▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Bible ▁Stud ents ▁Association ▁( IB SA ) ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Watch t ower ▁Society ) ▁which ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁distributed ▁Wilson ' s ▁work ▁widely ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁Wilson ' s ▁name ▁is ▁often ▁incorrectly ▁associated ▁with ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁( then ▁known ▁as ▁simply ▁as ▁" B ible ▁Stud ents "), ▁though ▁Wilson ▁never ▁had ▁any ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁Stud ents ▁group ▁Charles ▁T aze ▁Russell . ▁Further , ▁Wilson ' s ▁own ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁alleg or ical ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁devil , ▁non - pre ex istence ▁of ▁Christ , ▁literal ▁return ▁of ▁Christ ▁– ▁increasing ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Watch t ower ▁Society ▁after ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁– ▁are ▁occasionally ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁column ▁of ▁the ▁Di ag lot , ▁giving ▁Wilson ' s ▁own ▁English ▁translation . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁Wilson ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁found ing ▁still ▁exists ▁today . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁God ▁of ▁the ▁Abraham ic ▁Fa ith ▁split ▁into ▁two , ▁primarily ▁over ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁whether ▁the ▁devil ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁understood ▁as ▁literal ▁or ▁figur ative , ▁both ▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁Church ▁of ▁God ▁of ▁the ▁Abraham ic ▁Fa ith , ▁resulting ▁in ▁some ▁confusion ▁today : ▁ ▁The ▁smaller ▁group , ▁which ▁retained ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁Wilson ▁on ▁the ▁devil ▁as ▁alleg ory , ▁is ▁now ▁sometimes ▁also ▁known ▁as