The belief that the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is “God’s organization” on earth is the central and most important doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Followers accept all the sect’s other doctrines, not on account of the biblical arguments advanced, but ultimately because the organization decrees these teachings to be true. Other JW beliefs are subject to change as the organization reveals “new truths” from God. Where did this organization come from, and how did it acquire such authority? Most