What a marvelous world is coming!
The wonderful world described by Jesus in Matthew 25:31-46. Here is a chain of events that Jesus describes in Matthew 25, a time subsequent to His arrival on the planet with His Church:
The raptured church descends into Jerusalem with Jesus. Note that the division between church and world is already clear here. Jesus comes with His saints already chosen. The Kingdom rule is in place. Now we must decide upon the subjects of that rule. For in this kingdom, only those who love Jesus will prosper. Through means at His disposal, Jesus will gather all nations before Him. Will this be a take-over of the UN building, where an image of Jesus is pictured prominently even now? Will this be through Satellite TV? Will it be representatives of nations or every individual within them? How all nations stand before Him is not made clear, but that they will, is. Thrones will be set in place. Here the narrative echoes the prophecies of Daniel 7. At the end of all the Kingdoms of men comes the kingdom of God with its thrones, its kings, its priests. Ruler-ship is ready, all we need is follow-ship. Now comes a division again. All before him are men and women we know of as “unsaved”, but who survived the final holocaust. Included here are the elect of earth, those chosen to serve under the New Regime. Many of the nations are now invited to join Christ’s kingdom. These persons will not be instantly changed into near-angelic persons, as will the Body of Christ. These are the ones who will enter the Millennium with their regular bodies, but in a Divinely-enhanced atmosphere and culture that will promote super-long and super-healthy lives. Life will continue on. Many other nations are told of their eternal fate and are sent to it. The text is not clear as to when that fate will kick in. Will they stay on the planet in their normal bodies and slowly die off, to await the judgment of the Great White Throne at the end of the 1000 years? Or will they be sent straight to their death? One clue: There will be a contingent of people at the very end of the Millennium who will oppose the Master. Both groups express shock that they had in any way related to this Jesus over their lifetimes. Here is proof positive that the people being divided are not the church of God. Every true believer today knows that His work is for Jesus Christ, whether directly or indirectly. Every true believer has read or heard this passage. No one would be so ignorant on that day as to question their involvement with Christ. No, this group is a near-Christian group of “good” people who had chances to help the persecuted church of the last days, and responded in the best (or worst) way they could, not knowing that notes were being taken in Heaven. Jesus claims that the persons who acted on behalf of “these my brothers” are being rewarded accordingly. That is to say, The church you see before you now in splendor, are the brothers to whom I refer. When they were down and hurting, you blessed (or ignored) them. And I want to say thank you. Come in. So those who might have come to the Lord had they known the Gospel are now admitted, presumably on a conditional basis. Those who fully accept their status and His, will be given eventually the same rights of eternal life as the ones who now rule the planet. Now the kingdom begins. Ruled by Christ and Christ’s people. Peopled by Christ’s friends. A marvelous time will be had by all…
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