Hate to be the bad news guy, but the idea of a resurrection and paradise come from the Egyptians religious beliefs. All the details can be found in the book of the dead.
Will the resurrected marry/have children?
by davidmitchell 25 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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berrygerry
Again, the Mormons have Dubs beat.
Polygamous marriage in heaven.
I was told by an "in-the-know" elder that in the drama at a Canadian convention where a patriarch (Noah?) and his family were resurrected, and Noah and his wife hugged.
Bethel quickly notified all other, and future conventions to ensure that Noah and his wife did not hug.
So, I paid attention to that part of the drama.
It was pretty bizarre to see this resurrected couple talking to each from 10 feet away.
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Introvert 2
Hey Brock, BIG TEX is the man ! haha !
Good thread, funny on the Canadian convention, I guess they value their personal space. Maybe a case of halitosis from not brushing after a couple thousand years ? Just kidding, sad that they go on like that, weird.
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Brock Talon
Hey Introvert 2,
When Big Tex comes back in the resurrection, this is probably what he'll say:
YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!
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paradisebeauty
The GB is bluffing. They get it wrong from the beginning.
The purpose of God in not paradise on this earth, it is the transformation of men into a new creation. This is also the purpose of the 1000 years kingdom - to decide who gets transformed into the new man. Some will be transformed at the beginning of the 1000 years, some at the end, after the last judgement.
Jesus was resurrected as the new man, He was the first one of this new creation. This is the reason why jw's can not explain what happened with Jesus's body, and they came with that explanation of Jesus materializing himself, taking different bodies. They do not get this idea of a new creation and a new man that the letters of the apostles talk about. Jesus talked about this in metaphors and parables, because this was part of the sacred secret revealed after the resurrection of Jesus.
Paul says if the sacred secret would have been known before, the authorities of this world would not have crucified Jesus. The big surprise was that Jesus was resurrected as a new kind of man, immortal and indestructible. This is the way the saved ones will be resurrected. But there will also be resurrection for people who are not yet saved, the unjust, those will be resurrected as normal humans, of flesh and blood, as we are now.
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Mary J Blige
I always found it odd that a JW could remarry after their spouse died. I recall asking how would Mrs X feel to find her husband happily remarried and no marriage prospects - wouldn't that be hell for her? I was told that Jehovah was a loving God and would take care of the desires of every living thing, perhaps even wiping her memory. I couldn't ever understand that.