Jehovah Guides Our Global Teaching Work

HOW PEACE HAS HELPED US

You may wonder, 'How much peace has there been in the world?'  In the 20th century, for example, millions of people died as a result of warfare, especially during the  two world wars.  But as World War II was raging in 1942, Nathan Knorr, who was then taking the lead among Jehovah's Witnesses, delivered the common discourse "Peace-Can It Last?"  That talk presented evidence from Revelation chapter 17 that the war then raging would lead not to Armageddon, but to a time of peace. -Revelation 17:3, 11.

The conclusion of World War II did not bring total peace. According to one count, there were 331 episodes of armed conflict between 1946 and 2013.  Millions died. During those years, however, many countries enjoyed relative peace, and Jehovah's people took advantage of that situation to proclaim  the good news.  What has been the result? In 1944, there were fewer than 110,000 Kingdom publishers worldwide. Today, there are  some 8,000,000!  (Read Isaiah 60:22) Are we not thankful when we can preach the good news under peaceful conditions?

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From the Watchtower magazine, 2015