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each one, so let him walk. And thus in all the con- 
gregations I appoint.’’—1 Cor. 7:17, Diaglott. 
2° Thus the ‘‘Higher Powers’’ were duly acknowl- 
edged and, as commanded, ‘‘every soul’’ was ‘‘subject 
to the higher powers’’. (Rom. 18:1) The apostles are 
no longer on the earth in the flesh, but the Higher 
Powers are present in the temple, Jehovah God, the 
Supreme Power, being there represented by Christ 
Jesus the Higher Power. Therefore no individual on 
earth acts as the direct personal representative of the 
Higher Powers, as did the apostles in their day. 
* Titled offices or officers, supposed to be superior 
to the common ones, have always Leen in vogue in the 
religious organizations called ‘‘Christendom’’, and that 
was even so among those engaged in the Elijah work, 
from 1878 to 1918. There were those who assumed a 
titled position or office and assumed to act as bosses 
over others and thus showed insubordination to the 
body of Christ as a whole. Now the Lord having come 
to the temple and gathered unto himself the faithful, 
all such must be on a common level, at unity in Christ. 
It strongly appears that the epistles to Timothy and 
Titus were written for the specific direction of Jeho- 
vah’s witnesses in the “‘last days’’, but that does not 
at all argue for the appointment of titled ones, such 
as elders (episkopous) and deacons (diakonous). The 
Lord, through the apostle Paul, delegated to Timothy 
and Titus certain duties. Paul, in his day, made known 
the will and ordinances of the Lord, which he had 
received from the Lord, and hence Paul there stood 
in the place of or represented more particularly the 
Lord Jesus Christ, who now is at the temple as the 
only Son of Jehovah God. Jesus Christ at the temple. 
is the great and special representative of Jehovah. 
When on the earth Jesus had appointive power, and 
now much more. He has the same because he is clothed 
with all power in heaven and in earth—John 15:16; 
Matt. 28:18. 
VISIBLE ORGANIZATION 
81 Tt must be scen by all who love and serve Jeho- 
vah, and who therefore believe the revealed truths of 
his Word, that the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head of 
Jehovah’s organization Zion has a visible part of his 
organization on the earth, which represents the Lord 
and acts under the direct supervision of the Lord 
Jesus Christ. Otherwise the work of the Lord in the 
earth would be without order. His visible kingdom 
interests or ‘‘goods’’ must be committed to some rep- 
resentative, and the question now is, Who is that visible 
representative, standing in the place similar to that 
occupied and followed by Timothy end Titus, and 
which representative is clothed with certain authority 
to act? The answer must be found in the Scriptures, 
and not in the mere opinion of men. Jesus declared, 
as it is written, that upon his coming to the temple 
he would commit all his goods or kingdom interests 
on earth to that ‘‘faithful and wise servant’’, which 
fhe WATCHTOWER. 
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faithful and wise servant is made up and composed 
of all the anointed ones on earth brought into the 
temple into unity in Christ, and acting in complete 
unity under the direction of the Lord Jesus Christ. 
(Matt. 24: 45-47) Paul, as the representative of Christ 
Jesus, delegated to Timothy and Titus authority to 
act in certain matters of appointing servants in the 
church. The Lord Jesus, now at the temple and in 
full charge of every part of his organization accord- 
ing to his own word, delegates to his earthly repre- 
sentative certain duties to be performed in his visible 
organization, and which duties, of necessity, must in- 
clude the sclection of servants. The anointed remnant 
on earth at the temple, for convenience, is designated 
as ‘‘The Society’’. That does not mean the Watcr 
Tower BisLe & Tract Society as a corporation, be- 
cause that corporation is organized to meet certain 
legal requirements. ‘‘The Society,’’ as that term is 
now used, does mean God’s people on the earth at 
full unity, duly organized and carrying on the work 
of bearing testimony to the name of Jehovah God 
in harmony with his will, which ‘‘testimony of Jesus 
Christ’? is committed unto them, these all being the 
children of God by his organization Zion. (Rev. 12:17; 
Isc, 54:18) The letters of the apostle Paul, addressed 
to Timothy and Titus, applying to the ‘‘last days’’, 
now apply to the Society; and the things committed 
to Titus and Timothy to do, and the special charge 
to them, are performed by the Society, acting under 
the direct supervision of the Lord Jesus Christ at 
the temple. 
82 Timothy was charged concerning the teaching of 
what is the will of God. (1 Tim. 1:3,4,18; 2:12; 
3:11; 2 Tim. 2:14) He was instructed with reference 
to recognizing the ‘‘ Higher Powers’’, and the prayer- 
ful and faithful support of them. (1 Tim. 2: 1-3) 
The Higher Powers are now in active office, and it 
is their time of war. (2 Tim. 2:3) Beeause of his ap- 
pointive power Timothy was instructed as to the qual- 
ifications of servants in the church or companies.— 
1 Tim. 3: 1-13. 
83 No provision was made for the office of ‘‘elder’’, 
or ‘‘priest’’. In fact an episkopos or overseer must 
first be an elder, as shown by Acts 20:17, 28; that 
is to say, he must be one of the mature ones in Christ. 
Such overseers were not just one in a province, set 
over all others in that territory, such as the Roman 
Catholic system follows. The overseer was one ap- 
pointed to look after the interests of the company 
or congregation. Timothy was instructed as to the 
proper conduct of himself in God’s organization or 
house, (1 Tim. 3: 14,15) Likewise in all these matters 
‘‘The Society’’ is instrueted to deport itself in har- 
mony with God's will, as set forth in the Scriptures. 
3% Timothy was commanded to exhort and to remind 
the brethren (by repeatedly calling attention to such 
things). He was youthful, but was told to permit no 
one to despise him by reason of his youth. (1 Tim. 
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