It was not then time for him to do so as God’s Executive Officer. That time will come in the battle of Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. p. 8
From all this it is obvious that the experiences of Jehovah’s witnesses during the past several years, and especially the one just ended, prove that the war with the enemy to keep the field of worship clear will not end until Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. p. 53
They are putting up a real fight; and we want to give the population of that land a full opportunity to praise Jehovah if any more there choose to do so before the final battle of Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. p. 54
God’s servants world-wide rejoice to be standing shoulder to shoulder with them, preaching in like manner clear on down to Armageddon, for “God is with us”.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. p. 138
These unarmed preachers of the Word of God and Bible-reading revolutionaries do not want to change the world, for they firmly believe that the prophecies of the prophets and apostles will soon go into fulfillment and that ‘Armageddon’, the end of the world, is quite near.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. p. 164
The Branch servant served a small company of five publishers in the country in May. There were so many people of good-will in the territory that with just two hand-printed signs telling of the talk that evening with the company, which were put up on the neighborhood stores, plus advertising by word of mouth during the day in the service, 100 persons attended and paid rapt attention as to who will survive Armageddon and how. Pioneers report splendid success in the public meetings.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. p. 176
“The Prince of Peace” at the temple is guiding and directing his people and is gathering together his “other sheep” for a very definite purpose. The carrying forward of this grand news of the Kingdom right on down to the battle of Armageddon will continue.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. p. 255
Those who wait upon Jehovah God know that such federation will be unable to save at Armageddon. They trust in the new world of righteousness which follows Armageddon; and in this hope they find strength.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. January 6
Those who oppose his Messianic government, selecting instead the political schemes of this world, are put to his left side in disfavor as “goats”. Destruction awaits these at Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. January 15
The God-fearing parents themselves must take steps looking to refuge and security for the children during the universal war of Armageddon; and this they must do in harmony with God’s instructions.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. January 25
At Armageddon the demonic heavens will dissolve as in the searing heat of an atomic explosion and will vanish like smoke.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. January 28
It is because the merit of his redemptive sacrifice is applied first to them due to their faith during this period since his death and down to the final end of this wicked world, at Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. February 10
Jehovah, by his witnesses, has spoken for many years to the nations in his wrath. Soon now He will vex them in his sore displeasure by the final universal war of Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. March 2
In the hearts of the “other sheep” God has kindled the hope of meeting his Judge’s approval and serving Jehovah God without a break in life and without a dissolving of the body clear through the end of this world at Armageddon and on into the new world. Some of these “other sheep” may die in faithfulness before the final war of Armageddon clears away the wicked world that now dominates this earth, but they hope in the resurrection.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. March 3
On the contrary, the present governments, which now trample under foot the Christian ambassadors of Jehovah’s New World government and which refuse to yield up their power to it, will be destroyed at the coming battle of Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. March 18
It will be just before the universal battle of Armageddon is due to break out.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. March 22
This troubled world is not at peace with God, but is at deadly enmity with him and is preparing for the showdown fight against him at Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. March 24
Today, if those who have taken Jehovah’s name should quail in fear at the things coming upon the earth, who else could be strong? Jehovah’s witnesses must be stronghearted all the way down to the settlement of the great issue of Jehovah’s sovereignty at Armageddon. W 1/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. March 29
The world, before its final end at Armageddon, must know that Jehovah God has a visible organization and that it stands free and fearless as a witness for Him in the earth.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. April 8
The setting up of Messiah’s kingdom and its operation for a thousand years after Armageddon is for the purpose of completely bringing about the full deliverance of all the believing, obedient ones of mankind from the tyranny of sin, death and the Devil’s organization.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. April 26
By your proclamation everywhere of the message of this kingdom and of its victory over the world-conspiracy at the battle of Armageddon, be all of you for signs and for wonders to the honor and vindication of Jehovah God.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. April 29
Foolishness and the lack of a wise, understanding heart show themselves up in religious Christendom the farther she goes on her postwar road toward the world catastrophe at Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. May 5
No one doing bad will escape destruction at Armageddon and enter life in the new world. W 4/15
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. May 14
At the approaching battle of Armageddon Jehovah by Christ Jesus will further prove that he is true.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. July 9
