, 0 yc priests, thi'i eOll1l11andmcllt
h for )'on. If ~'e will not hear, and if yo \,;ill not lay
it to 1Il'ar(, to give glory unto my name, ~'aith thc Lord
of ho:;b, I wiII evell send a Cllrse lIJlOIi you, and I
will cur,oe your b1<'~.,ings; ~'ea, I hun' (,l\1",ed them al}'(';:oy, 1Jc0anse yo do Hot la~' it to he<1l't. Behold. I
will corrupt youI' seed, and ~pre:ld dung upon yOul'
faces, ('\'('11 the dung of your sol0mu (.'1sts, ano one
hhall take you away ,dth it. And ye shall kIlOW that

han~

sent this commandment UlltO you, that my UJ\'Cllant mi~ht be \\ itll Le\ 1 las heing my covenant \\ itll
I.e,'i (Rother/win)], saith the Lord of hosts. :'Iy covefl1\nt was with him of life amI pellet::; and I gave them
[life and peaee] to him [011 what coudition ?J for the
frar wherewith he feared me, and was afraid [in aweJ
before my naBle. But ye IIH'iestr,] are dep:ll't cd out
of the way; J'e have caused many to stumble at the
law: ~'e have COll upted the covcnunt of Levi, salt h the
Lord of ho"t.,. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, accordill~~
a" J'e haw Hut kept my ways, but htlve bcen partial
l (ltV.) ha\'e h,~ll respect of persolls) in the law,"-

JlaJ. 2: 1-;:;, S, n.

29 'fhe "eo\"cnnllt of Levi" i" (leela1'cd by the \Yord

(If God in the,-e W(}I'Jl;: "And uf Levi he said, Let thy
'l'hummim ,mll thy [rim he with tlly holy OIlC [L(;vi
set usioc as holy to the LOl'd J, \vholll thou did,,! provc
at :Jla~s;lh [Tl'mplation], and wiil, whom thou llitlst
strivo at the wate1,,; of ~rCl illah [Slrife; ChiJill'l'J;
\Iho [the lribe of Levi] l'wid unto Ilis father and Lo
hi'i mothp!' [if uufaithful to Golll, I huve nut seell him:
lIl'ith('r did he ul'knmdcdge his I unl'ait h ful J brd hr{,ll,
1101' knew his 0\111 ehildl'l'n [be(';l\Ise of th{'i r wor"hip.
ill~ the gulden calf at )loullt l-'illaiJ: for they [tIle
SOilS of IA'viJ have olN'l'\'ed thy word, and 1{(')l1 tlty
l'OH'llant. They ~hall tei\{'h .Ta<'o!J thy jndgllll'llt<;, alld
f"rul'l th J' Im\ ; tlit,y ~hall put ill('en"e Ldote tlll'(;, unt!
", hule bUl'lIt ~a('l'i(i('e 1l!)(lll thill{l altar. ilks", LOld,
hi., hul)',falll'l', 1lI111 af'cl'pt the wol'!, of hi., hallds: "mite
thl'ou~h the lOlllS of them that rise a~aillst Ilim Ill';
the 'wif'kr'<1 f';(rvant' C1.1sS have 00111' j, 1111<1
thc'lll
['ChriRtl'ndom'l that hate him, that tile)' I'i"c not
agaill.' '-Deut. :3:1: l-).}].
30 The proph<'t j[alal'hi futthcr sa~'s coneCl'1I ill~ the
~OIlS of Levi: ".\ntl llllrg;e thcm as !-io1d and "ih ('1''';
hc('ause of U\('il' faults towarL1 Uoo ano the ('U\I'II:lIlf
made with him. The (,olllill~~ of the Loro .h~II", 10 the
temple for pUI'~ill~ or ('!<'allsing of the Le\'lk; 1\:I'i
absolutely lle<'I',~"ary b('cau~e tho:-;c in thr e!I\Il'('h, and
jJartieu)al'l~' the" clcc,t ive el(h'r" portion 1li(!I'(,o1', WI'1'('
taking honor to thcllI'.c!n:s ano ~dlllost all in tIll' ('bUl'ell
werc givillg' hOllor allll prai-:;(' to crcat un's, whieh hOl!Ul'
and praise wa" dill) only to the Lord. By !Ii'i !,I'l)p!lef,
the 1.01'0 poillted out tIll'SO faults, to wit: ".\ "011
honoureth hi" father, an<1 a 8('l'\'allt his m~lster: if t liVll
I be a fathe}' [to\1 a1'<1 you of slJiritual Israd], \\ h('r('
is mine hOllOHI' [uuc mc from you 1'/ and if 1 he a
mnster [so\'('rvi~.!;11 or C'fJlltl'olkrj, \1 here is 111," fear
due from youj'/ saith tIle 1,01'0 of hosts 1I1lto yOll,
o pri:2sts, that despise my Ilame, .:\110 ye say, WhN('11I
have we despised thy ndmd Ye offer polluted hread
[rcceiwd from wouldhe saerifiel'rsj upon millc altar;
and ye say fscli'l'ighteollsly uno eOlitelllptnously],
Whrreill hdYe m.' polll'ted thce1 III that ~'e ;..ny, The
table [altar] of the 1.01'<1 is contemptihle. \nel if yo
offer the 11lilld I uncI therefore lJlemisheo UII illJdh) for
sacrifiec, is it not cdl'? and it :rc Oller the lame and

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sirk (animals for sacrifice], is it not evil 1 one!' it now

unto thy governor; ,,,ill he be pleased with thee, or
accept thy person? sahh the J~ord of hosts. But )c
have profaned it [Jehovah's name], in that J"C say,
The ta hIc of the Lord is polluted; llud the fruit thereof, even his meat [offerpr] on his altar], is contemptible.
Ye said aho, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye
lJave snuffed at it [at me (lloth., margin)], saith the
Lord of hosts: and )"C brought that which was torn,
nnd the hme, and the sick; thus ye brou~~ht an onerillg'; should I accept this of )"our llund? saith the
Lord." (:\Ial. 1: G-S, 12, 13) Thus the Lord shows that
the"c have offered unto him an oflerin~ not acceptable
but whieh was promi)ted hy sc1fislllles<;.
51 \Y NC there any servants in thc priest's office in
J !)l7 and 1918 that proved themsdyc<; to be enemies,
ucrciving' themselves uu(l others 1 'l'he type shows that
there mmt have been, and the indisputablc facts show
that tllere were !',uch in fulfillment of the proplll'cy.
ConcerniJlg' such the prophet l\lalachi says: "But
cursed he the deceiver [among the priest<;], whi('h hath
in his flock a male, und ,oweth, and saerifireth unto
the Lord a corrupt thill,~ rthe priests not ohjerting- to
it] : for I am a great J\ill~~, !',aith the Lord of ho:-,ts,
and my name is drpadful amoll~ the hputhen [nations]." DIal. 1: l-l) Tho~e who were strh'ing' to
serve the Lord faithfully ill the years }!J]7 and 1!J18
call to mind the many act<; of othel's who at the same
time elaillwd to he devoit'd to the Lord hut who Wl're
hOlloring themsel ves and honoring others, deceiving
thrm..,e1 ves and <1e('('ivillg' many others, alld doing'
violenrc to the LOl'd's work, and who were doing no
honor what"oewr to the llame of Jehovah God. According to t hc rulc allllounred by the prophet tll('se
must be rdccted, gathel'(';l out from arnollg'!',t the
faithful onrs, and S('t 011 the side, evell ml Jesus had
foretolu.-:\Iatt. 13: 41.
82 rrhe doors of Solomon's temple Were made of olive
wood and llullg with goldl'n !Iinges. (1 Ki. (i: in, 32, 34;
7: GO; 2 Ki. 18: 1G) III symbol these rl'presented the
way of entrance by those who were wholly dC'voted to
Jehovah, the olive being a !',vmhol of The Chri..,t. (7,('rh.
4: 3,14; see Preparation, I,ag-cs G4"GG) ::\Icn serving' in
thc priest's omee amongst Uod's people, [lnd who reo
ceived honor and gavc hOllor to creatures, were not
honoring JellOvah; and little wonder, therefore', that
tht\ Lord exclaims: "Who is there even among yon
[the pl'irsts] that would !'lhut the doof's flo('k up the
doors of the !'lanctnary] for nought] llC'ithcl' do ye
kindle fire 011 mille altar for nought. I have no pleusnre
in you, saith the Lord of host ", llC'ithC'r will I accept
an offering at your hand. "-l\laI. 1: 10.
83 Such servants were not giving honor to Jehovah's
name, but were always looking for a handout jU)' their
individual selfish enjoyment, which ,,,as void of the
spirit expr('ssed by the p<;almist, which says that all
th05e wholly and unselfishly devoted to Jehovah and
his service delight to serve in his temI,le. "Fol' a day

in thy courts [in thy teffipll'] is better than a thol1s:J.ncl. I had rather be a dool'!:crper r(marvin) I would
ehoo~'e raillrl' to sit at the tlJl'e"J1oJd] in tho l](}u~o of
my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickcdness."

-Ps. 84: 10.

34 Jehovah is plea<;ed with them that worship him in
spirit and in truth, and not with those who merely
gh'e outward fOI'!U or apjwarance to worship. (John
4: 23) The men impressed with thoir own importance
deeeive themsclH's by makin~~ themsclvo'J believe that
they arc more holy than othe]';;, and thry dec-eive other,~ hy reason of their sanctimoniousness and hypooritical appearance,
35 'fhe antitypic'al Levitrs mmt be pun~ed "a..; gold
and silver", that is, he put into the crufibk allli havc
the heat to thc melting point applied. 'l'hef<' j" nothing' that cleallM's like firc. OJdy the pUl'e and indestructiblc can remain. It appl'al'S that this prophecy
had a miniaturc fulfillment after the Jews retllt'lH'd
from Babylon to build the temple at Jel'mal(l!l. A('hpmiah then fOllnd existin~ conditions that arc (]1's"J'jl)('d
by 2\Ialaehi, the projJhet, and Nehemiah pro(,l'(dl'd to
ekanse or clean them up. The Jews had a~,,()('iatc:d
themselves with the Devil's organization hy Illal'lTIJ1~
wives of Ashdod, of Ammon and :.\foab. Likel\ ise the
Levites, at the rOllling of the Lord.Jesus to thl' tl'mph',
had assoriat('d t!H.:mse]n's with "Bahj'lon" by adopting ceremoni('s surh as Babylon US('el, and shml'l'd that
they cared more fOJ' the approval of men than 1'01' I he
approval of Jehovah (;od and Chri~t .Jesus. ('011('('111-.
ing the condition existing among"t tIle .Jews ill ~dH'"
miah's day that prophet wrote: "Hemrllllwr t1l('lJl, 0
my God, becauo.;e they have defiled the pril'sthood, alld
the covenllllt of tlw priesthood, and of the Levitl's. 'rhuo.;
cleansed I them from all strangl'I'S, :lIJd appointecl the
ward'! of the priests and the Levites, el'cry QI1C in hi,
busiIJ('~s. "-Xeh. 13: 29, 30.
SG Afl('r the coming' of the Lord .J(:-'llS to th(' t('lll/de
and the aJlpl~ jng of the"' refin('r 's lin'" test he Sl'lId'l
forth his clllg('ls and clear,<; ont or ck:lns ont all those
antitrpicul Lcyites who were once in linc for the kil'~'"
dom but who had failed to keep t1ll'ir rOH'n:lnt lllHI
to s(,1""e God in spirit and in truth. This the Lord dt;eo.;
that the remaining or purified ones may he like g'('lel
and silnr made pure, faithful, dejlendable awl indestruetible, "that they may offl'r unto the Lold an
offering in righteousness." Swh renlll:lut or aJlPJ'()\'cd
ones are deserihed hy the prophet 7,e('hurialt a<; 1Ill'
"thinI part", I\hich arc IH'ong-ht. through the fin'.
"..-\nu it shall COllW to Jlas~, that in all the land, ~ait Il
the Lord, 1wo parts therein I'hall be cut off, and tIl(';
but 1he t hira shall be left tllerein. "-Zerh. 1:1: H, !l.
S7 'l'he SC1'iptllres make no nll'ution of an aeid te<;t'R
l)eing' applj(d to God's pcoplr, sneh as is uqed in modern chenw;try. TJll'rc is no SC'ript ural reason to 11'y
to fit stHh a hst into the t~ pe l111d antitype. TI1l' :H,id
t('st i<; an illVl'lItion of JUun, and not of the LOI'(1 The
1 ('fin ing with 111'\', sneh as the Sl'riptul'ls c1eseJ'ibc,

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]J1l'UnS to fuse metals, to melt, as gold is mclted, as a fied as being for the Lord first, last, and aU the timC'.
The robe of rig:hte()usne~s is gin'n to such to co\"er
~oldsmith ooes his metal; ano this pertains to ue~trQY
ing cvcryth iu~ that is foreign to the gold, aIHl symhol- their imperfeetions, that they may ofier an acceptahle
ically me::m; uestroying everything that is of the Devil s(1C'l'ifiee of devotion and service unto God. (Zech.
or Babylonish cercmony amongf,t tho:;e who covenant 3: 1-;); ha. 6: 1-11; 61: 10; 2 Cor. 6: H-18) The sancto do Uou's 'rill. This is done ilceoruing to the "co\"c- tunry mu'::>t be eleanscd by removing all compromi<.;el's,
Baut of Jjcvi ", anu those rccei,jng the approval of the \';1:0 seck the favor of creatures. (Dan. 8: 14) It follow'>
Lord show the zeal for the Lo1'u peculiar to his hou~e that any who indulge in compromising with the 1)e\,ji's
in putting- awa~' everything that pertains to ~atan's or~alJization for any reason whatsoever arc pl'eycntecl
hyporritiral 01'6Huization tUld practices amongst the frum cntering or remaining in the temple. (Sec Ezekiel
members of that or~anizatlon. .As an exmnple: The 40: 8-10; Yi11dication, Book Thrce, pages 19!J, 200.)
One might continue for a time to mingle with the
youn~ priest Phinehas with much energy and zeal
helpcu to oust Baal w01'~hip in brael, and Iwrause of approvpd remnant while here in the flesh and yet not
his faithfulness in so doing the Loru said: "Wherefore be of the temple clas'l, and these will be manifestcu by
say, Behold, 1 g-ivc unto him my co\'cnant of pea('e: their course of action as to where they really stand.
and he shall have it, aIHI his fweu after him, ewn the The Lord judges all aecorllillg to t.he heart conditiOll,
covenant of an e\('l1asti\l~ prie~thooll; beeau<.;e he was and all selfishness and the rompromisillg spirit will 111
zealous for his (Jod and milllc an atonemcnt for the due time be made eleady manifest anu the disapproved
chilurtn of bra(I.' '-Num. 25: 10-13.
set aside from the Loru's holy organizatioll.
3S }.;ote that the prophe('y ahove quoted applies to
PLEASANT OFFERJ~GS
the zealous prie'st Phinehas "allli his seeu after him",
whieh ill(lut!vt! Zadok anu hi-: sons, of whom Joshua,
40 'I'he cleansing and refining work applies to the
the hi~h pril'st in Zerubbabel's day, was one. (lIa~. etltirc l1ntitypical trihc of Levi, anu this pro\'('s CI;11I : 1; Zpch. 3: 1.!J) Also, it appears that that" seed" clu'lively that the Levitcs a:-.ide from the priests do not
ineluded Zaeh.triil~, the fathl'!' of John the Bap1i;t. 1'ielure a class of con~eerateu 011PS that are partially
.Tohn the Bapt i"t diu not H'l'\ e in the temple, hut un- faithful and that must he forced into sacrifice. Thovl
doubtedly the promise hP!'e c.)IH'll'Jlin~ the priesthood of the anti typical Lcvites serve in diiTcrellt pJu(e<.; and
ineludpu him also. (Luke 1: 5, 1:3) {lou :-.aid COllee;'1I- in uiffert.:nt caprlC'ities in Uou's orgalllzation, but all
ing' thc ~dl1s of Zadok: "But the pril,,,ts the Levitt,."
the a1'pro\'('d ones must be cClually eh'un anel equally
the !lOllS of Zadok, that hpt the (Iull'ge of my sallC- faithful anu uependable. God !Ids the memhel's in
tuary when the ehilul'l'n of JSI'a<'1 went nstray frum the hody as it pleaseth him, and whl'! ht'r one is S('ITil1'.~
me, they shall corne ncar to me to ministcr unto me, in aile place or anot her he must be equally clean and
lind t!}('y shall ~tilnd befol'e mc to ofl'e'r unto me the approvcd by the Lord. It is the pUl'ifieu and approved
fat lind t1w hlom], sailh the I,ord (lad: the)' shall entcr sons of Levi in orner, anu uoing scrvice where plal'l'd
int 0 my sa1ld lIa1'Y, und they shull rome IH'ar to my by the Lord, that the prophet rl'fers to when he ~ays:
tahle, to mini"le'r unto ml', aIHl tlll'Y shall kPl'P Illy "'1'h('11 shall the ofll'l'in!{ of Judah and Jerusalem he
eharg'e." (Ez(k 4-1: 1;', ] (j) Th('se tht,'pfore fore- plea<.;ant unto the I,oJ'll, as in the Jays of old, and as in
shaelowt,cl 01' pictured the fait h 1'111 01' ones npprovcd former years." (l\IaJ. 3: 4) The ones melltione J in
hy the Lord at his jud~nH'lIt timc at the telllplc.
this verse of the prophecy as "of Judah" would llH'iln
30 A 'ri~hteous offering unt () the Lol'u', such as
the remnant of the true Judeans since the cka1l'.,jn~
mentioned hy the prophet Jllalaehi, coulu not be mixed work of the Lord is performed at the temple. Tilc
with and th('1'efore contamina1eu by ally halfway faith- sons of Aaron were of half r~evite and half .Judah
fuhH'!ls, sueh as comp!'omisin~ with any part of the strain, beeau!lc their father Aaron married a d:1\l~hl':r
Devil's organization. 'rhe offering must be unblClIl- of the tribe of .Juuah, the family which was in Iine for
isheu, and spirit ually sueh offcring must be "spiritual the royal house. (Ex. 6:23) "Jcl'Usalem" i<.; a nnlll('
sacrifires, at('eptable to God by Jei'lus Christ". (1 Pet. of Jehovah's organization, the mot her of thl' rPlllllun\
2: 5) Attempting to gain fa\'or among Ill('n by com- of the true Judeans yet on the earth. (Gal. 4: 2G) .\11
promi:-.ing with ally part of Satan's organiza1ion the<;e now mu.,t ofier a pleasant offering- unto the Lord.
eould not be aC'('('ptable to the Lord. 'rhe offering mU!lt hecauf,e that ofiering- mmt he entirely frce from nil
he a whole-hearted devotion unto JelJOvah, together creature-\\'orship, which C1'ruture-wol'sh ip is of "t he
,,,ith "saerifire of praise to Gou continually, tlwt i'>, sin of fi:;maria ". Such ofl'erillg mU'it also be 1'1'('(, from
the fruit of our lips, givin~ thanks to his name". (lIpj). all lkal worship in any f01'111 what SOPVl' I'. It llllht he
13: 13) The work of 'offering- all offe:'ing' in l'ighteou'i- a sClTil'e devott'u exclu'lively to the vindieation of ,J(,ness' must mean that the soiled garment'l worn while hovah 's name. It is for this purpose that .Jehovah t:lkcs
amongst the Babylonians must he takpn awa;\' from the out from among"t lllen "a people for hi" name". Th(',;t~
antitY1'ieal tribe of J,('vi after leaving the :mtitypical tal~en-out olles are made the anointc,j \dt n(';)',('<'; (11'
Bab~'lonish cl'Owd, and all undeanncss removed. thai
Jehovnh, ,vho mll~t henceflH,tll faithfully r,'pJ'l':nt
the aeeeptable serviec of God might be clearl)' identi- him. \Y hen accosted or a"kC'u b)' tho~c ,~ho r\'[IIl'~('lIt

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the Devil on earth whether you arc en~aged in the

work COl1tnuy to the law of the land (,I' not,
the f.t!tltful will an;,wc1', in substance: -\Vo arc not
carelu! tv obry the law of the land when su('h law is
in (':X:1et conflict with Hou's law. Our God, to whom
we He devoted and whom ,n:~ serye, has rornmant.!ct!
us to make kno\'on that his kingdom is at hand, and
this we will do, by IIis grac<', even thou~lt the law of
the laud romm.1I11}<; ns to refrain from so doing. Our
dut~ and our desire i" to ohey God whether it pleases
mell or not. We shonlll :o;erve God rather than men.)
(Dun. 3: 16-18 j Acts 5: 29) 'rhis docs not mean that
the servant of the Lord should he rude at any time or
should attempt to pro\'okc othNs to :lTJ~pr 01' wrath.
'l'he t('1'\,UlIt of Cod must be bold in decla1'in~ the
truth; and to be bold means to tell the truth without
the fl',H' of mN\. It m('ans to tdl it calmly, plainly,
firmly, amI not to "hun to declare it when required
to do ';0. Boldn(',;s ill tellin~ the truth I~ what (locI's
peoplc arc eOJnmalH It d to have at this time. (1 .J 01 III :
4: ]'i, ] H) That T111':tJlS to be' frank, out"poken, and to
show complcte confidence in the Lonl, whom we sern'.
~oll1e con('eh'e the idea that they Il1lL<;t us(' hursh spe('.~h
in ddiUlll'e of the ofJil'ers of the world. Such a COlll'l',C
is ('lItircly W1'(Hl~. Somr ha\'o thou,~ht it rhd1t to ~o
upon the l'rcrnis('s of I;chool-.; awl publi('ly put fOl1h
a SlIHlHl transcriptioll re(,ol'll l'eg-ardin~ the protest
ng<lill:-.t I)('in~ ('ompclled to ~alute thc J1a~, Such a
l'()lIJ'~,e of artlOlI is 111dclless alld wit hout justifirntion.
\Ve should always set'k ocrnsion to t<'11 the truth, and
tell it, hut IIOt to put ouI':-.e\\'('s in a po-.;ition to 1)1'0yoke others to wrath by clIlt'dug a public sl'hool or
assembly place without invitation. BolJtJ('ss and frank
lWSS JlH'Ull lle\'C1' to Il\<;itate to tc:ll the truth when
oJlport unity ari:-.ps and to watc1t for opportunit ii''! to
tell the trnth. If IJl'lmght in to ('omt <lnd r('quired to
tell wh~' we arc makilll.\' knmm thi'! g'oSIll'l of the kill~
dom, tile i'aithflll (lIle will lIot compromise by with
holding any POl'tiOll of the truth or by complimentlll~
worldly oftlt'cr~, ~ueh as some have done, as stated.
The faithful oue '\'ill with calmlll's"l, franlme,;s, and
with full confiucnee in the Lonl say that he is llreaehing tl)(' ~o~J1el of the kingdom and that be is doing so
in ohellience to COll's commandment, and that God's
law and eomm3ndml'nL,; are supreme, and far above
nny lnw that an~' man or mall-made goycrnment can
make'. Surh boldne'>" and fn1l11mess ill telling the truth
b~' gi\'il1~ testimoll~' to the name of .JdlOY,lh ".. ill be:m
cvitll'u('c to those \\ ho arc against the truth that sa,1t
witurs,;es have the hac'king' of the Lord, and this always
put'! the evil one to jJi~ht. Concl'l'Jling' thi,; the apo;,ilc
\\'rote: "And in Ilothin~ terrifird hy your advel'saries:
whidl is to them an cvid('lll token of penJitiol1, but to
you of salvation, und thnt of God. For unto you it is
giwn ill the hl'half of Christ, not only to belieye on
llim, but also to suffer for his sake, "-PhI!. 1: 28, ~9.
4' Because of lineh open frnnklless and bold faithful11(,<;S unto God 1>ome of the l'emnant may sufler
~('r\"iee 01'

s('\('ro ph: '>ieal punishment, c\ en unto deat h; htlt

Wl' ft'a1' to displease' men in onle1' to Hvoi(} puni . . llment by 111l'1l, or shall we fear to displease our Lr,:-d
and .Jehoyah God, and sufier the lo:.s of everythin'~:
(Jlatt. 10: 23.33) The offering of the alltitypiC'c;!,
purified Lc\'itcs must now be pleasillg to tho L01 d.
"ns in the Jays of old." surh as when KilJ~ D:wid
ruled in Jerusalem. Kow Uod has raisl'd up tite
tahernacle of David", that is to say, his capital 01'ganizatioll untIer the Greater David, Chl'i"t Jc',ns, and
hos Sl~llt forth his witne~ses to maIm Imowll his name
anti his kin~dom: "In that day will I l'lli"e up the
tabernacle of David that is fallen, and clfl:Jc np tho
breaches thereof: and I will raise up his ruins, :lnJ 1
will huilJ it as in the Jays of old: that tlwy Illay
pot:.1CSS the remnant of Edom, and of all tlw heathen,
which ale cullt-d by my name, saith the Lord that tlocth

bhall

thi~."-,\mos !):

11, 12.

Th(' fon-going prophcry was applied hy the :J.jl0';tIe in this lIlanner: "That the residue of mell mi'Iht
seck after tile Lord, and all the Geut ile,;, UJlon whom
my Ilume is ealloll, saith t he Lord, \\ ho dod h all th('-.,L
thill!!s." (.\('1s l~): 17) \\'!H'll Jesus "Wi Jll tile 1l1"i1
on the earth, lmJ his faithful apostles with him, IlcitI:l'r
Jesus nor hi,; apostles slllluned to speak the truth with
fl'allku('ss alld \\ ith full conliJelll'e in .1t'!JO\ ail. .\<i
it was 'in tho 1'Ol'l11er da,n', so now it Illtht he. Tile
name of .J eho"ah shall be made ImowlJ, alld his \\ ItIlC-S('H, tho antit~-pJ('nl L('\ itf's, arc sent fOil h to Ilwke
it known, accordin~ to (loti's good plcaSllrL'.
42

cmUST 1:-1 CHAnG!';

43 The Lord .Jesus Christ i'! in full COIllIll.IiI,1 of tlte
witlll'';s \'ork on the earth. To him is cOltlmit!lt! all
pOW('1' ill Iwan>n nlHI ill earth, and h(' is L'Olllllli" .... I()Jl\d
to do the judgin~ and tho cx('('utioll of .illd~lfl<'lJl_
nTatL 2S: 1,'" j John [): 2~, ~i) The Lord Ii;]', :lIJoill!t'tl
his M'r\"<lnt ('1,1;;s and Sl'nt them fOl,th 11) 1)(' Iti~ t', pl'esenlati\'es; and the Lord JeslIs himsl'1 f h,'ill~ HI
chal'~(), not one of his ~el'\'allts nced fear \\ Ilat lW'1l ('all
do to him, nor should th('~' be cxaltl'd 1I1 t hell' lJ\\ II 1'')1 imation }}('rause of their po,;ition. \\' i t h ra I 111111'...';,
sobriety and tlt~nity hecoming one \\ ho rqn'e',('llt~ t IlC
King, and with complete couragc, the ,\ itl1t'<';<;t'ii, the
faithful, haekPd by tho Lord, will go fOl'th to the
scrvi('('. "And I will como ncar to ~'OU to jll\Jgn1l'lit;
and I will be a swift witne,;,; agaill~t the sorC'l'l'('r,;. an,1
against the adultel'ers, and against fal<;e swearer'), alHI
a~aillst those that Oppl'(,S:; the hireling in hi,; W:l!!l''''. the
widow, anel the father]e"q, and th,lt turn a<-I'le tlte
strung-cr from his rig'ht, and fear 110t me, sa ith t hI'
Lord of ho,;t". "-:'Ial. 3: 5,
.. The Lord Jesm has guthe1't'u the faithful intt) tllc
temple. Kow in his holy temple he i'l nral' thl'1I1 t;wt
love and ,;ene him. IIi" judgl11l'llt') 1'(']](lrl\',l and
eX(,C'llted nt the temple arc swift a~aill...t thiN' V:)II)
claim to he for tIll.' liard but who art' not. 'I'll" La;',l
at the temple opens up the boo!>:; of the S"!':;llm "",

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that is to say, the pl'oJlhecies now in course of fulfill- sist on interfering with the Lord's work he gathers
ment, and to those \rho love him he gi,'es an under- out and separates from hi:-; tl'ue and faithful ones.
standing and appreciation of these prophecies, But Those who thus by faultfinding are illterferin~ in any
to the selfish ones, who seck to exalt themsclve'> or to manuel' with the forward progress of tho pro~lamation
do injury to any part of God's organization, he docs of God's kingdom message show that they are cntering
110t give an understanding or appreciation of these into darkncss and will soon he in full darkllcs,) and
prophecies. Jehovah gives this revelation or unfolding have no apprcciation of the prophecies, which the Lord
of his prophecie'l by and through his Son, Christ Je:-.us, is now unfolding. The prophet :\Ialachi, speaking the
because Jehovah and Christ are the teachers 'and in- words of the Lord, says that he is "against the adulterterpreters of prophecy. The unfolding of his prophe- ers". In the type made by the Israelite<;, "auultcl'Y"
cies, the knowledge and under'Standing thereof, the consisted of illicit relationship with another's woman.
I,ord tram;mits to his faithful and true witnesses, that God's" woman" is Zion, and she givc'l birth to the
they may go forth and give the true testimony can sons of God and she stands for J ellOvuh '8 organization.
Satan's" woman" is Babylon and give'> hirth to the
eornin~ the same. Concerning this the Lord caused to
be written: "I heheld till the throncs were ('a<;t down seed of the Serpent, that scrvcs him, FOI' one of (;od's
1in 1914, the lWg'inllin~ of Jehovah's day], and the sons to ha"c mutual rc!ationship with the Devil's
Ancient of days did sit, who'ie ~arment was white as woman, that is, the Devil's organization, is, within
snow, and the hair of his hrad like the pure wool; the meaning- of the ScriptUl'es, spiritual adultcry. One
his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as who i'> thus guilty is induced by selfishncss, that his own
burning fire. A fiery stl'pam issuN! and came forth selfish desir'e<; may he gratificd. Concel11ing this it i'i
from before him; thOU'iUlH] thou<;aJH]<; ministered unto written in the ScripturC's: "Y e ask, and recei\'e not,
him, and ten thollsand timps ten thousand stood be- berause yc ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon
fore him: the judgment wm; sct, and the hooks were your lusts. Yc adulterers and adulteresses, know ye
not that thc friendship of the world is enmity witll
opene<l. "-Dan. 7: 9, 10.
God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world,
45 'I'hese prophecies or the Lord hear a "swift witis thc cncmy of God. "-Jas, 4: 3, 4.
11PSS ag'ainst the sorccl'l'rs", that is, ag-ainst tho'\e who
48 A person moved hy a sdfhh d('..,ire to have f,ome
praeti('(J maRie or witelH'raft. Sueh are sorcer('I'S.
"For reh(>llioll is as the sin of wite'h<'raft, and stuh- favor from the l)t'vi!'s organization, seems cl ..arly tn
hornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Hc'cause thou hafo>t come within the dcfillition of "adulteL'er" as ~~i,'en III
rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected the forc'goin~ SC'l'iptllrp, "Be yc not llnC'qually yoktd
together \\'ith unhc1icn'rs: 1'01' what fcJ!u\\:-,hip hath
thee from bcing king-. "-1 Ham, Hi:2~t
righteousll<'"'s with unrig-htpollsncs<; 7 nnd what COlll4G Those that sell thpmsc!vc<; to the Devil would cast
a spell O\'PI' Uod's faithful people, if Jlossihle. Such mUllion hath lil{ht with darkll('ss'l .And what rOIlC<Jl'(1
sorccn'I'S arc tho~e who defy the word of the great hath Christ with litliall 01' what part hath he that
Prophet, Chri~t J c~us, and the true witnesses of the \)elie"eth with an infi<1l'l1 .\nll what agreement hath
LOlm that speak his W ol'd. (Deut. 18: 10; ,h:r. thc temple of God with ielols 7 for yo arc the temple
27: 9, ]()) In thi<; class of sorcerers ure included the of the living' Uod; as Clod hath saiel, I will uwell in
ones who attpmpt to hinder the progl'r'iS of the Lord's them, and \\alk in them; an<! I will he their God, anel
witness work, such as at tl'aetin~ attention of the work- they shall he my people. "-2 Cor. 6: lJ-IG.
49 Jehoyah's faithful
witnesses lIIU<;t he entirely
ers to them!>C'lves, and thus intC'rfering with the united
and forward movcmellt of God's people in service. separate from Satan's ol'ganization, alld tlwy mu~t
Jehovah is a "swift witnc'\s" against suc'h as tlY to "toU<'h not the undeall thill~". (~ Cor. G: 17, 18)
inl(rfere with the 1l1'og'I'ess of his work in any form, Evcry one that remallls in Uod's organization lllmt he
and Christ ,J csus, the great Offic<'l' at the temple, acts wholly and completely devoted to ,JC'ilOvah unu 1I1'l
towul'cl'l such interfcrel's anu sends forth his allgC'I'l to kingdom, and his course of action must he l-;O elear awl
gather out such soreerel'S and casts them out of the straightforward for the Lord that therc Call1lot he any,
kinp;c1om, that is, out of the tempIc.-Matt. 13: 41 ; douM ahout \\ here he stal1d~.
Hev. 21: S; 22: 15.
r.o Likewise the Lord, h)' his prophet, here urclarcs
41 If one has been entrusted with the service of the
that he is again~t the" fal<.,c sweal'l'rs' '. \\'hpn olle
I~ord in the name of the Lord a'ld he is faithful, havmakes a eOllseeration to do the will of Uoel he CO\ cing in mind only one thing, that is, to exalt the nallle nants and agrees to be faithful to God; ane! if he fails
of Jc'hovah, that person ~vill not he hunting !',omethin~ or refuse'> to keep that eovenallt YOW, such a onc i'\ a
to finu fault with and hinder tho hork of God's or, false 8\\,C'a1'('r. (Ps. 78: 10) Sueh fal;,c onc", arc the~'
ganization. On the contrary, he will show his full faith that take God's name in vain, (Ex. 20: 7) ,Jchovllh i.,
auu confidence in the Lord and that the Lord knows again",t that bnel of lwrsoll':i, anu his cur~ro is on t hrom.
how to conduct his own affairs, and he will havc faith (Z('eh. [j:~~,.j.) It is \\TiUCll eonccl'llinr! Sllc'h fal>'r
tlmt God and Christ J C'sus will permit no intcrfetl'llC'O S\\'\':!l'VI'S 11lnt they arc 'prond, bo:!~t('I'S, inventor,; of
11Jercwil h. 'rhe fUlthful well klJOW that those who in- cvil thi1l 6 'l l that which \\"o1'ks e' il to otlH'l'S J, dlso-

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bcdient to parent,> [.Jehovah's {'ommanoments and the

law of his organization], withont Utlu<:I'standing, coyeuallt brcal\ers, and again!>t whif:h <Jou renders an adVCTh\.! jUllgmeut, ~llld declares that they are worthy of
death. '-2 Tim. 3: J-5; Hom. 1: 30-32.
li1 Likewise <Tehovah God, through his prophet, here
sars that he io; "against those that oppre"s the hireling in his wages". The Lord has hired his lahorers
to work in his vinpyard, and now the<,'e ha\'c J'eceived
at his hand the "penny", that is, the' new name, which
the mouth of Jehovah has givcn them '. (1.latt. 20: 2-15 ;
183.62:1-3) Oppo,>crs arc those who try to prevent
th(' hired lahorer<; from workin~ in the vi}\{'~arJ. This
they do bY}rying to hold th~'m hae!;: from ll:-,ing the
"p<,nny" in the service of <Jehovah as hi'! witnc:;ses.
EWIl at this late date some who W~'1'e lltllOllg the ones
hirc!d eomplain be:culise those lIi1'('u later receh'e the
same full wages. AU of tho:-,c who urc truly deyotcd
to God and his kill:.o;dom will rl.'jojee to see the lahorers
working- firmly t()~ether and l,pll(hll~ eVC1'Y ciTort to
the hOllor of Jf'llOvah's uamC'. The fa it hfu! will not
oppose or attempt in lIny manner to hinder the work,
hut will joyfully cn~a~e with their brethren in the
service to the hOllor of Jl'ilo\'ah 'M name, ~llldly hellrillg
the I'cprOllt'hes sud. as fell upon the ],01'11 .Jpsns Christ
bCl'ause of his t':l1thfuhwss to his Father.
~2 Lihwise the ],onl, by his pl'Ol'het ~lll!tlchi, here
sa:rs that he is a~ainst thpm "that 0lJprl'<;:i .. the
widow anu the fathcrle!\s". 'I'!t('rp arc IOUlIY persons
now on ('al'th \',ho are of good will toward Go<1, the
Giver of life, but, not hayiu~ lWllrd the truth, and !lot
ha\'in~ had opportunity to (-mbl';)ec it nud take their
stand on the ~ide of Jphovuh, stith arc tl'uly "fatherless". A widow is 11 woman (symholie of any org'lll1iration) that is without a hushand. Jehovah is the
husband of his Womtlll, or or~allization. (I ,>a. [;,1: 1-10)
Thel'e are organizations in the land. many IWI'Sons
amon~st whi('h aplmrentIy desire to serve the Lord,
but are held bael, and restrained by Satan's representativeI', and !;lwh or~auizations are in fact" willows",
~..ause, altholl~h ('laill1il1~ Gou as thtir huslJul1u, he
l't'jected them. It i'i writtell: "PUI'C religion and uudefiled before God allll the Father, i<; this, 1'0 vi'iit the
fatherless anu willows in their afJIietion, nnd to keep
himself unspotted from the world. "-Jas. 1: 27.
:>3 Thus the Lord, by his apostle, define'l true "religion". The l'di~.dou that is pl'Hetired by the orgalli%'<ttions uuder the Devil 's super"j<;ion cOll,>ists of forms
and ('cTt'1Jlollies that dishonor God lllH] Chri~t .Jesus.
It is the true followers of Chri"t Jesus, those who are
Jehovah's anoilltrd witncss('s, that praetiee the pure
reli~ion as defined by James, and this they do by making' it their l'l'gulal' and formal hu"ine~s to work and
to go aLant in the land vh"iting the "willows", that i."
those Ol'('!llllizatiollS that desire to know of God and his
kin~df)M~'; and "the ath<:'1'1es5", that is, those \',ho sig-h
~jl cry concerning the abominahle thing-s that thry see
amongst men aud who hUlIgcr BUll thirst lor righteous-

BROOla.y;;,

X. Y.

nes,>. It i'! the formal and regubr husilles~ of th('-:c

faithful olles to vi<nt and comfort &11c11 by exillbitill'~
to them the huth. That is exactly wl,at <J dlO\ ah '::,
\yitnes,,:rs are doing- today. Any other formal or l'C~~
ular work in the Hamc of the Lord is a i',t!"c J'dl';ir;l l
:Manifestly the apo!'>tle here uses the words 'true religion' to distinguish the propcr worl, of a folloy,er ()f
Christ .Jc<;us from the formtlli~m called "Chri,tiall
religion", which is pmctiecd by many ol'~anizatJ()m
in the name of the Lord, but whieh is in fa('t a tlc\'ili ... h
formalj<;m. '}'here arc many who oppo<,e the work (It'
Jehovah's witnes"es, whieh is promptcrl hy lovill~ ob~
diellcc to God, and th<:,~c opposers 0p[lrc~,; the' wido\.';
and fathcrl("ss', a'l ahove dC'sel'ih(u; that i" to ~.a~',
when they S~'e some seeking aftcr the tl'uth a (1 rigLteonsnC's'> the opjJo~ers cndtayor to ]>1'I'V('lIt sueil t rut hse('kers fl'om finlling the truth. Those ol'/1O'-,cr<; illdud(~
the olles who claim to ;,Cl'\'e <Jod and yet \\otdd, if
possible, hold Lack Jehovah's wltne'>';l'" j 1'0111 eal'l'~'
ing the me.,;sage of eomfort to tho<;e \\ hu lIrt' l~allc(i
JonadalJs, or "other sheep", ano \\'ho fOl'mlhe "gTe::t
multitude" cIa~s. It is the" widow" nnd "fatlll'r1,",>'o"
now \\"ho arc :,ceking' the way of l'i~ht('ou"fI('<;o.;, to \\ ht,ln
the roc"sage roU'it be cal'l'ipd, and who will shol'tly forlll
the greut multitude. '1'0 carry the mt'~:-;age of trultl
to 8m'h i'l a part of the pl'(,~;l'nl-tlay \\'01'1\ of tho',p
anoin1eu witnc:-,,,c.,; of .J(ho\'ah. 'fhe 0/1P0<;PI'S and oppre"stJl's here l11('n t I(JI1(,l1 lJ~' the proplll't arc the OIH ,
who do 1lOt 'ket'(l t h"llbeln's unsput t(,d from t h,~
world', II'! .James uPsl'l'ilJ,'s, hut arc the O!H'S who IUl'{
with :Satan':, ol'galliz,lt ion alit! by ('onlfll'oll1i,(' or 01 hl'!'
means seek fa\'or thereof. It i::; tll~' hOUlldl'n dllt,v Ill'
the untitypit'al Levitt':" after having IJ( en purgl'd, to
go about amollg'st the pC'opk 1I11\1 "comfort all that
mourn", and to mark such by giving thc'lll Ull inll'1l1gent ulldel'~tan(hn~ of <Jod's 1>111 pl"l'" (ba. (Ji::2,
Ezelc !J: ,1) Thel'e are tho"c in Ziull who IlItHt 1','('(',\.'
comfort, and thcre are t1l0"e wlto a 1'<' secking thl' \'.<1,\
to Zion that de"ire comfort, awl to \\ honl the faith1 111
witnes~e" ,nIl carry the meS'iage of eomi'ol"t. \\'!I,ll io.;
here said is not at all out of hal'mollY with 'Phe \\'I/!( 1,tOH'e/, of ".\Iarch ]5, 1U3~, but is raHH:l' in addltioll
thereto.
54 Likcwi'iC Jehovah hays he is U!!:I111:'-t. those who
"turn u,>ille the htrallp.'cr" ; "that dl'1\ r away till' "".
journer" (Uolhaham); "that do inju,>tic() to til,
slrangC'l'." (Leescr) At the prc<;cllt time tlltr0 ball
abundance of evidence that Ycry great in.Jlhtwl' I;
beiIl~ done to those who have becn !\II'<lIlgCI''i to (;nd "
kingdom and \,'ho are now s('cking the way to ZiOll,
.L\ll who are d('voted to Uod and lti~ !,ilJ'.',do!l\. md
all \\'ho arc ~eekjng the way 10 Zion. :Ire :-.tl'<\l1\\<.'I-;
in Satan ',; world and to hi<; u'!:cnt<; t lwt /.'.0\"<.'1'11 t I",
things of the partll. Thc~e find C'Xl!l'<'",i011 in Ihe \'.01 d~
of the p"almist: "1 am a f:>tranger in the \'Jl'tll: !,i,h'
not thy commandmc'nts from me."-P,>. ]]fl: ID.
55 Jt-:u<; ~3YS that hr i<; a :-.trall~l'1' anll ull of hi" f;. ii 1\_
inl follo\\'(;rs are strangers in :Sa t,':I'" \',ol'1d. OI nt t.

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$Jfi.1?- \\If\.TCI-IT0\,VER.

