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1 Rrlp-E210618 PUREWORSHIPOFJEHOVAHRESTOREDATLAST!Large -PrintEditionsPUREWORSHIP LARGEPRINT rrlp-E Iwillcertainlysanctifymygreatname,..andt henationswillhavetoknowthatIamJehovah. EZEKIEL36:23rrlp-E210618 PUREWORSHIPOFJEHOVAHRESTOREDATLAST!Large -PrintEditionsPUREWORSHIP LARGEPRINT rrlp-E Iwillcertainlysanctifymygreatname,..andt henationswillhavetoknowthatIamJehovah. EZEKIEL36:23 Watchtower bible and Tract Society of New York, , New York, in ! , , RestoredAtLast! LargePrintApril2021 PrintingEnglish(rrlp-E) 2018 DivineName justbeyondanyone simagination. Concerningoneofthosenewreleases,abrother said: It sthemostexcitingpreviewofthingstocometha twehaveeverhad! Whatwashereferringto?Itwasthebookentitle d TheNationsShallKnowThatIAmJehovah How?Butwhydidthisbookcreatesuchex-citeme nt?Becauseitcontainedupdatedexplanations ofthepropheciesfoundintheBiblebookofEzek iel KnowJehovah book,thenumberofGod speoplehasmushroomed ( :22)ThesemillionsofservantsofJehovahcoll ec-tivelyspeakover900differentlanguages.

2 ( :23) ,inthedecadessince1971,ourunder-standing ofmanyBibletruthshasbeengreatlyen-hanced asthelighthascontinuedtogrowbrighter.( :18)In1985westartedtoseeclearlyhowthe othersheep aredeclaredrighteousasfriendsofGod.(John 10:16; :18; :23)Thenin1995weunderstoodforthefirsttim ethatthefinaljudgingof thesheep and thegoats wouldtakeplacedur-ingthecoming greattribulation. ( :21;25:31,32) , , (chapters38and39),theworkofthemanwiththe secretary sinkhorn(chapter9),andthevalleyofdrybone sandthesymbolicjoiningofthetwosticks(cha pter37).Alltheseclarificationslikewiseup datewhatwaswrittenyearsagointhe KnowJehovah ,then,thatmanyofJehovah speoplehaveasked, Whenwillwegetabookthatprovidesanup-dated explanationofEzekiel sprophecies? ThebookPureWorshipofJehovah RestoredAtLast! , :WhatlessonswereprovidedinthebookofEzeki elforthosewholivedinEzekiel sdayaswellasforustoday?Whichproph-eciess peakabouteventsthatarestillinthefuture?S houldwelookforanytypesandantitypesinEze- kiel sprophecies? ,youcannothelpbutbeinaweoftheheavenlypar tofJehovah ,inordertopleaseJehovah, ,wemustworshipJehovahinthewaythatheappro ves, ,mayitencourageyoutokeepinexpectationoft hetimewhenallthenationswillhavetoknowtha theisJehovah.

3 :23;38 ,Jehovah, ,GoverningBodyofJehovah sWitnessesINTRODUCTION1 ItIsJehovahYourGodYouMustWorship 92 GodApproved TheirGifts24 SECTION1 THEHEAVENSWEREOPENED 473 IBegantoSeeVisionsofGod 484 WhoAre theLivingCreaturesWithFourFaces ?65 SECTION2 ITWASMYSANCTUARYTHATYOUDEFILED PUREWORSHIPCORRUPTED785 SeetheEvil,DetestableThingsThatTheyAreDo ing 796 TheEndIsNowUponYou 957 TheNations WillHavetoKnowThatIAmJehovah 110 CONTENTSCHAPTERPAGESECTION3 RESTORATIONOFPUREWORSHIPPROMISED1298 IWillRaiseUpOneShepherd 1309 IWillGiveThemaUnifiedHeart 14910 YouWillCometoLife 17711 IHaveAppointedYouasaWatchman 19212 IWillMakeThemOneNation 20613 DescribetheTemple 22014 ThisIstheLawoftheTemple 235 SECTION4 IWILLZEALOUSLYDEFENDMYHOLYNAME PUREWORSHIPSURVIVESATTACK25515 IWillBringanEndtoYourProstitution 25616 PutaMarkontheForeheads 27317 IAmAgainstYou,OGog 28918 MyGreatRageWillFlareUp 302 CHAPTERPAGESECTION5 IWILLDWELLAMONGTHEPEOPLE PUREWORSHIPOFJEHOVAHRESTORED31719 EverythingWillLiveWherevertheStreamGoes 31820 AllottheLandasanInheritance 33521 34622 WorshipGod ,thethreeboxesinChap-ter10arelabeled10A, 10B, ,read-ershavetheoptiontobrowsealltheboxe satonceinthe TeachingBoxes ,asshownintheex-ample.

