By the third century C.E., “the man of lawlessness ” was manifest, recognizable in the composite group of the clergy of Christendom. ​ — See The Watchtower, February 1, 1990, pages 10 - 14.
وَٱلتَّارِيخُ يُؤَكِّدُ أَنَّهُ بِمُرُورِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ،‏ ٱبْتَدَأَ يَظْهَرُ فَرْقٌ بَيْنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْخُذُونَ ٱلْقِيَادَةَ وَبَاقِي أَفْرَادِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ .‏