Footnote

a At Acts 20:29, 30, we read Paul’s warning to Christian congregations: “Men will rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves.” In time, there started to be a difference between those taking the lead and the other members of the congregation. After the year 200, it became clear that the clergy of Christendom as a group is “the man of lawlessness.”​—See The Watchtower, February 1, 1990, pages 10-14.