In arriving at their “heavenly class” doctrine, the Watchtower takes the number 144,000 to be literal, but they discard the explanation in the verses that follow as figurative because the 12 tribes mentioned do not match the actual 12 tribes of Israel. Concerning the tribe of Ephraim, I believe the answer is found in Isaiah 7:8: “"For the head of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another 65 years Ephraim will be shattered, {so that it is} no longer a people).” The answer of why Dan is not included could be that Judas was from the tribe of Dan. Acts 1:16 says, “Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.” That can be followed to Psalm 109:8-13: “Let his days be few; Let another take his office…Let his posterity be cut off; In a following generation let their name be blotted out.”

Even if there were some way the Watchtower teaching about the limit of 144,000 people going to heaven could be true, how could there have been any openings left when their founder, Charles Russell came on the scene in 1880? In the book of Acts, there are at least 100,000 people saved, and this was only the beginning of Christianity. Estimates are there were at least 250,000 Jews in the early church plus thousands of Gentiles. Also, there were well over 250,000 early Christian martyrs who would surely be included in the number. It seems pretty obvious the openings would have all been filled during the apostolic age or shortly thereafter.

But let’s keep pretending they could be right. At one point, Russell stated that as of Oct. 3, 1881, the number of chosen ones was completed and no one could become a member of the heavenly class after that date (Zion’s Watch Tower, 10/11 1881, p. 3). At some later point, the WTS apparently decided that Russell’s application of Scripture was incorrect, and they opened the door for 52,465 more, but they stated membership was limited to those baptized prior to 1935. (According to this reasoning, from the time of the apostles until 1880 (over 1800 years), God only found 91,535 faithful Christians who were worthy of a heavenly calling, but during the next 55 years, He found 52,465!) Regardless, if entry into the anointed class was locked in 1935, and only those “whose faith have been tested” and were sealed at that point, what age would that make those people now? For their faith to “have been tested” by 1935, let’s say they were 35 years old (which is a conservative estimate). This would put probably the youngest of those sealed at that time at 100 years old in the year 2000. Following are the numbers of memorial partakers worldwide from 2000 to 2008 as reported by the Watchtower Society:

2000 – 8,661
2001 – 8,730
2002 – 8,760
2003 – 8,565
2004 – 8,570
2005 – 8,524
2006 – 8,758
2007 – 8,730
2008 – 9,986

1) Why is the number of partakers increasing? 2) Are there really nearly 10,000 JWs out there who are age 108 and over? Apparently, they have discovered the fountain of youth!

So, to answer your question, apparently the current JWs are confused about the sign that they are called to heavenly life, or no one told them about the cut-off in 1935. But we can probably expect “new light” on this issue in the very near future.

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Conventional wisdom says that there is no cure for tinnitus. There are many other alternative tinnitus treatment methods that have been tried with regard to finding some relief for this debilitating condition known as tinnitus which affects about 50 million people in the US alone.

There are many alternative treatments for tinnitus options available to the tinnitus sufferer today:

1. Acupressure: This was originated by the Chinese using this pressure on certain points of the body is thought to help decreasing the level of tinnitus.

2. The Alexander Technique (This is not really an alternative treatment for tinnitus): Here the tinnitus patient is taught posture and other techniques aimed at improving blood flow to the ears which is thought to relieve the symptoms of tinnitus.

3. Aromatherapy: Today aromatherapy treats patients as it is believed to help in reducing the tinnitus.

4. Biofeedback: Biofeedback is a method where people are taught to improve their health by using communications from their own bodies.

5. Deep Breathing: This is helpful in relaxation and in minimizing the stress. It is advised to take 175 deep breaths constantly every hour until tinnitus relief happens.

6. Chiropractic: This helps to improve blood supply to the head and ears which can help with tinnitus in certain individuals.

7. Diet, Vitamin and Nutritional Supplements: diets play a key role in the alternative treatment of tinnitus and vitamin and nutritional supplements help keep your immune system in shape.

8. Lifestyle: Tinnitus sufferers should exercise regularly to help increase blood supply to the head.

9. Massage: Massaging for tinnitus has been found to have some effect. Relief is obtained by using the thumb and index fingers to gently massage the earlobes and edge of the ears.

10. Meditation: It is basically a mind over body technique which helps improving tinnitus as one relaxes and try to concentrate on some other thing other than the symptoms.

11. Reflexology: When one is tired and stressed out tinnitus is at its worst and reflexology can help with relaxation techniques which in turn lead to a lowering of the tinnitus noises.

12. Low Level Laser Therapy: Low Level Laser Treatment (LLLT) for tinnitus has been practiced for about 20 years in Europe and is beginning to be recognized and practiced in Canada.
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Of these, Low level Laser treatments for tinnitus are by far the most successful of all alternative treatments for tinnitus. Low Level Laser treatment is fast being acknowledged and accepted as the only safe treatment that brings positive results. Low Level Laser treatments do not have any side effects and have a long and proven history of relieving tinnitus.

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