Category: Hades

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #21: Is Hell the Grave?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #21: Is Hell the Grave?

Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that “hell” is just the common grave of humanity. The only punishment for unrepentant wicked people will be annihilation—simply ceasing to exist. This article is part of a series that explains the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses in detail and shows why those teachings are not in harmony with the facts … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #21: Is Hell the Grave?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #20: Is Death Just Passing into Nonexistence?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #20: Is Death Just Passing into Nonexistence?

Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that when human beings die, this means that they simply cease to exist. In turn, this means that for people to live again, God must recreate them from His perfect memory of them. To be “re-created” after ceasing to exist is what is meant by resurrection. This article is part … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #20: Is Death Just Passing into Nonexistence?