Ezekiel says that when Gog and his armies come in upon Israel that is when God's ardor comes up and he steps in. Yet, you seem to be saying the opposite - that God will allow the Watchtower Society to be decimated as punishment for its mistakes? Also, you say the Watchtower will be humiliated before false religion in general. Why on earth would the nations want to just destroy us and leave other religions alone? That doesn't gel to me.

Finally, you suggest the final test is not worshipping the King of the North in its future monstrous tyrannical manifestation and that many JW's aren't prepared for this and may fail, and that those who call on Jehovah will be saved. If that is the ultimate test for survival in the end, then Satan is going to be able to take down with him 99.9% of the world's population. Seems he will be the victorious one then, not Jehovah, if he can even get JW's to worship the future Wild Beast. What hope is there for anyone save a tiny few in the scenario's you have portrayed?

But, that there are two distinct phases to Jehovah's coming judgment, take note first of the prophecy concerning the king of the north during the time of the end. Daniel 11:41 says: "He (king of the north) will also actually enter into the land of the Decoration, and there will be many lands that will be made to stumble."

Notice that the king's first incursion into "the land of the Decoration" comes in the context of many lands being made to stumble. Likely, then, the persecutions that come on the inhabitants of the spiritual "land of Decoration" are not the result of being singled out for elimination, but will likely be the result of world war, financial collapse, martial law—things of that nature. For example, in the case of a national emergency, it is not at all out of the question that governmental rationing will be implemented. That was the case during both previous world wars. What if, for example, the government decided to ration paper and the Watchtower found itself on the bottom of the list? Where would the Watchtower Society be without The Watchtower magazine—especially during a time of crisis? What would happen to the congregations when faced with that sort of scenario of being left with no guidance?

But down a few verses, the prophecy in Daniel goes on to say: "And he (king of the north) will plant his palatial tents between the grand sea and the holy mountain of Decoration." Notice that in the second intrusion of the king of the north, he does not simply enter into the land, but he actually pitches his capital tent at the foot of the mountain of Decoration. The "mountain of Decoration" undoubtedly symbolizes the very kingdom of God. So what is the distinction? The second instance is more of a direct attack, which is prompted by disturbing reports that infuriate the king of the north.

Since all the prophecies relate to each other, it is interesting that the two witnesses in the 11th chapter of Revelation prophesy for 42 months dressed in sackcloth. Sackcloth is a symbol of the fact that they have been humbled and are in mourning. The reason the two witnesses of God are in mourning is because the temple sanctuary has been trampled on by the nations. This would parallel the initial trespass of the king of the north. But, what happens when the two witnesses have finished their witnessing? The 7th verse says that the wild beast conquers and kills them. That harmonizes with the fact that the king of the north plants his tents as a squatter in God's holy land of Decoration. So, the reports that drive the king of the north into his final murderous rampage must be the witnessing of Jehovah's two anointed witnesses that give him notice that Christ is ruling and that the kingdom is here and it is time for the kings of this world to go. So, those two related prophecies are in agreement that there are two distinct phases.

Turning to Ezekiel and the prophecy of Gog you referred to in your question, Ezekiel 38:8 locates the attack of Gog as occurring immediately after Jehovah rescues his people and regathers them from the enemy. It reads: "In the final part of the years you (Gog) will come to the land of people brought back from the sword, collected together out of many peoples, onto the mountains of Israel, that have proven to be a constantly devastated place; even a land that has been brought forth from the peoples, where they have dwelt in security, all of them." Can we really say that Jehovah has already rescued us from the sword, perhaps back in 1919? Not really. Not unless we just want to invent a myth to believe in. Jehovah gathers his faithful ones during the time of tribulation, after the shepherd has been struck and the sheep have been scattered, and after he has judged his own house and redeemed his erring servants, as a prelude to the final onslaught.

Please remember too, that, the prophecy of Gog had no minor fulfillment on Israel. Ezekiel, though, had prophesied about the Babylonian juggernaut crushing all the nations, including Judah, as well as the temple specifically. Afterwards, in Ezekiel the 36th and 37th chapters, the prophecies foretell of a spiritual restoration from a death-like state. Then the attack of Gog comes upon a people living in spiritual paradise, which provokes Jehovah's wrath.

Jesus, of course, similarly outlined the same progression of God's judgments; detailing how a disgusting thing would make God's holy place desolate, so that God's chosen ones would be scattered, but that after that initial tribulation is cut short, God's angels would go forth to gather the chosen ones together from where they had been scattered.

The 74th Psalm speaks to the disaster that will eventually overtake Jehovah's Witnesses. The 7th verse speaks of the enemy disrespecting God's name and holy place, as Jesus and the prophets have foretold. The 4th verse goes on to say: "They have thrust your sanctuary into the fire itself. They have profaned the tabernacle of your name to the very earth."  Is this something that God's people are anticipating? Apparently not, as the Psalm goes on to speak for us, saying: "Our signs we have not seen; there is no prophet any more, and there is no one with us knowing how long."

"Our signs" that the Psalmist mentions may well refer to our unfounded expectations concerning Babylon the Great being destroyed first, and other similar errors that we have been saddled with by our institutional prophets, that have set the stage for Jehovah's Witnesses to become confounded when things do not unfold the way we imagine they will.

