Jehovah's Witnesses' practices are based on the biblical interpretations of Charles Taze Russell, founder of the Bible Student movement, and of successive presidents of the Watch Tower Society, Joseph
A Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Lofoten, Norway
Worship at a Kingdom Hall in Portugal
The bread and wine which is passed among congregants during the Memorial
A Jehovah's Witnesses Convention in Kraków, Poland
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144,000 is a natural number following 143999 and preceding 144001. It has significance in Christianity and Islam.
Jehovah's Witnesses practices
…that the majority of the faithful have an earthly hope. Only those who believe they have a heavenly hope, the "remnant" (those still living) of the 144,000 "anointed", partake of the bread and wine. In 2025, approximately 20.5 million people attended, and about 24,600 members partook. The Memorial, held…
Page from an illuminated manuscript painted by an unknown artist, depicting the 144,000 from Revelation 7, from a copy of the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Saint Beatus of Liébana