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God’s Journey, Plan, and
Purpose for Humankind
Through Eternity Future
If
a person will understand the points below,
spirituality and philosophy will become a sensible and simple path to him or
her ... leading to true happiness, love, peace, sense & meaning to life,
abundance, sanity, health, and security. God’s plan does not
include religiosity. The
plan of God does not include religiosity, self-righteousness, and especially not hypocrisy. God is love. And
God’s love is best defined as: The
perfectly pure, immaculate and complete selfless disposition to do good; good
will; kindness; charitableness; benevolence; the love of humanity,
accompanied with a selfless desire to promote our happiness, and in eternity.
And it is properly, whole, entire or perfect, and just in a moral sense. Note that ‘selfless’ needs nothing in
return. God’s love is patient and
kind. It is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. God’s love does not
demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it
has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the
truth wins out. God’s love never gives up, never loses faith
in itself, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. God’s
primary personality traits are:
Love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and fervor with
poise. God is love (1
John 4:7-8,16; 1 Corinthians 13; Leviticus 19:18; Galatians 5:14, 22-23).
Included are related Bible Scripture references. “Everything
we know about God's Word, the Bible, is summed up in a single sentence: ‘Love
others as you love yourself.’” God is love. But not all love is God. Just
as God’s love is far greater than humanity’s self-serving version, God
notifies us that: Just as the heavens soar high above the earth, so is the
way God works surpasses the way we humans work (Isaiah 55:9; Proverbs
3:5; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1:26-31). Please notice that even science confirms
that there is a measureless gap between the earth and the heavens; God
selflessly communicates to us that there is a measureless gap between His
ways and our human ways. Therefore, naturally, many expressions of God’s plan and ways may seem very
strange to any human being without instruction. Most of us
humans reject or criticize things that we know little about academically,
spiritually, or experientially. The soul who does not yet know God is not
used to the ways God thinks and works and every one of God’s ways could seem
foolish to an individual until s/he becomes open enough to investigate what
is written about them in the Bible. The owner of this website is stating this
from personal experience, as I did not know God for most of my life. The purpose of God is
about God’s kingdom – God’s government system – administering
the affairs of the universe, ensuring it free of evil and suffering in the
eternal future. It is about the Kingdom of Love administering
the affairs of the heavens and earth. And please note that a ‘kingdom’ is
simply a system of government, and a non-democracy system of government. The plain truth is that God’s journey and
plan is a true love story – God’s unconditional love for you and each
person. God loves you one hundred
percent—no matter what. There is nothing you can do that would make God love
you more. There is also nothing you can do that would make God love you less.
God loves you one hundred percent, one hundred percent of the time. His love
is unchanging. God loves you all the way, all the time, regardless of your
past, present, and future.
God is love (1 John 4:7-8,16; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7). God loves you outrageously! The Bible includes God’s
Kingdom (government)
charter (2 Peter 1:21; 1 Corinthians 2:12-16;
14:30; Acts 3:21; Daniel 12:8-9; John 20:30-31). The Bible becomes a plain
and simple book of truth when it is correctly divided (2
Timothy 2:15) and we can count on it to be complete (Revelation 22:18-19). The following is God’s
documented chronological journey with and plan for humanity. Understand it
and spirituality and philosophy really do become a sensible and simple path
... leading to true happiness, love, peace, sense & meaning to life,
abundance, sanity, health, and security. 1.
God in the eternal past
(Psalm 90:2; 93:2; Micah 5:2;
Hebrews 9:14). 2.
The drafting of God's plan (Ephesians 3:11; Hebrews
1:1-3; 11:3; 1 Peter 1:20). a.
God
creates a family, a council. God doesn’t need a council; God is so
relational that He creates a council of spirit beings; a ‘heavenly host’ (Psalm 82:1, 6;
89:5-7; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Deuteronomy 4:19-20; 17:3; 29:26, Daniel 7:10; 1
Kings 22:19-23). Bible
translations identify this council as ‘gods’ (with a little ‘g’), ‘holy
ones,’ and ‘watchers.’ They are called “sons of the Most
High [God]” at Psalm 82:6, Job 1:6, and Job 2:1. The Bible is clear
that the Most High God utilizes these lesser spirit
beings—divine council—to participate with Him in love. And it’s also important to know that God
creates free moral agents in love with a free choice. b.
