Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide will honor Jesus Christ’s loss of life after sunset on March 24. PHOTO BY JW
After sunset on March 24, virtually 9 million Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) worldwide will collect at their locations of worship, Kingdom Corridor, and different venues to look at their most sacred occasion — the memorial of Jesus Christ’s loss of life.
Annually, JWs, recognized for his or her door-to-door ministry, commemorate the loss of life of Jesus following the Bible’s command to “preserve doing this in remembrance of me.”
They’re encouraging non-JW neighbors and buddies to attend the occasion which is also called the Lord’s Night Meal or the Final Supper.
Final March 2, JWs launched a world marketing campaign to distribute invites of their group. In 2023, 20,461,767 attended Jesus’ loss of life anniversary.
There are 8,816,652 JWs in 239 lands. Through the Covid 19 pandemic in 2020, 17,844,773 attended by way of video conferencing.
Why do JWs observe the Lord’s Supper in a different way from the best way different religions do?
“We adhere strictly to the Bible in our observance,” in keeping with James Morales, spokesperson for JWs within the Philippines.
“Jesus Christ instituted the Final Supper on the evening of the Jewish Passover in 33 C.E.,” Morales mentioned.
“The Passover was a celebration held simply every year, on the 14th day of the Jewish month Nisan?” he mentioned.
“Jesus died later that very same day — Nisan 14, 33 C.E. We proceed to look at the Memorial on this date annually, following the apply of early Christians,” he added.
Morales mentioned this system will final for about one hour. It should begin and finish with the singing of a track, in addition to a prayer supplied by a minister of JWs.
A Bible-based speak will talk about the significance of Jesus’ loss of life and the way we will profit from what God and Christ have achieved for us, he added.
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For extra details about the 2024 Memorial and methods to attend, please go to Jw.org, the official web site of JWs.