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Ja det där talar ju sitt tydliga språk. Om man sen kombinerar det med alla Sällskapets uttalanden om att det inte är några människors spekulationer i Vakttornet utan bara Guds tankar så blir det ännu tydligare.
Har du förresten tillgång till det som skrevs i "Tjänstebladet" i maj 1974, om jag inte minns fel? Där berömmer Sällskapet de vittnen som sålt sina hus och sagt upp sig från sina arbeten för att satsa på tjänsten den sista lilla tid som var kvar till Harmageddon. Det framhålls som ett fint exempel för andra att följa. Jag trodde att jag hade sparat ner det men kan inte hitta det just nu.
Menar du dessa?
"Yes, the end of this system is so very near! Is that not reason to increase our activity? In this regard we can learn something from a runner who puts on a final burst of speed near the finish of a race. Look at Jesus who apparently stepped up his activity during his final days on earth. In fact, over 27 percent of the material in the gosepls is devoted to just the last week o Jesus earthly ministry!--Matt. 21:1-27:50: luke 19:29:23:46: John 11:55-19:30. By carefully and prayerfully examining our own ciercumstances, we also may find that we can spend more time and energy in preaching during this final period before the present system ends. Many of our brothers ans sisters are doing just that. This is evidence from the rapidly increasing number of pioneers. Yes, since the number pf 1973 there have been new peaks every month. Now, there are 20.394 regular and special pioneers in the United States, an all-time peak. That is 5.190 more than there were in february 1973! A 34-percent increase! Does that not warm our hearts? Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes an property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spread the short time remaining before the wicked world´s order´s end - 1 John 2:17 (1974, ”Kingdom Ministry”, s 3)
"Today there is a great crowd of people who are confident that a destruction of even greater magnitude is now imminent. The evidence is that Jesus prophecy will shortly have a major fulfillment. upon this entire system of things. This has been a major factor in influencing many couples to decide not to have children at this time. They have chosen to remain childless so that they would be less encumbered to carry out the instructions of Jesus Christ to preach the good news of God´s kingdom earth wide before the end of this system comes" (1974, Awake, 8 nov, s 11)