“Repeat Performance?”

Thursday, May 14, 2020

     God is all good and created only good in the beginning, including man.  Then evil entered into the picture, and there was sin.  God did not stop this from happening.  I don't understand.

In the end, when we are all judged and those who are allowed to become a part of the promised Paradise on Earth are left, can the same scenario as before occur?  Can evil once again enter the picture and put Paradise in jeopardy as it did before?

Sincerely,
Learning From History

Dear Learning From History,

Paradise isn’t going to be here on Earth, and we are told that it is a place where sorrow and death will never occur (Rev 21:4).  Therefore, we have a guarantee that God will protect heaven from what happened here on Earth.  1 Pet 3:10-12 tells us that eventually God will destroy the earth by fire.  After that, He will establish a spiritual universe (heaven) where those who love Him will exist forever.  Here is a list of verses that teach on that subject:

1) 1 Cor. 15:42-50
vs. 47 says our bodies will not consist of earthly components
vs 50 says flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom
2) Lk 20:34-38
a)    vs 36 says we will have bodies like angels
3) Jhn 14:2-4
a)    vs 2 says we will dwell where God dwells (heaven)
b)   vs 3 says Jesus is preparing a place for us now
4) 2 Pet 3:10-13
a)    vs 10 says that when God uses fire to destroy the earth, He will both destroy the works of the earth and the earth itself.
5) Heb 1:10-12
a)    vs 11 says the earth and heavens will perish like an old garment
b)   vs 12 says that the earth and heavens will be changed like one would change and put on new clothes
c)     the new heaven and earth will not be a redo of this earth, but an entirely new garment.
6) Matt 24:35
a)    Heaven and earth are temporary, unlike God’s Word
7) Heb 11:13
a)    faithful people are considered strangers and wanderers on this earth
8) Php 3:20
a)    our citizenship is in heaven, not on earth
9) Jhn 18:36
a)    Jesus refers to His kingdom as not being “of this world”

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