The universe is his temple. The earth is his temple. He shall dwell (tabernacle๐๏ธ) in his temple. There will be no wars. No hatred, no greed (klepto-mania, a greek word).
How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact? Seeing as reasoning includes at least some power of choice. Consider the paradox of God being Life (of course) itself, and he โis perfectโ. Once said thinking being chooses anything in thought, word or deed that differs with what He chooses, they become imperfect. Which ends up as the exact opposite of Life. And in the meanwhile, is an abyss of potential. (Should we ignore history? Should we discount cause and effect? Nicknamed Godโs โwrathโ.)
God is unlimited Genius, and is truthful and honest. Though he does hide everything in plain sight and in riddles.
He created the universe as is but as a clock not running, then, set it in motion.
HE is Love. Love never fails.
As a final piece of the cosmic puzzle (imo) making everything settle into place, is that lake of fire is not a โplaceโ, certainly not never ending. The three mentions of lake of fire are at large fiery events.. He is letting cause and effect occur to those not repenting of their sorceries [phรกrmakos] or of their sexual immorality [porneia - properly, a selling off (surrendering) of sexual purity - key word selling?] or of their thefts [klemma - from klepto] (greed).
What was the other option God had with creation? A mere ant farm? Somehow I donโt think that is what heโs after. Is creating. This all important contrast is writing his will/Truth on the hearts and minds.
The kingdom and prophecy, both, progress like widening ripples of a pond. The Lordโs long second advent will be a longer, wider version of his first brief one. He will do the same works he did before. But with helpers, serving, called reigning. For to do his works, surely(?) is to reign.
The final mention of lake of fire is at the fiery, universal ReGenesis. Do you like a good riddle?
A lesson of 3โs โ
Mt.13:33, key word 3, w/ 1Cor.15:22-24,28 -> three harvests, barley, wheat, grape. Two resurrections. Two vivifications, first one concurrent with the first resurrection, second (imo) is five hundred years after its partner resurrection.
The revelation vision is told 3 times: 6:1-2 to 11:19; ch.12, but vs.17 w/ mt.23:39; and, 13:1 to 19:11.
The Lord fulfilled three Spring holy days by his first advent. And the three Fall holy days (surely!?) will be fulfilled by his long second advent.. and beyond.
The three sixes are the number of man, greek word anthropos, not just โa manโ. Though we do have his number. (Old cliche.)
โMorning, noon and night, I will call upon Theeโ Ps.17:55.
There are three parts of the second advent, [1]THE millennium, a 7th and a Sabbath from the adversary, [2]the adversary gathers (again) the ends of earth (people who survived the apocalypse mortally, have multiplied) for war against Jerusalem, Godโs city - greek word โsalemโ means โof Peaceโ. A second mention of a lake of fire, is here at his fiery, final defeat. And [3]โthe judgmentโ. Elsewhere called an โaionion kolasin/correctionโ.
๐๏ธOn the โ8thโ โdayโ the โlast great dayโ (Lev.23:36, Jn.7:37) all carnality and self first will be (totally) circumcised from off of mankind. Some few will initially experience inner outside of the Light, darkness.. gnashing of teeth.. (think rich man and Lazarus parable, and the outside of the vision narrative of Rev.22) but which condition will give way to self condemnation, perhaps beating oneself, spiritually, with many stripes.. weeping.. remorse.. and reconciliation. โChrist Crucifiedโ being an image and message strong enough to appease eveRy conscience.
โThe lion will eat straw like the ox, the bear will graze with the cow and their young will lie down togetherโ Is.11:7. โAll manner of fruit for the twelve months..โRev.22:2. โOf the increase of peace there will be no endโ Is.9:7. The Father himself โwill tabernacle with mankindโ Rev.21:3/three. As will the Son, the โthe seedโ implanted in all, the โfirst/protoโ (and prototype). The Spirit of God is Godโs Presence (with us) which shall be totally and literally โall in allโ. Love will Rule. โPerfectโ makes no mistakes, leaves no loose ends.. Cannot lose anything. The โendโ result (the greek means โend-aimโ) can only be the best one possible. โฒ๏ธThere is every reason for deep, heartfelt peace and joy. A โmessageโ seemed to drift through my mind recently, โtry not to worryโ. Iโm thinking that means โabout anythingโ!
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