This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for the purpose of a witness to all the nations, and then the accomplished end will come. —Matt. 24:14, NW.

Thus, Jesus answers the question, how long must I keep on working? As long as this witness must be preached to the nations, the end will not come. It is quite evident that thousands upon thousands of persons have not yet been given ample opportunity to take their stand on the side of the Kingdom. What shall be done? With thousands of persons of good will coming to Jehovah’s organization and becoming ministers of the good news after a period of study, and this at the rate of 49,000 a year since 1948, one would think the Theocracy’s increase would be even greater each year. Could it be greater? Is each one dedicated to God getting a firm hold on eternal life by declaring the right confession publicly? It is good for every one of Jehovah’s witnesses to analyze his work carefully. W 1/1