Do the JW's have communion?

Question

What is the service they have please?

Answer 1

The Memorial of Jesus [the Lord's Evening Meal] is a communion meal. In ancient Israel, a man could provide a communion meal by bringing an animal to God’s sanctuary, where it was slaughtered. Part of the animal was burned on the altar, a portion went to the officiating priest and another to Aaron’s priestly sons, with the offerer and his household sharing in the meal. (Leviticus 3:1-16. 7:28-36.) The Memorial too is a communion meal because it involves a sharing together.

Accordingly, Paul wrote: “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of the Christ? The loaf which we break, is it not a sharing in the body of the Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, although many, are one body, for we are all partaking of that one loaf.”—1 Corinthians 10:16, 17.

22 The Lord’s Evening Meal is the only annual religious observance among Jehovah’s Witnesses. This is fitting because Jesus commanded his followers: “Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” At the Memorial, we commemorate Jesus’ death, a death that upheld Jehovah’s sovereignty. As we have noted, at this communion meal, the bread signifies Christ’s sacrificed human body and the wine his shed blood. Yet, very few partake of the emblematic bread and wine. Of each participant in the meal, the apostle Paul writes: “Whoever eats the loaf or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will be guilty respecting the body and the blood of the Lord. First let a man approve himself after scrutiny, and thus let him eat of the loaf and drink of the cup. For he that eats and drinks eats and drinks judgment against himself if he does not discern the body.” (1 Cor. 11:27-29) In fact, Paul compares the Lord’s Evening Meal to an Israelite communion meal when he speaks first of the partakers sharing together in Christ and then says: “Look at that which is Israel in a fleshly way: Are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers with the altar? . . ."

Partakers and Other Attenders at the Meal. Such persons therefore would attend and observe the celebration of the Lord’s Evening Meal, but not being joint heirs with Christ and spiritual sons of God, they would not partake of the emblems as joint participants in the death of Christ, with hope of resurrection to a heavenly life with him.—Romans 6:3-5 -

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Answer 2

The Jehovah's Witness organization teaches that not all members of their group can take communion. Only the 144,000 members called the "anointed class" have the right to take Communion and they are the only ones who go to heaven (Watchtower 2/15/85, page 13). In fact, the 144,000 "anointed class" within the Jehovah's Witnesses are the only ones who are "born again."

"This "little flock" of 144,000 Kingdom heirs, then, are those ones from among mankind who are "born again." Watchtower 11/15/54, p. 681. Watchtower CD.

The Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate the communion supper only once a year, (Watchtower CD, Watchtower 4/1/65, p. 199.) In their annual communion service, the congregations gather in their various kingdom halls. This is done on the 14th of Nissan, the Passover date on the Jewish calendar, which usually falls in March or April of each year in the Gregorian calendar. During the service, the cup is passed from Jehovah's Witness to Jehovah's Witness. None of them partake -- except the very few who are of the 144,000.


From my understand by talking to former JW's it is all set up, the wine/juice in little cups and the bread and it just sits on a table. No one partakes of the Lord's Supper. So I guess afterwards they just dump it all

Answer 3

They have what they call a memorial observance of Christ's death and they do the communion thing and read that it is Christ's body but not literally! and his blood !
This they do every Easter not calling it easter because that is a pagan holiday. They call it the memorial of Christ's death.
Everyone comes it is a big celebration I was invited. Ton's of people come who are not Witnesses to do it.
The place was packed.

Answer 4

Go to Kingdom Hall
Find a seat
Stand up sing a song, sit
The speaker says a prayer
30 minute speech
prayer and pass the wine
prayer and pass unleavened bread
get up sing song
final prayer
Go home

Answer 5

They do once a year in celebration of the passover but not all of them are allowed to participate, only the chosen ones.

Answer 6

i don't know what they call it but it is like communion they break the bread and drink the juice because they considered Jesus a prophet.