4 Indicatethataspanoftimehasbeencompressed tofitwithintheartwork.(Foranexample,seeb ox8B.)Insomecases,thesefoldsindicateanun knownlengthoftime. CommonErac. circa(about) ,andJesusisinthewil-dernessofJudea, , ,amidabarrenlandscapeofrocksandravines,J esushashad40daysforsomequiettimetofast,p ray, ,JehovahhascommunicatedwithhisSon, ,whenJesusisweakenedbyhunger, ,includingyou. 3 ReadMatthew4 , ,andwhathappenstohimthere?3,4.(a)Satanin troducedthefirsttwotemptationswithwhatwo rds,andwhatmayhehavebeentryingtogetJesus todoubt?(b)HowdoesSatanusesimilartactics today?1 ITISJEHOVAHYOURGODYOUMUSTWORSHIP MATTHEW4:10 FOCUS:Whypureworshipneedstoberestored ITISJEHOVAHYOURGODYOUMUSTWORSHIP 9temptationswiththesubtlewords, IfyouareasonofGod. DidSatandoubtthatJesusisGod sSon? sfirstbornSon.( :15)SatannodoubtalsoknewthewordsJehovahs pokefromheav-enatJesus baptism: ThisismySon,thebeloved,whomIhaveapproved . ( :17) toturnstonesintobread Satan,inef-fect,asked: SinceyouareGod sSon,whydoesyourFathernotfeedyouinthisba rrenwilderness?

5 Withthesecondtemptation tojumpoffthebattlementofthetemple Satan,inasense,asked: SinceyouareGod sSon,doyoureallytrustyourFathertoprotect you? 4 Satanusessimilartacticstoday.( :11)TheTempterwaitsuntiltrueworshippersa reweakenedordiscouraged,andthenheattacks ,ofteninsubtleways.( :14) ,thathewillnotdoashe10 PUREWORSHIPOFJEHOVAH RESTOREDATLAST! (John8:44)Howcanwerejectthem? sloveforhim, ,JesusrejectedSatanbyquotinghisFa-ther ,Jesusquotedscrip-turesthatcontainthediv inename,Jehovah.( :16;8:3)WhatbetterwayforGod sSontoshowthathetrustedinhisFatherthanto useHisname theuniquenamethatstandsasaguaranteethatJ ehovahwillfulfillallhispromises? [1]6 WecanresistSatan ssubtleattacksbydrawingonJehovah sloveandconcernforhisworshippers,includi ngthedownhearted,wecanre-jectthesatanicl iethatJehovahcouldneverloveusorapproveof us.( :18; :8)Andifwekeepin [1]ThenameJehovahisunderstoodbysometomea n HeCausestoBecome. ItwellfitsJehovah , ssubtleattacks? ITISJEHOVAHYOURGODYOUMUSTWORSHIP 11mindthatJehovahalwayslivesuptothemeani ngofhisname,wewillnotdoubtthattheFulfill erofprom-isesisworthyofourcompletetrust.

6 :5, ,though,isSatan sprimarygoal?Whatdoeshereallywantfromus? TheanswerbecameclearwhenSatanpresentedJe suswithathirdtemptation. FallDownandDoanActofWorshiptoMe 8 ReadMatthew4 , (likelyinavision) allthekingdomsoftheworldandtheirglory : AllthesethingsIwillgiveyouifyoufalldowna nddoanactofwor-shiptome. [2]Worship thatwastherealissue! [2]RegardingSatan swords,oneBiblereferenceworksays: Asintheveryfirstaccountoftesting, ,thequestioncentersonachoicebetweenthewi llofSatanorthewillofGod, ,howdidSatanrevealtherealissue?12 PUREWORSHIPOFJEHOVAH RESTOREDATLAST!andwouldnotneedtosuffer nocrownofthorns,noscourging, sdominionoverworldlygovernments!(John12: 31;1 John5:19) ,too,Satanreallywantsustogivehimourworsh ip thegodofthissystemofthings, heisthebeneficiaryofallthefalseworshipof feredupbythereligionsofBabylontheGreat.( :4)Butnotcontentwithbillionsoffalseworsh ippers,hewantstotempttrueworship-perstog ocontrarytoGod forthesakeofrighteousness. ( :14)Ifweweretogiveintothetemptationtoaba ndonpureworshipandbecomepartofSatan sworld,wewould,ineffect,bebowingdownandd oinganactofwor-shiptoSatan, (a)WhatdoesSatanreallywantfromtrueworshi ppers,andhowdoeshetrytotemptus?

