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1931 The Golden Age

But we shall see what we shall see in the momentous days to come. Business may have its ups and its downs, but eventually, chaos, appalling distress-and Armageddon.

The Golden Age.  January 21, 1931 p. 279

 

The next great act toward the ousting of Satan from the earth is the battle of Armageddon, at which time Satan and his organization will be completely destroyed by the victor, Christ, who is the world’s rightful king. 

The Golden Age.  January 21, 1931 p. 284

 

In this it is Satan’s purpose to turn the people against God and to cause them to curse Him before Armageddon.

The battle of Armageddon, which is near, is the great and final battle that will be fought between the forces of Satan on one side, and the forces of Christ Jesus upon the other side.
The Golden Age.  January 21, 1931 p. 285

 

The answer is just as here given, that Satan is now striving to turn all humankind against God before Armageddon is fought, and in doing
so he is bringing upon them calamities, attempting to push all the world into the shambles and to charge God therewith.
The Golden Age.  January 21, 1931 p. 285

 

The little sum taken for the books is used as far as it will go to print morn books for other people. You are asked only to inform yourselves of the truth that you may be fully warned of the great impending battle of Armageddon that soon shall follow.

The Golden Age.  January 21, 1931 p. 286

 

Section heading: What About Armageddon?

The Golden Age.  February 4, 1931 p. 293

 

When we see these scriptures, and note the emphasis with which these commands not to mingle human blood and animal blood are recreated over and over, we can but wonder what part the violation, the general and impudent violation, of the spirit of this command will play in the battle of Armageddon.

The Golden Age.  February 4, 1931 p. 293

 

Can it be that the general corruption and violation of human blood by serums of various sorts has provided a garden out of which, in Armageddon, will grow, and do now grow, the most monstrous conditions of accord with the Devil and his angels, and with their vibrations, their ways of doing things, if you please, that have ever taken place on this planet?

The Golden Age.  February 4, 1931 p. 293

 

That the great battle of Armageddon will completely wreck Satan’s organization, the visible part of which is described under the symbol of “the earth”, is made certain.

The Golden Age.  February 4, 1931 p. 314

 

With the end of the storm of Armageddon there will be on earth many sad and broken hearts. 

The Golden Age.  February 4, 1931 p. 314

 

“If it should develop, at Armageddon, that He who formed the eye is really able to see; and He who planted the ear is really able to hear what the ‘god-born’ Temperancers and Leaguers are doing; and if it should also there develop that He who made the universe, including one star, Betelguese, large enough to contain our sun and its satellites, together with their orbits, really has power to annihilate every organization that misrepresents or belittles His name on this wiggle grain of sand called ‘Earth’, then, with God’s prophet, I ask, What are you going to do about it?”

The Golden Age.  April 15, 1931 p. 469

 

This overthrow of Satan’s kingdom began in the year 1914 and will be completed soon, in “the battle of Armageddon”. 

The Golden Age.  April 15, 1931 p. 476

 

Section heading: Birds’ Armageddon in Korea

The Golden Age.  May 13, 1931 p. 532

 

The book of Revelation, chapter sixteen, verse fourteen, calls it “the battle of that great day of God Almighty”, and connects it up with what is “called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon”.

The Golden Age.  June 10, 1931 p. 603

 

Students of the Bible, whose searching of the Scriptures has brought them face to face with the fact that God’s kingdom is at hand and the great battle of Armageddon draws near, have keenly felt their obligation to preach the glad tidings of God’s kingdom to all nations for the consolation of the people; and they are doing so by means of radio and by millions upon millions of hooks in many languages, doing this on Sundays no less than on other days of the week. 

The Golden Age.  June 10, 1931 p. 603, 604

 

The Lord held out no hopes of their coming out of the approaching battle of Armageddon alive, but strongly indicated that they would die with the Devil’s organization.

The Golden Age.  June 10, 1931 p. 606

 

The Lord purposes to deliver His people from Satan and his organization in the near future, in what men call “the battle of Armageddon”. 

The Golden Age.  June 24, 1931 p. 636

 

Manifestly it won’t be long now until the mighty man shall cry there bitterly, just as the Scriptures forewarn.  Armageddon cannot be far away.

