You've heard of Golden Age, Dark Ages, Modern Age, It's like that.. God's Age. God's AGE is equivalent to Peace all over and throughout all nations, all nations united into one and all of them peaceful and happy at same time. You enter into God's kingdom when you overcome yourself in the here and now because that means you live in peace with yourself. I'm still trying to make sense of it myself too.
Here’s something else Jesus said about the present kingdom:
“But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you” (Matt 12:28).
Jesus also said:
“The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For, in fact, the kingdom of God is among you” (Luke 17:20-21).
Jesus is not saying to the Pharisees that the kingdom is in their hearts, but that it is in their midst. Where Jesus is doing the work of God, there is God’s kingdom.
Jesus was not saying to the Pharisees that the kingdom of God is in their hearts. Rather, the kingdom was among them because they were in the presence of Jesus himself. get it? It's like Jesus was saying to the pharisees that the kingdom of God is already among them and they just don't see it. It is something experienced among the people.
Here's what Jesus said.. he said in a sense that overcomers are like parts of the kingdom of God that began with the size of a mustard seed of this world that grew into a plants. it is the kingdom of God growing as more mustard seed grows. if that makes sense? as several mustard seeds grows, it grows into plants, then it plants to other people' hearts and so on. First thing first, people start going under the plants to thrive and eventually mustard seed gets planted there and they grow into plants too. It means blind eyes are opened, when deaf ears hear, when demons are cast out, when the hungry are fed, when sinners are forgiven, That means the kingdom of God is truly present on earth. Yet it’s relatively small right now and won’t reach its full, glorious extent until later. That is God's reign on Earth when it reaches its full extent.Maybe?
God told the Earth to be and it was so, he told the heavens, all planets and such, to be, and they obeyed. He told the water to stop and it obeyed. He tells man " I am in control" man says NO!, I, with my free will, am in control of what i do!!
Good Question Indianabob,
I wonder if there will be any sports of any kind playing during God's reign?
God told the Earth to be and it was so, he told the heavens, all planets and such, to be, and they obeyed. He told the water to stop and it obeyed. He tells man " I am in control" man says NO!, I, with my free will, am in control of what i do!!
Speaking of God and Chemical reactions:
Our sun, the source of heat and electrons/photons that are morphed into fruit and vegetables by photo-synthesis is burning out; slowly but surely unless it is re-generated. How big would it have been 100 million years ago when scientist say life on the earth began?
The orbit of the earth is one year or 360 days. Yes it has slowed down to 365 over time, but....
The orbit of the Moon around the earth is 30 days. Was that an accident or is a month supposed to be a time indicator?
Humans have eight fingers + two thumbs and that adds up to the decimal system of counting.
For shoe less rural folks there are an additional ten toes so they can count to twenty. Accident? Or did God want us to learn the decimal system of counting?
The lower animals often drop/birth their offspring and have them walking the same day or soon after.
Humans have to take months and years of intensive, loving care to prepare their offspring for independent life on this planet. Accident or wise plan?
Humans, who are born self important and thinking they know better than their creator what is good; are allowed to age and wrinkle and stiffen up over their lifetime to teach them that it is appointed unto every man once to die (physically & spiritually) so that they hopefully plan for their demise. Accident or wise plan?
Every eventuality and every possibility is accounted for. Even our human inventions were gifted to certain of us over time, when our Creator decided that the time was right. Men knew that they could fly in the air millennia ago, but they didn't develop the means until the time was right. God is sovereign.
Don't be too surprised if one of these days during your lifetime, an alien decides to visit you LOL... just kidding.. Just saying.. don't throw out the possibility . . ..
Did you know the universe that you know contains an infinite number of planetary systems, stars, planets and galaxies and outside of the universe you know there are infinite numbers of other universes with planetary systems, stars, planets and galaxies that also hold life. I am sure there are other worlds out there somewhere that holds life or is about to birth a new world with ability to hold life.
this Universe is way too big for just one world... and God's made universes.... Imagine his power and creative ability to create.. Everything that happened here on earth... of course God gave it the right conditions so we can thrive, so other animals can thrive, and so that the earth can thrive for a long time, yes. It's not an accdent but I don't think we're the only world out in the entire universe or universes for that matter.
Did you know the universe that you know contains an infinite number of planetary systems, stars, planets and galaxies and outside of the universe you know there are infinite numbers of other universes with planetary systems, stars, planets and galaxies that also hold life. I am sure there are other worlds out there somewhere that holds life or is about to birth a new world with ability to hold life.
this Universe is way too big for just one world... and God's made universes.... Imagine his power and creative ability to create.. Everything that happened here on earth... of course God gave it the right conditions so we can thrive, so other animals can thrive, and so that the earth can thrive for a long time, yes. It's not an accdent but I don't think we're the only world out in the entire universe or universes for that matter.
Denise, Hey!
I, like a lot of folks on this site (as was Ray) are interested in the beyond.... the out there....
I have enjoyed reading your "take" on this matter... concept.... idea.... whatever you want to call it! :)
I have also wondered if you have ever thought about this concept... as I imagine you have... because you are an imaginative thinker :) and would like to hear your input! :)
I am showing four verses where I believe God has shown us that there are certainly "principalities & powers" on the earth (the physical powers that rule over nations), in the spiritual world (angels and demons), and in the heavenlies (those "beings" in His creation that we haven't seen as yet). That's what I would like to talk about..... those beings "out there", in the heavenlies.
