Think Earths, Not Heaven!
For some time, I’ve wanted this topic with you to discuss.
For some time, I’ve wanted this topic with you to discuss.
Honestly,
why all the hoopla about Heaven??
To
you, this may sound like …a rather
strange question.
The
Bible reveals Earths are the center of God’s focus.1
Earth
is the central object in Genesis chapter one.
Yep,
Earth, like a garden, in all of God’s vast creation.
He
planted Eden, and put man there to do
what gardens need.
Now
that’s ‘a garden …in a garden’, with mankind
as the seed.
The
seed-time-harvest principle to God is
something big.
To
understand it all, in The Bible you’d have to dig.
This
means He’s ‘seed-minded’, and also very patient.
What
He really had in mind was …getting Eve pregnant!
His
plan was, and is to ‘grow’, not simply
create more people,
And
select from among them some who to Him
would be faithful.
He
had already settled His heavenly Kingdom.
Now
He wanted to extend it to Earth, through Adam.
‘Heaven on Earths’,
you might say that’s His goal.
With
each succeeding generation, He’s well on track.
When
it is all said and done, not one
soul will He lack.
Afterward,
there will be one huge convention-like meeting.
Lots
of meeting and greeting. You might call it
…sheep
bleating!
I believe this will be on His new Earth for 7 years,
Then back to Earth we will quickly return
…to hellish jeers! 2
Then back to Earth we will quickly return
…to hellish jeers! 2
With
immortal bodies and Millennial assignments,
On
Earth, not in Heaven,
we’ll rule over Christ-dissidents!
Better
than ‘a new sheriff in town’, there’ll
be
a ‘worldwide King!’
We
will serve with Him, making sure people do
the righteous thing.
Afterward, this version of Earth we will vacate!
Back to the new Earth, no sinfulness to berate.3
Thus,
from what I read and perceive,
Earths are largely His focus.
That’s
why all this talk of Heaven, I find
…strangely curious!
I
imagine some of you may now be despairing,
‘But what of our mansions that Jesus
is preparing?!
He said, ‘In My Father’s house, there
are many mansions.'
So He’s preparing a place for us,
from all nations.' 4
C’mon,
Man!
‘Mansions inside a house?!’ That physically makes
NO sense!
Yet,
so many of us think such would be …our
recompense! 5
There’s
even an ole song to Jesus …with instruction,
About
where to build the singer’s heavenly
mansion! 6
Friends…
The
house of which He spoke isn’t a place
geographical,
Nor
was His statement mystical or hyperbolical.
He
spoke neither of Heaven, nor in language colloquial,
But of roles in His Kingdoms Millennial and Eternal.
By 'house', think ‘family lineage, noble dynasty’,
The 'house' of His heirs, we're kings and priests of royalty!
The 'place' He has for us isn’t just some physical mansion,
But
it is our roles in His kingdom, our two-Earths missions.7
While we long for Heaven, God longs for Earths!
We will be together on both Earths' turfs!!! ;o)
Sure, Heaven’s wherever God is, and is glorified,
But why not target what about Earths …He’s prophesied?!
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1 God
says, ‘Heaven is My Throne and Earth is
My footstool.’ (Isaiah 66:1 and Acts 7:49)
See: What is The
Lord’s ‘Footstool’?
2 See:
Zechariah 14, Revelation 1:6, 5:10 and16:16. After living a long time, mostly
under democracies, don’t think for a minute those who will survive the tribulation period will welcome a global King and His immortal surrogates! Also, see: Earth's Next Versions (Series).
3
Affirmed 4 times! (Isaiah 65:17, 66:22, 2 Peter 3:13 and Revelation
21:1)
5 As
I was also taught as a child, so you have my company!
6 Build My Mansion, by
Dottie Rambo
7 In
and well beyond the thousand-year Reign of Christ on Earth. (Consider this: 'The House of Saud' is NoT a house, but roles/posts in the Saudi kingdom...the Kingdom of Saud!).
NB: Our roles in The Lord's Millennial Reign Kingdom will not be eternal, but time-limited to a thousand years on this current version of Earth. We immortal Gentile saints will be His 'iron rod' government over the remnants of the tribulation age, and their off-spring born in The Millennial Reign age. BUT afterward, we will be stationed in NATIONS across the new Earth The Lord has likely already created. (Revelation 21:24-26) If His assignments on both versions of Earth include a physical mansion, that would be 'icing on the cake'. But let's be clear, 'the cake' (the main point of it all) is our roles in both The Lord's Millennial and Eternal kingdom. Agreed?
