The Watch Tower - 1934 Issues
The Watch Tower - 1934 Issues
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JANUARY
VOL. LV
I, 1934
No.1
HOPE
HIn his name shall [the] nations hope."-Matt. 12: 21, Roth.
and the record there shows that his holy name must
be completely vindicated. Satan declared before Jehovah that if God would afilict or permit afflictIOn to
come upon perfect man that man would curse God to
his face, meaning necessa rily that all men would in
time become the enemies of God and turn against
him and thus prove that no man would maintain his
integrity toward God when put to the crucial test.
Jehovah God accepted that challenge and permitted
the test to proceed. (Job 2: 4-6) Should Satan eventually prove the truth of his boastful challenge the
name of Jehovah would stand for ever blemished. But
if Satan fails in his boastful challenge the name of
Jehovah God stands completely and for ever vindicated. Satan is doomed to complete failure. The victory is given to the Most High.
, Adam, the first man created by the Lord God, was
perfect in his organism, but he failed to maintain his
integrity toward his Creator, which fact tended to
prove Satan's side of the question at issue. All of
the human race descended from Adam; hence all were
born in sin and, as sinners, they could have no standing before God. (Rom. 5: 12) Then Jehovah made
his Logos or Word a man, full of grace and truth,
and caused him to dwell upon the earth amongst men.
(John 1: 14) Adam and Jesus were the only two perfect human creatures that have ever lived on the
earth. Jesus was sent to the earth in the name of his
Father, Jehovah God, which necessarily means that
he was sent as the vindicator of Jehovah's name, that
is to say, to prove that the challenge made by Satan
is false.
a Jesus was a perfect man; which truth is often
denied. "God sent forth his Son, made of a woman."
(Gal. 4: 4) That the man Christ Jesus was perfect
of necessity must be true, for several Scriptural reasons. Jesus was the direct creation of Jehovah, and
"his work is perfect". (Deut. 32:4) He was sent to
be the ransomer, redeemer and savior of sinful man.
(Matt. 1: 25; John 3: 16; 1 Tim. 2: 5, 6) He must
therefore be a price exactly corresponding to the man
Adam at the time Adam was perfect and before Adam
sinned. As man's redeemer Jesus was foreshadowed
by the paschal lamb slain in Egypt, which lamb must
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ten of him in the Scriptures that 'he was made pHfect through suffering' ~ (Heb. 2: 10; 5: 9) That
scripture could not mean that he was made perfect in
his organism as a man by reason of suffering, because
he was already perfect. Could it mean that he was
made perfect as a spirit creature ~ It could not mean
that; for the reason that he is Jehovah God's creature
and whatsoever God creates is perfect, and suffering
could not make him more perfect. (Deut. 32: 4) Does
it mean that he was made perfect in character development f No; for the reason he was at all times a
perfect character. Does it mean that by his sufferings
he was made "perfect as a new creature"1 No; because as a new creature he was never at any time
imperfect, and indeed could not be.
T What, then, is meant by the scripture, "Though
he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the thin~s
which he suffered; and being made perfect, he became
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that
obey him." (Heb. 5: 8, 9) Jehovah God sent his Leloved Son to earth as the vindicator of his (Jeho'Vah 's)
name. The issue or question for determination was:
Could a perfect man be subjected to all manner of
aillictions and sufferjngs and maintain his integrity
toward God f Satan said he could not. God's word
and name declared exactly the contrary. In order to
prove the name of Jehovah, the perfect man Jesus
must be subjected to the assaults and sufferings that
Satan would inflict upon him. If he came through
the fire of affliction unscathed and victorious, that
would prove Satan a liar and Jehovah right. It was
Satan who tempted Jesus at the beginning of his
ministry and thereby attempted to bring about his
self-destruction. Failing in that, then Satan causrd
Jesus to be persecuted in every conceivable manner.
Truly "he was oppressed, and he was afflicted". God
did not afflict his own dearly beloved Son; "yet it
pleased the Lord to bruise him . . . [and] put him
to grief."-Isa. 53: 7-10.
8 Why would it thus please Jehovah to have his
Son put to griefY God permitted his Son to thus be
bruised and affiicted because it was necessary in order
to settle the question at issue raised by the boastful
challenge of Satan. There never was a time that Jesus
was disobedient to his Father, but he must suffer in
order to learn obedience under suffering and thus
prove that under suffering he would be obedient.
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Therefore in all of his sufferings Jesus learned obedience and steadfastly maintained his integrity toward Jehovah God. The final suffering came when
Jesus knew that he was to die the ignominious death
of a sinner. Jesus did not fear death, but because his
Father's name \vas involved he did fear that, dying
like a sinner, he would thus defame his Father's name,
because the Devil would appear to triumph. For that
reason Jesus in Gethsemane cried out: "Father, if
thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done." (Luke 22: 42)
That time of suffering is the same referred to by the
apostle who wrote: "Who in the days of his flesh,
when he had offered up prayers and supplications,
with strong crying and tears, unto him that was able
to save him from death, and was heard in that he
feared." (Reb. 5: 7) The Scriptural proof is conclusive that Jehovah at that time gave Jesus assurance that his death as a sinner would not be a reproach to the name of Jehovah but that eventually
Jehovah would use that very thing to the vindication
of his name. "And there appeared an angel unto him
from heaven, strengthening him." (Luke 22: 43)
Thereafter Jesus exhibited no fear whatsoever, which
shows that it was not death that he feared, but that
his agony was because of the apparent triumph of
Satan.
9 The meaning of the scripture above quoted concerning Jesus' being made perfect by suffering manifestly is this: As the Son of God he was perfect, but
as a Son who was at all times obedient to his Father
he had not suffered and there was no occasion for him
to suffer. He was made a perfect man, and now Jehovah would have him prove that a perfect man can
be subjected to all manner of suffering and still maintain his integrity toward God, and, this being done,
such would prove Satan to be a liar and woald be a
vindication of Jehovah's name. Jesus must therefore
go through all manner of suffering, and through it
all he was obedient to his Father; hence 'he learned
obedience by the things which he suffered '. Whether
he suffered or did not suffer he was always obedient;
but if he had not suffered there would have brcn no
proof that he would be obedient under suffering. His
constant obedience under the most terrible suffering
proved Satan's boastful challenge absolutely false, and
hence was the vindication of Jehovah. The word in this
text above quoted, and which is rendered make perfect, is also rendered to complete, accomplish, finish,
and fulfil. By remaining steadfast throughout his
period of suffering Jesus did completely accomplish
and fulfil his Father's side of the question at issue,
and this he did by being obedient to his Father under
the severe test.
10 What was Jehovah's purpose in thus having his
beloved Son 'made perfect through suffering' 7 The
answer is, to prove that Satan is a liar, and that his
challenge is without foundation, and that Jehovah
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have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy
hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the [nations]; to
open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from
the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of
the prison-house." (Isa. 42: 5-7, A.R.V.) This scripture does not say that Christ Jesus is commissioned
to take the people to heaven, but it does say that he
is commissioned to open their blind eyes and inform
them of the truth, that they may have an opportunity
to choose whom they will serve. Those who believe
upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the great
Redeemer and the Vindicator of Jehovah's name, have
reason for a hope. They must then be obedient to
Jehovah, the Supreme One. Everyone who maintains
his integrity toward God, to that extent, therefore,
will prove Satan to be a liar and hence have a part
in the vindication of Jehovah's name.
2' When Jesus had endured much suffering and
thereby continued to be obedient unto his Father he
was made the vindicator of his Father's name. For
that reason Jehovah made Christ Jesus his "right
hand" and his "holy arm" to accomplish his purpose
of proving his own great supremacy. It is Jehovah,
therefore, who gains the victory over his enemies; but
he gets this victory by and through his beloved Son
as his instrument, and he makes his Son this instrument or vindicator because the Son was obedient under suffering. In harmony with this Jehovah caused
to be written by his prophet: "0 sing unto the Lord
a new song; for he hath done marvellous things; his
right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the
victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation;
his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight
of the [nations]." (Ps. 98: 1,2) It is Jehovah who
saves the obedient ones and gives them everlasting
life, and this he does for his own great name's sake.
Their salvation is a vindication of his name, and this
vindication operates beneficially to everyone who
proves his integrity toward God.
DESIRE
15 All reasonably sane persons desire to have life
and to dwell in peace and to enjoy the things which
God has provided for them. No human creature can
realize such desired blessings until he learns whence
they come and what he must do to obtain them. Jehovah God sent his beloved Son to earth that man
might believe in him and live and not perish. (John
3: 16) That means that without knowledge and without belief mankind must perish. The life of the perfect man Jesus provided the redemptive price for man,
but in order for man to reap the benefits thereof he
must know Jehovah God and Christ Jesus and choose
to be obedient to the righteous laws of his kingdom.
"Where there is no vision [knowledge and understanding], the people perish; but he that keepeth the
law, happy is he. " (Prov. 29: 18) Hence it is written:
"This is life eternal, that they might know thee the
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participating in the vindication of his Father's name. fering; that Jehovah sent his beloved Son Jesus to
(Matt. 25: 21) For the same reason the apostle wrote: earth, made him a perfect man, and permitted him
"I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation." to be subjected to great sufferings in order that by the
(2 Cor. 7: 4) As Jehovah's witnesses go forth and things which he suffered Jesus could prove Jehovah's
with boldness declare the name of Jehovah God and side of the question at issue and that by his faithfulhis King and kingdom it is to be expected that perse- ness under such sufferings Jesus could establish his
cutions and sufferings will be their lot. Those who qualification to be the savior and redeemer of man,
willingly persecute Jehovah's witnesses and oppo::.e the executioner of the Devil, and the vindicator of
God's kingdom are now marking themselves for the Jehovah's great name. In the exercise of his lovingslaughter that shall come at the battle of the great kindness and as further proof that Satan is a liar
day of God Almighty. They are putting on their Jehovah God selects a company of 144,000 human
garments of identification; and the people of good creatures from amongst imperfect men, all of whom
will must be told that their only hope is in the name must suffer as Christ suffered, and likewise maintain
of Jehovah God's great vindicator and they must their integrity unto God, and for so doing Jehovah
identify themselves as being on his side. In due time graciously gives them a part with Christ Jesus in the
Jeho,:ah will go forth to fight for his own people, and vindication of his name. No one can obtain everlastthus he will Vindicate his witnesses who have faith- ing life except by Jehovah, and they must believe on
fully maintained their integrity toward him in pro- the name of Christ Jesus, and obey him, in order to
claiming his name and the name of his King.-Zech. receive life, because Jehovah has made this provision.
14: 3.
The peoples of the nations of the earth must be told
29 The testimony now being given by Jehovah's witto whom they can look for hope. Therefore God comnesses is not for the purpose of converting the world. mands his witnesses to tell the people that in the name
The whole world lies in the wicked one, and all these of Christ Jesus, the vindicator of Jehovah and the
walk on in darkness, except those persons who have Savior of the world, they shall hope. Blessed is the
a desire to escape from the wicked one and take ref- privilege of those who have part in keeping these
uge in the kingdom of God's dear Son. Such must commandments of Jehovah and pointing the people
now be told the truth, that they may have hope in his to the King of kings.
name. The testimony must continue to be given until
QUESTIONS FOR STUDY
the organization of Satan is "wasted without inhab11" 1. What is now the greatest need of the peoples of the no.
itant". (Isa. 6:9-11) Truly this is a great and glotions' How has Jehovah provided to meet that need, and
rious time. It is a time of great distress amongst the
how will such provision affect those to whom it is offered'
nations and peoples of the earth, and a time of great 11" 2. What is the great privilege now set before Jehovah's wit
nesses' Accuunt for the treatment these have received,
opposition to the truth, and a time of great joy to
and that which they may yet expect.
those who are privileged to bear the name of Jehovah 11" 3. Point out the importance of the fulfilment of Jehovah's
declared purposes.
and his beloved Son and to tell the people what is
11" 4, 5. Account for the Logos' having been here on the earth
their only hope. Those now devoted to Jehovah and
as a. man.
his kingdom will not permit tribulation to discourage 11" 6-9. How did Jesus 'learn obedience by the things which he
suffered" What is meant by his being "made perfect"
them. We should be in doubt about the understanding
through suffering' Explain his agony in Gethsemane, and
of the prophecies if there were not opposition to and
the angel's "strengthening him".
persecution of Jehovah's witnesses now. "Because 11" 10. What was Jehovah's purpose in having his beloved Son
perfect through suffering"
thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the 11" 11.'made
Why was it necessary for Jesus to be a human creature,
Most High, thy habitation, there shall no evil befall
s man'
thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11" 12. What is the outcome of that great contest, (a) in reo
to Jehovah' (b) As to Jesus'
For he shall give his angels char~e over thee, to keep 11" 13.latiun
Why did not Jesus, upon ascending tu his Father, im
mediately proceed to destroy the enemy' What was to
thee in all thy ways." (Ps. 91: 9-11) "In thy name
place in the meantime'
shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteous- f 14.take
Why did Jehovah put his own name upon his beloved
ness shall they be exalted. "-Ps. 89: 16.
Son and command all creation to worship him'
11" 15. What are the reasons why, with millions professing to
10 From the Scriptures and the physical facts we
be followers of Christ, during the waiting period of more
know that we are right and if we continue faithful to
than 1800 years, so few have been chosen'
the end we shall triumph in Christ and have a part f 16. Explain how and why Jehovah has' taken out from the
nations a people for his name'. How and for what pur
in the vindication of Jehovah's name.
pose have these been brought into unity'
'Ir 17. Account for the fact that after centuries of operation
SUMMARY
of "Christianity" the peoples of "Christendom" are
11 Summing up the matter, it is seen that the name
hopeless.
of Jehovah, the Most High, is involved; that in order f 18. What are the facts to prove that the clergy of "or
ganized Christianity", even if sincere, are servants of
to clear his name and prove to all creation that Satan
Satan'
is a liar, Jehovah God must put on earth a perfect f 19. Of all questions for determination, what is the greatestf
How will the method employed for the salvation of the
man who can and will remain true and steadfastly
human race contribute to the vindication of Jehovau'.
faithful even under the most severe and crucial suIname'
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,. 20, 21. To whom, how, and when, does Isaiah 55: 3, 4 have
its application'
,. 22. Wherein do the faithful remnant now share in the honor
bestowed upon Christ Jesus'
, 23,24. Apply'Isaiah 44: 6-8 and 42: 5-7. How has Jehovah's
"right hand" and "holy arm" "gotten him the victory'"
, 25-27. What is the natural and proper desire of mankind
as human creatures with the earthly heritage' How only
can such blessings be realized' What provision has Jehovah made for their coming to a knowledge of him and
his purposes and for their entering into enjoyment of the
blessings he has in store for the human family'
t 28. What may the remnant henceforth expect as they con
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are in great distress and perplexity, "organized Christian religionists" entirely ignore the Scriptural testimony as to the cause of this trouble, and how the
world can be brought out of this depression, and in the
place and stead of the Scriptures they follow the
theories of men and join in all man-made schemes to
relieve mankind. These religionists not only entirely
ignore the cause of the trouble, but appear to be entirely blind to the divine remedy.
The clergy and the politicians pose before the people
as followers of Christ and by word of mouth say, "We
implicitly believe in divine guidance," and at the same
time entirely ignore the Word of the divine God, who is
Jehovah the 1\1ost High. No one who is truly devoted
to Jehovah God and his kingdom can have any part in
the political affairs of. this world. If these men, as
they say, did implicitly believe and trust in the divine
God, then they would follow his Word and would see
that the great climax of trouble and wickedness is
now upon the earth because of Satan, and that soon
God will destroy this wicked organization, and in its
place there shall follow a rule of complete righteousness; and they would teach the people these truths,
and inform them that the kingdom of God alone will
bring relief and blessings. Any persons who would
join forces with socialists or communists or any other
political organization in this day would thereby furnish the conclusive proof that they are not the servants of Jehovah God.
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a real joy to report the progress of that work. Having in mind that this witness work is carried forward
in North America and South America, Europe, Asia,
Africa and the isles of the sea, and that the printed
message is distributed in fifty-eight different languages, you will appreciate the fact that in this report
it is practically impossible to give the minute details
of the work. We must be content to make mention of
some of the more important facts. Even though the
number of the witnesses in the field is small, and the
opposition is much greater now than in times past, yet
the results show that the work of bearing testimony
to the name of Jehovah and his kingdom has gone
steadily forward. This fact will serve as a comfort to
each one who is privileged to have a part in that work.
Everyone of Jehovah's witnesses today and every
day delights to sing forth the praises of the Most
High. It could not be otherwise with them. For many
centuries the lovers of righteousness have waited for
the coming of Jehovah's King and his kingdom, and
now Christ is here and his reign has begun. Soon
wickedness shall be eliminated from the earth, Jehovah's name vindicated, and the people brought to a
realization of the .fact that lasting peace has come to
earth, and everlasting blessings to all who have good
will toward God and righteousness. The fulfilment of
the prophetic utterance at the time of the birth of Jesus is now being realized. (Luke 2: 9-14) Jehovah's
witnesses are privileged not only to discern these
truths, but to announce them to others and thus to declare amongst the people the gracious works of the
Almighty God. With gladness they have received the
truth, and with joy and boldness they tell the truth
to others.-Isa. 12: 2-6.
First we delight to give thanks to Jehovah for the
abundance of food provided for his own at the temple.
He gave his word that all who are born of his organization shall be taught or fed by him and shall
have great peace, and we have now abundant evidence that this precious promise is being fulfilled.
Christ Jesus, the Head of Jehovah's capital organization, has gathered unto himself at the temple those
whom he has found faithful. Jehovah and Christ are
the teachers, and Christ imparts to those of the temple company the present-day truths, and thus he
teaches or feeds them upon food convenient for their
upbuilding and consolation. All of the temple class
fully appreciate the fact that no man is teaching them
and that they need no man to teach them. Their
strength comes from the Lord, because he is the great
Shepherd of the sheep.
Among other precious things which the Lord has
taught his people during the year is the truth that the
church have' come into the unity of faith and knowledge' and 'henceforth are no more carried away by
every wind of doctrine and the craftiness of men '.
(Epb. 4: 11-14) The cleansing of the temple is an accomplished fact. Those of the temple class are at uni.
ty, and henceforth" in his temple doth everyone speak
of his glory".-Ps. 29: 9.
During the year among some of the companies there
have been disturbances made by fault-finders and
murmurers, but it is quite manifest that such faultfinders and trouble-makers are not of the temple. They
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when those who have been taken out from the world
for his name's sake must deliver Jehovah's message
to the rulers and to the people that Jehovah is God
and that his kingdom is here. The enemy and his
agents on earth, particularly the Catholic hierarchy,
continue to fight desperately against Jehovah's witnesses. This is to be expected. Regardless of all opposition Jehovah's organization, like a great war chariot,
moves majestically forward. The world is in a great
economic depression and steeped in crime, and this
condition continues to grow worse. The people of
good will desire to hear the message of truth; hence
the work of advertising the King and the Kingdom
has progressed.
For the year ending September 1932 slightly more
than twenty-two million books and booklets were
placed in the hands of the people. For the year ending September 1933 more than twenty-four million
books and booklets were placed in the hands of the
people; an increase of approximately two millions
over the preceding year. In the report for 1932 it appeared that from the year 1922 to the year 1932 the
distribution of the books and booklets carrying the
message of the Kingdom aggregated 132,779,040. For
the year 1933 the output exceeded any previous year,
as above stated, bringing the total distribution since
1922 up to 156,853,441.
These figures do not take into consideration, however, The Watchtower, which during that period of
time has been devoted exclusively to present-day truth
published twice each month, and would aggregate the
equivalent of 1,309,040 bound books. In addition
thereto are also the Year Books, issued once each year
since 1926, and the distribution of which up to the
present time aggregates more than 214,204 volumes.
During the year the praise of Jehovah and his King
has been sung by those who love him and his kingdom.
It is to be regretted, however, that with a few of the
companies of Jehovah's people there are some who
formerly held the office of "elective elder" and who
still think that they should spend their time by giving
addresses before the companies or others that might
be assembled. Such do not seem to have an appreciation of the way the Lord is carrying forward his
work. Jehovah's capital organization is functioning
according to his will. Everyone in that organization
must be a witness, and the method which the Lord is
blessing ought to be sufficient evidence that the work
is being carried on according to his will. The radio
and transcription machines advertise the truth and
open the way for approach to the people, and then
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RADIO SERVICE
The good news of the kingdom of1ehovah is broadcast each week or oftener by these and other stations at time shown.
[Current local time Is shown
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AUSTRALASIA
NEW SOUTH WALES
Albury
2-AY Tu 9:15pm
Broken Hill 2-XL Su 8 :45pm
Canberra
2-CA Su 8:45pm
Goulburn
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Gunnedah 2-MO Su 7:00pm
Lismore
2-XN We 7:15pm
NewCastle 2-HD Su 9:30am
Su 7:15pm We 6:45pm
Sydney
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QUEENSLAND
Brisbane
4-BC Su 10 :15pm
Mackay
4-MK Su 11 :OOam
Townsville 4TO We 8: OOpm
VICTORIA
Ballarat
3-AC Su 10 :15pm
Ballarat
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Bendigo
3-BO Tu 8:00pm
Hamilton
3-HA Su 8 :3Upm
Melbourne 3-AW Su 4 :45pm
Melbourne. 3-YB Su 7 :30pm
Sale
3-TR Sa 9 :OOpm
SwanHill 3-SH Su 7:15pm
Wangaratta 3-WR Su 8 :13pm
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide
5KA Su 10: 30am
Su 7:10pm We 6:30pm
WEST AUSTRALIA
Kalgoorlie 6-KG Su 7 :40pm
Perth
6ML Su 9: OOpm
TASMANIA
Launceston 7LA Fr 10 :15pm
Ulverstone 7-UV Su 8:45pm
BELGIUM
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Sydney
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ONTARIO
Hamilton CKOC Su 10: 30am
Su 1:30pm Su 8:15pm
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llavana
CMK Su 11 :30am
also Spanish Su 9:00pm
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Reval
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FRANCE
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Bordeaux RADIO- Mo 7:45pm
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Fecamp RADIO(223 m) NORMANDIE
English:
Su 4:00pm
French:
Tu 8:00pm
Paris RADIO L L Fr 8: 15pm
(370 m)
Paris RADIO
Su12:00nn
(312.8 m) VITUS
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Toulouse RADIO- We 7:15pm
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ALABAMA
Birm'ham WAPI Su 9:45am
Birm 'ham WBRC Su 10 :OOam
We 4:30pm
WHET Su 10:30am
Dothan
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M'tgomeryWSFA Su 3:45pm
MuscleS. WNRA Su 6:00pm
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Troy
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ALASKA
AnchorageKFQD We 9:30pm
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Th 7 :15pm. So. 7:15pm
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Bisbee
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Jerome
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Spanish Th
KTAR Su
Phoenix
Prescott KPJM Su
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Tucson
KGAR Su
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Tucson
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KUMA Su
Yuma
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As for me, 1 will behold thy face in righteousness; 1 shall be satisfied, 1L'hen I auaT.e, with th y likeness."
-Ps.17:15.
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has served to fix: the mind for the time being upon
the anticipated joy of the great resurrection; but it
now seems that such is not the true meaning of the
psalm which Jehovah caused David to write, and such
interpretation docs not give honor to Jehovah God.
t Of course, it is true that the complete and glorious union of the members with Christ Jesus in the
presence of Jeho\'ah is the great desire and hope of the
anointed, but the Scriptures were written for the
learning of these while on earth and before they reach
that glorious state. To look forward with joyful anticipation to the resurrection change and eomplcte union
with Christ Jesus in heaven and in the prespnce of
Jehovah is a fond drsire that should find a place in
the heart of everyone who is in Christ .Jesus. Since,
however, that goreat drsire cannot possibly he realizpd
while in the flf'sh, the desire of itself would be no
evidence that the psalm above mentioned applies and
has its fulfilment at the resurrection.
T nC'(':luse David wrote the Psalm the thoug'ht has
hern advanced that it is a manifestation of David's
desire to be free from all limitation and he resurrected as a pl'rfect human creature. Bllt that does
not S('em to be supported by any scriptlll'e. WeJ~now
that the hope of the resurrection was before the faithful men of old and that many dieu havin~ tlwt hope.
(lIeu. 11: ]3) fiut the Old Testament Scriptures do
not state who hold such hop(. It is stated only in the
New 'l'l'~tament of the hope these faithful men had of
a better reslIl'l'cction. The Old Testament says velY
little about the r('surl'erLiOl1 of the dead. 'I'his In('k of
reference in the Old 'I\!stament to the rl'surrection
of the dead is persuasivl: proof that it is hardly probable that Psalm 17: lei is a statement conccrnin~ the
hope of the resurrection. It is not to be exp('cted that
the faithful prophets of old had a hope of being resurrected ill the likeness of Jesus Christ, because t:lat
mystery was not made known to them, but was hid
from them and first made manifest to the fnithful
followers of Christ Jesus. (Col. 1: 26, 27) Added to
this is the positive statement that the prophecies were
not written for the benefit of the faithful men of old
but for the benefit of the remnant on earth at the end
of the world. The evidence is overwhelming that this
prophecy has its fulfilment in the present time.
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those who are called to the kingdom. The error aforementioned had much to do with causing them to go
wrong. Those who had a small estimation of them
selvcs, and who were often discouraged bccuuse of
thcir imperfections, but who were determined to serve
the Lord even though imperfect, thereby showed their
ERROR
love for God, llnd the:se are the ones whom the Lord
has approved upon coming to his temple and to whom
11 Why should the Lon! have allowed this thought
of "going to heaven" to have the chief place in the he said: 'You have been faithful over a few things;
mind of so many of his people, if it was not the most I will make you ruler over many things.'
14 Both of the aforementioned classes during the
important thing? It cannot he said positively why the
Lord permitted 8u('h, but we do know that the L01'd Elijah period of the church bore testimony before
permits men to exercise their own free will. If one others of the second coming of the Lor<l, but the?
has a selfish motive in ul1derstandin~ the truth of seemed to have missed the point that the coming of
God's Word it is likely that he will fall into error. the Lord was to receive the faithful unto himsdf'. It
Jesus and the apostles strc'ised the importance of love now appears to be certain that the dear unJ.erslalldfor God, which means an unselfish devotion to Jeho- ing of the matLer could not be had and appreeiatc<I
vah; yet mallY deemed it of greatest importance to until after the coming of the Lord Jesus to the tempIt'.
get themselves ready to go to heaven rather than to Those whom hc found faithful upon his coming to
show their love for Gud, :md they pl'oeee<led upon the the temple of Jehovah, and who havc continue,] faiththeory that the truth was given that men might pre- ful, arc the ones who have had alltl continue to have
pare themseh'es to goo to heaven and meet the Lord an appreciation of the precious truths as Ood reveals
and nssist him in governing the worl<l. l\ow we plain- them to his people, Thrse, havin~ be('n invite<l hy tiw
ly sec that ~ueh a conclusion was vcry erroneous, Lord to enter illto his joy, now know that the joy of
chi('fiy because the mind was more p<1rtieularly set the Lord .Jesus Christ is 1he vindication of his Faupon the welfare of the cn'ature rathcr than upon tIler's name. With them, therefore, the vindiration of
Jehovah's name is of all importanet', nUll the king-d(Jrn
full ohedience to the great errator.
the greatest of the doctrilles, because it is the king12 It may be further asln'd: Docs error or misconception matter much as long as the one is honest and dom that is used by him to vindicate his name.
docs the beKt he knows how 'I Dors it affect one seri15 '1'he faithful class whom the Lon] invites into his
ously? It certainly docs nffcct one seriously. Sill- joy see that upon his comin~ to the temple much WOl'k
cerit,}' and hont'sty in following an error docs not is to be done by the fa ithful ones as witnesses for
build one up. It is the truth that sanctifies. (John the king,lom. Those who have heen selfish do not
17: 17) The resllit of all erroneous conception of such sec their privilege to be witnesses to the Lord alld
n doctrine as character development as a condition to his king<lom, and hence fail and refuse to ol)l'y
precedent to gcttin~ into he-aven was to turn the at- the Lord's commandment to give sueh witness. Contention of the iJ)(lividual to himself, and this caused cerning those \\hom the Lord would roceh'e inl0
him to entirely miss the importance of ascertaining his temple it is written: ,. And all thy ehi!(It'cn shall
G(\d's purpose and heing govcl'l1cd accordingly.
be taught of the Lord; and great shall he the peare
18 During the Elijah period of the church two class
of thy child"('n." (Isn. 5-1: 13) The remnant now
es, all of whom professed to be following Christ Jesus, realize that this prophecy of Isaiah b being fulfilled
were devcloped or bccnmc manifest. One of thcse and then'fore that none but the children of God in
classes was mo\'cd largely by a selfish desire to go to the temple can understand and appreciate the ~I'cat
heaven nnd aid the Lord in operating the universe, truths now being revealed. This shows the dose reand that is the class that developed into and forms lationship of the remnant to the Lo:d Jesus Christ
the "evil servant". The other class were the more and Jehovah, and hence it is for these that the Scriphumble ones who were moved by an uI).se1fish desire hIres are written that t!1<'Y might have a full nssurto do the will of God whatsoever that is, whether they ance of faith that they have the Lord's approval anu,
understood it or not; and although they realized their continuing thus, will ultimately be ushered into t:1('
inability to de\'elop a perfect charactlT. and their un- presence of Jehovah.
worthiness to go to heaven, the-y faithfully held to the
TRUE l\1EA:-lING
promises of the Lord and continued to serve him as
16 If we are looking for the coming of a person whom
best they could. When Jesus came to the temple for
examination he selected this class for his special serv- we loye there is anxiety until that person arriws, but
ice and desig-nated it as the" faithful mId wise ser....- when he arrh'es safely and well we are satisfied and
alit". The class first ahove named, that is, the scIfish pleasrd. The true meaning of thc foregoing, Psalm
one, has never yet been allie to discern the coming of 11: 15, therefore appears to be that of the faithful
the Lord to his temple and has ffliled to see the pri\'- company of the followers of Christ .Jesus waitin~ for
ilege of serving the Lord, which privilege is given to the Lord Jesus to come and l'cceive his own and being
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::nxious for that ('oming. When he appears at the
temple of Jehovah and g-athcrs unto himself these
faithful ones, and they hear, understand and appreciate that the Lord is at his temple and that they are
gathered to him, then they arc satisfied and joyfully
engage in his service as commanded. The true application of the psalm, therefore, is at the time of the
coming of the Lord Jesus to the tcmple of Jehovah
and the gathering unto himself the faithful om's.
Such an understanding of the prophecy brings much
comfort to the faithful llnd greatly increases their
hope of entering into eternal life and immortality.
'l'hey know that they must continue faithful and ohedient to the commandments of him whom Jchovah
has placed at the head of his temple and that by w
doing' they may have a part in the vindication of Jehovah's name and an opportunity of entering into
heaven. In support of this conclusion, take note of
this prophecy and other Scriptural tcxts discussed
b('reinafter.
11 The rendering of the tcxt, Psalm 17: 15, according to the Septll(l{/int is: "But as for me, let me appl'al' righteous before thee; let me be satisfied with the
display of thy glory." Mark the words "glory" and
"righteous ", as used in this text. When is the glory
of the Lord fil'st displayed to his waiting followers 1
The Scriptural anSWl'r is, when Zion is assembled aud
builded up. "When the Lord shall build up Zion, he
shall appear in his glory." (Ps. 102: 16) The building up of Zion takes place when Jehovah sends the
Head of that or~anization to assemble the faithful
memhers thereof. Speaking of this same. time the
apostle wrote: "Now we b('secch you, brellu'cn, by
the coming' of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our
gathering together unto him." (2 Thess. 2: 1) With.
out a quest ion of doubt this latter text refers to th~
coming of the Lord to the tcmple, and the gathering
of the faithful to the temple, at whieh time the "evil
servant" class is made manif('st. (The Watchtower,
February 15, 1927)
18 David, the writer of the seventeenth Psalm, pie
tures the speaker of the present time, that is to say,
the true followers of Christ Jesus which constItute
the remnant. The language according to the Septuagint is: "Let me appear righteous before thee." The
speaker, therefore, must at that partil'lllar time of the
application of the prophecy stand righteolls hefnl'P
the f.. ord. And when docs that take place f The
Scriptural answer is, at the time th~ Lord pro,oidt,,>
and gives to the faithful the rohe of rig'ht('ousncss l'!t
his appcaring at the temple. "I will gr('utly rejoi<,c
in the Lord, m:' soul shall be joyful in m? God: fer
he hath clothed me with the g'arments of salvation. I:e
hath covered me with the robe of l'ig-hteoIlSIH'SS, as a
brideg'room decketh himself with ornaments, and as
a bride adorneth herself with her jewels." (h 1.
61: 10) It is then that the remnant discern the pre..;
ence of the Lord with his own. It is then that these
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26l\lark this important fact, to wit, that the Seriptures say much ahout the coming of the I~ord ,J('sus
Christ Lut say very little about the faithful's going
to heaven. 'fhe apostles stressed the coming of the
Lord as a fact of ~['ellt moment. At the time of his
asrension into heaven angels from heaven stood hy I1nd
said to the disciples: "This same Jesus, which is taken
up from you into he~ven, shall so come in like manuel'
as ye have seen llim go into heaven." (Acts 1: 11)
There-after the apostles earnestly and with anxiety
looked forward to the coming of Christ and admonisheu their brethren so to do.
2T The following texts are in point: And to wait
for his Son from heaven." (1 Thess. 1: 10) Jesus
had declared to his disciples what would he the evi
denee of his coming. (1\Iatt. 24: 3-14) "Wai1in~ for
the coming of our Lord J (:sus Christ." (1 Cor. 1: 7)
"They thut arc Christ's at his coming." (1 Cor.
15: 23) "For what is our hope, or jOj', or crown of
rejoicing 1 Are not even ye in the IH'l'sence of our
Lord Jesus Christ at his ('oming Y" (1 Thess. 2: l!J)
"To the end h may stablish ~'our hearts unblameable
in holiness bcfore God, even our Father, at the comiil~
of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints." (1 Thess.
3: 13) ".And the vcry Ood of peace sanctify 'you
wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul
and hody be preserved blameless unto the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thess. 5: 23) It is true
that the Scriptures assure the faithful that for them
there is in heaven an inheritan('e incorruptible that
awaits them, but such texts do not say that the faithful are going to heaven to meet the Lord.-l Pet. 1: 4.11.
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tion ill the texts that follow. 'I'he orller of the resurrection and the builtling up of Zion is this, as shown
by the apostle's words: (1) thl__ .~\~nkpning of the
faithful dead, and (2) the asscmhling of the living
remnant at Zion, ano this takes placl' when the Lord
uppears at the temple of JellOvah. Says the apostlll:
"For if we lwlieve that .JeslIs died and rose again,
even so tlwm also whieh sleep in J (~SUs will God bring
with him. For this we say unto you by the word of
the Lord. that we which arc alive, and remain unto
the coming of the Lord, shall not prpwnt tlwm whirh
are asleep. For the Lord himsplf shall dest'end f,'om
heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangt'1,
and with the trump of God: and the dt'ad in Chri~t
shaH rise first: then we which are alive and reml:in
shaH be cau~ht up together with them in the clouds,
to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ewr be
with the LOl'd."-1 'l'hess. 4:14-17.
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a1 For several years this text has caused much confusion among some; and, of course, it could not be
wlderstood until God's due time. One emphatic
translation reads: "Because the Lord himself will
come down from heaven with a shout, with an archangel's \'oice, and with God's trumpet; and the dead
in Christ will be raised first; then we, the living, who
arc left over, shall at the same time with them, be
caught awa~' in clouds, for a meeting of the Lord in
the air; and so we shall be always with the Lord."
(1 Thess. 4: 16, 17, Diag.) The difficulty arose because of the words appearing in the Diaglott, to wit,
"at the same time with them," the contention b('in~
that the resurrection of those dead in the grave and
the chanl{e of the living on earth must take place at
the same instant, and hence, because there appeared to
be SOIPe faithful ones still on earth, that proved that
the faithful dead had not been resurrected. That, however, is not what the Diaulott says. The words .. at
the same time with them" mean 'within a specifi.'d
time', and not a twenty-four-hour day or even the
same year, amI certainly not the same instant. Whe'n
understood it will be seen that the "s:lI11e time with
them" is a [Hriod of time whieh beg-an in I!H4 and
continues until Arma~('ddon. It is the same ns "lhe
day of .Jehovah", and it is within that time that the
faithful deat! arc resurrccted and the faithful rem11ant changed.
/ ' n The above text of necessity must be in exaet harmony with the apostle's language in the following:
"Behold! a Sl'erct I disclose to you; we shall not all
sll~cp, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the
twillklin~ of an eye, at the last trumpet; for it Will
sound, and the dead will be raif;l'd incorrupt ible, and we
shall he chang'ed." (1 Cor. 15: Gl, 52. Via(J,) Kote that
the text last above quoted. lind that also of 1 Thes-;alonians 4: 16, 17 USf' the words "God's trumpet" and
"the last I rumpet ", and also usc the wonls "shout"
and "an archan~cl's voice". 'l'hese wOl,ds must he
eonsitltred tOg"(,ther. A "trumpet" si~n ifips that the
cxe('utiou of divine authority is taking- pla('c. It means
the King has begun his reign; and with Christ. J(ISUS
that reign lwgan in 1914, when Jehovah sent him
forth to rule. (2 Ki. 11: 1-14; Ps. 47: 5: 9S: 6; 110: 2)
The trump...t sounding also denotes a time of joy, because the Kiu~ has come; and in this inslanrc it is
the great Vindicator of Jehovah's name. the vindication of whieh name is the joy of the Lord .JC'sus Chri-;t,
and into that joy he invite'! his faithfnl followers.
(Lev. 23:2-1; 2 Chron, 15:12-14; Matt. 2ii:21) The
sounding of the trumpet also sig;nifie's \\"lIr. battlc aBd
victor:", and with the coming of the Lord it means
war against ~atnn and his organization, a great battle
and complete victory for Christ. (:'\urll. :31: 1-G;
2 Chron. 13:12-16: Joel 2:1; Rev. 19:11-20) It is
the trumpet of Jehovah God, because it sounds by
the authority of Jehovah.
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for him to understand the full import of the promise been a great test unto him; and it is recorded that it
and what he was doing in connection therewith. The was a test of Abraham's faith.
promise which God made to Abram wns: "In thee
Jehovah gave directions to Abraham: "Take now
shall all families of the earth be blessed." In this pic- thy SOIl, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and
ture Abram represented Jehovah God, from whom get thee into the land of :Moriah; and offer him there
proceeds every good and perfect gift, and by whom for 8 burnt offering upon one of the mountains which
all of mankind who obey God shall in due time re- I will tell thee of." (Gen. 22: 2) Isaac was the dcarest treasure of Abraham's heart, bceause he was the
ceive his blessing.
begotten SOIl of Abraham by his beloved wife;
'only
Descending from the mountain heights Abram
which
son he'loved. His love for God, however, was
journeyed on and entered into the land of Palestine
and passed through it to the plain of 1\1oreh. "And greater because he had faith that God would make
the Lord appeared unto Abram and said, Unto thy provision for his son.-Heb. 11: 19.
In obedience to God's command Abraham provided
seed will I give this land." (Gen. 12: 7) This promiso
indicated that God in his due time would give to obe- himself with the things necessary to make the altar,
dient men the earth as an everlasting abiding-place. and with wood for the fire; nnd, together with his
God made the earth for man's habitation, and in due son Isaac and his servants, he journeyed from the
time man shall inherit it in the fullest sense.-Isa. vicinity of Hebron to Mount Moriah, the present site
of Jerusalem. There Ahraham built an altar, bound
45: 12,18.
Abram journeyed on to the south, through the land, his son Isaac and laid him upon the altar, and raised
and then went into Egoypt. Latcr he returned from his knife to strike dead his beloved son Isaac that he
Egypt nnd pitched his tent in the plains of l\Iamre. might offer him as a burnt offcrin~. At this crucial
'I'here the Lord appeared unto him and said: "Neither moment God, throug-h his ang-d, spoke to Abraham
shall thy llame any more he called Abl'am, hut thy and commanded that he should goo no further in the
name shall he Ahrahnm; for a father of many nations picture, saying: "Lay not thine haIlll ulJon the lad,
have I malIc thee." (ncn. 17:5) This promise must neither do thou any thin~ unto him: for now I know
have sounoed strallge to .Abram, yet he helieved God. that thou fcarest nod, seeing thou hast not withhdd
Sarah WIlS now ninety years of age ano was yet barren, thy son, thine only son from me."
The faith exhibited by Ahraham on this occnsion
for she hao no ehildren, and hel'c the promise was
that Abraham should he mnde the father of many was pleasing to nod; and so he spoke to Abraham
nations. Later God snid to ,Ahraham that he should again through his angel and said: "Dy myself have
have a son by his wife ~arah, and that his name I sworn, saith the Lord; for because thou hast dono
should be ('aIled Isaac.-Oen. 17: 19.
this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
When Abraham was one hundred ye,nrs old, true SOD; that in blessing I will blcss thee, and in multiplyto the promise that God had made, a son was born ing I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the hea\"l'lI,
to him by his wife Sarah; and he called his name and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy
Isaac. (GI~n. 21: 5) It must have cheered greatly the seed shall pOSSl'SS the gate of his enemies: and in thy
heart of Abraham nnd his wife ~arah when the son seed shall all the nations of the earth he blessed: bewas born. The words of ~arah imlicate that it was a cause thou hast obeyed my voice.' '-Gen. 22: 12, 16-18,
time of joy to them. A son was born in whom they
Why was this the greatest picture of all mnde on
could eenter their hopes for the fulfilment of the earth? BI..'<.'ause it foreshadowed that the promise of
promise which God had made. "And Sarah said, God God, pictured by Snrah the wife of Abraham, would
hath made 'me to laugh, so that all that hear will produce a "seed" and that this" seed" would be the
laugh with me. And she said, Who would have snid means of blessing all the families of the earth. 'I'he
unto Ahraham, that Sarah should have given children offering of Isaac foreshadowed that at some future
suck? for I have born him a son in his old age. And time God would gi"e his dearly beloved Son as a great
the child grew, nnd was weaned: and Abraham made sin-offering for the world, and that that Son would
a g-reat feast the same dny that Isaac was weaned." constitute the Sa,-ior and Deliverer of mankind.John 3: 16.
-Gen. 21: 6-8.
The original promise that God made to Abraham
The time arrived for Jehovah to make the picture
foreshadowing his provision for the saving aud bless- was: "In thee shall all families of the earth be
ing of the human race. The chief actors in this picture blessed." Now the promise made to Abraham at the
weI'') Abraham and his beloved son Isaac. In the pic- time of the offering of Isaac, and there made for the
ture Abraham represented God, while Isaac, the only first time, was: "In thy seed shall all the nations of
son of Abraham, represented the beloved and only the earth be blessed." These promises, in connection
bpgotten Son of God, Jesus, whom Jehovah brought with the picture here enacted, foreshadow that the
into the world to be the Savior of mankind. Abraham blessing must prol'eed from Jehovah and that the becould not know that this was a picture of something loved Son Jesus will be the channel of blessing.-Rom.
to take place in the future. It therefore must have 9:1; Heb.11:17-19.
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BROOKLYX,
N. Y.
LETTERS
PRISONKEEPERS ALARMED, FEARFUL
DE.\C BCEnU:E:>1:
Fen'ent greetings to Jon and all the dear servants of Jehovah and Christ Jesus at Brooklyn and everywhere.
In eoncludin~ two years' pioneer serviee for the King of
kings, am overtlowing with grateful appreciation to Jehovab
for his boundless blessings and mercies extended through you
and his organization, While my first pioneer year was a most
blessed one, the second was crammed with more spiritual blpss
ings and greater opportunities of sen'ice. With pioneering,
radio and transcription work, Psalm 92, verses one to five,
fully expresscs my experien('es and joys.
Through you and the Society, Jehomh supplies rich spiritual
food, gi\"ing strenl:'th and courage to his remnant. He now
cro\vns the year with Preparation for more strenuous sen'lce
ahend, to vinuicate his name!
The Towers and other publications are daily our delight as
they chronicle the triumphant progress of our King and his
kingdom, revealing his will to his anointed. He now takes us
into his confidence and uses us in working out his purposes;
this is thrilling beyond expression I Therefore with courage
we can proceed, fully assured of his continued providences
for his service and his sen-ants.
With complete devotion to our Father Jehovah and our Lord
Jesus Christ; assuring yon and the Society of full cooperation,
and with fervent Christian love in which Sister Howell joins,
I remain
Ever yours for the vindication of Jehovah's name,
W. W. HOWELL, Pioneer.
GREATER JOY
DEAn BnOTHER RCTuEla-oRD:
TO HAVE A PART
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ITS MISSION
CONVENTION
Los Angeles, March 24-28 inclusive, are the place and time
for a cOllvention of .Tehovah's witnesses. All Uleeting~ except
Sunday afternoon will be held in the Trinity Awlitoriulll,
Orand Ave. and Ilth. Sunday afternoon. from 2 to 5 o'elock,
the Shrine Auditoriulll will be used. At 3: 30 to 4 o'e!ock
p.m. Brothf'r Rutherfofll will ,leliver an address which will be
broadcast from coast to coast. 'l'he convention will conclude
on the night of the 2Ath with celebration of the ~remoria1.
The forenoon of each day of the convention will be used for
house-to-houso witness work. This marks the bc~nnin~ of the
THANKSGIVING PI:."'RIOD. The booklet Dividin.'l the Pl'Ople will
be used t!lroug-hout the entire world during that period. The
brethren on the Paf'ifie coast will havo opportunity of a eonvention, and doubtless most of them ",;11 take n,lvnntage of
it. For further information, adllress U. V. Knelllcver. 3345
Fernwood St., L~'nwood, Califorma.
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AND HERAlD Of ClHIRrrT~ PRESENCE
VOL,
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No.3
1, 19:J4
HOPE OF A TREE
"For there i.~ ]lOpe of a tree, if it be cut down, t1lat it .. ill spront again, and that the tender bl'anch thereof
will not cease. 1'hollgh the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the groundj ?Jct
through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. "-Job 14: 7-9.
lay dead. Year after year he saw that new trec con
tinuillg to grow, its branches reaching out and it ever
lifting Its green arnlS heavenward in an expression
of its gratitude to him who had providcd watcr and
had givcn it life. Whcn the new tree had grown large,
probably Job sat under that tree while listening to
the song birds in its boughs singing the prai"rs of the
Ciwr of every good and perfect gift. Tllm the fjord
nod moved the mind of .Job to write, and prophetically
he wrote: "For there is hope of a tree, if it be rut
Ilown, that it will sprout again, and that the tend('r
branch thereof will not cpase. Though the root thcreof
wax old in the earth, and the stock thrreof die in the
ground; ~'et through the scent of water it will bud,
and hring forth houghs like a plant." (Jllh 14: 7!J)
'1'hat prophecy is nn expression of Jehovah's purpose
to again give life to the obedient ones of the human
race, even as he caused the new tree to grow up out of
the roots of the old stump. God works in a. plain and
simple though mysterious way his wondrous acts to
perform and to revral them to those who love him.
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S On a formcr occasion Daniel, at the request of
Ncbuchadnezzar, told him of his peculiar dream and
gave him the interpretation thereof. Nebuchadnezzar
for that reuson had confidence that Daniel was the
servant of the Holy One. (Dan. 2: 1-45) Again
Nebuchadnezzar had a dl'eam, and again the magicians
of Babylon had bcen called and had failed to interpret
the dream of the king, and again the king caused
Daniel to be brought before him. Then Nebuchadnezzar told Daniel his dream concerning a great tree'
in these words: "I saw, and, behold a tree in the
midst of the eal'th, and the height the~eof was great.
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof
reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end
of all the earth. The leaves thereof were fair and
the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat fo~ all:
the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the
fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and
all flesh was fed of it. I saw in the visions of my head
upon my bcd, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one
came down from heaven. He cried aloud, and said
thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches
shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beas~
get away from under it, and the fowls from his
branches. Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots
in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass
[copper], in the tender grass of the field and let it
be wet with the dew of heaven, and let hi; portion be
with the beasts in the grass of the earth: let his heart
be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be
given unto him ; and let seven times pass over him."
-Daniel 4: 10-16.
e That dream of Nebuchadnezzar, and which was
recorded in the book of Daniel, being a prophecy,
must some day have its fulfilment. Sinc.e the Scriptures declare that whatsoever things were written
aforetime were so written that God's faithful people
might in patience and comfort have hope, and that.
this greater enlightenment would come to those at the
end of the world, we may be sure that the Lord God,
sometime while the remnant is on earth, would give
to them an understanding of that prophecy and that
such understanding would be had before the day of
Armageddon. (Rom. 15: 4) Jehovah God brings
about the events that fulfil these prophetic visions,
and they cannot be understood until his due time to
have them understood. It now seems to be Jehovah's
due time to permit his people on earth to have an understanding of the prophetic dream concerning the
"tree in the midst of the earth", as recorded in the
fourth chapter of Daniel's prophecy. The understanding of this has come only at God's appointed
time and gives consolation to those who love him.
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Christ Jesus, the great Prophet and King, addresses his proclamation to "all peoples", which means
primarily to those peoples on the earth who as his
followers arc maintaining their integrity towards Jehoyah, and secondarily to the Jonadab class, meaning
all those of good will who desire to know and to do
the will of the Almighty God. This includes particularly the" sheep" class who are pleased to do good
unto others because they believe and wHlerstand that
such others are servants of the Almighty God and his
beloved Son. Here then are shown abo the faithful
followers of Christ Jesus as Jehovah's witnesses bringing the mcssa~e of the l'rodamation to all others who
have a hearing car. These are messellgers of peace and.
quoting the language of their Lord, say: "Peace be
multiplied unto J'ou." So said the proclamation of
Nebuchadnezzar the king.
10 The entire world is now in turmoil and distress
and has nothing in which it can hope so far as the
world's schemes arc concerned; but to those who desire to know God and his King the information is
now given that" in his name shall the nations hope".
As Jonadab was hrought into close contact with Jehu,
so now the" sheep" class is brought into close eontaet
with the bearers of this divine message of peace. C0ncerning this messa~c lind its messenger::! it is written:
"IIow beautiful upon the mountaiu8 are the feet of
him that bringeth good tidings, that publi~leth peacej
that bringcth good tidings of good, that publishetk
salvation; that saith unto ~ion, Thy God l'eigneth!"
(Isa. 52: 7) In order for the Jonudab clu;;s to hear.
someone must tell them of the King's proclamation;
and this privilege is assigned to the faithful remnant.
-Rom. 10: 14, 15.
11 It is certain that the Lord God gives an understandin~ of this prophecy and other prophecies at this
time for the very purpose of giving assurance to his
remnant, that they may have a ~trong hope of enterin~
into ('tcrnal glory and secure the prize, the crown of.
life. Without such assurance the remnant would become disconra~~ed by reason of the constant perseeution suffered by them; but now they see that suell
opposition b:l'ing's upon them suffering and contradiction and this is essential for them that they may ha.e
opportunity to prove their integrity towards Jehovah
and to have a part in the vindication of his na~.
This assurance increases their faith and hOlle, and
hence onward thcy march, holding high the standard
of the I~ord God, proclaiming his message to the pe0ple and informing them that they will find peace only
in the name of the Lord God and his King and kingdom.
12 Further manifesting the goodness and loving.
kindness of himself and his Pather the King (Jesus)
says: "I thought it g'ood to shew the signs and wonders that the high God [Most High] hath "rought
toward me." (Dan. 4: 2) Christ Jesus the Kin~ is
elated that the time has come for the vindication of
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King of l:ternity, and the One who shall rule the earth
and make it a place of righteousness; and this fact
the great Prophet and King, Christ Jesus, will make
known to the peoples of earth. Satan and his wicked
organization must go, and Jehovah God by his righteous King "shall reign for ever and ever". (Rev.
11: 15) Let the proclamation be sounded throu~hout
all the earth, that Jehovah's Vindicator will not back
down but will march on to vi~tory, contintling to exhibit the mighty works of the Most High God. The
first three verses of the fourth chapter of Daniel's
prophecy arc therefore a fitting tribute to Jehovah
before the announcin~ of the dream. Since l'ebuchadnezzar him~df was a servant of Satan, this is further
proof that the words of adoration and praise to the
1\[ost Hi~h God in the opening of the proelamation
are prophetic and arc in truth and in fact the words
of Christ Jesus.
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N. Y.
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1, 1934
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nant. For this reason the covenant was the only arrangement that could fitly serve the purpose of providing a basis for man's reconciliation. The liberty
and free moral agency of the one sacrificed is not
interfered with.
In determining where we covenant by sacrifice was
made, the purpose of the covenant may be said to con
trol the conclusion. A perfect man had sinned and
lost his right to life. God now would have that right
to life purchased by another perfect man. His law
required a life for a life. (Deut. 19: 21) That man
with a human life must be the one that should be
sacrificed. A spirit creature could not enter into a
covenant by sacrifice and redeem a human creature,
because that would not be a corresponding- pri('e. It
is true that tJlC life of the Logos was transferred from
the spirit to human, but there is no Scriptural evidence that a covenant by sacrifice was known to the
Logos at the time of the transfer. Being' fully conformahle to Jehovah's will, he came to earth in hare
mony with his will, being made a perfect man. He
was begotten, not by fallen man, but by the powrr
of Jehonlh. When he reached his majority as a man
he doubtless knew that he was to do somlthing in
conncction with man's recovery to life. Whatsoevf>r
the will of his Father might be in that rt'SpNt or
any other, he was ready to do it. This is shown by
his usc of the worus: "Lo, I come: in the volume of
the hook it is written of me, I delight to do thy will."
(Ps. 40: 7, 8) Paul fixes the time of the covpnant as
at the Jorulm when the words abovc quoted wel'e made
effective. (Heh. 10: 5-7) There Jesus came into the
world as a mature man and must determine whether
or not he would be of the world. Prior to that timc,
although he was the lwir, his position was not !ling
different from that of a servant, because he wa'l under
the discipline of the law covenant.-Gal. 4: 1, 2.
When 'the appointed time of the Father' arrived
there was a feature of God's will to be rarl'icd Ollt
which prior to that time was secret to all. At the
Jurdan, which fixes the time of the consecration of
the man Jesus, was the appointed time of the Fathlr.
That clearly, thcrcfore, seems to he the proppr anu
due time for the making of the covenant which resulteu in the sacrifice of the man .Jesus. The ul1<'onditional agreement thl're on the part of Jesus was to
do his Father's will, whatsoever that might be; and
jf it meant that he must die, he was agreeable to that.
The sacrifice was primarily the sacrifice of Jehovah,
because it was Jehovnh who gave his dt'arly belovrd
Son, him who belonged to Jphovah exclusively, to be
sacrificed. This was shown in tho picture on 1[oullt
Aloriah when Ahrallllm. representing Jehovah, offrred
his only son Isaac, who at that time represt'nted Jesus.
It was the lo\'e of God that provided tho saerifiec
which the sacrifice 011 )Iount :\[OI'iah pictured. This
is further proved by the words: "For God so 10\,('(1
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish. Lut
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down in the ashes. Again Satan had failed to turn
Job against the Creator. Satan must have been some.
what disturbed at this turn of affairs. Then he be
thought himself of how he had reached Adam through
his wife. He injected the thought into the mind of
Job's wife and induced her to make an effort to influence Job to forsake God; and she, acting as Satan's instrument, called upon Job to forsake God, renounce him, and suffer the consequences. But Job
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UNDERSTANDING TO HONOR JEHOVAH
DF.,\R Sm:
I woulll like to write ll. few lines to )'OU ancI tell how comfortin~ your messaJ:(es have been to me. I have always wlmtpJ
greater understandill~ of the BillIe, which ll. person docs not
seem to ~et in a church. It seems as if my prayers are an
swered, hecause your books have been so helpful to me. Of
course, some of the intl'rpretations are a little different thnn
we learn in Sunday 5l'hool ancI church, but it is all plain in
the BiLle with your Bi!>le helps. There is quite a lot I have
to learn yet, but I would be 1.(1a<1 to be c1ass..,1 ns one of .Te
homh's witnesscs, and I only pray my family will all come
over.
I have been stuuyin~ silwe bst sptin~, and I woul(} just
like to say God seeIUS nearer than he has all Illy life. \Vould
you pll'ase [,my for lIIe that I may ha\'e ~reater understanding
to helll others to the honor nnd glory of Jehovah'
Yours sincerely,
M. WRWIIT, Ontario.
AD:\IONITION, ENCOURAGE~fENT
DEAR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:
In the name of our Father Jehovah God, and our Savior
and King Christ Jesus, I ~reet you, while praying that the
joy and peace of the kingdom's blessings may be multiplied
toward you and all of like precious faith to be strengthened
for the exact zeal in the tlervieo royal that is needed in this
time of Jehovah's preparation through his great Executi\"e
Christ Jesus. The object of this letter is, first, to thank )"OU
for the book Preparation, ancI, second, to express my gratitude
to the Lord Jehovah for the abundant admonition, encourall:e
ment and marvelous truth expounded in that book, while- I
fully decide in the strength of the Lord to put myself on the
offensive side with our Leader Christ Jesus and not to lose a
single minute in this great preparation work and press the
battle to the very gates of the enemy. I will not take more of
your time, for I know that same is precious, as it is the Lord's;
but I pray the Lord his blessings unto you and all of like zeal
in the service.
Accept my gratitude, while I remain
Your fellow servant by His grace,
LIONEL E. CALLE~D.\R, Piolleer. Cuba.
FEllr.C.\J:Y 1, 1\)34
fifie WATCliT0WER.
47
times hear one that comes after the judge; but, honey, he
can't talk liko the judge. Judt;e Rutherford is learned of God
and has godly wisdom; the other man is learned of the world
and has worldly wisdom." 'rhe other man is the pastor of on8
of the larg('st and richest churches here.
r thought the old colored woman had a unique way of t-ell
ing the truth. 'The other man is not lea.rned of God,' not
in his temple, has not a seat at his table to partake of the
wonderful food provided.
The KovemlJer 1 Watchtov:er is "meat in due season". A
man told me SWlday, when out in the service, to 'get out befor8
he killed me'. It is my desire to be faithful to the end. God
bless and keep you, dear brother.
Your sister by His grace,
:MRs. A. F. HOLLOWELL, North CarolilUJ.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston WC8C Su 1 :OOpm
We 7:00pm Fr 1:00pm
Columbia
WIS So 1 :OOpm
Fr 6:45pm
Greenville WFBC Su 9:30am
Spart'b'g WSPA Su 6:30pm
NEVADA
Reno
KOII Su 10:30nm
NEW HA~trSllmE
Manch'ter Wl'EA. Su 2 :4.3pm
Wo 7:00pm
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Paterson WODA fiu 10 :OOam
We 1:45pm }'r 1:45pm
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Fr 10 :30am }'r 6:30pm
Brooklyn WCN\V Yo 9:45pm
Th 6:30pm Sa 5:00pm
Buffalo
wan Su 10:00am
Buffalo WKBW We 10:00am
Freeport WGBB Sa 9 :OOam
Tu 7 :OOpm Th 7 :OOpm
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New York W::'.:lCA Su 10 :43am
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DevilsL. KDLR Su 12:30pm
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Johnstown WJAC Su 4:30pm
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Th 7:15pm
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Cha 'nooga. WOOD Su
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Jackson
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Memphis
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MemphiS WHEe Su
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Ogden
KLO Su 3: OOpm
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1iF5.e \V'ATCliT0WER
RADIO SERVICE
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WLDC Su 1 :30pm
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Kans.O'y WLllF Su
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Ban~or
Portland
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Lincoln
KFAR Hu 9:30am
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ITS MISSION
J. F. RUTBERFORD President
W. E.
VAN AMBURGU
Secretary
~reahha.ll be the
,U:;O;
STATES, $1,00;
GUE,\T DnXTAIN,
On'ICFs
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TRA.~SCRIl'TION
MACHINES
The Society has malle arran~l'ments to l'onstru<'t llUIl assemble
portable transcription ma('hinl's at our own factory at 111
Adams Street. 'fhl'lle maehioes will he somewhat different in
construction from those prpYiously furn isherl. They will be
sprin~,woullJl, anll operate'] frolll a !I-yolt wet'o'll battery.
}~\'ery machine will be fumi8hed complete With the battery !tnd
a battery char::er, so that it can be kept up to its full 8tren~th.
'Va are pleaSt',l to unnoun.~c that this machine can be offered
at $100, complete, to brt'thren in the United States.
ADVERTlSI~G
W ATCIITOWER PROGR.UIS
Ad\'ertisin~ the Kingllom helps also to ad\'l!rtise the milio
stations which are broudmsting the kingdom Oll's:mge. Hen(~e
all witnl'ssing parties and ull illlli,"illunis en:.:aglll~ in the !idol
service shoul,l mention the rar!io station in their Yieinitv wilieh
carries the Watchtower pro~larns. This magnifies to the people
called upon the message whidl ,TelvJ\'llh's witnesses introduce,
and often results in interest in the printed message OD the
part of the radio listener. This is one of the chief purposes
of senlling out the messa::;e O\l:r the rudio. to eneOUl'll;:::e the
peoplo to rear! the literatnre. In this behulf tlte f50riety !Up'
plies rallio folders, an,l all workprs 811<,\11.1 make con.staat nse
of them in hQuseto-!JoWlo calling, leaving oue of them, if nothing else.
::-:--;:---------
ME1HORIAL
For the year 1934 the Memoria.l of tho Lord's suppcr will
be helu nfter six o'clock on the c\cnir~ of :Mar<:h ~8. The
JVatrhtou:er hopes to contain some timely in.~trnl'tion for all
those who partake, and we 5ur~g"st that each one be prepared
by thoroughly consiuering the mattcr in ad\':J.IJ.~e.
CONVENTION
Los Angeles, ~rarch 24-28 inclusive, arc the phce {lUll timc
for a eOll\('ntion of Jehovuh'8 witnesses. All I1Icctln~~ e'(""pt
811nday afternoon will lin held in the Trinity .\'U<litclrtUl'l,
Granel A\e. anll lith. Sunday afternoon. from 2 to :; 0 '('jcll"k,
the Shrine AUllitorium will b" used. At;): 30 to 1 0 '('\,,,,k
Jun. Broth('r Hllthcrforu wiii <lelin'r an (,,]arc~s \Yhi'~!1 will be
broadeast from coast to coast. 'rile conrentiou WIll ,'ondlldu
on the ni:.:ht of the 2"th with cplebratiou of tltl' ~I'lllOrL:t1.
'The forenoon of each elav of the conn:nti"u will he used for
house-to-house witnes:! work. This marks the l"''::Ill11illg of the
'TU.\XKSGIVISG Pl:l:IOD. The booklet DividIng the PWl'Ie will
be used throup;hout the entire wOllel during that perio,I. The
brethren on the Pacilic coast \'I"ill have opportnnitv of a Cl\n'l"ention, and dOllhtl"ss most of them will takf' :.dvrmtag"f' of
it. For further inforilllltion, ad,lress C. V. Kllellle>'cr, 334.)
Fernwootl ::;t., L,)D.wootl, Culiforma.
VOL. LV
FEBRUARY
No.4
15, 1934
TREE OF HOPE
1I
And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree "oots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee,
after that thou shalt ]wve known that the heavens do l'ule. "-Daniel 4: 26.
52
BI:OOKLY~,
s:rfie WATCHT0\,VER
years.
5 The 'seven years' did not begin to eonnt from
the date of the decree condemninq the tree to destruction,- which decree would be from the time of the fall
of man onward. Ther~after and during the time of
l\Ielchizedt:k, and of Israel as God's covenant people,
there was at lenst durin~ those times typically the
king-dom of God on the earth, and as long as these
existed the "seY(~n times" ('ould not heg'in to eaunt.
The reason is that the stump (pictming mankind)
with bands of iron nnd copper aroulHI it shows the
non-existenee or non-activity of the kingdom of God
in the earth. The he~innin~ of the counting of the
seven timc's- must wait until the ovcl'tuming of brad's
last king, whieh tOflk place in the year 606 B.C. From
that time the scripture applies which says: "It shall
be iJO more, until he come whose rig-ht it is" to have
the kingdom and rulership of the wodd. (E?ek. 21: 27)
It was at the oY(,1'throw of ZCI1l'kiah that this decree
a~ainst Israel was eutcl't'<1, and there it was that Satan became' the ~od of thc whole world', and it was
then and thel'e that the se\'cn times, mrntioned in
Daniel's prophecy, in the fourth chaptel', br~an to
count; ml'anil1~ that Cod wnulf} not inter-t'rre with the
bl'astly rule of (':llth untiL. the l'lId of that specific
pcriod of time. That period of seVetl timt's. beginning
in 606 B.C. and cxtendiu~ over a period of 2,520
years, eudrfl in 1!)l4-, ",h('ll Christ was enthroned by
Jehovah and sent forth to rule amongst his enemies.
-Ps. 110: 2.
TlIE DECREE
e The decree heard h.y NelHH'ha/lnezzar, recorded by
Daniel, wa" a divine jud~ment: "This mattcr fquestion at law] is by the decree of the watchers tJdlOvah and his Logos], and the dC'mand rthe judicial
decision, SlrollfJ J by the word of the holy ones; to the
intent that the li\'in~ may know that the ~1ost High
J'uleth in the king-dom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, ~nd seiteth up ovcr it the basest 01
men." (Vs.17) Jehovah and Christ .Te'lus are the
only "holy Om's". (Tsa. 57:1G; Rey. 3:7) The
judicial decrre is rendered by .Jchovah and is announced nnd cxecuted by the Vindirator of Jehovah's
name. Jt:hovah and Christ .Jesus are the watchers
named in this verse, as it will be noted that the word
is in the plural. They arc the watchers over JellO'-ah's
name, and that pcrtains to its vindication. The in.
tent or purpose is made certain by the words: "To
the intent that the living may know that the Most
High ruleth in the king(lom of men." Thcrdore the
supreme purpo<;e is the vindication of Jehoyull's name
and the sett!emrnt for ever of the question of his su
premacy and his inherent rulership. ..:\~ain the vin
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the king: "It is thou, 0 king, that art grown and
become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the
earth." (Vs.22) This reference to the tree's reacbing
4l unto heaven" shows that the worus could apply only
to the unfaithful Lucifer when he was made overlord,
and who is now Satan, and tllat N'ebuchadnezzar was
the visible representative of Satan on the earth. The
tree as a whole could not refer to the human race,
but pictllres particularly the o\'crlordshin of Satan
nnd those under him forming his organizatIon. -"his
is exactly in harmony with the great image described
in Daniel 2: 37, 38. Bear in mind that it was after
Nebuehadnezzar destroyed .Jerusalem, in GOG B.C.,
that Satan became the god of this world and I\c1mehadnezzar, as then head of the world power, was Satan's
representative on earth in his organization.
13 At Eden God had forctold the destruction of Satan. (Gen. 3: 15) Now the judicial decree recorded
in Daniel's prophecy foretells the destruction of Satan and his organization: " .\nd whel'eas the king saw
a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven,
and saying, lIew the tree down, and destroy it; yet
leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even
with n band of iron and brass, in the tender ~ra.c;s of
the field; and let it he wet with the dew of heave-n,
and let his portion be with the hrasts of the field,
till seven times pass over him." (Vs.23) Although
the (lceree was made and entered of record immediately followin~ the rebellion, Satun 's overlordship or man
was not at that time taken away, but Jehovah suf[erc'd
Satan to continue in that office until his own due time,
that is, until the coming of him "whose right it is"
to take the overlordship. This period of time is the
same mentioned in Exodus 9: IG, during which Jehovah permits Satan to remain in order that lIe might
demonstrate his own gl'eat power and in order that
llis witnesses might proclaim this fact throughout the
earth before Satan's destruction.
l4 Daniel then tells the king that the decree is from
thc Most High and that part of it would come upon
Nehuehadnczzar: "This is the interpretation, 0 king,
and this is the dect'ee of the lUost High, which is
come upon my lord the king: that they shall drive
thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the
beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat
grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew
of heaven, and seven timrs shall pass over thee, till
thou know that the :Uost High ruleth in the kingdum
of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will." (Vss.
24.25) Xebuchadnezzar refused to serve the llos1.
High, was proud and boastful, and bcrame insane, all
due to Devil religion, and therefore he was driven
from his palace, his power being taken away from
him. Likewise mankind was cut off from the prineedom of the earth and was put out of God's organization, lost his true manhood, and became brutish, which
qualities have been specifically exhibited by the rulL'rs
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The prophetic dream was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar in miniature only. The major fulfilment
takes place on Satan and his organization, reaching
a climax "ith the reign of Christ and the fall of the
enemy organization. (Vs.28) Nebuebadnezzar had
twelve months to consider the prophetic dream and
to reform, but he failed to do so. Probably this shows
that Jehovah gave Lucifer some time to rC'form, but
Lucifer did not fear God, had no respect for him,
and "ave 110 heed to his ,\"ord. (Vs. 29) To himself
:t\ebll~ltadnczzar boasted that he had built great BahyIon by his own power and for his own majesty. (Vs.
30) Satan made the similar boast eoneerJlin~ the
world orl(anization, that it was his OWl!. (Ezek. 29: 3)
It appears that Nebuchaduezzar had destroyed Jerusalem 1)('fol'e this boastful statement was made. (.Je1'.
52: 12.29) Now self-conceited, haughty and proud he
boasted of his own greatlless, and "while the wonl
was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven , savin"
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t:'l, 0 kin" ~ebuchad.n('zzar, to thec it is spoken 1'he kinO'dom is departed from thee'.-Vs. :n.
IO'Thc pro~d of heart arc abominablc ill the sight
of God. "};very one that is proud in Ill'm't is an
abomination to the Lord: t hou~h hand join in hand,
he shall not be unpunished. Pride ~oeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." (Prov.
16: 5, 18) When Nebuehadnezzar's heart was lifted
up and his mind harden('(l in }lridl" he was immedi;tely deposed. So declarcd Danid at the fall of
Babvlon: "But when his lll'art was lifted up, and his
minj harJened in pride, he was deposed from his
kingly throne, and they took his glory from hil~:
and he was driven from the sons of m('u; anel IllS
heart was made like the beasts, and his (hn'lliug was
with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen,
and his body was wet with thc dew of heaven; till he
knew that tile most high GoJ ruled in the kiJJ1-!:dom of
men, and that he apIlointeth over it whomsocver he
will." (Dan. ;:;: 20, 21) The kingdom was takl'n from
Nebuchadnczzar, even as the right of oH'l'!ordship
departed from Lucifl'r at the time of his rebellioll,
and man was then and there moved out from under
the protection of the "higher powers" of .JdlO\'uhs
organization; and since only those of munkind. who
have maintained their integrity toward Jehovah have
had his favor.
20.:\iter Xebuchadnczzar had accornplishrd the destruction of Jerusalem there was not e\'l'll a typi('al
kintYJom of God on the earth. Satan becuJIlc the ~oJ
of tllO entire world, but could have no part in JellO~
vah's org-anization: "I will overturn, oHrtnrn, OV(1'turn it; and it shall he no more, until he ('f)lne whose
ri~'ht it is; nud I will give it him." (Ezek. 21:27)
The destruction of Jerusalem by Kebuchudw:aal' COll18
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23 For centuries mall has been in need of a righteous
overlordship or kingdom, but this need could not be
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cation of Jehovah's word as announced by his servant
Daniel. Likewise at the close of the Gentile times the
enthronement of Christ Jesus was a vindication of
God's word as spoken by his holy prophets. Upon
the coming of Christ to tnc temple he made known
to his faithful followers the name of Jehovah and'its
meaning, and since then these faithful ones have appreciated the fact that their chief privilege and duty
is to make known the name of Jehovah in all the
earth and declare his works, and to continue to sing
forth his praises.-Isa. 12: 2-6.
IT Jehovah will now make knO\vn to all creation his
own supremacy and that he doeth at all times according to his own soverei~11 will. "And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he
doeth accordill~ to his will in the army of heaven,
nnd among the illhaLitants of the earth; and none can
stay his hand, or say unto him, What docst thou 1"
(Vs.35) The presellt-day earthly rulers consider
themselves to b<> very important and able to provido
for, feed and rule mankilld. They are arrogant and
wise in their own cOllceits. This proves that Nebuehadrwzzar when restored to his reason did not picture the earthly p1'c~nt-day rulers. 'l'hese self-constituted earthly rulers utterly igllore the Word of
nod and they are as nothing, as declared by his prophet. "Behold, the na.tions are as a drop of a bucktt,
und are counted as the small dust of the balance:
1Iehold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
And Lebanon is not suffil'iellt to burn, nor the bea!>ts
thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. "-lsa. 40: 15, 16.
28 No creature can properly say to Jehovah, "What
coest thou T" because his power is supreme and absolute. Having purposed a thill~ he will do it regardless of all opposition, and he will accomplish his purpose in his own due time. It was his will that Satan
nnd all of his army should remain in heaven until
the end of the waiting period, when he would send
forth Christ Jesus to rule. (Job 1:6; Ps. 110:1,2)
It was God's will that the rebel army should then be
Ollst~ from heaven t and this was promptly done by
Christ Jesus. It is his will that Satan's organization
shall be blotted out of existence. It is Jehovah's will
to destroy all eal'thly ruling factors which now form
a part of Satan's organization, and in all these things
his will shall be done. He will spare only those Qf
good will and shield them in the time of the battle of
the great day of God Almi~hty. (Jer, 25: 31-36;
Matt. 25: 31-46) His will shall be done and .. none
can stay his hand". At the present day the earthly
ruling powers, acting wrongfully, try to interfere with
the giving of the testimony which Jehovah through
Clll'ist has commanded shall be given by his witnesses
on the earth, and by so doing these earthly rulers are
saying to Jehovah, "What doest thou 1" but they
shall certainly be brought low and learn that Jehovah
is supreme. Armageddon will demonstrate that the
power of this evil world is as nothing.
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31 Christ Jesus is the righteous and rightful overlord of the earth. His is the capital organization of
Jehovah and is therefore the new cedar tree, to which
the people must look for hope. In h:lrmony with this
.Jehovah caused Ezekiel to write: "Thus saith the
Lord God, I will also take of the highest branch of the
high cedar, and will set it; I will crop oft' from the
top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant
it upon an high mountain and emincnt: in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it
!.hall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a
f~oodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of
every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof
shall they dwell. And all the trees of the field shall
know that I the Lord have brought down the high
lrcc j have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green
~ree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the
Lord have sJloken, and have done it. "-Ezek. 17: 22~.J: j see Vindication) Book One, page 232.
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under the leadership of Christ Jesus and amidst great "I 13. The decree declared in verse 23 applies to whom' With
scriptures, account for this tree's being so long permitfell
opposition, to bear the message concerning Jehovah,
to stand.
his King and kingdom to the people of the earth. Hap. ,. 14. Since K ebuchatlnezzar recognized Daniel's God as "a
God of go,ls, and a Lord of kings", why was he now to
py is the lot of Jehovah's witnesses who are now privbe flealt with as described in verses 2 f, 25 f Point out the
ileged to declare his works, sin~ his praises and have
application of the prophetie interpretation anll decree here
rel'orl1ed.
a part in the vindication of his holy name.
'I 15, 16. What is clearly the application of the prophetic state'
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h"art, and with all thy soul, und with all thy sfr('ngth,
and with all thy mind; and thy nei~hh(lur as thyself.
And he saH unto him, Thou hast answered right:
t~is do, and thou shalt live. "-Luke 10: 23-28.
When Jesus came, did he kcep the law perfectly?
lIe did; and that prov('s that the law could be kept
by a perfect man and that no one else could keep it.
As Paul !!tates, he who would keep the law would 1}{~
righteous, and every righteous creature is entitled to
life. Therefore, had the Jews kept the law it would
have proved their righteousness, whieh would ent it Ie
them to life. The reason the Jews could not keep the
law was because of imperfection, the result of sin.
Sin entered the world by reason of Adam's disobetlience; and all, including the Jews, were born sinners.
(Rom. 5: 12) No sinner has the right to life. (Hom.
6: 23) The law therefore proved to the Jews and to
all men that if the human family is ever to receive
the blessing of life, as promised by the Abrphamic
covenant, something must be done to remove the sin
or make atonement for sin. The basis for reconcilia
Lion must first be laid by the perfect sl}('l'ifice.
God, foreknowing the scheme of the Devil to brin~
forth amongst men a crop of evolutionists who would
deelare that men do not need a Redeemer, demonstrat
ed the falsity and foolishness of that position by the
operation of the law covenant. No man can ewl' be
heard to truthfully say: "If I had au opportunit:,
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L~EXHAUSTIBLE
JEHOVAH'S
SUPPLY
anrl HELI'EI:S:
- Having read, and received so much bent'fit from the different articles in The TVatchtolCer for the 1,lst severa! months, I
sometimes wonder what could there be of real interest in the
next issue of The JV atchtol/:er. It appears that the Lord .has
an inexhaustible supply of "meat in due season".
I have serve,! as an "elective clller" for many )ear8. But
all the while I realizeu the fad that the company could not
make an elder of me by the election, nnu I told them so twenty
years ago. There were sOllie \I 1'0 did not agree with me, but
i saw that it was the truth, and 80 I stuck to it. I also saw
that the "elective eiller" system \las Ii r;ap.through whieh
Satan could continue to do sOllie of his nasty work, and for II.
long time I was somewhat grieved over it; but now I am no
longer grieved.
I am among those who went into the "vineyard" at "the
first hour" an,l have horne sOllie of the" /-i'}ht burden" of thl'
Lord during the hwt of the day. (I was Ulllon/.! those l\ho
suffered in prison in IIl18.) But not only am 1 willing to see
those who have laboreu only olle hour be paid first, and get
as much us I ~et, Lut it really pleases me tu see the Master
of the vine,}'ard do us He ]lleuses with IIis own. I agreed to
work for" a penny", llntI that is all that I could_ expeet to
recehe willm the e\-ening llwl pay huur arrin'u. I aru so well
satisfied with 1he wag'llS 1 have received, until I. urn really anx
ious to work on during the future days to come.
As suggested in 1'''e Wotclitou'er, it is lJ. real joy to me to
realize that I have hel'n used of the Lurd, to sume little extent, in helping tIl bring' others to a unity of the faith, and
common union in the hody of Christ. If lJ.llything, I have been
overpaid. I am pour in this world's g'oo"s, but I would not
swap my "spiritual penny" for millions of dollal's of this
world's nwnpy.
With lauch love to yO\! and to nil of Jehovah's witnesses,
ALEXAXDER Ev Al'S, SR., l.ouisiaM.
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Blesscd be tllc 'tlmne of JeJlOuah ffom this time fortll al1d for et'crmol'c. "-Ps. 113: 2, f1.U. V.
marks a day or time certain when some great thil1~ i3
done and which is to be ever aftenvards l'l'lllemlJl'l'\'d.
Among the great things performed by Jeho\'ah by his
servant :\!oses were these: The revclation of his name,
the making of the law covenant, the dcstruetioll of
Pharaoh '8 organization, and the dcliwl'al\('e of the
hraelites from that oppressive orgallization. The
pivotal point of these great events was the slayin~ IIf
the passover lamb, because it pointed to the One whom
God had ordained should be the vindicator of hiS
great and holy name. All the things }lcl'forlJled ill
Egypt by man as God's representative ,llJd servant
were incidental to the vindication of Jehovah's lIanle,
which is the all-important thing. For this reason .Jehovall said to :\[oscs: "This is my name for e\'or, and
this is my memorial unto all generations." (Ex. 3: If"
A.R.V.) Because the slaying and eatin~ of the pmwll:l1
lamb pointed to Jesus, the vindicator, JdlOvah said
to Moses: "And this day shall be unto you for a 1111'.
morial, and yo shall keep it a feast to Jehovah:
throughout your generations ye shall krcp it a fea;,t
by an ordinance for ever." (Ex, 12: 14, 11.H. V.) Wll'n
the time came for the fulfilment of the type by tl.;l
;:leath of Jesus Christ he said to his disE:iplc8 COnCI'I'IIing the bread which he broke in their prcsence and
asked them to cat: "This is [represents 1 my body,
which is given for you: this do in remembrance of
me." (Luke 22: 19) The time must com(', as Jesus
knew, when his true fullowers must and would understand that his faithfulness unto dt'ath, and his
death in the place and stead of the sinner, were not
merely to furnish the redemptive price for man, but
also to prove his own qualifications to be the vindieator of Jehovah'8 name. Beillg thus perfected, Christ
Jesus became J<>hovah's "high priest for ever", the
executioner of Satan and hi,> organization, and the
\'intliratol' of Jehovah's name and the aut hoI' of eter
nal salvation unto all them that obey him, (IIeb. 2: 14;
G: 6-10) Thc-Rreatest thing to be kept in memory L
the name of Jehovah, and Paul intimated that at the
coming of Jesus to the temple this important truth
would clearly be understood. (1 Cor. 11 : 2G) By p[1rtaking of the "Lord's supper" until the coming- of
Christ Jesus to the temple of Jehovah his fait hful dis-
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Satan and all of his earthly representatives, meaning Pharaoh and his suhjects who obeyed him, had
formed a conspiracy to dc:>troy the J:,;raditcs and to
thus prevent them from being a nation. (Ex. 1: 15, 16 i
2: 23,2-1) God heard the cl'ieS of the Israelites, and
the law covcnant made hr him for Israel was an as~urance in type that for Jrhovah ':,j name's sake that
TJcoplc would be orought forth and preserved. The
Abrahamie covenant ,,'as illvolvctl, becallse Jeho\'ah
bad given his worJ that he would bring forth a sccJ j
and now Jehovah had respect to his covenant with
Abraham.-Ex. 2: 2.-1, 25; 6: -l, 5.
7 At the time of the making of the new coven~nt
Satan and his <:rowl1, ineludin~' his earthly priests and
clergymen, conspired to dc:stroy Jesu'l. OIatthew
21: 38) In carlJ'ing out this conspiracy Jesus, the
antit)'pical lamb of God, was slain, but Jehovah preserved the ones with "'hom his new covenant was
made. (John 17: 11-1;); Phil. 2: 9-11) .At the inuuguG
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the new covenant again a conspiracy i'l
formel! by Satan and his crowd, includill~ his Rom:~l1
Catholic hierarchy an<l other religionist'l, to kill th()';(~
who faithfully praise the name of Jehovah and to
thereby "cut them off from being a [holy) nation",
and overt acts were and arc now being committl'd in
furtherance of that wicked compiracy. (Ps. 83: 1-1 ~ ;
1 Pet. 2:!.l, 10; Zech. 13: 7-9) .Jehovah has presc:'\'pJ
his faithful and hidrkn ones who arc in the covenant,
because they are under the shadow of his wing nnd
have been selected for his put'pose; and, they continuing faithful, he will preserve them for ever.-l',;.
91 :1-4; 1-15: 20; Isn. 5-1: 17 ; 42: G, 7.
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The Eb"Yptians hated shepherds and refused to eat
with the Hebrews for that reason, such being an
abominatioll Ullto the Egyptians. (Gell. 43: 32; 46: 3-1)
\VI1l'll Jehovah's time came to make a name for him.self in Egypt he sent a shepherd oown there to deliwl' his testimony, to lend out the pc-ople from EgH)t
uno to act as the law covenant's meuiator. ~atun and
his earthly crov;d hate the Sl'rV:lIlts of .Jehovah God
who brin~ the uiyincly provided food to His flock and
thus act in the rapacity of undershepherus, whi~
hatred is especially made manifest in this present day.
