What happens to people after they die? Watchtower answer: The dead cease to exist until after the resurrection. Bible answer: The dead exist in one of two places—torment or paradise. The first example is given by Jesus Christ Himself: two people die—one is saved (righteous) and the other is lost…
Jesus said that living believers (those truly born-again) would never die. How is this possible and what is the true meaning of death? John 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? John 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep…
What does the Bible say?
Watchtower answer: The 144,000 are the only ones who will go to heaven. They are all the anointed, born-again ones starting with Jesus Christ at His baptism until 1935. This is the year when Judge Rutherford proclaimed that he received his “revelation” that the “heavenly door” was closing and that…
Watchtower answer: God’s first created being, the angel Michael, who became a god. Bible answer: 1. Jesus Christ is Jehovah, the One who would be pierced. Zech 12:10 And I [Jehovah is speaking] will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace…