[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by alwayslearning

...This all happened BEFORE 1974. And the list goes on and on. So definitely the concept of "the work" existed way before 1974 with Witness Lee firmly at the helm. Anything that happened in 1974 and beyond was merely a continuation of what was already there in essence, form and concept.

Also let's not forget that that Witness Lee, when things blew up in 1978, TOTALLY AND VEHEMENTLYY DENIED that he ever gave Max Rapaport any such instructions or authority. Too bad Max didn't tape Lee telling him all these things like he taped that infamous phone call between Lee and Sal Benoit Too bad that Ingalls, Mallon, So and the rest of the boys couldn't see that they were next up on the chopping block. Alwayslearning is absolutely correct here. 1974 is not any major change in the way Witness Lee did business. He had to wait for about 10 years until he had built up enough political capital....errrrr spiritual authority....to start pulling out his old bag of tricks again. This is not that hard you guys. The writing was on the wall...and it was there blinking like a 50 foot neon light for anybody who cared to pull off the wool from covering their eyes.