.At the time of the mnkinf.\' of the new covenant, and
also at the time of the inaUt~Ulation thereof, JdlOvah
God senus the ,. guod sIH>phcJ'(I", the "chief sh<'llherd", Christ Jesus, awl both Christ .Jesus and those
to whom he commits the work of ('art'yin~ the divilldy
provided foou to the l)(,'oIlle, who hunger for riglatcow-mess, are wickedly hated by Satan and all bis
cal'thly priests, {'ll'rgymen anu dupes. (John ]0: 11;
1 PN. 5: 2-4) This is furtlH'r proof that those who are
with Christ .Jesus at the temple must bear and do
heal' or curr:>' the fruits of the IdngJom, that is to
say, the lirl~.g'i\"il1~ twths of GoLl's Word, to those
in the worlu who have the hearing car, and at the same
time declare Cud's vell~canee a~ain~t the enemy and
his organization, and th::t surh faithful Olles will be
and are hated atHl IH:I':>ecut('d by Satan and his sen-unts. The Homan Catholic hiel'archy and other:'> of
like stl'ipe now manifest their v;iekedlless and hatred
ag:lill~t Jehovah's witnesses because the::;e wituesst:s
speak that which is to the honor of the name of Jdio"ah Uod and the Lord Jesus Christ.-John 15: 19-23.
10 The sheIJilCl'd ~Io::;es was in the mount of Horeb
(Sinai) when Jehovah Jrew him a,;ide by attracting
him to the b'.lrlliug' lJUslt and thel'e spoke to him and
directed MO~ies to ~~lJ to Eg-YjJt and to ddiver the testimony of God to Phul'auh. It was in that mountain
at that time that Jehovah referred to the inauguration
of the law covenant when he, adlll'('ssillg' i\loses, said:
"Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be 11
token uuto thce, that 1 have sent thee: Whcu thou h..ost
hrollght forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall scn:'e
God upon thi~ mountain." (Ex. :3: 112) Jcho\"ah
maue the ncw covenant at the death of Jesus, amI lliJ\Y
be discloses to his faithful ones at the temple that the
new covenant is illaU~L1l'Utcd at )lount Zion, whe-re
the 144,000 followers of Clu'i~t Jeslls are gathercd by
Christ Jesus unto himself. (Rev. H: 13) The faithful remnant now celebrate t he Lord's sUPlwr at }Iount
Zion, that is, ill Jehovah God's organization, rejoicing at the inauguration of the new rOYenallt, and
they eontillue to proclaim the nallle of Jehovah-Heb. 12: 2~25.
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hovah. Aaron acting with l\foses pictured in the antitypical fulfilment the remnant on earth performing
the duties of witnesses to whom is committed the testi.
mony of Jesus Christ, and Aaron using the 1'od ShOWR
that these witnesses are acting under diYine command.
God had commanded the performance of this sign and
wonder before Pharaoh. "And :\[oses anu Aaron did
so, as the Lord commallued; and he lifted up the rod,
and smote the waters that were in the ri,'er, in the
sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and
all the waters that were in the river were turned to
blood." (Ex. 7: 20) The waters of.the river ~ile pic
tured the commercial part of Satan's organization.
I~gypt depended upon the waters of the J\"ile a" a.
means of carrying on her commerce; hence thoRe
waters to the Egyptians were a means of life at,d
livelihood. 'I'ul'l1iug the waters into blooo represented
death. Satan claimed that he had made the river ~ile
for himself; meaning that this was his possessIOn.
(Ezck. 29: 1-3) 'l'he people of the world, and many
who have cOllsecrated themselves to the Lord, have
been induced heretofore to believe that commerce is
vitally and essentially necessary for sustaining the
life of mankind. Jn recent years Go(l's CO\'ellant people have come to l{'urn that commerce was organized
and has been carried on bv Satan as a nwans of Cfllltrolling the people and tu'l'lling them away fl'om .Jehovah Clod. 'l'his sign or wonder was pel'formed befol'\)
the Israelites, and thus showed that God '3 covenant
people must first learn the meaning of commerce all(l
that it is the institution of Satan, and then they must
declare the same bdol'e the rulel's and the people, that
commerre constitutes an integral part of Satan's or
ganization which he has employed to deeei\'c and oppress the people and to carry Oil his bloody and death.
dealing work. The tUl'ning of the water into blo:),l
pieturer! or foreshadowed a lllc'ssage of truth heinO'
declared or made known in the presence of Satan;~
visible agents, a::! well as to the invisible part of hi~
organization. In the type it was a notire and warnin~
to l>haraoh. In the :mtitype it mll~t be a notice and
warllin~ to the autitypiral Phamoh and his ol'g';llli.
zation. The f.ulfilment 01 tile prophetic picture bl'l~an
at the convention of God's people at Columbus in
July 1924-, at which time public tleclaration was made
that the commercial giants, who are the principal ones
of the ecclesiastical systems of this world, and all of
which are a part of Satan's organization, constitute
the chief rulers or representati\"es of Satan on eal,th
that rule and dominate and oppres" the people. A
resolution was there adopted, and afterward wide
ly published, entitled A)< hDlcnlE~T. Its distriLu
tion extended throughout "Christendom" in many
languages. The declaration was therein made and the
notice hence served upon the rulers and the people
that Satan's organization is death-dealing, and that
the hope of mankind is in the kingdom of Ood. That
was notice and warning to Satan '8 organization of
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God's purpose to fully express his wrath against that ward Rntil Satan's 6tganization yields to the rightful
wicked organization and that this he would do in due Ruler and Vindicator of the world or else suffers comtime. (See The Watchtower, 1933, pa~e 121; L-iaht, plete destruction. It would therefore follow that when
Book One, page 122.) That notice and warning was the ten plagues are antitypically fulfilled and pergiven fh'e years before the great economic depression formed, then would come the complete overthrow of
hegan and which continues until this day. Since then Satan and his organization.
Jehovah '8 witnesses have continued to call the attenPLAGUE TWO
tion of the rulers and the p<,oplc to the fact that Satan is the author and creator of commerce, who has
IT Satan is totally depraved, and many of his visible
exercised beastly rule ovcr the people, and which has agents give evidence of their total depravity. God
~cl'\'ed as a grC'at defamation of God's holy name, and
continues to give them notice and warning. The second
that it will be destroyed in vindication of Jehovah's plague of Egypt was that of frogs. "He sent .
name. This testimony continually givcn by Jehovah's frogs, which destroyed them." (1's. 78: 4::;) "Their
witncss('s, and the Scriptural proof submitted in sup- land brought forth frogs in abundance." (Ps. 105: 30)
port thereof, has constituted and continues to consti- 'l'he record of the second plague appears at Exodus
tute a great plague upon the organization of Satan. 8: 1-15. Jehovah commanded Moses, the type of Ch1'ist
His visible represcntatives have no answer to these Jesus, to say unto Aaron, the type of the earthly
}Jointed truths, and hence they are tormented by hear- mouthpier,e of the Lord Jesus, Jehovah's witnesses,
ing them.
to proceed with the work of carrying out the second
24 As the wnters of the river were turned into blood,
plague: "And the I,ord spake unto Moses, Say unto
hringing death, so in the past few years the people Aaron, Stretch f01'th thine hand with thy rod over
have bcen learning that commerce, instead of bringing the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and
1hem life and happiness, is a grcat systcm of oppres- cause frogs to cOll1e up upon the land of Egypt. And
sion resulting in much sllff\~l'ing and death. As the Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of
peoples of Egypt du~ about the river to find life- Egypt; and the frogs carnc up, and covered the land
sustaining waters 10 drink, even so now the rulcrs and of E!!ypt."-Bx. 8: 5, 6.
1heir allies are bringing fort h many makeshifts in their
23 The hand stretched out holding the rod, which
<ksperate attempt to pull the world out of depression manifestly was Moses' rod, represented and pictured
and to find that whieh will sllstain their present organ- the power and authority of Jehovah God conferred
ization. All tht'se schemes and plans brought forth upon Christ, the Greater 1\loses, and by him upon the
iA'nore -God, and the visihle agents of Satan refuse to earthly members of his organization, the sorv1111t class,
give heed to the message of God concerning his king- who bear the message or testimony of Jehovah before
dom which he is causing to be brought before them. the rulers and before the people. (Ezek. 2: 9, 10; 'i'l/e
2S But the magicians of Eg-ypt cooperated in making
Watchtower, 1933, page 115) 'I'he rivers and ponds
hard tho healt of l)haraoh. By their enchantmcnts and other waters pictured the peoples of the world,
they also turned water into blood. (Ex. 7: 22) Tho particularly of "Christendom". Frogs arc "marsll
modern mag'ieians, to wit, the elergy and religious leapers" and inhal)it shallow waters or marshes. 'rhey
teacflers of Satan's organization, inclueling the "man give the appearance of great ,visdom and importance
of sin" class, resist the Lord and his purposes by and make a loud and discordant noise, and these parharanguing their allies and the people and saying that ticularly represcnt the agitators amongst the common
the waters of truth, that ill, the testimony delh"creel by people who suggest dinrs and numerous remedies for
Jehovah's witnesses, are death-dealing; and thus they the salvation of the world; for example, the socialists,
turn the waters of truth into blood. Instead of r~ bolsheviks, communists, Christian Scientists, and the
edving the testimony of Jesus Christ as a warning tho various elements of organized religion. Progs are un
clergy and their allies contend that all the trouble, clean; and coming out of the waters of Egypt, that is,
woes and economic depression now upon the world the world, shows that whatever they represent is from
proceed from Jehovah. It is the message of truth that Satan's organization.-See Light, Book Two, page 42.
j)!agues Satan's representatives, and by refusing to
20 It was the exercise of divine power and authority
give heed thereto they continue to harden their hearts that caused the frogs to come up and to be exposed
against Gotl.-See The Watchtower, April 15, 1933. aud to harass the people; which, antitypically, is the
authoritative exercise by Jehovah's servants, includ26 The turning of the waters of the river Nile into
blood was one of the ten plagnes, rnd in connection ing those on earth, of the power and commission in
with the first plague it is written: "And seven days dcliwring the message of notice and warning to the
were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the enemy organization and which exposes the many soriver." (Ex. 7:25) "Seven"is a divine symholicnum- called "remedics" for the human race. It appears
bel' of completeness, and as here used it appears to that the second plague antitypically fulfilled had its
say that the testimony of notice and warning to Sa- beginning upon Satan's organization from the year
tan's organization must continue from that time on 1927 and onward and corresponds to the sixth trumpet
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[that is, the God, Jeho,all}, and the [Lo~os] was God
[not the God, but a god or mi~hty one]. The same
was in the beginning with God [that is, the God, Jehovah]. All thing'S were made by him [the Logos l ;
and without him [the Logos] 'VUil not any thin:-i mad,)
that was made"; he was the acth'e agent of Jehovah
in making all thin~s.
The "})('(!'inning" here referred to could not mC:1!l
the beginning of God the Father, because, as Psalra
forty-one, verse thirteen, and Psalm ninety, verse two,
state, he is from everlasting to everlasting and ne\"('1'
had a he~inning. The work of Jehovah, however, h::[}
a beginnin~, and his creative work is clearly wllat i'i
here m('<lllt in connection with th(' e~:pIT'-,,,ioil "in t;, ~
heginnin;('. The Ijogo<; was the first awl only dirc('t
creation of Jehovah; and thpreafter Cod's creatio.l
was performed through hi<; Logos. This i<; the thougLt
expressed by the apostle Paul in Colossians, chaptel'
one, verses fifteen to sen'ntccn, where he said that
Jesus "is the image of the invisible God, thc fil':;t!>:ll',l
of every creature; for by him Wl're all thin'!'s ('reatcd,
that arc in heaven, anll that are in earth, visible llll(l
invisible, whether they he t hroncs, or (loJnillions, or
prin('ipalitil's, or powt'rs; ali thillg" were el'('ated hy
him, and fur him: ami he i:i before all thin~'i, and by
him all thin;.;':;; consi"!t."
As further cvitlenee of .Je:ms' prehuman existence,
we have hi" own word" as quoteu from .Juhn's gosp!'i
(G: 38) : " I ('ame down from heaven, not to do milW
own will, but the will of him that sent me." III 8: 4:!:
"I proceeded forth and ('arne from God; neither ('arne
I of myself, but he s!'nt me," A~ain (8: 5~) : "fiefore .\braham was, I am." A~ain (16: ~S) : "I came
forth from the Father. and am ('orne into the world:
again, I leave the world, nnd ~o to the Father." ,Awl
17: 5: ".And now, 0 Father, glorify thou me wit it
thine own sdf, with the glory which I had with thpe
before the world \Va"!." A~ain, Jesu'i said (Un'.
3: 14) : 'I am the be~inJling of the creation of Uod.'
Furthermol'(', in Hebrcws, c!wpter aile, vel'ses one
and two, the apostle Paul under inspiratioll stat('s:
"God '. . . hath in thcs-e last days spokell unto u<; hy
his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all thin~~s,
by whom also he made the worlos." And again, ill
Second Corinthians, chapter eight, ver:->e nill(" lIe
states: "For ye know the graee of onr Lord Jcsw;
Christ, that though he was rich, yet for yoUl' sakI'S
he became poor, that ye throu~h his povcrt,\" might be
rich." He was in the for111 of God heforc he becllTlle
a man; as it is worded in Philippians, chapter two,
verses :"ix anLl seWIl, accortlin~ to the Di(/[/lult trall,;lation: ",Y1Io [that is, Jesus], though beillg; in God '"
form, yet did not meditate a usurpatiull to be like
God, but divested himself, taking a bonom"n's form,
having been made in the likeness of men."
Some religious people have earnestly believed that
Je,,;us was God him"elf. But such a conclusion is not
warranted bJ" the Scriptures. John said: "The Fathvr
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Protestant, O{n'rate under the name Christian". They call themselves by the name of
Christ even thoug-h thl'y constitute a part of Satan's
organization, which i~ the world. :\[uny good people
dC'iire to sene God amI follow Christ and, knowing no
other place to go, have been brought into these denominational folds. The clcrgy of each denomination
rcspecth-cly is the watchman of that flock and claims
the flock as his. (Isa. 56: 10, 11) Instead of feedill~
the hungry souls of that flock from the Word of nod
the clergy furnish a provl;ndcr of t heir own making,
such as politics and business, mixed with a little of
the Bible misapplieu. Therefore the prophet speaks
of their tables as lalIen with vomit. (Isa. 28: 8) The
consecrated followers of Jesus who arc in these denominational church systems arc nauseated by these
mixtures of false doctrines upon whieh they are fed
and by the hypocritical practices of those who prepare and dispense the food. They know that the
doctrine of evolution is entirely (,(Jlltra1lictory to the
truth concerning Christ .Jesus and his great sacrifice.
They know that the Lord hus said that a true follower
of Christ must keep himself separate from the world.
They see the clergy making the 11fofiteers and politicians the chief ones of their flock and yielding to the
selfish influence of such. They see their leaders freely
engaging in the evil affairs of the world. These poor
shel'p of the flock are sick and in distrl''is and know
not what to do. The clerg-)" tell them that they may
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daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before
him. "-Isa. 62: 10,11.
A .. gate", as here used, is a symbol of an entrance
into the kingdom. The remnant, being now in the
temple, are therefol'c entering the gates of the kin~
dom. As God's witnesses they are commanded to prepare the way for the pC'ople hy pointing them to his
righteous government. They arc told to remove the
stumbling stones, which are the false doctrines and
theories by which the people have been blinded. Thl'Y
are told to lift up a standard for the people, whirh
means to point the people to the fact that Gou's
righteous govel'l11llent is the standard to wlIich they
must rally. 1'his is a part of the work that the Lord
God is havin~ done in the earth at this time, and only
those who are unselfishly devoted to him are participating in that work.
The only aetive cnemies of Satan now on the rarth
are those who arc joyfully announcing' the fact tha t
God has placed his King upon his throne. Th('se must
be obedient to God's commands as his witnesses to do
his work and finish it before the Lord dashrs to piel'('s
Satan's organization in the final time of trouble whieh
Christ Jesus pointed out is now impending. (!\lat t.
24: 14, 21, 22) It is to be expected that Satau, that
old Dragon, is exceedingly angry at the faithful wit
nesses of the Lord and will do everything within hi"
power to destroy them. The Lord said that this is
what he would do: ""\nd the dragon was wroth with
the woman, and went to make war with the remnant
of her seed, which keep the commandments of God,
and have the testimony of .Jesus Christ. "-Hev. 12: 17.
Through the clergy and the principal of thl'ir fl()('ks
Satan presses his warfare against the l'cmuant of God
because of their faithfulness. But the em'my cannot
prevail, for the reason, it is written: " And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, find by the woro
of their testimony; and they loved not their liH's
unto the death. "-Hev. 12: 11.
The faithful remnant, trusting in the blood of
Christ, anointed by the spirit of Jehovah, counting
not their lives dear UlltO them, are joyfully gi \'in~
the testimony and by the Lord's grace they will overcome the enemy. On they go in the work with joy and
singing. 1'hcy press the battle to the "ery gate of
Satan's organization, and whilc so doing fear no cvil,
because they arc in the secret place of the ~Iost High.
(Ps. 91: 1-]5) Foreseeing this day of his w'onderful
work God through his prophet says to the remnant:
"In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown
of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue
{remnant] of his people, and for a spirit of jud1:!mcnt
to him that sitteth in judgment, and for str('n~th to
them that turn the battle to the gate.' '-lsa. 28: 5. 6.
Uany Chri'itians have deceived themselves into be
lie,'ing that God is trying to have them develop a
bt"lmtiful nnd sweet character that they mi,ght go to
heaven and there sing and enjoJ' ease and comfort
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used as an instrument in guidin~ the people into his orl.;'nnization, but it can be useu ll.S an effective means of unifYl!l~ .Jehovah's witnesses more thorou~hly an,1 completely in the val tIe
fijI' tho vindirati,JU of his name with his \-lUclicator- Kin'!. \\ e
trust thrLt it ,'.-ilI be Jehovah's will to give us further instruction in II. similar manner.
\\"ith love and best wibhcs, we are
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ghe V/ATCHT0\\.'ER.
PI;BLIsmn SE:!J:I:MOr-'THI,Y
By
OFFIOERS
J. F. RUTIIERFORD President
W. E. V.L" .A:!J:Brr:Grt Secretary
ITS MISSION
For the year 193-! the :\Iemoriul of the Lnr'l's supper will
be hel,1 after six 0 'clock on the evening of ),!ar<'l, :!~. I'he
WlItclttov'er contains SOUle tittlelv instruction for all those who
partake. and we suggpst thnt elwh one be prepar':u by thoroughI)" coasidering the matter in advance.
LOS ANGELES COXYE.....TIO:"
Los Angeles, :\Iarch 2328 inclusive, are the place nn,l time
for a convention of Jehovah's witnesses. All Illf;etin~s eXl'ept
Sunuay afternoon will be held in the Trinit:; .\ u.\itoriu!\1,
Gr:tn,1 .\xe. Rn,l 9th. Sunday afternoon, frolll :::: ojl) to 5: 0,)
o 'clock, the Shrine Au<litorium will Le use,1. At ~: 30 to 4: 00
o 'e1uek p.m. (Pacific Stan,lar,l Time) Brother l:11t l:erfur,l 1\ ill
deliver an a,ldlcsS on " \Yor1.1 Control", Ilhi"lt \\"111 he Ilrr,::.,I"
east from coast to coast. TIll) con,eutioll II ill c,J!lI'lude on
the ni;;ht of the 2Sth with ce!<:hration of the )'f"!l,orial. 'I'll('
forenoon of end) dav of the cOll\,.'ntion will he (I<e.1 f,)r houoeto-house witness work. 'l'his mllrks the h.':.(lltnin-:; (>f til('
Tf{A~KSGlVIXG Pr.nlOD. The hooklet Vit idinfl the I'poj?le will
be used throu~llOut the entire IY"rld during- tl'at Vrwd. Til,'
brethren on the Paciiic coast will have opportur:it~ of a (Oll
vention, and douh<!ess most of them will bk" n(l\"\llta:.(' c t
it. For further inf"rmntion. address C. Y. Anell..e\cr, .; ;.1)
Fernwocld St., Lynwood, California.
.
~ceWAICIHIT0WIER
AND HJERiJLD Of
YOLo
LV
CHRTIT~ PRESENCE
No.6
HIS NAME
PART 2
"Thy name, 0 Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, 0 Lord, throughout all generations. "-Ps. 13:j: 13.
83
PLAGUE THREE
BaOOKLYX,
84
of the bud became lice throughout all the land of
Egypt." (Ex. 8: 16, 11) Lice are associated with filth
and are found on creatures of unclean habits. The
root of the word rendered "lice" means "to nip";
hence the lice here mcntioned. werc nippers which would
greatly annoy and plague the Egyptians or anyone
else whom they might bite. It was the order to :Jloses
to direct Aaron to stretch out his rod and smite the
dust of the land, thereby showing that it is divine
power and authority conferred upon Christ and by
him put upon the remnant of earth to cause the coming of these antitypical nippers upon the world, which
forms Satan '8 organization. The lice symbolically
stand for or reprcspnt that which results from the
message of truth delivered by .Jehovah's witnesses and.
which greatly annoys, plagues and nips or hites the
unclean organization of Satan, and particularly the
official members thereof.
6 The visiLle part of Satan's organization, particularly that called "Chl'istend.om", is an unclean and
abominable thing- and. a good habitation for lice. It
hypocritically claims to be on the side of the Lord,
wherea.'J it is a. part of Satan's wicked organization.
Herod A~rippa the First, who killed James and imprisoned Peter, posed as the representative of God but
was the instrument of :Satan. It is said that he died
of a loathsomc or lousy disease. "And upon a set day,
Herod, arrayed ill royal apparel, sat upon his throne,
and made an oration unto them. And the people gave
a shout, sa~'ing, It is the voicc of a ~od, and not of a
man. And immediutely the angel of the Lord smote
him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was
eaten of worms [lice], and gave up the ghost.'~
Acts 12: 21-23.
8 Aaron used the rod of Moses to smite the "dust
of the earth". That dust was symbolic of the earthly,
human, visible part of Satan's organization, and particularly" Christendom", because that part is hypocritical in the supcrl"tive degree. 'I'he antitypieal mouthpiece of the Greater 1\l05es, Christ Jesus, and whieh
is God's remnant on the earth acting by authorit)"
conferred upon them by Jesus Christ, bear and give
forth his message that smites" Christendom" and deelares it to be not of God nor of Christ, but that it
is unclean, filthy, and abominable in the sight of God
and is exceedingly lousy with Satan's agents who are
nippers of the flesh and suckers of the lifeblood of
the people. These licc bring upon the people great
suffering, sorrow llud death. The message of truth
thus delivered by Jehovah's witnesses to the vbiLie
organization of Satan declaring that organization to
be lousy greatly offends "Christeudom's" respectability and plagues and annoys that organization. Thus
Jehovah's witnesses are used by him to bring a plague
upon Satau's organization by exposing the duplicity
aud hypocrisy of the chief visible operators therein.
1 It was in 1921 that The 1r atclttower, by the Lord's
grace, began to call attention to the visible part of
Satan's organization and that it is made up of com-
mCl'(~ial,
N. Y.
political and religious clements which exercise a beastly rule over the people, and is exceedingly
filtln-. From that time forward .Jehovah's witnesses
ha,"~ been continuously and consistently heralding
this messngc before the people and exposing the hypocritical duplicity and lousy state of "Christendom"
in particular and SataH's organization in general. 13 J'
completely separating themselves from "Christendom" and refusing to have any pal't or nnything in
common therewith, or to touch the unclean, lousy,
crawling thing, the faithful remnant of Jehovah's
witncs.'ies add force to this plaguing message. The
third plug;ue came upon the aneieHt Israt.'lites as well
as upon the E~yptians; which means that in order for
a profel>~d Christian to be pleasing and acceptahle
to the Lord such must he separatc from the world and
clean; hence the cleansing of God's sanctuary is involved and includes the removing of the "elective
elder3" u<; parasites, and which must take place IX'fore God's organization is entirely clean. "Depart
ye, depart ye, go yo out from thence, touch no unclean
thing; go ~'e out of the midst of her; be yo clean, that
bear the vessels of the Lord." (Isa. 52: 11) " Wllerefore come out from among them, and be yo separak,
saith the Lord, and touch 110t the tulelean thin~ j alid
I will receive you, and will be a Father unto ~'ou, aIHI
ye shall be my sons and uaughters, saith the LorJ
Almighty." (2 Cor. G: 17, 18) This divinely pl'oviul'd
message widely proclaimed throughout "Christcndom" ha::o heen to that devilish orgaDizntion like nipping lice, greatly pLlguin~ and annoying particularly
the clergy and the principal ones of their laeks, including, of course, the commercial and political chief
men.
a Pharaoh's agents (Janncs and Jambres), the class
opposing God, were wlable to'produce lice and had
to admit to their chief, l l ha1'aoh, "This is the fingl'r
of God." (Ex. 8: 19) The mouern opposer:'> sec themselves as unclean and that those de\'oted to Jehcvah
are clean and nothin~ call be found against them cxcept their devotion to Jehovah. By sq)aralillg themselves from "Christendom" and devoting themsel vcs
entirely to the Lord, the l'emnant are pictured as the
dust of God's organization, meaning the earthly part
thereof and which in God's due time is cleansed.
(Dan. 8: 14:) Jehovah has mercy upon Zion, that is,
the visible members of his organization, awl favors
them by cleansin~ them; and his servants take pleasure in the faithful memIJl'l's of his organization.
"Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for
the time to favour her, yea, the set time, i<; come. For
th~' servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour
the dust thereof." (Ps. 102: 13, 14) This (lust of the
earth is not lousy, hut clean, by the g-race of the Lord
God. Jehovah declares that the unclean ol'g:mizatii)ll
of Satan shall die like a louse. "Lift up your eyes to
the heavens, and look upon the earth bClllath: for the
heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth
shall wa~ old like a garment, and they that dwell
M.\RCH
a:fie WATCHT0WER.
15, 1934
sage has been and is a great pest to Satan's organization on earth. '1'hat messnge has declared and con
tinues to declare, pal'ticnlarly unto "Christendom",
the truth of and concerning what constitutes the
"higher pmH~rs". Prior thereto, the pcople, including
the followers of Christ, undcrstQod and belicYCd that
the" higher powers" mentioned in the Scriptures are
made up of the visible rulers of this world. The Lord
has enlightened his people, and by his grace thcy now
clearly see and declare to the world that "the higher
powers" means Jehovah and Christ Jesus :md that
the world is serving the Dcvil, and that the bi~ business, political and religious clements, jointly, rule and
demanu obedience from the people, and the"e aI'l' 110t
of the" higher powers" but are in fact the 11 gl'/lts of
Satan and the opposers of Jehovah GOI!. II is witnesses further declare that Jehovah is in no wise responsible f'lr the woes that have come upon the peoples of earth in these last duys, but that Satan al1d
his Dgents arc the ones who have brought these \\'0\ ...
and troubles upon the people, and that all mankilhl
holding on to Satan's ol'gnnization arc anIieted uy
the bites, eorruption, annoyanec and all the scheml>s
and bloou-sueking doctrines of the wicked rulers of
this world, including Satan himself. JdlO\ah's witnesses now declare these truths, anll this lll\'SSa~e exposin~ Satan and his or~l1nizatiou galls aud bites alld
plagu\'s the chief rulers and their allies and stlpporters. Jehovah's fnithful remnant serve the truc "llIgher powcrs", God and Christ Jesus, and rl'fuse to obey
any part of Satan's organization. In obedience to
Ood's commandments .Jehovah's witnes'H's ~o ahout
tho country preaching the gospel of his kingdom,
which message is of great annoyance to Satall 's CI'OWI!
and which messa~e hites them and plagues them like
numerous flies. The rulers in "Christendom" elailll
to he repl'esrutativcs of God, and if they wcre hOlll'st
they would wc\l'omc Jl'hovah 's witnesses; but, illstead.
they side-step the ,!uestions that are (Jl'l'scllted to th\",
by the Lord's witnesses and dl~elare Jehovah's witnesses to be pe\ldlel's and hawkers and 1I0t preachers
of the gosJlel. The l'Ulers of this wicked world ('laim
that trwy have no ohj\:ction to anyone's wOl'shipill~
Vod according to theil' 0\\ n itleas, but dl'1l0llnCe .h'hovah's witnesses and evade the real issue by declaring them to be eng-ag-cd in a cmnnH'rcinl eutel'pl'is\' instealI of teaehing the gospel. The tl'uth plaglles tlll'm
so thoroughly that they must make some ap(Jl11'1'llt
plausihle objection thereto.
12 The flies so greatly annoyed the Egyptians that
"Pharaoh called f.)r ~[oses and for Aaron. aud said,
Go ,ve, sueriflcc to your nod in the land". (Ex. S: 2;))
Othcf\,.. ise stated, Pharaoh was willing that the Israelites might do some wor:>hiping, but they mmt do it
accorJing to the E'.!;yptinns' ideas anu in the presence
of the E~ryptiLlll<;. :;\ow the antitypi.cal Egypt iau<;, the
representati\"\'s of Saton on earth, SDy to J t'huvuh 's
witllC'';';'.'<;. ill ";l1h"tl111ee, '"\Ye have no ohje('tioll to YO\ll'
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dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breakiuO' forth with blains upon wan, and upon beast,
th;ourrhout all the land of Bgypt." (Bx:. 9: 8, 9) This
result~d in breaking forth of boils with blains. "\.ccOl,dinO' to the Uothedwm rendcring of the text blains
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plague came upon man and beast throughout Egypt.
17 The sixth lliague pictured a further m('s~ugc of
Christ and his faithful }'emnant, his representatives on
earth which message is dc1h'cred by the power and uuthority of Jehoyah God. The clue to the significance of
thi,'! plague appears to be given in Ucyelution 16: 2, 11.
This shows that the plag'ue would affeet all those who
are members of Hatun's Ol'ganizHtion on earth as the
lead(ll.'S tllorl'o1', as well as those who are supporters
of that wicked ol'gullization.-For explanation see
Light, Book Two, page 20 and pages following.
18 Pharaoh concluded that with nil of his cqllipm('nt
and power to rule he could d('1'y .Jehovah and get away
with it. I~ven so Satan nnd his earthly agents h::l"o
concluded that they can weld to~ether and unite the
nations and the peoples of e::lrth into a confederacy or
lea~uc and thus defy Jehovah Gnu by setting up their
own orgunization and thus rule alld control the world
continuously. (ISH. 8: U-13) But all such schemes of
the worldlv orgallizntion must faiL .Jehovah causes
his faithfl;l remnant on earth, his witnesses, to proclaim hefore the Devil and all of his agents in tho
world, whirh constitute modern EgYVt, that the
J,cnguc of Nations, thc World Contt, the peace pacts,
disarmamcnt confercnres, .. holy year" schemes, prosl>crity schemes, and all such like sche~cs~ are not of
God, but of the Devil, and that the 1l1stlgators
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snpporters thereof arc unclean and an abommatlOfl
in the sight of' God, just as Uzziah was unclean and
became IC!Jrous for his \\"ron~ful acts before Jehovah.
(2 Cit ron. 26: 13-23) The declaration of this message
of truth hegillning with the' pouring out of the fh'st
Yiul', llS dcscrihcd in Ucvclation, continues upon the
world' and such declaration of truth throughout the
l'calm~ of "Christendom" by means of radio, books,
magazines, and word-of-mouth testimony ha~ been and
is 11 great plague to the modern EgyptUlllS. The
ancient Egyptians hlasplwmed God '8 name boc~use .of
the suffering from their pains and sores, and hkeWise
the modern l~gyptia1lS, Satan '8 earthly agents, do
blaspheme and curse.
19 Th is plague of putrid boils afflicted the mag!e~ans
as well as the others of Egypt. "And the magtclans
could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for
the boil was UPOll the magicians, and upon all the
Jo:gyptians," (Ex. 9: 11) Th?"e n~agie!uns eonIJ not
stand before ~.Ioscs to resist 111m; likeWIse the modern
maO'ieians "Janncs alld Jambres," because of their
e ' attempt to resIst
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corruption
the message 0 f G'Jd
through Christ, but they cannot successfully do so, and
their cnd is ill sight and their fall shall appear before all men who survive. (2 Tim. 3: 8) The clergy
llnd the "man of sin" and all like modern "wonder"workers, and" holy year" workers of modern I~gypt,
now itch and scratch and nre tormented, and thus
mark themseh'Cs bauly, and they continue to howl and
express their agony, opposition to and indignation
against the mc;;sage of trllt h that is plainly pla:ed
before them, and thus are guilty of the 'transgressIOIl
that makcth desolate'. (Dan. 8: 13) Jehovah's W1tl:esscs arc divindy permitted to proelaim the message
of truth which thus pla~ltes the opposers of the Most
High. Instead of these opposers' giving heed thereto,
they harden their hearts against the Lord, and fUrther
plagues come upon them.
PLAGUE SEVEN
~o The seventh pla~ue was a rain of grievous hail
such ns never before was known. "Seven" is a symbol of di"illC completeness, while hail symbolizes hard
and unbl'cakahle truths that cut, bruise and kill. All
the plaguc!l, antitypicaIly, have to do with the proclamation of God 's messa~N of truth, unJ this proclamation of truth or work of JcllO\'ah ''I witnesses wiII not
be completed on earth untit they have proclniml'd all
or Jeho\'ah's warning messa~es of Ven~l~llnCe and vindieatioll' and this they must do hd'ore Arma~l~ddon.
Jehovah'mig-ht well have completely smitkn B~.v pt
whf!n Pharaoll fir~t l'cfu:.cd to tet tile lsl'uditcs go,
but it llll'ased God to cause further testimony to be
delivered to Pharaoh and his royal house. Even so
Jello\-ah might well have smitten Batan's earthly org::lllization when first Christ ('ame to the temple, bllt
it pleascll him to pel'mit l:;atan to go on and to remain for a time, tltat further witllc~'S mi~ht be giVl'lI,
and tllat Jehovah's power mig-ht be mnde more nJ:1/lifest, :wu !llat none of the world should have any rl'aSOil to say that they ,,"el'O taken ullawares by the judgoments of Jehovah.. Six plagues had now vcen upon
};6"YPt, and this haJ served only to harden the heart
of Pharaoh. The purpose of tile plagues upon E~ypt
was to place plainly before tIle Egyptians the nallle
and Supremacy of Jehovah. Instead of God's completely destroying Phataoh and his organization
earlier, he said: "For at this time I send all my
plu/,,'1les tmal'gin, aU my remaining plagues] against
thy heart, and against thy servants, and against thy
people; in order that thou IIln,rest know that there is
nOlle like me 011 aU the earth. For even now I mig-ht
have stretched out my hand, auu I mil{llt have smiUen
thee and thy people with the pestilence; and thuu
wou!(l,t ha ve oeen ('llt oft' ft'om the ('arth; but for
this cause ha\>e 1 allowed thee to remain, in order to
show thee my power; and in order that they may proclaim my name thl'ouu:hout all the carth," (Ex.
9: 14:-16,' Leeser) The ~~cmnil1ing plagues that were
to come upon Egypt and whieh did come were further
notice and \yurning to Satdl1 's cal'thl J> org:mizatiun.
This notice of warning in modl'l'n times must be given
,mt! declared by .Jehovah 'g witnesses as members of
Us temple organization.
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PLAGUE EIGHT
23 Had Pharaoh yielded to the demands of the Lord
through ~Ioses and let the Israelites go and worship
Jehovah, such would have been a public acknowledgment by Pharaoh that he was wrong; and hcnee his
pride would not permit him to do so, So now, if Satan's earthly agents should give heed to the mcssa~e
of Jehovah delivered through his witnesses, such
would be an acknowledgment that tllese faithful witnesses are telling the truth; and that would be a public admission on the purt of Satan and his earthly
agents in "Christendom" that the Devil and all of
his organization are entirely wrong, It seems, however, that some persons in the Devil's organization
would b{' glad to give up the fight, because the truth
is too mucll of a plague to them. Satan. however, has
"Christendom" tightly tied, and his org::mization and
all the members thereof continue to harden themselves
against God'8 purposes.
U The eighth plague was that of a great swarm of
locusts; but, as heretofore stated, the antitypical fulfilments of the plagues do not seem to follow in time
order of the other plagues mentioned. 'l'he key to the
understallding of this plague appears in Rn-elatiun
9: 1-12, concerning the locusts that came upon the
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the Lord's work and service. This is further and eonclusive proof that Jehovah's witnesses are not engaged
in a commercial enterprise, such as hawkin~ and pedcling and bookselling, regardless of what the worldly
tribunals may decide or determine, and certainly regardless of what the clergy and their crowd may say.
U Preparation must then be made, and was made,
for the final plague, and at the same time for the protection of God's people. Pharaoh and his official
family had spurned and disl:egarded the notice of
warning of the nine preeedin~ plagues, and hence it
would have been useless to give Egypt's rulers any
instruction concerning the passover protection; and
none was given to them. It appears, however, that
l\Ioses plainly warned Pharaoh that all of his firstborn should die, but not ewm a dog's tongue would
move against any of the Israelites, and that this warning was give'l to Pharaoh before :\Ioses withdrew from
his presence.-Ex. 11: 5-10.
35 Jehovah told Moses that the death of the firstborn would take place at midnight, anti typically
meaning at a time of the world's blackness or darkest
period. The blackness of darkness is now upon tho
world, and must continue until Armagcddon. At the
command of Jehovah 1\Ioses prepared the Israelites by
instructing them that each household should Oll tho
tenth day of Nisan take a lamh without spot or blemish
and keep it up until the fourtcC'nth day of that month,
on which day, in the evening, the lamb should be killed
and its blood sprinkled over the entrance into each
house and all should go into the house and remain
there during the night, roast the lamb whole without
ttl'eaking a bone, and eat it with unleavent'rl bread
and bitter herbs, and while thus doing they should be
fully equipped for travel, God saying to them: c'It
is Jehovah's passover." "For I will pass through the
land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; ancI
n~ainst all the gods of Bgypt I will execute jud!!;ment:
I am the I;ord. And the blood shall be to you for a
token upon the houses where ye arc: and whcn I sec
the blood, I will pass over >'Oll, and the plague shall
not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land
of Egypt." (Ex. 12: 12, 13) "And smote all the fi l'!>tborn in E~ypt, the chief of their strength in the taberMeles of Ham." (Ps. 78: 51) "He smote also all the
firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength."
(Ps. 105: 36) 'c And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of
l~gypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his
throne, unto the firstborn of the captive that was in
the dungeon j and all the firstborn of cattle. "-Ex.
12: 29.
FIRSTBORN
as The final plague upon the world will be at Armageddon. Who constitutes the antitypical firstborn 1
The firstborn son" is the beginning of his strt'n~th" ;
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the eating of the lamb would include not only partaking of his merit, ,,,hich cleanses from sin, but aho
the having a share in the doing of the work which
Jesus Christ was sent to earth to do, to wit, to bear
testimony to the name of Jehovah to the vindication
of his holy name, hence also entering into the joy of
the Lord, which is now the strength of the remnant.
Furtllcrmore it means that there must be no uncleanness in God's organization or among his people resulting from coming in contact with or compromising with
the Devil's organization, There must be no "leav(~n
of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy", meaning the
failure or refusal to confess the Loru before mt'll,
(Ex. 12:8,10,15-17; Luke 12:1; 2 Cor. 6:16-1:--)
Jehovah's witnesses must now be entirely separate
from Satan's organization.
39 The Israelites were required to he in haste, with
their loins girded, feet shod, and staff in hand, whit'll
antitypically means that Jehovah's witlll's<;es are not
of this worlu nor subject to 8atan's organization all' [
its demands, but are subject to the" higher powers" ;
that they are on the trek and about to leave the anti
typical Egypt, seeing that the wickeu organizatinn
will shortly be destroyed. (Ex. ]2: 11) '1'he Israelites
must ahide ill the house, unJer the blood, until morn
ing; which antitypically means that Jehovah's remnant are now hidden aud arc kept "in the secret place
of the l\lo!>1 High ", unuer the protection of .Jcho\'ah
and his Vindicator, ano arc thus protpctcd "until the
indi~llation be overpast ", and have there entered, hy
the Lord 's ~race, and huve shut the 1.1001' behilH.l
them'.-]~x. 12: 22; Ps. 91: 1; Isa. 26: 20, 21.
~o The hlood of the paschal lamb was publicly
sprinkled on the doorposts and lintels of the houses
of the Israelites, and that antitypically not only means
a public cOllfes:;;ion of the blood of Christ .Jesus as
Jehovah's provided redemptive price for mankind,
but also signifies to the remnant thnt all of that cla;:~
are Judcans, that is, pl'aisel's of Jehovah, and arc subject to the oruers of Jehovah's Vindirator and t-rr'cat
High Prie,;t, Christ Jesus, the Prophet g-renter than
)loses; and further that the uay of jUdg'ment or ven:,:eance of Goo is here, which vcngl'ance shor'tly \~ ill
be expressed and exercised in the (kst ruction of Satan's "firstborn" at Armageddon. 'l'hcl'cforc the b100(1
was both a public declaration and a te;timony of the
approaching destruction upon Jehovah's enemies.
This truth Jehova.h's witnesses, who are his firstborn
and who are yet on earth, must declare, bccause it is
an expression of his n'1l!!eance. It is tme tha.t the
blood si!!nifies that those under it say, "I accc'pt Cht'i:-,t
Jesus' blood as my redemptive price"; but to the remnant it means much more. '1' hat blood on the do:)!'posts being' the blood of the victim which validate'>
the new testament or new covenant, it sig-uifies that
the firstborn of the remnant have entered into that
new covenant, the primary purpose of which is to
bring forth or produce a people for .J eho\"ah 's llal'1t'
and which will have a P:'ll1. in the vindication of tl.. :t
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that vindication must likewise die sacrificially, as Jesus did, faithful unto the end. All of such capital
organization are "one bread and one body", and the
breaking of the bread antI the drinking of the cup
show forth that all who do so properly are one with
Christ Jesus, that is to say, in unity with him as
members of his body [lnd therefore in the temple.
(l Cor. 10: 16,17) Such, therefore, properly partake
of the emblems of the :'IlemoriaI.
43 The question comes back to the primary purpose
of Jehovah, which i.~ the vindication of his own holy
name. That is why God sent Moses to Egypt; and for
that same reason he f)('nos Jesus to the world. All
things else arc incidental to the vindication of .J ehovahs name. The "day of Jehovah", beginning in
1914, marks the time when Christ Jcsus was placed
upon his throne and sent forth to rule. In I!HS, or
three and one-half years thereafter, judgment begins,
and thcn follows the antitypical fulfilment of the
plagucs upon Egypt, which plagues arc completed at
Arma~cddon in the destruction of the firstborn. Therefore it is those who are in Christ as members of his
royal house who are the ones passcd over at AI'mageddon, and these arc pa:;scd over upon condition
that they arc faithful, abiding in Christ, obeying his
commandments; and which mcans that tlwy must perform the scn'ice of bearing testimony before the rulers and before th~ people of and concerning the kingdom and declarin~ the vengeance of our God. Wlll'1l
this declaration is completed, then will follow the
execution of the final plague at Armageddon.
H The Scriptures, therdore, seem clearly to show
that the firstborn of Egypt represent the visible part
of Satan's tJrganization, which will be destroyed at
Armage,ldon, antI that the invisible part of his organization, inr~luding Satan himself, will f'lhortiy follow thereafter, when Satan f'lhall be cast into the pit
of destruction.-Rev. 19: 19-21; ~O: 1-3.
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'If 23-25. Account for Pharaoh's not yet assl'nting to let the
Israelites go and worship Jehovah. Apply this prophetiC
fact. Describe the eighth plague, and the manner in whidl
as a prophecy it is fulfilled.
'I[ 26-:29. What have we obsen'ed regarding the manner in whkh
these plagues were called forth 1 What is symbolically ex
pressed therebyl What WU!! the ninth plaguel When anll
in what event and conllitions is this plague visited upon
antitypical Eg'yptf Explain the prophetic fact that in
this IJlague also" the children of Israel" were unaffecteu
,-- thereby.
, 30-32. What is the evidence that the first nine plagues still
afflict antitypical Egypt, and that Exodus 10: 28,29 foretold the present situation in "Christendom" 1
f 33. What seems clearly to be foreshown in the Israelites'
borrowing jewela of silver !lnd of gold, etc., of the Egyp
tians'
'[ 34, 3':;. At this time what was the attitude of Pharaoh, un,l
what further information was given to him hy Moses 1
Briefly relate Jehovah's instructions to Mosl's to hp, gi\~n
to the Israelites con(:ernin~ preparation for the final
plague. That the <1eath of the firstborn would take place
at midnight carried what prophetic signiricance'
f 36, 37. Identify the antit>'pical lirstborn of I';):!ypt, quoting
scriptures in proof thereof. What is prophetically shown
in till) slaying of the lamh, and the eating thereof, a!l
preceding thl' slaughter of E'!:''Ypt's firRtborn 1 What of the
"great Qlultitude" and the Jonadab class in Arma~eddon1
, 3840. What is now found to have been picture.l (a) by the
obedient Israelites' taking the lamb into the house on tho
tenth day of :r-;-isan' (b) By the instructions re('orl!"d at
l~xo.lull 12: 11, and that they Rhou1<l rl'main in the house
until mornmgl (c) By publidy sprinkling the blood of
the paschal lamh on the doorposts and lintels of the houses
of the Israelites'
f 41. How lIlay it be determined who may celehmte the Lord's
supper' What delinitl'ly greater meaning llttadH's to cplcbration of the Memorial now'
'lI 42. How do Psalm 29: 9, 2 Timothy 2: 11,12, and 1 Corinthians 10: }t;, 17 serve to determino who lIIay partake of
the Mf'morialf
,. 43, 44. What was Jehovah's prir.lary purpose in sending
Moses to }~gypt and in sending Jesus to the worldf How,
in the "day of Jehovah ", dnes he proceed to complete
the I'xecution of that purposel
f 45. Show that Hatan mak,'s a tIl'sperate att('/Ilpt to over'
throw ev('ryone who is worthily parbking' of the ,Memorial.
How shnll these proceed, and with what Ilssuwuce IUl.I
to what end'
disc, or the commercial factor, he has produ<'ed violence; and b:r his selfish desire to rule crration he
produced the political or rulin~ clements, all of which
appear in his or~anization.-Ezek. 28: 14-18.
It was unfaithfulness on Lucifer's part that caused
him to rebel against God and to form the wicked organization called Babylon and become the husband
thpreof. Therefore Babylon is represented as an unchaste woman and means an immoral ol'g-anization,
and hence it is the mother of all "harlot" systems,
engaged in spiritual fornication. The visible part of
Satan's organization, to wit, the earthly governments,
is represented under the s)'mhol of "beast ", hecau~e
harsh, cruel and oppressive. It is the "beast", figuratively speaking, that carries or bears up the or
ganization of Satan; and she, the organization of Satan, rules over and sits upon the peoples and nations
of the earth. (Rev. 17: 3, 5, 15, 18) The prophet of
God calls the Devil's organization "the lady of king-
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HIS COVENANTS
PART 1
"Gather my saints together unto me; those that hare made a COL'cnant with me by sacrifice. And tlie heavens
slwll declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself."-Ps. 50: 5, 6.
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organizations of so-called" Christianity", and particularly of the "man of sin" class. Self-gain blinds
the eyes of one to the proper devotion to God, and,
thus blinded, one makes no progress in knowledge and
understanding.
s It follows, therefore, that if the anointed will hold
the key of knowledge and understanding they must
keep always to the forc that the chid purpose of Jeho\'ah is the vindication of his name, that it is his
name that is involved, and that the kingdom is the
means used to accomplish the vindication of his name.
To have part in the vindication of Jehovah's name is
not a selfish work. 'l'he part which the remnant can
have is that of being fait hful witnesses for Jehovah,
and thus they mailltaill tlwir illtt'~rity toward him.
'rhose of the ullointed who are faithful unto death
will receive evedasting life and be assot'iated with
Christ Jesus in his heavenly work and glory. But
such reward is secondary to the vindication of Jehovah's name and is given only where ullselfish devotion
is shown to God. To have part in the vindiration of
his holy name is the condition precedent to the entering into divine life.
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purpose of which covenant is the vindication of Jehovah's name, The "seed" of that covenant ii Christ,
who is the Sudol' and Redeemer of man and the Vindicator of J~hovah God's nume. That covenant is unchangeable because bound by the word and oath of
Jehovah.
(4) Because of the uboUllllin~ of trans~ression or sin
against God '8 law, Jehovah added to the Abrahamic
co\'enant the law covenant, made in Egypt with
Moses as mediator, and that covenant served as a
schoolmaster to lead the teachable ones of Israel to
Christ, the "seed" and Vindicator, and it was eon
tinued until the coming of Christ. The purpose of the
law covenant was to produce a people for the name of
Jcho\'ah; hence the primary purpose thereof was the
vindication of Jehovah's name.
(5) The new covenant was made in the place and
stead of the old law covenant. The purpose of the
new covenant was not for the sah'ation of men, but
for the purpose of selecting a people for the name of
Jehovah, which people so selected must he witnes~cs
to the namc of Jehovah; and, proving faithful thcreiu,
these participate with Christ Jesus in the vindication
of Jehovah's name.
(G) The new covenant was made with Christ .Jesus
at the time of his death. Before that Jesus made his
covenant of sacrifice, and then others were invited to
make a covennnt by sacrifice in oruer that they mig-Ilt
be offspring of and taken into the new covenant and
have a part in the vindication of Jehovah's name.
(7) The new covenant has no rt'ferencc to the world
of mankind in gencral, doc,; not relate to the restitution of mUilkmd, but pcrtains exclusively to spiritual
Israel; and no oue can be an offsprin~ of the nl'W
eO\'cnuut until after that one has made a covenant
by sacrifice; and it is the onrs makin~ the CO\'enant
by sacrifice, and who prove fa i thful thereto, t ha tare
gather'd to~cthcr unto the Lord God and'marlc members of his company, and who declare his ri'~ht(,OllS
ness and IJarticipate in the vindication of his nume.
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the new covenant, and a shaking among~t the consecrated occurred and a division resulted by reason
of a disagreement as to the new covenant. For the
two reasons hereinbefore named the purpose of the
new covenaut was not then understood; but now in
the day of the Lord, when he is at the temple enlightening his people, the purpose may be understood
by those who are de\'otod to him, and who :Ire of the
temple, and for this reason 'J'he Watchtower now
considers again the question of the covenants. Again
it is suggested that the seven points above set out be
kept in mind as the study progresses.
10 The new covenant is not for the direct purpose
of saving allY creature, but is for n far higher and
greater pUl'l)ose. The lH'W covelJant is not a restitution co\,en1lnt, to be employed by the Lord dming the
:\Iillennial reign. In fact, it has nothilJ~ to do with
the regeneration of the human race. The blood of
Christ Jesus is the purchase price of the hUIlI<llJ race,
and a COWTl1lnt is not required in order for God to
have mercy on those who ('orne to Jesus in God's appointed way.-John 6: 3740.
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nn unllOly : :lingo, and hath done despite unto the spirit of grace' For we know him that hath said, Venge.
IInce belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith
the Lord. And a~ail1, 'l'he Lord shall judge his people.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the
living God." (Ileb. 10: 28-31) This prophecy was
spoken by Moses. (Deut. 32: 35, 36) 'rhe responsi.
bility of those in the new covenant is here compared
with that of those in the law covenant.
12 God made the old law covenant with Moses as
mediator for his chosen people. God made the new
covenant with Christ Jesus, whom l\Ioses foreshad.
owed, as the Mediator for his chosen ones. .Jehovah
sent l\Ioses to Bgypt primarily to make a name for
Himself, and secondarily to redeem the Israelites.
(2 Sam. 7: 23) To this cnd :\Ioscs was required to
bear testimony before the Israelites and before the
Egyptian ruler, and this he must do prior to tI\(' making of the law covenant. Jehovah sent Jesus into the
world, antitypical Bgypt, to bear witness to his name,
hence to maliC a name for Himself, and he must bear
witness before tho Jews and oth('rs hdore the lH'\V
covenant is made. (John 18: 37) Jesus said: "I am
come in m'y Father's name." (John 5: 43) That the
chief purpose of the comili~ of Jesus was to glorify
and vindicate Jehovah's name is shown by his words:
"For this cause rame I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then carne there a voice from heaven,
sa~'ing, I have both ~loriticd it, and will glorify it
again." (.John 12: 27, 21;) The lifeblood of Jesus
poured out in sacrifice was the blood that made good
tho new co\'('nant, and also provided the redemptive
price for man. It is by and through the new COVenant
that a people is taken out for the name of Jehovah;
hence the name of JerlOvah becomes paramount to the
redemption of man.
13 The Israelites, God's selected people, must prove
their faithfulness to the terms of the law covenant in
order to become God's holy nation, a!l it is written:
"And ~loses went up unto God, and the Lord called
unto
him out of the mountain, sayin~, Thus shalt
thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children
of Israel: Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all pcople: for aU the
earth is mine. And ye shall be unto me a kin~dom of
priests, and an holy nation. These are the \\,or,1s whirh
thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel." (Ex.
19: 3,5,6) This proves that a people was foreshadowed by th(' Israelites and that such people who were
foreshadowed by the Israelites in the la \\' cownant
must prove their faithfulness under the terms of the
ncw covenant in order to become God's holy nation.
Addressing that people foreshac1owed by the Israelites the inspired apostle says: "But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises
of him who hath called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light: which in time past were not a peo-
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pIe, but are now the people of God; which had not
obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy."
(1 Pet. 2: 9, 10) This holy nation is made up of thos6
who become members of the royal house of which
Christ Jesus is the Head.
U The purpose of the law covenant was to produce
a !>eed; as it is written: "Which things arc an allegory: for these [women] arc the two covenants; the
one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar [Hagar]. For this Agar is mount
Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which
now is, and is in bondage with her children." (Gal.
4: 24, 25) Abraham's wife Sarah was past the natural
age of child-bearing, and she requested Abraham to
use her Egyptian maid to get an heir for the reason,
"it may be that I may obtain children by her." (Gen.
16: 2, 3) God had promised Abraham to give him a
seed, and Hagar was given to Abraham by his wife
that this might be accomplished. Hagar's offspring
did r.ot prove acceptable to God as the promised se(~d,
and likewise the children of the old law covenant, that
is, Israel after the fksh, did not prove acceptable unto
God. That the law covenant foreshadowed the new
covenant, the seed of which docs prove acceptable, is
clearly shown by the words of the apostle: 'For what
was impossible to the Law, thwarted as it was by human frailty, God effeeted. Sending his own Son in
the form of sinful humanity to deal with sin, (Jod
pronounced sentence upon sin in human nature; in
order that in our ease the requirements of the Law
mi~ht be fully met. '-Hom. 1;: 3, 4, Wey.
15 The reason for the failm'e of the law covenant
was not because of any fault with the law, but was
because of the fault of the Jewish nation; hence its
failure made it necessary to make a nt~W covenant. in
the place and stead of the old in order that God might
have a people for his own name; hence, says the
scripture: "For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sou~ht fot' the
second [covenant]. For finding fault with them, he
saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah." (lIeb. 8: 7, 8) It is
therefore apparent from these scriptures that neither
the old law covenant nor the new covenant is made
for the purpose of saving men, but that the purpose
thereof is to gather togcther a people for the name of
Jehovah, the faithful ones of which people he promises shall have a part in the vindication of Jehovah's
name, and which proves his side of the controversy
and the vindication of his name.
16 It is true that the Lord declared: "Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments; which if
a man do, he shall live in them; I am [Jehovah 1."
(Lev. 18: 1, 5) This scripture docs not say that olle
would ~et life by keeping the covenant; hence it docs
not mean that the purpose of the eoycnant is to ~ive
life. The real purpose, as disclosed by this sCl'iptUl'c,
is to identify the vindicator of Jehovah's name. God's
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Jehovah proddes a meuiator of the olJ law co\"(:llant and a mediator fOl' the new co\'ellant. The .Jews
as II nation were incompetent to make a covenant with
Jehovah, Moses had faith in the promise of Jeho\Oah
and by faith "looked r n' [forward to] a city I the
kingdom of Gvll under tile promised seed) which hat h
foundations, whose builder . is God". (IIeb. 11:
10-~;;) By l'enSOn of his (aith and faithfuhll'SS to Uod
Jl'!lovah chose :\lo'icS as mediator of the law CO\'elwllt
that he purpused to /lW~ie and afterwards did make
in E~ypt. This sdedioli uf :\loses was made at l\lount
}fon'b. (Bx. :J: 1-~~) '1":I<1t was ~ollle time bcfol'c tllll
covenant was maue, and :\loses mnst fix-st give testi.
mony tu the name of .: '!lovah befor~ the Israelites
and before the rulel's of E~'ypt. Concerning tId" la w
cownant it is written: .. It was ordained by angels
in the hand of a mediator." (Gal. 3: I!)~ The Grealer
~Ioscs was chosen by .Jci.0vah as the mediator of the
new covenant, and this '-election was maue aft01' .Jesus was baptizcJ in the Jordan and following his
temptation in the wildcl'lless. It was then that he he
came the surety (pledge) and mediat.or of the III w
covenant later to be madeo The law covenant was malle
at the time of the slaying of the paschal lamb in
Eg~'pt, anu the /lew em f:nant was made at the time
of the slaying of the <lntit,rpical paschal lamb, Christ
.}rsu.'>; but Jesus had !;.'\)lJ selected as the m('diator
three and one-half .rcal'~ prior to that time.
20 Where there is a mdiator this shows that t(H'l'e
are otl]('1's in the cOH'lwnt, which Jehovah makes:
"Kow 11 ml'tliator is not 11 mediator of one, but God is
one." (GaL 3: 20) If there w,'ro not others ill the
covenant there waul 11 I!!.' no Herd for a mediator. Sineu
the chicf purpose of t!l" coming of Jesus was and is
the vindicatiuu of JdJO\';lh '8 name, if Jesus "oere to
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ESPOl\SIBILI'fY rests upon each one who has been easily turned away from the truth and from the
agreed to obey the will of God as that is ex- Lord. By their lips they have claimed to serve God
pressed in his Word, the Bible. In this time and by their acts they have deni('d him and serve the
of jud~ment, an understanding of this responsibility Devil. Thrv have not been humble-minded, hut have
is of pressing importancr.
been arror;nt and disobedient. Because thereof God
Jehovah never interferes with the free moral agency has resisted them and pushed them away from him
of his creatures. lIe docs not compel sacrifice or even and they hare willin~ly gone on ser\'in~ the Deril and
obedien('r. It will he observed that his method is to his org-anization. Had they hel'n humble and Ohl<Jicnt
accomplish his purposes by means of covenants or to God and served him and his truth hecause of love
solemn a~recments to do the thin~s involved in the for him and his Word, he would have favored them.
covenants. lIe statt's the terms of his covenant, and
The Lord '5 rule of action upon this point he has
the rule'S ~overlling the SaHli', and just recompense for caused to be plainly stated by his inspired witness:
disobedience or obediell('e thereto.
"God resisteth the proud, and ~iveth grace to the
God is always faithful :llIJ truc; and those on the humble. lIumble J'ourselves therefore under the
other side of the covenant with him, who arc pl'omptrd mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
by love in the pcrforman<'c and who arc faithful in time." (l Pet. G: G, 6) Not willing to wait until God's.
the performance of such <,Ol/Nlant, always recei\'e a due time, they have sought to exalt themi;eln~s. For
rewllrd at the hands of the Lord. The Chl'istian there- this reason the clergy have lost the understanding
fore ran "go forward with full and complete assurance of the Scriptures and now have no vision or undl'rthat faithfulnrss on his OWIl pilrt is nhsolutely certain standing of God's great purpose for the vindication
to result in IJelwfit to himsel f. But be it noted that of his great and holy name. They arc no loug-er proper
the movill~ cause for such performance must not he g'uidl's for the people. It is now plainly the will of
a desire for the reward, hut must be the unselii~h God that the people shall individually and pel'sOllUlly
dl'votion of the creature to .Jehovah God. Here is study his Won1 that they may be brought to a knowlwh('re the A'rcatest test comes to the Christians. Sa- e<J~c of the trut h. A.l understand inA' of God '8 covetan's effort is always to cause the Christian to sw('rve nants enables one to see the progl"('ssive strps of the
from his faithful devotion to God. To this end he divine program looking to the producing' of a Yindiuses all manm'r of subtlety, fraud and deceit. God cator of his name and of a people for his namc.
permits temptations to be laid before the Christian
Jehovah makes another covenant looking to the
in ordrr to test the loyalty and faithfulness of the determination of the great issue. That covenant illereature. For this reason it is written that Jesus was volves the greatest of all sacrifices. It in\'olves a sarri.
tempted in all things like as his followers; but that fi<'e on the part of Jehovah himself and the sacrifice
in all these temptations he was faithful and without of his beloved Son Jesus, and cven others are tak<'n
sin. Jesus is therefore able to sympathize with his in to that covenant. It is therefore appropriately
followers in their trials and temptations and is able named in the Scriptures the "covenant by sacrifice".
to succor them that are tempted.-Heb. 2: 18; 4: 1;'. All creatures taken into and participating in that
Throughout the Christian era everyone who has eO\'cnant, and who arc faithful to the compJrtion
professed to be a Christian has been put to the test. tlll'reof, receh'e the greatest favor at the hand of .le
'I'he great is<;ue has been and is, Who is God, and hO\'ah God. As the complete performance of that
whom shall we srrve? Satan has encournged pride CO\'enant nears an end, God commllnds: "Gather my
and ambition in the minds of the clergy to cause tlwm saints togcther unto me; those that have made a coveto fall at this test. They have overlooked God's state- nant with me by sacrifice. "-Ps. 50: 5.
ment that the meek or teachable will he g''1ide in judgDumb animals wore sacrificed in connection with the
ment. (Ps. 2:;: 9) Becoming wise ill their own con- Abrahamie covenant and the law eownant, hut SIkh
ceits and feeling their great importance, they have were merely the reflection of the sacrifice il1\""I1 d
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LETTERS
A RESOLUTION AND EXPItESSION OF GRATITUDE
We of the KOI tltWI'Ht 'l'exaH .li, isiou of Jl'llOnth's witneHRcs,
being duly llHsl'mhlpd ut .\mllrillo, Texas, at !l: UO a.llI. SliuJay,
DecI)llILer :11, 10:::1, wi:'lh to he'l'lIy express to Jehomh Uo"
and our King, Chri:'lt Jesu!!, and to you, our dearly bdo\'ed
Brother Hutherfonl, His ohe,lient senant on earth, our appreciation for the foo,l plaeeJ upon our tahle at this time.
Be it furtllo'r r<'s'Jlvl',I, that we llpprpeiate tho fact that
Je1lO\llh ulld his flul~' inRtallptl J{in~, Christ Jesus, aro our
teachers through the visible organization on earth, the Watell
Tower Hihie and Traet Hodetl'.
Be it furtlll'r r"soln',l, that' we will not have lIny part with
or spen,1 our timo li!!tl'ning- to human teachers who desire to
expr<!H1l their primte interpretation of UOII's Word, but will
at nil times use The H'lItchtoll'er anti other books and booklets
put out by the above-name<1 soeiety.
Be it further resuh'I'.I. that we will be obe/lient to the b(~t
of our lIhility to tho or~anizntion now in existence and duly
formed for the purpuse of prcachin~ the ~ospel of the king,lom.
IIntl that those whu lire in tlilrercnt positions of leadership in
this organizution are tlwre by the wiII of Jeho\'ah UocI and our
duties as nllsil::JleJ by thl.'ffi will be dono liS unto the Lord lind
not as unto man.
Now having cOllle to the timo of unity in Christ Jesus, we
n.re grateful to .Tehovnh for tho privilege we have of being
his witnessell ancI going forth in his army until his nallle ill
VillcliclIte,l. God's will he done, not ours.
'fhill rt'solution Wall forme,l and unanimously ndopted by the
l';orthwl'st 'l'exas division of Jehovah's witlll'sses assemhled at
AlIlarillo, TeXlls, December 30, 1933, to January 1, 193-1.
PRESSIYG THE BATTLE
De.\r. Br.OTIlER RtTIlEr.FORD:
At the ,livilliollal clIlUpaig-n of Jehovah's witnl'sses, of the
Wilson (N.C.) division, as.~mllbled at Durham, N.C., on DeeI'm
ber 30 to January 1, it was unanimously requested, by the
brethren there nssemhled, that an expression of thank.~ nnd
appreciation be sent you for the inspiring lecture, "His Or
ganization," heard Sunday morning, December 31, at nine
o'clock.
The reproduction was all that could be upsircd, and the
brethren so thorou~hly enjo)'ed it that they asked that it be
put on n~ain ~un,lay night, which was done, all again expressing their joy and gratitude for such a tIll illin:; message.
Surely it was a message from Jehovah through you, llis faithful servant.
De llssured, dear Brother Rutherford, that we are with. you
in pressing the battle to the gate and daily remember you in
our prayers, nsking our heavenly Father, JEHO\'.\lI, to give yon
strength and courag-e, that you may continue to bol l lly an,l
fearlessly decla.re his message of truth, as you have been and
are now doing.
Yours in the sernce of Jehovah,
W'ILSO:S- (:::-I. C.) DIV1SION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES.
TESTIMO~Y
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FOWLER, Pioncer.
GUATEFUL
DE.l.R BROTHER RUTHERFORD:
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INCREASED REVELATION
FRO:'t1 AFIELD
DEAR BROTHF.R RCTlIEIU'OllD:
If it were not for tho fact that 'the joy of the Lord is our
strength', that" the nnme of Jehovah is our strong tower"
and' our rest is in Jehovah' you cou1<1 not do the IlmwJlt of
work and attend to the business of the office Jehovah has set
you in: however, you may take a few moments aside oeca
silmally to read letters "from afield"; and even if you do not
get time to read this I desire to hereby send greetings and
express thanks and appreciation, in the gooJ. Lord '8 DaIlle,
for the many good things we are receiving from bis graeious
Right Hnnd nnd the many blessings in his service. I especially want to express my joy and thanks for the Year Book
-the report of the work, etc., and daily texts and COIJlllleJlts.
Today's (February 15) text and comment, and for Juuary
13, are e.'itra good and strengthening.
The 'foOil con'l"enient' in the WatchtolJ)er~ is good bt>ymu! the
ell.-prpssilJn in words, especially on "Hope", magnifying lind
making cl<>ar the office and work of Christ Jesus, to the \;n
dication of Jeho\ah's name; "Refuge," e&peCially making
clear and magnifying the name and excellent Ioving-ki1ldness
of Jehovah in the first and great commandmoot;.and then
what Seems to be the grandest yet, and whie" we had iJlllltu,ly
during the past two Watchtou'er study periods: "SatWied
with 'fhy Likeness." This lust one (January 15) has 110 avell
good antI strengthening food that it requires n'l'Ueh study and
meolitl\tion to fully llppreciate and clearly WlderstlUld the
many important points.
As with Ezekiel in type, so with the remnaat now: we Must
observe and carefully study all tho Lord is Mowing us nnd
be fully obedient to all his commandments.. !'ailure to earefully study and clearly understanll each WtcAt'otcef' artiele,
as they ('ome out, would resnlt, it seems, in uot being able
to cl(,:lrly understand (" see") later ones.
I also find the A.RY. Bible (the version so often quoted
frorn lIud which can also be obtaineJ. from the Society) a
great hp-lp (with footnotes) in these studies and in reading.
Surely we can, and do, from our hearts exclaim, "How precious is thy lovingkindness, 0 GO'l1" (Ps. 36: 7) Our loving
Father, in his own chosen way, through Christ Jesus our nead,
has made us to drink of the river of his pleasures; aDd we
are ahundantly satisfied with the fatness of his house. (Ps.
36: 8) Oh. how good is the un.lcrstanding of Psalms 36 and
37 (reaJ in A.R.V., especially), and all the provisioM of Jehovah's hOUSI!! Surely, now, all the "remnant" sing aDd rejoipe together as one man, with our Heau, in the praise and
m"gnif~'ing the lIame of .Jchomb and his king,lom. Like
Gideon to tho threll hundred faithful and fwly obe,lient ones.
your lClldership, faUlt, steallfastness, boldness and dili~neQ
by the dirl)ction and gmce of Jehovah, through Christ Jesus
our Head, is an example and joy unto the remnant. .:Ilay the
good Lord continue to bless, guide, keep and use you and
bless our united and hnmlOuious service to his glory.
'rhe good Lord '8 ble811ing upon the coming convention in.
Los Angeles.
With much love I am, by Jehovah's grace,
Your >brother in the service of the King Etern:ll,.
A. L. PASCHALL, Pio_r.
MADE GLAD
My
Thank )'ou for my gift, the new book Preparation. Received my first blessing in reading your personal messll~e uTo
the Faithful". What a privilege to be one of that class t!lat
our Lor,] spoke of, 'I will show you before they come to
pass.' This is truly a real proof that we are enlisted ill his
army ond ns soldiers we hnve received our final armor.
Surely we are tnught of God. I had often pondered over
some of the peculiar statements made by the prophet Zecha
riah; and as it all unfolded as I read page after page of
Preparation, my heart was mane glad.
I want to thank y~u for your part, and 1 assure you that
my determination is to press on, never slacking my hand.
Every day is filled with joy because of the privilege of Biaging forth Jehovah's praises.
May the Lord richly bless you as you so courageously press
the battle to the gates.
Yours in the kingdom service,
CLARA MYERS, Ohi(,.
CUARI,ES EARLY
EDITH K\RLY
C. B. IIEXDERSON
IlEI,EN IIEXDER80N
A. D. HAAS
MARTHA HAAS
CLAUDE HOUXDS
JE~NIE B. UOUXDS
JESSIE HENDmSON
APRIL 1, 1934
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VOL. LV
No.8
HIS COVENANTS
PART Z
It
Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sact'ifice. And the heavens shall declare his riyhteo1tsness: for God is judge Itimsclf."-Ps. 50: 5, 6.
EIIOVAII is carryin~ forward his purposes according to his sovereign will, and not according
to the ideas of any creature. It is his name that
is. involved. 1'he controversy is between him and his
enemy, Satan. Jehovah is supreme, and this he will
prove to all of his intclli~ent creation. His name Jehovah stands for his purpo:;c, and he has declared his
purpose to be that all shall know that he is the Almighty God, the ~Iost lIi~h. (Ex. 9: 14) The time
has come when the testimony to the name of Jehovah
God, the Supreme One, must he given, and the people
taken out from the nations for his name must give
that t(>stimony.
2 It now, by Ids gl'ace, is made plainly to appear that
the covenants of Jehovah arc for the purpose of bringing th~ great issue to a climax and to convince nil
that he is God. lIe has placed his name upon his
people taken out from among the nations, and who
are made a part of his elect servants under Christ the
Servant, and this honor he has given to none other.
(Isa. 42: 8) Satan and his servants have defamed
the name of Jehovah God, but now the time is at hand
when Jehovah's name shall be exalted and only those
who lo\'e his name shall live. "His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long
as the sun; and men shaU be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed." (Ps. 72: 17) His covenant people he has choscn and gathered unto himself for his purpose. 1'hcrefore let us keep in mind
that the new covenant is Jehovah's instrument 10
gather unto himself a people to bear testimony to
and have a part in the vindication of his name.
RELATIONSHIP
There is a relationship between the old law COvenant and the new covenant, because the latter brcame
the substitute for the first and accomplishes what the
first failed to accomplish. The making and inaul,;'uration of the first is related to the making and inauguration of the other. The old covenant wa<; made in
Egypt, on the 14th day of Nisau, at the sla~'in~ of
the passover lamb. "Thus saith the Lord, the God
of Israel, I macIe a covenant with your fathc1's in the
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spirit of grace'" (IIeb. 10:29) It is Jehovah God obtained it, and the rest were blinded." (Rom. 11: 7)
who perfects the ones taken out for his name, and this This prows that the new covenant is not made with
he does through the blood of the new eO\ellant. "Xow the nation of Israel or the natural descellliants of
the God of peace, that brought again from the dead Israel, but that it is with spiritual Israelites that tho
our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, new cownant is made, Christ Jesus is the One that
through the blood of thl} everlasting covenant, make "hath covenanted". (IIeb. 9: 16, 17, Roth.) It is
you perfect in every good work to do his will, working true that Christ .Jesus by human birth was a natural
in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Israelite. Also those who first became the followers
Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and e\'cr. of Uhrist Jesus were natural I:;raf'lites of both houses.
Amen." (lleb. 13:20,21) "For by one offering he "The new covenant, howe\'er, was made ",ith Jesus
hath perfected for evcr them that are sanctified." Christ after he was made the Head of the spiritual
(Heb. 10: 14) 'I'hese text!> last quoted prove beyond house of Israel, and the others were invited into the
all doubt that the llew covenant has no application covenant after they ha.l aC<'l'pted Christ .Jt'SllS as tho
to the restitution or re~ellcratioll of the human race, promised seed, and hence aftl'r tllf'y had h(:Itlll1C spirbut thnt it applies exelusively to those who have COil- itual Israf.'iitcs. "They are not all Israel, which are
secl-atcd themselves to do the will of God. It is throu~h of Israel: neither, beeause they are the seed of AbraI>uch cOllsecrateu ones that God tahs out a people for ham, arc the~' nIl ehildren: but, In Isaac ~hall tlty
hi'l name. lIe sanctifies them for his purpose, and seed be called." (Hom. 9: 6, 7) Only those who arc
this he docs after such persons ha\'e made a consecra- beg-ottPll of the spirit after exel'eising faith in the
tion to do his will and have been accepted uy him shed hlood of Christ Jesus are spiritual Israelites.
through the mcrit of Jesus Chri,.;t's shed blood. 1'he "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; lIl'ithpr
is that eircumcisioll, whieh is outwnrd in the flesh:
~cri(ltures call the ncw covenant the "everlasting
covenant" for the reason that it is a part of the orig- but he is a .Jew, whi('h is olle inwardly; and eircnminal expressed purpu~;c of J('!u}\'ah to briw~ forth a cisioll is that of the heart, in the spirit, 11lld not ill
seed, the primary purpose of \\ hieh seed is to accom- the letter ; wllO~e pra ise i., 1Iot of llll'n, but of Und,"plish the vindication of .Jehovah 's name. Only those Hom. 2: ~;;, :!!),
11 Those tld,(~n into the old Jaw ('OVPll:lllt wne a
taken into the new COVl'llallt awl who then prove faithful unto the end arc takcn out and made a part of ransomed and redeemed flC'opho, 11-.; it is writtell that
Jehovah ,,'ellt to E~,\"pt for thai wl'y pUl'po'e. ".\11(1
the seed of promise.
what one llation in thc earth is like thy II\:ople, evell
WITII WHOM MADE
like Isr:lt'I, whom God WCllt to lTdl'em for a pcople
10 The law covenant was made by .Jehovah with the
to himsel f, all/I to make him a namC', alld to du j Ol'
natural descendants of' hracI, ~loscs being the glori- you great thin!!s and terrible, fot, thy laml, IJl'fol'o
fied mediator. The Israelites as a nation were unfaith- thy people, \:hich tholl redel'rnpdst to thee from Egypt,
fu1 to that covenant and were east off as a nation. f!'Om the_nat ion" and t heil' gods Of For thou hast cOllThe new covenant was made with Christ Jesus, tho firmed to thyself th.\' people lsl'ad, to be a pcoplu
glorified mediator, with and for the uenefit of spil'itual unto thee fot ever: and thou, Lord, art become thpir
!:;l'l'tel. 'I'here is a natural or earthly Israel, and there God." (2 Sum. 7::!:1,~-l-) "And what ono nation in
is a spiritual or heavenly ISIael. Natural Isruelitt:s the earth is like th.v people Israel, whom Uud went
having broken the terms of the law COVl'nant made in to rede('m to be his own p('ople, to make tlll'C a nalfle
Egypt, it would be cntir('ly inconsistent for God to of grcatnl'ss ano terriblelll'ss, by driving out nations
makp. with that same people a new covenant, whi<,h from befon lhy people, whom thOll hnst l'edl'('IIIPd out
new cownant is higher and more exalting than the of El!ypt j For thy people Israd didst tholt wako
old law covenant. 'I'his of itself would preelude the thille own peo;)le for e\'er; nnt] thou, Lord. IJl'('amt"it
conclusion that tHe new CO\'cnant is made with the their God." (1 (;111'on. 17: 21, 2~) To be t';lll,ollled
natural descendants of Abraham. The natural or and to be redeemetl from Eg-ypt t he natural ISI,itt'lfleshly Ismelites wcre a typica1lleople, the nntitype of ites mn"t kl\'c an unhlemishcd passover lamh slain
which are those who covenant to do the will of God in their behalf, and it was then that Jehovah mad,~ the
and who at'e dcsi!:,rnated spiritual Israelites. It is co\'enant aad led the Israelites by the hand Ollt of
written that Jehovah makes the new covenant' with E;!ypt to :1IOlmt Sinai, where the co\'enant was inaugthe house of Israel and the house of Judah', but it urated with fitting ceremonies.
would be eutirely ineollsistent to couclude that Jeho12 Before anyone eould be uroug-ht into the Upw
vah would make a new covenant with the natural covcnant the antit:'pi"ul lamb TllII-..:t he slnin, ')'ho::-.o
descendants of Jews rcgathered at Palestine in Ull- hrought into the covenant must fir::;t be ran<;omcd :1 lid
belief and who continue to reject Christ Jesus, Con- a l'('decmed people. These are rcdcrlUed "with the
cerning this mattcr the apostle wrote: "Israel [that prl'cious blood of Christ [Jesus], as of a 111mb \',itllOllt
is to say, the nation of Isra('l, the natural dl'~cembnts bkmish and wit ltout spot". (1 Pet. 1: 19) "Lou!,illg
of A.braham] hath not obtained that which he seeketh for that ble~<;cd hope, and the glorious apPt';:l'jll~ of
for; but the elcction [the faithful in Uhl'i::,t] hath thc g're;::t Goo and our Saviour Jesus (:111'h.t; who
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fiesh~ but entirely from the fact that thpy were spiritual, that is to say, that they. had accepted Chri:;t
Jesus and devoted themselves wholly to God. God
was from that time forward making no di<;tinctioll
betwccn Jew and Gentile so far as flesh is concerned.
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is ne:it!Jer hond
nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are
all one in Chri:it Jesus. "':'-Ga1. 3: 28.
17 Because the favor had come to the Gentiles and
the opportunity been given them to become a peoplc
for Jehovah, that did not mean that all the Jews w(:['o
inl'lwlcd mere'ly becau:se they were the natural' descendants of Abraham. On the contrary, the .Jews
nfter t he flesh und the Gentile:; now stood 011 a COHlman level, and whether a man were a Jew or Gentile,
bond or free, if he dc"oted himficlf wholly to God by
faith in the blood of Christ Jesus he might become one
of the }H'omised seed. The timc must come when therc
would come Ollt of Ziou the Dcli"erer, and that came
when Christ Jesus appeared at the temple; :'llld it
was at that time that the prophery applies: "There
shall come out of Sion tIle Deliverer, and shall tum
away tmgo1llincss from Jacob." (110m. 11::!(i; Isa.5!): :!O) 'l'hat bein~ the time of r!eansiug' the "SOil')
of Lcd", the turning' away llll~~'odlin('ss from tJiC spiritual house of Israel, then all sl1eh faithful onc's shall
be san-d, and thlls the argument of t he apostle Punl
(leady appear's to npply, not to [sracl after the tle.:>h,
but to the salvation of Israel after the spirit.
1s'I'he apostle thcn quotes fl'om the wor<1fi of the
prophet Jercmiah ano state"l a part of the terlllS or
provisions of the new co\'Cnant. "For th is is Illy co\,enant unto thcm [that is to say, spil'itual Israel, repl'l.'Selltcu on earth at the present time by the f:lithful
rem/wnt], W!ll'll I shall take away their SiUfi," Spiritual Israel had sinned and stood guilty of iuiqllity before l:od, and God was displeased with thcllI; allll
such condition rxisted at the time of tIle cmning' or
Christ Jesus to the temple for jwf...nneut, and tlH'n it
was that God forgave their SillS amI tmned his ang'('~
away from them. ".\nd in that day thou shalt sa),
o Lord, I will praise tlu.'e: thongh thou wast ango!')'
with me, thille anger is turned awny, and thou cornfortedst me," (Isa. 12: 1) The great" lneSsellg-er of
the con:nant", Clui:;t Je:;us, the Judge with all power
and authOl'ity, had now come to the temple, and he
sits in judgment for the purpose of purging the "sous
of Levi" and cleansing them from their sins, in ().I'dl:r
that those sons of God might offer an acceptable 5ncl'i.
11ee unto GoJ, that is to say, from that time onward.
CHa!. 3: 3) 'I'lle acceptable sacrifice here m('ntiUlIt'd
cleady is that the'5c people tal~cll out for the !lamc
oi Jeho\'ah must b~come Jehovah ':; witnesses and, in
order to be pleasing to God, must thereafter' 01[(:1'
the sacrifice of prai<;e to JehO\'ah conti!ll!ally, that is
to say, the fruit or their lips, beul'iug testimollY to
his name'.-Heb. 13: 15.
19 The natural .J(,\\'s refused the g'o~pcl of "oJ('sus
Chrifit, and him crucified ", and. rc.fu-,:ed him uS ileo
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trusting iu the hlood of Christ Jesus as the redt'mption for man, have made a covenant to do the will of
God and have heen heg-otten of God, and this l1et'('sRarily includes the" great multitude" as well as the
"little flock ". Judah menus" praise" and applies specifically to those who have been and who nre pcrforming their duty in kingdom service. The prophet Jeremiah, in the thilty-first chapter, prophesies concerning
the recovery of .Jehovah's faithful rtmlllant, that is,
the delivering of them from Satan's orgunization and
bringing them into the kingdom ol'gauization of Jehovah. The word Jacob likt'wise rl'fel's to the kingdom
company. The prophecy rcferril1~ to the delivery of
the true spiritual Israelites from Satan's organization
and bringing them into Cod's organization, which
takes place when Christ Jesus cOllies to the temple,
S:Jys: "For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, Dnd ransomed him from the hand of him that was :>tronger
than he. Therefore they shall come allJ sing in the
height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness
of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and
for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their
soul shall be as a watercd garden; and they shall not
sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice
in the dance, both young men and old to~ether; for
I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow."
(Jer. 31: 11-13) This prophecy clearly applies to the
time of joy when the Lord Jesus comes to the temple
and invites the faithful ones to enter into the joy
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the oCl'usion for such testimony, anu the pUlpose thereof.
~ 2. What is now clearly seen to be the purpose of Jehovah's
covenants anu of his gathering unto himself a people from
llDJOn~ the nationsl
t" 3, 4. With scriptures, show the relationship of the makID~
and inaug'U1ution of the law co\enant to that or the new
co,ennnt.
'! ;), ti. With scriptures, show (a') the time an,l maunllr of the
termination of the law cO\'enant; (b) the time aud occa
sion when the new con'nant became operative; (c) who
woulu be invited into the new coyenant; (u) whether the
blood of the followers of Ullrist Jesus is necessary to tho
making and operation of tile new COl'ellunt.
