Rebel8....
As I stated in my post, they are not doing anything illegal by storing their funds in Trusts. The fact is that we are all human. I cannot believe that there are powers that be in the organisation that haven't set themselves up for life. As you'll read a bit further down in this post, I don't view what I say as a belief, but a professional opinion.
It's my opinion that an organisation that is worth what that much (approximately $1 Billion USD) has a team of individuals that are living the very very good life on the back of all the donations.
You see, if the end was nigh, why would the organisation setup subsidiary companies that deal in Real Estate, Paper, etc.? If Jehovah was about to bring the mass genocide upon this Earth, would they need to be looking at how to invest, so as to make sure their non-profit organisation would be a going concern in years to come?
In my opinion (and it's my professional opinion), the real top big-wigs in the organisation, do not actually believe a thing that the GB teach. They keep this wagon going because it is what it is....a money-making machine.
Think about it. What a beautiful business model they've got going on. The take in donations and with the funds they've collected, they purchase (or build) Real Estate, fund other projects, etc. They have millions of volunteers that work for free, making sure that the organisation remains a going concern.
I don't want to brag, but I'm good at what I do. As a Corporate Services Auditor, it's my job to review the history of the company before providing our services to them. We call this "Due Diligence". Over the past few months, I've done my own due diligence on the organisation. The way they have evolved over the years, proves to me what I stated above, that in my professional opinion, there are those at the very top that do not believe an iota of what they preach, but instead, manage the organisation as an international conglomerate.
Hope that helps.
Carlos Scienza