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===History of Jehovah's Witnesses===

The Jehovah's Witnesses had their beginnings in the late 1870's when a small group under the leadership of ~~sincere people led by~~ [[Charles T. Russell]] ~~started~~ began to question a ~~Bible study group. As they were studying the Bible, they believed that they had found certain things that were in conflict with~~ number of accepted Christian doctrines, including the [[Trinity]] and [[Hell]].

===[[Beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses|Beliefs]]===

The Jehovah's Witnesses teach the following as core doctrine, basing them certain passages. Some of these interpretations, in particular, Jesus as a created being, are in direct conflict with orthodox Christianity.

* There is only one true God (Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 44:6; John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 8:5-6)

* God is named Jehovah (or Yahweh) (Exodus 3:15-16; Exodus 6:3; Psalm 83:18)

* Christ died for all mankind (Matthew 20:28; 1 Timothy 2:5, 6; 1 Peter 2:24)

* Christ only had to die once for all mankind (Hebrews 9:25-28)

* Christ was raised from the dead as a spirit (1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 3:18)

* We are living in the Last Days (Matthew 24:3-14; 2 Timothy 3:1-5)

* There is only one true Christian religion and sects are completely forbidden (Matthew 7:13, 14; Ephesians 4:4, 5; 1 Corinthians 1:10)

* The soul ceases to exist at death (Ecclesiastes 9:5; Ezekiel 18:4)

* The hope for the dead is a resurrection back to Earth (John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15)

* Only 144,000 go to heaven (Luke 12:32; Revelation 14:1-3)

* The Earth will never be destroyed (Ecclesiastes 1:4; Isaiah 45:18)

* The righteous who survive Armageddon and the resurrected ones will live on Earth forever (Psalm 37:11, 29; Matthew 5:5)

* Satan is the ruler of the world and is blinding people from the truth (John 14:30; 1 John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 4:3, 4)

* An apostasy made the true Biblical teachings be done away with for a period of time (Matthew 13:24-30; Matthew 24:11; Acts 20:29, 30; 2 Timothy 4:3, 4)

====[[Jehovah's Witnesses: Jesus]]====

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