SOLDIERS

(See also Army; Guerrillas; Military Service)

Bible times: it-2 985-986

armor: it-1 170-172; nwt 1693

early Christians: ijwfq article 23; lv 52

garrison: it-1 892

Jesus’ execution: it-2 985; jy 298-299; w91 2/1 8-9; gt chapter(s) 125

Jesus’ tomb: it-2 985-986; jy 305; w91 3/15 25; gt chapter 128

Jesus’ trial: jy 292, 294-295; w91 1/1 9; gt chapters 122-123

Peter’s deliverance: bt 78, 81; it-2 986

Roman: it-2 985-986; g04 6/22 15; w91 1/15 31

slinger: it-2 981

weapons: it-1 168-172

children: w04 1/1 3, 6; g02 2/22 28; g02 11/8 28; g01 3/22 7; g99 3/22 29; g99 4/8 3-4; g99 11/22 29; g97 5/8 29; g97 10/22 4-6; g92 12/8 6; g89 2/8 30; g89 10/8 6

Christians likened to: scl 17; w19.11 17; it-2 986; w98 3/15 22-23; w91 1/15 31

“fine soldier of Christ Jesus” (2Ti 2:3): it-2 986

‘not involved in commercial businesses’ (2Ti 2:4): it-2 986

‘waging fine warfare’ (1Ti 1:18): w20.09 28-30

experiences:

85-year-old veteran: yb02 62-63

aircraft machine gunner: g86 12/8 26-27

army captain who had killed Witness’ father: yb09 50-51

Army sergeant: yb88 171-172

child soldiers: g01 8/8 9-10; w00 1/1 5

contrast in consciences: w98 9/1 3

disillusioned by clergy support of war: w05 1/1 6; yb02 144

ex-soldier requests Bible study: yb96 60

ex-soldier’s life spared because of neutrality: w91 1/1 6

female soldier on beach: yb03 44-45

first-person account of battle of Iwo Jima: g89 10/8 7-8

former opposing soldiers embrace at meeting: w91 1/1 6

former Renamo commander becomes pioneer: yb96 180-181

German SS officer: g 2/10 19-20

gives up revenge: yb09 212-213

house having Watch Tower publications spared: yb98 62-63

Kosovo Liberation Army: yb09 236-237

lieutenant: yb90 169-170

NATO soldiers in armored cars: w99 4/1 8

paralyzed, learns truth: yb92 49

rebel soldier becomes pioneer: yb14 146-147

soldier and wife accept truth: w87 10/15 30

soldiers accept truth: w04 1/1 6-7; yb87 85-86

soldiers respect Witness honesty: w90 7/1 7

suspect field service report as military code: yb92 166-167

violent, becomes gentle: g 11/08 9

Witnesses allowed to pass: km 5/00 3; yb94 167

Witnesses spared: w93 1/1 30

witnessing saves Witness’ life: w91 1/1 26-27

Israel (ancient): it-2 985

ceremonial cleanness: it-1 173

life stories:

A Conflict That Changed My Life: g05 10/22 11-15

Finding the Right Army: g87 4/22 11-14

From Hitler’s Army to a Ministry in Spain: g90 9/8 17-21

From Military Commander to “Soldier of Christ”: g 2/08 12-15

From War Hero to Soldier of Christ: g98 12/22 12-15

How I Changed My Violent Ways: g 4/11 21-23

How I Lost My Love for War: g 12/09 24-27

I Am Grateful to Have Survived: g92 4/8 20-23

I Feared Death—Now I Await ‘Life in Abundance’: w11 7/15 20-23

I Saw the Futility of War: g88 4/8 17-21

I Survived the Sinking of the Bismarck: g87 10/8 10-14

“I Was Determined to Die for the Emperor”: g92 5/8 14-19

Keeping My Promise to Serve God: w99 6/1 20-23

money spent per soldier versus per child: g87 4/22 30; w86 4/15 16

number in 100 lands: g92 8/8 29

number worldwide: w08 4/1 5; g89 6/8 4; w86 11/15 21

per 100,000 people: g87 4/22 30

Sparta (ancient Greece): g90 6/8 6