God’s
drafted, eternal plan is to have creations of free moral agents who have been
thoroughly tested and freed from all possibility of rebellion, so that God
can show the exceeding riches of His grace toward them in love in all ages to
come without negativity of eternal rebellions, their evil, and suffering (Eph. 3:11;
Heb. 1:1-3; 11:3; 1 Pet. 1:20). c.
God
takes great pleasure in conceiving—foreseeing—each of us human beings in
love, and each of our endowment with destiny—identity, inherent value,
special talents (gift sets), and an empowered meaningful purpose in
love—walking in specific accomplishments, and participating with Him
administering the affairs of the universe in the eternal future (John 3:15-17; 14:12-15; 15:16; Eph. 1:4-9,
11, 14; 2:10; 4:11-16; Rom. 8:15, 29; 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11;
Galatians 4:5; 1 Timothy 2:4; Ps. 34:9-10; 84:11). 3.
The kingdom of God is unmeasured and immeasurable – God is the
Supreme Moral Governor, and flawlessly all in harmony with Him (Job 38; Daniel 4:17, 25, 32, 35). God is love (1 John 4:7-8,16). 4. Creation of the heavens,
the unseen spirit world (including ‘angels’), the earth, plants, living
creatures, and two people (Adam, then Eve) and it is very good
(Genesis 1; 2:2; Exodus 20:11; Colossians 1:15-18; Psalms 8:3; 95:5; 102:25;
Isaiah 40:12, 18, 26; 45:12; 48:13; Hebrews 11:3). See also link to “creation or
evolution” following Point 21 below. God creates free moral agents in love with a free choice. 5. THE FIRST PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Innocence (Genesis 2:15 —
3:24) 6. One of God’s divine
council members (of Point 2a above) attempts to put himself
in the place of God through pride (Isaiah 14:12-14). As a result, he is
banished to earth; he becomes known as the serpent in the Garden of Eden (Ezekiel
28:14-16; Gen. 3:1). (In a most literal translation, Isaiah
14:12 states, “How are you fallen from heaven, O helel,
son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground…” That original
language, Hebrew, word helel is from the
original Hebrew root word, Halal, meaning “to bear light,” or the
name, “Day
Star.” When Day Star gets cut down to the ground, he loses
that name, and becomes known as Satan.
(Satan later “came with the sons of God” recorded at Job 1:6 and 2:1.) Satan is also known as
the devil or adversary of God and humankind (1 John 3:8; Luke 10:18; 11:18; John 8:44; Eph.
2:1-3; 6:10-18; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:14-15; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:7-12). God creates free moral agents in love with a
free choice. 7. Rebellion is begun on the earth—by its former ruler, Adam. Because
of this, humanity becomes separated from God, the earth is cursed, and it
enters its sinful career with all creatures being brought under the bondage
of sin—separateness, unacceptable-ness, condemnation and corruption, inclined to evil. (Gen.
3; Romans 5:12-21; 8:19-23; 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Cor. 13:12). a.
”Normal” is no longer ‘very good’ (Points 4 &
5), but bound by corruption and inclination to evil (Rom. 1:21;
Jeremiah 17:9; Mark 7:21-22). b.
Out of God’s pure, complete love for the highest
good of humanity comes God’s justice, and His wrath. His wrath is His holy
and just indignation against sin, because sin is what separates humanity from
Him, His love, and His benefits (Exodus 12:13, 23; Rom. 1:18-32; 5:9-11;
11:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10; 1 John 1:5). c.
From
this moment on, the ultimate purpose of God in all His dealings with people
is to bring each of us back to the place where we were before the fall
(beloved personal fellowship & harmony, in abundance, participating in
His divine council) and free us of all possibility of failing in the future (Genesis 3:15;
John 3:16-17; 10:10; Romans 8:28, 29; 1 Timothy 1:5; Revelation 21-22). d.
Instead
of permitting Adam & Eve (humanity) to die physically, God promises a
forthcoming redeemer who will come and rescue and restore humanity (Genesis
3:15-21; cp. Isaiah 53; Matthew. 1:21; 26:28; Ephesians 1:7). e.
