THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 2

 

To Abraham, the king-priest Melchizedek said : “Blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.” This is an assurance to Jehovah’s witnesses and their companions that God will fight their battles and gain the victory for them at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom .  January 1, 1939 p. 5

 

This is a further guarantee to the “remnant” and to the “great multitude” that God, through Christ his Executioner, will deliver them at Armageddon.  It is true that some of the remnant and some of the Jonadabs, who are faithful, may be slain at Armageddon; but the Scriptures give assurance of a quick resurrection.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 5

 

Thus is shown that Jehovah God will uphold the Greater Joshua at the battle of Armageddon and will completely rout the enemy. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 5

 

Religionists have taken the lead in fighting against God’s people; and in his due time, at the beginning of Armageddon, the end of those religionists shall be that they shall perish for ever.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 6

 

That was one of the great battles foretelling God’s purpose to destroy his enemies at Armageddon, the record of which is made for the encouragement of those people of Jehovah who now serve him as Armageddon approaches.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 6

 

The great battle of Gibeon was fought by the Lord then as he will fight for his people at Armageddon: “And it came to pass, as they [the enemy] fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died; they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.”-Josh. 10:11

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 6

 

That was an example of Jehovah’s unlimited power disclosed and foretelling what He will do to his enemies at the final battle of Armageddon, and the record thereof is made that the covenant people of God may now have their faith made strong.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 7

 

There was made another prophetic picture of what Jehovah will do for his faithful servants at the battle of Armageddon.-Ps. 83:11,12; Isa. 10:26; Jer. 1:19.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 7

 

It was God who gained the victory for his faithful servant David, and it s God’s sure promise that at Armageddon he will again fight for his people as he fought for them at Mount Perazim and Gibeon. (Isa. 28:21) David was a type of Christ, God’s Anointed, who will completely destroy the enemy at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 8

 

Thus Jehovah foretold again what will come to pass at the battle of Armageddon in behalf of his people. Do you believe it41 Then deport yourself accordingly.-2 Chron. 20:1-29.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 8

 

The day of Armageddon is near.  The combined enemy is gathered together and moving forward to carry into operation their wicked conspiracy.  Behold the Fascist dictators now in the saddle and on the march, and together with their commercial war lords, who manufacture munitions and guns and traffic in human blood.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 10

 

Those who now love and serve Jehovah believe his Word and follow its instruction as their sure guide.  To them the prophecies are now made clear, and by faith they behold a host of heavenly, glorious angels, under the command of Christ Jesus, marching to the battle of Armageddon, and they know that that invisible host shall gain the victory.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 11

 

The people of earth who are of good will toward God and his kingdom, upon hearing the kingdom message and learning of Jehovah’s gracious provisions, are hurrying to that defensed city, that they may have complete protection until the storm of Armageddon has passed.  Outside of that fortified city or organization there is no protection for anyone, and God’s announced purpose is to destroy all who are outside thereof. 

Those who think to escape the terrors and destruction of Armageddon by taking a neutral place and remaining inactive are greatly decaying themselves.  Furthermore, those who do find protection and safety under the Lord’s organization cannot wait until Armageddon begins and then seek such protection.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 11

 

This can take place after Satan’s organization is destroyed and Satan is bound, and the divine mandate to the survivors of Armageddon to “fill the earth” has been carried out.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 1, 1939 p. 13

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 18

 

Thus are faithful Christians commanded to proclaim the name of Jehovah throughout the earth just preceding the final battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 24

 

Satan tries to mimic Jehovah; and in doing so he brings forth dictators to rule the earth. As the theocratic government is centered in Jehovah under Christ, so the dictatorial governments on earth are centered in Satan. Knowing that his time is short till Armageddon, immediately following the World War Satan caused men to form the League of Nations to rule the earth.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 26

 

Only persons of good will toward God, and who prove their good will by exercising faith in him and obedience to his commandments, will survive Armageddon. (Jer. 25:34; Zeph. 2:3)

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 26

 

It is such persons of good will toward God whom he will protect and shield from the fiery tribulation of Armageddonn, and which persons will survive and continue to live.  Such persons must prove their good will toward God by taking their stand on the side of his theocratic government under Christ, and must do so before the battle of Armageddon takes place.  The time is short. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 27

 

The flood was a type of Armageddon, and Noah’s sons pictured the Jonadabs, who form the “great multitude” and survive Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 27

 

The flood was a type of Armageddon, and Noah’s sons pictured the Jonadabs, who form the “great multitude” and survive Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 27

 

When Jehovah would deliver the Israelites from the oppressive hand of Egypt he pictured his victory over the enemy by the application of the blood of the paschal lamb on the door posts and over the door of the houses of the Hebrews. This pictured the deliverance of the people from the oppressive hand of Satan and his organization, and it is reasonable to conclude that this great victory of Jehovah over the enemy at Armageddon will be celebrated.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 28

 

“Heldai,” the remnant, being in the world and having a transient existence here, is no part of the world but endures through Armageddon, and hence is long-lived.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 29

 

This wonderful article of truth from Jehovah makes us feel as though standing beyond the battle of Armageddon and seeing Jehovah’s mandate being carried into action.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 31

 

IN the meantime the mob had gathered around in back of me; so I turned and witnessed to them, telling them they were acting ignorantly, having no knowledge of the contents of this message, and asking them if they would rather remain ignorant and fight against God’s work at the behest of the lying priest, or investigate the literature and learn the truth that would enable them to take their stand on God’s side and escape his wrath at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  January 15, 1939 p. 32

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 1, 1939 p. 34

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 50

 

The Jonadabs must show by their course of action that they have faith that Jehovah at Armageddon will give the victory to Christ Jesus and his faithful followers over Satan and his crowd. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 52

 

Likewise the Jonadabs show that they have faith in the gracious provisions God has made for their salvation and his goodness in showing them the way they may be hid at the time of the expression of Jehovah’s anger at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 53

 

Rahab was anxious to have this covenant made and bound with an oath before the day of battle; and likewise the Jonadabs are anxious and diligent to seek protection from the Lord by making a covenant for doing his will and carrying out that covenant before Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 53

 

Those who do not show consideration for the lives and property and wellbeing of the servants of Jehovah, and who do not therefore safeguard the interest of the kingdom of the Lord, will not have any reason to expect that they will find protection and safety at Armageddon.
The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 53, 54

 

