The nations will go their way, ignoring the warning of Jehovah, and meet their end in the final battle of Armageddon, the same as the people of earth did in Noah’s time.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. p. 14
As we come closer to that time, the battle of Armageddon, there is much work to be done in preaching “this gospel” in all the world and in going into all the nations, discipling. This is the work Jehovah’s witnesses must do now.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. p. 15
Not quite as many hours were put in the field service, but generally the work has gone on very well, considering the many obstacles the servants of the Lord have to meet in India. How the millions upon millions of people in this land will be reached with the message of the Kingdom before Armageddon is not known. Most of them are steeped in religion.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. p. 145
Armageddon and its relieving us of our personal difficulties is no longer the chief thought as it was the much-talked-of thing a few years ago. There is work to be done.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. p. 172
This message, by Jehovah’s grace, they will not cease to proclaim until the final destruction of all worldly power comes in the battle of the great day of God Almighty, Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. p. 214
At Armageddon he will vindicate his lordship and right to rule all the earth by melting down the mountainlike backbone of the postwar organization of men in the fire of his jealousy against all the enemy organization.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. January 12
At the oncoming battle of Armageddon Christ Jesus the Son will fight to victory over Satan’s world, for the vindication of Jehovah’s name.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. January 29
That time of destruction of the Devil’s world is the battle of Armageddon, not so far ahead now, and there Jehovah will vindicate his name and place as the Supreme One. W 6/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. January 29
It is the outbreak of the universal war of Armageddon, between God’s organization and Satan’s organization, with all nations on Satan’s side and against God’s kingdom. The world catastrophe of Armageddon is whither the nations are now marching, even under banner and slogans of peace.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. February 8
Only knowledge from God’s Word is a defense against being swept along with politicians, financiers and clergymen in their willful march to destruction at Armageddon. W 9/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. February 8
Refusing to conform itself to the light of God’s flashing truths, this symbolic earth continues to writhe and twist as if in birth-pangs, suffer- ing from sorrows which will reach their worst at her death at Armageddon. W 10/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. February 9
In the warfare between God’s organization and the enemy Satan’s organization, which warfare culminates in the battle of Armageddon, Christ Jesus must win. He must violently seize the wicked organization and utterly destroy it; the enemy gates can not hold him off from doing so. Thereby Christ Jesus will vindicate Jehovah’s name at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. February 11
Their destruction at Armageddon is clearly in sight.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. February 25
For her willful ignorance she will be destroyed at the battle of Armageddon. Those who want to avoid her fate will not resist the information and the reproofs which she refuses. Without first knowing what is God’s will, they would be hastening down the same path of sin in which she hurries toward Armageddon, and would show themselves foolish.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. February 28
They are persuaded that, if they abide faithful to him, he will maintain the lot or assignment that he has ordained for them, whether to be with Christ on the heavenly throne or to be upon this earth after Armageddon during the thousand-year reign of Christ.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. March 7
All such will experience the saving power of Jehovah’s hand at the battle of Armageddon. W 9/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. March 30
This they must do in order to escape destruction with the old world at Armageddon and in order to enter into the New World of abundance of life. W 6/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. April 8
There will be the final ransom toll to pay for further persecuting and pursuing Jehovah’s people to drag them back into enforced service of this world. That final toll will be destruction at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. April 18
Since such ones persist in their oppressions upon his people, they must die at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. April 18
At Armageddon they will fight under him to the utter destruction of Satan’s entire organization. W 10/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. April 22
Whereas the peoples on earth refuse the testimony of the “heavens”, Armageddon’s stern realities will make them see Jehovah’s glory. W 10/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. May 11
At Armageddon they will throw their silver, gold and material wealth into the streets, but neither silver nor gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s anger and to buy a way for their lives to be spared. (Ezek. 7:19) While money may be a temporary defense now, our knowing God and his purpose is a permanent defense against disaster at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. June 1
Suppose that, because of their faith and obedience now before Armageddon, they had justification by faith through the imputation of righteousness. Then that would mean they could not die before Armageddon, as some are now doing.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. June 7
It would be very ungrateful if his consecrated people did not love him, seeing how he preserved their lives or souls till now and promises to do so all through Armageddon. W 10/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. June 8
God Almighty will not allow that, when Armageddon falls with destruction upon the world, it should be said that his Kingdom message of salvation was not proclaimed far enough nor given a sufficient hearing.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. June 12
The justification of the Lord’s “other sheep” must come after Armageddon, and it must be by the perfecting of them in the flesh to be children of Jehovah, the same as the perfect Adam in Eden.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. June 21
That will be a glorious sabbath-day for humankind, .both for “men of good will” today living, whom God will favor with preservation through the battle of Armageddon, and also for the billions of dead ones in the graves who will hear the voice of the reigning Son of God and will come forth to a resurrection of judgment.-John 5:28, 29 A.S.V. W2/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. June 29