The Golden Age.  August 5, 1931 p. 714

 

This utter abolition of the League and its covenant Jesus will accomplish in “the battle of that great day of God Almighty”, popularly called “the battle of Armageddon”, and which is now nearer than the nations and people think. (Matt 24:38, 39)

The Golden Age.  August 19, 1931 p. 763

 

The final, terrific shaking, which God will give to that organizational the battle of Armageddon now so near, will make it reel worse than a drunkard and will shatter it and for ever remove it from the bowed backs of humankind, and the people will go free, yes, free for ever from Satan’s dominion. 

The Golden Age.  August 19, 1931 p. 766

 

For this reason it is written, in Revelation 16: 13-16, that the combined forces of wickedness, under Satan, and the combined forces of righteousness, under Christ, are marching to Armageddon, which will mark the greatest battle and be a time of the greatest tribulation the world has ever known.

The Golden Age.  September 2, 1931 p. 773

 

Jehovah’s time to vindicate His name is at hand.  That period of time the Scriptures definitely define as “THAT DAY”.  It is the day in which Jehovah is assembling His invisible host for the great battle of Armageddon.
The Golden Age.  September 2, 1931 p. 790

 

The Boy Scouts will get theirs, the YMCA’s will get theirs, the YWCA’s will get theirs, and the Salvation Army will get theirs, now, what there is to be had, and the balance, all that is coming to them, in Armageddon.

The Golden Age.  September 16, 1931 p. 814

 

As Noah of old warned the people of the coming flood, so Jehovah’s witnesses today sound again the warning of the deluge of God’s wrath as it will be manifested in Armageddon. 

The Golden Age.  October 28, 1931 p. 60

 

In the near future God will end all the boastful schemes of men by destroying in the battle of Armageddon the man-made governments, man-made religions of earth and all man-made laws, and establishing one righteous government, with just and righteous laws, under which men will worship God in spirit and in truth and without the handicap of having to choose from several hundred different kinds of religion.

The Golden Age.  November 25, 1931 p. 124

 

It seems that the enemy is gathering his earthly as well as his spiritual forces for the great battle of Armageddon.

The Golden Age.  December 9, 1931 p. 156

 

When the victory of Armageddon will have been gained by Jehovah through Christ Jesus His executive officer, the people will know that the Eternal God is the Most High, and they will sing His praises.

The Golden Age.  December 9, 1931 p. 157

1931 Watchtower

They love God and are marching to Armageddon, and they know that victory is sure.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 1, 1931 p. 9

 

This prophecy means a preparation for the great battle of Armageddon; but before explaining it in detail the Word of God by another prophet concerning the preparation for war is first briefly considered. 

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 1, 1931 p. 10

 

He has made clear that when this witness work is done then Armageddon mill follow and then the “servant” will be permitted to see the wicked organization of the enemy swept out and Jehovah’s organization put in control and the name of the Most High for ever glorified.
The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 15, 1931 p. 25

 

According to the Scriptural proof, the great battle of Armageddon will soon be fought.  This terrible image of Daniel briefly discloses the wicked powers that have ruled the world for centuries and shows what will be the fate of that wicked organization at Armageddon and what Jehovah will employ to destroy that organization and bring relief and blessings to the people.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 15, 1931 p. 28

 

The Stone strikes the image, first on the feet, and then breaks and grinds to pieces Satan’s entire organization, and a great whirlwind carries it completely away.  Satan’s entire organization must be and will be destroyed at Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 15, 1931 p. 29

 

There are many corroborative scriptures showing that some of the faithful remnant will still continue to be sued of the Lord in doing his work in connection with the temple and doing it right here on earth until Armageddon is fought.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  February 1, 1931 p. 41

 

It seems clear, however, that for the sake of the elect Armageddon will be quick and sharp and immediately following it some of the remnant, before they are taken away, will be used to instruct the people.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  February 1, 1931 p. 41

 

The fulfillment of that prophetic vision follows the great battle of Armageddon soon to be fought. 

