Who Goes To Heaven?
"And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches -- to abhorrence age-during." (Daniel 12:2 Young's Literal Translation)
In the above passage, God is speaking to Daniel about Israel at the close of this present age. It will be a time of great distress for Israel. The book of Revelation gives details about that period of time which is called in various places in the Bible "the time of Jacob's trouble", "the day of the Lord", "the 70th week of Daniel" and "the great tribulation". At the close of that period all believers among the Israelites who have died will be raised to life by Jesus. These resurrected saints, together with the living Israelites who have endured to the end of that period, will reign with Jesus and teach the nations during the 1000 years which follows, which is generally referred to as the Kingdom Age or Millennium.
At the end of the 1000 years, God creates a new heaven and a new earth, the final age spoken about in the Bible. All unbelievers are then raised to appear before The Great White Throne and judged by the works.
As for the destiny of the Gentile BELIEVERS composing the Body of Christ, WELL...we have to read the letters of Paul to find out the "MYSTERY" of our destiny which until revealed to Paul was "hidden". It is going to be exciting to be a part of the Body of Christ! We will proclaim the GRACE of God and the unsearchable riches of Christ to all those beings in the heavens.
"... the mystery... which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now...the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Ephesians 3)
In the above passage, God is speaking to Daniel about Israel at the close of this present age. It will be a time of great distress for Israel. The book of Revelation gives details about that period of time which is called in various places in the Bible "the time of Jacob's trouble", "the day of the Lord", "the 70th week of Daniel" and "the great tribulation". At the close of that period all believers among the Israelites who have died will be raised to life by Jesus. These resurrected saints, together with the living Israelites who have endured to the end of that period, will reign with Jesus and teach the nations during the 1000 years which follows, which is generally referred to as the Kingdom Age or Millennium.
At the end of the 1000 years, God creates a new heaven and a new earth, the final age spoken about in the Bible. All unbelievers are then raised to appear before The Great White Throne and judged by the works.
As for the destiny of the Gentile BELIEVERS composing the Body of Christ, WELL...we have to read the letters of Paul to find out the "MYSTERY" of our destiny which until revealed to Paul was "hidden". It is going to be exciting to be a part of the Body of Christ! We will proclaim the GRACE of God and the unsearchable riches of Christ to all those beings in the heavens.
"... the mystery... which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now...the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Ephesians 3)