Awake! magazine, February 2007

Awake! (ISSN 0005-237X) is a general-interest magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses. The title comes from Mark 13:33 and Luke 12:36. It is considered a companion magazine to The Watchtower which focuses mostly on Bible study and doctrine. Awake! has a wider scope than the Watchtower, publishing articles on science, nature and geography, usually with a religious slant. Charles Russell in 1911 Charles Taze Russell (February 16, 1852 – October 31, 1916), known as Pastor Russell, was an American evangelist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who founded what is known as the Bible Student movement. ... William Miller William Miller (1782 - 1849) was an American Baptist preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites. ... Nelson H. Barbour, (1824-1905) a Millerite Adventist (see Millerites) born in Throopsville (misspelled Toupsville in a newspaper profile), a village near Auburn, New York. ... Elder Jonas Wendell (December 25, 1815 - August 14, 1873) of Edenboro, Pennsylvania, was a zealous Adventist preacher following in the spirit of William Miller. ... Joseph Franklin Rutherford 8 November 1869—8 January 1942, best known as Judge Rutherford, was the second president of the Watchtower Society, the legal entity used by Bible Students and subsequently Jehovahs Witnesses. ... Nathan Homer Knorr (April 23, 1905 - June 8, 1977) was the third president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society doing so on January 13, 1942, replacing Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who had served in the position since 1916. ... Frederick William Franz - (12 September 1893–22 December 1992) served as President of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the legal organization used to direct the work of Jehovahs Witnesses. ... Milton George Henschel (August 9, 1920 - March 22, 2003) was the person who succeded Frederick W. Franz as the president of Watchtower Society. ... Don A. Adams is the current president of the Watch Tower Society, the most important of the Legal instruments of Jehovahs Witnesses. ... Hayden C. Covington (January 19, 1911 - November 19, 1978) was legal counsel for the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society during one of its most difficult periods in the mid-20th century. ... Alexander Hugh Macmillan (June 2 1877-August 26, 1966), also referred to as A. H. Macmillan, was an important member of the Bible Students, later known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. ... Raymond Franz, circa 1980 Raymond Franz (born 1922) was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses from 1971 until May 22, 1980[1], and served at the organizations world headquarters for fifteen years, from 1965 until 1980. ... James Penton, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta; Canada. ... Letter from Olin R. Moyle sent to J.F. Rutherford OLIN R. MOYLE Counselor 117 Adams Street. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Gospel of Mark, anonymous[1] but traditionally ascribed to Mark the Evangelist, is a synoptic gospel of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ... For other uses, see Watchtower (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ...

The magazine's predecessor, first published in 1919 by the International Bible Students Association (an earlier name of Jehovah's Witnesses), was entitled The Golden Age. From 1937 it was called Consolation. In some countries it was also known as New World, for a while. In 1946 the magazine was released with the present name, Awake!. The International Bible Students Association is a corporation used by Jehovahs Witnesses. ...

Features

The magazine includes Bible crosswords and quizzes, and a number of regular columns: The Bible's Viewpoint, a column which applies the Bible to current issues; Young People Ask, giving Bible-based advice aimed at teens and young adults; Watching the World, a selection of single-paragraph news items from a variety of sources; From Our Readers, a selection of letters commenting on previous Awake! articles; and How Would You Answer?, a compilation of Biblical trivia. There are also sections for historic Biblical dates, questions from the current issue's articles, and a section where kids can search for pictures throughout the magazine. A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square grid of black and white squares. ...

Articles relating to medical conditions are commonly featured in Awake!. These include dementia,^[1] transient cerebral ischemia,^[2] infectious diseases,^[3] bipolar disorder,^[4] and postpartum depression ^[5] to cite just a few examples. For other uses, see Dementia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ... Bipolar is a term used to define things with two (usually opposing) poles. ... Postnatal (Latin for after birth) is the period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks. ... On the Threshold of Eternity. ...

