In The Beginning.....God's Plan: The 3rd Earth Age

So following The Millennium & Judgment Day this earth (and heaven) get rejuvenated and renewed and the eternity with God will most definitely be heaven on earth!  There will be no sin, no sorrow, and no more death.

Luke 12:4-5 And I say unto you My friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.  But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear:  Fear Him, which after He hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear Him.

Following Judgment Day and those who were blotted out there will be no more fear or turmoil.

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

II Peter 3:5-13 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heaven and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works are therein shall be burned up.  Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?  Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

These verses start in the 1st earth age and then cover the katabole (this is not talking about Noah's Flood here as the earth was not destroyed in his flood, but Satan's overthrow) ( Became Void & Without Form / Became Void & Without Form Part 2 / Why The 2nd Earth Age / Satan's Overthrow); and then takes us through the 2nd earth age, the 7th Trump, the Millennium, Judgment Day and the 1st day of 3rd Earth Age.  The earth will not be destroyed and a new one created for the 3rd and final earth/heaven age, but it will be rejuvenated and put back perfect (north axis and all).  All the evil rudiments (elements) destroyed (not the earth itself).  
 

God the Heart Knower

Romans 8:27 And He That searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

I Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, "Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."

Proverbs 21:2-4 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: But the Lord pondereth the hearts.  To do justice and judgment Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.  An high look, and a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

I Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off for ever.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

I Corinthians 3:20 And again, "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."

Psalms 139:2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.

Know Better -- Do Better

I Peter 1:14-16 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as He Which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, "Be ye holy; for I am holy." 

Matthew 23:3; 28 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.  Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Luke 16:15 And He said unto them, "Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.av

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven.

II Corinthians 9:6-8 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also, sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.  And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.

I Samuel 2:3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: For the Lord is a God of knowledge, And by Him actions are weighed.

I Peter 4:8-11 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.  Use hospitality one to another without grudging.  As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.  If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minster, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

In The Beginning.....God's Plan: Judgment Day

We'll get into the Trumps, etc., very soon, but for purposes of establishing a timeline:  At the 7th Trump we all change into our spiritual bodies (I Corinthians 15:51-58), the Millennium is a 1,000 years of teaching following the 7th Trump (The Millennium), Satan is loosed for a time for the final testing at the end of the Millennium and just before Judgment Day, the 3rd earth/heaven age starts at the end of Judgment Day {posts on all to come}.  This Post is about Judgment Day:

First, neither anything in this 2nd earth age or what's to come has anything to do with whether your soul belongs to God.  All souls belong to God...He created them in the 1st earth age and He can destroy them on Judgment Day (Ezekiel 18:4).  You accepting Christ as your Savior and whether you choose God or Satan and how you live in this 2nd earth age is a whole other matter indeed. 

Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Judgment Day is your reward for your good works....it doesn't need to be something dreaded....you are given eternal life on that wonderful day....clothed based on righteous acts/works (the only thing you can actually take with you after your flesh death....Revelation 14:13.  Yes, you are also judged on your unrepented bad acts as well.  Evil souls, however, will be blotted out at this time.  They will not be in a pit somewhere burning for all eternity.  God will be rejuvenating the earth/heaven after Judgment Day and having evil anywhere as a part of this new eternity is not part of God's Plan (Revelation 21:1 & Luke 12:4-5 the death here is the death of the spiritual body, the very soul, the second and permanent death). 

There is a difference between the gulfs in heaven now prior to Judgment Day and the "blotting" out on Judgment Day.  Luke 16 speaks to the divided gulfs in heaven at this time in the story of Lazarus and the rich man.  The division is not God's final Judgment but it is God's dividing certain sinners away from Him until the Millennium and Judgment Day.  God doesn't send someone to hell before they are judged, but that in and of itself is a hell that the rich man wanted to warn his brothers against.  The final hell (as it were) of Judgment day is the smoke from the extinguishing of those judged to die the 2nd death being blotted out forever.  Something we should all work against. 

