Jesus returns to Earth for the second time, aka the “second coming”.
Firstly. this is a misnomer that leads us astray on the "timelines" Jesus has been to earth many, many times, he was the Man in Linen in Dan. 12, he was the Rock that followed Israel in the desert. Jesus was the "Salvation" (Yeshua means salvation) that the Prophets/Moses/David spoke about in a personal type of way.
In John 20 Jesus told Mary "touch me not" because he had not yet ascended unto the Father to offer the pure sacrifice, a sin stained women would have defiled the sacrifice, the high priest could only come in to the holy of holies by sprinkling blood, those 70 who opened the Covenant of the Ark died, God is that holy. So, 8 days later in John chapter 20 Jesus tells doubting Thomas to come touch his wounds, and he brought back the holy spirit as a gift, meaning Jesus went to heaven, offered the sacrifice and "RETURNED" to this earth. The "SECOND COMING" has been taken over by mere men and tagged as an actual "Second Earthly Coming" which is not what it means, its the
2nd Advent of Christ, he has two advents, (advent = the arrival of a notable person) the
"Suffering Servant" and the "Conquering King".
The righteous are resurrected (meaning their souls leave Heaven and enter their new, Earthly, bodies) and those still living will be transformed and receive new, perfected, bodies. They will rule Earth with Jesus for 1,000 years.
Revelation 20:4 … and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
1 Corinthians 15 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
It doesn't matter where our souls go, Paradise was explained by Jesus as a place on earth. Jesus told the thief on the cross that he would be with him that very day in Paradise, Jesus was "IN THE BELLY EARTH" for three days so Paradise can not be heaven. If our souls were in heaven why would we need to be raised, then "go to heaven" in order to get out Glorious Bodies? 1 Cor. 15, when read correctly tells us those dead who are raised are raised without CORRUPTION, that simply means as Spirit Men, or without flesh. And thus the part that says we are changed simply means we "lose our sin flesh" (WE DIE.....or leave or bodies behind which CAN NOT enter Heaven with its sin stain, REMEMBER Mary in John 20)
We do not rule on earth with Jesus 1000 years only one subset of people rule with Jesus, read Rev. 20:4 it gives us all a direct look at who this and and the requirements. It specifically says (READ IT) that ONLY THOSE who are killed during the 70th week as Martyrs, who REFUSED to take the Mark of the Beast, it says ONLY THOSE live and reign with Christ for 1000 years.
Rev. 20:4 And
I saw thrones, and they(Church who returns with Jesus/us) sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them(the Church will judge Angels Paul said): and
I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and
which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;
and they(ONLY THOSE Martyrs of the 70th week) lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Why does Jesus need billions of people with Glorious Bodies to help him rule the earth? He doesn't, but those who were Martyred or killed will remain, to help him and as a witess to those unsaved people who make it through the 70th week judgments of how ignorant and wrong they were. It will be a great thing to see, pompous men like Obama, all Liberal who are for killing of innocent babies etc. etc., must live under Jesus rule of an Iron Rod. I think the Church returns to heaven because of Rev. 20:4, and we go back to finish off the New Jerusalem, thus as it descends, it is called "The Bride of Christ" I wonder why? We are in it as it descends, that is why, Amen.
Revelation Timeline of Events
The Pre Trib Rapture ends the Church Age. The Covenant or Agreement starts these events, Israel will join the European Union, igniting God's Wrath thus the 70th week kicks off and the Church DEPARTS this earth. Just before all of this we no doubt get chaos galore, I see the USA falling, we lead an even far worse than the Depression, this man steps in and saves the E.U. somewhat, however the USA must fall hard, the E.U. Anti-Christ must grow stronger. Then we get just before or just after the Rapture the Gog & Magog Wars where Russia, Turkey and Iran's armies get destroyed, I wonder who this helps get stronger? Oh, the Anti-Christ, and the AGREEMENT he makes with Israel (they join the E.U.) causes them to give up their Nukes (a fatal mistake.......how else could he conquer them? Amen).
In the middle of the week he turns on Israel and THE MANY (the E.U. currently has AGREEMENTS with not inly Israel but all nations in the Mediterranean Sea Region under the moniker European Neighborhood Policy, look it up in Wikipedia) and we can see that battle in Dan. 11:40-43 where he conquers the whole region save for the Petra/Bozrah are where the Jews who repent will flee Judea unto.
So, what happens in the middle of the week that gives him the go ahead? Well, the DOTL happens, or an Asteroid called Apophis (IMHO it is Apophis) this Asteroid will destroy 1/3 of the world, not 1/3 of the trees everywhere, just North & South America, Satan is much wiser than us humans, he understands this, so he waits until the USA is on fire, then he goes forth conquering. Now there is no Russia, no Iran/Turkey and no USA to stop him. China is indifferent and TBH, I see them as being in a great depression, they sell everything to to USA, once we go broke they go broke.
The Wrath or Judgments of God start with Apophis, the first four Trumps are Apophis. The 1st Woe are Demons released from the bottomless pit, the 2nd Woe is 200 million Angels killing 1/3 of those who have taken the Mark of the Beast. The 3rd Woe is in Rev. 16, it is ALL SEVEN Vials in full. This ends the Book of Revelation TIMELINE, Rev. 11's 7th Trump/3rd Woe, Rev. 14 via the 144,000 and Wine-press of God's Wrath, Rev. 16:19 and Rev. 19 are al four the exact same events.