When the Lord Jesus returns in the clouds of heaven, the powers of heaven shall indeed come down among those celestial and terrestrial persons who remain after the earth is cleansed. There shall be a new heaven and a new earth; things on this orb shall be transfigured, lifted spiritually to a higher plane; the paradisiacal or terrestrial glory which existed in the days of Eden’s splendor shall return. Jesus shall reign personally on the earth and will minister to his flock. More specifically, “Christ and the resurrected Saints will reign over he earth during the thousand years. They will not probably dwell upon the earth, but will visit it when they please, or when it is necessary to govern it.’ (Teachings, p. 268.)”