Do you think that after the 1000 year reign, Jehovah will allow the 144,000 to come back down to earth and live if they choose to?

[David Michael Selent]

Hello everyone,

 

Here’s something else I’ve been thinking about and wanted to get your thoughts on…

 

After the 1,000-year reign is completed, do you think it would ever be possible, if Jehovah would allow it, for the 144,000 to return to the earth—if they wanted to?

 

I know the Bible explains their role and hope very clearly, so I’m not questioning that at all. This is more just one of those “what if” thoughts when you think about the future and how long eternity really is.

 

Once everything is fulfilled and complete, could there ever be a time where something like that might happen? Or will their role and place always remain strictly in heaven?

 

It’s interesting to think about, especially when you consider how much we don’t know about what Jehovah may have in store beyond what’s been revealed.

 

Just one of those thoughts that makes you reflect on how incredible the future will be.

 

What do you think?

[Lance]

What do I think .. I think.😎

I’ve always appreciated how clearly the Scriptures describe the hope of the 144,000. Their home, identity, and assignment remain heavenly forever. But at the same time, Jehovah has always been able to bridge the gap between the heavenly and earthly families whenever he chooses. Nothing limits him.

And whatever Jehovah arranges for eternity will leave no one, heavenly or earthly, feeling distant, deprived, or wishing for something different.

 

I often think of how Adam spoke with Jehovah “in the breezy part of the day” (Gen. 3:8). That shows how close the heavenly and earthly families were meant to be. There’s also the precedent of angels visiting numerous Bible characters in fully human form ..Abraham, Lot, Gideon, Manoah, and others. Those were temporary materializations, not a return to human life, but they show that such interaction is completely within Jehovah’s power.

And look at Jesus. Even though he is now at Jehovah’s right hand, he is deeply connected to this earth and to the people he loved …including close friends like John the Baptist. His affection didn’t disappear when he returned to heaven.

 

So will the heavenly and earthly families be deeply connected forever?

Absolutely …. more than we can ever imagine. We are one family.

 

A scripture that really captures this is 1 Corinthians 15:28:

“But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone.”

That’s the moment when the entire universe ..heaven and earth…. is perfectly united under Jehovah’s sovereignty.

 

I can imagine a family reunion where every relationship is healed, every misunderstanding is gone, and every member feels completely connected, understood, and loved. Now magnify that to a cosmic universal scale. Mind blowing.
 

As a side point, a close friend of mine  Chris Tyler was of the anointed. She once told me that when the resurrection comes, she was going to ask Jehovah to be present when her daughter is raised. To me, that was a pretty good ask. .. it simply reflected the depth of love and connection that will always exist in Jehovah’s family.

Just as Jehovah was involved with his sons resurrection .. a special time.

Edited 9 hours ago by Lance

[Patience87]

For those of us with the earthly hope, it might seem a little sad especially if we are separated from a loved one who has the heavenly hope. Like brother Lance said, we will not be separated like we are today. We cannot understand the thoughts and feelings of the anointed and how they must long to be united with Jesus and their brothers. They will have the greatest privilege of being in the presence of Jehovah himself. I have a hard time fathoming what that would be like but i imagine once you have experienced the gloriousness of a close bond with Jesus and your 144,000 brothers and Jehovah himself, where else would you want to reside forever? I cannot imagine any one of them wanting to return to earth to live as a human especially after receiving the gift of immortality which shows how much trust Jehovah has shown in them. To accept such a gift and then want to return it so to speak would show a lack of gratitude. 

[LeolaRootStew]

54 minutes ago, Patience87 said:

For those of us with the earthly hope, it might seem a little sad especially if we are separated from a loved one who has the heavenly hope. Like brother Lance said, we will not be separated like we are today. We cannot understand the thoughts and feelings of the anointed and how they must long to be united with Jesus and their brothers. They will have the greatest privilege of being in the presence of Jehovah himself. I have a hard time fathoming what that would be like but i imagine once you have experienced the gloriousness of a close bond with Jesus and your 144,000 brothers and Jehovah himself, where else would you want to reside forever? I cannot imagine any one of them wanting to return to earth to live as a human especially after receiving the gift of immortality which shows how much trust Jehovah has shown in them. To accept such a gift and then want to return it so to speak would show a lack of gratitude. 

 

I don't think they would lose immortality by reappearing on earth, but I agree with the rest.

 

It would also open up other questions. Like, would they be allowed to get married? Jesus said that they were as the angels, who don't marry. Would it be as inappropriate for the anointed to live as humans again as it was for the demons? Possibly. But maybe visits would be acceptable.

[Mike047]

Some great points have been put forward here. We also understand that Jehovah granted these privileged ones of the 144,000 immortality at the point of their being raised to heaven. Their status, as we understand it, means that they are fully spirit creatures, since there is no aspect of a physical being about them; all of that has been cast off. When Jesus re-appeared, after his resurrection, he was no longer able to die any more, so Jehovah had made possible for him to take on flesh, temporarily, to prove his resurrection and establish the firm basis for the ransom provision. We know as Jesus himself said "with God all things are possible.” (Matt 19:26), so maybe in the fullness of time, things that seem impossible now may be looked at differently then.