Publication date
3/1/45
Volume
66
Number
5
Publication page
67
The WatchTower
The King's Purge Against Religion
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THE 
KING'S 
PURGE 
AGAINST 
RELIGION 
U 
A 
nd 
if 
anyone 
thinketh 
that 
he 
worshippeth 
God 
[ministers 
to 
God], 
and 
doth 
not 
restrain 
his 
tongue, 
but 
hzs 
heart 
deceiveth 
him; 
his 
worship 
[ministry] 
is 
vain. 
For 
the 
worship 
[ministry] 
that 
is 
pure 
and 
holy 
before 
God 
the 
Fath 
er, 
is 
tlti~: 
to 
visit 
the 
fatherless 
a 
lid 
the 
widows 
in 
their 
affliction, 
and 
that 
one 
keep 
himself 
unspotted 
from 
the 
u;orld."-Jas. 
1: 
26, 
27, 
Murdock; 
Lamsa; 
Luther. 
"J 
EHOY 
AH 
has 
strengthened" 
is 
the 
meaning 
to 
guide 
truth-seekers 
to 
the 
correct 
answer 
is 
found 
of 
the 
name 
"Hezekiah" 
or 
"Hizkijahu". 
The 
in 
this: 
That 
the 
ancient 
king 
whose 
name 
means 
one 
king 
who 
bore 
that 
name 
was 
a 
whole- 
"Jehovah 
has 
strengthened" 
became, 
by 
his 
un­ 
hearted 
worshiper 
of 
the 
true 
and 
living 
God, 
whose 
compromising 
course 
of 
action, 
the 
foremost 
witness 
name 
is 
"Jehovah". 
The 
only 
true 
God 
is 
against 
of 
Jehovah 
of 
those 
critical 
days. 
all 
religion; 
and 
the 
king's 
name, 
Hezekialt, 
proved 
3 
When 
Hezekiah 
came 
to 
the 
throne 
of 
the 
little 
to 
be 
prophetic 
of 
him 
ill 
his 
kingly 
deeds, 
for 
Jeho- 
kingdom 
of 
Judah, 
midway 
between 
Egypt 
and 
yah 
strengthened 
Hezekiah 
to 
clear 
out 
religion 
Assyria, 
religion 
was 
in 
dominance 
in 
all 
the 
earth, 
from 
the 
kingdom 
of 
Judah. 
In 
all 
the 
kingdom 
there 
as 
fully 
so 
as 
in 
A.D. 
1914. 
Religion 
was 
confined 
was 
not 
a 
more 
courageous 
and 
aggressive 
foe 
not 
just 
to 
Egypt 
and 
Assyria, 
but 
on 
Judah's 
against 
religion, 
which 
religion 
is 
the 
curse 
of 
any 
northern 
border 
was 
the 
neighbor 
kingdom 
of 
kingdom 
or 
government. 
Let 
all 
religionists 
object 
Israel, 
composed 
of 
brother 
tribes 
to 
Judah, 
and 
it 
now 
to 
this 
declaration, 
just 
as 
their 
forefathers 
had 
gone 
over 
to 
religion, 
which 
is 
demonism. 
Can­ 
did 
twenty-six 
centuries 
ago; 
but 
the 
facts 
of 
the 
sequently 
that 
apostate 
kingdom 
was 
near 
to 
ruin 
reign 
of 
Hezekiah, 
king 
of 
Judah, 
prove 
the 
truth 
and 
Hezekiah 
was 
soon 
due 
to 
see 
it 
destroyed 
by 
of 
this. 
The 
facts 
also 
show 
the 
benefit 
to 
a 
people 
Assyria. 
On 
the 
west 
border 
of 
Judah 
was 
the 
nation 
and 
nation 
of 
getting 
rid 
of 
the 
accursed 
thing, 
of 
the 
Philistines, 
never 
anything 
but 
religionists, 
religion. 
worshipers 
of 
demon 
gods. 
