Category: Truth
Summary: The Watchtower Society categorizes redeemed human beings into two classes: the “anointed class,” comprising 144,000 members, and the “other sheep,” a much larger group comprising an unknown number of millions of people. The anointed class will live forever in heaven with God and Christ, while the other sheep will live forever on Paradise Earth. … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #19: Will the Redeemed Live as Separate Classes in Heaven and Earth?
Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that what Christians have historically understood as Christ’s second coming is an invisible “presence” that began in 1914, when Christ started exercising his authority as King over the whole earth. The year 1914 marked the beginning of “the time of the end,” which will culminate in Armageddon ............. sometime soon. … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #18: Did Christ Become Present in 1914?
Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that Jesus Christ is never returning personally or bodily to the earth. What Christians commonly refer to as the “second coming” of Christ, according to the Watchtower doctrine, is his invisible presence in a spiritual, figurative sense. This article is part of a series that explains the doctrines of Jehovah’s … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #17: Does Christ Return Invisibly?
Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that salvation is a “gift” but is given conditionally to those who must still prove themselves worthy. Only those who use and proclaim the name of Jehovah, accept the direction and teaching of the Jehovah’s Witness leadership, are baptized (as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses), observe the organization’s rules, and faithfully engage … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #16: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe in Salvation by Grace?
Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that Jesus Christ ceased to exist as a human being when he died and that he was “raised” from the dead as an immaterial spirit or angelic being. However, the proof texts the Society uses to support this doctrine do not teach it, and the rest of the New Testament … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #15: Was Christ Raised As An Angelic Spirit?
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