A New World According to God's Promise

The Bible, the written word of God, gives us hope when it says: There are new heavens and a new earth for which we are waiting according to his promise in which righteousness will dwell (2 Peter 3:13). Which is the “new heavens”: spoken of by Jesus. (Rev 21:1-5).

The new heavens is a new government that will rule over the earth. It is new because it will replace the present system of rulership; it is also a new development in the outworking of God’s purpose. It is the Kingdom which Jesus taught us about (Matthew 6:10). Since God is its source and He lives in heaven, it is called the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 7:21).

What should we say the new earth is? It is not a new globe, since the Bible clearly states that the earth will abide for ever (Ecc.1:4;Ps148). The new earth is a new human society, It will be new because the wicked will have been cut off (Prov 2:21,22). All who will inherit eternal life will then honour and obey God, and will live in harmony with His requirements (Psalm 22:27). People of all nations are being called upon to learn these commandments and to bring their lives into harmony with them now. Are we doing that?

In God’s new world, everyone will respect His rulership. Does love for God move us to obey Him now (1 John 5:3). Is that evident in our home? At school? In our work place? In the ways we are using our lives? In that New World, human society will be united in worship of the true God. Do we worship the Creator of heaven and earth? Does our worship truly unite us with fellow worshippers of all nations, all races, all languages? (Psalm 86:9,10; Isaiah 2:2-4; Zephaniah 3:9).

Bro Tanyinjia Atabong Martin (Cameroon)