But Jehovah’s witnesses must discharge their responsibility toward the people of good will who will compose the “great multitude”, so that the remnant may be blameless respecting what comes to pass upon the people at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 54

 

That “cord” or rope was a sign publicly exhibited; and so God’s people must publicly acknowledge their faith in the shed blood of Christ Jesus and openly take their stand on the side of the Lord and serve, to guarantee protection at the time of Armageddon. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 55

 

To remain inside of the Lord’s organization prior to and during the expression of Jehovah’s wrath at Armageddon means safety and preservation.
The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom .  February 15, 1939 p. 55

 

They know that “Christendom” will fall at Armageddon, because Jehovah has declared it shall go down. The religionists, particularly, are filled with fear of what is coming, and they are so disturbed that they are not capable of seeing just what to do. Here ends another scene of the drama.-Josh. 2:22-24.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 56

 

Like the high flood maters of the Jordan river the flood of angry humanity, pictured by the river and its waters, was flowing high and angrily and rushing along toward the sea of the dead, that is, descending to destruction at Armageddon.

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 56

 

This description of the river of Jordan well pictures the swift stream of humankind rapidly dropping down from Adam’s perfection in Eden, and the steadily disintegrating course, and the same crooked manner, hurrying on to destruction in the barren, lifeless “sea” at Armageddon, which was pictured by the Dead sea, into which the Jordan flows and finds no outlet. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 59

 

The facts that have since come to pass definitely prove that the Elijah work ended in 1918 and that the Elisha word began in 1919, after the pause or period of waiting, and that the Elisha work must continue to Armageddon. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 60

 

Millions of copies for the above-named resolution, together with the supporting argument given in a public discourse entitled “All Nations Marching to Armageddon”, were freely distributed amongst the peoples of earth, and the “servant” class of Jehovah did the work. 

The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Kingdom.  February 15, 1939 p. 60

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 66

 

In that period of peacetime or cessation of hostilities the Lord, by sending forth his message of warning to the people of good will, held them up or held them back from the irresistible rush of distressed humanity rushing toward the Dead Sea of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 69

 

The miracle was provided that the faithful remnant might be permitted to carry Jehovah’s message to the people of good will, which people of good will alone shall survive Armageddon. Thus Jehovah performed that miracle “for the elect’s sake”, that they might prove their integrity by carrying his message to the “other sheep” of the Lord. To those of good will toward God there was afforded the opportunity of turning away from being swallowed up in the sea of destruction that was pictured by the  Dead sea, which represents Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 69

 

The miracle further shows that only those of good will and who will compose the “great multitude” will survive Armageddon, in this, as it is written: “And those [waters, picturing people] that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt [Dead] sea, failed, and were cut off”; thus picturing the “goat” class of the people, which Jesus has declared shall be everlasting cut off at Armageddon.  (Matt. 25:46, Diaglott) The waters, standing on the north and forming a great wall of protection, shows the people of good will that are spared at Armageddon; while the waters on the south of the priests, which disappeared and were completely swallowed in the Dead sea, show that those who fall into Armageddon go into a place where there is no life. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 69

 

But at the coming of the Lord to the temple the waters of the Jordan (that is, the people), full to the brink, would be rushing madly on in disregard of and in defiance of Jehovah God and his provisions for them; that there and then the faithful remnant would pass over the Jordan into the kingdom conditions only by the miraculous grace of Jehovah God, and that the “great multitude”, made up to those of good will toward God, fully trusting in the shed blood of Christ Jesus and devoting themselves to God and his King, would be shielded and protected, and would find life, while others of the human race rushed on  to Armageddon, the sea of the dead and destruction. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 69

 

Although the religionists as well as others of Connecticut have been duly warned, they rush on with increased madness toward Armageddon, indulging in more rabid action toward the servants of Jehovah God.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 70

 

In the fulfillment Jehovah was brining his covenant people across the Jordan into the kingdom conditions, there to be his witnesses and to declare his name and his kingdom before Armageddon; and to them he further says: “Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant, whom I have chosen; that ye may have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you; therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.”-Isa. 43:10-12.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 71

 

That “mixed multitude” pictured those who compose the “great multitude”, which began to be made known first in 1931. It was in that year at the London convention, and at the Columbus (Ohio) convention the same year, that the Lord caused his people of good will to be identified as those dc- scribed in the ninth chapter of Ezekiel as the ones who must be marked in the forehead that they might be spared at Armageddon, which marking the remnant must do.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 71

 

That record will be a witness until and during Armageddon that God has miraculously preserved and delivered for himself his people that maintain their integrity toward him.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 73

 

No more can the clergy and their allies in the world say that they have had no notice of warning from Jehovah before they rush pell-mell into the sea of Armageddon, where their existence ends. Now the Lord permits the nations to madly rush on to Armageddon, as if suddenly released. It was on September 14, 1931, that the official ruling element of the nations were served with notice that God’s kingdom is the only hope of the world.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 76

 

The same is a witness to them, that their faith must be unchangeable and that their hope must he strong, and for that reason they must continue to recount to themselves these facts and amongst themselves they must speak thereof and to those of good will amongst them; that also they must continue to be faithful witnesses to the peoples of the world, that such may have notice of warning of God’s purpose to destroy all the enemy at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 77

 

All such will continue to faithfully bear testimony to the name of Jehovah and his kingdom. The prophetic drama shows that there is still much work to be done before Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 1, 1939 p. 77

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 15, 1939 p. 82

 

That miracle struck terror into the heart of the enemy domiciled in Canaan, and particularly those in Jericho, and foretold that God would cause fear to seize hold upon all the religionists and their allies during the testimony that must be given just preceding Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 15, 1939 p. 84

 

During the winter of 1932 and 1933 the Watchtower articles emphasized the preparation for Armageddon, and in the autumn of the year 1933 a new book, Preparation, was published. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 15, 1939 p. 90

 

In full harmony with this part of the drama the May 15, 1933, issue of The Watchtower published the article “Jehovah’s Prophet”, as foretold by Moses and set forth in Acts 3:22, 23, and in that article it was made clearly appear for the first time that Christ Jesus is the great Field Marshal, leading Jehovah’s host against Satan’s organization, and that the prophecy applies specifically to the “remnant”, and that the remnant are accountable to the great Prophet and must obey or suffer destruction, and that the prophecy is not having its primary application after the battle of Armageddon. The remnant, here pictured by Joshua, learned for the first time that they must be wholly and completely obedient to Christ in everything prior to the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 15, 1939 p. 90, 91

 

DUE TO A CHILD’S TESTIMONY
“Two little children were playing together at school.  One told the other all about Armageddon. The other told her mother about it. The mother was very inquisitive about that trouble, so she decided to go to the mother of the playmate of her child and inquire. Result: Another Jonadab coming regularly to all the studies.”