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  February 1, 1931 p. 43

 

At Armageddon Satan and the beast and his entire organization will go down.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  February 1, 1931 p. 43

 

This is strong evidence that some of the remnant will be on the earth after Armageddon and will be the ones used by the Lord to first inform the people who have survived the time of trouble.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  February 1, 1931 p. 44

 

There would necessary be warfare between the sanctuary class and Satan from that time forward until Satan is put down completely following Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  February 1, 1931 p. 44

 

All nations will be so shaken at Armageddon that they mill be completely destroyed, and therefore they could not contribute anything desirable to the house of the Lord. Besides this, the glory here mentioned seems to begin before the final shaking at Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  February 15, 1931 p. 55

 

All this military, cruel and wicked organization, being arrayed against God and his anointed people in the battle of Armageddon, will go down to destruction, as the words of the prophet foretell.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 1, 1931 p. 71

 

First, though, Jesus must destroy that great thief and robber Satan and his robber stronghold, his wicked organization; which Jesus will do in the battle of Armageddon, now so near.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 1, 1931 p. 78

 

It is necessary for the full vindication of God’s name that he destroy the wicked; and the Scriptures abundantly teach that these workers of lawlessness will be destroyed before the eyes of the faithful remnant, and this before Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 1, 1931 p. 132

 

As the day to spring the trap, no doubt they have set some time in the distance; and the Scriptures indicate that the attempt to commit the final overt act of their conspiracy will be shortly before the time of Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1931 p. 184

 

The incident there described and what quickly followed foreshadows events just preceding Armageddon and what shall come to pass at Armageddon. 

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 1, 1931 p. 195

 

Thus she foreshadowed what God’s people must do in this day when Armageddon is approaching.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 1, 1931 p. 196

 

Then the commandment was given to his people to carry the message of truth to the peoples of earth before the final and great destruction at Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 1, 1931 p. 198

 

Now we are in the last days. The time to give the final witness to the name and word of God before Armageddon breaks is now here.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 1, 1931 p. 199

 

Haman was destroyed before the big fight on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month came to pass, seeming to indicate that the Haman class go down before the time of the battle of Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1931 p. 216

 

For their aid and comfort, and that they might keep bright their hope, he graciously reveals more clearly to them his purposes now, and this must indicate that the day is near when the name of Jehovah will be vindicated in the great battle of Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1931 p. 217

 

At the same time he found a faithful company who have been giving attention at the alter of the Lord because they love the Lord, and of these he constitute the “faithful and wise servant: class, and to this class he committed all his goods, and to this class he committed all of his goods, namely, all the privilege of service to the Lord on earth from the time of coming to the temple until Armageddon. 

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 227

 

The Scriptures support the conclusion, as herein- before stated, that the close relationship between the commercial, political and ecclesiastical elements of the world will be broken and the ecclesiastical element will be cast away and destroyed before Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 228

 

Bear in mind that Satan’s purpose now is to destroy the remnant, and he will continue to have and use earthly agents until Armageddon sweeps his power and organization completely away.
The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 228

 

Whatever this part of the divine drama of Esther shows, it forcibly illustrates this fact: that God has purposed to permit the Devil to go his limit in wickedness until Armageddon, and that there he will clean out the Devil and his organization, and that until that time God’s witnesses on earth must continue to bear testimony to the Word and name of Jehovah.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 228

 

Likewise God has decreed that Armageddon shall be fought and that all of Satan’s forces shall be gathered together against the people, and this is unalterable. 

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 228, 229

 

It may therefore be expected that every part of Satan’s wicked organization will continue to march on to Armageddon with the full determination to completely destroy God’s remnant and to stop all witness work to Jehovah’s name upon the earth. There is no alternative left for the remnant.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 229

 

God’s remnant cannot follow the course of the “false prophet” to change times and laws, but must abide strictly by the provision of the divine law as it is written. God has not changed and will not change his decree for Armageddon, nor restrain the enemy from making his assault upon his people; but he will furnish all the needed power for a counterassault that will completely wipe the enemy out of existence.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 229

 

In recent months God has made known to his people the meaning of much that has heretofore been hidden, and may not those things be taken as proof that Armageddon is near, and that the publication business concerning it and the kingdom of God requires hasty diligence and perseverance on the part of the remnant? Let every one of the remnant class, then, do full duty with a joyful heart.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 229

 

The remnant must make haste to do this by all the means which God has provided to make known his purpose to destroy the enemy and his organization at Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 230

 

Christ and those of his risen body members, and all of his holy angels, will do the actual slaughter work of the enemy at Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 231

