Everlastion Life does it mean life on earth, or life in heaven?
Matthew 19:16. “Teacher, what good must I do in order to get everlasting life?”
Psalms 37:29, The righteous themselves will possess the earth,And they will reside forever upon it.
Ecclesiastes 3:11, Everything he has made pretty in its time. Even time indefinite he has put in their heart, that mankind may never find out the work that the [true] God has made from the start to the finish
Psalms 145:16, You are opening your hand
And satisfying the desire of every living thing.
Romans 6:23, For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord
Matthew 5:5, Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth
So if in your Bible you see these scriptures, what conclusion do you get about everlasting life, is it on earth or heaven?
2007-07-09 09:34:40 · 11 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have studied the Bible thoroughly and I suggest that everyone who is seeking the basic truth from God should read and understand the following things from the Bible:
only a few are "bought from the earth";
God's original purpose for mankind, which He made from the dust of the earth, was to have everlasting life in Eden/Paradise on earth. He will restore that original purpose, and the few who were "bought from the earth" will rule with Christ over that "new earth".
Ecclesiastes 9:5
John 11:11-14
John 5:28, 29
Daniel 12:2
John 6:40
Revelation 21:2-5
Psalm 37:29
Isaiah 65:17
Revelation 5:9, 10
Revelation 14:3
Yhshua/Jesus was sent by YHWH/Jehovah to show us the way to inherit the Kingdom. I love all the Scriptures that speak about the restoration of the Garden of Eden/Paradise that the first humans forsook in their greedy desire to "be like God". YHWH/Jehovah and His son Yhshua/Jesus designed this planet to be a paradise and they designed humankind to be perfect and never die; their original design was temporarily ruined by satan, but it will soon be restored and satan's way of divided governments, politics, greed and war will be destroyed. HALLE LU JAH ! !
Isaiah 65:17-25
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed. And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
Psalm 37:9-11
For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Proverbs 2:21
For the upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it.
Revelation 21:2-7
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God: and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away. And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true. And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
2 Peter 3:13
But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Isaiah 45:18
For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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2007-07-09 10:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by seeker 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
On earth.
God made man on the earth, it was God's original intent to have man on the earth living a happy, satisfying life here, not in heaven. Yes, there are those that will go to heaven, but they are there to rule over the earth, where the people will be. Why do you think God made things beautiful? We could have lived our lives without tasting good food or seeing all the colors, we could have lived without hearing music or enjoying a beautiful sunset or smelling a rose. But God knew we would enjoy these things. So he created them for us. If we go to heaven why create these things here on the earth? Think about all you could accomplish living on the earth forever. We only use a very small fraction of our brains, what if we were perfect and had the capacity to use most or all of it? Think of the things that could be invented! I want to live on the earth forever.
2007-07-09 09:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by SisterCF 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I look forward for that "everlasting life" here on a earthly paradise. I can dream at night of how it would be; how every person will have compassion for all and love will flow in abundance. Where the beautiful lions can lay on my porch while I comb their mane. I can dream of beautiful weather all year round. No locking up the windows and doors. I dream of everything beautiful; flowers, trees, oceans, rivers, lakes, and most of all beautiful people. Beautiful people inside and out.
You know right before I go to sleep, I like to imagine in my mind the day of Jesus coming from the clouds on His white horse. If I can see it in mind how awesome it is; can you imagine how it would really be.
Thank you for all that teachings LP. Its good to hear it from someone else that sees it the same way. All earth and all people will be beautiful in God's eyes and our own eyes. I feel like I just came out of Sunday Service and its only Monday. Agape O!
2007-07-09 15:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by Debs 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Kingdom of God (in Revelation) descends out of Heaven and a new Earth is established.....I tend to think our everlasting kingdom will be on the Earth.
2007-07-09 09:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This earth is going to be destroyed. It might possibly become the lake of fire.
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
2007-07-09 09:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Earth (Psalm 37:11)
2007-07-09 09:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Well, two of the scriptures quoted in the question actually mention the word "earth"...
2007-07-09 10:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by tik_of_totg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The soul is the part of the person that never dies. Every person has a soul because we were created in the image of God.
Because of original sin, spiritual death (separation from God) and physical death (when our body dies) came about.
John 3:16 teaches that when a person is born again (John 3:5-7) he or she is brought back to life so that they are spiritually alive - in Christ jesus. They have victory over death and hell.
The Bible teaches that those who are not born again will stay dead spiritually and will spend eternity in hell, because they have rejected Jesus Christ.
2007-07-09 09:54:46 · answer #8 · answered by joyfulheart 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Jesus was referring to the divine life of the Holy Spirit indwelling a human soul ... without which, no one is suitable to enter heaven, or to remain in the presence of God.
2007-07-09 10:15:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
everlasting is neverending, immortality, infinate.
*shrug* most people take it to meaning spiritual life.
granted they claim that non-believers get an everlasting life in hell as well...
so i dont think they know what they believe.
2007-07-09 09:37:33 · answer #10 · answered by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