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  March 15, 1939 p. 96

******* The above is in section called “Field Experiences”

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 98

 

As further evidence that the Hierarchy was scared because of the message delivered by Jehovah’s witnesses, and by their zeal and activity in delivering the same, the pope, as reported by the public press of February 1,1934, gave warning against Armageddon and asked his faithful dupes to pray that Armageddon might be averted. The religionists continued to hide behind the wails.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 100

 

Likewise Jehovah’s witnesses do not lay off on Sundays and “holidays”, but have worked all the time. That daily marching around the city was a warning to the people of Jericho; yet no assault was made. The command from Joshua was that none should be made. This foretells the work to be done by Jehovah’s witnesses prior to Armageddon, and the manner of doing it.  They are not to use carnal weapons. It must have appeared to the Jericho-ites as a strange procedure for the Israelites to be marching around their city, blowing trumpets. Likewise the religionists regard the work of Jehovah’s witnesses in continually proclaiming the warning concerning Armageddon as a very strange course of action.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 100

 

Preliminary to Armageddon, what shall Jehovah’s witnesses do?  Just march and sound the message of the kingdom with their antitypical trumpets, and when the marching is done they must shout in obedience to the command received. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 101

 

God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.” (Ps. 47: 1-5) The faithful remnant will keep going on until the command to shout when Armageddon begins.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 105

 

This is strong proof that none aside from the remnant and the “great multitude” will survive Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 106

 

Thus is pictured the complete destruction at Armageddon of all who have supported religion and form a part of Satan’s organization.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 107

 

This supports and is in harmony with the law concerning the city of refuge, showing that the “great multitude” must remain in the city of refuge until released by the will andante of Jehovah God, and further supports the conclusion that those persons forming the “great multitude” will be the only survivors of Armageddon aside from the remnant and the faithful men of old. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 107

 

Those that did not believe and that refused to come in perished. So it will be at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 107

 

The destruction suffered by Jericho foretells what shall come to pass upon “Christendom” at Armageddon, that is to say, complete destruction.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 107

 

The Greater Joshua, Christ Jesus, the Officer of Jehovah, will execute all of Satan’s army at Armageddon, but will save those of the “great multitude”, his “other sheep”. This further proves that the Rahab class, the “great multitude”, will survive Armageddon because of their faith and obedience unto the Lord.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 108

 

Before Armageddon is completed and before all the enemy is cleaned out, all will be compelled to acknowledge Jehovah as supreme and that He and Jesus are the higher powers.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 108

 

With chapter six of Joshua’s prophecy that part of the picture leading up to Armageddon ends.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 109

 

The Scriptures clearly show that is is after God has taken out or selected those who shall be of the heavenly class that He brings forth the “great multitude”, and this he does shortly before Armageddon, the battle of the great day of God Almighty.-Rev. 16:14, 16.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 109

 

That tribulation period reaches its climax at the time of the battle of Armageddon, “the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 110

 

Thus Jehovah shortened “those days” of “great tribulation” by this cessation of hostilities for a time, to wit, by this in between period of enforced peace for preaching the Kingdom gospel before the final end comes at Armageddon.

Thus seen, to “come out of the great tribulation” not alone means to survive that trouble as “flesh [to] be saved” (Matt. 24: 22); but primarily it means that the great multitude come out from Satan’s organization and take their stand on Jehovah’s side during the in-between period of time that elapses from the stopping of the World War until the day of Armageddon, that is to say, during the time that “those days should be shortened”, and during which time period “this gospel of the kingdom” is preached, as at present.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 110, 111

 

The “great multitude” class of persons will also survive Armageddon, because, at Zephaniah 2:1-3, God’s promise is that those who seek Jehovah and who seek meekness and righteousness may ‘be hid” in that time.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 1, 1939 p. 111

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 114

 

It was in the summer of 1935 that the Lord revealed to his people that the “great multitude” (Rev. 7:9-17) is an earthly class and constitutes his “other sheep” (John 10: 16), which he would gather unto himself before Armageddon, and that it was the obligation and duty as well as the great privilege of the remnant to carry the message to the people of good will before Armageddon, that they might seek refuge, because after Armageddon would be too late for them to be gathered and for the remnant to do this work.  But, contrary to this revelation from the Lord, there quickly came forward some self-constituted “wise ones” who persuaded themselves and some others that ‘the real big work would come after Armageddon’, which work they, the said “wise ones”, would do, and the said “wise ones” would appear particularly in the limelight as great ones, and greatly to their advantage. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 117

 

These great truths the Lord put before his people in 1935, but the aforementioned “wiseacres”, like those who reported to Joshua, said, in substance: ‘Even if the “great multitude” is to be an earthly class, which is very doubtful, the present is not the time to go after them and gather them; the work of gathering the “great multitude” will follow Armageddon, and then we (the wise ones) will do that big work; and hence any special effort put forth now would be quite premature.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 117

 

There is no occasion to make all the remnant get busy now in behalf of the “great multitude”, which can be gathered only after Armageddon. Where is the “great multitude”, anyhow? We don’t see them.’ Such was the substance of the argument of those that thought themselves important and would-be leaders of God’s organization; and so they went about amongst the Lord’s people in 1935 preaching such unscriptural doctrines or theories of “a big work after Armageddon”, and a few silly ones gave heed and followed them.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 117

 

The result was that they laid off from the assault upon the Hierarchy and had nothing more to do with the work in behalf of the “great multitude”, because, said they, that work must wait until the Lord does his great work at Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 117

 

In the fulfillment of this part of the drama the development aforementioned caused those wholly devoted to God to turn to him to seek a reason for the deflection and opposition, with a keen desire to learn whether this had come to pass because of some gross mistake or error, and whether they had been presumptuous in the beginning the work concerning the “great multitude” before Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 118

 

