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Data publicării

01.07.1951

Volumul

72

Numărul

13

Turnul de veghe

Quebec's campaign of persecution suffers another stunning blow

Revistele originale Turnul de veghe în limba engleză

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TH

E

PURPOSE

OF

4‘THE

W

A

T

C

H

T

O

W

E

R

”

Literal

towers

in

Bible

times

were

elevated

vantage

points

from

which

watchmen

could

observe

happenings,

warn

of

danger,

or

announce

good

news.

Our

magazine

figuratively

occupies

such

a

vantage

point,

for

it

is

founded

on

the

very

pinnacle

of

wisdom,

God’s

Word.

That

elevates

it

above

racial,

national

and

political

propagandas

and

prejudices,

frees

it

from

selfish

bias.

It

is

not

bound

by

any

traditional

creed,

but

its

message

advanc-

es

as

the

light

on

God’s

purposes

and

works

increases.—

Habakkuk

2:1-3.

It

sees

things

Scripturally.

When

it

observes

this

generation

afflicted

with

greed,

delinquency,

hypocrisy,

atheism,

war,

famine,

pestilence,

perplex-

ity

and

fear,

and

persecution

of

unpopular

minorities,

it

does

not

parrot

the

old

fable

about

history

repeating

itself.

Informed

by

Bible

prophecy,

it

sees

in

these

things

the

sign

of

the

world’s

time

of

the

end.

But

with

bright

hope

it

also

sees

opening

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

going

on,

awake

to

note

signs

of

danger,

faithful

to

point

out

the

way

of

escape.

It

announces

Jehovah’s

kingdom

established

by

Christ’s

enthronement

in

heaven,

feeds

his

kingdom

joint-heirs

with

spiritual

food,

cheers

men

of

good

will

with

glorious

prospects

of

eternal

life

in

a

paradise

earth,

comforts

us

with

the

resurrection

promise

for

the

dead.

It

is

not

dogmatic,

but

has

a

confident

ring

in

its

voice,

because

it

is

based

on

God’s

Word.

It

does

not

privately

interpret

prophecy,

but

calls

at-

tention

to

physical

facts,

sets

them

alongside

prophecy,

and

you

see

for

your-

self

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

religious

news

generally.

*Be

watchful

in

these

perilous

times,'

God

admonishes.

So

keep

on

the

watch

by

regularly

reading

“The

Watchtower

״

’.

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t

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u

it

e

r

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*They

will

all

be

taught

by

Jehovah.”—John

6:45,

NW

;

Isaiah

54:13

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Quebec's

Campaign

of

Persecution

Suffers

Another

Stunning

Blow

387

Shun

the

Snare

of

Creature

Worship!

389

Memorial

and

National

Assembly

in

Australia

393

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״

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״

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Abbreviations

■sed

in

“

The

Watchtower”

for

the

following

Bible

versions

A8

-

American

Standard

Version

LX

X-

The

Septuagint

Version

AT

-

An

American

Translation

Mo

-

James

Moffatt’s

version

Da

-

J.

N.

Darby’s

version

NW

-

New

World

Translation

Dy

—Catholic

Douay

version

Ro

-

J.

B.

Rotherham’s

version

ED

-

The

Emphatic

Diaglott

RS

־־

Revised

Standard

Version

Lo

-

Isaac

Leeser’s

version

Yg

-

Robert

Young's

version

Unless

otherwise

indicated,

the

Bible

used

is

the

King

James

Version