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THE
PURPOSE
OF
"THE
WATCHTOWER"
Literal
towers
in
Bible
times
were
elevated
vantage
points
from
which
watchmen
could
observe
happenings,
warn
of
da.n~er,
or
announce
~ood
news.
Our
m~ine
:fi~atively
occupies
such
a
vantage
point,
for
it
is
founded
on
the
very
pinnacle
of
wisdom,
God's
Word.
That
elevates
it
above
racial,
national
andlolitical
propa~andas
and
prejudices,
frees
it
from
selfish
bias.
It
is
not
boun
by
any
traditional
creed,
but
its
mess~e
advanc
es
as
the
liQht
on
God's
purposes
and
works
increases.-Habakkuk
2:1.3.
It
sees
thin~s
Scripturally.
When
it
observes
this
~eneration
Amlcted
with
~reed,
delinquency,
hypocrisy,
atheism,
war,
famine,
pestilence,
perplex.
ity
and
fear,
and
per
secu
tion
of
unpopular
minorities,
it
does
not
parrot
.
the
old
fable
about
history
r
epeating
itself.
Informed
by
Bible
prophecy,
it
sees
in
these
thin~s
the
si~n
of
the
world's
time
of
the
end.
But
with
bri~ht
hope
it
also
sees
openin~up
for
us
just
beyond
these
woes
the
portals
of
a
new
world.
Thus
viewed,
''The
Watchtower"
stands
as
a
watchman
atop
a
tower,
alert
to
what
is
~inR
on,
awake
to
note
siQns
of
dan~r,
faithful
to
point
out
the
way
of
escape.
ft
announces
Jehovah's
kin~om
established
by
Christ's
enthronement
in
heaven,
feeds
his
kingdom
joint.heIrs
with
spiritual
food,
cheers
men
of
~ood
will
with
glOriOUS
prospects
of
eternal
life
in
a
paradise
earth,
comforts
us
with
the
resurrection
promise
for
the
dead.
It
is
not
do~atic,
but
has
a
confident
rin~
in
its
voice,
because
it
is
based
on
God's
Word.
It
.dces
not
privately
interpret
prophecy,
but
calls
attention
to
physical
facts,
sets
them
alon~side
prophecy,
and
you
see
for
yourself
how
well
the
two
match,
how
accurately
Jehovah
interprets
his
own
prophecy.
In
the
interests
of
our
salvation,
it
keeps
sharp
and
faithful
focus
on
Bible
truth,
and
views
reli~ious
news
~enerally.
'Be
watchful
in
these
perilous
times,'
God
admonishes.
So
keep
on
the
watch
by
reQularly
reading
"The
Watclltower".
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PUB
LIS
HED
BY
THE
WATC
H
TOWER
BIBLE
&
TRACT
SOCIETY
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Ad
ams
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okl
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H.
KN
ORR,
President
G
RANT
SUIT
&R,
S
ecreta
ry
"They
will
all
be
taught
by
Jehovah."
-J
ohn
6:
45,
NW;
Isaiah
54:
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CONTENTS
Clergy
Voice
Unwarr
anted
Criticism
371
Physical
Heavens
Declare
God's
Glory
373
Jesus,
the
Faithful
Son
of
God
377
"M
iserab
le
Comforters
"
380
"Be
Fruitful,
Multiply,
Fill
the
Earth"
381
Riches
of
the
Full
Assurance
of
Our
Understanding
384
Further
Enrichment
of
Understanding
389
"Blood
Pudd
ings"
397
Visi
ting
Jehovah
's
W
itnesses
in
China
398
Questions
from
Readers
399
East
Germany
Bans
Jehovah's
Witnesses
399
Announcements
400
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TranslaUon
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