Likewise in the fulfillment, for one occupying a responsible position in the Lord’s organization to assume that the “great multitude” would not be gathered until after Armageddon, and that the Lord had permitted the announcement and the beginning of the work of gathering the “great multitude” contrary to His will, would have a tendency to work disaster upon his people; and hence the situation demanded an investigation and drastic treatment, that the anointed people of God might see clearly the cause of the trouble and what would be the proper course for them to take.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 118

 

Such unfaithfulness would preclude the remnant from having any further protection from the Lord before or during Armageddon, and, above all, would bring greater reproach upon the name of the Most High. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 118

 

Those of the remnant now will call to mind the disturbance caused by the position taken by the proclaiming of the aforesaid unsound speech and doctrine that ‘the “great multitude” must be gathered after Armageddon, and hence there is no reason why anything should be done until that time’. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 118

 

The wrongful course of action of that individual continued. After the revelation from the Lord, in 1935, that the “great multitude” is an earthly company which the Lord will gather before Armageddon, that same person and his supporters, for selfish reasons and with the hope of selfish gain, tried to interfere with the forward movement of the Lord’s work.  Each one amongst these wrongdoers remarked in the presence of others that the aforementioned “wise one” would have charge of the work after Armageddon and that he would perform wonderful things in the Lord’s organization and that he would be great and his name great.  When one assumes a position in the Lord’s organization for selfish gain or for the purpose of making a name for himself, then, like Achan, he is robbing Jehovah by failing to ‘bring all his tithes into the storehouse of the Lord’, and which full performance must be done before Armageddon. (Mal. 3 : S-10) (See The Watchtower November 15, 1936.)

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 119

 

Likewise in the fulfillment, God having directed certain work to be done, the doctrines proclaimed by anyone in the organization, which doctrines would tend to postpone or delay the witness work until Armageddon, could have only one effect, and that was to cause many to flee before the enemy and become inactive. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 119

 

Some men, wise in their own conceits, tell you that ‘we are getting nowhere’, and that ‘the great multitude cannot come forth until Armageddon’.  Such conclusion is void of reason and without Scriptural support. The Lord’s promise is that he will carry some through Armageddon, and those few mill be the ones who keep the feast of tabernacles to the praise of Jehovah. Armageddon will work an indescribable devastation of the nations, and, says the prophet, ‘it shall come to pass, that everyone that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem, shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.’

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 120

 

Furthermore it means that the Jonadabs or the great multitude must joy- fully obey and worship and serve Jehovah God all the time if they would be carried through Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 120

 

Call to mind now the fact that the published propaganda matter advocating greater consideration for Satan’s organization, and particularly for the religionists, was sent forth in which an attempt was made to induce the publishers of the kingdom message to slack their hand and delay the work commanded by the Lord, and to wait until Armageddon and then they would do something great.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 122

 

That printed propaganda sent forth made the further argument, in effect, at least, that after Armageddon there would be no reproach to come upon the workers. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 122

 

That conclusion led the offenders to give more attention to preparing themselves for the supposed “great work” that they would do after Armageddon, and they lost sight of obedience to the Lord’s commandment.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 122

 

That, in obedience to God’s commandments, having heard the call, ‘Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle,’ we will carry forth the fruits of the kingdom to our brethren, the great multitude, who must be led and fed by Christ Jesus before Armageddon and may be preserved at Armageddon in vindication of Jehovah’s name.” –The Watchtower June 1937, page 175

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  April 15, 1939 p. 125

 

THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which has now begun, that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill the earth” with a righteous race.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 130

 

As God’s people near the end of their earthly journey, and just preceding Armageddon, the tests upon them increase in severity; but that is no reason to be dismayed.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 131

 

Thus Jehovah foretold that the vicious and malicious acts of the “evil servant” class, pictured by Achan, could not succeed and will not be permitted to retard the advance or increase of His witness work, which work must be done preceding Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 131

 

That part of the drama recorded in Joshua the eighth chapter is another picture of what God brings to pass at Armageddon and immediately preceding the battle of the great day of God Almighty. It is another picture of Armageddon, separate and distinct from that of Jericho.
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 132

 

While the ambuscade was set, the other part of Israel stood before the city of Ai and enticed the enemy to attack, and thus pictured those who fearlessly carry on the witness work just preceding Armageddon, and which brings on the attack of the enemy.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 132

 

That the same fate was to befall Ai as that which had befallen Jericho shows that it also is a picture of Armageddon.
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 132

 

This shows that the forces that will do the slaughter work at Armageddon are hidden or unseen by the organization of Satan on the earth for the reason that the enemy do not believe what God has recorded in his Word. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 132

 

As to destroying the city by fire, as stated in this text, this symbolically pictures the destruction that comes upon Satan’s organization at Armageddon, and which is named by the Lord in another prophecy of Ezekiel, showing the invisible forces of the Lord attacking Satan’s organization.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 133

These positions are important, and hence described in detail, and show that Jehovah maneuvers the forces before Armageddon, both his own and that of the enemy, and he puts them exactly where he would have them before the battle begins. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 134

 

Likewise today in fulfillment the enemy’s visible organization and forces have been warned that Armageddon is the battle of Jehovah God, and that he will destroy all the enemy at that battle.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 135

 

They do not fear Jehovah’s witnesses, but they hate them because they sound the warning. They do not believe that Jehovah is backing up such witnesses, who are now proclaiming the message of the kingdom. The prophetic drama has been performed and fulfilled up to this point sufficiently to show that the battle of Armageddon is very near.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 135

 

It is now only a short time before Armageddon, and Jehovah’s witnesses are in the open before the enemy, with no carnal weapons and no means of striking a mortal blow, if they had such a desire, and they do not desire nor are they permitted to use carnal weapons. The situation seems clearly to indicate that the combined force of the enemy, political, judicial, legislative, commercial, military, police, propagandists and others, will make a combined attack upon Jehovah’s witnesses and their companions.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 135

 

As the enemy of natural Israel at Ai relied upon their own strength, so at Armageddon the Devil and his forces rely upon their own strength.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 136

 

A similar manifestation of the Lord’s power was given in another battle fought shortly thereafter at Gibeon (Josh. 10:12-14), and concerning which it is written (and which scriptures foretell Armageddon), to wit: “The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.”-Hab. 3:11.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 136

 

Likewise when the Lord Jesus begins his aggressive assault upon the enemy at Armageddon, not one of the enemy will find a way of escape.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 136

 

At this point in the battle Joshua’s turning back on the pursuing foe also pictures the angelic forces of heaven joining in the destructive work at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 137

