Resurrection

Is the New Covenant Only for a Group of 144,000 People?

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IS THE NEW COVENANT ONLY FOR A GROUP OF 144,000 PEOPLE? —15 Questions to Ask Jehovah’s Witnesses on the 144,000 and the Great Crowd

Of all of the doctrinal topics one can discuss with Jehovah’s Witnesses, nothing is more essential than the identity of Jesus Christ and the issues related to salvation and eternal life. Jehovah’s Witnesses have a two-class system of salvation in which they divide their followers into two groups. They call the first group the “little flock” and limit it to 144,000 members, and they call the second group the “great crowd” which is open to the rest of the population of mankind. When examining what they believe about this two-class system of salvation, it is here that we discover the greatest hole in Watchtower theology because there is not a single Scripture that supports their unique views on this issue. Continue reading “Is the New Covenant Only for a Group of 144,000 People?”

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ – A Spirit or a Body?

.: DID JESUS RESURRECT FROM THE DEAD IN AN INVISIBLE SPIRIT-BODY? – Insight into the Watchtower View of Resurrection

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS:

THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESS VIEW OF THE RESURRECTION
THE RESURRECTION CONTROVERSY – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
ARGUMENTS AGAINST A BODILY RESURRECTION
ARGUMENT #1: HIS BODY – THE FINAL SACRIFICE
ARGUMENT #2: THE LAST ADAM A “LIFE GIVING SPIRIT”
ARGUMENT #3: “MADE ALIVE IN THE SPIRIT”
ARGUMENT #4: “FLESH AND BLOOD” CANNOT NOT INHERIT HEAVEN
ARGUMENT #5: JESUS WAS NOT RECOGNIZED
ARGUMENT #6: SUPERNATUAL ACTIONS PERFORMED
RESURRECTION OR REINCARNATION?
IS MICHAEL THE RESURRECTED JESUS?
WILL ALL CHRISTIANS RECEIVE RESURRECTED PHYSICAL BODIES?

THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESS VIEW OF THE RESURRECTION Continue reading “The Resurrection of Jesus Christ – A Spirit or a Body?”

Will the “Great Crowd” be on Earth when Armageddon breaks out?

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WILL THE “GREAT CROWD” BE ON EARTH WHEN ARMAGEDDON BREAKS OUT?

Revelation 7:9, 15: “…look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb…That is why they are before the throne of God; and they are rendering him sacred service day and night in his temple…” —New World Translation

For years, Jehovah’s Witnesses have taught that the vast majority of their followers will resurrect to everlasting life upon an Earthly Paradise and that only a select group of 144,000 followers will live and reign with Jesus Christ in Heaven. These two groups of followers are called “the Earthly Class” and “the Heavenly Class.” The “Earthly Class” is also called “the Other Sheep” of John 10:16 and “the Great Crowd” of Revelation 7:9, while the “Heavenly Class” is called “the Little Flock” of Luke 12:32, “the Anointed Class” of 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 and “the 144,000” of Revelation chapters 7 and 14. These terms are used frequently to reinforce this two-class structure of the Watchtower belief system. Continue reading “Will the “Great Crowd” be on Earth when Armageddon breaks out?”

Did Jesus Resurrect As Michael The Archangel?

War broke out in heaven: Michael [who is the resurrected Jesus Christ] …battled with the dragon…. Well, then, what happened to Jesus’ fleshly body? Did not the disciples find his tomb empty? They did, because God removed Jesus’ body.”—Live Forever, pp. 21, 144, 145 (brackets in original)

What “body” did Jesus promise to rise from the dead? Continue reading “Did Jesus Resurrect As Michael The Archangel?”