Editing Jehovah's Witnesses (section)

===Life after death===
{{Main|Jehovah's Witnesses and salvation}}
Jehovah's Witnesses believe death is a state of nonexistence with no [[consciousness]]. There is no [[Christian views on hell|Hell]] of fiery torment; [[Christian views on Hades|Hades]] and [[Sheol]] are understood to refer to the condition of death, termed the ''common grave''.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoekema|1963|pages=322–324}}</ref> They consider the [[Soul (spirit)|soul]] a life or a living body that can die.<ref name="hoeksin">{{harvnb|Hoekema|1963|pages=265–269}}</ref> They believe that humanity is in a [[Christian views of sin#Protestant views|sinful]] state,<ref name="hoeksin" /> from which release is possible only by means of Jesus' shed blood as a ransom, or [[substitutionary atonement|atonement]], for humankind's sins.{{sfn|Penton|1997|page=186}} Jehovah's Witnesses believe that a "little flock" of 144,000 selected humans go to heaven, but that God will resurrect the majority (the "other sheep") to a cleansed earth after Armageddon. They interpret [[Book of Revelation|Revelation]] 14:1–5 to mean that the number of Christians going to heaven is limited to exactly 144,000, who will rule with Jesus as kings and priests over earth.{{sfn|Penton|1997|pages=193–194}} They believe that baptism as a Jehovah's Witness is vital for salvation,{{sfn|Chryssides|2022|page=11}} and do not recognize baptism from other denominations as valid.{{sfn|Chryssides|2022|page=99}} Jehovah's Witnesses believe that some people who died before Armageddon will be resurrected, taught the proper way to worship God, and then face a final test at the end of the [[Millennialism|millennial reign]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hoekema|1963|pages=315–319}}</ref> This judgment will be based on their actions after resurrection rather than past deeds. At the end of the thousand years, Jesus will hand all authority back to God. Then a final test will take place when Satan is released to mislead humankind. Those who fail will die, along with Satan and his demons.<ref name="auto">{{harvnb|Hoekema|1963|pages=307–321}}</ref> They also believe that those who rejected their beliefs while still alive will not be resurrected.{{sfn|Chryssides|2022|page=162}}