Knowing that such knowledge is a defense against death by execution in the day of his wrath at Armageddon, let us cast up this defense more strongly.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. June 30
If we want to do what is righteous, we will recognize the people’s absolute lack of defense against what is impending over the world at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. July 20
He saw it must be done before the battle of Armageddon if any flesh on earth, primarily his devoted followers, were to be saved. W 3/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. July 27
Thus the justification of these must come after Armageddon. W 8/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. August 8
Therefore by His favor the reconstruction work regarding his worship and service is being done before Armageddon for a witness to all nations and for the benefit of all persons of good-will among them.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. August 12
Such 1,000-year reign of Christ Jesus, as foretold at Revelation 20:1-6, begins after the binding of Satan the Devil; in other words, after the battle of Armageddon, which battle, everything indicates, will begin inside this generation.-Rev. 16:14-16. W 2/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. August 13
They look forward calmly and confidently to Armageddon, knowing that Jehovah will fight that battle for them too, because the battle is His, not theirs. W 4/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. August 14
They show also that Satan and all his world will not be able to hinder Jehovah or to deliver the wicked from destruction at his hands at Armageddon. W 6/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. August 16
That Jehovah’s witnesses have a ways to go before they are vindicated at the battle of Armageddon by Jehovah’s victory there, does not make them faint or slack their hand in his service.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. August 23
It matters not how few years or many years the battle of Armageddon may be off, now is the time to remember and serve the Creator of the New World.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. August 25
They shall lie down in a sorrowful death at the battle of Armageddon; for then this world shall end. W 9/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. September 13
It is because their joy is in the vindication of Jehovah’s name and of his universal sovereignty, and they know the Kingdom will bring this vindication at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. September 19
At the battle of Armageddon he will settle the issue and vindicate his right to universal sovereignty by wiping out all his united organized enemies, visible and invisible, as completely as if by destruction in fire.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. September 20
All these, realizing they have received and continue to receive of God’s tender mercies, extend mercy cheerfully to others by making known to all alike the way of escape from the Armageddon of God’s wrath. W 5/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. September 21
It means being a witness for Jehovah and faithfully fulfilling that position of service until He vindicates his name at the battle of Armageddon and thus brings the great period of witnessing to a close. Let those “other sheep” that are already gathered in follow the lead of their Good Shepherd and fulfill their commission from him to preach, in order for other meek ones to hear, that such may believe on Jehovah God and call on his name, openly confessing him before Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. September 24
The witnesses to the Kingdom are very grateful to God for its establishment in their day, and they sing for joy because that Kingdom will vindicate Jehovah’s name at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. October 17
Yes, at the battle of Armageddon Jehovah God will preserve his heavenly King and kingdom.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. October 30
This again reminds Jehovah’s witnesses that the battle is not theirs, but is Jehovah’s, at Armageddon. W 4/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. October 30
Just as surely as he makes what he sows in the earth spring forth in glorious verdure and beautiful flower, just so the same God Almighty will, before Armageddon, cause his righteousness, his vindication and his praise to spring forth before all nations. They are forced to see it, because of the reconstruction work done among them by his King and his remnant and his “other sheep”. And his glorious victory at Armageddon will climax their righteous witness work, and will establish his righteousness and his praise for ever, universally. W 1/15
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. November 2
As to the “other sheep”, these also may know that, when any of them die faithful before Armageddon clears out all the Lord’s foes, their immovableness for Jehovah’s worship will win his favor for them.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. November 5
In 1918 Jehovah God sent this reigning King to the temple to judge the “house of God” and to bring all the nations of earth into judgment before him to seal their fate at the battle of Armageddon. Since 1918 in particular God has sent forth with the Kingdom message his remnant of witnesses.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. November 12
The “new thing” that proves Jehovah’s Godship and universal sovereignty will take on its most convincing testimonial form in the near future, at Armageddon’s universal battle.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. November 21
He will vindicate his name completely at the battle of Armageddon, beyond denial by anyone in all creation.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. November 26
Nevertheless, that does not bring about any justification before the battle of Armageddon. It does not effect in them such a justification as the spiritual Levites, the remnant, have now.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. November 29
Therefore, at Armageddon, the brilliant light of everlasting deliverance will crown all of Jehovah’s lovers.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. December 8
And they have the High Priest Christ Jesus as a covering for them from the execution of Jehovah’s righteous wrath against the world at Armageddon.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. December 23
When Satan’s visible postwar organization will have made its loudest boasts and direst threats against God’s servants on earth of his Theocratic Government, then the night of Armageddon will settle down upon this world.
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. December 26
He will perform his “strange act” at Armageddon, as he did thousands of years ago in the land of Judah, ‘for his own sake and for the sake of his beloved King Christ Jesus.’-2 Ki. 19:34. W 4/1
1946 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1945. December 26