Because Jesus Asked Us To Imitate Him,and He Preached The Kingdom. Why Is It That Only One Group In The Entire World Does So?

[goodlife]

Matt 28:19-20

[SirOracle]

And which group would that be Goodlife ??? LOL

[jomifl]

Don't keep us in suspense....tell us..

[sandyRoe]

Does this group celebrate the Mass? When he broke bread and handed round the wine he said: Do this in remembrance of me.

[wolf63]

Either the deluded or the insane.

[vetuste_ennemi]

They do, Sandy, but only once a year on the anniversary of the Crucifixion (Hebrew Passover date Nisan 14) using wine and unleavened bread. But only the dwindling band of the 144,000 who are destined for Heaven rather than the New World (i.e. hereafter Armageddon) partake. Typically wine and bread is passed around the whole congregation with nobody taking a sip or a bite. So all of St Paul's references to "the Church", "the Body of Christ", "The Elect", "the Saints" and those "Born again" are interpreted by the Watchtower oligarchy as applying to only the 144,000, not the whole Christian community. An extraordinary distortion of just about everything written in the New Testament which would be apparent to any reader of it who was concerned with the "Truth".

[vetuste_ennemi]

Here AFTER... Freudian slurp. Too much communion wine.

[naomi24]

^Bless you my son. :o)

[-Talbot-]

Because Jesus Asked Us To Imitate Him


No harm in asking but I prefer to be clean shaven

[vetuste_ennemi]

Pax tibiscum, Mother Superior.

[EDDIE51]

vestuste, Who are the 144,000 destined for Heaven ?
Not heard of that before.

[naomi24]

v-e, and you.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Until 1968 the WT always portrayed Christ clean-shaven, Talbot. Since then he's portrayed as a very young Kris Kristofferson.

[mrs_overall]

I used to have a crush on Kris Kristofferson.

I would imitate Jesus but I know I would end up flat on my face tripping over the flowing white robes

[-Talbot-]

Until 1968 the WT always portrayed Christ clean-shaven, Talbot.


VE, I didn't know that. (This religion stuff can be quite captivating at times)

[vetuste_ennemi]

JW's classify Christians in two separate groups (based on a perverse misinterpretation of Christ's remark in tMatthew (I think) that "There are other sheep not of this fold. Them also...". This reference to gentile converts is interpreted by the WT plutocrats as two distinct classes of Christians, those destined to join Christ in Heaven and rule the New World (the Earth after Armageddon), and the "other sheep" who will be survivors of Armageddon who will live on Earth for ever and the deceased faithful who will be resurrected to join them.
The A-Listers number 144,000 because Revelation says that the Church in Heaven will consist of a "spiritual Israel" with 12,000 from each of the twelve "tribes".

[vetuste_ennemi]

Pardon my rudeness. I was addressing that to you, Eddie.

[EDDIE51]

I still want to know what happens to the rest if only 144,000 can go to heaven. If Heaven is a closed shop now what is the point of religion?

[EDDIE51]

Crossed post thanks VE.

[vetuste_ennemi]

The rest enjoy eternal life on Earth, Eddie.

[EDDIE51]

Another point, how will the 144,000 be selected? Also if they are all from the 12 tribes of Israel what about those who are not Jewish?