Jonadab represented or foreshadowed that class of people now on the earth during the time that the Jehu work is in progress who are of good will, are out of harmony with Satan’s organization, take their stand on the side of righteousness, and are the ones whom, if obedient and faithful, the Lord will preserve during the time of Armageddon, take them through that trouble, and give them everlasting life on the earth.
Riches. 1936. p. 78
The prophecy recorded at the ninth chapter of Ezekiel, and which is fully supported by other prophecies, shows a separating work taking place shortly preceding the battle of the great day of God Almighty, otherwise called “Armageddon”, and clearly identifies the class of people of good will.
Riches. 1936. p. 94
The entire organization on earth is symbolized under the term “city”, which God will destroy at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 96
It is those who are marked in the fore- heads that are spared. This appears to mark the beginning or first part of Armageddon, the battle of the great day of God Almighty: “And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.”-Ezekiel 9: 7.
Riches. 1936. p. 98
It is the Jonadab class who are marked in the forehead that obey the Lord and are spared and protected by the Lord during Armageddon. A more detailed explanation of this prophecy of Ezekiel is found in Vindication, Book One, page 94.
Riches. 1936. p. 99
Now Satan knows that his time is very short until the great fight at Armageddon takes place, and he hastens to drive all men into spiritism or devilism and therefore against God; and for that reason at the present time there is a great turning to spiritism and spirit mediums throughout the land. All who follow the lead of Satan and his wicked allies will die at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 101
Likewise “Christendom”, or “organized Christianity”, began with the avowed purpose of serving God, but its leaders have turned away from God and Christ and have joined hands with the Devil’s organization and must suffer destruction at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 102, 103
Where is safety to be found? And who are they that find such place of certain safety? The destruction of the world in Noah’s day by the flood foreshadowed the destruction of the present world at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 103
Armageddon will bring the greatest tribulation. (Matthew 24:21, 22) In the tribulation of Armageddon the opposers of God will find no way of escape, hence no place of safety. (Jeremiah 25:33-35)
Riches. 1936. p. 103
They are yet alive, and it seems that their punishment may end approximately at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 104
Those cities of refuge specifically foretell God’s refuge provided for certain ones during the time of Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 106
This would clearly indicate that it is reasonable that God would provide a place or condition of safety for those people of good will on the earth that they might be protected during the time of the world-wide destruction at Armageddon, which trouble comes upon the nations because they have broken his everlasting covenant.
Riches. 1936. p. 107
All such willful slayers shall perish at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 108
Jesus Christ, the great Executioner, will certainly meet or overtake all of the bloodguilty ones at Armageddon in the battle of the great day of God Almighty and will slay all such as are not in the cities of refuge.
Riches. 1936. p. 115
The Executioner will completely destroy such at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 116
Not later than Armageddon Jesus Christ, the revenger of blood, will slay the malicious clergy and their allies.
Riches. 1936. p. 118
Therefore those who refuse or fail to go among the people and call upon them at their homes and give them the life-giving kingdom message from the Lord, and those who hinder, oppose and discourage the ones who arc thus obeying the Lord in carrying the message of truth to the people, show an unloving and unjust spirit that would hand over the Jonadab class without mercy to be executed by the Executioner at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 125, 126
He must continue to appreciate the certainty and nearness of Armageddon, at which time Satan’s organization will be destroyed, and also the fact that soon the priestly company shall pass from the earth, and that then the Jonadab class may receive the gift of life through Jesus Christ if they continue steadfast on the side of the Lord and righteousness.
Riches. 1936. p. 129
No one n the universe can ever justly say that the slaughter at Armageddon will be barbarous, unjustified or unrighteous.
Riches. 1936. p. 129, 130
The test began with the first children of Adam and will continue and be completed at the battle of Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 166
Soon the battle of Armageddon, the great battle of God Almighty, will be fought; and Satan knows that his time is short, and therefore he is determined to carry out his boastful challenge to turn men away from God and into destruction.
Riches. 1936. p. 175
At Armageddon that organization will completely pass away.
Riches. 1936. p. 207
All of these were prisoners in Babylon, that is to say, Satan’s organization, and each class in their turn are addressed by the elect servant, who says to them, “Go forth,” not merely out of literal prison houses, but out from Satan’s organization called “Babylon”; and this is done shortly preceding the time of Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 215
Jehovah’s prophets warned the peoples of earth concerning the day of Armageddon and what great destruction the Lord will bring upon the wicked at that time. The Hierarchy, with pious face and sanctimonious words, harangue the people and claim that these prophecies concerning Armageddon are not true, and especially with reference to the Catholic organization.
