Rumour 144,000 literal number teaching to be abandoned at Annual Meeting (page 14)

Sea Breeze

With 25K members partaking and counting, I wouldn't bet against it.

Jeffro

slimboyfat:

Rumour 144,000 literal number teaching to be abandoned at Annual Meeting

Where do you get this stuff?

Can anyone identify the last time WT affirmed the literal 144,000 teaching in print or in broadcast?

The Watchtower, May 2024, page 7:

A limited number, 144,000 in all, of Christ’s faithful followers will receive a resurrection to immortal life in heaven.

It isn't new that they make a distinction between the number of 'partakers' and the 'actual' anointed people, though there is no method of verification because it's superstitious nonsense.

Rattigan350

Oh please. What the Governing body says at the annual meeting does not change God's plan.

There are 144,000 corulers with Jesus, the bride of Christ. period. That can not be changed.

It is in Ex 19:6 and 1 Peter 2:9 and in Rev 5:10; 20:6 and detailed in chapt 7 & 14.

It is not a 2 class 2 tier system.

While there may be 25,000 partaking, it means nothing. The partaking ended 30 years ago but people kept doing it and more joined in because they want to think that they are anointed.

End of story.

KerryKing

The problem isn't whether there is a two tier system or not, or how many there are, the problem is that all those claiming today to be anointed, CAN'T prove it!!

Jesus, the Apostles and 1st century disciples, could prove their anointing with holy spirit by miracles, healing, speaking in tongues, prophesying, good works and so on.

Those claiming to be anointed now, are self appointed anointed Christians. They have picked the best seat in the house for themselves, rather than waiting for the host to asign them a seat. And they have assigned the less favourable seats to those whom they decree to be less deserving, less spiritual than they themselves.

It is the height of arrogance to state that 'We are anointed, but you are not, you obviously have a mental illness'!!

How many times did Jesus stress and highlight the essential quality of humility, to enter the Kingdom of God? That his disciples have to be like little children, ie non ambitious?

The entire male population of the WT org is steeped in ambition and power grabbing!

Vanderhoven7

There is no such animal as a Christian who is not anointed, i.e., not born of and indwelt by the Spirit of God. John 3:3, Romans 8:9

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