God
compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted humanity a chance to continue
faith in the coming redeemer: Instead of permitting Adam & Eve to die
physically, God sacrifices animals in their place; God covers Adam and
Eve with tunics of skin from the first animal (blood) sacrifice – required
for God to participate with corrupted people. And this was a foreshadowing of
Messiah – Christ the Redeemer. (Genesis 3:21; Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews
9:26). 8. Satan and his spirit
rebels who are at large in the heavenlies, possess the right to further God's plan by testing people in
the probationary periods of the human race
(Point 6; Job 1:6; 2:1; Ephesians 2:1-3; 6:10-18;
Revelation 12:7-12). Satan and his spirit rebels are not part of the visible
Earth & heavens; not visible to us humans (Job 4:15-16; 2
Corinthians 12:2; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 4:13). 9. The heavens and the earth
await the time of the renovation and the second
ethical state, called the New Heavens and the New Earth
(Point 20 below). (Reference 2 Peter 3:5-13; Romans
8:19-23; Hebrews 1:10-12; 12:24-28; Revelation 21-22.) 10. THE SECOND PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Conscience (Genesis 3:22 —
8:14). So-called because humans were tested to see if they would obey their
own conscience regarding right and wrong (Gen. 6:1-7; Rom. 2:12-16). There
were no written laws. Adam’s only law was not to eat the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil; after being driven out of the garden he didn’t
even have that law (Rom. 5:12-14). The Ten Commandments weren’t given to Adam
in the previous dispensation. This dispensation could be called the Age of
Freedom, for humans were free to do as they pleased until it became necessary
for God to interfere. Length of this period: 1,656 years (Genesis 5:1
- 29; 7:11) – from the fall of humanity (Point 8) to the worldwide flood,
which was the consequence for evil during this dispensation
(Gen. 6:8 - 8:14; Matthew 24:37-39; 1 Peter 3:18-21). During this
probationary period, God observes the progress of the people's wickedness, and sees that all their thoughts become
consistently and totally evil (Gen. 6:5). After the first 1,536 years, God
mercifully gives humanity a 120-year forewarning (grace-period) to turn away
from evil before justice is fulfilled. Noah is the only person found
blameless, and therefore his whole family receives salvation (is saved) from
the destruction. (Genesis 6:5-19) a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood)
sacrifice – required for God to participate with corrupted people (Genesis
4:4; Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26) (A foreshadowing of Messiah –
Christ the Redeemer.) 11. THE THIRD PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Human Government
(Genesis 8:15 — 11:32). Length of this period: 427 years (Genesis 11: 10 -
12:9). See more about this
dispensation a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood)
sacrifice – required for God to participate with corrupted people (Genesis
8:20-21; Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26) (A foreshadowing of Messiah –
Christ the Redeemer.) 12. THE FOURTH PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Promise (Genesis 12:1 —
Exodus 12:37). Length of this period: 430 years (Exodus 12:40; Galatians
4:30). See more about this dispensation a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood)
sacrifice – required for God to participate with corrupted people
(Exodus12:3-14; Leviticus 16:6, 11‑12; 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26) (A foreshadowing
of Messiah – Christ the Redeemer.) 13. THE FIFTH PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Law (Exodus 12:38 — Matthew. 2:23; 11:11;
Luke 16:16). Length of this period: over 1,700 years–from Moses to the
Messiah (the Christ).
See more about this
dispensation a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood) sacrifice
– required for God to participate with corrupted people (Exodus12:3-14;
Leviticus 16:6, 11‑12; 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26; 10:1-14; 13:12) (A
foreshadowing of Messiah – Christ the Redeemer.) 14. THE SIXTH AGE – Grace (Matthew 3:1 — Revelation 19:10; John
1:17). Length of this period: from the first to the second arrival of Jesus
the Christ (Y’shua Messiah) and the binding of Satan in the abyss at the end
of this (present) age. It has already lasted nearly 2,000 years. X You Are Here. Adam’s disobedience
was terrible in its consequences (Points 6-7), but it brought to
light an aspect of God’s nature that would otherwise never have been fully
revealed: the unfathomable depth of His love. God has never given up on Adam and his descendants. He longs to bring
humanity—each of us—back to Himself. This is
beautifully expressed in the Bible at James 4:5: “God jealously desires the
Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”—the Spirit that was breathed into Adam
at his creation. Incredible though it may seem, God continues to long for the
personal fellowship which He once enjoyed with Adam (Point 4). This
relationship was broken by Adam’s rebellion, a rebellion that has been
perpetuated in every one of Adam’s descendants (Points 6-7). Furthermore, at
infinite cost, God has made a way for us to be restored to Himself. He sent
His own Son Jesus “to seek and to save those who were lost” (Luke 19:10). By His
substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, Jesus has made it possible for each
of us to be forgiven and cleansed from sin and to become members of God’s own
family—citizens
in the Kingdom of Love. a.