What I have imagined is that since God has all kinds of attributes (some in the names He calls Himself), beings in the heavenlies really don't know what God's attributes are. I mean, it's one thing to say what you are, but unless one demonstrates who and what you are, then they don't have a clue. Take for instance, love. God is love. Well, o.k. then what is it? I would assume that those beings have never seen it, so then, they don't really know what love is. Or again for example, good and evil. What is it? It has to be demonstrated to know exactly what it is. That is what He is showing in us humans,(thru Christ) and I believe, unbeknownst to us, He is also demonstrating it to the principalities and powers "out there" in the heavenlies! How else would they know if God wasn't showing them also? These are just my thots of course! :-\
Ephesians 3:10 makes it clear that indeed there are other beings in heavenly places and that God is showing them His wisdom:
1.Ephesians 3:10
to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,
2. Ephesians 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
3.Colossians 1:16
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
4.Colossians 2:15
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
I am just curious Denise as to your thots as to what I have commented and if you have ever wondered the same thing.
as a side note.... have you ever read the old 1980's book THIS PRESENT DARKNESS by Frank Peretti ? That book influenced me somewhat on the evil darkness around us. It was just a fictional novel but quite captivating! ;)
doug
Colossians 2:15
King James Version (KJV)15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
That would be great.... no more abusive powers that controls the people with fear...
The bible seems to be focused and centered on Earth only. I would definitely love to get a bible on the rest of the universe, or rather what God says about universes out there... All in due time, right? scriptures already say there are dominions in heavens and earth.. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more planets out there teeming with life, as well.
Yeah, me too... or let's say I would like to believe it. ???
From Why Does God Love You:
God did not create some kind of creature with higher intelligence than the plants and animals so that He could communicate with them. Humans are not just some kind of play things for God. God did not create some kind of aliens when He made us. We are the extension of His family, His kinfolk. We are God's CHILDREN -- we are the expansion of God's RACE!
From: Dates to remember:
Somebody has been asking me, in the last few months, about aliens and spaceships and all this stuff. I said there is no such thing as a spaceship. Something made out of material like aluminum, shaped like a saucer that is going to fly here from an alien galaxy someplace? Why? It’s too far, it would take thousands of years. It’s many years to the closest stars, but our closest stars are not known to have any planets. So then you would have to find a star out there that has planets. But you’re too far away, you can’t make it in a spaceship. So that is the end of the aliens, finished, no such thing.
(http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php?topic=10047.0)
From an email:
Dear Azza:
The statement is based on science/astronomy, and the Scriptures.
Jesus died for the sins of the "world," not the sins of the "universe."
Eve is the "mother of all living," etc., etc., etc.
I should think that all people know that interstellar space travel is
physically impossible. Even traveling at millions of miles an hour,
there are very few places that one could go in less than a thousand years!
Everything is TOO FAR AWAY.
God be with you,
Ray
(http://www.forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3621.0.html)
Please. My nerves.
I hate to break up the party, but God is not playing mind games with us.
God's not withholding or hiding anything from us in outter space.
What you all are saying smacks directly of Satan in the garden and how he put Eve's eyes on the tree of knowledge. Don't you remember how she was fine with the Tree of Life? Then, Satan came along and convinced her there was something better, juicier to be gotten because the Tree of Life wasn't going to satisfy her, and that God was withholding something from her?
Atheists are fascinated by the thought that aliens are out there. See, they know there is something beyond them, but their pride keeps them from accepting God's ways, and so they would rather foolishly believe there are "beings" just waiting for the right time to visit us.
They're here.
They're here now.
They go by the name demons and Satan--who transforms himself into an angel of "light."
Satan's STILL a liar. But whatever.
Whoops! Did I just say that out loud?!
Gina,
Yeah, What you just said confirms what the scriptures say about principalities and powers that are known and unknown, whether they are good or bad, that we fight against everyday..
about other lifeforms on other planets- they probably don't exist or do exst, who knows but it's not essential to our spiritual development in this life time anyway.
One question, Would you say angels, God, etc are other life forms than our own?
Since they are aware and conscious of their own existance? what would you say they are? Maybe they are not from anywhere in the universe but from the spiritual realm maybe? It's hard to fathom something we haven't seen. I think once we see it and understand what it is, it will come easy..
I heard of this story... It's like the Indians, when they saw the ships, they didn't see any ships at all, their brain wouldn't register the image at all because it's something they haven't seen before, but one Indian, he knew something was wrong with the water, and kept studying it for days, eventually he finally "saw" the ships and alerted the others. It was quite an fascinating story really.
Maybe there are many things that goes on around us, but our brain wouldn't register at all.... That could explain why we couldn't see the unseen but they're here? it's interesting really...
I also hear that energy cannot be destroyed, only changed. We are all made of energy... Nothing's impossible I would say. :)
Maybe God is creating the universes so big, for when the time comes, we could explore or whatever or maybe it's just his own artwork that he wants to keep creating. I was simply curious to what reason he keeps creating is all.
Hudson, Rofl!!!!! I don't mean ufoey aliens but in scientific terms. people from othrr countries are labeled aliens as well.
I'm just saying if bible is saying there are 'life forms' in thr form of angels and super natural beings or spirits. They're defined as advanced beings not affected by physical laws. I wouldn't put past it if there is other worlds out there if supernatural beings other than us already exist? See what I am trying tto say?
There's universes out there. Its awfully big for just one earth? Thoughts?