Jehovah’s Witnesses United Official Website: jwunited.org

Kiadás dátuma

1946. 03. 01.

Kötet

67

Szám

5

Kiadvány oldala

66

Az Őrtorony

Preliminary to the Feast

Az eredeti angol nyelvű Őrtorony folyóiratok

../literature/watchtower/1946/5/1946-5-2.html

~e

WATCHTOWER..

PUBLISHED

SEMIMONTHLY

By

WATCH

TOWER

BIBLE

fJ

TRACT

SOCIETY

117

Adams

Street

Brooklyn

1,

N.Y.,

U.S.A

OFFICERS

N.

H.

KNORR,

Pre3ident

W.

E.

V

AN

.AJ.rnURGH,

Secretary

"And

all

thy

children

shall

be

tau~ht

of

Jehovah;

and

Qreat

shall

be

the

peace

of

thy

children."

-

bill/liz

54:z.J.

THE

SCRIPTURES

CLEARLY

TEACH

THAT

JEHOVAH

Is

the

only

true

God

and

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

In

the

creatIon

of

all

other

thIngs,

and

is

now

the

Lord

Jesus

ChrIst

In

glory,

clothed

wIth

all

power

In

heaven

and

earth,

as

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

wlllfully

dIsobeyed

God's

law

and

was

sentenced

to

death;

that

hy

reason

of

Adam's

wrong

act

all

men

are

born

sInners

and

wIthout

the

rIght

to

life;

THAT

THE

LOGOS

was

made

human

as

the

man

Jesus

and

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

abo'l'e

every

other

creature

and

abo'l'e

every

creature's

name

and

clotbed

him

wIth

all

power

and

authority;

THAT

GOD'S

CAPITAL

ORGANIZATION

is

a

Theocracy

called

Zion,

and

that

Christ

JesuS"

is

the

ChIef

Officer

thereof

and

is

the

rightful

King

of

the

world;

that

the

anointed

llnd

fnlthful

followers

of

Christ

Jesus

are

chlldren

of

Zion,

members

of

Jehovah's

organization,

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

all

who

wllI

hear;

THAT

THE

OLD

WORLD

ended

A.D.

1914,

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

the

"new

earth"

of

the

New

World;

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

complete

establish

ment

of

righteousness

In

the

earth,

and

that

under

the

Kingdom

the

people

of

good-wlll

that

survi

..

e

Armageddon

shall

carry

out

the

dIvine

mandate

to

"fill

the

earth"

with

a

righteous

race.

"REASONABLE

SERVICE"

TESTIMONY

PERIOD

The

final

month

of

the

current

Watehtower

campaign,

April,

is.

listed

on

the

year's

service

calendar

as

"Reasonable

Service"

Testrmony

Period.

This

means

reasonable

service

to

God,

and

the

Watchtower

magazine

is

devoted

to

God

and

the

interests

of

His

kingdom

and

hence

the

putting

of

thiS

magazine

in

the

hands

of

the

people

is

a

part

of

His

"reasonable

service".

The

offer

for

this

final

month

will

have

a

new

feature

added,

namely,

the

new

64-page.

cOlored-cover

booklet

"Be

Glad,

Ye

Nations".

This

Will

be

offered,

together

with

the

regular

bound

book,

as

a

premium

with

each

new

year's

subSCription

for

The

Watchtower

at

the

regular

rate

of

$1.

Doubtless

many

more

readers

of

this

magazine

will

want

to

get

in

on

the

closing

month

of

this

special

activity;

and

we

invite

all

such

interested

ones

to

wnte

us,

Ii

necessary,

in

order

to

be

teamed

up

with

others

in

this

"reasonable

serVIce".

The

Society

expects

a

report

to

be

made

in

the

accustomed

way

by

eacli

one

out

in

the

field

service

during

this

Testimony

Period.

"WATCHTOWER"

STUDIES

Week

of

April

7:

"Let

Us

Keep

the

Feast,"

11"

1-21

inclusive,

The

Watchtower

March

1,

1946.

Week

of

April

14:

''Let

Us

Keep

the

Feast,"

11

22-40

inclusive,

The

Watchtower

March

1,

1946.

"BE

GLAD,

YE

NATIONS"

The

above

title

designates

the

new

64-page

booklet

published

by

the

Watch

Tower

Society,

The

two

treatises

therein

contained

ITS

MISSION

T

HIS

journal

Is

published

for

the

purpose

of

enabllng

the

people

to

know

Jehovah

God

and

his

purposes

as

expressed

In

the

BIble.

