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Data publicării

15.12.1940

Volumul

61

Numărul

24

Pagina publicației

370

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f!E:WXONTBLY

By

WATCH

TOWER

BIBLE

e

TRACT

SOCIETY

117

Adams

Street

Brooklyn,

N.Y.,

U.S.A

'OJ'PIOERS

J.

F.

RUTHERJ'OIlJ>,

Preliden.t

W.

E.

VAN

AlrBURGR,

Secretary

"And

all

thy

children

shall

be

ta.~ht

of

Jehovah;

and

~reat

shall

he

the

peace

of

thy

children."

-

Lllilln

54:

I

J.

THE

SCRIPTURES

CLEARLY

TEACH

THAT

JEHOVAH

is

the

only

true

God,

is

from

eV~last1ng

to

e"ferlasting,

the

Maker

of

heaven

and

earth

and

the

Giver

of

lite

to

his

creatures;

that

the

Logos

was

the

beginning

ot

his

creation,

and

his

active

agent

in

the

creation

of

all

things;

that

the

Logos

Is

DOW

the

Lord

Jesus

ChriBt

in

glory,

clothed

with

all

power

In

heaven

and

earth,

and

the

Chlef

Executive

Officer

of

Jehovah.

THAT

GOD

crooted

the

earth

tor

man,

created

perfect

man

for

the

earth

and

placed

him

upon

1t~

that

man

wUlfully

dis

obeyed

God's

law

and

was

sentenced

to

death;

that

by

reason

ot

Adam's

wrong

act

all

men

are

born

sinners

and

without

the

right

to

lite.

THAT

JESUS

was

made

human,

and

the

man

Jesus

sutrered

death

in

order

to

prodace

the

ransom

or

redemptive

price

for

obedient

ones

of

maDk:ind;

that

God

raised

up

Jesus

divine

and

exalted

him

to

heaven

above

every

creature

and

above

every

name

and

clothed

him

with

all

pow«"

and

authority.

THAT

JEHOVAH'S

ORGANIZATION

is

a

Theocracy

called

ZIon,

and

that

Christ

Jesus

Ja

the

Chief

Officer

thereot

and

is

the

right

ful

King

of

the

world;

that

the

anointed

and

faithful

followers

01.

ChrIst

Jesus

are

ch1ldren

of

ZIOb,

members

ot

Jehovah's

organiza

tion,

and

are

his

witnesses

whose

duty

and

privIlege

it

Is

to

testity

to

the

supremacy

of

Jehovah,

declare

h'is

purposes

toward

mankind

as

expressed

in

the

Bible,

and

.to

bear

the

fruits

of

the

kingdom

before

all

who

will

hear.

THAT

THE

WORLD

lwl

ended,

and

the

Lord

Jesua

Christ

has

been

placed

by

Jehovah

upon

his

throne

of

authority,

has

ousted

Satan

trom

beaveD

:and

lis

llllOOeed1nr

to

tbe

estnb1tflbmen'l:

of

God's

kingdom

·on-em1h.

THAT

THE

RCLIEP

and

blessings

of

the

peoples

of

earth

can

come

only

by

and

through

Jehovah's

kingdom

under

Cbrlst,

which

laas

now

begun;

that

the

Lord's

next

great

act

Is

the

destruction

ot

Satan's

organization

and

the

establishment

ot

righteousness

In

the

earth,

and

that

under

the

kingdom

the

people

ot

good

wlll

that

survive

Armageddon

shall

carry

out

the

divIne

mandate

to

"fill

the

earth"

with

a

righteous

race.

"COURAGE"

TESTIMONY

PERIOD

This

special

Period

whioh

oocupies

the

entire

month

of

Decem

ber

is

marked

by

the

tenn

"Courage",

a

quality

which

Jehovah

repeatedly

exhorted

Joshaa

to

exercise

in

driving

out

the

enemies

of

the

theocracy,

for

an

e:ump1e

to

us

today.

Deeember

should

shatter

all

previous

recorda

in

booklet

diitribution,

due

to

the

almost

unbelievable

o1Ier

of

seven

~f

&Dy

of

the

Society's

booklets

on

a

10c

contribution.

If

poilllble,

every

packet

of

seven

should

include

the

latest

booklet,

Conspiracy

Against

D61»OCNCY.

A

special

wrapper,

provided

by

the

Society,

helps

make

the

7-booklet

combination

all

the

more

attractive.

