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Az Őrtorony
The Manifestation of Messiah's Presence
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AUGUST 
1, 
1949 
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233 
until 
death, 
they 
will 
have 
a 
spiritual 
resurrection 
instantaneously 
at 
death 
in 
the 
flesh 
and 
they 
will 
be 
personally 
united 
with 
him 
"in 
the 
air". 
There 
they 
will 
reign 
with 
him 
for 
a 
thousand 
years, 
and 
not 
literally 
upon 
the 
earth 
in 
human 
form. 
Thus 
by 
a 
course 
of 
integrity 
and 
faithfulness 
to 
the 
end 
of 
their 
earthly 
work 
they 
are 
to 
be 
"evermore 
with 
the 
Lord". 
32 
They 
are 
the 
blessed 
ones 
who 
do 
not 
need 
to 
sleep 
in 
death 
awaiting 
the 
parousia 
of 
the 
King, 
but 
32, 
To 
whom, 
therefore, 
does 
Revelation 
14: 
13 
apply, 
and 
why? 
to 
them 
the 
words 
written 
apply: 
"Blessed 
are 
the 
dead 
who 
die 
in 
the 
Lord 
from 
henceforth: 
yea, 
saith 
the 
spirit, 
that 
they 
may 
rest 
from 
their 
labors; 
for 
their 
works 
follow 
with 
them." 
(Rev. 
14: 
13, 
Am. 
Stan. 
Ver.) 
Thus 
we 
discern 
how 
everything 
agrees 
with 
the 
indication 
that 
Christ's 
sleeping 
joint-heirs 
were 
raised 
in 
the 
spring 
of 
1918 
after 
he 
was 
con­ 
firmed 
in 
Zion 
as 
the 
Chief 
Cornerstone, 
and 
that 
the 
living 
remnant 
do 
not 
precede 
the 
faithful 
sleeping 
ones 
in 
the 
matter 
of 
resurrection. 
HIS 
APPEARING 
AND 
REVELATION 
T 
HIS 
period 
of 
Messiah's 
presence 
or 
parousia 
is 
what 
Paul 
spoke 
of 
as 
"that 
day". 
It 
is 
the 
time 
of 
the 
appearing 
or 
manifestation 
of 
the 
present 
King, 
particularly 
so 
from 
A.D. 
1918 
onward 
when 
Christ 
Jesus, 
though 
rejected 
by 
Christendom, 
was 
shown 
to 
be 
the 
Chief 
Cornerstone 
chosen 
by 
the 
great 
Builder 
of 
the 
Kingdom, 
Jehovah 
God. 
Ever 
since 
then 
his 
witnesses 
have 
testified 
to 
that 
glorious 
fact 
seen 
in 
the 
light 
of 
Scripture 
and 
of 
fulfilled 
prophecy. 
In 
view 
of 
the 
coming 
Kingdom 
and 
mani­ 
festation 
of 
the 
King's 
presence, 
Paul 
was 
spurred 
on 
to 
preach 
and 
do 
the 
work 
of 
an 
evangelist, 
and 
he 
used 
those 
same 
two 
things 
as 
a 
reason 
to 
urge 
Timothy 
to 
follow 
his 
example. 
He 
says 
to 
him: 
"I 
do 
fully 
testify, 
then, 
before 
God, 
and 
the 
Lord 
Jesus 
Christ, 
who 
is 
about 
to 
judge 
living 
and 
dead 
at 
his 
manifestation 
and 
his 
reign-preach 
the 
word; 
... 
for 
I 
am 
already 
being 
poured 
out, 
and 
the 
time 
of 
my 
release 
hath 
arrived; 
the 
good 
strife 
I 
have 
striven, 
the 
course 
I 
have 
finished, 
the 
faith 
I 
have 
kept, 
henceforth 
there 
is 
laid 
up 
for 
me 
the 
crown 
of 
the 
righteousness 
that 
the 
Lord-the 
Righteous 
Judge-shall 
give 
to 
me 
in 
that 
day, 
and 
not 
only 
to 
me, 
but 
also 
to 
all 
those 
loving 
his 
manifestation," 
-2 
Tim. 
4: 
1, 
2,6-8, 
Young. 
2 
True 
Christians 
do 
not 
consider 
the 
manifesta­ 
tion 
of 
the 
Lord 
Jesus 
Christ 
with 
dread, 
putting 
it 
afar 
off 
from 
their 
day. 
No, 
but 
they 
love 
it. 