As
promised, God sent His own Son, Jesus the Christ (Y’shua Messiah), to take
the place of all persons in death, so that everyone who would trust in, rely
(believe) on Him might be fully rescued and restored citizens of the Kingdom of
Love forever and ever. …When Jesus Christ (Y’shua
Messiah) came and offered Himself as a sacrifice on the cross, a divinely
ordained exchange took place. The nature of which was this: All the evil due by justice to descendants of Adam (each of us) came on Jesus,
that all the good due to Jesus, because of His sinless obedience, might be
made available to descendants of Adam (us). Or, more briefly: All the evil came on
Jesus that all the good might be made available to us (Isaiah 61;
53:4-6; 1 Peter 3:18; 2:24; John 14:6). See also the links following Point 21 below. “...For God so greatly
loved people that He gave His only Son, that everyone who believes [trusts in,
relies] on Him should not
perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn people, but that people, through Him, might be saved [rescued, made
safe & sound, sane, prosperous, and healed/whole]. Everyone who believes on Him is [forgiven,] not
guilty nor rejected, and everyone who does not believe [trust in, rely
on] is guilty already for refusing to
let their trust rest in the only Son of God” (reference point 7; the
Kingdom of Love is God’s escape hatch for people, and His plan to end evil
and suffering, to ensure the universe free of rebellion in the eternal
future; John
3:16-18, 36; Psalm 8; Galatians 3:13: Ephesians 2:11-18; Hebrews 2:9-18; 1
Peter 1:18-23; 1 John 5:19). It’s a LOVE thing and citizenship in the Kingdom
of Love. b.
God’s complete provision is also for the here and now: Not only does God promise eternal life to any person who believes
on His Son but He
also promises a genuinely
sublime parent-child personal relationship with Him, full of true happiness, love, peace,
sense & meaning to life, abundance, sanity, health, and security. God is
the perfect father; God is the perfect king; God and His Holy Spirit are the
perfect parents (John 10:10; 14:26; Romans 8:13-16; Galatians
4:4-7; 2 Peter 1:2-11) … and God promises resolution in all
life problems to
any
who trusts in, relies on His Son (Mark 11:22-24; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians
3:20; 1 Peter 2:24; 3 John 1:2). Since the person has been made right in
God's sight by the blood of Christ (Messiah), God shall certainly save them
from His wrath of Point 7b above (Romans 5:9): c.
The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the
Christ (Y’shua Messiah) fulfilled
all 333 documented predictions, most of which were documented
hundreds of years prior, in what is now known as the Old Testament (1
Corinthians 15:3-4). And according to laws of simple and compound
probability, the 333 prophecies of Jesus the Christ could have only one
chance in one and ninety-seven ciphers of fulfillment. God is
perfectly trustworthy. d.
500 EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS ALIVE AFTER
DEATH e.
Satan and his spirit rebels darken the minds of the
unbelieving—those citizens outside God’s Kingdom of Love (2 Corinthians 4:3,
4; John 8:44; 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 1 John 5:18; See also link to “Reality of
Evil” following Point 22 below). f.
Satan and his spirit rebels are permitted to further
God's plan by testing the believing citizens, akin to a probationary period
or a dispensation. g.
God's
provision of a new life in His Kingdom of Love: The provision for this
present age and every other one, in fact, is the sacrificial death of the
Christ (Messiah) on the cross (1 Corinthians 1:18- 24; Colossians
1:12-20; 2:14-17; Hebrews 7:21; 1 Peter 2:24). Persons
in previous dispensations had to look forward to it by faith, in order to receive the benefits of the cross. Persons now have to
look back to it in faith to receive its benefits (Romans
3:24-25; 5:1; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 11). See Point 21 below. h.
God promises resolution in all
life problems to any who trusts in, relies on His Son, as the person has been
made right in God's sight by the blood of Messiah (Christ). For greater
understanding of this good news, consider
this inspired picture and explanation. i.