~ 7. J)e~{~rt"e the inauguration of thc law covenant.
'J 8, 9. E~plain the necessity for a lamb to Le slain in the
makin~ of tIll) law co\cnant. The hloo,l of Jesus sheJ at
Calvary serves what t \\'ofuld purpose ~
, 10. Pro\e that the new ,'ovenant ill mude with spiritual and
nllt with natural Israel.
i 11, 1~. \\"itIJ scriptures, compare the law CO\'l'nant anu the
new con~nant in regard to preparation alltI rC(llllreIlleuts
of those hrougut into the co\cuant.
'If 1;). _\pply Hornans 11: 7, :25.
'J 11, ]j. EXI,lain the 'coming of the Ddiverer out of Zion'
un,1 hi, . turning away ungodlillt~ss frum Jacob'.
,. lG. Ve;,crihe the oecasion on whidl .1 "3U'I spoke the wor tis
of ~[attl,ew :!3: ;;8. What li;;ht Joes this shed upon th.)
uppli"lltion of Romans 11: :!/i 1 A"eollnt for .1 eh"I':lh 's
'viditin~ the G,'nliks' to take out of them a pefJl'l,~ 1'Ol"
his name. What was the ol'casion for Paul's \\alui/lg as
lel'onk,l ut !turuan" 11: :!J 1
'If Ii. Explain the IJOsition of the J(~WS in rl'gard to tho privil,'~e of 1"'COllllllg IllellllJers of the prollliaeu sced.
~ ] 'l.\pply UOlJ1ans 11: 2i.
~ 19. How art: the .Jewl:l, 'as concerning t!w gospel, enemies for
tho lil'llti1<'s' Hakt:s, hut, us touching tho eleetion, beloved
for the fathers' sakes' 1
,. 2U, :?1. \Vith sl'riptllres in support, identify brae! llnd JuJah n5 rl'fern'd II) in J('remiah ;:1: ::1.
,. 2:!. How dot's the upostle Paul ill hiH letler to the Hehn"...."
hWlltc the time of the It'rmination of the law CO\l'U:Ult anu
1ll,lie'lIte the time of lllakin~ tllll new covenant'!
f 23. Wherein is Ihe new covenant "not according to" the
law Co\ en:lllt 1
,. 24. ''''hy waH Paul telling the church about the terms of
the nl'W covenant f
'I[ 2:i. /low do the words of Paul sene to ilJentify "tue Iwuso
of ISll\d" anu "the house of J ullah "'/
'I[ 2628. When auu how does Jeremiah :n: ;)3 have fultiluu:utl
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Nisan, and corresponds approximately with the present month of April. The Israelites were required to
repeat this picture at the same time each )'ear,
throughout their generations.-Ex. 12: 1-14.
Speaking to the Israelites through the prophet
:Uoscs God commanded that on the tenth day of the
first month each house or family of the Israelites
should select a lamb for sacrifice. In obedience to
God's command ~[os('s assembled the leaders of Isra('l
and instructed them in detail as to what they should
do. The substance of his instructions follows:
"Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of
the first year; yc shall take it out from the sheep, or
from the goats: and ye shall keep it up until the
fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole
assembly of the congregation of Israel ~hall kill it in
the evening. J\nd they shall take of the blood, and
strike it on the two side posts, and on the upper door
post of the houses, wherein they shall cat it. Alid they
shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and
unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall pat
it. And thus shall ye cat it ; with your loins girtkd,
your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand;
amI ye shall cat it in haste; it is the Lord's passover.
PorI will pass through the land of Egypt this ni~ht,
and will smite all the firsthorn in the lanel of Eg-ypt,
both man and benst; and against all the ~ods of Egypt
I will execute jud~ment: I am the I~ord.
"And the blood shall be to you for a token upon
the houses where ye arc: and when I sec the blood,
I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon
~ou to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
.And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and
:re shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout YOllr
generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance
ior ever. And it shall come to pass when your ehildl'I'1l
shall say unto J'ou, What mean ye by this sel'vie(' T
that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's pass0\'01', who passed over the houses of the children of
Israel in Egypt, whell he smote the Egyptians, and
delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head,
and worshipped. "-Ex. 12: 58, 1114, 26, 27.
There is no proof that indicates that the Jews understood the meaning of what they were about to do.
They had the command from Jehovah through Moses,
and that was sufficient. Because of their faith thl'y
proceeded. On the tenth day of the month a lamb
without blemish was selected by each household. On
the evening of the fourteenth day of the month the
lamh was killed. 'l'he blood of the lamb was then put
upon the lintel of the door and the two doorposts at
the sides of the door. Then the lamb was roa~tcd
whole, without a bone's being broken.
.All the members of the house assembled within the
house, and there together they ate the lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, and waited for the
angel, as the executive officer of Jehovah, to pass
through the land. At midnight God's angel, as his
executive officer, passed throughout the land of Egypt
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fulfilled the prophccy that "dcath is swallowed up in foundation: he that believeth shall not make hnste. lJ
victory". (1 Cor. 15: 54; lsa. 25: 8) He it is who This prophecy, without doubt, refers to Jesus Christ
once was dcad and now is alive for e"crmorc, and who the beloved Son of God, to whom God has committed
holds the keys to hell (the tomb) and death. He is all power in heaven and in earth, The great empire
clothed with all powcr and authority and is able 1.0 is symbolically represented as a stone structure, the
save and delihr to the uttermost, and in God's due foundation stano of which is Christ Jesus. He was
time he will deliver the human racc and bring to all tried and tested, and under the most severe test
the obedient ones thc blessin~s that God has in reser- proved his loyalty and faithfulness to God. It is eel'
tain that God ('an nlways trnst him. He justly earll(~d
vation for them that love him.
"Empire" means a vagt government possessing and the title "The Faithful and True".
exercising supreme po\yer, sovereignty, sway and
Jesus is called the "precious corner stone" because
control. The empire herein referred to is God's gov- he is the dearest treasure of Jehovah's heart. He is
ernmcnt or kingdom, organizcd, possessing and exer- the fairpst of ten thousand and alto~ether lovely; and
cising suprrme power for the benefit of his creatures, to him these prophetic words are adorc!'seJ: "G ir J
and particularly for thc l!rnl'fit of man. 'l'!wt gmcrn- thy sword upon thy thigh, 0 most :'lig-hty, with thy
m{'nt or empire is delegated to his beloved Son; hence glory and thy majesty. Thou 10 vest rig-htl>ousness,
it is properly called the l'mpire or govcrnment of and hah'st wiekcdness: therefore God, thy Goel, hath
Messiah. The supreme power proc('eds from the God anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy felof heaven, and therefore thc empire is properly called lows. "-Ps. 45: 3, 7.
the kingdom of heaven. We must not infer that God
Jesus is the one spoken of as the" snre foundation ",
has not alwuys governed his obedient cr('atures. Thl're the one that can never be n'mo\'ed; always npholding'
is no l'ccord of the beginning of the exercise of .Je- the dig'nity and honor and good name of .JehoY:1h
hovah's sovereign power. In fact, the Scriptures speak God. This foundation stone is the foundation and
of the pril'st l\Il'!('hizl'oek, prie<;t of the :\Iost IIhdl chief corner of the empire that shall ('any into operaGod, as picturing' the executive of!i("cr of God, canying' tion God's !!reat pnrpose for the ddivrranel) of mall.
As to the time of the laying of this foundation, we
out the divine pm'pose at all times. There is no record
of the bcg-inning of his days nor of the eno of his life. have the pruof from the Scriptlll'l;S that it was at
But here we consider God's purpo,;e and provisions the time of the. anointing- of Jesus. Abont that tillle
pertaining to man. God crf'atcd the earth for the habi- .John the Baptist said of and cOl\eerning him: "Betation of mall. So the S('I'ipturcs definitely state~ hold the Lamb of nod, which taketh away the sin
(IS3. 45: 12, 18) The eXlll'esscd purpose of God is of the world." (.John 1: 2!J) About this time Jesus
to the effect that the perfed mun shall have dominion came to the .Jorr1an to Ill' haptiz('(l hy .John. and it
or rule over the earth. Man's first invisible overlord Wll~ there thnt the prophecy written of and eoncemwas Lucifer, who committed the gl'eat crime of treason ing him was fulfilled, to wit: "Tlwn s:lid I [.Jl'susj,
ag-ainst Clod, and intI1H'CU man to turn away from 1,0, I come: in the VOIUllll' of the book it is written of
God; nnd man therehy lost life and the rig-ht to life. me, I delight to do thy will, 0 my God: yea, thy law
Lucifer, who is now Satan the De\'il, builded a grl:Ut is within my heart. "-1's. 40:7,8; Heb. ]0:7.
or~anization of his own to hold man in subjection
.Jesus is also pictured as the lamb slain. From that
to himself and to kepI' the mind of man turned away time he was count('d as slain and as the g'l'eat sino
from .Jehovah, to the cnd that Lucifer mi~'ht receive offering' on hehalf of man. In the book of Hcvrlation
the worship of man. God's purpose is to deliver man (13:8) it is writt('n concernin~ him: "The Lamb
from the power and influefiee of Satan and to restore slain frail' the foundation of the wOI'I<1."
him to his formcr condition of life and of bles<;in~
Before Jt'sus' first ath'ent Ood hnd forrnrd his pur
incident thereto. To this end God builds a mighty pose. That purpose (m)\"jdes tbt th('re slw II be a
empire or kin~Jom, with his bclo"cd Son as King. building upon this precious foundatioll stOlle, eomHis arrangement is that Christ .Jesus shall have asso- posed of other stones that shall form a part of the
ciated with him one hundred and forty-four thol1sand mig-hty empire. It nece",sll1'ily follows tl];l1 the cla.,s
others who shnll form a part of his empire. In build- of persons to he thus made a part of the empire, also
ing this empire God has made no haste, but has ma- the manner of their selection, ft.sling and completion,
jestically progresscd with it according to his good W[lS prearrun~ed according to the good p!l'a..;ure of
God. Hwce it is written: "Blessed be the (]od and
pleasure.
Both Zion and Jerusalem are names applied to Father of our Lord Jpsus Christ, who hath ble<;-;ed us
God's organization. It is out of this organization of ,vith all spiritual blessillg's in heavenly places in
Zion that the Delh'erer must come. (Rom. 11: 21;) Christ: accortling as he hath chosen us in him before
Of nccessity the foundation of the great empire must the foundation of the world, that we should be holy
be laid in God's organization. Therefore in Isaiah's aud without blame before b iPl in love: huying' preprophecy (28: 16) it i;; written: "Therefore thns saith d('stinated us unto the adoption of ehilol'l:n by Jesus
the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation Christ to himsdf, according to the good pleasure of
a stone, a tricd stone, a precious corner stone, a sure his will." (Eph. 1:3-5) These words of the apostlo
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God and present the merit of his sacrifice unto Jehovah, before the holy spirit could be given. The giving
of the holy spirit to the disciples was an evidence that
his disciples had been taken into the covenant for the
kingdom or empire.
Jesus had said to his disciples: "Nevertheless I tell
you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the comforter will not come unto
you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."
(John 16: 7) The comforter here mentioned is the
holy spirit. (John 14: 26) The promise here is that
when the holy spirit should be given, then the disciples
would undprstand all that Jrsus had taught thC'm and
what he should yet teach them. lIe said: "lfowlJPit
when he, the spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you
into all truth: for he shall not speak of himsdf; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he
will shew you things to come. "-John Hi: 13.
The holy spirit is the invisible power of Cod, operating upon mind or matter as God may will. Prior to
the coming of Jesus the holy spirit, by God's will,
operated upon the minds of only snch men as God
chose for ~crvants and as prophets. These holy m('n
as prophets spoke as God, Ly his spirit, movrd thl'ir
minds to spC'ak or write. The apostle Peter (2: 1: 21)
declares: "For the prophecy came not in old time by
the will of man: but holy men of God spake as tlu'y
were moved by the holy [spirit 1."
At Pentecost, fifty days after the resurrection of
Jesus from the drad and ten days after his ascension
to heaven, the holy spirit did come upon the faithful
apostles and their fellow disciples, and thr[\ it was
that they be~al1 to understand ('oncernin~ Cod's grl'at
empire or kin~dorr. over which he has anointed Christ
Jesus to be the Head.
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MAY 1, 1934
No. 0
HIS COVENANTS
PART 3
"Gather my sai1lt,~ foaetTter unto me,. those that hal'e marIe a covenant willI me by .~([c/"ifice. And the heal'
ens shall declare his rightcowiJlc.Ys: for God i.~ judue himself. "-Ps. 50: 5, 6.
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The making of the covenant is one thing; the inauguration thereof is another :1I1d later thing. The
covenant is made by Jehovah with the one competent
to enter into an ag~'eement, hence with the mediator,
in hehalf of all who shall be bl'ought under the terms
of or into the covenant. Inauguration means the ap
propriate cercmonil's inducting- one into office and in
vesting him with speeific authority. The inaugut'a1ion
of the new covenant is the appropriate ceremonies
inducting into office Mid vesting with specific author.
ity those who are sl'lected to perform the duties cnjo'incd upon them by the coveuant. The primary pur
pose of the new covenant is the vindication of Jehovah's namc, and to this end he takes out from the nations a pcople for his nume who, pro\'in~ faithful up
to a certain point, are invested with authority to bo
the witnesses to his name.
D 1'he making and inauguration of the law covenant
foreshadowed the making 1ud inauguration of the
Jlew con-nant; IWI\t-c tlWl'C arc certain thin~s done in
connect ion with these Co\'enunts that correspond.
Years before the law covennllt Moses was chm-jen by
the Lord as his priest and mediator und sent to Egypt.
1'he Isradites had refused :\1(Jses and he had fled fl'Orn
Egypt. '''fhis )Ioses, whom they refused, saJ'ing', Who
made thee a ruler ano a judg(~? the same did Goo
scud to lie a ruler and 11 deliverer, by the hand of the
ung'cl which appeared to him in the bush." (Acts
7 : a5) In due time (;od sent Moses back to Ego)'pt to
make a name for Jehovah and to mediate the 11J\v
covenant. lIIoses rCl'civco his appointment and authority from God while he was in the wilderness at
Mount Sinai. (Acts 7: 38) Chrbt Jesus, the Greater
l\Io<.;cs, was likewise refused or rderted by the nation
of Israel in A,D, 3:-1 aIHI was crtleified in alltitypiral
Bgypt uno was later raised from the dead and taken
to heaven. Aftpr waiting' a !on~ p<'l'iod of time Chist
Jesus is sent back, in the year lUI-! (A.D.), clothed
with full power and authority to rule. (lleb. 10: 12,
1:3; Ps. 110: 2) After casting the great Pharaoh, Satan the Devil, out of heaven .Jeslls Christ came to the
temple of God, to wit, in 1918, and there sits as a
refiner ano judge und l)(;~ins the inauguration of the
new covenant. Those whom .Jeslls the great Judge
fOllnd faithful at this judgment are the saint5 of ,Jehovah, und these are the ones who thereafter ofiel'
unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. (:\Iul. 3: 3)
These are the ones concerning whom the Lord Jesus
says: "Blessed 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 his goods."
platt. 24:46,47) These faithful ones are inducj('d
into office and eloth('d with authority to perform specifie oulies, that is to say, the duties of looking aft('r
the kingdom interests, designated as the Lord's
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diator of that co\enant. Those of the remnant, thereiore, are purged from dend works nnd are made servants of the living God. (Heb. 9: 14, 16, Ii) It is the
Greater :\loses, Christ Jesus, "who gave himself for
us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity [lawlessness], and purify unto himself a [company of]
people, zealous of good works." (Titus 2: 14) Such
cleansed or purified ones are the saints who are yet
on earth, who arc gathered unto Jehovah and made
his official witnesses in the earth to declare his name
and his works. (Ps. 50: 5, 6) At the inauguration of
the law CO\'enant lUoses foreshadowed the mediator,
Christ Jesus, and Moscs was aceompanied by the
elders, who went with him up into :;Uount Sinai.
"Then wellt up ::\1oo.'s, and ~'\.aroll, Nadab, amI Abihu,
and seventy of the elders of IsraeL" (Ex. 24: 9) The
brethren of Moses who accompanied him into the
mountain were mpmbCl'S of his house nnd of the prospectivc priest ho()(L (Ex_ 19: 6) They correspond to
the "four and twenty elders" scated round nbout JcllOvah's throne, liS described in Hevelation 4: 4. 'l'hoso
who accompanied l\lusL'S into the mountain seemed also
to Lear relation to the scventy elders whom Jehovah
eommanocd :\Ioses thcrllafter to goathcr unto himself
to assist him in bcarill~ tJlC burdens of his office. "And
the Lord sa id unto Moses, Oather unto me seventy
men of the ciders of brad, whom thou Imowest to be
the elders of the people, and oflieers over them; Ilnd
bring them unto the tabernacle of the congrc~ation,
that they may stand there with thee. And the Lord
carne down ill a cloud, and spake unto him, and too"
of the spirit that wus upon him, and gave it unto the
sewnty dders: llnd it carne to pass, thnt, whrn the
spirit rested upon tlipID. they prophesied, and did not
ccasc. "-:\um. 11: 16, ~J.
la'rhosc seventy mt'll selected by .Jehovah were by
him enabled ami qualified to assist Moses in the administration of the law covenant; and this finds a
cOl'respondtncy in the ofiice of the" able min isters of
the new Icovenant] f l . Coneernin~ himself and his fellow disciples the apostle wrote: "Ood . . . hath made
us able ministers of the new fcovenant] ; 1l0t of the
letter, but of the spirit: for the letter ldlleth, but tho
spirit giveth life." (~ Cor. 3: 5, 6) For what purpose
arc these made able ministers of the new eO\"l'nant?
lUanife.o.;tly for the purpose, as stated by the same
apostle in another plat'C, to wit, "for the I)('l'fectill~ of
the saints, .. till we all come [to] the unity of the
faith." (I~ph. 4: 11.13) Such is the work of 'taking
out a pt.'Ople for his name', which \\'ork the new coveIlaut nrcomplishes. The minist1~, of Paul to the ehu1'eh
proved him to be sueh an able minister to the ne\\'
covenant. No consecrated and spil"it-begotten child
of God could be counted an able minister of the new
eo\'cnant, however, until he has nttained maturity in
Christ, that is to say, has become an elder in fact,
and not hy mere election of fellow creatures. When
all are brought to unity in Christ all such are elders
in fact. The "se\'enty cIders" therefore would picture
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sing praises to Jehovah. "Thou preparest a table before me in the pr<>sence of mine enemies: thou anoint
cst my head with oil j my cup runneth over." (Ps.
23: 5) The faithful remnant class shall continue to
cat, but those who give glory to creatures and are
lawless shall not be spiritually nourished; as Jehovah
has declared: "Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
Behold, my servants shall cat, but J"e shall be hungry:
behold, my servants shall driuk, but ye shall be
thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall
be ashamed: behold, my servants shall sing for joy
of heart, but J'e f!hall cry for sorrow of heart, and
shall howl for vexation of spirit. And ye shall leave
J'our name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord
God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another
name.' '-Isa. 61>: 13-1;:).
U Mount Sinai, the pla('e of the inauguration of
the law covenant, pictured .Mollnt l;ion, God's organization, to which his people arc gathered and where the
new con~nant is inaug"m'ated. "And the Lord said
unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be
there: and I will ~ive thee tables of stOlle, and a law,
and commallduH'llts whieh I have written j that thou
mayest teach them." (Ex. 2-1,: 12) Jehovah thrro
made :;\10ses the teacher of those of his house. ~ow
Jehovah hy and tlll'<JUgh Christ Jesus, the Greater
1\108es, teaehes the remnant on earth who are memhers of his honse, and they, that is, the faithful ones,
'see their 'l'caelwrs,' leal'll the truth from them, and
rejoice.
23 At God's commandment Moses read to the Israelites the law which he had received from Jehovah
while in the mountain, and which reading- took place
prior to the g'atherill~ of Moses and his hrethren into
the mountain at Jehovah's command. Because of tho
fenr of the Israelites they re(IUcsted a mediator: "And
all the people saw the thUlulcrillg's, and the lightnings,
and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they remo\'ed, and
stood afar off. And they said unto ~Ioses, Speak thou
with us, and we will hear: hut let not God speak with
us, lest we die. And ~Ioses said unto the people, Fear
not: for God is come to prove JOou, and that his fear
may be before your faces, that :ye sin not. And the
people stood afar off: and ~[oses drew near unto the
thick darkness where God was. "-Ex. 20: 18-21.
2~ Jehovah then spoke to ~[oses and directcd him as
mcdiator to speak to the people, and Jehovah commanded what they should do "in all places where I
record my name". (Ex. 20: 24) 'I'his shows that the
purpose of the covenant was looking to the vindication
of Jehovah's name; so likewise upon the coming of
the Lord Jesus, the Greater ~Ios('s, to the temple and
there gathering unto himself the faithful remnant,
they must have a mediator, or else they would" fall
into the hands of the living God", which they would
not want to do, because of their imperfection. When
the holy spirit ccased to perform the OftiCf; of helpcr
or comforter and advocate, the Lord Jcsus at the
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the Crcator of heaven and earth and of everything good therein. lIe is the fountainhead of
life, and no creature can obtain life everlasting sat'e
through God's appointed way. His name Jehot'tJlt
lllPans his almighty purpose cOllcerlling his creatures.
J [l\Vill~ pmposed to do cel'taill things, he will do them.
}'egardlcss of opposition. His people arc no longer
hnlOrant of his purpose. The accomplishment of his
purpose will prove to all intelligent creatures that the
llame of Jehovah stands for everything that is l'i~ht
I'OUS and that all who live must be in 111.'rmony with
him.
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work in the earth, and that which is specifically reThen Jehovah sent Jesus to the earth to mal;e a
quired ()f them he lws made plainly to appear.
name for .Jehovah and to redeem mankind. The chief
The ,:indication of his name is the paramount is.<;ue purpose of Jesu;.;' coming to earth, as stated by him,
before all intelligent creatures of the uniyerse. ~lore was to h('ar testimony to the truth concerning Jehovah.
than six thousand years ago God expresspd his pnr- (John 10: 36, 3i) The salvation of the human race
pose to produce n "seed" whom he would usc as the was and is secondary to that chief purpose. After
"indicator of hi::; name. In due time he sent Jesus his Jc.:>us had borne testimony as required the law covcheloyed Son to the carth to carry for,,"urd his pnr- nant carne to an end, and immediately God made a
pose and for Jesus to prove his qualifications to be new connant with Christ Jesus in behalf of all those
the vindicator of Jehovah's name. 'rho perfect m:m who should agree to do the will of God. That new
Je~nls must mal.e this proof under conditions of adcovenant was made on the day that Jesus died, the
vcrsity and surrerin~. The ~rcatest thill~ that .Je- memorial of which we celebrated March 28, 193-1.
hovah refluire(l of his beloved Son was that of f1l1[ 'fhe blood of Christ Jesus put the new covenant into
ohcdience while 1l1l(krg-oing" contradiction of sillllZ'l"J force awl \'fleet, and therefore all who have made a
and suf[ering- at tbe hands of Satan operatiug" throu~~:l consecration to do the will of God have been brought
n wicked and perWl'se g-ent'l'atioll of men. Jesus met uud('r the terms of that covenant.
the test and won, nnd, "bdng made perfect, he bee:mlC
The purpose of the new covcnant is not to save men
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that ohc.v llnd give them life, but to take out from amongst the
him." (lId>. 5: 9) Thus the divine rule is fixed that consecrated a people for Jehovah's name who shall
ohedienee is the chief thin~ required. of all who are be wholly devoted to God and who shall faithfully
to be associated with Christ Jesus ill his g-reat work. follow in the footsteps of Christ Jesus by g'iviug- a
'Ve have beeu told in tillH'S past that God's chief true :lIld faithful witness. The law COyell.Illt made ill
purpo:>e is to save men and take them to heaven. That Egypt failed to hrin~ forth a people for Jehovah's
information giv<'n liS was wrollg-. JehO\'ah's primal',}' name, but the new covenant in its place ,1Ild stead has
l>Ul'lIOSC is the vindirntion of hi:> name; and. the salnlbrou~ht fort.h a people 'for Jehovah's namc. The law
tion of obedj.nt creatures by and through faith ill the co,'enant made in Bh'}'pt was inaugurated at ::Uount
shed blood of Chri:>t .Jesus is a secondary matter. Cn- Sinai. Tlw new covenant made on earth, antitypic'al
tH the namc of .1f'hondl Ood is vindicated no man of Egypt, where 'J('SUS died, is inaugurated at ~rount
the world C:1ll get life everl:l.'\ting. W itllin a short time Zion, meaning God's capital or!~anization. 'l'hat illnow God's name will he villdieatf'd at the battle of augumtion took place upon the coming' of Jrsus to
~\rmag'ed(lon, nIH] tlll'n the wuy of life will be 01~1l
the tl'm]lle for jud~ent, and those found faithful at
to the ItCOPJ.es of earth; hut before that God requires that judgment were made members of the" faithful
that his pt'ople lIOW on the earth bear testimony con- and wise s(;rvant" class, and. toward these faithful
cerning' his name, his purpose, and his killgtlom, and. ones the new covenant is inau~urated. 'l'he unfaithful
the ones upon whom (:ot! has laid this ohlig'ntion who nnd lawless ones arc gatheretl out and cast into darkfail 01' l'efusc to
wliolly obedient th.'reto shall die ness.
without any hope of resurreetioll, Lawlessness or dis.At the illallg'uration of the law covenant JehO\"ah
obedience will DO 1011 gel' be tol(rated.
told :;\Ioscs oi his purpose to raise up a gn'at Prophet
In order to magnify in the minUs of creatures the of whom }Ioses was mer<,ly a type. For years ther(~
importance of his purpose and to make pieturcs fore- after }losrs led the Israelites through the wiltlel'lle"s,
shadowing the outcome th0reof .Jehovah re\'l'aled him- and then Jod halted that people uJlon the plains of
~;clf by his name to Moses and then Rent )roses into
}Ioab and there Jlo,;cs dis('!o:>cd to the braelites the
Dgypt to make for Him a name and. to deliver God's fact of the future coming' of the g-reat Prophet of Jc
chosen p<,ople. Moses was 11 type of Christ Jesus, llnd hovah, whi<:h great Prophet is Christ J(sus. On the
what Moses did foreshadowed what .Jesus must do on plains of ~Ioab God made a covenant with Jloses uno!
a far greater scale. In Egypt God made a COVCliU n t ,....itlt the Israelites and that is properly called the ('o""nallt
Moses as mediator for lIis chosen people the Israelites, of faithfulness, because faithfulness to (iotl was the
the primary purpose of which covenant was the sclC'C- chief requirement specified therein. 'I'hat cow'nant \\"<J<:
tion of a people who should serve God's holy name a t,ype prophetically foretellill~ tl:e cOYell:lIlt that (:O(!
to the vindication tl1l'reof. That law co....enant was would make with Christ Jest!'> for the kill~'dom of tile
il1l.1u~urat('d at 1l0lUlt Sinai, wlll're God saiJ to the
world. Into that ('ovenant for the kill!;,lonl .Ic,m'i
Israelites: "If ye will obey my voice .. ye shu Il l>e Christ as .Jchoyu.h's great JIigh Plil'st illvit(u llis
unto me a kingtlt>In of priests, and an holy nation." faithful f01l0wers to join with him.-Luke ~~: ~S, :!~.
(Ex. 19: 5, 6) The nation of Israel failed to produce
Some of you have for years been the followers of
a people for Jehovah's name; and 'in that they fore- Christ JeslL';, In times past you looked to men a<:
shadowed that "Christendom" would fail and that your teachers, hut now you discern Jehovah and Chri"t
there would come out from" Christendom" a class uf Jesus as your teachers, who nre no 1011~er pU~;]l('d into
men who would be known as God's remnlll1t. tlnd \";bo a corner, but who now diselose to you the fnliilmcnt
would eonstitute a people for Jehovah's name.
of the prophecies, spreading a feast of truth for all
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f.f11e \Af.,\TCHT0WER
141
PROTEST
such tim(>s liS I can find com'ement, according liS the Lord
prospcrs me. (Signcd) __.
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_
SOI:H:'1'1,
Financial Department,
117 Adams St., BrooldYll, N. Y.
Brethren residing outside of the United States
should write t heir respective oftiees in the counl rips
where tltey reside, and remit their "Good Hopes" to
such oflice'l.
Of our own selves we can do nothIng, hut we Dre
assured that the prayers of the righteous avail much.
lIenee we ask the brethren to presmt us daily before
the throne of heavenly grace, that we may be given
wisdom and grace to usc the money to the bc:--t advantage in spreading the gospel to the Lord's glory
and to <10 the work entrusted to us.
s:nie WATCHT0"\VER
MAY 1, 1\)34
1-13
(d) If not organized for sen'ice, would you like to have the :t~
sistanee of a re;;iollal ~f'rvice director to help ;"OU organi::L I
(e) .\.re weekly meetings held'
(f) At what hour~ are Sunday meetings held "
(g) Are conditions such that your company can entertain a
llCrvice leauet or regional sen'ice director1
(h) Is your territory covered by radio stations carrying Brother
J:utlierfUl t1 's lectures?
(I) Does your company own a portable transcription machine'
(j) If not, is there II porlahle transail'tion machine in your
division that vou can usei Give details.
(k) no you requi;e the assistance of a brother with a portable
transcription machine1 State how Ulany fUeetings Y'Jl1 wlf-II
llUt on, and give other information regardinl; this work.
(I) Give full name and street addr('~s of the comrul1Y secretary.
(01) Give nume and address of another to whom we coutu senu
notice.
(n) Ghe the nUllle of your railwaj' station.
(0) If in tile country, state dl~tance from station antI if the
brother will be met.
NEW YORK
WMHO Ru 6:30pm
Ha 2 : Ii) pill
Hing'mtonWNBF ~ll 7 :t)l)pm
Drooklvn Wfinn Hu 10: l::i:llll
Su 6:30pm
.Mo 10::II):lIU
Tu 10::;Oam
Tu 6::lOpm
We G::lOpnJ
We 10 :30um
Th 10:30am
Th 6:JOplll
l'r 10:30am
}'r 6:30p/ll
Ruffalo
WGn Su 10 :00:1IU
Buffalo WKBW We 10 :OOllm
}'rreport WGllB Su 9 :OOarn
Tu 7:00pm
Th 7:001'111
Hudson ,P. WGLO Su 10 :4511Ln
Jamestown WOOL Su 7 :OOPIJ1
New York WMOA Hu 10:4::i:lIn
SarllnaeL. W~llZ Su 10: 1511m
'l'u 4:15pm
Th 4:]iipru
SyTllcuse WS YR Su 10 :::Ollm
'I' upper 1.. WHDL Bu 10: ...Jam
Th lO:\)Ollru
Who PI'lllI W1"AS Bu 6:00pm
Mo 1: OOpm
Sa 9: aOam
Auburn
NORTH CAR()LI~A
Asheville WWNC 'fh 5 :30pm
Charlotte
WIlT Su 10 ::lOam
(}rpf'n~boro WHIG 8u !):4,;lllll
Raleigh
WPTF Su 9 :45am
NORTH DAKOTA
}'arg-o
WDAY Su It):OOllm
G '<1 Forks K}',iJ',I Su 5 :OOprn
We 5:00pm
Fr 5:00pm
OHIO
WADC Su
We
Cleveland mIK Su
'I'll 3:15pm
l'r
Cleveland W,lAY Su
Columbus \vAIU Su
Th
Columbus Wll~S Su
Mo 2:00pm
We
Fr
Payton
\V8:'1fK Su
Mt.Orab WHED Su
We 4:30pm
Fr
Toledo
WSPD Su
Sa
Akron
1 :4i'lpm
1:00pm
6::lOpm
6:30pm
9 :45alll
10 :OOUIll
7::{Opm
10:4ii:Ull
2:00pm
2 :OOpm
1: 30rm
4:30pm
4:30pm
9:30am
8:15am
Youngst'nWKBN Su 10:0Oam
We 4 :OOpnl
Zanesville WALRl:lul0:00am
We 4:1;;1.10
OKLAUO:\U
Elk City
KAS.\. Su 1 :ljpm
Okl'aCity KOl\fAl'iu' 1:4:i"m
Ponca City WllllZ l:lu 10 :Ollam
We 9:00pm
Shawnee KG:FP Mo 8 :451,m
We 8:4:iprn
}'r 8:4:ipm
Bristol
WOPI Wo G:4i)pm
Sa (j : 4;j pm
eha 'noogu WDUD Hu 1: (JOpm
'fh 8:00am
.Jul'kson
WTJS Hu 1 ::lOplll
Wo 5:00pm
Fr,5:30pm
Knoxville \\'HOLSu 7:00pm
OUEGON
Klamath I". l(FJI Mo 8: 15pm
l\Iarshfif'ld KOOI::I ~lo 1 ::WI'IU
Medford KNED Su 10:00am
,
'1'11 4:00pm
Memphis
TEN~ESSEE
Me/llphis
PE:-iNSYLV A~IA
Erio
WLEW Su 10 :45310
WIBU Su 1: 151'IU
Wl'llsido
Johnstown W.lAC Hu 4: :IOI,m
Phil'll
WCAUSulZ:00nn
}'ittsb'I'h
KQV SU 10 :JO'olm
We 1:45pm
Pr 1:4jpm
Pittsb'I'h W\vSW We 5 :15pm
Heading WEEUSu 3:45pm
\Ve 3 :43/,m
Wash'ton WNllO Su 9 :45am
W'llIsl.l0rt \VRAK Su 9:]5pm
Th 7:15pm
York
WORK Su 3:00pm
PIULIPPINE ISLANDS
Manila
KZEG Su 7 :OOpm
Th 7:00pm
SOUTH CAROLI:\A
Charleston WOSC Su 1 :Ollr.m
We 7:00pm
Fr 7:00pm
Columbia
WIS Su 1: 15pm
Fr 6:45pm
Greenville WFBO Su 9:30am
Spart'b'g \vSPA Su 6:30pm
SOUTH DAKOTA
Piprro
KGFX Su 1 OOrm
'fu 4 :OOpm
Th 4 (JOpm
Sioux 1"'1s KSOO Ru](J OOam
Th 430pm
\V~lCSu
4:00pm
WHEC Su l):JOam
TEXAS
Amarillo KGRS Au 9:00am
Austin
KXOW Hu 10:00am
lk':lullIont KFDlI Su !0:00am
Tu 7 :4~prn
Dorger
K8RB Su 2 :aoprn
We 4:15pm
Fr 4:].Jpm
OorpusChr. KGFI Su 9:fI()am
We ti:45plll
Fr (j:4.Jpm
Dnllas
KRLD Su 5:4.Jpm
Dublin
K:FPL 'fh 8 :OOpm
1'r 10:00alll
EI Paso
KTSlI Su 1: ]5pm
Ft.W'orth KTATMo 5:]5pm
Wo 5:15pm
]:'r 5:1;;['10
Galvcl'ton KLVF Su ]0 :]::i.UJI
We 2 :l:i1'1O
Houston
KPRC Su ](J: OOam
Pampa
WREX Hu 1 :3')IJlU
We 1 :30pm
1"r 1 :30i"lJ
S. Angelo KGKL So ] :4Jpm
Til 8:'1~:uu
R. Antonio KTSA Su 10:43um
Wlchita F. KGKO Su 12 :3Ppll1
Til 8:45pm
UTAH
KLOSu 3:15pm
\Ve 5:00pm
SaltL. City KSLSull:1"a1ll
Ogden
Rut1'mJ
VErmONT
WSYll Su IO:OOnm
Th 5:30Vfll
VIRGINIA
r,h 'Iottl'sv. WElle Su 10 :.J.Jarn
Dun\'ille WBT~[ Su 0: l;;plll
L)'Mhb'g WLV,\ H,112:I;;I'Jr1
l':orfolk
W'I'AH Hu ]:l:::III'1II
l'eterllb 'g WPIlH Hu Ii :4::ipill
We IfJ:OO:Ul1
HichlllOnd WHVA Hlll:l:1::iprn
Hoanoko
WDllJ Hu 12 :::OPIII
\Vo 5 :OOpm
WASHINGTON
Aher.lccn KXHO Su 1: 11>(J1lI
Bell 'ham KVO::; Su 10 :OO:ULI
Th 5:;;0I'"l
SeaUle
KJU Hu lO:OOano
Sellttle
KVL :'110 6: \::iJlIII
'I'u li:.J,jpm
We 6: l::il'fll
1'h (j :'!3pLU
Fr Ii :45(1111
Sa Ii :4':;[>111
SPOkllllO
KFIO I-Iu 9:] jam
We 7 :45am
Fr 7 :4:JauJ
Spokallo
KG A Hu 4: I) I) l' III
'Tacoma
KMO SII HI: :\11:110
We 4:30pm
l"r 4:::Crlll
'I'acoma
KYI Su 2:::o!'1lI
Walla Walla KUJ Ru 7: 4:>,,/11
flu 1:3llplll
Wenatchee KPQ i-=u 1 :IIIJI'lll
\\'0 7:l\il:II<J
YakJUl3
KI1' Su 10:0llalll
Th 7 :OOalll
W.EST VIRGINIA
\VHlI::IHu '9:IlOal'1
B1uefieltl
Fr 8:(11):11'1
Cha'ston \vOBU Su 4: 01l plll
llunt'ton 'Y8AZTh 4:(11 1,'111
Wheeling \'{WVA Su ] I) : II, 1.1 f1I
WISCO:\SIN
La Crosse 'YKBn i"iu 1 :,Oll"ttl
:'Iauison
\VIR\. 8u IO :{)'Jiull
wYo~n~G
Casper
KDF~
Snl0:3J\am
Th 8:4Jalll
r.fhe. WATCliT0\VER.
RADIO SERVICE
The good news of the kingdom of Jehovah is broadcast each week or oftener by these and ocher stations at time shown.
LCurrent local time is shown
in each instance.]
AUSTRALASIA
NEW SOUTH WALES
Albury
2-AY Tu 8:45pm
Broken Hill 2-XL Su II :45pm
Goulbum
2-GN Bu 7 :30l'm
Grafton
2-0F Tu 1 :30pm
Gunnedab 2MO Bu 7 :05pm
Lismore
2-XN We 7:15pm
New Castle 2-11D Su 9:30am
Su 7:15pm
We 6:45pm
Sydney
2-UE Su 9:I:jam
W'gaW'ga2-WGWe 9:30am
We 7:45pm
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane
4-BC Su 10:15am
Mackuy
4MK :-;u 11 : (}()l\m
Towns"il1e 4-TO We 8 :OOpm
TASMANIA
Launecston 7LA Fr IO:15pm
VICTORIA
Ballarat
3BA Bu 12:45pm
Bendigo
3-BO'ru 8:00pm
Hamilton
3-11A Bu 6:45pm
Horsham
3-11S Su 1 :OOpm
:Melhourne 3AW Su 12:151'1U
Mildura
3}IA Su 1 :1;;pm
Sale
3TR Su 6:30pm
Swan lIm 3f:Hl Su 1 ~15pm
Wangaratta 3WI~ Su 8:15pU1
WEST AUSTItAf.lA
Kalgoorlie 6-KG Su 7 :40pm
Perth
aalL Su 1 :OOpm
BELGIUM
Hainaut BONNE Sa. 5:30pm
(330 m) ESPERANCE
CANADA
ALBERTA
Calgary
CFCN Su 5:45pm
Sydney
NOVA SCOTIA
CJCB Su 9 :OOpm
ONTARIO
Hamilton CKOC Su lO:30am
Bu 1:30pm
Su 8:15pm
CHINA
Shanghai XMHA Su 9 :45am
CUBA
Havana
CMK Su 1l:30nm
also Spanish Su . 9 :OOpm
Santa Cl'n CMIlI Su 12: 1511m
ES'l'RONIA
Reval
RADIO Su 3:30pm
(296.1 m) TALLINN
FRANCE
Beziers RADIO Th 8 :OOpm
(220.1 m) BEZIER8
Bordeaux RADIO .\10 7: t5pm
(237 m) SUDOUEST
Fecamp RA.DIO~OR
(223 m) MAXDIE
English Bu 4:00pm
French Tu 8:00pm
Paris RADIOLL}'r 8:15pm
(370 m)
PariM HADIOSu12:00nn
(312.8 m) VITUS
Til 7 :30pm
Sa 7 :30pm
Toulouse RADIO We 7:15pm
(385.1 m) TOULOUSE
Mexiko
MEXICO
XECW
Spanish Th 10:00pm
UNITED STATES
ALABAMA
Birm 'ham WAPI Au 9 :45am
Birm 'ham WBRe Su 10:(){Jam
We 4:30pm
M 'tgllmeryWSFABu 3 :45pm
Musdc S. W'NRA Su 6:00pm
We 8:00pm Fr 8:00pm
ALASKA
AnchorageKF(,!D We 9:30pm
Ketcllik:m KG BU ~[o 1 :15pm
Th 7:15pm
Sa 7:15pm
ARIZONA
Bishee
KSUN 8u
We 4:00pm Fr
Jerome
KCUJ Mo
We 5:15pm Sa
Spanish Th
Prescott KP.n.l Su
We 5:15pm Fr
Tucson
KOAR Su
We 5:45pm
Fr
Yuma
KUMASu
Spanish Su
4:00pm
4:00pm
5:1;;1'10
5:15pm
4:30pm
5:4:>pm
5:15pm
7:00pm
5:4::ipm
6:15pm
6:00pm
ARKANSAS
Fay'ville KUOA Su 12 :45pm
We 11 :4~mlll
Fr 4:aOpm
Hot Sp '~s K'fnS Su 3: 30pm
Little n'k KAln<: Bu 9:00all1
Little R'k KGHI Su 7:00l'lU
We 5:45pm Fr 5:45pm
Little U'k KLRA Su 10 :3lJam
Pamgould KfiTM Su 10:00am
\Ve 11:30am
Texarkana KCMC Su 6:45pm
CALIFORNIA
1 Centro
KXO Su 10:00am
Eureka
KIE:\[ Su 10:30am
Fresno
K:\1.1 Su 3 :43pm
Hollywoou KXX flu 9:15pm
Long B'ch KGEU Su 10:45am
Los Angeles KTM. Su 8 :3llam
Su 8:00pm
1'h 8:001'10
Oakland
KLS Bu 11 : 13all1
We 2:43pm Fr :!:47lpm
Oakland KROW Su 10:15am
Bu 6:15pm ~[o 7:45pm
We 8:15pm
Sa'mento KFBK Su 9 :3fi am
San Diego XEBC Su 11 :45am
We 7:45pm
S.F'cisco KTABSu 9:30am
Sa 8:3t>um
Stockton KGD11 8u 9 :3"am
We 1:15am Fr 1:15rm
COLORADO
Col'o Spr. KVOR Bu 10:30am
We 5:30pm Sa 4:3(Jpm
Denver
KFELSIl 7:0ill'm
GrandJ'n KFXJSu 1:15pm
Greeley KFKA ~10 7:1.jI,m
Lamar
KIDWSu 7:15pm
We 2:40pm }'r 2:40pm
Yuma
KGEK Su 12 :4.ipm
We12:45pm FrI2:4.:ipm
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport WICe:.; Bu 10:00am
DELAWARE
Wilm'ton WDEL Bu 7: OOpm
Th 8 :30l'm
Wilm'ton WILM 1\10 8 :45am
Miami
Miami
Orlando
Pensacola.
FLORIDA
- WlODSul2:15pm
WQAM Ru 5:15pm
\\"J)1$O Su12 :45pm
WCOA Su 1 :OOpm
We 1:00pm
GEORGIA
Athens
WTFI Su 9:45am
Atlanta
WGBT Su 5:45pm
Augusta WRnW Su 3 :OOl/m
'l'h 7:45pm
Columbus WltBL Su 9 :30arn
La Grunge WKl':U Bu 3 :00l'm
We :3 :Otlplll Fr 10 :OO:UlI
Rome
W!-'DV Su 12:30pm
We 8 :4:ipm Fr 8 :4.ipIU
Samnnuh w'roc So 1 :15pm
Tliomasv. WQDX We 9:13am
We 1:30pm
HAWAII
Honolulu KGME We 12 :05pm
Fr 7:13pm
IDAHO
IUDO So lO::!Oam
We 8:45pm
Idaho Falls KID :\10 8 :4;')pm
Tn 8:-l'ipm
We 8:4<>1'111
Th 8 :45I'llI
Fr 8 :4;;pm
:-:u. 8 :4.:ipm
Nampa
KFXD So 11 :()Oam
POl'atello KSEI Su 2 :OOpm
So 9:00pm
Twin Fa'Ill Kl'FI Su 10 :45am
Su 4:45pm
Boise
ILLINOIS
Decatur
WJ flL Su 10 :OOam
Mo 7:30pm
llarrish'g WEBQ SU 6:00pm
~loll):::WpIII
La Salle
FrlO:OOpm
w.me Su
2: 15pm
Rockford \','I{OK Su IO:OOam
Su111:00pm We10:00pm
Sp 'gneld WCBS Su 12:30p[1I
Sa 1l:15am
INDIANA
Ind'apolisWKBF Bu 10:00am
Th l::lOpm
Muncie
WLBC Su 1 :30pm
Fr 7:30pm
IOWA
Decorah KGCA ~Io
We 9;OOam Sa
Des ~loines WHO Bu
Waterloo
WMT Su
9:00am
9:00am
9:15am
6:4Spm
KA:'\SAS
Coffeyville KOOP Su 1:45pm
Th 8:00pm
LOUISIANA
Shrevep't KWEA Su 10:15am
Bangor
MAINE
""LBZ Su 9 :45am
MARYI,AND
Baltimore WBAL Su 4:15pm
Cumherr"'d WTBO Su 2:00pm
We 2:00pm Fr 2:00pm
Hagel'st 'n \\'JEJ Su 10 :15alll
MASSACll USETTS
Babson P. WBRO Bu 12 :30pm
lloston
WX AC Bu In :O()am
Sp'!!fiel<1 W~L\H Su !O:Ooal/1
Worcester WOItC Su 10 :30:1111
MICIIIGAN
Calumet WJIDF Tu
Dctroit
W.J1{ :-;u
Ironwood W.nIB Bu
We 7 :OOpm Fr
Jackson
WHnf Su
KulamazooWKZO :-iu
We
6:15pm
9 :4.;:ull
5 : 011 pill
7 :1;)1'111
3:00pltl
4:00pm
2 :45pm
MIN:':ESOTA
F'gusFallIlK(:!H;!';u 10:0C)um
Mill 'polis Wit I l:-'[ 1'u 8: Ollpm
Moorhean KGFK Hu 7:;)0l'ltI
We 5:1:>plll Fr 5:1.;prn
St. Paul WHlI.\I:-;u 12:::0(lrJI
'I'll 1 :00[\11I
MISSISSIPPI
Uatticsb'gWI'FB ~u 1 ::10[>[11
We 7 :~<>PI/1
Laur!'1
WA'-[L :-;u 12 :45)11/1
Meridian WCOC Hu 10 :OO:un
We 6:4.;pru
Miss. City WUC:\[ Hu {) :l.j:lIn
We 8:4;;l'm
MlSSOUItl
C'Jlumhia K Fin] Hu
We
Kans.e'y KWKC:-;u
Tu
4 :30pm
7: 1:;:111I
2:0op 1.lI
1:00am
MO~TANA
Billings
KOHL Su 12:311pm
NEBRASKA
Kenmcy KU"'W Su 10:01Jalll
Lincoln
KF.\B Su 9 :30am
Lincoln
KFOH:-;u 10:15am
ScottslJl'f KUKY:-iu 10:1f>aln
Wo 5: :;:;1'111 Fr 5:!51'1ll
NEV.\DA
KOH Su 10:30am
NEW JERSEY
AtlanticC'y WPG Su 10:00am
NEW ~IEXICO
AIlJuq 'que KOB Hu 5 :4:jPlll
RV~lI'cll
RUFL SU 5:1.;Plu
We 4:30pm
Fr 4:30pm
(Continued on page 143)
f1l1e WATCHT0\\lER.
'Pt:1lLISm:l)
SJrnl-Mo:l-;"TI!LY BY
~reat shall
ITS MISSION
TIns
For::::IGS
O~'FICE8
=========================
"WORI,n UECOVERY?"
The Watr1JtolL'er is pleasc(l to unnounce that a nC\v booklet
is now oft' the press and will shortly he distributc<l to thc ca'
tions of the world, extenllin~ further til(' witness th:lt U1ust be
given to all the peoples. 'fhis lJooklet, World Bccot'Hyl contain'!! several lectures Brot!'cr RutllCrfor<l has given over hundleds of rndio stations. It is beautifully illustrated, nno its
cover is \'ery attractive. The 5c contributed for each copy of
this booklet will be used in further publishing the mellsage.
PUBLIC LECTURES BY TRANSCRIPTIO~
Jehovah'$ blessing has bC<lu markedly upon the use of the
portable transl'ription llI:wltinc. JIe has plainly manifested
that this l111.\.chine meets the necu of the hour. when the enem;y,
und~r Gog, is seeking to curtail the Uee of the ra,lio by God '$
anomted and when the people's cars \He eager to heat, not
man's message, but God's. The transcription lalwhine has increased the pOl.er of Jehomll's witnessl'S afidtl to preach His
truth man.yiol,l, so that the desire for the litenlture is sti:1mlated r.nd stully classes of many intereste'} bearers lire being
formetl, Besides more t1lt1n 4;:;0 such machin':s in the l,,;'nilc<1
States alonC', gre:lt numbers are now being ell'ectively used in
countries near and ufur. FOl" more information, write tile
Society.
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TRA::iSCRIP'flO~
)IACHINES
miceWAICrtl10WIER
AND HlEIRAJLD Of CC1HIRllT~ PRESENCE
VOL. LV
No. 10
HIS COVENANTS
PART 4
"Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenan t with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is jtldge himself."-Ps. 50: 5, 6.
been brought to the unity of the faith in Christ Jesus, "unto the measure of the stature of the fulness
of Christ," it is then that the new covenant is inaugurated toward them and they are made official witll('sses of Jehovah; and their work as such witnesses
must be done before Armageddon.
U;\ITO ZIO'I/
148
'IifTie WATCHT0WER
B&00KL~~,
N. Y.
},fAY
15, 1934
%e \~\TCr-Il'0\VER.
149
God is a consuming firc" (ITch. 12: 2!) ; and it appears from other scriptures that at the time there are
those in line for the kingdom but who refuse to hear
and obey the Greater 1\1oses, Christ Jesus, the Priest,
Prophet, and :Mediator of the new connant, and
toward these God is a eonsumin~ fire. Jehovah, having
separated his own mId selectcd them as a people for
his name, will sustain those who continue to faithfully
maintain their integrity toward him; and hence they
have occasion to feur God, but they have no occasion
to fear what man or the Devil and his angels may do
to them. They know thnt they have not the strength
or sufiicicncy of themselves, but that their strength
and protection comc from the Lol'(l. "~ot that we are
sufficient of ourscl ves to think any thing, as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of Cod." (2 (;01'. 3: [
By Jehovah's grace, as his witne~..;scs they can do all
things for which they are anointed and commissioned.
WHO ARE MINISTlms
BROOKLYX, ~.
a:he WATCHT0\vER
150
Y.
HIS GLORY
\Vhen Moses came down from ~Iount Sinai, having received tho law and commandmrnt'l from Oou,
"the skin of his face shone." To avoid the Je\\s' SP('ing his shining countenance ~Ioscs put a veil on his
face, and when ~Ioses went hefore the Lord to speak
19
r.fIie \\I.r\TCI-IT0\'lER.
with him he took the vril off. (Ex. 3-1: 27-33) The
outcome of thc law ('o\cnaut \vith its statut\!s rr"u!tI,J
in condemning t he nation of Israel becau,so of tlH;ir
rehclliou:-,ne"s, hew'c miuistcl'ell unto them dcatlt.
\\'ith this in mind tllo apostle Paul wrote: "But if the
min ist rat iOB of dea tll, \\Titten aild (;11!.\"l'a Wll in stO\lt,~,
was g-lorious, ::;0 thut the childn'lJ of fsrael could not
stedfa:-,tly behvld the face of :.k~e::; for the g!\lQ' of
his COlllltPlwllee; whi('h g!()l'y was to be Jone ll\\':lY;
how ~llall not the ministl'atioll vf the spil'it be r:\t]I('1'
glorious -J For ii tlw miui:-,trutiull of condt'lIlllation be
glory, much more (loth the milli"tl'utioll of ri~htmu,,
nes;, exceed in !-d(}I'~'. For en.-u that whil'h W:l" wad,}
glorious IllHI Ill} ~dory in this respeel, by l'C,ISOll of
the !.:!ory that 1'~:("I!"th. For if 1h:\t wlli('!t i" f!\Jl]e
awuy was glorious, lnu('h more that which l'emailleth
is ~IIH'i()lI,~,"-:! Cur'. ::: 7-11.
20 The l>ltilli/lg' of .\lo'-,es' f:1CC was a rd!cttion of the
glory of JehO\'llh, and ~'.Ioses sen'ed a'i a minot' t(, 1'1'ilect that glol'Y. '1'11l~ atllllini-;tratioll of the lIeW eon:JllI/lt by CliI'ist .}('''IIS tIle :\I('lliator, who is tlw (;rl':lt"1'
.:\losl.'-;, is fal' 1ll0I',!\,doriulls t!t:m that whieh wa,; lIl:mif.'stell at the itilill~~Ul';ltlOl1 of tlw Jaw \'O\'t'IWllt. Tl:o
glll!'r or the LOl'd .Tellov::h s!lilH's i/lto 1ht' fa('\' of
Chri"t .JI'''U', his gn';:1 lIi~1t Priest and jlediatol', :llld
i.s IlliITol'l'd t11t'l'e to tllO,-.;e ill the {'O\'{;llallt and ill t:.ll
II'mph:, (:! Cor. 4: 4-li, li'lth.) i\t till' illall'ltl1atiun
of tlit' law CO\'l'llllllt the glol'Y of (loti sholle UPO/l IiiI'
faee of Jilos\'s; hellee till; glory wus /lot th:lt of the
]s/';l\'litt's, but }11I~('s was rel!t:et illg' the dory of <:od.
~\t the illaugUl'utioll or the /It'W (:OVl'llaut at }Iount
Zion .Jelw\'ah thel'e ap!'l':l/'S in his g-lll!'Y. Chl'ist .II-m;
mi/'/'uI's the ;,dory of .'dlO\'ah to those of ZiOll, (Ps.
lU:!: lU) Had t1w law ('IIW'I\;l/lt prlJl.luel'd 'the pt'()l'le
1'0/' .1 l'!lOndl 's IWllle', sUl'h a pt'lJ[Jle would have ('011tilllll'd to he u,,(',l to rdll'd the glory of .Jehovah whh'h
:--lwlle ill the face uf tile [JlI'diato!', ~I(l;:es. That corelIallt, Ita\'illg faill'(l. was east Hway, aud !lOW the new
('uvcnant does Pl'otlllce the ,. pr'ople for his name",
.. a holy nation," whieh people are u:--('d to refltoet tbe
g'lury vf the Lonl ; and 1hat glory wldeh shines in the
face of the Lord JI'SW; j" ~Tl'atl'r than that which '\'lS
made to shiue in tltt' faec or i\[OSI'S, "For if that \Vlti,'h
passcth away [the l:tw ('OVCllallt I was with glory,
much mol'c th,lt which remaiJl(.'th IS in glory."2 Cor. 3: 11, llY.
21 At the tmlC Paul wrote the epistle to the Corinthians the glory there mClltioned was still in thc futm'C,
and this i.;; shown by tho words of the apo~tl(', WlH.'ll
he says: "Seeing tl](,11 t hat we kn'c &ul'h :lOpe, we
use gl'l'ut plaill!l('s<; of sp~'t'('h." (2 Cor. ~1; l~) That
glory W.IS not sl.:<.'n ill Paul's (by, b\1t is ~e':n at th(~
In:lugumtioll of the !lew CO\',~lIallt. lIad Ill' seen it
he would not ha \"\: talked about hoping for it. "Fl.'!"
what a man secth, why dot h h.~ yet hO]Je for But if
W\' hOllC for that \rc s('c not, thcn do we with paticnc.~
wait for it." (l~()m. f): 2+, ~;j) J)l1rillg' thp p('rio:! of
waiting for the apPhlJ'ill!.\' of sllch ~IOl'Y Ihe holy spil'it
was the nth'oente, comfoder and helper of the ClJn~e-
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docs not reveal the secret things of God's Word. The must be obedient to the Lord and his organization.
trouble with sneh oppo~crs is that, cnon thongh they Liherty uW's not mean license, Where there is truly
once had the truth, they have not the lo\'e of the truth, the spil'itu:dly minded condition existing among those
but, bcing' selfish, they arc blimkd.
who are hCg'ottell of the spirit these arc free from the
24 When lUoses went before the Lord to speak to him
bondage such as the Jews were in. The spirit of the
"he took the vail off". (Ex. 34: 3~, 3:;) The apostle Lord is upon and among his anomted ones, who are
Paul, quoting from the above propher'y, says: "Kever- in the temple or seclet place of the Most High, but
thelcss, when it [he, Uuth.] ~hall turn to the Lorl.1, that is not the coudition of the "great multitude",
the vail shall be takell away." (2 Cor. 3 ill) The who arc pl'i<,ollers to Satan's organization. It could
apostle's statement here pron~s that when there is a . Jlot be said that they arc free. Such condition of
turning away from a man and a turning to Jeho\'ah bondage refers to tho~e in the ranks of the /lominal
God, and fully trust illg him and the Lorr1 .Jr'sus, the church s~ stl'llIS and out~idp of it who are spirit-be"vail" is taken nway from thl~ eyes of surh as have g'otten Imt who are held in bondage by the fear of mali.
the spit'it of the Lord, UII( 1 thesc ha \"(~.!11l undC'rstalld- There arc many \\'ho claim to he in 1>1'r'sellt truth who
ing'. The olle turnill~ to the Lord, tlwrl'fore, i'i given are in fad ullder bonrla~c to fear of Satan's organia vision of his rdlt:eterl glury, whieh glorJ' is l'f'flect(-(} zation. That cO/ldition docs not, howe\'u', apply to
in the face of Christ .Tosas and shines into the heart those who arc in the temple; says the apostle, "But
and mind of those fully ue\'ot('<1 to the Lord. Christ Jerusall'lrI [God's organizatioll] which is above i'i
Jesus is "the brigh tnoss of his glory". But where free, which is the mother of us aIL" ((:al. 4: 26)
those who have con.Ha/lted to do the will of Uod coll- Therefore t hose in the secret place of til(' :\Io-.;t lIig-h,
tinue to look to a man and his supposed glorious ut- anointed alld in the templ<" are not in bondage to any
tainnwnts and dote upon his tpar'hings, they arc bli/:d worldly power as thou!!;h such worldly powers were
to the trutl1; and this is ('Ieady shown hy the fore- the "hi~hr:r powers". But tliose who arc looking' upon
goillg stafloml'/lt of the a [loo.;tk.
the rulers of this world as the" higher powers" al'e
2~ Today those who toutinuc to insist that Pastor
reltainly in hondage. 'l'he faithful, howevel', heing'
Ruo.;sl'll taught all t1lt~ trllth that is to be learned by Jehovah's witnesses and appreciating tilt; truth and
the saints Oil earth al'p in the dark, and tlwy will con- that this is thc. d:;y of judgnu'nt, these ha \'Il boldlle~s
tinue in the dar'k. 'rhpy fail to dis('crn the Lord at in declaring' the truth, and this is proof of their love
his tlmplt.. and seoff at the statement that he is at the for Jehovah and of their freedom or libcrty in Chri~t.
templc. Theil' continw-'11 blindncs,; to the understand- -1 .John 4: 17, 1~.
ing of the propheeil's of the BiLle is proof thereof.
~7 8neh faithful oncs refuse to rcco~nize tIle rulers
When the natural .J\'ws today read that whirh was of this world as the "higlwr powers". Th<,y r('1'l1se
written by )Ios('s, the matter io.; ent irl'!y dark to thl.'llI. to compl'cmise with tlie powcrs of Satan's organizaLikewise with those who al'e (Jure spiritual Israelites, tion, and refuse to ask them for or to UC'{'c'pt pc,t'lllits
and who It:ln~ contilllwd to look at a man and not from Satan's org-anization to preach the guspel of
to the Lord, the understanding of the Seripturcs is God's kingdom. They olJl'Y God, and not man, 1)('r'a lI~e
impossible to thtm. Those who tum to the Lord and they are free fl'Om bondagc of man and lIlall-made ortrust in him, for them the wil is removcl! and they sec ganizations ruled by Satan. It is therefore only wll('/'e
what the Lord reveals to those in the tempk.
the spirit of the I.ord is that there is Imc,ll li!Jl~rt,\';
and such is the meaning of the apostle's words in the
UBERTY
foregoinJ text. All those in Christ and in the cove26 Jehovah is the supreme power, that is, the Most
nant, take:n out as a people for the name of Jehovah,
High. The Lor'd .Jesus Christ is the higher power IH'xt arc, however, bound to be fully and wholly obedient
to Jehovah and is the "quiekening spirit". (1 Cor. to the great Prophet, Christ Jesus; and sillce the illIG: 45) l\foses was a type of Christ J(sus and was struction to the remnant proce'.~(]s ft'om the Lord at
flesh, or human, foreshadowing the spirit creature, the temple, all of the temple company must he wholly
Christ Jesus. Continuin~ his argument the apostle obedient to the organization instructions proceeding
says: "Kow the Lord [.JehovahJ is that spirit [The from the Lord.-Acts 3: 23.
Spirit, If.... J: and where the spirit of the Lord is,
~8 Christ Jesns is the heau of the house of sons, and
there is Ebert:'." (2 Cor. 3: 17) Some spirit-begottell those who arc in his house, that is to say, in the royal
ones have foolishly seized upon this seril'tuI'e tl'xt and house of God in the II mple, arc wholly 1'1'1'(' from S:lhold to it a,; an authority or exruse for their lawless- tan's organization. 'rhe words of Jcsus adrhc,;sed to
ness in God's organization, contending that where the those who thought they were God's SCl'Vallts arc:
spirit of the Lord is each one is at lihelty to do as he "If ye continue in my word, thE'n arc ye my disripl(s
ma:r pleas.e and is under no obligation to follow the indeed; and ye slwll know ~he truth, and the.truth
rules of Gr"l's organization, and henre thry do not shall make you free. If the Son tllercfol'c sh:1J1 llJill;\,
follow the direction in God's organization. Sm'h appli- you free, ye shall be free indeed." (John S : ~lJ, 32, ~3(j)
cation of the text is wholly wrong. One in Christ ,Je- 'rhe same rule applies at the present time, One TIll:'-t
sus is not Hcen"ed to do anything he W~llits to, but know the truth and mmt he in Christ Jc,;us and faith-
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The remnant brought into the temple at the inauguration of the new cavenant arc "caught up . . . in the
elouds, ta meet the Lord in the air". (1 Thess. 4: 17 ;
see The Watchtower, January 15, 1934) From out of
the temple they discern the Lord's glory and receive
instruction from him, which they receive in the secret
place anu which instruction changes their entire
course of deportment and action. They arc cleansed
of things which arc not of the Lord, such as the fear
of man, the worship of man, the submission to woddly
powers contrary to God's will, the conforming of
themselves to man's teachings, and the following after
man, and from anything cbe or all things else that
mark one as conforming to the formalism of Bahylun.
VISION
'I'he temple company must be conformed or trans211 The apostle, then addl'cssing' his words specifically
formed to the image of Christ Jesus. "For whom he
to those who have the spirit of the Lord, such as him- did foreknow, he also did pn~destinate to be conformed
self and such as are today in the temple and faithfully to the image of his Son, that he might be the fir~t
serving .J choyah, says: "But we all, with open face born among many hrethren. 1\10reover, whom he did
beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are predestinate, them he also eallt'd : and whom he eaIled,
changed into the same image from glory to glory, even them he also justified: and whom he justifieu, them he
as by the spirit of the Loru." (2 Cor. :J: 18) In the also gIOloified.' '-Hom. 8: 2!J, 30.
typical picture it was Mosl's' face that was veiled, and
31 Those who are brought into the temple and tow:lId
not the face of the Israelite:s. In the antitype it is whom the new eovenant is inaugurnted sec and apthe Greater Moses, Chrbt Jesus, whose face shims, preciate the truth that Christ Jeslls is "the faithful
and that shining- is the rdlecting of .Jehovah's glory. and true witness" of Jehovah God, full of integrity
'I'hcrefore WhPll the face of the spiritnal Israelite is toward God, anu wholly de\'oted to the vindil'ation of
tm'ned to the fJord, and hence away from man, the his name; anu they apprcciate now that they rnu"t
veil is t:lken away and the vision of the ull\'eiled face be like the Lord in this r(sJlect. Therefore they must
is had by tho:.c who are with CIll'ist ill full unity. be faithful witnesses of Jchovah, because they ha\'e
'rhis explains why those at the temple have a clear been with Jesus and learned of him and must do as
vision of the Lord's purpose and his glory at this he docs, and they must ue bold in bearing the testitime and others who think they arc in Christ have mony to the name, of J ehoyah. Concerning thi:;; sallie
no vision at all. Another rendcring of this text is: mattcr it is written: "Now wlll'n they saw the hold
"But we all beholding the glory of the Lord in a face ness of Peter and .John . . . they took knowledge of
ullVl'ilc,l, arc transformcd into the l-Jamc likcIless, from them, that they had been with Jesus," and heace were
glory to glory, as from the Loc'd, the Spirit." (2 Cor. bold and fearltss witnesses to the name of .Jehovah.
3: 18, Dia{j.) The Lord Jesus docs not veil his glory (Acts 4: 13) 'I'hus their eoUl'SC of action is changt'd
from us (with all who are ill the temple), because from what it was durin!.\' the Elijah period or the
we have faith and have the spirit of the Lord. All church and they become like the LOl'd, as bold and
such are spiritually minded Hild have a vision, while fearless witnesses. This does not mean to be rude
others are blinded. The failllful in the temple look witnesses, but to calmly and fearlessly tell the trul h.
32 The foregoing scriptul'l', which says, "from glory
into thc unveiled face of the Lord Jesus Christ as
though looking into a mirror, and tlwy sec there the to glory," docs 1Iot mean that those of the remnant
glory of Jehovah upon Christ Jesus, and such glory or temple company are changed from the glory of the
is caught up by tJlOse ill the temple and reflected, The law covenant to the glory of the new covenant, but
glory here mentioned is not any part of us, nor is that that they arc changed into the likeness of Christ .Jeglory of us. The greater mediator and inaugurator of sus as_ faithful witnes<,es to the naIlle of Jehovah. Durthe new covenant is the one that is reflecting the glory ing the Elijah period of the church the faithful onl'S
of Jehovah, beeause he is now at the temple, 'in llis in a measnre reflected the glory of the Lord, but,
glor~.., and all his holy :lIIgcb with him.' (~[att. 23:
being transferred from the Elijah to the Elisba pcrioJ
31) Jeho,'ah gin" his glory to Christ Jesus, and to of the Lord's work, they have greater honor and I-!I'lry
his temple company, and to none other. (Isa. 42: 8) of scrvice, because the Elisha work is an unselfish deChrist Jcsus reflects the glory of Jehovah, and those votion to the honor of Jeho\'ah's name. It is ill this
in the temple, beholding this glory, reflect the glory day that it becomes more apparent to tlte Jonadab
of the Lord Jesus to others, that they may see who class <IS to who are the true witlH'sses of Jehovah giv:
arc the true witnesses of Jehovah.
'
ing honor to his name even as Jesus did when he \\,;lS
3J Sllch faithful ones "are ehanged into the same
on earth. ConeeJ'lling his faithful followc1's Jr'ill'l
im:.lge ", "transformed into the :;ame likeness." (Diog,) sail!: "And tbe glor)' which thou ga ,est me I Il<I n'
r.frle \Y:\.TCliT0WER.
gh'cn them; that they may he one, ('Yell as we are
one." (John 17: 22) The faitlrl'lIl Ol~l'; ret1cet the
glory of the Lord that evcn tl10,:e outsiel,.> mny d(~tl'r
millc who arc really unselfishly devllted to .JehO\"ilh.
<'1 Snell t!'::ll'ifol'mat ion (,ollform" one to tlw likcl1"'is
of Christ Jesus, "even ~1~ of the Loru, the Spirit."
(8 Cor. :3: 18, 1//l1rfJin) Christ Jesus 1Ia" aj'pC'urul at
the tcmplc and gathl'l'cll .Jd:oVl\h's saillts unto him.
self, tlwl now apply the words of the a llucotle: "\V 1:('11
Christ, who is our life, shall <lpI'l'Clr, thf.:n shall ~-e
ahll appear with II im in glory." (Col. :~: -1) UNO
eh l'ist .f l'SllS inst rllds the t ('In pIe ('om pan,\', aIlll f-:21Hls
thelll fui'lh to rl'i!,'d his ~I(jl'j'. Platt. 10: ~i') TbJ
all'!e!'; of thc LOl'd kwe ;'::lllll'rl'd out the la'ski" OIll'S,
;lwl the L>l'u has c!l,thCl] the 1':litilt'lll Olw" \;'ith the
l'fJl)l~ of l'i~{ht('f)l1"lll',<;, allli S('IH], ti,('m fo!th ns his
Y;itll'.'S:'I's h ~I:ille hy rdlr'I'1ill~ hi" 'c'lol'::; Hwl !lOW
HI; fulfilled his ':un1s: "'l'hc:\1 ~ 11<\11 t lie rig!ltl'ous
: :Iill(' forel 11." the :,lliJ ill tlll' l:ill:~do;i1 III' l:H'ir F.t1h: r.
Y,';;o Iwth ('n~ to hl':lr, Il't him heal'," Dlatt. 1~: -1-::)
Only .hllOvall's wiinl'~;v's, made pal't of the ('led selT;:llt dOl,";, are gin'll ~tl('h ::101')'. (h:I, -;:2: ~;; .;:~: 7) .\s
tile faithful \\itllt"';eS uf .!d!o\'ah th',I' lll::illtaill tilcir
iall'gl'ity toward bim, nlill 1,('(';I\i';(' thl'y (lo :-;0 t:te re1)['I);,(lll';; whi('h ft'll ltj)(l/l ('llI'ist ,fc:,lls 1':: II upun tllt'!i1
lind till',\' ure OpjJ()';.:d aml 111~I'Sl'Clll"ll. \ I~olll. 1;)::n
'fhe fad:;; ~how that s\leh al'.~ ('xadl:: tl1(' pl'l'c:ent-day
ronditi'JIl:i uml ('xp('ril'll('l';'; of .Jt'ho\'ahs witn('s;(",; \,,'/10
llre holdly dl'('larill~~ tiL: name 01' .fdlO'. '\h. "]f J'C he
rej'll'o;wlll II for t11l~ lWIIIl' OL Chri:-;t, happy :Are ye;
for the spirit of glory :11111 of God rl'"tt<th upon you:
011 tlll'iL' pal't he IS e\'il ~P()!;(,II 01', but 011 your pal't
lll' i,! g-lori/It'd. "-1 I'd. 4:: J-l-.
~~ It is no\\' the glorious Jlri\'ile~'p of the faithful to
b; \\ it 11 1';< '';('S to the 11:11:l(' of .!th,)\'ah, wlwlI his ~n~at
.Jud~e i.,; ut the temple jlllb'iw~ the hu\n\~ of Go(l :l1J~1
HP1HtI'atillg thp pPOple :1:; slll'l'p ;~lId goats al'C SeIH;l'atc~d.
'flw trlle followl'J'.~ of t 'hl'ist JI'SIlS ',ii;e"'llot ashn:m(l
to be .Jehovahs \';itJWS'it>S, lJlIt .n:juiec that th~"y mny
han a Pal't ill tldi\'t.~rjll~ the tc~;timoI!Y to the "iu(IH.'u
N, Y.
(To be continued)
~
result 10 dll.;lld
2, :,. \\'1"'11 an,j how dol'S Il.,),rml's
t'lIIllI,:lll' tjld "ltIl the
:.! 'Ii~ .. ~,tllitll~UI'l ~: ].
tune aIlu
oder
4, 5. \\'1:"
nl<'ll
lll:;':e
IH~ri'\:r'l ".
I"';]';. \Yl!o al\.! IHlll'...,tt'IH lJf tl:l~ Ill'W ('fJ\t'n:lllt J .'l~'IJtJut fur
the ap,,:-~L.:; ('xl'Ll,~.ltHl Hal.\.: m1Tli,... hI~,n, :,':d Jll~' hi . . .
dj~tiH'..:.ui~!liJl~~ 1)l~t\",{ln tilt" "Ji'ttt'r" (If tIl" (1l\ll1an t. :dld
th\.~ "spirit" t!lt'lt'lIt, }--l.n'.\' that his cuun:--,_'l \\.\'4 It'ClJrdtd
for "JIll :lp!.lil'3 "t tlte jill" .'Ilt tilile.
]0, :!'1. J';J<,.plain tltt, ,. '~[<)ry" "1'I,kel1 01 by till: "J'o"t!lJ ill
:! ClHilltlii:'\l.~ ;): i-Il.
21. Puint ,n,l till' ''It''[le'', ",'fl'ne,1 to in \('1'." J~, :'~ 1':cll
in(~ for "~~n':lt 1,bil1t1t'~:-3 of Ht'cc~h", :.twl :--11,)\\ the [lll.S
C:it rtpph"ativu Ol tl,is bt't!l'llllP.
:!2-::,j. l~xplain the ilJn"ltatilJll uQI~d by till.! :qJ(lstl(, :l~ Ill.
~()r\ll\d ;11 \'P:,"::l'S 1:~I.). l[~Jw ural w!l('n d\)!~ tlll.;, 1 f ,::\lt:l('f
,\'ilh n'r,e ]1), lin'l 'q'l'!Jcalioll vr fulhhll"ltll
~li:2'\. f::how \I!t(tl,,'r \,,'I.W 17 has heen eorll",tly l11ld"I,:OU,J
ull,l :ll'l'1it\~l b.\~ the fipitit IJl'~~l)tt(~n UIH'i (d.: t1.1:1 da:', and
'rhellh:r th('jr l/l1lt~t~ of :ll,tiou has he(~n in Il.'~rlJj(lnY tliJ'I'C'
with :lll,I \,ith .1l'~lL~' word" of Jol'n S: ;)1, :;:2, ::n,"
~lJ,::;I. E~;!,bi'1 tit,t aj'udti<)'" "'lr<l~ (\'(:1"") 1,,) (:t) "with
(;!IPU f:~1'0 hdlqlllin~ :'.:-1 in a glass tlll~ $~ll)ry ,d~ tlit~ Lill,l' '.
(! "(il~'ll~I(l into tllC ;-':'111(' lflJa~(' flola ~b)r)' t'J glol)"."
(I') "L\"ll as hy the ~[!il,t of tl,,! Ll)rd."
31. \\'hat i:~ J~OW the g"l(':l.t l)ri\i!t\~'~~ \\hi<h .Jchu\ah ]It\l\idcJ
flJr ti,e ialt!l[ul, awl how Ilill tlll'Y re"l,ljwl thcnto 1
f 9. \\'hat is
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organization of the Devil. Three elements or go\"erning factors. to wit, religj(,1l1S, commercial and political,
appeared therein, bnt th;,t which is maue the foremost
is a political religion, 01' a political rule, or a form of
religion that is uscd hy the politicians, By that is
meant that the politicians who controlled the people
accepted the religion as a matt<:r of expediency,
The prophetic books of .Jonah and Nahum arc devoted exclusively to A~syria anu Nineveh, its capital
city, and strikingly foretell a state of the Devil's organization in which a political clm:s will he in the
saddle and adopt and follow a false religion been use
it is thought expedient in cal'rring out the political
purposes. In this the political fador is strongly and
consistently supported by the commercial power, the
"~iants", whi('h toget hl'r with the politi('ian<; arc made
the principal ones of thl' tIoek of the religious system.
The prophetic record cOll('ernin~ the Assyrian world
power seems to clearly foretell a condition of the
Devil's organization existing during the period of
- preparation for and immellialely before the gwat COlIf1ict between Satan's or~anization and God'..; or!!anization. Othl~rwise stllh>d, it fOl'dold a condi t ion l'Xistin~ on earth whrn appl-oachin~ the time of the
cstahlishmcnt of God's kingdom, which time is the
present time.
Nimrod, the notorious "mig-hty Ilt1l1ter" of old, wa~
Satan's chief wan on enrth. lIe had built Bahylon
and three other cities in the land of Shinar, and
hecame a great campaigner against the [wucd'ttllydisposed Shemites who \i\<:tl in ;'\Ie~;opotamia. A<.;shur
was one of the sons of Shl'm, and c\'idl'ntly he and his
offspring settled that part of tit':) valley of :.\If'sopotamia that lil;; north of Babylon. ~il1l~veh was the capital city of A,,<;yria anu, :If'conling' to the COIHIIlOII or
.ilutltol'izcd rcr.sion of the Bible, it was huilt by
Asshur. (Sec Oenesis 10: 11.) 'l'he aCCUl':H',v of that
tl"UlIslation is disp 1lted by many who claim that it
was Nimrod who built Ninl'vch, the capital city. There
is mueh force to their cl1nll'ntion. Gl'nesis, chapter
ten, verse ten, tells of the bl'ginning of Nimrod's exploits. Flom verses six to twenty the record rwrlains
to the sons of Ham, of which Nimrod was the most
prominent. It docs not seem reasonahle that in the
very midst of the description of that family it would
break off the continuity of the d('scription by interjecting the statement concerning the sons 01 Shem,
who are mentioned in the same chapter, beginning
with the twent.y-second verse.
One well-recognized authority on translation (Ris.
lop) contends with much force that the propel' translation should read thus: "And he [Nimrod], being
strengthened [after Pc had built Babylon, and Ereeh,
and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shin:!r; anJ
had become a 'mighty' man in the earth] wc-nt 10rth
out of that land [Shinar]. IlnG huilJed Nineveh, and
t he city Rehoboth, and Calah." The marginal l'enJpl'in[.( of the Common or Authorized Version snpports
that conclusion, and it reads: "And he l.\"iIII I'od 1
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wulk on in darkness and evil: "I3ecause of the multitude of the whorrdom<; of the \vcllfavourc<l harlot
lXincvch], the mistrc:>s of witchcl'afts, tlwt ~dlcth
lJatiolls throu'-!h her whoredoms, and familil's thl'ou~h
her witchcl'UItS. "-Xuh. 3: 4.
'l'he DC\'il, by appealing to the superstitions of the
political ,~JJd commercial giants Hllll rulers oi the 1f'1lrl,
SC,{1Jwcs tLem and can',,:s the lJatioll to lJe under his
(Satan's) COllt1")1. ./\t the pre,;cnt day there is II1w.. h
cvid<:l1cC ~ho\\'ing that hoth roJitirialls and hig fin:l!l('!ers ('ow;nlt spirit mcdiums Hnu thus recclve il1f(ll'mUt ion from tl:c Dc\-il. \\'hile the pol iticilms in );il1ewh
"",'d'e in tl:e V,lll of Ih(~ or~,~llizaliol1, the ("II11111erri:il
j';:c:t01' was (,:~cI'rjs;n~ its ]Jart. The 01"(:111 iz,ltioi! oi
.\.:;:;)'1'i:1, anu purlir:u;al'ly the capital city, :\'im'\'tiJ.
wns !lulc'.l 1'01' its COlllllll'I'('jal \':e01lth; as the IIl'lJiJll"t
E:lyS: "Tate yo the spoil of silver, take tile "poil Ul
goold; for thc1'e is nUll!..: eud of the store amI glol'Y
out of 1111 the pil'aSi111t fUl'lIitul'e." (?':ah.~:!J) "ThDll
(!\inc\'l'h] h'lo,t multiplied thy mCJ'(lwn1'l ahl)\'l~ the
stal'S ot ltl'::\cn: the (',.n!;u'\\'(Jnn spoiHh, nlJd il" 1fl
away." (~ah, 3: Hj) .\s an example'. ('IJw,idel' I !IC
pre,;c'llt e"nll!1C'l'rial-llIililar.v PO\y('l'H of the worlJ and
see how \"1'11 the I'I'()pl.d IOI!:~ 1l~~0 ue')I.'l'ilJl'd (l\I'm,
~\s;,Yl'i<l, Hnd ilK ",li,it:t! ('il~', \',as a ;!l'c'at lJ1ilit;:t,y
pOWP!' and was slr',w~l,\' f01'1 i[;",!. f'a,v,; th(~ lll'ol'h\'t,
(:\uh. 3: 17): "Thy ('I'OWIH d [rulers 01' u!',k'cl':'; of
authOl';ty] <II'" as the IO('ust') :lnd thy eaptains lfil'id
marshals 01' military f:uflIman(ll'rs) as th'l l!t'I'llt gT,l"-hoppcl's, which {'alllp in thc IH?tb:('s in the cold (j,1,V
lthe 1:Itte1' sitting amllnd ready to act. at thc hiddill:2;
of theil' ownersJ."
The ~\ssYI'ian m'lny wlli('h ('nc:llTllwtl Ill'fore .1l'1'usalem approximated two h\llldrcd thOlh,!IH} wal'l'iol',-;.
'l'hcrc wel'c prohably many morc than 111at, but t ia~
record is tltat O!lC h1l11'.h'l'd awl ei~!hty.fi\'l tholl,,:.lld
of them were kilk,l I,y the 1.01'11 .]I'llOvalt (:tJd in IJltP
ni~rht. The king of .hsyria ddied Jelto\'ah Uud, :!I1d
en<]I'([\,o1'<,(l to tU1'lJ C\'{'!\ (:Oll's ('()I1~lt'I'::lp,l 1,,'o!,Je
away from him anI! rau",? tllI'lIl to ~in' :lll,'::i:tlIl'p 1'1
the Oc\'il. (Isa. 3(j: 1:3-~O) .\nd thus j" pl'oved ..\~
sytia 's mi~ita1'Y st)'en~th and h('r being' us(,d by tlle
Dedl.