 

The enemy of God’s covenant people were then surrounded by the Lord’s forces under Joshua, and no one of them was permitted to escape. Here the picture speaks in thunder tones of the battle of Jehovah at Armageddon and what will be the results, Surely now seeing the revelation of this prophetic drama up to this point will cause Jehovah’s witnesses and their companions to be strong in faith, strong in courage, and hope.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 137

 

As to the fulfillment, some of the “male women”, who have been wearing skirts while collecting money on the strength of “purgatory” and other parts of their racket, may, as Armageddon starts, change their garments, that they may appear like farmers, in order to hide their identity, with the hope of escaping. (Zech. 13:4-6)
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 137

 

All the forces of Joshua now engaged in the slaying work at this point represented all of the unseen or angelic forces fighting under the command of Christ Jesus at Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 138

 

The destruction of Ai was so complete that it pictures complete extermination at Armageddon of every part of Satan’s visible organization in order that the earth may be entirely clean preparatory for the execution of the divine mandate concerning the filling of the earth-Gen. 1:28; 9:1.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 138

 

The battle of Ai makes no specific mention or picture of the “great multitude”; but, since Rahab and her household had been absorbed in the organization of Israel, the presumption must be indulged that the “great multitude” will be closely associated with the remnant at the battle of Armageddon as it progresses.  This is further corroboration that the gathering of the “great multitude” must be completed before Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 138

 

This seems to mean that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Field Marshal in command at Armageddon, will continue to signal his forces to continue the fight until every vestige of the Devil’s organization is completely done up.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 138

 

No proper appreciation of that battle of the Lord nor of Armageddon can be had until one gets an understanding of Jehovah’s purpose.  The name of Jehovah is the great issue to be determined. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 138

 

In the battle of Ai Jehovah was making a prophetic picture foretelling his purpose to wipe out at Armageddon all of the Devil’s supporters.  That prophetic picture is certain to be fulfilled, and now those who believe God and who love and serve him profit by the record of the battle of Ai, and hence put themselves entirely on the side of God and the Greater Joshua, Christ Jesus. All such consist of the remnant of Jehovah’s witnesses and the “great multitude” and are the only ones that God will permit to survive Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 138

 

The battle of Armageddon will be entirely in favor of the Lord and result in the vindication of Jehovah’s name.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 139

 

Section heading: On Earth After Armageddon

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 142

 

One of the great benefits the people will have under the righteous theocratic government of Christ Jesus is that he will stop all war and plant love in their hearts. Lasting peace will be the result, and this the people of good will shall for ever enjoy who shall survive that final, universal war, the battle of Armageddon, now near.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 142

 

Through his prophet (Isa. 2:2-4) Jehovah foretells the establishment of his righteous government, exalting it above all the earthly governments which must pass away in Armageddon, and he declares that unto it the people of good will of “all nations” shall flow: “And many people of good will of “all nations” shall flow: “and many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain [symbolic of the government] of the Lord, to the house [temple] of the God of Jacob [Israel]; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths [of righteousness]; for out of Zion [God’s capital organization] shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem [the New Jerusalem].

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 142

 

Man has suffered at the hands of grafters, oppressors and religionists. He has suffered because of famine, pestilence, sickness and death. All these enemies God will destroy through Christ by his “strange act” at Armageddon and by the operation of his righteous government.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 1, 1939 p. 143

 

The sounding of these trumpets exposes Satan’s organization and discloses God’s organization and some of the work being done preparatory to the great and final conflict of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 15, 1939 p. 158

 

After the “king of Babylon” (which is Satan) and “that nation” (the invisible part of Satan’s organization) had been cast out of heaven after 1914 with great fury, Jehovah’s zeal for Zion moved him to make preparation for the final punishment of the wicked organization of Satan, which punishment he will inflict at the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 15, 1939 p. 158

 

Many prophecies show that many people will discern God’s organization before Armageddon and will acknowledge that Jehovah is not at all responsible for the woes and wickedness now in the heath and that the kingdom of Jehovah under Christ is the world’s true remedy. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 15, 1939 p. 159

 

To save them he first brings forth his King, Christ Jesus in A.D. 1914, and then ousts Satan and his organization from their position in heaven, and stops the World War for the sake of his elect (Matt. 24:21, 22), and then sends forth his obedient ones prepared and equipped as his witnesses to represent him in further preparation for the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  May 15, 1939 p. 159

 

The remnant have now been delivered or redeemed from Satan’s organization and will be completely free therefrom when the Lord at Armageddon destroys everything pertaining to Satan’s organization, and then all who survive shall see the salvation of Jehovah in behalf of his people.  God’s anointed remnant have been free form Satan’s organization since recognizing that Jehovah and Christ are the only “higher powers.”  They have still surrounded and opposed by Satan’s organization, however, and will be completely delivered therefore at Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 164

 

That redeeming of the blood, in each case, does not refer to the blood-bought redemption at Calvary, but to the paying in kind, that is, a retribution paid out to the death-dealing enemies of the Lord at the battle of Armageddon, and which is paid by the antitypical Revenger or Redeemer, Christ Jesus as an offset to the blood that was spilled by the enemies of the Lord.  Otherwise stated, the Revenger or Redeemer, Christ Jesus, squares the account with the enemies of the Lord at the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p.  166

 

In this picture the destruction of the enemy of God at Armageddon is foreshadowed as a redemptive price for those slain by the wicked. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p.  166

 

The redemption at Armageddon punishes the deserving ones, that is, the ones who have caused damage intentionally or otherwise.  Those who have thus damaged or committed violence against God’s little ones are indebted or obligated on account of their wickedness, and such are bound to pay and they pay at Armageddon with their lives.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 167

 

This is done upon the wicked by the great Redeemer at Armageddon. This well pictures and foretells the fact that the sacrificed life of the man Jesus does not stand as an atonement for or ransom for the willfully wicked who spurn God and his provisions for salvation. Such as die at Armageddon under such conditions of willful wickedness certainly will never have a redemption. (Num. 35:30-33)

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 167

 

It appears from the context that the unransomed cases appear before and down to the time of Armageddon, and not beyond Armageddon and during the thousand-year reign of the King, Christ Jesus.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 168

 

Also those receiving the sin-atoning merit of the great High Priest before Armageddon and who get out from under the covering thereof could not hope for any chance of salvation during or after Armageddon, and during the reign of Christ. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 168

 

The wicked become the ransom for the righteous in certain conditions.  And how?  “The wicked shall be a ransom [atonement (Young)] for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.” (Prov. 21:18) This scripture applies at Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 169

 

Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity (thou dost not cover over their iniquity (Young)], neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown [at Armageddon] before thee: deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.” (Jer. 18:22,23) This shows that such conspirators  do not have the benefit of the ransom sacrifice at Armageddon or thereafter.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 169

 

At Armageddon God will completely wipe out everything that Satan has brought forward in opposition to God, and therefore will completely establish His own supremacy.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 171

 

Soon we shall see the fruition of our hopes, to wit, the vindication of our Father’s name and the exaltation of Jehovah and his King in the heart of all the creation that shall survive Armageddon battle.