They 
do 
not 
fear 
the 
judgment 
which 
the 
Lord 
begins 
at 
this 
time 
of 
his 
manifestation, 
from 
1918 
onward. 
They 
know 
it 
is 
a 
time 
of 
reward 
for 
them 
because 
they 
have 
tried 
to 
be 
faithful 
to 
the 
interests 
of 
his 
kingdom. 
They 
expect 
to 
receive 
the 
crown 
of 
right­ 
eousness 
from 
the 
righteous 
Judge, 
and 
that 
crown 
means 
the 
prize 
of 
being 
vindicated 
in 
the 
spirit 
as 
Christ 
Jesus 
was 
vindicated 
at 
his 
resurrection. 
It 
means 
they 
have 
been 
judged 
worthy 
of 
immortal 
life 
in 
the 
spirit, 
to 
live 
and 
reign 
with 
Christ 
for 
the 
thousand 
years 
of 
his 
rule 
over 
mankind 
in 
the 
new 
world. 
The 
apostle 
Paul 
expected 
to 
be 
one 
of 
the 
dead 
toward 
whom 
the 
Lord 
J 
esns 
Christ 
would 
1. 
What 
two 
things 
spurred 
Paul 
on 
and 
moved 
him 
to 
urge 
Timothy? 
2. 
How 
have 
true 
Christians 
considered 
Christ's 
manifestation? 
Why? 
render 
a 
favorable 
judgment, 
raising 
him 
from 
the 
grave 
to 
heavenly 
life. 
By 
what 
Paul 
says 
he 
shows 
that, 
prior 
to 
the 
Lord's 
manifestation 
in 
1918, 
faith­ 
ful 
Christians 
were 
not 
rewarded 
as 
soon 
as 
they 
died 
by 
being 
taken 
to 
heaven, 
the 
Lord 
Jesus 
person­ 
ally 
descending 
from 
heaven 
at 
the 
death 
of 
each 
such 
Christian 
to 
receive 
him 
to 
himself. 
On 
the 
contrary, 
all 
those 
dying 
before 
the 
manifestation 
of 
the 
Lord 
have 
had 
to 
wait 
in 
death 
with 
the 
apostle 
Paul 
until 
"that 
day". 
They 
looked 
forward 
to 
that 
day 
lovingly, 
hopeful 
of 
reward. 
3 
At 
his 
kingdom 
and 
manifestation 
the 
righteous 
Judge 
judges 
not 
only 
the 
dead 
but 
also 
the 
living. 
Even 
a 
remnant 
of 
his 
anointed 
joint-heirs 
are 
left 
alive 
on 
earth 
until 
his 
parousia 
and 
its 
manifesta­ 
tion. 
So 
these 
come 
under 
judgment 
from 
and 
after 
1918, 
because, 
says 
Peter, 
"the 
time 
has 
come 
for 
judgment 
to 
begin 
with 
the 
household 
of 
God." 
(1 
Pet. 
4: 
17, 
Rev. 
Stan. 
Ver.) 
Those 
judged 
with 
approval 
are 
taken 
or 
received 
into 
his 
favor 
and 
into 
his 
Theocratic 
organization; 
but 
the 
disapproved 
are 
left 
abandoned 
to 
coming 
destruction. 
In 
the 
final 
parable 
given 
in 
his 
prophecy 
on 
the 
sign 
of 
the 
world's 
end 
and 
of 
his 
parousia 
Jesus 
showed 
that 
others 
besides 
the 
living 
remnant 
were 
to 
be 
judged 
at 
the 
time 
of 
his 
kingdom 
and 
manifestation. 
These 
would 
be 
the 
people 
of 
the 
earthly 
nations. 
The 
Judge 
on 
his 
royal 
throne 
would 
separate 
them 
to 
opposite 
destinies, 
just 
as 
a 
shepherd 
separates 
his 
sheep 
from 
the 
goats 
with 
which 
they 
have 
been 
mingled. 
They 
would 
be 
judged 
by 
the 
way 
they 
treated 
the 
remnant, 
the 
King's 
spiritual 
brothers. 
The 
"sheep", 
separated 
to 
his 
right 
hand 
of 
approval, 
would 
enter 
into 
eternal 
life 
on 
earth 
in 
the 
new 
world. 
The 
"goats", 
separated 
to 
the 
King's 
left 
hand 
of 
condemnation, 
would 
be 
sent 
into 
the 
fiery 
destruction 
at 
the 
battle 
of 
Armageddon. 
