He is the extra 1 (the 144,000 being humans from his death onwards, so Jehovah's Witnesses say). But I thought Jesus was the MEDIATOR of this New Covenant? The Mediator is not IN the Covenant, surely? He is the creator of it, the instigator of it, the one who determines its conditions, and the one who fulfills his own promises towards those who keep that Covenant. He is over and above the Covenant. He determines who shall and who shall not be brought into that Covenant, so how can he be a beneficiary of his own promises? (See Matthew 26:26-30, Mark 14:22-26, Luke 22:14-30, 1 Cor 11:23-26, Heb 9:15 & 12:22-28.)
There's no need for JWs to explain their interpretation of the 144,000 doctrine because that's been well aired on Yahoo already. I just want to know where this extra, one 'member' comes from and what the biblical rationale for that is.
2007-07-20
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