Publication date
11/1/38
Volume
59
Number
21
Publication page
329
The WatchTower
"Fill the Earth" (Part 2)
The Watchtower Magazines
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1, 
1938 
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329 
ligious 
elements 
boastfully 
proclaim 
the 
greatness 
of 
man 
and 
applaud 
the 
deeds 
of 
men 
and 
point 
with 
great 
pride 
to 
what 
man 
has 
attained 
unto, 
and 
with 
the 
worst 
kind 
of 
presumption 
they 
say: 
"We 
can 
bring 
about 
a 
condition 
in 
the 
earth 
that 
will 
be 
satis­ 
factory 
to 
all/' 
The 
totalitarian 
rule 
or 
dictatorial 
power 
is 
now 
arising 
with 
great 
flare 
of 
trumpets. 
It 
has 
succeeded 
in 
grabbing 
many 
countries 
and 
is 
mov­ 
ing 
forward 
to 
rule 
the 
whole 
world. 
Such 
a 
movement 
is 
backed 
by 
the 
mighty 
religious 
organization, 
the 
Roman 
Catholic 
Hierarchy 
and 
supporters. 
Now 
the 
needy 
and 
poor 
population 
are 
regimented 
and 
their 
rights 
are 
taken 
away 
and 
they 
are 
forgotten, 
and 
in 
connection 
with 
the 
turning 
of 
these 
wicked 
oppres­ 
sors 
into 
hell 
God, 
by 
the 
mouth 
of 
the 
psalmist, 
says: 
"For 
the 
needy 
shall 
not 
alway 
be 
forgotten; 
the 
expectation 
of 
the 
poor 
shall 
not 
perish 
for 
ever." 
(Verse 
18) 
Therefore 
the 
prophet 
David, 
representing 
God's 
people, 
prays: 
"Arise, 
0 
Lord; 
let 
not 
man 
pre­ 
vail; 
let 
the 
heathen 
be 
judged 
in 
thy 
sight. 
Put 
them 
in 
fear, 
0 
Lord; 
that 
the 
nations 
may 
know 
themselves 
to 
be 
but 
men. 
Selah." 
-Verses 
19 
and 
20. 
18 
During 
the 
time 
of 
the 
resurrection 
there 
will 
be 
no 
"nations" 
to 
be 
turned 
or 
returned 
into 
hell, 
be­ 
cause 
those 
nations 
:will 
be 
destroyed 
at 
Armageddon. 
Thus 
it 
is 
seen 
that 
the 
'turning 
of 
the 
wicked 
into 
hell' 
is 
by 
destroying 
them 
at 
the 
battle 
of 
Armaged­ 
don, 
and 
does 
not 
mean 
the 
turning 
of 
them 
back 
into 
the 
grave 
from 
which 
they 
are 
supposed 
to 
come 
during 
the 
thousand-year 
reign 
of 
Christ. 
Manifestly 
the 
conclusion 
set 
forth 
in 
Studies 
in 
the 
Scriptures, 
Volume 
5, 
page 
361, 
concerning 
the 
return 
of 
the 
wicked 
into 
hell 
is 
wrong. 
Also 
that 
which 
is 
stated 
in 
Light, 
Book 
Two, 
pages 
216 
and 
217, 
concerning 
Psalm 
59: 
6-15 
is 
wrong. 
God 
does 
not 
reveal 
all 
his 
light 
on 
the 
Scriptures 
at 
one 
time, 
but, 
as 
it 
is 
written 
in 
his 
Word, 
"the 
path 
of 
the 
just 
is 
as 
the 
shining 
li~ht, 
that 
shineth 
more 
and 
more 
unto 
the 
perfect 
day." 
(Prov. 
4: 
18) 
The 
perfect 
day 
draws 
near, 
and 
aN 
the 
light 
increases 
The 
Watchtower 
delights 
therein 
and 
gladly 
acknowledges 
mistakes 
previously 
made 
and 
whieh 
have 
been 
the 
result 
of 
leaning 
to 
human 
reason­ 
ing 
to 
a 
large 
degree. 
Jehovah 
God 
is 
his 
own 
inter­ 
preter, 
and 
he 
withholds 
the 
revelation 
of 
his 
purpose 
until 
his 
due 
time 
to 
make 
the 
same 
clear. 
Every 
final 
conclusion 
reached 
by 
his 
children 
should 
have 
full 
$Upport 
of 
God's 
Word, 
and 
hence 
every 
part 
thereof 
be 
harmonious 
with 
every 
other 
part. 
IT 
With 
the 
increased 
light, 
which 
God 
now 
sheds 
upon 
his 
Word, 
let 
consideration 
here 
be 
given 
to 
Psalm 
59. 
According 
to 
the 
title 
that 
Psalm 
was 
writ­ 
ten 
by 
David, 
referring 
to 
the 
time 
when 
Saul 
sought 
to 
kill 
David. 
