Jehovah's Witnesses Analysis

Most people don't understand the other types of religions that are out there in the world. They are unaware of all the other religions that people practice, they may live in the same areas but have completely different beliefs. They have to understand that people practice other religions and that they all have different beliefs. For example, there are Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Buddhism, and Jehovah Witnesses. Jehovah's witnesses is a type of cult, a cult is defined as a religion regarded as unorthodox or false. To get a better understanding of what Jehovah Witnesses are I am going to give you the background of where they came from, their beliefs and rituals, comparing it to the Christian understanding of the gospel, religious view of salvation, and critiquing the major beliefs of the religion from a Christian's perspective. First to start off is where Jehovah's Witnesses came about, one name Charles Taze Russell. Russell was a normal teenage boy who rejected a lot of views that were taught in his congregational church, most specifically the doctrines of hell and the trinity, which seemed unreasonable to him. Russell was a big skeptic, he was influenced by the Adventist teachings and by age 18 he had formed his own Bible study and

The Millennium, which includes the destruction of about 99 percent of mankind. During this time, the earth will be repopulated by faithful JW's who had survived Armageddon, plus those who recreated by Jehovah. "At the end of 1,000 years, there will be a final test when Satan and his demons are let loose from the abyss where they have been imprisoned. They will be allowed to challenge Jehovah and tempt His people. All those who remain faithful will enjoy everlasting life on a paradise Earth. Some may be led astray and will suffer a final horrible fate when Jehovah casts them into the lake of fire to be annihilated" (Ridenour,