The Watchtower, January 1, 1977
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WATCHTOWER
Even For Our Day!
JANUARY 1, 1977
ANNOUNCING JEHOVAH'S KINGDOM
January 1, 1977
Vol. 98, Number 1
A watchtower enables a person to see far into the distance and announce to others what is coming. Can a magazine serve similarly in our day? Yes, from its first issue (July 1879) onward, The Watchtower, published by Jehovah's Witnesses, has done
IN THIS ISSUE
A New Year—Time for a Change? 3
What Did the Wise Man Mean? 4
"Good News"—Even for Our Day! 5
Jesus' Royal Act of Humility 9
Insight on the News 11
Serving with the Faithful "Slave" 12
"Girded" for the Work Ahead 17
The Medo-Persian Empire in Prophecy 26
just that.
How can it benefit you? Consider: Do you long for a better world, one of true justice and free from sorrow, hatred and war? Do you want to live at a time when genuine peace and love prevail among people of all races? Then this magazine can aid you. Using God's Word, the Bible, as its authority, it points out the clear evidence that the present wicked system of things will soon end, destroyed by God. But it also announces the coming in of a righteous new order. There, under the rule of God's kingdom, his heavenly government, people will enjoy life forever in true peace, health and happiness
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forever in true peace, health and happiness on a paradise earth.
Faithfulness to the Word of God lifts The Watchtower above the contradicting religious teachings and philosophies of men. It stays strictly neutral as regards political affairs. It wholeheartedly upholds the highest moral standard—that of man's Maker, Jehovah God. From this source, it shows solutions to the problems of daily life.
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