Let us examine the Scriptures every day 2026
Saturday, August 1, 2026
There will be a great tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of the world until now (Matt. 24:21).
We ask Jehovah that as many people as possible will listen to us and accept to serve him along with us now. But what will happen to those who for the moment do not heed our warnings? Jehovah may choose to save those who change their minds when they see the destruction of Babylon the Great. This possibility helps us to better understand how urgent it is that we continue to warn people. Why? Because what we tell them now will be what they may remember in the future (compare Ezekiel 33:33). Our warnings may come back to them, and they may decide to serve Jehovah along with us before it is too late. Just as the Philippian jailer only accepted the truth when there was a very large earthquake, there may be people who do not accept it now but will when the “earthquake” of the destruction of Babylon the Great shakes the world (Acts 16:25-34). w24.05 17 pars. 9, 10
What do we warn people about, and why? (Ezekiel 33:7, 8).
Love also compels us to warn people that the end of this wicked world is near (read Ezekiel 33:7, 8). It saddens us to see that people in our territory and our non-Witness relatives go about their lives unaware of what is coming. Matthew 24:21 says that “there will be great tribulation” and that “from the beginning of the world until now, there has not been a tribulation like it, and there never will be again.” We want them to know what will happen during that period of judgment: first, all false religions will disappear, and then, at Armageddon, this entire wicked system will be destroyed (Revelation 16:14, 16; 17:16, 17; 19:11, 19, 20).
How do we give Jehovah “glory, honor, and power”?
The most important reason we preach the good news is our love for Jehovah and his holy name. We view preaching as a way to praise the God we love. We wholeheartedly agree that Jehovah deserves “to receive glory and honor and power.” (Read Revelation 4:11.) How do we give him glory and honor? By explaining to people the convincing evidence that Jehovah created all things and gave us life. And how do we give him power—our power? By using our time, energy, and resources to share in the preaching work as much as our circumstances allow. (Matt. 6:33; Luke 13:24; Col. 3:23) Simply put, we love to talk about the God we love. But we also want to talk about his name and what it means. Why?
How do we sanctify Jehovah's name when we preach?
Because we love Jehovah, we want to sanctify his name (Matt. 6:9). In other words, we want to share in clearing his name of all the lies Satan has hurled against him (Gen. 3:1-5; Job 2:4; John 8:44). That is why, in the preaching work, we are eager to defend Jehovah and tell the truth about him to anyone who will listen. We want everyone to know that his defining characteristic is love, that he is a righteous ruler, and that his Kingdom will soon end suffering and bring peace and happiness to mankind (Ps. 37:10, 11, 29; 1 John 4:8). When we do all these things, we are sanctifying Jehovah’s name. Moreover, we have the satisfaction of knowing that we are fulfilling our role as his witnesses. Why do we say this?
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