Is that true? Will the saints inherit the earth for eternity?
What! Are you kidding me here?
Most professing Christians truly believe with all their heart that saved Christians are going to Heaven upon death. Sure everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, but is it true? Is it written in the inspired Word of God?
If your beliefs is based on the Holy Bible, and you believe all save Christians are going to Heaven after death, do you have any proof of that? If so, is your proof in the Bible?
To be honest, I believed this for years, practically most of my life because at first I never read or studied the Bible myself, I just went to church because my grandma commanded me to.
I wasn’t really interested in church at all, so it was only natural to just sit and believe whatever the pastor and Sunday school teacher taught us. If that wasn’t bad enough, I slept numerous of times in church.
Hey why wouldn’t I believe that all saved people are going to heaven? It sounds so real and so true.
I know I sound silly saying "The Saints Will Inherit The Earth For Eternity." I may even sound crazy! or retarded, but you know what? Sounding like I lost my mind doesn’t prove that I’m literally lying through my teeth, so before you click me off, hear me out first and then feel free to click away.
Let’s start from Christ’s very own words in Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
Isn’t this just as plain as day?
Have you ever heard a minister quote this scripture, or any other scriptures similar to it?
You've probably heard a number of ministers say "the saints will inherit the earth for eternity" right? or maybe not.
You don’t hear many ministers say that God’s purpose for the saints is to inherit the earth. A true believer of the Bible wouldn’t turn the cheek and ignore this powerful scripture from Christ himself.
How could this very important scripture get skipped over? It’s right at the beginning of the New Testament, and did you notice that Christ was quoting Psalm 37:11. Go to Psalm 37:11 and read it in your own Bible.
“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Let’s go on to another plain and clear scripture in Revelation 5:10. This is what the apostle John recorded, “And hast made us (saints) unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
Can this scripture get any plainer than this? Why is it that the plainest and most understandable scriptures in the Bible are often ignored or skipped over?
Does the word kings and priest mean anything to you? Well it sure does to God and Christ.
That means the saints will have some type of rulership on earth right? Isn’t that part of what being a king or priest is about? Rulership? Obviously it isn’t referring to the world we’re living in right now. This world is ruled by the one and only, Satan the devil. This world is filled with evil.
Psalms 37:9 is a very plain and interesting scripture, “For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."
Ok there it is again, plain and clear. “inherit the earth” is quite popular in the Holy Bible. It may not be listed a thousand times, but I say one time is enough to make a believer out of me. Wow! Doesn’t that powerful scripture just blow your mind?…in a good way? I hope it does.
Psalms 37:22 also mentions the saints inheriting the earth. “For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.”
What is it about this “inheriting the earth” thing? I wasn’t taught this while growing up. Why is it that so many people, virtually the whole world teaches going to heaven?
Is it possible that the whole world could be deceived? Hmmm. Good question. Let’s refer to Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Hmmm, so Satan deceived the whole world huh? So that explains why so many people are deceived into believing all of these different theories that the Bible doesn’t teach.
The meanings of many scriptures of the Bible are simply misunderstood and are based on humanly assumption, that’s why it’s always safe to study what the words mean in it’s original language to match it up with the English version.
Remember, the Bible was written so long ago and was translated to English so long ago, so the meaning to many words centuries ago may not necessarily be the same meaning to modern day words.
Here’s a slight example…
The word ‘everlasting’ in a particular verse in the Bible may NOT mean ‘non stop, never ending, or literally forever and ever’ it could mean an ‘age, life, period of time, a time that has a start and end to it’
but as you can see, the modern day meaning to ‘everlasting’ in English terms is ‘literally forever and ever without an ending, so when the average modern day person sees the word ‘everlasting’ they’d immediately assume that it means one thing, ‘NEVER ending’.
I hope you can see that the Bible truly and clearly teaches that the
On my next blog I’m going to discuss the meanings of the Hebrew and Greek words translated as ‘Forever, Everlasting and Eternal.’ So keep an eye out for it.
Thanks for reading, and feel free to leave me a comment below, I would love to hear from you. Thanks and may God bless you dearly.
3 comments:
Shalom Richelle - You are so very correct to point out the erroneous conclusions spread across the world by those in and out of the pulpit. If only the "saints" would do as you suggest ---- read it for themselves!! You are doing a good service --------Yes, the saints WILL inherit the earth --- a beautiful earth, a healed earth reformed and transformed by the Holy One of Israel.
Blessings ----Eliyahu Avraham
Hey Richelle
Check this out about Bible Study.
http://the=messenger-of-god.blogspot.com/2010/09/unknown-facts-about-bible_13.html
All Bible is ispired by God, but not all understanding is inspired by the Same God. Even Satan preach the Gospel more than us!
I agree Jesus will come to rule, for 1000yrs. Let me explain something coz it seems you dnt undstd first and second ressurection nor first and second death.
Daniel 12:2 summarizes the two very different fates of ressurrection facing mankind: “Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” Everyone will be raised from the dead, but not everyone will share the same destiny. The New Testament reveals the further detail of separate resurrections for the just and the unjust.
Rev 20:6 "Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years".
Also see in vs 4 "...And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years"
Revelation 20:12-13 identifies those comprising the Second resurrection as the wicked judged by God at the great White Throne judgment prior to being cast into the lake of fire. The second resurrection, then, is the raising of all unbelievers; the second resurrection is connected to the Second Death. It corresponds with Jesus’ teaching of the “resurrection of damnation” (John 5:29).
The event which divides the first and second resurrections seems to be the millennial kingdom. The last of the righteous are raised to reign “with Christ a thousand years” (Revelation 20:4), but the “rest of the dead [that is, the wicked] lived not again until the thousand years were finished” (Revelation 20:5).
Please read this carefully...
Revelation 21.
1 And I saw a new HEAVEN and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of HEAVEN, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God IS WITH MEN, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
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