Celebrations
Birthday Celebrations Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays, as they believe such celebrations are contrary to Bible principles. They consider birthday celebrations to be customs of pagan origin and unsupported by the Bible. The only birthday celebrations mentioned in the Bible are Pharaoh’s and Herod Antipas celebrations, both of which resulted in…
Gog of Magog
Where does the Bible say about Gog of Magog? Gog of Magog is mentioned in two main passages in the Bible. In the Hebrew Scriptures we find it mentioned in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 and in the Greek Scriptures at Revelation 20:7-10. These texts describe Gog and his actions in prophetic contexts, but with…
The King of the North
What Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the prophecy about the King of the North, described in Daniel chapter 11, points to an end-time conflict between political powers that oppose God’s Kingdom. They interpret the verses as an ongoing fulfillment in which the King of the North represents various great powers in the world…
Who Are The Unrighteous That Are Resurrected?
What Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Jehovah’s Witnesses consider baptized Jehovah’s Witnesses to be righteous and therefore entitled to everlasting life. However, they believe that Acts 24:15 opens the way for some unbaptized ones to be resurrected. It says that Paul hopes that “both the righteous and the unrighteous will be resurrected.” They define the unrighteous as…
What Must You Do To Gain Everlasting Life?
What Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that one must be baptized in order to obtain salvation (see, e.g. Young People Ask, page 9). Since Jehovah’s Witnesses do not recognize baptism anywhere other than Jehovah’s Witnesses, this means a requirement that one must be a baptized member of Jehovah’s Witness in order to gain everlasting…
Marriage and Sexuality After the Resurrection
What Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that marriage is a sacred arrangement established by Jehovah God for mankind but that it will not exist in the resurrection. They base this on Jesus’ words at Luke 20:35-36, where he says that the resurrected ones “neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they are like…
Blood transfusion – what does the bible say?
What Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Bible’s prohibition against the consumption of blood also applies to blood transfusions. They interpret this as a parallel to eating blood, as both involve the blood being supplied to the body. This view is based mainly on three biblical scriptures: Jehovah’s Witnesses view blood transfusions as…
Who Are the 144,000?
Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that 144,000 refers to selected Witnesses who are going to heaven and that they will rule with Jesus there. Other Jehovah’s Witnesses (other sheep) are resurrected to life on earth. The Bible Teaches Revelation 7:4 plainly states that 144,000 are made up of the 12 tribes of Israel. Verses…
Is Loyalty To The Anointed A Condition For Eternal Life?
What the doctrine is about The Watchtower, September 2024 (study article 38) claims that the judgment of the sheep and the goats at Matthew 25:31-46 depends on how Christians “loyally support his anointed followers.” This implies that the treatment of the anointed is essential for everlasting life or death. The article interprets “the least of…
The Sheep and the Goats
What Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the sheep described at Matthew 25:32,33 are made up of two groups. They base such an understanding on John 10:16 where Jesus says that “I also have other sheep”. The first sheep are Jehovah’s Witnesses who will rule with Jesus in heaven. The other sheep are subordinates…
