Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. — Isa. 32:1, AS.

Now, thirty-eight years past 1914, Jehovah's anointed King does reign! He reigns in righteousness since the end of the “appointed times of the nations” in that year. His “princes” are sarim. This Hebrew word is not always translated that way or used with that political flavor in the Holy Scriptures. It designates the first, the chief or the foremost in any class, the head of a company or group. With its great breadth of meaning and variety of application of the Hebrew word sarim, we can appreciate how the heavenly King could have his visible servants on earth during this perilous time and how these would occupy the position corresponding with what Isaiah 32:1 speaks of as princes. Those who serve in official places under Jehovah's King of righteousness do so within the theocratic organization. They represent God's kingdom exclusively. They handle only the interests of his Kingdom, princely service indeed! W 12/1