2:): 35) These tho.t love God arc not desired hy t1l0"e
of Satan 's orga!~ Ization. (Zcp~1. 2: 1) SUth include
the" otl:el' shet'p", or Jonadabs, the great multitude.
'l'l;c ulIlitypical Phili:,tines, being the Devil's ellief
l'eprcseutatives OIl the earth, hate the l>trangers and do
great injustice to them, The Jomdabs "dwell in
tcuts", ~ymholieally sa,ving that they are sojourners
in this \,;icked world, loo!;:ing for the kingdom of right{,"Ousacss under Chri"t, (Jer. 35: 7-10) All tho:>e ".. 110
f:c('!; the honor of God and Chri::t are therclore strangers in thi-; world. At the instigation of the Homan
<;atholic lficrarehy the politirul rulers try 10 crowd
tlJ(\~c strallgcl's 0[ the earth !Jc('ause they give testi.
mony to the Hafie of JellOnlh nnd his righteous onanizatioll. 'YIH'n the;,e mH'S devoted to the-Lonl go alnut
to s<~rvc, tlw cncmy attempt,; to drive th('m out of town i
and when they /1:0 ;,hout from how;c to house to ~i\'e
1e!>timony to the !;ing'(lom, the DevII's rpjJJ'(''j(:ntatires
nttrlllpt to c:,:peI th('1ll from the 1I('i'~hhorhooJ. Acting
at the ill",1nlJcr of til(' Uom:lll Catholic Ilil'l'U1'chy, Jrhen'uli's \\ itllPl'; :~'s and their fcllow~ arc tlcnuUlH'ed and
1h(ir l'i~ht.; (It'nied hy the eomt-; and hy the oth(1' govern iug pmv{'l's of the lamI. Huth pidlll'ed a elm;s ~vho
w('!'(~ IitJ'an~(lI'S to (;ou 's O1'~,l!l iZ(ltion, aud her <'I'lld
Hl'xt-of-Idn trilHl to push her, HIHI the clnl-," repre:,;clltcd
fly her, out from the luud. Lil,('wi"c thcl'e arc tho')c
today who ('Iaim to he in thi' truth ,JIlU who put ~lum
h)ing' hlo(');-; in the way of .JdJOvnh's witIH'''S('') nnd the
,loll.HlalJ'I, hy 1plIil!9; thtm that it i'; not IIOW the time
1'01' tlll~ ,gath('rillg of the gl'rat multit\J{l\~ hut to wait
for a lllOl'e opportulle tine. Sneh f:p('('c'h 0)' CO\1l'",e of
:\(:1 ion i" all illjll',li('t, to t :1(' :-.tra ll~er, and t hOst> who do
f;ueh illju",li('(' show I,y tll('i)' eOlll',-;P of at1ion that thev
do Hot 11'/1 1' the L(m!. ']'11o;c who thus interf('re witil
the LOl'd's \Vork ar!' not v;j- c and (';1111l0t wHh,rst:l!1d
tile lIufol(11ll'': of Cod's proph('pip'I. Ht'rallse of not beill<~ fnlly for the Lor<1 11)(',)' are ll:>;I,inst the Lord and
} ;iOW 110 HlI(kl",l:111<1i11,!;, !K'cml',e tlH',\' ('aJlllot have a
(']('al' 111}(lc'r>,1:all;i!l;~, (Dan. 12: 10) ],'01' that reason
1h(.\' do 110t get tlw fJord's hl(':-::,iJ1~.{ and b:I\C n01 "the
;ioy of thp ],ord". 'lIe bk::~,l''' them that f(ar the
];f)l'd.' (Ps. 1 rl: 13) "SUl'dy his sah'atiolJ i'l nig-h
t"em tlUlt f(':l1' him; that :Jory lI1<ly dwcll in olll'laud."
(Ps. 8;': !)) The f('ur of the Lord means" to bate eyil:
pride, an<1 :1rro::;all('y, and the m'il ,vay, and the frowned m')uth". (1'1'0\',8: 18) ;\1111 those who interfere
with the lJord's \\'ork, or 1ry to interfere with the
~:lIllC, nrc trunsgl't'''sors or wic'ked ones; and COllecrlling 1hese it i<; writtC'u: "'1'11<' tral1<:gr-ession of the
\\-iek('d f-aitb \.-ilhin my heart, that thcre is no fear of
(;0<1 hefol'c his cyes.' '-1'8. 36: 1.
"b 'Ye arc now in 1he dny of Jehonlh, when his work
1ll11<;t be done ill ohrdielH'C' to hi;; commandments; [llld
I1r ha"i llot illc1it.ltrc} in allY m~Ill\(.'r that, after IHwing
l,~';mn that \"01'1" we should disconranc aUY01j(' fj'om
<1oinR it 01' slael, the hand in a \'igor01~<; att~ml)t to do
His \\'orl" TJh' L(lj,J has reYralcd to his proplr those
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the 111'('<:('nt commi'3"ion und work of the faithful remnant is to carry that mes<,rge to the OIlCS !>('ekin~~ lmth
and ri~~ht('{)usne"s, Il1lll to do it 110W, and any SIJcceli
tlIet h~ s a tendellcy to rrtard that work is doil1" violence to God's org'dl1lZation, '[ho',e who arc d~~ oil'd
to the Lord will obr'Y his commt~ndm(,llt~ aJl(l hear him
sayin:~ to 1hem now: "L~t not thine IWllIls be slack."
(Zeph. 3: 16) 'l'hc foolish one", therefore, who \\'oulJ.
interfere ,vith the DC'tiyc and \'i~~o1'ou:-; forward movement of cal'l'yill~ the Illc';s,w;e of the kingdom to the
JOlludahs, arc doin~ injustice to 11le strung-cr and
violence to the Vir(/ld of (Jod.
:,r Ambition to shine in the eyes of men is sclfishll(,>;<;;
and when liuch ~e1fishll( 'IS is employee! to retard the
woI!;: of the Lord, that is Joing gro',s injnstice to th,)<'o
who urc stran~ers to Satan's organization and who
am sl'(ldng the way iuto (:ou's or~anizatioll. 11101'.]('1'
to huw the approval of the r~reat Jurlge and to oit('1'
before him an oflcrill~~ in l'i1.{hleOIlSnl'<'s, aile mnst ~l't
rid of all l>e!f1'1llll('"s, and particularly ambitioll"; J()sire to have thc approval of mcn. Olle who 10\'es to
hear it said of lIim that he is very wise and leal'lll'd I~-,
ou tho daw~('rous way. Thc ~l'cat te'lLno\\' upon those
who have made a co\'el1ant to do the \\ ill oj' (:011 j"
aecordin~ to the prOpIH'('y l'eeoru"d h,Y :\Iala(,hi: ,. Will:
ma,\' abide1" that i", \\ho will I'l:maiu ,,(caLlJ'u,>t HIHl
nwintaiu his illt(,~l'Ily tlJW[ll'U (loti lllld('l' thc gn':tt
t<'st? It i:,; ('edam that .]l'llOndl will ha\(~ 110 oue 1'\'main in his organIzation who is not uJlM:lIi,<,hly alld
wholly \ll'voted to him, and who is not whole-ll<'a~t('(!I\'
~nplJortiu~ his ('all'll'. "Ii i" requil (,d in "te\\al'd~,
that a man ho found fllithful." (l ('0)'. 1: 2) Prill..
tind amlJitiull (loll wHlnot p(,l'll1it to go ull1lOtir(',l. 'fllo
Lord i~ (,olldlldin~ his own affairs, all(l it dot'S lIot
lie within the mouth of any 111111l to ~aY that "t)1I'
Lord's work i..; get! in~ llO\\ he',,!)' '. Dy :-;0 sayinlJ; he put'l
him~('lf' ill OPIl\,,>itioll to the Lonl, lind in f,lIb'llaut,)e
says, "rhe Lord t!Of''' not I,lloW how to (,OllllllC'! his 0\\'11
busine'l-;,' The p",-I1llli~t says to 1ho:-.e who hal'!' aOI('('d
to 8<'I'\'e God: "0 10\'0 tlu: Lord, all J'l' hi" "aint;: for
the Lord pre<,erveth the faithful, awl plentifully l'l'wurueth the proud doer, Be of goood ('OUI',l~e, lII:d hI'
shall strl'nglh('Jl your henl't, all ~re th:lt hope ill the
Lord. "-1'8. 31: 23, 24.
(To be conttnlled)

QUESTIO:-;S FOR STC BY

1'0, RIIOW how ul'l'lOpIiatc \\ros .Jehol:dl 's u~ing ~ralnchi to
tl~r1a!lJ the llllll,heey Llalln:~ IllS l):'lIi,',
,; 4,li. \\'Ith sel1] ,tUf(., l,olnt (jut tile lIi 1111 11 [Illf' fulfllLl:~llt (If
Mahu'lll :l: 1. \\'bal \'.a~ tlIl' puq,,,o.) (,f that UdIllOlUII"1l
liS al'I,ll('u to the t1mp anu cilrum~t:lIIrl's 1Il wlueh it \\'a~
fu1fill,'u. In miniutUJd
~ 7,10. When antl how did the mlljOI' flllfilllllt'llt of l\1al:u'hi
::: 1 take.J,lacc~ \\'hat 'Ia~ (a) the ]IUQHNl o[ tile ,,,"k
o~ 'pH'pulIng the ",ly bA[l'le Jf'h()\:111'1 (10) The i!:l.lll'
(haln },UlpOS.) oi the 1."1\1 's e{)nllll'~ to Iii; tt'll\]>le? (e) }!J('
il!'110lt:lJl('e of \\atlhfu1ncss 011 the 1':.11 t uf thU;j'~ ("l','('tltl;~
IIlIJl t() cume I
~ ll-n.\"ctJunt for thl' 1'1\et ihat in ti,e tallcmne!c Il\ til" 1'.11,
d_'lnc's nr~fl III :-)O!(IJI10n Os tt.nlple thC1C \\HCi tbe :'lk (d l:()
COI'pn'mt ,.. hereas thele lS no recol U of I II luk of the ( II c-

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nant in the tplllpl(' in Malnchi's day or in the temple seen

in yi~ion by E'l!kleI.
~ 14-16. Wltll bCrJpturp~, account for the expre~sion (a) "e\'en
the messenger of the covenant' '. (b) "Whom ye delight
in." (c) "Behol,], he shall COHH', saitll the Lor.l of hosts."
1 17,18. Apply )'falachi 2: 1-3, and gne instance of fulfillment
therl'of.
'II 19-21. What is foreshown in the qul'stions appealing in ~Iula
chi 3: 21 In the statement (a) "for he is lIke ll. refiner's
fire'" (b) ".\n,l like fullel5' sore'"
'II 22-2-1. }~Xp1a1ll thll fiery test foretold in 1 Corinthians 3: 13-15
and in l\Ia!ac'hi 3: ;;, [lnd hllw that test 1I:ls been applIe,l,
'II 2;),21;. WIth ~rl JptUI('s :w.] illu5tlation, account for the manifestation of tllO class('s as a l'l'~Ult of the crucml tests.
1 27-30. ,\pply the statpml'nt that, he shall sit as a H'finer and
punficr of sihC'r", an<1 show the reason or necl'5~ity for
that \\ ork, an,] the outcome thereof. Lik"wiHe the statement that" he shall pUI ify the sons of Levi, and purge
thC'rn as gol<1 (lIl,l slh er' '.
'Il 31-34. With r,'bte,l s('npturC'~, l''(plain Malachi 1: 14, also
1: 10, anll II hC'thC'r thl'HC' ha\-e hepn fulfillcd.
~ 3:;,36. Whl'n, how, \Ih,v, With \I hat TI'''ult, h:ne the antit)-pical
Levitps hl'pn purgc,l "aH gol'l anI! sllvpr" 1
",/ 37,38. With SCTlI,tures, show that the' refining WIth fire' is

Br.O(\KLYX,

X. Y.

clone accoTtll!l~ to the It covenant of Levi", and with the

r.sult foretol,l.
'If 39. What is meant by 'offering unto the Lord un offering III
righteousnesiI' f How has tillS heen made possIble, and how
h'\s that' olIerillg' !>C'en dond
'If 40-4:!. '1'0 "hom doeH the clean~lllg and refining work aI',>!Y?
\\ hat does this pro\e 1 Descllbc the COllIse of H('tton ",dhl
for ill 1\faluchi :1: 4,1 John 4: 17, IS, 1'Illhppmns 1: 21', ~U,
lind ),[atthew 10: 2"\.
'If 43-:'4. Hcferring to ~falachi 3: 5: Apply the expl C'ssion. "I
WIll "ome ncar to )'OU to ju,lgment." By de5,'nblllt{ th"lr
course of action, hnd with re1:lted sCIlptures, i,lentlly tIle
"HOrCl'rers", and point out how Jehol'ah IS 'a S\I!ft lIlt
ness against thl'lII '. The" adulterers' '. 'fhe" fal~e oll"arers". 'Those that oppress the hirelmg in Ins" ugl's.' \\ ho
al'e referred to us "the \\111011''', alHl "thl' fat herless "I
an,l how aTe thpse oppressed as here fUletoll!?
, 55. Further, "ith s,'npture'l and fads. pOInt out ,( the
stranger", and how he is 'turned lli'>l(!e from hiH right '.
ExplaIn the C'xprr'i'>SIOII, 'I WIll be a slIift Wltllt'SS aglllust
those who fear not 11ll!.'
'If 5G,57. \Yhat, th,'n, is thl' pTCHl'nt siluati'lI1? an,l what rours,'
of aetion will the fl,ithful take, III 01 der to "abide", and
"stand'"

LETTERS
JEIIOVAIl'S nATTLE; VICTORY CERTAIN
DEAlt Rlta'IU:lt Itt'! IIn:HJlUl:
Grel'tingll III J ehomh 's mUlle!
WIsh to taka thlH ol,portunity to thank .Tehovah, you and
the Bethel family for the woullI'rf'ul provislun ma,le for the
pioneers.
']'hree or four years ago I Imll a l1l'Hire to he in the" front
ranks" In the Lord's work, but, }.("'ausc of oth"r responslhiliti"s, was unahle to untl! tlll~ ~ "ar. "-as prinl,'ged tfl atteml
the Los Angllps Cnn\'l'lItlOn, anll It put su,'h z!'al IIItO IlIe that
it insplrC'(1 me to SIt.:11 up as a I,lol\('"r, liS long as I was finlllly
ire!'.l of I'('Hpol\,ilnht I('H.
'rhe foo,1 \I 11Il'l1 t he Lord has flO g'r acinusly prodded for
his people is certainly sustaIOJllg', upltltlllg an,! eunlenient at
this time.
Riches IS enrh'hing! ']'he t\lO iHSLl"S of the Mav Watchtower
nre IUlIel)', antI tlll'ro is every Illc!t('atlOn that '" the time is
short" unttl Hatan's enrl.
It is indl'e.! tllo f}l{(ftcst pri\'ll,'ge for any creature on earth
to havc a ~hare in "prl'sll,ng' the "attIc to the gate' '.
"'c can T('jowo that thIS III .Jehol'ah's battle; hence tho
IlSHUTlln<'1l that tho \idory is CClt(UII.
May .TC'ho\ah eontlllue to Lle~s and guille and protc'ct yOll,
is my dally prllyer. I also remember othcrs of the Lord'll pcople.
'I'hank you lIud the Belhel farlllly again for the pronslOn
for the pioll('l'rs.
lour sister 1Il the kingclom wOlk for JehoYUh and the
Greater Gideon,
Ln,A

A.

Cr.ING~[AN,

l'ioncer.

OUR GRACIOUS LOUD HAS PROVIDED

IllJTIIFll}'I)IW:
We tl'llst you \1,11 pardon us for taking just II very few minutes of y(lur precious tim!'.
We \Ii~h to thanl, you, lind the dear Bethel family, for the
most ullsl'lfish olfer you and thl'y ha\'e gtnllted unto the l,ioupels.
It is true, the pioneNs nre on the front line of the Lattle;
but we also have alllays receil'C'd the greatest eonsidpTlltlOll at
headquarters, whwh gIVC'S us gr,'at cause to Le thankful.
Our gtncious Lorel haH thus far llIa,le 11l0\i!"on tllat lIe could
continue in III" serVIce, e\en to the extent that out of onr joint
book fund we could contribute to\\lllds the company's good
hopes.
Your kind ofi'er IS enroulaging us to do even better.
\\'e pwy that the Lord may be~tow upon you, and upon your
coworkC'rs, the I'lchest bkssing of peace and progperity.
Wit h h('artfelt appreciatIon tomu d our dear he:l\ enly Father
for this provision, we remall1
Your sisters,
LILT.I \N J. C. WlIIl'E A~D HOSE Gll.CI:-i'ACIIEn, PWllC(Y,'.
D}:AR BROTHEl:

NOTIII:-JG ELSE COUNTS NOW

UlJl'JlJ:I:FOIW:
'fhe impOl tllllt qUI'RtIOU ) our letter in INc/u's aHks more than
deS('rHS an anHwer. ])par bllJlhpr, we fl"'all hO\l thl' Lord l"k",!
Petl"l' to fl"('d His sh,"'p, and 1I0W lIbJIIg' you as lUI ill~tnllllcllt
in Hi~ haml \Ie are ask",l to do tlle same wOIk.
By the Lord's gr'!llt men'y au<1 pro!tetion at this 1lI0Rt
gloTlo\ls\y IIIHpiring tU1l1) WC' Iln~wer "YI"S". '" C v, d! go
WIth you tllroll~h ('very attack of Hatan'H crow,l ill ord,'r to
carry this U1('88agO to the great IllultItulle, ;\othing" l"b" "O\lut~
now aR of any illlportlll1f'l' III the bl'l'S of thos<\ '1'110 aT(' Sllll','T('
in thiH work of all \lorliS. Bp IIPll a"SUrl"! of ollr ('oll<,(antll'
in(,rl'asing jO)', pnthU"lllSIIl, fluthfllluPH", loyalty au,1 ~1I1f'[,I"
effort to stand hy )'OU In oh"d,,'n"e to tile rOUlIIllll1d of til,'
deal' Kill:;' lIe lOle so 111'1l. AH Paul 8alll he countpd all ('b., a~
los", 80 du wl', ,h'ar bllJtl,,'r.
At thll Baltimore rUll\"ntion 110 fC'lt lIke throlliug' our IJ:tfq
in th<\ (ur at the con..IuHioll of your grpat 1100<1 of truth, kllOll'
ing thnt our King IS Iw"..Iliu!.: on lm,l that \Ie are 1'('l'ulI((,'d
to dl'\ ote oursl'h (!~ to tIllS \Iork.
\VIl('n lIe heanl the Los Angl'!ps friC'wls sing'JIIg so far allay
it TC'minl\ed us of tile angds, \Iho \\l'te abo Hlu!.:ln!.:. 1'0111'
important letter 111'11 (kscnh"s tile 11l1"8pnt sltllatiou, H""t
assurefl, dear hrothl"r, :1Il'! rl'joH'1" glt'atly that \11' Ilill lIork
h:udl'T an,l longer than ell'r to maguity the name of ollr 1;1,'at
Creator; awl whl'1I the feet r(fuse to go any loug-"r. the
message \Iill he hlal.iug" away anyhow flUlI1 the Lc'antlful Ill'W
elC'ctrie siglls and soulld ('Ill s.
Pray for U8, dear Brother Hntl\('rfold, tlmt. I\e may n;cl!i\e
the Lord's strl'ngth to pu<h tlus battle to the gate.
WJDlI~GTOX (llel.) ('OMI'ANY.
DEAR BROTUJ:R

FOR JEHOVAH AND FOR GlIlEO:-J

DE \R BROTIlElt Rl:TJIf,!l}OflIJ:

We heal'll lIud eIlJ"y('11 your talk yestel,lay [F"bl nary ~::]

\-el,v nlUl'h, hut WC'I'C dl"appollltcd ,,]lell KGIH, Buttl', :\Iolltalw,
took uJlon thelllqehe8 thc lIberty 01 Cpn'OlJllg' ,1'0\11 ]CC(III" lli
contnl\erbltll and of tuttlllg ~,)U off abollt tpu to tllell'e 1Il111'lt"
before the close. "'e trie,l KRL au.1 bhol t.' <\\(', hut \I.'re fl'I'
ahle to hear youI' cJosm~ remlll ks. We t hou~ht I,n,\):t hly ut 1,"1
stations kill eXl!1 ""'ed the ~allle "I h:ltts", hllt found out 1 d,1 t
my pI\leuts had heard it to the finl'lt fwm HOllolulu.
eXl'rei'>;,ed 0111' tIIS:tI'POlIltl11l'lIt to Kern for cUtt<ll~ ~()u
olI, They rCltuinly ale \elY CO\\l\l<lJy.
~fHy God ble~s ~')\] in )our eJlorh to s,'lve IllllJ.
are
with )OU for Jello\ah alltl for Gldeun.
MIt. AKD :\r".,. B. P. E~s (Jw'c), Easl"lIlchcttr.ll.

"'c

"'c

fJUe \VATCliTG\VER.
FOR ALL JEHO\'.\H liAS DOXE
])t:AU 13ltOTll:1: H["Tm:I:~'()nD:

,\ i,cr I('rehillg :lnll reading- that priceless bOlik 7:1che.~, we

I01lb~r keeIl slll'nt, hut must \,'rite allll tlY to convey
to \on our tll3uks and appreciation for all Je],(1\ a h tllJou;(h
}lui orj:(:llllz'\uon hus uune for us. Truly our cup of J' 'y r:JIlneliJ
o\'er! Jelw.ah i~ IHepanng a table IJl'fore us III tile nwht of
our enl'llIiel!o, and IS plU,jJmg us with an abuU\l:mce of food,
c\','n lIB he ball pwrlll::\eJ.
We :Ire tb:mkful fur The Watchto/,{{'r, The Golden Age, tho
)'ear ]Jool.., :..nIl th" many kin,l provi!'lons wludl h:l\'c enal,lpll us
t) ~m:lm in the 1'i011('er seniee. \\'e ,,'ould like to thank the
l)ol'letv for book t're,bts CJL'tbllll~ us to atten,l th')sc wonderful
conventioI1l\ tlwreby getting huilt up an,l stren~tll<'neLl to prl'l's
the h.."Ittle t~ tilt) ~ate. Anu, finally, for the lonn~ un<eHishness
of :Ill at :Bethel ill helping' the pion('('Ts to kepp gomg,
We have thanke,) Jehomh, an,1 do ('onstantly thank Him for
r.11 t!lis, hut \1'\)ul<1 fed ungrateful In.leed if \1 e .litl not expreSll
to )'(,U our ~n'n.t Io\e and thauks inr your watchful earc over
the luten'sta cOlHmitted to your char~~.
May .Je!lO\'ah ('ontmue to hless uuu strcngtllcu :mu keep
you. ,nth roudl lo .. e.
Your brethren uua (l,nO\\' pul,li,"lINs.
BRO. A1W lSR. G. E. FI;;Kf:, l'iollU"f'8,

can no

JEHOVAH SEXDS STRE:-iCTH AXD r:xCOl:n.\CE'i;:;XT

Dr. \1( 13 :<lTlII:!: He l'Jln::"JI:D:
'I'll(' 1;e1t:,st [Irc'L,llIl] IOlIlpan,v of Jdw(uh'~ \\itne~~p~ alltl
Jonaua\ls Jmve asl,l'ol me to com"v to \'uu their :I P!'l Cf 'atIO:l
of tl,e !JlI'llpge gr:lntf'rJ them 10 :igum 'kt\Jllg u. ~!J'(re in an
other w,nlri'\\JJe wItni'SS. \\'h('n I',e got thp letter telll!J~ 'I, I\C
welc Hgain one of tile cltil's clJ""cn we wele (lell;;h!(<1. Lut it
was ag nothing cOUJpare,l to the juy ot h,.II'lD'; your "al"! aml
seem" the re,'cptlOu "!\'l'n to tlte JI1"~".:"l: 1,,' the audienpc In
th,) <..~n('ma. Th,:\' IJ5t~nea llttenti\clv an:!, ,\l~en It C:Uhe to the
l'n'), cheereu aud cbppf'u. ')'he <.'lIleina, \\Iliclt holrh all'Jut t\IU
thou~an<1 l'eo).lle, \\ as l':(Lked :lllU many w('re turne,l :1\1 ay fn'lll
the ')uors, being Ulml)le to get in; the recl'ptiou was perll'ct,
c\l'r)' "ortl being delllly auu tll~tlllCtly Ileau],
0ur hearts go up 1Il grahtuJe to Jehontl, CloLl for thl' strr'lJt:11l
anfl cneOUro.lg<'lllcnt h,: spnf], his people arlll for your f{arl",N.
ness afill boldl1e5~ in tlte gl\ iug f'll th of the lIle~~a~e; awl \'>1)
pray that the Loru may ke~p .YOU ullIIer the "hadow uf hill
win~~ flU') that you may l'ontillue to prl"\~ the hattie to the gate.
\\'lth warm )O\C III tIll! L',r,1 from 11'1 all, I am
Your sister in the King's H'I'IIPC,
ETJlI:r. ~~;,:rol{, Sccrdll1y.
EXPRESS THAXKS BY

O:-l TO CEP-TAIX YICTORY

J)t ~I: Hr:oT}um !:\,'r m;l:ml:Il:
I just IHIJ~t "lIte )OU ami thank

yvu for that "on,Iel ful gift

flOm (;0,1'8 WOld, our new hook J:;chc~, It S""'Wi that this
\I',,,k dUU:Lllf.''S all th .. other hooks, J t IS hO ('I"ar an.) I,l:uu to
1"1,I"f"t:lo.1 f"r til.. Irr"nt IIll1ltltud". How \,on,I"1 ful our hcaven
Iv l'atlJf'f i'S to proll')c sueh a ho(,k to e:ury tf) the 1'('01'1.. lit
tIllS tilll('! 'fbe Ii"anll j ul pil'tlll 0 """,\'tug tile ,,!loh' org.lJIita
tl'm, Clmst on Illq thlom', \\ith the four I,,'asts nnJ the tl.'ent,\
four dd,'rli, Iln,l ::11 tim holy all~' I" making lip tl,, im iSI1,Io
f,n(-c, :lItU on til(' eurtll the great J1Julllln<le Fll.\ jn~ 'B.lh utlOn
to ollr Uo,lllud KID;":'. How Jt tlolill~ thl' hc'alt of t1,,~ Il'mnant
ttl h:l\e tl,is wIllltlt'rIul h,'lp III uur WOl h! :-;'If.'ly t Ito "f,~ast
of t..h"llIbd..s" i~ OIl, lln,1 thl' \\llll.l.. rful 1'111\ i~'OIlli (lrO\ ioed
10r tll:lt fl~t :u P "('yond hlltll:1I1 \I ortis to . ~ ""'~s,
I \',.is not I" ivJ!.... :e,1 to h"ar ~ "ur talk ou "F"a~t~' '. hut
I 1':\\0 1e<-"iv,"1 tloat mf'SSUI:<l 111 1111' Jra("h!mu 1'. and I am
,:1:.,1 to :l:ly tll:.t J ae('''rt tloe !>,,'bvatloll \Iith all Illy }'l'art.
I.!\' one ,I,,,,irl) un" :l1m is to ha\,' tl\p nT'!,I",:.1 of th" Loru.
'()n.- tlun~ ha\" I (I<osil\") or lh,' L',rd, tltat \\,11 I s,'C'k aftprj
Ihtt J 1Il:l\! d\\..ll In the hUU'I' he 110o LUld nil Ihe ":l\S of mv
hfl", to 1.(:11ll1,1 thl' j,,'auty of th. Lonl. :m.l to 1111111"'" In IIi's
t{llll,ll'. For III Ihe tllllC of t Ioul,l.. ]'l' ~hall llide me III IllS I'a,
\'Ilion; ill tl.. ~ H"'l<'t of his tahernaeIo ~1,:t11 he Jlld,' lUe; hll
~h:lll Stt Ille Itl' upon a ro('k .\nd II</W blmll Illin" lwad 1)(\ hftc.l
lip :<"0\,) IlIlIte "Ill III iI'S roun,l ahout rue; thl'rl'!ore 11111 IolT"r
ill bis t:llwrnaf'l{' saenfil"('s of j"y; I \\ III sing, ~ 1':', I \1 ill
sing' l.raisl'il unto the LOI ,1. "
t>ureIy we an' I'''J'eriell('mg tim 'joy of the LOltl' nt this
tilHe; Hn.1 t1". luuger \Ie IIUlk, Iht' gll':l1l'r will 1,, our JOy.
How \\'ouel,'rrul It will I'll \1 hC'n nod 1'1'1 fOHns hi~ strllnge
\H,rk awl l'otr:lII~e :11'\, and hl~ l><,ople iohplit the land that j~
th,'ino! taat the ol),ta..les "ill he H'lllO\,C'] from tit" gn:tt multi,
t u<l,., an,1 Ihey WIll hit their \ oic('~ in JOy an.l SJlJl[. '1,0 thiS
I~ 0111' G"Jj '>0) lI:ne waite',1 for I.im. \re Will ICJot"p and he
KI,,,f!' Hunl)' thl'i 1S ,<'ry stillLllhting to all III the Lord's
organizallllll, :(JlU a grpat int'('nti\c to prp>;s on lJl lhe fi~ht
II.ling hj~il lh~ st.mu:lItl of tl ul1<, nn,l IlI'Yt'r :talllllg UP fore
th,' ,'nelll;' 1mt m:lIc1uug on to c('rtain \ Idory \\lth our victo
rious Lp:"I,r.
lIny Jehmah lIehly 1>1<'55 )'011 itS you contiulle on in your
sen'lce III him.
}~l'jl)icil1g in being in the King-'s rank .... I nm
:M.\l:m OUCIlt:, 1I'0,hillg/on.
~AUGmXGTOBEON~TOW
J)J:\I( ~fl:. Rl'TIlF:NF01W:
To me YOU :. \"l' the wor1<1 's grl'atest Chn ': III 11. I~I'en though
J t ' l only t'!"Wll ) .':lrS 01,1 1 (;-11 tell \\ lien an) "ne lx'lil'\'cS
iii II", 1Jlt,"" IH \.I1l'ther tltcy !lIe hypor1l1f",
:'Iv ,t',11" h~g a lot of \;00k5 antI lJuol,L,ts, :lnd is one of
Jch,)\ah ',; i.al<;ses. I:un goin::: to he Olll', too.

THE !\mSSAG!>

\\'0 "Ish to thank yOU for the hook Riches, \Ihll'h reaf'lli'u
us al)out thc Huddle ot .t'lJ!Jl'uan'.
\\'0 were llIu"h JllJl'rr's~('I) \,,~th ilg g"lH'rlll apP"'ll[lIW(', the
prl'tly color.., I {(.ver, the' Ill'auoful :Irt 11l1l~tlatJOn~ on th..
1ll~1']P, IIJcludlfl~ tile 1'lPtl,pst ul"play of :,11 tllc b"ol,'. b""k\.. :g
awl a II11>le. LookUl;": thl'Ou:.;h tho book "" fuun,l \NY mll'",,,j
ing dWl'ler /llla,llrlg~. Afl,'r re,luln~ it (arefully \'c found It
to 1)(' tlte rielwst book C'I pr II lit t<'n.
'rh"le \\a~ joy III "ur !llor,,'pr ':llIlp (,n tit.. J:,I~t('rn :"110,,' of
~falyl:tllrl on It:.' /I)i'lllln;..: fit ,\plll '1, Illf' ti",t (by oi .. J!I~
I'iIT:lng'() "'ork" t"~IUI)Ony JlC'rllld, to go fOltl1 ,11th tl,,'1 lwh
],'u h(s. :-im,'c th,'n It Itas plo,ed to 'je the I)l'~t hook "v,'r
off",,',1 to tl", !,l'OI,It.
\\'" nIl' thankful to .J.. I.ovah for tlli~ il1:,tIU/lJ('llt 1":It' ,1 ill
Ollr llanrl~ to can)' to the 1,,'oI'JI', aud lIe are a)'o th:,lIl,lul
for the part you had 11\ 1'1I'l'arIl4~ it.
\re lll.;o WI-II to ("q,,,,,.~ (lur :ll'Plf'Cllllllln 10 you :Illd triO
1l1'1!J,1 family for the baenfice )UU li:l\tJ made on I",!.:df "f
tll(:" pIOJHl(\rs.
\\Jill thp~e atl,h',ll'r"IHioll~ of .JphO\ah tllloll;ih hig '"'~"lIila
tioll \'.c ('an P\l'le'i our thallk~ Ollly III :1Il IInl"'r1'e't \Ial', Ity

C'ftrrJln!{ .JehfJ\ah 's Illt'''1al~'' to trl(~ rH'ltl,ll~ ah.. ln~t all (I['jll)<-I
tlOll flonl the H,'\ 11 and l,,~ ag,'ul ".
:\f:,,' .J ..holr II '8 Ill'll l)J.. ,'in'~ ll'JlIl/lue with you a11l1 all tho

colalJorelS vf the Bell...l 1:\1'1.1\',

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Sincerely.
\\'ILEY S~ll1Il,

C,\lmYI~G

DJ:\l: Br:oTlIE1\ 1(I'Tllu:rol:n:

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Th
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Hu 5:001'111
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Boston
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Boston
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Su 2 :4,31'm
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Lincoln
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NEW II.UiPSnInE
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I$u ::::I:Jplll
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NCW JimSEY
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Nu :!:4,3pnt
:-'u 9:00pm
Cam,len
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Mo 2:::;Opm
We 2:30pm
Newalk
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"And all thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

be the peace of thy children." .1Jaialz 54:I3.

~n~at shall

THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH

THAT JEHOVAH is the only true Goa, is from c'I"eriasting
to c\erlastmg, the )Iaker of hean:n and earth and the GI\'cr
of lifo to Ills crcatures; that the Logos \Ias the beginning of
Ilis crpution nnd his active agent in tho 01 eutlOn of all tlllll!;S;
tlJ:),t tho Logos il'l IlI>W the Lord .Tesus Chri~t in glory, clothed
\Iith nil po\\cr In hC:lven and earth, and the ChICf Executive
Officer of Johovah.

THAT GOD ereated tho earth for man, created perfoct

man for thl! l':lIth ltllll I,lace<l I,im upon it; that man willfully
dicloLcyeu O,,,l'll law und \IUS sentenced to d"ath; that by
f{'llSOn of .Adam's wrung nct all Illen are born smners and
without the rJght to life.
THAT ,JESUS was lIIauo human, awl the man Jesus suf
fered d"atlt in oldl'r to pro,Jul'c tho ransom or re,1empti..e
prIce for all wallklnd; that 00,1 rai"ed up Jesus divino anu
exalted Ili/ll to h":l\"n llhOlO ell'ly c',c':dule and aboyo oyery
name awl dothed him with ull !'c)\\cr lIn,1 authority.
THAT JEIIOVAII'S

ORGA~IZATION is

called Zion, lind

that Christ Je~n~ I~ thu Chic f Officer thcrcof lind is tho
rightful King' of IIIP woll,I; that tho :momle,l anu f~tithfnl
followers of elll i-t .IC'bliS aro ehiluren of ~ion, memJ)('rs of
Jehovah 's or~ani/,lt j'llI, llwi aro his Wltlll''';'!,S who"c duly ancI
pnvilego it iR to tl",lll'y ta the suprema,'y of JpJlOmh, dedaro
his purposes tOlltlld llIankinci n~ "'I>lp"'e,l in tho BII,Je, llncI
to Ileal' the fl nits of thc kin';,]olll Iwfure aU \1 ho \\ ill hear.

THAT TilE WORLD In,s ('11,1, ,1. anol tJlIl LOld .Teslls Clnist
has been 1,1:,(',,1 1,.1' ,J"],ol'ah upon hi3 tI'rolle of aUfhority,
has ousled ~:ltan 1'101'1 Ilf'aV<'1l lllHI i~ plorN'cIlIIg to the
establishmcnt or (;"J 'cl kin;,:o!olll on ealth.
THAT Til E R H.lfT allll I,J"'- ,illc- q of tllll pe"pI,'~ of earth
can como only 1',1' awl thron~h .11'11O\'ah's bn;:(,lom under
Clnist whirh I,as now ])''';UII; that th, Lord'" llroxt great
nct is the de<,trudll'n of f'at:dl's 0li':lllliration nn,l the. (',tah
lishmellt of Ji:..:hle()lI'IH"'~ in tllf) mrth, and that ull,I,'r the
kingdom all t h(l~e ,,110 \1 III o!lty it~ Jig"hleous laws shall live
on eallh for,:yer,
"illS nCTOllY"
This thrillin;:( tl'flll d""I:.:nat,,~ thL' nL'xt te'~tilllollY period of
Jeho\ah's klll;:(,lom pl1hh"hl'l~, IJ"<'O'JllbL'f ,),1::. Let tillS Ilotice
suflico to Ilt oneo IIltel("t yuu (11C'l('ln 1<1111 to ('all~e you to bl'glll
preparing fortllllilh. ThO' 1'1',1 ted JlH'"'age of(en'(J to the tillta
m'e(ly ppoples dUfllI;': thl~ p,'rwd Ildl I", the (,oIllhinatH,I' eonbifiting of the hook J.'uJI/S alld thH'e booldels, lll"hHJltlg the
hooklet ChOOSlillJ lind a sclf,eoH'l'(',l brhl!d"t, on tl ::.JC c,HlIl'lbution. Consult the forthcolllm;:( / nf01l/1llitt for furlhpr ,!.'tails
and then get all bct for your iu!1 part ill tlll~ t"sllmOIlI'. Your
promptness III reJ!olllllg results of .rour Ilcli\ IlleS WI!! be uppreciatou,
RADIO AND THE l'HINTED WORn
All witnesslllg p;lIties and all lIlch\ldJlalcl Ilho cn~a!.;e in the
witness work shulIl,1 llIO'nti<Jll th" radIO statHlll III thplr I H'lmty
that is brolld"astln~ the WATCIITOWLH pl0gl11lllS. ThiS otten
prole~ II means ot oj!elllng the way tu 1,la"e the l.hJOI.q In the
hands ot the pl'ople. Have III IIl1nd Ih.lt the chid pUllli"e of
the radio IS to eull the peuple'~ attl'ntlOlI Ii, the LIlith an,1 th(,11
furnish th(, opportunIty for thplll to get a wi,Jer Un,ll'r5talldlllg
of the IIHJssage eon"I'IIlIW: I he gOI eflllllPIlI of JcllO\'ah by I e~d
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15, 19:;6

No.

~2

MALACHI
PART 2
1/

And the dcstnlcfion of the trollsqrcssOI's (md of the sinners shall lie toarther, (llld they that !orsal,e t7lr Lord
shall be conswned,"-IIJa, 1: 28.

EHOVAH doc,; not chan~e. In the beginning' he

('xprc&>-cd Ids purpose, alld that purp<hC shall be
aceomvJishtt]; 11'; he said: "I have purpo'>cd It,
I will also do it." (Is:1. 46: 11) "Known unto <lod
are all his wol'1,s, from the hc~iJlnin~ of the world."
(Acts 15: IS) lIis <'XIll'c,,<;eu purpose includes the taking- out oC the 'I'odd a people for' his name, to wit,
Cllrist Jl'sus and the ],U,OOO nWlIlhers of IIi<; royal
house; and the gathel'ing unto himself of a ('Olllpally
of "other sheep", the .Jolladah 01' "great multitudc"
cIa<;.'>, and this he \\ill do in his own good way and at
his time, and aceon.llllg' to his own will. lIe has expres~wd his purpose to rid the earth lind hean'n of all
things that interfere or that t,y to interfcl'e with hi'>
work. Hc has made' it ~o elOplw1i('ally to appear in hi"
Word that thel'e ('an he 110 douht ahout it, that he n',
quires full alld l'ompll'lc faithfulncss to him of all
those who ~hall reeci\'e his fa VOl', lIe will d('~troy the
wid,(d and pr('~('I'\(l the righteous, All the workel's
of iniquity he will ronSUlJle.
% In harmony with this cOlwlu"ioll the Lord says
through his prophct: "For I <Un the Lord, I clwll~e
lIot; thcr'efOl'e re SOil'> of .Jat'ob :ll'e not ('on"umf'(l."
(].Till. 3: 6) A('('oroin~ to Rotller/wllt: "n('cau~c I .Jeho\'ah have not rhallf(f'd, tll<'rero1'e ye the SOIlS of .Tal'ob
ha\'c 110t oc-en litled)' COllSUI1JNI." God forcknew the
class of pCl'!.ons that would recl'i \'e his fuvor; :lnd, of
course, hc eould have 1'orc~;nowll the individuals, hut
that he docs not. If e is no l'('~I)('('ter of persons. lis
purpo..;e as expre~sed is to res('1'\'c for himsclf a n'mnant in vindication of his name, "he "son" of .Tacoh"
that are" not eonSUl11cU" arc those of the remnant, as
this scripture is applied at the <.'nd of the world, where
we now are.
8 Why arc tllesc SOliS of J 11eoL not consumed? 'rhe~'
have been t('sted hy the fire of the gJ cat Hcfiner and
hu\c fome through the firc bc('au<,e of thcir faith ano
faithfnlnc;;;s, and the maintaining of their intcgrity
to\\'(11'(1 Jl'hovah. They builded upon the correct fOlllloat ion, Christ Jesus, "and him crucified," and ",hcn
the fire bUl1leo away the 'hay, wood and stubble',
these rejoic('(] th:lt they arc on the Lord's si(le, and
continue to stand firmly on the everlasting Founda-

tion, Tiley havc maintained their integrity toward

God, and now they mU"it always maintain their integrity to\\111'd him, ~\gnin the Lord eX!)l'cs"es his \JUl'PO'iC to consume the wiekcd and prcscrve the rigllt('ow;:" Fur though thy people Israel be as the sand
of the l'.C11 [for multitud(), yet a remnant of th('1ll
shall 1'etllrn: the consumption decrred [upon the tlltfaithful] shall o.crllow with righteousnc"s, "-J<;<1.
10: 2~,
Jchovah loved Jacoh because hc exhibited an ubiding faith III .Jehovah and therefore received (lad's
approval. Jae'oh fl\('rc[ore forcshadows the eOOlpany
that leJ\'(' Cod 111\(1 pl'OVC their love hy faithful olJC'di"I1('C to hilll, ".Jacoh havc I lovetl, but E"au have I
hated." (J~Ofll, 9: l:n Likcwise God hatl'<; tho ela~,>
which E..,au fOI'('shadowrd. (lad &howed his love to
holh .Ia('o!> alld Esau until Esau prO\'I,a his unfaithfulll(,~s unto God. (lIcb, 11: 9-~1) P1'ophctieally l'Cfl'rrin~ to the two ('Ia:;..,('s fOl'eshadowed by Esau and
Jacoh the' Lord eau"ed l\lalaehi to write: "I Iw\'c loved
~'ou, saith the Lord: yet ye say, Whercin hast thou
loved u'>? Was not Esan .Jarob's hl'otIIC;!'? sait h the
Lord: yd I lo\'(;c1 Jaeoh, and I hated J';"'llU, lind laid
his mountains and his !wI'j(age waste for the dr<l,;OllS
of the wilc.1crnr~s."-:\1111. 1: 2, 3.
~ The law of Cod j" explicit and lll'\'C']' changes; Hnd
conl'(,l'nin~ the fa i1ltflll illal the wie'ked hc "ays: "The
Lord pre;"cl'\'eth all them that low him; but all the
wicked will 11(' <1('"tro)'." (Ps. 145: 20) Whl'll his purpose is uecomplishcd, .Trhovah will have II el('all ullivcrse and evcry livin~ ci'('atnre shall he on hi" :;;idc
singing his IJrai:;c<;. (Ps, ];'0: 6) l\J en who stm't to 1'01low in the footslc'ps of .Jc,;u" should kf,(,P God's tlllchang-('ahIe law in mind, It i'> impo<;si]Jle for a m,lll
to cont inue to walk in the rig-ht way UJl!c<;s Ill) feeds
his l1lind UPOIl the preciom spiritual food which Jehovah has supplied.
6 Thl' faithful apv~tlc<; of thl' Lord J('su<; Christ
were cOJlsidel cd tIle fathers of those who ('arne afterw:1rd<; into tlte ehureh. (2 Pet. 3: 4; 1 J ohn ~: 13)
Kot that they should be addreE:sed [1<; ('father", but
th(~ Lord had u<,ed them to pnhlirly 11l'kno\', kd~~c
others cOllliug into his org:.l1li"ation and thus it C<lll
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r.n1e. \VATCI-IT0\vER.

he Scripturally said that sueh SOIlS of God were thus

b~gotten by the apostles. As Paul stutes it: "1 'write
not these thin~" to shame you, hut as my heloved sons
1 warll .you. For though ye ha\'e ten thousand instructol'S in Clll ist, )'et have yc not many fat hers;
for in Chist Jesus I have begotten you through the
gospel."-l Cor. 4: 14, 1r>.
f Shortly after the death of the faithful apostles
there hl'~an a falling away from the faith. Some departjn~ from the Lord began to murmur and find fault
,\ ith the Lord's established way in the ehureh and his
f>(~rvice. 'l'he"c ohjertors murmured against the way it
was done, hccau"e it doc., not hOllor men. From that dny
to this thcre havc h('en !>pHi'ih, ambitious ones amon~st
those who have claimed to be ('on~e('ratpd to the
Lord, and tlH''ie have 1I('('n faultfindc']'s ancl mUl'Inurers.
They have di,,]'\"~anled the eommandmcnt of Jehovah,
the great Fathc'r and Life-!.dn~r, and the in"trllction of
their mother, God's Ol~,Hlizali{)lI. (Pro\'. 6: 20) TIIPY
thercfore have the ~mme spirit as of tho"e who were
unfaithful ill the day of J{ ..,us :llId the apoxtlf's. In
the dnys of thr apo"tlf's sllr'" mr'lI, who ('Iairned to be
in the truth, Palll dC':wrihe<; in thc''iC words: "And
their word "ill pat as doth a ('uuhf'l': of whom i<; 1Iym('meus and Pltilc>tu<;; who ('ol)('el'nin~ the truth have
tri'Nl, !'a,vill~ tllat 1hf' r('~lIrrl'd ion is (la"t :Ilread,v;
Dud oVf'Ithl'o\\n Ihe faith of some," (~Tim. 2: 17, lS)
Tho<;e mPIl wc're ~~i\ j'n OV('I' to vaill hahhlJl1~ I1nd inlIist(d oil h:nillg their OWII ,-(,Ifiill way, Thpre have
eycl' h:, II su\'11 amon~,,( tho.-;c who arc ('(JII<;('\.'alerl 10
thc 1.01"11. Thl' ~c'l"i pt urc's ('!t'ady c'XIIl'C",q that the
complaiJH't,s :lIld faultfin{kl"S have ~01l\~ away fl'om
th() Ol'llinaIW('''' of <:od awl !)('\,ome the ('hildl'PIl of
tlll'ir father til() \)l'vil. .I{'''ll'i ~po];e to ~lH'h TlIC'II in hi.,
day in these worth: .. Wlwrdol'e ye be witlll";';<'S llnto
~-our',dn. s, that ye IIl'e the ('hildrf'1J of thpl!I which
killed the IH'ophdq. Fill yo up then the IMa"UI'e of
)'our f:lthC'l's. Ye sel'pent", ye g{'neration of vipels!
how can yo e"C':lIW the (lamll:ltion of hdl?" Olaf 1.
23: 31-3:'3) nod uoC's 1I0t make hi-=; l'l1!ps for (,cl'tain mf'n
aud (.'xdl1Je othf'l's, hut his rules apply to all alike.
'I'he question is whpther til{' ('I'catme will bring himself within the presl.'ril)('d ru!p of the LOl'd,
8 Some willfully turn away from nod and hi<; ordinnllees, while ot hers are inflnenc'cd or willfully heeome indifferent (,ollct'rning tlJ('ir olJligatiulls, and also
tUMl away from the Lord. To sueh (;011 says by his
proll<'t: .. EYf'n from the days of yom fnt hers ye
are ~one away from mine ol'clinances, and have not
kept them, Hetul'll unto me, and I will retul'll unto
)'OU, saith the Lon) of hosts. But ye said, W}lC'rein
IIhall we return?" (~Ial. 3: 7) The im'itation is here
held out to tho;;;f' who have i-otarted in til(' wrong way
to return to the Lord, that is, to turn away Il'Ol11 indiffel'ellce and neglect and turn wholly to the intcl'l~ts
of the kingdom aud the \'inflieation of Jehoyah '<; name
and to !;d wholly and c01Opl<'1c'ly on the L01,d's "iJe,
Sinm w;-tlugful influence of men :mel turn awu) from

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the fear of men, which leads into Ihe sllare of 010

Devil, and whieh fear is employ<'ll hy the Dcvil to
entrap the fearful ones. (Prov. ~9: 23) Turn away
from idolaters or relationship with thc Deyil's orguni.
zation and refuse to compromise with or have anythlllg
to do with that wicked thing,
\! An example in times of old was that of the hhdl
priest Eliat.hib and the Ammonite 'l'ohiah. (:\\h.
13: .j..~H) Jehovah hn., left the way open to r('1UI'l1 h~
forc olle has gone the limit, that is, provided "ueh one
tk"ires in sincerity to he in harmony with Uoel, Sa~'-;
the Lord: "Hetul'll unto me, and I \\iIIreturn Ullto
you," that is to sar, "with mel'cies," such as he l');presscd by his prophet Zedwriah.-l : Hi.
10 It scems, however, that few of those W!IO sfal't in
the wrOllg wa~' arc (~v('r reeovercd. '\"h{n 0111', I"ll
hy selfbh amhitioll, ~tal'ts in the wrong way, Iw become.'! hlind to the fact that he j" gOIl1~ eOlltl'al'y to
God's way. He has 110 undc'rstandillg' of hi'i 1'\,lal11111~hip to the Lord. lie mu~- wh\'Illf'ntly C'Xjll'VCo'> to oth'j ,
the neec'l>sity of un de 1':>1 allding 01' of gel[ jng und"l'standin:{, hut in tl'uth alllI in fac'( he has 110 lInrllrstandiug', within the mC'alling of tll\' ~('l iptlll'('''. ''Indel'standing" lllf',lllS to kllow llud uppreeiale Illl:
C'I'{'allll'C's propel' rdationship to lhe gn'at Cn'at"I',
lIlHl hi;;; pI'i\jlq~c ~1I1l1 <lIlly to \\alk humbly with lh,
Lord Cod, rneallillg' lhat hf' mu:-.t be WflO!!Y o!ll'di lit
to {;od's \Yon}, aIHl havc no selfisll de"ir!l to ;1('('''111}Jli"h hi" own I'll!'JJ(J'-(', howcvc'l' wisc he.' llIay lhillk hllll/>t.Jj' to be. (j!Ir. (i: S) The J"rac,litt,s wllo had t.:!ll'll
.l\\ay f]'olll the LOllI f1l1d tllvil' ('utlntc'l'"arl III till" .; L,\'
in the )lroj'p'-,>cd j'ollowc'l's of Chri"t J\''ou'', hut 1\ I",
do not "ce and appr('ciatl' thc !ll'PIll'r !'t'latwlI,hlll Ill'
thf' creature to the Cl't',ltOI'; thel'(' fOl'c t hO'ie l' l'a('II1c'~
~aid to the LOI'J: "'Yhc\'(in shall \Ie r\'llll'lI!" 'J Lat
C)l1l'stioll \HIS 1I0t pl'opollnded by thc'IIl to a",'<' 1 1.1'1\
\\IH'I'ein their sins lay or in what tll(l'>[' sill" C'(llI-j"t"c!,
'rhe sume is true of tho"e today wll') look UPOI1 tl'(',I1selVf'S as bcin~ in thc right \Yay hut \\ ho al'(' 1l0t. ~lI' II
think of thern.,Plvc., more highly tll1l11 tll\y oll~llt to
think mel regard thel1l~\'I\'es :\;;; fanH l\'~:~ a!ltllJl ~lllld,' ",
therefore that tll\'Y have not {kparl{'tl from till' 1.'11',[
and his ordin,lIIees, For that rC"ISOII th\''oe ulifaithl'lIl
onf'S )'(".;ent !Jf'illg tolJ that they HI'\' out of t Ill' II ;l~ .
.\fter thc'ir aUent il,n i~ e,I1Jc.J to t hel r \Idlert ion t hI ~.
beeorne angry with t1lO~e who tpll th ...m; and 1h i'i Slll)\I"
that they arc very ullwise. "IIe that rC'[Jl'o\'el h a
~eOl'\l('r ~ctteth to Ilim<;elf slJurnc; :lIIel he tll:lt 1'{'1Ju!;:
eth a \\ iC'hed mall ~('tteth hill1<;elf a blot. Ci\ e ill,,!! ll~
tion to a wi:>C' man, alld he will hf' ~'c~t \\'i'ic'r: te,[("IL a
just man, and he will inC'rea~e in l\'al'nin~. 'rhe j(,.Ir
of the Lord i" th(' l)c!~innilJg of \\ i<;chIll : and thc' 1,110"1 ledge of the holy j<; un(lel'"tll1Hlin?:," (Pro\'. D: 7, ~), to)
Clearly here the S"riptures lay dCl\\n thf' rule tlwt \ll'~'
who dlJes 1I0t fear God, within the ~('riptul'al m(',lll]lJ:~
of that tenn, i" lJot wi;i(" :lmI in OJ (1, I' for' him to i--' t
understanding he lIlust h;1\ e a ImuII Jc..lge of the 11,.'\One and his own pJ'()}ll'r relation to the :\fost lli:~:I.

