God’s Kingdom is a universal,
perfect, righteous, and everlasting government of peace and happiness that the
Almighty God, JEHOVAH promised to set up in this age of the end of the world through
the prophecy of holy men of ancient times in the Holy Bible for the benefit of
those who are His children. The children of God are known in the scriptures as
the just, the meek, the righteous, the obedient children, the children of the
kingdom and so on.
God’s Kingdom (Daniel 2:44) is also
known in the Holy Bible as “Mountain” (Isaiah 2:2; Zech.8:3) “the desire of all
nations” (Haggai 2:7), “Jerusalem or Jerusalem from above or New Jerusalem”,
“the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 13) and so on.
The heavens and the planet earth made
new will make up God’s Kingdom under the sovereignty of Jesus Christ and his
Apostles numbering 144,000 chosen and anointed Christians that will dwell in
heaven and the angels will serve as messengers. (Psalm 2:6-8; Luke 6:12, 13;
12:32; 22:28-29; John 14:1-3; Hebrews 1:7, 14; 12:22-24; Revelation 1:6; 5:10;
14:1-5 etc). It is for this reason that Jesus Christ the appointed King of the
kingdom taught his followers to pray, to wit: “Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven. – Matthew 6:9-10;
Since the fall and departure of
Adam and Eve (at the instance of the Devil, the old Serpent) from their
glorious stay in the Garden of Eden after they have eating of the forbidding
fruit, the planet Earth and all in it including humans has become in nature inglorious,
filthy and defiled. This is because of man’s disobedience to the established laws
and will of God. Man’s insatiable lusts out of self-will and selfishness for
wealth, power, food and shelter has resulted in continuous degradation of the
earth through wars, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, pollutions, tilling of
the soil, explorations, mining and other activities which has great devastated
the earth and its environs as at today. Thus, the earth as it is now is not how
God the Creator wish it should be. That is why He promised to make the earth
glorious and make it new.
This promise to make the planet
earth new is of tremendous importance or significance to all peoples or nations
of the world that hear or read of God’s intention. The earth will be made
paradise. In other words, the planet earth and its content will be made
absolutely beautiful where there will be peace and tranquility, happiness and
joy unlimited without end. However, religious misleaders and false ministers of
God have turned the people’s hearts, thoughts and hope to heaven without
regards for the truth as stated in the Holy Bible. The Psalmist wrote, “Ye are
blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth. The heaven, even the heavens,
are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.” (Psalm
115:15-16; see also Isaiah 66:1). Then King Solomon stated, “One generation
passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.” –
Eccl.1:4
Isaiah, the prophet said that God
has promised to make the earth glorious like Lebanon. Note that Lebanon of
today is not as beautiful as it was in the olden days. It is written: “For the
nation and kingdom that will not serve Thee (God and Jesus Christ) shall perish;
yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come
unto thee (the Saints or Apostles of God), the fir tree, the pine tree, and the
box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place
of my feet glorious.” (Isa.60:12, 13). Isaiah also stated that God has promised
to make man’s flesh more precious than fine gold that it will be like the “golden
wedge of Ophir”. (Isa.13:12) Then, Ezekiel the prophet of God was inspired to write
that the planet earth (expanse) will be made as beautiful as the Garden of
Eden. He wrote concerning God’s people, thus: “Thus saith the Lord GOD; in the
day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause
you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. And the desolate
land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed
by. And they shall say, this land that was desolate is become like the Garden
of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and
are inhabited. Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I
the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD
have spoken it, and I will do it.” – Ezekiel 36:33-36.
Concerning the new earth, Isaiah,
a prophet of God, prophesied that God will create new heavens and a new earth
wherein righteousness will dwell or abide. That the former earth (i.e. the content
of the Planet Earth as of now) will not be remember nor come to mind. God
stated further, “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the
former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice
for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing,
and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people:
and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of
crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that
hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the
sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. And they shall build
houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of
them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and
another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine
elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour in vain,
nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD,
and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they
call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf and
the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock:
and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my
holy mountain, saith the LORD.” – Isaiah 65:17-25; see also 2nd
Peter 3:13.
Describing further how the new
earth will look like Prophet Isaiah wrote, “The wolf also shall dwell with the
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young
lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow
and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion
shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the
asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall
not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of
the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And the inhabitant
shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their
iniquity. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf
shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of
the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the
desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land
springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass
with reeds and rushes. And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall
be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall
be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. No lion
shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be
found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: And the ransomed of the LORD
shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads:
they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.” –
Isaiah 11:6-9; 33:24; 35:5-10
On how the earth will be when
made new John, an Apostle of Jesus Christ described God’s Kingdom on Earth as
shown to him by Christ in a vision at the Island of Patmos. He stated, “And I
saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were
passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be
his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things
are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all
things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed
me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious,
even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; And had a wall great and high, and
had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon,
which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east
three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the
west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them
the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me had a
golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and
he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and
the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof,
an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that
is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the
city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of
the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first
foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the
fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh,
chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus;
the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were
twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city
was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein: for
the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need
of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did
lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which
are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring
their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by
day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and
honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any
thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie:
but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.” – Rev.21:1-5, 10-27
The Holy Bible is very clear that
God Almighty did not create the earth planet in vain. It was created to be
inhabited. For it is written: “I have made the earth, and created man upon it:
I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I
commanded. For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that
formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in
vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.” –
Isaiah 45:12, 18.
Those that will inhabit the new
Earth in God’s Kingdom are the meek or righteous ones or the just. This is what
the Psalmist King David and King Solomon scribbled in the Holt Scriptures
supported by Jesus Christ. It is written: “For evildoers shall be cut off: but
those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little
while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his
place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall
delight themselves in the abundance of peace. For such as be blessed of him
shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. The
righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. Wait on the LORD,
and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked
are cut off, thou shalt see it. …Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit
the earth.” – Psalm 37:9-11, 22,29,34; Prov.2:21,22; 11:31; Matt.5:5
The just, meek or the righteous
are the children of the Kingdom that believe in the truth brought by Jesus
Christ and continue in doing the truth from the time of the first advent of
Jesus till this age of the end of the world, some of whom will not die but
passed from this world of sin to the new Earth in God’s purpose. To such ones
Christ admonished, “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye
continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31, 32) Of such ones St Paul
wrote that it is the will of god that all men should come to the knowledge of
the truth for salvation. He wrote, “For this is good and acceptable in the
sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto
the knowledge of the truth.” – 1st Timothy 2:3-4.
Also, to inhabit the new earth in
God’s Kingdom are the Ancient Worthies or Faithfuls from the first righteous
man Abel to John the Baptist will be on this earth. It was Jesus Christ stated
that the least in heaven greater than John the Baptist. It is stated, “Verily I
say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater
than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of
heaven is greater than he.” (Matt.11:11) And of other Faithful of old Christ
said, “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham,
and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you
yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west,
and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of
God. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first
which shall be last.” – Luke 13:28-30; Matt.8:11, 12.
From the foregoing, it can be
understood that God has plan for the earth. In God’s kingdom here on earth
there will be no economic melt down and other woes that man experience. That is
why St. Paul admonished Christians, “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which
cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with
reverence and godly fear: for God is a consuming fire.” – Hebrews 12:28,29. God
bless you readers of this page.
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