(1995), The Evils of Nazism Exposed publisher: Awake!
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You may successfully resist any and all men, but you cannot successfully resist Jehovah God. . . . In the name of Jehovah God and His anointed King, Christ Jesus, I demand that you give order to all officials and servants of your government that Jehovah’s witnesses in Germany be permitted to peaceably assemble and without hindrance worship God.
— Joseph Franklin Rutherford
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You may successfully resist any and all men, but you cannot successfully resist Jehovah God. . . . In the name of Jehovah God and His anointed King, Christ Jesus, I demand that you give order to all officials and servants of your government that Jehovah’s witnesses in Germany be permitted to peaceably assemble and without hindrance worship God." in the context of "(1995), The Evils of Nazism Exposed publisher: Awake!" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Joseph Franklin "Judge" Rutherford (November 8, 1869 – January 8, 1942) was the second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, succeeding Charles Taze Russell.
About Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Joseph Franklin "Judge" Rutherford (November 8, 1869 – January 8, 1942) was the second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, succeeding Charles Taze Russell.
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