February 2026 WT

[LeolaRootStew]

1 hour ago, liquidmyrrh said:

An cautious approach like that sounds likely if they were doing this of their own will. But it's really God's Will that they're carrying out. Jehovah utterly abhors Babylon the Great, and wants the UN to "make her devastated and naked, [...] eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire" (Re 17:16). Does it seem likely that Jehovah would use such a cautious, indirect approach to destroy her? No, it's more reasonable to assume that He will give the UN both the desire and the boldness to launch a direct attack on false religion. 

 

We can't really say. When the Roman armies left Jerusalem mid-attack, did they think they had a good reason? Just because it's from Jehovah doesn't mean it defies all logic.

[jwhess]

Our previous pictures and illustrations indicated an armed force involved in destroying BTG.

 

 

[Thomas Walker]

8 hours ago, sixseven said:

If the thought is to remove religion.... then why tax something that has been removed.... how would that work?..... or am I not understanding this...

 

Taxation would destroy Religion. All religious organizations, including ours, enjoy tax-exempt status. If the Powers That Be ever decided to charge back-taxes, everything would be bankrupt in a week. Including the JW organizations, incidentally. France tried that some years ago. If they'd succeeded, the money to continue the printing/translation/infrastructure of the French Branch would have ceased to exist at a stroke.

 

But when the 'Final Stage' happens, I imagine the Brothers would keep working. We wouldn't need to keep the printers and translators and Halls working for long. During Covid, we practically went off-grid; holding Meetings at home.

 

Nobody gets rich working full-time in the JW Service. Not even the Governing Body. In an odd way, that alone would keep the Witnesses going when all other religion has folded.

[Dages]

1 hour ago, Thomas Walker said:

Nobody gets rich working full-time in the JW Service. Not even the Governing Body. In an odd way, that alone would keep the Witnesses going when all other religion has folded.

For sure, megachurch pastors would bend the knee to keep their millions

[Sweet Tooth]

2 hours ago, jwhess said:

Our previous pictures and illustrations indicated an armed force involved in destroying BTG.

And also from our Pure Worship book.