{"id":38197,"date":"2025-05-21T01:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T01:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=38197"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:12:56","slug":"jehovahs-witness-beliefs-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/jehovahs-witness-beliefs-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat geloven Jehovah\u2019s Getuigen dat er gebeurt als je sterft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses believe that when we die, we cease to exist. No soul lives on, and the dead feel nothing, as if in a deep sleep. Their hope is the resurrection: 144,000 are raised to rule with Christ in heaven, and billions more, they teach, will be brought back to life on a paradise earth. Their own Bible lessons send readers to one chapter in particular, the death of Lazarus. Jesus told his disciples, &quot;Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witnesses believe the dead cease to exist until the resurrection: 144,000 to heaven, billions to a paradise earth. Their funerals, cremation and hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[531],"class_list":["post-38197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-understanding-jehovahs-witnesses"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54814,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/believers-go-to-heaven-when-they-die\/","url_meta":{"origin":38197,"position":0},"title":"Do Believers Go to Heaven Immediately When They Die? Most Churches Say Yes","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Most churches teach that a believer's soul is with Christ at death while the body awaits the resurrection. 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