The Watch Tower of October 15, 1923, discussed Jesus ’ parable of the sheep and the goats and said: “Sheep represent all the peoples of the nations, not spirit - begotten but disposed toward righteousness, who mentally acknowledge Jesus Christ as the Lord and who are looking for and hoping for a better time under his reign. ” ​ — Matthew 25: 31 - 46. More Rays of Light
खरे तर, १९१८ पासून १९२२ पर्यंत यहोवाच्या लोकांनी सादर केलेल्या “आज जीवित असलेले लाखो लोक कधी मरणारच नाहीत ” या जाहीर भाषणाला अनुलक्षून त्यांची आशा होती.