Yet 
there 
was 
religious 
2 
There 
is 
no 
king 
on 
earth 
today, 
not 
even 
in 
pressure 
still 
closer 
to 
home 
than 
aJl 
such 
demon­ 
so-called 
"Christendom", 
that 
has 
the 
fearlessness 
worshiping 
neighbors, 
for 
even 
the 
throne 
of 
the 
and 
conviction 
of 
heart 
to 
take 
the 
course 
that 
kingdom 
of 
Judah 
had 
gone 
over 
to 
indulging 
in 
Hezekiah 
did. 
As 
a 
result 
all 
of 
"Christendom" 
and 
religion. 
Yes, 
Hezekiah's 
own 
father 
had 
forsaken 
her 
lllany 
peoples 
continue 
eating 
the 
bitter 
fruits 
of 
the 
worship 
of 
Jehovah 
God 
and 
had 
corrupted 
the 
the 
practice 
of 
religion. 
Their 
kings 
fight 
against 
entire 
kingdom 
by 
enforcing 
religion 
upon 
it, 
religion 
Jehovah 
God 
and 
hence 
do 
not 
have 
His 
backinz. 
of 
the 
basest 
kind. 
The 
effects 
of 
this 
were 
rUInOUS 
But 
there 
is 
one 
king 
in 
the 
uni,erse 
whom 
J 
ehov~11 
to 
the 
nation, 
as 
the 
candid 
facts 
of 
Bible 
history 
has 
strengthened 
to 
defy 
rulers 
and 
peoples 
and 
to 
show. 
. 
take 
righteous 
action 
against 
religion. 
That 
king 
of 
• 
The 
little 
independent 
kingdom 
of 
Judah 
lost 
tile 
J 
eho,ah 
was 
in 
fact 
prefigured 
by 
King 
Hezekiah. 
strength 
which 
comes 
from 
the 
true 
worship 
of 
the 
This 
means 
that 
Hezekiah's 
antireligious 
action 
fore- 
lIost 
High 
God. 
It 
became 
the 
ball 
to 
be 
batted 
shadowed 
like 
action 
by 
Jehovah's 
mighty 
King 
in 
around 
by 
the 
religious 
foes, 
north, 
west, 
and 
sonth. 
these 
days. 
Who 
are 
the 
people 
that 
today 
enjoy 
the 
There 
was 
nothing 
that 
could 
save 
it 
from 
being 
benefits 
of 
such 
a 
purgeT 
The 
investigation 
reveals 
swallowed 
up 
whole 
by 
the 
great 
contending 
worlll­ 
there 
is 
one 
such 
people. 
They 
are 
a 
lone 
people, 
com- 
powers 
except 
one 
thing, 
and 
that 
was, 
the 
clean 
paratively 
few 
in 
number. 
Ask 
the 
religionists 
who 
abandonment 
of 
religion 
and 
the 
return 
to 
the 
pure 
they 
are; 
for 
this 
outstanding 
people 
draw 
the 
fire 
of 
worship 
of 
the 
Lord 
God. 
The 
choice 
lay 
between 
all 
the 
religionists 
and 
their 
religious 
gods. 
A 
clue 
religion 
with 
destruction 
and 
Jehovah's 
worship 
- 
- 
- 
with 
national 
salvation. 
This 
fact 
is 
of 
the 
highest 
1 
How 
did 
Hezekiah's 
naDle 
prove 
to 
be 
propbetic 
ot 
his 
kingly 
deed.? 
2. 
tal 
What 
kin!! 
in 
"Cbrl.tendom" 
or 
elsewhere 
ha. 
tbe 
courageou. 
cou\lClJon 
to 
take 
tbe 
action 
hke 
HezeJ<iab's? 
I 
b) 
What 
people 
today 
eDlO~ 
the 
benefit 
ot 
bls 
purge 
agaInst 
reJII:lon, 
and 
bow 
may 
we 
deterDllne 
theIr 
Identity? 
