These 144,000 Christians, including Jesus' faithful apostles, are raised to life in heaven. When does their resurrection take place? The apostle Paul wrote that it would occur during the time of Christ's presence. (1 Corinthians 15:23) As you will learn in Chapter 9, we are now living in that time. So those few remaining ones of the 144,000 who die in our day are instantly resurrected to life in heaven. (1 Corinthians 15:51-55) The vast majority of mankind, however, have the prospect of being resurrected in the future to life in Paradise on earth.
Yes, Jehovah really will defeat our enemy death, and it will be gone forever!(Read Isaiah 25:8.) Yet, you may wonder, "What will those resurrected to heaven do there? They will form part of a marvelous Kingdom government in heaven. We will learn more about that government in the next chapter.
Next time: What Is God's Kingdom?
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