Contrary to many misconceptions, the Bible shows that there is no immortal spirit but instead, the Bible says that the condition of the dead is one of inactivity - likened to a deep sleep.
“The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5)
“He breathes his last breath, he returns to the dust; and in that same hour all his thinking ends.” (Psalm 146:4) “The New English Bible”
However, through examples and scriptural promise, God has provided a hope of a resurrection for dead loved ones. This hope includes dead loved ones being resurrected to a paradise here on earth. Jehovah's Witnesses look forward to living in this future paradise earth.
Another kind of resurrection is refered to in the Bible, one to life as a spirit creature in heaven. How many will go to heaven? According to Revelation 14:1, the apostle John says: “I saw, and, look! the Lamb [Jesus Christ] standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.” John went on to say that "the hundred and forty-four thousand...have been bought from the earth." (Rev. 14:3)
The vast majority of mankind, however, have the prospect of being resurrected in the future to life in Paradise on earth.
For more, see:
Eternal Happiness—In Heaven or on Earth? (Watchtower Online Library - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Website)
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