With much love and best wishes, I am

Your brother and servant by His grace,
S.H. Toutjian

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 174

 

We receive renewed strength and zeal as God’s message is broadcast or thundered around the world. How we enjoy playing the “Face the Facts” record to those who did not hear! Some say, “I’d think he would be afraid to talk like that”; “It’s s wonder someone doesn’t kill him”; “What do you do when you get into a Catholic home?” We are so glad to hear the words. “Armageddon is near, and the end of the witness work is nearer.” I wish to be numbered with those who are having a part in proving Satan to be a liar.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 1, 1939 p. 175

 

The name of Jehovah, which means his purpose toward his creatures, must be proclaimed or declared throughout the earth immediately preceding Armageddon, at which battle of Armageddon the power of Jehovah will be made known to all, and it will result in the complete destruction of Satan and all his agencies. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 15, 1939 p. 180

 

It is the will of God that notice must be served upon the national of the earth, informing them that he is supreme and that his name is above all names and that at Armageddon he will destroy all that continue in opposition to him. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 15, 1939 p. 180

 

The foregoing text of Acts 15: 14-18 shows that he only ones that are going to be saved before and at Armageddon are those who constitute the kingdom class and the great multitude.
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 15, 1939 p. 181

 

God’s work, designated in the Scriptures as his “strange work”, he is causing to be done in “Christendom” and which must be completed prior to Armageddon as a witness and a warning to “Christendom”; that God uses in doing this work the people ‘taken out for his name’, together with their companions, and by these he gives warning specifically to all who have looked for individual salvation and honor, and who have been indifferent to the honor and vindication of Jehovah’s name.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 15, 1939 p. 183

 

They heard the message during the “Elijah period” of the church’s work, but scorned it, and now, when Armageddon is very near, they get a stronger jolt.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 15, 1939 p. 186

 

The heavenly kingdom message shows that the religious combine, instead of having God’s approval, constitutes an abomination in his sight, and therefore Jehovah God sounds the doom of religion and religious rulers and discloses that such shall be completely wiped out at Armageddon.  Following the World War Jehovah God provided and caused his servants to use the radio, sound machines, the printing press, and other means, to carry his message amongst the people and herald his name and that of his King and kingdom to the people, and this has greatly annoyed the drinkers and interrupts their felicitations. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  June 15, 1939 p. 187

 

God’s “strange work” hurts them and fills them with great rage, but this is nothing as to how they will feel when Jehovah performs ‘his act, his strange act”, at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 197

 

The Lord is revealing these truths today for the special aid and benefit of the people of good will, the Jonadabs, and, this information coming to them, they discern the miserable situation of religion and religionists, and they are fleeing to God’s kingdom that they might there find protection and refuge before and during Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 198

 

Their income is being cut down and their pastures dried up or burned up, and they are out of a job and their days are about finished. So God tells them to mourn all night because Armageddon is near.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 200

 

When must this be done?  Now, at the present time, before Armageddon begins.  It will be too late to cry unto the Lord when Armageddon begins.  When the battle of Armageddon is on, “then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me; for that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: they would none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof; therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and refilled with their own devices.”-Prov.1:28-31.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 202

 

The wrath of God does not stop with the locust plague and the rainless season of famine in “Christendom”, but reaches a climax at Armageddon. Now is the time of the ‘destroying pests’ upon “Christendom” or religion.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 202

 

It is from Almighty God, who now sends forth his servants and messengers to declare his name and his purpose, and which he commands must be done immediately preceding the battle of Armageddon.-Ex. 9:16, Leeser.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 202

 

It was in that same year, 1925, that God’s people saw clearly that the battle of Armageddon would be the battle of God against Satan, and not a melee between contending forces of mankind. (See The Watchtower January 1, 1925.)

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 205, 206

 

The truth must reach the ears of many people, that they may identify themselves as on the Lord’s side, and this must be done before the battle of Armageddon; and this was foreshadowed by Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple concerning the coming thereto of strangers from afar.(1Ki. 8:41-43)

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 1, 1939 p. 207

 

The religious leaders refuse to recognize that Jehovah’s day is here.  They do not want that day of Jehovah, and they refuse to hear of the battle of Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 211

 

With God’s typical people the priests were to sound the alarm of danger; and so in the antitypical or final fulfillment of the prophecy, it is those who are of “the royal priesthood” that must sound the alarm of the near approach of Armageddon, and in doing this they are participating in Jehovah’s “strange work”.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 212

 

The “strange work” is for the vindication of Jehovah’s name, and following Armageddon all creatures that breathe shall be praising Jehovah’s name, the vindication of which will have been fully accomplished, and no need for a repetition thereof. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 214

 

They warn the people of the near approach of the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 217

 

The “strange work” of Jehovah is a warning to give the alarm of the fire of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 217

 

The faithful servants of he Lord now in the field have ever increasing and corroborative evidence that they are marching rapidly to Armageddon and that the day of final decision is at hand, and as they go forward their joy increases.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 219

 

Jehovah’s faithful remnant of witnesses on earth now declare the coming execution of Jehovah’s judgements of destruction upon Satan’s organization at the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 222

 

It was not until many months of great misery and after praying to God that if Bill was right I should see the truth, that it was revealed to me in a blinding flash in the middle of a page of the Armageddon booklet (which I confess I had stolen from his car, where he left his books after I bad burnt the first he brought home).

