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Say, GRA, have you considered that if they are neither raptured nor glorified, that implies two factors:
a) the 144K men remain biologically Earthing with metabolic human functions, and
b) the 144K males would require 144K females to repopulate the Earth during the Millennial reign?
If the Millennial is being repopulated with "today's" human DNA, when the whole concept of "original sin" hops into the Millennial time as well, would it not?
I agree with you w.r.t. the 144K populating the Earth during the Millennial reign, but I also believe those guys are not going to be physically XY chromosome descendants from Adam.
Remember the transfiguration in which Moses and Elijah appeared together with our Lord Jesus? Well, interesting to me is that the disciples watching this stuff were able to recognized Moses & Elijah whom they had never seen before due to hundred of years gaps between them.
I believe something similar may happen during the millennial reign when the 144K are accounted for: those in glorified bodies existing during the Millennium may well be able to recognize others as glorified bodies regardless of who is/is not glorified (as in the case of the disciples and later on Jesus Himself) and vice-versa.
What do you think?
BPie
a) the 144K men remain biologically Earthing with metabolic human functions, and
b) the 144K males would require 144K females to repopulate the Earth during the Millennial reign?
If the Millennial is being repopulated with "today's" human DNA, when the whole concept of "original sin" hops into the Millennial time as well, would it not?
I agree with you w.r.t. the 144K populating the Earth during the Millennial reign, but I also believe those guys are not going to be physically XY chromosome descendants from Adam.
Remember the transfiguration in which Moses and Elijah appeared together with our Lord Jesus? Well, interesting to me is that the disciples watching this stuff were able to recognized Moses & Elijah whom they had never seen before due to hundred of years gaps between them.
I believe something similar may happen during the millennial reign when the 144K are accounted for: those in glorified bodies existing during the Millennium may well be able to recognize others as glorified bodies regardless of who is/is not glorified (as in the case of the disciples and later on Jesus Himself) and vice-versa.
What do you think?
BPie
I believe that ( to a great degree ) "the whole idea" of the 1000-year reign of Christ is to show humanity "what could have been" ( instead of what was ) if we had only done things God's way... This requires that nothing be any different - with regard to the physical world ( from the physical laws of the universe to the fleshly nature of man ) - than what we have today -- the onlly difference being, that Jesus is "ruling and reigning" over it. Of course, there will be saints with 'glorified' bodies ( from the rapture ). But, the newly populated earth will be from a "remnant" of [today]. Only people with bodies like we have now have children. People with 'translated' bodies do not. Remember?
Looking at the seven-day pattern ( being it is the 7th 1000 years ) - it also represents a "rest" for God in humanity.
It also seems to be a "revisitation" to the nation of Israel.
Whatever-all for God's plan and purpose for the human race...
Sin will not be completely removed until the new heaven and the new earth. The "tainted-with-sin" old heaven and earth must be destroyed...
The 1000-year reign of Christ is to take place in the current ( 'old' ) heaven and earth. The new heaven and earth come afterward.
The 144K seem to be the only non-'translated' people left after the events of the Second Coming of Christ ( at a point in time even before His return, actually - when they are 'sealed' in their foreheads -- which occurs before the return of Christ - before the 'trumpet' events ).
I certainly do not have all the answers on this issue --- but, this is what I am currently thinking...