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of evil on planet earth, headed up under establish His kingdom, reigning in and
the Man of Sin, stands in stark contrast to from Jerusalem. In that day, the heavens
the Church, which is also depicted as a will be opened and communication from
“city” (Rev 21). If Babylon was clothed in earth to heaven will be unfettered. No
fine linen through unrighteous acts, the demonic forces will interrupt angelic
Church, being the true bride and ultimate ministry (Dan 10:13), but a “ladder” will
administration of millennial government be “set up on the earth” (Gen 28:12), with
with Christ, is arrayed “holy and without “angels of God ascending and descending
blemish” (Eph 5:27). upon the Son of man” (Joh 1:51). Scripture
The Scripture is plain: In that day, we here shows beyond argument that the
shall leave heaven and, as “Christ, who is location of Christ will be upon the earth.
our life, shall appear, then shall [we] also Other Scriptures such as Ezekiel 43:7-9,
appear with him in glory” (Col 3:4). The Joel 2:27, 3:17, Zechariah 2:10-11 and 8:3
truly “great city,” the “holy Jerusalem,” all testify to the Lord’s “dwelling forever”
shall “descend out of heaven from God” in Jerusalem, in the midst of His people.
(Rev 21:10), and Christ “shall come to be For 1000 glorious years, “every one that is
glorified in his saints, and to be admired left of all the nations which came against
in all them that believe” (2Th 1:10). The Jerusalem shall even go up from year to
prophecy of Enoch given millennia prior year to worship the King, the LORD of
shall be fulfilled: “Behold, the Lord hosts” (Zec 14:16).
cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
to execute judgment upon all” (Jud 14-15). If Abraham, Isaac and Jacob shall sit
“These [ungodly] shall make war with the with Christ in the Kingdom, and Job upon
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: the Millennial earth will behold Christ
for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: with his own eyes, how much more shall
and they that are with him are called, and we, to whom the promise has been given,
chosen, and faithful (Rev 17:14). “Where I am, there you may be also,” be
with Him. How heartwarming to know
The Church and Its that the prayer of our Lord so long ago,
Consolidation Upon “Father, I will that they also, whom thou

As the disciples stood on the Mount of hast given me, be with me where I am; that
Olives awestruck by our Lord’s ascension, they may behold my glory” (Joh 17:24),
shall be perfectly fulfilled. The disciples
angelic messengers brought these men
firmly back to earth. “Ye men of Galilee, were assured by Christ that they would
why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This sit, eat and drink at His very table in the
same Jesus, which is taken up from you kingdom, and would sit upon 12 thrones
into heaven, shall so come in like manner judging the 12 tribes of Israel (Luk 22:30).
as ye have seen him go into heaven” (Act Likewise, to the Church, our Lord Himself
1:11). Although there’s some conjecture as declared, “To him that overcometh will I
to whether Bozrah or the Mount of Olives grant to sit with me in my throne, even as
is the exact location of the Lord’s return, I also overcame, and am set down with my
both the Old and New Testaments make it Father in his throne” (Rev 3:21).
supremely clear that Christ will physically “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
return to this planet, where He will Spirit saith unto the churches” (v22).

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