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1941. 06. 15.
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62
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12
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191
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JUNE 
15, 
1941 
1ffie 
WATCHTOWER 
191 
of 
the 
earth. 
And 
now 
since 
the 
setting 
up 
of 
Jehovah's 
Kingdom 
by 
Christ 
Jesus 
in 
A.D. 
1914, 
followed 
by 
the 
"war 
in 
heaven", 
Satan 
and 
his 
demon 
angels 
have 
been 
cast 
out 
of 
heaven 
and 
down 
to 
the 
immediate 
vicinity 
of 
the 
earth. 
(See 
Revelation 
12: 
1-12.) 
The 
apostle 
Paul's 
words 
quoted 
above 
show 
that 
these 
wicked 
angels 
have 
a 
special 
grudge 
against 
Jehovah's 
anointed 
witnesses 
and 
their 
earthly 
companions. 
In 
Revelation 
20: 
7, 
8 
the 
distinction 
is 
made 
between 
Satan 
and 
Gog 
and 
Magog, 
which 
shows 
that 
the 
particular 
prophecy 
of 
Ezekiel 
at 
chapters 
thirty-eight 
and 
thirty-nine 
is 
not 
directly 
applicable 
to 
Satan, 
but 
that 
it 
does 
spe­ 
cifically 
apply 
to 
one 
of 
Satan's 
demon 
chiefs 
and 
those 
gathered 
under 
him 
in 
a 
division 
of 
Satan's 
organization. 
Revelation 
20: 
1-3 
shows 
that 
Satan 
and 
all 
his 
demon 
princes 
will 
be 
bound 
at 
Armageddon. 
At 
the 
end 
of 
the 
thousand-year 
reign 
of 
the 
Theocratic 
King, 
Christ 
Jesus, 
they 
are 
released 
for 
a 
little 
season, 
and 
the 
Revelation 
specifically 
mentions 
Gog 
and 
Magog 
in 
connection 
there­ 
with, 
which 
would 
mean 
the 
prince 
Gog 
and 
all 
the 
wicked 
ones 
that 
have 
operated 
in 
his 
division. 
The 
prophecy 
of 
Daniel 
mentions 
the 
prince 
of 
the 
kingdom 
of 
Persia 
and 
the 
prince 
of 
Grecia, 
with 
whom 
God's 
mighty 
angel 
had 
to 
fight. 
(Dan. 
10: 
13, 
20, 
21) 
It 
appears 
there 
are 
ranks 
of 
rulers 
in 
Satan's 
organization. 
Ezekiel's 
prophecy 
shows 
that 
Gog 
controls 
a 
great 
mili­ 
tary 
force 
which 
is 
covetous, 
preys 
upon 
and 
robs 
the 
help­ 
less, 
and 
persecutes 
the 
appareD~y 
defenseless. 
(Ezek. 
38: 
4, 
11, 
12) 
The 
fact 
that 
Ezekiel 
as 
Jehovah's 
witness 
was 
directed 
to 
prophesy 
against 
Gog 
proves 
that 
the 
rem­ 
nant 
of 
Jehovah's 
witnesses 
today, 
whom 
Ezekiel 
pictures, 
would 
not 
be 
left 
in 
ignorance 
concerning 
the 
anti-Theocracy 
conspiracy 
under 
Gog 
and 
the 
coming 
assault 
upon 
Jeho­ 
vah's 
organization 
which 
would 
be 
in 
the 
remnant's 
time, 
and 
that 
the 
remnant 
would 
testify 
against 
the 
conspirators. 
Jehovah 
God 
is 
supreme, 
and 
he 
has 
anointed 
Christ 
Jesus 
as 
his 
Chief 
Officer, 
who 
will 
lead 
the 
fight 
of 
His 
forces 
at 
Armageddon. 
Since 
Satan 
has 
attempted 
to 
mimic 
God 
in 
everythmg 
else, 
and 
since 
Satan 
claims 
to 
be 
the 
supreme 
one 
or 
one 
equal 
to 
God, 
it 
is 
reasonable 
to 
conclude 
that 
Satan 
has 
appointed 
a 
special 
officer 
on 
his 
side 
to 
lead 
the 
fight 
at 
Armageddon. 