At John 3:36, we’re informed, “...And whoever does
not believe on God’s Son shall not see (comprehend) life...” This explained much to the owner of this website
who remained a citizen of the opposing kingdom—did not believe on God’s
Son—for most of my life. If this is where you are, please be encouraged to
seriously consider Point 21 below. Understand more about this
present age 15. THE SEVENTH PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Divine Government, or Millennium (Revelation
19:11 — 20:15). This age will cover the period from the second coming of Christ (Y’shua
Messiah) to the last rebellion of Satan and humanity on the Earth. Length
of this period: 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1-10). It will begin with the
so-called “rapture:” Jesus’ committed followers will be “caught up” out of
the earth with Jesus (Y’shua Messiah) while Jesus quickly purges any residual
evil from the earth. Then Jesus will immediately bring His followers down to
earth with Him, in His second coming, to set up a kingdom in the world forever
(Revelation 19:1-21; Jude 14-15; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; 2 Thessalonians
2:7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; Matthew 16:27; 24:29-31; 25:31-46; Zechariah
14:1-5; Daniel 2:44-45; 7:9-14,18,22,27). 16. The final test: Satan
loosed from the abyss after the Millennium (Point 15). Satan will attempt one
last coup by gathering many to himself so they can rebel against Jesus the
Christ (Y’shua Messiah). This will simply result in identifying those who are
against Jesus. They will then be quickly destroyed by fire coming out of
heaven. (Revelation 20:7-10, 15). 17. The second resurrection
and final judgment at the end of the Millennium
(Revelation 20:11-15). The purpose of God: to put
down rebellion on earth; fulfill the everlasting covenants of the past;
vindicate and avenge Christ and His committed followers (“saints”); exalt
resurrected saints of all ages to a kingly and priestly position; judge the nations
in righteousness and restore the earth to its rightful owners; restore Israel
as the head of all nations; and to put all enemies under the feet of Christ
so as to bring back the perfect conditions that existed before the fall of
Day Star, the Satan, and Adam. This is the purpose of God in the dispensation
of divine government or the millennium. 18. Earth's sinful career
ended with renovation of the immediate heavens and the Earth by fire, and
removal of all the curse (Point 7), and its effects
at
the end of the Millennium (Romans 8:19-23; Hebrews 1:10- 12;
12:24-28; 2 Peter 3:10-13). 19. Confinement of all spirit
and human rebels of all ages (evil) in the lake of fire forever at the end of
the Millennium (Isaiah 66:22-24;
Matthew. 25:41, 46; Revelation 14:9-11; 20:10-15). God's dealings with people in holiness and
absolute justice to all alike is God’s loving sound basis
of punishing rebels who refuse to conform to the plan, and of blessing those
who do conform. God can still be just and holy in the judgment and
confinement of rebels to everlasting punishment, since they have refused all
merciful dealings. They have hardened
themselves against all that is holy and good.
There will be nothing else for God’s love to do but mete out justice
according to deeds committed, for the continued good of society, forever. God must make examples of both cases, the good
and the bad, for the sake of all generations who come into existence in
eternity future. God cannot excuse
rebels and bless them, contrary to His revealed plan, or there would be no
end to the breaking of His eternal laws (God’s steadfast principles of how He
works). He would have to continually excuse all wrongdoing forever if He
should start such a program, and under such circumstances people would have
no true restraint. If God’s love excused
some and not others, and had any degree of prejudice, then we would lose
proper respect for Him as the Moral Governor. If He failed to reward
for obedience or punish for disobedience, or in any degree carried on
government contrary to prescribed laws and common justice to all and for the
best good of all, there would be no true incentive for people in all eternity
to conform to the eternal plan. The Bible plainly reveals that rebels in everlasting
Hell will be an eternal monument of God's wrath toward continued sin, in
order to cause coming generations to conform to the highest good of their own
being and of the universe (Isa. 66:22-24; Rev. 14:9-11; 21:1—22:21; see also
Ex. 34:6-7; Ps. 34:15-16; Pr. 1:24-33; Rom. 6:16-23; 8:12-13; 11:11-29; 1
Cor. 15:24-28; 2 Cor. 3:16-17; 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Heb. 6:4-9;
10:26-29; 2 Pet. 2:20-21; Rev. 21—22). 20.
