Awake!, “Page 4 statement of purpose (masthead) — revised wording”
“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.”
Replaces the 1914-generation wording; the earliest wol occurrence of the new wording is Our Kingdom Ministry, October 1996, p. 1 (doc 201996363).
No online copy located.
Provenance and verification note for Awake!, Page 4 statement of purpose (masthead) — revised wording
Confidence note. The 8 Nov 1995 issue's page 4 is not on wol and no scan was opened; the change date rests on discovery sources (JWfacts, Watchman Fellowship, Wikipedia) that agree, plus the wol trail (old wording last quoted g94 11/8; new wording quoted km 10/96).
Corroborated by. src-km-1993-10-p8-awake-masthead, src-km-1996-10-p1-new-masthead
Notes. Publish as 'by late 1995 / first seen 8 Nov 1995 (per discovery sources)' unless a scan is obtained. The new wording itself is verified in km Oct 1996 p.1.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-g-1995-1108-masthead-change