Preface: Most people don't believe in the here-after, back-to-Eden story, or the new world or paradise, however, long-ago people didn't believe that it would rain for 40 and for 40 nights, to clean the earth of the corruption and violence that was at hand. At that time, God said: . 12
Yes, God looked upon the earth, and it was ruined;+ all flesh* had ruined its way on the earth.+
13 After that God said to Noah: “I have decided to put an end to all flesh, because the earth is full of violence on account of them, so I am bringing them to ruin together with the earth.+ 14 Make for yourself an ark* from resinous wood.+ You will make compartments in the ark and cover it with tar*+ inside and outside. 15 This is how you will make it: The ark should be 300 cubits* long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. 16 You will make a window for light* for the ark, one cubit from the top. You should put the entrance of the ark in its side+ and make it with a lower deck, a second deck, and a third deck.
17 “As for me, I am going to bring floodwaters+ upon the earth to destroy from under the heavens all flesh that has the breath of life.* Everything on the earth will perish.+
However, we are referring to a future restoration, not a destruction, thus after all is said and done, what will a perfect world be like to you. In this post, I will express what the Bible says as a whole, concerning the whole scope of truth.
1. How will it begin?
2. Who will be there?
3. How will life be enjoyed then?
4. How long will it last?
How will it begin?
To answer that we need to reflect first on what will have already taken place. For the record, that time is very different from after the flood of Noah's day, all elements of Satan's world would be gone at that time, and everyone on earth would be speaking the true and pure language of love, which is the law of the Christ. that being said, everything from this evil world will be gone, or new and improved. How so? Well, for example, the school system will still exist so how will our kids go to school? No doubt, some parents will decide to do home-schooling, but some may choose public schooling, and perhaps a special system of public transit may be called: SOCIAL MEDIA TAXI SERVICES, which could be like a train system that has docking ports at our homes, and docking port at the designated schools, keeping our kids save passage from home to school and back, seamlessly. We could go on, but in brief, the earth will be filled with many such improvements. They will not cause any harm
Or any ruin in all my holy mountain,+
Because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah
As the waters cover the sea.+ (Isaiah 11:9)
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss+ and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon,+ the original serpent,+ who is the Devil+ and Satan,+ and bound him for 1,000 years. 3 And he hurled him into the abyss+ and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not mislead the nations anymore until the 1,000 years were ended. After this he must be released for a little while.+
4 And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. Yes, I saw the souls* of those executed* for the witness they gave about Jesus and for speaking about God, and those who had not worshipped the wild beast or its image and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand.+ And they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ+ for 1,000 years. 5 (The rest of the dead+ did not come to life until the 1,000 years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.+ 6 Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection;+ over these the second death+ has no authority,+ but they will be priests+ of God and of the Christ, and they will rule as kings with him for the 1,000 years.+
7 Now as soon as the 1,000 years have ended, Satan will be released from his prison, 8 and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Maʹgog, to gather them together for the war. The number of these is as the sand of the sea. 9 And they advanced over the whole earth and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. But fire came down out of heaven and consumed them.+ 10 And the Devil who was misleading them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulfur, where both the wild beast+ and the false prophet already were;+ and they will be tormented*
From the start, from times earlier than the earth.+
24 When there were no deep waters,+ I was brought forth,*
When there were no springs overflowing with water.
25 Before the mountains were set in place,
Before the hills, I was brought forth,
26 When he had not yet made the earth and its fields
Or the first clods of earth’s soil.
27 When he prepared the heavens,+ I was there;
When he marked out the horizon* on the surface of the waters,+
28 When he established* the clouds above,
When he founded the fountains of the deep,
29 When he set a decree for the sea
That its waters should not pass beyond his order,+
When he established* the foundations of the earth,
I was the one he was especially fond of day by day;
I rejoiced before him all the time;+
31 I rejoiced over his habitable earth,
And I was especially fond of the sons of men.*
How long will it last?
There is a movie, and also the title of a song, of the same title; "On a clear day, we can see forever". Neither the movie nor the song are very important at this point, but typical of how little mankind knows about everlasting life because we have never been there. Looking into the starry sky, on a clear and beautiful night, throughout eternity, will forever remind us how precious eternal life is going to be, for we will look forward to each passing day, and each following day will always be better than the past one. 33
O the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgments are and beyond tracing out his ways are!+ (Rom. 11:33 ); Ecc,3:11states: He has made everything beautiful*