All

thi.

requires

apecial

ad

vance

work.

Especially,

atten1i

tae

weekly

service

meeting

of

the

-local

company

of

Jehovah's

witnesses,

where

the

details

of

the

work

of

"Courage"

Testimony

Period

are

being

dlscussed.

If

you

are

not

in

touch

with

such,

write

this

office

for

references.

Keep

~ccurate

record

of

your

activities

and

report

aame

fully

at

close

of

December.

"W

ATCBTOWO"

STIlDIES

Week

of

J

&BuRry

19:

''Pe1'lleeUtion,9'

1[1-29

inclusive,

TIN

W1H4:hlOCDU

December

15,

1940.

Weelt

'Uf

J

anD&Iy

26:

"'Persecution,"

11

30-55

inclusive,

TIN

W1H4:hlOCDU

December

15,

1940.

ITS

MISSION

T

IDS

journal

Is

publJshed

for

the

purpose

of

enabllng

the

people

to

know

Jehovah

God

and

his

purposes

as

expressed

in

the

Bible.

It

publi.8hes

BIble

instruction

speclftcally

de

signed

to

aid

JehOfth's

witnesses

and

all

people

of

good

wla.

It

arrangs

systematic

Bible

study

for

its

readers

Ilnd

the

Soc1e~

supplies

other

literature

to

aId

in

such

studies.

It

publishes

suit

able

material

for

l:adlo

broadcasting

and

for

other

means

of

public

instruction

in

the

Scriptures.

It

adherea

strictly

to

the

BIble

as

authority

for

its

utterancel.

It

iB

entirely

free

and

separate

from

all

rellglon,

parties,

BeCI:s

or

other

worldly

organizations.

It

iB

wholly

and

without

reserva

tlon

for

the

Idngdom

of

Jehovah

God

under

Christ

his

beloved

King.

It

is

not

dogmatic,

but

invites

careful

and

critical

examina

tion

ot

ita

contents

in

tIll!

llght

of

the

Scriptures.

It

does

not

10

dulge

in

controversy,

and

1ts

COlumDB

are

not

open

to

personalities.

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year.

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requestlnlf

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sre

glad

to

thU8

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the

need'l

but

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written

application

once

each

year

1&

required

b1

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postal

regulatioll.8.

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to

Sub,onber,:

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renewal

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sent

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address,

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requested,

may

be

expected

to

ar,pear

on

address

label

within

one

montb.

,A

rene,val

blank

(carrying

not

ce

of

expiration)

w1l1

be

sent

with

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one

month

before

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SUbscription

expires.

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March

8,

1879.

1941

YEARBOOK

OF

JEHOVAH'S

WITNESSES

In

the

face

of

an

almost

impossible

year

the

pubhcahon

of

lh,·

1941

Yearbook

61

J

eho1Jah's

witnesses

represents

an

accomphsll

ment

made

possible

only

by

Jehovah's

power.

Confirmation

of

thIS

you

will

find

when

you

read

the

comprehensive

report,

as

wrrtten

by

the

Society's

president,

covering

the

world-WIde

activities

of

Jehovah's

witnesses,

under

continuous

enemy

fire,

during

the

past

service

year.

Besides

this

amazing

report

the

Yearbook

also

offers

the

president's

comment

on

the

1941

yeartext

and

a

text

With

a

Watchtowe,.

comment

thereon

for

each

day

of

the

new

year.

'The

edition

of

the

Yearbook

is

always

limited,

thus

enhancing

the

oosts

involved;

hence

a

contribution

of

59c

per

copy

is

stipulated

theJJe

for.

Organized

companies

should

oouibine

the

orders

of

all

mCh

viduals

therefor

and

send

such

tluuJugh

the

company

servant.

"SATISFIED"

In

these

days

of

increasing

dissatisfaction

with

everything

llf

the

world,

the

title

of

this

new

booklet,

"Satisfied,"

strIkes

the

reader

with

a

strong

appeal.

The

contents

of

thlS

32-page

booklet

show

how

and

by

whom

the

hearl!s

desire

of

all

men

of

good-will

shall

early

be

aatistled..

'The

front-cover

picture

vlSuahzes

the

s~

ting

of

the

story

as

related

by

the

author,

Judge

Ruthedor.d.

~Conmm~d

tm

page

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