Publication date
1939
Booklets
Government and Peace
Publication page
42
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42 
LOCUSTS 
Foreknowing 
what 
would 
come 
to 
pass 
in 
these 
evil 
days 
Jehovah 
long 
ago 
caused 
his 
prophet 
Joel 
to 
record 
a 
prophetic 
drama 
concerning 
his 
"strange 
work" 
and 
of 
his 
witnesses 
engaged 
in 
that 
work. 
Instead 
of 
calling 
them 
mighty, 
wi 
se 
and 
learned, 
God 
calls 
these 
faithful 
witnesses 
"locusts"; 
and 
I 
submit 
that 
the 
locust 
has 
a 
mighty 
poor 
reputation 
amongst 
the 
high 
and 
mighty 
of 
this 
world. 
If 
you 
are 
one 
of 
Jehovah's 
witnesses 
you 
have 
no 
need 
to 
worry 
about 
your 
worldly 
learning 
or 
worldly 
reputation. 
To 
you 
God's 
approval 
is 
all 
- 
important. 
Jehovah 
is 
now 
using 
his 
witnesses 
to 
carry 
on 
his 
strange 
work 
in 
the 
earth, 
and 
he 
not 
only 
likens 
them 
unto 
locusts, 
but 
he 
calls 
them 
"my 
great 
army", 
(Joel 
2: 
25) 
That 
army 
God 
now 
sends 
out 
against 
the 
religious 
element 
of 
""Christendom", 
and 
their 
faithful 
service 
is 
a 
torment 
to 
religious 
leaders. 
Locusts 
do 
not 
kill 
human 
creatures, 
but 
they 
do 
destroy 
the 
food 
supply. 
Jehovah's 
witnesses 
do 
not 
prosecute 
a 
war 
against 
men 
with 
carnal 
we 
apons, 
but 
they 
do 
destroy 
the 
provender 
which 
religionists 
have 
dished 
up 
for 
the 
people 
and 
which 
is 
poisonous; 
therefore 
the 
people 
of 
good 
will 
flee 
from 
religion, 
because 
it 
is 
a 
deadly 
thing. 
Mark 
now 
God's 
description 
in 
symbol 
of 
his 
witnesses, 
his 
"great 
army", 
which 
he 
sends 
among 
"Christendom". 
He 
describes 
his 
witnesses 
as 
a 
"holy 
nation", 
because 
wholly 
devoted 
to 
God's 
kingdom. 
(1 
Peter 
2:9) 
As 
it 
is 
written, 
locusts 
have 
no 
earthly 
king, 
yet 
they 
go 
forth 
by 
bands. 
(Proverbs 
30: 
27) 
Likewise 
Page | 42 VICTORY LOCUSTS Foreknowing what would come to pass in these evil days Jehovah long ago caused his prophet Joel to record a prophetic drama concerning his "strange work" and of his witnesses engaged in that work. Instead of calling them mighty, wise and learned, God calls these faithful witnesses "locusts"; and I submit that the locust has a mighty poor reputation amongst the high and mighty of this world. If you are one of Jehovah's witnesses you have no need to worry about your worldly learning or worldly reputation. To you God's approval is all-important. Jehovah is now using his witnesses to carry on his strange work in the earth, and he not only likens them unto locusts, but he calls them "my great army", (Joel 2: 25) That army God now sends out against the religious element of ""Christendom", and their faithful service is a torment to religious leaders. Locusts do not kill human creatures, but they do destroy the food supply. Jehovah's witnesses do not prosecute a war against men with carnal weapons, but they do destroy the provender which religionists have dished up for the people and which is poisonous; therefore the people of good will flee from religion, because it is a deadly thing. Mark now God's description in symbol of his witnesses, his "great army", which he sends among "Christendom". He describes his witnesses as a "holy nation", because wholly devoted to God's kingdom. (1 Peter 2:9) As it is written, locusts have no earthly king, yet they go forth by bands. (Proverbs 30: 27) Likewise

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