Bible Authenticity

The Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW’s) have for many years taught that baptized Christians in their organization fall into two classes, “anointed” (with a heavenly hope) and “other sheep” (with an earthly hope) Christians. This is explained in the following Wikipedia article:

“According to Watch Tower Society theology, salvation requires Christ’s mediation as part of God’s purpose to grant humans everlasting life, either in heaven (for 144,000 “anointed” Christians, or the “little flock”) or on earth (for the “other sheep”, the remainder of faithful humanity).^[116] For anointed Witnesses, salvation is said to be achieved through their death and subsequent resurrection to heavenly life to share with Christ as a co-ruler of God’s kingdom;^[117] for others, it is gained by preservation through the Great Tribulation and the battle of Armageddon.^[118][119] Watch Tower Society publications state that salvation at Armageddon is also contingent on baptism, accurate knowledge of Bible truth, adherence to God’s standards of conduct and morality, use of the divine name “Jehovah” in worship,^[120] membership of God’s “organization”,^[121] and active support of anointed Christians.^[122] Based on a literal interpretation of scriptures such as Revelation 14:1–4, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians go to heaven as spirit creatures to rule with Christ in the kingdom of God.^[123] They believe that most of those are already in heaven, and that the “remnant” at Revelation 12:17 (KJV) refers to those remaining alive on earth who will be immediately resurrected to heaven when they die or during the Great Tribulation. The Witnesses understand Jesus’ words at John 3:3—”except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”—to apply to the 144,000 who are “born again” as “anointed” sons of God in heaven.^[124] They associate the terms “Israel of God” (Galatians 6:16), “little flock” (Luke 12:32), and “the bride, the Lamb’s wife” (Revelation 21:9) in the New Testament with the “anointed”.^[125][126] . . .  Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that being anointed involves a personal revelation by God’s spirit which “gives positive assurance of adoption” to the individual alone.^[128] Only those claiming to be anointed partake of the unleavened bread and wine at the yearly commemoration of Christ’s death, or Memorial.”—Wikipedia, Jehovah’s Witnesses Beliefs read more