Isaiah 35:5, 6 tells us, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart (deer), and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.” Everyone who is saved from the earth will have a perfect body with no trace of crippling or disease. They will have eyes, ears, tongues; they will be able to run and jump; they will be able to sing — all with their real, physical bodies, which will be in perfect condition. The only one who will have a body which is marred from the earth will be the Lord, Jesus Christ, who will continue forever to bear the scars in His hands, feet, and side from His ordeal on the cross. Isaiah 65:17-19 gives us a little more information. “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.” Everyone will be completely happy forever with never an unhappy moment. Verse 17 says that the former things will not be remembered. The unpleasant details of life on the earth will be forgotten, but the lessons which prevent the reappearance of sin, which were learned in this theater of the universe, will never be forgotten. It is, in fact, to insure that these lessons are never forgotten that Jesus carries His scars from the earth. After the resurrection of the righteous, a man will come to Jesus to ask Him about His wounds, as described in Zechariah 13:6. “And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.” Everyone will always remember what happened when a society of people disobeyed God’s law, but nothing will be remembered from the earth to mar the perfect happiness of God’s people throughout all eternity. Consider next some of the activities the redeemed will enjoy in the new earth. Isaiah 65:21 says that “they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.” After Christ recreates the earth into the breathtakingly beautiful new earth, the righteous will leave the Holy City, New Jerusalem, and will roam all over the new earth. Each will look for a beautiful spot which particularly appeals to him; all will build themselves houses to live in. Perhaps one might find a beautiful, gently rolling meadow, covered with grass and flowers, but no weeds, with a stream, clear as crystal, flowing through. There he will build his dream-house. The redeemed will plant gardens and will eat the food they grow. On earth today, many times when we plant things, they do not grow as they should, or insects eat the fruit. In the new earth everything that is planted will be perfectly healthy and will produce abundantly. There will be no harmful insects to eat the plants, and no disease will attack them. Verse 22: “They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.” The people will have work to do, but it will not be drudgery. It will be like a hobby; it will be work which they particularly like to do and which will give them great pleasure. Have you ever wished that everything you tried to do would turn out to be a complete success? If so, your wish will come true in God’s beautiful new earth. Isaiah 65:23 says, “They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.” The people will not labor in vain, for everything they do will turn out perfectly. Everyone will be a success at everything he sets his hand to do, and he will do it easily without any trouble. It is hard for us to imagine a life like this, for everything we do is fraught with mistakes and trouble. Life on the earth today is so imperfect that our minds simply cannot grasp the perfection and quality of life in heaven or on the new earth. Each of the saved will be able to talk to God face to face anytime he wants to, and the He will answer immediately. Today, because of our rebellion against God, we do not enjoy this close association and companionship with Him. Verse 24 says, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.” Even before the righteous can call for the LORD, He will answer them. What a wonderful life this will be — to be able to have a conversation, face to face, with the Creator of the universe anytime we want to! He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,.. (Romans 8:32), For God so loved the world,.. (John 3:16,17,18 ), Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? (Mark 5:7), The key lies with our understanding of the relationship between the Father and His only Begotten Son. “Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:5,10, 4:9,14, ). There is something about us understanding the truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God that enables us to overcome the world. Certainly, Satan would try to distort this understanding. Galatians 4:4, Mathew 3:17, Hebrews 1:1-14, Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. (Acts 3:26) Something for the Young at Heart We would like to give you an interesting and easy way to study the Bible based on the book, Bible Handbook, by Stephen Haskell., so a crossword puzzle for you. In order to maintain the flow of the study, this crossword puzzle is not split into Across and Down sections—Across or Down is indicated at the end of each line. (The KJV is required.) The New Earth - Part 3 After Adam sinned, God said, cursed is the ____ for thy sake. Genesis 3:17— 14 Across The earth also is ____ under the inhabitants thereof. Isaiah 24:5— 13 Across ....the land cannot be ____ of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. Numbers 35:33— 1 Across Note: The land is suffering under the weight of the sin of mankind, and it cries for justice. God provided a way to fix the sin problem and restore the land to its pre-sin condition. He gave a representation of that through his instruction regarding the ownership of land. When a poor man sold some of his land, God said, ....and if any of his kin come to ____ it, then shall he ____ that which his brother sold. Leviticus 25:23-25— 5 Down Note: Christ took our nature and became our kin to rescue us from the curse of sin. ....it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make ____ for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17— 4 Down Jesus became a man that through death he might ____ him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. Hebrews 2:14— 3 Down For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made ____. 1 Corinthians 15:22— 2 Down Our future inheritance (the earth Matthew 5:5) is called the ____ possession. Ephesians 1:14— 10 Down In every sin offering, after the atonement was made for the sinner, God instructed that the priest shall pour out his blood at the ____ of the altar of burnt offering. Leviticus 4:7, 18, 25, 30— 12 Across Note: This signified that the blood of Christ would cleanse the earth from the curse of sin. Regarding burnt offerings, God instructed the priest to carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a ____ ____ . Leviticus 6:9-11 (2 words)— 1 Down But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they ____ away. Psalm 37:20— 8 Down David was puzzled about the wicked and said, Until I went into the ____ of God; then understood I their end. Psalm 73:17— 11 Across Note: God designed that the sanctuary service would give us object lessons to understand His dealing with sins, including the destruction of the wicked. The priest shall put off his ____, and put on other ____, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. Leviticus 6:11— 9 Across In the new earth, which is a clean place, the saints shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ____ under the soles of your feet... Malachi 4:1-3— 7 Down When Jesus comes the second time he hath on his ____ and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19:16— 6 Across Answers see comment for that [Editor: This crossword puzzle was printed in September 2011 issue of The present truth newsletters. presenttruth.info. ]
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