Tag: 1 Corinthians 15:50

The Resurrection: Where?

September 29, 2026 / / 0 Comments

The Watchtower teaches that the resurrection of the dead will be to two separate and distinct locations:

  1. Jesus and an “anointed” group of 144,000 Christian witnesses of Jehovah will be resurrected in spirit form and live in heaven. They will rule as kings and priests over the earth but will never come there physically. Most of them have died and are in heaven now in spirit form.
  1. Everyone else who is raised from the dead will be resurrected in bodily form and will live on the earth, which will then be a paradise. This group will never go to heaven.

But let’s look at what the Bible says about this. Continue reading

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Understanding the Watchtower’s Two Class Salvation System

December 30, 2025 / / 0 Comments

I won’t be suggesting specific stone-in-the-shoe comments or questions in this post.

Rather, this will be a background article to make sure you understand the Watchtower’s two-class salvation system.

For some of you, this will be a review.

For others, it will be new.

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Was Jesus Resurrected As An Invisible Spirit?

April 1, 2025 / / 0 Comments

The Watchtower teaches that Jesus was not resurrected bodily but rather as a spirit creature. (What Does the Bible Really Teach?, p. 73)

It cites two categories of Bible evidence:

  • Proof texts which it believes explicitly teach the spirit resurrection of Jesus
  • Experiences Jesus had which it believes prove he couldn’t have been raised in a physical body.

Today, we’ll examine the first category.

In next week’s post, we’ll look at the second. Continue reading

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Bodily Resurrection: Answering Watchtower Arguments #1-4

January 10, 2023 / / 1 Comment

The Watchtower presents many arguments against the bodily resurrection of Christ.

It’s not possible in “key points” blog posts to go into the same detail as the chapter itself. Instead, I’ll give you thumbnail sketches of what I consider to be their best arguments against the bodily resurrection and give you good ways to respond. Continue reading

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Using Soundbites to Communicate

July 3, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Reagan at Berlin WallWhat type of rhetoric do you find more persuasive—long, carefully crafted arguments or concise, easy-to-remember soundbites?

By “soundbites,” I mean brief, catchy comments or sayings that convey the essence of your message and stick in the minds of your audience. Continue reading

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