Yes, believers will actively rule and reign with Christ throughout the heavens and the new universe for eternity.
As members of the Body of Christ, believers are a heavenly people, distinct from Israel's earthly role. They will have responsibilities across God's new creation, moving without time or space limits, ruling with Christ in the heavenlies forever.
1 Corinthians 15 — Paul's detailed description of the resurrection, foundational for understanding the believer's eternal body and destiny.
2 Corinthians 5:1-8 — Les references this passage to explain the believer's heavenly state and eternal dwelling.
The Bible reveals that believers will be resurrected with new bodies, as detailed in 1 Corinthians 15. They are promised a glorious future, ruling and reigning with Christ. Revelation 20-21 describes the eternal state, where Christ reigns forever on David's throne, and the new heavens and new earth are created. The new earth will be vast, with no ocean, making it fully habitable. Believers will have an active role in this new creation.
Les Feldick teaches that believers, as members of the Body of Christ, are a heavenly people with a glorious role in the new universe. They will rule and reign with Christ in the heavenlies, having responsibilities throughout God's new creation. They will not be limited by time or space, able to traverse the universe instantly. This future includes bodily involvement and enjoyment of God's provisions, such as eating, as exemplified by Jesus' post-resurrection appearances. Les emphasizes that eternity will be spent actively, not floating on clouds, with a continuation of the kingdom promises.
Les teaches that believers will have positions of responsibility across God's new creation. They will be ruling with Christ in the heavenlies, not just on the earth but throughout the entire universe. This rule is not limited to the millennial kingdom but extends for eternity.
No, believers will not be limited by time or space. They will be able to travel from one end of the universe to another in a second or two. This freedom enables them to fulfill their roles across the vast new creation.
Yes, believers will have bodily involvement, not an ethereal, invisible soul state. They will enjoy good things like eating, as shown by the Lord Jesus in His post-resurrection appearances (Luke 24).
Resurrection Chapter
Paul's detailed description of resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 is the foundation for understanding the believer's eternal body and future.
Heavenly People
Believers are heavenly, will rule with Christ in the heavenlies, and have responsibilities across God's new creation without time/space limits.
What Does "Justified by Faith" Really Mean? Romans 5
We have access into this glorious state as a believer now in relationship with the Creator Himself. My, you know, when I see the world and all their activities, and they think they, I guess, are living it up. And even if they can live it to the full for a whole 70 years, what is that compared to the billions upon billions upon billions of years that eternity will be? And if only people could get t…
Bodily Involvement
In eternity, believers will have bodily involvement and enjoy things like eating, as seen in Jesus' post-resurrection appearances.
8 Privileges God Gave Only to Israel — Romans 9:4 Explained
For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make, Now if you're a Bible student, where does your mind immediately jump? Revelation 21 and 22. Even though this is all going to be destroyed, yet I will create new heavens and a new earth for all eternity. Now Isaiah is referring to the same event.
Eternal Kingdom
Eternity will not be idle; it will be a continuation of the kingdom, with Christ ruling forever on David's throne.
What Happens When the Lamb Opens the Seals — Revelation 6
Now of course, this is the future of the believer. We will indeed rule and reign under the King of kings and Lord of lords, and we will have a kingly priesthood. And we shall reign where? On the earth. See, now a lot of people don't like to believe that, but yes we are. We're going to rule and reign with Him in an earthly kingdom, promised all the way back to the book of Genesis.
Rule Across Heavens
Believers as members of the Body of Christ will rule and reign across the heavens, and the new earth will be vast with no ocean.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Foundation of the gospel and resurrection, which ensures the believer's future.
2 Corinthians 5:1: For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Believers have an eternal, heavenly dwelling, contrasting the earthly body.
Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
The eternal state includes a new heavens and new earth, where believers will reside.
Yes, according to Les Feldick, believers will not be idle. They will have responsibilities throughout God's new creation, ruling and reigning with Christ in the heavenlies for eternity.
Yes, believers will not be limited by time or space. They will be able to go from one end of the universe to another in a second or two, as Les teaches.
Believers will have bodily involvement, not an ethereal, invisible soul state. They will enjoy physical pleasures like eating, as demonstrated by Jesus after His resurrection.
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