In 1942, Nathan Knorr gave the speach 'Peace, can it last?'. Using Revelation chapter 17, he predicted that the League of Nations would rise again. He specifically said that this new organization would rise after WWII. This came true.
In January of 1942, the Declaration of the United Nations was set up.
http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/constitutions/un/e_united_nations_declaration_1942.htm
Declaration by the United Nations
January 1, 1942 |
A Joint Declaration by the United States, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia
The Governments signatory hereto,
Having subscribed to a common program of purposes and principles embodied in the Joint Declaration of the President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dated August 14, 1941, known as the Atlantic Charter.
Being convinced that complete victory over their enemies is essential to defend life, liberty, independence and religious freedom, and to preserve human rights and justice in their own lands as well as in other lands, and that they are now engaged in a common struggle against savage and brutal forces seeking to subjugate the world,
DECLARE:
(1) Each Government pledges itself to employ its full resources, military or economic, against those members of the Tripartite Pact:and its adherents with which such government is at war.
(2) Each Government pledges itself to cooperate with the Governments signatory hereto and not to make a separate armistice or peace with the enemies.
The foregoing declaration may be adhered to by other nations which are, or which may be, rendering material assistance and contributions in the struggle for victory over Hitlerism.
Done at Washington
January First, 1942
[The signatories to the Declaration by United Nations are as listed above.]
The adherents to the Declaration by United Nations, together with the date of communication of adherence, are as follows:
Mexico June 5, 1942 | Peru Feb. 11, 1945 |
Philippines June 10, 1942 | Chile Feb. 12, 1945 |
Ethiopia July 28, 1942 | Paraguay Feb. 12, 1945 |
Iraq Jan. 16, 1943 | Venezuela Feb. 16, 1945 |
Brazil Feb. 8, 1943 | Uruguay Feb. 23, 1945 |
Bolivia Apr. 27, 1943 | Turkey Feb. 24, 1945 |
Iran Sept. 10, 1943 | Egypt Feb. 27, 1945 |
Colombia Dec. 22, 1943 | Saudi Arabia Mar. 1, 1945 |
Liberia Feb. 26, 1944 | Lebanon Mar. 1, 1945 |
France Dec. 26, 1944 | Syria Mar. 1, 1945 |
Ecuador Feb. 7, 1945 |
All Nathan had to do was read the paper.
He gave is talk on much later in 1942.
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w60 7/15 p. 444 Staying Awake with the "Faithful and Discreet Slave" ***Yes, the "faithful and discreet slave" was awake to the coming of 1914. In 1942 the "faithful and discreet slave" guided by Jehovah’s unerring spirit made known that the democracies would win World War II and that there would be a United Nations organization set up.
Yet Rutherford predicted that:
The indisputable facts are that the Roman Catholic Hierarchy has stooped wholly to political methods to gain control of the world,.... These facts, which cannot be disputed, disclose the Roman Catholic Hierarchy's determination to act as a kind of spiritual super-government over the dictators of the world, forming a part of the monstrosity,... Now Germany is in an alliance with the Papacy, and Great Britain is rapidly moving in that direction. The United States of America, once the bulwark of democracy, is all set to become a part of the totalitarian rule. [13]
Thus the indisputable facts are, that there is now in the earth Satan's dictatorial monstrosity,... that such totalitarian, arbitrary rule is fully supported by the Hierarchy... [14]
When the totalitarian Catholic combine gains control of the British Isles, which it is certain to do, then all the liberties of the people will be at an end.... What will be the condition when all nations become totalitarian? [15]
The giant Goliath,... pictured the totalitarian Hierarchy combine that is now bluffing all nations with the determination of forcing them to yield to dictatorial rule.... David engaged the giant in combat and slew him, thus disclosing what is now in progress and what God through Christ Jesus, the antitypical David, will do to the totalitarian combine at Armageddon.
Let the Hierarchy, including the pope, together with all others that form the totalitarian, dictatorial rule, the representatives of which are now listening to this speech,... now take notice. To such opponents we now say: "Today you stand before the judgment seat of Christ,... the Lord's final judgment has been entered against you and you are going to die. You... have permitted the Devil to gather you to Armageddon, the battle of the great day of God Almighty. (Revelation 16: 13-16) The final showdown has come.... At the battle of Armageddon Christ Jesus, leading his invincible army, will slay you and give your dead carcasses to the wild beasts of the earth,... [16]
The totalitarian combine is going to get control of England and America. You cannot prevent it. Do not try. [17]
13. Rutherford, J. F., Face the Facts, 1938, p. 16.
14. Ibid., p. 17.
15. Ibid., pp. 20, 21.
16. Ibid., pp. 23, 24.
17. Ibid., p. 27.
http://www.premier1.net/~raines/armageddon.html
