The three unbaptized publishers were now in a dilemma. If they joined in the revolt, they would be violating Jehovah’s counsel found at Romans 13: 1.
فَٱنْضِمَامُهُمْ إِلَى حَرَكَةِ ٱلْعِصْيَانِ سَيَكُونُ ٱنْتِهَاكًا لِمَشُورَةِ يَهْوَه ٱلْمُسَجَّلَةِ فِي روما ١٣ :‏ ١‏ .‏