The plan is as follows:
The plan is as follows:
In the present hour God is bringing forth in mankind the firstfruits of the Royal Priesthood. They are described in the fourteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation. "These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb."
Since the Christian Church is the firstfruits of mankind to God, then those who stand on Mount Zion with the Lamb constitute a firstfruits of the firstfruits.
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. (Revelation 14:1)
They have the Father's name written in their foreheads because they do God's will sternly and accurately at all times and in every circumstance.
They are standing on Mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, because they are ready for war. Most of them at any given time are in the spirit world, waiting to return with Jesus and take up their new bodies.
A few members of the firstfruits still on the earth at the coming of Christ will be waiting for the Lord to come and give them new bodies.
Then the entire 144,000 will be raised in their incorruptible bodies to meet Christ in the air. They will be mounted on the white war stallions. Then they shall descend with the army of angels, both armies led by Christ, and destroy the armies of Antichrist.
After that they shall go through the earth, destroying every vestige of the rule of Antichrist.
The victorious saints will gather with Christ to Jerusalem and be appointed to the area of the earth they are to govern. They shall rule for a thousand years.
This is the beginning of the doing of God's will on the earth as it is in Heaven.
During the thousand years, in addition to governing the saved people of the nations, the saints will be helping the remainder of the Royal Priesthood, the Christian Church, who are in the heavenly Mount Zion, come to the maturity required if they are to bring the Presence of God to the nations living on the new earth.
After the final rebellion of the nations on the earth, at the end of the thousand years, after the final resurrection and judgment, God will create a new earth that will contain in itself the best features of the old earth. The old earth will be destroyed by fire. The new earth will be much, much larger than the old earth.
The new Jerusalem, including all the members of the Royal Priesthood, will descend to be located for eternity on the new earth. Through them God's Presence will be available to the inhabitants of the new earth, and also to the people who have migrated to the stars when the huge new earth no longer can contain them.
The new stars will be habitable, not giving light by nuclear fusion but by the Glory of Christ, as was true in the first three days of the original creation.
This is the program for removing every trace of Satan, the False Prophet, Antichrist, the fallen angels, and the demons from the presence of God and His children. No sin will be taking place on the earth.
For two thousand years the Christian Churches have not had the presence of the Ark of the Covenant, so to speak. It is the Ark that makes possible the celebrating of the Day of Atonement. It is the spiritual fulfillment of the Day of Atonement that results in the removal of sin and self-will from us.
Today is the beginning of the Day of Redemption. Let whosoever will take advantage of it, asking Christ's help in removing sin and self-will from his or her personality.
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. (Daniel 9:24)
He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope. (Isaiah 42:4)