Since 
Gog 
is 
called 
"the 
chief 
prince", 
or 
"prmce 
of 
Rosh", 
or 
"prince 
of 
the 
chief", 
it 
is 
reasonable 
that 
Gog 
is 
the 
one 
that 
leads 
the 
fight 
at 
Armageddon, 
whIle 
Satan 
as 
the 
general 
sits 
in 
the 
rear 
and 
directs 
it, 
even 
as 
Jehovah 
directs 
Christ 
Jesus.-See 
Ezekiel 
38: 
2 
in 
the 
marginal 
reading 
and 
also 
the 
American 
Revised 
VersIOn 
and 
Leeser's. 
In 
the 
army 
of 
Gog 
and 
under 
his 
command 
will 
be 
all 
the 
allies 
mentioned 
in 
the 
thirty-eighth 
chapter, 
including 
demons 
and 
men, 
and 
all 
pitted 
against 
God's 
organization. 
A 
conspiracy, 
as 
here, 
is 
a 
wicked 
device 
formed 
to 
do 
in­ 
jury 
to 
others. 
The 
prophecy 
indicates 
that 
the 
conspiracy 
IS 
formed 
against 
God's 
anointed 
witnesses 
and 
their 
com­ 
panions 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
destroying 
them. 
Ezekiel 
38: 
10 
declares: 
"Thus 
saith 
the 
Lord 
God, 
It 
shall 
also 
come 
to 
pass, 
that 
at 
the 
same 
time 
shall 
things 
come 
into 
thy 
mind, 
and 
thou 
shalt 
think 
an 
evil 
thought." 
This 
is 
evidence 
that 
the 
conspiracy 
against 
Jehovah's 
people 
is 
directed 
by 
Sa­ 
tan 
through 
Gog. 
The 
evil 
spirits, 
like 
"frogs", 
gather 
the 
forces 
to 
Armageddon. 
The 
croaking 
of 
the 
"frogs" 
has 
no 
doubt 
much 
to 
do 
with 
the 
conspiracy. 
After 
the 
wickeu 
device 
is 
hatched, 
the 
"frogs" 
do 
the 
propaganda 
work 
amongst 
the 
people 
and 
help 
set 
the 
stage 
for 
the 
fight. 
Then 
Ezekiel 
declares 
what 
that 
wicked 
thought 
of 
the 
enemy 
is: 
"And 
thou 
shalt 
say, 
I 
will 
go 
up 
to 
the 
land 
of 
un 
walled 
villages; 
I 
will 
go 
to 
them 
that 
are 
at 
rest, 
that 
dwell 
safely, 
all 
of 
them 
dwelling 
without 
walls, 
and 
having 
neither 
bars 
nor 
gates." 
(Vs. 
11) 
This 
shows 
that 
the 
prophecy 
apphes 
to 
the 
spiritual 
Israelites, 
the 
remnant 
of 
Jehovah's 
WIt­ 
nesses 
since 
the 
World 
War, 
and 
not 
the 
natural 
Jews 
back 
in 
Palestine. 
God's 
remnant, 
as 
these 
appear 
to 
the 
enemy, 
are 
now 
without 
anyone 
to 
protect 
them; 
hence 
the 
enemy 
says 
'they 
dwell 
without 
walls, 
and 
have 
neither 
bars 
nor 
gates'. 
Satan's 
organization, 
and 
particularly 
his 
chief 
in­ 
strument, 
does 
not 
give 
any 
heed 
to 
God's 
words, 
and 
does 
not 
believe 
that 
God 
furnishes 
any 
protection 
for 
his 
peo­ 
ple, 
as 
described 
at 
Psalm 
147: 
12-15. 
The 
witness 
work 
and 
the 
spiritual 
prosperity 
and 
blessing 
on 
the 
part 
of 
Jehovah's 
people 
raises 
the 
ire 
of 
the 
enemy 
and 
causes 
such 
to 
act. 
Gog 
fears 
for 
his 
proposed 
"new 
world 
order". 
Gog 
and 
his 
allies 
are 
aware 
of 
the 
Kingdom 
message 
pro­ 
claimed 
over 
the 
radio, 
and 
by 
sound 
machines, 
and 
by 
the 
house-to-house 
testimony 
work 
which 
God's 
remnant 
continue 
to 
do. 
Hence 
Gog 
acts. 
The 
prophecy 
from 
Jehovah 
gives 
assurance 
that 
at 
Armageddon 
the 
enemy 
will 
be 
completely 
removed 
by 
de­ 
struction. 