II Corinthians 9:6-8 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.  And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work,

God knows not only your works but your very heart (Proverbs 21:2-4).  Doing something begrudgingly discounts the act, so give with a giving heart (I Peter 1:14-16).  The work you do here is your reward on Judgment Day.  Your good works are your raiment (clothing in heaven) (Revelation 19:7-8).  Repent for sins and move forward doing better (Luke 13:3).

Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

 Mark 11:25-26 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also Which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.  But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father Which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 

Matthew 18:35 "So likewise shall My heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses."

Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am He That blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

In The Beginning.....God's Plan: The Millennium

The Millennium is a 1,000 year period following the 7th Trump {posts on the trumps at a later time} and is a time of teaching to those who have been blinded for their protection and/or those who didn't have a first chance in this 2nd earth age (flesh age).  As this period follows the 7th Trump, we will all be in our spiritual bodies at this time {posts on all of this soon}, but note that it is still prior to Judgment Day (and prior to the eternity in the 3rd and final earth age). 

The Millennium is not a second chance....God is completely fair and the folks being taught in the Millennium are people who never had a first chance of knowing the Truth of God's Word (Hebrews 5:13-14 --so many today are fed only milk and not the "mature" meat of the Word...the Millennium will be all meat).  Whether it be that they lived at a time or location that prohibited them either seeing/reading the Bible or having access to it...or whether they were in churches that were so blind to the Truth of God's Word that they might as well not have had access to it.  Whatever the case, God wants all of His children to have a fair shot at choosing Him or Satan at the final test at the end of the Millennium period just prior to Judgment Day having had all of the facts.  Those who passed the test in the 2nd earth age are the teachers and the students of the Millennium are the ones in that final test.  {How do you pass the 1st test?  Find out in upcoming posts on 6th v 7th Trumps / Christ v Antichrist.}

Ezekiel 40-48 best outlines what we will be doing in the Millennium & Ezekiel 44:20-25 speaks to the family structure of this period and how we recognize one another and how we are grouped.  Revelation 20 also relays the Millennium period.  

Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.


 

Famine Of The End Times

Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:

In this day and time where the Bible is published in almost all languages and available to almost anyone who seeks it, how can there be a famine for hearing His Words?  Simply the mistransliterations of the Manuscripts combined with the lack of true knowledge and understanding of His Word.  If only folks would spend the time chapter by chapter and verse by verse; subject and object seeking the simplicity of His Word there would not be such a famine.  That is not the case however!  Don't let ignorance derail your walk with God!  Study to show thyself approved!

Eyes To See & Ears To Hear

Romans 8:24-26 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?  But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

*verse 24 is written to God's elect (Freewill or Predestination).  If you want to be bound by hope then be careful what you ask God to reveal to you, because once it is revealed, it is reality and not hope or faith.
*verse 25-26 relays that God will help the elect with their weaknesses.  He will move them to do what He wants done.

Romans 11:7-8 What then?  Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (According as it is written, "God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear:;) unto this day.

Matthew 13:10-16 And the disciples came, and said unto Him, "Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?"  He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.  For whosever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.  Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.  And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, 'By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.'  But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.   {Esaias = Isaiah}

Isaiah 44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

The epitome of those that "hath not, from him shall be taken away" would be in Christ's Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-23; Mark 4:2-20; Luke 8:4-15) in that the seeds by the wayside, the seeds on stony places, the seeds that were scorched, and the seeds among thorns neither had depth, fertile ground, or atmosphere to develop .... those without ears to hear/eyes to see neither have the depth, fertile mind, or surroundings to develop the full fruit of understanding.  To some degree this is for their own protection.

II Thessalonians 2:10-11 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

Only God can blind someone's mind to the Truth of His Word if it is for their protection, and only God can open the seed of Truth for someone previously blinded.  We are not to judge why someone does or does not see or is or is not worthy.  This is not to take away from our duty to participate as fully as we are able.  II Timothy 3:16-17 & II Timothy 2:15  Upcoming posts will lay out the rest of God's Plan with regard to the Millennium, Judgment Day, the one and only Unforgiveable Sin, and Salvation through Christ; as well as, Satan's Plan and how he has tried to impact God's Plan, and the purpose for this 2nd earth age and the age to come. 
 

