Great Crowd
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JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, the “OTHER SHEEP” and JOHN 10:16
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold a unique belief regarding the resurrection, which is that those who have remained loyal to God will be included in a group referred to as the ‘other sheep.’ This group is expected to partake in what is called the “resurrection of the righteous,” a concept that is referenced in Acts 24:15. “And…
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GREAT COMPANY – SPIRITUAL CLASS OR RESTITUTION CLASS?
Is the Great Company, referred to as the Great Multitude in Revelation 7: 9-17 and Revelation 19: 1-9, a spiritual class or the Restitution class? We understand that they belong to a unique spiritual group, which means they’re not part of the Restitution class. The Restitution class includes those who are set to inherit paradise on earth. This…
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Who are the “great company” in Revelation 7?
“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 All the…
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What happens to the Anointed who do not make the 144,000?
A mistake is in presuming that the Little Flock of 144,000 are the only ones who will receive a heavenly reward. The Anointed can be broken down into two classes after death: 1) the 144,000 and 2) those who fall short of the 144,000, but who are not going into second death. We believe this second…
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Are the Great Crowd the same as all the people in Paradise Earth?
Just as the Anointed 144,000 (the Little Flock) are selected “out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation” (Rev 5:9 NWT), so are the Great Crowd (Rev 7:9). Neither of these two groups are the world, but they are both taken “out of” the world. This larger group (the world) from which these…