I didnt know that! How does that work ? Do you go to heaven and then demoted if someone subsequently dies who led an even better life than you? Or does no-one go to heaven until judgement day? If the latter, what happens between dying and judgement day.? What are the origins of this "competition" and why have I not heard of it before, Ive read most of the major religions' texts during the course of my 34 years, I missed that point!..... Thousands of years of people and only 144K tickets... Ive got no chance - best I find a way to live forever otherwise its eternal damnation for me, and pretty much all of you too !
2006-09-11 03:23:28 · 43 answers · asked by stephen 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
is simon cowel gowing to help pick the luckey punters to go there
2006-09-11 07:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed, it is a strange belief. If you estimate that there have been 30+ billion who have lived on the earth, 144K is only about 0.0005% of God's children. If that's the best plan God could come up with...to bring a tiny fraction of 1% of his children back to live with him in heaven...then maybe the plan needs to be reworked.
Actually I had a JW tell me that she didn't want to go to heaven. She wanted to stay here on the Earth because it would "be more fun". Talk about a strange relationship with God...
2006-09-11 03:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 144,000 are not places in heaven. They are the number of witnesses that God will have on earth during the great tribulation to witness about Him and convert people to God. There will be 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. As far as people in heaven, the Bible states that just the people being saved during the great tribulation will number more than you can count.
2006-09-11 03:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My wife is a former practitioner of that religion which holds such a belief. The question I have is, if there are only 144,000 places why are they always out there knocking on doors trying to get everyone to convert to the "only true way"? I'm sorry but if I knew there were only x number of places I'd sure the heck wouldn't be out there trying to reduce my odds!
2006-09-11 03:27:40 · answer #4 · answered by Cambion Chadeauwaulker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh well i guess i better screw up now while the goings good, im pretty sure i wont be one of those 144,000 so tell you what stevey baby lets go covet the neighbours wife, bang a goat then drink its blood and maybe just maybe we will become vampires and repopulate the earth with them, at least we'll never die.....what do ya say to that?
2006-09-11 03:32:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mintjulip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just where did you get your information? Sounds like an exclusive society to me.
"In my Father's house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you."
Ah! Jehovah's Witnesses. Their artist could only show that many happy people in his picture. I don't think it means anything, really. I guess there is a place for them, all the same.
2006-09-11 03:27:53 · answer #6 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 144,000 are those that have lived pure, holy lives all of there lives. The number that are going to go to heaven is uncounted in scripture, so we really do not know the exact number.
2006-09-11 03:26:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, that is 144,000 places for the Jews which are God's chosen people. All who accept Jesus as their savior go to heaven. Read the entire bible and not bits and pieces.
2006-09-11 03:26:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one goes into heaven until judegment day. What happens until dying and judgement day is that one's soul remains in the grave and depending on how you lived your life you may be in peace or in pain. I think 144,000 limit is something that Jehovah's witnesses teach from my understanding of this website http://experts.about.com/q/Jehovah-s-Witness-1617/144-000-2.htm
2006-09-11 03:50:28 · answer #9 · answered by Nosheen Elfqueen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
revalation 14 shows where the witnesses got the number from. the rest of Jehovah's faithful worshippers are given the gift of everlasting life on the earth (psalms 37:10,11). and there is no firey torment waiting for sinners, just everlasting unconsciousness.(ecclesiastes 9;5)
2006-09-11 03:36:30 · answer #10 · answered by iamalsotim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why or Why do we get people like you on here, there is more then 144.000 places in heaven, why do you talk rubbish for, read a Bible it will tell you every thing that you want to know
2006-09-11 03:36:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