Paulapollos,
You wrote: they are obsessed with going into a Paradise, where they get to pet lions, swim with dolphins, build giant houses, go on yachts around the world, eat the best food, have no war, suffering, and most of all, get to share their prosperity with family and friends, who can spend time congratulating each other on survival and service, so they can feel good about themselves, and pat each other on the back . Let's face it, they are happy with God's Kingdom if it provides all that, and stays up there in heaven, without getting too involved in their personal lives. The fact is, they want a social club, a community where they all praise each other for their integrity, and revel in how they got thru
Do you believe all JWs are as you describe above? I've met many JWs who are serving Jehovah because they love him not just because they hope to get a nice house in the new system.
I've learned that when someone paints with a broad brush it is likely they are wrong. Not judging just giving my opinion. Perhaps I misunderstood.
By the way, the OT does not look down on living a life on earth that is fulfilled and satisfied with the good things earth can provide including good association and religious fellowship. Jesus drank wine and ate good food and he enjoyed the good things of this earth including a home. It is not wrong, by God's grace, to enjoy the good things his earth provides whether now or in the Kingdom.
Sarah