Surely 
that 
was 
not 
written 
for 
the 
en­ 
lightenment 
or 
benefit 
of 
human 
creatures 
that 
will 
be 
on 
the 
earth 
at 
the 
end 
of 
the 
millennial 
reign 
of 
Christ, 
but, 
on 
the 
contrary, 
we 
are 
definitely 
in­ 
formed 
that 
the 
Psalm 
was 
written 
aforetime 
particu­ 
larly 
for 
the 
instruction 
of 
God's 
people 
on 
the 
earth 
now 
just 
preccding 
Armageddon. 
(1 
Cor. 
10: 
11; 
Ro­ 
mans 
15: 
4) 
Saul, 
who 
sought 
to 
kill 
David, 
pictured 
the 
cruel 
religionists 
who 
now 
seek 
to 
kill 
the 
faithful 
remnant 
pictured 
by 
David. 
(See 
The 
Watchtower 
of 
September 
1, 
1938.) 
As 
David 
uttered 
this 
prophetic 
prayer 
of 
Psalm 
59, 
so 
now 
the 
faithful 
members 
of 
the 
body 
of 
the 
Greater 
David 
pray: 
"Deliver 
me 
from 
mine 
enemies, 
0 
my 
God; 
defend 
me 
from 
them 
that 
rise 
up 
against 
me." 
(Psalm 
59: 
1) 
The 
reason 
that 
the 
wicked 
religionists 
now 
seek 
the 
destruction 
of 
the 
remnant 
is 
not 
because 
of 
the 
fault 
of 
the 
rem­ 
nant, 
but 
because 
these 
servants 
of 
God 
faithfully 
proclaim 
his 
Word 
of 
truth. 
Exactly 
in 
harmony 
with 
what 
is 
stated 
in 
the 
last 
verse 
quoted 
the 
religionists, 
led 
by 
the 
Roman 
Catholic 
Hierarchy, 
seek 
to 
destroy 
God's 
people 
who 
witness 
to 
the 
truth. 
This 
they 
do 
not 
because 
the 
remnant 
and 
Jonadabs 
have 
done 
any­ 
thing 
wrong, 
but 
because 
they 
have 
faithfully 
pro­ 
claimed 
and 
continue 
to 
proclaim 
that 
religionists 
shall 
not 
rule 
the 
world 
but 
God's 
kingdom 
alone 
shall 
rule 
it. 
They 
have 
conspired 
together 
to 
bring 
about 
the 
destruction 
of 
the 
witnesses 
of 
the 
Lord 
and 
to 
prevent 
his 
kingdom. 
Now 
Armageddon 
approaches 
and 
is 
near, 
at 
which 
battle 
God 
will, 
as 
he 
has 
said, 
destroy 
the 
opposers. 
Hence 
David 
prays 
in 
harmony 
therewith, 
and 
which 
is 
the 
prayer 
today 
of 
the 
rem­ 
nant 
and 
their 
companions, 
to 
wit: 
"Thou, 
therefore, 
o 
Lord 
God 
of 
hosts, 
the 
God 
of 
Israel, 
awake 
to 
visit 
all 
the 
heathen; 
be 
not 
merciful 
to 
any 
wicked 
trans­ 
gressors. 
Selah." 
(Verse 
5) 
There 
is 
a 
pause 
here 
in 
the 
Psalm, 
shown 
by 
the 
word 
Selah; 
seemingly 
the 
faithful 
are 
waiting 
for 
God 
to 
answer 
that 
prayer. 
18 
The 
Word 
of 
God 
identifies 
the 
present-day 
reli­ 
gious 
leaders 
as 
"dogs". 
(Isa. 
56: 
10, 
11) 
Those 
re­ 
ligious 
opposers 
of 
the 
kingdom 
are 
likened 
unto 
dogs. 
(Rev. 
22: 
1.5) 
Continuing, 
then 
the 
psalmist 
says: 
"They 
return"at 
evening 
[like 
dogs, 
which 
creep 
out 
of 
sight 
during 
the 
day 
and 
prowl 
about 
at 
night 
in 
the 
dark] 
; 
they 
make 
a 
noise 
like 
a 
dog, 
and 
go 
round 
about 
the 
city."-Ps. 
59: 
6. 
29 
This 
illustrates 
the 
manner 
in 
which 
the 
religious 
persecutors 
seek 
to 
hide 
themselves 
in 
the 
dark; 
"they 
make 
a 
noise 
like 
a 
dog," 
howling 
when 
exposed, 
gnashing 
their 
teeth 
at 
the 
faithful 
servants 
of 
God, 
"and 
go 
round 
about 
the 
city," 
not 
outside, 
but 
within 
its 
walls. 
The 
present-day 
religionists, 
particularly 
the 
Roman 
Catholic 
Hierarchy, 
continue 
to 
howl 
against 
the 
message' 
of 
truth 
and 
the 
Lord's 
mes­ 
sengers 
and 
to 
do 
their 
howling 
round 
about 
God's 
faithful 
witnesses: 
"Behold, 
they 
belch 
out 
with 
their 
mouth 
[against 
Jehovah's 
witnesses, 
foreshadowed 
by 
David, 
and 
who 
are 
represented 
in 
the 
feet 
of 
the 
Greater 
David]: 
swords 
are 
in 
their 
lips; 
for 
who, 
say 
they, 
doth 
hearY" 
(Ps. 
