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Questions From ReadersThe Watchtower—1954 | May 15
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At Revelation 19:10 and Re 22:9 the angel whom the glorified Jesus sent to the apostle John said to John: “Worship [pros·ky·neʹo] God,” meaning Jehovah God. Jesus’ angel (Rev. 1:1, 2; 22:16) told John, a man on earth, to worship, not Jesus, but God, Jehovah God the Father of Jesus. That is the One whom Jehovah’s witnesses worship. But we remember that such worship has to be rendered to Jehovah God through his High Priest Jesus Christ. For this reason it is that Jehovah’s witnesses follow the instruction of Philippians 2:10, 11: “So that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven [angels] and those on earth and those under the ground, and every tongue should openly confess that Jesus Christ is Lord [not the Almighty God, but Lord] to the glory of God the Father.” (NW) Jehovah’s witnesses “honor the Son just as they honor the Father,” for, “he that does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.” (John 5:23, NW) Jehovah’s witnesses give to Jesus all the honor, respect, consideration, obedience, imitation, love and loyalty that Jehovah God calls upon them to render to his Son Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ name they render their prayers and worship to Jehovah God. And the angels of heaven obey the command of God and “worship” his Son only as their worship of the Son is related to the worship of his Father Jehovah God. But, keeping things in their relative positions, angels and Jehovah’s witnesses worship Jehovah God as the one Almighty God, uncreated, unbegotten, “from everlasting to everlasting.”—Ps. 90:2.
In the light of the foregoing it will be profitable to reread the article in the above-mentioned Watchtower, pages 30, 31, in answer to the question “Should we worship Jesus?”
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False Shepherds versus the TrueThe Watchtower—1954 | May 15
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False Shepherds versus the True
Strikingly contrasting the attitude of the false shepherds, who feed only themselves, and the true, who feed the sheep, is the following experience of a lost sheep looking for the Right Shepherd, Christ Jesus. This lost sheep, a man of good will residing in a certain town in Norway, obtained a copy of the “New Testament” back in 1949 and began reading it. From it he was convinced that these were the last days, and to gain further knowledge he purchased a complete Bible. From his study of the Bible he gathered that he had something to do; but what, he did not know. He began talking to his friends and neighbors, but they were not interested. He went to the Protestant bishop, but the bishop was resting and so could not be disturbed. He managed to ask, however, “Where can I find a preacher who is willing to talk with me about the Bible?” He was told, “You will find that in the telephone book.” So he checked the phone book and then went to several preachers but they all told him that it was not necessary for him to study the Bible—just go to church regularly, that is the important thing. But this did not satisfy him.
A year and a half passed and he was still looking for an understanding of God’s Word. Then one day he accosted one of Jehovah’s witnesses who was offering Bible magazines on the street to passers-by. Would Jehovah’s witnesses care to discuss the Bible with him? Would they be willing to study the Bible with him? He was invited to come to the public lecture being held the next day and arrangements were made to have a regular Bible study with him. After just a few evenings of study he joined his instructor in the street-witnessing activity, offering Bible magazines to those passing by. He kept making progress and soon dedicated himself to Jehovah, was baptized, and today is a servant in the local congregation, taking the lead in helping others to be able ministers. Happy because of having found the Right Shepherd, he now is aiding others to find Him.
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AnnouncementsThe Watchtower—1954 | May 15
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Announcements
BE SURE TO COME TO THE ASSEMBLY KINGDOM HALLS
Jehovah’s witnesses can accommodate themselves to all kinds of circumstances, and if the Kingdom Halls they have and use every week are not sufficiently large they can turn other places into Kingdom Halls for pure worship. This will be very practically illustrated this coming summer during June, July and August, at which time Jehovah’s witnesses will be using five baseball parks, eight auditoriums, four fairgrounds, two arenas and two race tracks—all of them being converted into huge Kingdom Halls for the 1954 district assemblies. Instead of hearing the crack of the bat and seeing home runs, the whirling of wheels, the clapping of flying hoofs, the hum of roller skates, flying fists, grunts and groans of wrestling gladiators, you will hear the singing of songs and voices expressing praise to the great Creator. This will mean quite a transformation, but Jehovah’s witnesses can do it, and be content and rejoice in the assembling of themselves together as Jehovah has directed they should. You can join in with Christians coming from all parts of the United States and Canada blessing Jehovah every day. Have you planned by now to be at one of these twenty-one conventions on the North American continent? Do you know which one you are going to attend? Surely you will go to one of them and take with you your family, your people of good will, and help all in your congregation to get there. Remember the program will be the same at every one of the assemblies from coast to coast. The only exception is Toronto, Canada, where one more day is added so that the 23rd class of Gilead can be graduated there. Why not use your vacation for attending this year’s district assembly?
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