2006-11-01 13:01:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would ask each and every one of them "Why did you join Jehovah's Witnesses in the first place?" I'm all for freedom of religion, I'm just curious.
2006-11-01 13:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by bbear20 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
144,000 thousand the bible talks about a little flock. Luke 12:32. Rev.14:1-3 Hebrews12:22-24
Revelation7:9,10 talks about the great crowd who have a earthly hope.
Some time take the time to set down and talk to one of Jehovah's Witnesses and they would be happy to share from the scriptures who have the heavenly hope and those of the great crowd who have the earthly hope. It is scriptural,
The Witnessess would be more than happy to explain which scriptures refer to which.
It is not the Witnessess version, it is the Holy Bible, God's word that we get our information from and we would be more than happy to explain.
2006-11-02 02:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by Just So 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Since J has only been in existance for about 500 years in the English language, how could it be in the name of God, who is much older than time itself?
God's name would be Yahweh, meaning I AM. For those saying, what's in a name? Everything apparently, since they chose to make an entire religion out of it, and shun people if they don't believe as they do, or discommunicate those that don't practice what THEY preach, from THEIR interpretation of the holy scriptures. By the way, did Russell actually interpret the original holy scriptures, or did he just do another rough translation of the already translated, KJV bible?
2006-11-01 21:28:06 · answer #3 · answered by classyjazzcreations 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I did get to ask this one.....If as I have been told 144,000 Witnesses will go to heaven, will there be any room left after over 150 years? After all, there have been several million Witnesses die since then, so I ask "aren't all the spots already taken"? I never seen the person I asked this of again, so that leaves me wondering.................
2006-11-01 21:05:51 · answer #4 · answered by ron k 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Here are two questions Jehovah's Witnesses enjoy hearing:
(Acts 16:30) Sirs, what must I do to get saved?
or
(Acts 8:36) What prevents me from getting baptized?
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/w/1996/2/1/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/19960201/article_02.htm
2006-11-02 15:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
HOW COME YOU CLAIM TO BE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WHEN YOU DO NOT FOLLOW all OF JEHOVAH GOD'S COMMANDMENTS.?...In Revelation 22 : 14 " Blessed are they that DO HIS COMMANMENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE ...." What Commandment ? Answer : the 4th Exodus 20 : 8 - 11 .. " REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY TO KEEP IT HOLY...." the SABBATH DAY is SATURDAY and NOT SUNDAY...sorry that this may sound harsh but it is the TRUTH , for JESUS worship on the SATURDAY ! In the GOSPEL COMMISION , Mathew 28 : 19 , 20 ..." GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD ,TEACH AND BAPTISE THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER , THE SON ,AND THE HOLY SPIRIT ...TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I TAUGHT YOU..." ....OBSERVE ALL THINGS including the observance of God's Commanments ..The disciples asked Jesus as to which is the GREATEST COMMANDMENT..ANSWER : LOVE THE LORD THY GOD...( Commandments 1 to 4 : Exodus 20 : 1 - 11 ...our resposibility to GOD ) ..But Jesus further said that there is a SECOND GREATEST COMMANMENT : LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF .... ( Commandments 5 - 10 : Exodus 20 : 12 - 17 ....our responsibility to our NEIGHBOURS ...) ...so please be not deceived by satan that God's Commandments were abolished on the cross because Jesus said : TILL HEAVEN AND EARTH PASS AWAY , NO JOT WOULD LIKEWISE DISAPPEAR FROM MY LAW .....so like it or not , you cannot enter God's kingdom unless you keep God's law for not keeping it is SIN : SIN IS THE TRANSGRESSION ( BREAKING ) OF GOD'S LAW ( I John 3 : 4 ) ...Finally , in Matthew 24 : 14 ..THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM SHALL BE PREACHED INTO ALL THE WORLD AS A WITNESS TO ALL NATIONS ,THEN THE END COMES..THE GOSPEL is the WITNESS and NOT PEOPLE who prophesed to be JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES and yet IGNORE to keep God's Commanments ...God Bless
2006-11-01 22:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by srjione 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Isn't to wonderfull death and Resurrection enough, does God need anything more from us mortal and fallible humans.
You said one question. I would ask a lot more if I could
2006-11-01 21:11:40 · answer #7 · answered by Ignatious 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If Jews are the 'chosen' and only 144,000 people are getting into heaven, doesn't that mean all the spots are taken by Jews?
~Morg~
2006-11-01 21:19:53 · answer #8 · answered by morgorond 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
ask them if they ever heard of the u.s postal service. i mean, good lord, how many times can they take a door slam to the face.
2006-11-01 21:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by lalapalooza 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you think that only 144,000 people are going to heaven....why are you trying to recruit more? Doesn't that lower your chances of being in that number?
2006-11-01 21:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