The Bible Says ...

[Samie]

The Bible says:

 

1. God does not show favoritism. (Acts 10:34; Rom 2:11; Gal 2:6; Eph 6:9)

2. There will be little children in the holy mountain of God. (Isa 11:6-9)

3. There will be no marriage among the saved after the resurrection. (Luke 20:35, 36)

4. Only those whose names are in the book of life can enter heaven. (Rev 21:27)

5. Overcomers will not be blotted out from the book of life. (Rev 3:5)

6. We are to overcome evil with good. (Rom 12:21)

7. Judgment comes after a person dies. (Heb 9:27)

 

It then follows that:

 

1. The little children in Isa 11:6-9 could not possibly be those born in the new earth in view of fact #3.

2. They can only be those who died at infancy and were resurrected along with the righteous at the Second Coming of our Lord.

3. Since they are among the righteous and were granted entry to the heavenly portals, their names must be in the book of life.

4. Since God does not show favoritism, the names of all little children who descended purely from Adam & Eve, were written in the book of life.

5. Since we all had been little children, Christians and non-Christians alike, all our names were written in the book of life.

6. If one's name is not found in the book of life, then it was blotted out, having died a non-overcomer.

7. There is still hope of becoming an overcomer, while alive.

 

Care to comment, forum mates?

[TrevorL]

Greetings Samie,
 

The Bible says:

3. There will be no marriage among the saved after the resurrection. (Luke 20:35, 36)

 

It then follows that:

1. The little children in Isa 11:6-9 could not possibly be those born in the new earth in view of fact #3.

 

Care to comment, forum mates?

Your position on the above two items is based on the fact that you do not believe that there will be mortals upon the earth during the 1000 years of Christ’s reign upon the earth. I believe that a remnant of Israel and the nations will survive Armageddon and become the subjects of the Kingdom of God upon the earth Isaiah 2:1-5, Micah 4:1-8, Daniel 2:44, Zechariah 14. The believers before this time will become the immortal king-priests of this era, and will not marry Luke 20:35-36.

Kind regards
Trevor

[Samie]

Greetings Samie,

 

Your position on the above two items is based on the fact that you do not believe that there will be mortals upon the earth during the 1000 years of Christ’s reign upon the earth. I believe that a remnant of Israel and the nations will survive Armageddon and become the subjects of the Kingdom of God upon the earth Isaiah 2:1-5, Micah 4:1-8, Daniel 2:44, Zechariah 14. The believers before this time will become the immortal king-priests of this era, and will not marry Luke 20:35-36.

Kind regards

Trevor

 

I respect your position, Trevor.

 

Contrary to what you perceive relative to my belief, I do believe that the resurrected righteous are on earth during the millennium, but before that, they must first be ushered to the heavenly portals following the second coming where the marriage of the Lamb with His bride will occur in heaven (Rev 19:1-9), as part of the reward of the righteous, while the wicked on earth are suffering the wrath of God - the 7 last plagues.

 

Remember the words of our Lord that He will reward every man when He comes? (see Matt 16:27; Rev 22:12). This explains why when He comes in the clouds, every eye will see Him come (Rev 1:7), because all had been resurrected, both righteous and wicked (John 5:28, 29). Along with those who remained alive up till the Second Coming, all will then be present to receive his own reward: life eternal for the righteous, wrath of God for the wicked (Rom 2:5-11).

 

At the final phase of the 7th plague, at the battle of Armageddon, the saints with the Bridegroom who this time rides a white horse, not upon the clouds as He came in the Second Coming, and the armies of heaven, will come down to earth to fight the final battle to victory against the beast and His false prophet. These two will be caught and thrown alive into the lake of fire while all the other wicked will be slain.

 

Satan will then be captured and chained in the bottomless pit. Where are the saints? Here on earth, fresh from victory in the battle of Armageddon. Among them are the resurrected little children who died at infancy. As our Lord Jesus Christ Himself said, those who are worthy of the new earth will not marry nor be given into marriage and therefore cannot procreate. Hence the little children of Isa 11:6-9 are among those resurrected with the righteous at the Second Coming.

 

KJV Luke 20:35  But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.