One of the keys to solving the mystery of the eigth group sharing in the First Resurrection, but not in the Rapture, is the discovery that the Remnant of Israel is THREEFOLD! And the key to this discovery lies in Ezekiel 40 through 48, in particular chapter 45, where we see once again the pattern of the Tabernacle evolving. Ezekiel is being given instructions concerning the allotments of the inheritance in the land of Israel.

I elaborate in greater detail on this subject in the book, The Threefold Remnant of Israel.... But I must point out now, that G-d allots the Land, faithful to the pattern already established, in three portions: most holy [see four groups], holy  [see three groups] and common [see eight’s group]. In the most holy portion the temple will stand again with G-d's Presence resting in it, and the Royal Priesthood dwelling round about it. Adjacent to that most holy portion and Royal priesthood comes the allotment of the holy portion for the Levitical priests, and adjacent to that comes the common land of the city of Jerusalem. The two priestly allotments of those saints who return together with Messiah to reign, is seen on the mountain of G-d, whose law is holiness.

But in the common portion of the city and of the twelve tribes will live mortal men, the children of Israel according to their tribal relations and allotments. For G-d's work of redemption and of building His Living Tabernacle is not yet completed. On His Unchangeable Calendar He has arrived at the Feast of Tabernacles, in Hebrew Succot, also called Ingathering, which is the last of the festivals, at the end of the year. It is the only festival of eight days. It is during this seventh “day” of Succot, the Millenium, that still a multitude will come into G-d’s salvation, putting their faith in the Lamb of G-d Who reigns as King over kings and as Lord over lords. 

In the book of Daniel we find another clue to the “mystery” of those saints who do not belong to the Assembly of the Firstborn, yet are raised in the First Resurrection and shall reign with Messiah a thousand years⁵. The angel Gabriel speaks there clearly of a group of righteous people fitting the description of Rev. 20:4, who are of the House of Israel, yet not of the Body of Messiah. They may in fact be those who were sealed by the angel of G-d at an earlier time, making of them the foundation of an immortal Court. For so far we have seen only the immortal Tabernacle of heavenly nature, while the Court is still missing⁶. According to the pattern of the Tabernacle in the wilderness, only AFTER the Tent of Meeting was fully pitched, furnished and with incense and a sacrifice of pleasing odor presented to G-d for divine acceptance, did Moses go about putting up the Court⁷. 

During the thousand years of the Messianic Reign, when people will again enjoy longevity, G-d continues to redeem men from every nation, which is the reason why Succot/Feast of Tabernacles will be kept by all people⁸. Succot is the festival of the late harvest at the end of the year⁹, which is the Great Harvest, after which the people of Israel lived in their succot/tents outdoors, often already during the reaping of the fields. In fulfillment of this festival’s pattern, G-d has yet another harvest to be gathered at the end of the thousand years in the Second Resurrection.

Then the remainder of the dead will be raised¹⁰, and those whose names are found written in the Book of Life together with those who are still alive at that time, will be clothed with immortality¹¹. However, their immortality is of a nature which necessitates their partaking of the leaves of the tree of life for healing¹², while the First Fruit saints of the First Resurrection (only those who were in the Rapture and the Marriage Supper of the Lamb) share in Messiah’s nature and immortality, holy and most holy, and no longer in need of healing.

This harvest of redeemed men gathered in the Second Resurrection will be restored to the immortality Adam had before the fall. Hence it is one of earthen glory, neither holy nor most holy but what the Scriptures term, “common”. It is these redeemed who constitute the nations walking by the light of G-d and the Lamb, and who, together with their kings, will bring their glory into the Golden City¹³.

It is these saved of the Second Resurrection who form G-d’s immortal Congregation, living building stones for the Court of His Living Tabernacle.

I just showed in the order of the "rapture," how the most holy, alias the Royal priesthood, alias the Most Holy Place, will be taken up first. Then I showed the stages of the second, the holy portion, alias the Levitical priesthood, alias the Holy Place, how they will be taken up prior to Armageddon. And I showed the stage of the third, the common portion of the "heaved out" first fruit from the rest of the dead, by whom the Congregation of twelve tribes, alias the Court, will be sanctified throughout the Millenium. I also showed the foundations of the Living Tabernacle as laid by Messiah from the House of Israel. I showed the order of departure and encampment of the people of G-d in the wilderness, always with Judah in the lead¹⁴. 

But who is this Court, alias Congregation, throughout that 1,000 year period? The House of Israel with its twelve tribes!
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