Exposing Jehovah`s Witnesses

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“The Bible compares the position of a child to that of a slave.”
– You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth, page 242
When Jehovah God created the first man
and woman, he joined them together in order
that the man would not be so alone. (Genesis
2:23) It was God‟s purpose for women to cook,
bake and produce children for their husbands.
(Genesis 18:6; Proverbs 31:15; 1 Timothy 2:15)
It was God‟s purpose that, in time, happy men
would live in every part of the earth, attended
to by their wives and children. (Genesis 24:45,
46; 1 Kings 17:10, 11; Mark 15:40, 41; Luke
10:40) Women should be “obedient to their own
husbands” and “in servitude” to them. – Titus
2:5, KJV; 1 Corinthians 7:15.
Yet, today, families are breaking apart, and
many that are still together are not happy. So
a person may ask: „If the family was really
created by God, should we not expect better
results?‟ However, when a manufacturer
makes a product and supplies instructions on
how to use it, it‟s not his fault if the product
fails because the buyer does not follow the
instructions. It is like that with the family. It is
vital, therefore, that we understand just how
God made the different members of the family,
and what roles he purposed that they fill.
A helper is something that does somebody‟s
dirty work. God made woman as a helper for
man to cook, bake, wash and clean for him
while he would sit in the gate, drinking wine.
(1 Samuel 8:13; 2 Samuel 13:8; Proverbs 31:23;
Genesis 9:20, 21) So after creating the woman
from a part of the man, God performed the first
marriage, without asking Eve if she agreed.
(Genesis 2:22) Accordingly an Israelite man
could obtain any girl “as his wife for the purchase price” as long as he accepted to “pay over
the money at the rate of purchase money for
virgins” to her father. (Exodus 22:16, 17) When
a husband and a wife understand this divine
principle, they each contribute their part in
building a happy home.
How God Created the Man and the Woman
Anyone can see that Jehovah did not make
men and women the same. It is true that in
many ways they are alike. But there are obvious
differences in their physical appearance. Also,
men have more physical strength. Why the
differences? God made women weak by design,
so that their husbands can assert their position
as head forcefully if necessary. (1 Corinthians
11:3) After God created the man and saw that
he did not like the housework, God said: “I am
going to make a helper for him.” – Genesis 2:18.
God created the woman as a “helper” to
cook, bake, wash and clean for the man
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The Role of the Husband
A marriage or a family needs leadership.
God is a man, and for this reason the Bible
says: “A husband is head of his wife.” (Matthew
6:8; Ephesians 5:23) This is practical, for even
when a man is a goof, he can insist on his Biblical position as head. If the wife tries to challenge him for headship, he can simply liken her
to the murmuring Israelites or to evil Jezebel,
putting her to silence. – Numbers 12:1, 9, 10;
Revelation 2:20.
However, many women do not like the idea
that a man should be head of the family. One
main reason for this is that many husbands
give too much freedom to their wives and do
not keep them busy enough, so that they have
time to think. But according to the Bible, when
women have questions they must not think
themselves but “they should ask their husbands.” – 1 Corinthians 14:35, NLT.
It is a recognized fact that for any organization to operate efficiently someone needs to
provide direction and to make final decisions
while all others have no say. Hence men should
keep their wives busy all day, at best from
“before dawn” until “late into the night.” (Proverbs 31:15, 18, NLT) In a family that is acceptable to God, the man is the only one who
does not have a head. Everyone else, including
the wife and children, needs to accept direction
and to submit to decisions of the man.
In fact, God was even willing to exterminate his people because they were not obedient
to him. (Exodus 32:10) Though husbands cannot kill their wives or strike them with diseases, according to the Biblical model they can
strike them “with a malignant boil upon both
knees and both legs,” punish them “with hunger and thirst” or “rape” them. (Deuteronomy
28:30, 35, 48). A Christian husband should carefully study Jehovah‟s example, and do the best
he can to follow it when dealing with his family. As a result, he will be a domineering, selfish
and inconsiderate family head.
On the other hand, however, husbands
should consider this: Does your wife complain
that you really do act as head of the family?
Does she say that you would govern everything
at home, schedule all family activities and
make final decisions without considering her
needs? Then tell her that this is what God
requires you, as a husband, to do and that God
wants the husband to be “Judge … StatueGiver … [and] King” within his family. (Isaiah
33:22) Of course, it is common in Satan‟s world
to be open to the suggestions and preferences
of other members of the family and take these
suggestions into consideration. But if you make
a sincere effort to fulfill your Biblical role, your
wife most likely will bow to the pressure.
Husbands – Imitators of God
This means that to fulfill their role as husbands, men must regard their wives as inferior
subordinates. (1 Corinthians 11:7) Also, they
must follow God‟s example by exercising headship over their wives just as he does over his
people. How did God deal with his people in
Biblical times? He threatened them with “pestilence … [and] tuberculosis and burning fever”
as well as “piles and eczema and skin eruption”
in case they would not obey him. – Deuteronomy 28:21, 22.
Women have no say in a godly family
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As a matter of fact, it can be dangerous to
imitate the women-friendly attitude which is
prevalent in the world. Famous Judge Joseph
F. Rutherford wrote even back in 1931: “The
women make monkeys or dupes of men. The
men have become effeminate, soft and easily
influenced, and have lost their real manhood
and sturdiness … For instance, when men are
sitting at a table and a woman approaches, all
the men arise and pay her homage and thereby
elevate her to a place above men. The men
remove their hats … if a woman is present; and
these things are said to be acts of respect and
to show that a man is a gentleman. But it is
subtle, and the real meaning is much different
from that. It is a scheme of Satan to turn men
away from God and from his announced rule of
the proper position of man and woman. The
Lord has declared that no effeminate man shall
inherit the kingdom of heaven. (1 Cor. 6:9) This
proves that the scheme or habit of paying
homage to women is not of God, but from the
great enemy of God.” (Vindication, page 156)
God did not instruct the man to honor his wife
but rather to “dominate” her. (Genesis 3:16)
“What is in excess of these is from the wicked
one.” – Matthew 5:37.
“Wives [must] be in subjection to their husbands”
Fulfilling the Wife’s Role
As the Bible says, the woman was made as
a helper to her husband. (Genesis 2:18) In
keeping with that role, the Bible urges: “Let
wives be in subjection to their husbands.”
(Ephesians 5:22) Today it has become common
that women have an own opinion or want to do
things in another way as decided by their husbands. But when wives push ahead like that,
their action is almost sure to cause trouble.
As a woman, you may feel that you are
forced to take the lead, since your husband
does not do so. But could you do more to help
him to carry out his responsibilities as head of
the family? Do you show that you expect him to
make all decisions? Do you avoid doing anything that he has not told you to do? Men
should “lead about” their wives, not allow
women to lead them. – 1 Corinthians 9:5.
Men who remove their hat in the presence
of women will not enter paradise
This is not to say that a wife should express
her opinions if they differ from those of her
husband. Even if she would have a correct
viewpoint, and the family would benefit if her
husband listened to her, she must keep her
ideas to herself. The apostle Paul instructed
Christians: “The women must keep silent. They
don't have the right to speak. They must take
their place.” – 1 Corinthians 14:34, GWT.
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Since God has special regards to children,
he gave them only a single command: “Be obedient to your parents in everything!” (Colossians 3.20) In fact, like slaves must obey their
masters, children have to give unquestioning
obedience to their parents. The Mosaic Law
shows how important this is. Referring to a son
who was “not listening to the voice of his father
or the voice of his mother,” Jehovah commanded: “All the men of his city must pelt him with
stones, and he must die.” – Deuteronomy 21:21.
If you are a teenager, what can you do to
spare your parents unnecessary grief? When
the apostle Timothy was still a young man,
Paul urged him: “Do not drink water any longer, but use … wine.” (1 Timothy 5:23) Alcohol
will help you to speak out clearly and contribute to the happiness in your family. – compare
Genesis 19:32.
Successfully Handling Family Problems
“The Bible compares the position of a child to that of a slave“
In properly fulfilling her role, there is much
that a wife can do in caring for the family. For
example, she can prepare nutritious meals and
keep her husband‟s home, clothes and shoes
clean and neat. The Bible urges married women to be “workers at home ... subjecting themselves to their own husbands.” – Titus 2:5.
In worldly families, from time to time there
will be problems. This is because worldlings are
imperfect and do wrong things. Christian couples, however, can demand perfection from each
other, since Jesus instructed his disciples: “You
must … be perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) No doubt,
“the Bible … [leads] to a happy marriage.” (The
Watchtower, November 1, 2000, page 5) Hence,
if a marriage is not happy, the only reason can
be that Biblical principles are not applied.
The Place of Children in the Family
Jehovah instructed the first human couple:
“Be fruitful and become many.” (Genesis 1:28)
Yes, God told them to have children. The children were meant to be a cause of “grief,” “vexation,” and “bitterness” to the family. (Proverbs
10:1; 17:25) “Since they come under the law
and commandment of their parents, the Bible
compares the position of a child to that of a
slave.” (You Can Live Forever in Paradise on
Earth, page 242; see also Proverbs 1:8; 6:20-23;
Galatians 4:1) Not for nothing, in Israel “a man
should sell his daughter as a slave girl” when
he needed money. – Exodus 21:7.
Imitate Timothy‟s example and drink alcohol
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In a similar way, a Christian could bring
his wife to the elders and have them give her a
mash made from dust and water to drink.
When she falls sick, she will know that she had
annoyed her husband. When wives are willing
to admit mistakes and try to correct them,
many arguments and heartaches can be avoided. Their goal should be to obey their husbands, not to advance an own opinion. Even if
your husband is in the wrong, you can please
God if you obey him anyway.
Who refuses to „obey his parents in everything‟ must be stoned
Of course, a wife will want to work at avoiding what irritates her man. Yet no matter how
hard she tries, her husband will at times be
upset about her. How, then, should difficulties
be handled? The Bible contains an example
that shows how such issues were treated in
Israel.
Marriage Problems
The Bible tells about a man who has “feelings of jealousy … and he suspects that his
wife is impure. Even if she is innocent and his
jealousy and suspicions are groundless, he is to
take his wife to the priest … The priest then is
to take her … while he holds the bitter water
that delivers a curse … The priest puts the
woman under this curse – 'may God cause your
people to curse and revile you when he makes
your womb shrivel and your belly swell. Let
this water that delivers a curse enter your body
so that your belly swells and your womb shrivels.' … He then is to give the woman the bitter
water that delivers a curse. This water will
enter her body and cause acute pain … When
she drinks the water that delivers a curse, it
will enter her body and cause acute pain; her
belly will swell and her womb shrivel. She will
be cursed among her people … The husband
will be cleared of wrong, but the woman will
pay for her wrong." – Numbers 24:14-31, NLT.
Especially if you are a married woman, you
need to follow the rule of letting “all things
take place decently and by arrangement.”
(1 Corinthians 14:40) You need to obey the
Bible command: “The head of a woman is the
man.” (1 Corinthians 11:3) Never should we
seek to force our husband‟s leadership to hurry,
but always keep up with his instructions.
What if your marriage mate has refused to
study God‟s Word with you, to cook your favorite meal, or even to darn your socks? According
to the Bible “husbands ought to be loving their
wives.” (Ephesians 5:28) Thereby they should
imitate Jehovah, and “whom Jehovah loves he
disciplines; in fact, he scourges every one.”
(Ephesians 5:1; Hebrews 12:6) The women, on
their part, must “love their husbands,” and
“love … endures all things.” – Titus 2:4; 1 Corinthians 13:4, 7.
Christian husbands are obliged to beat their wives
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Having Children in Subjection
When a man is unhappy with his wife, he
must get divorced or take more wives
Christian Divorces That Honor Jehovah
Today many couples do not allow the counsel from God‟s Word to help them work out
their issues, and they do not get divorced despite problems. Does God approve of staying
together in such a situation? No, he does not.
In Biblical times, an Israelite man who “found
something indecent” at his wife was obliged to
“write out a certificate of divorce for her and
put it in her hand and dismiss her.” (Deuteronomy 24:1) The Bible allows only one reason
for not getting a divorce, and that is if the
husband had raped his wife before marriage.
(Deuteronomy 22:28, 29). But even in such a
case, a man can easily “take more wives,” like
David, „a man agreeable to Jehovah‟s heart.‟
– 1 Chronicles 14:3; 1 Samuel 13:14.
In Nehemiah‟s day, some Israelites refused
to get divorced from their wives. Nehemiah
“began to find fault with them and call down
evil upon them and strike some men of them
and pull out their hair.” (Nehemiah 13:25) The
priest Ezra reports: “As soon as I heard of this
thing I ripped apart my garment and my
sleeveless coat, and I began to pull out some of
the hair of my head and of my beard, and I
kept sitting stunned.” (Ezra 9:3) Finally the
Israelites gave in and “promised by shaking
hands to put their wives away … and they proceeded to send away wives.” – Ezra 10:19, 44.
Many family problems today involve the
children. What can be done if this is the case in
your family? Is it sufficient to reason with children? Of course it is good to tell children what
is right and what is wrong. But this is not
enough. A Christian man must be “keeping his
children submissive.” (1 Timothy 3:4, ESV)
God‟s channel of communication provided the
wise counsel: “Who is in control? … A spanking
may be in order … a firm spanking sufficient to
underscore who has authority.” – Awake!, May
8, 1979, page 28.
For some children and youths, “a firm
spanking” might not be enough. What to do
then? “In the days of Israel parents … took the
incorrigible one out and stoned him to death.
There were no juvenile delinquents under such
a system. So also today.” (The Watchtower,
February 1, 1960, page 80) Unfortunately, we
cannot implement this divine instruction by
ourselves because “the law of the land ... forbid[s] us to kill apostates, even though they be
members of our own flesh-and-blood family
relationship.” (The Watchtower, November 15,
1952, page 703) But if we take the matter to
Jehovah in prayer, maybe like in Elisha‟s day
there will come “two she-bears … out of the
woods … tearing to pieces” our disobedient children. (2 Kings 2:24) If Jehovah is “pleased to put
them to death” like the sons of Eli, he might also
find another solution. – 1 Samuel 2:25.
Erwachet!, September 22, 1961; Der Wachtturm, November 1, 1963
“A firm spanking [is] sufficient to underscore who has authority”
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Adequate Address
How should a Christian man address his
wife? Should he use her name and thereby
honor her? No; the faithful men of old did not
address their wives by their names. Even when
they talked to others about their wives, they
usually did not mention their names – hence
we know only “the wife of Noah” and “the wife
of Lot.” – Genesis 7:13; Luke 17:32.
In this regard, Jesus gave us a perfect example. He was not married though, but as the
Bible indicates, wives are like mothers, and
Jesus had a mother. (Genesis 24:67) When she
made a request, he replied: “Woman, this is not
your business.” (John 2:4, BBE). At another
occasion he healed a woman and simply told
her: “Woman, you are released.” – Luke 13:12.
“A Japanese husband will introduce his wife
with the word Gusai, which means „stupid or
foolish wife.‟” (The Watchtower, May 15, 1989,
page 14) This is also appropriate, for “differences between men and women are based on
differences in brain functioning.” (Awake!, August 8, 1981, page 13) But at best, a man should
simply call his wife “woman” or “wife.”