The 
sepa­ 
ration 
of 
the 
sheep 
and 
the 
goats 
is 
now 
under 
way 
among 
the 
peoples 
of 
all 
nations 
by 
reason 
of 
the 
Kingdom 
proclamation 
made 
by 
the 
King's 
remnant 
of 
brothers. 
Hence 
in 
this 
we 
have 
another 
indis- 
3. 
Who 
are 
the 
llving 
that 
are 
judged 
at 
his 
manifestation? 
Aveusr 1, 1949 until death, they will have a spiritual resurrection instantaneously at death in the flesh and they will be personally united with him “in the air’. There they will reign with him for a thousand years, and not literally upon the earth in human form. Thus by a course of integrity and faithfulness to the end of their earthly work they are to be “evermore with the Lord”. * They are the blessed ones who do not need to sleep in death awaiting the parousia of the King, but 32, To whom, therefore, does Revelation 14:13 apply, and why? She WATCHTOWER. 233 to them the words written apply: “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.” (Rev. 14:18, Am. Sian. Ver.) Thus we discern how everything agrees with the indication that Christ’s sleeping joint-heirs were raised in the spring of 1918 after he was confirmed in Zion as the Chief Cornerstone, and that the living remnant do not precede the faithful sleeping ones in the matter of resurrection. HIS APPEARING AND REVELATION HIS period of Messiah’s presence or parousia is what Paul spoke of as “that day”. It is the time of the appearing or manifestation of the present King, particularly so from A.D. 1918 onward when Christ Jesus, though rejected by Christendom, was shown to be the Chief Cornerstone chosen by the great Builder of the Kingdom, Jehovah God. Ever since then his witnesses have testified to that glorious faet seen in the light of Seripture and of fulfilled prophecy. In view of the coming Kingdom and manifestation of the King’s presence, Paul was spurred on to preach and do the work of an evangelist, and he used those same two things as a reason to urge Timothy to follow his example. He says to him: “I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign—preach the word;... for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived; the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept, henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord—the Righteous Judge—shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.” —-2 Tim. 4:1, 2, 6-8, Young. 2rue Christians do not consider the manifestation of the Lord Jesus Christ with dread, putting it afar off from their day. No, but they love it. They do not fear the judgment which the Lord begins at this time of his manifestation, from 1918 onward. They know it is a time of reward for them because they have tried to be faithful te the interests of his kingdom. They expect to receive the crown of righteousness from the righteous Judge, and that crown means the prize of being vindicated in the spirit as Christ Jesus was vindicated at his resurrection. It means they have been judged worthy of immortal life in the spirit, to live and reign with Christ for the thousand years of his rule over mankind in the new world. The apostle Paul expected to be one of the dead toward whom the Lord Jesus Christ would 1. What two things spurred Paul on and moved him to urge Timothy? 2. How have true Christians considered Christ’s manifestation? Why? render a favorable judgment, raising him from the grave to heavenly life. By what Paul says he shows that, prior to the Lord’s manifestation in 1918, faithful Christians were not rewarded as soon as they died by being taken to heaven, the Lord Jesus personally descending from heaven at the death of each such Christian to receive him to himself. On the contrary, all those dying before the manifestation of the Lord have had to wait in death with the apostle Paul until “that day”. They looked forward to that day lovingly, hopeful of reward. 5 At his kingdom and manifestation the righteous Judge judges not only the dead but also the living. Hiven a remnant of his anointed joint-heirs are left alive on earth until his parousta and its manifestation. So these come under judgment from and after 1918, because, says Peter, “the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God.” (1 Pet. 4:17, Rev. Stan. Ver.) Those Judged with approval are taken or received into his favor and into his Theocratic organization; but the disapproved are left abandoned to coming destruction. In the final parable given in his prophecy on the sign of the world’s end and of his parousia Jesus showed that others besides the living remnant were to be judged at the time of his kingdom and manifestation. These would be the people of the earthly nations. The Judge on his royal throne would separate them to opposite destinies, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats with which they have been mingled. They would be judged by the way they treated the remnant, the King’s spiritual brothers. The “sheep”, separated to his right hand of approval, would enter into eternal life on earth in the new world. The “goats”, separated to the King’s left hand of condemnation, would be sent into the fiery destruction at the battle of Armageddon. The separation of the sheep and the goats is now under way among the peoples of all nations by reason of the Kingdom proclamation made by the King’s remnant of brothers. Hence in this we have another indis 3. Who are the living that are judged at his manifestation?

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