David: I think you'd want to go over what both sides say for all the verses,
and about related history, to cover it. You're right about the mainstream view
having the stronger case for what was originally intended for a conservative be-
lief in it, but I wouldn't expect to prove it against the JWs leaders' view to
someone who's informed on the comparison from the JWs leaders' presentation with
a few verses since the JWs leaders' have cooked up the case for their stance,
like they do for their other dozen or whatever distinctive stances, with misuse
of research material to create a false impression of support, forced points, and
omission of pertinent evidence.
If it's the JWs leaders' version, which is pretty cooked up (verses allegedly
prove their stance that don't, figures of later early history alleged to have
JWs leaders' views, which is like saying Farrakhan is a rabbi, etc.), you're
comparing to the mainstream view, what I have on that's on pp.4 and 7 to 10 at
either of the next links.
http://www.freewebs.com/glenster1/gtjbrooklynindex.htm
http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=304538