59: 
7) 
They 
think 
to 
hide 
themselves, 
and 
howl 
and 
put 
forward 
members 
of 
their 
strong·arm 
squad 
and 
disreputable 
persons 
to 
hinder 
and 
perseeute 
Jehovah's 
witnesses, 
and 
they 
say 
to 
themselves: 
''We 
will 
do 
this, 
because 
no 
one 
Novemser 1, 1938 ligious elements boastfully proclaim the greatness of man and applaud the deeds of men and point with great pride to what man has attained unto, and with the worst kind of presumption they say: “We can bring about a condition in the earth that will be satisfactory to all.’ The totalitarian rule or dictatorial power is now arising with great flare of trumpets. It has succeeded in grabbing many countries and is moving forward to rule the whole world. Such a movement is backed by the mighty religious organization, the Roman Catholic Hierarchy and supporters. Now the needy and poor population are regimented and their rights are taken away and they are forgotten, and in connection with the turning of these wicked oppressors into hell God, by the mouth of the psalmist, says: “For the needy shall not alway be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.” (Verse 18) Therefore the prophet David, representing God’s people, prays: “Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail; let the heathen be judged in thy sight, Put them in fear, O Lord; that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.”—Verses 19 and 20. 26 During the time of the resurrection there will be no “nations” to be turned or returned into hell, because those nations will be destroyed at Armageddon. Thus it is seen that the ‘turning of the wicked into hell’ is by destroying them at the battle of Armageddon, and does not mean the turning of them back into the grave from which they are supposed to come during the thousand-year reign of Christ. Manifestly the conclusion set forth in Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 5, page 361, concerning the return of the wicked into hell is wrong. Also that which is stated in Light, Book Two, pages 216 and 217, concerning Psalm 59:6-15 is wrong. God does not reveal all his light on the Seriptures at one time, but, as it is written in his Word, “the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” (Prov. 4:18) The perfect day draws near, and as the light inereases The Watchtower delights therein and gladly acknowledges mistakes previously made and whieh have been the result of leaning to human reasoning to a large degree. Jehovah God is his own interpreter, and he withholds the revelation of his purpose until his due time to make the same clear. Every final conclusion reached by his children should have full support of God’s Word, and hence every part thereof be harmonious with every other part. 27 With the increased light, which God now sheds upon his Word, let consideration here be given to Psalm 59. According to the title that Psalm was written by David, referring to the time when Saul sought to kill David. Surely that was not written for the enlightenment or benefit of human creatures that will be on the earth at the end of the millennial reign of Christ, but, on the contrary, we are definitely informed that the Psalm was written aforetime particularly for the instruction of God’s people on the earth fhe WATCHTOWER. 329 now just preeeding Armageddon. (1 Cor. 10: 11; Romans 15: 4) Saul, who sought to kill David, pietured the cruel religionists who now seek to kill the faithful remnant pictured by David. (See The Watchtower of September 1, 1938.) As David uttered this prophetic prayer of Psalm 59, so now the faithful members of the body of the Greater David pray: “Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; defend me from them that rise up against me.” (Psalm 59:1) The reason that the wicked religionists now seek the destruction of the remnant is not because of the fault of the remnant, but because these servants of God faithfully proclaim his Word of truth. Exactly in harmony with what is stated in the last verse quoted the religionists, led by the Roman Catholie Hierarchy, seek to destroy God’s people who witness to the truth. This they do not because the remnant and Jonadabs have done anything wrong, but because they have faithfully proclaimed and continue to proclaim that religionists shall not rule the world but God’s kingdom alone shall rule it. They have conspired together to bring about the destruction of the witnesses of the Lord and to prevent his kingdom. Now Armageddon approaches and is near, at which battle God will, as he has said, destroy the opposers. Hence David prays in harmony therewith, and which is the prayer today of the remnant and their companions, to wit: “Thou, therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen; be not merciful to any wicked transgressors, Selah.” (Verse 5) There is a pause here in the Psalm, shown by the word Selah; seemingly the faithful are waiting for God to answer that prayer. 7° The Word of God identifies the present-day religious leaders as “dogs”. (Isa. 56: 10, 11) Those religious opposers of the kingdom are likened unto dogs. (Rev. 22:15) Continuing, then the psalmist says: “They return’at evening {like dogs, which creep out of sight during the day and prowl about at night in the dark] ; they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.”—Ps. 59: 6. 2° This illustrates the manner in which the religious perseeutors seek to hide themselves in the dark; “they make a noise like a dog,” howling when exposed, gnashing their teeth at the faithful servants of God, “and go round about the city,” not outside, but within its walls. The present-day religionists, particularly the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, continue to howl against the message’ of truth and the Lord’s messengers and to do their howling round about God’s faithful witnesses: “Behold, they belch out with their mouth [against Jehovah’s witnesses, foreshadowed by David, and who are represented in the feet of the Greater David]: swords are in their lips; for who, say they, doth hear?” (Ps. 59:7) They think to hide themselves, and howl and put forward members of their strong-arm squad and disreputable persons to hinder and persecute Jchovah’s witnesses, and they say to themselves: “We will do this, because no one

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