The Current Teaching Of The Watchtower Society:
Only those members of the 144,000 (mentioned in Revelation 6:4 ff) remaining on the earth at any given time can partake in the Communion Supper (the bread and the cup). Members of the "great crowd" or "earthly class" - as the society designates those Witnesses not among the 144,000 - are forbidden to take of the Communion Supper.
What the Bible Says about COMMUNION:
1. Communion is for ALL Christians: | |
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All believers are to partake of it | 1Cr 10:16, 17 |
Believers are to break bread regularly | Act 2:41, 42 |
Believers are to partake of it until Jesus comes | 1Cr 11:26 |
2. Those For Whom Jesus Died Share In Communion: |
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Note Jesus' Own Words: "And He took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, 'This is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me. "Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, 'this is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.'" Luk 22:14-19 |
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