“Nation will rise against Since 1914 two world wars have

nation and kingdom against killed more than 69,000,000.

kingdom.”*

“There will be food shortages Half the world called

. . . in one place after undernourished, with 3,500,000

another.” dying every year from

malnutrition.

“In one place after another From 1918 to 1919 some

pestilences.” 500,000,000 persons stricken

with Spanish flu; 21,000,000

died. Other diseases take their

toll.

“There will be . . . earthquakes Since 1914 there have been

in one place after another.” recorded nearly twice as

many major quakes as during

the previous 200 years.

“Increasing of lawlessness.” A plague of violence and

lawlessness is now sweeping

the earth.

‘Men became faint out of Fear is said to be “the biggest

fear.” single emotion” that dominates

people’s lives today.

“This good news of the Jehovah’s witnesses preach the

kingdom will be preached good news of the kingdom in

in all the inhabited earth 206 lands, their literature

. . . and then the end will appearing in 165 languages.

come.”