Kun::lfBER 15, 19;)(i

F.fJ1e. \0\TCI-IT0\VER.

11 Jehovah then replie'l to the impertinent question

propounded hy the unfaithful who stiJl rrgurd themselves without blame, and to such Jehovah ~ays: "Will
a man rob God ]Will a son of earth defraud Uod1
(Roth.)] 1 Yet ye have robbed me. But ye ~ay, Wherein have we robued thee? In tithes and offerings."
(.:Ual. 3: 8) 'I'he unfaithful and hypocritical claim
that they arc on God's side and wish to give Uod all
that is due him from them, and therefore that they
would never eyen think of robbing or dcfrau<.ling the
Lord. As to the honesty and sincerity of those who
thus (laim, the Lord is the Judge. lIe lmows the motive that prompts the action of all. The Lord au<,wers
the question him<;P)f: "Yet ye have rol)bed me." How
i"l such a thing possible, since (;od is in heaven and
the robbers arc Oil the earth 1 'rhe Loni Jt'!lOvah has
certain intere"ts on the earth, and partirubrly since
]914, when he sellt forth his King' to rule, alld since
1911:'l, whcn he beg-an to s('parate the true from Ihe
fal,;e, and whcu lie committcd all thf''ie earthly int!'re'its of the kin~dom to the faithful and dl'<,igwlt(,,, such
as the" Jaithflil amI wise I-wn'allt" clui'>s. All who arc
in the ('ovcnallt \\ith God at'l' o!JJj'~at('J. to contribute
f:olllething toward the adVallCell1l'nt and growth of the
)dll~~(hll1, bC'rau"c all they have belongs to the LOI'd,
auu thcse klll!.;dom iy)t('!'('sts 011 the earth Illmt have
nttt'ni ion in the name of thl' Lord. 'rlw obligat ion of
such is to (,tJ'd'ull.v I-;af('~.!;uard tl1('''e kill'~doll1 in1<'I'c'ils
llnd to look wcll to the lJel'fol'lll:llll'l' of tlll'il' own dul;('s
tow:l/d sueh kin~'dOJn interc<;ts. To be plcasin,; to the
Lord tltey mllst be \\'holly d('IH'IHlable, doin~ a''('o]'(llllg
to (;od's law. III I"elf-ju<,tifi(atioll tho,'ie of little ullde!'
standUlg', and who al'e I-.hort of wisdom, say to Cod:
"Wherein ha\o we 1'0lJlwd ther?" The wi<;e man
would be allxifJus to be taug-ht, in onh'r that he mj~ht
walk in the right way, instead of t I'.~ Jl1~.!; to ju<,t Ify his
COlll'se. He \\'(mld with g'rrat humility alld c'olll J'i le/ll':;<O;
of I)('art ask the Lord to lead him in the ways e\'cda'..t
in~ for his name's sake and to t('aeh him the truth.
But those who have held to 1'l,li!dous formalism and
attencled mee tin~s and li:,tencd to cliscourses mc'rcly
to appear rj~ht, and who have devoted themi'>elves to
what i'i ('aIled "('lwractcr de\'l'loj>nH'llt" and who have
indulged in l-;;lJletimonious practices, are ill i'aet bl inl!
to the real eondition in which tlH'y arc. '1'0 the inlJuity
millIe by such the Lord tell" them that they have
robbed him" in tithe's and ofl'cring-s". The Jsrarl iff'S
had to pay tithes at Jlrlli'>alem. (Lev. 27: :::O-3~)
Abraham paid tithes to the king' l\Ielehizeclek, the
pric,;t oi the :\Iost llig-h Uod. and did so all unto God.
(Gen. 11: 18-20) .\ true child of Abrl1ham, like the
faithful Abraham, will render unto Gou and unto his
King, Chri'it Jesu,:, that whieh i'i symholized b~' the
tithes. (Gen. 28: 20-22) E\en the Lcyites who had
no inheritau('c in the lanu, and who reeeiyed tithr'l of
the people, paid tithes to God's higoh priest. (N"Ill11.
18: 24-30) This they did for the maintenance of the
temple and those who served at the temple, and for

this purpose tlle people were required to pay titlJe<:;

and bring' their oft'cring's.-lJeut. 12: 19; 14: ~7-29.
12
111 the days of Xehemiah there seems to have ber!!
a miniature fulfillment (If this part of ':Ualachi 's prophee'Y. '1'hc Jsr<.tditcs lwd faileu to do their duty as commanded, and ~ehemiah forcibly rcmilldcd them of it.
"And I pcrcei\'ed that the portions of the Leyites
had not been given them: for the Leyites and the SiH;.!;ers that did the work were flpd everyone to hi'i fi(ld
I becamc of lack of support of the temple servi(~c].
Then contended J \'lith the rulers, and said, Why i'i
the houi'>e of God forsaken [when there is much work,
why 1\0 lallorers 1]? .\nd I gathered them tog-ether,
a1l(I &et thcm in their place [at the temple]. 'l'IIen
brought all Judah the tithe of the COJ'll, and the lleW
wine, and the oil, UlltO the treasuries [(l/!I/)'!Jln)
storehou"csj. Awl I Jllilde tn'wmrers oYer the treasuries, ShclC'miall the pl'll'"l, and Z,lfJok thc scribe; alill
of the Le\',il(s, J'cdalah; ,llld next to thcm wa'i HallaH
the son of ZaccuJ', the :-'011 of ~la1talliah; for they wen:
(,ollntcd faithful; and th('ir ofiice wa" to dislnlJllte
unto their hrethren. Hc'member ]Dr, () my God, COIIeel'll in~ this, m~d wipe not Ollt my good deed" that r
have dO]]e for tile hou", or my GOll, and for the offin";
thereof. "-:\eh. 13: 10]-1-.
13 The m;ljor fulfillmcnt of the p1'ophc'cy is dllrill'~
the 1':1 ijah anu EJ i'iha \I orle of (Io(l's dnn'ch. lllll ill'~
that till\(' the rdH'lIioll<; ()n('~ alld 0111(,1'" \vho have h(( 1I
11{'~li!.(l'nt and rome short have IJtI,>il'rl thl'm'iehe'> \\ltll
I'l'lfi'ih thing''; i/l'ilead of olwyitl~ the commandment
of the Lord and JIlaldll~ known his name and hi" l\in,~
dom to otllel':' v.ho Jnl'.!ht (Jt,:-.il'e to Il<'ar, SlIdl \',1I'oJ
true ill the Elijah {lrriod, nnd more parllclllarly tl'lll'
in the Eli"ha period, wllile the tpmplc w..; bCln~
el'cetrd and the .illd~lIIellt progl'e'is;ng'.
14 To tllO~e who fail and rcl'use to hcrd .Jeho\ all's
reproof he ~a,\s: "Ye arc c\ll'~ed \\'ith a curse; for ye
have robbed Jl1<', ewn thi,; whole natioJl." (:\1:11. 3: !)
Such is a solemn and emphatic dec'Jal'ation hy Jl'hovah of t he impending' dl'st l'llrtiotl of the r(',kell'd on( S j
and stith (blaratioll (J()(l now l'equiJ'c'i his witlle;'e"!
to make or l'('peat in hi'i name that othel's lIli'~ht. hr:ll'.
FoihlJ'c to faithfully support the Elijah WOI'].; IllltJ! the
end theH'of in 19]8, and fear now caming' failure or
l'c1usal to give wholt'hrartec1ly one's suppo!'t to the
Bli"ha worl" rUIN'S the CUl'se to fall upon tlH'm. (.\bl.
4: fl, 6) .\11 "Chri<;tcw]om" nnd the "e\il sr!'vaut"
class, tile "man of sin", ana the "el('('tive eld('!'s"
that do not reform, seem eleady to be include!l wilhin
this deelurution of the Lord. Such ha\'c given no :-.up,
port to the kingdom interc''its whiell .Jehovah's witnc%es llave bl:en servin~~ 311(1 arc now "ening, hut, Oll
the COlltl'ary. have bern and arc doing' eve\'yfhill~~
pOI-.<;ihlc to uefl'Rud, to mi:-'l'rrn'C'irnt, to interfere \\ it li,
to hamper and pl'ewnt the kingJolll work. The,'i'}
ohjectors or opposers gin' 110 glory to God aml Cllt'Jst
Jl''''II~, nor do they interc"t them!'<'!\'es in the \ illl11eatiolJ of Jehovah's name. 'I'heir wtC!'l',t is in theill-

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selves, and, ac; stated by the apostle, 'their belly is

their god' and they arc rejected of the Lord. (Rom.
16: 18; PhIl. 3: 19) .Jehovah gave warning to Israel
by the mouth of his prophets, and now he gi\'es warning by causing attention to the prophecy of these
things to IJC called by his witnesses: "If ye will not
hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory
unto my name', saith the Lord of hosts, I will even
send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings;
yea, I have cursed them ah'ead~', because ye do not
lay it to heart. "-Mal. 2: 2.
1G 'rhe curse that fell upon natural Israel was that
the fruits of their ground were destroyed by hail,
dl'ought and insects. (IIag. 1: 11; 2: 17; .J ad 2: 2:
The fruit dropped from the vines before maturity,
and thus the people failed to receive nod's hlessing.
O\lal. 3: 11) This foreshadows what befall" those at
the end of the world who are in a covenant to do God's
will but who drpart therefrom.
10 Jehovah then shows the obligation laid upon those
who have made a covenant to do his will, and that
obligation is that thpy must support his kingdom 1Illeresis. The ]sraelit(,s had heen defrauding Uod by
bringing only a portion of their required tithe.., unto
the Lord. They had thought to deceive God, and 10
them he said: "Cursed be the deceiver, whieh hath
in his Oock It male, and vowdh, and sacrificet h UII to
the Lord a cOl'rupt thing." (:\Ial. 1: 14) Therefore the
Lord God !'.:l id to those who wcre in line for his favor,
and he says to Ihose now who are in line for his favnr:
"Brill!; ~'e all the tithe" into the storehouse, that there
may be meat in mine hom,r, 11lld [wove me now herewith, saith the Lord of ho!'.ts, if I will not open you the
windO\vs of heavcn, am} pour you out a bl(,!'..,il1~, that
there shall nnt be room enough to reccive it." pIal.
3: 10) ]n tllIS day Jeho\'lth has bll'~,>ed his people as
never before with an almndan('c of truth of and con('eming himself and his kiJl:~dom. The fruits given
them hy the Lord are plmleol1s, and these fruits consist of the abundance of revealed truth concerning
himsl'lf and his king-dom. While thl'''l' truths arc RiH'n
to them for thrir own ('( mfort and hopr, they are lIot
to be sdfishly enjoyed to the exclusion of othel's. The",e
fruits arc given to his }leoplr that tlwy may Ill'ar them
to others and call attention of others therrto and thereby "comfol't all that monrn" and that hun:~er and
thirst for that which is righteous.
17 Those who have heen rnlightened by the truth
must aclmowledge Jehovah as the Giver, and do this
by bearing these fruits of his kingdom before otlwrs
who arc s{'cking the truth. This was fore,>hadowed by
the command concerning the L('vite", the stranger, and
the fatherless and the widow. (DUlL J.1: 2~-29) All
those who arc fully devoted to God and his I\in:~ have
this for th{'ir slogan: "The work of Jehovah nod and
his kingdom must go on; therefore we arc at all t lmes
for JehonJll and for his Yindicator." ~uch faithful
ones appreciate the pri vilege of supporting the temple

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service, and they do this by putting forth their best

endravors to publish the kingdom mrssage. They bl'lllg
the full measure of their tithes into the storehou,;r of
the Lord, and these follow the admonition of tile
psalmist, to "give unto the Lord the glory due unto
his name: bring an ofTering, and corne into his (ourts.
o worship thc Lord ill the beauty of holiness: fear
before him, all the carth ".-Ps. 96: 8, 9.
18 The "storehou!'.e"
of the Lord i<; his treasurer's
house. (1\'eh. 13: 12, 13) 'l'hat storehouse wa,; the
Lord's temple at Jcrusalem, which forc..;hadO\\'\d
Hod's temple of his great organization. 'l'!le t it hI's
were for the upkeep of the tl'mplc- work. The"e tithe..;
,yere brought in that 'there might be meat in mIlle
hou:"e', not for Jl'hoyuh to eat, hut for his aeti\'e !'.l'l'\ants engaged in the temple work. ~(J now thlJ'-le who
bring their full measure of service unto the Lon I do
not profit the Lord in any way, hut thi" aIYo!'(l'\ thrrn
an opportunity 10 prove t1wir devotiou and maintaiu
their int('grity and share in thc vindieatiol1 of .11,110vah's name. "Prove me now herewith, "aitll the Lord
of host,;." And how? By proving I hat we know I lw t
GO() is kerping' hi" !'.ide of thr ('OVl'nant as he prOmi.,1 d.
It is showing or prO\'lng faith hy work". SWll is not
tcmpting Uod, but it is oheying hi" commandml'lIls.
Saith the Lord: "1'rO\'c me . . . if I WIll not Opt'Jl
yOIl the windows [(Roth.) !'.Iuiee'i ofJ heaven, and pum'
you out a hl('s!'.ill'~," Thus the Lord gin's a' SUl'allf'e
that those who hel'd his ('ommaJHIIlH'lIt" and dl'vol ('
themsdves wholly to him he will send dO\\,IIPOlll'S of
rain" of truths and rl'l'rl'shing !'.ho\\'I'I'S of dew of jo.\,
and ther(with gi\'c str('llgth to his {I('ople, to be 1'01100red hy an abundant crop of fruits from him. Tho"p
wel'e the promis('" mad(' to the prople at the ma!(ill(~
of the covcnant of f;lithfllIIl(,~s in :\Ioah, and this forI>
sh:llhws the gl'cat hll's.,ing' that dpscenl!'> upon tile
faithful ones now in his ('O\'enant foe thr kingdo!ll.
-lh'ut. 11: 13-15; 33: 13,28.
10 That alllllldant blc!'.siugs do follow fl'om Cod UpOll
those who arc faithful to him he says: "'l'bal thl'lO
shall not bc room enough to recei\'e it"; "unlil th('l'e
be no room" (l~oth,) ; "until it be more than ('nou'.!,!!."
(Leeser) In the yrur 1919 the Lord ('auscd hi" 1)('1)(11,)
to diligently engage in the work of hi<; temple. Tlll'! (~
wus mu('h opportunity for s('rvire, and that Oppul'tunity has continued from thm till now. lTpon ththe
who have continurd faithfully sCl'\'in~ (lod anJ hi"
King he ha'i sho\\'er('d numerous bles..;ill~s. 'l'lll'l'(J
have come down from heaven great downpours 01' ram
of truth, in this, that God has unfolded to his prople
his prophecies and has given to tlH'm such a lllal'\'clollS
supply that they sin!; with jo~', and 5ay: IIow Wl,l\{lt;rful! this is the Lord's doing, and marvl'lo\]s in om
('yes, and we will greatly rejoiee tllr'l'ein.' In that
time the Lord has cau5cd prilltjn~ pres'Se:> and factOl'ic''i
to be constructed nnd many maehincs put to work, and
mallY men qualificil to man these machinrs, and to
fill these places and other pla('es in his ~crvice. He

Fcfhe \Vr\.TCHT0\VER.
has gi\'en them many separate pieces of literature and
books containing his mes&age to carry to the people
at their homes and to bring comfort to those who seck
righteousness. Added to thc:;,e privileges the Lord has
given his bles~ing' by causing' his message to be proclaimed by rudio, transcription machincs, portable
phonogTuIJh", sound cars, fully ('(luipped, and hu"l med
these and increased the opportunity to witness before
the rulers as well as before the common people. The
anointed have shared in these ble:;,sings together, and
surely they leul'll that 'there i-; llQt room enough' for
them to elljoy all these ble"sin~s and cal'l'~' the messa~c to eve1')'one evcn as they uc.'lire. 'l'hey have had
great joy and eontinue to rejoice murh ill carrying the
message to'the "other sheep", or Jon:Hlabs, and by
notifying' the laHer to partiei}klte and do :>en'ice in
bearing' these fruits of the l,ill!.~.dom to oth('l's who lire
hUIl~~l'Y for the truth. All this tucy have done to the
glory of Jehovah God, and looking to the \ indieatlOn
of his holy ll,une. They joyfully remember the commandmellt of the Lord: I I HOllour the Lonl with thy
suhstalH'c, alld with the firstfl'llits of all thine increase:
liO ~}lltll thy lJa1'll~ he filled \\ ith plenty, and tily prcsscs
lihalJ hur:;,t out VI'ilh new wilH'." (Prov. 3: U, 10) Th(,y
have inllcl>d realiy,cd tlH'se bkssiugs promi~ed.
:0 "ChristendolJl" a\l(l the "o!d men" that "L1rl'mn
dreams" l>eout the iOea that .Jehovah has a people in
the earth \\ hom he has hk,:;"t'll to surh a ~tl'eat l'xtcnt.
()thl'l'~, who al'e amhitiou,; to ~hille hd'o1'(~ llH'll, \';ould
Jlut a sco1eh block ullder thc \\'hc('h of the' chariot of
the Lonl; awl ~'et in the fal'e of uJl sUIh tlw faithful
mardi joyfully Oil, ~,ill~iw~ the }H'<li''l''> or the 1\lost
lIi!{h and of hi" kingdolll, and th('ir !J11'~'iin'~" continue
to he multipli('d. J\nd now he giw's thelll the oppor
tunity to look haek ov('r SOIlle' of the way thl'Y have
(OIlW anL1 :>l't! what wOIlt!t'l'J'ul provisions and hlc%ing'''
(lOll ha ... madc for thcm, and this illcl'eascs the joy of
the faithful.
HE IJEFENDS THE l'AITHFVL

Jehovllh tlwn speaks to the remnant word" of CB

coura~lln1l'nt aud comfort in thi.;: " And I "ill rchuke
til{' devourer for your !'akes I Then will I rdJllke for
~'OU the devourer (Untll.)], alltl he shall 110t llPstl'Oy
the fruits of ~'our ground; neither shall your vine east
her fruit hcfore the time in the field, saith the LOl'd
of hosts." pIal. 3: 11) 'rhe s:metuary having- het'n
cleansed. the IJorJ makes a c!P:ll' distinction betwef'l\
the faithful and the unfaithful antitypical IJevites.
Both arc cO!lsidered in this proI'hccy of :\ralachi, 1)('cause, 11S it is seen, the proph('('Y is devoted to the llllti
typical LC\'ites. By cleansiJ]~ the sanctuar,v Jehondl
has rebuked the "elective ciders" and "cvil selTlmt"
cla,'>$ by hU'itling both out from him and showing tlmn
up by cau~in~ his truth of allll ('ollcel'lling' tlll'Tll to he
puhlished anti made known. The religionists of" CIll'i,,t('ndom", led by the Uornan Catholic IIiel'al'chy aml
claiming' to he rcprc:;entativcs of Uod and Chri~t, arc
certain to rC:."l.'h,c the withering rehuke hom the LOlJ,
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ancl that shortly. Such have tried to prevent the remnant from cHl'l',ring the me<;sage of the kingdoJll to
tho~e of good will and have bitterly 0PPo'leu awl
f;ou~ht the de:;,truction of JdlOvah's wiWes5es. In thi"
tlll',Y have IJcen actinq as the agents of Satan, that old
Dragon, who is the chief devourer. lIe sends forth IllS
earthly reprcsentat ives, the s('ed of his womall, ill the
attempt to devour the seed of God '8 woman, whieh i'l
IIi" remnant, and this he doc'> bl'callse the l'l'mn.lIlt
obey the eonuuanuml'nts ot the Lord Jehovah allu
ltave the trstimony of .Jcsus Christ. (Hl'v. 12: 17) ~ow
the Homan Catholic Hierarchy. the "evil servant"
elas'>, and the elective, dis!!l'untll'd complainers, ::11
\\01'1, to the same ]J1ll'!H):"C af!.ainst the faithful rl'lll!lallt,
who arc ,Jehovah's witnes,;c':l in the earth. '1'0 gl\e th~
f"ithful a%urance aut! l'olllfort the> Lorll ~ays to Ull'lJl:
'I \\ ill l'clJUke the devourer for rou.' This he dOt'; h('au~e the devourer ddaml''' JdlO\'ah 's name, ant! \\ h II c
his wltne'!':c~~ magnify hi" nallle tJl('r are \\ holly ullalJ;'~
of tll('Ill~;chcs to l'ope with thr ellt'my. "~\ll(l the ].Iml
~;Iid unto S:.ltan, 'rll(' Lord l'I'bukc thee, 0 Sat:lIl; e\t'a
the Lord that laat h I'ho'.;en .'el'll..,alcm relJU1,e thl'e: J';
not this [my l'l'lllllalltJ a brand J'hll'kC'd out of the
fire?" (Zech. 3:~) "Bc !>o!ll'r, Ill' vigilant; !Je('a1l,-,1'
your nl1\('1'o.,ary the dcvil, a" a r()al'ill~~ lion, \\a!kl'lh
ah"ut, scckill!!; wllOm he may dl'vottr." (1 Pel. ;J: ,'~)
'''lwll olle bec-fllllcs proud and J,O:l"tflll and dOl'';
d{l~rlite to Uod's eomnl:lndlllt'llh JH! hef'IJllle" a parI of
t-iatan's Clowd, and ('(JIl('CrllilE~ sll('11 the Lord ~,:tY:,:
"Thou hast rclJllkl'll t he proud tllat a!'l~ {'ur'iec!, \\ hil'h
Ull err from thy {'VIII IllantllllCIl10;. "-Ps. ]][I::!1.
22.\t the JJ1'e~,I'llt time t-iatall, Iklt old Dl'.lgoll, by
hi.; IlUlIlel'tl\J:; earthly l>crvalJh, de~,t'i\'t,,; lIlan,v ])('1-1)/1,.
Tlte:-,e ngt Ilt:.- eau..,c tile tea{'hing of (Iod's Word to he
lid ll:-'It!C :lut! :;,ubsl it ute the th{()l'io; of men in till' pl;lel'
allt! :>tcad thpreof, alld by this IlWflllo; tilt'.\' dl,(",i\ e
mallY. \Yith bray,('11 affrunt\'I'Y ~l\('lJ \\ oult!-lw 1(':Il'IIcrs attempt to CelNJI' e\'C'rythlJlg that is :;,po],('!l jn the
11l';Ujll~ of the ppo)Jll'. 'fhe.\' have bervInc spit'ilual
el'ol!-l'e~~ulator.,;, like the politiral (,J\,IllCllt HOW !toltl
in;;- lJllblir ofliee tr~ illg to le~lllate the crop... and I'e
uUI'e tile foo<1 supply, that the t1':lI,ichrs eHIJ ~klll the
people. In like manJ1er thoo.,e who a~~ullle to be tlte
~I)iritllal ad\'j"l1's of the people attempt to 1"':':I1[:11e
their R)Jiritual food sllppl~' alia redu{'e the sail\(' and
fe('d thl'lU upon IJlbks so that the t1'al'dtl\l'rs call 1'111'1111'1'
rob the }Jl>ople. The Devil thinks he is goill~ to gl't
mra~' with this; but, &a.rs the Lo!'{l eOllccl'llin'."( tlie
De\ 1l, "he I'hnll not <1estroy l~poil (Roth,)] the l1'uits
of ~'our ground."
2.' .]eho\'ah '8 remnant BOW bear hefol'c the !lclli'le
the lrnits of the ldngdom, whieh arc the 'fruito; of
the ground' of the Loru and hI'> people, nnd thl'o.,O
shall not he spoikd by the Gnem~-. (lad has ,b:l'C't'd
it that the peoplc shall 11rar the truth, and 110 po\\er
('an "ueeesc;fnlly rr~bt him. Sa~ s thc Lord: "For tile
l'od )1' the" icked shall not !'C'~t UlJOll the lot of the
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unto iniquity." (Ps. 125: 3) II And as for you, 0 my
flock, thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I judge between
cattle [of lambs and kids] and ea ttle, bet ween the
rams and the he goats." (Ezek. 34: 17) Then addrcs.,>ing his words to the biliy goats that oppose the
faithful remnant and that attempt to prevent those
of good will from hearing the truth, the J~ord sa) s:
"Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up
the good pasture, but )'e must tread down with your
feet the rcsidue of your pa~tUl'es? and to have drunk
of the deep waters, but )'e must foul the residue with
;)'our feet?" - Bzek. 34: 18.
I i Those of the grcat multitude constitutc the "other
sheep" of, the Lord's flock, and the opposers of God's
kingdom would cause the ones of good will, who seck
the way to J'-ion, to starve, and hence attempt to spuil
their food; amI, eontilluing-, the Lord says to thrm:
.. And as for my floek, they cat that which ye have
trodden with your feet j and they drinl, that which ye
have fouled \\ ith your feet. '1'herefore, thus saith the
Lord God llnt,o them, Behold I, even I, will judge between the fat ('attle and between the lean cattle. . . .
'rhercfore willI sa\'o my flock, and they :,hall no more
bl} n prey j amI I \', ill judg'e between cattle and cattle."
-J~zek. 34: J !l-22.
25 'l'!tc fruits of the kingdom arc produced hy the
power of Jehovah by his "tl'llC vine", Christ .Jesus.
Satan 1ries to cut dowll the production thc'reof and
cause the people to 1;ta1'\'e. lie hinders in every way
po!>siblc the dlstl'ihution of Uod's tl'ue fl'uit" of the
kingdom, amI III IllS attempts to build up the I'clig-inus
fu(tor of his wi('ked organization ~atan "boo"t,; the
prire" hy ('au"ing Jehovah 's witne~"es to he char~ed
with misdelJl('unol's because of indulging in "commercial traffie" witHout a licen<;e, and wrongfully causes
man)' of the!>e to be fined and thro\\n into pri"on. The
Roman CatholiC Hiel'arehy employs its many newspapers to carry 011 a constant bomhardment of propaganda ag-ain"t God's people in a wicked attcmpt to
destroy the 1'1 uits of the kingdom, and thc'y arc certain
in <lod 's due time to fail cOlllpletely. When that wirked
crowd gets control of the major raclJo stations and
stops the truth from being hroadca"t by such, then the
sound equipments, using traJlscription rel'ords and
machincs, and phonographs, the Lord brings forth
and u:,es them. l\lany of the common people ('annot
afford to have a radio, and therefore the ahove-mcntioned souud equipment, iJlcluJing the portable phonograph, is a real blessing lind comfort to tl1('m and a
great joy to the remlHlIlt. The I:oman Catholic Hierarchy arc now fully convinced that they arc goin~ to
gain complete control of the world, and with arrogauce,
boasting and pride they ruthlessly and cruelly ride
rough-shod over the people. The action of that wicked
organization would frighten even Jehovah's witne<;ses,
except for the fact that these faithful ones havc full
assuranre from the Lord that he will shortly dl'st roy
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them and injure the 1)cople. Instead of being a discouragement to the rcmnant, the adion of the enemy
brings joy to them, beeau<;e they know that the day
of dclivernnce for theffisclws and for all people of
good will i,; at hand. 'l'hey therefore rejoice in the
reproaches that fall upon them for doing the will of
God.
2G The earthly cstate of God's remnant, delivered
and !'>et free from Babylon, is the holy ground, that is,
the ground that is \\'holly devoted to the Lord, hence
the" holy land". (J'-ech. 2: I:!) On this ground .Jehovah causes his rain and his dew to descend, allli God
will !lot permit them to retul'll unto him VOill, hut the~e
arc certain to aceompli"h his purpose; and then'fore
he says to the faithful remnant, "fhe Pllemy shu II nut
spoil the fruits of your ground, neither shall yoUI' \'ll1e
eu<,t her fruit.' CllI,i"t Je<;us is the "true Yme", of
which the temnant are the branchc'i, alld hy the gl'a('e
of <Jod these will hear the fruits beftll'e the people in
aecord with the will of the Lord. (.John 15: 1-1') The
eolll and cruel opptes,;ors, who seck to do injury to
God's cause, !>hall not spoil that fruit nor rLlUS(' it to
willH'r and fall. The remnant ,,;ill not drop the LOl'd's
fmit to the g'I'Olllld because of frar of the rl1l'IlIY. 'I'hl',)'
cont inue alld will eontinue to joyfully bear that fl'lIlt
bdol'e others in thr face of heavy wilHls of opplJ',it lon,
nlHl in doillg' so thcy hear the eneoul'a~~in~ \\Ol'<!s of
the :\Iastcl': "llrl'ein is my Fathc'r glol'ifil'd. that .\ I'
bear much fruit." 'l'l1l'se will not cease until tile \'.'01 k
has 1)(,1'11 aceompl isla'd. ., The timc in thl' field," Illl IttiOlll'd by the prophpt, is the Lord's to finish the WOI k,
aJl(1 he['ore he dm's finish it he causc'i notirr and \\ a 1'Iling to be ~er\'l'd upon the nation,;, and thl'n he will
give the cOlllmand for the battle to l)(':~in. (:\latl.
24: H, 21) Jehovah will" rcmove the iniqUity" and
thc iniquitous erowd from the ('urth first \'xaC'lly on
time and when he gets good and ready.-ZcC'h. 3: !', 10.
211'he peo}Jle of good will, who con"titute the "otlll'l'
shcrp" of the Lord, WIll sec and rejoice that the Lord's
hlcs~ings arc lIpon his faithful remnant. Satall's \ i'iihle f,ped, the nat iOIl'l of "Chrbtendom ", a1Hl pa l't it'lIIurly the Homnn Cathl..'lie Hierarchy, now C\ll",e the
remnant and pray to their god to cur"e those who car:'y
the nwssage of Jehovah to the people. They con<;pi,'e
against the 1'('111 11 ant and commit ovcrt acts in the performance of that conspiracy against the faithful peupIe of Jehovah. (Ps. 83: 1-18) The Devil and all of
his or~anization will meet their complete defeat nt
Armag-cddon, and then all survivor:; will be glad and
rejoice that the witnes~es of Jehovah hnve pl'O\'cd
tlH'ir intcg'rity toward Jehovah anfl that the Lord lIa,;
delivered and pre'>crwd thoc;e who ]O"l' him. Alid ('(,]1cel'ning such thc Lord says: "And all nations ::.Jwll
call yon hle<,sed [(R.V.; /loth.) happy]: for ye shall
he a delight!>ome land, saith the Lord of ho,;t ,;." OIaI.
3: 12) '1'0 the allointrd of J e!Jovah who continue fa it hflll in the service of God to tll0 end, he f.ay:-: .. ;; ut
se shall be named the priests of the Lord; mell shall

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call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the

.l'jcbes of the Gentiles, and in their glOlT shall ye baast
yourselves. . . And their seed [the remlJunt of her
seed (Hev. 12: 17)] shall he lmown amon~ the Gentiles,
and their offspring amon~ the people; all that sec them
shall aclmowlcdgc them, that they arc the seed which
the Lord hat h bless('d.' '-Isa. 61: G, 9.
2S By faith the remnant lIOW see what provision
Jehovah has mude for them and the others who love
him and appreeiate his loving-kindness toward them,
and now the.v say: "I will greatly rejoice ill thc Lord,
my soul shall he joyful in my Uod; for he hath lnow]
clothed me \\ ith the garments of salvation [identified
me among tliO<.:e saved and pre<;erved by his grace],
he hath con'i'l'el me with the rohe of righteousness."
(ba. 61: 10) To the faithful relllnant the Lord now
says: "For yc !>hall be a delight~ome land [a land of
delight (fLot/t,)]"; and the l'e.1"On is, uecau"e of "the
;,J('"s(!nger of the coveli:lIlt, whom J'C delight in".
(Mal. 3: 1) The wi-;e awl the faithful are with him
at the temple, ('lIli'~htened by him, and he is directing
their ('ourse of action.
2:> .Jehovah ddights in his rcmnunt becau~e they arc
faithful in giving obe<1ienc(' to his commandmcnts and
tht'rehy showing' their love for him. It is to these that
.J<'ilOvah gin's a "new name" Ilnd says: "'l'hou shalt
no more be termed FOI'sal:l'n: nrithtr shall thy land
[('ondit i01l1 allY mOI'e he 1<'rlllcd J)tsolate; but thou
shalt be called Ilephzi-bah I that is, illy ddi~ht is III
II(!r (mal'gin) j. Ilnd thy lalld Beulah l (m(/I'gm)
.:\Iul'l'iedj: for til(' Lord dcli:~ltteth in thc(', and thy
land r-.hull be lIIul'I'i('<l I to the LonI, the lleau of ZIOn
his organization]. "-lEa. (j2: 2-4; 2 COl'. 11: 2.
LO :'IIark now the g'r('at ('on[ra"t in the word,; of the
Lord spoken to tlle ullfaithful <:'rO\\d. lIe says to tltem:
,. YOllr words havc 1)('('n stOllt u:~uinst mc, ~aith the
Lord; J'ct ye sa~', "'hat have we spoken !>o mllch
,~::uinst thee?" (l'.lal. 3: 1~l) 'fhcse l1I:1'aithful Olll'<; arc
1'lll'ther adtIJ'('<;-;ed by the Lord, and to them he says:
"I have no pleasurc in yon, saith the Lord of II 0:' !!>,
neither will I ,]('('rpt an or,'el'in~ at your hanJ." (Mal.
] : 10) Such Illlfaithful Oll('~; have prete11de(l to be ftlr
the LorJ cnd have e::-hibited a "form of g-oJliness"
hut they 'JcllY the [lower thel'eof'. (2 'l'im. :3: 5) 1'lIe
unfaithful and hnlOel'iLieal have heen n1('re mOllthers
01' "windjaIlllJlel's" and have weuried the Lord wi!h
thcir fruitless sllrech, (:'11,11. 2: Ii) 'l'heJ' draw n('ur
to the Lord \\ ith their mouths, but havc remo\'rd their
Ill'arts far from him. (I'ia. 29: 13) 1'0 them the Lord
bays: "Ye have wearied [me] with your wOl'ds; yet
ye say, Whcrein have we wearied [t hee] 1 When ye
l:,':~'. Evel'y one that doeth evil is good [btcame he
prctends to he U Christian and i-; u<;';ocjateu with some
so-ca]]rd 'chureh' ol'~allization] in the sight of the
Lonl, and 11(' ddight('th in them [heeuuse they sail
under the lw.IllJrl' or flag, to \vit, they attaeh his name
~-et purwe their own selfish eOlll'se of aetion rontr:uy
to the Word of God] ; or, Whel e is the God of judg-

