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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife
You are correct in saying that they don’t believe in hell. And they believe only 144,000 will receive a place in heaven, according to the book of Revelation in the Bible.
However, they do not believe that humans have a soul that survives independent of the body, and so when humans die, they believe that the “soul” dies as well. They don’t go anywhere, they simply cease to exist. But, they also believe in a resurrection that will occur after “Armageddon”. The “Gehenna” you speak of is symbolic, not literal. It represents permanent death. Those who go to “Gehenna” will not be resurrected.
That’s it in a nutshell anyhow.
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The 144,000 are of God's annointed (or chosen) to rule with Jesus in Heaven during the thousand year reign, after Jehovah and Jesus destroy the wicked on earth. During this time mankind will grow to perfection.
I'd talk more but that gets into explaining a pretty lengthy and I don't want to come off as preachy to anyone.
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
Seriously? I heard they don't do Christmas, no decorations - nothing. And you don't have to buy anyone a birthday present, you can receive birthday presents but you don't have give them.
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Nothing to due with Witness beliefs but check out my personal reasons with the documentery What Would Jesus Buy?