Source recordPrimary JW publicationverified1990sPredictions and dates

Source record · Primary JW publication

Our Kingdom Ministry, “Publishing Good News of Something Better”

October 1996p. 1Source ID src-km-1996-10-p1-new-mastheadAccessed 19 September 2026
Primary JW publication Verified

Our Kingdom Ministry, “Publishing Good News of Something Better”

October 1996 · p.1 · par. 4 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York

“A brief review of what is stated on page 4 of each issue of Awake! ... 'Most important, 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.'”

Earliest wol occurrence of the revised Awake! statement of purpose; the 1914-generation wording was last quoted in Awake! 8 Nov 1994.

Provenance and verification note for Our Kingdom Ministry, Publishing Good News of Something Better

Confidence note. Opened on wol; page marker 1; full paragraph read.

Corroborated by. src-g-1995-1108-masthead-change, src-g-1994-1108-p10-masthead

Notes. Brackets the masthead change between Nov 1994 (old wording) and Oct 1996 (new wording) using official texts only.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-km-1996-10-p1-new-masthead