The New Heavens and the New Earth, when the earth is perfect the second
time – the eternal perfect state with God all-in-all again (I Cor. 15:24-28), as before rebellion in the universe
headed by Adam (Isaiah 65:17; 66:22-24; 2 Pet. 3:13; Revelation
21-22). The citizens of the
Kingdom of Love – righteous natural people left on Earth after the rebellion
of Rev. 20:7-10 (Point 16 above) will multiply and replenish the new Earth forever,
carrying out God's original program for Adam, as would have been done if man
had not sinned (Point 7 above) (2 Peter 3:13; Genesis 1:26-31; 8:22; 9:12; Isaiah
9:6-7; 59:20; Daniel 2:44-45; 7:13-14, 27; Matthew 25:34, 46; Luke 1:32-33;
Rev. 11:15; 21:1-22:5). God will move His
capital city from the planet heaven to the planet Earth to dwell with people
forever and administer the affairs of the universe from the earth (2 Peter 3:13;
Revelation 21:1-22:5). The resurrected
committed believers saved from Abel to the Millennium, will be heirs of God and
joint heirs with Christ and will reign as kings and priests on the New Earth
participating with God administering the affairs of the universe forever (2 Peter 3:13;
Psalms 149:5-9; Daniel 7:18-27; Matthew 19:28; Romans 8:17; 1 Corinthians
4:8; 6:2; Ephesians 2:7; 2 Timothy 2:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:4-10; Revelation
1:6; 2:26-27; 5:9-10; 11:15; 12:5; 20:4-6; 22:5). The Kingdom of Love is the plan of God
to ensure the universe free of rebellion, ending evil and suffering. Revelation 21:2-3
states, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the
old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy
city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully
dressed for her husband. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look,
God’s home is now among His people! He will live with them, and they will be
His people. God Himself will be with them.’” “‘As surely as my new
heavens and earth will remain, so will you always be my people, with a name
that will never disappear,’ says the LORD. (Isa. 66:22)” Jesus promises at
Revelation 2:26-27: “To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, I
will give authority over all the nations. They will rule the nations [in the
new earth]...” "‘Well done!' He
exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I
entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward. (Luke 19:17)'” Revelation 5:9-10
proclaims: “And they [the Elders] sang a new song with these words: ‘You
[Jesus the Lamb] are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it.
For you were killed, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every
tribe and language and people and nation. And you have caused them [ransomed
followers of Jesus] to become God's Kingdom and His priests. And they will
reign on the [new] earth.’” Revelation 11:15
states, “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices
shouting in heaven: ‘The whole world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord
and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.’” The prophecy at Revelation
22:5 states, “And there will be no night there [in the Holy City, the new
Jerusalem]—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And
they [the servants of Jesus] will reign forever and ever. Daniel 7:18 states, “In
the end, the holy people of the Most High will be
given the kingdom, and they will rule forever and ever.” (See also Rev. 20:4-10.) God's dealings with us
in holiness and absolute justice to all alike, is God’s
sound basis for punishing rebels who refuse to conform to the plan, and for
blessing those who do conform. God can still be just and holy in the judgment
and confinement of rebels to everlasting punishment, since they have refused
all merciful dealings. They hardened themselves against all that is holy and
good. There will be nothing else for
God’s love to do but mete out justice according to deeds committed, for the
continued good of society, forever. God must make examples of
both cases, the good and the bad, for the sake of all generations who come
into existence in eternity future (Isa. 66:24). God cannot excuse rebels and bless
them, contrary to His revealed plan, or there would be no end to the breaking
of His eternal laws (God’s steadfast principles of how He works). He would
have to continually excuse all wrongdoing forever if He should start such a
program, and under such circumstances people would have no true
restraint. If God’s love excused some and
not others, and had any degree of prejudice, then we would lose proper
respect for Him as the Moral Governor. If He failed to reward for obedience
or punish for disobedience, or in any degree carried on government contrary
to prescribed laws and common justice to all and for the best good of all,
there would be no true incentive for people in all eternity to conform to the
eternal plan. The Bible plainly
reveals that rebels in everlasting Hell will be an eternal monument of God's wrath
toward continued sin, in order to cause coming
generations to conform to the highest good of their own being and of the
universe. (Isa. 66:22-24; Rev. 14:9-11; 21:1—22:21; see also Ex. 34:6-7; Ps.
34:15-16; Pr. 1:24-33; Rom. 6:16-23; 8:12-13; 11:11-29; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; 2
Cor. 3:16-17; 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Heb. 6:4-9; 10:26-29; 2 Pet.
