Pagină:Drama-of-vindication-part-I-1939.djvu/2: Diferență între versiuni

She WATCHTOWER. PUBLISHED SEMIMONTHLY By WATCH TOWER BIBLE © TRACT SOCIETY 117 Adams Street + + Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A. OFFICERS J. F. RUTHERFORD, President W. E. Van AMBURGH, Secretary “And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.” ~ dsaiah 54:13. THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH THAT JEHOVAH is the only true God, is from everlasting to everlasting, the Maker of heaven and earth and the Giver of life to his creatures; that the Logos was the beginning of his creation, and his active agent fn the creation of all things; that the Logos is now the Lord Jesus Christ in glory, clothed with all power in heaven and earth, and the Chief Executive Officer of Jehovah. THAT GOD created the earth for man, created perfect man for the earth and placed him upon it; that man willfully dis- obeyed God’s law and was sentenced to death; that by reason of Adam’s wrong act all men are born sinners and without the right to life. THAT JESUS was made human, and the man Jesus suffered death in order to produce the ransom or redemptive price for obedient ones of mankind; that God raised up Jesus divine and exalted him to heaven above every creature and above every name and clothed him with all power and authority. THAT JEHOVAH’S ORGANIZATION is a Theocracy called Zion, and that Christ Jesus is the Chief Officer thereof and is the right- ful King of the world; that the anointed and faithful followers of Christ Jesus are children of Zion, members of Jehovah’s organiza- tion, and are his witnesses whose duty and privilege it is to testify to the supremacy of Jehovah, declare his purposes toward mankind as expressed in the Bible, and to bear the fruits of the kingdom before ali who will hear. THAT THE WORLD has ended, and the Lord Jesus Christ has been placed by Jehovah upon his throne of authority, has ousted Satan from heaven and is proceeding to the establishment of God’s kingdom on earth. 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. ITS MISSION HIS journal is published for the purpose of enabling the people to know Jehovah God and his purposes as expressed in the Bible. It publishes Bible instruction specifically de- signed to aid Jehovah’s witnesses and all people of good will, It arranges systematic Bible study for its readers and the Soclety supplies other literature to aid in such studies. It publishes suit- able material for radio broadcasting and for other means of public instruction in the Scriptures. It adheres strictly to the Bible as authority for its utterances, It is entirely free and separate from all religion, parties, sects or other worldly organizations. It is wholly and without reserva- tion for the kingdom of Jehovah God under Christ his beloved King. It is not dogmatic, but invites careful and critical examina- tion of its contents in the light of the Scriptures. It does not in- dulge in controversy, and its columns are not open to personalities. YeaRty SUBSCRIPTION PRICE UNITED STATES, $1.00; CANADA AND MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN, $1.50; Great BRITAIN, AUSTRALASIA, AND SOUTH AFRica, 63. American remit- tances should be made by Postal or Express Money Order or by Bank Draft. Canadian, British, South African and Australasian remittances should be made direct to the respective branch offices. Remittances from countries other than those mentioned may be made to the Brooklyn office, but by International Postal Money Order only. Forrien OFFiczs Bitishy ......cceemenscenecsnseecncseneeevnesee 34 Craven Terrace, London, W.2, England Canadian ...... .... 40 Irwin Avenue, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada Australasian .. 7 Beresford Road, Strathfield, N.S. W., Australia South ASian ......cscccccrscemeessccaneee Boston House, Cape Town, South Africa Please address the Society in every case. (Translations of this journal appear in several languages.) All sincere students of the Bible who by reason of infirmity, poverty or adversity are unable to pay the subscription price may have The Watch- tower free upon written application to the publishers, made once each year, stating the reason for so requesting it. We are glad to thus aid the needy, but the written application once each year is required by the postal regulations, Notice to Subscribera: Acknowledgment of a new or a renewal sub- scription will be sent only when requested. Change of address, when requested, may be expected to appear on address label within one month. A renewal blank (carrying notice of expiration) will be sent with the journal one month before the subscription expires. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Brooklyn, N. Y., under the Act of March 8, 1879. “LOVERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS” This name designates the testimony period which will occupy the entire month of February. Those of Jehovah’s anointed rem- nant and their companions, foreshadowed by David and Jonathan, being lovers of righteousness of God, will rejoice to make special efforts during this period to devote more time and energy to the Watchtower Campaign, as announced below and which includes the month of February. More time and effort in the field, or a new start in the field, as a kingdom publisher, will require special plan- ning on your part. If you desire to become a publisher, get in touch with our local organization or direct with this office, “WATCHTOWER” CAMPAIGN Four full months of 1939, January to April inclusive, have been set aside for the biggest, if not most important, yet of the campaigns to publish Jehovah’s kingdom. It is designated the “Watchtower” campaign because of the special offer made, agree- able to arrangements of the Society, to wit, a full year’s subscrip- tion for the magazine The Watchtower together with the book Enemies or any other one desired of the bound book series and a copy of the new booklet Face the Facts, on a contribution of but $1.00. This is now the offer in every language in which The Watch- tower appears; hence this four-month campaign is both an inter- national and a world-wide one. Every reader of The Watchtower who appreciates its real value and the dire need of all people of good will today for its spiritual food will without urging desire to take part in this campaign. If not already in touch with the Society’s service organization, write this office and make arrange- ments for the campaign. A monthly report is expected of each publisher. Consult the Informant for all details hereon. “WATCHTOWER” STUDIES Week of March 5: “Drama of Vindication,” (Part 1) [1-23 inclusive, The Watchtower February 1, 1939. Week of March 12: “Drama of Vindication,” (Part 1)