Submitted by jWalkerFTW t3_z152ab in boston
jWalkerFTW OP t1_ix92m7f wrote
Reply to comment by hotaspee in So uh… are these Jehovahs Witnesses at the T stations ever going to go away? by jWalkerFTW
I’ve lived here equally as long and have seen them, but never to this extreme level
hotaspee t1_ix93mgt wrote
fair enough, I just ignore them. if you really want to bug them you can ask them why they’re recruiting if there are only 144,000 spots in heaven and there’s 8.5m witnesses
_rabidturtle t1_ix95rnb wrote
That's not really a 'gotcha' for them though. They believe most people will be resurrected on a 'paradise Earth' after Armageddon.
SinibusUSG t1_ix9kg92 wrote
Yeah, if you're really looking to pick a fight with some random followers, there's much better ammunition to be had.
Like the way the church systemically covers up child abuse. To the point where it's basically in their rules that the kid is lying unless someone else sees it.
parsley_animal t1_ix9gjrb wrote
Yeah lol I think the 150k spots are for the "executive" level of heaven that basically gets to run the goings on of paradise-earth after the apocalypse. But I think there's eventually an apocalypse sequel and the rest go to heaven or, if they don't do good with the new paradise earth, they all go to hell
Essarray t1_ixa1fwi wrote
They don't believe in hell or a traditional afterlife. When you die you stay dead until it's time for God to resurrect you. At that time the meek shall inherit the earth and all the wicked non-believers get killed off. The 144k act as judges. Source: I grew up in said cult.
jWalkerFTW OP t1_ix946kw wrote
Lmao. They don’t necessarily bother me, since all they do is stand there. But I have a close friend who’s JW family has only strengthened my position that they are a terrible, terrible cult
purplegreenway t1_ixaemq3 wrote
Yes, this is what blows my mind. Maybe I'm selfish but my thought process would be, what if the person I recruit takes my spot?
identicaltheft t1_ixaosvw wrote
JWs know if they are going to heaven or not. It's 144k over all time and the rapture happens when the last person of that 144k dies. Most JWs firmly believe they aren't going to heaven and they are going to be reborn onto heaven on Earth.
How did they "know" if they are one of the chosen? Fuck if I know. Heaven vibes or something.
MindMugging t1_ix9hpyo wrote
That’s going to a pretty epic hunger game at the end of time.
itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_ix9jkew wrote
Current Weather in Boston:
Temperate: 39°F
Humidity: 36%
UV Index: Low
Jehovah Level: Extreme
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