Chapter Twenty-Seven/God's Kingdom Is Born! - A New Nation

 In the wilderness, Jehovah brought forth the Israelites as a nation, providing for them spiritually and physically. Similarly starting in 1919, Jehovah brought forth the seed of the woman as a spiritual nation. This is not to be confused with the Messianic Kingdom that has been ruling from the heavens since 1914. Rather, this new nation is made up of the remnant of anointed witnesses on earth, who were brought into a glorious spiritual estate in 1919. Being provided now with "their measure of food supplies at the proper time," these were strengthened for the work that lay ahead. - LUKE12:42; ISAIAH 66:8. 

How long did this respite for the seed of the woman last? Revelation 12:14 calls the period a time, time, and a half time. In fact, both expressions stand for three and half years, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the spring of 1919 to the autumn of 1922. This was a period of refreshing recuperation and reorganization for restored John class.

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