Every dedicated person has a responsibility before Jehovah God to preach the good news. This Kingdom message is vital to the lives of millions of persons before Armageddon breaks.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. p. 41, 42
The economic prosperity that is now flooding Germany has done much to blind the populace to the existing dangers just ahead at Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. p. 146
Jehovah has decreed that the light will shine right up to and through the battle of Armageddon into his new world of righteousness.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. p. 274
Then the president of the Society, N. H. Knorr, spoke on the subject “Courageous in the Face of the World’s Armageddon.” His remarks were based on the 27th Psalm, and be pointed out how necessary it is for Jehovah’s witnesses today to have hope in Jehovah and to be courageous.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. p. 290
True Christians will not compromise with this old world, because they can be no part of the world. They must be wholly for Jehovah’s kingdom. The persecution that the Devil’s organization will bring upon God’s faithful people is not over. It will become worse as we get closer to the baffle of Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. p. 293
In their daily lives they show they are seeking meekness and righteousness, and by staying together in the Christian organization they will be concealed at Armageddon. W 1/1 15
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. January 19
Before Jehovah brings Satan’s wicked system to its shattering smash-up at Armageddon, the message of the Kingdom must be sounded by his Christian ministers so that the prophecy of Jesus can be fulfilled.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. April 8
These wonderful works now include much more than God’s works of creation in the material universe. They include, outstandingly, Jehovah’s ‘unusual work’ of vindication, his extermination of the wicked at Armageddon, which has been decided upon for this generation. (Isa. 28:21, 22; Rev. 16:14-16
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. April 28
No one should feel that being associated with the New World society is in itself assurance of divine approval, or that participation in preaching is all that God requires to survive Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. May 5
As Armageddon breaks, God himself will thunder “with his voice in a wonderful way, doing great things that we cannot know.”
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. May 17
Who knows what cosmic or other forces Jehovah will call into play in destroying the wicked? Oh, may we maintain our dedicated stand within Jehovah’s New World society down to Armageddon, and right through that wondrous time of battle!-Job 38:3; 37:5.W 8/15 27
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. May 17
Strong faith in God, love for those who manifest good will toward the Creator, keeping close in mind the impending day of Armageddon, and eager anticipation of the blessings of the new world stimulate us to such a faithful course. We are not looking forward to a time when we are to be discharged form the Master’s service. We do not anticipate Armageddon as a time when our service to God will be finished.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. May 25
Standing now at the threshold of God’s new world, many youths may want to postpone marriage until after Armageddon, when selection of a wife will be made under righteous conditions and when marriage responsibilities will be carried out with none of the distractions that now !ague mankind. The wise king advised youths to remember their Creator in the days of their young manhood. With the rapid approach of Armageddon, youths of the New World society should want to seize hold of the grand privilege that is theirs, that is, to give their all for the sake of the Kingdom, thus safeguarding their position at this time of the end.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. June 6
What can children do to avoid contamination with this old world, thus protecting themselves from being deterred with it at Armageddon?
