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There's also hereabouts, that whole Jehovah's Witnesses and the 144,000 "rulers" deal.As Scripture says, the kingdom that is established in heaven extends its rule to the entire planet,
Good question, but the bad folk won't be swept away. Many, if not all, will still need to be made to follow the rules. In fact, there will even be heavenly rulers on hand to make sure this happens.JoeyKnothead wrote:For debate:
If after the return of God / Jesus, and how all the bad folks're swept away, and assumedly only the goodn's remain...
Who's left to need some ruling?
Scripturally only 144,000 rule (from heaven) ; the rest of humanity that will be subjects of that rule. The subjects will live on this our planet earth.
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No, biblically all the incorrigibly wicked will in fact be killed; not a single one of them will be left alive.
PSALM 37:10
Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were and they will not be there.
... If by * "us" you mean those people that have NOT been judged wicked and are willing to recognise Jesus as their Lord and savior, yes there will be a "great crowd" of "us" alive on earth after Jesus has executed the ungodly.
All of the survivors will have either already been living by Christs standards ( some for many decades) or were ignorant of them but will be happy to conform when given the needed education. The rest will be no trouble because they will all be dead.PSALM 37:10
But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace..
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* human society
1 PETER 3
For ... long ago there were heavens and an earth standing firmly out of water and in the midst of water by the word of God;+ 6 and that by those means the world of that time suffered destruction when it was flooded with water[1].+ 7 But by the same word the heavens and the earth that now exist [2] are reserved for fire and are being kept until the day of judgment and of destruction of the ungodly people.+
So if all the wicked are gone...JehovahsWitness wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:36 am No, biblically all the incorrigibly wicked will in fact be killed; not a single one of them will be left alive.
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If by * "us" you mean those people that have NOT been judged wicked and are willing to recognise Jesus as their Lord and savior, yes there will be a "great crowd" of "us" alive on earth after Jesus has executed the ungodly.
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But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
All of the survivors will have either already been living by Christs standards (some for many decades) or were ignorant of them but will be happy to conform when given the needed education. The rest will be no trouble because they will all be dead.
JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:57 am
And only the godly remain... Who's to be ruled, if they're "righteous" and all the troublemakers're dead?
But if only the righteous remain, who by definition follow the rules, traffic cops become unnecessary.JehovahsWitness wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 11:32 amMaybe there's some confusion over the word "rule". Rules don't just exist to keep trouble makers in check. Take for example the highway code. How comfortable would you be to drive if there were no rules governing which side of the road to drive on?JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:57 am
And only the godly remain... Who's to be ruled, if they're "righteous" and all the troublemakers're dead?
My point is that if only the righteous remain, they'll follow the rules without coercion or force.They are mostly to be found in the teachings of Christ although the bible indicates the changed circumstances will give rise to new scripture. No society can exist with "rules", so even with willing subjects happy to submit will still need directives and instructions.
Clear as chocolate milkIs that a little clearer?
Well it will be JESUS (and his associates) ruling over a world of people judged by God to be righteous. I don't see that as being particularly complicated or difficult to understand.JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:40 pm ...but it just seems like world / society 3.0 is gonna be a bunch of righteous folks trying to rule em another bunch of righteous folks.
Under such a condition, how can we know who has em more of the righteousness? Sounds like how some Christians say other Christians ain't Christians.
JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:40 pm Under such a condition, how can we know who has em more of the righteousness?
I was just using an illustration* to show that rules are necessary for a society to function. Just as we would need to all drive on the same side of the road to avoid harming ourselves or others so, people in the new world will have to know and adhere to rules of conduct established by the global government.JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:40 pm But if only the righteous remain, who by definition follow the rules, traffic cops become unnecessary.