"\s,,yrin, and pat'tirul:ll'ly Nitwwh, 111'1' eapilal ('it:--"
Satan's ol'ganization, and which ,,'as r1l1('(11)~' the Jloliticians, profit.erl''l, militarists anJ )'eli~i()lli,.,h, \\'n~ a
bloody or;!.anization p1'e~ ing upon othc 1''', lying to t !'"
criYC, CXI)loitin~ and rlJl>lJin~ the Jl\.'IJl'k. "\VOL' t,)
the blo r )(.1y city!" cries out tIte prophet (:\a1l. 3: ], :2 :)
"it is nil full of lie's ;lJlt1rohlH'l'Y; the ]ll'l.',Y (ll;p<1l'tl'\ h
not; the noi~:,.' of a whip, :mel the noi,;'~ d the rattIi! '!
of tll(' \l'ltelh, nnll vI' the prancing hor-c>-.;, and ( t
the jumping chariot","
It \l'U" the rulers of Xincv('}l who brou!.!llt ah'l11t tii','
~umr.ri: :lll>;, tItnt eomp:lll~' of rrli!Ji(I,!~ hybrids ".. ilO
w(>re roll1ni7Nl in Pnlestinc, and ,,-Ito lllili'"lt'l} tJwil'
llr:~!"lJl:,m, the IJcyiJ rl'ligiilll, \; itlt a prl'll'll,!t:,l :11' (
iinpcl'~,t:ti()u<; ";orship of Jehovah. T!:.' Lll'd pif.i:I:~
numes the 8:1mut'ituas <1<; "ad\'(:r~aril'::;" or' Ill" re"i'~",
:MAY
15,
19~1
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BROOKLY~,
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Jesus and hi,> sacrifice, idClltifies him as the Onc fOICshadowed by the passon'l' lamb, saying: "For cn~n
Uhrist our l'ussovc.:r is sacrificed for us.' '-1 Cor. ;): i.
l(eep ahvays in mind that life is wl13t :\d:1ffi lost
and life i" what m~ll ell'sires, and that tIl<' ollly w~:y
10 life Ood has fol'tshadowed in the sacrifice of the
lJassover lumb, wbi('h hn;lb l'l'!Jl'csenteo !li~.; Iwlowd
~()n. This explains why t)lC LO~!(J"; was T1l~:de a nWII
alld called Je:iUs. lie" was made in thc likeness of
men: awl being- foullo in rash ion as a mUll, he IHunblcd
llimsclf, alld beenme olwdiellt lInto death, C\ en tlw
dt:ath of the emss". (Phil. 2: 7, 8) Thc disability of
the human l':1CC ('oldd be 1ahn mY;l)' only by the value
Ilf a per!\'t! hl1lll:'.tl life s;J(l'iii(~(;d. The humall family
is lih'lIl'd ulIlo sll\"'/l that kl\'C gulle astl'a~', bl'ealbc
hllJ'll in ~,jll <:11<1 sll;ljl('n ill ini'!Hity. (1':,. ri1: ~I) /..:1),1
}lro\'ideo his Ido\'(,d ~;Oll, fore,,,lwtloweu hy the lamb,
to take am'.\' tlte gt'l':tt dbahilit.y upon the human race
J}J' r('aSOIl of sin.--lsa. ~):3: G.
\Yhen hc~ v:::s ('11 1'::1'1 h .Jeslls spoke of til(; human
l':~C'C as she 'P ;;11<1 IlilllSt'!f n" the Slil'plH'rd, :'110 phiuly
p:linted Ollt tild till'ou:,,;'ll his s(ll:l'ifi('e is (lod's way that
II'ad,; to I i ft'. "'1'Ill'1l saitl .JeSWi unto tlll'1ll a~aill,
Yel'ily, \'I.'cily, I S:IY Ullto YOll, 1 am the door of the
;,1 Jl'l'jl. 1 ::111 tIle duul': by nil' if any man entcr in, he
~'hall he sa\'l:cl, alld sh~lll go in and out, unll filld pU:itll1'(~. TIll' lllid ('oral'lh 1)(1t, but 1'01' 10 steal, a III I to
Idll, nnd to 11l'''! l'OY: I Hill eome thnt they Tlli~ht h:!\"c
lift.', :111(1 tli .. t tilC'.\' llli~,dlt ha\'e it lllOl'l~ ahlln<1nntly.
1 :lln the ~:uod shel,hel'd: the good slll'pherll gi\'\'lh his
life fol' tllC shl'lp.'--.I,,],n 10: 7, !.l-11.
The Soil of (;01.1 \H~S f~t'nt to c:ll'th to provide the 1'1.'d{'mpti\'e pricc for mankind. Hc was not eOlllpl'!hel
to comc to earth and dip, hut hc came to do his Fathel"s ,,,ill; and 1'01' this I'C:1',on hi" Fathl'1' 10\'('11 him.
.JI'SlL'; s:lid: ".As the Fathel' lmow<.:th llll', cnm so Imow
I tile Fathcl': alHll lay down my life for the ;,helT.
Thc!'\' I'ol'c dol h my Fathel' love me, hel'aus:.l 1 lay
down lily life, tltat I llli~ht take it u~aill. ~o lIlan
taketh it f!'Olll niP, but I lay it down of myself. 1 ha\'e
vower to lay it down, and 1 hnvc power to take it
again. This commandment ha\'e 1 l'"cei\'eu of my
Father."-.John 10: 1;', 17, 18.
'1'he Isr::ditl's \\,(~l'e re(luircel to roast the lamh whole,
\\'ithout hreaking a bone, and thm to cut tbe flesh, together with unleavened hread. What \\'as thus s;lOwn
and foreshadowed in the pictme, Ood, throu~h his
prophet (1'".3+: 20), also foretold. When Jesus ,va'>
slain us the reality foreshudowed by the lamh, not a
bone of his body was hrohn. "But when they <'umc
to .JC'sus, :1I1d saw that he wus lle:1d already, thC'~- hr.:ke
uot his lc~s: for these thing:; were done tbat CIC
sC'ripturc should ];c fulfilkl..l, .\ bOlle of him shull IJut
he broken. "-..Tohn If): 33, 36.
The hrend which tlte Jews were require,} to e.lt with
the roast lamh 1;\Ust be without Ic'anm. LCU':l'll is impure Imu therefore a symbol of sin. The ltuka,'eneJ
bread foreslwdo\'. cd the purity of Jl'~,ns. '1');0 hrt :!l
also was a picture representing' the humanity of Je-
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J>UULL'lIIED SEYI-:MOYTmY
By
:1. F.
Rt::THERFORD President
W. E.
~reat shall
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VOL,
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JGXE
Xo.11
1, 1934
HIS COVENANTS
PART 5
l(
(father my saints tOrJclher lwin me; those that have made a coeclul1li with m(' 1J!J sll(,l'i/ice, A urZ the h('(/I1ens shall declare his ,.irJhteo1tsness: for God is jlu]ye himself. "-Ps. 50: 5, G,
1{;.3
Israel after the flesh turlled away from (:Ol}, rommifted sing- against him and against th('il' ('OWll:Int
with him. In this Israel fon':';!ladow('r! "('hl'isl('ndom", illC'ludinl! all the eOlbl'('ra1('u who con1irllw to
wear thl' "filthy g'armt'nt!'!" of "Christendom". ThpY'
claim to be for .Tcho\'ah. but th(')' arc not, ('\'pn as the
Israelites of old elaimed to he for noel but were not,
As Go<l was angry with natmal Israel, so hr. was
angry wilh the profeso;;cd spiritual Israrl at the roming of the Lord to the tcm pIp, and this il1('l Ildl'd all
U1l1ler the term" of the new covenant und \\ hu had nnt
IJecn hold in c}eclarin:r the n\('ssa~e of God's king'dom
llnd those who had eonfC'rred ~1'C'at honor upon ml'Tl,
(Luke 16: 15) The remnant' of fksldy Israd wa"
saved, and likrwise a remnant of spiritual Tsrarl is
san-d when thp l.ord ::q,pears at the it'mTdp for jud',,:ment and inauguration of the new CO\'(:II1111t to\,;ar1
161:
{]lie \~~\TCfiT0\VER
,Je,;; 1, 1031
16j
~e w~\TC}-IT0\VER..
oder
oder
Q'i\'(''; to thos()
to\,:arl1 whom the IWW (,o';enant has been inall~urated.
11 Tho,~c w;JO arc born of Go,] 's woman, tlwt is t'J
say, his or(!anization. and who are now in the 1l'mp:,j
;:>1'.' being' tuu~ht of God, awl gTeat is their pc::w';
as it is written: "~\nd all thy children shall he tau';:lt
of : he L()r,lj anu !.!l'cat shall he: the pl'uee oi thy chilo
drr'l1. " (Isa,_~-! :J::3) The enemy ,vill continue to ::sS::lUlt the faithful ,,,itnessrs of Jehovah, but slldl assaults will not causc the faithful to fear eith"r man
01' devil, nor will the faithful fail to boldly dCf+~!,I~
Owl's Inr:-."a~!e of tr11th. They will obey God and not
m,lll, 'l'hl'ir f;,ith and cOllfidellce is in .JpLo,;,;>!, :\11,1
1I,~~' knO\\' -that th( ir stren~th ('omes fl'Om him; hW'l'
thl',\' arc at greut peace, bccause they Im(J\r that UfI,l'"
}Jl'omise<:; arc Sllrc and that the cnrmy t;lwll )lOf, ;)1'('.
vail fl~nil1st them. Jehovah has saiJ coneel'nill~ tllt'~e
faithful onl's: "Xo wcapon that is form\~11 u~ainst t!lee
,,]Jail pr()~\iprj allll c\'C'ry tono.>;ue that shall rise a~ni\l"t
the in jmh!;mcnt thou shult C'0I111emn, This is i.1I.!
Jj('l'it;l'~e of tlH' s('!'\,:mts of 1he !Joru, and their ri;';:l~
eOlbl!(~S which is of me) sui th the Lord. "-]sa. ;j.J::
17, N.V.
TE:'.IPLE opr::'ol
12 The law covenant had the ark of the eOI'i'na11t,
:llld ~he 11ew ('o\'elwnt Iws a ('()J'I'l'spondil1'd,\ gTl'~tl'l'
Olle.' (If(b. !): ].5,23,24) This i'l :wotllel' j!rlJ(,f that
the Ilew eOH'nant applies spel'i(ieally to spil'illl,d
Lr;,d, The Iomill'.;' of the Lord .JI':ms t" 1111' Il'IIIpl,:
ill l!llS n;;\I'ks tlw OPt'lIill~~ of tite tl'tTl!Jle ill h(':I\'('!I,
aild th.!ll 10110\':;; the illa\l~tll,;,tio;1 of thl' 1l('II' eli\"'
11;'1)'," ('Ollf'''l'l!i!l'! this it is writtl']': "~'\lId thel": \rns
'.' .1'\1 th.' lemp1c of (;;)(1 that is ill l,e;]\'l'11; and th"!'t'
\,,",1, St'PI! ill hi" temple the ark of his (,O\'('l1:1I,t; all'l
1l';')'I' foll:1\\ \,,1 li!!htllin!.!s, and \'o;('('S, and t h1llilkr"
:1111 an I'arthquake, alld gl,(:tt haiL I, (Hn', 11: l!l,
Te, V.) The JIl'(";('lJ~(' of 1he 'ark ill the trmpll' oC l1"a'::'n', as stated in this s('riptl1l'(" (!Pilote"! .Jehoyah 's 1'1'1";'
,'!ICC thet'i! as rrpresl'nted hy the LUl'(l .J,',;n,; ('!lri>.',
the gr('at :\I(,diator allll Judge and Inaugul'ato!' of th:;
,'on-nallt, \Vllo has come to the 1emple. .\t the illan';lll'af ion of t hr law l'ovcnant at Sinai t II ('1'e wa"! a
!lI'C1t ~h;)king of the l'al'th an,l "then.! \VCl'e thl1lllkr,
:lll<l}i~htning'l".
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obtain the earthly !Jlc"iIJgs of human life will he th0
chiltlrcn of Chl'i!;t, and not the chilJn'1l of Jehovah.
'l'his is definitely proved hy the fact that the fail hIul
11,(,11 of olJ who will Iw('ome the gOY('l'llors visible in
the l'al'th will bc thc children of the Christ and UI1llc:r
his direct supervision. (Ps. 4:1: 16; Isa. 9: 6) To he
sure, uU life procccJ.,; from .JdlOnlh (;oJ; but JehO\'u:1
has <:'lothed Christ Jesus with the po'scr and authority
to gi\'c life to tIle earthly class and he is t.1csi~nated
in the ScriptUJ'es as "The e\'erlasting Father", KI)turah's childrcn wcre 110t by Isaac, ;\\'ho was a type
of Christ .Jesus, but by ~\braham, \\"110 pictured Jcho\'ah God himself. For this retl:'011 it is :;\,en that the
six SOilS of Kl'turah could 1I0t repre3l'nt the earthly
or human class.
TilE FACTS
IS The patriarch .\hraham had one wife, namc.l
Rarah, and two concuhines, the first of these bein~
JIU!!:l1' and the' srcond Kl'tllrah. For a long- time Sarnh
was harren, and Abraham took Sarah 's Renant Jfa~ar
as a sllbstitnte for Sarah, ar](l hy her Ishmael was
hom. Later in ~\braham 's old age Sarah, his true
wife, coneci\l'd and :.rave birth to a son for ~\braham,
whom ..\br'aham Hamed Isaae. \\'hen ~arah was 127
years old Rho died. Three year's after' her' t!('ath Irsaa~
married Hehecca. After tlie mal'1'iage of fsaac and
HelH'rca, tlll'n Abraham married and Iwd six sons:
"Then w!ain ~\braharn took a wife, and lii:r n:une was
Keturah." (nen, 2;): 1) .\t the time these sons wer~
hom to Ahrah:lm nnd Kdul'ah Abt'aham wns a \'('ry
old mall. 'TheRc faets arc important to consider in
dch'mlining" \vhat the sons of Keturah l'l'prescntlu.
10 If the son..; of .\ht'aham bv Kcturah did not pictllrc the earthlv class to be biessed with life dUt'in~
the reig-ll of Cill'ist, what did they pictm'd .All ahstrac'l uns\\'el' to t he quest iun is first givcn, and thl'u
follows the Scriptural argnment in support thereof.
Tho answrr that is reasonable and supported by th.]
SeriptUl't's is this: The six chiltlt'on of .\braham by
Keturah pirl nre those \dlO \\"('re fll'OWl'ht into the new
rO\'l:nant tlfter tile birth of ihe kil1g'dom, "Jhe_ marr
child," antI who are designated as 'ut her chiltlrC'n' of
Zion that ure born after the birth of the "man child".
Concerning this the proplH'cy was \\ I'itten: "Before
she travailetl, she brollg-ht forth j before her pain ram'~,
she was delivered of a man ehild. Who hath h,':ml
sueh a thing? who hath i'I('cn slleh thing,,? Shall lhe
earth be made to bring' forth in aile day -1 or shall a
nation be b01'11 at ollce? fot' as soon as Zion travailed,
she hrollg'ht. fot'th her rll ildr(,ll," (Isa. (jG: 7, S) Th,~
"man child" was hor11 of God's organization 31'
woman in 1914. (Rev. ]2: 1-5) (See Light, Book Onc,
pag-e 23;).) lIeI" other childl'en', parI icnlarly thc remnant, are horn of Zion later and after the COmill!{ t)f
the Lord Jrsus to the tcmple and the begillnin~ of
the building up of Zion, \yhich oceurred ill 1918.
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son was" horn of the flesh". \Yha t the la IV covenant tenor of these worus I have made a covenant with
failed in the new covenant furnishes, to wit, a people thee [~Iosts, typifying Christ Jesus] and with Israd
for his name.
[typifying spiritual Israel, including the remnant]."
--Ex. 34: ]0, 11, 27.
23 The' Abrahamic covenant' was in fact an uncon2~ In harmony with the aforesaid t~'pe Jehovah ('on
ditional declarat ion of Jehovah's IJnrposc to produce
a seed, and by using Abraham and Sarah his wife firmed the Abrahamic ('ovenant with the true st>ed,
God pictured how he would hl'in~ forth a seed, which that is, with .Jesus Chl'i'St, by making with him the
seed was pictured or illustrated by Isaac. God per- new covenant. Through Christ Jesus, the ~leJiatol',
mitted Sarah to he harren for a 10llg' while and until .Jehoyah eonfirnwd lhe ~\brahamic covenant to the
llis due time to hriIl!.~ forth the typical seed of prom- members of the body of Christ Jesus, that is to l'1ay,
ise. Durin~ tlmt period of time JIagnr was suhstituted with spiritual Israel, in the same way, to wit, by a
for Sarah or attached to the AhJ'ahamic household that new covenant, which sets forth specifically Jehovah's
she mi~ht give birth to an heir to Abraham. The son of Jlllrpose eoncernin~ this sred of Abraham. The new
IIHgar was not the heir of promise, and manift'stly the co\'enunt is therefore uneillury to or clasped to the
(~hicf IHU'poSC of this arrallg'pmcnl was to demon<;tratc
Abrahamic connunt, just as the back of the IJl'il:st'r-;
that the' promised srcd' could he produced only by _cphod was clnsped to the front part there-of. 'l'his
the miraculous power of Jehovah. In due time Sarah further confirms the ('(Inclusion that the IWW eoyenant
gave birth to the typil'al seed, and thiH was the rCHult is a means employed by .Jehovah to brill!! forth a I!('Oof the rxereise of .1<,llOvah's mimculous power. 'l'he pIe for his name, whieh people shall he assoeiatc,d with
birth of that son waH a ('oni1nnation of the covenant. and by adoption lweome a part of the l'1ecd of AbraIsaac was a type of .h'SllS CIIl'ist, the Ron of .Jehoyah ham and purti('ipate in the vindication of .Jeho\':lh's
God; and at the time of the haptism of J('RUH, awl name.
when the holy spirit in the form of a dove dl's~ended -- 211 Sarah had one son, and afte-rwards she (liell. That
from heuven and li~hted upon .Jeslls, and the voice does not signify the ew] of the Ahrahall1ie cownant,
from heaY(~n was heard to say, '''l'his is my heloyed nor the end of .1c1lo\"1l h 's or~anization; lH'l':tuse these
Ann, in whom I am well plemipd," there the Ahra do not end. From the- time of her d('ath Sarah is
hami(' eoyenant hrought forth the real, true seed of me-rely out of tlw pict nrc, as, of eour~e, a ftrr her dl',tl ~l
promisp. (:\latt. 3: ]6, 17) Isaac alone was the type she could hl'ing 1'Qrth no more children. ~arah dir!l
of Chri:>t JesuH, who iH the IH'omised sped; as it is thirty-scH'1l ypars II ft(' l' the birth of Isaac lllld th1'('c
writt(:n: "In Isaac shall thy secd be called. "-Gen. years l)('forc the marriage of Isaac to Hdlec('a; fOl'
21: 12; Hom. !): 7.
Isaac wa~ forty ye:m:; old when he manicd. (Gen.
2;-): 20) Then at'tl'r haae's marriage to BelJ('c('a, and
2. 'fhe covenant of .Jehovah with Ahraham was luter
confir'med unto Isaac, then unto J ueoh, and then unto more than three years after Sarah's (1<-ath, Almlham
the twl'!vc tlil)(,s of Israel (Judah), and particularly took a wife, and her name was Ketllrah. (;('11, 24:
in the law covenant. "He hath rememlwred his cove- 67; 2;': 1) A1't('r ~arah's d(':ith Ketnrah sUIJstitllt('(1
Jlant for ever, the word which he eommandl:d to a for Sa1'l1h in bringing fOl,th morc childr<'ll unto Allr'lthousand ~ellN'at ions: which covenant he made with ham, jnst as Huth the ~l(Jabitish woman subst itut ('II
AIH'aham, and his oath unto Isaac; and confirmed the for the ageJ .TeWl'SS I\aomi in the }li!,th of II <;('('(1.
s:une unto .Jacoh for a law, and to Israel for all e\"(~r Kf't umh, thcl'rfore. would picture nod's org"a nizat iOIl,
lasting' coyenant." (Ps. 10;;: ~-]O) "Ood I'ememocl'l:d hut not the lICW eo\cnant. She and h('r sons toget her,
his covenant with l\braham, with Isaac, and with however, did picture God's organization giving b:rlh
Jacob." (Bx. 2:24) Jehovah earl'ipd out the pro- to other sons after the birth of the lIlan child.
visions of the Abrahamic COYC'llant toward Abraham's
27 Abraham lH'ing an old man, and also Sarah being
fleshly Q('SCCIHlants hy dcliv('ring' them from Egypt by too old to b('u1' ('hil~lrl'n, .JcllO\uh pel'forme-t! a miracle
means of Mosps and the law covenunt, and by then toward them, causin~ the conception and the birth of
thrusting' out the heathen before th('m in the land of the son Isaac. It follows, therefore, that t he six SOlIS
Canaan. "And he [Jehova h] said, Behold, I make a of Abraham by K('turnh, born more than forty years
covenant: hrfore all thy people I will do marn:ls, such aftf'r the birth of haae, wen' also sons brought forth
as have not l)('('ll done in all the earth, nOl' in any na~ hy the mirnculous pOWPi' of .J('hovah. Concerning the
tion [nor in behalf of any nation 1: and all the people miraculous birth of Isaac: "(.\3 it is written, I have
amon~ which thou art shull sr(' the work of the Lord:
ma(lc thee n father or many nations,) hrfore him
for it is a terrible thing' that I \rill d0 with thee. whom he hclie\'ed, even God, who qui('k('!1('th the d('ad
Obsen'(; thou that which T command thee this day r.\brahllm's po\vcr to fecundate Sarah was d('ad, :mJ
[the day of the inauguration of the law covenant at God mil'aculou<;ly quick('l1cd that powrrJ. and call1'th
Sinai] : hehold, I dl'ive out before thee the .\mol'ite, those things [Ahraham lwing included] whiph be not
and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and tlie Perizzite. [even a<; ~\hrllham ,,,as once not a futhrr of a multiand the Hivite, and the .Jebusite. And the Lord said tude 1 as thOll[!.'h they were [henre God ('hanged the
unto l\loses, 'Write thou these words: for after the name of Abram to Abraham, meaninq 'father of a
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the hoclY of Christ ean inhcrit nothing of
tlH~m<;eln',;,
(To be continued)
QUESTIO:-;'S FOIt STUDY
~ 1. From where, ulJll for \\ hat p'lrposc, Jocs Jl'hovah gather
his ~aint~ t";.:etllt.'r untl) him!
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11 33, 34. If "Ahraham gave all that he had unto Isn.ae" and
fI 29, 30. Wlmt further proof (}f the prophPtic position of the
1 _")
I ...
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plrnse God he rl11.tst fOllow the direct ion that the Lord
Jesl!'l points out. Tho 011C thus seebng the Lord (Jod
mll"t now oxerrisc faith; and the tirst thin~ of imprJi:'tancc is to belicye tht'll. .JI'1IOV:1h exists, and that he r,'wards those who dilig'cntly seek him. (lleb. 11: 6) To
such .Jesns says: "If flnv man \'.'iIl ('o:ne aftol' TIll'.
let him dcny' j,imself, ll;ld tal>c up his cl'o~s, and
I;~u.
!J: G, 7.
ol'ganizvtion.
Tt i" writt.n: "Of his o\,;n ",ill l)('~at lH' us Wil:l
tl1(' word of t1'llth, that w,' "hould he a kind I)f {inl
fruit-> of his "l'l'ntures," (.Jns. 1 :18) Stwh Iwgotlt'll
(JIlt''' as (iod the'reafter choo..,es anu takes illtu t iw kill:!dom f:I.J\'l'nallt art: the "dcl't ac(,ol'flil1~ to ti)(, [on',
kn()wl('d~l> of (;ou till' Fathe!', throu~lt ':,wti r r:01 i, 11
of the spirit, unto obedil:llC'(, and sprilll;j ill:! of I he
hlood of .Ie,.;\:-; Chri"t: (;1':1('(' 11IIto ~ 0;1, omJ IIl';)t'f'. ! ,(~
multiplied. Blessed be the Uod and T'atl.,r of (jIlt'
J(i.l;E
1, 19;)1
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r.rGe \iVATCI-IT0\VER.
was from his heavenly Father, Jehovah; for, as Hebrews, chapter seven, verse twenty-six, states, he was
('huly, harmle~s, undefiled, separate from sinll~>rs".
John's first epistle, chapter three, verse five, says:
(( And he was manifested to take away our sins; and
in him is no sin." Other script ures (1 Pet. 1: 19 ;
IIrb. 9: 14) declare that he was without spot or blemish; therefore perfect and holy.
In Isaiah's prophecy, chapter one, verse eighteen,
God says to us: "Come now, and let us reason to~et her
. . ; Though your sins he as scarlet, they shall be as
white as snow; thoug'h they he red like crimson, they
shall be as wool." 'Ve fihould reason upon God's purposes as re\'l~alcd in the Bible, because he invites us
thus to do. Whrn we sec the reason why Jesus was
maoe a man, why it was rJecpssary for him to he a
perfect man while on earth, then we are glad and give
praise to God. lIad he not become a mall, there woulo
have been no hope for any of the human race to get
life thl'Oug'h Christ Jesus; and the al)ostle Peter tieelares that there is no other name given unuer lwa\'cn
wherrby mankind can livc.-Acts 4: 12.
Aside from the doctrinc of Jehovah God's kingdom
the great ransom sacrifice of Jcsus is the most vital
to man of the doC'trinal strings upon the harp of God,
becausc without it no real lastin~ joy could be had
hy mankind. In due tinw its henefits shall I'('su!t to the
entirc human race; ant! all who a ppreciate it will sing
aloud and rejoiee with exceeding joy. Thcy will havc
mdouy in their hearts and upon their lips because of
this wonderful provision made by Jehovah for man's
l)cnefit. For thousands of .Far's divinc wisdom has
been working out his purpose concerning mall; and
the: ransom sacrifice is a very ill.lportallt part of that
purpose. Its importanec runnot be ovcrstatt>d. It is
the gateway that leaus to life auo happincfis. It is the
nW:IIl~ of bring-iug back man into harmony with God.
'1'0 apprcciatc this grcut doett'inc we must uuderstand
it. 'l'hercfore let us reason together in the light of the
divine 'Vord, that we may understano.
'1'he most "precious thing possessed by uny creature
is life, because without life e\'erything c!fie would be
useless and could not be enjoyed. Even now we obsel'\'c that d mun with but a small sp:u'k of life clings
to that with desperation. It is only when a creature
is perfect alld enjoying eomplPte life and the right to
it that he can properly glorify .Jehovah, his great
Creator. Gou's great arrangement must ultimately
bring glory to his name.
Jeho\'ah created Adam, the first man, in his own
image and likeness. lIe creatl'd him perfect; for all
the works of Jehovah arc perfect. (Dellt. 32: 4) lit'
gave to man life ano the right to life. Life means any
conscious existence. Right to life means the full authority to maintain existence, Adam and Eve in Ed('n
were perfect in their bodies, without pain, without
sorrow; and were beautiful creatures. They had not
a scar nor a mark upon them anywhere. They rnjoycd
life and all the blessings incidcnt to that Iii<>. TIlt'ir
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home was perfeet; and even all the animals and bi:'ds
of Eden were subject to thrm, and they had ab"olute,
dominion and control. God gave them aU these privileges to enjoy eternally, upon one expressed cowlitiOll, namely, that they be obedient to his law anl!
thereby honor him. He informed man that a violation
of this law would bring upon him loss of life, loss of
the right to life, loss of all the blessings incident to it.
Satan inJuced mother Eve to believe that God was
keeping back something from them, and, therefore deceiving Eve, induced her to violate the law. There
was no real wrong in the fruit which Eve ate. The
wrong was in di:'iobeying the Lord. When Adam found
that she had violated God's law, knowing that she
must die he preferred to be with her in death ruther
than to be sepnrated from her j so he also became a
party to the trallsgn'ssion by voluntarily and willlllgly
violating the law of God. Jehovah, in the exereise of
his perfect justice, sentenced man to death. This sentence deprived Adam and Eve of the rig-ht to life.
Th"y werc dl'iven out of Eden awl in due time tI,ey
lost life itself. For nine hundl'l'd and thirty yrars
th('Y were compelled to goo about in the earth and cam
their bn'ad hy dig-~ing in the soil and partaking of
su(h foou as they jlrodurcd, which was im!H'rf('(,t :lnd
pois()nou~,. In this manner they wcre put to <katl),
This sentence of dpatlt passed lIpan Adalll had an
indirect dTed upon his offspring-. BefoI'l~ he was
driven from Eden he and Eve had not exercised the
authority given to them hy Jeho\'ah to be;.{et and hrin~
forth chih1r'en on the earth. This they did t'XC'reise
after beiIlg dl'ivCJl from Eden. They bei/l~ now UI1del' the seutencl' of df'ath and undergoing that (lcath
penult.y, it \vas impossible for their children, hom ,!Hdel' such eonoitio/ls, to come "into cxist('nce pCl'fert.
It woul(l follow, then, that when the childn'n \\".'ru
hom, whilo they would have a measure of life and
the rig-hts incident to that measurc of life (and tlJ'-'~e
we call "life rights" us distinguished from" ri!!ht to
life"), they would have no right to life; btCallse .\dam,
having no right to life, could 110t bring child/'('n illto
the world who woulo have gTcatcr rj~ht than he had.
Hence none of Adam's descendants could aet :I';
m~'tn 's ransomer, because none had perfrct human life
equivalcnt to that which Adam had in hi,; perfection
in Eden. For this reason God took action in mankind's behalf. God is immortal and can ne\'er die;
hence he himself coulo not cOllle oown to earth anu
die as a man in order to redeem the human race. In
his love he spnt his only begotten Son by trunsfel'l'ing
the perfect, sinless life of this 1>elo\'ed Son from the
hl'l:\'enly, spiritual plane of existence down to the
earthly, human plane. Thus the mi~hty Son of Gou
"was made flesh" "and was made in likeness of men".
He became" the man Christ Jesus ", and as sueh he
'tasted death for every man'. In reward for J(sus'
faitlrfulness even to the death of the tre<', God I'ai~cd
him from the dead and ga,'e him immortalit.v and the
most exalted place in heu,'en next to him<;df.
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the people to know ,1eho\"Uh God lIUlI hiH purp'Jscs as
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HIS COVENANTS
PART 6
II AlI(l you arc tllcy who havc continued with me in my trials. And 1 covenant for y01l, et'en as my F'atller
ha,s covenanted for ?/lr, a ]tinydom."-IJltkc 22: 28, 29, Vil/glott.
}<;IIOVAII eovennnted unto his hcloved Son, Christ
.Jesus, n king-dom, which king'(lom is the capital
organization of .Jehovah and of which, of course,
Christ Jesus is the Ill'ad and l.1ord. In God's due time
that king'dom, whidl is "the holy city" or }H'aw:nly
organization, completely dedicated am] devotcd to JchOV;lh Cod, comes down from God out of heaven and
takl'S ehal'f.!e of thc affairs of the world. Jeho\'ah authorizes Cill'ist .Jesu,,; to covenant Ullto his faithful
IH'ethrcn for a part or place in 1hat kingdom, that
such faithful ones mi~ht be a part of his royal 01'g-anizution. It is the kingdom 01' holy organization
1hat completely vindieates .JellOvah's name after first
h:'aring testimony to his name, That covenant for the
kingdom is s';)parate and distillet frum the new cov~
WlIIt, but is closl'ly l'l']at('d thereto. One must he in
the new covenant heforr he can be in the kingdom.
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the hirth of 1he ldn~dom, and after Chri:st Jesus appeared to build up Zion.
WHO
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SO~G
Song.is evidence of joy. It was therefore appropriate, when :Uoses, as God's instrument, announced
to the Israelit(\s in ~[oab the terms of the covenant
there madl', that he should compose and sing a song;
which he did. The Israelites were ahout to engage in
war and enter into the land of promise. That song
sun~ upon the plains of :Moab foretold a far more
wonder'ful song to be sung at the induction of God's
<,hosen people into the covenant for the kingdom. That
more wonderful song is now being sung. The words
of the song of Most..'S proceeded from Jehovah God,
allu )Ios{~s, acting as the mouthpiece of Jeho\"ah, spoke
the words of this song, to wit: "Give car, ye heavens,
anu I will sJleak; and let the earth hear the words of
my mouth: ~Iy doctrine shall urop as the min, my
speech shall uistil as the dew; as the small rain upon
the tender gruss, and a!'l the showers upon the herb."
(Deut. 32: 1, 2, Il.V.) The sollg emphasized the great
truth thereof, to wit, that the chief purpose of the
covenant is the vindication of Jehovah's name; that
Jehovah's name must be kno\nJ and exalted in all the
universe. Calling upon all spiritually-minded ones to
give ear, the song ascribes all goodness and lo\ingkindlless to Jehovah, and t 1lCU snys: "For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe J'e greatness unto
our God. The nock, his work is perfect: for all his
ways are jud),rment: a God of faithfulness and without irtiquity, just and right is he." (Deut. 32: 3, 4,
RV.) The song then tells in brief concerning the
judgment of Jehovah and informs his covenant people
how they have violated their eovenant. "They hu\'e
dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children.
it is their blemish' they are a perverse and eroo:,ed
gC'neration. Do y~ thus requite the Lord, 0 fOuli~h
people and unwise f Is not ne tlly {lINk." tki'';- ,hi'l',r
bought thee' He hath made thee, and establbhed
thee." (Dent. 32: 5,6, R.V.) Speaking of his justice
and judgment Jehovah reminds his people that \"enge.
anee (that is, vindication of his name) hdom."S to
him. HVen~eance is mine, and reCOmpf:llSI.', at the
time when their foot shall slide: for the day 01 their
calamity is at hand, and the things tlwt arc to come
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Thereafter the Greatcr ~[oscs, Christ .Jesus, as Jehovah's instrument began to unfold to the remnant. the
meaning of prophecy, and it becomes a matter of
choice for them to choose between Jehovah's great
Prophet and Servant or the Devil's mouthpiece aud
representati\'e. Many who think they represent God
are in fact Sa tan '8 dupes and instruments. As many
of the natural Israelites became unfaithful, even so
now there are those who arc in line for the kingdom
who become unfaithful, and these unfaithful ones fail
to give heed to the Greater Prophet. Those ill line
for the kingdom who now fail or reflKe to render
wholehearted and loving- obedience to Chti'it will corne
to a disastrous cnd.-Dent. IH: 13-19; Acts 3: 1!)-2:;.
33 The death of ~Ioses did not take away lradpl'ship
from Israel, because .Joshua succeeded him alllllcJ the
Israelites into Canaan. Concernin~ the kin~dom con'nant foreshadoweu by the covenant made at :Uoab,
the invincible leadership by Jehovah's great. Prophet,
Christ Jesus, is guaranteed to the remnant. These
faithful ones are entirely and fully assured that if
they abide in the tcmple ano faithfull~' alll] joyfully
obey God's great Prophet, they shall be bl'OU~(ht
through with complete victory to the praise of J('llOvah's name. This vietory is not by what they do, but
it is the victory of Jehovah accomplished fOl' them by
Christ Jesus as his g-reat in'itl'utIlent alld for the honor
and vindication of Jehovah's great name.-l Cor.
15: 57.
3. Christ Jesus, the Greater Moses, is conducting
judgment at the temple aceordin~ to the will of {lou.
His promise is that those tak('n into the cO\'l-uant with
llim for the kingdom shaH sit with him ill the ju(l~
ment of the twd ve tribes of Israel. This must nll'lln
primnrily all of those who go to make np the spiritual
Israelites, that is to say, spirit,hegotten ones, out of
which the royal house is taken. From thi.., promise of
the Lord it is reasonahly proper to conclude that til(:
faithful resurrected saints, gathered unto Zion first,
arc having some part in the judgmellt, the details of
which arc not l'e\'caled to us. '!'he question then is,
Do those still remaining 011 e.nth, that is, the faithful
remnant, have any P<11'1 in this judgment -? and the
scripture appropriate to this question is: "Therefore
judge nothing' before the time, unt il the Lord come,
who both will bring to light the hidden thing,; of (\;Il-k.
ness, and will make manifest the counsels of the
hearts: and then shall every IIlan have praise 01 God."
(1 Cor. 4: G) 'I'he Lord, the goreat Judge, Iws com(',
and he has caused the fnithful who are taken into
the covenant for the kingdom to sit with him in heavenly places, that is to ~ay, in the temple. It is therefore the time for jUlIgil1ent, and it seems t'lear that
the work of the remnant who are yet on earth in c(,nlleetion with the judgment is that of declaring' the
judgments of .Jehovah al1'l.:ady written, a11<l thus they
have a palt ill the judgment. The name of Jehovah
now must be made known; his ycngeance must be declared; but it is the faithful l'cmnant, constitnted his
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CORRUPTING OF CHRISTIANITY
O)IB was in ancient times a great world power
of which Satan was then (even as he still is)
the gotl. (2 Cor. 4: 3,4) It was in the fourth
century that this great world power atlopted the
Christian religion as the rcli:!ion of the state or goverument. Thereby the Devil succeeded in haxing the
11eople call them:dves by th(~ name of God nnd of
his Christ and at the same time constantly bring reproach upon the name of the Lord, and in fact represent the Devil. '1'0 show how stealthily and fruudulently the Devil overreached the people and turllN]
their minch from the trm' God the following is quoted
from the histol)' entitled" Old Homan \Vorld":
"In the second cl:ntury there are no ~r(;ater names
than Polycal'p, Igllutius, Justin ) [arty1', ClpnH.'nt,
Melito and Apollonius, quiet bishops or intrepid
martyrs, who lldJ1'(~ssed their floc:ks in upper chambel'S, allu who heltl no worldly rank, famuus only fur
theil' sanctity or silllplieity of character, and only mentioned for theil' stln:(~l'ings and faith, 'Ve Tend of
martyrs, some of whum wrote valuable treatises and
npolog'ie~; but :UIlOllg' them we find no people of rank.
It was l.L disgrace to be a Christian in the eye of fashiun or power. The eurly Chri"tiuu litcratnre is ('hiefly
apologetic, and the dodl'illal c!laraeter is simple and
practical. Thel'e were coutrovcrsies in the chlll'ch, aud
intense religious lil\, great adivities, great virtul~s,
hut 110 outward ('onflict, 110 secular histol'J'. Thl'Y had
not as yet assailed the go\"cl'llmclIt 01' tlw ~reat social
instituti'uns of the empire. It \\ as a small buJ,)' of pure
:tnu hlamdess men, who did not aspire to control socitty. But they had attractcJ the notice uf the gorel'llmcnt anu were of sufiieiellt cunse4.ucnee to be pCl'~ecutetl. They were looked upon tiS funatics who sought
to destroy a rCVCl'eUCI) for existing institutions.
"In this [secoutlJ eentur,v the polity of the chmch
was quietly ol'!Iultizcd. There was an orgaui7ed fellow
ship umong the Jl\('mbers; hi:.hops had become il1flucutial, not in soeidy, but among the Christians; uioceses and purishes were e~;tilblisheJ; there was a distinction between city and rural hi~hopsj dl'legates of
churches assembled to discuss points of faith or supprl'SS nascent hel'l'sies; the dioccslllt system was developed, and ecclesiastical eelltrulizatiol1 commencetl;
deacons began to be reckoned amoug the hi~her clergy;
the w<'apons of excommunication were forged; mise
sionary efforts were carried on; the festiyuls of the
chmch were crcatl'd; Gnosticism was embraced by
many leading 1l1intls; cateehetical schools tuught the
faith systelHlitieally; the furmulas of baptism and the
sacraments became of g-reat import':1l1ec; and monachism became popular. The church was thus laviHg the
"TTte tTt ird celli II}'!} saw the church more powerful
as an institution. Hegular synods had a~sembled in
the great cities or the empire; the metropolitan system
was matured; the canons of the church were definitely
enumerated; great schools of theology attracted in-
quirin~
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LETTERS
UNITY 010' JEIIOVAH'S PURPOSE
J.
IIEMERY,
London.
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A~GELES !S[:OADC.\ST:
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POSSIBILITIES BOUNDLESS
BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
TO SERVE ACCEPTABLY
DEAR DROTHER RCTHEltFOltD:
Only a few days ago I received your gift, the Year Boo~,
lind 1 thllnk you so mu{:h anu am rejoicing as I reau ~11l8.
wonderful report of how the Lor~1 i~ so .mllrvelou~ly prospenDg
his kingdom messago to the \"IlllhcatlOn of .III~ own name.
WOl"flH cannot express 1Il.\' tleeply felt apprecJ:ltlOn for your
nt!(lress to the rClllnant SUll<l:ty, us we were asscmhled .at our
contllct point. Our loving' Jehovah God always supphes the
need ful assistance at just the proper time..We sl1l~ely do ~et'd
to he strengtheupd lIUt! encourag(',1 at tillS. particular tUlle,
when RlItllU is USlUg every subtle means to discourage and de
ceive the remnant.
May the Lord bless you Dnd strengthen you, that you IIIl1y
he ahle to dirpct aid awl cOlllfort us, that we may all be able
to serve acceptal~ly in the army of J ehovnh our (Jod.
Yours in Jehovah's service,
HOSELLA ~IILLIKGTON, Pioneer.
SERVICE .\PPOINTMENTS
W. J. THORN
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VOL. LV
1, lO:H
JULY
No. 13
HIS COVENANTS
PART 7
liThe SeC1"et of the Lord is with tltem thlIt fear him,' and he will shew them his covenant,"-Ps. 2:): 11,
BHOV AlI'S covenant is his will 01' purlJose expl'CSSCU in his Word anu states the means emplayed by him to put his will into forec anu effcct.
His covenant is llot his "plan", lweause it would be
inconsistent for the Almi~hty Onc to make a plan.
His purpose is certain to he ac(~omplishcd, and he
chooscs his mCilns of ht'ill~in~ about the accomplishment thereof. 'I'he put'posc uf .Jehovah is a secrct, and
thcrefore hid f,'om all creatun's wbo fail to hav~ an
apPl'eeiation of man's iusig'nifiraJl('(~ auc.l of the goodHess and supt'cmal'.r of .JdlO\ah. The man who docs
not fear God cantlot lIa ve a proper a PI)l'el~iat ion of
the relation of the creature to the Crlator. Fear ooes
not lJ1ean merely respcct, !lotH/t' and reV('fptH'e for
God. It mralls murh lIIore than that. The man who
l'ealizps that <lod is all-powerful and t hat lIe CUllllot
1uok with approvulupotl allythin~ that is ll11rig-hteous,
and who learns and appreeiat('s that all men arc imIwrfcct and o[ th('l1Isdws could not stand I)('t'ore God
llJvl live, such a man then h('~ins to fear God, Hilt!
that is the Ill'g'illniugo of wisdom, He must have some
!muwledgc of nod lwt'otc he tan start in tlH' way of
llcquiriug wis,!olJl. The man who feal's God dvsires
to lent'n concerJling Uod's will all(1 then to do it. The
morc he !,'al'tls, tlte mot'e man appreciat(s thc faet of
the imperfections of the creature and the inahility of
the creature to stand hefore thl' !-treat Cn'ator. lIe
('ontinlles t!ll'n to grow in godly fear. In this attituflc
of mind a man is in position to hc taught and to ('hoose
the right way. "What man is he that fearl'th the
Lord 1 him shall he tearh in the way that he shaH
choose." (1's. 25: 12) It is to such Inunhlc-minded .uhl
obedient 01ll~S who continue to fear Cod, unll who se,~k
to kllOw him, that <Jod r('\'I'<lls his pm pose or his CO\'('nunt. AllY man impressed with his own importance
Joes 110t fear nod and is not in position to ll'al'lI and
fa appreciate Cod's pmpose 01' his ('on'lwnt. Cod's
promisc, thereforc, is that he will show his covcnant
to those that fl'ar him, He hus kepL this pJ'omise, as
the fucts ubunJantly prove.
2 'I'hc hl'<lelites had seen the exposition of God's
pow!'!' when he led them out of Egypt. Time and a~ain
therc:1fter he showed them his power and his loving-
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(Dent. 28: 58) Jehon1h hils taken out a people for
}lis own l!l'('at and holy nam(', and he ei1l1llOt awl ,,,ill
not IH'l'mit thcse to be eOlltllminatcd h~' the Devil's
organization and at the S<lTne time continue in JehoYah's or~<1nization. In this <:olln\'ttion he annOUlH'l'S
his blessin~s upon those who do obey from a pllre
heart. (Dr'l11. 30: I-H) The ('l\l',,('s upon Israel w0111d
be prollounec:<l from mount Bhal, meaning" unfruit
ful"; and the hles;..,in~s fl"Om mount. Gel'izirn, meaning "rock;-.", that. i::, the Great Hock, from whom all
blessings flow.
6 The fad that .JdlOvah maue the curses and the
blessill~s so prominent in that con'llant at. :'Ioah shows
not only that. .JdlOV<lh would IJl'in~ to tho.~(~ in line
for the kingdom a full knowledge of the cOWo;equentes
of whirhevcr ('ourse tll('y mig-ht ('hoo:-:(' to tnke, but
that Jeho\"<lh would also make plain to the faithful
the subject of and concerning the "evil s(!rv:mt" class,
as well ns that of the" f:!ithfnl nnll wi-;e servant"
class, disclosing the sharp ('ont,'ast betwe('n them. Not
only that, but that be would cause the sins of the
"evil servant" rlnss to he lJOldly pronouncf'(] or crkd
ont by his faithful witnesses on the ('al,th : "Cry aloud,
spare 1I0t; lift up thy \'oi('c like a trumpet, amI ~d1eW
my people tlwir t,'ans~I'P"si(jn, and til(' hOllsP of .Jueoh
their sins." (h;l, 58: 1) The ~t'eat .Jurl~e, Chri<.;t.
Jesus, is 1I0W sittjn~~ in jlHl~m('nt, and those g-atll('rcd
unto him and into the con'nant for the killg'tlolll participate, in this, that tlwy nnnOllnce the juJ~nlents,
which have al J'('ady been writ.tm. (1'8. 1-1!>: ;>H) 7'11 (j
Wafc/tt('lt'cr ('ould not render faithful srr\,Ic'e to Ihe
I~oru without ('allin~ attention to the "evil sel'\'ant",
"the man of sin, tJ "the son of perdition," aud to
God's rulps rdatillg' to the same, and also to the
wrollg'ful course of those who serve God 'f'! !H'ople fOl'
a selfish reason,. su('h as the "dective <:'Ider" cla-;s.
'j'lIe l\'atcTdolt'r docs not puhlish these truths for the
pU'1lOse of criticism or holding' up mpn to ridiC'uie,
hut only for the sake of Jehovah's Hamc in ohediente
to his comm:mdmt'nt.
6 At the time of enterin~ into the covenant by sacri.
fice, each one agreed to obey the will or commandment of God, and this fact must be kept constantly
before the attention of his people. This is mnde sure
and mandatory hy the words of the Lord God spoken
at Jloab. (Deut. 6: 6-9; 11: 18-21 ; 27: 18) The corenant. made at :'Ilonb required that the terms and rules
thereof must be read puhlicly to the Israelites in the
place (or~anization) chosen by Jehovah. (Deut. 31:
10-13) Thus i:; foretold the necessity that the rules
concerning the covenant for t.he kingdom be kept constantly before God's people. that they may learn the
requirements thereof. "Therefore ,,-e ou~ht. to give
the more earnest heed to the thing'S which we have
heard, lest at any time we should It.:t them slip."
(Heb.2:1) "Wherefore I willllot be ne~'ligent to
put you always in remembrance of these things,
though ~'e know them, and be established in the present truth." -2 Pet. 1: 12.
X. Y.
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12 Jehovah by the JHoab covenallt. that is, the covennnt of faithi'ultw:>s, 1'oretolu that he would gjnl the
remnant a nl'W IWIIH', and that they must be a holy
people devoted cntirely
the scrviee of .Jehovah and
serve him faithfully, (Deut. ~6: 18, 19; 28: 10) The
remnant mu~t 'know thcn'lore this day [that is, the
day of .Tehovah] that .Jcho\'ah is Uotl'; hence they a1'O
responsible for maliill~ this great truth known and
tltey must rcntlcr full obedienec to Uod in hearing
testimony to the truth. (I lent. -1: 39, 40; 2D: 5, 6)
Obcdience nSiiureS their remainin!! in the' 'land of the
living". (Dent. G:33; 11:21) The COWllant made in
Moab C'mphasizes faitpfl!lIlCSS; hence it is properly
caliI'd the covenant of fnithilllnC';,s.
13 Jehovah's gl'('at ~oodn('ss toward and his loving
provision for the remnllnt is matlc blOwn in that CO\"O11ant of faithfulnC'ss. (Deut. 8: 2-5; 29: 5, 6) Therefore he plailll,\' intimates that the remnant OUtC in
captivity to Satan's organization shall be fully 1't'leased and restoret} to God and made a part of his
holy organization. (Deut. 30: 1-8) Only the faithful
continue in the privileges of service, and the privileges once cnjo)'cd by those who have become unfaith-
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33: 26-29.
10 That the remnant mu~t now know and thus intelligently dedare the jud~mcnts of the Lord, the hook
of Ueuh'rollomy, written in connect ion with the )loab
covenant, cl<'a rly reveals the" evil servant" and con
tains direct prophecies concernin~ the" evil servant"
lind that the "evil sel'vant" dass will be ptlt to fli~ht
by the enemy :l!Id taken captive. (-Dellt. 32: 1;)-27, :lO,
31) .Jehovah will judg'!~ tIlPm. (Deut. 32: 3438; Zecli.
14: 2) 'rhe con-nant of faithfulrll'ss also shows that
the faithful remnant will have nothing in common
with the "evil servant" class, hut will avoill them
an<l refuse to engage in controversy with them.Deut, 33: 11.
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RELATIONSIIIP
22 The one paramount purpose of Jehovah is the
vindication of his name, that all creation may SI'(' :1I1d
know that he is God and that if ereaturcs would live
they must be in harmony with him, the lIoly Onc.
Therefore all the covcnants of Jehovah bea l' a relationship to curh other. When I~uci fer rdJellecl and
turned man into the way of sin Jehovah lleelared that
he would put enmity bctween the sec:d of the wOlIlan
(God's woman i picturing his (J1'!~anization) and the
seed of Satan, and that the seed of God's woman
should ultimately triumph to the vindic'ation of (lou's
greatllame. (Gen. 3: 15) Thatdeelaration was in fact
a covenant of Jehovah, because it was an ('xpl'ession of
his purpose, which purpose is unalterahle and unchang-cable. Christ Jesus, the seed of promise, will
completely triumph over Satan and his organization,
to the glory of JChOYllh God.
23 The cvcrlastln~ (,O\'Cll<:mt which God made with
Noah roneerning the sanctity of life was a declaration of his purpose showing to all creation that Jehovah is the Life-giver. the only trne and Almighty God,
and that none have a right to take life witl:out the
pcrmission of Jehovah and that no other c.m ~ive life.
This connant is a vindication of Jehovah's holy name.
-Gen. !): 1-12.
8lle \\1:--\TCliTO\VEIZ,
H JdlOvah took Abraham into the land of Canaan
anu there u~ed ~\1Jral1<~m to pictlll'c Gud himstlf, and
Ahraham's wi fe to pitt nrc U ml'" ol'g,~nization, nnd
their :"011 haDc to pidure the' Sl:ed of pl'omise', ,,:1Jom
God would u~e as his viJl(ji(:utor. The hll'::isings of the
people that should come to them throu~h thl' Vindicator aIH} Ht'llecmer would necessarily be incillental
to the vindieution of .JdlOvah '::I name, as c;J',~'et [(,suiting from cause, for the reason that life to the obedient would prove that .Jehovah's name stanus for
life and that he can put IlIC'll all earth who ,vill maintdh their integrity toward him and receive life in
his appointed way. .Jehovah did not permit Satan
to kill Joh when that great drama was beiw~ St<l~l~d.
(.Joh 2: 6) llad .Job hc;en kilIl'u lie coull] not have been
fmther used in that pl'ophetic picture. The offering
of Isaae as a sacrifice by Abrah<~m foreshadowed that
God would permit his Ldovc,l :::ion to be put to death
at the hands of Satan and that Jchovah would demoll~tratc his supreme power and the vindication of
his own name by raising his beloved ~on out of death.
That was a triumph to Jehovah Hnd a vindication of
his name. God provided that the dl:ath of Christ Jesus, his beloved ~on, shoulu furn ish the ransom or
rcdcmptive price for man; hut that goodnc,.;s and
loving-kindut':is toward manldnd is sceondury to the
vindication of .Jehovah's IWllIe. ~\II \, ho do helieve
on the Lord .Jesus Christ alld obey !lim, and who receive life, will be a vindication of Jehovah's name and
his word.
~:; 'l'be Ahl'uhamic covenant is therefore Cod's Ull
altc'ralJlc and ullchall~,;ahIe cXP1'{:ssion of his purpose
to produce a s{'ed, which seed is his beloved Son, and
who would maintain his intl'gTity toward nod, and
who b"eausc of his faithfllln('s:i Ullto death should re('cin: the hi~hc."t platc in all of his ol'ganizatioIl, he
made the ~n~at High PI'il st of Jehovah und the Vindieator of hi.., holy Iwme. The rl'surreetion of Jesus
from death, his ('xaltation, lind the giving to him of a
name ahove all C'l'l'atiQn, nnd the d('elal'ution of Jehovah that ewry knee shall bO\\' to him and ever~' tongue
shall confess his name, to the glory of Gou, is proof
conclusi\'\:l that the primary purpose of the ;\oralmmic
COVf~llant is to show that J eho\"uh is the only true and
almighty Cod, t'te Giver of en!'y good and perfcet
gift. Ilis prOVIsion to gi,'c life to the ohedient ones
of the human race through Christ Jesus is of secondary importance to that of the vindication of his name.
'l'hcre is no reason why Jehovah should nwlce a covenant to give life to any creature, but there is ('vcl'~'
r('aSOll why he ::-lll)UlJ eoven:lllt, that is to say, ('xprl'SS
plainly his purpose, to vindicate his name; anu such
is the purpose of his eOV011<1nt.
26 Jehovah then set the stage ill Egypt to make a
picture showing forth his purpose to vindicate his
name. (2 Sam. 7: 23) IIis gathering to himself and
separating to himself a people is not merely for the
purpose of saving them, but that he might ha,"e a
people for his name; and his salvation of them de-
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sen ted the covenant for the kingdom, to which kingdom the spirit-hegottcn ones are called, and in whi(~h
kingdom the faithful ~hare with Christ Jesus, Jehovah's King Ilnd great IIig-h Priest. Those taken into
the covenant for the kingdom must be wholly devoted
to Jehovah, even as the inscription engraved upon
the plate of pure ~old worn on thc miter of the Hi6'h
Priest declared' Holiness to Jehovah '. Such arc the
Olles who arc Jehovah's faithful witne'sses, who auvertise the King Bternal in his kingdom and who
prove their faithful1less unto death and enter fully into the inheritance of the kingdom.-Zcch. 9; 16.
s, The law covenant made in Egypt was added to
the Ahrahamic cowm:nt for a purpose and for a fixed
timc, hut failed to produee a people for ,Jehovah's
name that might have 1)('('11 madl' a part of the SN:d
of the Ahrahamic con'na1lt; hence it was aholishpu.
Immediately upon that law covenant's becoming old
the new covenant was made, and this was Jehovah '8
instrument added to or attache'd to the Ahrahamic
('ovenant; and by the !H'W COVP/lunt a people 1'01' ,Jehovah's lIame nre brollg'ht fort hand ma(le his witIit'sses to declare his name, nnd the faithful ones are
the ones taken into the covenant 1'01' the kin!{dom.
J~;l'llel 's hig-h priest hore tIl(' ('phod and hl'l'astplate Ly
('Iusps on his shoulders holding t he two parts of the
cphod together. Even so the g'l'eat High Priest of
Jehovah, who is Christ Jesus, the priest for ever after
the order of ?trc'le'hiz('dec, hears the charge of the
Abl'ahamic covenant, the new con'nant, and the kingdom cel\"cnant, all of whieh lIrc Jehovah's instruments
employed to accomplish his purpo:o,e. On the shoulder
pieces of the ephod, to clasp the two parts together,
wcre two OIl)' x stones clI!{ravC'd with the names of the
twelve tribes, and these were set in ouches of g'old.
'i'hus was fo!'cslwdowed that the twelve divisiolls or
trihe's of spiritual Israel, who are the people for Jehovah's name, constitute the I ink hetwpen the Abrahamic cove'llant and the new covenant. It is therefore
('!early made to appear that all the covenants nrc Jehovah 's ~ov('nants alHI his instl'llm('nts used to accomplish his will or purpose, and that t he hidden or secret
thing'S concerning that purpose arc made known to
those who fear him anel who faithfully and joyfully
ohty him. 'l'he greatest of all things thus revcaled is
of and concerning the holy name of the ,Most High,
which he will now fully vindicate.
QUESTIONS
Some appropriate questions may here be eonsidwith profit and aid in obtaining a bC'ttC'r understanding of the covenants of Jehoyah; hence the qlH'Stion is propounded, and the answer immediately fol
lows.
S1 QCESTIO~; 'Vhich one of the covenants of God
is the eY('rlastin~ covenant'
ANS\VER; All unilateral covenants made by Jehovah arc everlasting, for the reason that such constitute
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anJ operation during the reign of Christ to l'cstcre
(To be co-ntm1ttd)
QUESTlO~S
FOn STUDY
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X. Y.
21. Whnt i's the applieati'JIl, and thr purpose, of thc prophetic Rtatcmcnt rccorded at lJruteronomy ;,;;;: ~ij'::!Lll
2~';~5. III what olle purp'J"c oj' .Jehovah arc all hi~ COI'Cllants
intcrrdnte,ll '1'0 show hoI\' the co, pnant scr\'(:,1 th:, t paralnOUllt l,urpo~e. explain the PUI'I'0:3C and tIle 1',lllluer of
operation or fulfibllent of (a) thn (")I'cnant d. "hmtJlI:1
of Genl'sis 3: 15. (b) The cvel'lllsting covcnant made witll
Koah. (c) The AliI:dl:llllk COI'I:Ullnt. (d) The law "O\l~
nant. (e) The covcnant by saerifit'p. (f) The new e!)l'enan!.
(g) The eOYl'nant m:ltlc in Moab. (h) The cOI'cnaut \I ith
lJudd. (i) The kingdom cOl'enant.
3Li, 37. Which of the covcnants of Gou is tho evcdast lug
COl'enallt 1
38. Is it Bl'Tiptuml to refer to thc AIJrahamie cm'pnant a8
the ::lamh COVl'IL'lnt, anti to say that such covellant prouuccs thc 'seed of l'rOllliSI)' f
30, 40. Is the ehurch the SPell of the new cOI'enanl or thc
Abrnlmmic covcnant1 ',,"hat of Hnrah's hl'ing a t)'pe of
the Abrahamic covcnant I
41, 42. I::! till' HI'W cO\'Pnlmt a CO\ pnant of "rt'slitut ion' 'f
or what did thl) llpostle Pclllr mcan WhClt hll ~:till that
'the hcal'cn9 must rdain Chril>t Jesus until the tilUcs of
rcstitution of all thing:!',
oder
nl1~lll;-ind.
~2 QUI~STIO:-<: What, then, is me;mt h~' the apostle
Peter, when he said: 'The hea"elJ<; must retain Chri"t
JC:-iUS until the times of restitution or all thing,,'? If
that diu not meau tlw restitution of all the human
race, what i'J meant by the scripture?
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PURPOSE OF JUSTIFICATION
VSTIFIC.\ TIO~ hy faith, long mistaught and
mhiUlHkrstoou, IIlay now be cle:ll'ly eomprdwncletl
hy anYdne who (ksin's to cOllsiJeI' the l'hill stalt'
mt'n1:s on tllis suhj('C't whieh arc foulld ill the Word
of Gou. J<; just i(j('at ion ncc('s,ary 1 What is the basil:!
for it, amI (':III it be enjoyed hy all?
The hasis for the l't'C'o!l('iliatioll of man is the shcll
hlood of .Jesu'i lJoured out ac('ordill~ to the terms of
the ('ovella'llt by :-iaeri(j(e. ~o ot her sncI,ificc is requil('d.
IIis lifcblool1 l'(\Ul'ed 01lt fully met the rf'(!uirl:lIll'nts
and pl'oJur'c(1 the ransom pri('e. It pleased God, however, that there mig'ht he taken from alllon!!,;t men
other willill~ ones \1 ho should he taken into the rovennnt by sacrif1re. Thesc are first recon(ikd to Goel
throug'h the 11100<1 of Christ. Thesc arc callt-(l saillts.
(1 Cor. 1: 2; 2 Cor. 13: 13; Eph. 1: 18) No unright.
eous person rould he takeu into the eovrllant by saeri.
fice. It follows, t!wn, that thos(' who arc taken in must
first be recon('ilcu to Cod and have a perfett stnndill~
hefore GOll. It was in hehal f of this eJ;1ss thnt the
blood of Jesus was first prcsented fllld a pplied as a
sin-offerin~ Whe'll he appear,',l in tlw Ill'csellC'c of God
following his resurrection. (Heb. 9: 2-1) At Pcnteco;;t,
not many dnys later, Goel gave ontwa1',1 f'yidtllCe that
the sacrifice of Jcsus had been nccepted ll'l n "in-ofr'erin~, and this was made m:mif('st hy the shC'dd;I1~; f01 th
of the holy spirit upon the disciples who had already
fJfi<?- WATCI-IT0WER.
fled one in as a part of the sacrifice of Jesus, The
justified one must be baptizcd with the same baptism
of death wherewith .Jesus was baptized. (":\lark 10:
38,39) Such is called to follow the same course that
.1f'sUS the perfect man took. (1 Pet. 2: 21) The justificd one is counted right and has a })erfect standing
before God by reason of the blood of Christ. He is
now counted us acceptable for sacrifice and is offered
up to Jchovah God by the grcut High Priest, Christ
Jesus, At that time such a one is' bc~otten of the
spirit; and if thereafter he responds to the call to the
Idn~dom and is taken into the kingdom covenant he is
anointed and thereby adopted into the body of Christ,
nnd from t hn t time for\\" a1:(1 is a mcmber of Jehovah's
royal house. (Hom. 8:1-1;i) The promise to such is
that he shall he n joint-heir with Christ Jesus in glory
pro\'ided he is fail hful to his consecration and suffcrs
with him and diPs with him.--Uom. 8: 16, li.
The discipl(~s were not invited into this covenant
for the kin~llom at the time they were fir'st selected.
.Ju-;1. before the cru('ifixion of our Lord he crlebratcd
the passo\'cl' requir'ed by the law <.'ovenant. Aftcr he
had completed catin~ this passo,'cr with his disciples
he took the hread nml hroke it, thus symbolizi,ng the
hl'eakin~ of his humanity or layjn~ down of his life,
and said to his uisciples: "'rake, cat; this is my body."
lie mcant, of (~Olll'SC, that that symholizrd or repreRented his hody. '1'h('n he took the cup and offered it
to thcm, saying: "Drink ye all of it: for this is my
hlood of the new tcstaml'nt r<,o\'I'nnnt], which is shed
ior many for the remission of sillS. "-Matt. 26: 26-28.
Under'the .1ewish law the 'lI'inking of b100d was an
offense punishable by death. (Lev. 17: 10) The disciples knew, of course, that Jrslls' offel'in~ them to
d"ink of his 11100<1 was all invitation to them to participate in his sacrificc, which meant his death. On
anotheL' occasion he had said: "Exccpt ye cat the flesh
of the SOil of mall, and drink his blood, ye have no
life in you. "'hoso eateth my fh'sh, and drinketh my
hlood, hath etl'l1lallife; and I will raise him up at the
last day. For Illy flcsh is meat indeed, and my blood
is drink in<1cl'll. Ill' that catcth my flesh, and drinketh
mJ' blood, dwelleth ill me, and I in him," (John
6: 51-56) To eut of his flesh symholically meant that
men should believe that the laying down of his life
was the basis for the l'econdliation of man to God;
and that the drinking of his blood means to participate
with him in his sacrifice, and that these are the expressed terms whereby one might become his jointheir in the kingdom.
Again the clergy have been misled by the enemy
Satan and have be<'ome the tools of him to grof'sly
misrepresent the I,ord. Thcre are divers and numerous denominational systems teaching conflicting doctrines. If you ask a clergyman, \Vhat is necesslny to
become a Christian and go to hcaven 1 he will tell you
that you must believe on Christ as a great exnmple
and be brought into the church and continue a con
sistent church member until death. If confronted with
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the fact that the different church systems teach different doctrines, the clergyman will reply: 'That is
not material. It mntters not what you belie\-e, just
so you are a good member of the church.' In fact,
the clergy are not particular what their parishioners
IJelievc, To keep them in the flock and to regularly
rcceive from their pockets that which is ncedful to
keep up thc dergyrnall is to him most important.
'rhe Lord laid down the rule that no man coulll hecome a member of the church, which is the body of
Christ, and enjoy eternal life and immortality with
him except that man be first justified by faith in the
blood of Jesus and baptized into his death and be
faithful unto dcath. To drink of his blood means to
share with him in his sacrifice :lIld, after havin~ entered into the covenant, to be faithful unto the end;
and that means to bc faithful to God and to Christ
and refuse to he associated with any part of the Dcv.
il's organization. All the members of the true chul'ch
must be baptizcd into the death of Christ. (Horn.
6: 3-6) These arc reconci1<d to God throu~h the blood
of Jesus Christ bef(lre bein~ taken illto the COVI'WJ/lt.
Christ Jesus is the :Mediator betwcen man and Cod
to bring such ones into the covenant with God. The n'('onciliation of those who bccome Christians is throllJ,!h
Christ and because of faith and ohcdiellce, 'fhe Christian, that is to say, the justified one who is I)('~()t I,'n
and anointed of the holy spirit, becomes a part or the
sacrificial body of Christ .Jl'sns and is sacrifired hy
him; and continuing faithful unlo (kath, he is made a
pint of "Abraham's seed" and of the" heirs ar('OI'din~ to the promise" and, as sUl'h, shares with ChriHt
Jesus in his glory and immorlality. As it is written:
"For as many of you as have been baptized into
Christ, have put on Christ. '1'here i~ neither Jew nor
Grcek, there is neit her bond nor free, thcr(' is neit 111'1'
male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ .Teslls.
And jf ye be Christ's, then are ye Abr'aham's He(:I], and
heirs according to the promise. " (Gal. 3: 27 -2~) Chr'ist
Jesus ALONE is the "seed of Abraham'; a('eordill~
to the unconditional eovenant .Jehovah made toward
Abraham, (Gen. 12: 1-3; Gal. 3: 16) How, thCIl, do
these others get into Christ 1 Clearly by ullopt iOIl.
" Adoption" means to bring anot her son in to Ihe
family. The body members of Chl'ist picttll'1: a part
of the seed of Ahraham by virtue of bcin~ hrol1g-ht into
Christ Jesus and received and adopted into the house
of God, of which Christ Jesus is t he Chief and Head.
They do not get into Christ's bOl]Y by reason of anything they do. Puul's argumrnt in his epistle to Ihe
Galatians is that in the fullness of time God sent forth
.1esus "to n-deem them that were under the law, Ihat
we might receh-e thc adoption of sons. And hccall~e
~'e arc sons, God hath sent forth the spirit of his ~Oll
[Christ Jesus] into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
'Yhen..fo!'e thou art no more a servant, hut a son; aml
if a son, then an heir of God thron~h Chri'it". (Cal.
4: 47) It was .Jehovahs purpose from the Ill'ginnin"
to bring th<::,e other son'l into his family by adopt ion'~
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"IIllyin~ predr.stinnted us tUlio the aooption of ('hildr('n by Je~us Christ to himself, a<:<':ul'ding to the good
pleasure of his wilL"-Eph. 1: 5.
In the covenant hy sacrifice is therC' a mHliatr:r 1
'l'he nm;wer is: As between .Jehovah God and Jesus,
1\0; for the reason that the covenant was madc uy
Jehovah on onc side and the petfect man Je~us all the
other side, ana both parties to the covenant were competent to contract. A mediator is required only Wlll:l'e
one varty to the contract is disqual iticd or incompetent. But as for ony other one who is brought into
the covenant by sacrifice: No one is brought in until
he is just ilicd and therefore stands rig-hteous l)('fore
Jcho\'ah. Thus such come into' the covell ant hy sacrifice hy \'irtuc of being jnstified alld acccpted by .IellOvah throu~h the sacriil(:e of Jcsus Christ, thc l\1.ediator between (:0<1 Dnd man.
Without a question of doubt thc Scriptures disdose that the Lo~()s was the chief t'Xt'('utivc officcr of
Jehovah in the cl'eation of aU things, and therefore
Priest of the .Most I1i:..d l God. (John 1: 3) "Priest"
means one who serv('", for another in an oftlcial capacity DS principal ollieer. It is only when a priest is
taken hom amoll:.-"St men that the :-:.leriptllres show that
J1e pcrfOl'rns the olfwe of sacrifil:e. From tl](' hc~innin~
of c:rc';tlion the Logos was . Pril'st or the l\Iost High
God", bl~callse he was the chil'f repl'\'s('J1tativc of .Jehoyah. (;omill~ now to the timc of the sacrifiec of a
p<,l'fcrt man fur sin and to he a sin-off\'rin~, the service
of a priest was rCfjuiretl. 111 the days of .\braham there
was a man of Gocl namcd :\ldchizedek. who was hoth
kill~ of ~all'm and pl'iest of the i\Iost U i~h God. Jell.
14: 18, 19) Centuries later the Jewish pril'~thood was
taken from the tribe of LcvL Paul states the relationship of the Levit if'al pl'iesthood to animals sm'rifict'd
and thrll adds: "It is yet far more evident: for that
after the similitude of l\Trlchisl'tlcc there al'ispth another priest, who is made, not aftrr the law of a Col mal
commanamcnt, hut after the power of un endless
liiP. "-He\). 7: 15, 16.
The word" arisd h" here uscIl means to stand np.
That dol'S not ar~ne that the Lo~os was not prirst
of the ~Io~t High in the creation of all things, but
Br.OOKLYX,
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creature expireu with Ged's arrt'ptanre of his sr:erifice through the merit of (']u"ist Jeslls. To him the
apm,t Ie says: "Sd your affection Oil thin~s above,
not on things on the c;lrth. FOJ' ye nrc dead, and ~'our
life is hid with Christ in God. "-Col. 3: 2, 3.
The one now addrl'~seu must he buililccl IIp as a
living st"onC' in the temple of God, if he would be of
the royal line all/I participate in the great empire.
Bccam;e he is just beginnin'4 he is spoken of as a
babe newly born; and addressing sll('h the apostle
Peter says: "As newborn hahes, desire the sincere
milk of the word, that yc may ~row thereby: if so be
ye have tasted that the Lord is grarious. To whom
('omin~, as unto a living stoll I', ,1isaIIowed indeed of
men, hut chosen of (;od, and pn'::ious, ye also, as lively stones, are huilt np a spiritual house, an holy pried;hood, to of(er up spiritual s;H:rifie'l:s, acceptable to (:00.
by Jesus Christ. W Iwrefore also it is contained in the
scriptu/'e, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone,
clect, preciolls: and hc that believeth on him shall not
be confounded. Ullto you ther('fore which helieve he is
precious: hut UlltO them wll ieh be diso!Jetlient, the
stone wltil~h thc build!'}'s disallowed, the same is made
the head or the rorrH'l', alH] a stOllC of stnmhling, and
a rock of dt"'Tlc(', ('veil to them whie'h stumble at the
word, l)(ill:..( diso!J{:(lieuL "---1 Pet. 2: 2-S.
When Peter \Hote this the Ica(lers of the J('wi~h
people in partipular had l'l',kf'l\'d .Je>.wl, the chid
corner stOlle. The apostle :1\lds: "lIe that believeth
on him shall 110t he confounded." To hl'iievc meaus
to remain steadfast and faithful; we IlIllst show our
faith hy what we do. Pell't' says also: "l7nto rOll
thel'eflJ!'{: which helicve he i" precious," It is a precious thillg' to O!r'll'\"e the ehi{'f comer stone and to be
cOllfornwd ac('()rdin~ to his way. Such are called to
follow in his steps, (1 Pd. 2: 21) The one who is thus
desig-nntl'd a livill~ stOIlC whi(~h is to be huildeu up into
the building' ~)f (lod is <lnoillt('el after hc respollds to
the call to the killgJom and meets the ]H'(liminJuy
l'equirenH'nts to 1)(' chospn aI' cleded. '1'0 alloint me;UlS
to designate olle to some position in the empire. To
t.he chosen on('s it is written: "~ow he which stab
lisheth us with you in Cltl'ist, and hath anointed us,
is Gael." (2 Cor. i: 21) 'l'hese are anointed to represent .Jehovah and the Lord Jesus Christ.
God having made t.his promise, and as his promises
are never hroken, he counts his anointed ones as now
a part of the new kingdom or empire 01' nation. Hence
the apostle says concerning them: "But yo are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,
a peculiar people; that ye shoulJ shew forth the
praises of him who hath called you out of darkness
into his marvcllous light." (1 Pd. 2: )) 111 order to
show forth the praises of Jehovah God thc~' not only
must helieve Jehovah is God, but must joyfully obey
his will, represent his cause, and use the faculties with
which they arc endo\\'('d to testify to his great name
and his goodness and his purposes. To do this one
could not conform hjmself to the evil world, hut must
stand aloof from it and ~(,l'\"e the Lord God. The ,Yoj"d
of God is his guide. Tile Word informs him that he
must not conform himsdf to the ,,'orld, been usc ~nt,m
the cnemy is the god of this \YorId.-Hom. 1~: 2.
The tr:msformation process now is carried on hy
the Christ ian, buildin~ up his mind by sl udying tile
Y'/ord of God; from it 1.Jsccrtaining the will of God
,lIlU by it proving" what i,,; the good und aec\'ptable ond
perfect will of God. It can easily hc seen that" the
1.(,rd '.. .auld not make anyone a memlwr of that CIllpire unless he is in full and complete !wl'mony wilh
the fjord Jesus, the chief comer stone, as it is writtell:
"For whom I God 1 uid foreknow, he also did predestinate to be confurmeu to the image of lIiH Son, that Ill'
mi;!,ht be the flrstboI'll amon~ many brethren." (nom.
8:29) '1'h13 m(',1JlS that cat'h one who will ultimah':y
he a mpmber of that empire must gl"OW in the li:;!'ness of the Lord .Jesus. '1'0 those today in the temple
organization and fnithfully s('rvin~ Jehovah it is wl'itten: "But we all, with open face beholding as in a
glass the glory of the IJord, are ehall~ed into t he same
image from glory to glory, e\"en as by the spirit of the
Lord." (2 Cor. 3: IX) Buell must be faithful witncss..s
of .Jehovah, hecause they have becn with Jesus and
karned of him and must do as he docs, and thp)' Wilst
be bold in l)la/'ill~ the testimony to the nallll' or' .Jehovah. (Arts 4: 13) Thus their ('om'se' of adiun IS
chan!!cd from what it was hefore 1915, dlll'ill~ the
Elijah period of the church, and tla'y bl'('onH~ like the
JJord, as bold and fearless witltl's,;es, Not that t h,'y
should he rude witnesses, but they must calmly alld
fear'!essly tell the tmt h.
The expression" changed .. from I_dory to glory"
does not mcan that those of the remnant or tl'OIpic
company today arc changed from the glor~' of (;od's
law covenunt with natural Israel to Ute glory of his
new covenant with spiritual ISl'ad ; but that th..)' nt'e
changed into the likrlless of CJllist .Jesus as fait hful
witncs:.;e~ to tlw name of Jehovah. During' the Elijah
period of the {'hurch the faithful ones in a rnea>.mc
l'eflpcteu the glory of the Lord, but, being now transfl'ned from the Elijah per-iod to the prl's('ntEI:>'!w
period of the Lord's work, th(',}' have gt'l'at hOllor
and g-lorj' of service, 1Jccausc the Blisha work is nn
unselfish de,"otion to the honor of Jl'IlOyah's nanll'.
The faithful ones reflect the Lord's glory that enoll
those outside, the Jonadab class, may determine who
are reall~r ullselfishly de\'oted to Jehovah. Such t1'a11<;formation conforms such ones to the likeness of Cltri~t.
The exprcssion "this world" means the Pl'Oj)!e of
this earth organizcd into forms of g'oycrnment llIHkr
the supervision of their overlord, Satan the en ('my.
(2 Cor. 4: 3,4) The Devil is the prince or ruler of
this world. (John 14: 30) lIe is the enemy of the
Lord Jesus Christ, the enemy or God. and the {'nemy
of everyone who attempts to do God's will. The one
\\-ho will lIltimatdy be of the empire of rightl.'onqw;s
mllst not lo\'e the world, as it is stated by the <ljJi)stlo
John in these worus: "Love not the world, neither
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thc things that are in the world. If any man love the
world, the love of the Pather is not in him. For all
that is in the world, thc lust of the flesh, and the lust
of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father,
but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and
the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God
abideth for ever."-l John 2: 15.17.
Early in the experience of the church it was mani.
fest that those whom God will approve must be transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ. Christ Jesus
is Head over the house of the sons of God, and all the
other members of the household must honor Jehovah
as Jesus honors Jehovah. They do and must love God
with a sincere devotion, and delight to show forth
his praises and to testify that he is God. Their very
course in the way of righteousness would draw against
them the opposition of Satan the enemy.
After Jesus was put to death Satan the enemy
thQught that he had succeeded in destroying the heir
of the promise of God, who was promised a kingdom.
Satan therefore reasoned that he would continue to
rule the world without any successful interruption.
He must have been disappointed when Jesus was
I'nised from the dead. He must have observed what
took place fifty days later, at Pentecost, when the holy
spirit was poured out upon the faithful disciples of
Jesus and such were anointed, and there Satan noted
the beginning of the building of the other living stones
in conformity with the chief eorner stone, Christ Jesus: It is reasonable to presume that he was familiar
with the instructions given by the inspired apostles
to those of the true church. He would understand that
these who were united in. Christ were to form part
of the seed of the promise of God, which seed is to
bless all the families of the earth, even ns the apostle
Paul had testified. (Gal. 3: 16, 27-29) Destruction of
such ones would bring reproach upon God, and now
this became the objective and purpose of Satan the
enemy. He saw that the Lord Jesus Christ, exalted
to the divine life, was now beyond the influence of
his (Satan's) power. He realized that he must now do
something to counteract the influence and power of
those who were being brought into Christ, if he would
-thwart the divine purpose.
II Antichrist" means that which is offered as a substitute for Christ the Messiah, therefore that which is
in opposition to the l\Iessiah. Satan the enemy set
about to organize lithe mystery of iniquity" or of
lawlessness; an arrangement whieh would be contrary
to and in opposition to Christ. Evidently he Imew that
Jolm had said to the church: "It is the last time."
(1 John 2: 18) The Devil would therefore reason that
if he eould corrupt the seed of promise and turn thl'ir
minds, and the minds of the people, from God he
would defeat God's purposes.
It was in the days of Enos, the grandson of Adam
the first man (Gen. 4: 26, margin), that Satan hud
adopted the hypocritical scheme of having the p('o~)le
call themselves by the name of the Lord while at the
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sin" is the "cyil SCITant" class, which hus been m:l11ifested or brought forth to the light since the coming
2:17
we wish to adopt the Los Angeles (" "'otid Control") reeolutiOll, to \\ it:
"
"Resolwd, That we do now tuke our stanu on the side of
Jehovah Gou llllll his kingtJonlj an,l that we will oh,'y, ~eT\'e
:lIlll worship JehOHth GoJ lllHl his beloyed Son, Christ .Tesus,
who is tho rightful Rol(!r of tho world, anil we will thus participate in the vinilication of Jehovah's name."
* * * *
DE.\R DHF:'rIlr.r:x:
The above r('~olutioll was yoU',1 Oil anu passe,l at a tm '\scription m\\etinl; at AudulJon, Iowa, Illst tlunday :dlel'llo"a.
(April 17, 10;)}) with 115 presl'nt.
The flJrenoon was spent witlt :?,) out in the ficrvice; Ii:!
testilllonit"S, B IJOoks, ~9 booklets, f1nu 2.5 hours. All but ti w\..o
neW at the witness work.
Y (Jur brother in Jehuvah '8 service,
ALBF:p.'l' G. CARl'/,::-;''j'P;r., Iowa.
Elk City
KAS.\ Ru 1:};,plll
!>ulu:aCity WBBL:!:iu 10:H')am
Wo 0:00pm
Shawlleo KliFF Mo H:'lJplll
,r(J Ii :-l:;r'"l 1'1' S: J:'pm
'fuba.
KVOO::lu !):l:ium
ormGOS
PES:\SYLVANIA
Erie
WLI\W I'u 10: l;}arn
t; l"llShlo
\V IHCr Su 1: l;Jpm
.J"hn~town W.1,\C Ru ,1 ::l(lplll
}Jldl 'n
We,\ If fill l~ :Ofllln
Philaddpllia WIP Su G: 15pm
l'ilt~b 'gil
K(~V Hu 111 :;,)Oalll
Wi' 1 :.J:iprn
PI' 1 :4:1pm
Pitbh 'gh W\\'RW We :i: 1:;pm
HClvling WEElJ Su 3 :'1:i1'1ll
\Va 3:1.~pm
\\':I,h'ton WNBO flu l) :4:iam
W'mspolt WiL\K ~u ~:l~pm
Ih I :l"i,m
York
WOr:KSu 3:00pw
PHILH'{'ISE ISLA:-inS
Mallil::t.
KZEG Su 7 :O(Jpm
'l'h 7 :OOpm
4::~Opm
SOl"Tll CAROLl:'U
Ch1lrlest'Jn wesc Su 1 :O()l'm
e 7: l\Oprn
1:'1' 7: OOpm
Columbia
WIS Ru 11: 1:5am
Fr 1 : ,Wpm
Greenville WFBC Su 10 :OOam
Spn.rt 'b'g WSP A Su 6 :30pm
WSPD Su 9: ;)Oalll
Sa 8:15am
Young~t'nWKBNSu 10:f10am
We 4:00pm
SOUTH DAKOTA
Pil'rre
KG1"X Su 1 :OOl,m
Tu 4:00pm
Th 4:00pm
TlJ. 7::lOpm
We 4:30pm
Toledo
I'r
TEN:o>ESSEE
Akron
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VIRGI~IA
Ahertk'Cn
Bell 'ham
J{XI:O Su 1: 15pm
K\'O;;:-Iu 10 :(JOalll
TJo:XAS
.\maril1o
KI:I,S Su 0:00:101
Austin
KNOW Su 10:00atn
Beaumont K.I:'D:\I :-'ul0 :OO:un
'fu 7 :'13I'lU
CorpusChr. KGFI Su !I:OOalU
We 6 : 4;) pill
Fr Ii :4.lpfll
Dallas
Kl{LD S\II0:30au1
Dublin
KFPL Th B:OOpm
Fr 8:4;)aIn
EI Paso
KT~M ~u 1:13pm
Ft. Worth KTA'f Jlo 5: l.iplll
We 5:I::ipln
1'1' 5:13pm
Gah est on KLUl' Hu 1 4:ipIU
We 8 Ol)pm
Houston
r.;:XYZ !':iu 10 OOatn
S. Angelo KGKL Fiu I 15Vm
Th 8 4;):1l1l
S, Antonio K'I'SA fiu 10 l,j:l!n
\\'idlita
KGKO Su 12 30pm
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St'aUlo
K.l H Su 10 :Oi'alll
l:;l'at tie
KYL ~lo (j: [;11'1lI
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'I'll 6;i:il'm
Fr li:.J.i"fl1
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Wenatchec
Wo 7:00alll
Yakima
KIT:-';u 11):00:>111
'I'h 7 :oO:uu
WEST VWGINL\
nIuefielu
Cha'stun
Fairmont
Hunt'toll
UTAH
KLO 8u 3 ] 51'm
Salt L. CitJ
KSI. Su 9 43pm
We 5 O')PIl1
St..\lh~ns
\YSYB Su 10 OOam
'fh 5 30pm
WQI] fa 1 aUI'lll
WIIIS flu
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Walla Walla Kl'J:-';u
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Casper
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RADIO SERVICE
Tile good news of the kinl{dom of Jehovah is broadcast each week or oftener by these and other stations at time shown.
