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<noinclude><pagequality level="1" user="" /></noinclude>November 29 (154) And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land.-Mic. 5: 5. Undoubtedly "the Assyrian" is one of the names of Satan's organization. The Assyrian, the Devil and his agencies, attempts to invade the citadel of the tem- ple class and to destroy and break down the members thereof. (Rev. 12: 17) While the enemy makes the assault upon God's anointed ones, the great "Ruler" is the peace of the remnant. He is the "Prince of Peace"; he comes as Jehovah's Executive Officer to establish peace. But first he must make war and over- throw the enemy. The remnant side with him and fol- low him because he is the Head of Zion and Jehovah's great Priest. The remnant trust him and are at peace. He is their Redeemer and King, and they have com- plete confidence in him. November 30 (24) Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Pa- ther, through sanctification of the spirit, unto obedience.-1 Pet. 1: 2. God sanctified his Son Jesus by the spirit to be the Head of the great government of righteousness which he would establish. Before he would exalt him to the high position of actual rulership God would prove his beloved Son by letting him be SUbjected to the most severe trials. The persecutions that were heaped upon him afforded the opportunity for him to learn obedience. By these experiences Jesus did learn obe- dience and proved his worthiness to be fully and for ever entrusted with the work before him. His course emphasized the lesson God would teach the new crea- tion: that obedience is of the greatest importance if they would be exalted in the kingdom. <noinclude><references/></noinclude>