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 223

 

Bill is company servant of the Ross and Hereford companies, and we hope to be granted time before Armageddon to prove our love for Jehovah and his great King.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  July 15, 1939 p. 223

 

The day of Armageddon is very close, and that day comes upon the world in general like a thief in the night. (1 Thess. 5:2)
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  August 1, 1939 p. 230

 

The judgment of the world has begun and is progressing, and the nations are now being separated, and all this must be done prior to Armageddon, and with Armageddon Satan’s organization shall cease.-Matt. 25:31-46.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  August 1, 1939 p. 231

 

What book would you recommend for home study?’ Riches was recommended, which she contributed for, together with the booklets Fascism and Face the Facts.  Her friend took Preparation with two booklets also, and wanted to know about Armageddon. They gave me their names and asked me to return quickly.”

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  August 1, 1939 p. 240

 

Therefore this prophecy must be taken as an assurance from Jehovah that at Armageddon the enemy will be completely removed by destruction. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  August 15, 1939 p. 245

 

The enemy is turning the mass of earth’s population against Jehovah and his King, and this is done in preparation for the final showdown at Armageddon.  The result at Armageddon will be such the the “stink” of the slain enemy shall be greatest ever known: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will not Gog a place there of graves in Israel [memorializing the vindication of Jehovah’s name], the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea; and it shall stop the noses of the passengers; and there shall they bury Gog, and all his multitude; and they shall call it, The valley of Hamon-gog.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  August 15, 1939 p. 245

 

The kingdom of God under Christ is now here, and within this short time before the battle of Armageddon all people of good will must be brought to a knowledge of God and his kingdom, and those who obey will live.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  August 15, 1939 p. 254

 

Lucifer was sentenced to death, but for good reason Jehovah God gave him a suspended sentence, or, rather, delayed the execution of the death penalty until the battle of Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  August 15, 1939 p. 254

 

Long ago God had declared that he would permit the Devil to remain and carry on opposition to Jehovah for a period of a time fixed, at the end of which, God declared, he would cause his own great name to be proclaimed throughout the earth, and that this would be just preceding Armageddon, at which time he would exhibit his supreme power against the enemy. (Ex. 9:16)

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 260

 

Likewise immediately following the pouring out of the holy spirit on God’s devoted people in 1922 they were sent forth to declare the purposes of Jehovah, and the proclamation by them of God’s message was and since has been destructive to those who oppose the kingdom of God; and that destructive work will culminate when Jehovah’s “strange act” at Armageddon is performed.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 261

 

Ever and anon in these ‘last days” God exhibits his wrath against his persecutors, but the complete expression of his wrath will be at Armageddon, and thereafter the smoke will ascend forever, denoting that the class consumed by the fire that made the smoke have ceased to exist for ever.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 265

 

During the day of God’s “strange work” now in progress all things pertaining to the kingdom speak woe and death to the representatives of Satan’s agents on the earth. Here is further corroborative evidence that the da) of Armageddon is near, because the darkness of the sun and the turning of the moon into blood, as shown by the prophecy, take place immediately “before the great and terrible clay of Jehovah” coming.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 265

 

This witness work must be done before Jehovah shows to the enemy his great power, which he will do at Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 265, 266

 

When must one call upon the name of Jehovah, that deliverance may be had? Not after the battle of Armageddon begins, at which time all may discern by the natural sight of the eyes the expression of God’s vengeance against wickedness.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 266

 

He must call upon the name of Jehovah before the battle of Armageddon begins; and this he must do by hearing, believing and acting upon the information of truth brought to him by those who are witnesses for Jehovah, and particularly upon whom God has placed his spirit.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 266

 

This who remain with the religionists are certain to go down in that great catastrophe of Armageddon.  Those who will find protection and salvation must hear the truth before Armageddon and must obey the Lord by fleeing from religion and religionists and diligently seek protection under Christ Jesus.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 266

 

Let all who so desire to follow in the lead of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy and dictators, and who desire to bow down to them and hail men and salute flags, follow their own desire, but let such be fully warned of this, that only those who show their faith in God and his King, and who obey God and his King by acting before Armageddon as Rahab did, will find deliverance.-Jas. 2:24-26.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 1, 1939 p. 267

 

Similar programs are progressing in other nations of the earth. Thus the enemy are playing right into the hand of Jehovah’s Executioner, Christ Jesus, by taking their position that they may be destroyed at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 15, 1939 p. 277

 

These great truths the nations must learn when at Armageddon Jehovah pleads for his people, and that is the time he will vindicate his name and his people who bear his name.

God declares his purpose to have in mind at Armageddon his people whom the enemy has persecuted and do persecute, and this is seen when he says : “Whom they [the enemy] have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.”
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 15, 1939 p. 278

 

Now in these “last days” it is not, “If you recompense me,” as stated in the language of the prophecy, but, having done their wicked deeds, as the prophet foretold, in their contempt and defiance of Jehovah God, therefore the day of settlement has arrived and the account will be settled at the battle of Armageddon, when the enemy will be completely paid off for their wrongdoing. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 15, 1939 p. 283

 

its the invisible forces of Almighty God to our right and the already trembling forces of Satan before us we are certain that the beginning of the Battle of Armageddon is very near; therefore let us this day renew our courage and de- termination to advance in every department of kingdom service, thus having our assigned part of drawing the forces of Satan out into the open, an action that is certain to hasten the time of their complete exposure and final destruction, vindicating the name of the Most High.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  September 15, 1939 p. 287

 

Because Armageddon is near, the time to “pay off” will take place and he sends the true followers of Christ Jesus throughout the land to declare his judgement in advance of its execution. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 1, 1939 p. 292

 

This Jehovah’s witnesses and companions do by drawing to the attention of the people the truth of God’s Word, which shows that religion is the product and instrument of the Devil and that at the beginning of Armageddon Jehovah will deliver religion and the practitioners thereof over to their former allies, the radical ruling element, to be destroyed.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 1, 1939 p. 293

 

The vicious opposition of the enemy is now greatly increasing in America and in Great Britain, and such of itself indicates that Armageddon is near.
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 1, 1939 p. 296

 

When the battle of Armageddon begins, the winepress or vats will be full, because the dividing of the people will then be completed and the “goats” will be on the left hand and those of good will, the “other sheep”, on the right hand of Christ Jesus, the Judge. Everything will be ready for the clash of power.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 1, 1939 p. 298

 

By his prophet Joel Jehovah declares his command to Christ Jesus, his glorious Vindicator, to march forward to the battle of Armageddon. At The Revelation is recorded the act of Christ Jesus in joyful and full obedience to the command of his Father.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 1, 1939 p. 298

