According to Bible prophecy... we are living in the "end time" of man's rule on earth. In that regard, we are still in "Bible times."
And the purpose of a "watchman" is still the same. A watchman is a guard... a "SENTRY."
He's on patrol watching for danger... for the approach of enemies [from without or from within]. And if he stays awake on sentry duty and spots danger or the enemy approaching... his job is to "sound the alarm"... warn and alert his people to it, so that they might prepare for it and repel it.
"Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the House of Israel: therefore hear the Word at My mouth, and GIVE THEM WARNING FROM ME." (Ezek.3:17)
"...set him for their watchman: if when he seeth the sword [war] come upon the land, he blow the Trumpet, and WARN THE PEOPLE..." (Ezek.33:2-3).
There were also consequences if the watchman failed to warn the people as mentioned in Ezekiel 3:18-19 NLT
"When I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for[their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself."
That is why it is EVERY Christians responsibility to tell others of GOD's impending judgement.
Many different scribes; but they all generally copied portions of the Bible and not the whole lot.
According to the Bible it was King Solomon
They were stoned or crucified like Jesus in the bible.
The Bible the works of Aristotle guides to proper living
Watchmen, guards, and other common soldiers would have had basic inexpensive weapons. For a town watchman this might have been as basic as a large sturdy knife. Other inexpensive weapons include spears and other pole arms such as a guisearm.
The word "watchmen" is in the King James Version of the Bible 12 times. It is in 12 verses.
In the graphic novel they don't actually say the word watchmen at all, they used the term 'masks' a lot though. The term 'watchmen' is meant to refer to superheroes in general, not a group. In the movie they use it maybe five or six times but they still stuck with the idea that it wasn't a specific crimefighting team.
like numptys
They looked over the town and were responsible for secrurity.
Watchmen was created in 1987.
The Watchmen ended in 2003.
Watchmen is fiction.
The Watchmen - novel - was created in 2004.
The ISBN of The Watchmen - novel - is 0399151737.
The Production Budget for Watchmen was $138,000,000.
The movie 'Watchmen' was directed by Zack Snyder.
Watchmen comes out July 27th 2009