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"For now we see through a glass, darkly; ..."( 1 Cor. 13:22)
There are enough descriptions of the heavenly city; the New Jerusalem to sufficiently convince our minds of the riches of His glory to come. One must; however get beyond what Satan himself beheld before his fall. All the riches of splendor are of no avail when the soul has become proud; corrupted and rotten. Compare this to the state of Adam after his fall when he saw an earthly paradise slowly decay to thorns in his garden; his progeny being about the first murder with Cain slaying Abel; and finally watching the antidiluvian world quickly spiral out of control hastening toward judgment before his own demise.
With both heaven and earth it is; of course God's glory which is the center of attention as He is the Creator of all things. The Spirit within testifies to our spirit that we are the children of God ( Romans 8:16). A dwelling place is being prepared for us suitable for our new roles as kings and priests; and eventually for us to partake in a new heaven and earth where there is no more death; and sorrow ( Rev. 5:10; 21:4).
Our earth at present is contaminated; ripe for judgment because of the sin of men; and fallen angels. Psalm 140:3 states that the "poison of asps is under their lips." There are numerous other verses about wicked men; and the fact that we were all enemies of Christ before being granted repentance ( Romans 5:10; 2 Tim. 2:25; etc.) Once we are saved; we stop looking within and focusing on ourselves; and we can look to Christ and His church as part of a future; a heavenly calling and thus truly be free to serve and love our Creator. The rest of the world; of course is caught up with created things; forgetting that the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God ( 1 Cor. 3:19). Thus; all the A.I. world with it's endless violence; cyber fantasies and other vain imaginations will as a vapor pass away as will all we hold dear to other than God in this world.
Richard, Yes, we can know that God has prepared the most wonderful and best place for us to spend eternity.
Adam must have seen so much in his 900+ years. I often wonder about him, if he was a God-follower after his encounter with God in the garden after his sin or if he resisted God's grace. I tend to think that he continued to follow God because of all humans, only he and Eve knew what it was like prior to their sin and then they were given the promise of salvation in Gen. 3:15. God must have said other things to Adam and Eve that were not recorded.
When I see how beautiful our world is despite it "groaning to put on the incorruptible" I am so convinced that God will prepare for us a most beautiful, pleasing, satisfying, and appropriate place for us to enjoy Him forever. With the internet, we can see photos from all over the world of the beauty of this world, whereas prior to this, we could not see what was in most of the world outside of "our own backyard", so to speak. But seeing so many photos that almost take my breath away, I can only praise Him and trust Him in all that He has planned for me and all of his adopted children by grace.
There are enough descriptions of the heavenly city; the New Jerusalem to sufficiently convince our minds of the riches of His glory to come. One must; however get beyond what Satan himself beheld before his fall. All the riches of splendor are of no avail when the soul has become proud; corrupted and rotten. Compare this to the state of Adam after his fall when he saw an earthly paradise slowly decay to thorns in his garden; his progeny being about the first murder with Cain slaying Abel; and finally watching the antidiluvian world quickly spiral out of control hastening toward judgment before his own demise.
With both heaven and earth it is; of course God's glory which is the center of attention as He is the Creator of all things. The Spirit within testifies to our spirit that we are the children of God ( Romans 8:16). A dwelling place is being prepared for us suitable for our new roles as kings and priests; and eventually for us to partake in a new heaven and earth where there is no more death; and sorrow ( Rev. 5:10; 21:4).
Our earth at present is contaminated; ripe for judgment because of the sin of men; and fallen angels. Psalm 140:3 states that the "poison of asps is under their lips." There are numerous other verses about wicked men; and the fact that we were all enemies of Christ before being granted repentance ( Romans 5:10; 2 Tim. 2:25; etc.) Once we are saved; we stop looking within and focusing on ourselves; and we can look to Christ and His church as part of a future; a heavenly calling and thus truly be free to serve and love our Creator. The rest of the world; of course is caught up with created things; forgetting that the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God ( 1 Cor. 3:19). Thus; all the A.I. world with it's endless violence; cyber fantasies and other vain imaginations will as a vapor pass away as will all we hold dear to other than God in this world.
Adam must have seen so much in his 900+ years. I often wonder about him, if he was a God-follower after his encounter with God in the garden after his sin or if he resisted God's grace. I tend to think that he continued to follow God because of all humans, only he and Eve knew what it was like prior to their sin and then they were given the promise of salvation in Gen. 3:15. God must have said other things to Adam and Eve that were not recorded.
When I see how beautiful our world is despite it "groaning to put on the incorruptible" I am so convinced that God will prepare for us a most beautiful, pleasing, satisfying, and appropriate place for us to enjoy Him forever. With the internet, we can see photos from all over the world of the beauty of this world, whereas prior to this, we could not see what was in most of the world outside of "our own backyard", so to speak. But seeing so many photos that almost take my breath away, I can only praise Him and trust Him in all that He has planned for me and all of his adopted children by grace.
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