 

When the peoples of Israel were delivered from their oppressors on a former occasion, and the oppressors perished at the hand of the Lord, the song of Deborah and Bark was sung, which contained these words appropriate to God’s people when the victory of Armageddon is complete with the downfall of the enemy: “So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah; but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.”-Judg. 5:31 A.R.V.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 231

 

The feast of jubilation of the Jews seems to fore- shadow that some of the remnant will be on the earth even after Armageddon, and that they will greatly rejoice because of the complete vindication of Jehovah’s holy name.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 232

 

Following Armageddon all the earth shall be subdued under Christ, the King and executive officer of Jehovah, and all humankind will be required to render tribute unto the great Prince to the glory of Jehovah God the King eternal. 

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 233

 

May not this mean that after Armageddon God will have some of his faithful remnant or servant class on the earth, and assign them to some honorable work for the good of the people; and that they will also be used to the glory of God in speaking peace to the people, and probably that will be the due time for God to bring forth the princes of the earth, the faithful prophets, and even Mordecai himself, to join in the work for the general welfare of the people?

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 233

 

MY DEAR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:
After reading Light, I thought I must let you know how much I have appreciated same; and I thank Jehovah for the wonderful explanation of Revelation that he has given to the remnant at this time. It is a Clear indication that the great battle of Armageddon is rapidly approaching, as we see the prophecies which have been fulfilled, particularly since 1914, and others in course of fulfillment.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1931 p. 239

 

The inspection continued, and more abominations were seen by the Prophet Ezekiel; and what Ezekiel saw foreshadowed what the “faithful servant” or remnant would see shortly preceding Armageddon or the destruction of Christendom.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 15, 1931 p. 247

 

The battle of Armageddon will witness the complete downfall of Christendom, and that without any quarter or pity from the Lord.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  September 1, 1931 p. 264

 

This scripture further indicates that some of the remnant will be on earth when the work is done, and will witness Armageddon from their vantage point under the Lord’s protection.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  September 1, 1931 p. 264

 

Habakkuk prophesied concerning the great battle of Armageddon against Satan and his forces of evil and in which Satan’s organization shall fall never to rise again ; and how God’s Anointed One shall receive and bless the people.-Hab. 3: l-13.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  October 1, 1931 p. 302

 

Jehovah is now marching the mighty host of his organization to Armageddon, where his name will be vindicated.
The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  October 15, 1931 p. 307

 

As Jehovah is now marching his forces to Armageddon, and the remnant is the only part of his organization on the earth wholly devoted to him, it follows that the remnant is the only part of his organization on the earth wholly devoted to him, it follows that the remnant must be at the front, lifting high the standard of the Lord that others of good ill may find the way to salvation.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  October 15, 1931 p. 307

 

The minions that are brought through the time of trouble at Armageddon will be the first to have the opportunity of wholly devoting themselves to the Lord and entering upon the “highway”, and after this those that are now dead will come forth from the grave and be taught how to enter upon the “highway”.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  October 15, 1931 p. 311

 

Being the first upon the “highway”, and serving as examples to the people, the Scriptures support the conclusion that the remnant will aid the people in turning to the “highway” after Armageddon; and concerning this it is written; “In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria; and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  October 15, 1931 p. 311, 312

 

Immediately following Armageddon the peoples will be seeking help from the remnant remaining on the earth, and which are now shown to be the first and in the lead upon the “highway” of the King.
The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  October 15, 1931 p. 312

 

It also marked the time of increased sorrow upon the inhabitants of the earth, because Satan since then has desperately attempted to turn all persons away from Jehovah God and gather them together under his command preparatory for the great battle of God Almighty, or Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  December 1, 1931 p. 357

 

That great trouble is Armageddon, which will completely wreck Satan and Satan’s entire organization.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  December 1, 1931 p. 358

 

As Jesus declares that the completion of this testimony shall be followed by the great time of trouble known as Armageddon, even so the same prophet of Jehovah says : “Thus saith [Jehovah], your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel [God’s chosen people] ; For your sake I have sent to Babylon [Satan‘s organization] and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans [Satan’s representatives], whose cry is in the ships.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  December 1, 1931 p. 358