World War III has also been a perennial theme, with issues printed during the Cold War years of the 1950s and 1960s reporting heavily on conferences of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other notable events in the USSR, particularly as they pertained to the possibility of Nuclear War. This topic continued to fill pages well into the 1980s, with the release of the TV movie The Day After being responded to with special attention. A nuclear holocaust is often associated with World War III For other uses, see World War III (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... The 1950s decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за, transliterated Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza, acronym: КПСС (KPSS)) was the ruling political party in the Soviet Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ... The 1980s was the decade spanning from 1980 to 1989, also called The Eighties. The decade saw social, economic and general upheaval as wealth, production and western culture migrated to new industrializing economies. ... This article is about the 1983 TV movie about nuclear war. ...

Autobiographical articles by individual members regarding their experiences and circumstances also appear periodically, and are notable as the only regularly credited writings in any Society publication.

Publishing

Until December 2005 Awake! was published semi-monthly. Since January 2006 Awake! has been published monthly. The magazine has 32 pages and is printed in full color. As of 2008, it is available in 81 different languages, including English, German, Swedish, Spanish, Bulgarian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Indonesian and Zulu, with a total worldwide circulation of 35,754,000. It is considered to be the second most widely distributed magazine in the world (after The Watchtower).^{[citation needed]} It is available, in selected languages, in audio cassette and compact disc (audio and MP3) formats. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Zulu (called isiZulu in Zulu), is a language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority (over 95%) of whom live in South Africa. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ...

In the past, Awake! and its companion The Watchtower were sold for a small charge, varying over time and from country to country. However, on January 17, 1990, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that sales of religious literature were subject to taxation, which would have required the Watchtower Society to pay tax on the price of the magazines. The Watchtower Society filed an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief arguing that the sale of religious literature should be exempt from taxation.^[6] is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS[1]) is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. ... Amicus curiae (plural amici curiae) is a legal Latin phrase, literally translated as friend of the court, that refers to a person or entity that is not a party to a case that volunteers to offer information on a point of law or some other aspect of the case to...

From March 1, 1990, the journals were made available at no cost, on a freewill donation basis in the United States, with the stated purpose of simplifying their Bible educational work and distinguishing themselves from those who commercialize religion. The article "Use Our Literature Wisely" which appeared in the May 1990 Our Kingdom Ministry stated, that "there are growing pressures against all religious elements" and it went on to say that their main concern was to move ahead in the worldwide Kingdom preaching work, "without hindrance." is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

The sale of the literature in other countries was gradually eliminated; since early 2000 Awake! has been distributed free of charge worldwide, its printing being funded by voluntary donations from Jehovah's Witnesses and members of the public.

Change in point of view over time

As Awake magazine reflects the viewpoint of the Jehovah's Witness organization, the point of view of the articles have changed over time, as the teachings of the Church change. For example, as the rules concerning blood transfusions have changed, articles in Awake magazine have changed from stating that the use of blood serums are "a matter that must be decided by each person according to his conscience"^[7] to stating that "true Christians do not use this potentially dangerous treatment, heeding the Bible's command to 'abstain from blood'".^[8]

The purpose of the magazine has changed over time. In 1982 the aim of the magazine was listed as "this magazine builds confidence in the Creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new order before the generation that saw 1914 passes away".^[9] When their belief regarding the "generation" of 1914 was changed to a less literal sense, the aim of the magazine changed to "this magazine builds confidence in the Creator’s promise of a peaceful and secure new world that is about to replace the present wicked, lawless system of things"^[10]

References

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External links

• Official MP3 and AAC audio recordings of "Awake!" and "Watchtower" for downloads and listening
• Current Awake! and The Watchtower topics
• Archive of Awake! articles
• Online PDFs of The Golden Age for: 191919201921192219231924
• Archive of Golden Age magazines Archive of Consolation magazines (unofficial website)

incorrect information. awake magazine has not changed its views but has always held closely to bible truths and principals.