2:20-21; Rev. 21-22.) 21.
Jesus the Christ (Y’shua Messiah) is alive and well,
and wants to help you in all your life problems, so take Him as your partner in
life from now on. The ultimate
purpose of God in all His present dealings with us is to bring each of us
back to the place where we were before the Fall (beloved personal fellowship
& harmony, in abundance) and free us of the possibility of failing in the
future. The
Kingdom of Love is the Plan of God (Exodus 20:5-6; 34:6-7; Numbers
14:18-20; Deuteronomy 5:9-10; Jeremiah 32:18; Isa.
66:22-24; Psalm 34:15-16; Proverbs 1:24-33; Ezekiel 18:21-23; Matthew 5:44;
John 3:16, 17; Romans 6:16-23; 8:12-13; 11:11-29; 12:14; 1 Corinthians
6:9-11; 15:24-28; 2 Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:9-11; Galatians 5:16-24; 6:7-8;
Hebrews 6:4-9; 10:26-29; 2 Peter 2:9, 20-21; Revelation 21—22) Links Understand
more about the drafting of God's
plan by the Godhead (Point 2
above) We humans were
designed for and therefore have a true inner desire for moral government.
Understand more about moral
government (Point 3 above) Understand
more about creation or
evolution (Point 4 above) God created free moral agents in
love with a free choice (Points 2 – 16) Understand
more about the Bible is the
authentic inspired revelation of God See The Tri-unity of
Man (Points 4 – 21) “Be
careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and
supplication [prayer as from neediness] with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known unto God.” (Philippians 4:6) See The Art of Prayer As
mentioned above, the Bible plainly reveals that rebels in everlasting Hell
will be an eternal monument of God's wrath toward continued sin, in
order to cause coming generations to conform to the highest good of
their own being and of the universe. Understand the Bible’s doctrine of sin “Our battle
is not with people. It is against the unseen, spiritual leaders, powers, and
the spirits of darkness in this world. It is against the unseen demon world
that works in the heavens” (Ephesians 6:12). Understand the reality of evil;
Satan, or the devil (Points 5 – 19) Understand
the bondage of corruption,
inclined to evil. (Points 7 – 18) “And of Jesus’s fullness
we have all received, and grace
for grace.” (John 1:16) Understand
God’s grace (Point 14) In Psalm 25:14, David says, “The LORD is a friend to all who reverently fear Him.
He teaches them His covenant."
Understand scriptural
covenant (Point 14b) “This
covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors “Father God
has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love,
in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:13-14).”
Understand the Kingdom
of Heaven For greater
biblically-based and history-based understanding of Points 15 – 20 (“end
times prophecy”), be strongly encouraged to enjoy this
comprehensive study. “Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your
soul prospers” (3 John 1:2). (Points 7 – 18) There are 750 promises of God
(benefits) in the New Testament alone (Points 14 – 21) One of the most outspoken believers in evolutionism, the late
Carl Sagan, admitted, “This [evolution] is still a statement of faith.” We each live with faith (believing) in
something. Faith in God’s faithfulness is a gift from God given to each and every person, regardless. And,
it can be rejected. Understand more about faith. See How to interpret the Bible –
literally? Providence is the infinite care God
takes of His universe, from the numbering of each hair of each head and the
falling of each sparrow to the unfailing upholding of all the vast universes
by His own power. Understand God’s
providence “Have you forgotten that when we were joined with
Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined Him in His death? For we died and were buried
with Christ by baptism. And just
as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live
new lives!” (Romans 6:3-4) What is so
extraordinary about water
baptism? Isaiah 9:6 promised this about Messiah
(Jesus): “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. And the
government shall rest upon his shoulder…
an ever expanding, peaceful, never ending, fair, and
just…kingdom.” Understand
more about human government here. “If you love me [Y’shua; Jesus], keep My commandments.” (John 14:15; 1 John 5:2-3; 2 John 1:6) “Y’shua (Jesus) answered and said to him
[Peter],’Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not
revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you
that you are Peter, and on this rock [revelation] I
will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it…’” (Matthew 16:17-19) Understand much more about the
“Church” Acts 8:5-19
states, “Philip went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about
Y’shua (Jesus) the Messiah. Crowds listened intently to Philip…The people
believed Philip's message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name
of Y’shua Messiah (Jesus Christ). As a result, many men and women were water
baptized. “When the
apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God's
message, they sent Peter and John there. As soon as they arrived, they prayed
for these new [water] baptized believers to receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy
Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been water
