4. Among whom did Micah 4:3, 4 then begin fulfillment?

⁴ Not among worldly nations that were building up armaments for World War II but among the sheeplike ones of the international “great crowd” began the fulfillment of the words of Micah 4:3, 4: “And he [Jehovah] will certainly render judgment among many peoples, and set matters straight respecting mighty nations far away. And they will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. They will not lift up sword, nation against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.

5. During World War II, for what position did they take their stand, and, figuratively speaking, how have they been dwelling?

⁵ Fearlessly, without letting anyone of this world make them tremble, even after World War II was lighted on September 1, 1939, the Witnesses openly declared and published their neutrality toward all nations engaging in violent combat. (See the Watchtower issue of November 1, 1939, containing the leading article entitled “Neutrality.”) They have held to this neutral stand ever since. In many cases this has meant their being confined in concentration camps, or in prisons, or even their being killed as being unpatriotic. They refuse to become a part of this world, just as Jesus Christ refused to do so. Properly, then, the Witnesses should be expected to keep peace within their own congregations, dwelling together like brothers. (Ps. 133)