[Current local time is shown
in each ins lance. ]
AUSTRALASIA
NEW SOUTH 'IV ALES
Albury
:!-A Y Tn H:I."jpm
BrokenlIi1l 2XLHu o:4iJpm
Goulburn
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Grafton
2-G~' Tu 7: ::OplU
GUllnl~dah
2~{O Su 7 : 0;) pili
2-XN We 7: 15plU
IAlIlllore
New Castle 211D Su 9 :3lJalU
Su 7:15pm
We ti:"::il'm
Rvtlnev
:!-{JF. Su 9;1;;am
,V'gaW'ga2\vO We 9::lOam
We 7:'1::ipill
QUEEXSLAXn
Brishane
4Be Hu 10 :lfJam
Mlll:kav
4:\lKHul1:0Ilaru
Towns\'ille 4-'1'0 We 8:00pm
TAS}IANIA
ALIH:RTA
CFCN::;u 5:4::ipm
NOVA SCOTIA
Sydney
(;Jell Bu 9:00pm
ONTARIO
Hamilton C KOC Hu 10 :~Oarr.
8u 1:30pm
Bu 8:1Gpm
C HI~ A
Sllanghai X~lIIA Su !I: 4;)am
CUB.A
Caibnrien C~[( W Hit 7: OOpm
Havana
c~m: Su 11 ::~O:l1h
also Spanish!:lu 9:00pm
Santa CI 'a C~UlI Su 11 ::;::iam
ESTHONIA
HADIO- Su 3: 30pm
(~96,1 m) TALLINN
Beval
FRANCE
Beziers RADIO- 'J'1l 8:00pm
(220.1 m) BEZIERS
Bordeaux RADlO Mo 7 :45pm
(237 m) SUDOUEST
Mexiko
MEXICO
XECW
Sl'ani~h Th 10 :OOpm
UNITED STATES
ALABA:\IA
Birm'ham WA!'I Hu 12:45pm
-Uirm 'ham WBUC flu 10 :00,11'1
J)otl'un
WlIET
M 'tgollleryWSFA
llwwle S, WNIL\
We 8 :OOpm
We 4:30pm
Hu 1: :Wplll
Su 3 :45pm
LOUISIANA
Shrevep't KWEA Su 10:1iJam
CONNECTICUT
Britlgeport \VICC Su 10:00am
MARYLAND
Baltimore WBAL Su 3: 15pm
Cumbcr! 'dW'l'HO ~lo 1: liipm
We 1:15pm
Fr 1:15pm
DEL.\WARE
Wilm'ton \VDEL Su 6:15pm
DlSTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington \VOl, Su 6:00pm
.Miami
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Orlando
l:'enS:J.cola
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Fr 8 :OOpm
FLORIDA
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WQXM Hu 5:1:)pm
W J)BO Su 12 :4::;1'n1
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We 7:00pm
GEOltGiA
ALASKA
Anchorngd(FQO We 9:30pm
KetchikanKGllU Mo 7:]5pm
'I'll 7:].3pm
Sa 7:15pm
AllIZONA
Bisl)Po
KSUN f)u
Wo 4 :OOprn
Fr
Jewlllo
KC){J Mo
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Spanish'l'lt
PrE-scott
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'Ve 5:45pm Fr
TUP80n
KOAR Hit
We 5:45pm
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Yuma
KUMA Su
Spanish Su
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4 :00(1111
5:1u1 1nl
5:15pm
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5:45pm
7 :00l'm
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6:15pm
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ARKAXSAS
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Wo 11 :4::ialll
Fr 4 ::;fl;,llI
JlotRp'gs K'l'[ISSu 5:00pm
I.ittle R'k }C\HK Su 9:00am
Little R 'k KGIII SII 7 :OOpm
Wo 5 :45pm
1"1' 5 :45plll
Little R'k KLR.\ Su 10 :30am
Paragould KH'J'M ~u 10:00am
We 11:3flam
Texarkana KC~IC till 6:45pm
CALIFOlt:--lIA
KXO Su 10:00am
K1E~1 Su 10 :3(1:lTlI
K:\r.J Su 3 :45pll
Hollywood K:"X Hu 9:1.3pm
Lotlg B'c1l RGEI{::';u 10:4.3alJi
LosAngcle!! K'l'~I Su 9:3Uam
Su H: OOplll
Th 8: OUl'm
Oakland
KLS Su 11: IfJam
We 2:4:'pOl
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Oaldarll]
KHOW S1I10:1fJam
Su 6:15pm
)10 8:15pm
\\"e 8: 15['111
Sa'mento KFBK Su 9:3(1"IU
Sau Diego XEBC Su 11 :45am
EI Centro
Eureka
FrE'sno
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S. F'cisco KTAB Su 9:30'uu
Sa R :30nm
Stopkton
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We 7:15am
8u 9 :3flhlll
Fr 1:1:'>f'm
KAKSAS
Coffeyville KOGF ~n 1:4::iprn
Th 8:00pm
COLOR.\.DO
Col '0 Spr. KYOR Su 10: :lOam
We S:30pm Sa. 4::;\)pm
DeD\'er
KFEL Su 7 : (JOplll
GmndJ'n KFX.J Su l::JOpm
Greeley
KFK.\!-'\u 6:45pm
Lamar
KID''\" Su 7 :l.'pm
\\'0 2:40pm Fr 2:10pm
Yuma
KUEK Mo 12:4::ipm
We 12:4:;l'm
Fr 1:?:4::ipm
W'1 PI Sn 9 :4:"iam
\\"(;8'1' Hu 5:4iipm
Atlant:~
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Atlanta.
Au;.(usta. wlmw HII 3 :O(lpm
Tit 7:45['111
Columhus 'YIUn. Hu 9 :;:Oam
L:J.Gran~eWKEU Hu 3:00pm
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Fr 10:OOam
l\f.af:on
WMAZ Su 4:00pm
Homo
WHOA SlI13::lOpm
We 8 :4.;pm
Fr 8 :4;)pm
Savannah WTOC Bu 1 :OOpm
Athcn!l
MAIN"E
WLBZ Su 10:45am
Bangor
Calumet
l>ehoit
MINSESOTA
F'~usFallsK(:nEfiu
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Mool head KUFK HII 7 ::\0l'lll
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We 7:45pm
I,nurd
WAML Su e:4GI'Ill
Meridian wcoe Hu 10 :OlJalll
MillS. City
Fr 7:15pm
IDAHO
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Kampa
KFXD Ha 11 :OOam
Boise
Pocatello
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2:00pm
We G:4."jpm
IlAWAIl
~ro
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7:45pm
KBEI Su 2:00pm
Su 9:00pm
Twin Falls KTFI Su 10 :4::illlU
8u 4:45pm
II.LINOtS
Decatur
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Fr O::;Opm
lIarri8b'~ WEBQ Su G:OOpm
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Fr 10:001'1ll
LaSallo
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Quincy
WTAD Flu 12 ::;Opm
Wo 1:00pm
Roekfortl WROK Su IO:OOam
Su 10:00pm
We 10:30pm
Sr 'gtidd WCBS Su 12 :;;Opm
S:\ 1l:15am
'1'tl~eola
WDZ Su 12 :45pm
WGC~I Hu
9 : 4:i a III
We 8:45pm
MISSOURI
KFlW Hu ~:l~pm
We I:l":lm
Kans.C'y K'YKC Hu 2:(IlIPIll
Columbia
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MONTAXA
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Kalispcll KGEZ Su (I:UOaUl
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Line'J[lI
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Reno
NEVADA
KOU Su 10:30:1m
NEW JEHSEY
AtlanticU'y WI'(':->u lO:O(1am
Newark WXEW Su 10:00arn
NEW:\tEX1CO
Al1mq 'que I()B We fi :4.'pm
Roswell
KGrL Su Co: ]Col,m
Wc 4:30pm
Fr 4::;O[,m
lXDIASA
Iud 'apolisWKBF Snl0:00nm
Th 1 :OOpm
Muncie
WLBC Hu 1 :30pm
~'r 7:30pm
Auburn
IOWA
Des )'Ioines WilO Su 10: 15am
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NEW YORK
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ffiie WATCHT0WER
PUllLlSlIEl> SE}Jl~o}."TmY
By
J. F.
Rt;TlIERFORD
President
W. E.
'~reat shall
ITS MISSION
ST.\TES, 31.00;
GI:f:AT Dr:ITAIN,
FOREIGN' OFFICES
nrili3~
August 31 to Sept"mlJ"r 3 indusive are the tlayg for a con"entiou of .Jl!IlOmh's witneg,;es nt Lonuon, Buglaud. The
('ollv('utilln will he IIl1t1 at the Al('xlluI]ra Palace, the puhlic
mceting Leiug in tho huge hall at .\lexandm Palace, SUUI!ay,
Spl,tembcT :!. 'I'he forenuon of each <ll,y will he ,lev01ftl to
til'lu service; afternoon an,1 el'euin;;' Ul,~,tillgs for the int~rcste,1.
'I.'hose CUlltpmplnting atteu.ling the Lou,loll eonventi on should
Ildclress C"nn'utinn COllllllitt(,(', 34 ('nll'en 'J'errace, London,
W. 2, En~lallll. The presidl'nt of the Hociety exppds to attend
this convention and address the public.
PUBLIC LECTURES BY TRA:-iSCRIPTlO:'J
Jehovah's ble~sin~ hus heen markedly upon the use of the
I,ortaLle transcriptlOlI machine. He hus plainly manifested
that this machine meets the n('er} of th<J hour, when the enemy,
und'~r Gog, is seeking to curtail the usc of the rarlio by God '8
anointed :lnd when the peuple'8 eul's :ue eager to hear. not
Dlun '8 message, hut God's. The transcription machine
inCl'ea~ed the power of Jehovah's witnesses ati"lll to preach Uh,
truth manyfol.], so that the <lesh e for the iltemttlre is stimn'
hted and study classes of ID'lny intereste.l hearers are ~:>eing'
formed. Besides more than 450 such maehinrs in the rnited
Statt>s alone, GI'('at numbers nrc now h:'iu-; effe<'ti,-e]y med in
COUl\tl'ics near cud afar. For IDore information, write the
Society.
"as
in every cas!),
a.
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~odety
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RADIO A~D THE PRINTED WORD
All witnl'~sin~ parties and all indivil]uals wlln elll:(l'ge ill the
witness work shou1ll mention the IlIdio station III ttH'ir vh~illl(~'
that is broadcllstiug tl".. w .HCHTOWEl~ pro;!;] :111'5. This oft,il
111'O\"l'S a means of op'-lIing tho.. way to p!a<'e t [c houks in thl!
hamls of the people. Have in mimI that the ..hid purpo!!" of
the radio is to call the pcoplt-'s attention to the truth ntHl tl'('1\
furnish the opportunity for t1((,111 to get a wi'lpr llnll('r~t.antlin~~
of the lll('ss:tg-e ('oncerlling the g<)\'eTulllcnt uf Je!lo\'ah by read
in~ what is being print('(l.
.F;\'ery oue wlla now pttrticipates in the fieM WOl k in territory
served by broadcasts of the W.\TCIITOWER program may havf1
a sh.'lre iu tl'lling the people that this unique ~et'l'ice is avai\:lhle
each week. Workers report that 11istribution of the Tlldio f"h1<~r
(supplied by the l:'o<:iety) is l'fovillg to be a eOllw'nient :,nd
effective method of g:i\'ing- cOillulllnl puhlic nc,ti"e of tltis 1'10gram while engaging in the h0use-to,house \Vitllebsiug.
A.~XOUNCr\'G CO:llPA....Y MEETIXGS
Many hearers of TU,lio tl':mseription lectures haw the ,1'>5ire
to meet witll Jehovah's witn<,,:ses lind to stUll\" hi~ \YOI'll \'. ith
them. Hence whf1ren,r the kinc:uoUl message 'is ladiocast. the
time and pUlre of lI1(,f1ting of the 101"0.1 compau)' of' .Tpho\a;l 's
witnesses shoul,l he annollneed after tlw tran:"'l i ption, 'rhe
tune on the air heing paid for, the station Ill:\ !lager nl1~ht to
readily gmnt your request to make such aUl\(Jll;','C':iCll:.
miceWAICillIT0WIER
AND HERAlD Of CHR~T~ PRESENCE
VOL. LV
15, 1934
JULY
No. 14
HIS COVENANTS
PART 8
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the Lord haec called thee in riylltcousncss, and will hold tl/ine hand, and u:illllccp tllce, and give thee for
a cocrnalll of the pWjilc, for a light of lhc Gcntilcs."-lw. 42: 6.
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f1l.1filled it cannot be properly understood. The kingdom looking to the vindication of ,Jehovah's name had
been typically !:lct up and had fallen down, anlI ill
due time must be restored. Christ Jesus is the 'Stone
cut out of the mountain' (Dan. 2: 3,1), the chief tOl'ller
stone of Zion, the One who is the vindicator of .Jehovah's name. When Jesus was offered as king to the
nation of Israel, that wns a mininture laying- of the
corner stone of the kingdom, God's holy capital 01'ganization. (Matt. 21: 1-11) In l!J14 Christ .Jeslls received the kingl]om and was SI'lIt forth by .Jehovah to
rille, and it was then that he beg-an his rille and ('ast
Satan alld his wieked ones out of heaven. (Ps. 1] 0:
],2; He\'. ]2: l-!J) In l!llR the Lord .JesllS gathet'ell
unto himsrlf the fait hful of .Jehovah ancl was tlu')'(~
flt'I'sentell to nII professl'<l followers of Christ J !''-illS
as the King and rightful Hulet' of the earth, anu,
aho'"e all, the Vindicator of Jehovah's nanH'. 'I'hat wns
the la~'ing of the chief COl'lU'I' stone of Zion, and ill
completion. (Isa. 28: 16, 17) Here at the laying' of the
thief eOl'Jlcr stone, the IH'csenlation of Jesus as Killg',
he, the great antit,nlical l\lekhizcdl'k, fltlfilled the:
pr'ophecy, to wit: "1{cjoice greatly, 0 dau~htl'r of
Zion; shout, 0 daughtcr of .1l'I'usalem; hehold, thy
King cOllwth unto thee; he is just, and having' $Ihi:ltion; lowly, and ridin~ upon all ass, and upon a (~olt
the foal of an ass." (Z('ch. !):!J) This was tlw time
for great rejoieing, lienee a time of great refreshing'.
(Zeeh. 4: 7; 1'1'clJaralion, pa~cs 70,7], 1G-1-1(;1) .\1'proximately at that time the faithful wrl'c taken illto
the cownallt for the kingdom, which eo\'enant hall
been foretold hy the covcnant of fait h fulness made
in :Uoah.
14 After thl} comill~ of the Lord to the temple he
opcned 'ilp the IH'oplll'l'il's, Hnd the~' heeamc plain to
those who lh~\'ote themsl'1,('S to Jehovah <lod. The
living stones, then gathered to the telllple and made
a part thcrcof, huilt up into that holy sl I'Udure, 1'1'('eive the light of the temple awl gTeatly l'l'joice. Tile
face of Jchovah was turned toward lh(,lI1, and the
faithful dis\'ern their Teachers, .Jehovah and Christ
Jl'SllS, who <1rc no longer pushed into a eO'rIll'!' hut arc
now made manifest. (Isa. 30: 20) "'rimes of refrcshing" there be~lIn ha\'e continued alJ(I have inrrcaseJ
upon God's people, and thl'~' have }){'ell marvC'loll<;ly
refreshed by the unfolding of the prophecies. Appropriate to this time is the language of the psalmi~t,
to wit: "Thou preparest a table before me in the
presence of mine enemies: thou anointl'st my head
with oil; my cup runneth over." (Ps. 23:G)
"But my horn shalt thou exalt like till' hoi'll of an
unicorll: I shall be anoinU'd with fr,>~h oil." (1's.
92: ]0) From that tinw forward have !JI'I'Il 'times of
blessedness' to those in the temple \\'110 euntinue faithful. (Dan. 12: 12) The reason for slH"h gt'('ut rejoicing is that the "man ehild", wltieh j.; the kill~(lulll,
is born and has been set up and rcslol'\d by Chri.,L
Jesus, tht~ King and ExC'eutive Officer of .J('ho\ah; all11
his faithful followers, gathered unto him, have 1'e-
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2]5
ceived at his kmus the robe of righteousness and have Edam, and of all the [nations L ,vhich arc ealled by
had their' sin,-; hlottc~ll out', In tJ1(' lan!!,uag~ of the apos- my name, saith the Lord that doeth thi~," (..\.Jl'O';
tle, Chri:;t Jt'sus, who had theretofore b,'en preached 9: ll, 12) In the eleventh verse above quoted the
to the fnithful. had now com,' and received unto him- words "in that day" refer to the day of Jehonh
. be~illning '''idl ]914, when he sent Jesus fOlth to rule;
self his faithful followers.
and tlitls the time for r{'buildin~ the talwrnacIc of
1:1 The cnmiJlg of the Lon1.Ji's\ls to th{' temple marks
the beg-inuing- of times of restitution of all things David; foretolu by the prophet, is fixed, which time
which Goc1 ha:; spoh'n hy the mouth of all hi" holy is the eomiJl~ of the Lord .Jeslls to the temple in 1918
prophets since the wodd ')t'~an. This could 110t havc and the buill1ing liP of Zion to the glory of JehO\'ah
reference to the restitution of the human race to per- God. Amos' prophecy refers to the fact that, when it s
fect hnman lift', l)ecause such is not "the all-important fulfilment took place, the Greater David wOllld be
thing", IwithlT have all the proplH'ts foretoIU the in po,;sl'"sion of the natiol1'5, In harmony with this it
restitution of tile human race.\lI the prophets have is written concerning J(sus: "Yet have I set Illy kin'~
"foretolu of the"e days", to ,rit, of the restitution upon my holy hill of Zioll. .'\sk of me, and I sha1l
of the Idll~t.101ll as Gou's imtrument for the yindica- give thee the I nat ion<; ] for thine inhe1'itan('(', and the
tion of lJi-; fl[lllle; and the most important of all i" the uttermost parts of the earth for thy POSS('S-;iOll,' ' vindication of his lI'UTIl'. The only Scriptural conclu- Ps. ~: 6, 8.
8ion thnrc;\!lpossilj}y'be re[ll'h<'d is that "the resti17 'l'his l!rophcry of .\mos must be fulfiller1 at some
tution of all things" means the restitution of God's time, and the tabcl'llaele of David must he hllildld up.
ki!lg-dom, ",hi<'" existed ollce ill miniature, which had But lwfore the J)\)ildill~ of that ta'}('rnad(~ and the
fallen dOWll, and whi('h is now set up in completion completion of .Jehovah's capital organization, ht' dewith Chri~t .)(",;11:-; the Chief, the Head StOlle, the great clarcs his purpose to take out from the nat iOlls a 11('0Prophet, 1'l'il'st an<1 J(ill~ on the throne, Iltllllcl1iatdy pic for his name, whICh people so takpn out lIl11-;t be
following- and in ('Oll!l('ct ion with this statemellt of witllf'sses to hi,,> name. The npo;,tles of Chri"t .J(':>IIS
"restitution of all tJljll~S" the apostle quotes the were holding- a conference at .JI~rllsalrm, (,ollsidcl'ingprophecy from Veukl'onoll1Y ]~: ][)-] 8 and dcfinitely what sholl III he done ahout the go,-;pe!'s ;!oil!g to t!te
shows tlmt Christ Jesus is the Grcatrr MosI':-; aud that non-.Jews. irherc, g'uidl'tl hy the holy spirit, tlt('y
C\'eIT olle whom he g-athers unto himself must !lOW he l'enehcd the eOIT(;ct condusioll, alld then they S('llt
wholly lind entirdy o"('di(~llt to God's great ]<;xI'cllth'e mes,-;engers to others to inform them of (:od's pUI'OffiN'r. Wlwtcvei' ihe'Sc'riptures tCII('h ahout the sal- pose. (.\cts 15: 21-2(j) At that time Jehoyah hau made
vat ion of the human race, and bringing the olwdient with Christ J('SI1S the new ro\'('nant, tlH' jJlll'pu"e of
ones to human perfection, the tcxts at Actl-i 3: 19-23 which is to take out from the nations his witll('S'f's
havc no reference to such work.
for his nnme, At the t irne of thi1> conferclll'e in Jeru
salem sOllie of the dis('ipl!'s hllll cal'l'it,,] till' lIl('SSa~I' of
TABJo~IDIACLE OF DAVID
the killgdom to the Ul'ntiJ('s or llon-'}l~\\'S. 1f('II('(' Jm(]('s
18 A tahernacle l-i)'ml)()J ieally st111l11s for ft dwellingon that o('l;asion said: "':\1en and bl'l'thrcn, hl'arkl'n
place, The name" David" IlleaJlS "bclo\'ed" <111(1 pic- lJ1lto me: ~;illleon hath tleclarell how God at the first
tures Clll'ist Jt'sns, the IJl'loved ::;on of God. The tab- did "hit the Uenti!('s, to takeont of them a people fm'
erIlade or dwelling-place of .Jehovah God as relnted his name." Sll<'h is the work of the !lew CU\'Pllllllt,
to his cl'eatures is Zion, his ('apital organization, of \vhieh \\'ork TOUl-it progTC:;'l to a completion and until
which Christ JbUS his bdoved SOil i:; the Head, "For the comil:g' of the LOI'<! Jt'SllS, awl the lHlilding- up of
the Lord hath cho"en Zion: he hat h desircli it for his Zion. Contilluing, the apostle James said, quotill'.!;
hahitation. This is my r{'st for ever: hero will I dwell; fl'om the prophet Amos: "Anti to ths a~r('c the \\'()l'(ls
for I havc desired it." (Ps. 1:3~: 13, 14) As a type of the prophets; a" it is written, After this I \rill reforel-ihadowing his (1wrlling-pJaee JdlOyah God set up turn, and will lmilJ again the tabertlade of David,
l\lcJehizedek as his prirst and king, and concerning which is fallen 00\\'11 ; and I will hl1ilJ again the l'lliliS
whom it i<; clearly stated that Christ .Jesus is the one thcreof, and I will Stt it up; that the residue of mpn
whom l\IcJehizedek foreshadowed, (lIeb. 7: 1-3) When might st'ek aftcr the Lord, and all the (icntiks, Upl)Jl
Jehovah by the mout h of :.\lo:,;('s malIc the covenant of whom my name is c,dled, saHli the Lord, who do:th
faithfulness in Moab, he toll1 the hraelites that be all these thillg's." CActs 15: ]:)-18) This \11'0\'\''' tlwt
would choose for tlwm a 'kin~ from among"t their the pllrpo:-;e of JdlO\"nh from the begillllill~ \V;15 to
brethren'. (Deut. 17: ]S) Lat(,l' the promise ,,':1S con- take ont a people f01' hi" name and. \yh('n thl':ie arll
fined to the hou<;c of David and David was put Uj10n taken out, thell he would set up bis killgdulll, that is
the throne as ldng. Later that t~'pical royal how..e to say, st't up Zion as his u\yclling-pl<:!ce, thnt he woulel
fell dOWIl, Then by his prophet Jeho\'ah God said: huild the tabernacle of J)u\'id wbieh had falkn down;
"In that day will I raise UjJ the tabemade of David and this \\'urk constitutes ex,lctly wbat Pl'ter e:dlcd
that is fallen, and dose up the breaches thereof; and "the restitution of all things" spohn by rhe moulh
I will raise up his ruins, and I "'ill build it as in the of all the holy prophets since the ,,,orId bpg"[ll1,
da~'s of old: that they may possess the remnant of
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If the words in Acts 3: 21, to wit, "times of restitution of aU things," have no reference to the restitution of mankind during the thousund-Yi~ar reign of
Christ, then is there no means for the blessing of thl)
people with life and eternnl happilll'sS? Yes, mo~t
certainly there is such provision mnde IJ)" Jehovah,
because the blessing of the people is announced in tl:e
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21.l'.Iisunderstandiug' has resulted from the conclusion reached hy men that a COVf'nant of Jehovah God
wjth his crcatmes is necessary for the creatures to oh
tain life; hut that conclusion is incorrect. It is definitely and unequi voeally stated: 'Life is the gift of
Ood throllgh .Jesus Christ our Lord.' (Holl!. 6:23)
By the disobedience of Adam df'nth resulted to all,
und by the sacriflre of the man Christ Jesu,> in the
place and stead of the sinner .Adam the opportunity
for life as a free gift comes to all of .l\<1am':,; offspring,
to such ns believe and obey. Concerning' this it is written: "Therefore, as hy the offenre of one judgment
{'arne upon all men to cOJl(lemnation; enm so hy the
righteousness of one the free gift came upon all llwn
unto jllstifipation of life. For as b~' one man's disobedience many were made simlers, so by the obedience
of one shall m:lIJY he made righteous." (Hom.
f): 18, 19) The lifeblood of Chri~t Jesus ]lomed out
purchased the human family, and .Jehovah Cod clothes
Jdm with authority to give life as a free gift to those
,'/ho obr,)' him. JI('lwe t1lOse who do ohry will be made
righteous 01' justified.
22 Those tak('n 01lt for his name and who now COlllilitute the witl1<'ss0s for .Jehovah (lid r('('cive the gift
of life exactly in the Rame way that mankind will re(t'ive it 11tu'iug' the reig-n or Chl'ist. They first learned
or the ,Lord .Jesus as their HedcC'llIcr aJl<l hd i0ved npon
him awl were justifipd or maue rig-hteous by faith
in God and in Christ Jt'SlJS. Aft(;I' Iwing' thus ju~tifird
and begoitt'n of the spirit of God these now as nmv
creatures in Christ arc taken into the new covenant,
which covenant 1)/'eI':lr('s th<'m to he Jehovah's witllessrs and to he mndc memh(~rs of his royal house.
'1'he world of mankind must re('cive life as a gift by
helieving on the LfJl'll .J('sus an (I rendering ohf'dit'lH'e
unto him. Their justification is accomplishcd when
the)' have fll'Ovetl obedient. They could not he taken
into any covenant with God until thcy are justified
or made righteous; and this docs not take place until
the end of the thousand-year reign of Christ, and at
that time there would be no oceasion for a covenant
such as the new ('oven ant. 'rhe irrcsistible conclusion
is that the world of mankind docs not get life by or
t hl'ough the new covenant, but will rrcei \'e life ewrlasting as a free gift at the hand of Christ Jesus, Je}lOn1h's great high priest Rnd chief officer. He reigns
until all enemies are destroyed; and the race is under
him, and is turned over to Jehovah aftcr being fully
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Jcsus. In support of this conclusion notice that Jehovah says: "Behold my ser'\'ant, whom I uphold, mine
elect, ill whom my soul dplighteth; I have put my
spirit upon him; he s]IUH hring forth judgment to the
Gentiles [that is to say, those who arc not of the house
of Judah, the :,piritual class)."-Isa. 42: 1.
24 Christ Jrsus, the Rrdeemer and Vindicator of .Jehovah's name, is the 'elect servant'. Those who arc
made members of his royal house arc counted in as a
part of that organization, and hence form a part of
that srrvant, and upon the servant company JdlO\-ah
has bestowcd his name, and the like honor no otht r
will cver recei\"C. Jehovah now gi\"Cs his clect sCI'vant
,. for a covenant of the people". lIe docs not make a
covenant with the ppople. Kerf> in mind that a coveuant docs not have to he made with creatures, but m:.lY
be a one-sided 01' unilateral covenant. A covcnant is
a hin<lil1g' promise or ag-rerment or cxprf'ssion of purpose to do or not to do a rertain thing". God's word
of promise that he would hring forth a seed, in which
sero all the families of the earth should be ble"sed,
constitutes a co\'cnant of .Jehovah, that is to say, a
hinding' agl'C0ment or derlaral ion to b1<-ss the h llfllall
race. 'l'hen, when the seed is broug-ht forth, and the
kingdom is liet up and the nallle of Jehovah is vindi<'ated, Jehovah will gi\"e hi" ('It'd se['vant, Christ, "fer
a covenunt of the people." 'l'hat means that his great
servant, Ghrist Jrsus, will st:.lnd as a guarantee to
thc prople that God's purIJose long ago announced will
lJe faithfully carried into operation.
25 Gonccming this it is wrilt<'n: "I the Lord have
called thee in l'ighteousnrss, and will hold thine hand,
and will keep th0e, and give thee ful' It COt'elwllt of
the peoplr, for a light of the Uentiles." (Isa .. 42: G)
Such is a purt of the commbsion of Christ. ]n audition tht'n'to the anointed servant J'(nders aid to the
"great multitude" elass.-Isa. 42: 7,9.
26 The elect servant, Chri"t, stands as an absolute
assurance to the peoples of the world that they shall
receive the hlessings of life as a free gift from God
through Chri'it Jesus. ]n ord"r to receive such a gift
the people must receive lmowletlgr, which is the first
essential to faith, and mu<;t be willing to accept the
frce gift. Thcrefore cone ('1'11 in~ Chri"t .Jesus it is
written: "Behold, I have giwn him for a witness to
the prople, a leader and commander to the people."
(Isa. 55 ~ 4) Being made the leader, instructor, ana
commander of the propk, Christ Jesus gives to tlt(Om
the knowledgr, leads them in the right way, and com
mands them what they shall do, and they must o!>ry
him before they would re<:eive the gift of life. It is
upon the shoulder of Christ. the great Prince of Peace,
that the' righteous gOYl:'l'Iunent or kingdom rests, If e
is the Wonderful Counselor 01' adviser of the flrople,
alJd he is the Evcrlasting" Father, because he g-iws
life to all of those who ohey him. (Isa. 9: 6, 7) Therefore it is written coneernin~ Chri"t Jesw; and for the
l)('uefit of the people: "And in his name shaH the
Gentiks hope. "-:\1at1. 12: 21, R. l'.
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is the one that enters the covenant by sacrifice and soever that may he. The man's faith in the sheil blood
that there is hut one sacrifice. "Nor yet that he of Jesus Christ is the basis of his presentation by .Jeshould offer himself often, . . . but now once in the sus to Jchovah. "It is God that justifieth." (Rom.
end of the world hath he apPc<Jl'cr}, to put away sin S: 33) The man, therefore, being justified by faith,
l)y the sacrifice of himself. . . . So Christ was onre has counted unto him hy Jehovah the right to human
life which the Lord Jesus, by the grace of God, now
offered to bear the sins of many. "-IIeb. 9: 25-28.
How then cnn <lu}onc else he sacrificed in order to offers unto .Jehovah llS a part of his own sacrifiee.
hc with Christ? It follows that no one would be an 'l'his was pictured in the sacrifice of the goats in can
accl'ptahle sacrifice to (;od unless he is taken ill as a nection wit h the talw1'Ilacle and the temple. (Lev.
part of the sacrifice of Christ Jesus himself. It fol- 16: 9-16) Jehovah, graciously receiving the con~e
lows that anyone joiuing Jesus in such sacrifice must crated and justifird man as a part of Christ Jesus'
do so on the basis of what Jcsus did. 'l'herefore the sacrifice, affords the individual the greatest 0PJlor
merit of Christ .Jesus' sacrifice mll'it he prc;,entca in tunity of all times. That great privilege and oJlporl\('a\,('n and the fOllndation lllid for the justification tunity to man is for him to be maul' a part of the body
of Chril>t for sacrifice. For this reason some of the
of all who llrc takcn into the (OVCWll1t.
of Christ arc left over for thc body's sake,
afflietions
'rhcrc is thercfol'c no separate or indivi(lulll coveis
the
chureh. (Col. 1: 24) But indi"idually
which
Hallt hy sacrifice JnU\le hy tho!';e who will composc the
IJody of Chrbt, but all arc one in Christ Jesus. Each no man could barg-ain at the time of his consecration
one aecl'pted is otl'en'd as a part of the sacrifice of that he is consecJ'ating" in oruer to be taken in as a
part of the sacrifice and later taken to hea Yen. Such
Ch,'ist.
would be presumptuous all the man's part. ~or could
All of the memhel's of the true church urI' one in
any individual say that he makes a full conscrration
Christ. ., POl' as the hody is one, and hath many memwith the undrrstanding- that he is to remain 011 earth
ber's, and ull the memhcrs of that one hody, being
for cver. God alone must determine that.
llHlny, are one hody; so also is Ch,'ist. For hy one
It is the will of GOII that there SIIllII be takrn from
spirit al'e we all haptiz('d into one body, whether we
nmonl-!st m"11 those who sllllll be memhers of the body
he .h~ws or Uentil<:s, whet I1pr we he bond or free; and
of Chl'i-;t in .dory, the humanity of all of whidl must
Jw ve heel! .all ,made to lh'ink iuto one ~pirit." (1 Cor. be offered up by the Big-h Prit'st as a JHut of his own
J2: 12, l:J) All arc haptizpd illto his death. (Hom.
~acrifi('c. These are all one in Christ. From the mUll6: 3-6) 'I'he first ones brought into the covenant wilh her of those who conser rate themselves wholly unto
Jesus wcre his diseiples, and then other .Jews. 'J'herc- God, ultimately the required numher will he takl'n to
after the favor was extpndpd to the Gentiles. lIence
compose the bouy of Christ. Surh will he faithful
it is written: "But now, in Christ .Jl'SllS, ye who somcunto the terms of the cOYCl1ant.-Hev. 2: 10.
times wpre far 011', arc made nigh hy the blood of
While the indiddual cannot ldmsclf make a eoveClll'ist. VOl' he is our peace, who hath made both onc,
flunt by sacrifice with .Jehovah, the advanta!!;l: is ultiand huth urol,('n down the middle wall of partition bemately all on the individual's side; he:lce it is a matt"r
tween us; having' Ilboli-;hed in his flesh the cnmity,
of grnce from Gou, Christ .Jt'sus made the cownant
evcn the luw of eommandmcnts contained in ordi- by sacrifice; and the individual memhel's are taken
JlaJH'es; fOI' to make in himself of twain one new man,
into the co\'Cnant as a part of his sacrificp, :md arc
so makillg' peace; and that he might. reconcile hoth therefore counted as having made a co,'cna11t hy saconto God in one hody by t.he cross, having slain the rifice. The r,~ward to them will be life and glory with
lmmit.y thereby j und came aau preached peace to you Christ. Je}lovah takes 110 ad,antage to hilllsl'lf from
whieh were afar off, and to them that ,\'el'e nigh. For the covenant 1Iy sacrifh'e, but permits it all to go for
thl'ough him we both huve access by one spirit unto the benefit of mankind. Therefore The Christ, that
the Fathcr. NO\~ thcrefore ye arc no more strangers is to say, the body of humiliation and the human life,
and foreigilers, hut felloweitizens with the saints, and is baptized into death, l'l'sult ing from the co\'enant hy
of the household of God. "-Eph. 2: la-HI.
sacrifice, and from being baptized into Christ's death,
No oue can make a covenant with Jehovah at tIle (Rom, 6: 3, 4) "Blse what shall they do which lire
time of his consecration, for the ohvious reason that baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all?
he is imperfpct and not competent to contract and has Why arc they then baptized for the dead 1"-1 Cor.
no sacrificc by which to make a covenant. All man 15: 2], 29.
can do is to consecrate himself to do the will of God.
Although at the time of consecrnf:m a m:lll may
How then is it possible for any man to get into the desire to be accepted into the covell:mt a1'1'aug-ement,
covenant by sacrifice 1 It is only by the gl'ace of God yet he could not be certain thrreof. By that is meant
through Jesus Christ.
he might desire to be dead wit h Christ alHl reign with
A man learns that he is a sinner, that Jesus Christ him, but that is a matter for Jehovah ttl det('l'mine.
is his Rl'deemer, anu he whom .Jehovah has ~i\'Cn for It is Jehovah who justifies according to his own ,vill
the salvation of man. He believes this lmd fully sur the one consecrating, that he might be taken into the
renders himself unto God, agreeing to do his will what- covenant b~' sacrifice; and it is Jesus who slays the
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T IS very important that we understand the meaning- of the term "ransom ", for lon~ a~o God
made this wonderful promise throug-h his prophet
Hosea (1:3: 14): "I ,,,ill ralisom them from the Jlowcr
of the /!,Tt1\'Cj I will rCl1cell1 them from dcath: 0 ueath,
I will he thy plagues; () gran', I will be thy drstructioll." lIcnce we here <.1ctine the term. 1:(lnsolll mcans
"somethillg to loosen with"; that is, a rctlemptive
pri(,l'. It i., the means or price or value ",'hie!t ean
be used in loesening or releasing something- that is in
bondage or in restraint or imprisoned. !\t'ccs<;;ll'ily
the ransom price lIlU,;t Le exactly elJ.uivalent to, or
corresponding with, that which justice requires of the
thing or creature that is ill bondag-e or impri.,onmcnt.
Hence ,ye say that ransom means all exuct COl'l'cspondil1g price. A perfect man sinned and wa" sentenced to
death; hence an exnd corresponding pri"e would ho
the death of another perfect man and the yalue of
his life prcsented in place of the olle who first sinned
and \\'as hel<1 ill bond:.;ge,
"Sin.offerin~" m<,uns the presentation and usc of
the ransom price. On the yearly atoncment.da~ service performed Ly the Je,Ys in type, the shed blood of
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extremity in orlIer that we may appreciate God's opportunity for blessing mankind, and the f!rcat debt
which the human race owes to Jehovah and his beloved Son for the provision malIc.
If a man found himself and his family in a dungeon
and a million dollars were ref)uired to release him,
and he had not one penny, but a friend of his appeared and provided the money and released him and
his family, that man would owe a great debt of ~rati
tude to his deliverer. lIe would feel much gratitude
in his heart. lIe would surely love his deliv<)rer and
would be anxious to do anything he could for him.
Adam and all of his family arc cit her in the condition of death or under the effects of death; and if
we find that the g-rrat .JdlOvah God has made provision for the release :Uld d..liverancc of all such from
the tomh, with a view to granting the ohedient ones
everIusting life, liberty, and happiness, then sueh facts
Rhould bring joy to the heart of everyone who learns
of it.
The apostle Paul, having in mind these things,
wrote: 'We were children in bondage under the elements of the world: but when the fullness of the time
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true after the Lord comes to his tf:mple. By that covenant J(sus was made the leader of the people. It also
follows that alI who arc taken into that covplIant must
become leaders of the people under the direetion of
the Head. 'I'hat 1<'ading of the people mll"t he in the
way of God 's ri~hteousness. To he a leader each one
must be a faithful witlll'SS as opportullity affords. It
means also that such leadp1'8 must be entirely out of
accorll with the evil world and its god t he Devil.
Jesus refused to compromise with the Devil. His fol
lowers must do the same thing. As Jesus forgot. self
and did only as his Father comm:mded, eYl'n so thOSll
who arc 1aken into the co,-enant must for~d self and
joyfully obey the commandments of the Lord.
In this day of distress and perplexity, when the
people arc suffering under the burdens of unrig-hteous
governments and know not which wa~' to tUI'll, neVt'r
was there such a blessed opportunitr as that given
now to the true followers of Jrsus to lead the people
in the way of righteousness hy pointing them to God's
kingdom. It is that righteous government that shaII
bring relief and everlasting joy to mankind. Some of
the ~nointed ones for a time neglected the privile~e
of being such witnesses. The Scriptures show that
some of these become aware of their ncgligence and
awake to their privileges and then take a part in proclaiming the glad message; and so doing, God bestows
upon them his evcrlasting blessing'S. (lsa. 50: ~O, 21)
"\Vhile the Lord progresses with the establishment of
his /?o\'crnment, he says t.o those whom he has chos(>11
for his witnesses: "I have put my words in thy mouth,
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I{ive thanks amI praise to the I{rcat .TdlOvali for the light and
truth as it JlOW shines from his \,.orJ.
May thc .lear Lord lllcRR, comfort 'Ilnd sURtuin you ill your
cnrlu'st clul(t(vur tu Jllllke known tire name of tire gn'at Jeho
vah, is the prayt'r of the Harrisuurg complluy vf Jchorull's
witnesses.
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WAICIHIT0WIER
AND HJERPilD Of
CHRITSTS PRESENCE
VOL. LV
AUGUST
No. 15
1, 1034
HIS KINDNESS
ITow prccious thy lovina7dndness, 0 God; therefore the sons of men undcr the shadow of thy wings seek
re{1tgc: they auundantly relish the fatncss of thy house, and out of the full sll'caln of thine own plcasures
thou givest thcm to drink. POl' with thce is the fountain of life, in thy light we see light. "-Ps. 36: 7-9, Hoth.
II
PART 1
227
' To aid the student in the examination of what 101lows, a brief outline is here given, to wit: The cities
of refuge provided by the law of God wcre a placo
of protection for those who had unawares or unwit
tingly hroken t~e everlasting covenant by taking a
human life. This loving provision made by Jehovah
being announced at the time of making of the covenant of faithfulness shows that the cities of refu1!,o
forcshadow God's loving-kindness for the protection
of the people of good will during Armageddon; that
they must come to know these truths after the build
iug up of Zion and before Armageddon; that the
rl'mnant of Jehovah's anointed on earth have a positiye obligation laid upon them now which must be
performed toward those of the .Jonadub company i
and that the Jonadahs must perform certain specific
requirements in order to be assured of refuge during
the trouble, and to ultimately receive life.
5 Jehovah first spoke to ~Ioses about the cities of
refuge while Moses was in the plains of Moab. (;oe1
having now made kllown 10 his people that the word
spoken by him, as recorded in Deuteronomy, applies
228
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BI:OOKLYS,
N. Y.
since the coming of Christ Jesus to the trmvle, we that messog'o was proclaimed by word of mouth and
may c:lI.-pect to find that the llrovi:,ion for the chit'S of by printc(l publiCation throughout "Christl:1ldom' '.
refuge, as set down in the prophecies, have all anti Ko OIle of Go,l 's people nnucl'stood fully the matter at
typical fulfilment in close proximity to the time of that time; but since being brought into the temple
taking the faithful ollo\\ers of Christ .Je:;us into the they sec and understand that t.hose on tho earth who
covenant for the kingdom. ".And the Lord spa!w unto may live and. not die are the ones who now' get into
Moses in the plains of Muab, by Jordan lIear J(richo, the charivt', as .Jonadab at t1:e invitation of Jehu got
saying, Spt'ak unto the chilurer: of Israel, unu say unto into the rhariot with .Jehu. 'I'his throws more light on
them, Whell )'e be come over Jordan into the land of the SCl'iptul'es concd'l1ing- the cities of l'clugc, and
Canaan; then )'e shall appcint you citic~ to be cities there must be some comforting information therein
of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, for the remnant at the present tirne.-Hom. 15: 4.
8 Jehovah '8 commandmcnt was that there should be
which ldlkth any person at unawares. "-l\Ul1l. 35:
1,10,11; Deut. 19: 1-10.
given to the Lcvitcs forty-ei1,!:ht cities and suburhs.
a :\!oscs was a type of Christ .]OSl1S; and what :l\loscs
This shows that the peoples of "Christc'ndom" have
did on the plains of ?luab, as set forth in the book of no ri~ht to C!'(J\\'d Jehovah's sen'ants, and particularly
}kuteronomy, anu hC'fore the lsraelitt:s ero"secl the his anointed \Y1tnesSf;S, out of tho land, uut must l.lllow
.Jorllan to Jericho, s(~('ms to IJ:lve relation to the closing them freedom of activity and a reasonal)le amount for
days of the time of the work of 'preparing the way thcir maintenance. 'I'his also bupports the cOllclusioll
hefore .Jehovah '. (?lral. 3: 1; IJcut. 18: 13, 18; ]\et,; that those who obt:J.in litcratUt'c, and thus receive an
3: 1!J-23) Shortly Iw[or'e ;Uoses ended his WLlI'l\, and opportunity to gain a knowledge and ulldel'stanclin~
after receiving instrudiull from JdlOvah eouel';l'llin~ of the truth of awl concemill~ Jehoyah and his kill~
the cHits of l'l'[llge, he communicated that law to the dam, should el)lltribute something to defray the (x
hraclitl's: "'rh('se he the ,yonls which .:\103('s spako pense or pnbliratioll, that more books may be brou~itt
unto all Lirae! 011 this side Jordan, in the wilucl'1lcss, to tho {Jcop!e I),Y Jl.'honlh's wil llesscs that other p . . opJo
AI1U it came to pass ill the fortieth y('ur, in t1l0 mi~ht know tl1\~ name of Jehovah and his lovin~-kind
elew:lth mouth, on the first day of the month, that mss. The .Jollarlab class now S(;C that th(~y have tho
1\loses spake unto the ehildrcu or hrae1, at:rordi!l~ IH'ivi!fogl~ of aidin~ in this work and of Learing the
unto all that the Loru had glVPu him in cO!lllllaudnlPnt nH:~;sagc to ot hers and thus showing their love for God
unto them." (Dcut. 1: 1, J) "Thell :'loses severed aud appreciatiull of his kindncss.
9 Out of the forty-eight citi(~d provided for the spe
three cities 011 this side .Jordan toward tho sllnrisin~;
that the slnyer mig-ht flre thilhr:r, whil'h should kill cifie benefit of the Levitcs there were (h'si~llnt0d six
his n('i~hhour unawares, alHI hatc(l him not in timps cities for a place of refuge. "And among the \'ities
past; mIll that fleciJl~ uuto one of thrse citie,:; he might whif.'h :ye shall give Huto the Ll.'vitcs, there shall be six
live: namely, n('zl'r in the wildl'mess, in the plain cities for refuge, ",hil'h ye shall appoint for the mancountry, of t.he Hellhenitl's; alHI Hamoth in Gilead, of slayer, that he may fl(~e thither: and to them ye shall
the Gatlit(s; and Golan in Ibi1ran, of the -;\hlllassitcs. add forty and two citie's." (l\'UllJ. 3G: 6) TIll':,e t.ix
Anu this is t.he law ,.. hi('h :'!oses sd before the chil- cities werc a~signetl to those who had brC'n I'r(kc1Urd
drrn of Israel." (Dout. 4: 41-014) 'l'hree of the cities or purchased by .Tc1lOvah in the place of !srarl's fi]'stof refuge were on the east side of Jordan, and three on hom aIHl who had heen nssi~lIpd exclusively to God'~
t.he west side, in the lan<l of Canaan, a('(,Ol'dill~ to the f,cnicc. (l\um. 3: 11-51) A eity is a symbol of all
organization; and the six cities thus appointed p;ctUl'o
commatltlrnents of Jehovah.-Num. :-15: 1:1, H.
the or~ani7.ation of .J eho\,ah's anoinkd olles yet on
T Those of the temple company have leamed that
.Teltovnh at times uses his den1tell 11eople on ealth to the earth, repl'C'sclltillg Zion, the holy city, sinee it is
do eel'tain thing'S in fulfilment of his prophery with- buildcd up. There bcin~ six would not inc1ientr:- Ull
out their knowing at the time the llwanin~ thereof; imperfect refuge, bnt rather would suggest that ~u('h
but afterward:~ Jf'hovah mukes Iwown to them tht:se is God's pro\'iion for refuge while imperfect conditruths and thus exhibits his loving-kimlne::s toward tions still exi;;t on the earth. There were no brid~t:s or
them in so ming them to fulfil prophecy. The settin~ ferries oyer the Jordan rivcr. and God's loying-bndup of the cities of refuge was notice to those who ness is again made manifest by placing three of thl.''-o
should have need therefor thflt nod had made pro- citiC's of refuge on the cast and three on the w('~t ~ille
vision for their protection and refuge in time of dis- of the river. The Levites and the priests (the pl'il.~ts
tress. That was a part of the prophety, and, beiWs a were also Levitcs, and taken from tllnt tl'llJe) '\"iiu:d
lJrophe('Y, it must hnvc its fult1lment at some l::ter pict nre that Jcho\'ah's kingdom organization kill
clay anel at Ihe coming of the Greater :\lo'3(,s. On the come, and such is tlte 'city for which Abraham lon:;'l',l'
24th day of Febnllll'Y, A, n. 1918, by the Lord's grace while he dwelt in a tent or tabcmacle,-lIcb. 11 : 9, 10.
19 The Hebrew won1 for "refuge", which is npplidl
and manifestly 11y his o\elTuling providence and his
direction, there was drlivcrcd, at 1,0'> Angeles, for only to these six cities. means an "asylum", "" ~1
tIle first tiP10 the mr,sag-e "The 'Yorld IIns Endcd- l'eccpbc1c into which something might be tah'n f,-,i'
Millions l\ow Living Will Never Die", and thereafter protection and safe-keeping. If Jehovah \,;ou:d 1;,;:,0
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N. Y.
doings, and especially in the persecution of God's of circumstances have been forced into participating
people, and did so without malice and without knowl- in and supporting these wrongdoers, to some degrce
edge that thcy were violating God's law.
at least, and are thus of the class that unwittingly or
1f The ruling elements in Israel had been guilty of
unawares arc guilty of shedding blood.
IG Those who have unwittingly or unawares supjll'lt such wicked things as that deseribed in the fore~;lIing paragraph, and to them Jesus said: "That upon
ported these wrongdoers must have some way of
.\ uu may come all the righteous blood shed upon the escape, otherwise they would fall in the great trouble
ourth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood in the battle of the great day of God Almighty. Jeho"f Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between vah ill his loving-kindness has made just such a. protlte temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All vision as is needed for their escape, and the cities of
these things shall come upon this generation." (Matt. refuge pictured that way of escape. Of the six citlCs
2:1: 35, 36) The bloodguilty of the official element of of refuge "Moses seyered three cities on this side
the nation of Israel that connived at amI oppressed lthe] Jordan toward the sunrisillg". (Deut. 4: 4144)
Hnd killell the servauts of God in particular, and op- Joshua. confirmed that selection after he had crossed
pressed and killed the defenseless peuple in general, the Jordan, and abo appointed three citie,> in Canaan.
were visited by God's vengeance. 'fhnt terrihle pun- (Josh. 20: 7-9) The six cities were a place of refuge
ishment came upon Israel within a few years after for the children of Israel and for the stranger and
the crucifixion of Jesus, and Peter, filled witti the for the sojoul'Iler, thus showing that in the fulfilment
spirit of God, speaking of that approaching trouble of the p.'ophccy the plaee of refuge would be for those
said to the Israelites: "Save yourselves from this in "Christendom ", and also for those associated with
untoward generation." -Acts 2: 40.
"Christendom" but 110t a part thereof, who might
13 Since the corning of Jesus to the temple there has
have need of such refuge and who desire and seck it.
been great persecution heaped upon the people of God '''I'hat the slayer that killeth any person unawares
in the land of "Christendom", awl there is blood- and unwittin~ly may flee thither: and they shall be
guiltiness on the part of those who have pal'ticipated your refuge from the avenger of blood. l'hese were
in this wrongful persecution deliberately. Others have the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and
had part therein ullwittingly. "Christendom," and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that
particularly the oflieial part thereof, lays great claim whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee
to doing the will of God, while at the salIle time bcing thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of
guilty of many fla~rallt crimes. l'he prophet of Je- blood, until he stood before the congregation. "--Josh.
hovah, referring to su<~h, says: "How is the [pro- 20: 3, 9.
fessed] faithful city becume all harlot! it was full of
11 If death resulted from a willful act by one using
judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now mur- as a weapon an instrument of iron, or by throwin~ a
derers. Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed stone, or with the hand weapon of wood, that is, a
with water: thy princes arc rebellious, and compan- club, the one doing the wrongful act which resulted
ions of thieves: everyone loveth gifts, and followeth in death was guilty of murder and must die. (Num.
after rewards: they jud~e not the fatherless, neither 35: 16-18) The murderer's blood must be shed by the
doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 'rhere- avenger or revenger of blood, that beillg the law of
fore saith the IJord, the IJord of hosts, the mighty One God for punishment in violation of the everlastill~
of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and covenant. "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall
avenge me of mine enemies." (Isa. 1: 21.24) The his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he
clergy, and the Homan Catholic hierarchy in particu- man." (Gen. 9: 6) "The revellg'er of blood himself
lar, have connived with the big commercial and shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he
political wrongdoers in robbing and destroying the shall slay him." (NUll. 35: 19) But if the killing was
people; and the above proplwry applies to them, be- by accident or unawares, the manslayer might flee to
cause such arc the ones who claim to be God '8 king- the eity of refuge for protection. And they shall
dom. Again says Jehovah's prophet: "For I have be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger j that
heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish the manslayer die not, until he stand before the conas of her that bringeth forth her first child; the voice grega.tion in judgment. "-Num. 35: 12.
of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth hel'sclf, that
THE AVE~GER
spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my
18 \Vho is "the avenger", or the one who executes
soul is wearied because of murderers." (Jer. 4: 31)
"And the remnant took his servants, and entreated vengeance antitypically upon such wron~doers1 The
them spitefully, and slew them. But when the Icing very langua~c of the law of God makes" the avenger"
heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his God's officinl executioner. According to the Hebrew
armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned for "avenger" the execution of vengeance devolved
up their city." (:Jlatt. 22: 6, 7) Among both the Jews upon one by reason of kinship, family rclation:;hip,
and "Ch"jsl('nr!om" there have been those who have such as the relationship of Bonz toward Kaomi and
had no s~'mpat1Jy with such wrongdoing, ~'et by reason Ruth, and against the defiling near kinsman. Tlta
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1, 1934
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f.fTle WATCliTGWER..
232
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N. Y.
At:GUST 1, 1934
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234
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obligation laid upon the faithful remnant in connection with the Jonadabs.
(To be continued)
'V 1.
BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
Il: 5. G.
,. 21. Who firo tho "nes that escnre and find security In tho
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into the
KINGDOM PROCLAMATION
'l' TIl E illall~ur;ltion of (lad's goverllment npon earth there must be carried on, ;[('('ording
to the Scriptures, an adn'rtisillg or publicity
campaign of ~rl'at seopc. The purpose of this nn
nonnccmcnt of nod 's kilJ~d()lll, and the manner in
which such UllllOllHcerncllt is lJOW aetnally being given
l\trll)n~ thc Ilf'ople throll~hout all the world, nre of
irnmeJiate eOW'l'rlJ to every person of ~ood will.
The anoilltld OIWS of the Lord now on earth arc
cornmnnded to dl~dal'e the day of the VU1;;-t'ance of
Cod. (Jsa, Gl: 1,:l) The V{:llgeallcc of .J\'I1Ovah is not
('xpres>'ed [I~.linst individuals, hut against ~atan and
llis wieked ol'ganizatioll Ly \Vhil'h he oppr'ess('s and
hlinds the {lropJe, and ngainst the instruments that
he uses for that PUl'[lOSl:. fehovahs purpose is to destroy Satan's wicked worb; and his organization, and
he i.s now having the witness given making known that
fnct to the nations. For this reason he discloses to
those of the h'mple cluss what constitutes the Devil's
or!~3nizntion. It is scen to be a powerful and orendfully wicked organization which the Lord alone can
and will I}pstroy. lIe lays upon his srrvants the obli.
gation of d('(:larin~~ his purpose to destroy it. Jesus
::,tates that after the good llCWS of the kingdom has
been dce!nrN} to the people there shall come upon the
nations of e[lrth a time of trouble the likr of whi('h
wns never 1\lJ0Wll and t hat it will be the In'-it. That
will he the expression of God's indii!nation against
the wicked onc find his system, platt, 2.1: 21, 22) The
period of time from the cessation of hostilities of the
World \Yar [lnd to the fhlal trouble is reserved specifically for the ~i\'ing of the witlwss of and concerning God's purpoS(:s.
At:GUST 1, 193-1
EFfie \Y'ATCI-IT0\VER
235
that when WDr is declared the ambassador withdraws; sing that music. The Psalms of the Bible are poems
whereas God's government is not at peace with Satan's set to music. Aside from the Psalms there is very
or[.:\':.lnization. Such is the rule that obtains in the di- little poetry in existence that is at all worth while.
visions of the government controlled by Satan. Such The kingdom or government psalms are addressed to
i'i not the rule of the Lord. The Scriptures show that the" Chief Musician ". It seems clear that the Chief
the Lord's ambassadors arc sent to the rulers when Musician is that section of the anointed class the
hostilities exist. Satan's organization is hostile to members of which have entered into the joy of tho
God's organization and God has declared his purpose Lord, who forget self, who are active in showing forth
to destroy Satan's organization. Christ is God's Am- the praises of the Lord, and who logically take inbassador to bring rel'onciliation between the people structions from the Psalms and profit thereby. '1'hough
and God because hostilities do exist. The members of all others seem to forsake the Lord, these trust him
the body of Christ are ambassadors participating in implicitly and delight to do his will. They sing: "The
that work of reconciliation because the people are Lord God is my strength and he will make my feet
hostile to God. In no other way can the words of tho like hinds' feet, and he will make me to ,,'aIle upon
apostle Paul be properly understood: "Now then we mine high places." (Hab. 3: 17.1!J) 'l'he hind is an
are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did be- animal so sure-footed that it can climb to the vel'y
seech yot! by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, Bo steepest part of the mountain crag without fear.
ye reconciled to God." (2 Cor. 5: 19, 20) '1'he ambas- Likewise that faithful remnant class composing God's
sadors of the Lord are now in the world but not of witnesses aL'e exalted by him to high places; but beit. They arc authorized to declare in denunciatory cause of their humility and trust wholly in the Lord,
terms that which God's 'Vord says concerning his pur- they do not fear and never lose their head'>.
pose of manifesting his indignation against the evil
These kingdom psalms, or government music, plainly
sj'stem which Satan has builded up. '1'his system being imply that at the beginning of the institution of God's
an oppressor of the people, God will relieve the peoplo government there must be carried on an advertising
therefrom and will~ that they shall be so told. Paul publicity campaign of great scope. '1'ho sing-ing therespoke of himself as an "ambassador in bond~", and of is a poetical way of telling that the faithfull'cmnant
his bonds were placed upon him by Satan's organiza- must be active in representing the kingdom interests
tion. (Eph. 6: 20) All the ambassadors of Christ OIl on earth and that they will do so with joy, thus prayearth would now be in bonds except that God has put ing their love for God and his kingdom. (1 John 5: 3)
his hand over them and by his power shields thcm These poems, provided for the official music of God's
until the work committed to them is done. When that kingdom, aid Jehovah's witnesses today to a better
work of proclaiming his llame and purposes is done, understanding of the work that the Lord is uow haythen God will take the ambassadors away.
ing done in the earth.
While these ambassadors of the Lord are in the
It was the established custom, and therefore the law
world they have much tribulation, even as Jesus fore- of Israel, that when a king was placed upon a throne,
told. (John 16: 33) 'fheir tribulation is caused by the the people, led by the priests (the anoiuted ones),
opposers of the mCSS3goe they are bringing and the should clap their bands, thus indicating their joy.
work they are doing. These faithful ones, however, Record is made of this in Second King~ 11, verses 9 to
like Paul, "rejoice in tribulation" because such is a 12, for the benefit of those now upon whoril the ends
token to them from God that they are his anointed of the world have come. (1 Cor. 10: 11) With that
saints. (Phil. 1: 28, 29; Rom. 12: 12; Acts 14: 22) custom in mind, and applying it to the time when God
Those of the remnant class have entered into the joy sets his King Gpon his holy throne, the poet wrote:
of the Lord because they see that the time has come
"0 clap your hands, all ye people [particularly
for God to vindicate his holy name, to overthrow the
God's
people]; shout unto God with the voice of
oppressor, and to bring peace and righteousness to
triumph.
" A shout denotes coniidence in God's certhe earth through his anointed King. When, in A.D
tain
victory.
And why is this shout given 1 "For the
1914, at the end of the long period of waiting, Jesus
Lord
most
high
is terrible; he is a great Kin~ over
received the command from his Father to arise and
all
the
earth.
He
shall subdue the people under us,
take action against the enemy, that was a time of
and
the
nations
under
our feet. . God is gone up
great joy to Christ the Lord. When he came to his
with
the sound of a trumpet";
with
a
shout,
the
Lord
temple in 1918 and found some whom he appro\'ed
meaning
that
God
has
begun
his work with the shout
because of their faithfulness, he invited them to enter
It
was
the
priests
that blew the trumof
his
people.
into his joy. Those who since that time have seen and
pets,
foreshadowing
the
anointed
ones
proclaiming the
appreciated that the kingdom is here and that the
"For
God
is
the
King of all the
glory
of
his
name.
time has come to vindicate Jehovah's name, and who
earth:
sing
ye
praises
with
understanding."
This
continue to love the IJord, have gone forward to their
shows that the praises arc sung by those who have an
wotk abounding in the joy of the Lord.
Jehovah God has provided music for the new-born understanding of God's purpose. "God sittel h upon
go\'ernment and his faithful witnesses who delight to the throne of his h<;lincss. The princes of the people
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of (lod's gl'l'd ol'ganization has bcpn counterfeitcfl Dlld uuplicatcu by Satan, so far as it
has hecn pos~;ible. It i~ apparent that ::latan's purpose has at ull times heen to ddy Jehovah God, mock
anu riflicule him, bring his name into disrepnte and
l'eproaeh before all creation, and turn all creation
away frolll the gn:at God. A comparison beh\'f>en tho
two organizations will here be found of intcl't'st.
'l'ho 'flam fihouJd properly be eonsidf'rrd first.
AJ.l\I1GIl'l'Y GOll: J Ie is the Crpator, the Father,
and, to usc the Scriptural tc~'m, the "hu,;hanu" of
~iOll, anu is holy. (Isa. fi-l: f)) ZIO~ is the name of
the woman symb()li7.in~ God's ul'!-,:anization; it is the
mother, the wife that giYcs birth to that which is
holy UIIU is up{lroved by ,Jehovuh. 'rIm SEED: It
is the anointed of <lou, .J':SllS Christ bcillg the Chief
thereof, to ('any out Uo<l's purposes.
Now consiuer the FAJ.HE. Here wo view first S.\
TAN, 'I'IlE 1,',\1.:-;1': A~D MllIJIC GOD: lIe is the creator
anu father of Bahylon; the husband of that old
"w1lore", as the ~cripturts call it; anu he is tho
father of the wjekpd (Illes. n.. UYLOX: That is the
woman symholizing- tlte' Deyil's organi7.atioll; the
mother of Satan's or~~anization; the wife of Satan;
the harlot and "mother of harlots" organization.
'l'IH~ SEI.;D of Satan and Babylon is Satan '8 anointed rulers, that is to say, those whom he authorizes
and uses to carry on the visihle rule of this wicked
organization on carth, and particularly the religious
leaders.--J ohn 8: 42-44.
In the 1irst great prophecy, whieh was maue in the
garden of Euen, the Lord Jehovah God said: "And
I will put cwmity [hatred and hostility] between thee
[Satan] and the woman [God's woman, his organization], and between thy [Satan '8] seed and ller seed;
it shall brubc thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
heel." (Gen. 3: 15) That prophecy must be fulfilled,
and is now in courso of fulfilment; but the great
climax is not yet, but in the future. 'rhe two sceds are
now developed and made manifest. The hostility not
only exbts, but is also made manifest.
In the t'\"e'lth chapter of that wonrlerful book of
symbolical pictures and tableaux, The Re,-clation
(l2: 3), is this written: "And there appeared another
wonder in heawn; and behold a great red drogon,
having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns
At:Gt:ST 1, 1!)31
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Jesus refused to have anything to do with the politics of the world. He was not of the world, even
though he was in it. He overcame the world and told
all his followers that they must overcome the world.
(John 16:33; 8:23; 18:36-38) The reason he assigned was and is that Satan is the invisible ruler or
god of the world. (John 12: 31; 14: 30) His true
disciples, authorized witnesses and representatives of
God, told the followers of Jesus that they must keep
themselves separate and distinct from the world and
devote themselves to telling the truth about God's
King and hi.s righteous kingdom.-2 Cor. 6: 17, 18 ;
Jas. 1: 27.
1"urthermore, they taught that he who claims to be
the follower of Christ and who makes himsdf a part
or friend of the world is an adulterer spiritually and
the enemy of God. (Jas. 4:4; 1 John 2:1G) All the
clergy of all the denominations, both Catholic and
Protestant, participate in worldly politics and dili
gently seck to control the political clement of tlie governments of earth called H Christrndom ". All of them
had to do with the carrying on of the World War.
Such course is contrary to God's organization. It is
the practice of Satan's counterfeit organization.
LETTERS
JEIIOVAII HAS I{EP'f JUS PROMISE
8.
~e WATCHT0WER.
At7t..'n:.S'!' 1, 1934
I'n:rt ~re time enough to read it, and that you will enclose
,,'"I.
t:iave been wanting to find ouL where you were ever since
YUl!: were here last WIDmer. We wlUlted to see more of you then,
t"l14 .knew you were busy, anI} we were also, but here not long
"WI; 1 wrote to the Wateh Tower for your address and got it
ti0ll1 after you were llCre. I sure weat into action and got aU
th;.~een of Judge Rutberford's bouks, also tile Watchtower IlJJd
f:ui.aea Age magazines, and IUllt winter I got the ne\y book
l'tof7'.f'tt.'U)ft and the new Year Book, every one a jewel. I
hawe bought and given away over 150 of tho little booklets:
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100 m..-. itliAg th~ People and 50 of the EfCCp. to the Kingdom..
Aad no man can tell me we haven't been b1eSlJed for it.
You know I told you we had a mortgage on all our stoek to
the :B.F.C. Well, I aure took that oil ia a hur1'1laat fall. What
atock we have left, "Weh is a plenty, '6 cattle and 168 sheep,
is ours. Our land is still mortgaged to & private party. We
have plenty of feed for 0ll1'8, but this drough' ia going to be
terrible yet. Now the reaaoa I am telling :you all this is that
if you hadn!t brought us the ltJ6llIled word of Truth, where would
we be nowf Crazy, I guess. As it is, and aa it has been e\-er
6ince you were here, we are comforted and limply do not worry.
We sure want to see you both again and ue sure ltoping you
can come up this aummer. Come here to .. if 70u come, but
write anywny.
We aure can see things comblg together JaOW. I must read
my books over again. I loaned most of them out and I just
limply have to go and get them when I WlI.Ilt them. I want to
try and do more witnessing as I can. I have been doing Borne
of it on a horse. Our car is laid up, aDd baa been for t1\roo
years in November. So you can see we have tried to make
ends meet and it cannot be done, and now to know the Truth
and Ilee wbnt is coming is surely grand. I had n6\"er thought
of BUch a. thing nor heard of such a thing until you told me
laBt summer, and I tell you, we thank you. We are for .Jebovah
and his anointed. BlCSlJ them all Let us see you now before
loag, but write anyway.
Surely your friend,
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PunUSJIED SEMI-Mo~"TRLY By
J. F. RUTm:RFORD President
W. Eo
VAN AUBt'RGlt
Secretary
THAT THE WORLD JI:tS ended, and tho :Lord .Tcsml Christ
1m3 l,cell pl:tped IJ;" .T('hO\'ah upon his tllrono of nuth'Jrity,
}ws ou"lI:d Satnn from h"a\"C'!t ana is procoeding to tho
('~t:ll)li"lll"l'!nt of Goil 'Il kin;;"rlom on earth.
TIIATT!lf! I~ELlEF :JI1I1 bl('~~inr;3 of t11e peoplt's of <>arth
r:tn como only by 1111'1 through .1,,1,0\:1h's kingt!cm m:d.::r
CI\r;gt \vl,lc l l hns tloW hC'C';un; tlmt tho Lord '8 ll,'xt g;~at
l1i't is trIO l1rQlrudinn of fhtan's on;anization :ma t!1(! est allli~hment of ri~hteolHnl";!l in the earth, :m.l tha.t ur:(1er tho
kinl!,.lom un tlu)se WllO will olley its righteous hws shall iJO
restorcll :mil live on earth fore\'er.
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HIS KINDNESS
11ow precious thy lovingkindnes.<r, 0 God; therefore the sons of nlen under the sll adow of thy wings Beck
refuge: they abundantly relish the fatness of thy house, and 011t of the full stream of thine own lJleasurcs
thou givest tltem to drink. For u:ith thee is the fountain of life, in thy light tCC see light. "-Ps. 36: 7-9, Uoth.
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rules the Lord has h:id down for their guidance. God's
law required that if one committed manslaughter necidentally or IDlawarcs or unwittingly, and if the slayer
,,"as not an enemy of tho slain person, then the congregation should judge between the slayer and the
avengor or next of kin; that ill, they should try the
case und determine whether or not tho sla~'er might
ilee to their city and find refuge there. ".-\nd he shall
dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high
priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer
return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own
house, unto the city from whenee he 11ed. "-Josh. 20: 6.
11 If the dccbioll was that the slaying was without
malice and was acddental or unwittingly committed,
then the slayer should find protection in the city of
l'e[nge and must l'l'main thero until tho death of tho
high pri!'!;t. TheIl thongh tho congregation found the
slayer not ~uilty, nud entitled to the protection of the
city of refuge, that was not sufficient for him to go
fn'(', hut he romt go into the city of rcfu~e and ro
main there until a change took place in the 011ice of
the },igh lJrie~t. At tile death of the high priest tlle
~Iay('r might retmll ",;ith safety to his own plaee or
1'I:si(lt:n(~e. 'fhiswouhl clearly seem to teach that the
.10Iw<1ah ela<is, haviug sou~ht and fonnt! refuge with.
(lor!'s oJ'i;ullization, lUlIst remain in tIle cImriot or
or~~:miz'llivJl of. the I,ord with the Greater Jehu, and
mtl:st continue in hr-<ll't ~ym1>uthy lUld harmony with
tIle IJord and his organization and must prove this
pl'O!J('r heurt eOlldit ion lJY cooperating with JdlOvah's
witncsses until the ufilec of the high priest class yet on
the earth be fini~hml. Thus the people of good will
must do if tILl'.V ,,"onM have their lives spared dmjug
the haWl'- of the ~l'"at day of God Almighty and be
of the "millions" class that shall not die.
12 The Lord JI'Stt1 Cht'ist is the great High Priest,
and the faithful members of his royal house are
('ounted in us members of that priesthood. (Rev. 1: fi;
20: G; 1 Pet. 2: G.!) 'l'he ~nointjn~ oil of God's spirit
lias been ~per.ialty poured out on all of J ('!lovall 's wit)\('SS"S in these latter days i and the remnant bcjn~ thus
:lllo;utcll, they arc made members of the royal priest-
hood.
13 This anointing or 'pouring out of the spirit upon
flU flush' has taken place sinte the comin~ of the Lord
J csus to the temple, and since then the" young men'!
"'ho aro of the priesthood have had a clearer vision of
Jehovah's purposes concerning them. (Joel 2: 28, 29)
These are the days in which the Jonadab class has
come into existence, and those who are of the Jonadab
company 1un-c fled to Jehovah's <H'ganization. As long,
then/115 the anointed members of the ro)'al priesthood,
meaniug the anointed remnant, live 011 the earth and
C'ontinue to preach this gospel of the kingdom, the
.Jon::t,lab company mnst keep in company and in hal'nlOnv with JpllOvah's anointed and aid them in their
worl~ i otherwise the great Avenger will overtake them.
H It must be ke~)t in mind that the things pertain-
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that he shall surely lh'e; if he tru.'lt to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousIlCSSf>S
shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he
hath committed, he shall die for it.' '-Ezek. 33: 4, 5. 13.
U Those of the JonatIab class have heard the sound
of God's trumpet and have heeded the warning by
fleeing to God's organizatiOfl and associatin:; with
God's people, and there they must abide if their protection continues. In these times of peI'il no man can
find a place of safety except in the place whirh has
been provided by the Lord. Why is one in dan~er of
death who has placed himself on the Lord's side and
who then departs therefrom and returns to Satan's
organization Y Because he has learned that Jehovah
a\one can ~ivc life, and that he will give to man by
and through Christ J(~SUS, and he has learned that
there is no other way of getting life; and having
l<~arncd theso good things, he must show his appre
ciation thereof by faithfully ahiding with the f,ord
and serving him. "Because he should have remained
ill the city of hi~ refuge until the death of the high
priest; but after the death of the high priest the slayer
shall return into the land of his possession." (Num.
35: 28) Such do not come within the provisions of
the new covenant, anti life cannot he ~rnnted to them
until the last member of the priestly class has finished
his earthly course. .. The death of the hig-h priest"
means the chan~e of the last memhers of the royal
priesthood from hum:m to spirit organism, which ful.
lows Armageddon. Says the law, 'After the death
of the high priest the slayer may return to his own';
such meaning that those of the .Jonadab class after the
dc."lth of the high priest may find safety on the eal'th
by beingobe<lient to the laws of the Lord Jesus Christ,
the great Uuler of the earth.
Ja Christ, the great A ven~er and Executioner, will
not spal"C any of the Jonauab company that get outside of Jehovah's safety arrangement made for them
in connection with his organization. This conclusion
is supported by the treatment that Solomon adminil.1Cl"Cd to Shimei, who had cursed and thrown stones
:1t ]\.ing David with a murderous intent or slayin~
God's anointed. (2 Sam. 16: (;-13) Solomon advised
Sbimei that he eould find refuge or a sanctuary
for his life within the city of Jerusalem, but
that he must remain there. Shimei agreed to this provision for his safety and swore that he would abide
within the borders 01' bounds of the dty. Later he
violated his ngrecment by going without the city to
accomplish his own selfish purpose, and for this he
was promptly executed by order of King Solomon.
(1 Kings 2: 36.46) Now the Greater-than-Solomon is
upon his judb"ment seat, and judgment of the nations
is in progress. Some of the J onndaLs, like. Shimei, may
in the past have cursed, persecuted and sought to destroy the faithful ones of the royal priesthood, God's
anointed. During the World War and since that time
Jehovah's faithful servants on earth have been persecuted and maltreated by some who have since that
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plHizn.tion, nor can tlJC'y flnd any other ,vuy uf safety,
except by COIL1plyill~ stridly with tlw Lord's law.
'1'lli8 is forC'shadowed by the worus of the law, to v,it:
"A11 11)"0 shall t:lke no salisfaction [ransom, U,1",l
for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, ihat he
fohould come again to dwell in the lund, until the ueath
the pl'ie~t." (~nm, ~~G:32) .Jd\OVllh's law caullut
be amelH.1ed, nulliilcd or set asid(', and this th" .Jonadah COlllpUUy must rccog-niz". They arc bouIHl hy the
law of Jehm'uh, awl hcn~e must not seek liberties
outside of his organization, which i~ the city of refuge. Neither they nor allY of thc'ir human rrlatlves or
fricnJ:; ill thcir behalf c'an lJUy their way out from un
del' the hlo()cl!.!nilt that weighs c1o\vn upon the whule
'\'ol'1d and which must !)e wipr;d out at /ulllagcl1d rm,
'I'hcre is no '\'ny to huy the hlc;"sings or life with the
l'i~~,ht thPl'cto. H is ouly after .. \nna;!l:d(loll :1Ilc1 afler
the hlocu of the antilypical "~oat of the sin oflerin~
thnt if! for the people" is applied to the gl'l:at lllCl'ey
scat ill !leaven that the way of jllslificatioll to life Oil
('::1'01 \';itt b~ ()lH~!lcJ, It loll a \\'s, then, that tIle <'ity
of l'{'fl1~c o!fet's proiepLion until the last llH:llIber of
tho 1'oyal }ll'icosthood Ilies Hnd passes from earth, nIHl
1111:11 tlte milliOl':l eb"s \';ill1)e ill lill\) to rccciYl3 thl; [tift
of' <:od ihrou:J.!l J(:~llS Chrisl.--Lev. IG: 1:; ; Hom. G:"~:l.
221n this cOllllection let it be notl'd that ~:iill'e it i~
writtell, "Yo "hall take IlO sati;l'adion," the }ll'it'stly
CUllJpauy of God 's Ol',~al:jl.atic;n ::,hall take no brill, s
in hclmli of the Jonadllh dnss. Upon the prkst is
laid an obI i~.!aliou to mlhc'rc slrictl.v to (led's nil
ehan~cable law, and hell('\) to wal'll til\) pcople of '~f)od
\\ ill of theil' own l'l::,j)()\l';i\lility, '1'1\\\ mere l\ecpiu'l: of
man 'H law OJ' standards of l'ight laid dow11 IJ,\t man
will not be sufiident. TIlt' ,Joll;~duhs IIlust he obedient
to .khO\'ah '8 l'cquin'mcll!';, :111(1 they mnst be suhmis
sive to (lod '8 al'l':lng'CIlll'lIt hy lJo!lP>.tly abiding in and
snppot'lilll; bis Ol":;anizaLion nntil the end of tho
eal'thly miui>.tl'Y oi the pri(<;thootl, Theil Christ will
aet no more a<; a sHr'l'ificing pl'ipst, hnt as the grcat
pl'iCHt mini:,h:t'i!l,~ life to the worl,1. 'fhis cannot take
plutO until the day of wngeanec is past. 'l'lte work of
tbe royal }ll'ic:sllwoll :\ftc:,' the onkl' of ::\lelr'hizdck
i<; 1'10t a \\'urk of r('~nluti()n, but is a work o giving
life to thrJ"{' who ofwy him, Chl'ist J"sus. Then will
be the fulfilmellt of the: word::! of Jesus, the gl'P.. t
I.iife-p,lycl', to,\il: "Verily, veril,\', I say t;nto you, If
a 111Hn keep my saying', he shall nl:w,r see c1{:ath."
~John S: Gl) "WhOSOC\'Cl' lin~tl1 and bclic\"oth in me
shall !lcver oio."--.JoI1l1 11: 26.
23 One of the divinelY assi'1llcd 1'(';:1S0n8 for Armageddon i<; tIL: t "the ;:ih nl"o is lklllell Ullller the
inhabitant:; ther,ol; bc','ansc they byc .. b1'o1\"11
the cwr!ao;;ting cowl\nnt". (LJ.. 2-1: G) 1'he penal
tenlls uf the eWl'lustiJl~ covenant mur-,t be enforced.
"~o ye "lwll not pollute the land whe'rein ye are; for
blood it ddlleth the lanll: and the land cannot be
clc<ln$ocl or t;',e blood t hat is ,,1;<,,',} therein, but hy the
hlood of him that shed it." (Xum, ::;,): 33) Innocent
blood wrongfully spilled, w1:l::thcr by the unwitting
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selves on the Lord's side. Then all of these are told nesses, to study and. inform themselves, and also to
that before God's wrath is exprcssed. at Armageddon aid and to teach those of the Jonad.ab class to underthey must seek meekness and righteousness. "Seck stand the truth. The obligation is laid upon the
ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have priestly class to give this information to those who "arc
wrought his judi:,'luent; seck righteousness, secl{ meel~ now being invited into and who are entcring the
ness; it may be ye shall be hid. in the day of the Lord's chariot. An obligation is laid upon the Jonadab eomanger." (Zeph. 2: 3) Mark this scripture says: "Ie pany to inform themselves by studying the \Vord. of
which have wrought his judgment." The judge God, because they must continue to seek meekness,
ment mentioned here is Jehovah's judgment or d.ecrce, that is to say, to be teachable and be taught, and they
that is to say, his judicial determination which is the must continue to seck righteousness, that is to say,
expression of his purpose. The anointed temple class to learn of and walk in the way that God. has aphave wrought or worked according to God's judgment pointed for them. Such are the conditions precedent
and announced purpose. The Jonadab class, by tal,ing to receiving God's protection in the time of great
their stand on the side of Jehovah and connecting tribulation, IIence they must perform these condi.
tions; otherwise thcy would not be hid in the day of
thcmsclv{~s with his organization, getting into his
chal'iot, have also wrought the Lord. 's judgment or Armageddon.
purpose. All of tl\('se must be meek, that is to say,
31 The name "Jehovah's witnesses" applies spethey must be teachable, and hence must study the cifically to God's anointed. OUes who have been taken
Word of God, which is food eonvenicnt for them. All out of the world and made witnesses for Jehovah, and
such must seck righteousness, that is to say, must be thcse alohe bear the new name. 'l'he Jonadub class
diligent to conform themselves to the laws of God, are of those who 'hear' the message of truth and
which are righteous. All those who pass through the who must SHY to those in their hearing: "eOlne. And
great tribulation of Armageduon must be hid by Je- let him that hcarcth l>ay, Come. And let him that is
hovah, otherwise they could not be shielded from that athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the
tcrrible trouble that will come upon the worlu. That water of life freely." (Hev. 22: 17) Those of the
means, then, that all in the orgunization ()f .Jehovah, JQnadub class must go ahm~ with those who arc of
induding the anointed awl all connected tl1l'rewith, the antitypic'al Jehu company, that i-;, the anointed,
such as pictured by .IOJwdah, must now 'study to and aunouriee the message of the kingdom, even
show themselves approved unto God, and he workr.rs thou~h they arc not the anointed witnesses of Jehothat need not be ashanwd '. 'l'he Lord. God has abun- vah. 'rhe question is propounded, and 'J'he WilleT/lower
dantly provided. spiritual food for them, and. of this is asked to allswcr, Should a Jonadub be made a memthey must partake for th('ir own welfare.
her of the service committee and appointed as a leader
of study meetings
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32 Be it noted. that the ohlig-ation is laid. upon the
ao The prophetic picture of the city of refuge was pl'i<'stly class to do the lel!ding 0\' teading of the law
written in the Scriptures aforctime for the instruc- of instruction to the people. (Mal. 2: 7) 'l'hcrefore,
tion and eomfOl't of the remnant, that they might see where there is a company,of Jehovah's witIlCSSl'S, that
and understand the will of God. concel'ning them and is, the anointed ones, the leader of a study should bo
that they might be sure to he on the right side and. selected. from amongst the anointed, and likewise those
have their hopes made brighter. (Rom. 15: 4) God of the service committee should be taken from the
said to the Israelites 011 the plains of Moab COllce1'l1- anointed. If the company be made up entircly of
iug the cities of refuge: liSa these things shaH be for Jonadabs, and none of the anointed pres<'nt, then one
a statute of judgment unto you, throughout your of the .Jonadahs may properly preside at a meeting
generations, in all ~'our dwelling'l." (Num. 35: 29) where studies are being conducted. Mark this, that
Neelssarily this means that they must keep tho iaw Jehu invited Jonadab to "come with me, and see my
of God in mind, and honco must. study it. 'l'his is the zeal for the f,ord ". (2 Ki. 10: 16) Jonadab was tlll're
day or time of judgment of the house of God antI as one to learn, and not one who was to teach, IIe
also the judgment of the nations, and in this judg- saw that Jehu had and manifested a burning loye and
ment the remnant share in the work of the "judg- devotion or zeal for Jehovah '8 cause, and from that he
ment written ". CPs. 149: 9} It therefore follows that learned that he too must have a zeal for the Lord, that
the remnant must be informed conec>rnj,lg God's is to sa~T, he must serve Jehovah God because it is
judgments and must inform one another as to what
right to serve him, and not merely to selfishly receive
is the will of God. concerning them. Hence it is n('cesthe
blessings at JehOvah's hanus, The official organi.
Slll'Y for them to continually feed upon the truths
zation
of Jehovah on earth consists of his anointed
which God provides for them, 'I'he anointed remnant
on earth are of the priestly order, and God's law re- remnunt, and the Jonaclabs who walk with the anointlu
quired that the priest must teach Jehovah's law to are to he taught, but not to be leaders, This appearin~
the people. (:'Ila!. 2: 7) Therefore there is an obliga to be God's arrangemellt, all should gladly abide
tion laid upon t.he remnant, who are Jehovah's wit- thereby.
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as SIlOUld a Jonadab vote in the !leIection of a serviee committee 1 The answer is No; for tile l'cason that
since the service committee and the leaders of studies
are to be tl1o:-;e of the anointed company, the anointed
alone should participate in the selection of the same.