Concerning 
the 
enemy 
forces 
under 
Gog 
Jehovah 
says: 
"And 
I 
will 
turn 
thee 
[0 
Gog] 
back, 
and 
leave 
but 
the 
sixth 
part 
of 
thee, 
and 
will 
cause 
thee 
to 
come 
up 
from 
the 
north 
parts, 
and 
will 
bring 
thee 
upon 
the 
mountains 
of 
Israel 
[Jehovah's 
people] 
: 
and 
I 
will 
smite 
thy 
bow 
out 
of 
thy 
left 
hand, 
and 
will 
cause 
thine 
arrows 
to 
fall 
out 
of 
thy 
right 
hand. 
Thou 
shalt 
fall 
upon 
the 
mountains 
of 
Israel, 
thou, 
and 
all 
thy 
bands, 
and 
the 
people 
that 
is 
with 
thee: 
I 
will 
give 
thee 
unto 
the 
ravenous 
birds 
of 
every 
sort, 
and 
to 
the 
beasts 
of 
the 
field, 
to 
be 
devoured. 
Thou 
shalt 
fall 
upon 
the 
open 
field; 
for 
I 
have 
spoken 
it, 
salth 
the 
Lord 
God. 
And 
I 
will 
send 
a 
fire 
on 
Magog, 
. 
. 
. 
and 
they 
shall 
know 
that 
I 
am 
the 
LORD 
[Jehovah]."-Ezek 
39: 
2-6. 
The 
enemy 
is 
gathering 
all 
his 
forces 
against 
Jehovah's 
government 
and 
the 
King 
thereof, 
and 
His 
faithful 
wit­ 
nesses 
now 
on 
the 
earth. 
The 
enemy 
is 
turning 
the 
mass 
of 
earthJs 
population 
against 
Jehovah 
and 
his 
King, 
and 
this 
is 
done 
in 
preparation 
for 
the 
final 
showdown 
at 
Armaged­ 
don. 
The 
result 
at 
Armageddon 
will 
be 
such 
that 
the 
"stmk" 
of 
the 
slain 
enemy 
shall 
be 
the 
greatest 
ever 
known; 
"And 
it 
shall 
come 
to 
pass 
in 
that 
day, 
that 
I 
will 
give 
unto 
Gog 
a 
place 
there 
of 
graves 
in 
Israel 
[thus 
memorializing 
the 
vindication 
of 
Jehovah's 
name], 
the 
valley 
of 
the 
passengers 
on 
the 
east 
of 
the 
sea; 
and 
it 
shall 
stop 
the 
noses 
of 
the 
pas­ 
sengers; 
and 
there 
shall 
they 
bury 
Gog, 
and 
all 
his 
multi­ 
tude; 
and 
they 
shall 
call 
it, 
The 
valley 
of 
Hamon-gog 
[mean­ 
ing, 
Multitude 
of 
Gog]. 
And 
seven 
months 
shall 
the 
house 
of 
Israel 
be 
burying 
of 
them, 
that 
they 
may 
cleanse 
the 
land. 
Yea, 
all 
the 
people 
of 
the 
land 
shall 
bury 
them; 
and 
it 
shall 
be 
to 
them 
a 
renown, 
the 
day 
that 
I 
shall 
be 
glorified, 
saith 
the 
Lord 
God." 
(Ezek. 
39: 
11-13) 
There 
shall 
the 
greatness 
of 
the 
enemy 
cease 
for 
ever, 
and 
there 
the 
reproaches 
upon 
God's 
name 
and 
upon 
his 
faithful 
witnesses 
in 
the 
earth 
will 
be 
taken 
away 
for 
ever. 