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. July 16
That message about Jehovah’s fight at Armageddon and the destruction that he will wreak upon
Christendom and all the rest of Satan’s world was not delivered in just five literal months of 1926. It continues down to this day and gets stronger and stronger. Just as long as these symbolic locusts are alive and are witnessing on this side of Armageddon they will keep on inflicting torment by Jehovah’s message of vengeance upon religious hypocrites and upon all his other enemies on earth. Since 1931 the number of the anointed remnant has dwindled; but since then also these symbolic locusts have been joined in the judgment proclamation by hundreds of thousand of God-fearing, sheeplike people W 12/1 40
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. July 21
So even with the prospect of forever dwelling in the house of Jehovah in the future after Armageddon, we want to dwell there also now before Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. July 27
Thus he will be acting in fulfillment of Isaiah 2:3, quoted above. It is needful to do this now in view of Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. July 31
This will fill him with courage to keep on being God’s minister even in the face of Armageddon. W 11/15 37, 38
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. July 31
Let the people of the world seek material wealth, power, popularity, prestige and pleasure, but, remember theses goals will last only until Armageddon. But your aim as God’s ministers to share in the vindication of his name, to help other people to know him, and to prove yourselves faithful and productive ministers will be a goal that will lead you through Armageddon and on into the new world.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. August 4
God’s execution of judgment, his infliction of death upon these hypocritical Christian clergy, is delayed till he begins Armageddon. W 12/1 26
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. August 25
We must not place a time limit on our ministry. We must not think: “I will be a minister for two, three, five or ten years. Then Armageddon will be here and I will not have to preach any longer.” Some having these same thoughts in the past are no longer with Jehovah’s advancing organization.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. September 2
Those who now prove themselves faithful overseers will, no doubt, continue to enjoy position princely service after Armageddon. There will be much work to do, and it will be done in an orderly way. After God’s execution of judgment upon the wicked in his war of Armageddon, the earthly subjects will have before them a world-wide cleanup program that will eclipse anything this globe has ever seen.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. October 7
Under the irresistible force of God’s outpoured spirit, the anointed remnant have made ever provision for carrying on the prophesying that must be done before Armageddon, in order that everyone who wants to get away safe may fear his name and call upon it for salvation.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. October 11
This living unity will hold despite the increasing disunity of this old world, even when it crumbles in disunity at its Armageddon. W 10/15 46, 47
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. October 16
Although we are no longer looking forward to Christ’s presence, we do not need to exercise patience until the preaching work is accomplished and Jehovah says it is enough at Armageddon. (Jas. 5:7, 8)
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. October 19
We are witnessing the last days of this old world doomed to destruction in Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. November 2
In the finale of the universal war of Armageddon he will bind and pitch Satan the Device and his spirit demons into the abyss of deathlike inactivity. (Rev. 20:1-3)
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. November 7
Being in the dark as to how the oncoming universal conflict of Armageddon will turn out makes men feel insecure.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. November 10
Now more than ever, let us remember that we, along with the whole world, are moving closer and closer to the “great day of God the Almighty,” which is to be marked by the war fo the universe in which God will administer an Armageddon-like defeat upon all the “kings of the entire inhabited earth” and their totally mobilized nations.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. November 23
Not people merely witnessed to, but those who do the preaching and witnesses-these are the ones who will be kept alive through Armageddon and enter into the Kingdom blessings.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. November 30
The coming Armageddon will prove to be more than this world can endure, but there is joy in knowing that it is nothing too big for God Almighty to handle.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 1
He moves on to Armageddon with courage. W 12/15 4
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 1
This satanic attack upon the New World society will bring upon this old-world system of things the battle of Armageddon that will result in utterly destroying this wicked system of things and abyssing Satan the Devil and all his peace-disturbing demons.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 2
It is time to be on the watch, ready for the Master’s arrival for the final inspection of this old world at Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 13
If we continue to preach until God brings an end to the old world at Armageddon we shall indeed be saved. W 4/1 18, 19a
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 16
With thee message of God’s universal war, they made the Bible word Armageddon well known, to get into popular usage.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 21
Be on guard against this archdeceiver. Many of his scheme appear ever so innocent, but they may accomplish his purpose of consuming your time and controlling your mind. His design is to keep people so busy with this world’s propaganda mediums that they do not have time to learn about Armageddon, where is leading them!
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 24
Inn order to be hidden and mercifully reserved through the universal war of Armageddon, we must go through-that war united in the worship of God.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 30
Thus we shall also have love of Jehovah God and of his Son Jesus Christ as the active force pushing us ahead through the trials, difficulties, persecutions, troubles and dangers, yes, through Gog’s attack that provokes God’s war of Armageddon.
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 31
In the strength of our hoe and faith we can be, yes, we will be courageous in the face of the world’s Armageddon, where Jehovah will triumph gloriously in vindication of his universal sovereignty. W 12/15 19a
1962 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1961. December 31