U Should a .TQnadab consecrate himself to the Lord
and be baptized? AmnYer: .Most lls~ul'edly it is proper
for a ,Jonnd~lb to consecrate himself to do the will of
God. :Ko one will ever get life without doing tbat.
Water immersion is merely a symboL of having made
a consecrution to do God's will, and that would not be
out of order. Let those who are brought to n knowledge of the truth rejoice in whatsoever place the Lord
puts ih(:Jll. :\0 (jlle is to :selfishly seck a place. If the
IJord assig;ns him to a duty he :>hould be glnd to serve
there, and all ~hould dwell together in peace and harmony.
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c()\,cnant may flco uu11 find 8afcty in tho I I dty of re I'll!.;\!' "
whit\) others llIt\y not. U\>\'1 is such flight uf:llo111pli:slwt! 1
Point out tho ohli:~il.tion in this respect now laid U!!OIt
.roholall's witncssc8.
,. 5, 6. Describe tho proecdure upon nrrivnl of a slayer at tll1)
cHy of relug'. API'I>" tho prophetic picture.
,. 7. Apply' Proverbs 24: 11, 12 and 1'1: :!5.
,. 8. Compare DeuterlJfiUl:1Y 19: :I unll Ij'jUiah 62: 10. To wlwm
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gation of everyone who loves the Lord God lind the Lord
Jesull Christ! Why are careful attention and diligent devotion thereto now so urgentf
REDEMPTION BY A RANSOM
T IS the autumn of th~ year twenty-nine (A.D.).
Now we find the man Christ Jesus on earth at
thirty years of age, a perfect man and at the legal
age required for the work before him. Why had ho
come to earth t God had promised to ransom the human race. Several hundred years before he had inspired lJis prophet Hosea (13: 14) to utter this proph('('y: I I will ransom them fl'om the power of the
grave; I will redeem them from death: 0 death, I will
be thy plagues; 0 grave, I will be thy destruetion: repentance shall be hid. from mine eyes." The law of
God as given to the Jews required a perfect man's life
to provide the ransom. Jesu.'l said that he came to give
bis life u. ransom..-Matt. 20: 28.
"Ransom" !Dt'ans, literally, 'something to loosen
with; a redemptive price. Stated in other phrase, it
means the price or value which can be used in loosening or releasing something that is in bondage, restraint or imprhronmcnt. Necessarily the ransom price
must be equivalent to, or exaetly corresponding with,
that which justice requires of the thing or person in
bon<lage.
The right to live as a human creature was required
by the judgment n~aiust Adam in the garden of Eden.
This judgment of Ood took away Adam's right to live
because of his wlllful disobedience to the law of God.
Thtlt which would provide a ransom price must be the
l'ight of another perfect human creature to live. The
perfect man Jesus possessed exactly that thing, name
ly, the right to live on earth as a man.
The redemption of man from death and its effects,
and deliverance therefrom, is the expressed will of
God. (1 Tim. 2: 4) Jesus came to do the will of .God,
as it was writteil of him in the Psalms (40: 7,8), saying: "Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is
written of me, I delight to do thy will, 0 my God:
~'ell, thy law is within my heart. "
God having promised to ransom man, now he had
provided a way to carry out his pr01uise by his Son'8
willingly becoming a man. "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient
unto death, even the death of the cross." (Phil. 2: 8)
Jesus willingly submitted to death, because it was the
will of God to th('rcby provide the ransom price.
Now the question, 'Vhy must Jesus die' may be
answered briefly. The perfect man Jesus, while he remained alive, could not provide a ransom price. He
must now convert his perfect human life into an asset
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tion, all of Adam's offspring lJCing yet in his loins I have power to take it again. This commandment
came under the effects of the juJ~~mcllt. lIe is now have I received of my Father. "-John 10: 10, 11, 15,
held in restraint in u\'ath to meet the requiremcnts of 17,18.
the divine law. The entire human race is in a similar
For whom did Jesus die 1 'I'his question must be
condition, resulting from the original sin 01 Adam.
answered from the Scriptures. Everyoue t>hould deJesus, the perfect man, the Son of God, was designat. sire to know the truth. "'rhy word is truth," said
ed by the Lord God as "the Son of the man"; this title Jesus in his prayer to God. (John 17: 17) It would
implying that he, being the only perfect man that has seem stran~e thnt God would provide for his blcssing
lived on earth since Adam, was entitled to everything to extend to a few, and 110t grant a similar privilege
that belonged to Adam, namely, life and all the bless- to all. 'l'he Scriptures answer: "For God so loved
ings incident thereto. Jesus had the power to pro- the world, that be gave his only begotten Son, that
duce a perfect raee of pcople, and was in every respect whosoever bC'licveth in him should not perish, hut have
the exact cqnal of AJam hefore ... \dam sinned. It was eycrlastin~s life. For God sent not his Son into the
tho will of God that Jesus should re(lccm Adam lind wodel to condemn the world; but that the world
his posterity. Jesus waS willin~ to pay Allam's deht through him might be savcd."-John 3: 1u, 17.
nnd redeem him; hut the pel'fcct, righteous human
The npostle Paul dhcusses the matter; allll writing
crNlture J eStUl could 1I0t ureomplish that pnrpos'3 (as wo know) under inspiration, he llcetll'ed it to In
while living in the flesh, for the sallle reaSull that the will of God that by vhtue of tho rallc;om pricc all
Charles could not use hi~ stl'cngth, time and cncl'~Y lIlcn should l)e l'eeleemed from death and that thl'!l
to pa J' the debt of his In'othcr .John, but must first re- each one must be givcn Do knowlcd~e of GOll 's al'l'angeduce these to a llurdJ:lsin~ value.
mCllt, to the md that each olle may lJav(~ 1!le 0pp0l'1.uJesus must rc(hwc hill perfect Immunity to a meas- nity to eXl'r'cise his free moral agency ami accept or
ure
valuo (whirh mea:ml'e of value we ~all mel'it), reject the off"r of life that comes through the ralLSU!ll
which vnlue or merit COll:,1 itutcs le).{al tender for t l 1<3 suerificc.-IIeh. 2: a; Hom. 10: 13-1:1,
payment of the tlrht of Adam and hi'l OrCHIJ1'illg', furThe same upostle n:~;lill Pl'On'S that J(,SUS W:l'l a pcrnishing the price ~llfJ1eiellt to jUllidally l'eltm:O;'J t!wm fect man and not a spirit pl'rson, and that he "as
all. 'fo provide this rmlSO/ll price .)":,UH Intlst die. eut ma\le pl'J'fed, ill orJer that he might rc(ll"~m tlte Jlato present the vulue of it Ill'fore Jcho\'ah he must U'J man raee. IUs ar~ llmcut reads: "But \\ c sce J l"'llS,
who was mn(ll! n little lower' than the Ull;!,e1'l, for tbe
alin: and huve access to the coud. of Jehovah.
At the Jorthn river the perfect man .Jt'SlH Jll'e~ suffpriug 01 death, erownl'd with glory unJ honour;
seuted him<;cl r in conSe('I'll t.ion to do the will of .J ehu- that he by the grace of <Jod should taste death fOI'
vah and was hHptizell; Hlld it wa!'! Goel's will that Je~ every m:lll. "-Heb. 2: H.
But how coulll a ll1all, pven thou~h perfect, red(:l'r:l.
sus should there lay down his life in death, but that
he should 110t forftit Ihe lrud riuht to life (IS a man. the hmuan ruce 1,y llI~rl'!y ayin~1 If he remnilH:d
It WHS the will of Uod that ehtist Jesus should be dead he could not \'Ul't'y out the redemption :\llI} d('livraised out of dijath !I. divine creature, ancl as such crallCC, bceall';c a LL'L\(l man can \10 nothiwr. '1'he gn':lt
should take up that m\'l'il or l'i~ht or value of his pcr- court t:ntel'in~ tho jUdgIil\'llt again:,t IlWll, and t1hl
fect human life alld use it as an asset or legal tender })1ace nt which the I'allSOIll l'l'iro must he pl\::'('llh(l, i-;
in: hUl'mony with the divino will; namely, to juelicially the court of Jehovah. Of rourse, .J,,!l()'rah ('(Jltld bnnl
release munkind UIl\1 to provi(lc life for the human appointed SOIlH'hndy else to J>re~ent to Lim 111ll val1:,l
race. Why do wo not V'l~ the expression" l\'gally lO- 'of the sacrifice of the perfect man Jesus, IJIlt it did nut
lease" in:,tcad of "juelieially release" ~ Beeause tho please him to do this. It was his pm'{l("'c that J l';:'lIS
I,ord could not provide for un ill~gal release of the should 1)0 hoth the rallsomcr and the d.,liwl\:r of tlle
hnmnn race, ilw"nlllrh as he must be ju::;t. \Ye hero human race; and he COll1J1 IHJt be the t:,'livl'I'('r if h(:
use the term" .judicially release" because that means remained dead. It was therefore neceS':'Hl'y for JCSllS
that the release is done in a. jllc.licial cnpaeity or man- to he rrsurrcctcd.
'1'he question may bo asked: If J e:mq was put to
ner, by the one lluviJlg authority to release.
This argument is in harmony with the statement of death as a man, mH1 the val ue of his sacr;iien as It mall
Jesus, when he said: "The thief comcth not hut for must be presented in heun'l1, how coulJ a m::H appear
to steal, and to ll:ill, and to destroy: I nUl COTlle that in heavc'n alla Ill'(,3('nt that ransom price 1 'rho HIlW"1'
they lthe people, the human race] mi:-5ht have Hf':, is: lie could not, for the rl'aSOll that no man has :'C:nud thot they might have it more ahUll(.1antl~. I am cess to the spirituo.l realm. A human C'fcatmc is (",nthe good shepherd: the good shepherd ;lin'th his life fined to eartlt. .Jesus dkd flS n man, but his Pallwl'
for the sheep. As the Fathr klHlwpth me, even &0 J l>hovah rabul him out of (lL'rrth a s1,il'it CrCl1/l~"C.
1.nol',' I the Fatlll~r: and I lay down my life for tho Ahout this the apostle Pcter plainly say~: "lkcam:e
sheep.. Therefore (10th my Fath,~l' love me, he~ CIll'i"t also sn;[l:t'cd fl)1' sin,> 011 ce, the l'i~~hteous for Cw
cau.>e I lay dou'n my life, that I miyht take it (/!Ja:I~. umightcous, tkt he mi~ht bring tl:'l to nOll; jJl'jll'.~
?\o man taketh it ft'Om me, but I lay it JOinl of my-,df put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit."
[that is, willingly]. I have pOtL'er to lay it down, and -1 Pet. 3: 18, R.V.
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JOB'S ttFRIENDS"
IlE conversation of Job and 11ig three "eomo1'tors", recorded in tile Bible hook of Joh, has
long been an unsolved puzzle. A complete un
derstanding of that 1'0(:01'<1 may now he had.
Joh, though suff,;ring greatly, maintained his faith
in God. hut he dis~l'ned that the three so-called
"fricltds" were not in fact Iii" friends. TUl'lling upun
j~liJlhaz he said: "To him that is af1lieted pity should
he ~hewed from his friend; !Jnt he forsuketh the fear
of the Almighty. :i\Iy brethrcn have dealt deceitfully
as a hrook, and as the stream of brooks they pass
away." (Job G: 14, 15) Job then expressed his desire
ffJr more lmowled!!e, that he mig-ht take the right way.
'''f(':H'h me, aHd I v..iIl hoM m)' tongue; and eUll'-:'J me
to understand wLel'ein I have erred." (.Job G: ~1)
'nll'l1 with reproof to Eliphnz he said: "How fordlJle
ute ri~ht words! but what <loth your arguing reprove 1
no ye imngillc to rcprove WOl'U:{, anu the speeches of
OIIC that is 11eslwraLc" whidl are as wind 1 Yea, yo
o\'l'rwhelm the fat herle',=" and ye cli~ n pit for J'our
friend. L\OW thcJ'(,[orc he pOlltlmt; look upon me: for
it is evident nnto you if I lie. H('tul'Il, I pray yon,
lt~t it not he iJliquity; J'ea, l'eLlll'n a~ai!l, my righteous.
111:88 is in it. Is t fl('I'I~ in illuity ill my Lonu;lll'1 call1wt
my taste disl'(':'11 P"l'\'I'rSIl ihill:~s'?" Continl\jll~, he
~aid: "Wlu'll 1 ~;<.Jy, 1ly lJed shall comfort me, my
couch :<Illlll ('ase lll,Y eOlllplaillt; then thou S(';:ll'c"t me
with .hl'am;,;, Hlld tl'l'J'ifj",:,t me thrt)ll~dl vi"jowl; so
that my soul dlo()s(~th stl'al1:~lill;!, and dpath l'at!wl'
than my life. Iloatlle it; I would not lin' abay: Jet
me n]OJJe; fur my days arc vanity. "-Joh 6: ~;)":.lO j
7: 13-16.
'l'ho 1't:spon"o of .10b to the hypocritj('al spl'l'ch of
Eliphnz st inco the ire of the contentious Bildatl, and
he 81)('al;;s to .Job with t'\'('11 stroll~er wo)'ds of rdlul;e.
lIo nbo hal} corne uutle!' the gui"c or a comforter, yet
liS tlw l'CIH'c"'l'litn!i\'c of the enemy Satan, who~c Jmr
pose was to illd\H:I~ .Joh to cm'se Gou ; Hnd he pror'ceded
to CUlTY out the purpo:,c of his father Sat un, It will
ho )'emcTlIIll'l'ed that Satan had causeu tho Ih-:lth of
Job's sown SOll~ nnll three d:ll1~htcl's. (Jol) 1:6-]3,
18,19) "'fhen fins\';ercd Biluad the Shuhite, and said:
How long wilt thou speak t111;:;0 thing:; Y anu how
10lw ~hall the ,ro!'ds of thy mouth he like a strong
wind 1 Doth God }Wl'vcrt jUllgmellt Yor doth the AI.
mighty PC'l'YCl't ju..,ticc 1 If thy chiluren have sinned
against him, Hnd he have cast them U\\'3Y for their
transgressions; if thou wouh10st seek unto God be
time'l, and make thy supplieutiol1 to the Almighty;
if thou wcrt })\II'O and uptight; l'lUl'e1y now he would
awake for thee, an~l ma],<l the ha])itatioll of thy right.
con'mess prosperous. "-Job 8: 1-6.
Then Bildad'denounced Job as a hypocrite and an
c\'ililocr. He did not lI(lvise Job to seek wisdom at
the hand or God, but to seck knowlou!.!;o from otl1('r
ml'll like unto him~lf whom he calleel the "fathers".
"POl' inquire, I pruy thee, of the former l'lge, and pre
pate th)"self to the search of their fathers: shall 110t
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they teach thee, and tell thee, ul1d utter words out
of their heart? Behold, God will not cast a\\"[I:' a
perfect man, neither will he help the evil dO(,,'8,"Job 8: 8, 10, 20.
,That speech of Eildad was exnctly in line with that
given to suft'cl'ing men by the cler~y or l'eligio\l'l leaden; of "ClIristcu<1om", so Ca,llCfl. \Vhether the clr:l'i1Y
know it or not, the purpose of t)utan their father htls
at all tines h'.;en to induce I11me:,t men to <1C]Wlm,;O
Jehovah God. 1'he eh'l'f.ry do not cite the people to
the study of God's 'Yord; hut as Bildad said to Job,
so they say to the people: 'Give cOJlsidel'll.tion to \,;1;at
tho {Ilthel's of the ehul'('h have had to say. S)I(lllt~lt'Y
not teaeh th('e and tell thee and ulter wOl'eh; out (If
their he:.nt?' They \vell lmow that thue ~fJ-l',:1;(el
"jatllors" in the church have heen teae;lill:~ i'abe
doctriu('s nnd mist'cpl'C''ipuLing God. The Dc vii Will
knows it, and he cOlliinues to keep those false tl.iH:';;S
bl'forc the 11\")}lle.
.Joh replicd to niJda<1 (Sat.t1u's repl'e;;elltalirc) , VT!(l
in so doing lie' ~,j" aI;s or the greatll(,:'s of Jdlll'::t;l (;, d
awl or the illahility or m:111 to }H'CSl:l1t his 0\\ n ('U\~',(l
hcfol'e the Lord. .. Behold, he taket h away, \',110 ('an
hinder him 1"'110 will say unto him, \';hat d()I'~.t 1 ii'Jll J
If God will not wilhelmw llis ,111'-,(,1', the )ll'l)l1<llll'll,,'rs
do stoop under hilll. How lll'll:h J('~:s shall I ,iI!,"~U'
him, awl cholJ':c out my wonl<; to l'c;\,;Oll witll !l!,11 '!
'Vhom, t hough I were righteous, yet would 1 IIPl, 1: 11swer, lnlt I would mak~ ;;upplil'alir)!1 to Ill)' ,ltll:'1;l',"
--,Job !.l: l2-Ei.
Job then announces that. he is unahle to 1'1'i'~(,l\t his
l'anse to .Jehovah awl IJl'in~ al!')l.t a l'U"'n,'ili:ll;oll,
un,1 slH;aks (.f the nccl'ssity
a IN!)(:t\;'('(!l to ])),jllg'
about mnn '8 l't~c()ll<'iliatioJ1 to (J0ll. "For he is not a
man, as I am, that I should UllS\\ er him, nnd \\ e should
como to~e .. ltpr ill jtld~~lllent, Npitller is t!trl'C' any
daysmal1 oetwixt us, that mi:~ht lay his hand upon ns
both," (Job 9::32,33) De it uofed that ilOilO of the
professed fticucls of Joh c\'t:n inlirn:ltc the neccssity
Qf a "daY,"Ill:Ju".
In the thirty-third verse, jnst quote/1, the \\Pl'd
"dnysmull" i'i in the mur~in ]'(,l1JereJ "llmpjl'l~'.
'l'he Uoth erlw'm n,ll1:,;lation, lOaf'~;ll, ]'en~l(,l'ii it, a rbitel''', and Las(1' l'cwkrs it "olle who ean (l",ille !letween u~"; showin~); that Job t1m,> pl'ophctirally spo!\t',
by God's ;.!;racc, cOll('crlling (:Oll's g1.'cat .r lId~e, ell l'ist
Jeslls. (.John 5: ~2, 27) Like the three Pl'ol'csst:d
friends of .Job, tho eh'rgy do not tell the people the
neccssity of such a righteous J w.1g-c.
Then Joh cries unto God. Hil u~ain eOlltPl\lh t1l::t
he is not n wicked Iwr:;Oll. 'fo he wiekc(1 memJ."; that
one has he en enlightt;lled by tho Loru and then has
clellheratl'1,v l'\~plldiutcd that light :llld tmllN1 a:t1ii1"t
Goe.1. J(;b knew that hr, had Hot heell wi.,I;(',J. "1 will
say unto God, Do 110t eOlldemn me; shew tnc w!lcrd'.,l'o
thou eonte]\,,1\':,t wi1h me. 'l'J:at t110U l11qniL":'st <il'trr
mine iniquity, and sC..lrehcst after InJ' sin 7 'l'ltou
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'l'!Icr(l wus a. great deal of work in c(,nn('r'! inn wit h
hui!(ling the tul,cl'll:wlc, Some who werc quaJ:iit'd Iiold
to do bcaut iful wood-carving, Others, rX[lcrt in the
wOl'king of goltl, silver and br'us,;, <lit] that; \\ Liie)
still others wove the curtains, eHeh otic to his or l:t i'
0\\'11 pa1'tienlar work. It will be observed in the st ~ld:'
God's jlurposc that to every man whom he has Llllightened Gotl has 0[['('1'1'<1 the oppul't.llllity to do 5"J.n3
wurk or scnice in his Hllme, :HHI the wise-hal'h".l k \'0
availed thcrnseh-es thereof lind 1'1'('eiW'tJ a hll';.>ill'J;.
After much lahorious rfi.'ort the matpl'ial fOl' t itO
tabernacle was all IJl'(lug-ht, t.lte work l}l'ill:~' done :1('C91'uillg to Clod's ('ommulld j and t.1I<:n he ganl :'lo,: {
direction eOnCCI'lJill~ its cre(,tion: "A('('ordin~ tn nll
that the Lord COllllllalltlcd ~\loses, so the ('hil.!ren of
I;;racl made all the work. .Anu ]\f.'ses c1irl look llPC'1l
all the work, anti, hehold, tllf'Y had <lone it :1S the
Loru hau commaudcJ, even :-0 hall they tl.me it: all.l
)los<:s blessed theIll. ' '-Ex. 39: 42, 43.
A full year had e1ap"ed from the time the r!li1I1:'('ll
of Israel were delivered ont of E~ypt until tho t;l:;t-i'nacle was completcu and sct np.
"..:\n<1 the Lord s}luke Ullto ~\b:;C's, sarin'~, 011 tlll}
first day of the first month .<;!wlt tlllJU srt up the t<");t:I'nucle of the tent of the congl',~~ntiun. ,And thou !.:wit
put thercin the ark of the t(',;l;mony, and C()';(,r 11111
u1'k with the nlU. And thou shalt hring in the table,
and sct in order the things that arc to be ,;cl in orr1ul'
upon it j alld thc.u shalt brillr~ in the c<111\11c;\ jr'k, :llld
light the lamps thereof. And thou shalt !let tllC nltar
oi gold 01' the iucell~e before the ark of the tc~tiIilon'y,
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No. 17
WICKED SPIRITS
II
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, a.'laillst lJOtl'ers, against tlle ntlcrs 01
the darkness of tit is world, against spiritual wickcdnc.~s in high placcs."-E ph. 6: 12.
PART 1
earth and brin~ much woe upon the people there c:l.I1not be the slightest doubt, sinee the eYiden('e is abundant on every hand, :\lany perwns COllsult these wil'!{cd spirit cr('atures, hl'iug- entin'I.\ ig-llol'ant of thl'ir
origin, what is their' pm'posc', alld what will he t!ll'il'
end. '!'he men and womell who do ('OIlSUtt tlll'lIl t hl'oll~~h
m<'lliulIls are indlwed I,y the sl'ductive inllllPnee til illdulge in mall~' wrollg'ful pl'nct iN'S to tIll' rl'pl'olleh of
JdlOynh's name. lIel'l'toflll'p nIlH'!J has hp{'11 said and
writ.t('n about wicked an~~l'1s arlll theil' [Hl\\'l'l' on'l' nwn,
but now, in the day when the LOI'd has galltPl'ed hi!'!
faithful OII('S unto himself. and inau~lll'aied toward
them the lle\'I, eoY('nant, and bl'ou~~ht thcm illto the
cownant for the kin~dom, it shouhl lJe c:;pcetpd' tho
I_ord in his lovin~-killdlll'SS wmllli giv(~ to his fai:hflll
ones gl'catllr light cOllcel'lling the \'.. ic:'l'd all~l'ls, opening to thC'se faithful Olll'S a hetter lllld('l'Slalldill~ of
the 8cl'iptllres. We mllst keep in mine! the fad that
the upostle authoritati\'l'ly wrote: "For W!H1tsol'\'l'r
thinl-{s werc written a ron,t ime Wl'l'e wtiUl'n 1'01' 011I'
learning, that we t.hlough puti~'nce Hilli cOlllf'olt of the
sCl'iphll'cs mig-ht have hopt'." (Hom. 15,: 4) Thl'L'eforl'
it must follow t.hat a IlL'Olll'\' Ulldl'l'standin~ of t hl'SI:
scl'iptures conceming the wi('l,ed lln~l'ls \';0111<1 be
helpful to the remnant at the prl'sent timp, '1'I1l'y mnst
understand, if they are to II id the .Jolwd:t11 l'OlllpallY
to hav'e a hettpr lIndl'l'standing. In addition tlll'l'l'IO
God by his u[>ostle nwhs it. c,ll'ar to till' faithful n'lllnant that they are eOlltinnall,\' assaultl'tl b~' his hOI'd~'
or host of wiel\Cd ones und that tlll'y mo"t pot Ol\ :tnd
keep on th(' armor of protpction which JdlO\'ah in his
loving-kindness provided for them.
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-:Matt. 10: 25; 12: 24; Mark 3: 22; Luke 11: 15, 18,
19.
10 These texts here cited, together with the words of
Ephesians 6: 10-12, prove beyond all doubt that there
is a 1108t of wicked angels or spirit creatures; that Satan th~ Devil is the chief one of that wicked company;
and that all of such arc the enemics of God and the
mortal enemies of everyone who seeks to do God's
will.
11 J:'~rom the very time of Eden God pronounced his
judgment of destI'Uction against Satan and his host
or "seed ". (Gen. 3: 15) Later t.hrough his prophet
Moses God teUli why he did not immediately execute
that juflgment and de~troy Satan and all of his wicked
host. His purpose is to TJermit Satan and his host to
go the very limit in opposition to God and in their ef10rt to turn all creation from Jehovah and to prove
JehO\"flh to be a liar; and then in his own due time
Ood will completely destroy such wicked ones and thus
demonstrate his own supreme power, Before their deRtruction, however, Jehovah will have his faithful and
klyal witncsses ~ive testimony to his own great name
and to he witlJ(~s:.-lcS before both men and angels. In
proof of God's purpose it is wriUt'n concerning Satan:
"But for this cause have I allowed thee to remain, in
order to show thee my power; and in order that thcy
I my witnesses 1 may ]>roe~luim my nmne throughout all
the earlh." (l~x. 9: 16" l"fescr) It is Satan and his
wicla'd host, indsihle to human ('yes, that have wrongfully inlluencl'd and cOrT\lptcd the visihle rulc1s of the
(larth and made the rulin~ powe1"S of the earth a part
of the .wicked ol'l~unizalion that oppresses the human
race. 'I'his visible part of Satan'8 organization is pictured by the IHo!)hct Daniel as the" llg:.-l of iron" and
thc 'fN't of iron and clay'. (Dan. 2: 33) 'I'he entire
organization mlllcr Hatan is pitted against Jehovah
God; and ill duc time "the stone", meaning Christ
Jesus, who is ronde the head of Jehovah's capital organization and his (:hid executive officer, will complotdy destroy that wicked organir.ation of Satan,
both visible and invisihll',-Dan. 2: 44, 45.
12 From the day of the l'l'bdlion in Bden until now
it hall heen the Devil and his host that have opposed
God and all who have hecome a part of God's organization; and the time for a final show-down between
the hosts of wickedllel'is and God's righteous organization is now at hand, and hence it is to be expected that
Jehovah would give his faithful saints on earth a
clearer vision of the matter than they haye had at any
previous time. It is eer'1 ain that Satan and his host
would long ago have destroyed all who have imt themselves on the side of Jeho\'ah, had not God exercised
his powe1' in behalf of those ,vho love him; and thus
he has held hack' the wicked ones, restraining: them
and preventing the destruction of his faithful witnesses. It was that same wicked crowd that persecuted
Jesus when on earth and hroug-ht ahout his death,
which Jehovah permitted; but at the same time he
completely thwarted the purpose of the enemy by rais-
ing Jesus out of the death and giving him the highC'st
place in his own great organization.-Phil. 2: 9-11.
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men. These spirit creatures, Hthe SODS of God," having previously been in Jehovah's service, now by taking human wives and havin~ children by them thus
Idt their proper service of Jehovah in heaven, probably at the time not willfully in~cnding to be disloyal to
God, hut hein~ inuuced to believe that they coulu render a service to man and help him up and at the sam~
time do this to the ~lory of God. 'While the Genesis
record is silellt ai'l to whether 01' not nod prohibited
them from marrying human wive'S, yet God's law later
<In given to the Israelites shows that su('h a course was
contrary to his will.-Lev. 19: 19; 20: 15,16.
2~ In .Jude it is written: "The an~els which kept not
thl'ir first ('state I principality, m(//'{Ji1~], hut left their
own habitation [their proper dwelling (place), Roth.],
he huth rl.'seI"Vc~d in e\'crl(\still~ chaiJl:'!, under dark
ness, unto the judgment of the g'reat day." (.Jude 6)
'fhis scripture has hel'etofore been applied to the
(,oJlduet of the" Hons of God" mentioned in Genesi:'!
G: 2; yet other scriptmeR r('latill~ thereto show that
such n C011C1 uHion is 110t supported. 'rhe words of .Jude
clearly apply to the ncphilim, and not to the ":'!ons of
(Joel ", that is to say, to tho-;(' giants that materialized
011 {'arth und who ure a part of Hatun's or~allization
fl'om the time of the rl'1lt'llion. It is the nephilirn that
Hrc in(~luch'd in the juug-ment of .Jehovah for destruction, tog-ether with Hatan, hccallse they arc ~atan 'g
atw:clfl and are a part of his organization.
~'l 1'ho ml.'l'e fad that the" SOUR of God ", after they
had materializcu, inte['married with human women
\\"0111<1 not mean that they were directly a part of Hatan's organization or that they were ewn in s~'mpathy
with Hatan's organization. Hatlln and his allies, t.he
lJ('philim, woulel eause these "sons of (lod" to indulge
ill false rl.'a:'!onin~ which led them into an unwise
course, bringiug' t.hem into ditliculties like unto that
n1cutioncd hy the apo:'!tle Puul eoneerning' mell who
!cave the servi('e of God and take wives: "But he that
is married careth for the thing"R that arc of the world,
how he may ph-ase hifl wife. And this I speak for
~'our own profit; not th~,t I may cnst a snare upon you,
but for that which is comely, and that yo moy attend
upon the Lord without. distraction. So then, he that
giveth her in marriage dneth \\'l'1I; but he that ~iveth
hl'r not in marriage doeth hetter." (1 Cor. 7: 33, 35,
38) "The sons of God" would not be at liberty to mar
ry human wives, bc('ause that would tahe them away
from God '8 service, but, falling to the subtle influence
and iulse reasoning of Ratan, they doubtless adopted
a line of rcasoning likc that of the" great multitude"
(Rev. 7: 9-17) or "prisoner" class (Isa. 42:(), 7; 49:
9; 61: 1), who renson that they can mix with the
world and at the same time serve noel. !lIan)' men and
women have consecrated their lives to God anu havl',
contrary to his will, mixed up with the worlu, reo Ron
ing that they could do so and at the same time sen-c
God and uplift the world; but such a course docs not
result in uplifting the world and does no honor to .khovah, and this same class he has designat I'd a~ "l':.j";-
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is exalted by a great public proclamation. "His footstool" mentioned herein is his temple class on earth,
for there the Lord God is rcpre~elltcd on earth.
Verse 6 of this psalm speaks of Moses, Aaron, and
Samuel as calling upon the Lord and being heard by
him, and his answering them. This is evidently here
inserted al:l an encouragement to those who today call
upon the name of Jehovah and trust him implicitly.
Another one of these government songs is P~alm
68. It opens with the statement: "Let God arise, let
his enemies be scnttered." Representatively Jehovah
arose in the representative capacity of the Melehizedek
priesthood. Chril't, the great High Priest after the
order of l\Iclchizrdek, standg up from his scat to make
his enemy his footstool, and those on earth who arc
devoted to .Tehovah arc willing volunteers in this day.
(Ps.110:3) "Sing unto God, sing praises to his
11ame; extol him that rideth upon the heavens hy his
name .1 AlI, MId r('joiee beforc him." Ood is not so
much cOncerned about hearing the 8in~il1g for him~
sclf, but to have the people hear it, that his name
might he exalted. Therefore this must be by a public
witncss to his name.
It is writt(m that when the ark of the ('ovcnant was
set fOfwal"d on its jOUl'lH'y toward the Pl'omisl'd Land
tlll'SC itlcnticnl words with which the psalmist opell('d
were spoken: "Ui!';c up, Lord, and let thine enemips
be scattered." (~l1m. 10: 35) When J)avidcarrit'd
the ~Irk to its r('stin~ place Oil Mount Zion this custom
must have been fol1o\\'('d. It is recorded that on this
oc('a.'lion f}avill eall!';cu to be appointed sin~('l's with
instrllnwnts of music. (1 Chron. 15: 16-28) With song
and instrum('ntal music the ark was hrought forward
and placed on :Mount Zion, 'I'his was done in the
prt'Scncc of the enemies. 'fhat service pictured what
is now going on in t!w partll. The song of the ldll~dom
ilO\V sn.r~: "They have seen thy goings, 0 God; even
the goin~q of my God, my King, in the sanctuary."
(Ps. GS: 24) Thlls the encmy sees the work going on
and hears the rcmnant singing.
Another song of the new government is pgalm 149.
The song opens with: "Praise ye the l.ord. Sing unto
the IJQrd a new song [in view of the fact that his kingdom has come], and his pl'llise in the congregation of
snints. Let lst'ad rejoice in him that made him; let
the children of Zion he joyful in their King," because
the King of glory is come. "Let the saints be jo)'ful
in glory. let them sing aloud upon their beds." The
Lord has been glorified as King, and the honor at~
taches to his remnant as ambassadors of the new King,
and therefore the)" are in glory. They siug upon their
beds instead of going to sleep, as some have. 'rJwy
arc active in showing forth the praises of the Lord
day and night and will continue until earthly sleep
overtakes them. This is in exact harmony ,vith the
words of God's prophet in Isaiah 62: 6, 7, in which
the Lord sa~'S his watchmen shall 110t hold their peace
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in Zion. lIt 1914 the earth became the Lord's, and forth to those who will hear that his righteous govern.
he sent forth bis Anointed One to oust the ruler there- ment is at hand.
of. Therefore "in his hand are the deep places of the
Among the new government music whieh the remearth". God through his prophet Ezekiel had prom- nant class sing is Psalm 75. "Unto thee, 0 God, do we
ised that he would search out his sheep and call them, gh"e thanks, unto thee do we give thanks :,for that thy
and that he would shepherd his flock and deliver them name is near, thy wondrous works derlare." (Ps.
out of places where they have been s<,attc1'cd. (Ezek. 73: 1) .Jehovah is now doing his works in the earth.
34: 11, ]2) Recognizing that the Lord God has done These things seen by the anointed servants are evi.
this, the remnant sing: "For he is our God; aud we dences to them that God himself is near auu is takillg
{U'e the pcople of his pasture, and the sheep of his a hand in the affairs of the earth. Some works he
hand. 1.'0 day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not must do by forces other than his people on earth.
your hea1't, l1S in the provocation, and as in the day Almost all his work on earth done by the ,anointed
of temptation in the wilderness."
is the makiug' proclamation to the honor of his name.
'fhe apostle Paul applies this psalm to the close of Opportunitic:; that they llllve now to serve him in
the llge of God's favor to natural Israel; and, accord- declaring his llame arc proof to the anointed that God
is using them, and that therefore they haye his apin~ to the }'u]e laid down by him, it applies with
greater force to the cud of the world when God is proval. Such is further proof that now is God's due
time to have his name declared in the earth. With
galherill~ his people to himself. (lIeb. 3: 15-19; 4: 1-3;
1 Cor. 10: 1J) l:;incc the comin~ of the Lord to his 11 clearer vision of God's purposes con(,I'l'llin~ thl'm,
temple, and the heg-inning of judgment throughout . the anointed can go on in his wOl'k with full cOllfidellcc.
the honse of Gou, the Lord's \'oice t.hus speuks out 'I'hey are not so much coneel'ncd ahout how I()Jl~ they
to the temple class that their Iwarts may not hp hard must continue to wOI'k on ('arth, nor how gr'('at the
cOI'd hut that tlll'j' may rejoice to ohcy his \\'01'1.1. The danger of attack from the enemy; but tll(y arc COIlLenl say~ that sOllie of those n1lOinted to killg-ship will cerned about faithfulnes'.; to their co\ellant. With
hat'ch,u their Iwal'ts and will tm'n away and will 1I0t serenity they ",ing forth the honor of his name.
eJlg-age in tlw g-Iau song anlloullcin~ his l<in~c1oll1. 'fhl'so
~orne who arc allointeu think they should not l"pcak
will c'olllplain ll~ainst their hl'l'tlll'cn alld insist that against the Ih:\'il 's or~ani7,ation but should t)l' at Jleac'c
there is nothing to he done but to await the time when with it. ::5twh arc fickll', he('ause they call1lot Jlursue
they shall he takl'll to the king-dom. 'l'hc Lord rep- that course and be loyal and faithful unto t.he Loru.
resl nts the faithful rcmnant class, llOwewr, as singing: 'ro the :Hlointed OIWS the Lonl says: ":\Iy SOil, fear
"And t hey sling' as it were a new !;ong before the thou ttw Lord :llId t he king [God's Anointed 0111', t.he
throne', and hdorc the foUl' bCllsts, and the elders: and Stone laiu in Zion] ; and In('(idle not [asxoeinte not)
no man I'ould !I'arn that s()n~ but the hundred and with them that arc Kiven to change (that arc firkle]."
fort.y and fOllI' t.hnllsand, which were redrerncd from 'J'hcse who turn a;:;itle to associate with tilt' workers of
the earth. "--Hev. 14:3.
iniquity shall fall. ".As for such as tUl'll nsidc Ullto
'I'he complainei's call1l0t understand this song be- thl'ir I'l'ool\l'd ways, the Lord sha II lead tlll'm fort h
cause the.\' refuse to pari iC'ipate in it. Tho:';(~ who have with the \\"Orkcrs of iJIiquity ; hut peace shall be upon
alrc'lldy passl'd into glol'Y and are for ever with the [spiritual) Israel.' '-Ps. 12G: r..
Lord l'ug'llg'e in the sing-in!.! of the new song declaring
Only those who are faithful to the Lord ~hall stand.
the praisl's of .Jehovah. The remnant still on earth That one is of the remnant e1a:':s lIOW is no g-uarantee
purtil'ipate in the singing of tl1(';,c songs that l'onsH that he is going to he of that class filially. 1Ie' m\1st contutc the music of the new govcrllmcnt. The fact that tinue diligellt and faithful even unto the 1'1111. "SI~I'st
the statement is made that no man on cart h can learn thou a man Jiligcllt in his bus!ncgs [that is, Ilw T\ill).!s
that song except the 144,000 shows that t.hose of the business, looking' aft('r the king-110m inte'J'('sb;J 1 he
remnant clas;;; still on earth would know and partici- shall stand [face to face 1 hefore [the) kill~~ [.Jehovah
pate in the song.
and Christ Jrsus] ; he shall not stand bcfl)I'C mp:lIl
Another of the new lrovernmcnt son~s addressed to [or ohs('ure) men [the petty kin~s of earth; he will
the" Chief Musician" is Psalm 66. "Make a joyful not ha \"e the approval of such]." (Prov. 22: 2:l)
noise unto God, all ye lamls." 'I'his joyful Iloise mU>.t Thoge who arc faithful and so continue nnto thl' end,
be made amongst the nntions :is a witness and must an(l arc dilig'pllt in proclaiming the prahl'S of the name
be gh'en as the Lord commanded by those who love the of the Lord, shall havc the friendship of God's .\nointgood tidiu!,\"s and who are the faithful witw'sses of the cd King. 'He 1hat hath jlHrerwss of heart, and grace
Lord. The song continues: "Sing fOith the honour upon his lips, shall have the King for his fricnel. ' of his name; make his praise glorious." In the I'en- Provo 22: 11, margin.
turies past God has magnified his \Yord of promise.
The marvelous work of Jeho\'ah progTes:-ps nwl his
Now the time has come wl}('n llis name must be exalted people look forward with confi(lenee to the time whc'n
in the earth; and his faithful witnesses, whom he has his righteous government shall be completely estabappointed, are privileged thus to magnif,Y it, by tdlillg lished in the earth, solely in charge of earth's affairs.
DEAR
Grerk army his commander said, "'When you see a Tllrk, don't
hunt me up for advice. Shoot the '1'urk." I made immt"liltte
use of the opportunity Jehovah furnished through lUll servant
our president by carrying a set of the new recorus and a port
able pll1iUograpil with me each Sunday on our sen;ce work,
trying to lind ono sincere seeker of truth and then letting you
answer his questions. 1 rejoice to tell you your euorts along
this line haw alre[\,Iy heen amply repaid and a Ill'W and wonderful opportunity for service opened. It is a real time-saver
to ll. worker.
The first Sunday, an elderly gentleman, after the usual card
testimony, being penniless, expressed gratitude for charitable
gifts of booklets, etc., he had fl!ceived from time to time from
our witnessCll, and said, "Now tell mo ~'our latest news on Armageddon." I played the lecture on that subject to him and a
roomful of rdatives, it bpin!{ a short distance back to my car
and the phonograph. At tho conclusion, with tl'llrs running
down onto I,is snowy beartl, he said, "Young man, that '8 the
most forceful lecturer I hav,~ ever heard, and he has told me
more on that little rc(~()rd than I ha VC heltrd from preachers
ill seventy years." With CXIll'l'ssions of joy he followell me to
tile gate and askt~d God '5 blessing on tho work for the peace it
had given him. If you had seen the expression on that old
fellow 'a face I
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PtmLISm:D Snn-}.!ONTHLY
By
J. F.
RUTUERFORD
President
Vi'. E.
VA...'; AMBURGlI
Secretary
THAT THE WORLD ll:\s CUlled, and tllO 1.0rd .Tes1Js Christ
lms been plncl\d 1y .1elI0\'nll upon llis throne of llu\hority,
kls otJ,~t('cl SfttllT! fmllt lll'llven und is proceeding to the
cstnhlishnlCnt of God '5 king-110m on earth.
THAT THE RELIEF nnn bll'~~in~!l of tho peopll'g of enrth
('nn ('0100. only hr uncl through .T~l\o\'[lh's Idng<1OlTl un.Jer
Chrifit wlndl has now opglln; thnt tho Lord's nrxt !treat
net 1$ tho (11'3lrudion of Satan's orgnnizrttion nnd the estab
li~hment of rightcou3ness in tho earth, nna thnt ulHlcr tho
king-dom all thoso who will obey its rightl'olls laws shnll bo
Tl'storod nnd li\'o on earth foren'r.
ITS MISSION
enablin~
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brnnd.l offices. llemiltani'"'' from C')lllltl'i<:." other thlln th",,, IIlPnHimI'd may bo mado to the nrooldyn office, !Jut by /nicl"Ilatlonal
l:'o~lal :Money Onlcr ollly.
FOr.EIG'N' OFfiCES
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'"1tIGHTEOUS RULfJR"
Another new hookl"t I The two radIO ledures i' 'Vorl.l C,mtro!" lind" Flee X,) I\' " , WIth lIlI eXl'dIt:nt introuuclion thereto,
bound together uncleI' Dn{' CO\!;'l", this CU\ cr \.)cnrn:q; II must
inspirin,t;:' (j{'sig-n. E\'cu .Tehovah's wituc8s{'s ~houl,1 not fail to
fead this bOIJldet, llI)i to o"nenk of the .T\)llad,lb el"",-. It llI'l \' Le
had for 5~ a cory by aU such. 'The l"~g'inull1[~ of the' t1i~t;,tJU
tion thereof to the general pul.>lic is ('!In(.unl~cJ ('b;wh'~l'e.
~eWATCIHIT0WlElft
AND HJERAlD Of
VOl,. LV
C1HIRnl~:S PRESENCJE
SEPTEMBER
15, 1934
No. 18
WICKED SPIRITS
UPor wc taestle not against flesh and blood, but a{J(Jinst principalities, aflainst powers, (JrJainst thc rulel"s of
the da,.kncss of this 'Wol"ld, against spiritual wickedness in high placcs."-Bph. 6: 12.
PART 2
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presentC'd to him hy Satan, and amidst all the persccutions tllat wcre heaped upon him by Satan he remained faithful and true to .Jehovah. This. together
8 Koah by building the ark showed to nbsl'ners his
faith in God and his devotion to .JdlOvuh. His wonl,; with his continued course of consistent aetioll unto
and his conrsc of action were eonsistellt. (:ontilluill~~, ul'ath, and his being raised out of death, was the mansays the apostle: "But sanctify in your h<:3rts Chri<;t ner in whi('h he jJrcached'to the spirits in prison, as
as fjord: hcing rcady ah;n~"s to give answer to every if( stated by Peter: "In whieh also he went anu
man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that prca('hed unto the spirits in Wisol1." (1 Pet. 3: 19,
is in you, ;rct with meclml'S,5 and fear."-l Pet. 3: 15, A.R.ll.) These impl+,;oned spirits found thl'mselves
there because they had failed to be faithful in theil'
A.R.V.
e Such a qu('stion could not be l)rOpounded unless
service to God while in his organization, anu now they
the verbal testimony is given causing men to ask qnes- !o,aw the result tlH1t comes for unfaithfulness and also
tions. amI this shows tlll.lt one must preaeh both by the r('sult to thosc who are fait hfut The preaching
word of mouth and by the course of action to those of J ,-,sus, th<:rd'nrc, was the d<'1 i\"cl'in~ of a messag'l'
with whom he COIn('g in contlJl't. ~\ g'ood ('unscicncc is in a routHlabout or indircct way. IIe was sent to
krpt by so doin::,!, re~al'111('ss of heing lIlisumlcl'stood preach by word of moulll to the .Jews, which he did.
by others. lIencc the apof;tle mIlls: "lItlving' a good
pratt. Hi: ~-1) His Jll'e<whin~ to the spil'its was by
consciencc; that, wherein J"C arc Rpoken a~'ainst, they their (}hscl'ving his faithl'ul devotion aIHl (,o11-.;i:;tcnt
may be Jlut to shnme who revile your good manner of holding to God's organization, which would in errcct
life in Uhrist." (1 Pet. 3: 1G, A.H.V.) Jehovah's wit- :;ay to them: 'If you lwd remained true and faitJ.fnl
Jlcsse~ must :ro cOHtral'y to the world, showin~ forth
to r:od'~ organization where he placed you, at this
the praiscs of Jehovah, and thus uoin~ they arc lookcd pl'('s('nt time J'\lU woulu not b\' in prison and away
upon uncl called (vildoers. They mw;t bc preachers l'1'01ll (;o<1's favor.' In this HUlJIIWI' Jesus would IlL'cach
by word of mouth and by llH'il' cOllsi~tent ClJUrHe of to the spirits in prisOll, just as the hehuviol' or conduct
act ion. The proof rOIlH'H to ot!wrs that thpy urc Hot of the WOIO('n whom Pdel' admonishes in thi<; ('ol\nccevildoers when God tab,::! O('P1lSiOIl to pl'OVC to false tion, and whil'h 1'"t('1' uses to illustrate the pr)int ol'
l\ecusers that those whom t h('~' lul\'() aC('uscd have heen his 1ll'!.!llnwIlL The ('(JllUlld of' Jesus l>l'ca('h('r! ill
and orc his faithful wifncssc-.;.
fan,,' of (lo,l's si(lr) of the grcat contl'o\'\'l'sy and
If) 'rhen the apostle's ar~~nnH'nt shows that the faith<,:(;tinst the side of Satan, that wiel'd olle who h;[(l
ful su'vants of Gou will be hrou~~ht into condit io!lfi f'lItl'apped t1H'se disolwuicnt :;pil'its. 'l'h~ n'~IlL'I,,'l'\i;l!1
catlsin~ s\lfrerin~, and that sneh is the will of God ill
of .JoHls awl his exaltation he('anse of his t'ailhfnlrw':;
ot,uet to afl'onl an OPPOL'tllllity for tlWll1 tQ maintain to Cod all(k,] gTl'at :;trellgth to that. )lrL';whjJl,~. ~atnn.
theil' inte~l'ity towanl him. God docs not senti the knowing this, desperately put 1'01'Ih ('\'Cl'Y crl'OLt ill hi,;
surfcrin:.!, hut the faithful OlH,,4, sujIcl'ill~ for l'ightC'OllS- power to pl'ev('11t the reSULTed ion of J eSllS.
ness awl 1'0[' doin~ ri~ht, Ill'OVC thcil' intl'g't'ity. 'rh('r\'12.Jfany have insist('d that .It'sus we-nt S(\lIlew!Il'!'1'
forc suys t he apostle: "For it is belt CL', it: t he will of :11Ir[ preached to the spil'its ill 1'l'i"OIl, hc('au';e hoth t 1:.'
Ood shoul<l so will, that ye stilT"r lor wt'll-<loing than llu/hori,'xd and tll(' .t1mcl'ioll! Jin:';serl l"cl'si"n say th:,t
for evil-doing." (1 Pet. :1: 17, .i1.K1'.) Lihm"he did hc "went" and 1>1'('ach('d to the spil'its. It is Pill il'ply
Christ Jl'SllS suffer, the just for the unjust. "Bl'cau~e consislent with the forcg-oin~ explanation of hi,;
Christ also sllrf('[,(,d for sins once, the righjpous for the Tn'(';l('hing hy his fllithl'nl course of action, and als\) in
unrighteous, that he might hring; us to Co<l; he-ill:r put f>olllph,te harffiOlly with all 0111<'1' s('riptUl'('s, fIll' ns to
to dC'ath in the J!('sh, but made alh'e in the spirit." con('IUllc that .Je:;ll'l did goo somewhere lllill pl'l'adl t,)
(1 Pet. 3: 18, t1.U.Y.) Surr\'ring was not rC'qnireu of the spirits in pJ'i,;on. J)urin~ the t!tn'e days that .1<'Christ Jcsns in onler to l)l'ovide the ransom price. suo;; was (knd, to he sure-. he did not go anyw!teL'<,.
Christ Jesus in maintaining his integrity towaru God Aftcr his resul'l'l'ction to life as a spirit (,I'eatllrc disuffered injustice to be he<ll)('d upon him. III.' suIT<'red vin(', aml hCI\H'en that time and the timp of his 1',;and remainC'd faithful to CloJ, and thus proved him- cf'll-;ion into hca\"Cll, a period of forty dil~'S dilp,.;ed.
self entil'ely faithful; anu because of his faithfulnt,ss \Vithin that period of time he appeal'ed in a hnm:lll
Jehovah raised him up out of dC'ath and exalted him ol'~allism scycrfll times to his hrdhrcn, but thC'se apto the highest pl:we in his organization.
pcaran('cs were only for a few minutes on c<le!t ocn At the time of his consecration at the <Tol'\1an .Je('t~sion. 'I'he l')cript UJ'es arc silt'nt as to Wh('l'C .fe"ns
sus was <:onnte<1 as dead, and there bl'[.!an his qui(],- was dnrinK the other part of t hat forty day~. TIH'l'C' upcning in the spirit. For th ree and one-half yC'Ul'S he }lrars from the prophecy of Eze-kie1 that the" 1<1 11(1 or
was IJreuching the 'truth by \\"ord of mouth and h,\" his -M agog" is the plarc where t he angels who si nned in
consistent and constant devotion to Jehoyah (iod. 1'1kc- Noah'R day are imprisoneu. Since it appears that tlle~r
wise the followers of Jesns arc quickened of the spirit were imprisuned by Satan, this snpports the l'Ondllto become prNlchcrs of G(\d's 'Yor(l. (llom. 8: 11; sion that they arc in the "land of 1\lal~'og'''. (Ezl'k.
1 Cor. 4: 9) Jesus, always in Jcho\'ah's organization 3S: 1,2; "Vindication. Book Two, pag-c :113) \';\1;'11 .)1;)and in his favor, refused to )"ield to the temptations sus was resul'l'ccted he was a spirit divine, elotheJ.
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nod's witness Noah, the" preachcr of l'ighteol1sness", foreshadowed the faithful rcmnant now on the
earth. Those IWl'sons with Xoah .in the ark forcshadowed the Jonadah eompall~' now on the earth who associate themselves with nod's organization. 'r!wsc haYlJ
the promise that, performing the conditions named,
they mar be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger. (Zt'ph.
2: 3) Th(~ conditions are that they uttaeh thems(lves
to the Lord's organization, and they must rellluill there
steadfastly serving God, working in harmony with .h'hovah's witnesses, and refusing to compromise with
the world. An~' attempt to remain in the organization
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or "('hariot" of the Lord and at the same time to support the wicked world, even with the unwise desire
of lifting up the world, will meet with disaster. The
paramount truth, therefore, revealed in connection
with the spirit creatures that sinned, and which is for
the benefit of those now livin~~, is this: that Jehovah's
organization is the only pInee of safety, Dud one who
once avails him:-;c]f of that [Safety and then voluntarily
leaves the same, is certain of destruction. Those who
arc of the Jonadab 'ompany must continue to faithfully study God's purposes as embraced in his Word;
and hem'e the publication of the LorJ's VO{ord is for
their benefit. They must show their lo\'c 1'01' Clod by
being' diligent in keepill~ his comm:mdmmls. For the
benefit or the temIlle company, and abo for the hene
fit of those who join themsdv('s to Uo<!'s chariot, the
Lord has now pulled hack the curtains and permits
his light to shine in the faces of those who have devoted th{'mse!vcs to him, :mJ gives them a view of
things that now must shortly ('orne to pass, as well as
the meuning' of thinr~s that have come to pass in the
sixty centuries gone by. The truth that stands out
awl is millIe to appeal' in the vision fig of paraIliount
importance to aU othel's is thi:-;: Jehovah, the _\lmig-hty
God, is the (: ivpl' of Ii fp, nnd he will preSI'l'\'C those
who love and olwy h illl anJ who l'(\maill stea(lfastly
faithful to hi); ol':!anizatioll, at all times manij'l."sting
an unl'alterillg' and unhl'eabblc love for .Jehovah. The
crncial test upon all intelligent cn:ation b I1l'ro: Let
all such take warnil1~ and beware. ".Jehovah i'l in hi"
holy temple: Id all the earth keep silence hefor(' him."
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tion. Tll('se arc the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. "-Bx. 19: 5, 6.
To spiritual Israel, foreshadowed by natural Israel,
that is to say, to those who have accepted Christ as
their Red('emer and have come into Christ, the Lord
God says through his appointed witness: "But you
arc a ehosi'n race, a royal priest hood, a holy nation, a
people for a purpose." (1 Pet. 2: 9, IJiag.) This scripture and the one jmlt previously quoted prove conclusively that Israel after the flesh was the picture foreshadowing Israel after the spirit, which is the reality;
and that the reality is God's new ereat ion.
The new ('l'c'ntiun, whkh is spiritual Israel, iii begun
and comp]l'1l'll by the terms of a covenant. .Jesus the
Head thet'eof made a covellant with Jehovah at the
,Jonlan l'iver to 110 his Father's will. That covenant
entailed upon Jtsus the sacrificing of himself as a
man. There is no evidence that he knew at the timo
he made the eovenunt that he was to die. He spent
forty days and nig-hts in the mountain. studying- God's
Illlrpose a1l<1 commullicating with Jphovah after his
mind had ut't'n illuminated by the holy spirit, which
descended upon him in the form of a do\'('. Then he
would know, and then and thet'cafter he intelligently
and faithfully eanie<1 Ol1t his covenant.
The nH'ml)('rs of his hody must follow in the same
way M ,J('SUS w('nt. (1 Pet. 2: 21) .All who become
memhers of the new creation must do sa by and through
n covenant of sacrifice as the initial step. (Ps. 50: fl)
A covenant is a solemn agreement to do or not to do
n l'ertain thin~. \Vhen the disciples of Jesus believed
he was the Mt'ssiah 01' Christ, and became his follow(:rs, tltl'y thl'l'ehy a~t'ecd to cIa the will of Goel. When
they ncccpt(;d .Jeslls as the Messiah, that was the beginnin~ of their covenant. TI\ut mal'ked their conspcration to God. 'l'h('y could not be justified until
the rans01l1 sacrifice of .J esus was IH'esented in heaven
as a sin-offel'in~ and there accepted. The aeceptancc
was manifested at Pentecost, and then and thC're thC'se
discipks were anointed as just Hied and sj)it'it-beg-oUen
sons of God who were called and accepted to be Gael's
witnesses on earth.
'l'he new creation is a select or cle~t company who
arc taken out from amongst men a1l<1 then adopted into tllt' family of God through Christ. God's manner of
~e1eetin!!, and forming the new creation is important.
His 'YOI'd tells in what manner he selects anel develops
the members thereof. This information disrloses how
one becomes a real Christian.
Since all the human race is born in sin and no man
who is a. sinner run approach God, what can a sinner
do to hecome a Christian and thereby a membet of the
new creation? The Scriptures declaring that life is
a gift of God through Jesus Christ our fjord, it is
manifest then that knowledge of the gift and of how it
is ~ivcn is the first essential. Man mnst learn first,
either by being informed by someone or by reading
from thC' Word of Goel, that he is a sinner, that hc
needs help, and that he is unable to help himself. See-
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PUilLISHED Snn-~rO!:TH"r,y
By
Brooklyn. N. Y., U. S. A.
OFF'ICERS
J. F.
RUTlIERrORD
W. E. Y.L.'
Presidcnt
A1Wt?RGH
Secretary
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THAT THE WORLD ltas enllea, nnll the Lr:ml .11';:U3 Christ
ball bl'cn ll!:le-!'Il by .Tl~hovah upon his tllrono of nuthority,
has ousterl S:Lt:m from IlI'a\ I'll IIml ili proceeding" to tho
c5l.ablishment of God'8 kin~clom on earth.
Mt is tho cle_'ltrlldion of Satan's organization ana tho cshlJof rightcolIslle~!'l in the earth, an<1 that under tho
kiu::-.lorn all t!'ose who will olwy its ri;;hteou!'l laws 8hn11 bo
restored anrl Jive on ('ftrtll fmever.
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VOL. LV
OCTOBER 1, 1934
No. 19
THE CRUCIBLE
"If it
be ,~O, ow' God, whom we serve, i.~ able to deliver us from the burning ficry flll'nflcc; and he will ddilJer 'Us out of tiline hand, 0 hllU. But if not, be it kn(lwt~ 1mt,) tllce, 0 king, tltat we will Hut SUTe tltV [JurIs,
?lOr worsllip the golden image U'hi!J~ thou hast set up. "--Dan. 3: 17, 18.
PART 1
mic. \'v'f-.\TCI-IT0\VEl=l
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Br:oOKLY~,
X. Y.
F.FOe \vATCHTG\VER.
Bllbylon. (Gen, 11: 2) '1'he colossal imnge above deserib:tl eould he srf'n frum all pa1't:< of the plain, It
t!l",rd'Ol'e pictured the maIlller in which Satan sets up
hi,; orgulli;,ation OWl' the earth and man. EYidently
the 110ldcn statue was so 10ea L!~d in the iring's land
fol' his p~easul'e aud eonvcnil'ncc, it being neal' the
('apitnl pity and tIl(' paJnl'c. It was the plaf;c for mass
worship by the officials of the Babylonian government,
UIlI! hence pictmcd ~atall 's ofJicial organization both
invisible and visible.
10 Kccpill~ always in mind the issue ruised by Sat:m's ucii:mec we TIla~' he full,v ussu1'cd that everything
l':iatan docs is for the PU1'POS!; of ::.upport ing his side
o( the controversy anu to bring- n'proach upon Uou
und to tUl'll men a\';ny from tlte :,lost Ili'.;h. Keeping
this g'reat is--ue in mind enabJI's ns to lorate the time
of the fulfillll(nt of Daniel's prophecy l'eJati vo to the
~rcat irnaQe uf goill erected ill the plaiu of Dura.
'''l'lll~n NcblwhaJrwzzar t he kin~ sent to gather together the prinecs, the gover'1I01'S, and the eaptuins,
tllC judges, the treaSllr('r'C{, the l'OIllIS(.JJOl'S, the slIm'iffs,
lind all the l'lliers of the l'I'OViIlCI'S, to eome to the
d.~dication of the image which ~ebtl('hadnel.zur the
l;jn~ hud ~;l't 11 p." (Dan. a::!) 'I'h is verse of the
propheey d,'serilH's It go<llhel'iu'!; together or a'lsl'llIbly
or t he officials of the ilL! tion, to wit, the pol itical, reI igiolls, cum mercial, jll1lieial, a Ill! the la \V-en (orcemcnt
clCIlH:llt, ur stroll~-arlll squad. It was a mutter of
world irnvoL'tancc, lH::cau~e Babylon was then the
world 1}()\\"1't'. 'fhe" illWg(l" was set lIjl on thl' "plain
of Huta" in (;06 D.C., and ::)a tan's world has COlltiulIl'd sineej but frolll awl aftet 1~18 Satan laJs
sp(~eia! strc~s OIL his organization hecanse he knows
that his time is :-.hot'1 IH'j'u~'c tlw great hattle of ~\rma
geddon is fonght. It Wl\I; a bout 1!JlS that he h('~an to
assemble or "g'a t her to'2:ether" the official el\'ment of
the wltok (':trtll tn Use thun in due time in the battle,
Hnd in doing- this he USL'S tlte three "fru~s", as lIesCl'iheu in Ite\'('lation Hi: 13, H. ;.latan's purpose is
to tUt'll all mankind, it\(:ludin~1; the true worshipers of
Jehovah, away frolll the true Gud HllIl to the wor;;hip
of ereatUl'I'S or tIle work of el'eatut'cs' hands, or cbe
to <.1estroy them. The Leagne of Kltions is therefore
hrought into e:xi~tencc by Satan, and was ~et up in
the year UWJ, alHI his religious' nobles' on the earth
then with uplifted" holy hands" hailed it as the ('x!Jrc"sioll of Clou's kingdom on earth, alld now say ()f
it: 'The League of Nations is the only light there is,'
Thus the Federation of Chl1l'ches deeJare th<1t Satan's
organization produces the only light that there is, and
thereby th~ny Jehovah (lod ullll his kiw.::rIom anu the
grl:at Kiuf.l', \vho is the li~'ht 01 the worlu. 'l'J1e ~l't:at
golden image ereL'ted in the plain of Dura t1lC'J'e1ore
pictured the entire organization of Satan; auu t11e
I;eague of Nations is Satan's (lummy son, ,,,hich causc::;
to ~hine the only light that Satan's agents now have
all earth.
11 The king Xcbuchadnezzar set a day for the dedication of the goldcn image which he had caused to be
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world and its rulers. Even today there are not many
in the world aside from the anointed who sec 01' dis
cern Satan's organization. 'rhe theee principal cle~
ments constituting the rulinf.{ power in earth are what
today arc called "yes men" and assemble and bow
heforc the Devil's organization, as described as fol.
lows: "'1'hen the princes, the governors, and captains,
the judgrs, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs;
and aU the rulers of the provinces, were gathered to
~eth('r unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchad~
nezzar the kin~ had set up; and they stood before the
irna~(~ that Nphuchadnezzar had set up. "-Dan. 3: 3.
I~ The Devil had tried to hiJe from" Christcndom"
knowledg-e even of the existcnce of himself, and al'\o
the fuct of the existence of his organization. By this
means he expected to entrap them all. Kow .Jehovah
causes Satan's organization to he brought to light, and
causes his own witnesses to give testimony concern
ing the Sam(l, particularly as a warning- to all people
of good will, and as a notice and warniug to the na
tions of the earth ill ~cneral. To offset Jehovah's pur.
pose Satan IJring's forth his organization, pictured by
the golden imal1;c, a:.; a thing' to be worshipel], adored
and served. Satnn ilol thereby thrust into the open
and becomes bold tlll'llUgh his earthly agents in de
claring' his produetion, the LC'a~ue of Nations, as
representing his earthly orl1;anization as a thing to
which all people should give allegiance.
I f Even though Jehovah by his strOllg' "right arm ",
Christ Jesus, did cast Satan and his organization out
of heaven ahout 19].1, yet he did not dosh'oy that organization at that timC', but has suffered or permitted
it to remain to l;e1've his own purpose, including' just
such a fiery test as that which now comes upon his
people, as flirtul'(~d by the fiery test that ('arne upon
the three faithful Hebrews. That test here and now
involves the faithful remnant on the earth. After
1918 all the leaders and prominent ones of the earth
were forced to stand before Satan '8 organization. All
who were in the world must stand before this image
of Satan's organization regardless of whether they
are "not of the world" even though in the world.
All arc in the world, and the attempt is to force every
hody to stand before the Devil's organization. In 1922,
when the attention of God's faithful witnesses on
earth began to he ealled to the fact of the existence
of Satan's powerful organization, the faithful then
began to take their" stand" before Satan's organization, but against it and definitely on the side of Je~
hovah, whi<;h is pictured by the three Hebrews in
Babylon who took their stand defInitely on Jehovah 'g
side. At the same time those of Satan's official organi.
zation on earth, and all ,vhom they influenced and
controlled, began to take their stand before the
"image" and on the side of Satan, and have continued thus to do.
H Now the three" frogs" of Revelation sixteen, and
particularly the "false prophet" frog, as the herald
of Satan, begin to bellow forth the message of Satan,
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OCTQBf: 1, 1934
FJhe \\0:\TCHTO\VER.
god; hence he tries 10 have the dedication of his organization aecompanicd by music.
18 Knowing that he must keep all hone--t on(:s in
the dark, and heillg' the arehdecein:r, the Vevil would
try to ha\'e the manifestation and dedication of his
ol'~antzatil)n and his worship carried on as joyfully
among'"t the p~ople as possible. lhen thou~h it is
a time of great "woe to the inhahiters of the earth
:Hld of tllO sea" wldeh tIle Devil himself has })l'o\1"'ht
upon the people, yet he ",ould lluve his religious r~p.
rcsentativcs, the clergy, explain to the prople that sueh
woe is punishment sent upon them hy Jehovah Uod,
anti hence if tlH:,V wantrd to have joy alld pleasure
tIler must look to Satan and his organization for the
::lUllIe.
In As Nehlleha(lnczzar the representative of Satan
hnd a gl'eat balHl or music to pel'forlll 011 the plain
of Dum at the dl'di('ation of the golum ima~e, so now
the l)Pvil would have a manifestation of his organi.
zat;ull attended b)" that which would soothe the people illlo silcuec :~Ild hypllotize them nnd ('allse them
to strike an attitude of formal worship. So the Dcvil
prodtH'cd a gTl'at band composed or m:my Illusk'al
inst/'unl('lIts. of those inst I'llments that arc clllfJlo)"ed
hy ~alHn in his optirni:;m-spr(':luillg', nationali<;millspirill/!, dl'Cllm-pl'odHein~ musicmakers to produce
dwel' :IIHl l'nl'oreed worship, a 1'(' thes(': The L"a~lle
of l\atiolls TIlliltitolled horn, tLe J)i~,al'tnam('nt cOl'llet,
thH Eeollomic l\lonctary C'ollfcrl'rJ('e Hute, the" l\cw
l>eal" l,at'p, the kdllloCrlH',V s,wIJJl1t, the l\atiorlal
};('OllOllly I,eag-ne psaltery, the "hlH'k-Io-the-l'hurch"
nll1si(';J1 saw, the "holy year" saxopholll" the peH<'C
~~:l('t lluleimcr, the hig- navy bass horn, and a multitwle
of other wiudjammillg' illstnnllcnts, bOlles, stirks, ulld
druJlls of u pt odale, and all jazz ins11't1l1lents, op('rah'd to the dedic'ut iOIl of tIl(' J)Pvil's organization; and
the whole thillg' makes a t(,l'I'il,le 1I0i~;e. EVl'r)" tunc
plarcc1 hy this oreh('stra is ont of hal'lllon,}' with tho
music of nod's kinp;(lom, hut in modern times the
}wopl(', as a gellrl'al !'lilt', willill~lr take to jazz, l"or
fear the son~ of the killg'dom might he heard Satan
commmHls that his w.rellts, :lull pilrtieuJal'ly the eler~Dr
of the 1'di~~iolls part or his organization, shall hil\'C
the exelu<;iyc use of the radio hy which to instruct the
p(~ople in matters of l'rligiol1"l worship, Then he Pllts
the Homan Catholic hierarchy, llnd their so-cnllcd
"priests", llnd the misllamed "Protestant" {lreaclKl's
and the Jewil>h rahhis iu the lead and r~anses them to
shout to the people: 'Follow the light haek to our gou
[meaning-, of course, Satan, the god of this world] ;
this is the ouly lip;ht there is.' The preachl'1's now
openly deny God's "'01'<1, suhstitllte "science so
called" for the samc, anu expctt to cJlltrol the people
bj' their jazz. 'fhe ddudeu ones fall down and worshiI>
before the Devil 's organization. But not so with tho;:;e
who SPiTC God. Shadraeh, l\If'sl1Uph and ~\hed-n.'go
refused to fall down before the image of gold; auu
the remnant of God on earth now refuse to fall down
it.
20 Who caused the irrw:!e to be set up 1 The scriptUl'c
reads: "Ye fall down aud worship the golden image
that Xehllehadnczzar t.he king hath set up." So it is
the king that cI'ccteu the inwge, and it is the king that
comm:mds thl' worship; find the king represents the
Devil. Therefore the question b: :-3hall we be sub.
miSSive to the higher powers, mcaniw!, of course, the
king and his official famil.d To refuse to olJCY the
king's command would be a challenge to the king's
suprcmac:v and to the legit imapy of the image Cl'('etca
by him. That would mt',m, th(,ll, that the kill~ is the
one who determinps what anu when the people sh::J11
,,or:-.hip, and that his power i<; supreme, and that the
people must heal', obey :lnd worship ,vJtatS()C'VCl' til(;
king eomlllaJ1l1s thC'Ill to obey and wurship. ~\pjJlyin'.{
the picture, thc'n, to the pJ'c.-;cnt time, it means that
the DpviJ would COIllp<:J all the !)('oplc of earth t,)
worship him aJltI his Ol'!.:::lnilatioll ('itJH'r dircdlv ot'
irHlirt'dJy, anll to thlls ;'ep\'o'lf'h the IWlJIC of ,jt'hn.
vah, the Ml'eat Bein'!, who is snprcme a IJo\'e all. '1'110
qucst ion of SUIlI'('mlwy is hl'(Ju~ht to tlw fO\'I', and
Sat:ul ho!tlly daims that III~ is Sll[ll'PIllI'; thel'pfot'l)
eH~rYOHC is fOJ'(:ed to takc his stallu eij hel' OJ[ the SI::C
of tlw Doyil or on the sidr' 01' Jehovan nnd his l,ill,:1;dom. The visible part of ~;lt:llI 's ol"!allizat ion tllda \'
insist that the power of the <;1al(' i:; "~lpl'C'nll: :lll(l th,;t
evel'YUlle must be suhmissi\'(~ then'to r('~,lrd!css of
whdhcr the rule prollluigated is eunlrlU')r to Uod's
law or not.
21 The1'e was no effort on the part of I\ill~ :\elJ1l('ha(lnczzar to render goml aJld blc'ssiw.:(s to the peopll'.
The primary thing was to cause the [)('op11) to oiw'y
him iu mattm's of worl>hip; :Iud ill dojll~ this he WWi
fully supported by 1'111 t1w orth-ials of his rt:l!m. It
is en'n so toda,\' with the Devil and his l'l'IJI'I'sl'1I1atives. ~\s it wus declared by thr kil1 t!"s nlt'Sc,I'II'.:c'r on
the plain of Dura, so now tlte visible nW,,(!II\!I'\'S of
the IJe\'il dl~dHre: "And "']IOSO fa lid Ii n~Jt do~\ II :llld
worxhippdh, shalt the same hoUt, be ea;-;t illto t1w
miu~t of n hurning' fiery fUl'I1:1ce," (Dan, ;~: G) .AII':one rcfu:-;iu~ to fall dO\\'11 a 1111 worship wnu!(1 t lterd~,v
declare that some other rulel' is supremc alld helH'('
worthy to he: worshipell in spil'it and in t\'uth, and
that the kin!!'s ima,!,rc is t'l'awlulellt aud a eoulltt'l'/'t:it.
So it was in NI'IJuehadllezzal"s time, Hncl ('\'C'll so it i;.j
today. Those who l'efu~e to join with the reli~.d(J1l3
combine nnd worship in the pl:ll'e amI in the mallJle\,
the Devil's org:lllization has nrrang-ed are cOllsidered
to he cnemiC'.'; of the lIatioll lind worthy to he clt.;-;! rO'yl:lJ,
which was symJlolized hy the <:astin~ of the three He
brews into the ficry fUl'naee, 'rhose' who I:OW :,land
firm for God and hi~ kingdom and worship .Jcho\'ah
in spirit and ill truth and l'dusc to compl'omise with
any part of Satan 's ol'~.wnization thcrch)' (1edal'r that
this ,,,orldJ~' Ol'g:mization 1'lIi('(l hy Satan IlntJ his
a~ents is a fl';mdnlt'nt, eOliIlirl'feit thing (lpl'1'atil1~ to
the I'eproac:h of .Jehovilhs name.
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22Why should the denee of Nebuc!ltll:lrlczzl1r consign to the crucible or ficry fUl'Iluce all who refus\:d
to bow down to the im1'~e '! 1\ot for the purpose of
purifying or refining them or making them better,
but for the sole purpose of destroying them. Such is
the policy also pursued hy Satnn and hjs representatives today, The king of Babylon did ron<;t Ahab in
the fire, and now the Devil's erowd would roast anyone in the fire who doc<; not obey them. (.Jer.
2D: 21, ~2) The furnace employed by Nehuchadney.zar
was mane to destroy thc creature; so now the purpose of Satan is to destroy. But Satan and his agents
c;m only "kill the hor1y". Cod's faithful witnl'ssl's
know this, und they kllow that tIll) furnace or ficry
crucihle is employed for the pUl'po~e of breakin~ do\\'n
their integrity toward Uod and thus to lrad them to
complete destruct ion. By the grace of the Lord God
they remain true and faithful to Jchovah, and he
saves them.
23 The furnare of Nehuehadnezzar, therefore, forelo.hadowed tllll hot and erueial tests or conditiuns tlf
natUl'al disporn fort, sue!l ns t h1'('ats upon the Iiv('s of
the Lord'~ faithful one's, hodily assaults upon them
hy the ~tl'oll~-Ill'm slil1a<l, iUI'ar('eration of the faithful
Ll prisons, lleWsprl 1'('1' "roasts ", allUs(' by the c1f~q.!.'-,
de(~rcc'l unjustly ellte!.'cd and enforced hy the law depHrtm('nt of Hatall's organizatiou, and the public
hrandin~ of all of Jehovah's witness('s as cHemies and
liS the offscouring' of the earth. All such crucial or
ficl'Y treaf men t .1l'huvah permits to come upon his
IH'ople now to t('~t theil' iutegrity. The enemy attempt'l
to <lest1'o) .Jehovah's witnesscs, and may slle<'c('11 in
killing thc organism of som(', hut God's promis('d protc(~tion is to thosc who n'llwin faithful to him, The
'Vurd or God makes it sure that he will havc some 01
thc r<>mnant on earth at the final show-down and,
even though somc of them may he kil1ed by the Dcvil's
crowd, the rt'llmallt as a class will survive and IH'rsist.
It must he expected that the hottest part of this fire,
or crucible ('xpcricnc(', will he just prior to the hattIe
of A I'mag'eddoll. It may even appear that the case
of Jehovah's witnesses is all coo[(('d up w}wn Gog allfl
his hordes will have invaded the land of Jehovah's
people to spoil them, hut God will furnish the protection. The act of Gog will cause the Lord's fUl'Y
to come up into his fac(', and then shall follow the destl'urtion of the enemy, to the vindication of Jehovah's
name.-Ezek. 38: 8-1H; 39: 1-4.
21 The Devil with his visible officers on the plain of
Dura swept ('\'Cl'yone into line and caused thf'm to
how down, the only exception heing the faithful
.Judeans. "']'llPrefore at that time, when all the people
IlCard the sound of the cornet, tIutl', harp, saddJ'lt,
psaltery, and all kinds of music, all thc people, the
lIutions, and the languages, fell down and worshipped
the golden image that Neouchadnezzar the king had
set up." (Dan. 3: 7) Every man then holding a job
owed his po:::ition and salary to the king; h('nec selfishness of sueh mell and the fear of a creature ilJ(]uceu
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all of them to worship in the Devil's appointed manner. The Devil gave the king l';ebucltadllczz<Jl' his
power; hence the king rc-presented the Dn-il.
2'; In like conditions now existing the ofiicinl clement
of the \\"01'ld, religivus, polit.ical and comrnereial, do
the king's bidding, for they owe everything they have
or ('xpeet to h:1\'C to the vi"iblc orgllnized POWPl'; and
h(:lIce they bow down to the lJevil's or~nlllizatiuu, who
has given his beastly power to his repre~cntativ('s that
l'ulc on the earth, and all of these continlle now to
shout out: 'W ho is like unto the beast [these gTeat
rulers]? and who is able to make war with them l'
(J~(!v. 13: 2,4) .And the rlllel'S and their immediate
~upporters continue to chant: "1'he earth is OUl'S, and
we will rule it.'
2" The three faithful .Judeans, Shadr:wh, :'fcsharh
and Ahod-IH'g'l), n'luse,l to fall do\\n and worship the
image; hence thtly werc accused of hreHkilJ~ the law;
und it. was the priestly or religiuus clns;; that did the
u('cusing of these faithful mell: "'Vhercfo['c at that
time cei'tain ChaldeHlls eame ll<'ar, aIlll aceu~cIl the
.Jews." (Dan. 3: H) Having' in mind that Unnid wrote
this reco['ll at a time wht'n the term" Chald('un" had
eorne to have a rest ri(,tl'd lOean ing throws I i~ht npon
t Ir is proph':ey as to the arCUst'!.'", The tetlll "ChaI.
tlt'all", instcad of applyin~ to thc people "I' a ('(;!.'tain
pruvinec, was IlHllk ttl i(kntify a ccrtain class (,f mcn
fil'l'ving' th~ kin~. Daniel, thou~h a Jew, was Iilnde
lIwster of the "astrolo.t('ers, Chalde:lllS, an,l sool hsnyel's" hy the kin:~. (Dnn. 5:] 1) It. wus Ill'ces~aty
for t.hose compo.,;ing' thnt <,lass to kal'n the lan~'lw~c
of the Cha Ide:llls. (J):lll. ]: 4) 'fhe Chaldpans \\ ('I'C
the lcarned <,las!', and douhtl('ss ali of the {)l'ipsts w('re
required to JJI) of that ('lass, just as the prit'sts of the
Roman Cat.holic, hicl'al'<,hy today al'C rCf/uin'u to JJiJ
of the kut'lled cla:'.". Those li':trlH'd men wcre prie:;ts,
mag-icians, astrologl'r~, scicnti:-.ts, lind soothsayPI''';, lIlld
the.}" were the otws that ;H'CIlS('U the three faithful
Hebrcws. 'l'hose aCCll<;CI'S correspond to the moderntime cleJ'~y elLSS, the learni'd Clwhle:llls, priests alld
f>oothsayel's, so-('alled "scirntists", who hatc the faithfnl witnesst's of .Jehovah because thesl, witlll'S;tS tdl
the trnth and sing .Jdw\'llh 's pl'l1i-.:e. It is this prieslly
or clergy (lass that today, oJl('rating hehind the
scrcens, cause the arrest, persc(,lItion and illlpl'i"unment of Jehonth's witness('s. The word "al'('l1:-'('< 1"
used in the fore~oin!~ text. also translates two lIdJl'\~w
words, to wit: al~al, meaning' to "f'at up " or '. dl~vollr",
and kerats, meaning a "hit"; hellce literally mCal1ill~
"to chew up" (fi~nrativcly) by slanderill~ 01' f;tl"e
acellsatiolls. According to [(oUlc:rlta/lt mal'g'illal reading tIll' text sa.'-s: " Did t'at theit, pieces of. "-llan. a: 8,
27 The action of the wicked aecu:-.('I'S ag'ainst the
three Hdn'ew men finds a parallel in the pn'''ent tim.'.
Today it is the clergy that bring accu"ation", agaillst
Jehovah's witness('s and that incite th(' political omcials to take act ion ug-ainst th(m. In C:ma,l<t it \\',1"
the clergy that fnE'd accnsation:~ witb the L'allndiml
radio cOJllluission 11cmalldillg that the mess:) ge of tho
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f 1. Aceount for the severe trinhl to whieh Go<l '8 fnithful witnc~ .. ('~ in tJlI~ pa~i wew suhj('cterl, nnr] for the p1'l'bcrvution
of l'econl thereof to the plescnt time,
'j 2. \\'hnt was furI';,hn,{ulVul hy Daniel's intprl'rPiation of
:t\ ,'lmchadnczzar's l()rgottcn dreum, followed l;y .IS" dlUd'lllllwzzar'" lCspollf,e theretol
~ 3. '\!'l'ly Valliel :.1: 47.
~ 4, 5, How tlocs Dallid 2: 49 fin,l flllfilm('ntf Whom di,-}
D:tnid's three Hchr'!'w friendll hero nl\ruetl prophetieall.'1
rl'l.rcs"llt'l Huw? Wl,y 1\'('lC th,,)' given Hahyl'Jllian mU1l'",1
, 6. Explain thlse tillPO Ilt'lm ws' elo~,e llb~,,('iatinn \\'ith
]lani,'l, llnrl Daniel's po"itioll in rl'I:Jfi"Il~ilip to tll'~ kill';.
~ 7. Point O~lt thl' prop!lt'tJl~ po~ilion of ,NebuchaLllleaar. lilt,,'
i~ Ihi:- shown in J)anid :.:: 11
".i 8, n, \\'hat "a~ }li"hlt,,',1 in the 11irnl'nsit'll~ of the ill:a~f', j'~
bl'in~ of ;(01<1, nud its 1cill~ sd up in tIll) plain l,f j'UI'a?
f 10-1~. /:ih"w whether the prof:l'tlu',E' reeo,d,,<1 ill \{'IS"S 2 :111'1
;; Rer\"t',1 the purl'()~c uf its Hutitor, nwl whether ns II l'r'J['h,
c,'y it hns hr"'1l in ('onrhO of fnlfiIJ'II'nt.
f 1;), it n,v what means hau tho Devil exp('ctetl to <'llln.p
"Chl'istl'l1\lolll" 1 To what extent ha~ hc hU,,'~cl',{e.l, llllli
why9
~ 1ii, W, 1~holV thl\t the tncti,~s (VPrH('S 4,:') u:,,',l in N"l",(')llllltl/:7.Zllr'S ,lay :,re l'lllp'oy('I! ill tho Velil'll orgaul;' ,tiCtll today, nn'] \Iith wllat 1!1I':t~U1e of 11I1Cl:l'H~.
f 1 iIV. CrJIllj,a\'l) the (JI"'asi"u hell: d('SCI ilw.l wit h Ron'la linn
I!: 2, ::, to slll'w tit"t i':tt:in ill t1101 mimic 1-(0'J.
'J 20, 21. \\'ho BPt uf' tll" illla~,,1 \\"lInt important fjnn,ti"n
\\as !.;'()Ilg-lit to Ihn fOri', all,1 "hat did thi," lllCliU I" ltll
who ]';,(,\,.1 the nlt';nlllti\c (I.-dalCd in I'cr~e Gj Apply ti,,'
I'l'opl.. ,! ill l'iellll'l',
f 2~, ~:J. Compare the furnace useu by NcLuchallll""zar \lith
that \\'hid, it f"rl'sl,:"I"I\,(,t!; ab', the 1'Uq>030 tllt'u IILd
that 1I1I', lI11l! thp (,llt"((III<: of the tcst inl'oll'o,!.
1]' 2,1, ~,3, A'(olmt. j'"r the flle! that f':dall 11,,'n I'll'] Il"W sll<l1tl<l
so readily lill,1 willing' inst I UlllPlll.S It) do his 1JiddJJI':,
~ ::!G~(). lllt'nlify the Ch"lll"nns, UIIl'i"lIt and lIlo,{('ln. anti. wilh
illustl'ali'lIl, [Joint Ollt tl ... (:I)I'''':'I'0nd,'III'Y ill th"ir "'11. e
of a<'lio!l aw[ ill thpir qlllllific'ati"n for snch I'rol'("]Ul'c.
