The Resurrection Reveals God’s Love, Wisdom, and Patience

8 For a number of reasons, we can assume that those greeting resurrected individuals will be able to recognize their loved ones. For instance, based on resurrections that have already occurred, it seems that Jehovah will re-create people so that they look, speak, and think in the same way as they did shortly before they died. Remember that Jesus likened death to sleep and the resurrection to being awakened from sleep. (Matt. 9:18, 24; John 11:11-13) When people awaken from sleep, they look and sound the same as when they went to sleep, and they retain their memory. Consider the example of Lazarus. He had been dead for four days, so his body had begun to decay. Yet, when Jesus resurrected him, his sisters immediately recognized him, and Lazarus obviously remembered them.—John 11:38-44; 12:1, 2.

Lazarus was resurrected after being dead for four days. John 11:44 reads... The man who had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Free him and let him go.”

Lazarus was laid out dead in a cave where his corpse would have been preserved. His corpse was not buried in the ground. No dirt, water touched his corpse. Lazarus walked out four days later wrapped in the same cloth that covered his hands, feet, and face. He walked out of the cave looking the same as he was laid out.

Supposedly, Jehovah will resurrect individuals in the ''new system''. How does the Watchtower explain the following questions?

Since most individuals are either cremated or buried and decayed in the ground, how will these individuals be resurrected? Will they magically appear in a designated area? Will coffins have to be dug up and be brought back with the newly resurrected walking out? What about the cremated?

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I have another question:

Will those resurrected in the New World be re-created imperfect like Lazarus? After all, Lazarus was brought back from the dead only to die again. So, Lazarus was resurrected into an imperfect body of sin. If that is the case, then would Jehovah be creating imperfection? If no, they would be re-created in perfection, then would they be able to speak to Jehovah directly without Jesus as an inter-mediator as Adam did because they are without sin?

Beth Sarim

''Will those resurrected in the New World be re-created imperfect like Lazarus? After all, Lazarus was brought back from the dead only to die again. So, Lazarus was resurrected into an imperfect body of sin. If that is the case, then would Jehovah be creating imperfection? If no, they would be re-created in perfection, then would they be able to speak to Jehovah directly without Jesus as an inter-mediator as Adam did because they are without sin?''

I have often pondered this too. There was a youtube video a while back. Where they interview James R. White. He outlined all these discrepancies with WT theology. Like this one.

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''Will those resurrected in the New World be re-created imperfect like Lazarus?

9 Jehovah promises that no one living under Christ’s rule will say: “I am sick.” (Isa. 33:24; Rom. 6:7) Thus, those who are raised from the dead will be re-created with healthy bodies. However, they will not immediately be perfect. If they were, they might seem unfamiliar to their loved ones. It seems that all mankind will gradually grow to perfection during the Thousand Year Reign of Christ.

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Will those that were born with severe mental disabilities be resurrected with perfect minds. If so, how will they have the same personality? Will they really be the same person?

How about people that identify as a different gender than there biological gender, will god resurrect them to their gender of preference or will he resurrect them to their biological gender and adjust their attitude?

Beth Sarim

''It seems that all mankind will gradually grow to perfection during the Thousand Year Reign of Christ."

You see. There is another one the WT 'qualifying' words again in their literature.

It ''seems''. They just cannot outright say for sure what things will be. It ''seems''. That's a qualifying word. Like ''evidently'', ''likely'', ''perhaps'', ''maybe'', ''apparently''.

John Cedars uploaded a video bringing this to light. The WT is full of those words. And full of the elipses too, the dot, dot, dot..

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Fadeaway1962

Ecclesiastes 9:5,6 but the dead know nothing at all , not do they have nothing at all, nor do they any more reward , because all memory of them is forgotten , also their love and their hate and their jealousy have perished.

So how will they remember anyone?

Sea Breeze

Fadeaway - Ecclesiastes 9:5,6 but the dead know nothing at all

I used to use this scripture at the doors a lot as a sort of proof scripture for WT teaching on soul sleep/annihilation.

But did you know that the bible says that money can solve all your problems? Don't believe me?

Eccl. 10: 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

See, says it right there in your own bible. Shocking? Not really when you understand the book of Eccl.

Ecclesiastes is a philosophical book written from a narrow perspective. The phrase "under the sun" appears over and over in the book so that the reader will understand the temporal view from which the wisdom is written.

Money is the answer for everything under the sun, just as the dead know nothing at all under the sun. Dead physical bodies know knowing in this world, true.

But, dozens of other scriptures show dead people talking, remembering, complaining, experiencing happiness, sorrow and other things that those alive under the sun experience as well.

Rev. 6: 9 comes to mind-

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

Fadeaway1962

I was using that bible passage in connection with the topic ,I no longer believe the Bible it's just a book of fables ,myths and a bit of history and has very little benefit to modern life and none to man's eternal life. We have this life and should live it the best we can and be kind to each other.

The Watchtower—Study Edition | August 2020

The Resurrection Reveals God’s Love, Wisdom, and Patience

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