A
Reply as to the State of
P.B [July 25, 2019]
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Redeemed Dead: Rev 20:4 is the most important verse in this
regard as it includes five kinds of saints who would enjoy the heavenly rule:
tribulation martyred saints (2 kinds) and 24 elders (3 kinds).
The martyred tribulation saints are of two kinds: those who
were killed for the testimony of Jesus/word of God (the martyred saints before
the tribulation half week), and second , those whose
did not take the beast mark (martyred saints of the second half week).
Next the 24 elders is simply a collective representative of old testament saints and new testament saints up to rapture.
This means we have three kinds: dead old testament
saints, dead new testament church saints, and new testament saints alive and
taken up in rapture. All these 5 kinds take up the millennial rule from
heaven.
Now , except for the 5th kind (the
new testament saints who are alive and taken up during the rapture), all other
four kinds are basically the *redeemed dead* resurrected and in reigning
glory.
Also, a reference is given in 1 Corinthians. Also a reference is alluded to the
judgment/examination of the works done by the redeemed dead and also those i.e.,
the judgment seat of Christ'
Unredeemed Dead: The same ones given in Rev 20:5 :
'...the rest of the dead did not live....'. and again
the white throne judgment in Rev 20:11.
Redeemed living: This is too extensive. It includes the new
testament church that remained alive till rapture (1 Cor. 15:51).
It also includes the Jewish remnant + gentile remnant who have passed through tribulation without being martyred.
These are referred to as the 144000 in Rev 7 (actually the un-martyred
tribulation Jewish remnant is Rev 7:1-8, and the un-martyred tribulation
gentiles who are redeemed is Rev 7:9-12, and both together from v13-17).
Also, we have a reference to the un-martyred Jewish remnant
entering into millennium glory after the tribulation in Daniel 7:27. In Daniel
7, the tribulation Jewish remnant is referred to as *people of the saints of
the most high places* (KJV has mistaken most high and most high places in Dan
7). The most high places is the heavenly places- the
heavenly sphere of millennium administration.
Unredeemed living: Suffer judgments in three kinds:
Unredeemed living apostates in Christendom, Jude 15, 2 Thess.
2:9, fall of Babylon etc.
Unredeemed living persons who simply are in allegiance with
anti messianic kingdom as in Psalm 2, Rev 19, fall of Gog etc)
*two kinds
About the Nations. It is in Matt 24, and is more or less similar
to
Coming to angels. The bad
angels will be judged by us in the kingdom (1 Corinthians) and it not clear if
the angels in Tartarus (2 Peter 2) will be same that would be judged by us
but at any rate there is a specific judgment on the bad angels - the same
judgment that the demons dreaded and who agreed to drive the swine into the
water.
Once more category seems to be missing. We can also
have a consideration about the bio-systems during the tribulation Trumpets, Vials
- caused by earthquakes and flooding etc. Also the final
judgment in which the elements will melt (Peterine prophecy).