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188 q 5,6. What is the evidence that Jehovah has been fulfilling his promise that he ‘‘will make thy officers peace’’? { 7,8. Compare former conditions with those of the present, showing that Jehovah’s promise to ‘‘make thine exactors righteousness’’ has been in course of fulfillment. { 9,10. Show that the term ‘‘ordained’’ has been misapplied by translators and religionists, Compare therewith the pro- cedure in providing representatives of the Watch Tower Society, and account for the difference, { 11-13. The laying on of hands or stretching forth of the hand by the elders in the early days of the church was of what significance? Point out why such procedure is not now in order, With scriptures show that Christ Jesus, now being at the temple, fills all the offices of the organization of Zion and directs the operations thereof. What is here clearly manifest ag to the position of the Society in relation to the official part of Jehovah’s organization? Account, then, for the reorganization attending the Society’s activities since 1918. { 14. Point out the fitness of the Society’s designating all in the organization as ‘‘servants’’, 4 15,16. What action in line with the foregoing has been taken? and how is such reorganization, with the benefits thereof, available to.others? Compare this condition and arrange- ment with what Jehovah promised at Isaiah 60: 17, 4 17. To whom dues Ezekiel 34: 4,10 apply? Show that Jeho- vah’s promise therein is having fulfillment. What is now clearly the duty of all of those of the remnant? How im- portant is it that all in God’s organization understand the commission given to the anointed temple company and be fhe WATCHTOWER. BROoOELYN, N. Y. found in line in united and harmonious action in the serv- ice of Jehovah? { 18-20. What definite information kept in mind will be helpful here? When and how has the prophetic picture of Solomon’s building the temple had fulfillment? { 21-23, Identify the ‘‘stranger’’ referred to in 2 Chronicles G: 32. Relate facts showing God’s beginning to reveal the ‘‘great multitude’’. { 24. How has Solomon’s dedication of the temple had ful- fillment as a prophecy? { 25,26. In what facts is seen fulfillment of the prophetic ceremony recorded at 2 Chronicles 5: 7,13,14 and 7: 1-3? { 27,28. Point out facts parallel to the prophetic matter re- corded at 1 Kings 8: 41-44. q 29. What further interesting facts appear in this prophetic recor { 30-32. Relate what has taken place in 1937 and 1938 clearly in fulfillment of the completing by Solomon of that part of his building program recorded at 1 Kings 7: 1, 2,7 and 9:10, showing that the Society has taken its proper place in Jehovah’s theocratic government and that the Lord is guiding his people and his theocratic government is in operation and in complete control. {1 33,34. What was foreshown in Solomon’s sending for non- Israelites and bringing them into service? { 35. Relate some facts showing an interesting 500-year parallel. { 36. What followed the twenty years of Solomon’s building program? What does this suggest? { 37. What, then, are seen as some of the facts proving fulfill- ment of Isaiah 60: 17% What will the faithful now be do- ing, in line with Philippians 2: 10,11 and Psalm 149: 5, 6? OPENING THE SEALS organization, being far above principalities and powers. (Eph. 1:21) He is the Head over all others. The apostle John, therefore, a. Revelation five, describes him as ‘‘a Lamb, as it had been slain’’, and standing ‘‘in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts’’: ‘‘And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne [of Jehovah God] and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb, as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.’’ (Vss. 6,7) Thus Christ Jesus is identified and described as the One whose shed blood has redeemed mankind and by whose precious blood alone salvation comes to the human race. He is in the throne of God, that is to say, is the One having the chief authority from Jehovah; and in the midst of the ‘‘four beasts’’ or living ones, which means he is the Chief One in God’s organization. He appears as ‘‘having seven horns and seven eycs’’, which symbolizes that he has the faculty of discern- ing perfectly the will of God as this is recorded in the scroll or book ‘‘in the right hand of him that sat on the throne’’, and is clothed with all power and authority to execute the divine will. Jesus Christ ‘‘came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne’’. Thus he receives from Jehovah and at the hand of Jehovah his portfolio which sets forth the further work now to be done. God seats or installs Christ Jesus upon his throne in Zion and sends him forth to begin action. (Pss. 2:6; Coreen JESUS is the central One of Jehovah’s 110: 2) It was in A.D. 1914 that Christ Jesus took his power and went forth at Jehovah’s command and fought with Satan and ousted him from heaven, ac- cording to the description at Revelation twelve. He had overcome in that fight. He comes to his temple, or the house of God, as the High Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek and he must receive ‘‘the Urim and Thummim”’ and discern the judgment of Jehovah that he may execute it. His portfolio thus discloses to him God’s work that must be done. Then he begins the opening of the ‘‘seals’’, disclosing God’s will concerning the work to be done on earth. This marks the inauguration of the work of the church as forcshadowed by the prophet Elisha’s work. Then he sends his faithful ones forth with the command to ‘preach this gospel of the kingdom to all the world as a witness before the final end’ of Satan’s rule. —Matthew 24:14. The divine record then pictures the four beasts and the four and twenty elders falling down before the Lamb, every one of them having a harp and a golden vessel of sweet odors. (Rev. 5:8) Thus is pictured every part of God’s organization, ineluding the faith- ful ones on earth, being joyfully subject to and sub- missive to the Lord Jesus Christ as God’s Chief Ex- ecutive Officer. As 1 Peter 2:17 declares: ‘‘Fear God. Honour the king.’’ According to the gender of the original word used in the Greek manuscript of The Revelation, each one of the twenty-four elders pos- sesses a harp. In the temple service the harp was used in accordance with the commandment of the Lord. (2 Chron. 29:25) This is proof that the twenty-four