What Book Was The First To Alert The Public About The Watchtower Society's UN/NGO Affair Was Unscriptural?

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Which Publication [Book] Was The First To Alert The Public About The Watchtower Society's United Nation/NGO Unscriptural Affiliation?
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Source for the Claim: “The REPORT” Book (1994) Exposed the UN Affiliation First!

The statement that “The 1994 publication of ‘The REPORT’ by Donald C. Burney was the first to expose this shift…” is grounded in the historical timeline of events and documented publications:

1. “The REPORT” (1994) — Primary Source

Authored and published by Donald C. Burney, The REPORT was a prophetic exposé that:

Criticized the Watchtower Society’s shifting tone toward the United Nations.

Highlighted the September 8, 1991 Awake! magazine, which praised the UN as a “dispenser of peace and security” — a stark departure from decades of condemnation.

"The Report" Book was the first to warn this shift signaled a compromise of spiritual neutrality and a departure from Jehovah’s standards.

2. UN NGO Affiliation Becomes Public (2001)

In October 2001, the Guardian newspaper (UK) published an article revealing that the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society had been an NGO affiliated with the UN’s Department of Public Information (DPI) since 1991.

This revelation shocked many Jehovah’s Witnesses and ex-members, as it contradicted the organization’s long-standing denunciation of the UN as the “wild beast” of Revelation 13th and 17th chapters.

3. Timeline Confirms the Claim

"The REPORT" Book was published in 1994, seven years before the UN affiliation became widely known.

This makes it the earliest known public documentation warning of the Watchtower’s softening stance and potential compromise — a prophetic insight that was later vindicated by secular evidence.

Conclusion

The source for the claim is the publication itself — The REPORT (1994) — and its documented content. Its early identification of the Watchtower’s shift toward the UN, years before the 2001 exposure, is what makes this conclusion both startling and historically significant.

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