Gumbers said: . Why do witnesses greive so hard when they lose a loved one when they know this loved one has a guaranteed spot in the New System and will be resurrected......especially when they feel the end is only a short time away and the resurrection hope will follow? Why do ANY believers grieve so badly at the death of a loved one when these have a hope of eternal life?
I think because most Witnesses never think they'll ever have to face losing their loved ones. Armageddon has been right around the corner for 130 years and of course, they're STILL being taught that the New System will be here any day now. I know for myself I'm going to find it hard when my parents die because of course we always believed the New system would be here long before now and they'd be returning to their youth and we'd all be petting lions and having picnics every day. Instead, I see them getting older with more health problems, and it goes against what was "supposed" to happen. As for the hope of the resurrection, well.....I guess it's something, but in the meantime, they believe that their loved ones are just dead in the ground-----what frigging comfort is that?