It

publIshes

BIble

instruction

specifically

desIgned

to

aId

Jehovah's

wItnesses

and

all

people

of

good-wilL

It

arranges

systematic

BIble

study

for

its

readers

and

the

Society

supplies

other

Ilterature

to

aId

In

such

studies.

It

publishes

snitable

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

reserration

for

the

kingdom

of

Jehovah

God

under

Christ

his

beloved

King.

It

Is

not

dogmatic,

but

InTites

careful

and

critical

examination

of

Its

contents

In

the

lIght

of

the

ScrIptures.

It

does

not

Indulge

In

controversy,

and

Its

colUmns

are

not

open

to

personalities.

YEARLY

SUBSCllIPTION

PRIC~

UNITED

ST.lTES,

$1.00;

all

other

countries,

$1.50,

AmerIcan

currency;

GR&.lT

BRITAIN,

AUBTRAL.lBIA,

AND

SOUTH

AnIC.l,

6s.

AmerIcan

remittances

should

be

made

by

POll

tal

Note

or

by

Postal

or

Express

Money

Order

or

by

Bank

Draft.

British,

South

African

and

AustralaSian

remittances

sbould

be

made

direct

to

the

respective

branch

offices.

Remittances

from

countries

other

than

thos"

mentioned

maT

be

made

to

the

Brooklyn

office,

but

by

InternatIOnal

POlItal

MoneT

Order

only,

FOIlJ:IGK

OJ'J'ICJ:S

~tUtralla

'1

Beresford

Rd.,

Strathfield,

N.

S.

W.

Callada

••

•

__

40

Irwin

AVe.,

Toronto

5,

Ontarlo

England

34

Craven

Terrace,

London,

W.2

India

__

••

_

167

Love

Lane,

Bombay

27

Yewfoundland

•

...

_

P.

O.

Box

521,

St.

John's

Yew

Zealand

177

Daniell

St.,

Wellington,

S

1

Philippine

Islana.

1219-B

Oroquleta

St.,

~lan11a

Soutll

~frlca

.

623

Boston

House,

Cape

Town

1'iease

address

the

Soe1ety

in

every

CJllle.

Tranaiatlona

of

thJ.

10urnal

appear

I.n

several

Ia=ges.

ALL

SINCERE

STUDENTS

OF

THE

BIBLE

who

by

reason

of

Infirmity,

poverty

or

adversity

are

unable

to

pay

the

subscription

price

may

have

The

Watchtower

free

upon

written

application

to

the

publishers.

made

once

each

year,

stating

tbe

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

SubBonber':

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

10urnal

one

month

before

the

SUbscription

expires.

Printed

In

the

United

States

of

America

Entered

/U

.eoond-cllUB

matter

at

til"

post

otflc"

at

Brook/lin,

N.

Y.,

under

the

~ct

of

March

3,

1879.

are

closely

related

and

complementary

to

each

other,

the

first

one

being

on

the

subject

"Be

Glad,

Ye

Nations",

and

the

second

berng

on

the

people

with

whom

to

be

glad,

namely,

"Jehovah's

witnesses

in

the

Crucible."

Both

these

presentations,

delivered

by

the

Society's

president

to

great

public

audiences,

have

made

profound

impressions.

Reading

this

booklet

will

leave

you

glad,

we

are

certain.

"Be

Glad,

Ye

Nations

JJ

is

published

in

a

special

cover

of

artistic

beauty,

and

is

now

available

at

5c

a

copy,

mailed

postpaid.

Release

of

this

booklet

for

campaign

distribution

is

announced

elsewhere.

MEMORIAL

CELEBRATION

This

year

the

time

for

celebrating

the

Memorial

will

be

after

sundown

or

after

6

p.m.,

Standard

Time,

of

Tuesday,

April

16.

A;t

an.

ann

o

1IIJced

~our,

each

company

should

assemble

on

that

mght,

and

~e

awnn~

ones

of

them

partake

of

the

Memorial

emblems,

theIr

compalU<nuf

the

"other

sheep"

being

present

as

witnesses.

Before

the

emblems

lI.ra

l)llrtaken

of,

let

some

competent

brother

offer

It

hrief

speech

extemporaneously

or

else

read

para

graphs

selected

from

recent

Watchtower

articles

on

the

Memorial

to

those

met

together.

Since

the

breaking

of

the

bread

and

drink

ing

of

the

wine

both

symbolize

the

death

in

which

the

members

of

Christ's

body

share,

the

bread

and

wine

should

both

be

served

together

at

partaking.

Unleavened

bread

and

red

wine

should

be

served,

to

harmonize

with

the

course

of

Jesus

and

his

apostles.

We

expect

all

companies

to

notify

us

concerning

their

celebration,

reporting

both

the

number

attending

and

the

number

of

partakers.