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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
They teach that the nations which were the "sheep" will be on Earth. So Christians rule and reign with Christ, Jews are priests to God, and the nations walk in the light. The part that isn't clear is how long each of these lives. Obviously Christians are clearly said to rule and reign with Christ for eternity. But how long the Jews and Gentiles live is hard to figure out.
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They all live eternally. The saved Jews are the earthly priests during the millenium, and after, they join all other christians to be part of the New Jerusalem, all as sons of God. Revelation 21:12 indicates that the 12 tribes are now part of the NJ, "
It had a great and high wall and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel."
The nations live eternally with restored, perfect, sinless bodies. There is no more death! Revelation 21:4, "
And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death will be no more, nor will there be sorrow or crying or pain anymore; for the former things have passed away."
And the leaves of the tree of life heal the nations, Revelation 22:2 "
And on this side and on that side of the river was the tree of life, producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations."
At the end of the millenium, everything changes. There is a new heaven and a new earth and we enter into eternity as the New Jerusalem comprising all of Godīs perfected people and around it the restored nations.