Rikets sal

Rikets sal (engelsk: Kingdom Hall) er betegnelsen på Jehovas vitners forsamlingslokaler. Betegnelsen ble første gang brukt i 1935 om en bygning i Honolulu på Hawaii.^[1]

Rikets saler kan ha forskjellig utseende, men de bærer vanligvis preg av at de skal være til praktisk bruk.^[2] Siden Jehovas vitner ikke bruker religiøse symboler, vises slike symboler verken på utsiden eller innsiden av Rikets saler. En årlig årstekst, eller "tema-skiftsted," som er den samme for alle menigheter av Jehovas vitner over hele verden, er tydelig vist frem inne i hver Rikets sal.^[3] Denne teksten kan vises på flere språk hvis salen brukes av menigheter med andre språk.^[4]

Hovedaktivitetene i Rikets saler inkluderer ukentlige møter som består av bibelstudier, taler og praktisk opplæring i forkynnelse. Jehovas vitner bygger og vedlikeholder salene gjennom frivillige bidrag og arbeid.^[5]

Referanser

^ Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom chap. 20 p. 319, 721
^ Organized to Do Jehovah's Will p.120-123 (Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 2005)
^ Texas Monthly magazine, July 1980, page 136,138, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, "A Witness house of worship is called a Kingdom Hall. ...Appropriate to the movement's rejection of pomp and display, the [particular Hall visited by the writer], shared with two other congregations, resembled the meeting room of a budget motel, complete with rows of stackable chairs. The lone feature that marked it as a room devoted to religion was a sign, affixed to a plain wooden canopy over the speaker's stand, that bore the entreaty, "And now, Jehovah . . . grant your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness." The congregation of approximately 75 included admirably equal portions of blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, a not uncommon manifestation of ethnic ecumenicity in Witness circles."
^ "Question Box", Our Kingdom Ministry, December 1976, page 4, "It is recommended that the yeartext be displayed in the Kingdom Hall in countries where this can be done without difficulties resulting. ...Often it is best to display the yeartext at the front or side of the hall so it can be seen easily."
^ «Hva er en Rikets sal?». JW.org. Besøkt 28. desember 2024.

Eksterne lenker

Rikets saler – hvorfor og hvordan bygger vi dem?; Jehovas vitner – Offisiell side

Autoritetsdata

[1] Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom chap. 20 p. 319, 721

[2] Organized to Do Jehovah's Will p.120-123 (Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 2005)

[3] Texas Monthly magazine, July 1980, page 136,138, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, "A Witness house of worship is called a Kingdom Hall. ...Appropriate to the movement's rejection of pomp and display, the [particular Hall visited by the writer], shared with two other congregations, resembled the meeting room of a budget motel, complete with rows of stackable chairs. The lone feature that marked it as a room devoted to religion was a sign, affixed to a plain wooden canopy over the speaker's stand, that bore the entreaty, "And now, Jehovah . . . grant your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness." The congregation of approximately 75 included admirably equal portions of blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, a not uncommon manifestation of ethnic ecumenicity in Witness circles."

[4] "Question Box", Our Kingdom Ministry, December 1976, page 4, "It is recommended that the yeartext be displayed in the Kingdom Hall in countries where this can be done without difficulties resulting. ...Often it is best to display the yeartext at the front or side of the hall so it can be seen easily."

[5] «Hva er en Rikets sal?». JW.org. Besøkt 28. desember 2024.

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