As far as Satan coming off the winner because he is able to take so many with him down into destruction: The Scriptures foretell that a great crowd will "come out of the great tribulation." A great crowd could be a few million. That is certainly more than the eight souls that survived the last time a world ended.

The second appointment over all the master's belongings occurs in the context of Christ's thief-like arrival. Jesus has not come yet as a thief in the night; therefore, the second appointment has not taken place yet. Being appointed over all of the master's belongings no doubt applies to the faithful slaves becoming kings of God's kingdom. In the related parable of the minas in the 19th chapter of Luke, Jesus illustrated how each of his slaves are entrusted with so many coins and they are expected to increase their master's interest during his absence. The ones who were faithful to their assignment were rewarded by being given oversight and "authority over ten cities." Being given "authority over ten cities" obviously relates to their ruling in Christ's kingdom. So it is that being appointed over "all his belongings" must likewise relate to the ultimate reward of kingship.

But, the question is: When was the slave originally appointed over the master's house? According to the parable in the12th chapter of Luke, Jesus' illustration of the faithful and discreet slave was prompted by Peter's question, where he asked: "Lord, are you saying this illustration to us or also to all." Jesus had just charged his slaves to remain awake and vigilant as respects his return and he responded to Peter's question by asking the question: "Who really is the faithful steward, the discreet one, whom his master will appoint over his body of attendants?" No doubt Peter and the apostles understood the illustration to apply to them, since Jesus clearly commissioned them to feed his little sheep. But, Jesus did not say that the apostles were the only ones that receive that appointment. Obviously, the parable has relevance at the time that Christ actually arrives in order to pass judgment, which is long after the time of apostles. That being the case, the criteria for being appointed is not based upon any sort of chronology connected to 1914. Any man who is anointed and who finds himself in a position of oversight in the organization should consider himself as under the obligation of the faithful slave.

So, while Christ did not appoint his anointed slaves "over all of his belongings" back in 1919, it is evident by the work the Watchtower has done, and is doing, that they have been legitimately appointed to feed God's household, and so will be judged accordingly when the master unexpectedly arrives.

The reason the opening of the 6th seal depicts mankind pleading for protection from God's wrath is because even though the tribulation is a human disaster, it is God's judgment allowing it to happen. For example, when the Babylonians and Romans invaded and destroyed Jerusalem, it was considered an act of God because Jehovah foretold that he would use those agencies to bring tribulation upon the Jews.

In the case of the coming tribulation, Jesus actually sets off a chain reaction of events when he boots the Devil and his demons out of heaven. So, the establishment of Christ's kingdom is the crucial event that initiates the beginning of the end for this world, and all subsequent events provoked by Satan's rampage after his eviction are considered as Jehovah's judgments.

The message is that the Watchtower is always going to be there to guide Jehovah's Witnesses. However, that notion goes directly against Bible prophecy. For example, Joel foretells that the "channels of water" will dry up and that as a result, Jehovah's sheep will be made to bear the error of our leaders. The 29th chapter of Isaiah says that Ariel, God's nation, will become mute, his voice rising up from the dust like a faint ghostly whisper. Zechariah foretells that when Jehovah's judgment comes against his people the shepherd will be struck and the sheep scattered. Also, those serving as prophets will disown the calling and pretend to be ordinary guys. Micah foretells that Jehovah will cause his people to become confounded. And, of course, many Psalms also speak for Christians from an abased state of bewilderment and confusion resulting from Jehovah's punishment.

What the Watchtower does not take into consideration is that up to this point Jehovah's Witnesses have been misled on many aspects of prophecy. Foremost being 1914 and all the related prophecies that have been attached to that period. But, also, as respects our expectations regarding the future concerning the ordering of events. So far, the Watchtower has shown no inclination to revise their teachings. They seem to be counting on the end of the world to bail them out of their predicament. That is not going to happen. The Watchtower has made such a mess of things that they can't just walk away without owning up to their errors. How could the God of truth allow his name and reputation to be denigrated by his servants that way?

For example, this is Jehovah's recorded rebuke at Isaiah 48:1, which reads: "Hear this, O house of Jacob, you who are calling yourselves by the name of Israel and who have come forth from the very waters of Judah, you who are swearing by the name of Jehovah and who make mention even of the God of Israel, not in truth and not in righteousness. For they have called themselves as being from the holy city, and upon the God of Israel they have supported themselves, Jehovah of armies being his name."

Clearly Jehovah's Witnesses today, the anointed in particular, claim to be spiritual Israel and residents of the holy city of the Jerusalem above, as the prophecy describes. And obviously we make mention of the God of Israel and we swear by the name of Jehovah in the sense that the Watchtower solemnly attaches God's name to all that they do. But, from God's standpoint our ministry is not truthful nor are we righteous. It doesn't matter that the Watchtower declares itself to be the never-failing truthful and righteous guide. Jehovah's judgment is what counts. So, in order for God to set things straight and sanctify himself he must humiliate those who have brought reproach upon his name.

Further down in Isaiah, in the 11th verse, God asks the rhetorical question: "For my own sake, for my own sake I shall act, for how could one let oneself be profaned?"