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1952 Sam . 7 :23 "And what onenation in the earth is like thypeople, even like Israel, whomGod went to redeem unto himselffor a people, and to make him aname, and to do great things foryou, and terrible things for thyland, before thy people, whomthou redeemedst to thee out ofEgypt, from the nations and theirgods?"Christian Congregation UnderChrist Is the Present-Day"Nation" of Jehovah'sWitnessesRev. 14 :1-3 "And I saw, andlook! the Lamb standing upon themount ion, and with him a hundredand forty-four thousandhaving his name and the nameof his Father written on theirforeheads . . . . And they are singingas if a new song . . . and noone was able to master thatsong but the hundred and fortyfourthousand, who have beenpurchased from the earth ."1 Pet. 2 :9 "On the other hand,you are 'a chosen race, a royalpriesthood, a holy nation, a peoplefor special possession, thatyou should declare abroad theexcellencies' of the one thatcalled you out of darkness intohis wonderful light ."Ps . 33 :12 "Blessed is the nationwhose God is Jehovah."Acts 15 :14 "Symeon has relatedthoroughly how God for the firsttime turned his attention to thenations to take out of them apeople for his name."Matt . 21 :43 "The kingdom ofGod will be taken from you andbe given to a nation producingits fruits ."Eph. 3 :14, 15 "I bend my kneesto the Father, to whom everyfamily in heaven and on earthowes its name ."Jehovah, Not Man, Is theFounder of His Witnessesand Giver of NameIsa . 43 :9-12 "Let all the nationsbe gathered together, and let theJehovah's Witnessespeoples be assembled : who amongthem can declare this, and showus former things? let them bringtheir witnesses, that they maybe justified ; or let them hear,and say, It is truth . Ye are mywitnesses, saith Jehovah, and myservant whom I have chosen ; thatye may know and believe me, andunderstand that I am he : beforeme there was no God formed, neithershall there be after me . I,even I, am Jehovah ; and besidesme there is no saviour . I havedeclared, and I have saved, andI have showed ; and there was nostrange god among you : thereforeye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah,and I am God ."Isa. 44 :8 "Fear ye not, neitherbe afraid : have I not declaredunto thee of old, and showed it?and ye are my witnesses . Is therea God besides me? yea, there isno Rock ; I know not any ."1 Cor . 3 :7 "So that neither ishe that plants anything nor ishe that waters, but God whomakes it grow ."Christ, Not Any Man, Is theLeader and Ever-living Head ofJehovah's WitnessesMatt . 23 :10 "Neither be called'leaders', for your Leader is one,the Christ ."Isa . 55 :4 "Behold, I have givenhim for a witness to the peoples,a leader and commander to thepeoples."Acts 3:23 "Indeed, any soulthat does not listen to thatProphet will be completely destroyedfrom among the people ."Eph. 5 :23 "Christ also is headof the congregation, he being asavior of this body ."Col . 1 :18 "He is the head ofthe body, the congregation ."Not a Sect or Cult, as MenCall ThemActs 24 :14 "According to theway which they call a 'sect', inthis manner I am rendering sacredservice to the God of myforefathers."