Daily text, Sunday, October 16. 2016

[Queen Esther]

I, Jehovah, am . . . guiding you in the way you should walk.—Isa. 48:17.

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2016/10/16

The Bible Students of the late 19th and early 20th centuries faced many obstacles. Like the first-century Christians, they proclaimed a largely unpopular message. They were few in number, and the world in general did not consider them highly educated. Moreover, they would in time face the “great anger” of Satan the Devil. (Rev. 12:12) And their preaching work would take place during “the last days,” an era characterized by “critical times hard to deal with.” (2 Tim. 3:1) Jehovah helped the Bible Students to understand fundamental Scriptural truths that had long been obscured by Christendom’s doctrines. He is now using his people to make the true knowledge known throughout the earth. Today, we see the fulfillment of the prophecy found at Daniel 12:4. Nearly 8,000,000 people have embraced Bible truth and are now declaring it worldwide. w15 2/15 4:1, 3