God's Kingdom Rules! (2014), “Chapter 5 — The King Shines Light on the Kingdom”
“Beginning in 1929, however, our publications had also reasoned that the superior authorities of Romans 13:1 were not the secular rulers at all, but Jehovah and Jesus. … The holy spirit guided Christ's followers to just such a view in 1962, when landmark articles on Romans 13:1-7 were published in the November 15 and December 1 issues of The Watchtower.”
The organisation's own history of the 1929 and 1962 positions.
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Provenance and verification note for God's Kingdom Rules! (2014), Chapter 5 — The King Shines Light on the Kingdom
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Corroborated by. src-w-1950-1115-subjection-higher-powers, src-w-1962-1115-subjection-superior-authorities
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-kr-2014-ch5-superior-authorities