Millennial Believers
You wrote that “some from the Jews who are saved [during the Tribulation] will survive to populate Israel in the Millennium, and some from the believing Gentiles will survive to populate the Nations.” Is it correct that the survivors in both groups will be mortal but free from disease, accidents, and a sin-nature because of the lifting of the curse from the earth?
Q. You wrote that “. . . some from the Jews who are saved [during the Tribulation] will survive to populate Israel in the Millennium, and some from the believing Gentiles will survive to populate the Nations . . . they are really Tribulation Saints too . . .”
I’m sure I have a faulty premise in here somewhere that prevents my understanding.
Is it correct that the survivors in both groups will be mortal but free from disease, accidents, and a sin-nature because of the lifting of the curse from the earth?
What will be their lifetime, and how/why will they die? If surviving mankind will no longer have a sin nature, and will live on a cleaned-up, man-friendly, earth under the iron rod governance of Christ and Israel, why will their descendants rebel against God when Satan is released after 1,000 years? Will any of Israel also be among those rebels?
Will the Church interact with earth dwellers during the Millennium? If yes, what will be the nature of that interaction?
A. Post Church believers who survive the Great Tribulation, whether Jew or Gentile will go into the Kingdom in their natural states, with a sin nature. Because of the curse being lifted disease will be rare, but not unknown, and some will most likely live through the entire millennium. They’ll have offspring with long life spans as well, but just as it is with believing parents today, some of their children will not accept the pardon that was purchased for them at the cross.
Those who reject the Lord will die much sooner, some living less than 100 years. (Isaiah 65:20) It will be the survivors among these children and theirs after them who will rebel at the end of the 1000 years when Satan’s released. They’ll rebel against the Lord’s rule, wanting Satan to be their King instead.
I believe that the Church will be able to visit Earth regularly, but no one from Earth will be allowed into the New Jerusalem. (Rev. 21:27) The purpose for visiting could be to see friends and family, or to conduct Kingdom business, or just for pleasure.