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Subject Index for “The Watchtower” 1980

Indicating date of issue in which article appears

BIBLE

Archaeology Confirms the Bible, 10/1

Bible​—A Book of Hope, 10/1

Bible Treasure in Leningrad, 9/15

Book of Ecclesiastes, 3/1

Book of Proverbs, 2/15

Psalms

(Discussions of various Psalms appear in several issues.)

Science Attests Bible’s Accuracy, 10/1

Should You Believe the Bible? 10/1

Sure Help from God’s Word, 2/15

Sustaining Power of God’s Word, 8/1

CHRISTIAN LIFE AND QUALITIES

Avoiding the Tragedy of Rape, 10/15

By What System Is Your Family Governed? 11/15

Content with What You Have? 3/1

Control Your Spirit​—How? 12/15

Could You Be Your Own Enemy? 2/15

Do Not Isolate Yourself, 11/15

Find Entertaining What God Hates? 8/1

Generosity Brings Blessings, 11/15

Have You Tried to Make Amends? 7/1

Impatience Could Cost You Your Life, 3/1

Imputing Wrong Motives, 4/1

Isolation Can Be Hazardous, 11/15

Is Your Giving Good? 8/1

“Let Your Light Shine,” 6/1

Life’s Anxieties, 7/15

Look Straight Ahead, 6/1

‘Nations Sacrifice to Demons,’ 4/1

Power of Christ’s Generosity, 5/1

Removing the Stain of Sin, 11/1

Respect Jehovah’s Arrangement, 11/1

Rewards of Training Children, 12/15

Saving Face, 9/15

Show Love in a Finer Way? 6/1

Sin​—Does It Matter Anymore? 11/1

They Need Their Friends, 1/1

True “All Have Sinned”? 11/1

“Two Are Better than One,” 3/15

Walking in the Steps of the Master, 1/15

What Gives Them Courage? 8/15

What Gives True Peace of Mind? 11/1

What It Takes to Keep Separate from the World, 6/15

When Not to Be Kind to Yourself, 5/15

Why “Be in Subjection”? 5/15

Why Do What Is Right? 5/1

Why Keep Separate from the World? 6/15

You Can Control Your Temper, 6/15

You “Give Away a Fault”? 3/15

GOD’S WORD IS ALIVE

(Bible-based stories appearing in many issues.)

INSIGHT ON THE NEWS

(This section appears in each issue.)

JEHOVAH GOD

Divine Name in Later Times, 2/1

Does God Have a Name? 2/1

God’s Name in Early History, 2/1

Power Behind the Universe, 2/1

What Does the Proverb Mean? 4/1

Your Attitude Toward God’s Name? 2/1

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Bible Education in San Marino, 11/1

