Post by Shepherd on Jan 29, 2009 15:04:11 GMT -6
The destruction of this Present Earth & Surrounding Heavens.
A- The fact of this destruction.
Mt. 24:35, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my Word shall not pass away.." This is a fact, it is not may or might, but shall.
Hebrews 1:10-12, And, "You Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but You will remain; And they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed, But You are the same, And Your years will not fail."
2 Peter 3:10-11, "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are therein will burn up." Read Isaiah 51:6, and Revelation 20:11.
B- The reason for this desturction.
At this stage in the Bible the final rebellion has been put down, the false prophet, the antichrist, and the devil himself are all in the lake of fire forever, and the wicked dead has been judged. In the light of this, I know you are wondering why the necessity for this destruction?
Suppose a vandal should pour crankcase oil over stacks of gold and silver. In this illustration, the vandal would represent the devil, the crankcase oil would stand for sin, and the gold and silver for God's perfect creation. God will someday arrest the devil, and forever confine him to prison. But what about oily sinstains that remain on His gold and silver creation? To solve the problem, God does what the Fort Knox authorities might consider doing in such a case---He purges the stains in a fiery wash. And it works, for the hotter the flame, the more rapidly the oil evaporates, and the brighter the gold becomes.
God will someday do to creation what He did to His beloved Israel in the Old Testament. Isa. 66:22, "Behold, I have refined thee, I have chosen in the furnace of affliction."
I thought this would be good, so that you would understand, why the destruction and a new heaven and earth. It should go before the lesson of the new heaven and new earth. I took it upon myself to post this for you. I knowyou are wondering why a new heaven? well I think this is the answer, " There was also sin in heaven when Lucifier the angel rebelled and tried to take God'splace and he won some more angel to his side, they made war and was thrown out of heaven. That is Satan the old devil and all his demons. So heaven had to be refined also.
Sunshine.
A- The fact of this destruction.
Mt. 24:35, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my Word shall not pass away.." This is a fact, it is not may or might, but shall.
Hebrews 1:10-12, And, "You Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but You will remain; And they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed, But You are the same, And Your years will not fail."
2 Peter 3:10-11, "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are therein will burn up." Read Isaiah 51:6, and Revelation 20:11.
B- The reason for this desturction.
At this stage in the Bible the final rebellion has been put down, the false prophet, the antichrist, and the devil himself are all in the lake of fire forever, and the wicked dead has been judged. In the light of this, I know you are wondering why the necessity for this destruction?
Suppose a vandal should pour crankcase oil over stacks of gold and silver. In this illustration, the vandal would represent the devil, the crankcase oil would stand for sin, and the gold and silver for God's perfect creation. God will someday arrest the devil, and forever confine him to prison. But what about oily sinstains that remain on His gold and silver creation? To solve the problem, God does what the Fort Knox authorities might consider doing in such a case---He purges the stains in a fiery wash. And it works, for the hotter the flame, the more rapidly the oil evaporates, and the brighter the gold becomes.
God will someday do to creation what He did to His beloved Israel in the Old Testament. Isa. 66:22, "Behold, I have refined thee, I have chosen in the furnace of affliction."
I thought this would be good, so that you would understand, why the destruction and a new heaven and earth. It should go before the lesson of the new heaven and new earth. I took it upon myself to post this for you. I knowyou are wondering why a new heaven? well I think this is the answer, " There was also sin in heaven when Lucifier the angel rebelled and tried to take God'splace and he won some more angel to his side, they made war and was thrown out of heaven. That is Satan the old devil and all his demons. So heaven had to be refined also.
Sunshine.
