Paradise on Earth

[onewithhim]

When I learned that the Bible speaks of a restored Garden of Eden and the restoration of mankind to the perfection and endless life that Adam forfeited, I was thrilled. Who doesn't want to keep living on this beautiful earth, with our loved ones, and being able to do all the things we love to do---endlessly?

If God said to you today, "When do you want to die?" would you say "now!!"? I don't think very many people would say that.

We CAN live forever here on Earth. The Bible tells us that we can.

Matthew 5:5
Psalm 37:9-11,29

[onewithhim]

What did Jesus mean when he said "The meek shall inherit the earth"?

What does Psalm 37: 10, 29 mean when it says "The righteous shall live forever on the earth"?

What does Revelation 22:3 mean when it says " The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city"?

The "city" is the Bride of the Lamb, those that will reign with Christ in heaven. The authority of God and Christ will exert itself within the group of the sainted Bride.

[Checkpoint]

What did Jesus mean when he said "The meek shall inherit the earth"?

What does Psalm 37: 10, 29 mean when it says "The righteous shall live forever on the earth"?

What does Revelation 22:3 mean when it says " The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city"?

The "city" is the Bride of the Lamb, those that will reign with Christ in heaven. The authority of God and Christ will exert itself within the group of the sainted Bride.

Does "the group of the sainted Bride" comprise all saved believers, or only some, a separate group?

[onewithhim]

What did Jesus mean when he said "The meek shall inherit the earth"?

What does Psalm 37: 10, 29 mean when it says "The righteous shall live forever on the earth"?

What does Revelation 22:3 mean when it says " The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city"?

The "city" is the Bride of the Lamb, those that will reign with Christ in heaven. The authority of God and Christ will exert itself within the group of the sainted Bride.

Does "the group of the sainted Bride" comprise all saved believers, or only some, a separate group?

All believers number well into the millions if not billions (including those who will become believers during the Millennium), so to say that they ALL constitute the Bride is rather ridiculous. The Bride is made up of the relatively few who are anointed to rule in heaven, 144,000.

[onewithhim]

Checkpoint, did you answer what I asked about Psalm 37:29? What does that mean to you?

[Checkpoint]

What did Jesus mean when he said "The meek shall inherit the earth"?

What does Psalm 37: 10, 29 mean when it says "The righteous shall live forever on the earth"?

What does Revelation 22:3 mean when it says " The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city"?

The "city" is the Bride of the Lamb, those that will reign with Christ in heaven. The authority of God and Christ will exert itself within the group of the sainted Bride.

Does "the group of the sainted Bride" comprise all saved believers, or only some, a separate group?

All believers number well into the millions if not billions (including those who will become believers during the Millennium), so to say that they ALL constitute the Bride is rather ridiculous. The Bride is made up of the relatively few who are anointed to rule in heaven, 144,000.

Something here is "rather ridiculous", alright.

That is, that very few believers are "the Bride" and "the city".

Numbers bother God not in the least.

The more the merrier. His will is that no one perishes.

Interesting, not enough to "debate about such things.

Opinions here are a dime a dozen, usually.

Saying little or nothing can be the best option.

[JehovahsWitness]

Numbers bother God not in the least.

The more the merrier. His will is that no one perishes.

Nobody is suggesting God is "bothered" by numbers but If numbers meant so little to God, why are they mentioned so frequently in scripture? (There's even an entire bible book called "numbers" so called because there are so many numbers in it).

Something here is "rather ridiculous", alright.

That is, that very few believers are "the Bride" and "the city".

For many are called, but few are chosen.” - JESUS CHRIST

Why do you find that idea rather ridiculous?

The more the merrier. His will is that no one perishes.

Gods will is indeed that no one perish but perishing is not the only alternative to being part of the bride class. Many millions (perhaps billions) of people will live on as subjects of Christ and his bride.




JW

[JehovahsWitness]

For many are called, but few are chosen.” - JESUS CHRIST

Arguably the metaphor of a groom and his bride presents the idea of selection and exclusivity. Of all the women alive a man choses just one as his wife. That is not to say all other women are condemed as reprehensible or even undesirable. Neither does it mean that the man would have no further dealings with other women. He may work and associate with others, help protect and teach, indeed love and cherish other women such as his mother, sister, aunts and beloved friends, but that a choice had to be made to exclude all others from an special intimate relationship.

Thus it is with the 144, 000 spirit anointed Christians of the "bride class". Christ loves and cherishes all his sheep, including the "other sheep" of Christians with a hope to live on earth forever, but he has chosen a bride, a "little flock" of co-rulers to be with Him in heaven and rule over the earth. These Christians enter into a special relationship to the exclusion of the rest as with a bride to his groom.

As friends of the bridegroom, we all rejoice !!

[onewithhim]

What did Jesus mean when he said "The meek shall inherit the earth"?

What does Psalm 37: 10, 29 mean when it says "The righteous shall live forever on the earth"?

What does Revelation 22:3 mean when it says " The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city"?

The "city" is the Bride of the Lamb, those that will reign with Christ in heaven. The authority of God and Christ will exert itself within the group of the sainted Bride.

Does "the group of the sainted Bride" comprise all saved believers, or only some, a separate group?

All believers number well into the millions if not billions (including those who will become believers during the Millennium), so to say that they ALL constitute the Bride is rather ridiculous. The Bride is made up of the relatively few who are anointed to rule in heaven, 144,000.

Something here is "rather ridiculous", alright.

That is, that very few believers are "the Bride" and "the city".

Numbers bother God not in the least.

The more the merrier. His will is that no one perishes.

Interesting, not enough to "debate about such things.

Opinions here are a dime a dozen, usually.

Saying little or nothing can be the best option.

I agree. God's will is that no one perishes. To live forever on Earth is certainly not perishing. Why do people think that unless you go to heaven you are destined to perish? It's good to debate about this, because I believe that you don't quite understand what we JWs are saying. If billions of Christians are all the Bride, then who are they ruling over?

Also, could you give your view of what Psalm 37:10 and 29 mean?

[Checkpoint]

Checkpoint, did you answer what I asked about Psalm 37:29? What does that mean to you?

No, I did not.

What it says is clear. However, anything in the OT may be updated in some way by the fuller revelation of the NT.

In this case, especially by Revelation 21-22.

[onewithhim]

Checkpoint, did you answer what I asked about Psalm 37:29? What does that mean to you?

No, I did not.

What it says is clear. However, anything in the OT may be updated in some way by the fuller revelation of the NT.

In this case, especially by Revelation 21-22.

Yes, it is clear, but I asked you what YOU think it means, esp. since you seem to believe that ALL Christians are part of the Bride class and are going to be in heaven. Please answer how you resolve Psalm 37 to harmonize with Revelation 21-22.