If one has been a faithful JW, though not one of the 144,000, will he be ressurected?

Question

What actually happens? I understand that they are in a state described as being like sleep, but do they remain like that forever, or are they eventually ressurected? I couldn't find it on the watchtower site.

Let me rephrase that. What do the JWs SAY will happen. I don't want to hear about how they will go to hell and all the other rants that are always posted on here.

Answer 1

you are being mislead sorry

Answer 2

Along with a lot of other beliefs e.g when the the end of the world would happen (which was revised at least three times) the JW ditched the notion of only the 144,000 making it as they relieased they were more JW's than that, and it wasn't a good way of recruiting people if they were doomed already.

Answer 3

What happens to John the Baptist?

Jesus said a lesser one of the Kingdom is greater than him.

All faithful servants of God prior to Jesus are looking to be resurrected to a paradise earth.

Ps 37:9-11
Prov 2: last two verse in the chapter.

The 144,000 are kings and priests for God, who do they rule over?

Matt 25: sheep and goat parable? Who are Jesus' brothers? Those who go to heaven.

Who are the sheep? Those who in herit from the founding of the world.

Since this is in the bible, why don't all Christians teach this?

Answer 4

The 144,000 are to Evangelical Jews spreading the Gospel
in the end times

Answer 5

Yes, to life on a paradise earth. Ps. 37:29: “The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.”

Rev. 21:3, 4: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."

Ps. 37:9: "For evildoers themselves will be cut off,
But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth."

Ps. 37:11: "The meek ones themselves will possess the earth."

Answer 6

The Bible speaks about a resurrection of 'the righteous and the unrighteous' (those who have been loyal to Jehovah and those who didn't have the chance to learn about him). All persons who died are kept in God's memory who at the right time will bring them back to life.

"I have hope toward God, which hope these [men] themselves also entertain, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." -- Acts 24:15

"And the sea gave up those dead in it, and death and Hades gave up those dead in them, and they were judged individually according to their deeds." -- Revelation 20:13

"Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment." -- John 5:28,29


For more information go to:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2005/5/1/article_01.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2005/5/1/article_02.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/we/article_05.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/lmn/article_09.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/library/pr/article_08.htm

Answer 7

You will find that the "Rapture" which speaks of the 144,000 is not officially the part of any bible or any version of the bible. Go on google to find out.

Answer 8

The 144,000 are High Priests, 12,000 leaders from each of the gathered Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Answer 9

only if he is born again

Answer 10

He THINKS he will, yes.