THE ERRORS OF THE DOCTRINE OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: ONLY SOME FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS WILL GO TO HEAVEN

According to the doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses, God chooses a limited number of faithful Christians who will be resurrected to life in heaven after death, while the rest of the faithful – the second-class Christians – will live forever on earth, in an earthly paradise.

So will only a few privileged Christians go to heaven?

Absolutely no. In one of his prophetic visions, John of Patmos saw before the throne of God and before the Lamb who stands in the middle of the throne, an innumerable multitude that no one could count, of every nation and race and people and language (Revelation 7:9.15.17). Where is the throne of God located? Here is what the Scripture says: “At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it” (Revelation 4:2), that is, God (verses 9-11). And also: “The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all” (Psalms 103:19). Again: “But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne” (Matthew 5:34). Therefore the innumerable multitude is found in heaven before God and before Jesus, the Lamb. In his writings Paul says: “But our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). And also: “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will be with the Lord forever” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). And again: “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” (2 Corinthians 5:1) In his letter Peter says that “we will be raised to eternal life in heaven” (1 Peter 1:3-4).

But then why is it written that the meek will inherit the earth? Matthew 5:5

The earth they will inherit is not this world, but figuratively it is God himself: “Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.” (Psalms 16:5) “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” (Psalms 27:4) “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalms 73:26) “We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 5:8) “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:1-4)