Interesting thread!!
Jehovah's Witnesses don't kill anyone. Ever. We are politcally neutral and don't even support war now-a-days. Many Jews have become Jehovah's Witnesses. Many homosexuals have stopped living that life-style and instead choose abstinence and become JW's. Same goes with murderers, rapists, drug abusers etc. The Bible can transform lives and everyone is acceptable to God as long as they meet his requirements.
That said, some time in the future, Satan and the demons will be abyssed for 1,000 years. During that time both the righteous and unrighteous will begin to be resurrected and given a chance to learn about God. After the 1,000 years Satan and his demons will be let out to test mankind one final time. Amazingly enough, most people will side with the Devil!
At that time, God will destroy everyone who sided with Satan.
After that, there will be complete world peace. Everyone will have their own land, build their own house, grow their own food. Even the animals will be no threat. Deserts will be made lush again and there will be plenty of food for everyone, plenty of space, and no government as we now know government. Adam could speak "directly" with God (it was likely an angelic messenger), so it's reasonable to conclude that that line of communication will be reopened. There will be some kind of order, but the Bible doesn't say anything about it. We just have to wait and see and be there to see
It's commonly believed among JW's that once the world is populated, reproduction will stop.
I personally cannot imagine a world without babies and children so I hold to the belief that other planets will be made hospitable and people will simply migrate to them.
People will never die, never war, and never stop learning about God and the things they enjoy. I like to imagine the sorts of clean technology that may be thought up and modes of transportation. I also like to imagine what the food would be like when it's no longer hampered by polution and the likes. How will the people learn about the deepest areas of the oceans?
A lot of people say they would be bored to death after even a couple hundred years but I think they have little imagination. Imagine the instruments that could be mastered or created and other forms of expression and art! And how little we know about the general world around us. The places that could be traveled to. Helping to fortify the growth of different species...
It's endless
Thanks for this topic. It's put me in a very good mood.
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