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ment [that we should make our~elves offensi\'e to the

in' Christendom' Ly declaring God's judgment, and the day of his vengeance] ?"-l\Ial. 2: 17.
31 Those pretenders usc
words that are "strong
against me, ~aith the Lord". (Lcescr) They have
brought great reproach upon the name of Jehomh
and turned many persons away from the truth and
ag-ainst God, and have thus ser"ed the De\'il and his
purpose. The sanctimonious fruud-; then ask of the
Lord: "\Yherein have we spoken a~ainst thee?"
(R.l'.) They have spoken and continue to speak
against the Lord by speaking against the puhlication
of his \Yord conecl'Iling- him and his kingdom, publi~hed by the Watch Tower and carried to the people
Ly Jehovah's witnesses and servants. By doin~ \'iolenee to his nws~a~e, his kinguom and his witne~s('':i,
they do violenre to thc Lord himsclf.-1Uatt. 2j: 40, 4:-,.
32 Sincc thc bpginning of judgmrnt by the Lord III
IDlS, und the ca~ting asule of the selfish ones, those
disapproved ones wcep and wuil and gnash their tedh
against the ones who speak t he Lord 's me~sa!{e; and
('oncoming tht'Jn .Jeho\ah by his llrophct says: "Ye
have said, It is \'ain to St'l'VC (lod; and what profit i':i
it that we have kept his onlinancc, and that we ha \ e
wall,ed mournfulJy before the Lord of hosts1"-:\1al.
3: 14.
33 From the time of the forward mo\'ement of .Jel.ovah's \\ jtlll's~(,s beginning' in 1D~2, up to the 1I1'(',>('nt
lIme, the cast-out nllll'Hlurers have saul, and continuo
to say, in sub.-;tanee: 'Jeho\'ah's witnes~es ha\'e a
\\'l'on~ met hod and are ser\'ing Clou in va in; tht,,\'
should talk more about love and say nothing about tlie
YC'ngpance of <:od llgain"t worldly ol'~anizations; alld
1'01' us to serve (:od ill that way \\ould mean that \\c
are serving- him in \'alll, \\ hich wouldleud to our ruin;
and wc will not do it.' Thcy ignol'c the ('omnllS~I"n
and ('ommall<lnwnt .Jehovah gives to his nnointpd O!lt'-;
dire<'tin!{ tht'llI to '<lef']arc the day of the wn!!;t'aIH'e
of our God '. 1'hry do not see that .Jehovah has olily
OlW v..ay of sel'vin!!; him truly and faithfully, and so
they separate them'>e!\'{'s and oppo<;c the ones wllo e1,)
sene (Jod in his appointed way. Those 0PpO~I'l'S al e
seHhh, having gl'('at "love of mOlley", whit1t i-; the
"root of all ('vii", that is to say, they hu\'e a sl'!fi"ll
drsire for gain to themselves, awl for them to bold!y
d('clJl'e the truth of (jod 's Word would not brill!!; them
any 5elfish gain, as they Sl'e it, and th('I'('l'ore it appr,lI s
to them 'in vain'. Thc "eleetive ddt'I'S" pennit tli('
sclfi-;h spirit to control them, and to them God sa,\ s:
"Ye hav(' f..aid, . . . What profit is it that w{' ha\'r
kept his ordinanrc [hi-; charg(' (Itoth.)], and that we
haw walked mournfully brfore the Lord of ho<;h!"
Thus they show the~' ha\'e no real faith and 110 spintual I1l1llerstawling 01' di~t'(,l'llll1ent and th<,y spe /10
profit to them-;c]\,{'s in scrving- noel as he has ~iwn
commandment. They 8('e no\\" no mol'<' opportlltlJ!y to
shine amon~...t mcn, no more adnlatiun, no mOl'C (''':'1pliments. Theil' tItles and worlJly honor al'(' gq:l<',
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and there is no more opportunity gin'n them to stand and such was e.-;peeially true in 1914. ::\lany persons
in the pulpit and ll<1rungue others with their own in- thus claimin~ to be in the truth were at that time, as
terpretation nnd expression of \visdom and to be ac- expres::.cd by them, "ready to be taken up," and exImowleJgcd as teachers and leaders, and so they say: pected to be immediately transferred to heaven to help
"What is the usc?" Like OllC of such who recently rule the world. But 1914 came and pas'ied and they
said: "I cannot get eIlou~h out of The lr atchtOU'cr were :;.till on the earth. The\' re-examined the measnrewith which to prepare a disrourse for the brethren." mehts of the Egyptian py~'amid and th('reby fixed a
Manife',tly lIe stated his own situation, thus showiug latrr date that they would be taken to heaven; and
hc has no spiritual di:-,cernmcut of what the Lord gives that date also having pas~ed they still found tlwmto his people. ::5ueh persons, heing mO\'ed by selfi"h- sel ves on cart h. '1'hey had ]e~ll'ned from their teadl<'r
ness, have oyerlookec1 Jeho\'uh's 'YOI'd spoken hy his that the Gentile tinl('~ elH1ed in l!nJ, and yet they saw
angel to those who arc con"C('rated to do hi;; will and the' wid,ed in "Chrbtendolll" set up and apparently
who arc in line for his king-dom: "~\nd the angel of in Rreat prof-operity', while they that had heen rcatl~'
the Lord jlrotested unto J~ltua, !;a~'ill'-:, Thus saith to go to heaven in HH4 \\l'1'e not yet p:lol'ified. \nI1
the Lonl of hosts, ]f thou \\ itt walk in my ways, and so they were disappointed, ]11 l!l1S the Lord ('arne to
if thou \\ ilt heep my char~e (my ordinance (lIl(lruin)], his temple and his jud;.rment resnltpd iu a Jivision
then thou shalt abo jud'.,',c my house, and !>halt al<;o bcin~ made bet ween the sine,'re ones and the insinl'el e.
keep my courts; and I will ~i vc thpe pla('e8 to walk One part saw their pl'iYile~c of serving the Lor,l (11111
among the!>e that stan(l hy."-Zeeh. 3: 6, 7.
rejoierd ill that priYi]rge and proudly boa.,!ed ill the
34 Beforc men t!H'''e oppo',cr:> appear very sedat(,
Lord bllt not ill anv l'reuturl'. The others failed to ~,('('
solemn and sHlH'timoniou,;, and so they say to them- allY privilege of :-'~l'\'ice, refn~pd to join tlH'lein, alir!
selves Hnd to othCl'S who will li"t('n to th"m: ""-hat saw they were I}('ing set a"i(]e by the Lord. and 111(',\'
profit i<; it that . . . we have walked mourllfully be- crrolleou,,],)' spoke of the faithful ehss, ~a,yin'~: ":\U\I'
fore the Lord of ho.,ts [(liolh.) walked ~doomily; that wc ('alit he proud ha ppy." Not, lam eyer, that t'I('Y
is to sar, appraritl~ in ashts of self-abnscmcnt to be lJeliend th('1II 10 be hdPPY. Bel'allSC the"e cOlllplailll;r-;
~,eCll of Ilwn; in J ~():11'11111~ ~l1ld sanr:timonious w('('(ls,
and 01ljcl't01'S or rclJl'lJion'i on,,'; lwd ~et up tltl'il' o\'m
us the hyp(wl'iti('al c!'owd tks('riheu hy Zcehuriah in mf'lllOd of duiW~ the Lord's \\"(>l'!" and Hcre ('n.illyill~
7: ]-7] 1" 'rlll'y arC' lil,c other hypoel'ill's dc"cri!J('d I,y what th('\' daill)('(l to lJl' "thil' lihl'r1y \\ 111'1'1'\', it It
the LOld w; 'of sad countenance allll Jisfigun.d faer';, Chri"t 111,;1.1'<; free", they tried to lIIal,(' 1I1('l1h"II'(,'i h,'to hl' Sl'ell of JIll'lI', and 1I1Ir('1'ore "they haY(~ their lit:\'e that tJl(y \\'('IC happy, hilt th('y \\"('1'<, not. 'l'l!l'n
l'cwal'd ". OIatt. (j: Hi) 'nH''y have !H'ver elltered into they I)('~'an to try to 1>I')',I1:1.1e o!hel's 01' 1I1e fnithfll!
the" joy 01' thr Lonl", !)('e:IU',e they have not had eY('ll class to joill with t!WIII alld b('('oll\e di""ol1tcn!,'d ;111 I
an ull<]l'rslandillg' of the \ illdwation of JdlOva!I's "he IlIdPjll'lldl'nt". Abont the ~'pa!' 1!J:!~ tlll' f:lil h:'I1!
name. "lkeuu',e thou served:>t not tIl(' Lord thy Cod saw that the Lord .J<'"llS had ('(,nle to til() t(~ll1pll', ,lIld
\dth jnyfulne;-is, awl with ~ludlles<; of hrart, for the they \\('re not only happy, but )'('.jr>i(~ed gl'l';l! Iy. (I'~.
uhmltlJllec of nil things." (Jkut. 2H: 47) They do not lIt): 21-2:J) Within a :-.ho!t time thc!'('al'tl'!' the Lo!'d
sce that it is 1l0W thc time for joyful :-.er\"1('e to the revealed to tIl(' f.llthfnlthat Satan hu,l Ill'I'11 ('a,;\ out
Lord, and thcrl'fore they han' not nn acreptable offer- of hcu\l'n and that his o)'~anizatioH (Bab,1 lOll) h:d
in" unto the Lord as he has cOlTllll:lwlNl "By him fallen from heuvell and a!1 of it JlOW lwcl ('Ol,l(' do\\ 1I II)
th~1'do1'e let us ofl'C'1' the s:!erlfiee of prai'ic t~ (lod the e<lrth. 'l'hat t!'llth hl'Ou~.;ht inCl'ea"ed joy to tJl\'
contillually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks heurts 'JI' thl' faithful, anointed OllCS. and they erll(')'ed
10 his nmne. "-lIeb. ]3: ];).
into the joy of the Lord Je"lls, ~reatly I'ejoi('ill'~ III t iH'
85 In Malachi's day thcre we're Israelites who had
fact that they might have a p:trt ill the \ illdical.ot!
been earricd away caj>tiyc to Babylon and had been de- of JehO\"ah's namc, (Hev.12:12; ~latt. ~:J:~I) '!'lIl'
liv('l'cd, and now tllO'>e rcturJlin~ and who had the Ilon-lJuildl'lS of the temple (having' therefore }IO part
spirit of devotion to God had rdmtlt the temple. in the lemple of the Lord) !)('ing blind to thrse tl'ntilo<,
en\"\' incrpased in their hearts /lud the,\' br!(an to swi!e
Amon~ them were tho<;e who had not done thpir l)llI't
in the work and who were cl1viou'i of their kinsm('ll their brethren and to mix with the \\orld, and tll{',\'
who were rejoicing in the opportul1lty of uuildillg. formed the "evil 5ervant" ('lass. (Matt. 2-1: J8) 'rile::
So the <,omplainers erroneously said: "And now we have become complctel~' blind.
call the proud happy; yea, they that work wielce,lness
31 '1'hi'l rla~s of complainers fig-niH,;t God, who had
nrc set up; yca, they that tf'mpt God are even de- expC(~tcd to be taken to hea\ ell and who fonnd 1hewlivered. "-1\la1. 3: 15.
selws still on the eHl'th, ~.aid: "Yra, thl'~' tlwt WOl;,
wickcdne3<; arc set up"; that is, the old wicked \,p1'l{l
36 Kote now llOw the facts that appeared after the
coming of tIl(' Lord to thc temple show a complete ful- goe,; ou and we arc still here. Lookiu~ with ('JJ\,)' 1I1)()Jl
fillment of this part of the prophecy. 'Vhilc the Lord the "faithful anu wisc 5C'rvant" e1a<;s, who push oa
was 'preparing the way before Jehovah' quite a lmge with joy and continuon"l~' prorlaim thc d:l? of the
vcngculll'c oJ: our (;od and the IH'I'Sl'llee of the I~il1'~
J~umher of persons duimed to be "in pre.,eut truth",

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fJl'ie WATCHTGWER.

and the kingdom, the comiliaincrs said and continue to

say: "Yea, they that tempt God are evcn delivered."
They could not appreciate, and hence had no joy in
the fact that the faithful had 'proved God' (hut had
not tempted him), al:; he had declared they should do
by bringing all their tithes into his storehousc. For
that 1'ea:'>on these complaincrs had no part in the blc<;osings that came upon the faithful. The complainers
have continued to say, in suhstance, that the proper
thing for a Christian to do is to say nothing that would
oilend the rulers in this world, who are in fact representati\"('s of the Devil. Such complainers fail to understand that 00<1 had sui\l to Pharaoh, the reprcsentative of the Dcvil, and therefore said to the Devil,
that 'lIe had permitted him to remain until His <1uc
time to show his power and when he will have his witne!>ses go about the earth and proclaim hi" name before destroying' Satan 's or~anization at ~\rmug'eddoll'.
(Ex. H: 1G, Lcc~cr) The eomplainers IHl\"c not sC'en
that Jrhovah's faithful remnant have hecn delivered
from Satan 's or~unization of Babylon and brought
into Zion, the organization of Jehovah, and made fl'ce
in Chri:'>t by bcing' put in the secret plae:e of the Most
High, that i'> to say, in God's temple; that the faithful
have received from the Lord at the temple in<;truction
and at hil:; command were g'oill~ forth joyfully proclaiming from the houseto(lS hi" kingdom me~;ca~~e.
(Matt. ]0: 27) 'fhe unfaithful ~piritllal I"I'ae]itrs, having ~one hlilld, become brutish, that is, \rasters of
privilege's and opportunitirs to serve the Lord, thcn'by
showing' themselves to be st lipid and foolish, and they
cannot unden;t'lIHl and wcre not permitted to undl'rstand. "A brutbh man Imowl'th 1101.; llC'itl:l'r doth a
fool 11l1derst'lIld this. Whcn the wiel;ed S(ll ill'_: as tile
f!r.1:-'s, lIllll when all the workers of iniquity do [Jourhtl,
it is that tlH'Y shall he d(,,;troyeo for OV('I'." (Ps.
92: G, 7) Dy their course of action 01' condurt the'y
say: 'The Lord <.loes not know how to run his own
husines<;; th('l'(, is no God at the head of this wor:" and
those wilo arc doing it arc getting nowhere. '1';'c 1\'alchtower has been Wi'ong in the past, and why not say
it is wrong HOW?' "The way of a fool is right in his
OWIl eyrs; but he that hC'arkeneth unto COUIlSei is
wise." (Prov. e: IJ) "A fool hath no delj:~ht in understanding', but that his heart may uisco\'er itself."
(Prov. 18: 2) ".Evcry wise woman lmih1cth her hOll';e;
but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands."Provo 14: 1.
THOSE WHO FEAR GOD

381\Iark now the contrast in those who fear God with

those wl:o fl11d fault and complain, that is, the 11m 1'murcrs anu olles rebellious agaimt thc Lord. l\Iany
do not comprehend what is meaut by the fear of 000.
The Scriptural definition given by the Lord himself
is that Oue who is proud, arrogant, of a froward mouth
(speaking words of pen'ersity), such a one is moved
by selfishness, amI that his heart is the very opposite

34:1

of love and hence he does not fear the 110rd. (Prov.

S: 13) One who loves God is anxious to obey his commanuments, alJd such fears to do anything that might
he contrary to his commandments. He is fearfUl to
do anything that would injure anyone, but tries to do
good unto all, and particularly to those who arc of the
household of faith, Those who truly fear God rejoice
an<1 speak together concerning him and his commandments, and arc diligent in assisting each other in obl:Ying his commandments. Therefore Je!lOvah, by his
prophet l\Ialaehi, snys: "Then [at the same time and
consistent with complete faithfulness unto the Lord]
they that fcarcd the Lord spake often one to another;
and the Lord heaJ'kelled, and heard it, and a hook of
1'ememhrml<'e was written before him for them that
feared the Lord, and that thou~ht upon his lIame. I I
(~lal. 3: 16) The faithful SCI'\,.11It" of Ood lay aSlde
all fear of man, because these fully realize that the
frar of man leads one into the Devil's snare. (Ptov.
2U: 23) For in~tance, when olle is haled into COlll't for
preaehing this gOi>pcl of the kingdom of Ood as the
Lord commands, and the court officials attempt to
browbeat and frightC'n one thus char~eu, and bce'aus\}
of fear of mun sueh witlless fails to give tC'stirnony to
thc name and honor of Jehovah God, but comp1'olllb(~s
in order to avoid the wrath of mc'n, suc'h a course IS
mJfaithfulne"s to the Lonl and leads one straightway
into the Devil's snare. 'I'hel'<' is only one thin~ to he
elcllI(' by C:od's ehildl'cn, a1ll1 that is, tell t.he truth and
tl'lt,t always in the Loru alld ael(l]owled~~e him in all
the way; Hnd the Lord, true to his promise, will pl'Otr( t llJld pre~l'n-e ~ueh. Gou dOl'S not show partiality
to\',ard c',cature,,; aud it is om dUly to walk with him
o!)('uientIy and show uo partiality nor f('ar, but always
to speak to the honol of .J<hovah. Suppose, in 1l'1lin~
of the truth, that does put ouc iu dall~er of l}('in~
more sevcI'cly punishcd; that is no reason to refrain
from faithfulness to the Lord.
30 \Vhen tIl'MII:; &tood before the Homan govel'llor, he
franldy said: "To this l'Ild WHS I horn, Hnd I'ol' this
cause came I into the \\'01'10, that I shouiel heal' witnt's,; unto the truth. Everyone that is of the truth
heareth my voice." (Johll 1~~:37) No man can be
faithful ano pl'o\'e his integrity toward nod an (I at the
same time compromi;;e with Satan and his organization. If we delly the IJon1 lll](lcr ~ueh cil'CUm.,talH'(-s,
we may expect to be <Jenieu by the Lord. "Bllt whoSOl'\"Cr shall deny me before men, him will I nho deny
before my Pat her which is in heavell."-?llatt. 10: ~3.
40 'Vhat, thcn, should one say when char~ed with
preaching this go<;prl of the kingdom contrary to the
law of the lana? Certainly he should say word" to this
ef[rct: '1 have eOllsecratcd my life to Jehovah God;
and am rarncst1y endeavoring to follow in the footsteps of Chri"t Jesus, who ahnly" tells the truth. The
Ilord has cornmalJ(1cd me to tell the tl'uth of and concoming hi" name and his kil1gdom. Go\l's luI\' IS far
above that of earthly powers, and therefore God" luI'.'

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h supreme. I love God, ana this I must prove by keeping his commandmf:nts; and since he ha<; communded
me to preach this gospel of the kingdom, I shall do so
at every opportunity, re~arul('ss of what men may do
to me. If being faithfully ohedient to Uou results in
my death at the hand of selfish mf>n, that is far to be
preferred to dl'nying my Lord and suffering therefor
everlasting destruction. I shall obl'y the commandments of the Lord J('SUS, who said to hi., followers:
"And fear lIot them which kill the body, but are not
able to kill the soul: hut rather fear him which is able
to destroy hath soul and hody in hell.'"
(1\1att.
10: 28) Sueh a course of action is boldnl'ss and fearles<;ncss jn telling the truth in the da~r of jud~mcnt,
where we 1I0W are, and tho~ who have eO\'enanteu to
hc obedient to God must take such a course.-1 John
4: 17,lH.
41 God's people must now stand shoulder to shoulder
for his nanH'. (PhiL 1: 27, 2~) Concernin~ the,;c fuithful ol1es the pI'ophet says: .. They . . . spake one wit h
another." (H. V.) "They . . . convcr~ed each one
with his friPlld." (Roth., mnr!!in) 'I'he Levites, whom
the L()J'(1 :lppro\'('s at the jlld~ment test, are hrou~ht
into the sl'('rd pltH'(', thai i~, the tcmple, and ha\'c been
"caught lip . . . to meet the Lord in the air", that
is, in tile ('ondil iOIl lIot visihlc to human ry('s, and they
eOllvC'rse wit hone anot hpI', lIot for t he purpose of raisilll~ dOl1hl~, di';IHltcs and ('ausill~ dis('our<l',~C'llIent, hut
to IJlIild 011(' anotlH'l' I1ll ill the mo"t holy faith and to
exhort Olll' 1I1lotIler to IH'livitv ill sl'l'viep in obedience
10 <100 's eomman<lllll'llt. .. i~ut cxhort OIlC allol her
daily, \\hill' it is e:ilko '1'0 (lay; ll'st 1\11,\' of you be
hardplH'd thl'ot1~h the (]l{'(itfuhws.,; of ~in. "-Heb.
3: 1:1.
42 '1'he Dcvil, aetill~ throH:!h hi<; ren"alt'(1 agent, the
Roman Catholic lIicl'arehy, ano the Uel'lllan rulers
say that nod's people shall lIot meet evell to ('elebl'ute
the Lol'o's Memorial. Proh:IIJly thr,v will soon tr,\' to
ellfor('c that same wieked rul<' in AnH'riea. 'I'he Lord
sa.rs to his people: "Not fOl's<t1dng' the as';(,llIblin.'~ of
ollrse!n's togel her, as the IlUl.lIllel' of some i"l; but exhorting olle another; 1111<1 so much the more as ye ~oe
the day approach illg'. " (Heh. 10: 2;l) Whom shall we
OO('y? Sneh is not ('\'('11 a question to he deh:lt ed. Those
devoted to .Jehovah wili 01)('.... his comllHlllflllH'lIts and
let the elJell1\' do his worst: The\' know the day of
Armag('ddoll'ul'a\\s ncar and that'tho<;e who la\"o 'nod
must ha,>tclI to obey his eomrnandmcnts, amoll!:('st which
is this one: "Study to show thyself npPl'oved unto
God"; an<1 that we mu"t ('arr~' the message of truth
to the JleoplPs of the worlO who desirc truth and rightCOUSllrss, and if we fail to obey God's ('omrnandments
and anyonc bJ' r('ason then'of fails to be wlUlled , the
hlood of that person shall he upon us. (Ezek. 9: 4 ;
3: ]7-20) The people of ~ood will, the Jonadabs, who
form the grrat mnltitudc, must be told now of and
conceming' the kingdom. If we wait until Armageddon, it will be too late, both for us and for them.

BUOOKLYX,

X. Y.

43 It is those who fully trust in God and arc faithful

to him "l11at he preserves unto everla.,;ting life: and whon
these faithful olles speak together, according to his
commandments, 'the Lord hearkens, and hears it.'
'l'hat promise is sure and certain to those who abe v
God uow. "lIe that plunted the car, shall he ndt
head" (Ps, 9-1: 9) The Lord hears now becau'ie it IS
his jud~mellt time. Those who maintain their inte"rity toward Uod will trust him aIlll joyfully obey hi~
and not men. 01Jservillg the faithful ones obeying his
commandment, the Lord takes Dccount thereof, and,
says the prophet, ., a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and
that thought upon hi., name." lIe recoros the lIun:es
amI deeo,; of tho;,e witncs,;es who render faithful service tUlto his name. "The Lord shall (,oUlll, \\1]('1\ Ill.'
writeth up the people, that tId" [onc] was hoI II Jill
Zion]"; and lJeill!:(' his "on hy his womall, sUIh OIle
is tuught by the Lord and give.,; heed to Ill'; in"tJ'W~
tion. (Ps. 87: (j; !sa. 5-1:]:3) The a postle 1'('l'crs to
tho:,e whose namrs ale written in hean'lI at the inauguration of the lIew covenant, whose llalJl(,~ are ll'corded aecol'tlin~ to the prophd. (Heh. 12: 2:3) (;(.11cerning surh, suys the Lord: "The l'i\.\hl('ous shall he
ill evcrla;,ting nllwllslmlllee. "-P:-. 112: U.
H From thr~e s('l'ipturcs the Oldy con<'lu"ion that
call be dr.lwn is that the Lord .loe,; n/lt 1l('arkClI allli
dOl'S /lot keeJl a r('coro of the uufaitllful, who fail 01'
l'lfusc to honor hi"lIJallJe WIWll opportunity J-; oJj'l'n'd.
Those \\ho under ;,l[(,1t (j,culJlstann:s Jlrm"c ullfaithful
to the Lord, he liken., Ullto ,\ma]"k, who fOl'<~,:>II:\dowl',l
thc unfaithful, 1111d no hook of memory is kl'pt 1'01'
such. ",\no the 1.01'0 said llulo ;\loses, Write tllis fUI'
a memorial ill a hook, amI j'chc:lrse it in th( ('.IIs ot
Joshua; for I \\ ill ultl'rl:- Jlut out tlw r('IIH'Jnbl':lnl'e
of .\mnlek from under h(':\\(,ll. "-Ex. 17: H.
4:; Amalek foreshadowed tho"e who oppo<.,e (: ..d, a-;
\V('l1 a.,; tho<.,e who fail to lIe l'aitllful to (:od, alld ('"l'ta inly inl'lude the modem-day lJ am au el:1"';. 'flt(
lIwmoQ of sueh shall he blott<'d out, says Ihe Lo: d.
(Dcut. ~;): l!J) "The eyes of thc Lord arc upon 111l~
l'ighteou<;, all(1 his cars lire open 11'lto their ('I',\". TiH}
face of the Lord is again"t them that do c\ il l' (", il
scrvant' cla;,s], to ('ut off the l'l lJ1elJlbl'al1('e of tll('1ll
il'om the earth," (Ps. 34: 15, ](j) J;vidrntl:\' th<> "hook
of l'ememhrHnce" is ({ept that the f,litltfullllay bl' 1','.
membered and saved and deli\'el'eu at ,AI mageddull.
40 Thl' Lord is pka,>cd with tho'-,e who /IIerlitate lIpOll
hi<; name and 'Vord, and thercl'oJ'e says throu!,dl illS
prophet thal a hook of rl?ll1clllhl'an('e is I'('pt fo!' thll"e
who thought upon hi,; /lamC'. l,ikewise he 1'('('(J!'d,'d ill
the Psalm~: "B!(";-;ed is the man that \';a\l,C'th nol in
the ('ounscl of t he nngod!~', nor i:>tamld II in t Ii(' \\ ;J'"
of sinners, nol' sitteth in the scnt of the S('ol'llt'nl: lJllt
hi<; delight is in the law of the Lord: amI ill hi.s law
doth he meditate day and night." (Ps. 1: 1,2) Surh
a person has hi" heart and mind set UJlon the Lor.l
and his kingdom at all times.

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15, 1936

47 Nehemiah returned from Persia the sc('ond time

and came to J ernsalem to the tern pIe and said: "'I'hink
upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I
have done for this people." (Xeh. 5: 19) "Hemember
me, 0 my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my
good deeus that I have done for the hou~e of my God,
and for the omees thereof." (13: 14) This is further
evidence that Jeho\'ah hcps in remembrance the good
things that his servants do. In harmony with these
promises the psalmist prays: "Hememher me, 0 Lord,
with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people:
o visit mc with thy salvation." (Ps. lOG: 4) The
prophc.'t Zeehariah foreshadowed JdlOvah's remnant
now on the earth, lind the Harne Zechariah means
"rememhered hy Jehovah". It is written in that
prophecy: "J\nd they [the remnant, while sCllttered]
shall rem(>mbel' me [think on my name] in far countries." (Zech. 10: 9) Today the faithful remnant,
scattered t hroll~hout the nations of t he earth, medita te
upon the lWlne of .Jehovah and his king-dom. They
rdleet that .JpllOvah 's naBIC has been and is now being
l'cpl'oaC'hed by the enemy Satan and his earthly agents.
They cOllsiller sokmnly und thoug-htflllly that God
has g-iven to them the privil('!~e of having a part in
the vindj('ation of his nalne and that therefore the responsibility i" now upou them to tell the truth of and
('o1)('crllin~ hi" name and his kin!!dom, and not to ShUll
to dpC'lare the whole coulisel of Uod. The,\' al'e (':111(1.1
by his name, and hccau:-,e tll('Y follow in the footsteps
of .Jel',us ill Jna~lIifyil!'~ the llUJlle of .Jehovah t hcy arc
Huhjeell'd to all malllH'I' flf p('l's('('ution for his lJame's
/0; a 1\(-.
The }'I'pro:wlll'S t h:l t j'('proadled .J 1'11O\'<llt f(ll
UpOlJ ell rist .r (':-;11", awl t h(",e rpproaeltes liow f:j II
upon the faithful remnallt and they rejoi('1' to have it
S'). 'I'll<',\" I>('e and nppl'('('iate the lovilJ~ killc!IW;S of
Olll' Uod, who ealH.'l'd tllt'se \\(llllkl'f'lIl thill~-; 10 be 1'ecordl'd iu his \\'urd lon~ ago for t he com fOl't :lIId IlOpe
of the I'('mllant, that thl'y ll1i~ht he strollg' ill thiq day
of st1'O:-'S. TIl<'Y art detl'nnincd, by nol.1 's /.!I'are, to be
faithfulund trill' to him HllIl hi" kinvdom, lind to this
PJIlI they ,rill (:olltinue to dcelare the COUll'>e! of Jehovah Uod.

(To be cOllttnlttd)
QUESTIONS FOIl STUDY
of tl,,' thlne;s inclU<leu in J(,homh's ex
IHecscu pUlpO"C, anu Ilhat UOlJS hc suy of the clJrtalllty of

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their bring ncrompli<;heJ in ,luc time' HolV "ill he ,leal

'Hth those who are gil'IJll an ulHlcrbtanulllg' f)f hi .. purp'J,<ef
24. \nlO arc the" sons of Jacob" refprred to Hl ;\!ahuhi
3: 6' and why arc they "not eonsullled"1 API.ly HOlJl:lUS
9: 1:3. Wlmt dop:! tlus mean for cadI of the .. lasO('S there
repre:,ented 1
57. \'i"hen \\111 Psalm 145: 20 have fulrlllmenU P"nlm J30: 6'
\rhat is the purpose of these sClll'turrsl WIth hCIlptures
and facts. show whether there has llcen fuHiJlIucllt of tho
prophetic atateJllPut (Mal. 3: 7) "From the days of your
fathpIs ye lIIC gone away from miue ordinances, awl hale
not kept thcm."
8, fl. To whom (10,'s .Jeho\ah say" l:eturu wllo me, Itnd I
will return unto you", anu II hat uoes he IUt'an tlterl'hy'
Wbat are the f'On,!itlOns on I\lllch these may Ietuln1
10. Point out "hy sorne have at:ntp,l in the wron~ \\a~', allu
the ~eriou8n!'"s of their havlllcr taken Buch COUIBe. A,:count
for the '1ul",ti01l "\\'heJ('in shall II e return?"
1113. \r,th sCllptures aud jact~, (':I,plam !lnu ltJ'ply ~ralachi
3: 8. In hke lu:tnn':r, point out fulfillment of .\f:dac1u 2: :l
anu 3: ~j.
l<j.~(). \rhat is I>l0l'hetic:tlly called for in ~raJ.l.. hi ;-:: 10'
J low has the pllJVlng' !lecn tlone as there 111\ lted, and
with "hat fl"IHltm:1
2]2(i. Rpf,'rtin;; to "rse 11: ~lake el('ar the j,I.'nllty of
"the tI('I'ollfl'r' '. For" ]Il1111 bas J,'hovah 'I el.ul,,'d' ti,e
UlJ\OUler, and l"lw 'j',r thpir sab'~'1 ,rltl1 Ipl.llPd 81'1J1'tures, apply till' ~tatl'lIlpJlt "lIe ~ltall not ,Ifo't lOy t I,,' fllut>!
of ~'Olll gIlJlJ!ld". How ha>! ,Jeh'nah fllllill,'d h" 1'10:11"(\
that "lIl'ld",r ,ltall your une last he')' fllllt Iwl'"", tlte tmle
in thl' hl.I" 1

~7~!). WIth H(,ljl,turp~, TlOillt Ollt the 1J:1['PY lot of the' 1':'Ithful 1'I'llillant Illl" th,,~e othr'l~ ,1110 h:lIc PW\('<! tl"'IT {"I e
for ,J<.hrnah an,1 tl,,'ir Ill'pll'uatlOll of hi>! I,,\ill~ l"lIdlll"~'
3fJ;:t. ",th Hefll'tUl\'H, a,"'ount JOI tl,, glCllt ,'O,Hld"t III til.)
II'Jn!:! of tl:<: L'l1'Il ~["Il,,'n to th, ullf:l1thful "ll"", JI,,,v
h:ne their \\ord:i hl'(H '''H)()Il~ ~!g'llll~t the Lord ot JlfJf.l .... '1
'1'0 IlholH do('>! II'I~" 11 lll'ph I \\ Ity hme tl",,I' ~:I1,1 'It
is 'lUll to ":111' nod" I III tl.(, ll,~ltt of Z"l'!,awd. ::: 1,,7,
('''plaill tlll'lr ~",I Ill!~ \Vlmt p,ot,t i" It that II,' I,'I\(' I."l't.
lJi'i (Jldlll:llH'('!" \\!th utht'r "'('llptltlt!'ol, :U'{'OU11t for fIJI Ir
':lyillg ., \\ Ilat pI "tit i~ It t Itat lIe ha\'c \\ "Jr(l'd nlolll n
flllh' )",fOle t I", Lord "f ho~b I"
:;,j:~7: Hl']at" tl,,' "'1111'" lit ('\('nts ill \lltidl \1'1'".' ]j 1J:'R 1)('<'11
Im\ lll!'; fullillrll"lIt, an,I, 1\ II h fI,l:d.," S"rJl'( III ".., :u,.'olltll
jur th .. dl:l1g('~ III:ldl: a" th('lt' f"I['("l,1.
38 [0. fuet Ilhat j'j l"I''lllt Ity tl,,' ",,!'I1'~,,m "'1'll('n tl,,'y tltat
feared thc 1,01""1 \\Ith t11ll~tl:ltl""' ~ltow tl", 11l11"JIl.tll""
of It I'\['ar 1IIIdl'lOtalldJllg of tltat lIlatt,,)', alld ot a "lJUI,.o
lit' af'lwJl d"alh' JJl a""lJ,,1aIl"l' tl'l'l.'\lltlt.
,1]4:1. ''J'ltl'y ~pal:" olt"1l Oil" Illtlt :'ll"tl"'1 ': \-,th'll, "11,,/(,,
of IIl.at, alld jul' \11t:.t j>1Il'["""/ \\IJat dllll'J1,'t:tIl"I' lU'l~
till"" I'lLl'ect to ('ullfluut tli"ll'! 11011' Ildl tl,,'y [HOI"'l'd, anti
'1'111'1 awl II it It \1 klt II"lIlt 1
41lIj: ,\pl'ly E,,)dll~ ] j : 11. With Il'lat('(1 S"ll!'tUI"'~, '"Oilt!:t't t111~ with the LOl'd'lj dcaliul; WIth th08(' lI'f"IIl'd to
111 M:d:,"!,i ::: JIi.
47, \rith hllth"1 ~lli!'tlllC'". ~IJ(JI\ tliat 11ll'se It:l\e j":lll'd tlto
LOI'} of ItORtS lind ha\c thl)lI~~ltt ll['uJl hi9 nanlt, fhat tlll'."
11:11 e tltJly ROllgllt ./ I'hll\ nlts I "IlI<'ltlhr a 1]('1' of 1h"lll, :11101
that Jl'llo\:th llllR lWllk.'lll"] nll.l It ",uk of 1"IJI<'wIJr.tW (l
liaS IJp('n \lHttcn heiole him lOI tltem. Wholt \1111 th,',-e
now uo7

THE GREAT RANSOMER

IHOW diU God send his only-begotten Ron to our

('[\rth? ...\lld when he sent him, wa'.; he part

man and part God? The sacred Scriptl11'es
answer that prior to his coming to earth he was the
Lo~os, or Wonl of God, a spirit creature; that his life
was trunsfPrIwl to the human kind and he wa" born
a human crrat11re. lIe was rich, and for our sakes
b('came poor (2 Cor. 8: 9) ; that is to say, he was rich

in heawnly glory ~mc1 power po~sp<;sed hy him :1<; thp

great aetive agent of Jehovah (Iou in the cJ'eation of
all thin!!,'s, and he bccame poor by becoming- a man.
It was absolutely llcC'e3';ary for him to be 11 jlcrr,(t
mall; hpnrc he must he bo1'l1 hol~', hal'mle';~. sl'(lIJl'llte
from !',;lll1el's una \\ Ithout sin; and he met thi" }'c''1u1I'c
m('llt. (II"b. 7: 26) Furthermore, he met the I'equil e
men ts !lecallse he ", as made flesh :lIld dwelt amolJgi:>t

F.ffie. \VATCHT0"\VER.
m('n. (.10}m 1: 14) He pqrtook of flesh and blood, became a human Cl'l'atut'c for the very purpose of destloying him that has the power of death, that is the
Devil, and to deliver mankind. (IIeb. 2: 14, 15) He
took upon himself the form of a servant or hondman
and was made in the lilwness of men. (Phil. 2: 7) He
was the only perfect man that has ever lived on earth,
except Adam. lIe was not part human nature and
part spirit, became he "was made a little lower than
the angels, for the suffcring of death' '. An~e}s are
spirit ereat urcs, and thus ereat ures that are lower
than angels are human creatures. lIe was human. lIad
he heen part God and part man he would have been
higher than the angl'ls in~tead of lower, for the reason
that angels arc the lowest order of spirits.
Jesus, being a perf(>ct man, had the power to produce a perfect rape of people and with thc,;e populate
the carth, tJlPrefore in e\'rt'y l'l'spept exactly corre
sponding to the !wrfl'rt man Adam in thc rOIHlitioll in
whieh he \\as \\ ltile in Eden. J(,SUS was perf('ct in
cvery rl'spcd, full of grace and truth. (.John 1: 14)
"'hen he stood before the Homan governor Pilate,
silent as a shccp i'i dumb before its shcarcrs, when the
mob incited by thf' Jcwish clergy of that time were
demanding his lifd)lood, Pilate, in or<]rr that he might
shame the .Jews for surh lH'tion, cried out unto tIH>m:
"Bc'hold, The :\Ian!" The emphasis here j,; on the
woru tltc. \Y e might paraphrase Pilate's wOl'ds thus:
'The man whom ~'O\l are askin~ me to put to death
not only is the gt'l~all'st man amon~ you, but is the man
nhovc all otlwr nH'n on eal'th.' The people t!wrp. had
sel'n It Jll'rfl'ct man. None of us havc sepn a pcrfc,(,t mall.
He was the olll~' OIlC' who has ever li\"(u on earth Cfllalifil'd to hecome the re(lc-eme!' of mankind. Ile wa~ SC'llt
to ('a1'th b~' .JdlOvah for that v('ry purpose. Undel'the
law that Uod ga\'e to the .Jl'ws a man must he thir'ty
:rears of II~(, lwfore he had rc'achrd his Irgal majority.
that he might qualify as a prie'it.
Wc note that .Jl'sllS grew from boyhood to manhood's
estate, anu whell he was thil'!.Y years of a~.';e he presented himself to John at the Joruan river to be haptized. At the age of thirt~, then, he was perfect in
houy, perfect in mind, perfect under the law, in every
res]Jl'et all ahsolut('ly perfect human creatur(" hellee
(Ill aIified to be the ransomer or l'cuc'emC'r of Adam, the
perfect man, and of all A(lam's ofl'spring.
Why did God send his beloved Son, th is gl'eat lUan,
to ca~th Y When a gr'eat man of the \vorld comes into
prominence he expects otlH'rs to minister unto him, and
tlwy do ministrr unto him. Bnt Jf'SUS, the only gr('at
man that has cver lived 011 earth, and the only prrfect
one aside from Adam, came to earth and heeame the
servnnt of others, that he might render the greatest
good to mankind. True greatnrss consists in doing
goou unto otheiS as Jehovah's servant and for HiS
vindication. True greatne,;s i., ma~nifird in Jc,;us. He
W:-lS the true~t friend of the human race. lIe said:
"'rhe Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but

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to mini.,1 er, and to gi\'e his life a ransom for many."

platt. 20: 28) 1.\nd, again, he saiu: "Whosoever will
be great among you, shall be )'our minister fservant 1:
and whosoever of you will be the chidest, !>hall Le
servant of all. "-::\Iark 10: 43, 44.
The pedect man Jcsus became the servant of all.
The importance of .Je!>us and his work is mag-niaed
when we consider that he in heaven and in earth was
the dearest trea~ure to Jehovah's heart. He was God's
dearly belovcd Son. lIe was the most precious thing
pos,;essed by the great Creator, Jehovah. It was the
supreme sacrifiee on brhalf of Jehovah to use him to
redeem the human raec. It was God 's ~reat lovc for
fallen humanity that prompted him to do this; hen('e
we read: "(:ou so loved the world, that he ~aH~ hi'l
only begotten Son, that whosopver believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlastin~ life. Fur God
sent not h is ~50n into the world to condemn t he world;
but that the world through him might IJe saved."John 3: IG, 17.
It was this truly good anel truly ~\,(lat :\Ian who
for three and a half y('al''; went ahout in the earth and
taught anu ministered unto the people and did good
unto everyone altd evil unto none. All the t iml' he
was thus ministering- allu doing; good, tlw s('l'illl's,
Phal'i~('e<;, uoeto/'s of the law, and 01 hl'r un!ll's ell
ga~('d in misrepresf'nt ing' and per~lputill~ 1h(' Lot d,
songht to kill him. Why uid they do this? Ik('au~e
thcy wrl'e instruments of Satan, the Devil.-.Jolm R: H.
.Je:.-.us, the Devil klll'W, wa~ and is thl' great S('('d of
p1'omi:.-.e whi('lt God hau !>romis('d to Ahraham ~hOllld
be the rcuf'emcr and hl(,,;,,c1' of mankind.J('~ll'; Chi j'f
is the Seed of the \\01l1::n foreshadowed in (;o(l's stall'llH'nt made to mothl'r Eve nIHl Satan, whell Cod said:
"1 \\ ill put rnmity betwecll thre I the Sl'rpPllt I awl
the woman, and hrtween tb)' s('ed and he)' Sl'(,u; it
shall bl'uise thy head, allll thou shalt brui~e hi~ hrl'l."
(Gen. 3: 15) Satan sou~ht, therefore, in every \\a~' to
de<.,tro,V .Jc~u<; .lcsus \\as teaehing' the .Jews the 1l11'~
sagr of God to lead them in the right way, and to 0IH'n
unto them the way of life. These scribl''l Hllll P!l;lllsees were OPllosing hnll and therefore weI'C the rllemil'S of the people. Je~ns said of them: "'rhe sC'rihl'';
and the Phari~ees sit in Mo,;cs' scat" C~latt. 23: 2);
meaning that they had assumeu the po<;ition of Ir,lll
ers of the people. Because of their blilldin~ the prop!e
he said to them: 'You arc hypoC'rite,;, blind guid('s,
fools; yOll shut up the liingdom of brawn al:'ail1~t men;
you devour willows' houses anu for a plet('me make
long prayers; you compass sea and 1,L!Hl to makp one
pro<;elyte, and whrn he is maue, you make him h\ 0fold more the ehild of Gehenna thun yourscl Yes. Y(Ill
arc guilty of frauu and dec'eit, and you are like unto
whited sepulchrl's, whi('h are full of dead mpn 's bone~
and all ulleleanurss; yOll arc serpent<;, a gencratiun
of vipers. You do not undrl'~tand m~' s[ll'C'C'h b':('l1l1'C
you cannot hear and understand my \\'oru. You are

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15, 19::0

lffie \VATCliT0\VER

of your father the Devil.'-~Iatt. 23: 13-33; John

8: 43, 44.
Jesus knew that he was to be crueified, and he wId
his disciples of his coming death. The la:,t night he
was on earth with them he spent teachin!5 them great
le:::sons and truths which not only were a hles',ing' to
them, but have been a gl'eat blessing to everyone from
then until now who ha'i loved the J.1orJ and l;ought to
know and do hi::: will. While he was thus doin~, the
enemy was prcpal'ing to take his life. The Sanhedrin
,n1S a high tribunal or court composed of geventy and
one men, made up of pricn,ts, elders, and doctors of the
law, Phari"aical hypocrites, the seed of the serperlt,
blinded to God's lHlI'po,;es. 'l'hat hotly was the highest
court of Israel and it \rns the duty of tltis eonrt to protect the illnorellt as wpll as to punish the guilty. Til,--y
beheld Jesus doing good and the people floddng to him.
"Then gathpred the dud prir'its and the Pharisr('S
a council [a court], and saiJ, What do yc? for this
man doeth many miraeles. If we let him thus alone,
all men \\ ill bt~lieve on him: anJ the Homans bhall come
and take away both our plaec and liation. And onc of
them, naTllPu Caiaphas, beilJg' the hi~h priest that same
rear, said unto thcm, 1 c Iwow nothing at all, nor carr.
sider that it i" expedient for U'l, that aile man should
die for the ppopIt-, and that the whole nation p~rish
not. And this spake he not of him'idf: but heing hj~h
pl'iest that year, he proph(';,ietl that .Jesus should die
for that llation. Then from that day forth they took
eOUllsel to!.;ether for to put him to death. "-Jolm
11 : 47-51, :)3.
In otllor wonl", this Slll)l'('m~ trillllllal ;,('crelly l11('t,
indicted JesU'i, preju(ked his ea-:e, aud agreed to ]Jut
him to death, only waiting for an opporl unity. 'rhlY
acted as ~rand jury, pro,;('cntol', and trial ('ourt. They
entered into a wiekeJ ('un;,pir:.H'y, \, It iell was furmulated lJy Satan, their f<lll1('r, 1'01' the u\";truetioll of the
Son of Gud. Thp,\' conspired with .Judas :Hill hin'u
him, for the paltry sum of thirty pi('('es of bilver, to
betray the Lord into their hands. Satan himself elitered into Judas as the ]:lUer executed the IwtrayaI.
Then they organized a mob, spnt it out after thc
Master, lll'l'ested him, and brought him hefore t hi'l
SUJH'('me court for trial at nig'lit, whie-Ii was cOJltrary
to their own laws. "'l'hry that had lai<1 hold on JpSU3
led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where Iht:
seribes alld the elders were assemhled," in furthrrance of the wicked conspira('y.-~1att. 26: 57,
The meek anJ ddcm,eless Lamb of Cod. was led into
a den of ravenous wol\'(',;, who were thirsting for his
hlood, 'riley did not dignify his case 1J~- even filing a
formal charge again:,t him. 'l'hey son~ht, cont raJ'y to
the law, to malw him trstify again::.t himself. '1'11\'Y
lmcw l10thillg themselves against hIln; and llOtwith
standing they sat as the hi~h and Jignificd ('(lnrt
of the llntiOlI of Israel, the~' resorted to suborn at ion
of ])(l'Jtlr,\'. ":",Tow the chief priests, and rld~J's, alJd
all the council [the entire court], sou2 ht in Ise ",itm::,::;

3;)1

agaim;t J P';US, to put him to death; but found none:

yea, though many false witnesses came, yet founJ
they nOlle. At the la~t came two false witnes,;es."
C~Iatt. 26: ;)9, 60) This exalted tribunal, in viola
tIOn of every law and eYery preceJcnt known to
Jewish juri~prudence, demanded of Jesus that he
testify a~ajJl... t himself. "The high prie~t aro~e,
anJ said unto him, . . . I adjure thee by the lidng
God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the
Son of God." (:\1att. 26: 62, 63) And \\'hcn he told
the truth, ~.aying, "1e say that I am," they sa;d,
"\Vhat nccd we any further witness? for we oursch'ps
have heard of h is own mouth." (Luke 22: nG-7l) Tht'y
immediately vo1<,d that he should die, a1'>o rontral'y
to their law, whi('h required that each member of the
court should con;,idcr the ra'e and tlwn vot(' ill(livid
ually. Holding th~ se<,siu!l of court at ni~ht to rOlJvict
him, they klll'w thcy wcrc prorccdin'-\, contrary to law;
so they connned the ('ourt. the foJJOWlll~ mOl'llill~ to
ratify the 5entCl1Ce, which was likewise contl'Ury to
law.
They eondemncd .1" ,m to death, but ],new they had
no le'~al pom'l' to Jlllt him to dt'ath. TIJ('u lhey Jed
!Jim before the Homan gonlllor, PIlate, and placed
against him the ('har:Ie of bt'dil ion, sa."illg, "\\'e fouwl
this ft,]]ow p(,I'\'l'rtin~ the lwl iun, and fOT'llidding 10
give' tnlmtc to l':p'ar, Sllyill~ that he lJim:',f'lf is Chl'l'it
a kin!!." (Luke :!:1:1,2) '1'1,(,.,' kupw tlte J10llJllll g'(,V('I'uor hnd IH)Wl'r to put .Jl ',liS to death, awl for this
reason th<,,\' sought his ju<1~I11f'ut.
Pilate Wll'; Hot eOl1yin('('u of ,Je'ill<;' g'l1ilt :1l1d \\:18
110t willing Ihat lie should ,11(" but sOll!.:ht to reJ<oI;"c
him. "Then !-aiJ Pilate to the chid )lri('';t<; lind to the
people, I find no fault in this mall. ~\nd tltey were
the mort' fipt'('t', saying', Hc stirreth up the people."
(Luke 23: 4, G) \\'h('ll Pilate song-ht to r('Ira~e him,
llis aeCllscrs "(,I'll'(l out, sayin!!, If thou let this mall
go, thou art not C'n'slll"s fl'i('nd: whu'wever' makt'tlt
him'~eJf a killg', ;'[lenketh against Cn'~nl''', a!~ain':)t the
6vil power, and such is thprdore guilty of scditiull.
(John 19: 12) "~\nd he lPilal('] said unto tltt'm tile
third time, Why, what evil hath he (lone? I ha\ 0
found IlO t'au'i(' of dcath ill him: I will therefore cll.1".
ti'le him, aurllct him go. ~\lltl th('y were il1':>tant v;.th
loud voir('s, l('quil'ing that lie mig'ht be t'l'lwifh'd.. '.11,1
the yoic('s of them aJl(1 of tile chief prir"I'i pl'cvail(d.
~\nd Pilate gaw' sent('11('e timt it l"hould be as thf'." 1'('.
qnired." (Luke 23: 2Y!4) Thus the civil penn'!' yirldcd to the irnpOltunities of c('desiastiei,m, alld .JI'~U"
was led away ancl crucified on Calnll'."'~ hill. And
Pilate, morc ri;.:-ht('ous than the clerics, post('c1 oycr hi'l
head the sign: "Jesus of !\azareth, the King of tho
Jews, "
Thu'i died the Son of Cod, the great ant itnJienl
"Lamh of God, which t:.;k('lh awa.\' the sin of the
worltl". (.Iolm 1: 20) In the <'yes of tl1o"e 1110t ~tood
hy he llirtl a~ a sinner, ('rwifktl bet\\"e\'n t\',o t!rit'Yf'~,
untler the charg-e of di<,loyalty to the constitutetl IlOW.

~e \0\TCliTO\\1ER
ers. ,yet whol1~T innocent, harmlcs<;, and without Rill.
Here he fulfilled that which the prophet of nod hnd
fOletold of him long in advau{,', in that he "poured

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out his soul unto death: and he wa<; numbered with

the tral1'igrcssors; and he bare the sin of many".-

Isa. 53: 12.

