Rekindle That First Love -"Do the Former Deeds" -Conclusion

 The John class, however, emerged from the tumultuous days of the first world war with a love for Jehovah and for the truth that impelled then to serve him with flaming zeal. They resisted those who tried to introduce a sectarianism through practically idolizing the first president of the Watch Tower Society, Charles T. Russell, following his death in 1916.  Discipline by persecutions and aversities, this Christian group clearly received a judgment   of "well done" from their Master and an invitation to enter into his joy.  (Mattthew 25:21. 23)  They recognized the course of world events and in their own experiences, the fulfillment of the sign that Jesus had given to mark his invisible presence in Kingdom power.  From 1919 onward, they moved forward  to share in the further fulfillment of Jesus' great prophecy:"  And the good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come." (Matthew 6:9, 10; 24:3-14) If their love for Jehovah had been in some way lacking, it was fanned into a flame from that time onward.  

At a historic convention, attended by 18,00 of these Christians, at Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S.A., September 5-13, 1922, the call went out:  "Back to the field, O ye sons of the most high God!  . . . The world must know that Jehovah is God and that Jesus Christ is King of kings  and Lord of lords. . . . Therefore advertise, advertise, advertise, the King and his Kingdom."  Jehovah's precious name was being made more prominent.  In 1931 these Christians, assembled in convention at Columbus Ohio, U.S.A., rejoiced to embrace and take the name indicated by God in Isaiah's prophecy-Jehovah's Witnesses.  (Isaiah 43:10, 12)  With its issue of March 1, 1939, the name of the organization's principal journal was named The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom, thus giving primary honor to our Creator and his royal government.  Jehovah's Witnesses with renewed love  for Jehovah have repented of any possible previous failure to honor and magnify his illustrious name and Kingdom. - PSALM 106:6m 47, 48. 

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