After Armageddon, a Paradise Earth; Continued

This promise of the loving Creator, as given through the Bible psalmist, will be fulfilled: "You are opening your hand and satisfying the desire of every living thing.  (Psalm 145:16) Yes, all the proper desires of God-fearing persons will be completely satisfied.  We cannot even imagine how wonderful life will be in paradise on earth. Telling about God's arrangement for blessing his people, the apostle Peter wrote: "There are new  heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to [God's] promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell."- 2 PETER 3:13; ISAIAH 65:17; 66:22.

What are these "new heavens"?  They are not new physical heavens. God made our physical heavens perfect, and they bring him glory. (Psalm 8:3; 19:1)  The "new heavens refer to a new rulership over the earth. "The heavens now are made up of man-made governments. At Armageddon these will pass away.  (2 Peter 3:7)"The new heavens that will replace them will be God's heavenly government. Its king will be Jesus Christ. But ruling with him as part of the "new heavens" will be 144,000 of his faithful followers.- REVELATION 5:9, 10; 14:1, 3. 

What, then, is the "new earth"? Is it not a new planet. God made this planet  Earth just right for humans to live on, and it is his will that it remain forever. (Psalm 104:5) The "new earth" refers to a new group or society of  people.  The Bible often uses  the word "earth" in such a way. For example, it says: "All the earth [meaning, the people] continued to be of one language." (Genesis 11:1) The "earth" that will be destroyed are the people that make themselves part of this wicked system of things.  (2 Peter 3:7) The "new earth" that replaces them will be made up of true servants of God who have separated themselves from this world of wicked people. - JOHN 17:14; 1 JOHN 2:17.

Right now people of all races and nationalities who make up a part of the "new earth" are being gathered into the Christian congregation. The unity and peace that exist among them is only a small preview of what will make living on the paradise earth after Armageddon such a pleasure. Truly, God's Kingdom will bring to pass what no human government could even hope to do. Just consider a few of such blessings on the following pages.

Next time: After Armageddon, a Paradise Earth;  Continued

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