She WATCHTOWER ANNOUNCING JEHOVAH'S KINGDOM Vou. LXYI Marcu 1, 1945 THE KING’S PURGE AGAINST RELIGION “And tf any one thinketh that he worshippeth God [ministers to God],and doth not restrain his tongue, but his heart decetveth him; his worship [ministry] is vain. For the worship [ministry] that is pure and holy before God the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and the widows in thetr affliction, and that one keep himself unspotted from the world.’—Jas. 1:26, 27, Murdock; Lamsa; Luther. ¢¢ J EHOVAH has strengthened” is the meaning J of the name “Hezekiah” or “Hizkijahu”. The one king who bore that name was a wholehearted worshiper of the true and living God, whose naine is “Jehovah”. The only true God is against all religion; and the king’s name, Hezekiah, proved to be prophetic of him in his kingly deeds, for Jehovah strengthened Hezekiah to clear out religion from the kingdom of Judah. In all the kingdom there was not a more courageous and aggressive foe against religion, which religion is the curse of any kingdom or government. Let all religionists object now to this declaration, just as their forefathers did twenty-six centuries ago; but the facts of the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah, prove the truth of this. The facts also show the benefit to a people and nation of getting rid of the accursed thing, religion. ?There is no king on earth today, not even in so-called “Christendom”, that has the fearlessness and conviction of heart to take the course that Hezekiah did. As a result all of “Christendom” and her many peoples continue eating the bitter fruits of the practice of religion. Their kings fight against Jehovah God and hence do not have His backing. But there is one king in the universe whom Jehovah has strengthened to defy rulers and peoples and to take righteous action against religion. That king of Jehovah was in fact prefigured by King Hezekiah. This means that Hezekiah’s antireligious action foreshadowed like action by Jehovah’s mighty King in these days. Who are the people that today enjoy the benefits of such a purge? The investigation reveals there is one such people. They are a lone people, comparatively few in number. Ask the religionists who they are; for this outstanding people draw the fire of all the religionists and their religious gods. A clue 1 How did Hezekiah’a name prove to be prophetic of his kingly deeds? 2. (a) What king in “Christendom” or elsewhere has the courageous conviction to take the action ike Hezekiah'’s? (b) What people today enjoy the benefit of bis purge against religion, and how may we determine their identity? 67 to guide truth-seekers to the correct answer is found in this: That the ancient king whose name means “Jehovah has strengthened” became, by his uncompromising course of action, the foremost witness of Jehovah of those critica! days. * When Hezekiah came to the throne of the little kingdom of Judah, midway between Egypt and Assyria, religion was in dominance in all the earth, as fully so as in A.D. 1914. Religion was confined not just to Egypt and Assyria, but on Judah's northern border was the neighbor kingdom of Israel, composed of brother tribes to Judah, and it had gone over to religion, which is demonism. Consequently that apostate kingdom was near to ruin and Hezekiah was soon due to see it destroyed by Assyria. On the west border of Judah was the nation of the Philistines, never anything but religionists, worshipers of demon gods. Yet there was religious pressure still closer to home than all such demonworshiping neighbors, for even the throne of the kingdom of Judah had gone over to indulging in religion. Yes, Hezekiah’s own father had forsaken the worship of Jehovah God and had corrupted the entire kingdom by enforcing religion upon it, religion of the basest kind. The effects of this were ruinous to the nation, as the candid facts of Bible history show. ‘ The little independent kingdom of Judah lost the strength which comes from the true worship of the Most High God. It became the ball to be batted around by the religious foes, north, west, and south. There was nothing that could save it from being swallowed up whole by the great contending worldpowers except one thing, and that was, the clean abandonment of religion and the return to the pure worship of the Lord God. The choice lay between religion with destruction and Jehovah’s worship with national salvation. This fact is of the highest 3. Hezekiah's coming to the throne, to what extent was religton in dominance in all the earth? 4. What was the only thing to save the kingdom of Judah? and why must individuals today consider this important fact and act wisely?

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