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We may therefore conclude that the battle of Armageddon is foreshadowed by the experiences of Joshua at Gibeon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 1, 1929 p. 7

 

His “strange work” therefore seems to be some exhibition by him of great and phenomenal power in the destruction of the enemy at the battle of Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 1, 1929 p. 7

 

The “strange work” mentioned by the Prophet  Isaiah therefore seems to have reference to the exhibition of divine power against the enemy at Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 1, 1929 p. 8

 

or this reason God in his prophecies made the overthrow of ancient Babylon to be a picture of the overthrow of Satan’s world empire in the battle of Armageddon now near at hand.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  January 1, 1929 p. 12

 

Is it not such a class of people that may now seek meekness and righteousness, and be hid in the day of his expressed wrath, and be carried beyond the great battle of Armageddon and live for ever and not die?-Zeph. 2:3.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 15, 1929 p. 88

 

There will be many others who will be humbled by Armageddon, and they will be ready to hear.  After Armageddon some of the remand may be used by the Lord to bear witness and to aid those who need to be taught, and this they may do before actually being taken into the courts of everlasting glory.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  March 15, 1929 p. 88

 

Standing  over against it is Satan and his mighty organization. All the forces are hurrying on for Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 1, 1929 p. 104

 

hat there came to pass faintly illustrates what is just ahead in Armageddon. Even before Armageddon every one who has made a covenant with the Lord and who can be shaken out will be shaken out, because all who will not meet the test will fall.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 1, 1929 p. 104

 

His remnant is commanded to sing Jehovah’s praises because the time is at hand when God will make a name for himself in the great battle of Armageddon, which is the battle of the great day of God Almighty.–Rev. 16 : 14-16.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  April 15, 1929 p. 119

 

Jehovah God has two other proofs, which he will use in the near future, and these will be so convincing that nobody can deny the facts. But what are  these proofs? The first one is the battle of Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 1, 1929 p. 206

 

The earthly prosperous today refuse to hearken to what God’s Word says about the setting up of Christ’s kingdom in our day; hence we may know that the present outward prosperity of such foolish self-satisfied ones leading to an early destruction in the battle of Armageddon.

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1929 p. 220

 

Not merely do the prophecies of the Bible give this assurance, but even the newspapers frequently quote prominent and far-sighted men of our day who declare that because of fierce commercial competition and because of gigantic preparations, not for peace, but for war, the nations are surely marching on to self-destruction in the battle of Armageddon.  That battle, Armageddon, so God’s Word tells us, means the crushing of Satan’s organization over the earth, the complete establishment of God’s kingdom over all mankind, and the relieving and blessing of all peoples. 
The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.  July 15, 1929 p. 222

1929 Yearbook

By that we understand that God will have the witness go on untIl and probably even for a time after Armageddon, and this witness will be done by his anointed ones on earth.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  p. 42

 

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 in the earth by and through Christ the new ruler and will emancipate mankind from evil and bring everlasting blessings to all the nations of the earth;

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  p. 64

 

Following the giving of this witness and following Armageddon in which God will smite the world (Egypt), he will heal the people of earth and will bring to them the blessings they have so long desired.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  January 29

 

The truth and light that Jehovah sheds upon his Word today are strong corroborative evidence that we are in “that day” when the forces are gathering for Armageddon.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  February 8

 

The occasion was a manifestation of divine power. Scriptures indicate that the coming battle of Armageddon is foreshadowed by Joshua’s experiences at this battle of Gibeon.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  April 13

 

Before their change and before the battle of Armageddon the nations of the earth must have a witness.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  May 15

 

The work of thus serving notice, or giving the witness to the name of Jehovah, is but the prelude to the great battle of Armageddon.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  June 8

 

“His strange work” therefore seems to be some mighty and phenomenal exhibition of divine power in the destruction of the enemy in the battle of Armageddon.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  June 20

 

Satan and his organization are not only out of harmony with Jehovah but also oppose him, and especially now when Armageddon is impending.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  June 27

 

