Posted by Gary #2 [GLamotta] on March 29, 1999 at 10:23:19 {boLUiPtahc9/OuU.19IMMW4MSSTtTA17s}:
In Reply to: ****New Messianic Truths posted by Joseph Malik on March 28, 1999 at 17:56:00:
A couple of points.
I didn't mean to imply that the 144,000 are judged. In fact, they are the judges and who will be joint judges with Jesus Christ during Judgment Day. It is during this time that they will judge the "twelve tribes of Israel" who are to be resurrected at this time.
As far as nobody surviving Armageddon, I simply refer you to the "nations" who are not to be deceived by Satan during the millennium. Thus there are many nations on the earth at the beginning of the millennium and since there is no resurrection except the first resurrection before or during the millennium, these nations are obviously the survivors of Armageddon including the "great crowd."
Since only the 144,000 are granted early eternal life, the white robes of the "great crowd" show their approved state to survive Armageddon, but does not mean they will be granted everlasting life at this time. Per my understanding.
A critical issue for you to
address is that those who are resurrected during the second resurrection are judged for the things they already did. It should be very clear from many scriptures that the
resurrection is clearly one of the "righteous and the
unrighteous" and that the unrighteous are assigned to an "everlasting cutting off" after their resurrection. So there is no need for these to be resurrected during the millennium to be retested by Satan since their judgment will be from
the things they already did, for some, quite favorably, who have already been written in the "book of life."
It is at this time that the "queen of the south" and those from Sodom and Gomorrah will be resurrected during the "judgment"
with the people from Jesus' day who will condemn them for what they did. So clearly, persons will be held accountable, good or bad, for what they did during their life and this is what they are judged over.
That being the case, there
is no need for them to be resurrected during the millennium, only to be retested by Satan.
Your comments are appreciated. I know we will differ on certain points, but it seems there are still some lingering misunderstandings about some of the details as I see them in your mind. So if we can at least get to that point, I think it would be great. You know, the points we agree on and the points we differ on.
Cheers,
Gary