Hi Littlepepples1,

Jehovah's Witnesses believe both the righteous and the unrighteous will be resurrected in the new system. They also believe we die because we're sinners and as such a person's death pays for their sins. The only individuals who will not be resurrected are those directly condemned to death by Jehovah (i.e. Adam and Eve, those who died at the flood, those of Sodom and Gomorrah, etc) and those who commit the unforgivable sin (directly working against Jehovah's Holy Spirit or attributing to Satan what is the work of God). Thus most people who die, they believe are asleep in death until they will be resurrected.

Given this, it sounds more like a personal / family response, than something directly driven by the religious faith itself.

Regards,
-Randy

Last Edited By: rawe Mar 22 10 5:05 AM. Edited 1 times.