The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom (ISSN 0043-1087) is a monthly illustrated religious magazine, printed and published by Jehovah's Witnesses via the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in Wallkill, New York, and branch offices around the world. Published in 180 languages, it is known worldwide as the major publication (along with its companion magazine, Awake!) distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses in their door-to-door min...
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The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom (ISSN 0043-1087) is a monthly illustrated religious magazine, printed and published by Jehovah's Witnesses via the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in Wallkill, New York, and branch offices around the world. Published in 180 languages, it is known worldwide as the major publication (along with its companion magazine, Awake!) distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses in their door-to-door ministry.
The publication was started by Charles Taze Russell on July 1, 1879 under the title Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. The first issue stated as its prospectus:
In 1908 the name was changed to The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. In 1920, the Watchtower Society reprinted all the issues from 1879–1919 in seven volumes, known as the Watchtower Reprints, which has itself been reprinted through the years by other groups. The magazine was renamed on 15 October 1931 The Watchtower and Herald of Christ's Presence,...
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