Those planning on going 2 heaven, what about Rev. 5:9?

Question

'9 And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.” '
So if you're going 2 heaven 2 rule as kings/priests over the earth, who's gonna be left on the earth 4 u 2 rule? Just the animals, or are there s'posed 2 b only a few (maybe 144,000) in heaven ruling over the human race on earth?

I didn't say anything about Jews, especially considering that the tribal listing in Rev. 7:4-8 makes it impossible for it 2 mean literal natural Jews, cuz these days nobody knows what tribe they're a part of...

Answer 1

A very fair question.

Commentators have basically two approaches to this:

1. When Jesus comes again, the righteous will reign with Him over the unrighteous for 1000 years, during which time the unrighteous will be given another opportunity to accept Jesus.

2. That some of the earliest manuscripts do not have the words "on/in the earth". The righteous will reign over the other worlds.

I like the second option.

Answer 2

At the End of the 1000 Years God's People Come down in the New Jerusalem to Earth.

The 1000 Year Millennium Kingdom
fter the last bowl judgment is thrown by God the Father to the earth, the battle of Armageddon ensues and then Jesus comes back to put a final end to all of it. The Antichrist and False Prophet are the first ones to be thrown into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone.

Satan is then thrown into the bottomless pit for a thousand years and all of the bad and unsaved people are kept in Hades (Hell) for the next 1000 years.

Answer 3

Those planning on going 2 heaven, what about Rev. 5

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.


The answer you are looking for is in Rev 20:4,5

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Answer 4

NO ONE WILL BE ON EARTH.

2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. He is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. Fire will destroy everything in them. God will judge the earth and everything in it.
11 So everything will be destroyed. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.

Clearly, "EVERYTHING WILL BE DESTROYED."

The pop-theology "rapture" is religious fiction, NOT BIBLE. People got it by misinterpreting Revelation, putting things together in a way that is not quite right.

(Jesus found the same misconception during his lifetime. Remember, he told his followers that some of THEM would be alive to see God's kingdom. (Mark 9:1) Since the kingdom DID come in THEIR LIFETIMES, then Jesus IS REIGNING over it RIGHT NOW. )

Answer 5

Your interpretation, esp. the 144,000 reference, hints at an incorrect heremeneutic used by JWs.

Rev 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
Rev 5:10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth."
(ESV Literal Translation)

The correct interpretation is along these lines:

When the elect of God were made slaves by sin and Satan, in every nation of the world, Christ not only purchased their liberty for them, but the highest honor and preference, made them kings and priests - kings, to rule over their own spirits, and to overcome the world, and the evil one.

And He has made them priests, given them access to Himself, and liberty to offer up spiritual sacrifices, and they shall reign on the earth, that is, they shall with Him judge the world at the Final Judgment.

Answer 6

I believe that it means that it is not after the end of the world that His people are to rule, but now. If we choose to glorify God and live by His example we shall be rewarded, maybe not with a literal ruling of the world but more of metaphorical or spiritual kind of rule. Besides, if we don't know the answer to this question, maybe we're not supposed to yet. God knows, and that is all we need to be sure of.

Answer 7

I would guess that it would be like the earth was before sin wreaked everything and the Saints will have dominion over the planet and all of the animals on it.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Answer 8

In chpt 6 it shows you how the humans were dispersed like wheat and barley to be chosen for whatever spot they deserved and then the next seal opened and every one else was chosen to go with death,

Answer 9

2 go 2 heaven, you don't have 2 be 1 of 144,000 Jewish people living in the endtimes, Gentiles can go 2 heaven also. PLEASE READ YOUR BIBLE. Both Jews and Gentiles can inherit eternal life with the Father in heaven through Jesus Christ our savior.


Also, God knows what tribe they are a part of even if they (Jews) themselves don't know.

Answer 10

Heaven will be on earth. It will be renewed and this is where I will live. Not somewhere up in the sky :)