1932 Watchtower

Jehovah has given Christ Jesus power over all human creation, and Jesus said: “This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17: 3) Primarily these words applied to the disciples of Jesus. Later they applied to all who become the followers of Christ Jesus; and now they apply to those who shall be carried through the great battle of Armageddon and be the first recipients of restitution blessings. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 1, 1932 p. 6

 

The great day of God Almighty is here, and the battle of Armageddon is soon to be fought.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 15, 1932 p. 22

 

“Sixth: That because Satan will not surrender his wicked rule over the nations and peoples of the earth,  Jehovah of hosts with his anointed executive officer Christ Jesus will press the conflict against Satan and all of his forces of evil, and henceforth our battle-cry shall be, THE SWORD OF JEHOVAH AND OF HIS ANOINTED; that the great battle of Armageddon soon to begin will result in the full restraint of Satan and the complete overthrow of his evil organization, and that Jehovah will establish righteousness in the earth by and through Christ, the new Ruler, and will emancipate mankind from evil and bring everlasting blessing to all the nations of the earth;

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 15, 1932 p. 27, 28

 

Even now this zeal is attracting millions of people of “good will” to the aide of the Lord, anxious to see its victorious consummation in Armageddon, (2 Ki. 10:15-28) We are grateful to learn further, by your help, that the “remnant” will still have further privileges of service after Armageddon in teaching the millions then living that they are the ones whom Jehovah had in mind when he promised Abraham that ALL the families of the earth should be blessed through him.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 1, 1932 p. 78

 

Armageddon Foreshadowed

In many places in the Bible Jehovah indicates what shall come to pass at Armageddon or the battle of the great day of God Almighty, and the following text is one of such proofs : “O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness [desert, Roth.] ; the earth trembled [quaked, Roth.], the heavens also dropped [dripped, Roth.] at the presence of God; even yon Sinai trembled [quaked] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.”-Ps. 68: 7,8, R.V.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 15, 1932 p. 88

 

Isaiah has prophesied concerning the coming battle of Armageddon, or great battle of the day of God Almighty, and says : ” For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.”

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 15, 1932 p. 89

 

This latter rendering of the text by Rotherham makes it plain that he who made Mount Sinai tremble and quake at the giving of the law thought Moses is the same God who fights the battle for his people and brings them to victory, and is the same God who comes to his temple, selects and bring his remnant into the secret place of the Most High, the place of safety, and the same God who will destroy the enemy and his organization at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 15, 1932 p. 89

 

By whom will Armageddon be fought7 Describe the prophetic picture, to show how appropriate is the language of Isaiah 28:21 as suggesting the nature of Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 15, 1932 p. 90

 

The twelfth verse of the Psalm above quoted, therefore, would seem more particularly to refer to the near future, when the great battle of Armageddon will be in progress.
The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 1, 1932 p. 102, 103

 

At the time the spoil shall be divided, thereby increasing the kingdom interests on earth for a space of time after Armageddon is fought.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 1, 1932 p. 103

 

The remnant is likened unto a home-keeping woman of ancient times, in that such do not engage in an active part of the battle of Armageddon with carnal weapons.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 1, 1932 p. 103

 

Referring to the Lord at Armageddon it is written: “Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind.” (Ps. 104:3)

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 118

 

These tests and others prove that the fight at Armageddon will not be merely a symbolic affair, because Jehovah announces his purpose to clean Satan’s organization off the earth.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 118

 

This shows that the great battle of Armageddon precedes the inauguration of the new covenant ;therefore Jehovah marches to war with his “thousands upon thousands” of chariots of war.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 118

 

This he will do in the great victory that he will gain at the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 119

 

The prophecy, therefore, shows Christ Jesus, Jehovah’s great executive officer, taking captive Satan and his cohorts at the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 119

 

Those captured or taken prisoners at Armageddon will not be preserved as such, alive in a prison house, but will be put to death and thus held captive in death until the end of the thousand-year rein of Christ.  Doubtless the colors of Satan, and Satan himself before death at Armageddon, will come to a full realization that they are “all done up” and that the fight must put an end to the operations of Satan and his organization, who for centuries has been unhindered and unrestrained in his defiance of Jehovah God.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 119

 

6.  Show whether it is reasonable to construe as symbolic the tests regarding the slaying to take place in the earth in the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 121

 