How should the woman, for her part, address her husband? The apostle Peter wrote
not for nothing that “Sarah used to obey Abraham, calling him „lord.‟ [“master”, NIV; “Sir”,
YLT]” (1 Peter 3:6) The discreet woman Abigail
addressed her future husband David “my lord”
and called herself “your slave girl.” (1 Samuel
25:23-25) Hence there can be no doubt that
“lord,” “master” or “Sir” is the correct form of
address for a husband.
What about the children? God instructed
them: “Honor your father and your mother.”
(Exodus 20:12) This should also be expressed in
how they address their parents. Like in a monastery which is a familylike institution, they
could address their mother as “Venerable Mother,” “Most Venerable Mother” or “Reverend
Mother.” It would be appropriate to address the
father as “Holy and Venerable Father.”
How should parents address their children?
One of Jesus‟ parables provides information
about this question. He mentioned a man who
had two sons. The younger one “traveled
abroad into a distant country” where he lived
“a debauched life.” (Luke 15:13) He surely
must have been an adult when he left, and his
brother must have been even older. A long time
after that, when the older brother must have
been a mature man, his father told him: “Child,
you have always been with me.” (Luke 15:21)
Hence parents should not call their children by
name but simply address them as “child,” regardless of their age.
Especially can the Bible-based hope of living forever in Paradise on earth help us to
make a success of family life. Why so? Because
if our relatives really want to live in God‟s new
system, they will try hard to meet God‟s requirements. We should regularly make them
aware of the fact that God requires of children
to “be obedient to [their] parents in everything,” and that he requires women to be “subjecting themselves to their own husbands.”
(Colossians 3:20; Titus 2:5) As a result, God
will crown our present happiness with the
prospect of being “his slaves” forever. (Revelation 22:3) What wonderful hope!
Husbands can frighten their wives and children with pictures of
Armageddon, so that they comply with the Biblical hierarchy
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By Witchtower correspondent in Middle Earth
At least since the screen adaption of the
novel The Lord of the Rings, most people know
Gollum as an unlikable, greedy hobbit. It is
known that he was called Sméagol originally,
but hardly anybody knows that he had been a
Jehovah‟s Witness back then.
The books The Hobbit and The Lord of the
Rings “were written for a warning to us,” so
that we do not go astray like Sméagol but can
be faithful to God. (1 Corinthians 10:11) Without doubt, these works are part of the “holy
writings, which are … inspired of God and
beneficial.” – 2 Timothy 3:15, 16.
Sméagol’s Homeland
The reference work Tolkien Gateway says
that Sméagol was “a Stoorish hobbit,” and “the
Stoors … were fishermen.” This is a fitting
description of Jehovah‟s Witnesses who are
“serving as fishers of men.” (The Watchtower,
June 15, 1992, page 26) He was usually busy
“catching blind fish … and eating them raw …
living” – according to Jesus‟ command to be
“catching men alive.” – The Lord of the Rings,
Prologue, Chapter 4; Luke 5:10.
Usually, however, Sméagol “caught fish as
a present for his grandmother.” (Ardapedia)
The grandmother represents “Jehovah‟s motherlike organization.” (The Watchtower, June 1,
1998, page 23) Sméagol was successful in the
preaching work and brought the people that he
“caught” to God‟s organization.
Compared to other hobbit races, “the Stoors
… were „less shy of Men.‟” (Wikipedia) Jehovah‟s Witnesses too “have no fear of men.” (The
Watchtower, June 1, 1986, page 29) This shows
that the Stoors were a family of Jehovah‟s
Witnesses, and Sméagol obviously had a zealous share in the preaching work.
Theocratic Life
When he was young, Sméagol heeded the
Bible‟s counsel and “lived with his grandmother in a hole in a bank by a river.” (The Hobbit,
Chapter 5) Indeed, Jehovah‟s Witnesses are
“separated from the world.” (The Watchtower,
December 15, 1995, page 27) “Sméagol was
fascinated by … roots and origins of the world,”
as Jehovah‟s Witnesses are also interested in
“the origin of the world.” – Ardapedia; The
Watchtower, October 1, 1980, page 5.
