Monday, October 24 When they have finished their witnessing, the wild beast . . . will wage war with them and conquer them and kill them.​—Rev. 11:7.

[Áine]

Monday, October 24

When they have finished their witnessing, the wild beast . . . will wage war with them and conquer them and kill them.—Rev. 11:7.

 

In the first world war, both the German government and the British government persecuted God’s servants who refused to take up arms. And the U.S. government threw into prison those who were taking the lead in the preaching work. This persecution fulfilled the prophecy recorded at Revelation 11:7-10. Then, in the 1930’s and especially during the second world war, the king of the north attacked God’s people without mercy. Hitler and his followers banned the work of God’s people. The opposers killed hundreds of Jehovah’s people and sent thousands more to concentration camps. The king of the north was able to “profane the sanctuary” and “remove the constant feature” by severely restricting the freedom of God’s servants to praise Jehovah’s name publicly. (Dan. 11:30b, 31a) Its leader, Hitler, even vowed that he would exterminate God’s people in Germany. w20.05 6 ¶12-13

[Wayne]

 

        The Spiritual Restoration. 

Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Revelation 11:7-12 each speak of a spiritual restoration that took place in 1919. However, the prophecy in Ezekiel foretold the eventual spiritual restoration of all of God’s people after an extremely long period of captivity. On the other hand, the prophecy in Revelation refers to the spiritual rebirth of a small group of anointed brothers who have taken the lead after a relatively short period. 

 <w 7/15/13 pp 10-12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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