With scriptures, prove that the fight at Armageddon will not be merely a symbolic affair.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1932 p. 121

 

Later the people of God, when more severely persecuted, may well say that ‘God himself is for us; unto him belongs the escape in view of death’, and that escape Jehovah foretold by the destruction of Haman; and the escape of his people will come with the destruction of the class pictured by Haman, and particularly will this escape be made available at Armageddon. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 1, 1932 p. 132

 

Not only will Satan suffer defeat in the battle of Armageddon, but his head, and the head of all of God’s enemies that go to make up the wicked organization, shall be cracked wide open.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 1, 1932 p. 133

 

The last members of the Christ body on earth are the remnant, and arc undoubtedly represented here by “thy foot”; and this seems to be another indication that the faithful remnant, or at least some of them, will be on the earth during the great battle of Armageddon and witness the blood that shall flow by reason of Christ Jesus’ executing the enemy. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 1, 1932 p. 134

 

Instead of the blood-shedding at Armageddon being merely symbolic, as those who now live at ease say and would have it, great will be the actual flow of blood, as shown by this and other scriptures: “And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.”  (Zeph. 1:17)

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 1, 1932 p. 134

They must be told that after Armageddon the common people need no longer fear the bulls, because then there will be no bulls to do the horning and pushing.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 148

 

The Lord caused the Prophet Isiah to write concerning this class of people who will be subject to the rulers in Satan’s organization but who after Armageddon will be seeking to come unto Jehovah and join themselves to his organization; these the prophet wrote: “And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptian shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 149

 

It now seems certain that the fulfillment of this prophecy will be after the battle at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 149

 

When Armageddon has completely wrecked Satan’s wicked organization, and the bulls and those who delight in war lie dead upon the ground, the common people will know that the hand of Jehovah God has done this mighty work; and then, according to the prophecy uttered by the psalmist the “high messengers” shall come out of Egypt, and which people will then be seeking the way to Zion.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 150

 

He is riding in his ‘throne chariot straight onward to meet he assault of Satan’s organization, which is mobilizing for Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.   May 15, 1932 p. 150

 

This voice of warning he sounds just preceding the great battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 150

 

Jehovah will be present at Armageddon, particularly represented by Christ Jesus, his Chief Executive Officer.  Necessarily Armageddon must and will be such an open demonstration of Jehovah’s power that all creation may see and know that it is Jehovah God that is performing this wonderful and strange act.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 151

 

That strange act will take place, as the Scriptures show, at Armageddon. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 151

 

It is reasonable, therefore to conclude that at the battle of Armageddon there will be such a demonstration in the skies of Jehovah’s power that terror will lay hold upon all.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 151

 

Jehovah God has now come to his holy place, his sanctuary or temple on Zion, and this text proves that he will reveal himself therefrom or out therefrom in terrifying acts at the battle of Armageddon, when such acts can ‘make the hair of the flesh stand up’, as it did on one of Job’s tormentors. (Job 4:14, 15)

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.   May 15, 1932 p. 152

 

The prophet gives a description of Armageddon,  which slows that the people will look upon it with indescribable terror. (IIab. 3 : l-14)

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 152

 

It will be even so with he remnant of Mount Zion at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 152

 

“The coming of the Lord Jesus” to the battle of Armageddon, therefore, will be in clouds, and every eye shall gaze with terror on what they shall behold.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 152

 

Our part in this great work is ‘to preach this gospel of the kingdom as a witness to all the nations’, and when this work is done Armageddon will be upon the enemy and shall sweep him and his organization.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  May 15, 1932 p. 152

 

At the present time Satan’s organization has reached its very zenith in wickedness; and  we know from the Scriptures that within a short time God will kill Satan and destroy his organization, and this he will do at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 1, 1932 p. 168

 

Revelation shows that Satan and put in the pit or grave, and then at the end of the thousand-year reign of Christ these wicked ones will be awakened out of death and gathered again in force.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 179

 

The fulfilment of this prophecy has its beginning at Armageddon, and at the end of the Millennial reign these ‘‘high ones” are visited by the Lord and awakened, together with Satan, and are given the opportunity to again show their depravity which leads to their everlasting annihilation.

