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There are those who reason that, because of the very nature of the physical universe, the time must come when the sun will no longer shine and the earth will no longer sustain life. But are they correct? What does the Creator say—the One who brought into existence energy and matter, the One who originated the laws on which our existence depends?
Solomon penned these words: “A generation is going, and a generation is coming; but the earth is standing even to time indefinite.” But for how long? According to the literal rendering of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, it will be “to time indefinite.” What does that mean?
As to what the expression means in connection with the earth, we are not left in doubt. At Psalm 104:5 we are told: “He has founded the earth upon its established places; it will not be made to totter to time indefinite, or forever.
Thus it is regarding the planet Earth on which we live that Jesus Christ taught his followers to pray to God: “Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.”—Matthew 6:9, 10.
Jehovah’s will is not for the earth to be inhabited by people who have no regard for its Owner and little love for one another. Long ago he promised: “Evildoers themselves will be cut off, but those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth. The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.” (Psalm 37:9, 29) “The inhabited earth to come,” of which the Bible speaks, will be populated by people who fear God and sincerely love their fellowmen. (Hebrews 2:5; compare Luke 10:25-28.) So great will be the changes that take place under God’s heavenly Kingdom that the Bible speaks of “a new earth”—not a different globe, but a new human society that will live amid the paradisaic conditions that mankind’s Creator purposed from the time he began his earthly creation.—Revelation 21:1-5; Genesis 2:7-9, 15.
The establishing of that “new earth” will, of necessity, be preceded by great destruction—one surpassing anything that mankind has yet experienced. For the good of the earth itself and all who are truly grateful to its Creator, he will “bring to ruin those ruining the earth.” (Revelation 11:17, 18)
“Inherit the earth”—what an exciting prospect! But can we be sure that this is not just another crafty scheme designed to deprive people of something? Yes, we can. Since the earth is part of Jehovah’s marvelous creation, he as the Maker and Owner has the legal right to bequeath it to whomever he chooses. Through King David, Jehovah made this prophetic promise to His beloved Son, Jesus Christ: “Ask of me, that I may give nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession.” (Psalm 2:8) For this reason, the apostle Paul described Jesus as the one “whom [God] appointed heir of all things.” (Hebrews 1:2) We can, therefore, have full confidence that when Jesus said that the meek “shall inherit the earth,” he did so in good faith, and he has the proper authority to fulfill his promise.—Matthew 28:18.
2 Peter 3:6: Peter writes that God brought the Deluge “upon a world of ungodly people,” while preserving Noah and his family; in this way “the world of that time suffered destruction when it was deluged with water.” (2Pe 2:5; 3:6) It may again be noted that the reference here is not to the destruction of the planet or of the celestial bodies of the universe, but it is restricted to the human sphere, in this case the unrighteous human society. It was that “world” that Noah condemned by his faithful course.—Heb 11:7.
2006-07-08 18:22:22
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answered by BJ 7
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No I didn't. Did you know that there is a guy who was bit by a spider and now he can fly!?! And once I fell off of a building and turned into a butterfly with a magical laser mouth...everything I said would burn the world apart. Now I'm a monster with nothing to do but send riddles to the moon on jelly bean gumdrops and magical neon puff pants. Google a goo. Pee poo. Mommy.
2006-07-08 17:23:44
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answered by mickeycushman 2
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Yes, it is. When we are living we are in the physical form that God has made us to be. When a person dies, the physical form of life and living is over, but, the person's spirit lives on for eternity. What matters most is it's not that important when a person is born, it's not that important when a person dies, what's important to is how the person lived from the time he/she was born until the time he/she die. When a person die he/she is absent from the body but their spirit lives on. No matter how the person lived, there will always be someone somewhere remembering and telling stories about that person's life and that is why the person lives on forever. Jesus lived and died, but his spirit lives on and on. Just because a person dies in the body his/her footprints are always left in the sand because whomever traveled with the person will always remember and tell the life story of where that person use to stand.
2006-07-08 17:35:42
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answered by Anonymous
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It is a dream. Our spirit will survive. You are probably one of the mis-guided people that thinks you will end up dressed in a white gown, have wings, sit on a cloud and play the harp all day. Sorry for the attack. Just trying to keep it real and open peoples minds.
2006-07-08 17:28:30
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answered by diaryofamadblackman 4
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i imagine also choose H20 and nutrition and cloths so likely does not be a competent theory ! by using how, why may you want to live on a dream make you desires come real and ideas is residing in the previous so seem to the destiny and performance interesting UR self !!!!
2016-11-01 11:52:12
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answered by Anonymous
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There's no possible in living forever,but there is a possibility in having another life but can't remember the other one you had...
2006-07-08 17:23:57
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answered by Anonymous
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I wish there was a way I could see the faces of people who die only to find out that they spent their whole life worshiping a god that doesn't exist.
2006-07-08 17:23:09
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answered by Batman 3
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Thanks God. And, thanks for teaching me about who I can and cannot make slaves of. And, thanks for teaching me where a woman's place is. And, thanks for teaching me that a man who lies with a man as he does a woman must be put to death. (heavy on the sarcasm)
PS: Your Bible is just a translation of an original language anyhow and probably gives you misconceptions about what the original author intended. Oh, and it's fictional even if based on actual, unsupernatural events.
2006-07-08 17:24:42
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answered by Sean 2
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Just because the Bible says something doesn't mean that it's true.
2006-07-08 17:23:09
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answered by dreamgurl009 2
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i did not know that. but if you think about how much proof there is against the existence of many gods of major religions, and how much there is for them, you'll understand that nobody lives forever.
2006-07-08 17:26:36
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answered by pacoxxxtaco 2
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