Another Question for Jehovah's Witnesses?

Question

Is it true that those with the heavenly hope are a select few (144,000) and have already been sealed (Revelation chapter 7). No more than this amount is selected.
The rest (great crowd) have the earthly hope.

"already been sealed".
According to the Watchtower Organization, did this happpen in 1935?

Answer 1

YES,the watchtower expected the end to come in 1914 when it was delayed they made an extension on those becoming members and stretched it to 1935.

In 1935 the 'other sheep' class was invented

Answer 2

No.

Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe or teach that the full number of 144,000 anointed ones with a heavenly hope were "sealed" in 1935 or any particular year, even in an initial way. It seems entirely likely that some were, but certainly not the full number.

Many or most anointed ones had already lived and died by 1935, and technically Jehovah's Witnesses' own theology allows for the possibility that some anointed ones have yet to be born (although that seems unlikely as of 2007, and of course, all anointed must be informed Christians rather than infants or children).

Of course, Jehovah's Witness have always understood the use of the number 144,000 to be literal at Revelation 7:4; 14:1; and 14:3. The number is restated as 'twelve times twelve thousand' at Revelation 7:5-8, and seems to enumerate what Jesus meant by the expression "little flock" who receive governmental assignments in the heavenly kingdom (by contrast with the "other sheep" who are on earth under the shepherd Jesus).

(Revelation 14:1,3) Look! the Lamb standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand...the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth.

(Luke 12:32) Have no fear, little flock, because your Father has approved of giving you the kingdom [to administer; compare Rev 1:6].

(John 10:16) And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_09.htm

Answer 3

Most have been gathered already. Scriptures say there will be a few that will be gathered In the 11th hour before the tribulation.

Matt 20 - Finally, about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here all day unemployed?' They said to him, 'Because nobody has hired us.' He said to them, 'you too go into the vineyard.'

Revelation 7:1 begins with the phrase "after this."

It is after the tribulation starts that the 144,000 are then sealed. (Rev 7:2)

Answer 4

Rev. 3: 1-6 shows that a person's name can be removed from the book of Life.

Thus the permanent sealing of a person isn't at a person's anointing, but at their resurrection.

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Answer 5

chosen yes, but not sealed first God almighty choose one people but after that he seals him/her. when all of them are sealed according to Revelation 7 then Armageddon

For example Judas was chosen by Holy spirit but wasn´t sealed. (Matthew 10:1)

but not until 1935, in 1935 we recognize that understood that people will inherit the earth, the 144K we don´t know if that number is complete chosen but we know for sure that still haven´t been sealed.

Answer 6

Hello G,
The 1st 4 answers are all correct.
Some even w/ Bible text.
U could go look in ur own Bible, if u were so inclined.

1) a-yes; b-no, not necessarily.
2) true.
3) yes.
I haven't seen / read the article u r referring to,
so I cannot comment on it.