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1 | Who will inhabit the earth? | 2 Cor 5:8 | lovly2me1 | 84113 | ||
Such wonderful answers, you all have given, but what about the earth? Is it possible that only the martyrs will reign in heaven? Who will live on earth? Below are just a few scriptures that lead me to this question: Mat 5:10 Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Mat 5:5 Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Jer 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth Isa 11:8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den |
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2 | Who will inhabit the earth? | 2 Cor 5:8 | Asis | 84132 | ||
I'll probably be called bizarre and wierd for this answer, but I don't care the Father still loves me. Any how Gal. 1:10 (NIV) Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. God created us for one purpose, to rule the earth. At the end of the first five days of creation God saw that it was good. At the end of the sixth day . . . The Holy Bible, New International Version Gen. 1:26 through Gen. 1:29 (NIV) 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them RULE OVER (emph mine) the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. RULE OVER (emph. mine)the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” 29Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. Gen. 1:31 (NIV) 31God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. It was VERY GOOD after man was created. We can see very plainly that man was created for rulership of the earth. In fact we can see by reading Genesis 1 and 2 that there is no strife and no sin in the earth. From chapter 3 on the purpose of God's plan is to get us back into Genesis chapter 1 and 2. Jesus is the last Adam. He restored our relationship with God to that of the first Adam only better. Man is supposed to rule the earth and God has sent His Son to restore His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Col. 1:13 through Col. 1:14 (NIV) 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Jesus will return as the triumphal King and rule the earth with us at His side. Rev. 21:1 through Rev. 21:4 (NIV) 1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” The city where we will dwell will come down from heaven. We will live on the new earth in our new bodies. Rom. 8:22 through Rom. 8:25 (NIV) 22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. The earth waits as we wait for that glorious day when we will spend eternity with Jesus in the new Jerusalem. It was corrupted when we were corrupted (Genesis 3). If I die before Jesus returns I will go to heaven. But when Jesus returns and I still live I will meet him in the clouds as He returns and I will return with Him. . . to earth. |
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3 | Who will inhabit the earth? | 2 Cor 5:8 | lovly2me1 | 84133 | ||
Dont know where your Galatians 1:10 fit in, but the rest is superb. So my next question is, why does everyone want to know about heaven, when they're not going there anyway? Nobody talks about living on the earth except the Jehovas Witnesses. Think we need to get this right, or would that be pleasing men, to get something right? | ||||||
4 | Who will inhabit the earth? | 2 Cor 5:8 | Asis | 84171 | ||
hello lovly2me1 Go figure? We, who die before Jesus returns, will go to heaven we just won't stay there. I don't know what the Jehovah's Witnesses talk about. I'm too busy understanding what God is talking about. The problem today is we have been involved with religion for so long that its doctine has been accepted as truth. So when the truth comes along we call it heresy. Here is a for instance. Jesus said in John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. [KJV] We believe that Jesus is going to build us some houses in heaven where we will live. We sing about it with hymns. A popular song by Eli said "that is all the lumber you sent." Yet we will live on the new earth in the new Jerusalem. Jerusalem will have many rooms, apartments, mansions in it. It will come down from heaven. Could that be what Jesus went to prepare? When we say that we won't live in heaven we are called bizarre and wierd and the defenders of religion attack. The seekers of truth look to the word of God and ask the Holy Spirit to instruct them in the truth. The truth needs NO defending. After all it is TRUTH. The reference to Galations 1:10 is about responding to questions in the forum. My life is to please God. I have offered it as a living sacrifice to Him. I therefore respond to questions and comments (notes) with the truth, the Scriptures as God has revealed them to me.God reveals the knowledge of Christ to us, individually and that knowledge is always true to the scriptures. Regardless of how others respond, I know that God talks to his children and reveals that which is a mystery to them. Mark 4:22 [Things are hidden temporarily only as a means to revelation.] For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed, nor is anything [temporarily] kept secret except in order that it may be made known [Amplified] AMPLIFIED Mark 4:24 And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you--and more [besides] will be given to you who hear. If others don't believe then Romans 3:3 applies. For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? [KJV] I will not allow their unbelief to affect my belief. God knows me and I know that He is talking to His people today. Scripture in context bears witness to His intent, His will. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? [KJV] I do not believe that God has made His word so complicated that it takes a degree from the hermenutical exegesical theological technical institute and semenary to understand it. There was a time when laymen led the church and it functioned just fine. Our relationship with God is a heart relationship. If ALL you do is done to please God, then when you are doing something that is displeasing to God He will let you know it. We call that conviction. If your heart is after God the conviction will lead to repentance and you will be right back where you were before. Pleasing God is the desire of your heart. You should not be concerned with your motives because your motive is to please God in all you do. yours in Christ, Jeff |
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5 | Who will inhabit the earth? | 2 Cor 5:8 | lovly2me1 | 84305 | ||
Jeff, I really feel for you. I agree with everything you said here and I am sorry if people have made you to feel that you are heretic for telling the truth. I know that Christians will do that. They dont like for anything to challange their beliefs, even if what they believe is ridiculous. Religious people have always been like that. Remember when they didnt like the things Jesus was saying and then they killed him? I do have to wonder about one thing though, if flesh and blood do not belong in heaven, why are there STREETS of gold, pearly GATES etc. Who will WALK on the streets of gold or OPEN the pearly gates. Starting to believe that all of what we believe is just plain crazy. Maybe we are crazy! |
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