We are at the threshold of the righteous new earth. That is why giving in to fleshly desires can be as disastrous for us as it was for the 24,000 Israelites on the Plains of Moab.
« لِكَيْلَا يُجَرِّبَكُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَانُ لِعَدَمِ ضَبْطِ أَنْفُسِكُمَا » .‏