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Replying to post 74 by JehovahsWitness]
JW says
Excuse me! But I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and I can assure you we don't look forward to anybody dying!
From the JW website where the question asked "What is the Battle of Armageddon"
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/q ... t_index]=4
"The battle of Armageddon refers to the final war between human governments and God. These governments and their supporters oppose God even now by refusing to submit to his rulership. (Psalm 2:2) The battle of Armageddon will bring human rulership to an end."Daniel 2:44."
"Who will fight at Armageddon? Jesus Christ will lead a heavenly army to victory over Gods enemies. (Revelation 19:11-16, 19-21) These enemies include those who oppose Gods authority and who treat God with contempt"
"What will conditions be like during the battle of Armageddon? While we do not know how God will use his power, he will have at his disposal weapons such as those he has used in the past"hail, earthquake, flooding downpour, fire and sulfur, lightning, and disease. "
From
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/maga ... t_index]=5
"What the Bible teaches: God will not allow humans to bring the earth to ruin. The Bible assures us that Jehovah * did not create the earth simply for nothing. Rather, he formed it to be inhabited. (Isaiah 45:18) Instead of allowing the earth to be totally despoiled by humans, God will bring to ruin those ruining the earth."Revelation 11:18."
"What the Bible teaches: Armageddon is not a haphazard destroyer of communities. Instead, during Armageddon, only the wicked will be wiped out. The Bible promises that soon the wicked one will be no more; and you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be."Psalm 37:10."
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/maga ... t_index]=6
"Jeremiah 25:33 reveals the magnitude of this destruction of the ungodly: Those slain by Jehovah will certainly come to be in that day from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth.
Why is Armageddon necessary? The nations refuse to acknowledge Gods sovereignty, but they proclaim their own. (Psalm 24:1)"
"Thus, this global war is associated with Christs presence, which Bible prophecies show is now here.
Armageddon will destroy only the incorrigibly wicked, and there will be a great crowd of survivors."
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/maga ... _index]=10
", the Maker of the earth will take action"at the Biblical Armageddon! (Revelation 11:18) This war, therefore, will accomplish what God-fearing men throughout the ages could only hope for. It will vindicate the rightful rulership of earths Owner, Jehovah God, over all his creation.
Thus, Armageddon is not to be feared by people who love righteousness. Rather, it provides a basis for hope. The war of Armageddon will cleanse the earth of all corruption and wickedness and open the way for a righteous new system of things under the rule of Gods Messianic Kingdom."
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JW, I have the words of your group, your religion, your holy book. Just like I have the words of other Christians on this site. Your group has already expressed, in positive terms, a looking forward to of a cosmic battle they call Armaggedon, where those whom they call evil, or corrupt, or wicked, are killed, perhaps to the tune of billions. Heck, there is an article on your website called "Armaggedon is Good News!"
The fact that your religion teaches you to be peaceful and kind (not hostile) only shows to me a double think going on. I do not dispute that this is what you are taught. However,
do not play games with me as if JWs do not look forward to a Battle of Armaggedon where potentially billions die. I have text like the above in abundance.
I call that hateful towards non-believers because it is! Look at what you and they are saying. Those who do not believe in your religion are apparently evil, or wicked, or sinful, apparently going to array themselves in open rebellion against your god...and your god will apparently kill the lot of them.
Imagine if I was part of a group that said something similar. The Rikuoamerians believe that within the next few decades, our champion, Rikuoamero, will slaughter all those who believe in a god.
Doesn't matter if Rikuoamero teaches the amerians to be good and kind - the group has professed a belief that their leader is going to wage a bloody war against all those who believe something different to him.