11 30:J~, P"int out the pnl'l'lJsc in r'lllindillf,: till' killg' as ill
I'PI'SI'S 11)]~. Hwl I'''fJ'pal'e th(' /llt'thod t'lllpl"ye'! by l'l:'t
ehss tl'('1l \lilh tl'at us..,] ll'IW j'or :lt~COmpllhhing' Ihe'lf l'lll'pI,se. A Ilply !Jalli.,) 1: ~(),
~ 31, ;;;3. \"all th<1 ('11:11';::0 hrollg'ht ag'ain~t th('~l' t hn'l' 1ll"~1 a
slatpJil"nt (,f (:1<'11 \"'klt lIIolil'e prIHll],t,'tI tl", IU'('llsatillll"l
till'! how .10":1 it pompan' ill thii' I"';.:anl with tIll' "'>!IlpL",:t
prp':"ll f ",) 1'.1' the "Clm],l"llI's" llwl other l'f'[,r",,'ntati\('iI
III tit" "I'lll..r" in tllI'St' .lays 1 '\""()I\ut for the "Ialll] t;k"11
hy th',,;e thn'c 11I('11, all,l 'for tl",t t"k"ll ],y Ihoh!) '1'11(.h.1
t!J,,:v pro[,h"ti('~ II)' !"'pr('~('llted,
'If :::6. Show that "':r~e 13 pl'e~"llts a prophetic picture.
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elass spokC'n of by the prophet when he said: "Precious in the sight of the T-Iord is the death of his
saints." (Ps. llG: Hi) Not everyone who makes a
covenant by sacrifi('c proves faithful, and hence 110t
everyone makin!-{ a covenant hy saerifice is emhraced
within the class that is 'the people taken out for His
name'. Only the faithful ones are the saints of God,
and it is of such that Jehovah speaks in Psalm 50: 5.
"Saints" does not mean those whom the clergy
have eanonized, llnu to whom many ignorantly pray;
nor docs the term apply to those ordinarily called
holy, but to those only who arc in Christ Jesus by
begetting, adoption and anointin~. It could not embra<:c those such as .Jews aceoruing to the flesh who
were hrou~ht into the covenant with God by the sacrifice of animals and fowls, but means those who are
in the covenant J),Y sa<~rifiee of Jesus Christ.
From the Scriptures it appears that the gathering
is done at Jehovah's command and by the Lord Jesus together with his hoJy angels. "'fhe mighty God,
even the Lord, hath spoken, and callen the earth from
the rising of the sun unto the g-oing' down thereof.
Out of Zion, the lwrfcetion of beauty, God hath shined.
Our God shall coml', and shall not keep silence..
He shall call to the h<'avcn::l from ahovc, and to the
Ctn'th, that he mllY judge his TH1ople." (Ps. 50: ]-4)
CI<'arly the gathering- of the suint:; unto .Jehovah takes
place wh<>n the Lord .JI'SUS comes to the temple and
puts his professed people to the test. The approv('d
ones are gathered unto the Lord by heing brought
into the temple condit ion and builded up as a part
of God's organization, Zion.
The prophet indicates the time when the gathering
of the saints would begiu. In the above text it is
stated: H The mighty God . hath spok('n . from
the rising of the sun." The Lord Jesus spoke of the
maimer of bis return and likened it unto t he sun rising in the east. Jesus spoke a parable to the efreet
that the tnte saints and the false represcntatives of
the Lon! would grow together in the same field (the
world) until the time of the harvest, which time would
mark his sl'Cond presence (Matt. 13: 39) :Many cousecrated ones were in denominational church systems
called" Babylon" until that time. They were looking
for the second coming of the Lord.
The prophet foretold the sentiments of their hearts
when he wrote: "\Vhen the Lord turnetl again the
captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. TI1<'n
wns our mouth filled with laughter, nnd our ton~ue
with singing: then said they among the heathen, 'I'he
Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath
done great thUlgS for us; whereof we are glad. " Ps. 126: 1-3.
'The prophet of God says: "He shall call to the
hcavens from above, and to the earth." Jehovah is
spoken of as "him that rideth upon the heavens of
heavens, which were of old; 10, he doth send out his
voice, and that a mighty voice". (Ps. GS: 33) His
great executive officer in the heavens is Christ Jesus.
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honor (lild lIlajlsly a,'e bpfore lHm: str~nlJth (1:/(1 branty art' m
his sanctuaI!! .dscni)e 1tilla JEHOVAH. ;;e };indruls of tllB
peOl;11'8, a,,('r;[n: 1II<to ./Jo:Ilor_1l1 .fI/or!! ((r,rI ,,'liCI"I'h. S'1l1
(rmong the nations, JHllOJ".JIl reigllrth: the luuld al,,, 18
established that ,t CaT<ilot be /nored. lIe 1rill j1tI1:IP the /C'ori,l
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a new song: .~ing unto JEHOVAH, all the earth. Declare his
glor!! amer:"{j the raliolls, }tlS 1<lalTl'llolls 'I'orb ('moll? (1/1 tI,lJ
1,poples. For great is JEIlOI'AIl, ('nil grwtly to be l>r1tl.<td:
16th righteo1lsness,
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ECCLESIASTICISM INDICTED
N .reLY 26, in the year nineteen hundrrd and
twenty-fuur, a multitude of Christian people,
namely, Jehovah's witnes3es, who had separatrd themselves from all the nligiolls denominations
:md taken th('ir stand firmly for the Lord Jehovah,
l'nsscd a resolution in the form of an indictment
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PCDLISJU:D SE~n-~II)",.rrLY
By
J. li. RliTllJ::IU'or.n
Pre,~id"nt
\\'. E. VA:,
AMBCr-Gll Secretary
~reat shall
Jl1:~n
TIIAT JESUS wns mndo Immnn, nn'} tho lllnn J<,SUS 8uf-
tll~lltb
ITS MISSION
HIS journnl is publisheJ for the purpose of ('":ml)lin~
tIle l",ople to kuow .Jehovah Go,l and his pUT[.uses u~
express",l in tilt' Bible, It puhlishes Bible ill~tl'udif)n
specifieally uesigned to aid Jehovah's witnes:,es.. It Ilrmn:;"~
systematic Bib!e stUtl)" for its re:ulers and 8upplins other Jitf'i"
:duro to ni,[ in ~u('h stmlieo, It pub1i,hrs s'lit'lble material
for radio broa,lcnstir.g and for other means of puLlic instruction in tho S'!ripturr,s.
It adheres strictly to the Biblo as authority for its utterances. It is entirely free nnd s"parnto from all parties, spcts
or other worl(lly org:mizations. It is wholly und without
reservation for tho kingllom of Jehovah Gol! under Clnht
his Bclo\"e,l Kin~. It is not d()1(umtic, but inyite~ careful
nnll critieal examination of its C(,llUmfs in the li'~I,t of tIl)
Serjptures. It docs nut iu,lulr.:o ill contl'overs.r, and Hs col
UUlIl:! nro not opeD to personalities.
YEAJ:r,Y
U~tTF.D
SL"ns(,Rll'TLO~
Fr:ICE
8T,\TES.
:>l.GO; CI~J;.\"l'
AJlH~dcan r{:IHtallcCS ~llOuJfl
o:Yl('(~q.
l:(!lniUau('(''J frotn
(,()lmtrif'1i ()tlH~r
t11:l.n
th~J"o lllfll
On t('Eli
THAT THE WORLO has ('nded, nnd tlu) Lord Jesus Christ
lIas bl?en t,la"f',1 by Jehovah upon his 11,rono of lluthority,
Ins onsteel I'::at:tn from hea \'en and is proc('('r1ing to tho
c:;ta'Llbhm"llt of Om] 's kingtlom on curtll.
t.,
qllp-fill:: it. ""0 Ilr<l ;;ltld to thus :t;,1 tho nre,ly, !Jut t1ll' wl'itt~n
nppli"ution OIlCC eaeh ye"r h r<''luIre<l by tho Ilo,t,,1 re;,ubtioll~.
'Sotice to Sl/b,~cribrr.~: Ael.nowlp<1r:m<'nt of :I new or n r~no:\\',,1 sl'h
sf'ription will ho .<'nt only wI"," rl''1\1~,trll. ('!'"n"" or ur)dn,".
'flit;
Ola~~
St;lnrA~T'S TESTIM()~Y
PEHIOI)
!\'OTICE
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ffficeWAICIHIT0WIER
AND HERALD Of CJHIRTIT~ PRESENCE
Vor,. LV
No. 20
THE CRUCIBLE
"If it bc SO, our Gorl, whom U'C serve, is able to delivcr lIS from the burning fiery furnacc; anrllte will dclivc/' us old of thinc hand, 0 kinf!. Etlt if not, bc it known unto thee, 0 hiny. that we will not serve th!J fJods,
not' worship the golden irnaye which thou hast set up. "-Dan. 3: 17, 18.
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hy his 'YoI'd, mnb::s it clear to the .faithful 110'\', informing them in advance as to what Sa tan's hosts,
both \'.isible and invisible, will attt'mpt to do agaiI,st
those who servo ,Jt>hovah; nlltl, bein'~ tllm forewHrllf,d,
the l'cmnnnt are f01'(>n l'lTleJ, by the grace of God. Satau 'Il crowd now t.ry to fri;.:-hh'n and intimidate JdlOvah's witncsses, but the Lord gives them informntion
so that they may he strell,-;,t1Il:ned to go on, knowillci
that if they arc faithful to J(hovah tIll>,\' \';iIl recci\()
his protection. To be sure, Satan's earthly agents
}llWC no fear of ,Tehovah, since they do not know and
serve him, and henre Oley threaten ,Jellovah 'Il WIt
ne~ses with SC\'('1'O plIllislllm>nt and :,ay to thcm: "\YilO
is Jehovah, that he l>hall deliver yon ont of our hand,;1
\Ve will teach ~'ou who is rUllllin!! this NJlIllt!'y, allll
Jchovah cannot ltd you." 'fhns Satan's reprcsent ativ('s fling dcfi:lIIce in the fncc of .JdlO\'uh God. '1'his
is done in an dTort to wpnken the faith of ,Jl'!lOvah's
witnesscs and to hrcak down tllt~ir integrity townru
God. In the same manner Pharaoh defied JdWVHll
when :\loscs and ~\aron appr:al'ed hefore him, Likewise when nah~haln~h, leading' SClll1uch('rib's army,
enr'amped lwforc the walls of .Jerusalem, upmunded tho
sUl'rcllClm' of thl": ('ity, he snill to the unyi('IJing .](~WS
who were olwyillg' the instmctions
l[l.'zekiah:
"]Je;)1'I,cn not unto JI('zdda ii, whell he p(,l'Slwdeth
:rou, sayill~, The I;OlH> will dt'liver us. Hath allY of
the ~OdS of the nations deliwl'ed at all his land out
of the hand of the king of .Assyria 1 Who :lrc thl'Y
amOllg' all the goods of the countl'ips, that have dcth'cred their country out of mine hnnd, that the Lord
should deliver Jerusalem out of mille hand l' '_2 Ki.
18: 3:!, 33, 35.
$ Let the remnant now keep in mind that all tl1('sO
things were 'writte,n aforetime for their comfOl'1, that
they might havo hope'. (Hom. 15: 4) All t.ilis strong.
Iy SUg-g'l'Sts that just prc(:'cdi II go Armagl'ddon, whc'n
the I >evil 's plan is complete anel he fecls ready for
the attack, he and his ~lg('nts will boa::.t and brag' as
to what tltey will do to those who take their stand on
the side of Jeho,'ah God. 'I'hey will ridicule Jehovnh
t}wn as they did in the days of IIezekiah. Now, in
nd\-unf'e, ,Je!to\'ah informs his faithful ones what he
will do for thoso who will maintain their iuteg"rity
toward him, and this knowledge bring'S great ('onsolation at the present time to those ,,.!lo are faithfullj'
obeying' God's commandments.
G In this day of Jehovah his witnesses must stant}
firm and must he !Jold in holdin~ forth the message
of the IdngtIom en::u as the thn'e IIt'brews Jid before
King Kcbuchadnezzar. "Shadrach, lHe"IJach, am}
Abcd-ucgo answered and ~aitI to the king, 0 Xebuchatlnczzar, ,ye arc not cal'dul [we ha ye no need,
iLIl.ll.j we are not accounting it needful, Hoth.] to
answer thee in thi,; mattl'r," (Dan. 3: IG) The lan6'1.mgc of till'se tln'pc faithful Hebrews sho\\s thnt th\'~'
had cIefinitdy detided what ('ourse they woulJ take
and that tllt:Y were not at all conccrIlrd with tho
threat made against them by Satun's visible agent.
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3: 25) The faet that these three faithful Hebrews
,rere not burned does not mean that Jeho\'nh's witnesses lllay not sufft'r physical injury at the hands of
Satnll's minions, but it does mean that the Lord's
work will 110t be injurc<.l by Satan nor will the integrity of tho faithful witnesses he Jessened hy rea"on
of Satan's assaults. It will mean that Satan has failed
in hi-; desi6"ll to dpstroy Jehovah'~ witnesses.
20 Xehuchudnczznr saw the fourth man in the furnace', whereas onlr three had beell cast in, and he l';aid
of the fourth man: "[lIe] is like the Son of God."
Ac(:onling to another tramlation: Having the al,pert:'alh~e
\VhCll ill the midst of the bat tle the Lurd ea USl'S ~C:'
tiOIl :dtd' :"eetinn of the lJe\'jl's forces to he l1cstl'o.\'"tl
the iaithful followers of Chl'bt Jl'Sl1S will he ;;ill!!ill:~
the prabes of Jehovah and his great Fidd :\1:11'"!1<I1,
ewn a<; thc ISl'aeJites sallg when GOll del i rel'cd t !tl'lll
in times of old. (2 Chron. ~O:22-~4) Th('se t1'11ths,
now U1111erstoud by the ~raee of (iod, give !!l'e:lt (:omfort ano hope to the l'ellllllwt, and for which they urc
exceeding]:- gTateful to the l\lost High.
22 The :',f:t:rJe now chan;4l''l.
l\ebuchndnczzar, who
pidUl'(;d l'(:~al prJwer and ,,'ho np to this point st"od
for or pictured Satan, 110\V no longer pleturp..; Satan.
Tho n'g-al pOWl'r pn'iSCS cotnpldel~' out \)1 Sa tan's
hand", at Al'IIlagedclon and Christ Jesus lJ('comes tho
a!J~olllte 1'1.1 Ie1'. "Thou Xcbuok'.dnezzar came nC:1r 1<)
th( mouth of tho bUl'1ling' fiery furuuce, and "puke,
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thy na'me." During the reign of Christ Jesus all who
must render faithful service to Jchon:il1; and
those who refuse will be cut off. (Isa. 65: 20; Ps.
H5: 20) The d(~crce of the king was, "[They] shaH
be cut in piece,;, and theil' houses shall be made a
dunghill." .At the cOlwlusion of the thou<;nnd-~'t'nr
reign of Chri:.;t, Satan, (Jog, and all of those that deccive and follow Batan shall come forth and be brought
together and will speak ng-ainst Jehovah and his king-clom, and then they shall be "cut in pieces ", that is,
killed in no gentlo manner, being d~stro.red in the
second (kat h. (Hev. 20: 7-lO) This is nlso pictul'l'd
by the aet of .Tehu in making' tl:o hunse of Baal a
"draug-ht lWlISC", that is, u place of decomposition 01'
rot. (2 Ki. 10: 2i) "The name of the wicked shall
rot." (Prov. 10: i) The place where the wicked (':~
isted, even the Y<:J'y memory thereof, wilJ become foul;
but the nnme of Jehovah is forever dean alld holy, and
will thus contillue without reproach: "And they shall
go forth, and luok upon the caI'(,u-;cs of the mell that
Jwvc truTlsgresscu ll~aillst me ; for theil' worm sbllnot
die, llcithcr shall thdl' fire be qucnchcd; Dlld they
shall he an ahhorring unto all flesh. "-Isa. GH: 24.
J2" There is no other god that ean deliver aftl'r this
sort," said the decl'('t~ of the kin~~. .Jehovah's unmatched power of ddivPl,tUlce at ~\rmageddoll will
prove h is supremacy ~lIld that nothing' cun surccssfully
resist his power. Kow it is seen that the (:I'udal test
mllst come just I)('[ore and at Armugeddon, and in
that test the faithful have the assurance that almighty
power will he used in their hehalf. (Deut. ~3;3: ~i)
Jehovah will makc it plain to his people now that the
only placc of saftty is in his urganization. Into this
he has brou~'ht his anointed ones, and now their
loyally and fidelity to him is pe1'mitted to be tested,
and in his lovillg-kindnl'ss he gives to the anointed
advance information concerning their protection alld
deliverance, that tllCY may remain firm and steadfast
on his si<.1c during the fiery te~t. Such evidence brings
great comfort to the reml1unt and enables them to
patientl)' pUl'sue the co'u'se which is now set L(~fore
them. The Jonadab class, having' taken tlwir stand
on the side of Jehovah, may aho hI! subjected to some
severe trials, but they too will find protection and
safety only by remaining true allt! faithful to God
and his organization.
:3 IIananiah, Mishacl, and Azariah, the Hebrew
Jlames of thost~ thl'ee men cast into the furllace, and
whose Babylonish Hames werc Shadrach, :\Ieshach, and
Abed-nega, were withont duubt lIsed to fon'~llUdow
those of the faithful remnant on earth who maintain
their integrity toward Gou in the day of crueial trial
just preceding and at Arma~eddon. 'l'he picture there
made shows Jehovah's continued favor to those who
remain faithful und hue to him: "'rhen the king
promoted ShudrHch, ::\Ie-;hach, and Abed-lll'go, in tl,e
province of Bahylon." (Ys. 30) That promotion of
the thrle Hehrev.s suggests further privileges of S('ITice that God will give to his faithful remnant 011 the
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earth immediately following- Armageddon. That seryice, to be sure, will bc tcmvoral'Y, but it Sel'ms reasonable that God would llUvo some service performed
on earth hy his faitJlful remnant at the heg illn ing- of
the reconstruction wOl:k in connection with those faithful men of old who shall become the yisible !!')Vel'IWl';;
on earth. It will be a great privilege to llcrsol1ally
meet the,c new goycrnors at that time aud lw\'c some
communion, fellowship and ::ien'ice with them. That
will be a happy time.
31 That the promotion of thc three faithfuillebrew:;
foreshadowed further service 011 earth for the l'f:umaut
afttI' ~\l'mag'cddon is supported by what came to pa,s
on )Iort!eeai, who was advanced to a position of llllusual honor in the realm of the king in his tillH"'. "1<'01'
2\lol'dee;d the Jew was next unto king Aha~,lIt;rns, alld
gl'\:~at umoug' the Jews, and accepted of the 1I11tltituJo
of his !n'ethren, seeking the wealth of his people, nlld
speaking- peace to all his seed." (Bsther IU: a; St:C
l'rcsI:/Tatiou, pnge Hi6) Prohably l\loJ'dceui <11H1 tile
three faithful Hebrews tog-ethel' with Daniel will he
among those ,\ ho are rCSUlTC(tcd and who JIl('ct with
the faithful remnant on ear'th imn1l'diately Jollowin:~
Armageddon alld who pnl'tieipate in t he work (,f
speaking' peace to the people, ;Jud dil'cetill~ tlwill ill
the way uf pea('c and prosperity, all of whieh tlll,....
will do, to be ~;urc, ulldl'r the dil'cction of Chl'i:,t .L~
SIlS, the ~rcat .K ing. All of thn t Hhall be done to the
praise and g-!or.r of JellOvah God. The kmplc wode (,lL
earth after ~\rmageddon will be followed hy a l'iwlIge
of the rcmnant fl'Olll hunwll to spirit orga1lisIll IIl1d to
the realm of far gl'<'atcr oPPoltnnities of service to
the Most High. Paul must lIUV!) had a vision of these
things whm, mo\'('d by the hol'y spirit, lie Wl'OU) to
his brethren in Christ, to wit: "1"01' 0111' Jj~ht nl'ilieti01l,
which is but for a momellt, wOIkclll for us a faJ' Jnore
exceeding- cmtl etCl'nal weight of ~~lory; while we look
not at the things whi('h are 8C('1I, but at the thill~s
which are 110t secll: for the things whi('h are seen nrc
temporal; but the things which arc Bot secn arc pternal. "-2 Cor. 4:: Ii, IS.
3:; Seeing the great and crucial test that must ('orne
to those who remain true to the end, the al'osth', under
inspiration of the holy.spirit, also sait]: ,. Fol' I am
IJcrsuaded that lleither death, nor life, nul' angels,
nor principalities, nor power'S, nor tlling's present, Hur
things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other
creature, shall be able to separate us from tho love of
Goel, which is in Christ ,JesuH our Lord." (Rom,
S: 38, 3!) Such faithful ones will partieil':lte in the
vindication of Jehovah's holy name.
QUESTIOXS }'OR STUDY
1f 1.
}~xplain
"t
fJIle WATCHT0WER.
for what purpose was this done! How docs this find a.
parallel todayl Relate other instances of similar procedure
rl!corde<l in the Scri pturl'S,
11 5, 6. In the Jig-ht of~{olllans 15: 4, and of the p:reat revelation of Jehovah's purl,oses at the present time, whnt may
the remnant exped from the enemy ~ How will this
prophecy now serve to strengthen the faithfuB
1[ 7, 8. l>escrihe the situation for whicll the prophetic deelarlltion of vene 17 was I,rovi'll'<l. Apply the (xpression "But
if not' " in this connection, together with the fUlther emJ.hatie assertion of VPrso 18.
f 9. l>escrihe tile occasion on whieh the wor,Is of Act<l 4: 19
and 5: 29 were spoken. How 00 these wor<1s nnd application at the present tilllP1
V 10-12. Why doell Jehomh's witnesses' firm stand for God
and his 'Word brin,::- opposition from the earthly rulers,
and partkularly from till' c1l'r:,,'Y'l Apply verso HI.
11 13-15. What II'sson IiI'S in the 1ailure of Kdmchadnezzar's
supreme effort to ,1<:stloy tlwse tlm'e faithful ml'n 1 In
the test made l,y Elijah before -'hab J What seems to be
foreshallowed by the procc,IlII"(' .Iescriherl in verse 20, and
how would this cornrall~ "i tft the corllii lion that ohtained
in 19181 Point out Jell(lIah's hand in relation to the
activities of the encmy'8 forces, liS also foretold in
l'}zekiel 38: 16.
11 16. Explain and apply verse 2"1.
11 17, 18. Heferring to verses 10-21: Comparo the Jlurpose with
the out('orne of what was fl('re (lone. What lessou for tho
failltful is seen in Vllrso 221
V 19-21. Account for Nebuchltunezzar's so early ohserving what
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JEIIO""\H
1lath ,node },illl",l! ],; no II: II, he hath e:rrrufe,l ju(ltlmf'llt: til('
-wic/;;ofl i.~ snared in tlte u'ork of his OIUI hanrIs. T/w II'1:r!.:I)(].
shrill fll' turned back unto ShrQI, HiT! all the n(llion,~ that {orDf'.t aOll, For the nccdy shall not alwlIH /,e fort/ollnl, nor tho
rrprctation of the 1'001' perish for (V(;T, Arisl'. () Jt:lll));llh; let
'/lot man pnwil: Id thi: natioll,~ be judlli'd in thy sight. PIlt
them. in ftar, 0 JdlOvah: Ict the 11{ltio".~ know tllllllsdtcs to
be but mCll.-Dllvi,l,
NCIB~T
Assyria was a powerful political organization, with the political rult'l's in the van.
'rhe gl'eat power, hOWCVl'f, was really cxercised
hy the commercial interests. 'l'he political power or
r('prescntati\'c was in fact th~ spokesman for the com
mercial power. Great military organizations were
formed and employed to enforce the decrees of the
rulers. 1'he Devil religion fUl'JIishcd the camouflage
for the bloody and cruel operations of that organization. rfhis was done, as the prophet Kahum (3: 4)
sqys, "because of the multituuc of the whoredoms of
the \Vcllfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrllfts,
that sdleth nations through her whoredoms, and
families through her witchcrafts."
"Christendom," so called, j,; modern Assyria, rorresponding so exactly that it St'cms cel'tain that God
caused the record of aucic'nt Assp'ia to be made prophetically foretelling the condition on earth at the
present time. Today the polit ieians of the nations of
earth are in the van and are speaking great swelling
words of their ability to adjust the difficulties of the
world and to establish a satisfactory condition. '}'l1e
power behind these political rulers and spokesmen is
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BROOKLY~,
N. Y.
OcrrODER
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mie VVr'\TCliTO\\1ER.
oder
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denominations,
f.fl1e WATCHT0WER.
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BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
o JEHOVAJI GOD
of host." 1J)ho is a mi.1hty one IiIw unto thee, 0 Jehot'nh! Thy
!aithl'ltln"M i,~ TO'lInd about thN'. J~ig/deou8neS,q and ju,ytice are
the fOlmdation of thy thlOf/,{;: 1&t'iflr/kindMss and truth go be
fore thy face. Jil,'.,sed is the people tltat know the j(J!!f1l1Mlirul:
they walk, 0 Jehomh, in the light of thy eOllnten<!ncc. Tn thy
name do thl'y rejoice llll the tIll!l. 7'!lO1! art the glory of their
strength.-Psalrni8t.
veil that separated the holy from the most holy was
hung upon foul' pillars of shittim wood, which WNC
ovcrlaiu with gold. This veil was made of bll1l', purplc
and scarlet, and fine twilWU lillCll, with n!.(\ll'es 0 f the
cherubim beautifully and cunningly interwoven thereill.-Ex. 26: 31, 32.
'rhe way or entrance into the holy is called the door
of the tent. This was made of cloth or cul'fains or bIlle,
pm'ple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen wrong-ht
with needlework, hung over five pillar's of shittim
wood overlaid with gold.-Ex. 2G: 36.
The apostle Pa III giws 11 deseriptjoll of the furllishing's of the tahernaele, sayilll;: "For tlH're was a
tahernacle ma(lll; the first, wher<,in was the candlestick, and the table, and the shcwhreael; whie,lt is ealll'd
the saJwtuary. ..:\Ild after the scc'owl vail. tll<' talll'I'nacle which is called the Holiest of all; whie'h had the
golden c('nser, and the ark of the covcnant overlaid
rounu about with gold, wherein was the goldcll put
that hau manu a, and Aaron's rod that lJl)(ldcd, ,l11d
the tables of the covcnant; [lnd on:r itthe('/l<'I'ubimsof
glory shadowil1!.'; the mel'l'y scat; of whie]1 we' eUlllIOt
now speak particularly. "-JIl'h. !): 2-5; Ex. 40: 1!)-~!).
The tabernacle was the place of mcctin!l: 1,l'1w('('n
Gou and th() hraclitl's; and this was Inanifcs!cel hy
the sup<'l'Jlatural light whieh apPc:ll'ed ill t h(' ,. 1.01 jest
of all", between the che'l'ubim, and whieh re']Jt'e,'('ntc',1
the divine presence. There was no other light in the
most holy. In the holy 01' first compar! n]('l1t was 11
candlcstiek, which was kept lighted; and it was the
only light therein. The heavy cloth cOn'rillg of the
tabernacle or tent excluded all light :from the outside.
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what the Lord had commandrd him to do with reference to installing the priesthood. (Lev. 8: 2.5) Then
Moses proceeded to con"C:Cl'ate and inaugurate the
priests, as described in the book of Leviticus, the
eighth chapter.
In this cuemony it is important to notice that the
anointing oil wa:> poured UP(JI1 the head of Aaron hut
not upon his sons. This testifies that Aaron was the
head or high priest, and that his :;011':3 ,'/ere ulldupriests. 'l'ogct her they represent or picture the new
creation of God, both the IIe:Hl and body thereof, in
the course of development and while on the earth.
Not only w(,1'e the pril'sts ol'.ieially anointed to serve
Jehovah in nn of'Iicial capapity, but the s('l'\"i~:e which
was performed in connectioll with the conSCl'l'at iOIl and
institution of the pri(~th(}()(l t'ol'esha<!()\w<! that the
Olles whom they represented mwst {~lIter illto a co\'enant with Jehovah, he wholly and 1I111'('sl'l'w<lly devotet! to him, and servc him in obedience to his COIllmands.
'1'here arc muny pictures and details in connection
with the buildill:~ of the tabprnae!e, the ina u~nrati(>n
of the pl'iest!aol)(l, and the sacrifice>; but the one whidl
is particuiat'!jf germane to the questiun of the sin-
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PUBLISlIEn SEMlMo~Tm,Y
By
J, F, RCTImRFORD President
W. E. Va..'f
AMUt:RGH
Secretary
~r<:at shall
tJ.ron~h
ATLANTA CO:-iVENTIO:-i
The Atlnntl', serden convention will be on November 23, 21
nn,l 25; hearlquartf'r;; .\nsley Hot.el, 1'00 t'. garden. ::\If'et in:.;!
flaturday r.u,] ~uuday will be hl'ltl in tllC City Auditorium.
'fhe511 meetings will he arid It'ss('d by Y:lrious hn:thrcn, including the presi<Ient of tho ~ocicty.
It is l10pNI thnt tnany or the pim:lf'ers in the south may he
able to uttcnd, bIt'eping quarteis are b"jug provic.l"rl for l~
hUII<1rcd or more 1'i"I1('(;r5. Pione<,l's \yill maliC no urran~,"
IllCnts for 'Iunrtprs until seein,~ clH\v<,ntion COtnlluttf'e, .A cre,ht
of :;;:!;) will he allowell to each piolwl'r on lJ()I)k j\,'c'ount to help
pay exp<}nses to tho cl,lwention. Let ull tho Lord's people pre
IIent t!Ji~ matter before the throutl of g-I:ICe for !Jis hlc~sJ1\~
thtLt there nlll.y he n. sl,lelhllll wih\f'S3 to the hl1no~ 01 his nltllH'.
Address all communieatiolls to Clifton It 'I'h"m:ls, CIl:tirmall
Conn'ntion Committe,', 1;)91 B.:lmont Aye" H,W., Atlanta, Ga.
ITS MISSION
Y.:,\r.YN
UN17ED STATES, $1.00;
$l.CO; (lr.r:.\rl1 IlttI'l'.'i.1:i,
SUBSCItU'TION PClCE
C.\~ADA
AX/)
l\fISCt:I.L,INr:OU3 Fonf:rr;:l,
};OL'TH Ac"nrc.\, 7.';.
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OFFYCER
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(\'xp~rll""d
durin!'; lhis pel'iOll. Let all who lu:l.\c takpll It 8tml,l 011 tl",
sille of Jehomh to sen'e him make \!f('p:iral i'dl prl}llll' Iy 10
have supplies, time nnd territory for tllis f)ll'f'!'ll \\ itll"'~' I:n
porting r,~slllts for tlte cntire jlr'rio'l i~ an [tPIll ue illl!,UlllllH'<'.
Let .JellO\ah's witl\l'fSeS and Jonarlahg alikl) l'l'i'dlt tlir"I't to
the HrooldYlI office if not working in territory unller one ,).f
the ~ocic:y '8 brauches,
"ANGELS"
Wicked spirit creatures hn.ve ofilidprl the human ra"c f{)r
mnn\' <;ellturip~. It is vf the grp:tt('st imi'orl~!l"P tl,,~t el:'II'
kind' should un<1~r8tantl the ori:.;ill of tllOS,~ \\ i('l,l"] erc:lturcs,
their lIlethodR of o]lcmtion, awl the IlfJwer th .. y l xr,rC'j~c 1)\"1'
tlte m('n rmf] nations of the \\'orld. It seems the L'J! rl .~ du., t J!Hil
to re\eal tl.\,~e truth,. The hooklet .(noels giy.~c' tlt,,~ ~,'riptn:'~ll
proof awl is now re~dy to I,,: reh'uspd to tll~ [Jel,!,l,', Tho
rt'mmmt should otllrlV its contents e:uefullv an.l b\ diliu:ent to
get t!te uuokJet intI; the kIwIs of every 'f'er~cl!l of 1,':00.1 \yill
and all \\ 1,0 l(f\l sef'kir.!:: the truth, The .fonnd,d)3 >,Lr."dd j''''t!
in tlJi.~ \yitne~s wOlk ~:hd (llstrnJntiol1. The elin;:tx 01' t;ll) ~fl;.tt
day of God Almi;;hty is rapidly approaching, nlHl a I;n~wll'd;;e
l'f the truth is es:'enr::.1 to all who wo,,],] Tf'("'l\"C prott,rt'oll.
'l'he hooklt:t will be trn'l:i!:ltctl fllltl puhtisl,c,l iu 1l~:tUY lauQ ua:~18.
The Society \nll 5111'1'Iy the demund as lapidly U3 ]>l)o'"Lk,
mieWAICIHI10WIER
AND HERAJLD Of
PIRIEEN(CE
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CHRITST}
VIiI,. LV
NO\'E~[BER
No. 21
I, 19:J!
FEAST OF CONSPIRATORS
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Par they cat tlte orClld of tdcl.:cdncss, (tnd drink tlte /L'ill!! 0/ lio!clire. "-Prot:. ,1: 11'.
l'ARl' 1
EI'ITOME
323
s:J{ic \Vf\,TCI-iT0\VER.
anr} its Jut :~r vindication,-Danid 8; sre The Watch.
t071'er, l!):)a, pages 179.18G, 193202, 21l2IfJ.
1 'fhe time of the f1l1fllmellt of the prophetic pi('turc
of the feast of Belshazzar secms to hc shortJy VrI'CC(j.
ing' Armageddon. The l'cc(}rd t1H.:reor ao; set forth in
tlw fifth chaptu' of Danid lwg'ino; in this mann!'r:
,. Belshazzar the king madc a great feast to a. thou
sand of his 10rd3, and drank ":inc hefore the thcilsand." (Dan. 5: 1) This fca"t was hdd in the king's
palace, and on the very night that Bnl,ylon was 0\'('1'
tlit-own hy the ::\ledcs nlHI Persians, awl hence must
pidm'e a time nner Christ },('\('ills his l'{.:ii!Jl and is :>ent
forth to OWit the enemy awl shortly IH'ecerlin 6 the
hat~1<~ or the ~l'l'at uay of (:ofl l\lmi~~hly. That cpt
initl'1y fixcs the time of the fulfilment of the prophetic
pidure f! ft, r 1!J1..J. UIlt! shoJ-tly b:: fore thc battle of
Al'Il1ugeddoll; luncc hoth the scripture and the ph)'>;.
iral faet~> show that the prophec~' is now in course of
fullilmen 1.
~ The Chalclaic word for" ft>ast" is if chem, me:lll
ill'~ "common eating togcl.her". "A fen.,t is made for
laug'htcl', and ,ville makcl.ll mClTY; but mOlley <lllSwe)"
cth all thillg.'i." (E(~I'1. 10: ]!J) 'l'I11~ gn'cd foI' g;Lin aut!
}lower hrought 1h('~;c fe;l:-,j('l'S tOg'ithC'l' in a grc'at
('arousal or COIllIIHJIl c!l'uukell revel. The love of mom'y,
the root of all evil, In'iugs illto a ('ommon u:>semlJly
thu'lC or all nat ion:, hent 011 I'l>pro:ldliug' the name of
.JdlfJvah al\ll Joing' violence to thuse wltO serve Gou,
wldeh e\'(,ll nuw exists aTlH)Ilg'st 1he nations of "Chris
tOI1(10111"..At the time of ndshnzr.ul"s f(ast war was
on In'tween the Chalul'an:-l on OtiC side and thc ,\Ic(ks
uIHl Per:>ians on the other, and douhtless the feft:>t was
held hy Bdsha:~zar 1hat he uncl hi., men might for a
tillle forget what was going' on outsicle their fortifieu
tion und to nft'orfl them opportunity to further devi:"e
dl'\.~d:i of wiel\( dlle~'s, (Pro\', -1: Ii) Dread (lccltcm)
eating well pictured the eatill~~ of the common brend
of conspiracy against Jehovah's" hidden ones". (l)s.
83: 3) "Have nil lhe wOJ'krrs of inifluity no lmowledg-c? who cat up my lJ('ople as tlwJ' cat bread, and
call not upon the 1.01'(1." (Ps. 14:4) The Chaldcans
wcrc eatjn~ behind the walls of the city, and Iwnce
in s(,C1'(>t; and, beinr,; in secret, it \\as pJeas<lllt to tlwm.
(Prov. !): Ii) The worL! "feast" ill the Hebrew is
uCl'i"cd from the word meaning "to feed on ", figurati \'ely .. to consume", and b~' implication" to battle ",
as in de:,?truct ion,
6 Today" Christc'ndom" is in great fear and trepidation because or s{'eing the on-coming' battle of Arma
geddon. They know something tcrriblc is impending,
but they have not the ImowleJge of God's Word or
faith in it to determine what it is. Like Pharaoh and
his crowd in Egypt dming the ninth plague, they arc
in great darkness. Even the pope is saying that his
"holy year" proclamation has failed to bring forth
fruit, und h::ts clo~l'd up the wall 'rit h golden bricks
and called upon his allies to pray that ArmageflUon
may be aver1L\d, He does 110t realize that Armageddon
will be fought by the powers of Jehoyah God. 'fhe
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invading Babylon, and Jehovah had caused !lis [ll'vphet to say concerning this: "He shaJllet go my eaptiws,
not for price nor reward," (Isa. 45: 13) This prophecy, of course, applies to Christ Jesus, whom Cyrus
foresiiutlo\Vcd, while Belshazzar, who now had IHJ;,SlSsion of the vessels of the temple, foreshadowed the
rulers of ,. Christendom" desiring to restrain JeLuvah'8 witne~ses and prevent them from oeing propel'ly
u:'wd and to cause them to be u:>eu for all improjJvI'
and unholy purpose. Also, Jehovah's prophet s~iid
conc(,l'llin~ the Devil, aeting by his earthly agelll,;,
that he "opened not the house of his prisoners" (l~:a.
14: 17), mcanin!:\' the 'ye:-i:,cls of silver', which rel)n~
slntaliwly stand for the "great multitude", who are
now IH'ld in the prison house of "Christendom", 01'
JIlOdl'l'll nab~lon. "Christendom" now rc:;ists tl:(~
kjn~tlom of Christ Jesus, the U I'eater Cyrus :1lI11 invading King, and also refuses to permit .Jehoyah's
willk;ses full freedom ill tlH'ir activit ies of servit(,
,Y11ilc at the samo time Babylon holds the I'great HIIlItitlldc" ill "the prii;on house" and n~straills and Pll~
vcnts them from going free from "the prisoll huuse".
-1:;a. 42: 7.
111 .\11 of ~atan's ol'g-allization is ugaiw;t Jeho\'all ':1
auointed, who arc pid ul'l'd Ly the I . gold.'u \'l'<;Seli"
llll'ntiolle(l in the propheey. '1'he rei i:..('iolls !Pader:;, t Le
political hOl-;scs, ~\lld the (:omlllereial giants arc I he
favored olles of "Christendom ", while the smaller
fl'Y, the strOllg'-ann squad and the h:1nge1':;-ol1 do lid'
heavy work and apparcntly the dirtier, contemptible
work. "'j'hen t hey brotl~ht the golden vessels tlta t
were taken out 01 the temple of the house 01' Uoel,
which was at Jerusalem; and the kill~, al1l1 his priw'('s,
his wives, aJld his concubines, drank in them." (Dnu.
5: 3) It may well be ~Ul'miscl1 that tho"e that In'<nWhl
out th('so wsselg did not halldl<.> them in 1.1 Ijud aud
delicate way. Today it is the stl'Oug-:mll E([lIad, ading' on orders, that brin~ forth the" goldl'll \"\:;;sl,ls"
of the Lord, that is to ~a.v, the faithful l'('mll:lnt \\'110
arc .Jehovah's witne!oJses; and the~' do not hundle thllll
in any soft and ddieate way, but rndelr, and sl)(,:l1,
to tlH'm with harsh and aw~ry words. Thes(~ faithflll
ones are, by Jehovah's grare. mailltainill~ their intl';!rily toward him and have olley('(l his commandmen1:;
to 'IJll~' of 111m gold tried in the fire'. (l~('\'. 3: 1:-,)
Bnch one of the faithful l'l'mlWllt i., a 'WS:-iel UI1IIl
honor, l>anetified and made meet for the ~ra"t('r 'i'- ll"I"
~Ild ellgu~(;d in a g'ood work. (2 Tim.~: ~(). 21) Be it
Hoted in the prophetic aeeount that the "sil vcr v. ss<,h" mentioned in the proph('cy wet'e not hrought Ollt,
hut only the "golden vcssels" wl;re hl'ought out. 'l':,e
"I>ilvcr vcs~;cls", representing- the "gl'eat m~dtit\l(le",
are held in custody in the Pl'i::;Oll honse" ns pri~(HH'rS,
and th('l>C in due time must ta\;:e their stnnd for .JelilJvah e\'ell at the co.,t of their lives; hut that timp h:!.;;
r~ow ahout urri\-ed. (Hc\-. 7: 9-14) The 1Jl'in~!'ili~ of
thesd gold(~n w:-isels out would menu the IJrjlH~ill~ \If
tlwm into view r.nd exhihiting- tlH'm to the drunken
rl;n:ler~;. Ljl~ewise, ulltit,rpically, Jehovuh's witne~:,;es
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are l)l'ou~ht forth and exposed to the view and exhibited b(~for() the drunken revelers of "Christendom".
The purpose of this part of the conspira('y is to make
J ehQvnh 's witnesses the center of ridicule and reproach b)' centering attention upon them while the
revelers attempt to make them appear ridiculous. 'fhe
king, and his princes, wives and eoncuhines, drallk
wine out of the ~olden vel>sels; showing that the entire crowd of modern times indulge in overt aeis in
furtherance of their wicked conspiracy. The revelers,
both ancient and modern, bein~ drunk with the wine
of Babylon, they get cheer and hilarity ont of misusing' Jehovah's witncs6es. In this manner those of
"Christendom" show thelllsel ves as heing' on the side
of God's vilifiers; and thus they don the garmrnts
of Baul and mark thcms('lvcs for t he slau~hter that
must shortly follow at Armageddon. (2 Ki. 10: 18-2i;
Jer. 25: 3:.1-36) All natiolls of "Christendom" now
hate Jehovah's witnesses, as Jesus foretold, and all
urc engaged in a conspiracy and are doing whnt they
can to bring l'cproach upon Jehovah's name b)' iIlusin~ such witnesses.
U The widwd one Satan, who comnwrcialized the
humun race lind debauchell the whole world, has
!loured the potion for his earthly rC!H'('selltatives wllo
Ul'e c1oin~ his will by I)('rSe('lltin~ .Jehovah's witnesses.
"'1'h('y chank wine, and praised the ~ods of goold, ancl
of silver, of hrass, of it'on, of wood, and of stone."
(llan. 5: 4) It is the wine of Bahylon that is heing
drunk out of the goldcn Y(~ssels from Jehovah's temple, and this adds to the hilarity of the rUlers, and
they get a great thrill out of it, and this induces thc'm
to praise cverything except .Jehovah and those who
are 011 his side. The langunge of this part of the
proplwcy further identifies the revelers as the 'se('d
of the St'fJ)('nt' alia thc worshipers of the Devil and
his organization. In the divine record concerning tho
dream of !\ehuchadnczzar recordcd and interprcted by
Daniel (sec Daniel, chapter two) the organization of
Satllll ,,"as pictured by a J{reat metallic ima~e, the
gold thereof picturing the Devil himself, while tho
other metals, in their order, pictured other portions
of Satan's orJanization; hence thest' revelers at Belshazzar's feast givt' pmise, while drinkin~, 'to tho
gods of gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, and iii one, ' and
thus they identify themselves as a part of Satan's
organization that is fighting against Jehovah and his
kingdom. The modern I I Chaldcans ", that is to sa~",
"Christendom," revere and worship the strong' ones
of the world org:tllizations, lind with trembling voipe
alld hypocritical hands uplifted they cry out COllccrning the League of Nations, 'It is the only Ii~ht that
there is'; and thus they' change the truth of God into
a lie, and worship and serve the creature more than
the Creator', even though outwardly, hypocritically
and fraudulently they claim to represent the kingdom
of Christ.-Rom_ 1: 25.
12 It was in 1928 that the seventh "plague" was
poured out, and in the ;year following the great COIll-
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that persecution is led by the re]i~jonists of so-calltd
"orv,ani7.ed Chri~tianitr", the chief instrument of
Satun on earth. ~lnny of the Lrl'thren throughout Germany have been ::nested and thrown into ronccntration ('amps, and they have been in gl'(~at difficultit's.
\\'c are certain, IH)\w;vCi', t hat the Lou1 liaS permitted
this for a purpose, and .Jehoyah's witnesses in G(:rm/my urc not di"couragcd. 'fhlY welJ Imow that tlH:y
are elJgagcu in the work of .Jehovah and whatsoew'r
h; his will is sure to come to pa~s.
The Christian as a witness 1'01' .JdlOvah can th'nr
pnscr:utiollS for ri~htl'ousness' sake without dl'vdo[lin~
a fcding of hittcI'l1csS :qailJ~t his persecutors. lIe
rpuli7.es that God permits it evell as he pcrmiU('d suell
upon till' Lord .Je~us, that the lOj'alt? aud faithfulness
of the Chl'istian may he test I'd. He l'dies uflon the
pl'omiscl1 of nod and rejoices.
Surfcl'illg' is a part of the tl'Uinill~ of a Christi/m
to pl'epal'C him for the kill~~olom of Goo. When he
does right and ~uffd'S thcl'(~ror at the handl'; of the
De\'il's r('presentativ('s, then he may It:IVC reason to
r<,joire. Jesus said: "nIcssed are they whirh are persl'Cutcd for l'ighteousll<'ss' sake: for theil'S is thc kilJ~
dom of heavell." PiaU,;': 10) 'rhe Chri~tian is aware
of the fuct that the Devil has rcpruached God ev(~r
sin('e the time that the n('vil tempted mUll in the
garden of Eden. It is wril tr;11 cunc()l'Ilin~ the Lord
.Jesus: '''l'hc reprmwlws of them that reproached thee
fire fallen upon me." (Ps. (j!): !J) 'rhe lk\'il rcproachrd
the Lord ,J ('sus when he \HlS on ('art h. The follower of
Christ expects the same thin~, and the apostie Paul
plainly stutes (Hom. 13: 3, 4) that these same reproaches which fdl upon the :Mastf;l' fall upon the
members of his Lody, "whieh if; the [true] church."
'rhe apostlc th('n ~ocs [Iu,ther and points out that
it is n Jlri\'ilc~.:{c for the C'hri:,;tian thUf; to suffer with
Christ, sn~'illg: "For unto you it i~ given in the he:half
of Christ, not only to hdil've on him, but also to suffer
for his snke." (Phil. 1: 2!) It is a privilege for the
rel1son that it is II condition precedcnt to entering into
the kin!!;dom. On one oe,~asion the apostle said: "We
must thr'ou~h lYllwh tribulat ion enter into the kingdom
of 00(1." (.\ots 14: 22) Paul emphasi7.cs this wl.en
he writes: "Yea, and allthnt will live goJly in Christ
.Jesus simil suffer persecution." (2 'rim. 3: 12) SUfh
is the mantler in which the Lord has been pleased to
select anti ~ivt the Christians un opportunity to prove
their loying devotion to him.
0ne who j<; willing to endure all manuel' of perscelUtion, and even dcath, for righteousness' sal:e ('un
be tru:-;ted with power and authority. Thf~ apostle
points out that pcrserution for ri6'hteousnrss is one
of the signs by which we may lmow that the Lord is
dealing with us as followers of Christ Je.;;us, when he
says: "The spirit itself beareth witncsg with our
spirit, that we ure the childrell of God: and if children,
then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-hrirs with Christ;
if so he that we suffer with him, that we may be also
glorified together."-Hom, 8: 16,17.
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LETTERS
JEIIOVAII'S PROVISIO:-i
Du.r.
BROTltER Rt:l'ILFI~F(jl~{):
many inci,Jents whcre the phon()~rnph did Il. work wIdell otherwise woulU hal'e been illlpoSSlhll'.
In a sawmill tOll'n in Illy tl'rritory, four" Holilll'ss" preadll'rs
wore holdill~ an opcn-nir meeting' on :Mllin strt'..t. A WOllllln
living n,~~t door to tho VU~llllt Jot where tho mo"Ullg was 1:,,1,1
ghully consente,l for us to piny the recorlls one o\',min~ aM tho
lOectinll' ,,'as goin~ Oil. Vic Met up tho phoIH!g-rnph on :l Hale
table on the si(lewalk in front of hoI' house, not ov('r oue
hundred fect from the platform where these four prendil'l's
wcre u~ing the Indian snuke dnn~e and the in"llntntions of
the African medieine lllnn to charm nn nu<lien<'tl of III least
two hundro(l peopl,~, nil thn 1\ hilo hlusl,hemin~ the Lord hy
clapping' of hands and shouting', "I'rniso you J ('ws! PraIse
you Jesus!" It was enoug'h to turn the stolllach of any honest
person. \Vc put on till) record ".JEHOVAH", !lud l.t it hurl
the truth into their lIIi(lst. It heinl-r 0. c1('ar, ('oul nig-ht, your
voice carrie.I 'Well into the midst of thl) crowd in spit(, of thc
noise. All ut oneil it became so still you cuul,l hmr a pin drop.
All that \VltS Iward was your voi('e dl'cluring "rho .Jeho\'ah is
nnd WIUlt constitutes relll sen'jc'~ to hilll_ All must ha,( hl'llrd
it plainly, el'en the four preachexs. Huddenly, one of thl'lII,
realizing what was goillf{ Oil, jnlllped ahout fO\l,r 1'(,,,t into tho
air, landed 011 the platform, c1llpping his hands alit! sllOuting',
"Prnis(' yOIl Jesus I ", etc.
'Vo plnyell one reoor(1 after another, anll grndually poople
bogan to come from the crowd to hear the ll'durc~. 1:!0llHl
would CODle Ilntl Ii.ten a while, and thl'n go baek. Final1~' Il
littlo man with a long flashlight came over lIn,l liHt('no<! intently for a ~hort time, then went back. A folV minut"H Inter
he came o\'el' a/.(ain and held his tla~hlight for II If', while I
explained the picture representing the" be!lst" lll!d his number, in Light One, .f mnde it plain about holV the preaehels
and politicialls are working with big husiness. He tool, it tin
in, then he went back to the other meotiJH';8. 'l'he next day
we were informed that he W:UI the city maroh:d, an<] haol ht'cn
sent over to stop the phonograph frOlll playing. But he mad,)
no nttempt to do !e. 'Ve al~o learned tlmt SOniC of the crl,w,l
intonrled to collie o\'er and" stamp the phono[o(raph into hell' "
as tlH',v put it. But nothing was Ilono. Tho WO'JlHH who gal'l}
us pf;nni~8ion to play in front of hoI' house surely enjoj'e<l titt'
Iectur('s. Not being' able tu relld, naturnlly she K,)t a lot from
h"arin~ them. The next day some of the" Holiness" people
or,lored hoI' to leave town.
'Ve c(mtinul'(! to play tite recon18 until the 1ll,~ting cJo~erl j
theu we closed, too. In the meantime thirtyeight p<")ple CRmo
O\"er to hear the phonogruph play. The <'8t or all is thIS:
The very mgiJ t aft~r they close,l t l.eir meetiur:; tt... j,)ur !Jr('!lchers fell out with ~ch other because one want-erl to preach one
doctrine, and another a different docttine. Not being !thl!' tn
ngree, three of them left tOWIl in It hi~ hulr, one renminmg,
who said he was going to stay in the town until the DeVil wns
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run out. Three nir;hts bter the nweting die,l, with only fifteen
and no C:Jlh'rtion. Bahylon is fallen, is fnlleu! So
YOUI' vOI!'e oyer trw plllJlJIIgmph, uP<'latin;:! who Jel,o\':lh God
is, bis purposcd, awl llOw tu truly sen e him. was too much tor
the worshipers of Baal. 'l'he truth put them into confusion,
un'! theT fitl I
Om, ~lhcl' incil]pnt: On n 8U1lfJay momin~, b,v previous an
n\lUnCemellt, wc !l(,ld a I('cture at a e"untry bc!loolh"use, follow
in(~ Sunday sclw\ll. The preadwr w:,s there to lc:~d the ~ju!lday
1:('1,001. Gnvlually a crowd of sixty-scyen gathered, ollly about
It "o;r.en of "hieh, US :ulmitled 1>y the pro.aeher, C:.IIl\(! to bunduy
I;cll1.ol, the r('st ('oming to hear the \o;ChIlCS, \\'hen, ill lho
1crture on "::';0111", the remark is maue, '< Why, in tile faco
of these plain st'l'iptur~s, the clPrgy continue to tearh the doctrine of iIlllU01t:di!y or the 50111," (,t('" the prcacher '5 eycs
poppell (JUt ~() fur you could h:1 VI) knock",] t1l1~rn off with q
Hiie:.. lIe li3tl'n(~ll intently, llOlI, at the d(}~e of the scr\ ICC,
1l1l1l0UI1Cl"] that tit, lJil'rature wa3 for Bull} at the dUOT of lho
I,uihlill~, tWIt ~hook Illy 1I:'l1d, ~:l'yjn'!. "1 cnjo) ell tlI(~ h'ctUlCS
\'lll'y nUII'h." I wOll'ler, .lid ho \'I'allyl
1 surel), .10 thank you fIll' the u~e or the phonoi;raph in our
work.. it is l'roviw~ to h:J II !'Iml 1,!essiW,; awl illsl'il'lltion to
Ud fill well llS to otlll'r hearers. Hy the grace of God and with
his mh~t IWI,tl,,'] ht,lp, allli the pm.vcrs of t.he brethrrll, whit-h
we Cl1tr<'llt, \'It) h0l'll tu continue our feebll! ,~Jrort8 to ':::ury
this glol ionK 1II1'l!1'1I t;,~ ftllllllny, "COIIIl', ., to all who will I,eal' us.
'I'hn m"U1I,(!r~ of my hOU:<e!IlIIJ, \,;110 nl~IJ ('ngag-Il in the witnl';lS wuck, c:(press tlltir ~ratitude ror the usc of tlte phonograpu.
In binccl'ily, 1 am your fdlow \\orkl'r,
]:'. J. UKl't;I\t;IVALIJ, Pioneer.
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VOL. LV
15, 193-1
No. 22
FEAST OF CONSPIRATORS
It
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and d!'ink the wille of violence."-Prol'. 4: 17.
PART 2
The so-called "wise men" of the P]'('SPllt day, ill(llltling the" brain trust ", ha vc uttel'ly failed to SUgg-I'st
a method that will effectually Iwing peace and prospcx:ity to the people. 'rhe prophecy iJl(licall's that Ihe
remnant of the church yet ou earth mll"f as a la~t
resort serve notice and warning of such UU('l' fa iltu e
upon the earthly rulers of Satan's organizatioll calkd
Babylon and that this notiee must he s(:rvcd ShOl'tJy
preceding- the ovcrthrow of the wickeu o/"!!unizat ion
by Jchovah's great Executi\'c Ol1icer. Jl'llO\'i.lh has
hrought forth his witne:o,s(~s for thc PUl'pose of l!ivill~
such Ilotiec. The miserable failure of the ('I('r~'y to
tell the truth to the people makes it nCf'css<lry for
Jehovah God to employ the remnant to gin: notice
and warning to the rulers of the wodd. It was in
1925 that God revealed to his people on (':1I'th the
meaning of the two great siglls or wondl'rs appearing
in heaven. (Rev. 12: 1, 3) 'rhosc great sign<; or \\ (011del'S disclose to God's people the organi7.atioll of the
enemy Satan, and the greater organization (If .JdlO\'uh
God, the explanation of whIch appeal's in '/,ho 1\'ate/'tVICOt', 1925, page 67 on. On Sl'pl{'mber 27, 1930, tbo
hooks Light, explaining 'rhe RC'velat ion, inC'!udill~ the
two great signs anI) wonders and the seven Inst plagues,
werc released to the public, amI a wiue distrilml ion of
these bool,s followed, and which were placed in !h
hands of many of the rul ing class. 'I'he l'e<1 fter the
importance of giving testimony was empha'iizcd, and
God's organization on earth fixed a quota flll' the ypur
1931 of the amount of literature that it was hoped
would be plaeed; anu during eaeh year f!'Om that
time forward a like course has been taken and a great('1' testimony than ever given to the lUlIll(' of tlw Lord.
It then became apparent that such is "the testiml1l1y
of JcSU'5 Christ ", and the rcmnant understuod more
fully than before that th<.> Lord has committed to his
anointed olles on earth the obligation of deli\'cri!lg
this testimony and that they must deliver it regardless of all opposition. The remnant are the witnesses
for Jehovah.
3 i\o longer, therefore, ('QuId the faithful remn:ll1t
he identified as merely "Bible Students"; beea use
anyone claiming faith in God, and accepting the Bible
33)
340
(fIle WATCHT0VvER.
NOVEMBER
15, 1934
g:fie WATCHTGWER.
341
342
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WATCHT0VvER
BROOKLY~,
X. Yo
r.rD.e \v/\TCf-IT0\VE1~
4: 17) In 1931 Jehonlh Cod by hi., witJl(,!"~t~S b1'ou!~ht
this grent fact to the uttention of the l'Ukrf'l of this
wurld, hut they failed to giYe hetd thereto (,1' to leal'll
nllY part of ~uch 1,'.1'('at alit! important truth'i,-l'he
1ra!cI/IJwcr, ]!)31, lJ.lf:es 277, 278,
13 'fh~ pr01111 :fnih't1 to tnke warning, and l'efn:,ell
to humble thc/ll;"dve~ before the mighty haw] uf Uod,
just a::; Bdsh,"zzar fn ilcd to t:1ke warning antllll!fltlde
hims(,lf befo1'n God, 'l'lw1'r:lorc saill ] );lIliel: ";\\)(1
thou his son, 0 Bchhazzar, hast !lot hmnlJlpu thine
heart, thou~h thou knewe::;t all this." (Dnn, fi: 22)
\\"hen the WOl'hl War ('alne the ruler~ were to1r} ~h;\t
th'll. was in fllIJillHl'llt of proplJl'l'y, marking thl' l'nd ui
~atall 's }lOwe1' awl J'uJt~, and tbe 1'llI1 of thpir o'sn {)(I\':('1' and 1'111(', allll that (;oll's kingdom was now at halld;
lillt t hl'y faill'd amI )'('I'IIS\'1.1 to i!iYl! hl'vol I hi'l'do, ~illl'e
1~J1i:i the purpOliC of .Jl'hovah to Llci>troy tlJ() org'Dllization of this wieked worltllla'l bCI'Jl rCI'('ulcdly toItl to
the rulcr's as a nuLi,,\! ,tIlrl war'ning to tb\'IIl; !wiI('e
they ('an IlPVN' pll'.vl i.'.!nQt',ml~/~ ('OIl('('l'lljll(~ ,Jeho\'llh 's
l\ill~ and his kingdolll. \Vilh tile (,olllpldion of the
'pollrin~ out of the ~l'Yl'nl II "iell', wbidl pouring' out
1)(,~~i1n in 1!):!K, ., Chris!l'r\(lO!ll" h:ls ref'pi n~d full IlOtil't~ that :-:hc is w\:i:~Ij('ll ill the halanl'e, is r01lnel walllin~(. un,l is going 10 Ill! <ll-stt'uyl'd, It is I.he lI;mdwl'itin~ on the \V,tll; awl thl' rut!'!'s, nlt.hon~h hdn~
int'urnll:(1, l'l,r'usc tu l\'!H:nt :llId l'\rll.~e to ('e<lse int! /'fcl'in~ with .Jl'llOvnh's witrJ('sses in l'aTT,viJl~ the nk~
sagc of t ruth to the IH'Up!I'. 'l'hp.\' s!tow their i>tnLbol'llIW:,>S and disl'\"~artl of (1011's Wonl hy ('onlilllling to
oppo:-e the dl'livcrin~ of tlte trstimon,Y hy .JcllOvnh's
wilnc,,~ws. TIH'se f:wts have I'l'I't'ntly heen T)['I"~'("nll'd
to the Congress of the Uuited States, at the he:lI'ill~ of
whidl Bi!~ Busin('ss, the l:!crg'y, nnll the politie;t! reprl'sl'ntatiws Were pl'l'Sl'nt; Hill! insh'ad of giving he\'J
to the m('SslIg-c and ::i<:kllOwh~(l~,!;'ing .Jehovah <iotl as
supreme, !ilJ('!1 1'111l' 1':-;, like HIlshazziI!', II ppl'alpu to
their own "wisu men", inelwling' the ('lergT, alld
hnol'!' .h'hovah's witlJeSSI'S and 1I is message of trut b,
and b,Y their ('oursi:' of aetion the,\' ('untillue to l'l.'fll'Our-h
the nnme of Jehovah the :'fost 11 h 11. Tlwy ha VI.' he',ll'd
thc truth IIIllI have had full opportunity to know whaL
course to take, but, like Belshazzar, they spurn the
truth,
H The LQrd .Jc!:>us at the temple as Ji'ho\'ah's Chid
Exeeutive Oaicc'r liaS euuscd the "',\l'lIing to he given
"Chl'istclUlom" time and again. ~\s evilI.-~nce of
such warning' there is hel'c eitl'd the "\V'\n~IXG"
resolution of .July 1981, ahove ref('l'ted to, aho I he
ItillfldOitt hGoklrt, the ('I'i,~is hooldd, aJ1(} oilier like
hooklr{s &inec l1istl'ihnted. Inste,HI of ~iviJ1g hl'l d 10
this mi:-silge
warJlill~ from the Lord the tHler" of
the world fOl'f'shadowed hy Bd<;hazzal' have ridiculed,
reprouehed nml !H:'l'St'I'uted .T choyah's wit nessrs, an J.
lH'ld them up to scoru heforc others, anu have 1:lll~
lind up th,'m'ielns ngaillf;t .Tl'hnn\h ewn ns tlill Bdshazzar. Sttitl Daniel: "But lw<;1. li~1i',1 up tlly,;(,I
against the Lord of heaven; and the? hu,'e bron~!i\t
the vessels of his house before thee, and thOll, and thy
to
oder
3-:13
an
344
l'(~~~oin~
r.rfie \'.0<\TCI-IT0\"TER.
or of interlJrcting tIle ""01',1>. "-Dayis Dictionar!! of the Bib!e, pa~e 4.!Jl. (Sec abo ::\IeClinto(k
&. :';tI'011;';-'S C!Jclo]Jecdia, Vol. VI, P!lg"C 81,)
11 'flw king" awl his company uf revelnrs had seen
the IHJwlwriling' 011 the wall ill tllis strange languugp,
and now thpy IIlwt be told what it meant. Had the;\'
bcen cntirel;)7 sober they might havc been able to read
the words, CVl'1l thow.-;h tIH'Y did not get an undt'l'standing t1wrcof. J)alliel, who fOl'csha<loweo JdlOvah 's
witnesses, Gou now used to both read and interpret
the strange words. I.. ikewise "Christendom" had
lll'ard the words eonrcrning God's king-(lom and Ihe
fall of Satan's ol':.!anization at Arma:~l'<1don, ano h;:d
heard th,'>:e wOl',ls rep('ated time and u~ain. Had
"Christendom" heen sober her wisc llH'n might have
read them with soml' llJl(h'l'slalldin~!; hul, being' drullk
with the wine of Babylon, they JH~ither properly read
nor umlelstood. But it is the will of (lod that "Chtistt'11l1om" must be told eOIH"l'rning the word.., and the
JIleanillg' of the" h:.lIldwriling 011 the ,\'aII ", partit'n1:11'1)' m; from 1!I:!() to 1D2!), Whlll this nH'ssnge was delivered to "Christendom" in fulfilmwt of these wor'1<l.
'1'he illtcl',,:t1 hctwppn ] !)2!) and lU;Hl affoJ'(h'd the rul(,,'S time tv illv('..,li~ate HIIlI leu I'll, and tillle to deterIlinc what attitude they wOllld tHke toward nod Hlld
I is people, and thpir work I)('ill~ done on earth. [n
llw hookl..t Freedom fiJI' the PLOllle, Jistributcd in
]!):!7, Big Busiuess, cOll'.;cit'uce!ess 1'0liti<'ians lInd
hypol:riticlli religion were I'X!H)s('(l, und, among oth('r
1hings, t1wsc words wel'e used: "The 'Vol'd of God
: ud the physical facts prove that 'orl!anizrd Christiallity' or 'Chrish~ndom' is a failure," thnt is to say,
h weigllcd ill the balauce and found wantillg". The
netropolitun press took noticc of the message in inlflment of the "halldwritin~ Oll the wall" and dcl~ounccd Jehovah's witJwssl's who delivered the m('smge as the 'ull('ompromisillg foes of or~allb:\'d Christianity'. Seven yem's later, to ,vit, in 1D3.J., bdore a
Con~rc>;sional eOlllmillee at 'Vashing'ton, D,C., one of
the l'l'pl'('sputatives of" or~anizecl ChristiallilY" pla('ed
in c\'id('O!'e before sueh ('ong'ressional committee the
booklet Freedom fal' tile Pcollle, containing" the mesf'uge of wuming-, and called attention to that message
foS the rcaso,l for refnsing .Jcho\,:th 's witlH'sses the nse
of radio facilities to proclaim (Jod's ""o1'd of truth.
Thu>: "Christendom's" represcntatiws admit that
th('y have see11 the" handwritillg' on the wall" and
that they suw it ill ]927. "Christendom" and her
rt'pl'esentatives are tllt'rcfore estopllecl fl'om ever heing heard to say that they did not :'iCC the" handwriting on the wall". 'l'hey admit that they saw it; but
now, how ahout the interpretation 1
18 Daniel, hy the grace of God, was used to give the
interpretation of the mystic words, as he said, "This
is the interpretation of the thing" (vs. 26) ; which
message the kin~ an(l his ren~lers had seen, but tl,(oy
were too drunk and blind to appreciate' the meaning
thereof. Likewise the rulers of "Christl.'lldom ", drunk
en with the wine of Satall's organization, were .~:}d
Br.l)OK1;1S,
K. Y.
are dull-eyed and cruel of heurt and slow of unrlcrThey read the words, but they understnnd
not. It was in 1918 that the gJ'eat Judge, Chl'ist .Jesus, came to the temple and began judgment. Concerning the clergy of "Christendom" and their allies
the words of Jehovah's prophet now apply, whirh
,yorus Jesus quoted, to wit: "Thercfore they could
not believe, hr.(anse that Esuias said again, He [.Jehovah] hath blinded their eJ'cs, and hardened their
heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor
und(m;tand with their ht-urt, and be convel't(~d, and
I should heal t]H:m. These things said Esaias, wh('n
he "aw his golor:,{ l.Jehonlh's glory in the tl'mple], al1(l
spake of him," (.John 12: :1!.J-41; Jsa. 6:!.l, 10) 'fhl)
fulfilmeut. of the interpretation hegan upon" Christcwlom" and IJl'g'an to be told to "eh ristendom" (ll!
.July 26, 19J1, when the message eontailll'd in tile
bonl.let 7'he li.ingdol/l, the lIofJc of the 1rorld, flC('Ompunied by the resolution of "\Val'niug''', was spokPII
Hnd wieldy broadcast, and 1at('1' distributed thr(Jl1~h.
out" Chrhlenuom ", and especially among the rulers
of "Christendom". Then was made known for the
first time the "r1l'w name" that .Jehovah gave to his
pl'ople and hy whirh name, that is, .hhovah's witnc:-;-.;es, they arc HOW known and recognized by the
rulers of "Christendom' '.
standin~.
Daniel gave the interpret ation, which for\'slI:.<lowed the interpretation of .TdlOvah's m('ssa~e of the
present day. MOle means "numhered". The rl'p(';ltill~ of the word or writing upon the wall twir:t, a'l
stated in the t('xt, shows t\\"o numIJrl'ings. J)anid
knew that Uo(l had numbered Babylun, the 'VClrld
powcr, amI this he had leamed from the }ll'ophcey of
Jehovah utler(,d hy Jel'('llliah; and ])anicl so stales.
(Dan. !l: ], 2; .Jer. 25: lll:n .JdlOvah n\lmbel'l~d not
ollly typical Babylon, but also Satan 's Ol'~!a nizati',iIl,
the (:l'Catl'r Bahylon, symTJOJized by his woman. The
divine stat('ment at Genesis :3: IS disc]osl's that .Jehoyah t1l('1} fixcd a time certain 11ul'ill~ ",hidl he would
not intl'rferc with Satan alld his effort,; to turn 1I1\'n
away from the true God but would abide his own due
time to raise up a seed by which he woulc1 d(,..,tJoy
Satan <Ind his orl!ill1ization. The words wl'itt<':11 Up01\
the wall and intl'l'pl'cted hy naniel show hYO "('1>1II';lle
and distinct nnmIJcl'ings, the first "melle" of tlte
lluml)('rillg of Babylon fixed the end of the "times of
the Gentiles" or beg-inning of "the time of the ClIrl"
for Bahylon, and this time is nXl:d ao,; at .\.1>. HJlJ.
The seven symbolic times, each of aGO ~"l':ll'S, h('g-inllIll~
W.illl the d..:;truetion of J'erusalcm by t,l'pie;l] Bah,doll
in the J"car 606 B.C., would nec('ssarily CIH1 2,~):W
J'ears thereafter, to wit, A.D, 1914, at which time al"o
the j)rop1lCq uttered by Christ .Je~lls hl,g:llI to be
fulfi\l<:'d.-Lev. 2G: 18, 2124; Dun, 1::!: -!; ::\fat1. 2-1-: 38,
20 The second "nwnc" would apply to the finishin:.r,
or ending, of Satan's orgallizution: "~\lH1 finishcu 11."
or, according to the R6vised Version, "and IIl'OU\~ht it
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to an ('nIl." The final (,lld comes at ~\rml1geddon and tion and furnishes the means of delivery; and in aoing
just beflll'e which the witJJCSS work must be completed. so he uscs raJio stations, transcription recording ma(:\1utt. 2-1:: 14, 21, 22; St() Rev. 18; 10, 1i, 19) The chines, and a little army of faithful men and women
messarre first promul~ated ot the Columhus (Ohio) who go from house to house delivering the message
convention July 26, 1n:31, and whieh appears in the which other machines have printed. The message of
})Goldet The I1.i'llyrJom, the J[ope of tlle World, gave the Lord dpdares conceming "Christendom" that she
forth the not icc and warning to the rulers of "Chris- is 'weighed in the halances and found wanting'; aud
tOHlom" similar to the interpretation wldeh Daniel this messugc is plnticularly contained in such us "Can
the American OoY(:rnment Endure?" "America's
gave heforc Delshazzar.
}~nd," in '1'11 e Cr1'sis and in likc booklets which are
21 The word tckel that appeared written on the wall
means "wdghed". It is from the verb meaning "to distributed th roug-hout the land called "Christenbalanc(''', and was used hy .Job: "Let me be weighed dom", and also in "heathen" lands, so called, where
in-an e\'l"n balanrc, that God may know mine integrity. few Christians reside. l\lodern Babylon has heeu told
If my step hath turlled out of the way, awl mine heart that "the world is !>ick unto death aud is going to
walked aft(~r mine ('y('S, and if any hlot hath cleaved die". The rulers ill "Christcndom" are wanting' in
to mine hunJs." (.Job 31; 6, 7) Jehovah's prophet fear of God, and this is shown hy the fad that tl\\'y
Hanie! in formed Bclshazznr that his kinp;dom was spurn his message of truth and continue to pl'ofane
clone for amI the reason thereof was, Ufl Daniel stated: the "vessels" of God, that is, Jehovah's wituc'isls.
"TEI(EL ;_TllOU art weighed in the balancefl, and art .. Christendom" is wanting in love for. Gou und for
found wlJntillg'," (Y~. 27) 'rhe uninterrupted }'eign his kinguom, and -they SIIOW this by continllill~ the
cf gl'eat BaLylon, Satall'S ol'g'anization, ('ame to an !)('rsef:ution of Jehovah's witnesses, thus disclosing
(-nd in I!H4. It was then weighed in the balance and t hat they arc actillg' under the direction 0 f (log', Safound wholly walltin~. 'rhe wei~hin~ COl1,;umcs time, tnn's chief officer. (Er,t'k. 38:], 2) "Christendom, "
which weighing heg'an whpli the offIeial "Tei:.;hmaster, which is part of Bahylon. the Devil's organizat ion, has
Christ Jeflus, appeared at the temple of Jehovah, and defamed the llallle of Jeho\'uh and dt'~ccrated his tCIIIhe COllt illtH's wei~h illg until the ellforrcment of the pie; hence" his dl'\'il'c is llg-ainst Bullyloll, to (k.;t roy
H'cond "nH'ne", when it ifl completely finished, mark- it; hecause it is the \"(~ngeancc of the IJonl, the Vt'Il~e
ing the final end, and which final end is after the ante of his templo".-Jer. 51: II.
fnishillg of 'the preaching of this gospel of the king2:1 At Armageddon the rulerflhip of the world will
dam', at whi('h time t he final end comefl in the great IJe snatl.'hcd away from Satan and taken over hy Chl'ist
tribulation. "For her [Babylon's 1 sins have reached JCSll'l. Forcshadowin~~ this, Hallie] 's interpretation
l:1110 heaven, and Ood hath remembered her iniqrOlltinucs in these words: "PEnER; 'fhy kingdom is
uities." (Ht'v. ]8; G) By his prophet .Jehovah say!>: dividell, and given to the )[edes aud Persialls." (Dall.
,. We would have heald Bahyion [while being r);2S) In verse twenty-five the \Vol'l] "Phul'sin" or
wt'ighed 1, but flhc is 'not healed: forsake ht'r, and let "Cpharsin" is usrd, and whi('h is 1he plural form of
us go everyone into his own country; for hcr jucl~ the vt,tb Pet('s or Pans, meanillg "10 split up", "to
rwnt rcacheth Ullto heavr!l, and is lifted up even to deal," "ft.> distribute." (Isa. 58: 7; Lt1\'. 11: 3, 4) In
the skies." (.Jrl'. !i1: 9) Slw is weighed in the divine vcrse twenty-fivc t he plural" Pharflin" calls attention
lulances, whieh arc impartial and absolutely true and to two dividings or dealings-out, thnt i'l to say, the
l:~curate. ".A just weight lJnd balance nrc the IJord 's;
lh'alillg out of Babylon to Christ in 1914, when the
::II the wei~htfl of the bag are his wOl'k." (Prov. Devil aud his crowd were cast out of heaven, an1
l6: 11) "Surely mtn of low d("!Tce are vanity, and the second dealing-out, which takes place at the battle
l:lCn of high (legree ure a lie: to be Juid in the balance, of l\rma~eJdon, when the ()r~anizution of Satan is
they arc altogdher lighter than vanity." (Ps. 62; 9) destroyed and the rl1lin~ of the world completely
It is during the weighing' of Babylon by the Lord taken OV(1' by Christ Jesus. Daniel's use of the wOl'Ll
Jesus Christ that the rulillg elements of the earth, "I'eres", iu the singular in verse t\\'enty-ej~ht ahove
pictured hy Belshazzar, his wives, concubines, lords quoted, seemfl to apply specifically to the final divid:md other oftieers, put on the Yestml'nts or garments in~ or splitting-np, at Armageddon.
lIy which they i<1e'ntify themselves as anti-God, anti24 ~atan combines an his fOl'('Cfl in his orgml17.atiun
kingdom, and as DedI worshipers, hence ckserving to that urI.' on the earth; hence the w01'(h "thy kingd'JDl
I:e slau~htel'ed at Armngeddon 118 Jehu fllaughtered is divided" tlo not mean Satan's orgunization falls
the De\-jl '8 typical crowd.-2 Ki. 10: 18-26.
b~' reason of internal dissension and division. This
22 \Yhile the weighing progresses Jehovah's witis not the' didding' mentioned in Rcwlation 16; 17-19.
nesses in obedience to eommandment go through The rnle of the world will be forcibly snatched away
"Christendom" and mark those, whom God would save from Satan at Armaf~eddon by Christ JpSl1'i the Confrom the slau-;llter. (Ezck. 9: 3.10) Concel'lling" Chris- 'lucror; and concerning: this the prophet Daniel rebndom" Jehovah SUj'S, "Thou art founel wantin~." rords his vision which he had in the fir~t year of the
The mefl!wge of truth, drlivered by JpllOyah's wit- !'Ci~ll of Belshazzar, to wit: "I saw in the night viBesses, is God's message, and he directs its prepara- sicns, and, behold, one like the Son of man canw
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It was the agency of JcllOyah that <lid the slaying; livc(l even IUlto the third year of the reign of Cyrus
ht'l1rc there is picture<l the work of Jehovah's Exceu
the l'el'"ian king (Dan. 10: 1) would suggest tllat the
tiOllor cni'ot'cing the <livine jUtlgment, which is alrpady Oroal('1' Dariu,<; (The 00n,,<.'rvator, .Jehovah) will b)c;p
written against Satan's organization. At Armagt'ddoll alive at least a part of t lte remnant during the batt Ie
those who ha\'e long ruled the world in wickedness, of Armageddon and grant to them some service on
and have oppress('d the human race and shamefully earlh after the hattIe, which service will he to the
dishonored Go<l's holy name and his kingdom, will honor and glory of Jehovah's name. "Great is Jecome to an ewl, and Christ .J csu" will do the expcnt hO\'ah, -::111:<1 grcrltly' to he prnised, in the city of our
ing of all the wid{ed ones.
God, in his holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, the
30 At this point in the world's history emlJraeed
joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides
within the prophecy Babylon as a world power ceased, of the north, the city of the great King. Ood hath
and tile rule of the )fedes and Persians there began: mn(le himself known in her palaces for a rerUlIe."
"And Darius the :Jlulian took the kingdom, being -Ps. 48: 1-3, A.H. V,
ahout thrrcscon) and two years old." (Dan. 5: 31)
QUESTIO~S FOR STUDY
'I'he nnme" Darins" means "eoerC01', or, conservator". , 1. Account for Daniel 's b('in~ ill 13011';>,1011 at the time of
thp ,'vent !tpm un.j"r ponsi']eratioll. HH1W thnt the reeoru
In fact, Darius diL! rooree Bah:'loll completely and preof Iii" integJ ity an'] I'xpl'rien(',' is a IJroph... pv.
s('l'Vl~d or consl)rvrd Daniel the faithful servant and
~ 2, 3. Explain tIle prophl'tic signi tkane... hcre of Daniel's he
ing hrought hefore the king, awl of the inquiry m:1l1e Ly
prophet or .Jehondt (lod. It is said that Darius was
the king conc(,rJlin:; IJani('j's identity.
11 kin~man, that is, the uncle, of Cyrus, and probahly
~ il. \\'liat inforJImti"n had COllie to the kin~ cone('!'ning U:lnll'l,
aTll] how Iw'] it t('ach,'d him? \Vhat is forl'~hown thennn"
Cyrus wus the hrj r of ])ilrius. This seems to sugg('st
G. Udate the fa<:is wlti,~h slllm' that, in 1'ullilrJlent {,t \'('''' s
that Varins the Mede picture:'l the supreme power, 'J 5, 15
and }(), the mod,'rn 'wise men an,l llstro!,,!!:('rs' kn'e
.Jehovah himself, the Most Jj igh. lIe began his reign
1"'l'n given an o[JI'0rtnnity to rl'atl the llllndwriting' lind t,)
int"rpret it, but ki\'!! been unable to <In so. A('('oullt for
:lS the wodd 1'11]('1' at the rail of Babylon, which ror
thl'ir failun', and tlest'ribo the methods elllploye'] by 11w:rI
r(~spotHls or pietlll'es trw fall of Satan's organizatkn,
to ('ow'cal thei I' la"k of wis,loIII.
:lflll Darius thero pil'tures .Jehovah, who is, of C0l11'80, ,;- 7, 8. H.,w dill the king- 's IJn',~r of 1"'\1 a I'd aplwal to Uallll11
'Vlmt has taken plaee to show tha t at that point al<o
the First Unit!' in 1he g"l'eat universal kingdom. Cyrus,
lJ:mid i'or... ~haJowed .Jl'hovah 's witnl'ss,~s of the preS"nt
t he second rlll~r, pietu/'('S .1 l'hovD h 's "heir of all
timo J
things", that is, Christ .](sus, to whom .Jehovah gives ~ 9, 10. Wh,'n l,n,1 how <lot's verse IS appl.v' Point Ollt other
Rtntoments t.y Daniel \\hidl 811rport tllnt {'o!w]llsion.
the Idnguom awl all t he nat ions of the earth as a ~ 1115.
]n \','rsI'S 1S:!l, of whom l\a~ J)l.lllil'l HI,,'nkinrd C"m
!>osse,;sion. (Ps. 2: R) lIe is the one with whom JehoP:lIC Ludfer and N('!Jueha,hll'zzar, a""ol'dlll~ to this rl"'olll,
in poinls of position, SOUf(~'l of :Iuthority, <'ourSil (jf adioll,
vah associates himsdf in the dlstl'11ction.pf Satan's
and result of Htwh (;our~e. Whv di,l IJani,'1 .. all B"I"llltnar 's
organization. The fact that the scriptUl'e tells that
att('ntion to those 1'a,:'s con,:('rninl.'; :-;e1J11t~h:1<]nl'l.zar, and
Darins was ahol11 sixty-two yea rs old when he ueeullle
to tIle further fU(tH ..It(Jar(lt] in \'fll'Sf'S ~~ aUIl ~;~ I Sllow
that th" rulers of "('hrish'nl]om" lillie n"'l'i\(',] ntllj,o
the first ruler of the wo/ld po wet' would furthcr inawl wurnin~ an<1 that they hll\'1l fail(',l to U"t' th"ir IlIi\"dicate that he th('re pictured .Jehovah, "the Ancient
i!1':.:-e or 10 lI\('et. the n'sronslhility ul'(Jul.\ht to thPir attCllt.;,Jll.
1[ l(jlf>. How, in fulfillll('nt t,f tllt' l'roplwt III l,idun:, is it
of days. "-Dan. 7: fl.
shown tllat. the f('Vl'lry l'olltiIlU,,I ,'VPII I1ftl'r tlll\ apl"'ar'H1g'
31 At the fall of Babylon Darius tllO Mede, rather
of the writing on the wall J Wn~ this justili,"], HIll I why,
tha/l Cyrus the Persian, is made foremost; and this
in vinw of t.lw fn.. t that thl')' were unalJIt: to 1'1':1<1 an,1 UII'
<1('rlltan<1 the WI iting' 1 What I\as tflll writ ill:!, and tho
would sl;em to say that as the l'e~mlt of the battle of
interpretation thel'l'of, as r('vealed I,:' GOII to I>'Hlil'l an:!
