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Congregating All Nations at Jehovah’s HouseThe Watchtower—1960 | September 15
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Jehovah God will unleash a decisive counterattack that will utterly destroy the congregation of evildoers. (Ps. 26:4, 5) The Christian congregation may well call to mind Jehovah’s instruction: “Go, my people, enter into your interior rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for but a moment until the denunciation passes over. For, look! Jehovah is coming forth from his place to call to account the error of the inhabitant of the land against him.”—Isa. 26:20, 21.
16. (a) What bright prospect faces those congregating at Jehovah’s house today? (b) What should each one now do to gain that objective?
16 Armageddon over, Jehovah’s people will emerge into his clean, righteous new world, there to take up the peaceful work of landscaping the earth and welcoming back those worthy of a resurrection, including Jehovah’s witness Isaiah. Picture yourself in that new world where everything that breathes will praise Jehovah. (Psalms 148; 150) Throughout eternity mankind will worship at Jehovah’s house. This marvelous prospect lies ahead of those men of all nations congregating at Jehovah’s house today. May you carefully analyze your personal relationship to Jehovah’s congregation now. Quickly take whatever steps are necessary to come into full harmony with its pure doctrine and faithful practice. Be present at all its meetings. Share in its public witnessing. Stay with the congregation and preserve your life, even as Jehovah’s first congregation was protected in Egypt centuries ago on Passover night.
17. (a) What appreciation as expressed by the psalmist should we also demonstrate? (b) With that prayerful attitude, to what invitation should men of all nations now quickly respond?
17 May your appreciation for Jehovah’s congregation now be like that of the psalmist: “One thing I have asked from Jehovah . . . that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the pleasantness of Jehovah and to look with appreciation upon his temple.” If that is your prayer, then “come, you people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will instruct us about his ways and we will walk in his paths.”—Ps. 27:4; Isa. 2:3.
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The Treasure of a Christian HeartThe Watchtower—1960 | September 15
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The Treasure of a Christian Heart
“A good man brings forth good out of the good treasure of his heart, . . . for out of the heart’s abundance his mouth speaks.”—Luke 6:45.
1. To whom and of what is Luke 6:45 an assurance?
A CHRISTIAN heart, the heart of a “good man,” holds a treasure of eternal riches. This treasure of a Christian heart is constantly replenished and increased, overflowing in abundance yet never exhausted or even diminished. Such treasure is assured to you if desiring to be ever a “good man” by Jesus’ words: “A good man brings forth good out of the good treasure of his heart, but a wicked
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