LETTERS
GOD'S

VIDiGEA~CE

CO~Q&ERI~G

AND

RIGHTEOUSXESS

DEAR H/w'fllu: HI'T1IHt/Ul,ll:

Will you pIN'he olJ'>l~rve the

r('port of our Bcthel studies at

Helsinki office during the month of l:ieptemher l!!:lu, lUI foI
10\18 :

With ~reat int<'rcst we have expecte,I the opportunity to un

derstand the prol'hcc)' of Obadiah, "'hidl IS so ('on'iollllg- aheady
by "urfac,', IlI'cause It tl'll~ of GO,j'8 \'cn~('(\l1ce unr! COIl'luellllg;
right,ou~nes8. Now wc halc stwlie.t tllo part!! of the artll"!O
cxplalllln~ this prophecy, and it b"l'I bcen as trc.;h watcr for
tbirstill~ hI'S, although It contain.; gn',at kuls fOI (lod's elll'!Ili,'~.
Tbcl>e hlll!S arc I'xc(,l'chn:.\l.v neprle'l 'm'] ,If'~ircd, anc! I\C [llay fOl'
mOIl' of th('m for the hl\C"[HlIg al,ay of all thr' hypoensy an,!
lies eXIstll1g in Edom. We haH: (:njuye'! iuckselJlmlJ!y thiS
cXfllanatiull anI! arc I'ag"r!y Wluting ror contllluance III tolluw
iu~ lIumlJer!'.
At five /Il1'dings there have !JPfOn: S"pteml.Jer l,l:.l persons;
September 1(,10; I:Hh, ]~; :!:!r1, I~; lind :!!Jth, 10.
Our hf'nrt~ nrc thllllr'c[ 1\lth joy ('Ir h"Mlllg the tiding-q of
)'our bral'e :l<~tlUn for .)"lll)lah <:.... 1 nn,l a!.::JlIl,t ::latan and IllS
ern",d, IIW! we \\111 d,'date ollr fuJi "."llJpatJlj' und cooperatlon.
\\'itlt our warJII gl'''I'tillgq 111 JllIlI, I lun
Your httle Lrother Lv Ibs g'Ul('e,
.EI:!to :\'I1Wl' EN, Secntal'Y.

BY MA((I~G A.... OJ~l'l\m~TS

BI:O'l'IJElt !1t'TW:l,1 OI,Il:
Grcctlllgs in Jl'hovah'l'\ name.
\\'0 apl'n','mte tllll tad that you nre ,cly hUFy, hut we have
1JN,1l HU thCllh'l! \\Ith OUI "xperien"l's \lIllie wltlles~lIIg in 1he
State CapItol hUI!cilng III 'l'l"UtOII, :\"'11' ,J"I"'y, we thuught )011
\\uulrl be ilJtelc~t"d III IlI'anng SU"l('t1l1U~: about them.
Uy Inakiug al'l'0llllulI'nts Ill) wen' ablr' to wltnr'~s to IlI"uly
clery olle 01 the highl'Ht ollll'wl:1 and ,"(r'c'utiH's of the I'Hatc,
lind nil of tIWIII 1\("le f:l\orable and interested to HOllle IIl'glee
toward the Wat('h Tow"r J(.dw progl:l/IIl'l.
By the Lonl's gUll'C, \\C \lpre Hille to pl:H:!' lill'mlllrp \\llh
the following, ea('h OJ)(' nccl'ptin~ a copy of the Nrdll" 1j()lIk,
lind in l1Iost cuscs plal'eo cOlulllnatlOn~ of four uoul\Il huoks
DEAR

(lIlclurltng Ri('1Irs): C:"\l'lllOr of state '(through hiq ~ecref:lry),

seeretaly of r,Iat", r,tate tJ<j,\qulcr, state nuelttol', "tate 1I11""IUI'
of health, a~~istnnt stute ,llCector of health, stal.! If'cordet.
superintendent of state !lohee, assistant state comptroller, state
qual termt"tr-r gcneral.
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We me \f'ry grateful to .Jeholnh for the plililcgt' that is OUIS
to engage In the witill'ssing work at tlus tllne~ r,hallng in thld
pallllllount work of "indicatIOn.
Your hrethren awl fellow SfHVUl'lts,
Br.Ol'IlER AJ\D SISTEI: \" 'II,LIA~1 II. \\'ALTU:S, 1'101, a.Y.
JEHOVAH IS -;nACIOUS
DeAlt BI:()~'llFR HrTlH:llt'OI:lJ:

of

\\'n fee! clIllqtrain("! to ,'n('ronch UpOh Jour timo tn the I',tpflt

cXprc"'IIl~ our ,Jcl,'rmillat IOn to
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!O\IIl/.: awl un o "l1ish tlp\otlon lug'" IIg on to glc'al,'!' ('tiort~.
\\" e h:n l' JU~t COlllp!c!l!d a twentyfoUlc!ay Jelll ','ntc'n,'" III
\\"heatoIl, IlL, 1,,'cauHc we ~ho('kl'd lh(~ 1f'II;!;iOUq i'll"'f'l'tJ!"lttlt'';
of 80IlI<', by ,!allng to prudulIJl Jl'I,oYah's luugdolU lllCH~lIgl' h>'
souud car.
. HoweH'r, .Jt'hovuh is /.:rnPIlJU!! IInr! all'onled OpPOltUlllty, liul"
mg our lllf'aJe"ratwlI, for Ud tu hall' und p!a.\ till' !,hnno;.;r"!,lt
recurd "].I',I'ult)'" for the Ifill) or IIl1el l,lll.. f of pnltte, h"th nl
"Iuml thclI H~"erl thl' natiOlla) petitIOn. Lut..r we pla:-ed "\\ h\'
Clel ~Y O)'[HJ'(' Truth" fOf t!lf' SUjll'lllltr'nrlc'Ht of hltt'cts and
six of Id~ ml'lI. 'l'1H',)' ai,,, gladly ~.glll'd the national )letlt IlJn
allll sCI'pm! took SOllIe of tl,,' !Jookll'tR.
('r'ltain!,)' the lArd IS hlllcl :wc! IlIl'rr'iful lownr,! hiq peol'l",
pausing tI"'CIi to le,)ou'e In I",alln~ r"l'rrml'iu'R t',r IllS ll'lII1P'S
sakp, I\hprd"r Wl' n',lou'" l""""rlm"ly. Our 'llI" cI"'lIl' IS tbat
we 1lI:'Y ('I'pr be faithfully allll z('al,,">ly sen Ing 1Il the arlllY
of ou/ Gorl.
\\'P ,lnlly pray that .JehOlah lllay cOI,tinne to sff('ngth"1l and
u!,h,,!rl ~'(l1I as ~'()U zl'a!onqly prl'ss the battle to tl,, ga~l's.
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'if1ie WATCHT0WER
Pu3LISlIED SE~IMONTIILY By

WATCH TOWER BIBLE b TRACT SOCIETY

117 Adams Street

Brooklyn, N.Y., U. S. A.
OFFICERS

:1. F.

RUTHERFORD

President

W .F:. VAN AMBURCH Secretary

..And all thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

great shall be the peace of thy children." .!fOiah 54:I3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH is the only true God, is from everlasting
to ever1astin~, the Maker of IH'aven and earth and the Giver
of life to his creatures; that tho Lo~os "as the beginning of
his creation antI his activo agent in the creation of all things;
that the Logos is now tho Lon1 Jcous Christ in glory, clothed
with ull po\\er in heaven and earth, and the Cluc! Executive
Officer of Jehovah.
THAT GOD created the earth for man, created perfect
man for the I'ttrt hand }llaced him upon it; that man willfully
disobeyed Goll's law and was sl'utencod to death; that by
reason of A'lam's wrong act all JUen aro born smners and
without tho rIght to life.
THAT JESUS was made human, amI the man Jesus 8uffered death in or,ler to produre tho ransom or redemptivo
prico for all mankind; that Gud raised up Jebu~ divme and
exalted him to hea\'en nbo\c e\l'r.v cr('a(llIe aurl abovc e\ery
IUImo and c1uthed him with all l'0Wl!r unu authority.
TIIAT .JEHOVAH'S ORGANIZATION i, calle,l Zion, amI
tImt Christ .!,,'us i~ the ChJ('f Ol;ir:er thl)Jeof and is the
riglltiul King of the wurlll; that tho anointed and faithful
follO\\'l'rs of ell! ist Jesus III e c1uldren of ZIOII, llIenlberli of
Jehovah's orgallization, lind IUC hi~ witne~?es whose ,luty and
prhilege it 1"1 to tc~tify to the sl1premacy of Jehovah, declare
his purposes tU\\ ard IIlllnllind IlS ("Jlre~"eu in the Dible, and
to hear tho trouts of the kin~tlom beforo ull who will hear.
Til AT TilE WORLD has el1,1<'<1, an,l the Lord .Tosu8 Christ
has heen 1,1:'I'('rl by .I<'hovah 1I1",n his throne of authority,
has oust I'd f:;atan from he:l\f)1I and is proceeding to the
cstablishuwnt of God 's kin~l"'rn Oil earth.
THAT TIlE RELIEF an<l l)J<,'~mc:s of the p!'oplC's of earth
can cOllle oul.v IJy lind tlJlOUi:h .Jehovah's kll1:j,lolll under
Christ whie'h has nl)w IJC'f(llO; that the Lord's ,wxt great
nct is the d,,~troll'tion of I',tan's organization lind the establishment of I i'~ht('OlIgneHS 111 t III} earth, llnd that unrler the
kingdom all thrJSO who will ol",y its righteous laws shall livo
on earth forev!'r.

ITS MISSION

HIS journal is publibhed for the purpose of enahling

the people to know Jeho'uh God and his purJ!uses as
expressed ill the I.:llble. It pubhbh<'!s Bible in~tl uetlon
speCifically designed tu aliI J ehomll's WItnesses. It arranges
systematIC Bible study for its readels and supplies otlll'f lIteratllle to aid in such studies. It publishes 8uitable matelial
for radio blOadcastlllg and for other means of lJublIc Instruction in the Scriptures.
It adheres strictly to the Bible as authority for its utterances, It is entirely free and beparate froUl all parties, sects
or other worldly organizations. It is wholly and without
resen'atlOn for the klllgdolU of Jeho\uh God und!'r Chnst
IllS .Deloved King. It is not dognJUtle, but iuntes caretul
and clitieal exauHuation of Its contents in the light of the
Scriptures. It does not indul;:(e In controversy, and its columns are not open to persoll.:lhties.
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(TranslatlO1ls of tills Journal appear In several languagc8,)

All Hlncf>re HtnrJpllts of tIll! Bible who hy rcn'on M Innnnlty.

or afhpl....,J1~ :ue unablo to tMy lhe ~tIlJ . . rrIlJti III pi H 0

h:ne 'l'lw lralfhtulrrr tl'C(~ upon \\JittPI) npplt(',ltloll to 1110
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lJo M'nt '\1th the jOll111.11 OllC Jnunth hefl.)1e the SUh . . . tll}'tiol' t'.\pIrt's.
L'lltcred a8 Second e/as; Jlall Mattcr at n,ool..!yll, N. Y., P,,;toffjee.
,tet of Marcil 3, 1879.

===============

"IllS VICTOUY"
This thrillin~ term deslgnatcs the next testimony peliod of
Jehovah's kmgdolll publIshers, Dcecmuer ;)13. Let this notice
suffice to nt OIu'e mlell'st .l'0u tllcIl'in and to ('au~e you to b(,~ln
prepllriuR 101th\\lth. The pllntcd lllessag-e offered to thl! truthneelly people tlul ing tIllS p'~llod II ill be the cOlllllluatlUn consisting of the book J:lchf'S an,1 tlnee booldct~, Illclutllllg the
hooklet C}IOOSWg and a self'l:O\ cred booklct, 00 l\ a:ic contnlmtion. Consult the Nu\elllher In!ormunt for fmther uetluls
lind then get all set for your full part in this t'''ltimon). Your
promptncsb III reporting rebults of your actidtics will be appreciateu.
1937 CALEl'/DAR
The new cal('ndar, for 1!l37, expresb('s mIlitant service, hoth
in text and in illustration. The yellr'S t..xt is from Obadiah 1:
"Arise yo, and let us rise up' against her III battle." 'fhe
design hased on the text is mObt expresshc, lIn,l stirrmg and
strengthening tl) behold. Accompllnying is a seasonahle letter
by the Society's pll'sHlcnt, anJ bettmg \Jilt the fl,ecial testunon)'
I'e!iods for JO;;7; abo the calendar date pad, Ularklllg sueh
testimony pel'l",ls and hkewlse the regIOnal or dn'islOual S,'I'\ icc
campaigns. 'fhe calcnulIr IItlly be hall, five copi,s on a cont'lbutioll of $1.00, Sl'ut to one alhlll'ss, or, slllgly, Oil a ~3c eontnbution. Groups will please combme all inl1lvlllu,,1 onl!'rs and for
walu through tltCIT lucal servant, \\lth rellllttanee cncloscil.

YEAR BOOK FOR 1937

This is to announre the Society's issuanre of II new yP:lI hook
for URe during 1U:l7. It contains the comprehen~I\'1l Il'port I,y
tho presillent of tho SOClCt~ coyelm~ tho WOIk ll('eo"!plI,,III'11
dUllng the serVice year J9351B36 hy Jehovah tLl{jll~;h hl~ \"It
lIesees anel thrir companions throu;.(hout the WOI),1. 'flir in [or'
mation IIlcluuctI th('rcin is most valuahlll, eRpe)cialJy in VII'W of
the war now on v. ith the religionists. Thel e IS IIlso n hnef .II'"
cus&ion by the prr,-HI('nt on the 10;)7 year text; nd,lItlonally a
te:\t for each llay of the year together with an t'nlI;~hl..nlllg .11101
encouraging comment taken frQIIl The Wate/lloll'{ r. In \ I<'W
of tho spellal ('xpl'IlS() of publJshing surh II Illuitl'l] p,lit IOn as
that of the }'<ar nook a contnbution is lIskerl of flOc a 'ul'y.
Please ouler now, selldmg lemlttance with order. GIUUpq \\Ill
place illlhddual ol,lers \\Ilh tlll';r lucal R"rvant. so as to spare
the Society much time and expense III ;;hipping'.

SIIORTW.\YE B1WADC.\S'l'
In September, 10:)i.i, the lIew 10,000-watt Hlwrtl\a\ e statton,
"I'D:?, located at t!u\a, Fi.p, eOllllllen{'Nl hro:"kabtlU~ the h'c,
tures on a wIne kngth of 31.-13 1ll('1CiS (l310 kllurycl,q). Tim.l
of the hroadcast IS appOInted for (j: UO to (j: I;) a.m., AJJlerw,11I
]~abtl'rn btnnd:ml tlllle, eYeI~' Flltlay.

mieWATClMIT0WIER
ClHIRKSTS PRESENCE
AND HERAlD Of

VOL. LVII

DECEllBER

1, 1936

No. 23

MALACHI
PART 3
II

Aml tTltJy shall be miHe, saill the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels [(marg-in) specull
treasure],. and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serreth him."-Jfa1. 3: 17.

EHOVAH selects from amongst men those who Revised Version the text reads: "And they shall be
prove their integrity toward him. He puts his mine, saith Jeho\'ah of hosts, even mine own pOSliesname upon such and sends them forth as his si01l." It could hardly be corrert to say that 'thc
witnesses to bear testimony to his Word and for his jewels are like diamonds, the hardne'5s of which re[ll'ename: "The Lord knoweth them that are his." (2 Tim. sents character development, and that, like diamonds,
2: 19) To be sure, the Lord could know at all times the charaet"r mu"t be crystallized', and that 'such repwho are his, but it seems evident that the Lord de- resents the willingness towards rig'hteou8ness'. ;\larJiterminI's who arc his at the time of the temple judg- festly such is not the meaning of the text, but ra1 her
ment. Those selectcd ones he sends forth to his service it is this: That Jehovah takes the faithful, who prove
and, they being faithful, they continue steadfastly their integrity toward him, out of the world unu into
serving God, regardless of all opposition. Jehovah the temple, and "they shall be mine", that is, 'they
will prove the issue in his own favor, that he can put shall be my "peculiar people It, "a people for a pur.
on earth creatures that will remain true and faithful pose. " , 'l'his they will be" in thr day that I do make' '.
to him ulIo<'r the most adverse conditions. lIe fore- (R.V.) Jeho\'ah has made this trca<;Ul'ed day, and the
shadoweu thcse faithful on('s by his servant Jacob psalmist speaks for the faithful OIl('S, sayillg: "Tills
and caul>ed his prophet to write coneernill~ the fuith- is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejolee
ful apostles of Christ Jesus: "POI' the Lord hath and be glad ill it." (Ps. 118: 2-J.) The faithful Olll'S are
chosen Jaeob [those who constitute his or~anizatiol1 God's pcculiar people, chosen for his purpose, that
tal.en from amon~st men] unto himself, and hrad for they should show forth his prai~es, and 1I0t the afIu/allis peculiar treasure." (Ps. 135: 4) 'Vhen Moses de- tion or prai'ic of any creature (1 Pet. 2: 9) ; Hnd lilis
dared to God's people the covenant of faithfulness, .Jehovah doc,;; "in the day for which I am preparing
thereby was foreshadowed the covenant with spiritual tl'ca<;ure ".-Roth.
Israel; and Moses said: "And the Lord hath avouched
3 When Jehovah \HIS speakin~ through )108('-; to the
thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath JSl'aclites at Moullt Sinai he said: "Now thel'l';'ol'c. if
promised thee, and that thou shouldc<;t keep all his ;re will obey my voice indeed, and keep my rO\'('.l1\lIt,
commandments; and to make thee high Hbove all na- then.Yo shall bc a peculIar trcasurr unto me abo\'(' all
tions which he hath madr, in praise, and in name, and people i for all the earth is mine." (Bx. In: s) 'nat
in honour i and that thou may('St be an IlOly people fixeu rule of Jehoyah ehang-es not, and <,ertainly llwaliS
unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken."-Dent. that those who "obey my voice", Owt is, who arc 1rue
26: 18,19.
and faithful and maintain thrir intrg'rity towal'(l JeZIt is "in that day", meaning t.he day of Jehovah, IlOvah, to them he l>ays: "Ye shall he a peculiar tre;I')the day of judgment at Ilis temple, that, he declares, the ure unto me above all people." .Jehovah pl'e!HIIWI
spiritual Israelites who prove their integrity toward Christ Jesus, the lIead of his trcasured, peculiar ()('ohim, such arc his own. According to Leeser's render- pic, and made him the author of eternal salvatIOn
ing of this same text: "On that day which I create because of hi<; full and absolute obedience unto tile
as a specinl treasure." (~IaI. 3: 17) It is a treasmeu will of God. (Heb. 5:'8,9) "In that day" of Jehovah
day when Jehovah, by his Executi\e Officer, vindicates he sends forth Christ Jesus to the temple for jnd:-(lllcllt,
his holy name. It is a peculiar or special day. The and at that jud~ment those who are approved arc made
Hebrew word here rendered" jewels" is also rendereu a part of Jehovah's peculiar treasurc and they ofl'er
"special ': in Deuteronomy 7: 6. The same word is unto him an offering in rigohteousness, that is to 8,ly,
rendered "peculiar" in Deuteronomy 26: 18 and 14: 2, 'the praise to Jehovah continually.' They do not wait
and also renderrd "peculiar treasure" in Exodus for some opportune time to offer praise unto him and
19: 5 and Psalm 135: 4. According to the American declare his Word, but do it day and night, all the tillie,
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after being enlightened. Jehm'ah puts his name upon

them and usc'! them for hi.'i purpose "in that day",
meaning the day that he has made for the vindication
of bis name.
"In this connection Jehovah gave his word that he
will protect his people in that day. lIe declares that he
will "spare them": "I will deal tenderly with them."
(Rotlt.) And why doe'i Jehovah spare this pecuhar
people Y The answer is, for his name's sake. (Ezek.
36: 21, 22) They are his people, bearing his name;
and that his name may be made known and vindicated,
be spares those who are. hi, witnesses. 'l'he faithful
remnant still on earth are Jehovah's people, and therefore they arc a treasure to bim. "Then will the Lord
be jealous for his land, and pity his people"; that is
to llaY. his remnant and faithful people doing as he
bas commandeu them.-Joel 2: 18.
11-'or their sakes and in order for them to have the
opportunity to prove their continued faithfulness
'those days of tl'ilmlation arc shortened', !1ays the
lJOrd. (Matt. 24: 22) Furthermore Jehovah says: "I
will spare them, as a man !'>pareth his own son that
scrveth him." These worth clearly imply that tho~e
C!onsccrat('d and dcvotcd on(:s "that feared the Lord,
and that thou/.tht upon his name" and not upon themsdvcs and how they mi~ht ~hine before men, arc, in
the final fulfillment of the prophecy, the sons of God
that ~Iadly S('1've him as th(~ir Father, even as Christ
Jl'fms sel'vell (Iud as his Jo"lthrr. Serving him is the
('ondition pr('('edcnt to their heill/.t spared, and serving
Hod means to worship him in spirit and in truth by
doing as he has commanded :llId thereby prove the love
of the son for the Father. In order to &erve or worship
Hod in spirit and in truth there can be no compromise
by the son of God with an)' part of Satan's organization.
8 Nor d()('s God's sparing th<>se sons mean that they
will be so shielded that tIll' enemy cannot a<.;sault and
persecute them; but it do(.'s mean that their lives or
their cxisten('e will be spartd and preserved everlastingly hy .kho\ah. Some !;rlfish ones have foolishly
eontended that if the Lord is at hi.,; temple and has
selected the servant class, then that said "&ervant
elass" need not expect to have further suffering and
persecution.lcsu'i expressly stateu that the faithful
would suffcr persecution evell as he had sufcered persecution, and frum such there is no release until God's
due time to destroy the enemy. (John 1:>: 18-20) Says
the faithful apostle: " We mllst throu~h much tribulation entl'r into the kingdom ofOod." (Acts 14: 22)
Jesus expres:lly stated that his followers would be
brought before the courts and the rulers in Satan's
organization, and that they would he Leat('n and illtreated and Imprisoned for his name's sake. (:\Iark
13: 9) lIe plainly said that such perseeution would
continue cyen unto the end and that the faithful
would not he dcterred in their service to the Lord by
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all men for my name's sake; but he that endureth to

the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you
in this eity, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto
~'ou, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of J'irael,
till the Son of man be come. The disciple is not above
his master, nor the servant above his 10ru." Dratt.
JO: 22-24) He did not say to stop giving testimony
beeause of persecution, but, on the contrar~', he said:
"Fear them not"; that is, do not fear the enemy, hut
go on proclaiming the truth. (l\latt. 10: 23-2S) The
Devil and his ag(-nts can do nothing worse than kill
Jehovah's witnesses, but they have no power to Ilestroy their existellfe. Cod has promised to rai<;e tk'm'
up, and he will do so and grant to such life cY\~rla'itill~.
It is only tho<.;e witnesses who remain true and stCJ<lfast in the Lord and maintain thcir integrity that lie
will preserve and thereby spare their lives. SOIl\(' of
God's faithful witnc'iscs have becn murdered In thcs~
days, but, dying faithful unto Uod, the life of stich
endures for ever. Other scriptures show that some of
the remnant will be carried alive throu~h Al'Imqeduon, but whether one dies in the fi:;ht or is ~lJare<1 Ullt il
after the fight is done makes littlc differcIH:e, bceau"c
if he remains true and faithful to the Lord he shall be
saved and live for ever.
T God
draw~ a contrast hhar}!ly, which eontJ'<lst
shows that the fore~oing is the correct con('lll',ion, ano
that the unfaithflll hhall be destroyed, "Put yourselvcs in array a~aillst Babylon round ahout: all yo
that Lend the bow, hhoot at h('r, spare no aITows; fllr
:>he hath sinned a~aill"t the Lord. . . . ,,\Ild spal'e ye
not her young mell; destroy ye utterly all 11('1' ho"L"
(.lel'. 50: H;;)1::3) Concel'llill~ the hypo('!'ilir'al I<:adCl'S in "Christendom" Jehovah says: "1\ lid 1 "ill
dash them olle against ~ll1othcr, e\,('11 tho fathcl's and
the sons together, saith the Loru; I will !lot pity, llfJ1'
sparc, nor have mercy, but u"stroy thc'Ill." (.Jer.
13: H) "Whcrefore, us I live, s:Jith the Lord (:od,
Burely, because thou hast defiled lily salletuary \\ It II
all thy uett'Staule things, and with all thine ahom inations, therefore will I abo dilllini<;h thee; neither ~ltall
mine c:'e spare, neither will I ha \'~ any pity." (E7\.'k.
5: J]) "Therefore WIllI also l1<'aJ in fury; mine eye
shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and thou~h
they cry in mine cars with a loud voice, yet will I
not hear thcm." (.Ezck. 8: 18; 7: 1, 9) Only those
who arc fully devoted to Jehovah shall be spared.
8 Concerning the Jonadabs the promise of the Lord
is that they may he hid in that day, provided they do
as commanded, (~cph. 2: 3) It follows tll<'J'cfore that
the Jonadah or "great multitude" elass mu"t hrar the
\Yord, accept it, and obey, before this scri ptme can
apply to th(\m; and this is conclusive proof that s\1eh
must pre('edc Armageddon. If God i., going to arbitl'aril~' ('arry men through Armageddon 1lI](1 then give
them an opportunit~, to join the great multitudc', tlll'rc
would he 110 oc('a"ion for obeying ~cphaniah 2: 3.
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derstand that they may expect opposition and persecution to the very end and until the destruction of
Satan's organization, and that their bein~ spared is
conditional ufJon their faithfulness to Jehovah when
put to the test. What faithfulness one may have shown
in daJ's past will count for nothing unlc5S such faithfulness is maintained until the very last. The persecution which Jehovah permits to come upon his people
at the hand of the enemy is to prove that Satan's
challenge is a wicked lie and that men can and will
prove their faithfulness and integrity unto God when
put to the test. One who argues that there should he
no persecution expected now upon God's people who
are doing right shows that he docs 1I0t have any underst.anding of the issue that mll<;t now be settled to the
vindication of ,Tehovah's name.
10 Prom 1917 to 1919 God's people suffcred mur!l
persecution and all were in restraint or in captivity
and their work was practically stopped. God "pared
the faithful duriug that time, and thereafter the faithful remnant returned f1'om captivity and entered upon
the highway to Zion. (Isa. 3;;: S-lO) This \';a'.; due to
and in fulfillm('nt of the prophec'y whirh is written,
to wit: "Then lolhalJ ye ret urn, and clise('l'll hetween
the righteous and the wicked; hetwccn him that ser\'eth
God, und him that scrveth him 1I0t. "-:\1nl. 3: 18.
11 It was aftel' the return of the l't'mnant from restraint 01' Bahjloll that they dj<;eemed the LOI'd at his
temple und that ther thcn began to al'prc('iate that
it was their pri\'ile~e to carryon hi., work a('('ordin~
to his commnndment. 'f/wy di':i('('l'ned that J ('!Iovah
had provided "the robe of righteou.,n('':is'' for I he
faithful that tlH'y mi~ht stand appro\'cd before the
I~o}'d and offer in his name un off"ring in rig!lteollsn('~'.;. (Isa. 61: JO) '}'h<,y t!lell disccrned that the approved oues had heen entruste(l with the kingdom interests de~eribcd by the Lord as "his goods", and had
been eon~titutcd the wit1l('s~es for Jehovuh. Now those
people of good will, or the "other sheep", who follow
the faithful in their devotion to Jeho\'ah, also discern
JJHllIY of the~e wonderful truths whiph the Lord ha.,
revealed. The m('>:sa~e eom('s from the Lord to his
)'cnuHlut and is delivered by them unto the "other
sheep ".
12 The choseu OI1('S of the Lord now clearly "discern
betw('en the righteous and the wieked ". 'rhey sec the
"wicked servant" class, those who constitute the" man
of sin", "the son of perdition"; they also sec the ruling factors of "Christendom", and that the chief goats
amongst them arc the clergy, who arc huttmg into
affairs of others and cau<;ing the persecution of Jehovah's witnesses. As they bear the mes<;age of the kingdom to the people the sh~ep and the goats arc readily
discerned by these witnesses und without a questIOn
of doubt the separating of the lIations progre:-.ses hefore their eyes. This of itself should convince one who
is devoted to the Lord that the "other she('p" or
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take their stand on the side of the I.lord. If we must

w.lit tmtil Armageddon for the great multitude to
hear and come forth, then to \yhom could the Lord
have referred in ::lHatthew 25: 3J-46 as the "other
sheep" who had been good unto him? When the
people of good will and honest hE'art hear the kingdom message and turn to the Lord, and declare
themselves on his side, then they discern between
the good and the wicked and there begins their
opportunity to seek meekness and rigohteousncss that
they may have God's protection. "Tho righteous
shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shull
wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a mall
shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteou'.; j
Vl'rily he is a God that judgcth in the earth. "-Ps.
58: 10, 11.
13 The faithful olles who serve God show even hy
their countenance that they are on the I.lorUs side.
(Hev. 22: 3, 4) '}'!Je faIthful do not hcsitate to declare
thcmselves for Jehovah and holdly deplal'e that th.',v
l'cly upon him fol' salvation, and that they do not
attribute salvation to any man or any man-made thill~.
Those who arc now Oil <lod '$ side, and who arc ~ta/lJ
ing 1hm, like the faithful Hebrews of' old, frankly declare to their oppollents: "If it hc so. our <lad, whom
we serve, is able to dcJi\'(~r liS from the hmning tipr."
fmn<ll'e; alld he wJlI ddivcI' liS Ollt of thine hanJ, ()
king. But if 110t, he it known unto thc'c, 0 l\ln~, that
we will 1I0t scrve thy gods, nor worship t he ~olden
image which thou hn>.t set up."-J),l11, 3: 17, IS,
H For SO!lH' time /lOW, II1H1 since hping broll~ht illto
the temple, the faithful can readIly discel'n the dift'pI'enee between JdlOvah's judgment in dealing wilh Ill"!
faithful St'l'vants and his d('alin~ "ith the unfuithlllJ,
that is, the \Vi('ked Olles. They sec the fulfillnH'nt of
his prophecy eon('eming the wicked which says: .. \\r()l~
to the idol &hl'phcrd that leaveth the floek [of nod I !
the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon hi" I'i'!!lt
eye: h is arm shall be dean dried up, aud his I'i'!ht ('ye
shall be utterly darken('d." (Zcch. 11: 17) "Behold,
my servants &hall ~ing for joy of heart, but ye shall .
cry for SOlTOW of heart, and shall howl for vex:~tiulJ
of spirit. "-Jsa. G5: H.
1;; The faithful di>.cern that Jehovah 's jud\~TlI ..mt is
now upon and against the wicked and that theil' d..,struction is because thry have defamed God's holy
lJume find because of their murderous attack.;; upon
Jehovah's witnesses. It is not difficult now fol' tnc
faithful of the temple cIa'is to "di.,;ecJ'n between the
rigllteom find the wicked", that is, bdwecn those \\ 110
SClTe and those who do not Sl'rve God, As the wicked
fac(' the fire of destruction no doubt they will sec God's
protecting hand over his faithful wittw;,s(;s. 1'Iw
"glittering sword" of ,Tehonlh 's Exrcl1t ioner sha II
slay the wicked, and they shall not retlll'll. Th.'f>c
facts (Ire now brought to the attention of the people
of good will because it is God's dlle time that s\1(l1
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the testimony while the opportunity is offered, that

the "other sheep" of the Lord may hear and discern
the difference between taking their stand with tile
enemy and all;ying themselves with Jehovah's true and
faithful witnesses, and engaging in his service. The
"other sheep" arc now given the privilege of joining
in the testimony worl, and in due time to receive God's
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is now energetically putting forth it<; best efforts to

gain control of the Vnited States and Britain. True
to the prophecy of the Lord: "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall" ; which
will come upon thcm at Armageddon. (Prov. 16: 18)
There must have been some sincere men in the former
days in the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, but today that
institution is entirely political and resorts to all manner of fraud and deceit to gain complete control of
DEVASTATING FIRE
the people. That wicked ruling institution now makes
no pretense of teaching the truth of God's Word and
18 Up to this point in the prophecy of Malachi the
Lord deals with what comes to pass just preceding the has even abandoned much of its former doctrines.
full execution of God's wrath again<;t the Devil's or- Power is now their great ambitious desire; as tne
ganization. What appears, according to thc Authorized Scripturcs declare: 'Such are proud, knowing nothing
Version, to be the fourth chapter of the proph('ey of Jehovah's purpose.' (l 'rim. 6: 4) The Roman
begins with the word" For", and this shows the close Catholic IIierar<'hy is the Devil's chief instrument on
relationship of that versc to thc preceding text 8nd earth; but his organizat ion is in for de<;truetion, and
the close relationship of what is now to follow. In the inel udes all those who arc a~ainst Ood, Coneerning all
llchrew text, and according to Leeser's translatIOn, such Jehovah says: "Behold, I am against the(', 0 thou
thel'c arc only threc chapters of the propheey of most proud, saith the Lord {:od of hosts: for thy day is
Malachi. The Authorized Version, chapter 4: 1, reads: come, the time that I will vi:-,it thee."-Jer. flO: 31.
"POI', behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an
18 '1'he most proud on earth are the at'l'ogant ones of
oven; and all ,the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, thc Homan Catholic Hierarchy, and concerning them
shall be stubblc; and the day thnt cometh shall burn Jehovah !>ays: "And the most proud shall stumble
them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle
them neither root nor branch." Accot'ding to the a fire in his cities, and it !>hall devour all round about
Leeser it reads: "For, behold, the day is coming, which him." (Jer. 50: 32) There arc millions of honest peoshaH hum as an oven; and all the pt'esumptuous, yea, ple in the" Catholic population" who have suffered
and all who pru<,tise wickedness shall be stubhle; und at the hallds of the prowl, arrogant and oppt'e"siYc
the day that is coming shall set them on fire, saith the Roman ('atholi<' lIieralchy. Now .Jehovah's witne<;ses,
Lord of hosts, who will not leave them root or bough." especially, arc made the ohje<'ts of repl'o:tf'h and persecution by that wicked ('rowd. But the faithful al'C
-Mal. 3: 19.
n 'fhe conjunction "for" shows that chapter four, determined that thcs(' wiekcd agents of Natan shall not
according to the Authorized Version, belongs to the turn them away 1'1'010 the Lord and hi" faithful s('t''vl)rcccding or thit'd chapter, anti is in fact a part of the ice. Looking to thc LorJ these in the lan'..>;uagoe of the
third chapter. 'l'he day conltng is far worse than the Jlsalmist say: "The proud havc had me gl'eatly III
furnace that NeLuchadnezzar h<'ated "sevcn times derision; yet have I not declined from thy law. The
more than it was wont to he h<,ated". (Dan. 3: 19) proud have forged a lie a~ain"t me: but I will kr{'p
It was into that fi('ry furnace that the three faithful thy precepts with my whole heart. Their heart i:-; ,,<;
Hebrews wcre ca!>t. The burning' that comes at the fat as greasc; but I delight in thy law. },<,t the pl'OU"
close of the day of .J ehoyah is after t he witness wod, be ashamed; for th<'y dealt perversl'ly with me without
is done. That devustating fire is no purt of the refin- a cau"e; hut I will mel1itate in thy pn'('(pt<;. The proud
ing, but is for the destructioll of 8atan 's organization, have digged pits for me, whirh are Itot after th:.' law.
and, says the scripture, at that time' all the proud They had almost cOnSUIlll'I! mc upon c;n'th; but I for[all the presumptuous (Leeser) 1 und they that do sook 110t thy precepts. Be surety for thy servant fill'
wickedly shall be us stubble '. Of all the proud, arro- good; let 110t the proud oppress me." - Ps. 119: ,> 1,
gant, presumptuous and wicked ones on earth, it is 69,70,7R,85,87, I2~.
H While heing subj('(ted to these wickel1 persecution",
tbose of the Homan Catholic Hierarchy that stand at
the very head of the vicious goat <'lass. They are in- at the hand" of the Hierarchy Jehovah gt'aeiously gtv(',,;
solent and deal proudly with others. Of them the Lord his witne,;<;rs an understanding of his pHrjJO'iC as Sl't
sa,ys: "Ye scornful men, that rule this people, . forth in his Word, and thi... not only lightens thlit'
when the overflowing' scourge shall pass through, then burdens and gives tlH'm comfort and hope, but mabie'>
ye shall be trodden down by it." (Isa. 28: 14-18) For the faithful to rejoi<'e that they are counted worthy
a long time that hypocritical, devilish organization has to suffer rcproaehes similar to that wldeh fell upon
opcrated falsely under the name of "God's church" the Lord Jesus, The~ know that the day of dcliV<'J'alll'e
and has ruled many people, and at the same time has is ncar and the time for the vindication of .Jehovahs
worked diligently and fervently to get <'ontrol of the name is at hand, and therefore they enter fully into
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part in the "ind;cation of !lis holy name. The understanding of Jehovah's purpose now is a great stimulus
to his people, and furnishes them the incentive to continue to press on in his service. These faithful ones
give no heed to the self-constituted teachers amongst
men, who think they are wise, but look to their own
teachers, Jehovah and Christ Jesus, who are no longer
pushed into a comer.-Isa. 30: 20.
20 The prophecy denounces all the wicked: "and
all that do wickedly"; "everyone who workcth lawlessness." (Roth.) The wicked are those who have
once been enlightened and tasted the good thin~s and
who have then turned to lawIc:,sr1ess. (Heb. G: 4-6)
Such constitute the "evil servant" da~s or wicked
8ervants. Of course, in those described as wicI,ed arc
included Satan and Gog and all thuse who were once
lU the li~ht and have ve('n turned into darlme:;"!. It
includes all thuf'c who have turned again,>t God and
his ldn~dom. What shall be the end of such 1 ::;ays the
prophet: They "shall be stubble", which the fire
quickly consumes. "'1'hercforc as the fire uevoureth
the stubhle, and the flame eonsumeth the chan', so their
root shall be as rottenm>ss, and their blossom shall go
up as dust: be('au,-;e they have cast away the law of
the Lot'll of ho~:t'l, und de'lpif'etl the word of the J [oly
One of Israel." (Isa. 5: 21) "Ikholtl, tll<'y shall be as
stubble; the fire shall bul'Il them; they shall not deli\'er' th('m:;c!vcs from the ]>ower of the flame; thl.:re
shall not he a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it."
-Isa. 47: 14; Joel 2: 5.
21 When Jehovah hud d('liv('l'ed l\Io:"es and the other
Israelites from th(' peril"! of the ~ea, those fait h ful oIles
sung to:;cthcr: "J\nd in the great lleS'l of thille excellency thou 11:18t overth/'Own them that rose up
a~!ain'Jt thee: thou sellte~;t forth thy wrath, which conliunwd them as stuhhle." (Ex. 15: 7) Thus the IJoru
executes his destruttive \\ork upon the wicked and to
the joy of those who prove their int('~!dty toward him.
'1'!te \\ irked were also fore"hauowt'd by Esau, who
turned ag-ainst his brother; and cOllcprning that antitypical "man of sin" class the Loru says: "And the
house of Jacob [under C'uist 1 shall be a fire, and the
house of Jos('ph rfaithful of Jacob's houso 1 a flame,
and the house of K;au [treaehcrou,-; ones] for stuhble,
Ilnd they ['1'11e Uhrist, pictUl'cd by Jacob and Jost'phJ
shall kindle in them [Esau], and devour them; and
there shall not be any rpmaining of the house of Esau ;
for the Lord hath spoken it." (Obad. 18) "For while
they ue folden together as thorns, und while they are
druuhn as druulmnh:, they shall be devoured as
stubble fully dry." (:\ah. 1: 10) 'rhus the prophets
of Gud speak 'before the coming of the great and
terrible day of the Lord'. That day of the Lord "shall
hurn them up" completely. "Though they brin~ up
their children, yet will I bereave them, that thcre shall
not be a man l('ft ; yea, woe also to them when I d('part
from them! Ephraim, as I saw Trrus, is planted in
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children to the murderer. Ephraim i.s smitten, their

root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, thou6'h
they bring forth, :ret will I slay even the beloved fruit
of their womb." (Has. 9: 12, 13, 16) "For I will rise
up agaiust them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off
from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and
nephew, saith the Lord." (Isa. 14: 22) The destruction resulting- from the execution of the Lord's judg.
ments shall be so complete that there can be no recovery and the existence of the wicked shall end for
evcr. '1.'ho Lord fully confirms this in the latter part
of the foregoing statement by the prophecy of Malachi,
that the Lord's wrath" shall burn them I1p, .. that
it shall leave them neither root nor branch". '1'hat
burning will leave a clean universe, wholly devoted
to the Lord.
~~ Then .1ehovah turns his prophetic word'! to the
faithful remnant HOW being pushed awl horned and
shoved allaut by the proud and wicked, auu to them
he say;;: "But unto you that fear my nalllc shall the
sun of l'ighteot1sne~s arise with healill~ in hi'! win'-!:,,;
and ye shall go forth, and g-ambol as cuI ves of the
stall." (:\lal. 4: 2, R. V.) "Uut there shall ri'ie unto you
that fear my name the sun of righteou"!IH'ss with healing in his wings j and ye will go forth, and grow fat
as calves of the :.tall. "-:\la1. 3: :20, Lrcscr.
~3 Those who now fcar the Lord tremble lest they
In'in~ rl'proach upon (:011 's name or that 1hey mi~ht
miss the bJcsscd privih";e of having a part in the vindication of his name. 'rhi'i mC'aliS that it applil's primarily to the " faithful and wi'ie St'lT:U1t" ('las.." tlte
remnant; and secolHlarily to the "otl1(~r SIH'Pp ", the
Jonadahs or great JlIultitude. 1\10'les deli\ ('red the meso
sa:~e of Jehovah to tho'le who fOr<>shadowed thc fail hful remnaHt of 10uay and who arc in thp eownant of
faithfulnef''!; anu to them he said: "If thou \vilt not
observc to do all the words of this law [of' thl' eovenallt
of faithfulne:"s J that arc written in thi, hook, that I hou
mayest fear this gloriouc; and fl'arful Harne, '1'Ilg
LORD THY GOD."-Deut. 28: 58.
~4 One who docs not fear nod within the Rcriptural
meaning (,Mmot have his favor, hut to those who do
fear the Lord, and who arc faithful and true to him,
a re('ord is )wpt in their fa\"or; as is stated Ly the
prophet )J alachi: "A hook of rempmlmllleo was writtf>n before him for them that fpared the Lord, and that
thought upon his name." (:'IIal. 3: ]6) Not unly is the
fear of the Lurd the beginning- of wisdom, hut he who
is \\ be never departs from the fear of the Lord.Prov, 8: ]3.
2~ The sutfcriug and persecution that came upon Jehovah's faithful people in 1918 and ] !J19 was soon
dispelled by the healin~ rays of the TJord's lig-ht in
fulfillment of his ]lrophec~' to those who stood faith! III
unto him, and \rho feared the IJord ; and to these, tile
promise is, "~haJl the Slln of righteomllPss an,-;c with
healing in his wings." The comin~ of the Lord .1e':'lls
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faithful people. Jehovah withholds no good thing

from those who arc wholly devoted to him. "For the
Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace
and glory: no good thing will be withhold from them
that walk uprightly. "-I)s. 84: 11.
"Jehovah did give to his own faithful ones grace
and glory when he sent Christ Jesus, hi<; Messenger,
to the temple. Christ Jesus is the express image of
Jehovah and the brightness of his glory. (Heb. 1: 3)
He it is that announces to the faithful watchers the
day of Jehovah which brings grdce and glory to the
faithful ones: "Their line is gone out through all the
earth, and their words to the end of the world. In
them [the heavens] hath he [Jehovah] set a tabernaele
for the sun; which is as a bridc:-~room coming out of
his ehamher (of the waiting period], and rejoiceth as
a stron~ man to run a race." (Ps. 19: 4,5) "Through
the tender In(,J'('Y of our God; whereby the dayspriug
[ (l1lorgin) sUlll'i!oing; (lJiay.) tiay-dawn] from on
high hath visited us, to give Ii~ht to them that sit in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet
into the way of peace.' '-Luke 1: 78, 79.
IT The "Sun of righteousness" ushers in the day of
:ri~htcousn('ss llnd justi('e llnd is therefore the Sun of
vindi('ation. Tbe Sun eauscs to be hrou~ht forth
"precious thin~s", "precious fruits." (Beut. 33: 14)
The Sun of l'ighteow>Jl(,!os arose in 1914, when he,
Christ Jesus, was enthroned and sent forth to rule III
the midst of the enemy; and p:ll'ticulnrly in lUIS he
began to shine forth upon the remnant of the trihe of
J..cyi that was elcaused and hrougoht into the trmpl('.
That ~l()rious Sun will uever ~o down. "Thy sun
shall no Dlol'e go down; neit hel" shall thy moon withdraw it!\Clf; for the Lord shaH be thine e\'erlasting
light, and the days of thy mournin~ shall be ended."
(Isa. 60: 20) "For his anger endureth hut a mOnll'llt;
in his favour is life; we<,ping may endure for a ni~ht,
but joy ('onwtll in the morning." (1'8. 30: 5, 6) These
are words of great consolation to the faithful, and
t1l('y tal;:e courage therefrom anll their joy increases.
IS With the coming of the Lord J<"HlS to the temple
the unrleanness of lip \\as removed hy the coals of
fire. 1'h<, mouth of the remnant \\as clcan>:ed, aud this
eauscd the cleansed ones to rejoice and sing the prai:-.('s
of Jehovah. (lsa. 6: 5-7; 12: 1, 3) Says the prophet
Malachi: 'The Sun of rightcou...ne<;<.; ari'ies with healing.' 'l'he faithful servants of God had suffered much
at the hands of the enemy during the World War.
They were scattered, beutcn :md brui"cd, and were
like dead men. (Zcrh. 2: 6, 7; Ezdc 36: 22-31; 37: 1-l-l)
Then when the fuithful awoke to their privileges and
tbe anger of the Lord passoo away from them they
were healed, and then bcgan the fulfillment of God's
prophecy concerning them: "Beholll, I will bring it
(his visible organization on earth, made up of the
faithful remnant] health and cure, and I will cure
them, and will re....eal unto them the abundance of
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Ju::1ah, and the captivity of Israel, to return, and will

build them a'i at the first. And I will cleanse them
from all their iniquit)7, whereby they have sinned
against me; and I will pardon all their initjuities,
whereby th~y have sinned, and whereby they have
transgressed against me. And it shall be to me a name
of joy, a prai!>e awl an honour before all the nations
of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do
unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all
the goodness, and for all the prosperity, that I procure unto it. "-Jer. 33: 6-9.
20 When we attempted to interpret prophecy before
the Lord's due time, we tried to make this proplH:cy
apply to the Jews during the millennial reign of
Christ; but now, since the 1..;ord has revealed his pur
po'le to his I)eople, they plainly see that this prophe~y
applies to those who are real Jews, that is, those "ho
are fully de\"oted to the praise and serviee of Jehoyah
God in the day of his vindication. The Sr'riptul'CS
were written aforetime for the lea rn ing and com ('ort
of the remnant that they might be fully equipped and
furnished for the work that Gou hus assigned them
under Christ Jesus. (Rom. 15: 4; 2 Tim. 3: 16, 17)
Now it is clearly diseel'llible by the remnant that the
"h('aling in his wings" is the lip;ht and comfort, rest
amI pJ'oteeting covering, that is given to those who remain true and faithful to the LOI d. During the period
of persecution, while the \Vorld \Var was in progl'('<';S,
God's true people suffered much, but in due time the
Lord took them under his J)l'ot('etingo care, shi(lded
and protected them from their oppreS'iors, unu h('ulcll
their sirlw<,ss. lIb faithful people now trU'it In .Jehovah and Christ Jesus and arc hrl)ught und('l' the Jlrotectin~ care of the Lord, illu!otrated by "his \\ings",
and arc held in a secure place. T1H's(', aJlPl'eriatjn~
thdr blessing'S from the Lord, employ the langllage of
the psahni:-.t and sing: "How excellent is thy lo\,jn~
kilHhwss, 0 Goll! therefore the chilllrcn of men Pllt
their trust unller the shadow of thy wings." (1'8.
36: 7) "I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear
me, 0 Cod; incline thine car unto me, and hear my
speech, Hhew thy marvellous lovjn~-kindness, 0 thou
that save!>t by thy right hand them ,vhich put th('ir
trust in th('e from tho~e that rise up again'it. them.
J(e<,p me as the apple of the eJ'e; hiue me under the
shallow of thy wings, from the wicked that oppress
me, from my dealily enemies who eompas-; me about."
(1's. 17: 69) "Be merciful unto me, 0 God, he merciful unto me: for my soul trustcth in thee; )'('a, in the
shadow of thy wings will J make my refuge, until thc<;e
calamitie'i be overpast." (1's. 5'j : 1) Now in the secret
place of the 1\lost High, with full confidence and trU'it,
the faithful continue their song of praise: "For thou
hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from
the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for eyer;
I will trust in the coyert of thy wings. Selah. For thou,
God, hast hc-ard my vows: thou hast given me the
heritage of those that fear thy name." -1'8. 61: 3-5.

