"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither
have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10 But God hath revealed them
unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." (1 Corinthians 2)
By his spirit.
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every
man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." (1 John 3)
However, one can draw good conclusions based on already established
truths.
Some dispies may believe in a merge at the end.
I personally believe that the New Jerusalem will be for those that
are Believing and physical Jews.
The body of Christ which consists of believing Jews and Gentiles
will be in the 'heavenlies' above.
So believing Jews will have access to both places.
Only believing Jews will have access to the New Jerusalem because
it is on earth, is physical, as is the believing Jew and many of the promises made to him. There are still some physical promises
that God made to Israel alone.
The promises to the body of Christ are spiritual and in the heavenlies.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." (Ephesians 1)
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye
are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear
with him in glory. (Colossians 3)
Keep in mind that i have always said that this view of the afterlife
is an opinion.
Regarding the New Jerusalem
Twelve refers to Israel, One refers to the body of Christ. (Luke
22:30;
Ephesians 4)
In the description of the New Jerusalem twelve is used continuously.
Revelation says,
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither
light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 22)
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine
in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. (Revelation 21)
Here it says that the Lord God and the Son giveth them light.
Typically where does the light come from?
Heaven
Some argue that if I cannot prove that
Jew and Gentile are sitting
in the Son's lap at all times then I am
teaching that they are separated from him and from each other.
What I am saying is that Israel can be in the New Jerusalem and the
body of Christ in the heavens above and both still be in the presence of the omnipresent Word of God being warmed by his light.
Coming with Christ to fight does not constitute moving into the New
Jerusalem.
Christ is both king and the head of the body.
As King he reigns from New Jerusalem, as the head he reigns at the
top of the body (heavens) where a head belongs.
To think that this is impossible is to think that the Omnipresence
of God is impossible.
Still with God...
Even Christ stated some things that would be true for Israel and
not others. To deny this would be to accept replacement theology which takes the promises from Israel and gives it to the
church.
Being spiritual Jews our blessings are in the heavenlies, Jews through
and through have blessings in heaven and on earth because they are Jews spiritually and physically.
BJ Max