Why do Jehova Wittness believe that only 14400 make it in to heaven? What happens to everyone else?

Answer 1

The vast majority of Jehovah's Witnesses hope to enjoy life ON EARTH forever, rather than in heaven.

Jehovah's Witnesses understand the Scriptures to teach that exactly 144,000 humans will join Christ Jesus as kings and priests to administer God's Kingdom (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
...(Revelation 14:1) Lamb [Jesus] standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand
...(Revelation 20:6) they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him

The men and women who make up the 144,000 are selected by God from among two thousand years of Christians. Jesus himself noted that those who are 'given' the administration of the Kingdom government would be a relatively "little flock", while all of Christianity constituted Christ's "other sheep".
...(Luke 12:32) Have no fear, LITTLE FLOCK [with a heavenly hope], because your Father has approved of giving you the kingdom [to administer alongside the Christ] [caps added]
...(John 10:16) And I [Jesus] have OTHER SHEEP, which are not of this fold; those also I must bring [to be subjects of the kingdom government][caps added]

Those kingly, priestly administrators in God's government by Christ will assist in the rulership of heaven and earth (where most Christians who survive Armageddon will remain).
...(Revelation 7:9-11,13,14) Look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes... These are the ones that come out of the great tribulation [compare Matt 24:3,21]

Almighty Jehovah God selects those few who have the heavenly calling. Each person "feels" his own hope by means of holy spirit and each person's hope remains unquestioned by his fellow Christians. Still 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 meant never dying]

It follows that those resurrected after Armageddon will be resurrected to earth. It seems that the vast majority of dead humans will be resurrected, including the previously unrighteous.
...(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.

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Answer 2

Because that is what the bible says:

Rev 14:3 And they are singing as if a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to master that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth.

What do they do in Heaven?

9 And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.”


Who are these Kings and Priests?

Spiritual Jews:

Rom 2:28 For he is not a Jew who is one on the outside, nor is circumcision that which is on the outside upon the flesh. 29 But he is a Jew who is one on the inside, and [his] circumcision is that of the heart by spirit, and not by a written code. The praise of that one comes, not from men, but from God.

Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:



All other faithful ones will reside on earth in the Paradise Lost by Adam and Eve.

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Answer 3

Because of a scripture in Revelation where it mentions 144,000. They interpret the number as literal, although I believe they interpret everything else about the verse as NOT literal.

The scripture is a vision of 144,000 sitting on thrones in heaven. It doesn't say that no one else goes to heaven, but since there are only 144,000 on thrones in this particular vision, they don't think about the fact that there could be others there also, just not in that special group from the tribes of Israel. In fact, in Rev 7, it also describes a great crowd of people standing in front of God's throne - in heaven, but not sitting on thrones.

Answer 4

Jehovahs Witnesses do trust in heaven and hell. in basic terms no longer interior the concept you state. Heaven : is the position Jehovah is residing with the spirit creatures and Jesus. Hell : The grave of mankind. (Sheol) the position the useless anticipate the resurrection Jesus taught about. activity requested to be remembered too. Earth : the position the 'meek will inherit'. .because the paradise Jesus taught .

Answer 5

I think that this number was used in the book of revelation. It was thought in the time of the apostles that 12 and 12 x 12 were perfect numbers. The JW have taken this reading literally.

Answer 6

Jehovah Witnesses do not believe that people go to heaven. According to their teaching Heaven is coming to us. That is why we pray THY KINGDOM COME. The 144000 are actually people from the tribes of Israel - 12000 from each of the twelve tribes who will infact help God teach mankind upon God's arrival back on Earth. The Jehovah Witnesses believe that they are part of these 144000 who will fit into the plan of God to educate mankind. Contact a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses near you and your question will be answered to a greater degree. b'shalom Steven

Answer 7

Be restored on earth. And Nemesis, they don't believe they all will go to heaven. Although they usually have at least on person in their congregation thinking he is one of the ones to go. Made me shake my head a bit when I first had that one explained to me. :o)

Answer 8

When the president and all he needs are at the whitehouse or area, and I do not know if he has 144,000, but they are all there and we are here and they rule and we flollow, so it is with Jesus and his government, his heavenly for the new heavens are with him Gal.4:26; 2Pet.3:13; Isa,65:17; to rule over the earthly 1Cor.15:22-28, 51-53; Rev.20:1-6,12,13; for the new earth until all perfect pass into the kingdom paradise of God. Rev.2:7; 21:1-5;

THE GOVERNMENT OF JESUS IS IN HEAVENLY JERUSALEM

Isa.9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no
end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Rev.3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Heb.1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith,
And let all the angels of God worship him.1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Answer 9

who knows why they believe something that isnt true.
but people who have repented will be in heaven.

Answer 10

apparently they have had to revise that figure since it would not include all JWs