In the battle of Armageddon toward which all the worldly nations are marching, the plans, plots, schemes and boastful words of the old-world organizers will not stand.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. July 12
The world-wide testimony to the Kingdom which they have given since is therefore something new in this twentieth century, something the like of which this world has never before seen. It is Jehovah’s “strange work” in the earth prior to Armageddon.-Isa. 28:21. W 8/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. July 17
We know that this world is drawing near to its everlasting destruction and that the final end of this eventful period at Armageddon means, therefore, the destruction of this world.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. July 26
If nothing else, this situation required the vindication of his name, for this is “the day of Jehovah”, from and after 1914 and down till the battle of Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. July 27
On hearing the invitation to praise this heavenly Source of mercy, they realize they must now act upon the invitation before Armageddon comes, so as to partake of mercy through the Kingdom. W 12/15
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. July 30
At the time of executing his destructive judgments against the nations, at the battle of Armageddon, then God will put into play his forces of destruction like a consuming fire, and it will be very stormy about him as he expresses his wrath against the religious hypocrites. W 7/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. August 13
The enemies will themselves be destroyed at Armageddon. W 8/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. August 16
It is those “other sheep” keeping their heart integrity to God during this time of temptation at the end of Satan’s world that may hope to pass through the battle of Armageddon alive and to enter into the righteous New World.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. August 27
Those of the priesthood get the atoning benefits now, during this period from Pentecost down to the end of this world at Armageddon, for God now justifies them to life by reason of their faith in Jesus’ blood and its worth.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. August 29
That means after the battle of Armageddon, which clears the way for his rule over mankind without interference. W 6/15
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. August 29
Those who now take advantage of this time of divine grace before Armageddon will faithfully try to lead their young ones along in the ways of the Lord God.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. September 18
We must keep ourselves pure and unspotted from this world down till its destruction at Armageddon. W 2/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. September 23
Unshakable trust in Jehovah God, and with it a confidence in his Word as our Guide, must now be exercised. These are our only strength against becoming drawn into the old-world conspiracy and into its destruction in the universal war of Armageddon. W 10/15
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. October 1
All “men of good will” who would avoid being smitten by his iron rod at Armageddon are now under the great urgency to hear the Good Shepherd’s voice and to flee from this world to the fold of God. W 5/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. October 3
At the battle of Armageddon God will tear wicked, hypocritical Christendom to pieces by his “Lion of the Tribe of Juda”, Christ Jesus his Executioner, and will blot out her religion.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. October 18
There will be further fulfillment of the truth of God’s word in years to come down till Armageddon is fought and the new world of righteous new heavens and earth is fully ushered in.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. October 19
The Red sea of Armageddon just ahead will not stop us. It will stop our persecuting pursuers dead in their tracks, not so much as one of them remaining. Then, Armageddon past, we shall sing Jehovah’s praise in the New World of absolute liberty. W 3/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. October 23
So doing, they will not weakly seek to please men of the world nor to conform themselves to this selfish world which their Lord will shortly dash to fragments at the oncoming battle of Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. October 25
The postwar world and its god, Satan the Devil, will try to intrude its propaganda and religions and hopes into our mind, which things will perish and die with this world at Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. November 3
Since the Good Shepherd laid down his life for all other sheep besides those of the Kingdom fold, the “other sheep” include more than the persons of goodwill who are gathered into the “one flock” of the one shepherd before Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. November 8
When Armageddon breaks loose, it will be too late to do this. W 2/15
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. November 11
Like Jeremiah, Jehovah’s witnesses now declare God’s infallible Word and notify the nations they must drink the full cup, dregs and all, of the furious wrath of the Most High God at the battle of Armageddon. (Jeremiah, chapter 25)
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. November 16
He will deliver them from the snares of this world and from its destruction by His executioner at Armageddon. For His deliverance of them from the bondage and condemned condition of this world they now glorify him to all their friends and neighbors and associates. In the new world after Armageddon they will forever glorify him in life eternal. W 7/1
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. November 28
The offspring whom the “great multitude” of Armageddon survivors bring forth in fulfillment of the divine mandate then reissued will be obliged to become numbered among the Good Shepherd’s “other sheep” in order to gain eternal life on earth.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. December 15
All those who are in Immanuel’s “country” by rendering him their unqualified allegiance and serving him need not fear as they near Armageddon.
1947 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1946. December 24