The PHYSICAL EARTH is just that. It is the planet earth that God created for humans to live and populate during their lifetimes. The physical planet earth and its place in the eternal universe was created forever. In the beginning God created the HEAVENS and the EARTH. -Gen 1:1; 1:10-12.

God created the PHYSICAL EARTH (planets, sky, clouds, sun, moon, stars, galaxies, etc.) and the PHYSICAL EARTH. They have been established to last FOREVER AND EVER. God’s creation is good. He will continue the PHYSICAL HEAVENS and PHYSICAL EARTH forever.

Praise Him, you HEAVENS and EARTH, and your waters ABOVE THEY HEAVENS! Let them praise the name of the Lord, for HE COMMANED AND THEY WERE CREATED. HE ALSO ESTABLISHED THEM FOREVER AND EVER; He made a decree which SHALL NOT PASS AWAY.” -Psalms 148:4-6

“You laid the foundations of the EARTH, so that it SHOULD NOT BE MOVED FOREVER.” -Psalms 104:5

“And He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the EARTH which He has ESTABLISED FOREVER.”- Psalms 78:69

After Noah’s flood, the Lord said that He would never again curse the ground for man’s sake, even though man is evil. He said that while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease. The PHYSICAL EARTH and its setting in the PHYSICAL HEAVENS shall last forever! – Gen 8:21-22

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EARTH (PROPHECY)

The “EARTH” in regard to bible prophecy describes the corporate people of God. It also often includes visible aspects of God’s covenant systems. The OLD EARTH refers to the Old Covenant Jewish people of Old Testament nation of Israel as God’s chosen people.

The OLD EARTH includes the nation of Israel, the land of the Jews, the City of Jerusalem, and the Jewish Temple. The City and the Temple were literally destroyed by God in the outpouring of His wrath during Christ’s Parousia 66-70 ad. That is when the Jews and Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the temple by fire during the Jewish-Roman war.

The NEW EARTH refers to God’s people under the New Covenant after 70ad. These are Christians who corporately make up the New Covenant body of Christ; as spiritual house; a chosen generation; a holy nation; a royal priesthood; and His own special people. -1 Peter 2:5, 9

Each born-again, elect, believer is a holy New Covenant kingdom priest with direct access to God Almighty through their LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.

These believers in Christ are part of the NEW EARTH upon being spiritually regenerated during their human lives. The Holy Spirit indwells each believer and thus only righteousness dwells in the NEW EARTH in the New Covenant spiritual kingdom of God. -2 Pet 3:13

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EARTH (Works Burned)

The day of the Lord, (aka: the LAST DAY) which was the first century saints expected to come as a thief in the night in their generation, would be Christ’s judgments carried out. This included both the EARTH and the WORKS that are in it being burned up. -2 Pet 3:10

Now, we identify the EARTH (nation of Isael, city of Jerusalem, and the temple) and the WORKS (the efforts and deeds of the non-believing Jewish people) in it as being burned up in the Jewish-Roman war. This occurred in the first century at Christ’s second coming Parousia ending in 70ad in which not one stone of the temple was left upon another. There was total destruction by fire of Jerusalem and the temple, which were left desolate.

The Greek word for “earth” here is “ge” (Strong’s #1093= country, ground, labor, work. Therefore, this action of God’s wrath to burn up the earth and its works means the land of the non-believing Jews, which all missed the mark of obeying and pleasing God.

Some of the other uses of this word, “WORKS” in the New Testament are:

1) Paul wrote to Titus and said that the unbelievers are defiled. They profess to know God, but in WORKS they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work –Titus 1:16

2) Paul told the Corinthians that the Day of Judgement, each of those transition period saints would have their WORK revealed by fire to test what sort of WORK it is (i.e.: fleshly works or spiritual works). This was talking about the first century believers, who could have fleshly-oriented works, but still be saved, because of their faith in Christ. -1 Cor3:11-15

-Michael Alan Nichols

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Now can we see that God is NEVER going to destroy HIS Creation! If the earth is to be destroyed it would by the wars of man, not because there is evil in the world, but because there is evil in the hearts of the human race.

All deception comes from an unsatisfied heart. All sin is a result of our own fleshy desires, there is NOT boogey man called satan, there is only our own lust that sweeps us away! And God is not the author of our temptations either.

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God” [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one. -James. 1:13

The desire for us to see the earth burn up and all its inhabitants (except those perfect ‘raptured’ people) is the MOST SELFISH DOCTRIN HOLDING BACK our focus for the KINGDOM here on EARTH! We can NEVER preach the unhindered gospel if we keep tainting it with selfish desires and ambitions! WE cannot fight evil with evil but we can only destroy deception with the goodness of God and all that CHRIST accomplished on the CROSS everything else is worthless works.

It’s time to realize that there will NEVER be a perfect person but we can have perfect faith! But ony by the true author and finisher! [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].-Heb 12:2

All my focused on the Author kind of LOVE, ❤ Diana xo 🙂