FreeGrace2 said:
The entire point is that there is NO evidence for anyone receiving a glorified body before Jesus did. Acts 26:23.
Again, NO evidence for anyone receiving a glorified body before Jesus comes back to earth.
The "holy city" is a reference to Jerusalem, where Jesus was crucified.
I heard we will live on earth or Heaven.
Every believer who has died IS living in heaven, right now.
However, when Christ returns to earth at the Second Advent, those believers living will be "gathered" and receive their glorified bodies, just like all the dead saints who will receive theirs. So, because Jesus does NOT go back to heaven, the living believers will NEVER see heaven.
The vision on the mount may have been glorified bodies -- I do not know for sure.
If you are referring to Rev 14, that chapter is a "look-ahead".
Just know that Scripture plainly says that there is just ONE resurrection of the saved. So we need to be very careful where we place it on the timeline of history. At that ONE resurrection, ALL dead saints will receive their resurrection (glorified) bodies, and ALL living believers will receive their glorified bodies.
Those who place the ONE resurrection before the Trib have to argue that NO Trib believer/martyr will ever receive a glorified body.
If they receive theirs at a later date, the Bible would indicate that.