The way I see it, this was a monumental money grab scheme, and this is just the final coverup act. They have taken all the available money with the excuse of financing the building of new KH in third world countries. They have sold Bethel homes, consolidated operations and are laying off thousands of bethelites (racking and saving many millions by doing so). They are agressively abandoning printing materials and favoring digital publishing. (More millions saved) ; they are unashamedly asking for more money from the flock.
And now what? The rank and file would start expecting to see what use would be given to that money. But instead ... Lett's words: "If Armageddon interrupts our plans that will be wonderful ! ". I think this highly emotional card is being played right now. Reshuffle the meetings - the focus is not in training public speakers but training publishers; (The celestial cart is going on overdrive, the Witnesses will conclude); ex-bethelites being reassigned as regular pioneers with the excuse of focusing more on the preaching work. Preach, preach, preach! Stop everything else! They're overtly conveying the message that the GB had some special intel from God that the Big A is nigh, so we must concentrate in the 'final push'. Let's all pioneer! Sounds like 1975 all over again.
Now we understand what the true purpose of those words in the Watchtower about being strictly loyal and obedient to the GB even if the instructions wouldn't seem sound or logic from a human point of view. This is it. They're not all that crazy, they're pretty rational and methodical and they're following a plan - even if they buy into their own delusions.
And while the over-excited Witnesses are being kept busy and in mental antecipation of the Big A, the issue of "where did the money go to" will fade off, and the money is already on Org's accounts, waiting to be used for paying off lawsuits or covering up bad investments or frauds. In any case, ensuring their finantial independence for the next decade or two, as they try to figure out a way to survive the draining of talent and donations.
Eden
