I have a heap of quotes at
http://jwfacts.com/index_files/Page779.htm
that show only JW's will be saved.
The mags are too politically correct to state that directly, but it is often said in a round about way. Consider the following reasonings;
Anyone in bablyon the great will be destroyed - ie anyone in any false religion
Anyone that does not call on the name of Jehovah will be destroyed - who uses that word except JW's
The flood corresponds to baptism to jehovahs organisation - 1 Pet. 3:21
Only 8 people survived the flood out of a population of probably 1 billion
Many JW's find it hard to cope with such a teaching and privately believe that there will be a mass conversion, or that God will save some non witnesses. The following article shows this is not the case.
Watchtower 1997 February 15 p.29 Questions From Readers
“The Watchtower” of August 15, 1996, said: “In the final part of the tribulation, ‘flesh’ that has fled to Jehovah’s side will be saved.” Is that suggesting that after the first phase of the great tribulation, many new ones will come over to God’s side? That was not the point being made. …
Teaching Prior to 1935 about heaven
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Good Question.
For several years prior to 1935 the teaching evolved and changed over time, so it was all abit confusing. Know one knows the real reason Rutherford progressed the religion as he did, so what you read on the net is all hypothsis.
Logically the teaching could have stayed that JW's were the 144000, and the remaining second-rate JW's could have been the Great Crowd in heaven. Then the worldly people would have survived Armageddon onto earth.
My personal opinion is Rutherford was interested in growing his organisation, and the best way to do that was to say that being a JW is compulsory for salvation. In that case both classes 144,000/Great Crowd, Little Flock/Other Sheep, Heavenly/Earthly both had to be only JWs. He changed the teaching to say heaven is full, and the earth will only be JW's, so get on board so you dont die.
This is not what he was saying in 1925. Millions now living was still at a time of understanding that all JW's go to heaven and the worldly get to stay on earth.