Challenge in Colombia, 6/1

Cuban Christians Endure, 10/15

“Divine Love” District Convention, 2/1, 5/15, 12/1

“Glad Tidings” Bring Joy to Central America, 8/1

“Good News” Comes to Virgin Islands, 5/1

Graduates with a Vital Commission, 6/1

It Revived Our Family Spiritually, 9/1

Jehovah​—A Secure Height, 9/1

Missionaries Told: “Glorify Your Ministry!” 11/15

Name of Jehovah a Protection, 6/1

‘No Weapon Formed Against You Will Succeed,’ 7/15

Rejoicing in the Philippines, 7/1

Report from Dominican Republic, 9/1

Rwanda, 4/1

“Word of God Is Not Bound,” 7/15

JESUS CHRIST

Follow the Great Exemplar, 9/1

He “Loved Them to the End,” 3/1

LIFE STORIES

Faith in God Sustained Me, 4/15

Five Decades of Integrity-keeping, 12/15

Fulfilling My Purpose to Raise a Christian Family, 5/15

Happy to Serve the God Who Remembers, 9/15

I Survived the “Death March,” 8/15

Jehovah Answered Our Prayers, 1/15

Maintaining Faith Along with My Husband, 4/15

Rewards of Serving One Master, 3/15

Search for Freedom Rewarded, 7/15

Soldier Who Became a Preacher, 10/15

“Stick to the Work,” 6/15

MAIN STUDY ARTICLES

Advancing After Obtaining “a Faith,” 5/1

After Destruction of Organized Religion, Which Way? 3/1

After These “Last Days” God’s Messianic Kingdom! 10/1

Are We Nearing Armageddon? 10/15

Are You a Loyal Proclaimer of God’s Kingship? 12/15

Are You a Loyal Subject of God’s Government? 1/15

Baptism​—An Expression of Faith, 5/1

Calamity Facing All Religionists of the World, 5/15

Can You Help Widows and Fatherless Children “in Their Tribulation”? 9/15

Choosing the Best Way of Life, 3/15

Confident in a World Beset by Doubts, 8/1

Creation’s Hope​—Awaiting Its Realization, 4/1

“Do Not Be Anxious over Anything,” 11/1

Execution of the “Great Harlot” Nears, 10/15

Festival Illumination, 2/15

Festival to Be Celebrated by Billions, 2/15

“Fine Shepherd” and His “Other Sheep,” 7/15

“Fine Shepherd” and the “Little Flock,” 7/15

Flee to God’s Kingdom! 12/1

“Get Out of Her, My People,” 5/15

God’s Government​—Mankind’s Only Hope, 1/15

“Great Crowd” Renders Sacred Service Where? 8/15

Harvesting Fruit Suitable for God’s Kingdom, 6/15

How Shall We Escape? 12/1

Humanity’s State of Health That Might Have Been, 11/15

“In the Last Days” Since When? 10/1

“Jehovah of Armies” to the Rescue! 11/15

Joyful Festivals, 2/15

Living Up to Our Choice, 3/15

‘Love As Strong As Death,’ 4/15

Love​—The “Surpassing Way,” 4/15

Modern-Day Bible Burning Fails of Its Purpose, 2/1

Overseers​—Be Fine Examples to “the Flock,” 9/1

“Peace of God That Excels All Thought,” 11/1

Praying to Jehovah so as to Be Heard, 6/1

Rejoicing in “the God Who Gives Hope,” 1/1

Remain “Solid in the Faith,” 8/1

Right Route Needs to Be Selected Now, 3/1

Road to Recuperation Opened by God, 11/15

Sacred Service in This “Time of the End,” 8/15

Serve the “King of the Nations” and Survive, 2/1

Showing Concern for the “Flock of God,” 9/1

Single Parents Coping in Today’s World, 9/15

Sowing with God’s Kingdom in View, 6/15

Spurred On by Our “Living Hope,” 1/1

‘Use Every Form of Prayer and Supplication,’ 6/1

Watchman Said: “She Has Fallen!” 7/1

“Watchman, What of the Night?” 7/1

Who Will Praise the King? 12/15

Why Our Good Hopes Are Certain of Realization, 4/1

MISCELLANEOUS

‘Altar to an Unknown God,’ 2/15

Asa, 12/1

Can Human Government Meet Challenge? 1/15

Challenge to Government, 1/15

Cherubs in Israel’s Worship, 11/1

Church Practice What Pope Preached? 1/1

Coming​—A World Without Pain, 4/15

Do You Honor the Dead? 3/15

Experiment That Failed, 5/1

First Woman to Be Deceived, 6/1

John Wycliffe, 7/1

Keep Watching! 7/1

King Who Forgot Gratitude, 3/1

Lollards, Bible Preachers, 8/1

Miriam, 1/1

Pope at the U.N., 1/1

Promise of a Bright Future, 4/1

Promise of Paradise, 10/15

Pursuit of Security, 9/1

Rebekah​—Blessed by Jehovah, 8/15

Security Now and Forever, 9/1

Warnings That Should Be Heeded, 12/1

Who Needs Pain? 4/15

QUESTIONS FROM READERS

Ages given in Genesis chapter 5, 10/​1

Anglo-American World Power the last, 11/15

Birthday celebrations, 7/15

Bruising of the serpent’s head, 12/15

Christ ‘hands over kingdom to God’ (1 Cor. 15:24), 12/1

Dating when not free to remarry, 8/1

David’s serious mistakes, 6/15

Deborah a judge? 11/1

Distinction between God’s and Christ’s kingdoms? 12/1

Divorced before becoming a Christian​—free to remarry? 1/15

“Do not search for Bethel,” 2/15

“Four horsemen of the Apocalypse”? 1/1

Gambling with small money stakes, 9/1

“Generation” of Matthew 24:34, 10/​15

‘Head of serpent bruised’​—when? (Gen. 3:15), 12/15

“His own virginity” (1 Cor. 7:36-38), 4/15

Human organ transplants, 3/15

Jesus return in the flesh? (2 John 7), 1/15

“Meaning of the loaves” (Mark 6:52), 6/1

Missing meetings an unforgivable sin? 11/1

“Mouth of wicked” (Prov. 10:6), 8/1

“New covenant” near end of operation? 7/1

Overseer “a husband of one wife,” 9/15

Revealing of the sons of God, when? (Rom. 8:19), 11/15

“Reward” of 1 Corinthians 9:17, 1/​1

Sects among Corinthians (1 Cor. 11:18, 19)? 6/1

Secular work sacred service? 8/15

U.N. eighth World Power? 11/15

Who “made his soul spacious”? 6/15