Psalm 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Rev 21:3-4 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Not one of these verses say that God promised a future earth where humans never get sick or die.
(Isaiah 33:24) . . .And no resident will say: “I am sick.”. . . Read the Revelation one again, death as well will be gone.
No one of these verses say that only 144,000 humans will leave the earth to live in heaven and the others will remain on earth and live forever.
Rev 14:3 Ps 37:29 Rev 21:3,4 as well takes place on the earth as there has not ever been death in heaven.
Psalm 37:29 says that the righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever, but it does not say that the righteous will rise from their graves and dwell therein forever. Therefore it is to be assumed it is referring to the righteous that are actually LIVING on the earth at the time of inheritance.
Yes sir, when Jesus removes the wicked and ushers in the Kingdom, those will live on the earth as well as those of the second resurrection.
Matthew 6:10 says that the kingdom will come to earth as it is in heaven and I already told you that is what I believe will happen. Jesus told us to pray for the kingdom to come, Jesus never said that He was bringing the kingdom to earth. As I told you before, I believe that humans will build the Kingdom of God on earth, by following the blueprint instructions Baha’u’llah laid out..
Rev 21:3-4 means that there will be no more sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain because the all that will no more exist in the Kingdom of God on earth. That there shall be no more death means there will be no more spiritual death, it does not mean that there will be no more physical death. There will always be physical death because our bodies are mortal.
Revelation 14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Will only 144000 go to heaven?
Based on their understanding of scriptures such as Revelation 14:1-4, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians go to heaven to rule with Christ in the kingdom of God.
Jehovah's Witnesses and salvation - Wikipedia
What reason do you have to believe that only 144,000 faithful Christians go to heaven? What other scriptures say that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians go to heaven?
Rev 14:3; 5:9,10
Who will enter heaven according to the Bible?
The World English Bible translates the passage as: Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will. enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who. does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21 - Wikipedia
Kingdom originates in the heavens and ruled from the heavens
I am sure you realize that there are many other interpretations of Revelation 14:3 . Why is your interpretation correct whereas the others are incorrect?
Who are the 144000 in Revelation 14?
One understanding is that the
144,000 are recently converted Jewish evangelists sent out to bring sinners to Jesus Christ during the seven year tribulation period. Preterists believe they are Jewish Christians, sealed for deliverance from the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
144,000 - WikipediaThey have been selectively gathered since Pentecost of the year 33 CE
When God delivered the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt and led them safely through the Red Sea, Moses and the Hebrews sang about the experience (Exodus 15). They praised God for redeeming them from the clutches of Pharaoh. It seems reasonable that the song mentioned in Revelation 14:3 focuses on God's power in purchasing the 144,000 by the blood of the Lamb and protecting them through the tribulation.
What does Revelation 14:3 mean?
They are the bride of Christ sir, the Israel of God
Question: "Who are the 144,000?"
Answer: The 144,000 are first mentioned in
Revelation 7:4, “Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.” This passage comes in an interlude between the judgment of the sixth seal of the tribulation (
Revelation 6:12–17) and the opening of the seventh seal (
Revelation 8:1).
How one answers the question “who are the 144,000?” depends on which interpretive approach one takes to the book of Revelation. The
futurist approach, which we consider the best, interprets the 144,000 literally. When taken at face value,
Revelation 7:4 seems to speak of 144,000 actual people living during the end-times tribulation. Nothing in the passage leads to interpreting the 144,000 as anything but a literal number of Jews—12,000 taken from every tribe of the children of Israel, according to verses 5–8.
These 144,000 Jews are “sealed,” which means they have the special protection of God. They are kept safe from the divine judgments and from the wrath of the Antichrist. They can freely perform their mission during the
tribulation. It had been previously prophesied that Israel would repent and turn back to God (
Zechariah 12:10;
Romans 11:25–27), and the 144,000 Jews seem to be a sort of “first fruits” (
Revelation 14:4) of that redeemed Israel. Their mission seems to be to evangelize the post-rapture world and proclaim the gospel during the tribulation period. As a result of their ministry, millions—“a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language” (
Revelation 7:9)—will come to faith in Christ.
Much of the confusion regarding the 144,000 is a result of the false doctrine of the
Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Jehovah’s Witnesses claim that 144,000 is a limit to the number of people who will reign with Christ in heaven and spend eternity with God. The 144,000 have what the Jehovah’s Witnesses call the “heavenly hope.” Those who are not among the 144,000 will enjoy what they call the “earthly hope”—a paradise on earth ruled by Christ and the 144,000. It is true that there will be people ruling in the millennium with Christ. These people will be comprised of the church (believers in Jesus Christ,
1 Corinthians 6:2), Old Testament saints (believers who died before Christ’s first advent,
Daniel 7:27), and tribulation saints (those who accept Christ during the tribulation,
Revelation 20:4). Yet the Bible places no numerical limit on this group of people. Furthermore, the millennium is different from the eternal state, which will be established at the completion of the millennial period. At that time, God will dwell with us in the New Jerusalem. He will be our God, and we will be His people (
Revelation 21:3). The inheritance promised to us in Christ and sealed by the Holy Spirit (
Ephesians 1:13–14) will become ours, and we will be co-heirs with Christ (
Romans 8:17).
Recommended Resource: Understanding End Times Prophecy by Paul Benware
Who are the 144,000? | GotQuestions.org
Conclusion:
The pattern in Revelation is not new. All throughout the Bible we see God waits patiently to give everyone ample opportunity to repent.
The 144,000 represent those who have been vindicated by God’s Judgment on earth. They are the result of God’s Judgment on His church which happens before His Judgment on the world. (1 Peter 4:17).
And since God’s Judgment has not happened yet, we know that no one is yet part of the 144,000.
How would one know if they are one of the 144,000 that is spoken of in the Holy Bible? - Quora