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John laid their hands upon
these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.” Notice that
the people of Samaria received the word of God, believed, were water-baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus (Y’shua Messiah). And then there was something
else so significant that the apostles in Jerusalem sent Peter and John to
pray for them specifically. Yet what else was so crucial for the new
water-baptized believers to receive? The baptism
with the Holy Spirit. “Have you received the Holy
Spirit since you believed?” –Acts 19:2 P.S. Merely Refining
the Outward Life is Not Part of God’s Plan Jesus
the Christ (Y’shua Messiah) taught that a person "Must be born
again" and "Except a person be born again, s/he cannot see the
kingdom of God .... Except a person be born of water and of the Spirit, s/he
cannot enter into the The new birth is a necessity to being saved and to
having the right relationship to God so that one can claim the benefits of
the Bible. The new birth is not confirmation, church membership, water
baptism, taking the sacrament, observing religious duties, an intellectual
reception of Christianity, orthodoxy of faith, going to church, saying
prayers, reading the Bible, memorizing creeds, being moral, being cultured or
refined, doing good deeds or doing your best, being as good as the next
person, or any of the other things that people are trusting in to save them. Neither is the new birth brought about by these
things. Nicodemus, whom Jesus addressed concerning the new birth, had most of
these qualifications, but Jesus said to him "You must be born
again" (John 3) The thief on the cross and many others whom Jesus
forgave while on earth were saved without these things. They simply did the
one necessary thing—became "converted" and "born again"
by accepting Jesus Christ (Y’shua Messiah) as a personal Savior and by
repenting (changing direction and attitude) and turning to God with the whole
heart as a little child, as proved in Matthew. 9:1-7; Luke 7:48-50; 18:9-14;
23:43; John 8:1-10; Acts 3:19; 8:36-37; 16:31. Every person who is born again will automatically have
the above external evidences of a good life by virtue of the new birth, but
there are millions, it is sad to say, who are trusting these things to save
them, and they really believe that these things are the evidences of a right
relationship with God. Millions will die and be lost without the new birth
because they have been misled concerning the experience of being born again.
There is no excuse for people being deceived if they will read their own Bibles
instead of listening to some religious teachers. It is all-important that we pay personal attention
to our eternal welfare and not trust the best of people. If we permit people
to mislead us in eternal matters and are lost, it will be too late then
personally to see after our welfare; so let us do it
now. Don't take the attitude that you cannot be deceived and that your church
is the only right one and cannot mislead you. This may be true, but it would be
wise for you to make sure of it by going to the Bible yourself and seeing
with your own eyes and knowing from your own heart that you are right with
God and that you have had the real new birth and that you are living right
with God every day. There is no use fooling yourself. That will not get
you anywhere. You are either born again or
you are not. You are either really saved, or you are being deceived into
thinking that you are, and you are lost. If you are not getting answers to
your prayers, it is
either that you are not saved, or you are doubting God. If your
obstacle is doubt, then you should quit it. If it is not doubt, then it will
benefit you to examine yourself and see if you are really
right with God. He is obligated to answer you if you are His child. If
you have once been saved, it may be that you have become cold in your experience
and need re-consecration to God. You know your own life and true relationship
to God; so get the fact settled that you are a
genuinely saved person and in present contact with God, and then you will be
in the right position to get what God has promised. Culture, refinement, and outward correctness of
life in the church or out of it will not take the place of the new birth. The
trouble is in the heart (Jeremiah 17:9-10: Mark 7:18-23), and merely to
reform the outward life will not save you. An artist could put a coating of wax and the most beautiful colors on
the outside of a rotten apple, but it would still be rotten at heart. One
bite into it would be a bite into decay. The fact is that out of Christ every
person is rotten in the heart, and mere culture, refinement, outward
respectability, morality, and outward correctness of life are simply
artificial and the practice of hypocrites who, like whited sepulchers [graves
for people], make clean the outside; but within are full of extortion and
excess - "dead men's bones, and all uncleanness" (Matthew
23:25-28). The Bottom
Line “The object and purpose of our instruction and
charge is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure
heart, and a clear conscience, and genuine trust (faith).” —1 Timothy 1:5 Thank you Answers in Genesis, Michael
S. Heiser, Finis Jennings
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