JuNE 13, 1941 of the earth. And now since the setting up of Jehovah’s Kingdom by Christ Jesus in A.D. 1914, followed by the “war in heaven”, Satan and his demon angels have been cast out of heaven and down to the immediate vicinity of the earth. (See Revelation 12:1-12.) The apostle Paul’s words quoted above show that these wicked angels have a special grudge against Jehovah’s anointed witnesses and their earthly companions. In Revelation 20:7, 8 the distinction is made between Satan and Gog and Magog, which shows that the particular prophecy of Ezekiel at chapters thirty-eight and thirty-nine is not directly applicable to Satan, but that it does specifically apply to one of Satan’s demon chiefs and those gathered under him in a division of Satan’s organization. Revelation 20:1-3 shows that Satan and all his demon princes will be bound at Armageddon. At the end of the thousand-year reign of the Theocratie King, Christ Jesus, they are released for a little season, and the Revelation specifically mentions Gog and Magog in connection therewith, which would mean the prince Gog and all the wicked ones that have operated in his division. The prophecy of Daniel mentions the prince of the kingdom of Persia and the prince of Grecia, with whom God’s mighty angel had to fight. (Dan. 10: 13, 20,21) It appears there are ranks of rulers in Satan’s organization. Ezekiel’s prophecy shows that Gog controls a great military force which is covetous, preys upon and robs the helpless, and persecutes the apparently defenseless. (Ezek. 38:4, 11,12) The fact that Ezekiel as Jehovah’s witness was directed to prophesy against Gog proves that the remnant of Jehovah’s witnesses today, whom Ezekiel pictures, would not be left in ignorance concerning the anti-Theocracy conspiracy under Gog and the coming assault upon Jehovah’s organization which would be in the remnant’s time, and that the remnant would testify against the conspirators. Jehovah God is supreme, and he has anointed Christ Jesus as his Chief Officer, who will lead the fight of His forces at Armageddon. Since Satan has attempted to mimic God in everything else, and since Satan claims to be the supreme one or one equal to God, it is reasonable to conclude that Satan has appointed a special officer on his side to lead the fight at Armageddon. Since Gog is called “the chief prince”, or “prince of Rosh”, or “prince of the chief’, it is reasonable that Gog is the one that leads the fight at Armageddon, while Satan as the general sits in the rear and directs it, even as Jehovah directs Christ Jesus—See Ezekiel 38:2 in the marginal reading and also the American Revised Version and Leeser’s. In the army of Gog and under his command will be all the allies mentioned in the thirty-eighth chapter, including demons and men, and all pitted against God’s organization. A conspiracy, as here, is a wicked device formed to do injury to others. The prophecy indicates that the conspiracy is formed against God’s anointed witnesses and their companions for the purpose of destroying them. Ezekiel 38:10 declares: “Thus saith the Lord God, It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought.” This is evidence that the conspiracy against Jehovah’s people is directed by Satan through Gog. The evil spirits, like “frogs”, gather the forces to Armageddon, The croaking of the “frogs” has no She WATCHTOWER. 191 doubt much to do with the conspiracy. After the wicked device is hatched, the “frogs” do the propaganda work amongst the people and help set the stage for the fight. Then Ezekiel declares what that wicked thought of the enemy is: “And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages ; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates.” (Vs. 11) This shows that the prophecy applies to the spiritual Israelites, the remnant of Jehovah’s witnesses since the World War, and not the natural Jews back in Palestine. God’s remnant, as these appear to the enemy, are now without anyone to protect them; hence the enemy says ‘they dwell without walls, and have neither bars nor gates’. Satan’s organization, and particularly his chief instrument, does not give any heed to God’s words, and does not believe that God furnishes any protection for his people, as described at Psalm 147: 12-15. The witness work and the spiritual prosperity and blessing on the part of Jehovah’s people raises the ire of the enemy and causes such to act. Gog fears for his proposed “new world order”. Gog and his allies are aware of the Kingdom message proclaimed over the radio, and by sound machines, and by the house-to-house testimony work which God’s remnant continue to do. Hence Gog acts. The prophecy from Jehovah gives assurance that at Armageddon the enemy will be completely removed by destruction. Concerning the enemy forces under Gog Jehovah says: “And I will turn thee [O Gog] back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel [Jehovah’s people]: and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field, to be devoured. Thou shalt fall upon the open field; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. And I will send a fire on Magog, . . . and they shall know that I am the Lorp [Jehovah].”—-Ezek 39: 2-6. The enemy is gathering all his forces against Jehovah’s government and the King thereof, and His faithful witnesses now on the earth. The enemy is turning the mass of earth’s population against Jehovah and his King, and this is done in preparation for the final showdown at Armageddon. The result at Armageddon will be such that the “stink” of the slain enemy shall be the greatest ever known: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel [thus memorializing the vindication of Jehovah’s name}, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea; and it shall stop the noses of the passengers; and there shall they bury Gog, and all his multitude ; and they shall call it, The valley of Hamon-gog [meaning, Multitude of Gog]. And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown, the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord God.” (Ezek. 39: 11-13) There shall the greatness of the enemy cease for ever, and there the reproaches upon God’s name and upon his faithful witnesses in the earth will be taken away for ever.

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