Friday, December 31 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth.​—Matt. 6:10.

[Áine]

Friday, December 31

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth.—Matt. 6:10.

 

Christendom generally does not teach the Scriptural truth that one day obedient humans will live forever on earth. (2 Cor. 4:3, 4) Today, most religions in Christendom teach that all good people go to heaven when they die. It was different, however, with the small group of Bible Students who were publishing the Watch Tower in the late 1800’s. They understood that God would restore Paradise on earth and that millions of obedient humans would live here on earth—not in heaven. However, it took time for them to discern clearly who these obedient humans would be. Of course, the Bible Students also discerned from the Scriptures that some would be “bought from the earth” to rule with Jesus in heaven. (Rev. 14:3) That group would be made up of 144,000 zealous and dedicated Christians who had served God faithfully while on earth. w19.09 27 ¶4-5

[Doug]

I didn't know that the organization once taught there were three groups;  The 144,000 who would rule with Jesus in heaven,  the great crowd of less zealous Christians who would stand (not sit) before the throne of Jesus in heaven , and millions of people who would live on the earth and be educated during Christ's Thousand Year reign.

 

Ah  .  .  but there's a dilemma. Par. 11:  "Why would faithful men of old receive a mere earthly inheritance but Christians who were somewhat negligent be rewarded with life in heaven?"

 

It's so interesting how incorrect our beliefs have been.  It makes me wonder if one day we will get a big correction of something we currently believe.  Could happen.

[wallyahoo]

What a Perfect Home we haveThat Provides All We Need To Live.  He Wants Us To Enjoy Living On It, We Should Want to remain faithful To Jehovah to qualify for life on the beautiful cleansed earth 
Isaiah 45:18...