Only 144,000? Jehova's Witnesses: What happens to the JW's who are not chosen among the 144,000?

Question

This is a serious question, not a "slam".

Answer 1

Eternal life in a perfect human body on a restored paradise earth.

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Answer 2

The new heavens is the new government over the earth. Daniel 2:44, 2Peter 3:13.

So the 144,000 bought from the earth will be with Jesus when he rules Paradise earth.

According to Isaiah 65:15,22, the chosen ones will be here on earth ruling, although immortal; 1Cor.15:53.

They make up the New Jerusalem, and have 'camp' on earth that the devil attacks at the end of the 1,000 year reign; Rev. 20:9.

So, all the faithful Christians, from Rev. 2 and 3 will inherit the earth, Rev. 21:1-4.

Answer 3

You received some proper answers above, so let me add something for your consideration. Go outside tonight. Look around you and look up. Behold all of God's Creation which he made for you and all humans. Man was designed to live forever on this Planet, with 100% of our mental capabilities. Once this planet is full, there are all those little specs of light in the sky to explode and find other planets to terraform for human colonization. We may even do that exploring without the need for a space ship. Heaven was not designed for the presence of humans. It was designed for the angels. We live where we were meant to be, and we were meant to live here forever. This does not mean that you cannot die, but it will not be from old age or illness, just significant injury, just as happened to Christ.

As for the 144,000. The Bible doesn't say what happens to them, as well as those resurrected, after the 1000 year reign.

Answer 4

We (all the ones who are not part of the 144,000)have an Earthly hope, we will have the Earth to live on as the subjects of the kingdom government in the heavens of which Jesus is the appointed king,so what happens to us who are not chosen, is that we can live on earth in peace and happiness forever(Psalm37:9,10,29)(Matthew5:5) The earth was created for humans to live on forever, not for us to live on for a short period of time and then move on, to some other place to live forever!(Isaiah45:18).This is why we are telling people about the good news about God's kingdom also called the "good news of the kingdom" and the "good news" it is all to do with the grand purpose of Jehovah our God, which is: to fill the earth with righteous people all learning about Jehovah their God and obeying his righteous principals for their happiness and good. We will have the privelidge of cleaning up the earth to it's original state and to look after it.

Answer 5

I appreciate your honest question.

As one of Jehovah's Witnesses I encourage you to read the answers given by Jehovah's Witnesses.

We believe that 144,000 are going to rule with Jesus in his heavenly kingdom. All kingdoms have subjects over which to rule.

That is where the rest of righteous mankind comes in. We the "great crowd" spoken of in the scriptures will inherit the cleansed earth living in a perfect state.

This is not an overflow heaven or a lower position. It is the difference between living in one country or another.

Perfect is perfect. We were designed to WANT to live forever. We were designed to DESIRE the life we have on earth (obviously without the wickedness and without Satan).

So, long story short, I and most of the Jehovah's Witnesses I know are going to live forever in paradise on earth.

Answer 6

We will live on this earth forever. My Wife and I look forward to the time when Jehovah makes the earth into a Paradise as it was in the beginning with the Garden of Eden. The meek shall inherit the earth. Jesus is the King of the Kingdom and he will rule over the earth. What a beautiful time that will be.

Answer 7

ALL PERFECT WAS LOST IN EDEN AND MUST BE BROUGHT BACK TO PERFECT

Isa.65:17; For behold I create New Heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Isa.66:[1 This saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house ye build for me? and where is the place of my rest. [22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, So shall your seed and your name remain.

Matt.19:28[Eze.38:12-14]; 2Pet.3:13; Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Rev.21:1-5; And I saw a new heavens and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. [2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband, [3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. [4] [5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold I make all things new... Rev.21:9,10,21-21; 22:1,14;

Answer 8

Life in a paradise earth after wicked people have been destroyed, like the Bible states:

Psalm 37:9-11, 29
"For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. 10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.


Proverbs 2:21, 22
"For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. 22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it."

Isaiah 51:3
"For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. "



Jesus said "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"- Matthew 5:5

The Bible also shows what life will be like on the paradise earth. Take a look at the following scriptures"
Psalm 46:9
Psalm 72:7, 8
Isaiah 33:24
Isaiah 65:25

By means of the death of Christ Jesus, faithful humans who survive into God's new paradise earth will be brought to perfect health. Hence, death, sickness, and other things that rob our joy here on the earth will be gone. Satan will eventually be destroyed. The former things we've had to suffer will be forgotten over time. (Isaiah 65:17; Revelation 21:4)
By the way, thanks for not "slamming".

Answer 9

We believe that most os us will get to live forever in a paradise Earth. Consider, according to Genesis Jehovah created Man and Woman to live forever on a perfect world.

Answer 10

After the world ends all the good faithful people will remain on a paradise earth and live forever. They make a big deal out of the world ending. I guess it replaces the idea of the "you'll go to hell if you don't come to church" idea of regular Christianity. Instead it's "the world may end any day now, and you want to remain here." By the way they don't believe in hell either, you just cease to exist.

Answer 11

Green Latern....you mean the coming day of judgement. The term "Judgement Day" is different.

Judgement Day starts after Armageddon and last 1,000 years.