The Watchtower Society had two properties which were purchased for the Prophets of old to occupy when they returned to the earth. One was Beth Sarim ~ House of Princes and the other Beth Shan ~ House of Security. Interestingly, both of these houses were sold. Do they no longer believe that the prophets of old are coming back? Also, as the deeds where put in these prophets name, for them to go and make a claim ~ WHO? ~ Had the right to sell them. I have copies of both the deeds.

Jehovah’s Witnesses still believe in the future earthly resurrection. But as for the legal matters concerning the sale of those properties I suppose you should ask the Society’s Legal Department.

The truth is, the Beth Sarim mansion, which was located in beautiful San Diego over-looking Mission Valley, was the luxurious winter house for Judge Rutherford. The story is Rutherford had gotten ill and suffered permanent lung damage from his brief incarceration in the Atlanta penitentiary in 1918; and consequently, supposedly, he could not endure the cold winters of New York.

So, it is not like the Beth Sarim sat empty awaiting the resurrection to deliver the rightful occupants to Beth Sarim. Apparently the Watchtower’s 2nd president was more than happy to "house sit" until the “ancient worthies” were resurrected to claim the deed to their property.