In The Beginning.....God's Plan: Freewill or Predestination

God will not interfere in the life of anyone with freewill, but He will lead, guide and direct anyone who asks Him to...and anyone with predestination.  So what's the deal with predestination and freewill?  Back in Why The 2nd Earth Age Post, I mentioned the 1/3 of God's children in the 1st earth age that followed Him outright and stood against Satan (with a 1/3 choosing Satan, and the other 1/3 that were wishy washy undecided).  These 1/3 God knows He can count on without question....These 1/3 are not "special" and not "prejudged" for their actions in this 2nd earth age...other than to say they earned their stripes (so to speak) in that 1st earth age, and because of their choice and actions in that 1st earth age, they are predestined in this 2nd earth age to impact God's Plan through His direction and interference in their lives (such as the prophets for example).  These predestined are God's Elect.  Again, not better than anyone else, just directed based on their decisions and actions in the 1st earth age.  These Elect throughout history and ongoing until Christ's returning in the 7th Trump carry out God's Plan and bring forth His Truth through His interference in their lives and His direction. 

Ephesians 1:4-5 According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:  Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

The "foundation of the world" remember is that katabole ... end of the 1st earth age.  So based on their actions prior to this 2nd earth age, God predestinated them in this 2nd earth age.

Romans 8:28-30 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.  For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.  Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.
 
Romans 8:33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?  It is God That justifieth;

Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Also, among others not mentioned:  Romans 11 &  II Timothy 3:14-15

That 1/3 that stood for God in the 1st earth age were the "first" to stand and will also come "last" to stand in the end of this 2nd earth age.  They stood against Satan in the 1st earth age and will be of the last generation who will once again stand against Satan as antichrist. 

Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few are chosen.

Luke 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.


 

In The Beginning.....God's Plan: 2nd Earth Age Creation

So after the katabole (Satan's Overthrow) and the destruction of the 1st earth age, God prepared this 2nd earth age to be inhabited by His children.  Genesis 1 covers this preparation as well as the creation of these flesh bodies and all the races of mankind in Genesis 1:26-31

In Genesis 1:26 God says "Let Us make man in Our image, after our likeness" & in Genesis 1:27 it stipulates that "So God created man in His own image in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them."   --We are created in the image of our spiritual bodies (Spiritual & Flesh Bodies)

In Genesis 1:28 it states that "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth'"  -- replenish....repopulate the earth as it was in the 1st earth age.  If there hadn't been a population prior to this 2nd earth age, then there would not be anything to repopulate or replenish.

Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.  And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

God was pleased with everything and with all of the races "it was very good."  The 6th day creations were many but did not include the set aside man of Adam (eth-Ha adham in the Hebrew, meaning the very specific man...see Appendix explanation below).  Adam was formed (not just created) on the 8th day.  The distinction and why Adam was set apart both in location as well as day formed is because his seed line would be the seed line to Christ, and it had to be protected.  Eve was made from Adam's DNA (stated "rib" in Genesis 2:21).  The Bible is the genealogy of Christ and how Satan has tried to impact it over the years (more posts to come on this interference).  Eve is called "the mother of all living" in Genesis 3:20 because through her seed line (womb) Christ would come and only through Him can we have everlasting, eternal life. 

The age of this 2nd earth age is quite different than the age of this earth (age v earth: Became Void & Without Form / Became Void & Without Form Part 2 / Why The 2nd Earth Age).  There are two schools of thought on the exact age of this 2nd earth age:  If a day with the Lord is as a 1,000 years as stated in II Peter 3:8 then this 2nd earth age is roughly 13,000 years old.  If, however, we say the day(s) are specific 24 hour periods in the specified six days of creation, then this 2nd earth age is roughly 6,000 years old.  (see Appendix below on "the day" lending itself to being the latter time.)

 

Not Gone...

Just wanted to let you know that I'm not gone....It has been such a busy few weeks that I have not been able to dedicate enough thoughtful time to this project....I am today back to working on upcoming posts and hope to have them out to you over the next week....Thanks for continuing to check back in to see if I have updated this study.  Some really good follow up posts are in the works so do check in (or sign up for e-mails) to stay on course!