The September WatchTower has already been released and is being discussed over on Reddit.
Some highlights:
1. More hitting the Flock on total reliance and obedience to God's representatives on earth today, the F&DS (the Governing Body, of course). No matter how crazy their orders or proclamations. Just STFU, Listen, OBEY, and donate! "Specific instructions" may also include lying to the authorities (Theocratic warfare), destroying evidence, and more witness intimidation via marking, shunning, pressure other family members, etc, etc. Basically, going balls deep on the cult intimidation tactics much like Scientology has done. Why not? Might as well follow their model to a T.....worked with the real estate portfolio after all?
2. JW's
are told they must strengthen their faith in the channel, the faithful
and discreet slave and be ready to “receive specific lifesaving
instructions” as they are “about to face a tribulation…” (AKA: shred those documents and donate more money! Oh, and STFU you good for nothing slaves!)
What isn't mentioned in this article, is the cause of their "Tribulation." Numerous commissions and investigative inquires throughout the world looking into their handling and covering up of CSA and protecting pedophiles. That, along with their human rights violations via DF'ing and Shunning. (soooo loving!) Multiple large lawsuits, with Montana being a HUGE one that Mark O'Donnell just announced that WT Legal (after 5 long years!) asking for mediation for settlement with the victims, only 2 months for the trial date! This, after they were scolded and fined by the Judge multiple times. They are in deep shit in Montana, and they know it! So quick, mediate and pay them off and don't forget the Gag Order! Sickening.
So to tighten their grip on the rank-n-file Sheeple's throats and scare them in obedience and staying, they're going to now try and get out ahead of all this (too late, dumbasses!) by claiming all of this "persecution" by the local and World Governments is really them turning on the JW's, which of course is the Great Tribulation.
Thoughts?
Link to one of the larger Reddit threads about this topic:
https://old.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1dj3cqu/sneak_peek_of_the_soon_to_be_released_september/