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Are all Christians required to Partake at Memorial?
This is a question I have asked on other forums. No scriptural references were given.

Thanks!

Stinger (Darryl)

Hi Darryl:

In short, the Memorial Celebration is not to be observed any longer by servants of Jehovah. The reason this is so is described for us in 1 Corinthians 11:26 which says:

"For as often as you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he arrives."

You notice above, first century christians were to observe the memorial celebration, as they keep "proclaiming the death of the Lord [Jesus], UNTIL HE ARRIVES."

Shocking as it may seem to most Jehovah's witnesses, Divine Truth today reveals, Jesus actually "arrived" in 70 c.e., when he carried out His Father's will in destroying Jerusalem, and resurrected first century christians to heavenly life and glory. This point is highlighted in the parable of the "minas" that Jesus taught. Namely, after 70 c.e., just as Jesus promised, the unfaithful members of the first century congregation (the "wicked" sluggish slave) were "abandoned" to their own devices, after the city of Jerusalem was destroyed. (More detail information shown in YORWW Manuscript #1003 covering Jesus And Minas Parable.) This explains why such blasphemous doctrines such as trinity and hellfire was able to get its horrendous start among so-called "christians" AFTER 70 c.e. -- Matt. 24:40, 41; Luke 19:11-27; 1 Thess. 1:6-8

(For more details see article entitled: The Second "Parousia" Of Jesus -- Re-Examined.)

Therefore the YORWW Congregation does not observe the Memorial Celebration itself, as they recognize the following: if Jesus actually "arrived" in 70 c.e., and has resurrected all faithful first century christians to heavenly life at the time Jerusalem was destroyed, then the contents of 1 Corinthians 11:26 has been completely fulfilled when Jesus "ARRIVED" in 70 c.e., which of course, would make it completely unnecessary for servants of Jehovah to observe the Memorial Celebration any longer.

Hope this helps...

Don

all the time I was attending meetings I wondered and asked about this. I wondered why if Jesus returned in 1914 m why were they still doing the celebration. Since Jesus , said , Do this UNTIL I return. Never got a good answer.

Dionna-

I guess you're not supposed to be a "thinking person" at the KH, especially not questioning what you are taught! Don'tcha know???

But seriously, yes, that is a perfectly logical question you had. It does not seem as though WTBTS is going to change their 1914 teaching anytime soon. That would be a major upset, a major change in their main doctrine. That's their story and they're sticking to it!

Jehovah's Witnesses have been on a lawless course for years, so Jehovah turned His favor away from His people, allowing the Watchtower to be publicly proven as liars, and it is going to become more known in the near future! This issue of 1914 is just one of the false teachings Jehovah's Witnesses teach, and a lot is tied into it. The memorial, the anointed, it all ties in. So then we need to be very diligent if we want to know what the Bible really teaches on these subjects. We can't just blindly accept teachings without really questioning and examining them. It is our responsibility to be good Bible students, Beroeans.

(Acts 17:10-11) 10 Immediately by night the brothers sent both Paul and Silas out to Be·roe´a, and these, upon arriving, went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now the latter were more noble-minded than those in Thes·sa·lo·ni´ca, for they received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily as to whether these things were so.. . .

Here in the YORWW, we welcome sincere questions and want to help people come to an accurate knowledge of truth.

(Colossians 1:9-10) 9 That is also why we, from the day we heard [of it], have not ceased praying for YOU and asking that YOU may be filled with the accurate knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual comprehension, 10 in order to walk worthily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleasing [him] as YOU go on bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the accurate knowledge of God,

Nothing less than that satisifes me! I see that you are a lover of truth as well. We have so many articles that scripturally examine these teachings, and they satisfy our love for the truth.

Thank you for your comments.

Agape,
Littleleslie