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'0 Being healed and refreshed by the Lord, the

"-faithful servant" class is seut forth: "And ye shull
~o forth," saith the Lord. The faithful go forth actively in ,Jehovah's service as his witne~es, bein~ now
"a people for his name". 'I'hey have been released
from the conditions of restraint in which they found
themselves during the World War period. When Ihe
faithful remnant saw they had been mixed with Babylon, they he31'd the command of the Lord to them,
sa.ring: "Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the
Chaldeans, with a voice of !linging declare ye, tell this,
utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord
hath redeemed his servant ,Jacob." (ha. 48: 20) Then
they hastened forth bearin~ the \'es'iels containing the
fruits of the kinwlom. They wcnt forth with joy, and
still proceed in the same way: "Depart )'C, depart J'e,
go ye out from thence, touc'h no unclean thing; go ye
out of the mj(ht of her; be ye clean, that bellI' the vcss('ls
of the Lord. For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go
by flight; for tJ)(, Lord will go bcfore you; amI the God
of Israel will he )'OUI' rereward. "-Isa. G~: 11, 12.
11 '1'he promise to the faithful ones is sur<', and they
shall worship th(' Lord God in spirit and in trutll:
"Again I will huild thee, and thou shalt be built, 0
virgin of J'a'ad: thou shalt again be udo1'Jlecl with thy
tahrcts, and i>halt go forth in the dauees of them that
make metT)'." (.Jer. 31: 4) Those wllO arc faithful to
(lad must "~o forth" in fulfillment of proph('ey, ulld
this is particulady true since the year 1[):l:.l, wlH'n the
holy i>pil'it was poured out 011 nil of God's servants.
'1'I1<'Y have heen going forth uut! arc stiJI g'oing at it,
:ll1d their joy continues. 'rhe g'1'('at mult itncJe follow
the rrmn:mt and they "go fOJ'1h" and 'show themsel\'cs' on the side of God undlli.,; kingdom.-Jsa. 4[): 9.
32 "'h('n a calf has been penlJell up in a stall und is
turlH'dloose it rUlIs and leaps for joy. '1'he A1/lliol'i,:cd
r crsion of the text here UII(]('r ('onsidcration says:
'J\nd go forth lllJ<] gl'ow up as ealws of the stall.'
Whrn we gu('.,;sed at the meaning' and application of
this te:\t we applied it to the millennial reign of Chri:-;t
:lnd said that the people would ou(')' him and tll('y
should grow up as stall-fed ('[lIves and become fat.
Sueh, however, is not the mcarillg' of the te:d.\ccorcIing to the HC1'iscd V crsion the text rcaus : "Go forth,
llIl<l gumbol as ealves of the &talI"; and accoruing to
Rotllcrltalll: "And leap for joy like caln's let loose
from the stull." '1'he word "stall" is from the root
word wldeh means, "to tic up," or, "a tying-up
place." The faithful remnant, being released and being fr('e to enter the service of Jehovah, did leap for
joy, just as a calf that is turned loo<;e from the stall
:m<1 let free out into the pasture gambols and leaps.
God's people were stalled in Babylon and w('re being
fed on fodder found there which gave them no
~trength ; sueh fodder as eharaet('r development, manworship, silndimoniousness, and suchlike; and had
grown quite lank and thin; but wl1('n relea~ed a11d set
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which he had provided for th(,ffi, they grow up strollg

and fat, becoming strong in the J... or<1 and in the power
of his might. (Ps. 23: 2; Eph. 6: 10) They are rf'aJy
to declare tl1C nngeance of our God, and they do so
vigorously, and with the sword of the spirit they attack those who defame the name of the 1\1ost High.
33 In harmony \\'ith the foregoing prophecy ~Ialachi
says: "And ye shall tread down the wicked j for they
shall be ashes under the sales of your feet in the day
that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts." (~\lal.
4: 3) In oriental lands the calves are used to thresh
the grain; and likewise the faithful of the Lord" tread
down the lawless".-Roth.
34 The Lord, addressing his same faithful people,
through the prophecy of Micah, says: "Arise, and
thresh, 0 daughter of Zion j for I will make thine
horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs bra'is ; and thou
shalt beat in piC'ces many p{'ople; andl will eOl1seCl'<1tc
their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the
Lord of the whole (',nth." (4: la) 'I'his work eOlTeHponds to the tr('uding of the wine press.-I:e\'.
14: ]!J, 20; HI: 15.
3S The faithful witnesses of .Jehovah declare the
purpo:,e of the 1\1ost IIi~h, allllouncing his juug-Illcuts
to bring burning devastation upon the wicked, aud
th<'l't'fol'e the wid,cd or law){'f,s, as the prophet Hay..;,
"shall be las] ashe~ under the soles of your fect III
the day that I (.Jeh(wahl shall do tIJis." SuC'h will
Le the l'('sult of the day of bU1'l1iug" described in ."Ilalachi 4: 1, A. r. JdlCJ\'ah by his Big-ht A 1'111, ehl'!:>t
Jesus, will Iny low in the ashes th(' Devil ano all of
Ilis erowd. ".And the God of peace shall brui,c Satan
U1l<IC'r your feet shortly." (Hom. 1G: 20) After that
i~ accomplished all who survive will elearly "diseel'll
bdwcell the righteous and the \\ i('ked". Only tho"e
\dlO s('rve God will slll'vive. Jehcn ah aecompJ i..;fll'S th i-;
work in the d:ly whieh he lon~ a~~() appointl>d for that
}HU'po,;e. In the "day of hi.,; prc'pal'ation ", \\hi('h IS
uow, he makes ready for his complete vindication.
(Nah. 2: 3) .l\lark the words" saith Jehovah of hosts"
(.iLH.V.), whiC'h m('un he is the God of uattle. 'I'hat i'!
hi.,; fi!~htjng name.
36 '1'0 fully impl'(,"'; the'!(' gl'eat truths upon the mincJ
of the remnant Jrhovuh says to th('m through his
prophet: "Hemember ye the law of lUoses my SeIT<lnt,
wlJieh I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Isl':ll'l,
with the statutes and judgments," (Mal. 4: 4) Now
the CreateI' l\1o~'C's is here and speaks with full authority from Jeho\'ah Uod: "It shall come to pass, that
every soul, whieh will not [obey] that prophet [Chr:..,t
JeSlIs], shall be destroyed from alllong the peopk"
(Acts 3: 23) This d('strudion is not at the end of the
millellnial reign of Christ, but in the fire of cleva,;:ation that God sends upon Satan's organization at
Armageddon. After the coming of the Lord Je-;u" to
the temple the templc das,> is anointed and sent forth
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ye may obey. He impre::,scs it fully upon the mind of

those who have undertak<:n to do his service. It is
tho~e who" fear the name of the Lord" that go forth
to his service and continue faithful. These are in the
covenant by ::,ucrifice and in the new covenant, which
is mediated by the Greater Moses, Christ Jesus. The
faithful remnant in the earth are included and toward
them the new covenant is inaugurated that thC'y may
be Jehovah's 'people for his name's sake'. These words
are a strong admonition to them to remember the law
of l\loses, which foreshadowed the law of the Greater
1\1oses, now the Mediator of the new covenant and its
law, and also the inaugurator of that covenant at
"Jlount Zion, where thc remnant are now assembled
with Christ Jc'iu,). The fact thut the prophecy refers
to the inauguration of the law covenant at })inai, or
Horcb, shows that it now applic" to the inau:~uration
of the new covenant toward hi" rcmnant people on the
earth since the ('omin~ of Chl'i,:t .Jcsus to the tmple.
The law covenant inaugurated at Horeh was "f(}r all
Israel", and therefore foreHhadowed that the IH"W cove
llant i'J 'for all l>piritual Israel', inclwlil1~ the rem
Haut of today on earth. "Christendom" clain~s to be
ill thc covenant, but" Chri"Jtendom" i~ hypocritical
and docs violence to her elaim and is not included 111
the eovenant. "Chrbtenuom" has ~ivcn no heed to
the Lord'i:! admonition to rcmcm!Jr the law of ~\Io::,es.
., Christendom" thcI'efore iH a%ig'lIed to her place
wil II the Devil Il/ld the lial's awl nil who 'love lind
wake a lie'. (~latt. 24: til i Hev. 22: 15) The "statutes
llnd judgments" of the Lord were attached to and
made a part of the covenant, sctting forth what God
requires of those who arc now ill the covenallt which
is inaugurated at ~rount Zion toward those who are
in line for the kilJ'~dom. "He (.Jehovah] ~he\\'etll his
word uuto JUt'ob, his statutes aud his jud~4111ents unto
Israel. lIe hath 110t dealt so Witll any nation; and as
for his jud~ments, they have 110t I01owl1 them. Praise
~'e the Lord. "-Ps. 147: I!), 20.
IMPEXDING DESTRUCTIO:-l
37 Jehovah /l;ives fair warning before he executes
his enemie'3. Havin~ given Wal'llill~, and those \'Iamcd
lIOt huvillg given heed thel'cto, destruction must of
necessity follow uIJon them. Jehovah never deviates
flom hi" expressed purpose. Therefore he say<;, through
his prophet: "Behold, I will send ;you Elijah the
prophet before the coming of the great and dl'eudful
day of the Lord." pIal. 4 : 5) At the l)('g-inning of the
third cha})ter of the prophecy of Malaehi the Lord
allnoullced his purpose to send his Messenger to pre
pare the way before him. 'l'he prophetic statements
('oncerning Elijah and the Messenger are parallel. and
.John the Baptist was the mllliat1ll'e fulfillment of both.
In close proximity the prophet .:\la1aehi mentio:ls both
:;U o"cs and Elijah the same as docs the seript11l'c eonecrning the transfiguration scene. (Matt. ]7:1--1;
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coming of the Greater Moses, Christ Je~:;us, and here

:Malachi prophesies concerning the coming of an Elijah. According to the apostle Peter's statement III
refcrenee to the transfiguration scenc, both of thcse
were to be related closely with the' power and coming
of the Lord Jesus Christ in his majesty'. (2 Pet.
1: 16-18) 'l'hc Elijah to come was to be a forerunner
or prepareI'. The ~loses to come was to he thc exe('utioner. (Deut. 18: 1!); Acts 3: 23) John the BaptIst
was a forerunner or prrparer and therefore fulfilleu
in miniature the prophrcy l'egarding Elijah. "For
all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
And if ye will reccive it, this is Elias, which was for
to come."--~Iatt. 11: 13, 34.
sa When the attention of Jesus was ealled to the
prophecy that BJijah must first come, JesU'i an':iwered,
and his answer refers to the miniature fullillment of
the prophecy by John the Baptist: "nut I say unto
you, That I';lias is come already, and 1!fey knew hi:n
not, hut have done unto him whatsoever the.y liStl'IL
Likcwi'1e shall also the Hon of mall suffer or thelll."
CMatt. 17: 12) Elijah foreshadowed the \\ork to be
done, alId whieh was fulfilled by John the lluptist,
llnd which has its major fulfillment by Christ Je,;us i
and his faithful remnant have Home part therein bl-cause of their relationship to Christ Jesu'.;,
39 The orig-inal J~lijah, who prophl''iil'<! ill ISl'ad,
precedcu Jehu and wa" th('refore a fOI'<'I'lIIlIl('r of .J(,hll,
the ex('eu!ioner of the wi('kel} ru!t'rs of IsI\I<'! and tIHN:
who practiced the (}Pvil reli~.don. The fllllillllll'llt of
the Elijah llrophl'('Y in completene~s t hel'ci'ol"c 1'1'('cedes the execution h)' Chri"t .Jesus, the (ll,(,,,t('I' .JI'hu,
of the \\ i(k('u rul('I's and practicers of d('vll rcli'!I'Hl,
which tal,es place at j\l'maf~l'ddon. Eli"ha jilli"!l('u till'
work hl'~un by Elijah, and therefore Elisha \\;1'1
anointl'd and commissioned in his p1are aIHI stead 10
finish that work. (1 Ki. 19: 16, la, ~O) The ElIjah
work was particularly in behalf of Gou's faithful \I itneSHes and pl'CIHll'ed them to ha \'e a part in t he \~ itlll'"''
work latc1'. 'I'he 'man clothed with linen, and with the
writcr's inkhorn by his sidf" (Ezek. !J: 1,4, 11), pCI'f01111H the work in hehalf of the Jonadah or "gna1.
multitude" or "other sheep" cla'is, and this la1l CI'
work was foreHhadowed by what Elisha the JH'OJlIl<,1
did after Elijah had finished his work. l\Iiniature fut
filhncnt of the l~lijah work in John the Bapt i t
cndf'd hy John's being heheaded, but after that it \\d~
stillneressary for the disciples of Christ Jesus to give
warning of the wrath coming; which they did.-.\et"
2: 40.
0 'rhe Elisha work in completeness or major fulfUlment began approximately I!)!!). Su('h work \\ ,:'1
in fact a continuation of that work ori~dn:lll,\" a;,si(~;Jd
to mijah, and since the ce,;sation of the Elijah wor:~
God's true witnc:"scs, the remnant, ul1lkr Ihe rOIl,mand and IcaJership of Christ Jesus, cOlltillUl" to !.llVe
the wul'niH~ "hefore ", a'3 Malu('lJi ::,aJ'~, .. the ~1 c,~t
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ful day of the Lord is when Armageddon falls upon

the world. TIle declaration of Jehovah by his prophet
Malachi that he would first !lcnd Elijah the prophet
before the Executioner was sent seems clearly to say
that the conditions existing in <t Christendom" (which
is professed bpiritual Israel) would be similar to the
conditions exi:-,ting in Israel in the day of the prophets
Elijah and Elisha and immediately preceding the execution work done by Jehu. Having these antitypical
facts before 11.'l, in the li~ht of thc prophecies, there
is but one possible conclusion, and that is, to wit, that
the' great and terrihIe day of the Lord' is thc day of
Jehovah's Executioner, Christ JC'sus, acting as the
Greater Jehu in ('xecuting God's enemies, thc chief
earthly portion of which is madc up of the Roman
Catholic Ilif'run'hy and other elerg).
U Now according to the undisputed facts and according to the prophecy we see that the antitypil'al
Elijah work in completeness is the' preparing' of the
way before Jehomh' and is completed immediately
preceding the coming' of Christ Jesus to the temple
and his jud~m('llt work therc performcd; that the
fulfillmcnt of the mijah work covered a period of approximately forty years and l'nded in 1918, and then
Christ Jesus carne imme<.liatdy to the temple; that
there was a short period of waitill~, and shortly thcI'eafter the Elisha work begun, whirh mu':>t he <.lone by
those whom Elisha fore:-.hadowe(l; Chrht Josue, 11fIng~
the approved OII<'S into the tpmple, enli<..:htens and 1118t1'uots them, und thm spnds t hem fort h to do the
Elisha work, lln<.l this has b0en in progress since Inl!),
and the:,e faithful witne:-."cs, to \\ hom the Lord ha<i
committed his goods or kil\~uOln interests, must continue that work until the EXl'cutioner, the Greater
J('llll, Chri!,t Je!',us, g-oes forth anu pcrforms his work
of execution. Bpfore this the warning mu!',t he given
to the rulers, to the wieked, and to the people of good
will. It is those pl'l'i>ons of good will ,vho receive the
mark in their forehead, as tcstified by J.jzeldl'l
(9: 1-4,11), and whieh work mu,;t be done and completed before Armageddon, berause Ezekiel says that
whcn this markill~ wOl'k is completed those to whom
it is assi~led, llnd ,vho do it, 'report the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.' 'fhi')
is further conclusive proof that the 'man with the
writer's inkhorn', the faithful \vitnes<;es of JdlOvah,
must continually engage in and complete the witness
work of warnin~ the Jonadabs, or great multitude,
before Armageddon hreaks upon Ratan's organization.
'l'hc warning work is now in progress and the great
multitude is being gathered to the Lord, alld .Jesus
dedares that when this witness work is done then will
follow thc trihulntion of Al'nHl~eddon, the p:reatest of
all time. (:\latt. 24: 21) All these prophecies exactly
fit the facts, and are harmoniou:;, even as they mu-.,t
be. Anyone who insists that those doing the Eli:..ha
work toward the great multitude are now "getting
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multitude ", shows IH' does not have an understanulI1';
of the prophecies and the rc\atiom.hip thereto which
is borne by the wit Iless('s of Jehovah. 'fhe Devil would
be delighted to see Jehovah's witnesses adopt the
policy of "watchful waiting", become idle and indifferent, and slack their hand and wait until Armageddon to do their work; but those who really love
God, and who have an understanding and appreciation
of their relationship to God and hi., organization, will
now push forward with continued zeal and vigor and
will obey his commandment not to slack the hand.
,42 If the work of giving the witness ano warning
fails to turn "Christendom" to the right way, thell
"the great and dreadful day of the J~ord" mnst come
upon thcm. Says the prophet concerning this work:
"And he [the prophet ic work 1 shall turn the heart
of the fathers to the children, and the heart of tile
chiluren to their fathel's, Ic~t I come alld smite the
earth with a curse." (:\Ial. 4: G) The Hebrew word
here used for "turn" is also rendered "to COllvert".
(Jsa. 6: 10; Ps. 51: 13) The angel of the Lord proplteHied conceming John the Bapti<;t, who in miniatlll'c
fulf1lJeu the Elijah propheey, and sa III : ".Alld nHlIlY
of the children of Israel shall he tum to the Loru their
(;0<1. And he shall go before him in the spirit HlIti
)lo\\el' of Elias, to tUI'll the hearts of the fathel's to the
('hildrcll, and the disobedif'nt to the wi"dom of I he
just; to make ready a lleople prepared for the Lord."
-Luke 1: 16, 17.
43 111 t he seventeenth verse here (jlloteJ the word
"tUI'll" is also rendered" to eOll vcrt". (Sec l.l atthl'w
13: 15; Acts 3: 1!l.) 'I'he Lord im;pired ~aeharias, the
father of John the Baptist, to pl'OpllCSy COneerlil/l'~
,John in these word<;: "And thou, ('h iJd, shalt be calltd
the proph(t of the Hight'st: for thou shalt go befol'e
the face of the Lord, to prepare his W<1Ys-; to give
1:llowl(>d~e of salvation unto his p<'oplf', hy the remission of tlH'ir sins, throll~h the tendcl' mercy of 'lIll'
Uod; whereby tile daysprin~ from on hi~~h hath \'1';11<'<1
liS, to givc light to them that sit ill darkne':>s and 11\
the shadow of deat h, to guide our fcet into the way
of peae(." (Luke 1: 76-79) John thl~ Bapti~t wao.; a
true Le\"lte, and concel'llinj:{ him t.he prophet ~Ialal'/Ii
said: "The law of truth was ill his mouth, and illl(juity was Itot found in his lips; he walked with me in
peacc and equity, and did turn mallY away from
imqnity. For the pri0st's lips ~houl(l kpcp l:nowledg(',
and they should seek the law at his IllOllt h; for he is
the mcs,;enger of the Lord of host,;." (~Ial. 2: 6,7)
Like the prophet Elijah, John the Hapt ist, in the ))('1'formance of his duty, testified again,>t tho<;e who had
gOlle astray, to 'turn them to the 1,01'(}'.-:1\ell. !l: 2G,
44 'l'he
purpose of the work prophesied wa'> to
"turll", that is, to con\'ert, "the heart of the fathers
to the children." The /( fathers" are those in the position of responsibility, such as leadNs am] expounders
of the 'YOI'd of God, as shown by mallY of the ~erip-

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tures. (Acts 22: 1 ; 7: 2; Neh. 7: 70, 71; Acts 3: 24,25)

This indicates that the responsibility of "Christen.
dom" lies largely upon those who have filled the posi.
tions of leaders and teachers, such as the eler~y in
what they have called the organization of the Lord;
and the same rule applies to the leaders, instructors
and elders in the company of God's trne people. In
the day of John the Baptist the leaders amol1~st the
Jews claimed to he ehildrcn of Abraham, and those
preachers or clergymen said: "We have Abraham
[for] our father." (::\Iatt. 3: 9) Jesus said to them:
"If ,}'e wcre Abraham's children, ye would do the
works of Ahraham." (J ohn 8: 39) Abraham pictllrcd
God the Father of all of the royal house. The words of
Jesus showed that John had fuilrd to turn those Jews,
the Pharisaical clergy, back to a condition of hannony
with the Father, Jrhovah God.
45 The word "children", med in ~lalachi 4: 6, docs
not mean childlike or childlihmes<;, but rather me.ms
an offspring, that i" to say, sons, and there means the
true seeu of Ahraham. It mrans the childrcn of the
faithful ones: "They which are of faith, the s:une
are the children of Abraham." (nal. 3: 7) COl\rerning
the same the apostle wrote: "~either, l,crame they
are the [natural] ~eed of Ahraham, arc thr)' nil ehildren: but, In haac shall thy sred be rallNl. That is,
'l'hey [the Israelites aceoruin~ to the fl('sh] whirh arc
the children of the flesh [a<; J~hrnn('1 was], these are
not the childreu of God; but the ehildl'en of the promise [the S"ed of Abraham after the spirit] are counted
for the seeu. "-Hom. 9: 7, 8.
46 Concernil1~ t11O'ie whOln nod sdects for his royal
house it is written: "Besilles, he does not in any way
take hold of an~ds, hut he t[II,l'S hold of the seed of
Abraham." (Hehrews 2: Hi, DilLylott) ;";ote in connection therewith that the prophet 1\1alaehi says concerning the one ('Omill~: "lIe ~hall turn the heart of
the fathers to the chih1rrIJ, and the Iwart of the children to their fathers." 1'hc lan~uag-e employed b)" the
angel of Jehovah in spraking to ~acharias makes this
matter clear, which is, to wit: "To turn the hearts
of the fathers to the clllldrrn, and the disobedient to
the wisdom of the just; to mnke ready a people prel>ared for the Lord." (Luke 1: 17) l\lnnife"tly "the
just" or approved ones include those who nre faithful
and wholly devoted to Jehovah, anu used here to express his wisdom; and hence the server of spiritual
food, that is to say, an inst ruciol' cal'l'ying the food of
the J.Jord to othel's according to the will of God. The
faithful prophets of old were visible reprcsentatives
of Jehovah, the great Father, ana their prophcrics nnd
expressions of wiRdom were concerning him. 'l'hc gist
of the matter of this propheey thel'efore clearly seems
to be this, that the wOl'k of preparing a people for
Jehovah would turn those who had made a covenant
to do the will of God away from the teachers of
men, and turn them to the tn;c Father, Jehoyah God;
and that would mean to turn the elders and in'iltruc-

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tors in the congregations, who harl bcpn anu were

following the teachings of men, back to thc heart rondition of the true children of (lou, the Father of all.
and thus prepare a people for his name; and also tf)
turn the onsprin~, the children. away from tile teach.
ings of men and to the teaching of God's true W orL!,
.7 If the instruction and warning f>hould fail of completely converting or turning the profes'>cd people to
the right way, thcu the devastating fire mu~t follow,
rrherefore the prophcc~r says: "J.Jest I come and SIDlt,
the earth with a curse." '1'he work which the l.Jol,tl
assigns to his faithful representatIves ha" been ill pl'O~
ress for many years, ana comparatiH,ly Oldy a fc\\
have heard and hecded the same. 'fo he sure, thel't'
must come out of the masses the great multitude, but
that gn'at multitude will be small a'l comparcd wittl
all the peoplcs of l'aeth. 'l'he nation" of "Uhl'btllldom" atc composed of mallY mill ion'i of p('r:'OIl'i, mallY
of whom profess to be childrcn of (loll, but the far'l ,
arc, almo'lt all of the:-;e m'c childrcn of the DCV11 ,lilt!
all, as the apostle staV's, 'lie ullder the eontl'o! of the
wicked one.' (1 John;): 19) Thc g'l'eat Inl1ll1tuuc .He
those, and will be those, who gladly hear the woed Ol
truth allu who turn away from Nalan 's Ol~aniz~,tioll,
dcclaring themscl ves on the Lonl's side bet'ore A l'lll<tgeddon. "Christrndom" was not f:wora bly ill1 PI'('''''t~1 l
with the Elijah work, up to 191::;, alld hl'll('e that \rolk
did not turn their hearts to Jehovah Uod, the gl'l':lt
Life-givcl' or Fathcr. Vl'ry few of the Jlrol\'s~ed 1'01lowcrs of Christ Jl'~lIS in the rhurch org.lIlizat iun'i \\'CI'C
turned Hnd became true children of Cou. 'flte Eli'dm
wOl'k continues that which wa" bCg'utl by ElIjah, all,l
this is u~eJ by the Lord to bl'llIg the gr('a t III 1111 I I l)l k
into his fold; but hj' far the grrat('r llullll,cr or thl'
human r.lcc WIll stay out of <lod's ol'gallil..ltloll. alld
011 the Devil's side, uno thl'1'('fol'c the altl'l'Il:1t i\l' allnou1!ecu by the prophecy 1ll11'it follow, \\ hieh nll'<1l1 i
that the Lord will "smite the llallll] "ith a llIl".,
(with utter dcstmction (Hoth.)]". That Ill('alls I II.'
complete downfall of "Christcll(lom", to~dh('r \\ith
all of :)atan's organization, During' the lH'riod of the
Blisha work pcrformrd by God's [H'opJe, hi'i Wltl (''''W'i,
acting ill accord with thpir uiviJwly ~IYI':~ l'Oml~IIS"iulJ,
have deelured and rOlltinue to declal'<' We "\'cng!';) I\(e
of our Uod", that is to say, the coming l'ur~,c at' CuJ,
which will soon fall upon the world. (l~oa. Ill: 2) .Jeho
vah );ljS upon his 'prepared Iwople', who tberdorc
are devoted to him, an ohligation of dcdal'lJl~ hI'';
yeng-eance and warning to hath til<' rll!rl'S amI the
ruled, to the cnd that those who disire may han till'
OPPoJ'tunity to turn to him. There is 110 sldco.;ll'pJlII1';
this ohligation and work laid Ollt by the Lord. Ii' lb'
witnesses fail to give the wal'l1iJl~, the l'l'SpOIl'>lbilil:,
1'ests upon them und the blood of tho'ic \rho diell III
ignorance is eharged up again~t thoc;e failing. ]f Ih,>
witneb'ws are failhful in prorln.imin~ the; mc,;o:;ag-e lit'
.Tehoyah, giving the warning to the wi eked awl Tllo1JUIJ'~
known the kingdom meo:;sage to t1l0,-;(' of good will. 111<'11

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they have fulfiEed their obligation whirh is made

binding- upon them by their covenant; and being thus
faithful, they rcteive the approval of the Lord.
48 1.'01' ilfteen years and more the faithful remnant
of Jehovah have declared his judgment'l, which shall
be executed at Armageddon by his great Executioner,
Christ Jc~us. In <.loing this work from the IJcginniug
to the end they are not permitted to slack the hand
nor to rest for some future and 'more favorable' time.
It is not for them to know just how soon the curse will
fall, that is to say, just what hour or year Armageddon will 'take place. 'l'hey certainly know that it canllot be far removed from the present day, because that
wol'lt marked out for them, und which thl)y are doing',
immediately prc(;l'des Armageddon. 'l'he duty and
obligation laid upon the remnant is to obey God's comm:.mdmcnt and I;cc'p at it ulltil he says the work is
dOlle. ,Anyone who attempt'! to influence to the contrary or cau~e a let-up in the zeal alld a<'tivity of the
Lord'i.! H'lTants i'l dOlllg that which is lawlcs'i; and
the Lord has fully cxpres::.ed his determination to
make dispo'>ilioll of the lawless.
4V Call to mind Llwt durill~ the past decade IJarticulady thc Lord IW:-l eontilluou~ly unfoldeu to his pc-ople
the n1('allin~ of his IJrophl'eics, and has rall<;cu the explanation th('l'cof to he lntlhlnitteu to hii.! people
1hrou~h the \Vatch 'I'ower publication>:. Some who
have l!ljn~\led with (Jod's people have not st.udied '1'lto
Walcldou'cl', but have tak('n it for granted that it
contains only the CXIJl'cssion of a mall or mell, and the
)'('mlt. to them is that they do not have ItIl ullderstalldin~ of the pI'oller rdation-;hip of the :lnointcu to
.khovah awl Chl'i'it Je'ius. 'l'hey do Ilot Il<l\ e a COIl('('pI ion of the prophccil's, amI t hel'eforc plainly golve
evil1ence that they arc Ilot of the ('nlightc'ncd olles of
the tC'lllplr. If there aPJleal' amollgst the companic,;
of Gou's Jlpoplc those who ~peak in such maunel' as to
retard the witn(;ss work, and to induce the wOl'krl's
to lJelieve that thC'y are "~cltill~ nowhere", the faithful ones should a void su(h pcrsons and their inlluel1('e, bcca usc suc'h speech and infJ uence tend not only
to eau~c diYisions Imt to hIll to sleep those who have
llcen hrought into the covenant \\ ith God. ::\laniJ'estly,
without doubt, .Jcho\ah is unJ'olc1ing the meaning of
his pl'oJlhccks oj' old to his rcmnant to the entl that
they may be fnlly advi~cc1 of hi., purpose, and that,
being' so advi<;ed, the remnant in patience and comfort
will have their hope made strong that the? will be
pel1nitted to participate in the vindication of .Jehovah's name, and of being' for ever in his glorious and
}l!es"cd organization. 'I'his is the time when Uori's
Iwoillted mUi>t all be of one mind, that they may unitcLllr and IJarmoniollsly do the sen'iee of the Most High
wlli('h he has assigned t.o them. "That ye may with
olle mind anc.l one mouth glorify God, even the 1<'at1J('r
of our LOl'd Jesus Chri-;t." (Hom. 15: G) _\.Jl the evidence points to one thing, and that ono thing is that
within a short time Jchovah will completely vindicate

his nmnc, and that those who will have a part tllcrciH,
and who in consequence receive the ble'isings of tlle
Lord, must and will pre"cnt a 50lid front to the eucmy
and with firmness and frankness attribute sahatio.l
to no en'ature or thing, but attribute aU salYation tll
God and Christ Jesus, and without hesitation awl
without ccasing will continue to sin~ the praises or
J(hovah and his kingdom. The admonition, therefore,
comes strongly from the 1\1a<;ter's lips to the remnant:
Now "he thou faithful unto death, and I will gi\-c
thee the crown of life". (Hev. 2: 10, N.Y.) Such faithfulnes'> means that these will be dependable always,
cal'llcstly doing what the Lord has givcn them to do,
always watchful to safeguard the kingclom interests
and to exalt the great King and his kingdom.
QUJo;STIO;';S FOR STUDY

,; 1. \\'hoIn does Jeh(l\llh Hled as Ius wltacs.psJ Show ttlat

the SCJil'tUlCS detinitPly indlcato the hasls and the purpo:,e of such ,I'l,('t1l1ll.
11 2, :l. With rplatc<1 hcrilJtUlCS, explain the pxpfl'~sion. (a) "In
th:lt uay \\hcn I umke up lily jewels." (b) "They shall
1m lllllle."
'If 4-G. Ou what COIIUJtlOn, and how, and \\hy, does ho "sparo
thPlll "1
11' 7-(1. CUlltlast tho fOIP:::oill~ with God's deelar:ltion rp:::ardln~
the nnf:llthful. "'hat of the Jonndal,~ lJl thl1 ('oune"! lOll!
\Vhat on the part of tho encmy lilay be cxpcetcd by thu-c
ill a covpnant \IJth .J"I,')\ah, and whyf
'If ]0-1:>. "Thpll sh:dl )c return." ,rhea and how ha~ till"
tal:en pI:H'("
lIow li:l\e till'se '<11.('prll("] !,('twecn th,'
rl';IJ1pous Hnd tho wiekpd; hc~weC'n hun that serveth Go,1
and IlIlIl that h('l\c!h hUll not'f
1f IG,]7. "kIt rC'latl!lllshq'h are hhown hy the word "1'01''',
WIth l\ld"h the fIltH Ih chapter hegin"
Who HIe ,( til<'
proud" f and how (10 they gIve eX!'1 C:;BIOn to thm I' plld'l
:lflll !,1('hUlll!,tuoU,",'s,f
'If 1~, 1!). _\('('OUllt tor the pa!lCllce an,! joy of Jeho\ah's 1)('0pie JII tho facp of II JPI",,) pI" 'ccutwn.
11 20,21. "'110 nrp thp I\i")'"df ~llOw how IPlatl'd hcnptllfl'~
('(IIIOI"lIato ;,Ialnel1l4: 1 cOllccrlllng tIl(' end of tho \\11'1,,.1.
V 2221. J:~plam the' ex!'r.. "lOn "yon th:l t f"ar Illy naul<' ".
1f ~;:;-::tJ. Hl,ow tlmt Jehov:J11 has fultille(1 IllS prOJl1ise th'lt 'tho
BUll ot IlghteollHnp,~ ~"~11l alJ:'e \llth IH''']lllg III IllS \\in';~'.
~ :!0;;2. I'omt out fullil1l111'llt of th" 1'1(01111'<', "Ye shall I~O
torth, ani] glOW up a~ ..all'ps of the stall "
1f :!:J.';;:;. "'Jth J('lat,(] ~"dptur,,~, apply the Rf'ltl'lI11'nt, (a) "'le
shall tlead do\\n the \\11;1.('<1." (b) 'Th"y ~,hall be :1~1I<'9
uu,]er \ our t\'d,'
1f :;r;. _\e<'II~Jllt for the ndmollilion of verse 4 in thi" conup<'!iou.
'If il7-10. "',Ih sClJptures nIHI fa('ts, hholV ,lIwther ,Tehol'ah h,lS
'srut ElIJah the pWl'hct' liS fOJetohl at '('ISO G.
~ 41. What IS the natu,,' of 'the Elisha \l'Olk'l What I~ tl1>'
pUlJ)"~P (If tIl'1.t I\lnk? ,\ hell must It be JI,ne, liud why theul
, 4:!..Hi. EXl'Ialll the 'tumlllg of the hcrut of the 1'atll<llH to tl.o
dlll'!lcu, 111111 the 11I'art of tho ClllllIJC'n to tlll'lr 1':\ther8'.
, 47,48. By what nwan~ dot's ,J('I11)\ ah 'turn the hearts' (IS here
foretold f lind \Ihat :111' tho facts ShOWlllg whethpr tlwt
purpUge is lot'Jll~ IIccoll,phshed liS fOJ eshol\ n iJy prO!Jhe"~' r
What IS helo seen lIS to obligation rc,ting upon God's
l'<'0l']l' ?
1f 4!). \\ I",t prol'iSJOII has bpen made for Jchoqdl'3 peoplo to
ullllcl sland his pro)lhl'('lcs~ Account for th,' c!pur JevelahOIl of' thest' pl'lJphccics at thi~ tune. Why ale Owrc ~(Irlle
who wou1c1 rotaI'd the "itness wOlk' What will the faithful
now do?

EnUATUM
In parngmph 16, page :!o77, of The Watch to Iter of !:>Pptl'lllIlcr 1;:;, HI.;/i, the \Ionl "rC'ullltlll~" is n tYP',;wplti":I\ Crlor;
it should 1 ClU] "ullltm~". ApeoJ dmg-Iy hnes ;!::-2G ~hould Jcad:
"'rillS l,~rt flf tlie l,i('lllle t'xactly tits the pll'scut ('ond:llon ot
tho ],,,ople of good will tlJ\\ar<1 (1",1, \\ho ha,,' ta],"n thp tilBt
step tVI\ :lIdB uniting tlieJJlBl'h-ps \nth God 'H ()l gaUJLatlOll."

ANGELS AND THE RESURRECTION

"AKGEL" means "messenger". The term ap- bond., of death, being raised by Jehovah God to po\\er
plies to one who is sent on a mission as a and glory, demonstrating the fact that he was aprepresentative or deputy or messenger of provrd by Jehovah. lIe now proyed that he was
God. The holy messengers or u!l:!cls always have access worthy to be prair,ed; and without question he recciwd
to the Father, Jehovah. (Jlatt. 18: 10) These holy ones the unlimited praise of all the heayenly host. The
of the heavenly host sing praise and give utterance to Hevelatioll, chapter five, verses cleven and twclw,
joy before the Lord at every progre"sive step of his says: "And I rJohn) behcld, and I heard the vo)ce
work. These angels inhabit the heavens, the high place. of many angels round about the throne [of God] lind
And so the psalmist writes of them: ., Praise ye the the beasts and the elders: and the numbcr of them was
Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of
Praise ye him, all his angels." (Ps. 148: 1, 2) The thou<;ands; saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the
Bible abounds with accounts of instances where Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, alld
Ood has used the holy angels of heaven as messengers. wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and
By his angels he communicated with Abraham, .. the blessin!~. "
As to the disciples of Jesus, it was not their previous
friend of God," thousands of years ago (Gen. 22: 15) i
also with Jacob, the grandson of Abraham. (Gen. knowledge of the Scriptures and their faith in them
31: 11) By his angel God appcared unto )'loses at the that Christ Jcsus would he raised f)'om the dead which
blUl1ing bush near Mount Sinai in ~\rabia. (Ex. 3: 2) induced them to believe that he was raised, but it wa'l
By his angl.'! he aho delivered a message to the prophet what they actually saw and experienced that leu thl'm
Elijah when Elijah fh'd for his life to Mount Horeb. to this conclusion. The knowlcdg-c gained by experi(1 Ki. 19: 5) rrhese holy messengers of God guarded ence, coupled with the knowledge of the Scriptul(':;
the interests of Jesus at all times, from the moment he suhsequently acquired by them, 1I0t only cstabli'llied
left the hcavculy courts to become the man Jesus for bejTOlHl a doubt in their own minu'i the resurrection I)f
the purpose of witncssing for Jehovah God on this the Lord Jesus, but it emboldened them to decl1JI'e the
earth and of redl'eming the world of mankinu. (Zech. message on every opportune ocea<,ion to other<; and to
3: 1-7) The angel of the I.lord alUlOunrcu to l\lar)' the emphasize this great doctrine of truth in their epistle:s
virgin that ~he was to he the mother of the bahe Jesns. to the Uhri~tian church.
(Luke 1: 31) When she gave bilth to this wonderful
It will profit us here to consider the Scriptural te~ti
ehilu, the an~cl of the Lord hrou~ht the message to the mOlly given in proof that Je"u'i was rai'led frolll the
faithful sllcpherd'l, and the great multitude of the dead three days after his death on the fl'el'. There
hcawnly laO'lt!:! joincd together with that angel in haye alwa~ s h('el1 sornc that havl' deni('d the r(''illl't'('Cpraising God.-Luke 2: 9-11.
tiOll, and henec it is always well to fortify 01ll'",,! \('s
We may be sure that these faithful, holy nugels, as against such deonial, as well a<; to "tren~then our 0\\ n
God's instruments, were carefully watehill~ cvery faith. It must be rememhered that the writ('r<; of the
stcp concerning Jesus from the time of his !lilth up gospels were not leamed men; they were not such 11\('11
to the moment of his resurrcetion from the dl'ad. "With as would Ul'l'.:mgc a fraudulent sC'llcll1e to ul'ceive anyeagerness t1wy would wat('h :md wait to sec if Jesus body. There would be lIO oee:lr,i(l)) for them to do th is.
while on earth fully met all the requirements of God '8 'I'hc fact that they did not exped a rrsurrcC'tion and
law. They evidently knew that his full compliance gave evidence of that by their conc1uet and tJleir spt:t'('h
with God's will woulll mret with the marvelous reo at and jn::.t after the Lord's death is stron~ ('Il'('IUll
ward of n re~urrection froll1 the deau. It was onc of stantial evidence that their testimony su!>sequ('ntly
these faithful angelic llleS~('ngers that the Lord sent giYen is true. I3csicles this, the te"timony it'leJf 1)('(\I"S
from heuV<'1l tv roll back the stone from the door of all the cflrmarks of truth.
the tomb at the resurrection of the ::\lnster. 'Yhat great
At the time Jc',us died there was an earthquake.
joy must have filled the heavenJ~' courts now wlwn they The Homan ccnturlOn who stood h~' ('xcI aimed, "'l'ntly
beheld Jl'SUS, by the power of God, triumphuut over this was the Son of God!" ",Vhen the even was ('Ollll',
there camc a rich man of Al'imathll'a, namell JO'i('ph,
death and the ~rave!
Lucifer, the holy cherub who had rebelled and be- who also himself was Jesus' dis('iple: he \yent to Pilatt'
come Satan the Devil, and who had once I)('('n asso- [the Homan gove1'l1or at Jeru::.alem], and 1Jl'~!~e(l the
ciated with the holy al1:~c1s and had seuuc<:'d some of body of Jesm;. Then Pilate commanded the body to
their fellow augels, had for ccntluies oppo<;ed .Jehovah be (leliyereu. And when Joseph' had taken the hody,
and specially tried to destroy Jesus. Jesus had been he wrapped it in a clean lim'n cloth, and laid it in hi..;
sent into the world that he mi~ht de"troy the works own new tomb, whic'h he had hewn out in thc 1'(1('];,:
of Satan; and 110W, Jl:lving hCi'1l rai~eu from the dead, and he rolled a great stone to tIl(' door of the' ~('ll\tlC!ll'C,
he would ultimately" drstroy him that had the power and departed. AnJ there was 1\1 ary l\lag-da kne, a Ill]
of death, that is, the dedI' " whi('h destruction would the other Mary, sitting over against the sqHJlellrc."
guarantee the dpliveranee of the human rac('. (lleb. -Matt. 27: 57-61.
2: 14) Now, at his resurrertion, Jesus hnd Lroken the
The Jewi"h Pharisees bC'lieved in the reSUl'l'l'Ct ion
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of the dead, basing their conclusion upon the words

of the 1'1'01'11et8. At the sU;:!gestion of Satan, which he
injected into their minds, they feared that Jesus mi~ht
rise from the dead, or that his disciples migl1t attempt
to work some sort of frnud. They knew they wcre
guilty of having him put to death, and they hoped that
that woulu be the end of him. "Kow the next day,
that follo"'cd the day of the preparation, the chief
priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while
he was yet alive, After three days I will rise agulll.
Command therefore that the sepulchre he made sm'e
until the third day, lest his disciples come by night,
and steal him away, and say unto the people, lIe is
risen from the dead; so that last error shall be worse
than the fi J'st." (?lIatt. 27: (i2-64) W hen the J~oman
govcrnor ht'aI'd their request he granted t1lt'm a soldier
guard, sayiug to them: "Ye have a wat('h: go your
WilY, mab~ it as sure as yo can. So they wcnt, and made
the scpnl"!lrc sure, scaling the stone, and f.t'tting u
watch. "-)1<111. 27: G5, GG.
The Lord Jehovah must have held tlH'f;C Phurisrcs
in uerision, who presumed that by havill~ the stone
f;l:'alcd und a policc gouard pla('ed at the ('ntranee they
could l'l'C'vellt his bringing ,Jesus out of tile tomb. Uod
could easily have re'iul'l'ected the Lord without removing the "to!lr, inasmuch liS .Jt'sus was rei,U/'l'{:,(ted as
a divinc spil'it pN;,on. nod ('hose, ho\\enr. to rcmove
the stolle. And in addition to rai'iing' up Je;,us as a
c1i\'inc er('al tll'C, he also I'emo\'rd the 11ll1ll:11I hody by
promptly di:-:,;olvillg it to thc dust, that it might not
h('e corruption, en'lI as he had promised in the tenth
verse of P:,alm si~tt'cl1.
'fhis soldH'l' guard kept a close vigil over the tomb
durin~{ RatunJ.IY and Saturday night; but early Sunuay moming the angel of the Lord God Hppeared and
rolled back the stone. The kcrpers tes1ified that the
countellance of the angel was Iike ]jghtllin~ and his
railllrnt as white as snow, and these wutdlln('n diJ
shake becausll of fear.
'fhe sahhath day now elltleu, the dawn of the first
day of the wcek being here, the faithful \\'umen were
the fil'st Otles to start for the tomb. '1'0 quote the
Seripturul l't'C'ord (Matt. 28: 1-10): "In the ('nJ of
the 6ahhnt1l, as it hef~an to dawn toward the first dJy
of the wet'k, CHme 1\1ary l\lag;dalene, and the otlwr
~Iary, to see the sepulchrr. And, hehold, there was a
great earthquake: for the angel of the I,ord dpscended
from hravcn, and came anu rolled bilek the ;,tonc from
the door, and sat upon it. IIis eountenallre \\as li](e
Jig-htning', amI his raiment white as snow: am] for fear
of him the keepers did shake, and brcame a~ dead men.
And the angel answered and said unto the wom('n,
Pear not ye: for I know that F' seel, ,Jec;u<:, which was
crucified. Ill' is not here; for he is risen, as he said.
Come, sec the place where the Lord lay. AnJ go qUIck.
J...., and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead j
and, behold, he goeth bdore you into Galilee; th('re

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~hall ye see him: la, I have told you. .\nd the;' de

parted quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and great
joy, lind did run to bring his disciples word. And as
they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus ml~t th('m,
saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the
feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them,
Be not afraid: go tell my brethren, that they go into
Galilee, and there shall they see me. "-:'IIatt. 28: 110.
'1'here must have been great excitement about that
time among some of the people of Jerusalem. Tht'~e
faithful women ran to tell the disciples, while the
solJiers hurried into the city to notify their employers
of what had hapJlened. 'rhe record (Matt. 28: 11-15)
says: "Now when they were going', behold, some of the
watch came into the city, and shewed unto the dlld
priests all the th ill~s that were done. And when tlwy
were assembh-d with the ciders, anu had taken C()U1N~I,
they gave large money unto the soluiers, saying, ~ay
yl', His disciple.; eame by night, aud stoll' him ;may
while we slept. And if thi,> come to the gOyel'llOr'S
cars, we \\ ill persuade him, and spcure you. So tll('y
took the money, and did as they were tau~ht: and tfd'!
saying' is commonly reported among the Jews until
thi'! day."
Jesus h:wing' he('n resurrected as an invic;ible spirit
cr~atllrc, dOllbtJe'i'l the angels of nod were the only
;wtual <,yewI1Ile,,;,('s of the act of God in raisiu(! ui'l
failhful and bclo\'ed Son 1'1'0111 the dead. 1I0\\'I~\'er,
after the re:-,ul'l'ection the Lurd ,Jesus m:lIlifrsted IlITuself alive to his f.Jithful tIi'>('iple'l, rnatel'ializill'~ in
11111nan form anL! thu'! appeal'in~ to t1IClll and CtJII\', )'Siug' and evcu eating' with them. And tlm'l the ('\ id('IH'C',
and proof" of his re';l!lTe(;tiou piled UJI and bC'(':llllll
o\'<'!'\\hehning' in c:-,tablishing' the fact that the gu'at
~()II of (lod had I)('('n bl'oll~ht forth vi(toriolls fl'orn
tllC state of dc'alh. \nd thm, too, the faith of the
<.li"ciples was rc\ intI, and they lwcame the zeal ,liS
wltne~s('s of Ill'; l'(''llll'l'e<'tion, and their te"timon? to
that fact is true, authentic, anu wholly reliable.

