I studied with the Jw's on and off for a couple of years and i could never get my head around the belief that 44,000 ( special ones) would be going to heaven and how THEY themselves worked out that they would be one of them?
I remember at Easter one year i was invited to a 'special' meeting, I think they called it "The memorial" or something like that.
Anyway, they passed around a goblet of what looked like wine and a plate of broken crackers and everyone just passed it around the whole room, from one person to the next.
I was told before this meeting that under NO circumstances was i to partake of the wine or the bread as it was only for the "select few" to do so.
My question is: How do they, ( the ones who decide to take a sip or have a nibble) know that they have been chosen, what is the method of Jehovah's communication to them to enlighten them to their future role.
AND
when i was told not to partake, how did the person telling me this not know that I hadn't had a little visit or some form of communication to tell me that I myself may have been a chosen one? ( Not likely though!!!!! Tee hee hee).
By the way, as it turned out, we had no one at our meeting that day who drank from or ate from the things offered so why do they bother with it at all?
Surely if they know that no one has been chosen to do so prior to the meeting then they could have just stayed home eating their Easter eggs!!! ( Joking!).
Or maybe, does the 'revelation of having been made a chosen one just suddently hit that person as he/she takes a hold of the cup/plate?
Could someone please enlighten me on my questions and tell me also, when my mouth went suddenly dry as I held that cup and my tummy started to rumble as I took that plate.......did I miss my opportunity?
Thanx........CaZ