Sméagol caught fish alive for the motherlike organization
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The reference work Ardapedia reveals
which group Sméagol belonged to when it says:
“He never looked to heaven.” Since May 13, 1935,
Jehovah‟s Witnesses believe that the “‟great
crowd‟ will not go to heaven.” (God’s “Eternal
Purpose” Now Triumphing for Man’s Good, page
182) “His head and his eyes were downward,”
that is, focused on the earthly paradise. – The
Lord of the Rings, Book 1, Chapter 2.
Sméagol glanced down at the hobbits; he
called them “sneaky little hobbitses, wicked,
tricksy, false.” (The Lord of the Rings – The
Two Towers) The word “hobbit” means “holedweller;” today the term “worldlings” has become common. (Wikipedia; The Watchtower,
July 1, 1995, page 11). Jehovah‟s Witnesses too
despise the „sneaky little worldlings‟ and call
them “wicked worldlings … serving Satan.”
– The Watchtower, July 15, 1954, page 421.
His Precious
Sméagol “possessed a secret treasure that
had come to him long ages ago, when he still
lived in the light … It was the one thing he
loved, his „precious‟ … Once his „precious‟ was
with him he would not fear any weapon at all.”
– The Lord of the Rings, Prologue, Chapter 4.
Sméagol despised worldlings
The Watchtower truth is a priceless precious
When Sméagol “still lived in the light,” he
had received a priceless “precious.” Indeed,
“what a priceless treasure we have in The
Watchtower and Awake! … These two magazines … provide progressive spiritual enlightenment.” (The Watchtower, January 1, 1994,
page 25; September 1, 1995, page 21) “The very
knowledge of the truth itself is a treasure beyond compare.” – The Watchtower, May 15,
1999, page 22.
But over time, he obviously ceased attending “congregation meetings” where the “light of
truth” is taught and so lost “the precious
truth.” (Our Kingdom Ministry, February 1995,
page 2; The Watchtower, August 1, 2003, page
17) His attitude changed drastically: „Because
he hated light, he finally crawled away into the
caves, where he slowly became Gollum.‟ – Ardapedia.
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Disfellowshipping
What happened? The name “Gollum” which
was “given to him by the Northmen” referred to
“burrowing” and was connected to “indignation.” (Ardapedia; Tolkien Gateway) Maybe he
started “burrowing” in old Watchtower writings and was “indignant” by what he found.
“His grandmother ... expelled him from the
family and turned him out,” whereupon he
“was shunned ... by all his relations.” – The
Lord of the Rings, Book 1, Chapter 2.
The “motherlike organization” disfellowshipped him. The federal court of appeals noticed already in 1987 that “the practice of
shunning is a part of the faith of the Jehovah‟s
Witness.” (The Watchtower, April 15, 1988,
page 29) Accordingly Gollum was “shunned by
his family and eventually expelled.” – Ardapedia.
From then on he led a miserable life; “he
wandered in loneliness, weeping a little for the
hardness of the world.” (The Lord of the Rings,
Book 1, Chapter 2) He will finally come to an
end at “Mount Doom” which symbolizes Armageddon, since “the word „Armageddon‟ means
„Mountain of Megiddo.‟” – Wikipedia; The
Watchtower, April 1, 2008, page 6.
Apostates will come to an end in “the fires
of Mount Doom,” that is, Armageddon
As a disfellowshipped person, Gollum led a lonely life
His End
A prophetic vision says: “Gollum … fell flat
upon the ground and whimpered. „Don‟t kill us‟,
he wept … „Let us live, yes, live just a little
longer. Lost lost! We‟re lost.‟” (The Lord of the
Rings, Book 6, Chapter 3) But “when the appointed time for Jehovah‟s judgment arrives, it
will be too late.” – Isaiah’s Prophecy – Light for
All Mankind, volume II, page 243.
Finally Gollum will fall “into the fires of
Mount Doom,” that is, “in a flaming fire …
undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting
destruction” and “die, yes, die into the dust.”
(Wikipedia; 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 9; The Lord of
the Rings, Book 6, Chapter 3) So let us keep
“our treasure of service” by “always having
plenty to do in the work of the Lord” and of
“the faithful and discreet slave!” (The Watchtower, February 1, 1999, page 15; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Matthew 24:45) Then we‟ll be safe
from a fate like that of Gollum.
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“A peg should be at your service on your belt.” – Deuteronomy 23:13, Footnote
We are living in the “final days of this old
world.” (The Watchtower, October 15, 2008,
page 13) Armageddon is at hand, and along
with Satan‟s world, all of its “achievements”
will vanish – cars, supermarkets, water supply
etc. It can happen anytime, and we should be
prepared.
Granted, we can expect that the current
form of metabolism is a “side effect of the death
penalty imposed on Adam and his descendants” and that the “excretion of feces … will
likely cease” in paradise. “Then the various
digestive toxins that defile men today and
which liver and gut have to struggle with every
day … will finally quit the field, and excretions,
ever since an awkward chapter for town and
country, stop naturally.” – Das Goldene Zeitalter [Swiss edition of The Golden Age], August
15, 1924, page 350.
But the perfect state will likely be reached
only near the end of the Thousand Year Reign.
Hence we should always have „a peg at our
service on our belt‟ so that we can bury our
excrements. – Deuteronomy 23:13, Footnote;
see The Witchtower, February 2009, page 8.
in a reasonable time for human health reasons.” (Man’s Salvation Out of World Distress
at Hand!, page 273) Accordingly it would be
wise to have a nose clip handy to protect oneself from “the smell of death.” – 2 Corinthians
2:16, NIV.
Dynamite
It is true that “God destroys … the church
members by millions” during Armageddon.
(The Finished Mystery, 1918 edition, page 485)
But some of the church buildings may remain,
as well as crosses on the summit of mountains,
wayside shrines and other facilities of false
religion. Everything that is connected to false
religion must be destroyed.
In addition, God‟s worshippers will by “dynamiting the earth into a paradise” to fulfill
the prophecy in Isaiah 35:1. (The Golden Age,
October 1, 1919, page 15) Accordingly every
Christian should have some sticks of dynamite
handy.
Smell and Risk of Infection
The privy behind our home will not be the
only source of a “restful odor” though. (Leviticus 1:9) As is known, “those slain by Jehovah
will certainly come to be in that day from one
end of the earth clear to the other end of the
earth. They will not be bewailed, neither will
they be gathered up or be buried.” (Jeremiah
25:33) “Jehovah … will cause a fullness of dead
bodies.” – Psalm 110:4-6.
Indeed, “quite evidently there will be many
more bodies strewn over the earth as a result
of the war at Har–Magedon than there will be
scavenger birds enough to dispose of them all
In paradise we will live at secluded places
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ately make a garden and sow some vegetables
at the place where they want to build their hut.
A divining rod would also be beneficial, so that
they can sink their well right at the best location.
Spiritual Needs
“Jehovah … will cause a fullness of dead bodies”
Building Houses
Since almost the entire population will be
“executed as condemned worldlings,” there will
be enough food and accommodation facilities
for the first days after Armageddon. (Man’s
Salvation Out of World Distress at Hand!, page
349) But most houses are grouped in villages,
towns and cities, and the first city was built by
Nimrod, an enemy of God. (Genesis 10:10) “On
the other hand, the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob built no cities.” – Insight on the
Scriptures, volume I, page 474.
So the houses remaining from the annihilated ones may serve as temporary dwellings,
but eventually the survivors themselves “will
certainly build houses and have occupancy.”
