The glory to which we are heading
Does the darkness of this present world distress you? We were created for something infinitely better! I will not, here, go into what befell humankind to make this such a ruined, violent planet.
There are many religions in the world, where humans must labor hard to attain a mystical consciousness and a hoped-for good afterlife, but only one path exists where God Himself came down to earth and Himself labored painfully to rescue all those who would believe in Him, and trust Him. These who love Him and His truth are promised a dwelling on a renewed earth free of toxins, death, evil, illness, pain, suffering, and want – the best part of it is that He, the creator of all the worlds and the universe, and of all that is beautiful, joyful, and good, will Himself walk this same planet with us – the Lord of Glory He is called – and we ourselves will have glorified bodies in a world full of life and wonder, in short, a Paradise beyond what we can imagine, far lovelier and thrilling than all the fictive imaginary dreams humankind has contrived.
I am talking of Jesus Christ, or as He is named in the Hebrew, from which nation he sprang, Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, God the eternal Son.
Nearing 82 now, my physical strength gone, I will welcome a new and sturdy body, and an earth fit not only for humans, but angels who will be among us, and fit for the Son of God, now having a human nature as well as the divine nature, in this place called home He will share with us.
About the Son of God, fully deity, and fully human: when He incarnated in the womb of a virgin, He actually wedded – in His Person – the human and divine natures, they each remaining distinct and unmingled, in one whole and intact Person. This is the point: when one believes in Him and is joined to Him in spiritual union, we are not only united to Him in our spirits but bodily as well – a human analogy would be male and female marriage, where the two become one flesh – so all those who are what is termed “in Christ” by virtue of our being in Him and He in us – we in His heart, He in ours – we have become what has been called the mystical body of Christ. We are part of the body of Jesus, the Son of God.
On New Earth Jesus Christ’s body will include all those who have been “baptized into Him” by the Holy Spirit – comprising one body. Now, here’s the thing: it is written of Him, that “all the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Him bodily”. But if we are part of His body, that means that the fullness of the Godhead will dwell in us bodily also!
Within our beings we will be aware of the immediate presence of the Almighty God, the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, three Persons of the One Godhead – we will see Him in His glory, He will be intimately present in our hearts and minds, quickening even our bodies with His love and power.
We will be holy – for in this life He guides His beloved children into a purity of heart and life – so as to be fit to receive Him within us in the eternal state.
I won’t, here, talk of those who reject Him, and go into a place very different from the Paradise of His children. Perhaps later for that awful eternity. The light of holiness would be an excruciating pain for those in whose hearts is darkness.
I am headed for the Glory of New Earth, and the glory of God the eternal Son, where Heaven has come down upon the earth. This is real, friends. As will be seen on the Day of Judgment. The gate-keeper to this joy is the Lord Jesus. Come to Him, that you may have life. He hears prayer. He does not turn away any who come to Him.
Hope you have a very happy and healthy Christmas and New Year's, Steve. God's grace be with you now and always. Amen!
i.e., to me the written word is the spoken word.