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1 | Which verse talks about heaven on earth? | Rom 8:21 | orpah | 213258 | ||
Which verse talks about heaven on earth in Romans? | ||||||
2 | Which verse talks about heaven on earth? | Rom 8:21 | MJH | 213259 | ||
Your question is an interesting one. Where in Romans? I took the best stab I could being confined to one book. Romans 8:19-23 “The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” NIV This idea of heaven “crashing into earth” has picked up some steam with the publication of a popular book. The idea is that when we live like Christ commands us to and we love our neighbors as our self, we will be revealing the Kingdom of God here in our midst. After all, where God’s subjects gather, and where His will is obeyed, His Kingdom reigns in that place. Therefore Heaven comes to Earth in part…according to this teaching. That being said…the Bible tells a story of how God desires to dwell with mankind (people). While most religious people imagine ascending to Heaven to live with God there forever, the Bible tells it the other way around. Apart from the intermediary time (the time between death and Christ’s final coming), the Bible always talks about God dwelling with mankind here on Earth. 1) Adam and Eve in the Garden … God walked with them in the cool of the day. 2) Israel built the Tabernacle so that God could “dwell among them.” 3) Jesus is Immanuel or “God with us.” 4) The book of Isaiah paints a picture of the world to come where God’s anointed One dwells on earth with us in a new world with no sin, pain, decay, etc… 5) Jesus’ Lord’s Prayer says, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.” Are we praying for God’s will reign here on Earth? Is this Heaven on Earth in a way? 6) The last three chapters of Revelation tell of Heaven literally crashing onto Earth as the New Jerusalem descends from above. As far as Romans is concerned. The passage I picked talks about what happened to all creation as a result of our sin. Things are not meant to rust, rot, and fall apart. The original creation shows order coming from chaos. Since sin entered the world, not only are we separated from our Holy God, but the creation is frustrated and typically goes from order back to chaos. That’s why we have a maintenance budget line for our house. It tends to fall apart over time. Maybe your car is a better example. The Romans passage reminds us that creation itself will be liberated into the glorious freedom of the children of God. AMEN MJH |
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3 | Which verse talks about heaven on earth? | Rom 8:21 | orpah | 213277 | ||
I am not sure but I guess this makes sense. We had a visiting pastor this past Sunday and he explained that in the book of Romans it explained how to bring heaven on earth. He spoke of getting rid of all material things to have true faith. So this passage does fit in with that if you assume the bondage is all the materialism going on in our society. I really need to study this some more. Thanks for your reply! | ||||||
4 | Which verse talks about heaven on earth? | Rom 8:21 | MJH | 213281 | ||
Many times wonderful study begins with such questions. If the message sends you on a quest of study, then it did you well. I can't comment on the message because I did not hear it all, but one thing jumped out in your statement: "getting rid of all material things to have true faith." That statement alone is false, but in context there was hopefully more. Material things are not anti-Faith any more than poverty is pro-faith. What matters is where your heart is. Those who have an abundance who are tight fisted and un-charitable have a huge problem. Those who are impoverished and have a heart of envy or bitterness also have a huge problem. That being said, True faith is always loving which encompasses caring for others in need. You can not claim to love your neighbor as yourself, and knowingly leave him in hunger when you have the means to truly help him. MJH |
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5 | Which verse talks about heaven on earth? | Rom 8:21 | orpah | 213382 | ||
I didn't make myself very clear...sorry about that. It isn't about getting rid of material things so much as it is the priority we give them in our lives. | ||||||