Footnote

b The spiritual restoration that took place in 1919 is also described at Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Revelation 11:7-12. Ezekiel foretold the spiritual restoration of all anointed Christians after a very long period of captivity. The prophecy in Revelation refers to the spiritual rebirth of a small group of anointed brothers who have taken the lead after a short period of forced inactivity as a result of unjust imprisonment. In 1919, they were appointed as “the faithful and discreet slave.”​—Matt. 24:45; see Pure Worship of Jehovah​—Restored At Last!, p. 118.