You Can Live Forever on Earth - GOD'S ORIGINAL PURPOSE

Some say, however, that God never meant for humans to live on earth forever.  They maintain that the earth was designed to be a temporary, a testing ground to see which members of the human family deserve to god to heaven and live eternally with God.  But if that was true, would it not, in effect, make God responsible for all the evil and badness that fill the earth?  That would be in direct contradiction to the very nature of God.  About him, the Bible says:  "For all his way are justice.  A God of faithfulness who is never unjust; righteous and upright is he." -Deuteronomy 32:4.

The Bible clearly reveals God's original purpose for the earth in these words:  "As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, but the earth he has given to the sons of men."  (Psalm 115:16) Yes, God created the earth to be a beautiful, permanent home for mankind, and he filled it with everything we need to enjoy meaningful endless life. -Genesis 2:8, 9.

"As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, but the earth he has given to the sons of men." -Psalm 115:16.

The Bible is also clear regarding God's purpose for mankind.  He commissioned the first human couple to "fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection every living creature that is moving on the earth."  (Genesis 1:28) What a privilege to care for and expand their Paradise home earth wide! Indeed, the prospect that awaited Adam and Eve and their eventual offspring was everlasting life on earth, not a reward in heaven.

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