Memorial of Jesus’ Death

Originally posted by MrGordon: ↑

MrGordon. You are aware of the small number of Jehovah's Witnesses that make it to heaven. I just had a look on the internet. Estimates are 10 -22 million currently. Jehovah's Witnesses, created in the 1870's, probably another 15-20 million currently in their graves waiting. That means less than 1% of the world's Jehovah Witnesses, will score a slot in heaven. Perhaps you should choose a religion with better odds.
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MrMarcus, the Bible tells us how many from the earth are selected to go to heaven and the role they will play.
(Revelation 5:9, 10) And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, for you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought people for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,  and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.”

Just as Jesus was resurrected from earth to life in heaven, others will be too. Jesus said to his faithful apostles: “I am going my way to prepare a place for you. Also, . . . I will come again and will receive you home to myself, so that where I am you also may be.”—John 14:2, 3.
Jesus(the Lamb) was the first, how many are to follow? We are told:
(Revelation 14:1) Then I saw, and look! the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who have his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.

This ''little flock'' (Luke 12:32), are not the only ones that follow Jesus in worship of the Father. Jesus spoke of ''other sheep'' that receive everlasting life on earth as loyal subjects of that Kingdom.
(John 10:16) “And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; those too I must bring in, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.

These ones are a ''great crowd'', that only God can number.

(Revelation 7:9) After this I saw, and look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands.

These survive Armageddon.
(Revelation 7:14) So right away I said to him: “My lord, you are the one who knows.” And he said to me: “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

That ''they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb'', may begin by attending the Memorial of Christ's death where the importance of what his death will accomplish is explained. These survivers of the ''great tribulation'' that will perhaps number into the millions have the wonderful prospect of everlasting life on an earth transformed into a paradise.

(Psalm 37:10, 11) Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there.  But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.

These will be joined by billions that will be restored to life here on earth by means of a resurrection.
(Acts 24:15) And I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

The ''righteous'' will be those that loyally served God whereas the ''unrighteous'' are those that were never given that chance to know him and to love him.

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Rev 7:14 ..............come out of the tribulation the great, and washed the robes of them and made white them in the blood of the Lamb.

Are you seeing the context here Mr G, came OUT and then washed and made them white.
Means, the penny dropped or they were given truth, hence the meaning of washing in the blood of the Lamb?
Who is called The Word of God.

Their robes were not clean in the tribulation, soiled with untruths?
Even though, they may have died for it?
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No then Mr G, penny for your thoughts, the you, as in step out of the Tower for a moment, and consider some possibilities.

Then I saw, and look! the Lamb standing on Mount Zion (Sion), and with him 144,000 who have his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.

I assume you would agree, it would seem whom ever these ones are, they have quite a few standout features, aspects to them.
One of these it appears, is a standout, name of Jesus and name of the Fathers.
One would probably think, well,...we all know that, but the fact is, it's mentioned and their a standout lot?

Consider -> Rev 2:17 - He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth

Now consider -> Rev 19:12-13 - His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

In these verses, He is about to come and it says, no man knows this name.
It's a time when he is about to come, so that would suggest, those of that time, don't know this name.
He was to be exalted and by inheritance, given a name.
If this was the name inherited it would have to come from,............and God was the Word.
So the two names in the forehead -> The Word and The Word of God.

Yes you might be thinking, no, not likely.
Well hang on then, if you feel OK and it's appropriate for Jesus to have the name - The Word of God, then why not The Word for God?

Hidden manna, as Jesus was the Bread and bread represents the word of God, The word of life eternal.
Hidden manna -> the word of God.
So, no if buts, something is hidden = WHAT?

Now we come back to the name, no one knows -> meaning???
Think for one minute, the Key plan of God is to get the word of life, eternal into the one, from day one, HIS WORD.
Hence the same until the end.
Reveal the end from the beginning, does that suggest, it will be near the end before truth comes back on track?
It LOOKS like it, hence some appears to be washing robes, after coming out of the Trib, or given them.

Jesus, although the word of life centers around him, as well as being used in creation and to us, Jesus was also the carrier of it, despite it centering around him.
YOU simply do not become the thing, item you are GIVEN.
So the name that no one knows, is Not saying he is The Word or The Word of God, but the carrier, Light of the Tree.

Therefore, if that be the case and you say he is the word, the word of God, then you do not know this name, it's meaning, representation.
So, is that what Rev 19:12 is all about?

So, if that's with these 144,000, in their foreheads, they I expect, are taken out of the picture before Jesus comes, hence the name not known?
Don't read anything into that!

Not to mention, the meaning of Virgins, re the 144,000?
Not soiled with the Mothers soil, blood? lol.

So what do you think, plausible, worth considering.
Otherwise, what's the hidden manna and TRUTH of Rev 19:12?

PS. OH - And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

Not a new song I would suggest,.... but the original, which to most, sounds like a new song and no one able to learn?