Chantarelle

Are they the tribes of Israel? As witnesses we were always taught that the 144,000 were anointed and went to heaven, so I was just curious.

Yes exactly. Gods purpose for this earth has yet to be fulfilled. Even when Jesus resurrected Lazarus he was showing what will be done on a massive scale, at least as far as the scriptures make sense to me. I never have found hope in heaven I’ve always wanted to be here surrounded by my family and friends and animals and under a just and peaceful rulership.

I was raised around Jehovah’s Witnesses, got baptized then disfellowshipped so I have always believed that I was going to be resurrected onto a paradise earth up until the disfellowshipping and now even so many years after. Why don’t Christians talk about the restored earth? Isa 45:18, ps 104:5. Wouldn’t it make sense that God fully intends to fulfill his primary purpose which was to create the world into a paradise?