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OFFICERS

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"And all thy chtldren shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and

s;lreat shall be the peace of thy children." .!ulloh 54: I 3.
THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
THAT JEHOVAH is the only truo God, is from everlasting
to eveIlasting, tho Maker of heaven and earth antI the Giver
of life to hill creatures; that the Logos was tho beglllning of
his creation anti hill active agent in the creation of aU things;
that tho Lotios is now the Lord Jesus Christ in glol)', clothed
with all po\\er in heaven antI earth, and the Cluef Executive
Officer of Jehovah.

THAT GOD created the earth for man, crented perfect

man for the earth and IJlaced him upon it; that man \\ illfully
disobeyed Go,l's law and was sentenced to death; that by
reaSOll of A.lam's wrong act all men aro born sinners and
without tho right to life.
THAT JESUS was Illado human, and tho man Jesus suf
fered deat h III oruer to produee the mnsom or rcrJeml,tl\o
pric:o for all mllnklllu; that God ral~l',l up Je~\ls dinne and
exalted him to heawn llbcJ\o el{'ry crpature nnlJ alJove every
nruno and clothed him with all po\\er and authority.
THAT ,JEI/OVAH'S ORGANIZATION i~ caliI'd Zion, an,l
that Christ Jesus i~ tho ChH'1 airieer thereof and is the
Jightful Km~ of (ho worl<1; tlml tho anointed an,l faithfuJ
foliowNs of (,hrIst ,Jl'gUS aro children of Zion, IIlNllhers of
Jehovah's olj:;.miza(jon, Im,J arc his witnl'sg(>s who~e duty and
privilc>ge it IS to t .. ~tify (0 tl,c ~ufJrelllacy of J"hrJ\nh, rlcclaro
his purpoq,,~ toward mallkin,l a~ cx"r"~M'u in the Blhll', nnr}
to bear tho fruit!! of tho kingdom heforc IIll who will hear.
THAT TilE WORLD haq enrJI'(], und the Lord Jequs Christ
Ims hel'n plac','d hy .J,,]wvah UJlOll hi~ throlle of authority,
lias ousted Satan from hl'll\'l'll allrl is proce('ding to tho
establislunpnt of (;od 's kin~,]olll on ('arth.
THAT THE f<ELlEP IIn,J hJ,',"inr:::s of tho pl'opl,'s of earth
can come only I,y 1I11rJ thloU'~h ,Jphovah 's l(Jn~,Jorr. under
Christ whkh has 1I0W hf'g'un; that th" LonJ's rw"t grf'at
net is the ,h'sf rudion of j-;'ltan 's Or;~lllli~ation IlOll thll establIshment of rii~htpouslll'SS III tiro calth, and th:,t ull,J"r the
kingdom all thoso who will ohl'y its righteous laws shall livo
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YOLo

LVII

DECEUBER

15, 1936

No. 24

MALACHI
PART 4
It

I/mlO1lr tlly fatTIer and tlly mot7,er; that thy days may bc long 1tpOn thc land wllicb the LOl'd thy God
giL'ctlt thee, "-Ex. 20: 12.

EnOVAH did not cause his prophecies to be writ-

t('n in the chronological order in which they are

fulfilled. The prophecy of Malachi, written aforetime for the henefit of the remnant, could not be UIlderstood by the remnant until the coming of the Lora
Je!')1)s to the temple. Chapter three, verses one to four,
of the prophe{'Y, appears to be the key to the nndl!rl>tanding' of the entire prophcc'Y and for that rea~on
to he first cOll~idered. Now consideration is here {!iven
to cbaptrrs olle and two. Some parts of tho,;e two chaptN"8 Wl're referr'('d to in the disf'us"ion of the prophecy
heretofore Jluhlished in The Watchtower, and it is
uc<'mNI atl\"i<;ahle to now ~ivc a more detailed exumination thereof. At the comin~ of the Lord .Jesus to the
tl!mple all of his proff's~ed foJlowl'rs who (Iairned to
be in line for the kill~dom must he judged. That jlldgm('nt is adverse as to the sr:lfish ones and l'e'mlts in
making manif(,!'>t the "evil serv:mt" cla"s and the
clcrg-y, who l'laimed to he nod's chihlren hut who had
failed to hOllor thrir "fathel'" and their" mother".
The prophrl'y dh,c1oses such :md shows why the judgment is adverse. 'rhe judgmcnt also makes manifest
who is f:lithful to the Lonl, mlfl those arc purified that
they mi~ht ofrer Ullto the Lord an offering in rightcousness. The faithful ones al'e }>ermittl'd to sec and
understand the reason for the judgnwnts rl'lldered,
and it becomcs the duty of the faithful t.o tl'Rnsmit the
information to others who have the hearing' car.
:2 ~Ialachi, whose name means "angel [Ille,;"enger]
of Jehovah ", received the word from .Jehovah, and the
propll(:cy opens with the statement: '''rhe burden of
the word of the Lord to Israel hy Malachi." ()lal. 1:1)
Its primary application was to tllP, nation of Isrnel,
but its wider application is to spiritual Jf;rael, that is,
those who have covenanted to do the will of God and
to follow in the footsteps of Christ Jesus. The "burden
-of the word of .Jehovah" was heavy with condemnation of the wrongful practices amongst the covenant
people of JdlO\'ah, ana a solemn waI11ing is given of
the outcome to those who indulged in wrongful practices nIlle,;s correction and reformation quickly followed. At the time that Malachi received the prophetic
"wora of Jeho,-ah" natural Israel, or at lea~t a rem-

nant thereof, had been restored from Babylon to the

lana of Judah ana Jcru~alem and to the worship amI
service of Jehovah. The temple had been rebuilt. The
governor of Judah lived there, who at that time wa"!
Zeruhbabel. Later l\ehemiah wns malle govl'rnor,
(~eh. 2: 5-8; 5: 14-18; Ezra 2: 1, 2; 3: l-S) 'l'he flllfillment of the proph('{'Y is upon spiritual Tsrnf'1 arIel'
the eomin~ of the Lord .Tesu,; to the temple in lDlS :lIld
even up to the c1ean<,ing of the sanrtuary in l!J32.Dan. 8: H.
3 To natural Jsrael" and latrr to spil'itllal J"rael,
Jehovah !'>uys: "I have lowc] yOIl, saith the LOl'd: yet
ye say, Whereill hast thou lo\'('d us? Was 1101, ES,lU
Jaeoh's brother? saith the Lord: yet 1 10\ ed .lacob."
C\lal. 1:2) .JehU\ah proved thi<; hy l'l'"torill~ natural
l~raeI from Bahylon to the Holy Land, thus pn'venting Satan's world po\\er from de<,tl'Oying them completely. Jehovah pro\"Cd tlli" statemrllt to thl' I'CllJlWnt
or spirit ual ISl'a('1 after the harrowing experiC:llcps of
I!)] H. '1'1)(' DeliVl'I'er came ont of ZiOIl, ancl, as it i~
wri1ten, "so all [spiritual] Jsr:l('! shall he ~av('d; a~
it is writtell, 'l'hrre shall come alit of Sian the ))(,li\'l'l'er, and shall turn a\\'a~' ungolllillr,;"! from Jaeol, [all
of nod's people]: 1'01' thi,; i" my Inew] covenant IlIlfo
them, whell I shall take away {hpi1' !'>illS, .\s (,Oll('\'!'ning' the gospel, they lthe unfaithful ol\r,; 1 are ('lIelll'l'S
for your sakes: but as tour'hing the dection lof lhe
faithfull)ne~ as the people for Jehovah's name], they
rthe faithful remnant] are bclo\'f'd for the fat hers'
[that i<;, Abraham, Isaac and Jueob 's] sakeI'. "-Hom.
11: 26-28.
'When Jehovah spoke to natural Israel in Moab hy
the mouth of Moses he saia to them: "POl' thou art an
holy people unto the Lord thy Goel ; the Lord thy (lOll
hath cho<;en thee to be a special people unto him:-'df,
above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor ehoo<;c
you, bceau,;e ye werc more in numhcl' than any peopIe; for ye were the fewest of all people; hut. IwC'au"e
the Lord loved you, nnd berause he would keep the
oath which he had 8\\01'n unto YOUl' fathers, hath the
Lord brought ~ou out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of hondmen, from the

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hand of Pharaoh Idng of Egypt. "-Deut. 7: 6-8.

6 ,Yith stronger reasoning th('sc words of Jehovah
apply to spiritual Israel approved at the temple judgment. .At the time of the utterance of the prophecy
natural Israel was not properly responding to JellQvah 's love h(~stowed upon them, and .Jeho\'ah reminded
them of their shortcoming'S. Adure~sin~ spiritual
Israel, tIle Loru .Jesus says: .. For the Father hims('lf
10voth )"ou, bCl'ause ye have loved me, aud have helieved that I came out frOID Ciou." (.John 16: 27) The
:Caitllful and obeuicnt respond~ ""te love him, because
he first loved us. "-1 John 4: 19.
The coM unu unresponsive ones seek to justify
themseh'cs in not obeying the commandments of the
J.JOrd, and therefore propound to the Lord the question: "\rhcrein hast thou lo\"'/"d us ~" nod l'ommands
aU of his eO\'enant people, S:lying: "And thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with aU thy heart, and with all
t.hy sou), and withal I thy mi~ht." (Deut. 6: ;; ) Contral'y to this commandment, many have attC'mpted to
divide th('ir love between (lod and crpat un's and
things. Even those who have later formrd the "faithful and wise servant" class WHe at one time lacking
ill apprt'ciation of the lovin~-kindn('ss l)('sto",pd upon
them by JdlOvah, and such was true wh('n the Loru
Jc'Sus appeared at the teml)!'" All who werc looking
forward to ~oillg' to heaven, and who were /.riving no
eunsidcration to the honor of Jehovah's namc, were
failiJl~ to )ovc God accordill~ to llis commawlmcnts.
After the coming' of the Lonl .Jesus to the 1('mJlle and
the unfoltling to the failhful {Jncs the pUl'po<;c of Jehovah th('ir love incrr[l",('d ,HId th('y more rea<lily responded to the Lord'i> cOlllmandments.
T The question was propounded to Jchovah by the
unfaithful 011('S, and Jehovah replies tu that que'3tion
by pror.ollnding anotll('r, to wit: "\Vas 1Iot g":lU
.hlcob's bl'olher? haith the Lortl: yet I loved Jacoh."
Jehovah bestows his love upon those who ohey him.
Bsau was the first-horn of }<;aac Ilnd HPlwc('a, and
therefore the logical hcir of his father, but Jehonlh
showed his favor to .Jacob and :;elected hlln for the
heir. J{'hovah knew the eno from the bq~inllillg. Although Jaeoh was the younger of the twins, yet heforc his birth Jehovah fixed his love upon Jacoh hecausc he knew that Jaeob woulu ohC'y him and that
I~sau would not. (Gen. 25: 21-~G) "Anu not only
this; but when Rehecca also bad C'onceived hy one, even
by our father Isaac; (for the children bl'ilJ~ not yet
born, neither ha\-illg done any good or evil, that the
purpose of God, according to election, might stand,
not of works, but of him that calJeth;) it was said
unto her, The elder shall SCl've the youn~cr. As it is
written, Jacob have I loved. but B<;au have I halld.
What shall we say then? Is there unridlteousuess
with God? God forbid." (Rom. 9: 10-14) Jf'1lOvah did
not pennit the first-born to receive his love merely
~ause of the rule g-overning the same, well knowing
in a(h'anee that such a one would be unfaithful and

that Jacob would faithfully olw,r him; therefore it is

written: "For llC saith to ::\1o'>es, I will have mC'rcy u11
whom [the one having faith] I will have mercy, and
I will h<>.ve eompassion [on the ohedient oue] on whom
I will have compa~sion." (Hom. H: Hi) 'l'he rule conCCl'nin~ the firstborn must .rield to faithful ohediclHc.
"So then it is not of him [Esau] that willrth, nor of
him [E<;au] that rnnneth [to Isaac], but of GlJd that
sheweth mercy." (Hom. 9: IG) Furthermore Jehovah
says: " And I hated E~au, and laid his mountains anu
his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness."
-:\lal. 1: 3.
8 The reason why God hated Esau was becau..,e of
his selfi..,lmcss all<l lack of faith in rc,,;pect to COIl's
promise. E~au married an accursed hcath('n, \\ as unju~t to Jacob, anu di,,;played the spirit of a mur<ll'll r.
For like reasons Esan's nation (the Edornitc'i) was
hated of Jehovah, both ancient anu model'll, that i<; to
say, the present-day wiC'ked crowel who Wf're picllll'cd
IJy tlte Edoll1ites. (See "OIJadiah ", June 1:), l!J~;(i,
Watc.htolrcr.) For the same rea~on the" wir'](cd ~WIT
ant" class, and all the Ilersons compo..,ing- that ('la~<;,
are hated and ca>.t away from the Lord. (:.\Iatt.
2-1-: 4S-5I) Thus Jehovah had dCI')arcrl tliat he laid
wa"te the herita~e of Esau and made de~o)atC' all of
JdUlIWU. (I;zck. 35: 2-15; OIJad. ] 3-21: ,}e'r. ~!): 7-:2~)
'1'he Jll'ophccy of JellOvah prollOulle'ed a~:ljn..,t E~ lU
hud fulfilhm'nt on a small scalc sonwtimc aft eI' tllt'
dc<;tru(,tioll of Jel'U';alem. In due time ()ltri.~t J(...;u>4
appeared at the temple IIn(1 dcs,)lah", the ('onrJil ion of
the "eVlI :-elvallt" ('lass, thus fnlfillill!..( the: pl'Opltr.('y
on a lal'~cr scalC'. At the telllple judg'lllcnt elll'i..,t .ll~
8US, trlle to his \Vonl, s('IHl'3 forth his angel" :ll1d gal hcrs out tllO<;e in line for the' kJn,~dom who had Il('I'\)lI1e
worhrs of iniquity and who al t('mpted to draw fulll)\\'ers aftC'r them, and the Lord appoinls OWIl' ('nd with
the Ilypoerites and puts thPID into outrr d:lI'!"l('~<; and
Llkl~-; away from th('m all the kin~rlom int('l'I'..,ls. (.\!:llt.
13: 41 ; 2;): 24-30) 'l'hpir hcritagC' as hf'irs of (;od <llId
joint-Ill'irs with ()hl'ht .lesu'l is hrour.dlt flown to harren de"olation, piC'tnred by their plare 's I)('ill~ for f(,od
for Ihe jackals of the wildel'llc ,s, h('eau<;e thl',\' refu~l'd
to suffer with Clu'i<;t Je:;us and did not J.[ive hOllor to
Jehovah their Fathrr and to his ting'(]oIll. This .ind~
ment and its cxc('ution against the "evil s('l'\ant"
class vegan \\ ith the comin~ of Christ to the tr'mJl!e III
1918 and is certnin likewise to he yi..,itcd UpOIl allY of
the temple ('Olllpany who !Jecoml' unfaithful thrm:after. It would follow, theil, that Olle OllCC in the tempic. and who become,,; uUfaithful, will he quickly gatllel'rd out by the an~,}<.; of the l"orcl.
9 Ei'uU joined the Deyil's ol'g'unizatioll, ana a)) who
follow that cour"c I)('('ome a part of Satan's organization and are put in the class of the Edomitcs. "E":lU,
who is Edam." (Gen. 36: 1) Those once in line for
the birthright blc"sings of Jehovah, who di5honor the
Lord, become Bdomites. "That Edom said, as l'ct
forth in the prophecy of l\lalachi, has application to

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the "evil servant" class. "\Yherea-; Edam saith, We

are impoyerished, but we will return and build the
desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, 'rhey
shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call
thrm, The border of wickedness, and, The people
against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever."
-Mal. 1: 4.
10 About the time of the beginning of the temple
judgment the selfish, covetous ones, who were in line
for the kingdom, said, and continue to &1Y: '''~e arc
impoverblH'd due to bein~ cut off from the official
control of the \YATCH TowLR BWLE & 'l'n,\CT Socn:TY,
that is, God's visible organization.' Those unfaithful
ones now would he unahle to control and to operate
the Society liS tlll'y desired, and hence thpy were
lament in~~ their lo~s of authority and rule. !'urthermore they said in the langua~e of the prophrcy: 'We
will huild the ue~olate places by settin~ lip our own
organization to compete with the \VATCII 'rOWI:R :-io(,11':TY, and we expect to have God's approval aw} to
prosper in Ol11' m'w adwnture.' To this the Lord J'Cplies: "'l'Lcy shall build, but I will throw down." The
judgment is 'writtcn ag-ainst them, and (lod will not
r('wrse that jul1g-mcnt. lIe will not send prosperity to
thelll.JehO\'ail docs not grant resurrection and lifc to
tho.,;c who are as~igned hy his judg'mrnt to perdition.
(.Jer. 40: J7, 18; also 2 '1'!u'S'i. ~: 3; Ezck ::l5: 14, 1;')
'l'h<> l'ropheey then refer~ to those on J ehoyah's sille
and sa~'s: "And men rR, V,] t;hall ('all them, '1'he
borul'r of wi('kl'dness I that i" to say, the oulpr ed~e or
cxtn'me of wickedness]." 'J'hrse "men", who are on
Jehovah's sille, thus f>peak, find speak at his directIOn
against those who arc unfaithful, and thi<; shows the
ohligation upon the faithful to thus sIJ<'ak the truth.
Those worker,> of lawlesc,n('~s or wick(dness arc the
most repreheIJ~ibJe clas'i !JcI'au';e they have willfully
turned from the tt'llth and put themselves in oppmi.
tion to God amI hi>; organi7ation, thm di<;honorilJ~
tht'ir PatllC'r and their' mother. Other translators render this part of the text in this manner: '''rhe territory
of wickedness." (Lrcscrj Hothcrham, margin) Such
lire "the jJeople against whom the Lord [.Jehovah]
llllth indignation for ever", amI thereforc such are
as<,il-rned to perdition or e\'<'rlasting destruct ion, 'I'h!'y
go the way of the Devil and of all of his lrkes. (ncv.
20: 7-10) TIH'rc is no reason why God should krl'p
the wickeJ alive. lIe gin'S life everlasting to those
who love awl serve him. 'rhe time comes, following
the beginning' of the temple judgment, when the Lord
malws known these truths to his faithful OJH'S that
they may see and appreriate the justiee and lovill~.
kindness of our C:od. '1'0 the faithful rl'mlHlI1t of
spiritual Israel, who constitute the" faithful and \\ i<;e
servant" ('lass, ,Jehovah says: "And ;vour eyes shall
see, lind ye shall say, TIIC Lord will be magnified from
[beyond (N.Y.)] the border of Israel." ~uch is conelusive proof to the faithful ones that Jehovah hates
the wicked, who were pictured by Esau, and that he

lon~s those pictured by Jacob, that is, the faithful who

love and serve him unselfishly. Seeing and appreciating the judgment and lu\'e of Jehovah, the faithful
mngnify his name from the plaee occupied by them,
that is, the place in God's organization, and beyond
it, by continuously giving praise to and testifyin~ to
the name of Jehovah and his kingdom; and they do
this amidst great opposition.

PERILOUS TI:ItES
11 Publishing his law to natural Israel, Jehovah said
to them: "Honour thy father and thy mother; that
thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee." (Ex. 20: 12) The law of (;od
does not change. The law spok('n to Israel there 1l0W
applie-; more particularly to spiritual Isru('1. The
ehildren of natural parents should respect and htJlIor
them, when the parents deport them<;cIves in a !lI'op('r
way. But that could not he the limit of the applit'ation of this te,t, for the rca'ion that parents often becumc wicked, joillilJ~ the Devil alld opposing- and op('nly defamin~ JdlOvah's name. Surely Go<} docs not
mean that cldldrcn should hOllor any tnkin~ that
"icked course men'!Y because such perSOIl'> nrc the
pare'nts of chilur('n, (Isa. 51:],] 3) 'rhe word ., rather" of Exodus 20: 12 means .Jehovah God, wllO !!iw'>
life to all who rC('Plve life, ']'he "mothrr" of the' text
means God's" \roman", pietul'in~ God 's Ol'~all iral ion,
that gi\'cS birth to GoO's childl'm. (I'i'l. 5-1:: 1-~l) ".\
son honoureth his father, awl a servant his mastel':
if then I he a father, wlH're is mine hOllollI'? all,l if
I he a Illll'ilcr, wlll're i'i my fear? ~aith the LOId of
ho...!'> unto you, 0 l,riests, that uespi'ie my Ilalll('..\1111
)'l' say, Wller'('in ha \ e we despi'il'd thy name 1" (.\lal.
1: G) TIle peop!l's of the nation of Israel after the 111",h
Wl're Cod's people, whom he had sdef'ted for lIiP1~d f,
and he was a Father to them, 'I'he major applieatlull
of the text, how{'\'('1', is to spiritual 1sl'a('I, that is, those
who have exereiseu faith in Gou allu ill Christ .]I'~lIS
and have elltered into a ('oven alit to do the: will of
Gou, and \,hom C:od has a('kJlowl(>d~'cd 11<; hi" SOli';.
One who rl'mains true and faithful to Uod will hOIJOl'
his Father's name, Alldr'(,s'iing the ehurch at Ephc.lI,)
the apostle wrote: "Childr(,lI, obey YOUl' parents ill
the Lord: for thi<; is right. Honour th~' fa! her and
mothcr, which is the fir<;t eommall<lmcnt wit h prollli-(,
that it may be wdl with th('e, amI thon may<<,t li\-e
long- on the earth." (Eph. 6: 1-3) Thus the Pl'O!Jl'I'
application of the text is shown. The spirit-br'g-oHm
SOilS of nod arc duty-hound to honor God h,r gladly
oheyin~ his and his Sun's eommandmellts, .\n)'pne
\vho takp<; a eontr<ll'~' course di<;llOnors Jehovah's nallH'.
'1'0 dishonor God brings 0110 into peJ'il. '1'he "last day;,"
arc now here and Satan is uesperlltrly end('uvol'iw! 10
turn all people H\vay from God. and therefore he lllduees them to take the ('ourse of disohedienro, It was
concerning this that the apostle wrote: "This kno,v
aha, that in th~ last days perilou-; times shall come.

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For men shall be lovers of their own selves extremely

selfish], covetous [desiring and seeking that ",hil'h
the)' have no right to J, disobedient to parents,
[covenant-] breakers, . . . despisers of those that
are good, . lovers of pleasures more than lovers of
God; having a form of godliness, but denying the
power thereof." (2 Tim. 3: 1-;) The description here
given exactly fits the present-day conditions in the
world and more particularly fits those who w<:>re once
in line for the kingdom and who have turned away.
'Vhile it is true that those of this world are pursuing
exactly the course that the apostle descrilJes, yet the
application of the text is speC'ifically to those who have
undertaken to serve God and who have shown themselves unfaithful. They become lawless hy reason of
their selfhhncss amI covctous desire, anu they refuse
to obey the commandments of God and to follow his
ol'ganization instru<'tions. They completely ignore this
admonition of the Lord, to wit: ":\ly son, keep thy
father's commallum<:>nt, and for:-;ake not the law of thy
mother."-Prov, G: 20.
12 All those' in line for the kingdom at the coming
of the Lord to the temple were of the tribe of Levi,
from which the prie~ts are taken, hence some of them
of the pri('stly order. Addrl'!'"ing his words to the
priestly class, Jehovah says: "If then I he a father,
where is mille hOlloud" Otherwise stated, the prophecy sa)"s to them: .. What arc you doing to "how honor
to Jehovah nod 1" .Jehovah adopts the spiritual Israelites as his sons, and thcrefore heCOllH'S a Father to
them.-Gal. 4: 5-7 j Hom. H: 14, 15.
13 The kin~dom was born in 1914, JdlOyah having
brought forth the "man-child ", who shall rule the
world, and ther<.'after his woman gives IJirth to the
other cllildl'en. Jehovah sends his bclO\;ed ~res<;cn~er
to the temple for the pmpo'l(' of te:-;ting' and jud~ing
all who arc spiritual sons of God. Ill' inau~urates the
new covenant toward them.Jehovah says: ,. For I am
a father to [spiritual] Israel, and Ephraim [spiritual]
is my firstborn." (Jer. 31: a, 31-3-1) The true sons
nclmowled~e Jehovah as their Father, and they give
honor to ~lis name. These in the lnn;,\'uage of the
prophet say: "Thou, 0 Lord, art our father, our
redeemer: thy name is from everlasting." (Isa. 63: 16)
"But now, 0 Lord, thou art our father: we are the
clay, aad thou our pottcr; and we all arc the work of
thy hand. ' I (Isa. 64: 8) It is only those who gladly
obey his commandments that show their love for him
and that honor Jeho\"ah's name. They holdly and j<Jyfully te5tify to his name and his kingdom in the day
of .Jehovah, where we now arc. (1 John 4: 17, 18) 1.'he
son bears the name of his Father, and the dutiful son
l'cspects and honors his Father's name, and therefore
the son occupies a place of mu<:>h responsibilit~ respecting the name of his Father.
14 God made the Levites his ministers. Some of these
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God and all foreshadowed the spiritual sons of God,

who are also his servants. It is the spiritual I:-;rnelites
that the Lord purifies at the temple judgment that they
may ofier unto Jehovah an offering in righteou<;ne:,s;
therefore the sons do and must honor Jehovah's name.
"'hen the Lord came to the temple those in the covenant by surrifice were not honoring Jehovah's name
in a proper manner, and this was due somewhat to thc
fact of their ignorance of the proper way to honor his
name. All were taking a morc 01' less compromising
course and thus IJringing reproach upon the name of
Jehovah God. Much of their time was put forth in
"deycloping character" and in giving honor to mcn
and in following thc teachings of man.
1~ It was in the :\fay 1, 1926, issue of The Watchtowel' that the Lord brought to the attention of his
people that it was much more important for them to
honor Jeho\'ah by dre-laring his name than merely to
develop character. 1.'he temple jurl~mcnt dis('lo'>es a
company of spirit-be~otten ones that held to their
selfish desires and refu<;ed to honor God's name, and
also discloses another company anxious to <10 the will
of God; and when this latter cIa:,.,; saw the right course
they hastened to take that course. In recent years the
Lord has made this matter clearly to appear to those
who love and serve him, and they gladly take up tlll'ir
duty and ohli~ati()n of speaking of the same to one
another and to all others who have the heal'in~ <,at,
di:-;closing to them that it is only those who love and
serve Jehovah that in fact honor his name and that
thus have' his appl'Oval. Those who take a difJ'l'l'f'nt
COUl'l"C fall into JHl'il. The faitllful oncs, who stand
the te<;t, arc brought into the temple; but if thr'l'eafter,
while in the templ<:>, any of such become s(lfish, ('owt
ous or rebellious, they too arc gathered out hy the
Lord, as he declarcd he would do.
16 The true scrvant of Cod ha<; ullll0l'stallrlillg, tliat
is, he appreciates hi" proJl('r relationship to hi'l ~rl1o.;ler
and to Jehovah and that he must honor the !lame of
Jehovah and his beloved Son. Christ Jesus i<; the
Master over the how,e of Jchovah God. "For one is
your master, even Christ." (John 13: 13, 14; ~,latt.
23: 8) In order that those who covenant to do tllll will
of God might properly appreciate their po'lition in
God's organization the Dpo;;;tle applies the rule relative to scrvDnt and master in the flesh, D!'> well as in
Christ, the one to illu~trate the other: "Servants, be
ohedient to them that are your masters al'conling to
the flesh, \\ ith fear and trembling, in slnglenes,; of
your heart, as unto Chri~t; not with ey('scl'Viec, a"
mcnpleuscrs; but as the SCl'vants of Chrio.;t, doing the
will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, Dnd not to men; knowing that what
soever good thing any man doeth, the same shnll he
receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or frl:e."Eph. 6: 5-8.
11 JdlOvah is the great 1\Iastrr and Lord over all.
He was tllC Master to the priesthood of llatUl'ul 1:-;rao1.

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They were hi" tribe and his people. God was their
Sovereign Uuler. By his prophet ::\Ialaehi Jehovah
says to Il>1'ael after the fle<;h, and then more particularly to spiritual Israel: "If I be a master [Adun
(Hehrew) ; sOYCl'ei~n ruler], ,\ hrre is my fead" That
such is the mraning of the text is shown by the words
of Isaiah: "0 Lord our God, other lords l adonim
(Hebrew)] beside thee have had dominion over us:
but by thee ouly will we make mention of thy name."
(Isa. 26: 13) J ('hovah is the Supreme Power, the Chief
of the Higher Powrrs. His SOilS canuot fear him and
at the same time be men-pI easel's. Such would bring
them into the I>evil '8 sllare. 'I'hey cannot be subject
to worldly rulers and rules whic:h are contrary to God's
law, but mu<;t and do l'eco~nize only Jehovah God as
the Supreme l'lmer and his IllW ahove the l;ws of man.
'l'he sons of (:ou are not the servant<; of mcn, anu they
mu,.;t stand or fall to their own :JIaster, the IJord of
heanm and cmoth. "For ye aJ'e bought with a price:
therefore g-lurify God in your body, and in your spirit,
which arc Uotls," (1 Cor. 6: ~O) "Ye are bought with
a price i lIe uot ye t he servant'i of men." (1 Cor. 7 : 23)
'1'he Lora .J C'iUIi mak('s it emphat ic that the SOIlS of God
mu<;t 1Iot fear man hut mu"t fear nod. pratt. 10: 28)
"The fpar of thc Lord is to hate cviL" (Prov. 8: 13)
It i~ evil to willfully UI) allythin~ that is rontral'y to
God's commandment. '1'0 take a position eontrary to
God's o1'!!<l 11 ization, nnd to ~('t up an organ i:t.ation or
attempt to do so, which lal1('r oqrauiza1 ion gives honor
to man, is c(rtainly ('vii in the si~ht of (JOll. 'fo give
honor to nH'n a1ll1 not to JdlOnlll is pqllivalent 10 despisill~ Jehovah's tlllllle. 'I'he rl'spollsihility th(,l'chy
hrromes ~reat('r when one Imows that God's purpose
is the vindiea1io11 of his tlaIllt'. Says the Lord to those
who go contrary to his law: "\rhere is my fear? . . .
o priests, that dc:-,pise my name." Jt therefore follows
that C\'e1'Y one who covenan1s to do the will of God
mu<;t hOllor .Jehovah's name by obeying' hi., laws, regardless of the laws of man and rcganllc<;s of what any
cr('ature may sny or think ahout him.
18 The selfi.,h person who is looking' for honor and
golory to him8llf docs not honor Jehovah. As long as
one permits selfishness to control llim he eannot ~('e
and appreciate the revealrd \VOl'd of God. 'fl108e who
are fully and unselfishly de\'oted to Jehovah God may
take an improper course for a time hecamc of ignorance, hut in uue time God will show them the right
way if they diligently seck to know the right way and
to do the will of God. It was not until thl' publication
of the hook Prophecy, in 19:2D, that the Loru put clearl~' bdore his people that the honor and vindication of
his Bame is of the greatest importance. "'hen thc I.. ord
made known this great truth, the unselfish joyfully
laid hohl of it and oheyed the Lord's will, '1'ho'ie who
follow their 0\\11 selfish desires and attempt to draw
others away from the Lord's organization, to walk with
them, therehy pursue a lawless course. Such become
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a knowledge and appreciation of the proper relationship of the creatme to the Creator, and they are blind
to the truth. One who seeks for selfish honor and for
the praise of men, or who gives honor and praise to
other men, ignores the great issue now to be ::.eUled
and clearly demon<;trates that he docs not have understanding. Those who pursue such a course of conduct
despise the name of Jehovah.
19 Jehovah by his prophet now discloses how one may
show that he despises Jehovah's name. Those who
think too highly of self seek to justify their wrongful
course, even after that wrongful course is pointed out
to them. Says the Lord by his prophet Malachi: 'Ye
say, Wherein have we polluted thy name~' Alld to
that question Jehovah answers: "Ye offer poll1l1eu
bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we
pollull'd thee? In that ye 8:1)', 'fhe tahle of the Lord
is contemptible." (Mal. 1: 7) All sacrificps are (It''w!'nated hy the Lord under the name of "bread". Tile
proper sacrifice of 1he sons of God is eXflr('~sed hy 1he
apo"tle in these ,\ ortIs: "Let U'i go forth llH'I'efore
unto him without 1he camp, h('arini; his reproach. For
here have we JlO conI llluing city, hut we scek one to
come. By him therefore let H<; offer the sacrifier of
praise to God continually, that is, the fmit of OUI' lip".
givin~ thanks to his name." (lleh. 1:3: 13-1S) That
mean" It wholehl',notcd, unsclfi"h devotion to .JdlU\"alt
Gou ill obedicnl'c to his conlnwndnwnts in Ill'O!' la iIll i Il ~
his name and hi<; kingdom, anu to uo so without l'(H;',ation, earnestly and zealously follO\\ ing the wa~' or
cOlll'se that God has pointed ont for his son to folio\\'.
20 God's law required the prif'"ts to examllJ(' all
thint-!s offered for sa(')'ifil'e, ant! nothing that \\:l'l
blemished or had 1)(;l'11 gottrn unlawfully cOll]ll IJt~
aceepted as a s;Jcl'ifi('e. "~\nd if thl're he allY blPllli-,ll
therein, as if it he Jawl" or hlinu, or have nn,\' ill blt'lIlish, thou !>halt not f"H'rificc it unto Ow Lortlthy (;()c! "
(Deut. 15: 21) .An ofl'ering' unto the Lord Cod, mixl d
with praise and honor of nH'n, whrther thnt lIe fol' :-,df
01' for others, could not he nel'eptall1e un10 nod. (Lllke
16: IG) It is the solemn duty of those l>ervnn1<; of (;ot!
who were serving in the pri(~ts' oftiec to deelal'(' t;ll'l
rule of .fehovah in the pl'esence al1(l hearing of (lthl'!'>:.
'I'he tnble of the Lord is supplied b,\' him with pro!H'l'
food that is llomishing and life-smtaining to t llU~c
who love and serve him. 'fhat which is contral)' to
Gou's tahle i'i of the Devil. It is wl'iUl'n: "Bl'l!o!(l
Israrl after the flesh: are not they which cat of the
sacrifices partakers of the altar"/" '1'hercfol'e the :d tar
is "the Lord's table' '. Furt hermol'e, it i<; \\ rit t l'n :
'Ye rannot be part akers of the Lord's table a11u of
the Devil's.' (1 Cor. 10: lR, 21) One ('annot mix
worldly thiII!!." with that which God provides 1'01' hi.,
people. That which is of all importance is God's ll;mw;
and that which he placrs upon his altar, or "table",
is in the interests of his kingtlom 3tlll is placed lIpon
his table for hi.., SOIlS, and such is ,vol'1hy of a full [nul
undivided devotion of the sons that are in line for the

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kingdom. To attempt to mix worldly things with that

which Cod has proviJed on his table i'! to Jishonor his
name. It follows, then, that if those who elaim to serve
God are at the same time mixing that service with that
which brings honor and praise to men, such is proof
that they de~pise God's name and his T,rovision for
them. Certainly, then, such is an abomination in the
sight of Cod. Anyone who substitutes an;,\,thing in the
place and stead of what God has provided for those
who serve him is thereby showing that he despises
God's holy name. Since the beginning of judgment at
the temple there have been those \vho claim to be in
line for the kingdom who have refusrd to accept God's
provision for them and have sub~titu11'.'t1 what man
has provided. They proclaim and advocate the teachings of man and disregard what Uod ha<; unfolded in
the fulfillment of his pl'opheriC's for the benefit of those
who ha\'e undertakrn to do his will. Jchovah has now
plainly ~ftown that the goreat is'>ue or question that
must be determinC'd is that whieh invoh'cs his holy
name j that the duty he has laid upon hie; people is to
declare his 'name, and to ignore that ~rC:lt issue means
to dcspise his name and to thereby declare that his
table is cont cmptihlc. The failure or rdu,;al to call
attention to these important truths would be carcl('~s
ness toward the Lord's intcrests and would thus ~how
unfaithfn]ne~s on the part of tho,;(' havin~ the ohli~a
tion to dcelare his namc and his kingdom. Thus the
Lord points out to tho;;e workers of 1:1\\ lessness the
manner in which they havc shown their contempt for
his table.
21 The Inw whit'll 0011 g-<lve to natuml Israel provided that a hlind sacri nee is not aeccptahle to thc
Lord. Bnt selfish" priests" say: "It is not wrong nor
evil." '1'herefore said t he Lord' throu~h his prophet
Malachi: "And if J'C ol'l'er the hlind for s:)rl'ifiee, is it
not evil? and if re ofl'l.'r the lame and sid" is it not
evil? offer it now unto thy governor: will he be pkused
with thee, or aeccpt thy person? saith the Lord of
hosts. "-:\la1. 1: 8.
22 TIle sacrifice rqlI'I.'S()1lts the one offering' it. If the
person offering it is hlind to the great is.'>ue or question
for determination and that blindn("ss is induced hy, hi'!
own selfishness, his offering' therefore is blind and
hence is an imperfect offering'. This rulc applying to
natural Israel with stronger reasoning applies to
llpiritunl Israel, and the one thus failing to see aIHl
to mnko known the issue offers a blind offering, contrary to the Lord's commandment. (lId). 13: 15) It
would be the same as a blind sacrifkial victim, and
therefore not acceptable to the Lord. There are those
who claim to be servants of God and who say: "What
is right in my own eyes, that is, ,,,hat I conceive to he
right, that I will do." Otherwise stated, they set thrir
own jwJgment up against what the Lord has speeifieaUy written. '1'hat one therefore demonstrates that
he is a fool. "The way of a fool is right in his own
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(Prov. 12: 15) The Word of God is the true and correct counsel. In this day, when the King is at the
temple and is directing his people what they must do,
anyone who ignores His instructions and pursucs his
own selfish course thereby says: "God is not directing his organization"; and in his heart, that is, by his
course of action, he says: "'1'here is no God" ; and thus
he declares himself a fool. He is blind to the real purpose of Jehovah. lIe should know better, berause he
has undertaken to be guided by God 's Word and therefore he should not follow his own ideas or the ic1f'as of
another man, but look to the Loru for instru(tion. His
offering, being blind, is not acceptable unto nod. For
one to contend or hold that such a selfish course on his
part is not an evil in himself, or in others who ha\'e
covenanted to do the will of God, would m('an hie; contempt for God's altar and hi., unfaithfulne~s to his
covenant with God. The children of Jehovah can be
taught only IJy Jehovah and the Lord Je'iU'; Christ.
Ko man, whether it be self or another man, can bC' the
guide and teacher of the sons of God. '1'h11s the Lord
shows the clear distinction between the unfaithful and
the faithful who attempt to serve him in the priest's
offire. lIe provides the mean,; for enlightenill~ and
making clear the vi!o,ion of hi,; sons in order that they
mllY not bring to him a ]llind sacrifice.
21 "That, then, constitutes a "lame" sa('l'ifice within
the nH'Hning of the SCI'iptUl'('S? The halt lUg 1)('t\\'e('11
two opinions, tITi\l~ to f,crve two oppo,;ing organizations at the sallle 1iml.', claiming to sene Uod atllI at
t1le same time trying' 10 ph'ase the Devil's 01' worlJly
organization, is certainly limping along and therehy
menns offering a "lame" 1;n('rifice. Fear of human
authoritips alld recognizing t!H'm as the" high('r powers", as the OIll'S that must be ohey('d, ~hows that
person'> so fearing' und ohe,,'ing worldly po\\'rl''! arc
"hlind" and "lame". To ohey these wod(lly [H)\\'f'I'S
because of fear of being pU1:i"h('cl at the hand" of human creatures constitutes one offering a lame satrifiee
and thus unacceptable to the Lord. One of the prie;;tly
cla"s offering sueh a sacrifice woulll be r('jpf'\('(l at the
temple judgment, because that judgment of fll' Lord
tries and purges the sons of Levi, that tlH'y llIay offer
unto the I,ord an offering in l'i~hteousnes<;, Pi al. 3: 3)
'rhe "evil servant" class, Ollee in line for thc kingdom,
have said and continue to say: "\Ye must 11Iltl do recognize the human rulers of this ('I]rth a<; the higher
powers, whom we will obey." '1'herehy t!lC'y ~ay fOI'
themselves that the:,. nre offering a lame sa(,l'ifice aIHI
they claim that ~u('h sael'ifirc i,; Hot evil; hnt the 1,01'<1
says it is evil. '1'h08e who have Gall's 11 Pllroval mmt
make no compromise, b,lt ml1~t render thelll,;('lw'S ('11tirely unto God and his kingdom sen'icc ",ij h a singlene~s of purpose, being hlind to everything cJ"e.Isa. 42: 1D.
24 A~win the Lord says to them: "Vhf'll you nffcr a
sick sacI'ifiee you say it is no evil.' 'Tho',(' \rho l\ l'e
spirituaUJ' }.i('k say: '~\. sick offering is not evil.'

