Without Jesus Christ, the nations of this world will not inherit the eternal Garden of Eden

Ezekiel 36:36

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“Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it.” Ezekiel 36:36

The nations of this world have seen the regathering of the Jewish people to Israel in 1948 and how the land of Israel has been rebuilt under Jewish occupation and rule. The Lord spoke it and it happened. However, the Jewish people do not have the promise of the eternal land of the New Jerusalem unless they reconcile to God through Jesus Christ. Along with Israel, the nations of this world will be left behind in the ruins of this present heaven and earth and will not see the new heaven and earth. They will not see the New Jerusalem.

The only people who will not be left behind include everyone who comes to God through Jesus Christ and has the oil of the Holy Spirit burning in them. This is explained in the parable about keeping oil in our lamp in Matthew 25:1-13. These are those who will have a home in the newly created New Jerusalem in the new heaven and earth. The Holy Spirit in us is our guarantee of inheritance of eternal life, Ephesians 1:13-14. The Lord has spoken it, and He will do it.

Only those who receive Jesus Christ will be with Him in the Day of the Lord. This is a day of catastrophe for everyone who rejects Jesus, but a day of rejoicing and a new beginning in eternity for we who believe Him. On that day, Jesus Christ returns and those who have died after living for Him will rise from their graves and be taken to be with Him. At the same time, the Christians who are still alive when He comes will rise into the air, with those who have risen from the grave, and we will all meet together with Jesus Christ. During this time, this present world government and its global culture will be destroyed. All of this happens at the end of all things.

“For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

As the verse above clearly says, there is no rapture that enables the followers of Jesus Christ to escape the tribulation in this world. Being caught up in the air happens when Jesus Christ returns. For those who insist that the rapture comes before the tribulation in this world, all they would have to do is check all the Christian graves to see if they are empty yet. For them, empty Christian graves would be a sign that they are the next to be called up. The dead in Christ rise before anyone is caught up into the air. However, the rising from the grave, being caught up into the air, and the return of Jesus Christ is all one simultaneous event at the end of all things, after the global tribulation. The return of Jesus Christ is the Seventh Trumpet, after the events of the first six trumpets bring tribulation to this world, Revelation 8 and 9.

Those who are left behind on this present earth, when the new heaven and earth is created, include the world government ,its global culture, and all unbelievers. They are those who serve the entity that gives them what to think, feel, do, and say instead of serving God through Jesus Christ. This entity enables the image of the beast to live and speak through people in every city across the globe. By what they are given to say and do they are groomed to the mark of the beast.

“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:9-11

“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?  Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” 2 Peter 3:10-13

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1