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mony to Ilis name. Daniel stood out separate and
distinct. from all incen of Babylon. Jehovah has
taken out from the world (which is antitypieal Baby-
lon) men and women whom he has anointed and ap-
pointed to be his witnesses, and these must stand out
separate and distinet from all men of the world. It
is the name of Jehovah God that is involved, and the
vindication of his name was the paramount issue in
Daniel’s day. That is still the paramount issue, and
which issue must now be definitely scttled in the right
way. Men are of little importance, but the name of
Jehovah is all-important; hence all divine prophecy
should be examined with this thought in mind: that
the principal reason for these prophetic pietures aud
the fulfilment thereof is the vindication of Jehovali’s
name, and what men have to do therewith and what
is the result to men are of secondary importance.
2 Daniel had been in Babylon for several years, and
in that time had proved himself a faithful and true
witness to the name of God. Ife was of good old age,
and still the Lord God would use him to bear testi-
mony. For approximately 1,900 years God has been
taking out from the world his church and using those
thus seleeted to be his witnesses, and now, even in the
old ave of the church, in these last days the faithful
are having greater opportunities of bearing testimony
to Jeliovah’s name, The picture made in connection
with the appearing of Danicl before the king of Baby-
lon strongly indicates that the remnant would in these
last days he given a greater privilege and responsi-
bility to be witnesses to the name of the Most High
and to bear before rulers of this world testimony to
Jehovah’s name and to his kingdom. The mother
queen had coneluded her speceh before his royal maj-
esty, and the king, giving heed thereto, had Daniel
brought before him. ‘Then was Daniel brought in
before the king. And the king spake and said unto
Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children
of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father
brought out of Jewry???’ (Dan, 5:18) The bringing
of Daniel before the king was a last resort of Bel-
shazzar, and after his wise men had utterly failed.
J inony to had Danicl in Babylon to bear testi-
The so-called ‘‘wise men”’ of the present day, inelud-
ing the “‘brain trust’’, have utterly failed to suggest
a method that will effectually bring peace and pros-
perity to the people. The prophecy indicates that the
remnant of the church yct on earth must as a last
resort serve notice and warning of such utter failure
upon the earthly rulers of Satan’s organization called
Babylon and that this notice must be served shortly
preceding the overthrow of the wieked organization
by Jchovah’s great Executive Officer, Jehovah has
brought forth his witnesses for the purpose of giving
such notice, The miscrable failure of the clerey to
tell the truth to the people makes it neeessary for
Jehovah Ged to employ the remnant to give notice
and warning to the rulers of the world. It was in
3925 that God revealed to his people on earth the
meaning of the two great signs or wonders appearing
in heaven. (Rev. 12:1,3) Those great signs or wen-
ders disclose to God’s people the organization of the
enemy Satan, and the greater organization of Jchovah
God, the explanation of which appears in The Watca-
tower, 1925, page 67 on. On September 27, 1930, the
books Light, explaining The Revelation, including the
two great signs and wonders and the seven last plagues,
were released to the public, and a wide distribution of
these books followed, and whieh were placed in the
hands of many of the ruling class. Thereafter the
importance of giving testimony was emphasized, and
God’s organization on earth fixed a quota for the year
1931 of the amount of literature that it was hoped
would be placed; and during each year from that
time forward a like course has been taken and a great-
er testimony than ever given to the name of the Lord.
It then became apparent that such is ‘‘the testimany
of Jesus Christ’, and the remnant understuod more
fully than before that the Lord has committed to his
anointed ones on earth the obligation of delivering
this testimony and that they must deliver it regard-
less of all opposition. The remnant are the witnesses
for Jehovah.
3 No longer, therefore, could the faithful remnant
be identified as merely ‘Bible Students’’; because
anyone claiming faith in God, and accepting the Bible
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