One of the biggest false doctrines in so called Christianity today is the idea that the hope and destiny of the saints is in heaven. Scripturally this could not be further from the truth as it contradicts the promises of Jehovah God.
Daniel 7:25-27
25 And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time. 26 But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Verse 25 describes the little horn anti-Messiah and two specific things he does which is to make war against the saints and to think to change God's times and the law. Only the Papacy fulfills this description as history proves. The focus of this passage concerning this study is more about what the saints are given in respect to the judgment of the little horn. Verse 26, Jehovah will pronounce a verdict of guilty against the Papacy and take away his dominion over the earth and destroy his new world order kingdom.
Verse 27, this one verse destroys the heaven is the saints destiny doctrine of the Catholic-Protestant-Evangelical churches which includes the lynchpins of that doctrine which is the immortal soul teaching as well as the rapture. Daniel says that the saints will be given the Kingdom and dominion under the whole heaven which shows that the inheritance of the saints is on earth as earth is under heaven. Also, it says the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heavens will be given to the saints of Jehovah God. This absolutely confirms where the saints will reign and what their inheritance is as the kingdoms under the heavens are the earthly kingdoms that currently exist. This is confirmed in Revelation 11:15:
"And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever"
The Lord here is Jehoshua and his "Christ" here is not Jehoshua as that would not make sense but the Christ mentioned here are the saints as the word "Christ" means anointed ones and does not always refer to Jehoshua. Some take this "Lord" to mean the Father and his "Christ" to mean Jehoshua but when we match this up with Daniel 7:25-28 and Isaiah 9:6-7 then it makes sense to read it as Jehoshua and his anointed ones.
Most notably is where it says the kingdoms of this world will become ours i.e. the saints. This again shows that our eternal home is not heaven as commonly taught in Christendom but rather it is here on earth and that dominion (territory) of today's earthly kingdoms will be our possession. This takes place at the seventh trumpet i.e. the last day and not in some pre-trib rapture or any rapture at all.
Hebrews 11:13-16
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.14 For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.15 And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not.
These verses are sandwiched between the promises that were given to Abraham and Sarah (See Genesis chapters 12, 15, 17 and 22). This promise was the land covenant of Canaan. Even though this was fulfilled as a type in Joshua's day, the ultimate fulfillment wasn't realized as the author of Hebrews states that they were looking for a city whose builder and maker is God. This is the city that Jehoshua said was coming down from his God out of heaven:
Revelation 3:12
"He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name"
This verse is important regarding understanding where our inheritance will be as clearly Jehoshua says New Jerusalem comes down to earth. This shows also that the earthly Jerusalem means nothing anymore and will not be where Jehoshua rules nor will it be the inheritance of the saints.
Isaiah 9:6-7
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Jehoshua's Kingdom is an eternal one and it is managed from the throne of David. The passages above show that his eternal Kingdom will be on earth.
2 Peter 1:11
"for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jehoshua Messiah"
Again, the eternal Kingdom of Jehoshua Messiah is on the earth not in the skies of heaven therefore our entrance into his eternal Kingdom will be at the last day when the seventh trumpet sounds (Revelation 11:15). Right now we are in the mediatorial Kingdom of the Son of God Jehoshua.
Matthew 5:3-10
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness` sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
This is another passage that is often overlooked or ignored by the mainstream church world. Notice that Jehoshua says in one verse we inherit the kingdom of heaven and then in another verse he says we inherit the earth. This shows that the inheritance of the saints i.e. the Kingdom of heaven is actually the earth not the skies of heaven.
Proverbs 2:22
"But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it"
The false churches of Christendom teach the opposite of this verse and that it will be the righteous who are taken out of the earth and the wicked left on it. Clearly the opposite is true in that it will be the wicked taken out of it because the righteous are going to inherit it as Jehoshua says.
Revelation 5:9-10
9 And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood [men] of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, 10 and madest them [to be] unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.
The saints of Jehovah reign upon the earth not heaven. This statement is present tense meaning the reign of the saints is here and now not just in the future but obviously as Daniel says it is also future because it says that the Kingdom under the whole heaven that is given to the saints is an everlasting one.
Isaiah 24;6
"Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left"
This verse is within the context of the great and terrible day of Jehovah God which is the second advent of His only begotten Son Jehoshua. After the earth is utterly emptied of the wicked it says there will be few men left. These few men are the men and women who have walked the narrow road of the Kingdom where few find it. It shows that it is the wicked who are rooted out of the earth not the righteous. To further prove that it is the righteous that are the few men left that remain on the earth read below:
Psalm 37:29
"The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever"
Despite this clear verse about what the inheritance of the saints is the mainstream churches and even many non mainstream ones insist that our inheritance is the skies of heaven.
Zechariah 14:9
"And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one"
This verse is within the context of Jehoshua's second advent with Jehovah landing his feet on the mount of Olives and coming with his holy ones which are the saints and the angels. This will be right after the saints are resurrected/translated and caught up to be with Jehoshua in the clouds. As Acts chapter 1 says Jehoshua's return will be in the reverse order of his ascension which was:
Mount of Olives
Clouds
Heaven
Most Holy Place of the sanctuary
Here is the order of Jehoshua's return:
Most Holy Place of the sanctuary
Heaven
Clouds - This is where 1 Thessalonians comes into play and the deae and alive saints are resurrected/translated to glory and caught up to the clouds to be with Jehoshua forever. However, the destination isn't to go back to heaven but as the order of Acts chapter 1 shows the next step after the clouds is the:
Mount of Olives!!
And as Zechariah 14:5 says:
"And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel; yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah; and Jehovah my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee"
Jehovah's only begotten Son Jehoshua, also called Jehovah in Jeremiah 23:6, will come with his holy ones. Holy ones also means saints. This means that after being caught up in the clouds with Jehoshua we come with him to the mount of Olives as the above passage says:
Zechariah 14:4
"And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south"
This perfectly describes what the angel talks about in Acts chapter 1 in that Jehoshua is coming back in the exact reverse order in which he left earth and ascended to heaven. He left from the mount of Olives which shows that his destination when he begins his second advent is also the mount of Olives.
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