They must now tell the people that Jehovah is God and declare the day of his vengeance against Satan’s organization, and thus give witness to lead the people to God, that some may hear and understand before the battle of Armageddon begins.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  August 12

 

Undoubtedly this is a brief description of the battle of Armageddon, in which God through Christ will grind these world powers into a powder and destroy them for ever.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  August 26

 

Jehovah’s exhibition of divine power against the enemy at Armageddon will seem a “strange act” to all on earth except those in harmony with him; hence, as the remnant puts forth its utmost effort to give the Witness to God’s enemies, many may and will scoff and call them foolish.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  September 1

 

Taken together, the living creatures and the inanimate instruments give the appearance of an enormous living chariot-like organization; it pictures Jehovah’s mighty organization moving into action just prior to the great battle of Armageddon, and upon which God rides and over which he presides. God’s “remnant” is a part of this divine organization.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  September 13

 

With the power of the enemy broken at Armageddon, the shackles will fall away from the billions of earth’s oppressed, and they will go free and have an opportunity to hear and obey the true God.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  September 25

 

Such a class of people, now seeking meekness and righteousness, may be hid in the day of Jehovah’s expressed wrath, be carried beyond the battle of Armageddon, and live for ever and not die.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  October 19

 

These words indicate comfort and blessings to the people, and may be taken to indicate that some of the present “remnant” will be on earth even after Armageddon is fought and will then have some more work to do in the name and to the praise and glory of Jehovah.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  November 2

 

Manifestly the “little moment” that they are to hide themselves therein is the “short time” that Satan knows that he has to prepare for and to fight the battle of Armageddon.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  December 17

 

They serve warning by informing the rulers and peoples of earth concerning Jehovah’s intention through Christ Jesus to destroy the adversary’s world organization in the battle of Armageddon.

1929 Yearbook.  1928.  December 20

1928 Yearbook

The people begin now to feel the way to Armageddon, and our opportunities to comfort them have been greater.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  p. 113

In the wilderness which Satan has made in the earth, they wander with no way to flee or escape Armageddon.-Jeremiah 25:35.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  January 31

With Christ Jesus and the members of his body on the other side of the vail, they are to have a part in the great battle of Armageddon, which shall crush the international “vine of the earth” and its fruitage.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  March 3

The storm pictures Jehovah’s fight against the iniquitous empire of the Devil in the battle of Armageddon.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  March 9

Seeing the wonderful results that will follow the treading of the vine of the earth in the battle of Armageddon, these watchmen are thrilled and sing for joy.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  March 11

Those who volunteered for service Jehovah has reserved for himself to carry out his purposes before he overthrows the worship of Baal, the Devil, in the battle of Armageddon.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  April 13

Only in the strength of Jehovah shall anyone do valiantly. He it is that shall really tread down his and our enemies in the battle of Armageddon. Armageddon will mark the use of God’s wine-press for treading out the life-blood of the “vine of the earth” and its ripe grapes of wickedness.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  April 28

It may be that amid the destructions of Armageddon he will deliver their soul from death and spare them to be among those millions now living who will never die.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  May 19

No power aside from Jehovah’s can now avert Armageddon, and he will not use his power to avert it.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  May 29

In the battle of Armageddon he will exert his power and give a most impressive testimony as to his deity and his supremacy.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  August 30

Man shall not prevail; but shortly God will arise in his strength amid Armageddon’s tumult.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  October 4

God’s unfolding Word shows that his anointed mouthpieces must at this time, and before Armageddon breaks, deliver a testimony to the rulers of the world order.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  October 14

Very soon he will triumph in Armageddon’s conflict, and then the Lord will begin the stupendous work of restoring humankind.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  October 16

Jehovah permits this that he may multiply his signs and wonders in earth and testify in his overwhelming demonstration amid the battle of Armageddon that he is God.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  November 10

The armies of the two contending forces are ranging up for the greatest of all conflicts, the battle of Armageddon.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  November 11

He looks down from his high station upon the elements of the earth warring with each other and marks the oncoming of the forces of the Devil to Armageddon.

1928 Yearbook.  1927.  November 23

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