Fortunately you are correct. The earth abides for ever and so does mankind.
The idea of all mankind (well at least the favoured ones) going to heaven is based on the pagan idea of the immortal soul (not a Bible teaching). It was introduced into the christian way of thinking in order to attract more converts in the few centuries after Christs death, and has stayed
2006-08-24 14:41:32
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answered by gordo_burns 4
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The meek will inherit the earth, but before Christ's Second Coming and before the Tribulation Jesus will Rapture (or call up to Him) first dead Christians and then those Christians who are alive will meet them in the air and go to Heaven. See 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18. After the seven year Tribulation Christ will physically return to earth, renew the earth, and set up His kingdom. Read the book of Revelation. It's an awesome read.
2006-08-24 21:18:36
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answered by moviesmiss1 3
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Upon death we all leave the physical and transcend into the spiritual world. As for believers who Accept Christ (Christians) they believe they will be Raptured, either after death or while still alive if that time comes while they are alive, account of scripture testimony found in First Thessalonians or First book to the Thessalonian Church.
2006-08-24 21:32:47
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answered by alagk 3
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Yea but I ain't meek, I'm very right wing, and shell be in heaven!
2006-08-24 21:25:18
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answered by Grandreal 6
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I wonder why nobody ever thought that perhaps Heaven and earth, and everything else that exists will all be ONE PLACE??
2006-08-24 21:17:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes,God said that but He also said that the pure in heart shall see God.
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2006-08-24 21:22:37
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answered by Pashur 7
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That comes later! Maybe this will help.
A Brief Scenario of End-time Events
There is great debate about end-time events. Down through history there have been various time-tables explaining end-time events. We cannot be absolutely certain all of the following is correct but here is a possible brief summary of end-time events.
The next great event in God's dealings with the human race will be the -Rapture (taking up off the earth to heaven) of God's people, the Church. All non-believers in Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior form all their sins will be left behind to go through the Tribulation, seven years of chaos and hardship specifically for Israel and generally for the rest of the world.
(During the Tribulation, the Church, the body of Jesus Christ, will be in heaven at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb and before The Bema, the Judgment seat of Christ, to receive their rewards according to how well they let Jesus Christ rule and reign and have His way in their lives while they were on the earth. During the Tribulation some people on earth will also have a chance to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior from all their sins. Some of them will be martyred for their faith in Jesus Christ.)
-Shortly after the Rapture the mystery of iniquity will begin to unravel. The Antichrist, Satan incarnated in a person, will appear on the scene to take control of the world's religious, political and economic (financial) systems and establishes a peace accord with Israel.
-The 144,00 Jews will be sealed for salvation. These will witness to the world the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
-The Jewish temple will be rebuilt.
-At the temple's dedication, 3&1/2 years later, the Antichrist will set himself on the altar of the temple, claim tobe God and demand the Jews and all peoples of the world worship him (This is called the Abomination of Desolation).
-The last 3&1/2 years of the tribulation is called the Great Tribulation when God severely judges the nation of Israel for their rebellion against Him in not receiving His Son, Jesus Christ, as their Messiah when He was here on earth the first time, some two thousand years ago.
-At the end of the Great Tribulation the Antichrist will gather most of the nations of the world together to attempt to destroy Israel in the Battle of Armageddon.
-Jesus Christ will appear and set His feet down on the Mount of Olives. The Mount of Olives will be split down the middle and a great earthquake will level the country around Jerusalem. Israel will recognize Jesus Christ is their true Messiah and be converted to Jesus Christ as their personal Messiah in one day.
-The Antichrist's army gathered for the Battle of Armageddon will be destroyed by Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ will put the Antichrist into the Bottomless Pit to be there a thousand years.
-Jesus Christ will then judge the nations. Those nations who treated Israel kindly and protected them through the ages and especially during the Tribulation will be called Sheep Nations and will go into the Millennium to be with Jesus Christ as He rules the world, with His believers, through the nation of Israel from the throne of David in Jerusalem.
Those nations who hated Israel and mistreated Israel through the ages and especially during the Tribulation will be called Goat Nations and will be put into the Lake of Fire.
-The Millennium (1,000 Years) will be a great time of peace and prosperity when Jesus Christ rules the world in righteousness for a thousand years. No wars will be allowed except at the end of the 1000 years.
-At the end of the Millennium the Antichrist (Satan) will come out of the Bottomless Pit to once again gather the nations together to try to defeat Israel and Jesus Christ as ruler of the world in the Battle of Gog and Magog. Jesus Christ will once again defeat that army and this time He will cast Satan into the Lake of Fire to be there forever. The Lake of Fire is called the second death.
-After that Jesus Christ will take everyone (all true believers in Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior from all their sins) to heaven to be there when He renovates the earth by fire to destroy all vestiges of sin from the earth.
-After that the New Jerusalem will come down from heaven and be put on the earth for all true believers to dwell there for 33,000 years (1,000 generations of 33 years each). That is called The Perfect Age. That will truly be heaven on earth. Sin will be no more. Peace and prosperity will flourish.
-At the end of those 33,000 years Jesus Christ will turn everything over to God the Father for all to dwell in heaven for ever. Then God will be all in all. The full meaning of heaven is not fully disclosed in The Holy Bible. It is a wonderful place, beyond description. I hope you go there!
Take this for what it is worth. No one can be absolutely sure of what and when God has events planned.
Please do your own study of The Holy Bible and other books to confirm or disprove the validity of this brief summary.
Most of the above was randomly taken from Clarence Larkin's Dispensational Truth, 1920, Published by the Clarence Larkin Estate.
2006-08-24 21:19:30
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answered by LARRY S 4
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