cognac,
in my humble opinion the internet won't make much of a difference. There is already plenty on the internet to wake up an elephant, and yet it hardly works in massive amounts. I am not downrating its importance, I am just saying that you would expect more awakenings if it was so.
Lack of financial support would indicate lack of divine backing at first sight, agreed. However, the org would provide new light way before that. It would not be the first time this is discussed. When things go well, is a sign of God's blessings, when thing go bad, is a sign of the times of the end and only the true org would be able to discern it. It could easily be attached to Revelation and the paragraph that talks about the dead witnesses. They used to say that paragraph was a prophecy, partly fulfilled after all the apostles died and the resurrection of the two witnesses (also from Revelation) was fulfilled when Russel created the bible students association.