The Home of
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The
Restored Dominion
What
promise of restoration did the Lord
make through Micah?
“As for you, O
watchtower of the flock, O
stronghold of the Daughter of Zion, the
former dominion will be restored to
you; kingship will come to the
Daughter of Jerusalem.”
Micah 4:8.
Why
did Christ say the meek are blessed?
“Blessed are
the meek, for they will
inherit the earth.” Matthew
5:5.
Note – This
inheritance cannot be realized in
this life, for here the truly meek
generally have little of earth’s
good things.
Who
does the psalmist say have most now?
“I have envied
the arrogant when I saw the
prosperity of the wicked. They
have no struggles; their bodies are
healthy and strong. They are free
from the common burdens common to
man; they are not plagued by human
ills.” Psalm 73:3-7.
What
promise was made to Abraham
concerning the land?
“The Lord said to
Abram after Lot had parted from him.
“Lift up your eyes from where
you are and look north and south,
east and west. All the land that you
see I will give to you and your
offspring forever.” Genesis
13:14,15.
How
much did this promise comprehend?
“It was not
through the law that Abraham and his
offspring received the promise that
he would be heir of the world,
but through righteousness that
comes by faith.” Romans
4:13.
How
much of the land of Canaan did
Abraham own in his lifetime?
“He gave him
no inheritance here, not even a foot
of ground. But God promised him
that he and his descendants after him
would possess the land, even though
at that time Abraham had no
child.” Acts 7:5. (See Hebrews
11:13.)
How
much of the promised possession did
Abraham expect during his lifetime?
“By faith
Abraham, when he was called to go to
a place he would later receive as his
inheritance, obeyed and went, even
though he did not know where he was
going. By faith he made his home
in the promised land like a stranger
in a foreign country; he lived in
tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who
were heirs with him of the same
promise. For he was looking
forward to the city with foundations,
whose architect and builder is
God.”
Hebrews 11:8-10.
In
a special sense, who is the seed to
whom this promise was made?
“The promises
were spoken to Abraham and his seed.
The Scripture does not say “and
the seeds,” meaning many people,
but “and to your seed,
meaning one person, who is
Christ.” Galatians 3:16.
Who
are heirs of the promise?
“If you belong
to Christ, then you are
Abraham’s seed, and heirs
according to the promise.”
Verse 29.
Why
did these ancient worthies receive
the promise?
“These were all
commended for their faith, yet none
of them received what had been
promised. God had planned
something better for us so that only
together with us would they be made
perfect.” Hebrews 11:39, 40.
When This Earth is
Made New
What is to become
of our earth in the day of the Lord?
“But the day of
the Lord will come like a thief. The
heavens will disappear with a roar; the
elements will be destroyed by fire,
and the earth and everything in it
will be laid bare.” 2 Peter
3:10.
What
will follow this great conflagration?
“But in keeping
with this promise, we are looking
forward to a new heaven and a new
earth, the home of the righteousness.”
Verse 13.
Note – As shown
in the study of “The
Millennium,” at the coming of
Christ the living wicked will die,
and the saints will be taken to
heaven to dwell with Christ for a
thousand years, or until the wicked
of all ages are judged and the time
for their destruction and the
purification of the earth by the
fires of the last days. Following
this, the earth will be formed anew,
and man, redeemed from sin, will be
restored to his original dominion.
To what Old
Testament promise did Peter evidently
refer?
“Behold, I will
create a new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be
remembered, nor will they come back
to mind.” Isaiah 65:17.
What
was shown the Apostle John in vision?
“Then I saw a
new heaven and a new earth, for
the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away, and there was no
longer any sea.” Revelation
21:1.
How did Isaiah
describe conditions on the “new
earth?”
“For they will
build houses and dwell in them; they
will plant vineyards and eat their
fruit. No longer will they build
houses and others live in them, or
plant and others eat. For as the days
of a tree, so will be the days of my
people; my chosen ones will long
enjoy the works of their hands.
Isaiah 65:21-23.
How
readily will their wants be supplied?
“Before they
call, I will answer; while they are
still speaking I will hear.”
Verse 25.
What
peaceful condition will reign
throughout the earth then?
“The wolf and the
lamb will feed together, and the lion
will eat straw like the ox, but dust
will be the serpent’s food. They
will neither harm nor destroy on all
my holy mountain,” says the
Lord.” Verse 25.
What
seasons of worship will be observed
in the new earth?
“As the new
heavens and the new earth that I will
make endure before me,” declares
the Lord, “so will my name and
descendants endure. From one new
moon to another and from one Sabbath
to another, all mankind will come
and bow down before me,” says
the Lord.” Isaiah 66:22,23.
What
will the ransomed of the Lord then
do?
“And
the ransomed of the Lord will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;
everlasting joy will crown their
heads. Gladness and joy will
overtake them, and sorrow and sighing
will flee away.” Isaiah 35:10.
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