Will Procreation Continue Throughout Eternity?

[Charlie24]

I'm not saying it will. but I am saying the Scripture leaves us with the strong possibility that it could.

Regardless of your position in the timing of the resurrection of the just and the Second Coming of Christ, procreation does continue throughout the 1000 year reign of Christ. Isaiah gives us a look at this 1000 year period of time.

Isaiah 11:6-9
"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."

This is the restoration of earth back to the way God intended for it to be before the fall of man in the Garden of Eden.

Notice "and a little child shall lead them" and "a suckling child." Children will continue to be born during this 1000 years.

Rev. 20:3 tells us that Satan will be imprisoned during this 1000 years in the bottomless pit, and can no longer deceive. Rev. 20:7-10 tells us that when this 1000 years has ended, Satan will be turned loose to deceive the nations to gather them together for Satan's last organized rebellion against God.

These are those who did not accept Christ during His 1000 year reign and have now joined with Satan in rebellion. The Scripture plainly says that fire comes down out of heaven and devours them. Satan is now cast into the Lake of Fire.

Now the Kingdome Age has come to an end, the final Age will begin, the perfect Age. There are no more unsaved beings on earth, there is no more sin. All that is left are believers in Christ Jesus. This Age never ends it continues throughout eternity.

Those who were saved during this 1000 years and were with natural bodies to procreate will now enter this last Age. It seems procreation will continue throughout eternity.

This leaves us with 4 classifications of beings throughout eternity.

1. Deity-- The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

2. Angels-- These are all the faithful Angels that have served God from the beginning of their creation.

3. Glorified Saints-- These are all of saints from the beginning of man to the end of the Great Tribulation who have died in Christ and were resurrected and given glorified bodies.

4. Natural People-- They will be just as we are now. They were carried over from the 1000 year reign of Christ into the Perfect Age and will forever have natural bodies that can procreate. They consist of both Jews and Gentiles.

I'm not saying this is the way it will be, I'm saying there is a possibility of it.

 

[Bill Taylor]

No, we will be like the Angles sexually and none of them are sexual beings.

 

[Charlie24]

No, we will be like the Angles sexually and none of them are sexual beings.

Christ said that about those who were in heaven. They will be the glorified saints.

Most likely all of us on this forum will fall in that group.

It will be the generations that are in the Kingdom Age that will carry on the procreation into eternity.

That's if this scenario is correct. I don't know.

 

[Charlie24]

Christ said that about those who were in heaven. They will be the glorified saints.

Most likely all of us on this forum will fall in that group.

It will be the generations that are in the Kingdom Age that will carry on the procreation into eternity.

That's if this scenario is correct. I don't know.

As we continue through this present Church Age, then into the 1000 year Kingdom Age, and finally into the Perfect Age, it's possible that procreation comes to an end somewhere along the line and we're not told about it in Scripture.

If that's not the case, then I feel confident that procreation will continue throughout eternity.

 

[Brad Huber]

Why would it matter one way or the other?

 

[Charlie24]

Why would it matter one way or the other?

It really doesn't matter, just exploring our future world for eternity.

 

[B-A-C]

Rev 22:3; There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him;
Rev 22:4; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
Rev 22:5; And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.

Who are the bond servants here? I've always thought it is Christians, believers. It says they will reign forever and ever. Reign? Over what? Over who?

One of the questions I have....

Rev 22:14; Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
Rev 22:15; Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

"the city" here is the New Jerusalem. But who are these people outside the New Jerusalem who are not allowed to enter? Why are there still un-saved people around at this time?

This is after the New heaven and New Earth.

Rev 21:1; Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
Rev 21:2; And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

I've heard it said, that there won't be anymore sin once the "old Earth" is purged. But I'm not sure that's true. I haven't been able to find this in the Bible.

Matt 22:30; "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Mark 12:25; "For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

I know people who have been married for 60 years or longer. Over 3/4th of their life. They will make some people sad, but it seems no one will be married
after the resurrection. I can't imagine we will have children if we aren't married.

 

[joestue]

I believe the reason the angels were jealous of mankind, and came down here to sin with them, was because God did a new thing when he made mankind and delegated the authority to create life, to lowly humans.

Angels can't reproduce themselves in heaven. -even if they could, there would be no spirit in them, in my opinion, becauase God didn't give them the authority or the power to do so.

So when the angels reproduced with women, we ended up with hybrid angel-human spirits which, now roam around in the spiritual realm, unable to go to judgement for reasons i don't understand, other than jashur and jubilees talk about noah and other prophets interceding that God would reduce the number of demons, and God allegedly does, taking away 90% of them, but explains that he has to leave them so that man can be given over to their own temptations. in other words, temptation is necessary, and Jesus appears to say the same thing, "For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!"

If you end up on the "new earth" after the 1000 years, its quite possible reproduction will continue and I see no reason why God would prevent it.

 

[B-A-C]

hybrid angel-human spirits which, now roam around in the spiritual realm, unable to go to judgement for reasons i don't understand

One day they will face the judgment.

Jude 1:6; And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,
Jude 1:7; just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since the angels in the same way as these indulged in sexual immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

1Cor 6:3; Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?

 

[Charlie24]

Rev 22:3; There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him;
Rev 22:4; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
Rev 22:5; And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.

Who are the bond servants here? I've always thought it is Christians, believers. It says they will reign forever and ever. Reign? Over what? Over who?

One of the questions I have....

Rev 22:14; Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
Rev 22:15; Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

"the city" here is the New Jerusalem. But who are these people outside the New Jerusalem who are not allowed to enter? Why are there still un-saved people around at this time?

This is after the New heaven and New Earth.