(Isaiah 65:21) They will build their houses at
secluded locations so that they can enjoy the
beauty of nature. Of course there will be no
factory-made stones and other building materials anymore; rather the houses will be built
of clay like in Biblical times. We can already
now create a construction plan for our clay hut
and acquaint ourselves with the necessary
techniques.
But “even more essential than providing
materially is providing spiritually.” (The
Watchtower, June 15, 2006, page 20) As there
will be no electricity for printing machines, no
roads and no internet anymore, we might be
cut off from the spiritual-food supply for some
time after Armageddon. Hence we should have
all Watchtower issues of the last decades
handy, so that we can conduct our regular
Bible study program. Since we likely won‟t
have time during the day because of nothing
but house and gardening work, we should acquire an oil lamp and a sufficient amount of oil.
The survivors of Armageddon “will be responsible to teach the resurrected ones the right
way” too (The Watchtower, September 15, 1976,
page 560) How large will the preaching territory
be then? “As the number of the Bride of Christ is
to be 144,000, it would be reasonable to think
that each number of this class may have
144,000 to look after, as 144,000x144,000 equals
20,736,000,000 … So we can see the necessity
for the work of the Great Company.” – The Finished Mystery, 1918 edition, page 138.
Livelihood
Of course, the food remaining from the
slaughtered worldlings will decay after a short
time, especially as there will be no electricity
and hence no fridges anymore. Because of this,
the survivors should not lose time and immedi-
Elders will serve as princes and judges
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In the end there will be 20,736,000,000 humans living on earth, and the “great company”
or “great crowd” will have the task to instruct
these. “Num. 4:46-48 and Ex. 28:1 indicate but
one priest to each 2,860 Levites, which would
make the number of the Great Company approximate 411,840,000.” – The Finished Mystery, 1918 edition, page 103.
This means that a total of 411,840,000 people will survive Armageddon and will be responsible for the instruction of 20,324,160,000
persons. This makes roughly 50 persons per
publisher or 100 per couple. Of course “we do
not want to have a charge of bloodguilt leveled
against us,” and that‟s why we should have an
adequate number of books and brochures on
hand. (Our Kingdom Ministry, August 1974,
page 5) This will be the only way to give the
resurrected people an understanding of “the
entire range of the true teachings of the Bible,
including those … beliefs that are unique to Jehovah‟s Witnesses.” – The Watchtower, April 1,
1986, page 31.
The Field Service Report
“It is important for each publisher to turn
in his field service report promptly at the end
of the month.” (Our Kingdom Ministry, September 1988, page 3) Before the reports were
collected through the Internet, they were sent
by mail. However, mail is controlled by “the
Universal Postal Union … a specialized agency
of the United Nations,” but true Christians “do
not … join unions of any kind.” (Awake!, January 8, 1995, page 16; The Watchtower, August
1, 1962, page 473) Accordingly there will be no
postal system after Armageddon.
We need books to instruct the resurrected people
There will not be enough scavenger birds to dispose of
all worldlings after Armageddon in a reasonable time
Nevertheless, “counting the time we spend
in field service is important.” (Our Kingdom
Ministry, September 1981, page 3) If our report
does not arrive at Bethel in time, we could be
considered inactive. Hence it would be wise to
have a number of carrier pigeons from Brooklyn, so that we can send in our field service
report slips.
“Princes for Justice Itself”
After Armageddon “we will have „princes‟ …
elders who survive.” (Our Kingdom Ministry,
September 1975, page 6) These will “serve as
judges.” (The Watchtower, July 1, 1992, page
15) They are aware of Jehovah‟s viewpoint:
“Those who … play false to commitments to
Jehovah are deserving of death.” (The Watchtower, March 1, 1972, page 145) Since there
will be no “law of the land” forbidding “us to
kill apostates” anymore, elders must act resolutely. Like Judge Ehud they should have their
sword always ready. (Judges 3:21) Also, they
should have more carrier pigeons so that they
can send in the congregation mail.
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