12. Till Babylon the Great’s destruction the situation calls for Jehovah’s Witnesses to exercise what quality, and what kind of front must they present against the foes of the light?

¹² In the meantime, during the continued existence of Babylon the Great by Jehovah’s permission, the earthly situation of those “who observe the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” obliges them to exercise “endurance.” (Revelation 14:12) They have reason to apply to themselves Jesus’ words in his prophecy on “the conclusion of the system of things,” at Matthew 24:13, namely: “He that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved.” Those words followed immediately on Jesus’ preceding statement: “Because of the increasing of lawlessness the love of the greater number will cool off.” (Matthew 24:12) Love on the part of Jehovah’s Witnesses will enable them to endure to the end of this old system of things. The more that they exercise love among themselves and toward those seeking to come into relationship with Jehovah God the stronger that “perfect bond of union” becomes.

Here is where it means endurance for the holy ones, those who observe the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.’”