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193 Jehovah's Witnesseskingdom of the world has become as king for ever and ever .'"the kingdom of our Lord and See: Matthew 24 and Revelaofhis Christ, and he will rule tion 6 .Jehovah's WitnessesDEFINITIONServants of Jehovah, the Almighty God, and active witnesses tohis sovereign supremacy . Since the time of Christ Jesus they areChristian ministers, doing the will of God by following the courseexemplified by Christ their Leader . The name Jehovah meaning "ThePurposer", his witnesses declare him as the only true God, who isnow working out his purpose of vindicating his name and sovereigntyand blessing all faithful mankind through his kingdom . Not a sector cult that follows or adulates human leaders or rites and ceremonies .Jesus Christ the Chief Witnessof JehovahRev . 1 :5 "Jesus Christ, 'theFaithful Witness,' `The firstbornfrom the dead,' and `The Rulerof the kings of the earth' ."Rev. 3 :14 "These are the thingsthe Amen says, the faithful andtrue witness, the beginning of thecreation by God ."John 18 :37 "Jesus answered :. . For this purpose I have beenborn and for this purpose I havecome into the world, that Ishould bear witness to the truth .Everyone that is on the side ofthe truth listens to my voice.' "John 17 :6, 26 "I have madeyour name manifest to the menyou gave me out of the world . . . .And I have made your nameknown to them and will make itknown."John 14 :9 "He that has seen mehas seen the Father also ."The name "Jesus" means "Jehovahis salvation" .Abel the First of an UnbrokenLine of Jehovah's Witnesses onEarthHeb . 11 :1-40 ; 12 :1 "By faithAbel offered God a sacrifice ofg_ eater worth than Cain, throughwhich faith he had witness borneto him that he was righteous,God bearing witness respectinghis gifts . . . . the time will fail meif I go on to relate about Gideon,Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Davidas well as Samuel and the otherprophets. . . . we have so great acloud of witnesses surroundingus . ,,God Has Raised Up Witnesseswith a Special Warning DuringEach Judgment PeriodJer. 44 :4 "I sent unto you allmy servants the prophets, risingup early and sending them ."Amos 3 :7 "Surely the Lord Jehovahwill do nothing, except hereveal his secret unto his servantsthe prophets ."Preflood worldHeb . 11 :7 "By faith Noah, afterbeing given divine warning ofthings not yet beheld, showedgodly fear and constructed anark for the saving of his household,and through this faith hecondemned the world, and hebecame an heir of the righteousnesswhich is according to faith ."1 Pet. 3:20 "The patience ofGod was waiting in Noah's days,while the ark was being constructed,in which a few people,that is, eight souls, were carriedsafely through the water ."2 Pet. 2 :5 "He did not holdback from punishing an ancient