Riches. 1936. p. 255
The Scriptures seem fully to support the conclusion that the destruction of the religionists under the lead of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy will be the first part, or the beginning, of Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 285
Armageddon is the work of Jehovah, because the Scriptures emphatically declare so, that God will do his work at Armageddon by the hand of Christ Jesus. The fact, however, that Jehovah by his prophet speaks of “his work, his strange work”, “his act, his strange act, ” repeating the words, seems clearly to indicate two distinctive parts of Armageddon: (1) That which accomplishes the destruction of hypocritical religionists; and (2) that which accomplishes the complete destruction of all of Satan’s organization. Armageddon, therefore, as a whole is the work and act of Jehovah, but that part of Armageddon which he says is “his strange work”, “his strange act,” would seem clearly to refer to something that would appear to many creatures as very strange. The final conflict would not appear to be strange, for the reason that all professed Christians have been informed by the Scriptures and otherwise of Armageddon as one great time of trouble,
Riches. 1936. p. 287
Can it be said that those who are now in the church denominational systems (which systems are in accord with other parts of Satan’s organization) are spirit-begotten, and do in fact love God, and that they merely remain there until Armageddon and then, by the circumstances forced upon them, take their position on God’s side?
Riches. 1936. p. 314
That tribulation period began with the “day of Jehovah”, to wit, in 1914, when the war started against Satan’s organization in heaven (Revelation 12:7-10), and reaches the great climax at the time of the battle of Armageddon, the great day of God Almighty.
Riches. 1936. p. 318, 319
To “come out of the great tribulation” (R.V.) not alone means to survive that trouble as ‘flesh that shall be saved’ (Matthew 24 :22), but primarily means that the great multitude come out from Satan’s organization and take their stand on the side of Jehovah during the period of time that elapses from stopping the World War until the day of Armageddon, that is to say, during the time that the “days should be shortened”, and during which time period this gospel of the kingdom is preached.
Riches. 1936. p. 319, 320
The great multitude will also survive Armageddon, because God’s promise to those who seek meekness and righteousness is that they may be hid in that time. (Zephaniah 2:3)
Riches. 1936. p. 320
These continue to ‘seek meekness and righteousness’ and have the promise of Jehovah that they may be hid during the greatest part of the tribulation, that is, at Armageddon. (Zephaniah 2:3) This is further proof that their development is not the result of the great tribulation but that they “come out of the great tribulation”, that is to say, come out of the world within the period of the tribulation from the time of the coming of Christ Jesus until Armageddon. They must wash up before Armageddon comes. It would be too late to wash at the time of Armageddon. They ‘flee to the Mountains’, and this they do before the “winter” time, that is, the great climax of tribulation at Armageddon. (Matthew 24:16, 20)
Riches. 1936. p. 325
The great multitude must be led by Christ Jesus and fed by him before Armageddon, and must be under his protection and be taken through Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 333
It is within this period of time, and immediately preceding Armageddon, that Jehovah’s witnesses have been privileged to go forth with the message of truth.
Riches. 1936. p. 336
Thereafter, to wit, in 1918, the Scriptures and the facts show that Christ Jesus, the great Judge, came to the temple of God and from that time onward, and until the conclusion of Armageddon, he sits in judgment.
Riches. 1936. p. 340
The anointed witnesses of Jehovah must go forth and ‘preach this gospel of the kingdom for a witness’ that the people of the nations may have an opportunity to choose whom they will serve; and when that witness work is done, then will follow Armageddon. (Matthew 24:14, 21)
Riches. 1936. p. 343
The Scriptures indicate that these will be destroyed first at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 344
Just preceding Armageddon God causes wide witness of the truth to be given that the people may have opportunity to choose whom they will serve.
Riches. 1936. p. 347
No one can remain in the Devil’s organization and escape the plagues that will come upon all creation at Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 353
When you have fled to the mountains, that is to say, to God’s kingdom nuder Christ, you must there continue to obey the commandments of the Lord if you would be hid and shielded during the final cataclysm that shall befall creation during Armageddon, and for that reason the Lord tells you to “seek righteousness, [and] seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger”. If you fail to obey this commandment, you are certain not to be hid or shielded during Armageddon.
Riches. 1936. p. 353