This is weird news for me, as you know I am a guest on this site, but know the witnesses are the real deal with the bible interpretation, etc. I can`t think why the governing body would knowingly mislead the flock? perhaps I am naive but would it not just be conformity to the higher authority? Maybe realize when the facts are emerging? Don`t know you have opened up other questions. ????
Satan tried to tempt Jesus. That scripture is very informative to Christians for quite a few reasons but the most important as I see it is that Satan is desperate, and thought he had a chance of corrupting Jesus, our only provision for salvation.
There are things in our history and background that might help explain the why of what we are seeing but as of yet, the truth of them remains hidden from us. The governing body would never say that they colluded with the beast or that they have been infiltrated by the devil.
It has been pointed out on here that many of us have been too focused on the visible governing body, instead of Jesus.
When Covid began, I saw it as a lie immediately. I heard a non-JW woman talk about pharmakeia in a video and I knew that Watchtower had been misleading about the full understanding of what that really is in it's scope. They always chalked it up to weed and recreational drugs and never thought point out the obvious. Drugs are drugs. There was a time when our people refused vaccines. Even called them the work of the devil.
We had it right the first time, so what changed? As I said, there are things that are hidden from us that would explain it all. Meetings and agreements. Handshakes in private.