11 Jul '09 18:17>3 edits
i felt this is such a beautiful and encouraging message that it deserves its own thread, Yes, fear not, dear friends, despite the alarming state of the earths ecological system, with the depletion of ozone, huge areas of deforestation, air borne pollutants, warmest ocean temperatures on record, highest incidents of cyclones, overfishing and diminishing fishing stock, flooding, global warming, melting icecaps, desertification etc etc etc, God has promised that he will not let the earth be damaged beyond its ability to replenish itself, for he will 'bring to ruin those ruining the earth', Revelation 11:18,
thus the earth will once again become a paradise
consider these verses
But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace - psalm 37:11
Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth - Matthew 5:5
For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the true God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited - Isaiah 45:18
The righteous themselves will possess the earth,
And they will reside forever upon it. - Psalm 37:29
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. - Proverbs 2:21
With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” - Revelation 21:3,4
is it not beautiful, just as God made it in the beginning, so it shall be in the end? 😲
thus the earth will once again become a paradise
consider these verses
But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace - psalm 37:11
Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth - Matthew 5:5
For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the true God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited - Isaiah 45:18
The righteous themselves will possess the earth,
And they will reside forever upon it. - Psalm 37:29
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. - Proverbs 2:21
With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” - Revelation 21:3,4
is it not beautiful, just as God made it in the beginning, so it shall be in the end? 😲