What is Jehovah's Witness?

Question

All i know is the name. What are the believes of this religion.
I know one is you can't go to parties, but is there any rule
you can't hang out with friends?

Answer 1

Each individual and family head among Jehovah's Witnesses decides for himself regarding any particular party or any particular friendship.

Regarding their religious beliefs, Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians who understand the Scriptures to teach that God's Kingdom by Christ Jesus is a real government which will soon replace all earthly governments.
(Daniel 2:44) God of heaven will set up a kingdom... It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite

That Kingdom will rule over the vast majority of mankind, most of whom will have been raised from the dead after Armageddon.
(John 11:23,24) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
(Acts 24:15) There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

Until that resurrection, there is no suffering in "hell", or the grave. Sometime after the resurrection, death and "hell" will themselves be destroyed.
(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all
(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]
(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire

While a limitted number of humans will be resurrected to heaven to share in ruling over mankind, the vast majority (literally more than 99.9%) of Jehovah's Witnesses expect an EARTHLY hope, the same hope given to Adam and Eve.
(Genesis 1:28) God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill THE EARTH and subdue it [caps added]
(Genesis 2:17) You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die [so never eating from that tree means never dying]

Interestingly, the Scriptures are full of references to this earthly hope.
(Psalms 37:11) 'the meek will possess the earth'
(Proverbs 2:21) 'upright will reside in the earth'
(Isaiah 45:18) 'God formed the earth to be inhabited'
(Matthew 5:5) 'the mild will inherit the earth'
(Revelation 21:3) The tent of God is with mankind

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_10.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_06.htm
http://jw-media.org/beliefs/trueworship.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/
http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_11.htm

Answer 2

First there was catholicism... and then nature battle catholicim... through that battle many religions were born... these are the christians... also through these battle don't forget that the catholics and christians spent a lot of time destroying non christians and the civilizations and cultures evolving without christian foundations... Now one day mother nature investigated this religious phenomena and accidentally became Jehovah...... now mother nature is very strong and produced an omen to the Jehovah's witnesses as she went through... they have 2 weekly magazines.. one related to their religious beleifs and the other talks a lot about nature.... the first is called the Watchtower... like the tower of babylon will fall... the other is called Awake... as in wake up nature is the true path .... Now the story continues ... that which manipulates through the spirit and requires it's religions to continue conquering does so using prophecy... and became aware of her... and to cause people to fear her used the prophecy of jesus and armageddon... she is also the reason these religons are against women... They don't want her messages to be heard... that's why all christians are bullies and push us to beleive in their religions and god... Armageddon occured but not the way the christians predicted.... Mother Nature aka mother earth... herself judge humanity she said people who seek to do no harm require no law... she said the only thing that should be considered SIN is religion itself and that christianity is the great evil of the earth... the world is heading in this new direction... because of mother nature, Nature itself has a new lease on life... this is the new world and what we are just beginning today.

Answer 3

The Bible clearly has God (Jehovah) saying, 'You are my witnesses, and my servant whom I have chosen' in Isaiah ch 43 vs 10, and this is addressed to the nation of Israel. However in the early 1930s a small group called International Bible Students were told by their leader 'Judge' Rutherford that they would take that verse and apply it to themselves as their new name. They considered themselves to be 'spiritual' Israelites but then they accepted a new teaching that only a tiny percentage could claim to be 'spiritual' Israelites! Today there are about 8,500 in that category - less than point 1%. Only the tiny number believe they'll go to heaven. The rest want to stay forever on a paradise earth. This is why they cannot be considered true Christians. Also because they deny that having faith in Christ is the one and only thing to save you. They add other requirements for salvation, like being a baptized JW, going door to door with their [false] gospel, and obeying their leaders.

Don't bother about a loss of partying, my dear. If you join them you might have a loss of life as blood transfusions are considered taboo. So is smoking. So is wanting to marry a non-JW. But, worst of all, is being prevented from entering the kingdom of God. Email me if you want to know why.

Answer 4

Beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses

(1) Bible: Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God, and instead of adhering to a creed based on human tradition, they hold to the Bible as the standard for all their beliefs.

(2) God: They worship Jehovah as the only true God and freely speak to others about him and his loving purposes toward mankind. Anyone who publicly witnesses about Jehovah is usually identified as belonging to the one group—“Jehovah’s Witnesses.”

(3) Jesus Christ: They believe, not that Jesus Christ is part of a Trinity, but that, as the Bible says, he is the Son of God, the first of God’s creations; that he had a prehuman existence and that his life was transferred from heaven to the womb of a virgin, Mary; that his perfect human life laid down in sacrifice makes possible salvation to eternal life for those who exercise faith; that Christ is actively ruling as King, with God-given authority over all the earth since 1914.

(4) God’s Kingdom: They believe that God’s Kingdom is the only hope for mankind; that it is a real government; that it will soon destroy the present wicked system of things, including all human governments, and that it will produce a new system in which righteousness will prevail.

(5) Heavenly life: They believe that 144,000 spirit-anointed Christians will share with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom, ruling as kings with him. They do not believe that heaven is the reward for everyone who is “good.”

(6) The earth: They believe that God’s original purpose for the earth will be fulfilled; that the earth will be completely populated by worshipers of Jehovah and that these will be able to enjoy eternal life in human perfection; that even the dead will be raised to an opportunity to share in these blessings.

(7) Death: They believe that the dead are conscious of absolutely nothing; that they are experiencing neither pain nor pleasure in some spirit realm; that they do not exist except in God’s memory, so hope for their future life lies in a resurrection from the dead.

(8) Last days: They believe that we are living now, since 1914, in the last days of this wicked system of things; that some who saw the events of 1914 will also see the complete destruction of the present wicked world; that lovers of righteousness will survive into a cleansed earth.

(9) Separate from the world: They earnestly endeavor to be no part of the world, as Jesus said would be true of his followers. They show genuine Christian love for their neighbors, but they do not share in the politics or the wars of any nation. They provide for the material needs of their families but shun the world’s avid pursuit of material things and personal fame and its excessive indulgence in pleasure.

(10) Apply Bible counsel: They believe that it is important to apply the counsel of God’s Word in everyday life now—at home, in school, in business, in their congregation. Regardless of a person’s past way of life, he may become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses if he abandons practices condemned by God’s Word and applies its godly counsel. But if anyone thereafter makes a practice of adultery, fornication, homosexuality, drug abuse, drunkenness, lying, or stealing, he will be disfellowshipped from the organization.

Answer 5

They really aren't allowed to have friends outside their religion. THey can talk to you, but if you aren't a jw yourself, they can't be your friend. Stay away from them - they are a cult.