- I don't think that's what they ment......
- I remember from KH that the anointed will have to die first....
That's was old lite.
One of the events mentioned in these verses is the ‘gathering of the chosen ones.’ (Matt. 24:31) Hence, it appears that all anointed ones who "still remain on earth" after the initial part of the great tribulation has passed will at some point be raised to heaven before the outbreak of the battle of Armageddon. - Watchtower, July 15, 2013, p. 8 (Endnote #2 for Paragraph 8) - [Emphasis added]
The WTS has NEVER shied away or side stepped talking about how bad the GT is going to be or how JW's will be persecuted even to death. Fear and control.
Don't be surprised at Nu that makes your skin crawl........