It's apparent that since the year 1914 is stretching further and further in time from are present day, the present operative GB members are in a struggle to deal with it.
Personally I always saw it as an self promotional marketing ploy to sell to the general public, it did play a pivotal role in structuring and developing the organization and it worked well.
But here we are almost 100 years from that date, and nothing of any significance in human history has change accept the fact that the WTS. is still marketing to the public
that they are still god's only organization on earth and therefore have the sole right to that power.
Was this derived doctrine much of a problem for the early founders of the organization, no not really if anything it helped in many ways to achieved their agenda of self promotion.
Did it create problems down the road so to speak, absolutely as it 's been recently observed they are now trying to put another spin on the date to make it more palatable and viable to
the faithful flock and to eyes wide open public.
In this ever present age of information thanks impart to the inter-net, one has only google JWS. and there are pages and pages of past doctrines and prophecies that the WTS.
has stated and proclaimed, all intensionally to their benefit, power wise and to their literature sales.
It's unfortunate for them that they have to now have to deal with these corrupt and BS doctrines in a attempt to keep them on the podium of power as it were.
Re-adjusting the meaning of bible scripture today is of great importance and concern for them in an effort to maintain their strength and structure.
There are apparent consequences of having the freedom of region in a capitalist state after all.