J\ t'mageuJ'lIl Jehovah the great King, who is the
by him m:l<Ie known to the king"
What a!'1l the f,wlS
Supreme One, is made known to all creation that liVOfl,
,,:hkh 8110W that the 'hnul]writin,:':- on til.. \' all' 'Illli 'lfs
intl'l'pretatiou' have 1>"~1l lIIalle known to tlJ(~ rU!"r" of
IIlHl that his ltame is fully vindieated, and he i's se('n
"ell! istcullom' " and thl' further 1"",I:'! which dearly d,s
to be a1>(l\'e every creature, including his beloved Son,
close why thl'y hnv/J fnil",l to profit tlwr.'h}" 1
Christ .JI~SUS, the world's King. All secular historians ~ 19~5, \Vitll iIIu:itmtiw I'<'lated Sl'tiptUI'I'S, ('xl'lain tlte mean
ing- nu,l application tllen, and the J,roplwfu: llI('nnin~ aI"]
have uim~n1ty in identifJ'ing Darius the :i\[ede, and
app!icntion, (a) of ,. ~H:XE", am] of its Iwing 1"I"'tit",1.
do not mpntion him by name, hut do give prominenee
(b) or ln:KF:L". (c) Of "l:PIIAltHI);", or (as in Vl'1'~e ~iI)
"P}>u~s' '.
to Cyrus the Persian. 'I'he Bible makes known DarIUs:
\Vklt is hi:'Tcin c1('nrly s...en as to wltom Danid foreand this corresponds to the furthrr fact that the rulers ~ 26.sha<lowed
nnll wltat waH foreshowll by hi~ rending- Lho
in this world do not lmow Jehovah God, and that they
writing' on th" wall nn,l ll.uking- knO\\1l its interjiretatiun
as w\'"a1",l to him hI' Jelll'\'t\h1
Ilwl;e mention of his name only in derision, while at
~~s Bl'lshazzai' 's word fu lfilled concerning- relyard
the same time they ~ive prominence to the name of f. 2i,tn:!8.theWolle
who coul.l I'paJ anll int.:!!'!,rct the hnn,lwl'iting
.Jesns ehdst, even though they do so for a selfio;;h
on tit'! \\ all? '\'i'llt is fo'lf('s!t')wn therpin ~
"; 29. What further ,'ven' tOI,k pial''.' that night 1 By whom wa~
1'<::1 son. After Armageddon all shall know Jehovah.
it l]l'comphshed I and what is picture,] tll\:rein?
32 Jehovah, hy permitting his people to have some
~ 30. What is the prophetic slgnifieall('(, of the T(,(,()l'ile,1 statement of verso :H, nn'] of the rplutiomhip and position of
undu'st:mdillg of the prophecy at this time, is fmthcr
Cyl'U~ l111'] of Daniel in that kiu~<1om i
manifesting his loving-kin<!ne<;s toward his anointed. ~ 31. Compare tI,e :~~riptllr:<! reI"'''] :1'1<1 s('cular IJistf>fy in
point of prOl1linf;Uce giycn to Darius tIll' ~Icole hlld t"
and thus he hrings great comfort to them even as he
the PerF ian, and nCCllunt fijI' the contrast.
has in his Word given promise to do. (Rom. IS: 4) ~ 32.CHtl3
'What tlOI'S D~\Iliel 10: 1 suggpst in rq;anl to the !'.'m'I'he fapt that Daniel survived the fall of Babylon alld
nnnt tlUl'in~ !lnd after ArmagcdJoll'
o
D<:'siring to
the sedu.etiyc thin~s of this world, and to be
I'\'lmit'cd 1).~ racn rather than be approved of (J(ld, the
clcrgo)" havc yidded to the lust of the eyes; they have
clotllt'cl themselves in sCflrlct and long, fhying' rolws,
decked themselves with jewels, and have arro~antly
n'i,;nrned a form of godlin(;~s while denying tIle POW(>1'
thereof. They fell ready victims to this temptation.
po~s('ss
oder
--2 Tim. 3: G.
Third, pride of life:
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rineo, deny the only Lord God and the blood of t1'.e
Lord J PSIlS Christ by which mankind is redecmed.
The Scriptures teach that Christ ,Jesus is King, the
only One who has the riqht and authority to rule the
earth in God's due time.
Eecksiastics teach the divine rif!ht of earthly kings,
,vho are made hy big bnsine:>s, to rule the people; and
the et~clesiastics have joined hands with big husiness
and bi~ politicians to enforce this rule and to control
the peoples of the earth because, they say, it is the
divine arrang-ement for them to rule.
Jesus cOllstitnted his apostl<.'s lJS the foundation of
thc J(iug'dom, and the Scripttu'es teach that the apostks haYO no S11(;r('5SO}'8,
Ecclt'siasties have fraudukntly (laimed to be successors of thp apostles, and thprehy have arrogated to
themselves g'l'cat authOl'ity and have attempted to .le
ccivc, Imcl have deceived the people.
The nihl(~ teaches nnd elll pha,'lizl's the sl'cond ('om
ing. of Christ, the g'rcnt Prince of Peu('C', that he will
take unto himself 11 is powcr to rci~~n; it admonislH's
all the followm's of tlw Lorfl to faithfully pl'oelaim
this Tr1C'SSllge of hi!; cO/llill~ Idngc1om, and to advoeate
and follow peace with a Jl 111l'Il.
The eeclc~;i:lsti('., tpal;h UJH.l advocate wnr; th<:y have
sUlletifipd war aud Wl'l'st the 8<'l'illtllr('s to jnstify their
eOIH'lusioll; they havc repeatedly had thc'ii' portraits
mucic with, and exhihit<."l with, g-rcat warriors of the
worlll; they have turned th('ir church cJille'es into recruiting stations; they ha\'c receivcd and accepted
llthy lucre in (,ol1sidcrntion of renelpring seniee for
recruiting young- men for the war, and have willfully
pl'eaelH'd them into the tl'el1ches. \nd now W!lPll tho
evidence iH plain and conclusive that the old world
h:l~ ended, that the Lord for the second time is PI'(';;ent and that the kingdom of heaven is at halid, the
cec-lrf>iastie& i~Jlorc the Ill'ooi, and se01'n, l'idicule and
pc1'srcnte t host:' who dare tell the truth to the p(~opk.
Illstt'nd of bill,ling' weleomc to the King of glory, ull<1
trUing the people of his kin~dom and the IllPssill!!:s it
will hring they openly unite with the Devil in his
schemes to control the peoples of the earth in a com
pact desiglll1ted as the League of Nations; and piously
and fra uduknt Iy they declare it to he the" political
expr('~;.-;ioll ot the kingdom of God Oll earth ",
Thus ecclesiastieism t hl'ou;;llOut t : ChristelHlom" hns
undeninbly bllrn to the tlompt:.Jtions which Satan ha:;
placed in its path, and now Jehm'ah God's time is at
hand to clear ecclesiasticism off the fMe of the ('arth
that the people of nlllanl.1s may know that he is .Jehoyah, the onl~' true and Ih'int; Goel, the .\l!lli:~hty and
l.Iost High One, in \vhom is no lie or fraud or hn)ocrisy or injustice or anything selfish.
GOD
standeth in the con(Jl'egali(jn of flip. miaMI,: he j1lff:;etlt among the fJod,~. , Arise, 0 God, Judge the
earth:
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serve that people, and he caused the priests to be ness unto the truth. Eyer,- one. that is or the t1'uth
anointed with h01,v oil, thus indicating' authority and heufeth my voice," (.John 18: 37) Thus he proved
approval hom Jehovah. The holy oil y.as a represen- his mission to be that of the !2,l'eat Witness or Prophet
tation of the holy spirit of God with which he anoints of God, and that all who are really of the truth must
those who act in his behdf. Among other unties that h<:ur :lnd obpy his yoi('c and must be witnesses.togetlLf'r
must be performed hy the priests of that time was that with him.-Luke 24: 48.
they were rC(!1.Lit'ed to teuch the people by informillg
One of the titles given unto Jesus by Jehovah Gou
them cO!lccl'llill;.{' God's law Dnu his purposes, (:'laJ. i;; "the faithful and true witnef's". (Rev. 3: 1"1) It is
2: 7) '}'he priests of that ol'gunizatioll prophetically nlso statC'd that his hody memhers must be like him.
o1'etoh1 a similar class that ,\'Ould serve his rcal or- (Hom. S: 29) '}'his likeness must of necessity consist
gani2"ltioll 'whell Zion is builued up '.
ill this thnt his body members would be whoIly and
'l'hrough his prophet nod foretold the coming of unr('se~vedlY de,'oteri to .Jehovah God and cldi~ht in
hh mighty ::;on Chri:>t Jeslls, the gTeat Prophet of kc('pin~ his' comrn:mdments. Thnt would meun tbat
Jehovah. COllcerning' the work that He was to do, the they mnst be witnesses for Jehovah,
prophet Isaiah (61: 1, 2) wrote: '''rhe spil'it of the
.Jehovah's purpose in havin~ the gospel preached
Lord Unu is upon me; bccanse the Loru hath anointed from the time
Pentceost, fifty days after .Iesus'
me to preach ~()()d tiJing's uuto the meek: he hath sent resurrection, until the coming of Christ Jesus to Ids
me to bind up the bl'Okcll-heal'ted, to p1'oelaiIn liberty hm pic wm; to take ont from among men "a people
to the captives, and t he opening' of the prison to them for ,his name". The wily enemy Satan carly hcg<l!l to
that Ufe bound; to prorluim the Ilccpptahlc yeur of calT;' on his e<ltn[laign to oft":<:t God's plll'po~e. Well
the Lord, and the day of Vf)n~:;eanee of OUt' 001;' to knowing' that he must operate IJY fraud and de(,pit,
comfort aU thai 1ll0Ul'll." Wlwn Jesus began his earth- he proje(tcd into the minds of the leaders in the earthly work he took up the book (,olltainin~ that pni)hecy, ly ol'ganizfltion of the church lhe ~ollelusioll that the
read it in the heal'illg of ol,hers, and applieu it to mission of t he church is to com'ert the wodd and to
himself,
robe it in ~lory r.nd lwauty in preparation j'OT' tk:
lIe fi 1'8t read: "'flw spi l'it of the Lord is npon me, second (mning of Chr'ist .Jesus. Satan knew 1hal lOcn
hC'cuuse he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to toul(l !lot do such a tlling, but that to follow t!lat
the poor; he hath sent me to l)(\ul the broken-hearted, I'ourse would keep thr.m husy and would hide Gou '8
to preach d\,li\'('rallc'\~ to the captives, and l'ce0wring real purpose from their UlHlcl'st anlling.
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
WhC'n ancient Home adopted a 'C'lig ion and na!lwu
bruis(\d, to vrcach the :wccptalJle J'ear of tlw Lord. it the" Christiun rclig'ion ", the leaders thc~n beg'an 10
And he hl'g':lll to say Ilnto them, This uay is this (~al'l'Y on a great caml)ai~n to compel the people to h~
scriptut'fl flllt\llcd in your ears." (Lul.e 4: 18,19,21) ('ome memhers of that church. 'fhat meant that 8a'l'he fact thnt, in rcadin~ the pro'pheey at that time, tan had gotten contt'ol of tile organization awl had
JI'SUS omitted the words, "and the day of vengeance made tha t or~anizlltion the" l'l'ligioll" of his organ i.
of our Cod," mllst be signifiC'ant.
zation, the1'efol'c had maue it a part of his organizaHe knew t hat lie would come again, and that at tion which is called" Babylon". Those who would llvt
his second coming' nnu the end of the world the yield to this influence were ~ubj(>cted to all maunel' at:
"vengeance of our God" should he tolJ to'the people erllel treatment und torture,
hefore that great and lel'l'ible day j and this concluThe l'cal purpose of the chUl'ch was entirely lost to
sion is fully <,upported by what he suhsequelltly said the sight of honest persons, and such was the 1'es,llt
to his disciples. (Matt. 24: 14, 21) In the period of of Satan's wicked intIllellce. As the Jewish Phari"l'('s
time elapsing from Pentecost (A.D. 33) until the ,,'ere blind guiues of the blind people when Jesus was
coming of the Lord to his temple and the building up on ('urth, CVCll so the eler!-rY, WllO nrc the countel'pal'ts
of Zion or (;ou's organization, his body members, that of the Pharisees, hccmne the hlind !,micks of the IH'oplc
is to say, the nl('mbers of the. body of Christ, would in the church, who like,\-ise were blinded to the truth
be selectcu alld gathered unto him. The last of these by Satan's course of ad ion.
members 011 cart h would constitute" the feet of him ",
'YIH'U the conditions in the Homan chul'ch bec-allle
as the prophet Isaiah (52: 7, 8) terms them, and thty illto!t'l'uble. <;ome of 1he more honest 0110S broke ,nmy
must therefore peeform the duties designated by the to form what is knowu as the PrctC's1ant church. The
authority of their anointing.
P1'ote:"lan1s ,lIso f('11 lm.le'r the secluetive infllll'llc'C of
For thrcc and one-half years JCRUS gave testimony Satan, mi"cOlwcivcd the purpose of the (~hnrch, and
before the people and the rulers, telling of God's pur hclien~d it to be their duty to convert the world. to
poses. 'Vhcn he stood before the Roman govcrnor Protestantism. As n result of this, many blood~r wars
Pilate and rc<;pondl'd to the question concerning his followl.'d. especially in Europe, bet\yelm tho Cnthuli~
mission on the earth and as to whether he was a king and Prote;-,tant church organizations_ Roth of tlll",'.)
or not, he said: "To this end was I hom, awl for this great ol'gftnizatiollS pa1'tidratcd freely in the pe>!itic3
cause came I into the world, that I should bear wit of the 'world and really became a part of the l'ul~\lg
oder
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factol;;. The truth was hid to thrm. This condition
or mi"c;onceptiull of the purpose of the eliUl'ell continued until the Lord begun prepnrill~ tlie \\'ar before
Jehovah and the restoration of the fundamental doctrints of the truth of God '8 W ord.-:JIal. 3: 1; 4:: 5, G;
:Mark 9: 11,12.
'l',n1e Christianity means the faithful following by
mcn in the footst('PS of Christ .Ttsus, the .\nointed of
God. (1 Pet. 2: 21) That means ent ire devotion to
Jehovah God, and not to any man or to any worldly
ol'i~anizat ion direct('d hy man. It means that the true
Christians or followers of Christ Je~u<; must be wit)l('S;;C'" to the majec.ty ;JllIl supremacy of .Jehovah God
lind beal' 1<'stimollv to the truth of (ioel's Word, (John
11:): 37) In onlcl' 'to givc tpstimony of the truth it is
IH'CeSsary fot olle to st udy awl to undel'stand the
'Word of Cotl, the Holy :;el'jptures, which is the truth.
-Jolin 17: 17.
OI'~alli7.ed Christian reli~ionish\" have entirely
over(ookl'<! the Scriptural meanin~ of the !'econd comill~ of Chl'i1:it .Jesus I1ml his king-dorn. The Bible testimOllY is all aile way, to wit, that the eornill~ of Chl'i~t
.h'sus and his kill~.>;dum is to vindicate J eho"tl h 's name
by proving that .JdlOvah is the supreme alld t1'ue God,
that he is I he (:0(1 of wisdom, justice, love and power,
and from whom alllifc and hl('ssillg:s itow. '!'he Billie
testimollY fUItlwr is that thc kingdom of (Jo(l under
Christ is a l'igohteous ~ovcrnmcnt, which kingdom 01'
~G"cl'll1nent will "illdi('ate .Jehovah's name and is the
only 1101'0 of the peoples of the world. In this ~'eal' of
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l'CELI;::;m:D ;:nn).Io},"TlILY J3y
J. F.
RUT1II:l:,FORD
President
W. E.
~reat shall
THAT THE wor~LD hns (,1l<lc'I, and tho I,ord Jesus Christ
has bee'n plapell by .Jehovah uJlon his throno of authority,
Img gn~te,! Snt:m from h"avC'n and is p,"ocec,lin;:: to tho
estnblishment of Goll'8 kin~c1oJU on earth.
THAT TIlE RELIEF nnlll)l,~s;;ings of tho peoplc~ of earth
come only h, and through Jchomh's kingdom under
~nn
Christ whirh Jm~' now llC'~UIl; that thn Lord'il DC',t great
net is tho 1l,,~truC'tion of 8a(3n'8 or~nnization and the esi:l.hlishmcnt f')f rightrousness ill tho earth, and that u11,Jer tho
kin~aolU all thoso WI10 will ol)(~y its righteous laws ahan bo
l('stor()(l nnd lil'o en ('nrth foreyer.
YEAI~ 800!\ ron 19:1:i
The prophet Ezekiel rC';.;ularly Illell~ure,1 the waters flowing
out from the temple. 'rhe ~!lei..ty does likewi~e, llnd here fin
nounces the isaull Ilf the .r lIIf ])001.; for 19:}3. 'his cuntains the
presiflent's unnual report, d('~el'llliu'~ the purpodtJs of thl) Society nllfl briefly but eOl1lprehe[J~i,ely re, iewill;'( the activities,
the experipll':es a III I lIte work fl('t'ollll'li~hl'd !lUI in,; tire service
year just past liy .J .. !HJV(lh 's \\'ilnl'~~t'8 allll .Towldub r.n:thren
in the various cOlllltri()~ where thA Lord hus pbcc,l thun. ,\150
the 1935 )'I'ar tt'xt, with appropriato comment, is give!!, ar:d
daily texts :lmi l'Ollllllen(.s fill' you!" T/'frf'shmcllt nnd instruction each ,day of the year. Only a limite,l edition is being
printed; hcnce the }'f'ur lIook is 'JJferetl at 50c a Cl'['';-. E,!!!lit
tunre to cO"er 81wIIll1 neeompnny ort!C'r, fOlwardt',1 to the
Brooklyn offi,'e or branch ofrice. Groups of Jeho\;,ho wHne;ses nnd Jonlldabs should comhine onlers lInu send through
local sllrvice lIircetor or bharpshootcr.
1935
You will bo
C,\LE~DAR
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tho pcoplo to know ,TehoY:lh God and hi,,; purpose') us
('xpresse,l in the BiUp. It publishes Bible instructiol1
specifically designed to aid Jehovah's witne1:5es. It arral'.gc's
systematic 13ihle study fc,r its j'e'1I1ers and SUI/f'Jip other literature to aitl in sueh studies. It puLlishes hllitalJl0 material
for r~ltlil) hre:)f1cnsting und for other me:lns (.f fuhlic in3truction ill tho f:)eript ures.
It ndheres strietly to the 13iblo as autllOrity for its utterances. It is entirely free and septll"tlto from all p'lrties, sects
or other '\Vol'ldly organizution~. It is wholly and without
reservation for tllo kingdom of Jehovah Go'l under Christ
Ilis Ilclon:cl Kil,~~, It is not c1o~rrrl3tic, but invites careful
aud criti~u,l f,::mmination or its contents in the li~ht of t1.'1
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----". - - - "JEHOVAH"
With ,leer gmtiturle to tllll ;(rl':lt I:e\t':der of his 0\\ II U:tI!lO
The Watc/>lower al1n01l11<:(;S the 1'(lbJ~"atioll of n llCW b'nd,. .\ll
frlltlrf1l1 wilnesst'H of God and .J;mr"labs will thrill III lwow I""
bo',); ""tlrs tite tilll) ".Tt-h,)"nh", aud that its \.'0111,'111,\ ~d 1'Olt'l,
as dlles no !1Tp,ious puLJi":ltlUll. the glorious n:i111C, tile nlanf'!GUS wor!(S anti tl,'alill';s. I,ast, pl'l'sent. nnt! flltun'. llnd tht, "'lIO
('O\pn'ln(. rurl'lIopo', of tlte ~rOtit Ih;.:h Cod. Tire ho"!,'~ 1""'Il,j
ili11... "'lll)(;s~(",1 I;,n'(lr lIoi,l5 \\lthm it :~~U png(l3 of text lll,'I', I,
color ll!m;1 rn ti'JD3, nn,l ('Oll'pJ"te indcx. 'rhe :t uthor ',> (I. iii 'oil
abo contnins a f:ll'sirllih' letter in the author's own h:ln.I\\"111 I.l'~,
51'p,'ia!lv \\ l'i! t('n fnr and :If!,l!'c;:sed to the Lon!'s lln',inlf',1 Olll ,
(awl tt;e Jor,ll,bil bretllrp!l). It is WJW really nnd II,':." L,! 1':l,1
at 50c n copy, t1ti3 to 1I('lp o;I'""t ti,e henvy ori'~ill',l "'hb of
puLlipation, JeIHl\'nh's faithful IYitnc,;;es anl tIne ,)"Ila,h!,s
\\ ill )lflt fail t.o 1'l':I,1 this new I,,,,,Ie ~ 1\0 1 there"\" to U!':'l ! I,,'!,\'
~flh..!9 tor flltuf(.\ ~~'r\il~C in phtej;~:! it heinre tIle \dl\~L~ wtli'l.
by "i~ gr:lI:e. Those wisltin~~ a copy ShOlild 1'::1(,' t.lff ,r I)I'!' r
th~')lI;.;h II,,~ rli:'cdpr or With tho shul'j;;,ltOfJtl'r. If not :1,"',0'
ciatcd \',ith a runlp:u,y) then (,lrdf'r <li!cct lrolu t11C ::)v~it~t!.
l
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WAICIHI10WIEITt
AND HJERAlD Of
PRIESENCE
CHlR[STS
VOL. LV
1, 1934
DECEMBER
No. 23
tcLIONS' MOUTHS"
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not 11 urt me: forasmuch as
before him innocency was found in mej and also before thee, 0 king, have I done no hurt. "-Dan. 6: 22.
It
PART 1
mind the proper meaning of law, justice and judgment. The law of God is his perfect rule of action.
Justice is that which is right, righteous, pure and
equitable. It is the strict conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude. Judgment
means the finding or conclusion of the court based
upon the facts, that is to say, the judicial determination or decree rendered by one having authority so
to do. All of Jehovah's judgments are just, true and
righteous, and are in exact harmony with his perfect
law. Likewise all the judgments of Christ Jesus are
just, true and righteous and in harmony with the
divine law.
With Jehovah his law and equity are the same.
That is not true in the organizations of men under
the control of Satan. Because of the harshness and
inflexibility of the law of the governments the nations
long ago found it necessary, in order to more nearly
render justice between men, to establish courts of
equity. Law courts often render judgments that are
not only very unjust but shockingly cruel and oppressive. Courts of equity attempt to render justice regardless of the fixed rules of law; hence the rules of
equity are more bending or flexible, and an honest
judge in chancery may render a just judgment. In
the orgl!-nization of the world the inflexible legal rule
is that ignorance of the law excuses no man, and the
enfurcement of this rule often results in very great
injustice. In Jehovah's organization ignorance of the
h;w is an excuse or defense. (Acts 3: 17; 17:30; Heb.
5: 2; 1 Tim. 1: 13) Because of his rule of righteousness Jehovah always brings notice to the wrongdoer
before he pronounces judgment against him and executes that judgment. Jehovah's law judges no man
without first giving him a hearing and opportunity
to make his defense or excuse for his action.-John
7: 51.
G Men who organize and rule the nations of the
world frequently make and enforce laws exactly contrary to justice. With them law and justice do not
mean the same thing, even though the ruling element attempts to induce the common people to be3~l'>
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lievc that law and justi('c are one and the same. Often
", hen laws that arc prOjJer in themscl yes are improperly construed and enforced the result is ~r('at injustice against the person. When the religious organizations, such as the Catholic hierarchy, find it desimhle to rid themselves of annoyance created hy Jehovah's witnesses' tdlin~~ the truth, that politicalrcligoious organization hrillr:s forth a scheme to DC('olnplisll its purpOSI~ ill an apparently lawful manner,
'rhe Catholic hic:rarchy wiJcly advert'ises itself as
strictly adhering to anll olwying the law, while at the
same time violating the spirit of the law in almost
cvc~ry instance. If a p(:rson is found doing !'loIOethin~
that is Jispleasillg to tlw Cutholic hierarchy and its
agenls, at once an ,,[fort is made to find some "hw;ful
meHns" by whi('h the supposed offel1(ler may he apprehended and sc\'t'rc1y punished. '!'his is very often
true, evell though the OIW ehar~t<l with wroll~doin~
is fit the time l'rocecuing exactly in aecordanee with
God's law. The law of men makl's it unlawful for a
pel'son to go fl'om IlflllSC to house and sell goods, wares
and mCl'\:handise, 'rhe law of (j(Jd commanch h iii wit110S:;(:S to g'O from house to hOllse find prc(trh the gos
pel of his kin~Jom, and it is the dnty O[ Uod 'f; ser\'auts to o!wy this law. \Vhen tIH,y do SI) in ohellience
to Ood's commandments the e(:e!f'sia:-,ties, part icularly
the Catholic hi'"r:,\l'(:hy and their ;H~cnts, mi:-::apply and
misconstrun the law of the land and insi:,t that .Jehovah's witncsses should he sevcrdy punishl'd, Oil the
theory that they arc violatillg the laws of COlnmcrcc,
olthouf.(h they weli kllow that .Tehovah's witnesses al'e
llOt ellg'llgrd in a cOIl1ll1('rc'ial work. The real purpose
of the hierardly and tlwir agellts is to rid the e,1m
mUllity of .Jehovah's witl1C-;;SCS; and the real and primary author of their unjust scheme and IJlW'I:dlll'C
is Satull the Devil. This is peooi' that the Catholic
hierarchy and its agents form a part of the Devil's
ol'g-unization.
6 A strikill~ example of the illju,;tice {jf certain laws
and the enf(;rcpmetlt then'of is round in the sixth
chapter of the ])l'Ophecy hy Daui,'1. ~;illec "'C arc advised that wllat'io\wcr things wero written aforctime
in the Scriptures wete written for our leal'lling that
we may have comfoi't and contillue in patience and
Ile stJ'O;l~ in hope, we must be assUl'ed that this l'c('ord
conccrnillg- the prophet Dnlliel was WJ'ittc'll and k<~I)t
for the benefit of us who in th.s,o last day::; arc endeayoring to serve .JdlOvah according to his commandments. (Rom. 15: 4) As we sec 'and apvreciate
Jehovah's dealings with h if; fuitlJful scrnlllt Daniel
we can have strong consolat iOll ill the expel'iencl's of
.Tehovah's witnc'sscs in these days, and may confidently hope that Ood will supply all the neeued protection for his faithful witl1e.,~;es. The rulers of "Christendom ", and particularly the religious element thereof, have a strong de:;irc to he rid of Jehovuh's i\ itllesses because such witnc::iscs tell the truth and the
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ligionists. The experience of Daniel aids us in understaHlJillg why .Jehovah's witnesses continue to snfr',-~r
at thc hands of n:011 who proceed against them undecl'
laws that arc conceived in malice and enforced in
wicke-cInes;;.
T The record of the sixth chapter of Daniel's prophecy follow.ilJ~ immediately upon the fall of Dahylml
and the coming into power of Darius the ~Iede, the
bug', Darius, here appears to lJicture Jehoyah Oed
in whom supreme reg:tl power is wsted and who assumes rulership over the world from and after 1014.
Satan was then e!lst out of heaven, and from and
aIter 1918 Darius, w!:o,>e nnme means "et)erf'l~r, C011scrvator", pi(tured ,Jeliovah excl'eising his lJower in
thin:;.!;s pel'tainil1:! to t11(~ earth. The sixth chapter (It
Dnniel OJ)('llS with the ~;tatenl('nt: "It Jllea~wd DnrilH
to set oYcr the killgdom an 1111llured and tW"'1.1.'"
princes, wllich should l>e over the whole kingdom,"
-DUll. 6: 1.
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8 To aid one in the c:mminution' of this prophcr}' it
seems W(Jl to here sd out an ('pitome of the JlI'ul'h.
ccy, to wit: 1)lll'ins the l\il1'~ pil'l11l'0d suprl:lHlJ l'(>~;ll
})O\\'I:I'; Dalli,'! pietun:,j Christ .Jc,>us, the .Jwl;';l; of uil
th in~>:,; in liea VI-n (lllf l ea rt 11; 1)a niel (lIs') rid ured .J chovalt's e!t:,t s('rvunt, of which Chl'i,;t .Jesns is tho
Head ntHl ('hid and w1li(,11 il1dndes the faithfuL I'WInant who are joill\:d to'~dhel' with Chril'lt .1 ('SUS in 1he
1'0nmallt 1'01' tho kin~!dom. rrh(~re also Jllomilll'llt l.v
lIPlwars in the IJl'ol'hl'l'y a r('prel'l('lItation of tkl
League of Natiolls, aIltl of "thn man of sin"; also tlHl
clem l'l1t s' of Satan's o1'i~alJizatioll, hoth invi"ihl,~ :~Il<l
visible, lill\ll'r the imlTl('di;ltc lea<lcl'ship (If (:Oi! in
his attempt 10 dcstl'or thc rl'lnJlallt who ;ll'e .Jell(l"ah '.;
witlIP",Sll';; awl the lidnc;, picturing just [i'e of .'.1mi..:,hly Cud; :nul th(' ]JOWf'l' of .Jdlo\'ah end shulti!i'~
the months of those wiJd heast.,;. forlshndowill!.\' tho
protection of t110se who are wholly 11cmtc,1 to him.
n Tn l!JJ-1 Jchovah 1J('~an the excl'(~ise of his }l'lwcr
oYer thin~'s in the earth by then pbcill:;.!; his XiJl~
npon his throne and s(:lldillg' him fOlth to rnle antl to
east Satan ant of 11(':1\'el1 and down to the earth. (1':--s.
2:6; 110:1,2; Hev.12:J-5) By 1~18 ::-;atan ani] Iii:;
wickell tnwcls had hh:lI ('a'lt out of heav..'11 hud duwll
to the ('ar11l. TIle prophecy of Daniel state::; thM "it
pleased Darius to set over the killgllom . . . l)1'(':;ilklllS", or satraps; and e\"en so it p]casPll Jehovah
God to set 11 is ruler"hip o\"er the ('arl h, p:ll'ticll!a;'ly
from and after 1!n:'3. The thl'C'c pl'esidents, or satrap,;, ~;\'t up by D:niu'l the "Jl.eJe illcludecl Daniel as
one of them, and Daniel was the only one amOlJ'l'c;t
them that s('rvcd Jl'ltuvah God. Sillee the year Ell;...,
the only class of per~()lls Viho claim to selTe Jel\()\"ah
God. and who in trnth and in faet do so, is the temple;
cOlllvuny undel' Ctll'i~t. When the 'Yol'ld \Yilr ('11(1\((,
"Chri<;tendom's" lcatJcl's calbl attention to the :t'a':t
that the time for the Kingdom had come, aS~l1mcJ to
1)r:Cr.~IDt;r.
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witness(:s, charging them with being lawbreakers, communists, rt.:\'oIutionists, awl alwrchi.sts. Those malicious conspirators know that their charges firc wickedly false, and this pro\'es that their conspiracy is eonceivel.l ill malice and pl'OSl'('uteu with extreme cruelty.
Even after the worldly courts have repeatedly held
that .Jehovah's ",ituesscs tlrC not lawl)l'(~akcl's, the rcJig-ious clement and their immcrliate allies continue
to cause the (lrrest and impri3onml:nt of ,Tehovah's
witnes.<;cs. As no real fuult was found in Daniel, even
none can he fouuu in JellOYl.ih's witness('s in their
work which would jll,tify thpir arrest and imprisonment. 'riley (':\Ilnot he faithful to Jehovah God auu
at the i;:une 1ime CJ1ga~~e in lim hl'C'akin[!, such as revolution alld unarchy, or otherwise willfully do injury to nWIl. 'fo the faithful followers of Christ J(}SUR the ('ommamlments arc v,ivcn to "love thy neighbour", nlHI "love workcth no ill to his neighbour".
-Hom. 13: 10.
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one over on the people in New Jersey, to get a law
enacted with teeth in it to prevent the speaking in
any manner whatsoever of anything that might expose the crookedness of the hierarchy. He talked
too much with hi:i mouth, however, and his noisy
words caused some to hear and to act and to expose
the nefarious mow'ment. It must he the due time of
the Lord for' this matter to come to the open, be<>uuse
long ago he foretuld the conspiracy in his Word,
when he said: "The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together, aga.inst the Lord,
and against his anoint(:d, saying', Let us break their
bUilds asunder, and Cast away their cords from us."
-Ps. 2: 2, a.
2:; Whenever some unusual and drastic measure is
iut roduecd in the leg-islative halls the claim is made
that "an ('merg'ency has arisen ", hence action must
IJe taken. 'rhe same policy was followcu in Daniel '1$
O;]y. l'he I'onspirillg' sat mps declareu to the king that
they had all agrepd that a law should be made, and
v;hidl must he enforced for thit'fy days, because an
eHH'rgency had ariseu, within which time certain
thillg'S Inn;.;t be dOlle. '1'hey ('onelutled t hat thirt~' days
would he long enou~h for them to "get" Daniel or
any otht,t faithful wOl'shipcr of .JdlOvah. The time
of llll entire moon was to he set ll.'liue to spy out and
,",ather tog-effwr the ne('(:ssary facts, that il:l, evidence,
whether tt'ue or perjured, and then within that time
and uuring' some day of formal worship and practice of
their Bani religion they woulu have Duniel duly and
" Il'lf1lly" cxecuted. '1'hose conspirill~ sutrll ps reasoned
that, if Daniel prayed openly to Jehovah within that
period of time and they could prove it, su('h would
he a slto('k, not only to thpir own "sus('cptibilitics",
but to tlte suscept ihil itics of the king, and that such
a flagrant violation of the luw woulu demand the immediate and puhlic execution of Daniel. Satan scems
always to have held that "religions gTOUpS" should
be safegwwIPd from slander and lil)('1 and hence no
one shoulu be permitted to speak the tt'uth or act any
truth that would teno to c)]1 attention to the frauds
and hypo<:ritical practices of such Daal-religious
groups, This really involves the great issue: .Jehovah
God or the Devil, who is supreme? It was tricd out
with Daniel, and it is tried out now, and the result
is certain to be the same way, because Jehovah is at
the helm.
26 Of course, an~r Jew, including Daniel, could within the secrets of his own heart and in his secluded
bedchamber make petition to ,Jehovah and be heard
by Jehovah just as well as in doing so by public
prayer, and, he so doing in secret, the rulers in the
g"overnments could not know about it. The same is
also true of the present day. Such hidden wori>hip
by Jehovah's witnesses might be carried 011 by praying to Jehovah God and talking secretly to others
about his kingdom without even the hierarchy's knowing it. But such hidden worship would be posi-
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tive evidence of the fear of men, and a tacit admission that Jehovah is not supreme and cannot protect
and deliver his own. '1'hat is exactly what Satan desires to accomplish. The I,ord forekn('w this and
wurns that 'the fear of man leadeth into a snare'.
(Prov. 29: 25) But "the fear of the Lord tendeth
to lifo". (Pruv.19:23) 'ro be a true worshiper of
Almight~, God one must ohey his commandments, one
of which is, "Ye are my witnesses"; that is to say,
you must make known to others that :rour trust is in
Jehovah and that he is the onl~r source of life and
blessings and the One to whom all proper petition
('an he presented with certainty of having the same
answered.
21 To limit all prayers or petitions to the king of
Persia would l)e making: the king' a f:{od anll allowing
him to I'ontrol the conscience of men. Such would
show supr:mney of a }lower other than Almhrhty God.
The conspiring satraps proposed a law that would
make the state the supreme }ll,we'r, to whieh nll the
l)eople must yield and thus hlindly obcj' a human
dictator. It is exactly so tOllay. Byery part of the
earth is in a state of turmoil. The powers that rule
arc lwing defieu by the lawles,>. 'rhe clerg-y and all
religion-mongers come forth with pious face's anu
hypocritiral words anu say to the political pow('rs, in
suhstance, t hit'!: ''1'he communistic and re\'olutionistic spi,:it is due to a luek of proper l'espect for the
reli~ions groups ill the land; thel'eforc I;iye 11S a law
with teeth in it, whieh law will not permit any per:
SOil or organizat ion to in allY manner sJleak or publish or sny or do auythin~ that mig-ht in any manner
whatsoever subject our rpligious gTOUpS to l'idieule,
scorn, or contempt.' Furtht'r the rcli~iolls ronspirators say, ''l'hit'! is a Christian nation, lIud it is the
Christian duty of all to be suhs'rvient to th' state
in 01'1('1' that there may be peace and pro~p<:rity in
the land.' '1'hose words seem to be well dIOSf'll, hut
the speakers know they are hypoeritiraJ. They know
that their claim is tabe and that their real purpose
is to rid the laud of those who faithfully spr\'e and
worship Jehovah nod and spcak the truth ahout his
King' and kiugdom, whieh is the only hope of the
world, as the Scriptures declare. '1'his is further proof
that the clergy and their allics, or coconspirators, arc
instruments of Satan. These conspirators, therefore,
demand that provision IJe made hy law that whatsoever the people may hear by radio, phonograph, transcription machines, ,\,01'U of mouth, printed page or
other means of eommuniration, mnst first he approved
by a committee appointed hy the state; hence no one
would be permitted to say anythiug' until it is first
censored by the duly appointed groups. Thpy proceed to make up a committee of Catholics, Protl2stunts
.'md Jews, who practice their o",'n religion. t':1C'h of a
different kind, and Hone of which serve JehO\'ah God,
lind this committee attempts to tell tIle pt'ofJle what
theJ' shall or shall not bear. '1'he evide'll,(l of'('l'td be-
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and hence that if they can have a law put upon thi)
statute books under which they might "frame" .Jehovah '8 witnesses tl10r can thereby bring about their
destruction and accomplish the same in apparently a
lawful manner llnd ,.-itll God's approval. Because th3
action of the eonspir:1tors was, in Danid's time, 11n<l
is now, a challenge to Almighty God, the King ete;:nal, he rc;-;ponds to them as he did on another OCC:lsion to the Devil: "Thou movcdst me against him,
to Je<;troy him without cause." (Joh 2: 3) "ShaH
the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee,
which fr:~meth mi~cil;ef by a law?"-Ps. 94: 20.
30 The kin~, Darius, yielded to the request of the
satmps. "'Vhercl'orc ldng Darius signed the writill:~
and the decree." (Dan. 6: 9} This illustrates hO\7
.Tehovah pr~rmi~s 'the wi('kcd to spring up as the g"r~:'1,
and all the workers of iniquity to_ilourisll' (Ps. V2: "i),
and to u:.e so-called "legal" means or methods 1~)
bring about the destruction of faithful witnesses of
the LOl'a. (;od I!cl'lnits the cal"lhly rlllill~ LlI~tol's tCl
pm'sue their own way allll 10 enact laws uccol'dil1'~
to their o'wn selfish ideas and to enfol"f'c the san~'),
that sllell laws may opera1e as a t\qt to his own people; but that rlocs not mean at a1l1hat God appro\'cs
such cruel awl Ulll'ir!'lt1I'OllS laws. The great question
involved is the viudie:!! ion 01 Jehovah '::; name, 311'1
heme that means thet !tis anointN} ones mu"t recch:()
the h'st and ('on1 inuc to maintain their intet~rity toward Go<1 until the end.
FAITUf'UL Wl'l'NESSES
31 The' hi~ powwow heforiJ Killg' Darins was hdd
publicly in' the ahsem'(J of Danil'l, but when l>:wh'l
learned that the decree wns :;jr;llcd he dill not falter
in his f:til hfulne:'s and (kvotion to .Jehovah GOtt
"Kow when Daniel knew that the writin'~ was siglH'd,
he went into llis hOl1se; and his window'S being open
in his ehamher toward Jerusalem, he knecl('d IIp')]l
his knees three times a day, alld pray.!l1, and {~avc
thanks hefore his God, as he did aforetim('." (Dan.
6: 10) The record does not say that Daniel attempted
to prevent the making of the decree; bllt if he did
know ahont it hCfol'e it was si~.:rned he may have protested ngainst it. Jehovah's witnesses presented a pl'tition to the Congress of the UniteJ St<ltes and a pl'Otest to the legislative lJody of Xew JC\';jC:Y agajn~t
certain laws, but th'y have not tried to prevent 1he
enactnlf'ut of any law against them. Their vigorous
protest ha<; been mnde in order that the 1'e('o1'u miiIht
b0 made up against the eonspil'ators awl 1hat thus
the mouth,:> or 1he conspirators might be for CYH
stopped from sayiilg that they did not knoY'; they
were fighting against Almighty God by pel'secntillg
his witnc&scs. 'l'he attitude of Jehovah '8 'Yitncsses
concerning- aU snch matters iR, Let the Devil and his
crowd do what they will, hut while tlwy are dojn~
it we will take occasion to tell them and the pe<Jplc
what they are Joing.
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S3 Had Daniel goone to the king and asked for a
permit or a license to pray to Jehovah, that would
have })('cn conform ing to the dc('t'cc of the king, be('ausc he mllst first !\,ct the consent oj' the king befol'o
he could pray, and that would be showing that he
did not sincerely hold that .Jehovah is supreme and
above the king 011 0:1l1h, which course of action would
have bren an insult to .Jehovah. The state or earthly
g-ovCl'nrnent is not :t mediator oetwcpn God and mell.
Jehovah is above all, and his law is supreme and his
people will obey it.
3. The divine rule is not subject to change. Jeho\'ah
has commanded his anointed to go find bear testimony
to the people by t('lIing th<'m the truth that Jehovah
i!o1 God and that Satan's org-:lnizal ion is the enemy
of God and shall soon he dcstroyed. This truth of
God '8 " , ord necessarily suhjeets tlv,} practitioners of
modern religion to shame, ridicule and contempt in
the eyes of honest men and woown, and calls forth the
denunciation of the rclig-ionists and their effort., to
destroy tile witnesses; but this must not deter the
l'emnllnt nor cause them to slac'k their hand in the
performance of what God has commanded th('m to do.
ZJ The conspirators posted men at vantage points
whel'e the evidence tlwy needed migH he procured.
Likewise today the conspirators against Jehovah '8
witnesses post members of their strong-arm squad and
those of the Judas class where they can obtain evidence against Jehovah's witIwsses. A company of
these forming 11 part of the Judas class camp near
the Bethel home in order that they may spy out what
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-Isa. 42: ] 9.
36 'I'he di \'ine record supports the conelusion that
Daniel was not prcsent before the king ,,,hen the conspirators appearcd to make accusation Ilguillst him.
He was tried in his absence. It is evcn so at the presf:nt time. Often the case is made up, and the de(ision
determined upon, before the dcfendants, .Jehovah '8
witnesses, are even arre"ted. Seeiug' Daniel down all
his knees praying, the satraps ehu('kled to themsrlvC's
and went straightway before the king. "Then they
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into the den of lionsY The Idn~ llll<;wcred and said, 1f 1. Point out the significance una ntllE'SS of Jhus Christ '8
The thing is true, according to the law of the ~Iedes
Leiug' name,l "The Lion of the tribe of JUlIa".
and Persians, which altcrcth not." (Dan. 6: 12) The ~ 2. In this COllllcction show thut ::-Jutan has attelllptetl to
mimic Jehovah, and witll what result.
cOI1~pirat()rs wishl'd to ~ct the ah<;olnto confirmation
,; 3. What is Illeant by I ' the law of Gorl"f Justieef Juugfrom the king's lips t hat the decree had been signod
ment'
fI 4. Compare law and equity, aUll tlH.l administration thereof,
makin~ death the penalty for any man '8 asking a pcin Jehovah '5 olgll.nizati<)Il \vith that in tho or;iunialtions
titi()n of any ~()d or man other than the king' "'ithin
of mOil, awl account for the (litTerence.
thirty days. 'l'hcy put a hypotlwtieal cnse hefol'e the f 5. Point out tilt' ehil~f viohtors of justice, with illustration
of thl'ir mctlw,I of prulletlure. Of what is thi. a pro') l?
kin~, bein~ carcful to hold baek the Jwmc of Dallid
f: 6,7. \Yhat l"ll'pl,KCS lUe h('le seen to be serve<l l)~' .],.],ov:,hs
unt it thpy l'cceivul the tksi,'ed an.~w('r. 'fhe answcr
l'rO\'idillg r('I'"rli of the sixth ('hapler of DuuieI's plf'pl'I'I'yt
of the king was in the al't1l'mati\'c, that they had OJ 8. What :llC tl1f~ chief lluiuts to Le kept in mind in the study
tlli~ l,ro"hecy1
pJ'Opcrly stah',1 the d(~(,l'(>e as sigHed, und tl13t such , 9. of
Dc;,crilJe the situation ill \\ hidl the 0llening expression of
lHw was U1H:han~eahle. 'rhe cOIle!llsiol\ of the conthis prophecy finds its application.
spirators then was that illl'y hau an open and shut , 10. Account for tho wicke,jn('~~ on earth at tho present tim",
in ncw of the fact that the kin:,:'lIJln is set up, :lllU tho
case against Daniel the .Jew anu that now they would
ju(lgtl:lent3 of Jehovah beg:J.n in 1!lIS.
soon mnke lion f('l'd of him . .Tn modern timt's, "'hen it , 11. By pointing- out tho mnlller in which they reveal their
illontity, dj~tingui~h bct.... cen the '\'e~scl3 of hunur' and
Sl'l'mfl JH~('(I flll to nerompli"h sOlTwthing that is unthe '\'f'SR,'J~ of uishollur '.
usual the rulill~ powers declare that a "state ernel'- '[ J~, Identify tho "tlm'c presill.mts", IUcntion.~d in \'('rso 2.
f 13. Explnin aud upply tho Rt:,t.mH'ut that" Daniel \I':lS pre
gl'IWy" ('xis!s anll that fOl' the safety and peace o
fern'.} :'!Jove the prl'sidl'nts aUlI I"inees", a III I rL" J'(':l~'Jn
the people of th\J l1atioll~ drastic laws mn~t be made
thf'l'C'for, :IS rf'{'()l'c)o'l in \'en.;e ;t
lIud OXPf:lltf'J. Bn',cd upon that hypocritical excuse ~ }1. Appl~' tl", pr"phetic stat"!llpllt, "The king thought to
sut IIJHnicll over the whole realm."
the Hitln l!Ovel'lInwnt dirl without l'(~as()n or just
fI 15-17. Ifow ill tltn )'('conl of vcr~c 1 nrc the mo,l"l'Il I:',nspint
{'tlUSe issue a dc('rcn' pl'ollihitill~ Jlh{)\"~lh's witn.~sses
tor3 i.!I'nitfic'l mlll theil' /uOI in's confinued i .\.';t'Ollllt for
from prca('hil1~ the I!,ospel vf the king-lIom and from
the CllllSl'illlCY ag:tiu8t D"ni...l; llwl apply tho l,r"phdic
picture.
sprvillg .JdlOnlil Gorl wit h in that realm. In other
'1 18. Why lire laws unnl":essary for lj~ht'lOUll nll~lll lImy ,I,)
parts of "C!J I'istcndom" Hatan's crowd, umler the
tho grou1ll1s lls~igll(~,l for' {jn,Iing ooeasion Hgain,t J),m
iel' sene to reveal the <'hief l'on~l'irat01s tltl'n :llll at tho
!lwll,rship of Co~, is lloili~\ the snme thin~. Such was
present tiIlle1 \\"hat urc some of thl1 I:\WS of (;,,11 \\ hieh
fOl'eshllllo\\('(l by the thirty-day period fixrd hy the
.fi'IIO":th's wilnp"sl's arc eal'lJehtly .. nde:l\'oriJl~ to ol,ey1
law of the king as an ,. ClTll~l~~I.'IWY [Jeriod", The fI J{l-:H .\pply tlte prophdic l'J(~t\lrlJ prc~euted in \'cl'"e G, and
their thus greelUlg' the kin~.
elH'mips or (jod seiy,e upou like man-made period of
Show, {JOIll the r(,(,(H'Il of verllll 7, that tho I.letics
H('JIlcl'l!r.ney" to find some lawful ('xI'use by which 11 ~:!-:!5.
l"lor,te(1 :lw11'l'IIcti('e,1 a~ain~t l\aniell'1\~a\'ly J'ol .. ~l""lowe,1
Jl'hovah's witn('rises may he de:.;tl'Oyed. Thus tho sathe HlPthu,18 ('lllploye,l l,y tilt' Illo,Iern-day IKllWI's, IUl.I I'gIJe,~inlly I,y the Hornan Calholic 11Icmr('hy.
traps Illlt 1he matter before t he kill~ in order to bring
,; 2G.27. }o;::l'laill wllether it woul,l have b... u just :>8 wl'!l for
ahont the d(~ath of Daniel. It is even so today, that
Daniel to pray onl.v in sceret. J\ppl.v thesalile pt ilH~j"I(~ 10
thos.) now wl,om Daniel tlwre pl'Ophetj('allv ]\'l'r,"('llle,1.
the leadel's of "Christr'lHlom" hi,le behind what they
lust why dirl the (~on:il,ilator8 plovide J'''!' tllat parcall ll. "state emcrgenf'y" and c-mel'gency laws as a ~ 2fi':u
ticular penalty for violation of thO' "plll"tgen"y law 11
cover for their wicked action in bringill~ about the
which they \\ erc proposing1 Appty the pruphetic l';,:tur(',
together with vprae 9.
persecution and dl'st rucl ion of Jehovah's witnesses
"'hal was f'll'l'shOWll in the rl'conl ('onf'prnin~ IJ:llJid
and the prevellting
the tlcclul'ation of the mcs<;nge 1 31;~:J.
upon his learning that the ,]peree was siglWd I Qu"t orh.'r
of God's kin~~t.1om. ]):llIiel at this stage of the p1'Oscriptures supporting Daniel's course of action on that 00'
clu.ion.
plwtic picture appeared to be in grave danger of im
'J 3,1,35. Why Joes tho t,'stimony borne to tho people hy .lemediate destruction. The king had unwittingly comI,o\'ab's witn('.,~eg call forth tlenun.'iation ot tl'e r,'li~J(ill'
mitted himself by his ueclaration of tl'o law, and
i~lSI Descrihe the metho,Is these employ to pro';I1l'1' "ed(l"nce" against Jeho,ah 's witnc~~es. i'how that tllis \las
from this he could not now withdruw. Likewise in th<:
foreshaduwed by what the crool,e<1 satraps Jid cIJllcernihg
present time Jehovllh's witnesses and their work in
Da~i,l.
every part of "Christendom" appar(ntly >,tand in ., 3H. Why did the (,ollsl'iratol'3 "ith!Joid explessi(,n of tltl'ir
p\llpose or Hhjcctivc until after thl'Y h:l'l tll(> kjn~ 's \er
grave dan~er of imme(liute destruction. \Yhat will
bal ('OlltlrmatiO!l that lll-\ ha<1 si"lwcI the ,h.'Cl'ee I H,'lahl
the faithful do now~ anu why, spme will a&k and do
facts in wllil~h ,crse 1:! finds fultilmellt.
oder
ASCR1RE U:'{TO JEHOVAH, 0 !ie 80llS of tile mighty. (l.sCi ibe unto ,It'lu)];oh the [lIMY dul.'
unto hi,~ /laMe; worship JcllOrah in holy arm", J"hol'l1h .sittclh as 1\ . ng for crer. Jfh()~(lh
willlJlve strength unto his people; Jelto;ah It ill ble<s his people u;ith peace.--David.
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THAT ,.JESUS wnS mallo human, amI tho Innn Jr'BUS sui
fl,rcd deat.h ill onl<:r to produce tIm rallilom or nt1emptivo
price fOI' all Jnllnkind; that (i,,,l rai~('(l u[> .fcsl1s divine anll
exalted him to !I"a\'pn abovl) every cn'ature awl abovo evcry
name find dotheJ. him with all power anJ. authority,
JH":lnf'h of:ke-r.
nrin,7~
THAT THE WORLD has enrle.!, and the Lonl Je~l1d Chriqt
llns been 1,!:Lec<! by .Tehomh urOIl his throw, of authority,
bas oustiJd Satnll from hpawn and is pro('el'din~ to tho
estn1Jlishmeut of God'8 killgllom on earth.
THAT THE RRLlEF and hlPRqings of the reopleil of l'arth
~an como ouly bj' an,l throu!;'h Jehovah '8 kiJlr;rlnm Ul1'1;'r
Chril'lt ,vhil'l, has now l)p~lIn; that tho LOl'd's npxt ~r/':lt
act ill the de~tnlf'tion of Satan'8 ol';:fauizntion anrl tho cs(r,hliRhm"nt of rj~htf)OURJl('SS in the l'arth, nnd that uniler tho
ki!lp,'rlmu all thoso wIlD will obey its righteolls laws shall Lo
restored and live on earth form'cr,
YE.\U nOOK FOR 19:\;;
The prophet Ezekiel reg-IIIally llu'nsuTt'd the wateTs flowin~
out from the temple. 'l'J,c ~ocjcty !loes likewise, :11111 here anDouuecs tho is~ue of I.he rcar Boo!.; for HI;;;). TIII~ cl)lltains the
pr'lsidcnt's tlnnual report, df'sel'lbin~ thc purpu~l'~ of the So
cil'ty aull brll'fiy but compn'!wllsin,ly rpyjewin!(' tho aetidtil's,
the experience>! aud the work aecollJ!,li~llPd dllr;n~ tho scn'icc
year just past by Jehovah's witllf>SWS an,l .Towl/lah brethren
in the vari"u, countries where the Lord t\(lS plaecd them. AI~o
the 1!)3:J year text, with appropriate CrJllWJellt, is gi\'en, h~(1
daily texts 11lId commcnts for your r"frr:~hlllcllt tlnd iustr\ll:'
tion each llny of the year. Only a limited edition is beillg
printed; lwnc'l the Year BooT;; i~ offered at 50c a co[>y. Remittance to coyer shouh! nccnmpany order, forwufl1 ..d to th~
Brooklyn oliice or branch ollice. Groups of Jehovah's witn('ss
es nn,l Jona/lalls SllOUhl cOlllLiue oJ<lerg and s'~Jld thruugll
local sen'ice diroctor or ~harp"hooter.
1935 CALEXOAR
You will he espccially pleaseJ. .... ith the ::locictY'3 calendar
for 1935. run of actl0u aud graphically reprt-~euting the a>!
toundillg \'i<'lory Jt'homh Will l:;'"in for his nnllle 's ~akfJ, the
calendar pitture is most exprc3siv8 of the year's text and sets
forth, too, tL() part timt Jehovah's witncsses must pl'rform all
through H/:>;) llnd clcar thl'uugh to the glorioua finish. The
caleullar also bears a letter from the president llnll naming the
:"l!ould Lc
Illa t !;'
"J" remit
H:tllk Draft. Cnnadi"n.
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In:H~e
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A".tra/.rslf1l~
All slneerl!
8!lHI('nL~
lllnrmit~.
""l:
:O;otice to
Olll'!
~'Jli':ltion)
.. ':it
he eent with the journal on'! month hefnre tho "ub,,'ription ex[';r'~.
J:llfn'crl as Second O1ah,' 3IaH :'!attcr at n~f)O"!YIl, i!w'. Y., l'o8tl){.1~e.
Act of 1lfflrc11 3.1$73.
sl'edal 8l'fyice 1'.. 1 iulls fOI the year. These partieular ~('r\'i(c
!,priods, I",lh rt'>;iowd anll world'wHI,, are al"o ill/IJ<':\te I 011
II,,! ('al'~lIllur datI! pad. Older from tlll~ :'loeiet,v. tll'~ Bro Ikl; 11
office or brandt ofUec. c!ll'lo~iJlg rpmitttllwe with o"ler, at ~:;,:
I':teh, or lirp for :;<l,f)() if a,out to one addl't,~s. Onl,'rs Illny I',J
group..,l :llld forwurcl,ld through the cOllIl'auy director or sharpshooter.
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With deep gratiturlo to the great I{e\'caler of his oWu n'lllllJ
TlI" H'otchtotl't'r 11llJl,JljJlCes the publication of a IIl!W book. .\11
fait.hful witnessps of Uo(1 and .TomHlahs mil thn!! t'l know t:'o
book berus the titlo "Jeho\l\h ", HII,I I!iat its conft'nts -.'t fllltl.,
as dol'S no rTevious l'ublil':ltioIl, t:IC ghritJus n:lIl,C, th" IImndOtIS
work:;
t~l'~ ",I:,}
COHllnnt pUl'pl'SeS, of t.he .\rost 11':.;h no.l. The h",.!( '3 h"'lIli.fully t'llliJo~sf~,l co\cr hold:3 witllill It :;')-! ;~:1..ges f)! tt.':.. t Ina Ill- r,
color ill:t"tr:ltious, un,] t;(I:Gp]pte inlkx. The :llltl\tl~'~ <:.1, 'IOI:
ulso contain, n faesilllll,~ lettrr in tho author's 0\\'11 hand',',ritl:I:!,
sr.. ccially \vritt'u f(Jr Had nlillre,sHPli to the Ll,t"d's n!lo:nt,.1 ' :'\",
(anLl the Jonadab b""ll,rl'll). It jq n(lw 'eldv an,l may 1,(' held
at 5')e a topy, this to h~li\ oj-r~et tIle hellVY 'lri:.;inal' f'I,S'S of
publication. ,Tehond,'s fairllful witn"3''''s and tn", .ronn,hbi
'\OiH n~)t i'a.il to rt':HI this IF;W bo\,k :~ILl th\~r'el)\r tq ~.l:H
LJ"I-
seh"e" for futuro St~l"vice in pla.~ing it bcforA tfl~ wlllllc~ \1''11 :d,
by his grace. Those \\'j~hjng' It cop;' ~ho:lUltl pille') th'ir "",l.-r
tltrou;;h the director or \';ith the ~ha1'p3hooter. 1 t' !l'lt a~,,')
ciatell with a company, ti.en ortier tlircct from the i:iol'iet:'.
miceWATCIrJT0WIER
AND HERALD Of CHRllT~ IPRESENC'E
Vor.. LV
DECEMBER
15, ] 034
No. 24
(eLlONS' MOUTI-IS"
"My Gorl hatll sent his anf/cl, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that thcy have not hurt me: fo/'asmuch as
bfIo/'c him innocency tras found ilt me; and <lso before thee, 0 kiltg, have I done 110 lWl't."-lJun. 6: 22.
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chan~e, even
as he dops not change. (i\Ial. 3: 6) 'l'his U'uth
WH!'! rdlcC'lcu by the unchnn~eablc law of the
l\ledcs anu Persians. 'l'he fa~t that the ~criptures
mention the ml('han~cablcncssof the' laws of the Medes
and Persians is further evidcncc that everything recorded in the Bible is recorded for a definite purpose,
and pat,ticularly for thc interest of those who now
constitute the remnant. 'rhe gol'cat qurstion for ueterrnination is the Sllpl'(~mary of (;od, and this question
is nnw to Ite s<:ttlcd, nnu ill tid.,; is involvcd the intp:-\,rity of (lod's ct'eatures. The man JCI:lUS was pc 1'fCl'l, Yl't he must prove his inte~rity, and this he
could do only by Sllr;'erjll~ from the assaults made
UpOIl him by thc enemy Satan, '''rhou~h he were a
Son, )'et learned he' olJPdil'lIce hy the thin/-\,s which he
RufferNl." (lIeb. 5:8) "Yea, and all that will live
goufy in Chri>.t .Jesus shall suffer persecution." (2 Tim.
3:12) "Confirminr~ the soul!'!
the disciple'S, and
rxhortin!{ them to ('ont inlle in the faith, and that
we must I.hrow~h much tribulation entm' into the
killgdom of Uod," (.\('ts H: 22) The faithful men
(If old, inriudilll-\' Daniel the prophet, of neressity
mll"t he and were suhject to thc same rule of testillr~ to determine tlll'it, inte':~rity, and this cnlailed
llPOI1 t}1<'111 muc'h suflerillg".
'rhe things concernin(~ them were written aforetime for the comfort of
the remnant now 011 earth, '\'hell we appreciate what
Daniel and other faitlJful mell of his time had to en<lmC', we can understanu why Jehovah permits his
faithful witnesses in these perilous times to suffer
at the hand of the cnemy and his agents. By no other
means could their integrity he fully tested and proved.
2 The
shamcfaced, bewhiskered, hypocritical sat raps stood before the king, holuiug', as they confidcntly believed, the death warrant of Daniel in their
hand. '1'he spokesman for that wicked combine then
addre~sed the king in behalf of his coconspirators:
"'J'hcn answered they, and said before the king, That
Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of
Judah, l'cgardcth not thee, 0 king, nor the decree
that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three
timrs a day. "-Dan. 6: 13.
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tilOSC conspirators to desire the death of Daniel? Surely not merely because he was a Jcw. Ha(l Dauiel bl'Nl
agreeing with and wod,ing harmoniously with the
crooked satraps they would not care whether he was
a Jew or of somc other nationality. Daniel was the
only honest man among all the satmps, and it was
his hon('~ty aud faithfu!tH'ss Ihat intcrfere r} with their
graft operations carl'icd on as officials of the governmcnt. Jehovah's law required Daniel to IH~ !)(,rh'st
nnd fair jll all his u('alings, nnd Daniel was obedient
to God's law and he was not hein~ guided hy the laws
or customs amongst men. Daniel must and did do
the very ri~ht thing; otherwise he would not ha~c
had .Jc'hovah's approvnJ.
4 'l'he hypocritical satl'aps who wickedly sou!.\'ht Ihe
Ii I'e of I>a"icl evidently made mention to t he king' amI
cmphasized the fact that it was a Jew who hnd brOil
f(mnd violating' his dl~cr'ec, nud this they did for till.'
purpose of arousill~ the indiglllllion of the kill::;'
a~ainst Ihe Jews, even though t he law of the .ft'w""
was different from that of the l\le(lcs. The kiJ1~ lind
issued his decree, whieh (}Perce must he fllll~' oht>y('d
by all at their peril, and it would really have made
no difierencc whether the violator was a .Jew 01' a
Gentile. 'rhe mention of the fact that Duniel wa:~ a
Jew discloses the malice on the part of the f'alraps.
Haman employcd the same tactics when he said:
"'fhcre is a ('ertain people [Jews I seat 1el'l'd abroad
and dispersed among' the pcople ill all t lw prOViIlCl'S
of thy kingdom; nno their laws are din\l'se froll) all
people, neither kecp thl'Y the king's laws: thet'l'fore
it is not for the king 's profit to sufi'er them." (Est her
a: 8) Thi'l has always been tile poliry of the nl"'il, to
create prl'judice in the miIllIs of the nrlill~ POW('l'S
ngainst th()se sought to be destroyed. 'l'he proof now
bt'ou~'ht by thcf;c conspirators that Daniel was disobeying the royal dl:Cl'ee should, as thy reasoned, be
enongh to stir the indignation of the kin~ and bl'ing
ahout the immediate ('xeentioll of the oii'ent!('r. The
con8[>i1'<1t01'8, claiming complete loyalty t(! the kin~,
wonld pre<;cnt an argnmcnt before the king to tLiS
effect: That this man Daniel holds a high position
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in the governmC'nt. and his enn.}uct not only is a to say that puhlic llCJlicy and the law arc of first im
gross insult to the king' hut is sneh a h:ld example pOl'tllncC', and they al'<~ easily intlnce<l 10 sid{~'St(;P I liP
before the pCOIJle that the ppople ,,;ill be leu to dis- real issue and to therehy permit the innocC'ut to ~nfl'( l'
regard the law, and therefure he greatly enl1::l.Jl!4ers anu God's name to IJo defamed. \\T e mu,~.t heI! jll
the pcal'e and safety of the nation. 'l'he deel'ce rerent- minJ. thnt in the case of Darius the king lie was per.
ly is:,ucd hy the C;erman govet'llment I)~ainst .leho- forming a part in a great prophetic IJiC't 111'1~, en:!
vah's witn(''<,;cs is to the same t'freet, t h:lt JdlOvah'R thon~h he knew nothin~ about that prophetic pi,,witnes':t's s('rvc aud worship their no<1 .Jehovah and tme. \Yo lIlU"t l;eep in mind that the l\in~ 11f'T'e IJi\;by so doillg they therehy ('11l1allIWl: the peate alld turcd l't':.(al power, which power the conspirators
safety of the state, and that ]]pw'c .Jehovah 'H witncs3- hope(l to induce to act in their behalf alld against a
cs Tllllst be SllJlll1'eSsu}. Oil tl~e f:.ame theory, baeked ri~htC'ous on('. "Then 1hc kill2', when he ll(~ard these
hy the same false and fraudnknt ;l1'g111nl'nt, earthly ,\,<m}-.;, wa:~ sore displrar-:ed with hims{M, an<l set hi,
:1'.{cnts of Satan ill o:hpr plaet's are att('mpting to heart on Danid to ddiyer him; an(l he bhrJllred 1ill
cllact lnws to Jlren'llt the 1,J'()(']amatioll of thn truth. thc going down of the sun to delivcl' him, "-Dall.
This dlort ifl lint forth in lllailY of the statpfl of tile G: 11.
l;nited States of America, and in other C0\llltriCS,
1 It cannot he concluded that Darins was tlisplcast'{l
which laws if cnact('tl would lead to the destruction ",'ith Da'1iel, hut he was displ('ascd with the CUt:1',:Cl
of the work of .Jehovah's witnes...;ps COIH~(;fJlin~ God'l> of evcntfl whi(1J hatl put Daniel in this ti~;ht positioJl
kingdom nwJ would calise the illl\lriso!l1Mnt alHl prob- aIH} whith had lll'(~n l)J'(!\1gllt aboufllY the sinful ;Illd
ahly the d('ath of mallY of ~:u('h witm'SS('si and this crooked :\(~Is of llw oflil-ials of the govcl'Ill!l('lll. This
the cOllspimtors desil'c ill order to pl'uvellt 1he peo- illustrates the Jispll'asul'c of .Tl'llfJvah wit it t IIO:;e who
ple from Imowill~ of their own cruokedlw's. 'fhe Ill'\'S- make and ell 1'01'ce laws uprm the pJ'C:text 01' jJr'ott:ctent 01' modern-day (,ollspiratorOi seck a "lawful means" ing the p<'01>1C', hut the real pnrL>usc of \I"hich is to
to <1est roy .-Jehovah's wit lleSSt'S and their \York. and calise Jl.'IlOVah 's ,\'itll(;SSt:~ to be In'oug:llt into IlitHit must he expected that Iwf'H'e A 1'111 W1,'el!l Ion till' na- cnlt ies and to snf't'f'r injnst j('e. The pmI!ose of tlw
tions of "Chriflt('lldoni" will by lnw forhid the aetivi- cOllspil'atol's'is to e:lll:;e the puuishment of llH:lI aud
tics of .TdlOvah's wit ncsses, ulIll if the fait h ful per women llC'raus\~ of t lleil' faith ['ullless in oheying' G(HI's
sh;t in the wihll'ss \\'()I'k a/Ill Sl'l'vice of .Jl'IIOVah God luw. To be sure, .Jehovah cuuld inlllll;lliat(!y CUItS,~
many of them will be adjudged as deliberate law- the pel'secut ion of his wit lle~St:s to (~eUSl'; lJnt, Il:lvill~~
hl'enl\crs.
hC'retuforc J.t:Pl'ced that Satan shollill have oppor5 'I'he cXflcrit'nce of Daniel fOl'warns of jnst such
tunity 10 cany out his boast t'ul ('h all ellg'i' , .Jehovah
a condition as now ohtains thI'ou~~h()nt the earth. A will not ch:llI~~c that t!pcrce, but permits ;-;atan to ~~.l
like wicked rule is al1'e1\(ly ('nfo!'f'l'll in (Jumany, Hnd throug'h with his malieiuufI work until Cml's due tillle
the ClI('my, JIloving particnlarly tht'Ow~h the Catholic fnr the complete villdicatioll uf his OWl! ~:t'l~at. llalJ1I'.
hierarchy, is erHl\:av()I'in~ to put suC'h su-(':tlletl "laws" 'fhe opportunity is thus fnl'llislwd for .fl'llUvnh'll witin orWl'ut ion in the CII itcli ~aatt'~ and ot 11\'1' parts of nesses to prove tll(ir intl~~rity and hellef) to have a
the earth. In Germany .Jehovahs witlle'iSCS are sull part in the vindj(~atioll of God's nam,e. That is a
ject to all malllll'r of indi~lJities Ilwl't'ly hecanse they marvelous privilege ~rallted to rreatures. .JdlOvHltS
have in their possession pl'intld literature enablin~ witnes-,es can take g-reat ('onso!ation llOW in th,~ f::C't
them to UJI(}('/,stalll[ the \\' ord of GOt1. In this the thut they arc permitted to iHlfi'er from the assault::; of
faithfulness utHI integl'ity of the witne:;ses of Jeho- the Cll<'Juy and thus have an opportunity to provc
vah in that law[ is put to a severe test. Gou's per- their integrity towa ['US- J('honlh.
mitting it to he done is munifcstl.I' for the purpose of
R Darins the king' probahly felt some refll)()!lsibility
testing their integrity. As Human said to the kin~, before Danid's GOll in permitting this faithful lnHll
and as likewise the conspilUtors conccrning- 1>aniel, to come into the position of such great di~~\llvantng-c
"This peopln should not he permitted to longer exist to himself; helice, it is written, he "sd his heart un
in this land.'
Daniel to tle1i"cr him, and he lalJOured" to ;:ccolllpli',!l
6 Eyidently Darins the king saw the trap into whi('h
that purp0se. Thi" illustratc's how Jehov<lh provi.1d;
he had been unwittingly lcd, hnt, being the ~upremc the means for hi'! faithful witnesses to present tln-ir
ruler, he must now stand by his own dl~erce anJ. the cases before worldly com-Is to the enJ. t]w this \\ itfixed laws of the nation. :\ICll h()~dillg public ot11ce nesses may give their testimony, and tlmt, it released
today sec the hYPoCl'isy of the clergy uJ.;.u their allies from custody of the unrighteous anu from the penaland observe their wrongful course taken a~aillst J(. ties of misapplied law, they might be free to C'onlil1ne
ho\-ah'3 witnesses, but such officials have not the as witness.~s in giving the tpstimony of t:le king<Jom
courage to rise above the petty technicalitie$ of the until their wurk is complelc.l Surely it i,:; not the
law and declare what is right, because they are ill will of Jehovah that his witnesses mal(e no d:..)/,t to
fear of losing what they have. Being in fear of man, uefend themsdves before the cuurts. :-)11eh is all octhe)' are led into the snare. They ure easily induced casion, whl'n one is arrested and put i.) ir1l, to ..;in:
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this is hein~ written it is reporteJ that an officer, taking into custody one of .Jehovah's witnesses who had
merely been announcing a broadcast concoming God's
"~ord had said to ,Jrhovah's witness, and in a manner vicious and wicked: 1'1 would like to kill every
damn' one of you." \V 0 must here have in mintl
that the lions in the den whl're Daniel was put were
the king's lions, and therefore thos(> li01ls pictured
Jehovah's forces of justice, and which forces do destroy those who are guilty of breaking the divine law.
.Tehovah's innocent witnesses are in danger when the
conspirators or executioners assnme to he 'hearers
of (jod's sword not in vain', and this they do when
takill~ the law into their own hands. They fail to
)'c('I;o11 that .Jehovah is looking after his own. Those
fully devoted to the I,ord, and hence trusting in him,
al'e shown as saying ulld\~r such conditions: "0 Lord
my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all
t11\,m that persecute me, and deliver me; lest he tear
my soul like a lioll, rendil\~ it in pieces, while there
i,; none to deliver." (Ps. 7: 1, 2) "~ly sonl is umong
Hons; and I lie even arnon~ them that arc set on fire,
\'H'n the s(m>: of men, wllOsn teeth are spears and arrows, awl their tongue a sharp sword.' '-POl. G7: 4.
SAFETY
14 .1eho'llh knows full well who serves him in spirit
llnd in t"uth, and his own he will presl'rve. King
Ihll'ius saw the helplesslll'ss of his position because
of tile unchungeahle law, yet his confitkncc in Daniel
and in Duniel's God was great. Hence he said to Daniel: "'l'hy God, whom thou scrvest COlltinually, he
will uelivcr thee." That was a real trilmte to Daniel 's int!'~rity toward Almi~hty Ood. It was an aeknow!l)<1I.;:nent hy a heathen king, yet it represented
God's tribute to those who are faithful to him. In
th('Se pei'itou!; days .Jehovah permits his faithful witlIessl'S to be led away to prison and to suffer indignities at the hand of Sat an's agents, and yet at the
same tillle he ~ives them full assurance that he will
preserve and deliver those who remain faithful and
true to him. "The Ijord shall pr{'serve thee from all
evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall prescrve thy going out, and thy comin~ in, from this
time forth, and cven for e"Ormore." (Pl>. 1:21: 7, 8)
Doubtless many of Jehovah's witnesses in recent
months have remembered these prel'iOU8 words of the
Heripture when they have been led by the stl'ongarm squad and placed hehind IH'ison bars. This is
further eyideuce that the thi ngs heretofore written
were written for their comfort and hopt~. "'rhe Lord
knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations.
and to reserve the unjust unto the day (of judgment
to be punished." (2 Pet. 2: 9) "::\Jany are the ami/!ti011S of the righteous: but the Lord ddivereth him
out of them all. He keepcth all his bones: not one of
them is broken."-Ps. 3-1:10,20.
1$ The record does not disclose any reply that Daniel
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mandrd to do. The remnant will now gtand st('udfast in Chl'i!>1: Jesus, having and exercising full confluence that Jehovah in his own good time and good
way will 'stop the mouths of lions' in behalf of those
who eontinue to IlUlintllill tbeir integrity toward him.
In all their trials and fights and tribulations the
faithful remnant rejoice and sing, because they know
that the final result will be to their good and to the
honor of the Most High.
PLEASED
Darins t1((' king was glad that Daniel had 1>('en
preseryed. "Then wac; the king cxeeeding glad ftn'
him, and commandcd that thry should take Daniel
up out of the den. ~o D:miel was tuken IIp out of the
den, and no manner of hUI'!. was found upon him,
because he believed in his Uou." (Dan, 6: 2:3) Likewise Jeh'lvuh takes pl('usurc in the plTsel'\'ution of
t110se who maintain their inh'grity towards him. Jehovah caused 10 be written in hill record hiK expression of pleasUI'e because of the faithfulness of Dallic,j
and other like 1'll ithful witncsses, and in that l'l'cord
these words appear: "\\'ho through fait It suhdur'd
kingdoms, wrol1~ht righteousncss, ubtained promises,
stoppeu the mouths of lion"." (Hob. 11: 3:~) This
testimony was written long- after the ueath of Danic,l,
and this of itself is furthcr proof that the words were
writ1(\n for the comfort of the remnant who ure today on earth. Jehovah at another place ('aus('u specific mention to be made of Daniel and his faithful
companions, manifestl~' bceanse of their faithfulness
und devotion to the Most Iligll. (Ezck. 14: 14,20;
lIeb. 11: 33, 34) Can Jehovah put men Oil rarth who
unclcr the most severe test will remain true aud faithful to him 1 This is the great issue. Certain it is that
God is pleas('(l with those who do prove their integrity toward him; hence it is written: "The Lord thy
God in the midlit of thee is lIli~hty; he, will sa\'(\ he
will rejoice OWl' thce with joy; he will rc"t in his love,
he will joy OWl' thee with singing." (ZelJh.:.3: 17)
It is those who arc faithful to .Jehovah that he preserves and over whom he rPjoices: "l\lllny arc the
afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord ddivcreth
him out of them all. Hc kecpoth all his bOlles; not
one of them is brol<c11. 'l'he Lord reuremeth the soul
of his servants; and none of them that tru:,t in him
shall be dcsolate. "-Ps. 34: !f), 20,22.
M King Darius command('d that Daniel should be
hrought up out of the den of lions. 'l'his could not
forcshadow that before' Annagoeddon the' remnant
would be tak('n out of dangcr. Not until Satn nand
all of his organization are uestroyeu \vill all danger
be removed. Daniel was just as safe inside as he was
outside of the lions' dcn, because he had the 1Jrolcction of .Jehovah's angel. Hi') being takcu HI' from
the den set:ms more particularly to pictUI'" l!l;lt thvl'l'
would be' a series of acts 0 r deliverance j,~, .f d~onl h
of the melHbel'S of his anoi.nted remnant, to tL,' ('W;
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ag'ilinst ,JehonJ 11 Dlld a~'aill~t hi.;; anointcrl: Ho\\' unwise the })('O[Jle, and whnt a g'l'l'at exhibitirJll of hlindlIe:-:<; on their part, when they imagine thai the imperr'C'ct mell who now rule NlIl rid the t'aft~l of the
t('stimony of Clod nnd his kingdom awl holJ S\\'t:y
aceortlin~ to thl,ir o\\'n wir:ker1 plea",ul'c! ('UJlc(,I'llin~;
this ~reat stupillily of man .Jehovah long u~o calls:',l
his }Il'ophct to r;l'itc: "'''hy do the [nations j ragt',
and the people inw;.;ine a \'" in thing? The kin~~s of
the ('ar~h sd tl\{'m~;(~lvcs, and the rulers take COUmlc}
tOg'dhel', IH:ain'.;t the Lord, aml agninst his anointl'd,
suying', l,('t \IS Im.:ak their bands usuwlt'r, all(1 (':~:;t
a\\'iIY tlll'ir r'01'd'O from us. I1e that siltcth ill tlw
heavws shalllat:~h; the Lord shall have thl'lll in deriSiOH." (Ps. ~: 1. .J.) 'fhe 1)l'rSl'nt-day rulers of <,;J1't h
who In'in;; forth sf'l1l'mes vf so-eallcd "lIutiou:d 1'('eovel'~'" wonld do well to heed the wisdom exprt',s';Pt!
h,i Ibn sccOlltl P:;alm, hut they will cJo<;e thl'i)' .'yr'.'; ull,l
cars cnl ireJy to the same. "Thcll shall he r.Tch{Jvah J
sp(~ak \llllo tlwnl in his wrath, aud \,1~X tltl'lJl in II;,:
sore t!ispleaslH'c. Thou rChl'ist] ~halt hre:\k t hem ,\'it It
a rod of iron; tholl Rhalt dash them in piel:l's like a
potter's \'l'SSl'I."--l's. 2: 5, g.
00 In his 1'()lI\mll!lil~ution tf) the people King' })arill-;
contilluer.! to ma!.!'Idfy the S\lllt'cnHl~y and 1I:J:IjI',.;ty Ol
JdlOvah (;0<1; "lfe dcliveIeth gnd r('seu'~lh, allli ll(~
\nn'j,dh si~ns and wonders in heaven awl in ('at'llI,
who hath dl'livt:red Daniel 1'1'011\ the POWI'l' of tlH'
lionR." (0:111. (i: 27) .JellOvlJh's po \\'('1' and I.:oodnl'::;
manifested ill the dcliveralH'f~ and rl's('uinlr of his
faithful Olles nrc exemplifh'd in mod('l'I\ tilll('s ill hi:;
uea)jll~ wilh his l'l:rnrlallt allJ the l'l'Sellin~ of tlwlll
from the" lions' dpn" cxpcriellf'rs. 'fillW (Jlld :l!.:ain
:-:lataH ulld his 11g-ent;,; ha\'e committc,d o\"('rt ad" ill
this g'l'eat cOJlspiraey agaillst (lo.l and his hiddl'lI Olt'. ';
allli have nUemptl'lllo lil'il1~: al)l)llt tlte deaLti of llll'!llbel'S of the rl'mnant, Hlld time lind a~:lin (;od Ita,>
rcsc'l\ed allli ddivel'l:d them. Whl'll the Ik\'il S('lIt
fot,th his moh to take .Jesus, the Beloved of .Jehovah,
the great )la<;t('r sait! to the klldr:rs of the mob Hut
he (',mId ask and l't~ceive from his Fatber tW(']\'l: legions of nng(:)s for his protection. (.\latt.:.W: [):~)
To l,i" faithful wituesses, the rl'mnnnt now OJl earth,
who have put their trust wholly in .JelH)\'uh God, tlw
~fost lIi~h !lOW says: "For he ;.;hall give his ~lllgt'ls
chal'!;e OVC[' thee. to kp,ep thee in all thy ,rays." (Ps.
91: ] 1) WIH'!l the Catholic hierarchy and other satanie a~ellts, including the strolJg-arm squad, lay viln
hands upon Jehovah's witw:,sses, thesn faithful 011es
m'e sure that J(>hovah in his own good wny and time
will re~('ue them antI delivcr them from the" lions'
mouths". "The Lord knowdh how to delirer t!lC1
godly." (2 Pet. 2: 9) In the (hy of .ll'hovah's wrath
these wicked and mnlicious, fahe accusers that now
ruk the world will flnrl no ddh'eran~e. Thir god.;
will IJe utterly helplc"", and unable to deliver thun ill
their gl't:ut ordeal. To tho;.:;e wirked agents of Sat~ll,
who seck now to destroy the faithful rcmnant bccn\lsl~
P.ffie \~;j\TCliT0\VER.
-Hc\. 12: 1-G; Bz"k. 12: 1]; 24: 24: .Topl 2: aD, 31.
G2 'I'he l'eseue of Daniel from the lions' den foretold
the r(-SClle and deli\'('ry of the l'cmnant from the cruel
und unri~hteous 1:Jw and from the 1'1Wa~I''l that will
('omc upo'u the eadh dllring' Al'mag\\hloll. The rem
nant's bcin~ on earth aftp[ the d('slrl1clion of tho
wi(hd at Arma~eudon will prove that they arc on
('arlh only hy the }lower [l1l(1 gl'aee of. the Almighty
God, and this will lie a vindh'ation of .Jchovah's ll:lmO
an(l power, and all crcation theu IllI!,;t acknowledge
that .Jehovah is (;ot! and that Christ is his chosen One
to the ~lor~ of the )fost lTigh. i-\atan put forth his
strongest efforts to dcstroy Noah, Daniel and Job, anrl
Jehoyah rescued I1n(l ueli\'Cl'CU these men and thcn
caused to be wl'itt('n that he dill so hecullse those men
were strong in faith and ill thcir (J!H~diellee to God
and lICnce were righteous in his skht. (Ezck. 14:
14, 20) Likewise the l'i~~ht<'ousness of the remnant is
the rcason why God will deliver them. Their ri~ht.
COUSIJ('SS is not 1)y reason of their own inherent goodness, but hecause thcy urn in Chri<;t Jesus, have full
fuil h amI confidence in Ol)<} 's beloverl (lne, and arc
wholly d('voled to God and hi;; kingllom. Contrast
ing the wicked of the \\'orlJ with the meek and faith.
ful remnant God's 'Vord declares: "Treasures of.
wickcdllC'SS profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from dcath." (Proy. 10: 2) "Hiches profit not in
the day of wrath: but l'ighteousness delivereth from
death. "-Prov. 11: 4.
~., Daniel's life and conrse of action continued to
be a testimony to the name of J e11ovah: ":::;0 this
Daniel prospered in the reign of Darins. and in the
reign of Cyrus the Persian." (Dan. 6: 28) Cyrus,
who foreshadowed Christ and who was 11 nephew of
Darius the :\lede, did not begin to reig'll as a successor in power to Darius until the end of the reign of
Darius. This sngge<;ts that the one-thousand-yenr
reign of Christ Jesus does not begin until ufter the destruction of Satan and his organization, which re,;ults
in the vindication of Jehovah's name. That would mean
381
has ])eell ouo of varied cxpc'I'iwith much peril. The "lio:1,,' m,mths"
of tho wieked org-allization have often opeHel} to 5\\':11low up the faithful remnant, hut the great. .Jehovuh
God, whom we serye, ha., delivered hig 1elo\'cd hidden
ones from the hands of tIle! wicked. Prison cdl ,'. will
not deter the faithful in giving the testj,Y"Jny to th13
n::lmc of the :\fost High. By the gra('~ of God the
faithful will eontinue to adverti~e the Kill'; ;'wl hi"
kingdom, and tl) ma~niiy the name of the .:\Lo,t lJi:;h.
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