Rev 21:1; Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
Rev 21:2; And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

I've heard it said, that there won't be anymore sin once the "old Earth" is purged. But I'm not sure that's true. I haven't been able to find this in the Bible.

Matt 22:30; "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Mark 12:25; "For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

I know people who have been married for 60 years or longer. Over 3/4th of their life. They will make some people sad, but it seems no one will be married
after the resurrection. I can't imagine we will have children if we aren't married.

I once thought the same of Rev. 22:14-15. According to the scholars this is what it means.

KJV
vs. 14 declares "...that they may have right ..." At this point everyone whose name is not written in the Book was cast into Hell.

vs. 15 "without" declares the ones who don't have that right. They are not outside the gates of New Jerusalem, they are in Hell.

"Without" is meant to refer to eternal hell. They have no right to enter through the gates into the city, which means they are confined in hell.

 

[B-A-C]

"Without" is meant to refer to eternal hell. They have no right to enter through the gates into the city, which means they are confined in hell.

Perhaps, but that doesn't answer the question, who are we ruling and reigning over?
Who are the people that only live for 1,000 years? ( Isa 11 )

 

[Charlie24]

Perhaps, but that doesn't answer the question, who are we ruling and reigning over?
Who are the people that only live for 1,000 years? ( Isa 11 )

Here's how I understand it, but this may not answer your question.

Rev. 20:6
"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."

The Church is not mentioned in Revelation, they were taken from this earth before or during the Great tribulation. Pre-trib/mid-trib, doesn't really matter.

The first resurrection in this verse includes the Church, tribulation saints and all who have died in Christ from Adam. They are the Glorified Saints.

All of these will rule with Christ for 1000 years as mediators for Christ for the rest of the world. It will be both Jews and Gentiles.

At the Second Coming of Christ, before all the above begins, he judges the nations. the leaders of the nations who were against Israel and took part with the anit-christ to destroy Israel will be executed and sent to hell.

The people of all these nations will continue on into the the 1000 year reign of Christ. There will be saved and unsaved.

The Glorified Saints will be the mediators to these nations as Christ rules on earth for this 1000 years.

 

[B-A-C]

The Glorified Saints will be the mediators to these nations as Christ rules on earth for this 1000 years.

What about the people in Rev 22:5; ?

 

[joestue]

1Cor 6:3; Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?

Its going to be beyond most peoples comprehension.

The people of all these nations will continue on into the the 1000 year reign of Christ. There will be saved and unsaved.

The Glorified Saints will be the mediators to these nations as Christ rules on earth for this 1000 years

There is but one mediator between God and man...

And yes i agree not all will be born again and some of those who are will rebell. Hence the need to let satan out to gather up his friends to wage war on the holy city

 

[Charlie24]

Its going to be beyond most peoples comprehension.


There is but one mediator between God and man...

And yes i agree not all will be born again and some of those who are will rebell. Hence the need to let satan out to gather up his friends to wage war on the holy city

Mediators in the form of priests. Zechariah gives us a view of this time during the 1000 year reign.

The Jews will lead the way as mediators and priests, all the nations of the world will have to come through them to Christ as He rules.

These Jews are with glorified bodies, the remnant saved from the beginning of time through the GT. When "all of Israel is saved" as Paul said, they are not glorified, they will have natural bodies that continue on as we are today into the 1000 years.

Zechariah 8:23
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days it shall come to pass that ten men out of all the languages of the nations shall take hold, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, “We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’

 

[Charlie24]

What about the people in Rev 22:5; ?

This is after the 1000 years. All believers will be co-heirs with Christ as the Scripture says.

Being co-heir, you will have possessions granted to you of the Father.

Christ has said, "you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things."

We will rule over our possessions as kings while serving Christ in whatever capacity that is.

 

[Charlie24]

This is after the 1000 years. All believers will be co-heirs with Christ as the Scripture says.

Being co-heir, you will have possessions granted to you of the Father.

Christ has said, "you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things."

We will rule over our possessions as kings while serving Christ in whatever capacity that is.

We don't know exactly what those possessions will be, but we know this.

1 Cor. 2:9
"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."

 

[Bill Taylor]

As we continue through this present Church Age, then into the 1000 year Kingdom Age, and finally into the Perfect Age, it's possible that procreation comes to an end somewhere along the line and we're not told about it in Scripture.

If that's not the case, then I feel confident that procreation will continue throughout eternity.

I might be wrong Charliue24 because I am forgetting at 79 1/2 but as I recall it after the Melinial Reign the Earth is destroyed, the Lost are judged, the Earth is restored to it's original glory and Heaven descends and is found on this Restored Planet.

 

[Charlie24]

I might be wrong Charliue24 because I am forgetting at 79 1/2 but as I recall it after the Melinial Reign the Earth is destroyed, the Lost are judged, the Earth is restored to it's original glory and Heaven descends and is found on this Restored Planet.

That's pretty much the order of things, Bill. I see it the same way.

There's much more detail to it though.

For example with the heavens and the earth passing away, The scholars say the "passing away" never refers to destruction or annihilation.

They say it's a refurbishing of the surface, changing from one condition to another, not a complete annihilation. Kind of like a face lift.

The purpose is to remove all traces of sin from the entire earth.

Of course there are some who say just the opposite, but from what I've read they are by far the minority.

You know how it goes, every line of Scripture has different interpretations.

 

[Curtis]

Perhaps, but that doesn't answer the question, who are we ruling and reigning over?
Who are the people that only live for 1,000 years? ( Isa 11 )

I would think it would be those who believed in Jesus during the great tribulation but were never found to be killed by the Antchrist.

It appears at Christ’s second coming he coming not only to bind the powers of darkness into a lockdown place but also to destroy all those who do not know God.

2Th 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2Th 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

That would leave only believers who survived the great tribulation.