ILoveYeshua said:
Not only do I believe the Genesis account, I also believe
that the New Jerusalem will descend out of the sky in
1 day and the righteous shall live there who have been
redeemed by the Messiah, but the wicked who are not
in the Lamb's book of life will be cast out into everlasting
fire, where the fire is not quenched and the worm dies not.
Isaiah 66:24
And they shall go forth, and
look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Mark 9:44 where'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.'
This is a referance to a garbage dump North of Jerusalem, "Geenna". It is a place where the worm never dies and the fire is never quenched because they are always adding new garbage, not because the old garbage in not being consumed.
During the 1000 year reign of Christ, every nation will send a representive to Jerusalem once a year. If they don't send someone, then God will not send them rain to grow their food. When they are in Jerusalem they will go north to "Geenna" to see the battle field of Armageddon where a great war took place and the enemys of God were destroyed. It will be there as a perpetual reminder for 1000 years. Of course we look forward in time to that great battle but they look back on it. We love the enemy and it will be a sad day for us when the enemys of God are destoyed.
Matthew 5:44-45
But I say to you,
love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, [45] that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.