Since Sirona posted her Thread about the WTS view of hypnosis I've been thinking hard on how overbearing and endlessly intrusive the GB are in the day-to-day lives of the people their supposed to be 'serving'. It occured to me that 'they' are the ones who are 'beating their fellow slaves.' After re-reading Matthew 24:45-51and Luke 12:42-46 it seems to me that the Evil Slave would have be people who are still in a position of authority over Jesus's followers during the End Times and not people who were no longer a part of the congregation. The view of the GB that Mr. Franz and those who left or were expelled with him are the Evil Slave IMO doesn't match the description stated in verses 45 and 46 (or in Matt.24:48, 49). What do you think?
Luke 12: 45, 46
"45 But if ever that slave should say in his heart, 'My master delays coming,' (missed Armageddon dates and the changed view of 1914 / Last Generation?) and should start to beat the menservants and the maidservants, (worldwide congregation?) and to eat and drink and get drunk, (UN-NGO and other wrong behavior?) 46 the master of that slave will come on a day that he is not expecting [him] and in an hour that he does not know, and he will punish him with the greatest severity and assign him a part with the unfaithful ones. (apostates?)
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WT says Hypnosis is Spellcasting