Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom Title Page/Publishers’ Page Contents Foreword SECTION 1 “You Are My Witnesses,” Says Jehovah Why Should Jehovah Have Witnesses? Jesus Christ, the Faithful Witness Christian Witnesses of Jehovah in the First Century The Great Apostasy Develops Proclaiming the Lord’s Return (1870-1914) A Time of Testing (1914-1918) Advertise the King and the Kingdom! (1919-1941) Declaring the Good News Without Letup (1942-1975) Jehovah’s Word Keeps Moving Speedily (1976-1992) SECTION 2 Gaining Accurate Knowledge of God’s Word and Applying It Growing in Accurate Knowledge of the Truth How We Came to Be Known as Jehovah’s Witnesses The Great Crowd to Live in Heaven? Or on Earth? Recognized by Our Conduct “They Are No Part of the World” SECTION 3 An Association of Brothers Development of the Organization Structure Meetings for Worship, Instruction, and Encouragement Conventions Proof of Our Brotherhood “Seeking First the Kingdom” Growing Together in Love Building Together on a Global Scale How Is It All Financed? World Headquarters and Principal Offices of Jehovah’s Witnesses—In Pictures SECTION 4 Proclaiming the Good News in All the Inhabited Earth Part 1—Witnesses to the Most Distant Part of the Earth Part 2—Witnesses to the Most Distant Part of the Earth Part 3—Witnesses to the Most Distant Part of the Earth Part 4—Witnesses to the Most Distant Part of the Earth Part 5—Witnesses to the Most Distant Part of the Earth Missionaries Push Worldwide Expansion By Human Power? Or by God’s Spirit? SECTION 5 Kingdom Preaching Furthered by Production of Bible Literature Preaching Publicly and From House to House Producing Bible Literature for Use in the Ministry Printing and Distributing God’s Own Sacred Word SECTION 6 Exposed to Reproaches and Tribulations Testing and Sifting From Within “Objects of Hatred by All the Nations” ‘Defending and Legally Establishing the Good News’ SECTION 7 A People Distinctively His Own, Zealous for Fine Works How Chosen and Led by God “By This All Will Know That You Are My Disciples” Continuing to Keep on the Watch Noteworthy Events in the Modern-day History of Jehovah’s Witnesses Publishing The Watchtower Awake!—A Magazine With Broad Public Appeal Index Picture Credits