I expect anytime the inclusion of the KM into the Witness-version WT. It would only occupy 4 pages of the WT, and eliminate the need to publish the KM.
The Awake has always been a joke, they could make it 4 pages and no one would notice
More Watch Tower Cost Cutting!!! Smaller Magazine to be Announced
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watson
I agree Drop. No reason they can't print 6 months in advance. Oh wait a minute, they already are. I think the June Wacktower tells us how well the March Pioneer Campaign went..
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blondie
What about my Awake college education?
"It has been said that by reading the Watchtower and Awake magazines, along with other publications of Jehovah?s Witnesses, a person will receive, over a period of years, a considerable and broad education." - Watchtower 06/15/83 p31
' "Helpful as guides to daily living." That is what a woman from Toronto, Canada, called the publications of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. She added: "I am a university graduate, and I must shockingly admit that I have learned much more through your publications than through all my years of study." ' - Watchtower 06/15/88 p32 The same article was repeated, almost word for word, in the Watchtower of 02/15/91, p32. Even the picture was the same. So, now we know the memory capacity of a witness - 2 years, 8 months.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Blondie, don't make me laugh! My Awake education didn't get me a job..... Awake, my foot!
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Listener
Oh dear, that Watchtower education will now take twice as long.
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Bubblegum Apotheosis
I hate the annoucements, especially when they qualify "Secret, Exciting" news to be read at the Congregation. I am tired of the same loops thinking "Are they going to finally annouce "The Big Message"(The Message Of Doom)" A few individuals are convinced the WTS is going to tell them, "the message of peace is over, now it's doom!". JWs are to be sent out into the field, to preach "Sorry it's too late, too late, too late for love!" Has this concept made it to your area of the World? Field Service will be not very fun, if we can't handle it during the message of peace, "how will you do, during the message of judgement and doom"?
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dozy
Surely as others have said , the public WT & the Awake should have been merged. The Awake , especially , is a joke now (the current issue has an article on the 2012 Soccer Euro tournament - I mean , what exactly is the point of it? )
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bats in the belfry
Good for the trees; bad for the WTBTS.
My guess is as good as yours; they are reeling in the banner. In 2013 the staple magazines (WT/Awake!) will be down from 128 pages per month to 80/month, approx. a 40% production cut - may be Jesus didn't ascend the throne in 1914 C.E. after all. Or, they figure all the work has been done and God needs to shift gear and wipe out all badness to the whims of their set timetable.
It also is noteworthy to document how God's blessing is tied to the success of these magazines:
As economic conditions in the world continue to worsen in these “last days” we look to Jehovah for continued guidance and direction of the witness work yet to be accomplished. May He continue to supply all the funds necessary and may He give his faithful servants the wisdom from above in their discreet expenditure of the same. May this be to the praise and glory of Jehovah the God who can more than superabundantly supply all that is needed for completing his witness work within the allotted time!—Eph. 3:20, 21. km 12/80 p. 6 par. 36 | Meeting the Challenge of Inflation
Through the “power” of the holy spirit and with increasing help from the ever-expanding “great crowd” of their companions, they have indeed “literally covered the earth with their witnessing.” From 1919 to 1980, these Christians have distributed over four and three-quarter billion copies of The Watchtower and its companion magazine (The Golden Age; Consolation; now Awake!).
w81 3/1 p. 22 par. 21 | Go! Make Disciples
We can easily understand that the increased load of responsibility devolving upon the Master’s slave, steward, or house manager involved intense writing and editorial activities. Spiritual food supplies had to be published regularly at the proper time in The Watchtower. In 1919 The Golden Age (a companion magazine later to become Consolation, and then Awake!) began to be published to arouse public interest, in addition to building up the “domestics.” (Matthew 24:45) Floods of books, booklets, and tracts have also been produced over the years.
w90 3/15 p. 16 par. 7 | Cooperating With the Governing Body Today
Since its first issue back in 1919, the magazine successively known as The Golden Age, Consolation, and now Awake! has played a major role in the preaching work. We pray that Jehovah will continue to bless the distribution of the magazine in its revised format and that it will help many more people out of “all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues” to turn to God’s Kingdom as their only hope.—Rev. 7:9.
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In their heydey, they offered 128 pages/month to the public; that's now been whittled to 32? Speaks volumes about their spiritual bankruptcy. They're running on empty when it comes to spiritual insights and defense of doctrine. ... the cupboard is bare in what used to be the writing department. Yet, really, how many pages do they need to scream "do more" "don't watch porn," "send us your money;" forget about university!" "shorten that skirt!" etc. etc. ad nasueum?
Gone are the days when every annual District Convention featured the release of a new blockbuster effort by Freddy and his gang of acolytes; all the friends can expect for their wasting of vacation time are insipid DVDs, BIble-land atlases, songbooks and the like.