The Scriptures clearly prove that Ezekiel pictured or foreshadowed God’s remnant people on earth serving as his witnesses just prior to Armageddon, which people Jehovah uses to give the testimony of Jesus Christ.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 179

 

The Scriptures show that Satan and all of his princes go into death at Armageddon and are awakened out of death at the end of the thousand-year reign of the Messiah, and the Revelation specifically mentions Gog and Magog in connection therewith, which would mean the prince Gog and all the wicked ones that have operated in his division.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 180

 

It is certain from the Scriptures that Gog represents wicked forces which are anti-God and anti-kingdom in assaulting and moving against God’s kingdom organization, including the remnant on earth, and which forces reach a climax at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 180

 

Jehovah God is supreme and he has anointed Christ Jesus as his Chief Officer, who will lead the fight of his forces at Armageddon.  Since Satan has attempted to mimic God in everything else, and since Satan claims to be the supreme one or equal to God, it is reasonable to conclude that Satan has appointed a special officer to his side to lead the fight at Armageddon; and since Gog is called “the chief prince” of Rosh, it is reasonable that Gog is the one that leads the fight at Armageddon, while Satan as the general sits in the rear and directs it, even as Jehovah directs Christ Jesus.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 181

 

It is stated that the evil spirits like frogs shall gather the forces to Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 182

 

This same conspiracy and the carrying of it out is pictured by the following scriptures : “And he [they, Sinaitic MS.] gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.” (Rev. 16: 16)

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 183

 

The enemy has had knowledge of these examples foreshadowing Armageddon but has taken no heed thereto.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 185

 

Seeing that the battle of Armageddon completes the victory of Jehovah, and the preservation of those who love him, will cause the people of God to more fully appreciate him than ever.  The non-followers of Christ, the heathen, have been repeatedly told the truth but have given no heed to it.  Armageddon will cause all of them to know that Jehovah is the Most High.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  June 15, 1932 p. 185

 

Jehu was executing Jehovah’s decree; and the Greater-than-Jehu, Christ Jesus, will execute Jehovah’s decree at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1932 p. 214

 

Likewise Christ Jesus, the chief one whom Jehu foreshadowed, fought with Satan the Devil and his officers and cast them out of heaven. Also, the course that Jehu took foreshadows that Christ Jesus now permits Satan to assemble his forces and to get ready for the decisive battle at Armageddon which is certain to follow.
The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1932 p. 215

This course they must take if they would receive the protection of the antitypical Jehu, Christ Jesus, the great Executioner who will execute Jehovah’s judgments at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1932 p. 216

 

My, how wonderful the table of the Lord is filled with food convenient, and that just before Armageddon!

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1932 p. 223

 

Surely you are wrong in declaring a message against the rulers of “Christendom” and saying that God’s anointed King will destroy “Christendom” at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1932 p. 228

 

Jehonadab represented or foreshadowed that class of people now on the earth during the time that the Jehu work is in progress who are of good will, are out of harmony with Satan’s organization, who take their stand on the side of righteousness, and are the ones whom the Lord will preserve during the time of Armageddon, take them through that trouble, and give them everlasting life on the earth.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1932 p. 231

 

The Jehonadab class are meek, that is to say, they are teachable and they seek to do right and are anxious for the kingdom to be established, and it is this class that Jehovah’s Word shows he will take through the Armageddon trouble.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1932 p. 232

 

This supports the conclusion that these will be taken through Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1932 p. 232

 

It is a great comfort to Jehovah’s witnesses to now know that they are permitted to carry the waters of life to a class of people that may be taken through Armageddon and given everlasting life on the earth by reason of the bounteous goodness of Jehovah-Rom. 15:4

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1932 p. 232

 

Elisha survived Jehu, which seems to say that the Elisha work of giving testimony will continue after Armageddon. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  August 1, 1932 p. 235

 

“The fulness of times,” therefore, clearly appears to have no application to the restitution period period of the reign of Christ Jesus, but does apply to that brief space of time that elapses from the coming of Christ Jesus,  and the taking of his power to reign, until the vindication of Jehovah’s name in the great battle of Armageddon.  It is Jehovah that is administering the affairs in this day, which immediately lead up to and include Armageddon; and for this reason that great conflict is designated as “the battle of that great day of God Almighty”.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  December 15, 1932 p. 376