what happen if numenor didnt rebel against the valar?

[tom the eldest]

Ok then,zigur.i agree to you.
now,back to the topic.if ar-pharazon resist sauron and banish him to mordor,sauron could rebuild his troops in secrets,since the king will thought that sauron is defeated,he will not shows up anymore,while in reality sauron device another plan to weaken the numenorean.probably a surprise attack to umbar,and sauron impose much scarier image to his men,the former should take the numenorean by surprise,and the latter will make sauron army much more fearful to sauron thean to the numenorian.but the numenorian had ally.gil-galad and durin the third is still in middle earth,and they would prove to be hard to defeat.now,if this happen,then gil-galad wont be dead,no gollum,no iron hills or erebor,and the noldor would be still a very srong kingdom,unlike the waning elven sanctuary in the third age.