BIBLE COMMENTARY
THE EARTH WAS NOT CREATED TO EXIST FOREVER
– The Earth was created by God.
GENESIS 1: 1 – In the beginning God created the heavens and the EARTH.
– It will be destroyed completely by fire.
2PETER 3: 7 – By the same word the present heavens and EARTH are reserved for FIRE, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
2PETER 3: 10 – But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the EARTH and everything done in it will be laid bare.
– Therefore the human race will cease to exist in physical form. Those who saved will enter the kingdom of God and live with Him for eternity. Those who condemned will be kept in Hell with Satan and the fallen angels forever. Then the universe will finally be at peace.
MATTHEW 25: 31-46 – 31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right: Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. 37 Then the righteous will answer Him: Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you? 40 The King will reply: Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF MINE, you did for me. 41 Then He will say to those on His left: Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the ETERNAL FIRE prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me. 44 They also will answer: Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you? 45 He will reply: Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me. 46 Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.
– THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF JESUS are those who truly believed in Jesus and walked faithfully on His way to the end of their lives, not those who claimed to be Jesus’ followers but live according to world deceitful standards or turned to social ideologies of different and sinful lifestyles.
MATTHEW 12: 50 – For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
MARK 3: 35 – Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.
LUKE 8: 21 – He replied: My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into PRACTICE.
REVELATION 2: 10 – Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. BE FAITHFUL, EVEN TO THE POINT OF DEATH, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
– Historic Methodist rift is part of larger Christian split over LGBTQ issues
(to be continued)