 

Had it not been for their evil influence so exercised today there would be millions of people praising God and hailing Christ as earth’s rightful King, and doubtless the battle of Armageddon would be unnecessary.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 1, 1939 p. 299

 

Now Jehovah, the almighty God of battle, goes Armageddon to deliver this who love him and for ever vindicate his name.  “Armageddon” is the assembly of his troops”, which the enemy attempts to destroy.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 307

 

“The valley” is a symbolic expression of the enemy drawn together for battle with Jehovah’s force, as seen immediately preceding the great conflict of Armageddon. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 307

 

Thus is indicated the great and terrible slaughter which shall take place at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 307

 

During the battle of Armageddon the enemy will be in complete darkness and without hope. The “remnant” and their “companions” have the light of Jehovah’s Word and are guided by that light.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 308

 

Such is the final shaking just preceding the great battle. (Hag. 2: 6,7) But at Armageddon Jehovah will literally shake the “heavens” and the “earth” to pieces and completely remove everything that is in opposition to the Theocracy.-Heb. 12:26, 27; 2 Pet. 3:10.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 308

 

Mark this: that in the fight against the enemy none give support to the righteous King; that is, none of the world: only those do who have taken their stand on the side of God and Christ and have become a part of or under his organization before Armageddon and who are therefore his and are with him.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 310

 

Armageddon will be too terrible to find description in human words. Of that great conflict and what shall come to pass the faithful need not fear. Jehovah will put his hand over the faithful, shield and protect them, and be a complete refuge to them: “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”-Prov. 18:10

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 310

 

When Armageddon ends, the survivors shall know that Christ is the King of righteousness and Jehovah is supreme Ruler thereof: “So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain; then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.” -Joel 3:17.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 310

 

Already those who have devoted themselves to the great Theocrat and his King know that the Almighty is Jehovah.  Armageddon will make such conviction and knowledge complete to all those who survive, and they shall know, as it is written, that “I am Jehovah”. (A.R.V.) His name Jehovah means his purpose, and Armageddon shall reveal to all that he is the Almighty One, whose name is worthy of and entitled to all honor and praise. Jehovah does not identify himself with seven hills, such as of Rome, but with his own chosen capital organization, of which Christ Jesus, his “Faithful and True Witness”, is the chief One and next to Jehovah.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 310

 

When Armageddon is done all in God’s organization shall be holy unto Jehovah.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 311

 

It is certain that after Armageddon no violence or assaults will be committed against God’s people, because the wicked will all be gone.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 311

 

In that “day” and at the end of Armageddon there shall come the time of perpetual blessings and endless joy.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 311

 

From bad to worse grows the condition of antitypical Egypt, and at Armageddon all parts of it will go down.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 313

 

That promise is that they shall survive the battle of Armageddon and be on the earth after it is over, at which time all of their persecutors will have been completely wiped out.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 314

 

The staying on the earth of the remnant after Armageddon is but temporary; but as to their companions, the “other sheep”, who form the “great multitude” and who come up to “Jerusalem” to worship Jehovah, they shall abide on earth forever.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 314

 

Those survivors of Armageddon will be blessed with the great privilege of carrying out the divine mandate to be fruitful and fill the earth with perfect human creatures.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 314

 

Only those who devote themselves to God and his organization prior to Armageddon will survive.-Joel 2:32.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 315

 

The blood of Jehovah’s witnesses shed by the enemy shall receive a full recompense. Jehovah’s witnesses are not guilty of blood in violation of the everlasting covenant. The blood of those slain at Armageddon will rest upon their own heads.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 315

 

Armageddon is God’s appointed time to settle the account and require the lifeblood of those who have deliberately violated the everlasting covenant.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 315

 

They are now joyful, and their joy will be complete when they have seen the Lord’s victory at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  October 15, 1939 p. 316

 

Further showing that the true followers of Christ Jesus are separate and distinct from the nations of this earth, the scripture continues: “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims [that is, not native nationalists or any part of Satan’s world], . . . having your conversation [behavior, course of action] honest among the Gentiles [nations]; that, whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good works [of faithfully representing Jehovah’s theocratic government by always bearing testimony to his name and kingdom by the course of action you take], which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation [that is, the coming of distress and trouble upon the nations of the earth at Armageddon].”-1 Pet. 2:11, 12.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  November 1, 1939 p. 326, 327

 

Realizing that the time draws nigh for Jehovah’s “strange work” to come to an end, we will hasten to declare the warning of the impending tribulation at Armageddon.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  November 15, 1939 p. 351

 

Every one of such must declare God’s name in the earth before Armageddon. (Ex. 9:16)

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 1, 1939 p. 359

 

Such disaster will befall the nations at Armageddon. Only those who fear God and serve his government will survive.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 1, 1939 p. 362

 

Isaiah 30:33, speaking of that destruction at Armageddon, says: “The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, cloth kindle it.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 1, 1939 p. 365

 

PREVIEWS

JEHOVAH now gives to his faithful servants glimpses of the magnificent arrangement and order that will prevail throughout al the earth after his slaughter of all enemies of his theocratic government, at Armageddon, the universal war now near. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 1, 1939 p. 366

 

Take the children with you to the study classes where the WATCHTOWER publications are studied. Remember that God’s injunction to you is that your children must seek righteousness and meekness before Armageddon begins. The Watchtower will be of great value to you in giving heed to the admonition of the Lord, and will enable your children to learn the way of righteousness.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 1, 1939 p. 367

 

This prophecy of Daniel 12:2 clearly refers to the awakening of two classes, one class to a realization of their deplorable condition, which must be realized by them prior to Armageddon, and the other class awakened to an opportunity of life everlasting.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 15, 1939 p. 378

 

Both classes thus awakening from the dust of the earth are described in Daniel 12: 2. This awakening takes place in the day of Jehovah and before Armageddon.
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 15, 1939 p. 379

 

Other scriptures show that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob resurrected will be on earth immediately preceding Armageddon, and the people of good will forming the “great multitude” will be literally associated with them; and therefore this scripture (Mat. 8:11) is subject to this double meaning. 

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 15, 1939 p. 379

 

We appreciate that Armageddon is very near, and we are determined by Jehovah’s grace to stand shoulder to shoulder with you and to continue steadfastly in his service right to the end.

The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.  December 15, 1939 p. 382