DAILY TEXT, Wednesday, October 8, 2025. I will never leave you (Heb. 13:5).

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

I will never leave you (Heb. 13:5).

The members of the Governing Body have been personally preparing brothers to serve as helpers on their committees. In fact, these helpers are already handling many responsibilities well. There is no doubt that they are well prepared to care for Christ's sheep. When the anointed are taken to heaven, toward the end of the Great Tribulation, God's people will continue to worship Him faithfully here on Earth.

With Jesus Christ as their Leader, God's servants will not take a single step back. It is true that at that time they will be attacked by a group of hostile nations, which the Bible calls Gog of Magog (Ezek. 38:18-20). But this attack will be short-lived and unsuccessful. It will not stop God's people from worshiping Him. Jehovah will undoubtedly rescue them. In a vision, the apostle John saw the "great crowd" of Christ's other sheep, and he was further told that this "great crowd" was coming out of "great tribulation." So it is clear that they will be safe (Rev. 7:9, 14).

What does Hebrews 13:5b assure us?

Thinking about these biblical examples, what do you think will happen to Jehovah's remaining servants on earth when all the anointed are taken to heaven? There's no need to go into too much detail: the Bible assures us that Jehovah will never abandon them. (Read Hebrews 13:5b.) As with Moses and Elijah, the small group of anointed Christians who lead Jehovah's people today know the importance of training others.

For years, members of the Governing Body have been training men from the other sheep to lead the work. For example, schools have been established to train elders, circuit overseers, Branch Committee members, Bethel overseers, etc.

In addition, the members of the Governing Body have been personally preparing brothers to serve as helpers on their committees. In fact, these helpers are already handling many responsibilities well. There is no doubt that they are well prepared to care for Christ's sheep.

According to Revelation 17:14, what will anointed Christians do during the Battle of Armageddon, and why are we encouraged to know this?

But perhaps another question remains: What about the anointed? What will they do when they are all in heaven? Well, the Bible clearly explains that the political elements of this world “will wage war against the Lamb,” but that “the Lamb will conquer them.” And who will help them achieve victory? The verse indicates: “Those who are called, chosen, and faithful,” that is, the anointed Christians who have already been resurrected (read Revelation 17:14).

This means that when all the anointed are in heaven, one of the first assignments they will receive will be to fight. What an awesome task! Some anointed loved to fight before they became Witnesses. Some even served in the military. But they became Christians, left all that violence behind, and learned to be peaceable (Gal. 5:22; 2 Thess. 3:16). However, when they are in heaven, they will participate alongside Christ and his holy angels in the final war against God's enemies.

Consider this: some of the anointed ones on Earth are very old and lack much strength. But when they live in heaven, they will become immortal and powerful spirit beings who will fight alongside the warrior King Jesus Christ. After the war of Armageddon, they will help humanity achieve perfection. There is no doubt that they will do more for their beloved brothers and sisters from heaven than they could accomplish as imperfect humans on Earth.

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