7 (b)Whatdoesourworshipinvolve?(Seethebox WhatIsWorship? ) ITISJEHOVAHYOURGODYOUMUSTWORSHIP ,heim-mediatelydismissedtheTempter,sayin g: Goaway,Satan! Ashedidwiththefirsttwotemptations,Je-sus thenquotedascripturefromDeuteronomythatc ontainsthedivinename: Itiswritten: ItisJehovahyourGodyoumustworship,anditis tohimaloneyoumustrendersacredservice. ( :10; :13) actofworship , theDevillefthim. [3] [3]Luke sGospelliststhetemptationsinadifferentor der,butMatthew (1)Matthewintroducesthesecondtemptationw iththeword then, suggestingthatitwasnextinsequence.(2)Its eemslogicalthatthetwosubtletemptations eachbeginningwiththephrase, IfyouareasonofGod wouldbefollowedbytheoverttempta-tiontobr eakthefirstcommandment.( :2,3)(3)Jesus words Goaway,Satan! wouldmorenaturallyhavefollowedthethirdan dfinaltemptation. :5,10, ,andwhy?14 PUREWORSHIPOFJEHOVAH RESTOREDATLAST!11 WecanresistSatanandthetemptationsofhiswi ckedworldbecause,likeJesus, ,noone noteventhepowerful,wickedspiritTempt-er standagainst[Satan],firminthefaith, weare,ineffect,saying: Goaway,Satan!

8 ( :9)Remember, ,theBibleassuresus: OpposetheDevil,andhewillfleefromyou. , ,inthegardenofEden, ,inturn,persuadedAdamtodisobeyJehovah scommand,Satanbroughtthemun-derhisleader shipandcontrol.(ReadGenesis3:1-5; :3; :9)Inreality,hebecametheirgod,andtheybec amehisworshippers, ,howdidSatanrevealthatheistheenemyofpure worship? ITISJEHOVAHYOURGODYOUMUSTWORSHIP ,byinstigatingthatrebel-lioninEden,Satan notonlychallengedJehovah ssov-ereignty,orrighttorule, RESTOREDATLAST!Worshipmaybedefinedas theactofshowingrespectandloveforagod. IntheBible,theoriginal-languagewordsren- dered worship mayconveytheideaofsomeoneshowingdeepresp ect,orsubmission,tocreatures.( :9)Thosewordsmayalsodescribeareligiousac ttoGodoradeity.(John4:23,24) ,theCreatorandUniversalSovereign,isworth yofourexclusivedevotion.( :10,11)WeworshipJehovahbyshowingrespectf orhissovereigntyandbyhonoringhisname.( :9; :9,10)Thesetwothemes Jehovah ssovereigntyandhisname SovereignLordJehovah isused217timesinEze-kielalone,andthestat ement knowthatIamJehovah, 55times.

9 :4;6 ,however,isnotjustafeeling;rather,gen-ui neworshipinvolvesaction.( :26)WhenwededicateourlifetoJehovah,wevow thatineveryaspectofourlife, 1 AWHATISWORSHIP? ,theOnewho createdallthings, isworthyofworship.( :11) ITISJEHOVAHYOURGODYOUMUSTWORSHIP ,Jesuslinkedworshipwith sacredservice. ( :10)AsworshippersofJehovah,weareeagertos ervehim. [a]( :12) , ,shareinmeetingsatourKingdomHall, ,werendersacredservicewhenweparticipatei nfamilyworship,supportthereliefworkforne edyfellowbelievers,volunteeratourconvent ions,orserveatBethel.( :16; :27)Whenpureworshipisforemostinourmindsa ndhearts,wewillrender sacredservicedayandnight. WedelightinworshippingourGod,Jehovah! :15. [a]OneoftheHebrewwordsthatcanexpressthet houghtofworshipalsomeans serve. Worshipthusinvolvesservice. :12, ,Hepurposedthateven-tuallytheentireearth wouldbefilledwithperfecthu-manswhowouldw illinglygiveHimtheirworship pureworshipfrompurehearts.( :28)SatanchallengedJehovah ssovereigntybecausehecovetedthatwhichrig htlybelongsonlytotheSovereignLordJehovah worship.

10 :14, ,Satanhaswagedwaragainsttrueworship, ,hewickedlystirredupanapostasybymeansofw hichtheChristiancongregationbe-camecorru pted,andpureworshipeventuallyseemedlost. ( :24-30,36-43;Acts20:29,30) ,worshippersenteredalongperiodofspiritua lcaptivitytoBabylontheGreat, RESTOREDATLAST!inghispurpose.( :10;55:8-11)Hisnameisin-volved, !TheChampionofPureWorship15 JehovahtookimmediatestepsinEdentodealwit htherebelsandtoensurethathispurposewould befulfilled.(ReadGenesis3:14-19.)Evenwhi leAdamandEvewerestillinthegarden,Jehovah sentencedthethreerebels,doingsointheorde rinwhichtheyhadsinned firstSatan,thenEve, ,theunseeninstigator,Je-hovahforetoldthe comingofan offspring offspring wouldplayavitalroleinfulfillingJe-hovah , ,aswewillseeinthenextchapter.( :4 12:1) ,howdidJehovahkeephispurposemovingforwar d? ITISJEHOVAHYOURGODYOUMUSTWORSHIP 19 HealsoinspiredanumberofBiblewriters includ-ingIsaiah,Jeremiah,andEzekiel off-spring, whoturnedouttobeprimarilyJesusChrist.( :16)JesusistheChampionofpureworship, ,JesusistheonewhomJehovahchosetoful-fill therestorationprophecies.