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Who do Jehovah Witnesses believe will go to heaven?
The ‘anointed’ Based on their understanding of scriptures such as Revelation 14:1-4, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians go to heaven to rule with Christ in the kingdom of God.
What do Jehovah Witness call God?
Witnesses teach that God must be distinguished by his personal name—Jehovah. The name is a common modern Latinized form of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton, or four-letter name, transliterated as YHWH.
Why do Jehovah Witnesses deny the Trinity?
Witnesses believe in one God, not the Trinity. Like most Christians, they believe that Jesus Christ died for humankind’s sins, however they do not believe that he was physically resurrected after his crucifixion. They believe that he was only spiritually resurrected.
What are the basic beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we strive to adhere to the form of Christianity that Jesus taught and that his apostles practiced. This article summarizes our basic beliefs. God. We worship the one true and Almighty God, the Creator, whose name is Jehovah.
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses exempted from military service?
“Jehovah’s Witnesses are exempt from service since they belong to a special community, and must be presented with a proper alternative due to their way of life,” the Israel Defense Forces Spokesman’s Office says in response. “The exemption is not part of an agreement [with the IDF per se], but is anchored in laws regarding the security services.”
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses call for Blind Faith?
In Jehovah’s Witnesses, I can always ask questions and get answers from the Bible. They don’t call for blind faith, but base themselves on evidence and on asking questions.” Most of the adherents I met while researching this article told a similar story.
Is Avi Adler an atheist or a Jehovah Witness?
Until age 19, he styled himself an atheist, now he’s a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He grew up in Tel Aviv in a secular family (“One Holocaust and three cases of cancer was enough for the loss of God”), and majored in film at an arts high school.