The problem with the Jehovah's Witness claims to a divine government is that it's unable to reach the front office.
What do I mean by that?
What if I took $500,000 and opened up a local office? And what if I moved in computers, put in printers and bought AT&T letterhead? And then, what if I bought business cards for a dozen or so people that all had AT&T on them? Would I be part of AT&T? Okay, what if I established a website and used AT&T logos? Would I be part of AT&T then?
No. I'd probably be arrested for misrepresentation.
The problem is, there's more to claiming to be part of AT&T than doing all of the above. I'd need to be recognized and established by AT&T before I'd be part of AT&T, wouldn't I? Yet the JWs have claimed to be part of something they're not. And their business cards claim their "government" is something that they're really not. So where does the church at Bethel get its legitimacy? They have the offices, and they have the computers and the software, and the business cards. The only problem is that they were never established by the God they claim to represent. "For ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ORDAINED you," the Lord said to the original Twelve.
So who chose and ordained the Faithful and Discreet Slave? Does the front office in the Celestial Realms even know they exist? And how do we know that? Like the AT&T analogy above, can our false office gain legitimacy simply by having AT&T letterhead, business cards and false claims?
I can't see where God established the offices at Bethel. Can someone show me where I'm wrong on this? Anyone can claim to represent God. But if it's a government, then God must call and ordain its leaders. And this is something that has yet to be shown.
(By the way, I have some great phone rates going. Send me money and I'll send you a real AT&T phone...and I'll send you my card!)