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(R.T'.) 'I'he Lord is supplying his table with meat in

due season, thereby showing' his people what they must
do. One who fails or refuses to feed upon the spiritual food which the I,ord provides, but feeds on that
which he thinks is right accoruing to his own concIu~,ion and whieh has been provided by man and not by
the I~ord, therehy c1eurly demon~trates that he is spiritually sick. Holding on to und following thc tcachings
of a man, whether that mun be dead or alive, and exalting human leaders, is conelush'e proof of one thus
doing as being spiritually sick, because such perSOll
docs not discern the hody of Chri<,t and Jehovah's
purpose concel'l1ing the same. It is impossible for such
an offering to be acceptable unto the Lord. This the
Lord now makes elear to his people, that they must
avoid that velT pit into which others have fallen. One
who claims to bc running' in the narrow way as a
follower of Christ .Jesus, and who tlH'n oppo-;es or despises the wOI'k which the Loru is doing to give a witness to hi.,; name, and contcmpt uously speaks of such
work as a "book-&elling scheme", thereb~' shows himself completely out of hannony with the floru, and by
taking a CO\ll'!',e in opposition to the Lord's way demonstrates his ~I~~ )'it ual sirkness.
25 'I'he Lord now commands Ids people to bear before other's the fruits of the kingdom, that is, to bring
h'stimony of the truth beforc othcrs, and this testimony tnll.,;t be eOlH'el'l1inl-{ the vindication of Jehovah's
!IalTlC throug-h his King and Idnwlom. God has tak('ll
out from llmong'-;t men a people for that very Jlurpose.
The JllllJliea t ion of the k ill~dolll mes-;ag-e to the honor
of Jehovah '8 lIaIlle is of vital importance bcc'ause Uod
has cOIllmandel1 it thus to be done. Those who arc
lJlind to the )'('al issue and who are therefore spirit.
ually sick, and who cont inue in their own selfish way
of their so-(';] lied "S(')'\'I('e UlltO God", are in effect
saying' cOllc'cl'ning their own coursr: 'There is no harm,
nothing' is wrong in our ellur~e' (Hoth.); therefore
t hey ~ay: 'There is no rYiI in our blind and lame sacrifice.' A course of action tll11;, taken by the onr claiming to be of t he tribe of' Levi in effeet says: "'l'he table
of the Lord i-; contemptih]J." What, then, i'3 the duty
of those who arc faithfully setTing' 'Ood concerning' this
matter? Shall they remain quiet anu say nothing?
No; on the contrary, the 1.01'1.1 says to those who love
anu scrve him: "Cry aloud, ,-;pare not; Ii ft up thy voice
like a trumpet, and shew my peuple thcir tra/lsgression,
and the house of Jarob l1~l'arl] their sins." (ba.
58: 1) '1'110 WutcldolCCr' could not faithfully perfotm
!><'l"vice unto Cod and at the same time refmin from
calling attention to these things. When the Lord rewals these truths by his prophet and brings about the
facts in fulfillmrnt and in interpretation of the prophecy, it is then the bounden duty of the 'YATCl{ TOWER
publieat ion aud all who are in full harmony with the
Lord anel uevotrd to him to declare these trutl;s.
26 At the time the prophecy wa'3 uttered by l\Ialachi
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Zerubbabel. At the present time, however, the Lord

.Jesus Christ is the Governor of spiritual Israel, having been enthroned in the year 1914. Chri::.t Jesus,
together with Jehovah, con~titutes the "Higher Powers". Jehovah, through his prophet, now addres<;es
his wOl'ds to the negligent and unfaithful priestly class
and propounds to them the question, which they must
answer, to wit: "Present it now unto thy governor;
will he be pleased with thed" (R.Y.) Not even a Imman ruler would be pleased ,,,ith a blind or sick sacrifice, and the one making the offering should be ashamed
to he caught offering the same.
21 Nehemiah would not have received with pleasure
such an offering. (Nell. 13: 10-12) Certainly the I~onl
Je~us Christ at the temple (Jehovah's palaC'e or royal
residence), the Governor of spiritual Israel, woultlnot
dishonor the name of Jehovah by accepting a blind.
lame or sick offering. This is conclusively IJl'owd by
the fact that Christ Je:,us upon appearing at the temple began his final ju<I~l1Ient with the Levites ana
cleansed the approved ones, who had shown their
faithfulne!'>S, in order that such approved ones might
offer unto the Lord an offering in righteol1!',ness, and
which is acceptable unto Jehovah. Those of the anti
typical Levitcs who were not approved by Chri"t .J(,-;US
at the temple jud~melJt have no offering' to bring that
is HC'ceptable before Jehovah God, and hence their
offerings are rejectC'd. This is exactly the status of the
opposers of God's organization.
28 Further autlressing the antitypical Levites, who
had brought lame and sick and otherwise bl('rni';]lt'd
offprings unto the Lord. Jehovah hy his prophet said:
"A1Id /lOW, I rl\Ialachi] pray you, beseech (Iud that.
}w will be gracious unto us: this hath been hy your
means: will he r('!.:'ard your persons? saith the Lord
of hosts." (:Mal. 1: 9) Paraphrasing' the prophet's
wOI'ds: 'You would not have treateu the earthly ruler
of your tribe in this dishonorable l11a1lner, unu so now
go and humhly ask the Lord to hr gracious to you, and
see whether, in the face of your dishonorable treatllH'nt
of Jehovah and his table or altar, he will show his approval or not. By this means you may see that wh('/1
you say, "No harm is done, nothing is wrong," ~'ou
have yourselves been wrong and entirely out of line
with righteousness. 8ee whether God will accept you
01' not.' 'I'here could be but one rrsult, for the reason
that Jehovah is always con~istent himself an<l do("'l
not change his rule or manner of dealing- with his
creatures nor does he show partiality toward any rreature. J\Ien have taken too much credit to themselves
became of their sUPposl'd high standing amongst their
brethren. The "c1rctive eluer" class in particular
have concludcd that they are special obj('cts of God's
favor and therefore that whatsoever they do mmt he
right. But in this conclusion they are entirely wrong.
29 The conditions existing among natural Xsraelites,
and particularly amongst the priestly part thpreof,
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Malachi's prophecy shows that the self-important and

selfish ones cannot receive God's approval. Says the
prophecy: "Who is there even among you that would
shut the doors for nought 7 neither do ye kindle fire on
mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith
the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at
your hand. "-?lIal. 1: 10.
80 The self-important ones among natural Israel
served God only for the earthly gain they could get
out of it, and thereby demonstrated that the "love of
money" or pCl':>(mal gain was at the root of their evil
course. Likewise upon coming to the temple the J.JOro
Jesus found before him spiritual Israelites who were
sen'ing fur sdlish gain and not for the honor and
praise of .Jehovah's name. By servin~ and closing the
doors of the hou~e of the Lord merely for selfish gain
those Jews were kindling a firc and offering' up imperfect victims on God's altar, anu thel'l~fore tlwir
orrcrill~ was in vain. [,ikewise amongst the spiritual
Israelites at the beginnin~ of the trmple judgl11l'nt
there were thQse rendering senice before the Lord for
n selfish reason and not for the jJurpose of accomplishing the will of God and to his honor. '1'0 such the Lord
sa)'s: "I have no ))leasure in you, . . . neither will I
accept an offerill:.( at your hand." Such selfish service
h"ougllt IlJshonor upon Uod's IllUne. A selfish course
11)' any in the Lord'sservi((, ('ontinues to brill!! dishonor upon his name. With those sdfbh s('rvants their
l\C'rvi('e was IIIl'l'dy formal ism and llot devotion and
praise to J(hO\ ah. Even amoll:.( the antitypical Lcvite<;,
after the temple jud~m('nt was in pro~res'l, there w('re
thosc in tl.is att itude, allli thr. L,)I'd tolerated them for
11 time and gave thl'lll fuJI opportunity to demonstrate
1hdr real motivc or heart rOlldition. 'I'hat separation
1ly t he Lord cont inued until the cleansin~ took place
in 19a2, nucl tlll'n thc Lord sent forth hi'i angels and
gatlltn.d out thl' \Inrefol'nw\l J!l'ie<;ts, sueh as the "clecth'e dde"s", aIHI they wen' put in darkll('s<;. The same
rule must of llccrssity still he in force, that is to say,
if anyone in the temple hecomes blind or spiritually
sick and brings a selfi~h, imperfect offrring hefore the
Loru, hot h the offering and the prl'son arc rejected and
the oue offering it is ousted from the temple. Let no
olle be so fooli"h as to believe that, once in the temple
company, he may then pursue any kind of selfish and
unri~hteous conrse and expect to remain in the temple.
'Those who remain in the temple must comply witb the
rules the Lord has given them as set forth in His Word.
31 'l'he Homan Catholic Hierarchy as an or~anization
claims that her priests are the reprl.'sentativcs of God
and fill those of1ices by the will of God. 'rhey hase their
ritual upon God's law concerning the priesthood in
181'111'1. In this not only are they wrong nnd following
an erroneous course, but they are acting wholly without any authority. No human or earthly organization
can create a priest unto God. The Catholic institutions
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own selfish course directed by God's enemy Satan. The

Hierarchy and her priests are both hypocritical and
blasphemous. 'fhe entire system is founded upon fa13ehood and fraud. 'I'he priests that offer an oflering or
righteousness unto God are those, and those only, 'YilO
are brought forth and acknowledged by Jehovah as his
sons and who are anointed and commissioned by him
as his servants. Concerning the Homan Catholic IIieranhy and her prie5thood J(hovah dt'clares that tbe
whole sJ'stem is founded upon lies and is an abomination in his sight and shall be completely destroyed.
(lsa. 28: 1-21) The offerings of the Homan Catholic
Hierarchy and her priests arc entirely an abomination
in God's ~jght, and he has nothing to do with them.
'fhe prophecy of :\Inlachi is not dealing wit h the soea11I'd "priests" of any human-made imtitut ion, ~u('h
as the Homan Catholic lIierarl'hy, but with tho<;e ",hu
by reu,>IJll of enterin~ into a covenant with God become
his spiritual sons and who thereafter hecome unfaithful and are rejected hy the Lord; alld abo dealing with
those who at the judgment are pron'(l acccptable unto
the Lord. The temple judgment and c!1':lII<;ing make
manifr'>t to which cia"" one belongs. Heligious formalism is produced by God '3 ell('my, the Devil, and all
offl~l'illgs by religious priests are an ahomination in the
sight of God and hl~lI('e are not acceptable by him.
32 The Homan Catholic Hierarchy is not c\'('n consi(lereu in the commandment which God ~i\'('s at Exodus 20: ]2. 'I'hat <,ommalldment wa" ~iven to {;od's
cOV\'llant people and applies more particularly to tho,,"
of !->pil'itual Israel, whu are his COVl'll:lnt people in th'l
spirit. .J(hovuh ill not the Father of till' Homan Ca!ll.
olic Hilrar(hy, alld this the Iliel'urehy fully arlmowled~ps and (l('clnrc:'! by llarning it'l pal'thly head jJ"l)(l
or "pope" and hy appl~'ing the term "father" to
eycry so-cullI'll "pl'it'st" in the ol'ganization. Til"
Lonl eommaJl\l" that his sons shall rallllo mall fath(l'.
Said the Lord ,J\'sns to his ui<;\iples and tho..,e \\-ho hecome hi'l true followers: "Call no man your fatlH:r
upon the rarth, fol' one is your Fathrr, \\ hich j., in
heaven." (.~Iatt. 23:!l) To the hypoC'ritieal Phari"el's,
who practiced rdl:5ion in 1he nallle of .Jehuvah, .le.;u-.;
Chri'it said: 'Your father is the lh'vil.' (.John ~:41)
The Homan Catholic Hierarch" anrl tlH'ir priest'> and
allil'd cl"rgy generally are anti typiral Pha l'i..,\:es, a~ld
their father is Iikewi5e the De\-il. As the (lucient
Pharisees opposed God's kingdom and rule Hilde'!'
Christ Jesus, so now the modern PharisN''>, the HOlll<lll
Catholic Hierarchy, despise Gou 's kill~dom anri ll]a,,phernously claim to rule the world as nou's rl'presentative. Many persons have been induced to 11\'1 iL yc
that, because the .Jews had priests that sened the pl'Opic in that day by the will of (lad, Ownfore the HOlllilll
Catholic lIieral'ehy and her pri\,,;ts are serving according to the will of Cod, But such is wholly without support in the Bible. 'l'hose religious or~anizati()lls und
their priests openly oppose the kingdom of God undcr
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se1"\'c Jehovah, and this is exactly as Jesus said it f 8. "lly did Jehovah hate Esau' How did he 'Icl wuste the
n.ountains and the hel itage' of Esau' Point out the fulwould be. (John 15: 18-21) The Hierarchy and its
fillment thl'lcof.
pricsts arc wholly a human institution, org-anized un- f 9,10. TIefel'ling to .MaIa...hi 1: 4: Apply (a) thc words of
Edom. (b) The Lord's declaration, "rrhey shall buIl,I,
der Satan's direction for the purpose of blinding the
but I will tllrow down." Explain and justify the wor,Is
people and opposing .Jchovah and further defaming
of those on Jehovah's side. To whom docs J eho\'uh speak
as recorde(1 It \erse 51 'Vhat does this plOve1
His name. The prophecy of Malachi relates to the
EXotlllS 20: 12, Eph('~ians 6: 13, and 2 Timothy
spiritual house of Levi, from which Levites the priest- f 11.3:Apply
1-5. Also the statement, "A son honoureth his father,
hood is taken to render sen'iee, and only tho'>e of the
and a servant Ins master,"
spiritual Levites who honor Jehovah's name do receive f 12,I.i. With relntcd scriptures, cxplain (a) the relationship
exprcssed in the wonls "If then I be a father". (1) The
Jehovah's approval. 'l'he complete fulfillment of the
"honor" here mentioned. Describe the Situation calling
prophecy in this day clearly makes manifest that it is
forth the prophetle question, ,( If then I be a father, where
is mine honoor'"
only those who successfully stand the test, and who
f IIi,17. With SCrl]ltures, explain the relationship of "master"
arc wholly and unselfi:.hly devoted to Jehovah and his
here mentioned. Account for the question, "If I be a.
master, whNe is my fear'"
kingdom, that receive a favorable judgment. Such are
\\ hen and how dill Jehovah's people learn of the grpn.t
the ones who offer unto God an offering in ri~htcous 'l[ 18.importn.nce
of the honor and VindICation of Ins name'! How
ness to the honor of his name and contiuue faithful to
dill they rC~:lId tins great truth, and with \\hat re,ultl
the cnd of the carthly journey; and so doin~ they shall ~ 19. How do thc sons of 0011 ofTer a proper ~ueTllice to him'
What llill God's law rf'l(llilC of the pfll'stS Clill<'el nmg
dwell for evcr with Christ .Jesus in his kingdom. These 'Ir 20.thin~s
offerecl for sacrifif'e' What is God's altar or
are the ones who honor their Father, .Jehovah God,
"table'" \Yhat docs he place thereon, n.IlIl howi llncl for
what purpnsl IS t1lJ~ d(>ne1 AI'ply tilt' prophetIc complaint,
find their mother, his org-anizatioJl; aIH], true to his
"The table of the Lord is contemptIble."
promise, their days arc prolonged.
'l 212-1. Describe (a) tho course of those who' offer n. l>hnrl
(To be continued)

QUESTIO~S FOR STUDY

1. Compa1'e the order of 1'c('ord of the plophccics with thn.t
of thdr ful1J!lment. When \HIS the 1,rol'h('(:y of Malachi
duo to be understood, nnl1 \\hy not prior tll/'reto' What
is Bcon to he the pllrl'0~'l of this prophf'(,y' What responIlihility :tUends un U1ulPrstanlliug' thereoff
V 2. lJ,'s"T1he the cirelllll~tun('e of Ilaturul 181n<'1 lit the time
Malachi reccived the prol'llI'tic word' "hon and upon
whom ill tho prophf'cy flllhlled'
'J 3-5. How did Jehovah I,ro\e IllS wore1 of l\fala('hi 1: 2, (n.) to
naturnllsraelf (b) '1'0 spilltual IHTllell Why did Jehovah
/It't his lo\'~ upon tlll'm allfl ,JplIvcr thelll'
"II 6, 7. Api.1y tht' f'xpr"Rsioll, "Yl't yo sn.y, Wherein hast thou
loved us 1" EXI,lain Jcho\ ah 's rcply to that qucstion.

f
'If
'lJ
'if

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offering'. (b) That in which n "lame" saeIifiee iq ofTeretl.

Explain what is meant by offeIing a "sIck" sandiec.
25. What, then, is tho duly of those who are faithfully serving God concel'ning this mattell
26, :!7. Point out the fitness of the third prophetic questlon
of "orse 8.
28. Apply wrse 9.
29,30. Hhow that tho condItions existing amnng the natural
Israelites, as indl~uted at \else 10, find an cAad counter
Ilurt umong spiritual ISlac1ites, and meet with tlw dlsapproml as ton'lold.
~n, ;)2. \Yhat llre the bets elearly proving' that til(' prll'sthood of the HOlllan Catholic systelll is in 110 \HIV relat(',1 to
Go(I's or;i:ulll-'ll1()n un' I is all'alH'Joinatioll HI lI;s sl;:llt 1 Of
,\ hom dOl'S God 'll pricbthood consiqt, anti what is the bon'lca
aI.pomted to them1

REASONS FOR THE FINAL CONFLICT

HE final and deC'ish'c battle is now drawing

close, and the fecling' of it extf'nds t hrou~hout

tho whole \\"01'1<1. 'rhe outcome of that battle will
settle for all t.ime tllC great disputed qUl'stion, 'Yho
is God' and who is able and entitled to rule the earth 1
'l'hc fOl"('e5 of thc world, the seen and the unseen, are
rapidly being gathered for this which the Bible calls
"the battle of that great day of God Almighty".Rev. 16: H.
Jchovah begins the battle, because it is his war.
It is an ('xpression of hi,> righteous indignation against
the assembled nations, (Isa. 34: 1, 2) His great executive omcer, who is the glorified Lord Je<;us Christ, is
revcaled in the prophecy of The Revelation (HI: 11)
as seated upon a whitc l101'se, "and in righteousness
he doth judge and make war." The "white horse"
is symbolic of the righteous war whieh he is about to
begin. '1'he crowns, which the prophecy says arc upon
his head, show that he is clothed with ull power and
authority.
Thc prophecies refcr to the place of the battle as
a valley. It is thc great yalley of judgment, because

the nations arc assemhlc<1 there in battle array to

n'(,f'ive the decision of the Almighty God. It is the
valley of !.Iaughtcr, beeau<;e thcre Satan's oJ'g':lI!ization shall be (k~troyed, Jehovah caused his prophet
to say to the enemy organization these words: "I have
laid a snaro for thee, and thou art. also tab-n, 0
Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thon art found,
and also cHught, lJl'cause thou hast striwn against the
Lord. 'l'he Lord hath opened his annoltry, and hath
brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for
this is the work of the Lord Goel of hosts in the land
of the Chaldeans." (Jcr. 50: 24, 23) "In their heat
I will make their fea~ts, and I will make them drunken, that tlH'J' may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep,
an<1 not wake, saith the Lord. I will bring thpm down
like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with 110 goats.
How is SI\('sl1<1<'h taken!"- Je1', 51: 39-41.
Jehovah has pro\'ed that everyone of his prophets
is true, and has proved it by applying to e3.ch one
and to his propllCey the three divinely made rules,
to wit: First, each one of them spoke in the Hame of
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hovah, intending to turn the people to Jehovah and .Jehovah God. In turn he saturated with the Devil
to honor his namt'; and, third, at least a portion of religion every world power tlJat followed, and hy
the thiugs foretold hy each prophet has corne to pass, fraud and dec('])tion has hrought reproach npon God':;,
and what is yet unfulfilled is certain to (~ome to pm.,s. name and turned the people away from him,
Those parts of the propheties that have not come to
When Chri5tianity, which WU'i organi7(,il u" a pUl'e
pass relate to the great battle, or the war of God organization, began to grow, Satan oI'g'anized a l!l'('ut
Almighty ngainst Satan and hi" organi7.ation which commercial and political world power and camell it
will im'olve every nation of earth. These prophecies to adopt the Christian religion in name only, and
must be accepted as true when the divine rule men- corrupted the organization known as Chl'i,>tiallity and
tioned is applied to the prophecies, and it therefore fol. made it a Devil religion. This docs not mean that he
lows that the (!reat war of Jehovah God is yet to comt', corrupted the pure Christians, Imt he cOlTupted the
is now impending, and will shortly begin.
organization, made it a part of his own organizatioll,
Jehovah pours the cup or potion of his wrath and and called it "Christian". It is therefore c[rarly seen
compels each nation to drink thereof, so the propht't that Bahylon is the Devil's organizatioll, is 'the mot hJeremiah (2;): 27, 29) declares. It is a death potion, er of all harlot'i', and has cause(l the politieal rulel';
because they shall drink, "and fall, and ri'ie no more, and the comlll<'rcial giants of the earth to (('rtl'll1t
.. for I "'ill call for a sword upon all the inhabit- fornication with her; and therehy all the world 1'0\;auts of the ('arth, suith the Lord of hosts," But why ers, made up of politi('ul, commen'ial and l'('I!-:IOl:';
should God bring such a. grf>ut calamity upon all the factors, have brought ig-nominy awl shame 1111,1 1\'nations lind inhabitants of the earth? lIe assigns a proach upon the name of Jrhovah (Jocl. The poIIticj;t! "
l'enson for !>o doin~.
and the rulers and the cOlllmer('ial ~iants, who h i \ "
Is it becau<;e a few men have become possessors of gathered great ri('lH's and honor and power, han' ];i" ,\
exceeding' !treat riches that God will brin~ the great adopted hy Satan's \\'irked relIgion'> ~~~telll all I
war? Surd)' that is not the rraflon. Material riches urawn into his net, und have lwen made a p;,t't of
alone arc 1Iot cOIHlrmned by the 1Jord. King Solomon Babylon, as his organization is called.
was very rich. (2 Chron. 1: 1~) Jehoshaphctt, who was
'rhe Lord has caused tlte nalJWS and hi~fol'Y of th
also kin!.(' of I'a'ael, had riehl'S in abundance. (~ Chron. first three ~I'eat world I)()\\('I'S, nall1('ly, ]"'~,\'IJ:,
17: 5) Kin!.(' JIezekiah had "excl'rdin~ much riches". .Assyria, and Dah,vlon, to he l'l'c'o}'(leil tl1:lt it tJI:IY \;'
(2 Chron, :l~: 27) (lod dill not cOIH.kmn allY of them ge('n at the end of the worlel how lhry have j'('pl'l':-'('Il,because of their rirhes. Is the grrat war impending cd the De\'il. E'!',vpt is one of th!' naml'S of t hl' 1)(,\ d '-;
and about to fall b('('au~e the politiral rnlrn; have not organizatiiJn \dth the commercial and miIJlal''y )J'J\\l't'
ruled the IH'ople p('dectly? Snrely not that. Some in the van; AS'i;\Till is one of the nam('" of the 'UI,I!'
one had to ru1<', and, all men bein~ imprrfeet, no man Devil's org-anization with the poli1ii'al rukr-; lI';lfh~
could rule perfectly. ']'hc're have been mUIlY men in prominent; and Bah.don is the Wltlle of the J),,\iJ's
politics who !lave honrslly donc.> the best they knew or~allization with l'('li~ion made pl'fltllincul. .\ IJ ("Jth! ihow to uo. Many of the rich men in politics llUVC inte the Devil's or'.-:anization. alld all an' ('(111111111< ,I
used thrir means to do good.
at the pre:-.ent time in tlie },('agnc of :\aliou" nllll ill
Then why should thi'l great im}Jending ealamit~ peace trl'al i(s and world cOllrt~, in whidl t hI' \\ 11" "d
come upon the people and nat ions of the cart It 1 It is lll'';S of the enemy has been hrou~ht to th(: 1'1111. :1!;:Il,Y
because the pf'ople have been turned away from .Je- of the inhahitants of the earth hun} IH'('n dr,mll into
hovah God alld caused to wOl'ship the De\'il, and he- the orgaui7.ation and willingly :-.upport II. Bolh flit:
cause Jehovah's holy name has been hypocritically political and the commer('ial rulcrs al'(' rl'''poll"ihle
used therel))', hringing' reproach upon him ana turn- before God for what wrong' they have dOlJ(', h1l1 the
ing the people away from him to their O\\'ll iujury, ones most repl'ehcn~ible und rc:,ponsibh: h,foro .1( 11<1and therf'fol'e turning the people in the way of the vah, and ,,'ho deserve aud shall receive the' s, \,('I'ht
Devil and destruction. And who is the most ,repre- punishment, arc t he religious ]i:ailcrs anll the l,rindhensible and rt'sponsible {or this eonditioll?
pal ones of the rcli~ions Hoeks,
God has plainly indicated in his \YoI'll that the
Call to mind that Satan first o1'g'anizcG Babylon
and institutf'd the nevil religion, indncin~ the people peoples of Bg'ypt and AS"yl'ia shall he }'('I'u\'\'l!"l alnl
to worship him and to reproach and defame Jeho\ ah saved during the rule of God's kingdom (jVl'J' the c'ldh.
God's holy name. 'I'hen he organized Bg'ypt the great (Isa. 19: 20-23) But that nab~'lon shall h('('o[l1r ntlL'i'world power, putting the rommereial and military ly desolate and ncyer rise again i<: mack ('crtaiu h;' J>i.;
forces to the front, and saddled his Devil religion upon \Yord. The religions, organized by the n,,il a!Jd
the nation; and this he did to bring reproach upon carried on by his agencies, haw been delJbcratel;- '0
Jehovah God's name. 'l'hen he organized A~s)'l'ia with formed and uSfxl to l'Ppronch God and to turn the
the politicians in the fore, supported by the commer- people in the ,,'ay of <1r~truction. Thc'l'e wa" l1C\'er
cial power, and saddled upon that world power the any excuse for this, and therefore therr nrc' 110 i'Xsatanic religion and turned the people away from tenuating circumstances to be taken into cunsi{}('1 at ion

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fJfic WATCliT0WER

at the final jud~ment upon Babylon. By the words

of his prophet God names t1m.>. c reasons why he will
bring the great calamity of the final war upon the
world, !'aying: "}khold, the Lord [JehovahJ maketh
the earth empty, and makcth it waste, and turneth it
upside down, and scattereth abroad the inh~bitants
thereof. The earth also is defiled under the inh~ b..
itants thereof; because they have [1] trHll~f!J'esserl
the laws, [2J changed the ol'uinance, [3] broken tHe
everlasting covenant."-I<;a. 24: 1, 5.
The laws of Jehovah are rules of action whirh he
has made and promulgated for the benefit of man.
lIe is the great Life-giver, and no man can ohtain
life everlasting without knowing and oheying God.
TherC'fore for man's b0nefit he made those laws:
(First) "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
(Ex. 20: 3) (f-1econd) "'rhou shalt not make unto
thee any graven image, or un,Y Jik('ness of unything
that is in heavf>n ahove, or that is in the earth ben('ath,
or that is in the water UlHler the earth." (Yerse 4)
('fhird) "1'holl shalt not bow down thyself to them,
nor serve them." - Verse 5.
En.'ry nation under the sun practices a rdig;ioll that
is in violation of these laws. The most reIJr('hcnsible
lawbnakcl's amollg nIl who have practiced a hypocritical religion are those known liS "organized Clll'btianity" or "CIll'istendom", !>l'eall"e surh has beel) practiced as the rcli~ion of and ill the name of Jehovah God
and his beloved Son Christ J('sus, lind it has been
practiced and is practiced hJ'I>Oeritieally. 1I.ypocrisy

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is an abomination in the sight of God. The majority

of the nations that form the League of Nations claim
to practice the "Christian religion", and they do so
blasphemously by assuming that the League of Xations
rC!>resents Christ's kingdom on (arth. This de\'ilish
religion is that which sacred prophecy speaks of a<;
"the abomination that maketh desolate". (Daniel
11: 31; 12: 11) Both Catholics and "Protestants" join
together in the name of Christ and hypocritically
'take their stand in the holy place', claiming to rl'present God on earth. '1'he pope, a'J head of the Catholic
religious system, claims to be the special viccgrrent
of Christ and his kingdom, and that the pre"ent wicked kinguoms of the world arc Christ's kingdom. Both
Catholic and "Prote!>tant" religions name the name
of Chri~t and, forming what is known as "organiz~<l
Christianity", join together in the adoption of the
Leag-ue of Nations, claimin~ that the whole i1rr:1J1gement is the visible expression of God's kingdom on
earth; therefore tll('se have particularly broken the
laws of God, a~ stated above hy the prophet.
Addre<;sing- hirm,eJf particularly to his foot:-.tep
followers on earth at this the end of the world, the
Lord Jesus referred to this de\'e!0pTlll'nt of matters
and advil:.ed the proper course for people of g'oou will
to take under the conditions, saying': ""'hell ye,
therefore, shall see the abominat ion of uesolation, spok('n of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy pla('e,
(whoso read('th, let him ulJdcrstand:)" thcn let h irn
that is in the wil'ked world orgallizatiuu flee unto
God's kingdom.-)Iatt. 2-1-: 1f>.

THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST

J<~ITOVAII

GOD is light. He is the fountain of

lig-ht and life. lIe made the heavem and the earth
and g'ave the spirit of life to nJl thl'm that mO\'e
nnd hrenthc. lIe made the mountains, \\'('jg-!Jed flu'm
ill his balances, and l:.et them forth as eternal monuments to his own majesty and for the wonder and
admiration of his ealthly Crl'lltllr('s that love !Jim. He
made the sun to light the earth by day, and the moon
and th(' stars to illuminate it at night. Each mornillg,
and foreyer. he (';luses his beams of light to he liftEd
above the mountain peaks Illlcl to spread their arms
across the hlavens, hespeaking his unlimited power
and infinite glory. 'l'hcrc is no audible sound to disturb the awesome and profound silence that accompanies the dawning of hi., day. The beasts of the fit Id
and the birds of the air hold their peace, and even the
wind'i :He quiet.
Unseen i<; the Almighty Creator; yet he is mnl1ife~t
hy his works. The spaee curtained by the outspread
hea\"cns of light i'J his tent. Since we cannot see the
wind, how much less cau human eyes behold him who
walks upon its wings; yet we know that he is pre'iCllt.
His clouds, like majestic chariots, ride alJo\'e the mountains, rcficeting his radiant splendor. The insphcd

words of the sweet singer arc hre:Jthf>d in &ilcnce /lnd

de<'p devotion to the :Uost ] Ikh: ." Bless Jehovah, 0
my soul! Jt'hoyah my God, tholl art exceeJing' great,
majcl:.ty Illid state hast thou Pllt 011: wrapping t h,rself in light as a nlHut Ie, stretchillg out the I\('a\'('ns as
a tent curtain: who la~'eth in the waters the heams of
his uppcr-chamlwrs, who mukcth the clouds his chariot,
who walk .'th on the wiug's of the wiud.' '-Ps. 104: 1-3,
RofhcrlwlIl l'Sillms.

Long' ago the Btf>rnal God sent his beloved SOil into
this world of dnrk!wss, and he was the Light of 1he
wol'!d. His lifeblood was pOUl'c,} nut that men might
see the light find lh-e aIHI that hi" Father's name mil-'ht
be glorified, He was rai.,ed from the df>ad and brought
life and immortality to light. (2 Tim. J: 10) Jcho\ah
gave his woro that his beloved ~Oll \',111. 1 ! again come
in power and glory, and set up his kingdom and afrOI'd
all men the opportunity to see thl> light and to be
blessed and to live 0'1 earth; that then the llaIne and
the word of Jehovah should be yilld iealed 'l'hat time
is at hand. Christ is placed upun hi:, throhe, and he
then comes to his temple in the brig-htll(';'> of his glory
with hi., countenance shining as the SUll, for he is the
Sun of righteousness. His shining shall never be

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BROOKI,YN,

No Y.

dimmed. In due time the light shall illuminate all the Lord behind them, who take away from God's Word
living, and the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of revelation or who add thereto by addjn~ such
of the glory of Jehovah as the waters cover the great "signs" as the pyramid of Ghizeh, will not under.
deep. Blessed are the wise who come to this day. If stand. "None of the wicked shall understand. "-1's.
they continue wise they shall understand and rejoice. 50: 17; Dan. 12: 10; Rev. 22: 19.
The last book of the Bible is called The Hevclation.
The time for the fulfillment of the prophecy of '1'he
It is a part of the Word of JehO\'uh God and is proph- Revelation seems to be from about 1879 forward until
ecy, It is to be expected that some of God's anointed the kinguom is in full sway. It was about that uate
ones while on the earth would be favored with an un that the second presence of the Lord began to be con
derstamlillg thereof. Its unuen;tanding mu.,t be due sidered in the pages of 'i'he Watchtower, which since
to the light from Jehovah shining upon the Head of then until now has been the means of communicating
his temple class and for the benefit of those who love truth to those who love the Lord. AU those who loYe
him and his appearing at the temple.
God supremely believe that 'i'he Watchtower was
"Revelation" literally means" unveiling". It is the started anu has been maintained by his power and
uncovering of things that have tlCeIl fulfille<l but which grace. The time for the unuerstanuing of the prophhave not Iwcn undeThtood according to the Scriptures; ecy of The Revelation must nece<.:<.:arily be aft<T the
also the uncoverin~ of things in courf:e of fulfillment coming of the Lord to his temple. 'fhose who do unthe meaning of which is now dawning upon the obe- derstand its meaning will see the great alld hle5"ed
dient children of God; and abo at least a partial un- privilege of being witnesses to the Lord and to his
eoveriug of thing-s which are inunf'diutely to be fulfilled name and purpose.
The fact of high importanee in 'fhe Hevclation, and
and understood by the grace of God. (Isa. 42: 9)
now
set before all the spiritbc~ottt'll ones and people
Jehovah committed to his glol'Wed Bon Christ Jesus
the messa~e which in due time must he made known of g'(lod will on earth, is the great and impressive truth
unto hi" servant class. Jesus sent his f,lithful angel that Jehovah's Chief Officer, The Prince and rightful
Ruler of the earth, Chri'it Jt'SU'l, is now pr('scnt at the
01" deputy and caused his sen'unt .John to write down
temple
of God doill~ judgment work in his Father's
the mes;,a~e in code or symhols. The time comes to unname.
']'he
mighty King and .JUUf.!;(' is pictlll'('d a<; filltd
derstaml the message, and the Lord by his deputy
makes the mes.,age understandable to tho,;e whom with the 'new joy of the killg-dorn' lind has invit('ll the
approved one., to enter into ltis joy. IIis irnmaeulale
John repl'csented.-Hf'v. 1: 1.
The SCl"\'ant and uJlo"itle .John was a very fig-cd man white hair {\lid his glorious ga l1lH'nts, apPt'aring' ill
when he wl'ote that book of symhol,>. lIe WUS the last the dt'sl'l'iption of him in The Hevclation, SUggl'st hio.;
survivor of ull those who \\Tote under illspirat ion. Ill' exal1ation and that he comes in the power nud g-lol'Y
u<.;t."<1 the word., "hear witness ", "testily," aud "testi. of his Father. (:\Iatt. 16: 27) Hio.; <'yes are ahlaze \I ith
mony" more than any other Bihle writer since Chri'lt righteous jutlicial decrees, whil'h cut in e\'ery diJesus. To bear witness was his chief theme and work. rection and without partiulity. Ill' is aceompalJil-<l by
John by the Lord 's ~race foreshadowed or represented hi,; "seven &tars", or m~'riad:; of [Ingels, whom Ill' hno.;
the faithful remnunt who ha\'e tarried or remained deplltizeJ to carry into execution hio.; orders. (;\lat1.
unto the coming' of the Lord .ksus Christ to his temple. 2;j: 31) Anu 'they tllat be wise [and faithful ;,cr\'<lllts]
Upon such God has bestowed his extraordinary" grace and turn many to rightcou'iness' arc pietnred as his
and merc)'''; which the name "John 0, sig-nifies. When randiest irks, or lamp-'ltands, to whom is I!iv(')l the pri\'he wrote, John was in banishment on the isle of Patmos ilege of holding forth the lig'ht of the \Y01'<1 of God
because he had te~tified to God 's Word. Kow the rem- aud to whom arc <'Olllmitted the kilJgdom intl'r(',;ts on
nant is in banishment by bring ostracized from all the eartIl.-Dan. 12: 3 ; Matt. 13: 43.
'fhe servant ela~s thus bchold~ him at the tpmple
others of earth because of their unswtrving devotion
to God and the giving of testimony to his name, John according to the symbolic vision: "J was in the spirit
was" in the spirit on the Lord's day" when he received on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a ~reat voiee,
tile me~age to write, "'I'his is the duy whieh the Lord as of a trumpet, saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the
bath made," and the remnant arc on the earth and re- first and the lao,;t: lind, \Yhat thou seest, write in II
joicing in the spirit because the spirit of the Lord has book, and send it unto the seven churehes wldeh arc in
been poured out upon all, flesh devoted to him. 'fhe .Asia; unto Ephtsus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pel"
remnant now "see visions" (Joel 2: 28, 29) ; that is gamos, and unto Thyatil'a, and unto Sardis, and Ull to
to say, are given an understanding of things not here- Philadclphill, and unto LaotHcea. And I turned to :-,ee
tofore understood. A special blessing is the portion of the voice that spake with me. And bein~ tumcd. I
the l'emnant, because the Teacher Christ Je<;us deci- saw seven gold('n candlesticks; lind in the midst of the
phers for them the code signs of the book '1'he Revela- seven candlcstieks one like unto the Son of mall,
tion ; al'io those who love righteousness, and hear and clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt
obey what they understand, will be ble5sed. (Hev. ] : 3) about the paps with a golden girdle. His hend antI his
Those who hate instruction and cast the 'Vord of the hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his

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fJ1ie WATCI-IT0'vVER

c:res were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine
brass, as if they burned in a furnace; ano his voice
as the sound of many waters. And he had ill his right
hUlld seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp
two.ed~ed sword: and his countenance was as the sun
shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell
at his feet as deat!. And he laid his right hand upon
me, saying unto me, F'ear not; I am the fir<;t and the
last: I am he that liveth and was dend; and, behold,
I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of

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hell and of death. Write the things which thou hast

seen, and the things whi<:h are, and the things which
shall be her'after.' '-Rev. 1: 10-19.
'rhe servant class, repres('nted by John, by reason of
the glorious vision is greatly awed and humbled and
is prostrate in ~ubmission before the great Jehovah
God. The Lord strengthens and encourages thi.-, class
and says to them in substance: "Go and publish these
things that you sec, and tell the people what is about
to come to pass." The "faithful servant" class obe>s.

LETTERS
FIRST THE HONOR OF JEHOVAll AND IIIS KING
DEAlt I:IWTlIER HI'TIlJ;RFO[W:
Pkase lIc'cept tIllS Ictter fro III the lUlllual meeting of the
Londrill cOlllpany, hl'1<l today, c"(ll1(","I1~ our warm love lind the
a~suralll'e of our cOlltillUl'rl ('o,u/,pratIOD.
With )'our rc('cllt \ isit filII! the 11;Sr)Clatcd eWllts still frCl'h
in our llIemoucs, \\C shoulrI Ilkc tt) exprcss Il1'pr,'clntlOn of the
opportunity lU'('Of(!c,! us of Sh:llill~ \llth you ill that gleat \\'It
ncs;-onn of thlJ Iilost thrtllill~, if not tlte DJost thnllmg III our
ex1'crICllce, anrl cf(mnJllg a \\ol1lj,'rful Jcar of senke for Jeho
"ah.
We arc tklllkful for the ellcr~ptic lenl! whic'h JOu, ulI'!er the
Lor.! 's rlirpcllOlI, cOlllmually ~IVC to IllS pcopll', 111111 for your
I".ynl ('xa/uplc. 'J he f(':JJ>ollse that {'ollles 1 rom tllO'oC \\ ho, like
;yoursdf, h.lve tirst in /lllll,l tIl(' hOllor of Jeho\'nh anu his King
1lI1J~t hn/ll: arlrll'd jo,\' 10 )'our 0\\ II hl'art.
Our gratiludl' \I"ul,l be In("o/llpll'!"ly l':\prC'ssl',1 without IIOme
!nl'lIl1Cm of till' 1:,,1t('$ lJUok. Xot "lIl V have tlu' sf udies thcm
schl's !J("'n 11,0;1 cllJoyable and h('lplu1; but Ihc !>"c,k has qlJlckly
!,crO/IlI' 0110 of Ihe most I I (':ISU rc'd I nst rlJnJl'nt~ \1 hH' h tho Lor.!,
throu~h yOll, has put IOto Ihe hallds of the rcmnant for the
increase of bill work lllJlOIl~ the lJ\'ople of goot! WIll. Wo f('joico

in the certain kno\\'!e,l~e that e\'C'ry faithful endeavor must ulti

mately brillg' prai3c to .lehonlhs naltlC'.
Praying that his IJIl'ssiIlg' Illay {'ontinue upon you, we IClll:tin
Your olethr('11 in IllS sl'n'icc,
LmwoN (Englalul) CO~11'~:-;Y.
LIGHT IN IllS DUE

TI~IE

Jl,fy DCAR BROTHER HI'TlII;Ia'ORv:

I must write )"ou a f.w words of thanks for the mallY hl"s:!

ings the Lord has I.. ,~towcd upon Ill" ;JllCC ItstC'I1ing- to

.r0ll~

IcclUic on Arnlllg.ddoI1 at Xenal k, ~. J. I must ~ay that I

wa~ a Catholic until a } C'ar and II half ago; but, thank~ to [('ad
ing j'our books Illl'! tho Bib!l', Ihe 1.01 II has 01'C/1('u my (yros
to his \\onclcrtul truth, and I have takC'I1 my stand on the
LOltl'S gi.lc. I tun e I,,'('n 10 tliC wltnc~s work tllll'C' 1tl01lth~,
aw! IIllist 8ay I nC\'C'r f.,It happier in my Ide. Thc Lord C'~l'
tluIIly gives h~ht in hiS due tUilC', an,1 \\lth IllS hell' 1\1\(1 ('IIlI"t
JC<;U8 I nill brlllg his Illc~sage of the klll~dom to all Iho~\J n ho
wul hear. 'l'hankin~)Oil a~:lln, I rCJll:l1ll
One of the Lor,l's s('rvanls,
MAHJolm: FULLER, jJassacltu~dI8.

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IA"ballt'ln, )to. ..
Crocker, Mo

__

Jan.
,.. "
U

..

2,3
5,0
7,8
9,10

Vlehj', :'010. ............ Jan. 12, 13

Rolla, !\Io.
14, 15
1'lat niver. lIlo.
16,17

Alh-ance, ~10
Dexler, :'010.
La Valle, )10.

JI1I1.

19
20,21
22

Cape Gil ardC'nu. Mo. Jan 23.24

1'oplnr I:Iull'. ;\010. ... ..... 21;.21

II..lr\ tell, )10

Ellsinore, :110.

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30; 31

INDEX FOR 1936

JA::"iUARY 1
3
4
7

10
11
HIS EJ(~ .............................................. 11
Sul'f('rlnl:~ of Chri&tJuu<,: tlte l'url'0oc
13
Hudio :';en Ice .......................................... 16
}lirllc8
............. . .. . ................ 2
'''rb~ King:" Tfl thnony l'l'riofl
2

Ihs I'rarer

IJo~

Com'cntlon at

Aug-"I<" ......... 2

Def('ut of the 1'1t11i,t1ul's

19

JJevll's J:el're.ent.ltl\es ........................ 23

J)olJlinlon ............................................ 23
l'er~ec\llil)n ......................................... :.!!
_

2;)

"Al:leC\lI('ut "ith IIpU" ................... 27

The '!"I\O i;I<leq at ArlJla""d,lnn
:.!,'l
Satlln'l! Hl'll1"'l'utatl\e~ 1:1'pIO\ell
30
Hl'r\ I('C

..\

P!)(JIHtJIIPnts

Arma;-:eddon BUrin ON
_ 131
Frt"IHJly SIIl\'e .\"pe.1r&
__. 1:1:>
('onlinu'" 10 Te,ufy
l;:l:>
JelJo.ah's Kin,,"l1olll n ;\'CC"'Slty
Jn
Good lfo!JCs for lU:WHl:n
J.l:l
Xl'ruee Lea,Il!l"5 and UcglOnal lJirectors 143
Hadlo Sl'rnee
144
"Zf1al of IIl~ Ilou e-, rl~l~tiJllnn:r Pe-riod laO
Tr,ln.cr!ptlOU )Jllchmcs and :';ound Car>< l.m
Ell-etriC Sign
130

)IAY 15

JA::"iUARY 15

Influl~lllorl

32

3~

Sl,cdul Hen IrQ <. '011\ entlOIl:i

COll\elltlOn lit Lo~ Augeles

III

Thc S.'apegollt
'At"niog- Work'
IKIII ered to Satan
Buildln,;: on the Foundation
E~tahl"hing tlte ~e'\" World
_
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l;l!l'Iiee Appolntlllelll~
"Zeal fJf Hi!! II'HlM Te,tullony
LiteJ:lture tor the J:lillli
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Aunounl'lIlg Company 31eetlllgs

FEBRUARY 1
I'hlll,tJue~

Defl'at of the

(I'art 2)

35

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41
4U
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34

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"Thp 1,0r,l's nay" (I'art 2)
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101
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J.llfrulure for the llJjnd
Vacation
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Keal', Yl't .\tdr
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A l'el ooaJ )!c""ag-e
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Letters

JUNE 1
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MAY 1

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115

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122
121
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Oba.lJah (Part 4)
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