*** Watchtower July 1, 2002, p.13, paragraph 17-19 ***
Now is the time for Jehovah to express mercy to his anointed
servants and their other sheep companions. The evidence that this is so
is the extraordinary increase with which he has blessed them…
18. Each year, hundreds of thousands of additional "foreigners" associate
with Jehovah's organisation, and the way will remain open for many more to
follow them. Jehovah says to Zion: "Your gates will actually be kept open
constantly; they will not be closed even by day or by night, in order to bring
to you the resources of the nations, and their kings will be taking the lead"
(Isaiah 60:11) Some opposers try to close those 'gates,' but we know that they
cannot succeed. Jehovah himself has said that one way or another, the
gates will stay open. The increase will continue.
19. There are still other ways that Jehovah has blessed his people,
making them beautiful in these last days.
[Emphasis Added]
