The Prompt: Describe what the world will be like when Jesus comes back and rules.
Disclaimer: I am NOT knowledgeable about Jesus' second coming. I apologize that there are several errors in this. Please try to suspend what the Bible says about it and read this as semi-imaginative, not necessarily true. I'm going to take a more light-hearted approach to this. Substitute your favorite things in here to create your dream kingdom.
It's obvious that when Jesus comes back, all the nonbelievers will leave the earth, the previously living Christians will be resurrected in new bodies and all the earth will be new. I imagine that Jesus will restore the earth to how it was at Creation. The ocean will be full, the icebergs tall, and the air pollutant-free. The war-ravaged fields will be just as green and flourishing as they once were. The lakes will be clear. Who knows, maybe dinosaurs, carrier pigeons, and do-do birds will be back on the Earth. Jesus will have unicorns too. Maybe He can even ride on a brilliant white pegasus while wearing a gold crown and royal purple robe.
Perhaps to celebrate His return, He'll want to create some new things. Have you ever wanted a safe, friendly pet dragon of your own? Trees of life would be growing everywhere. A new tart yet sweet fruit can grow on vines, and newly discovered rainbow petaled flowers will be able to grow on the rolling green hills.
Jesus ruling the earth will be even more exciting. Imagine tattling to Jesus instead of your parents! Humans would be more intelligent than they are now, but still nothing compared to Jesus' wisdom. He would ensure everyone is surrounded by their favorite things and have their fair share of possessions. No one would ever feel slighted, disappointed, jealous, or that the world was unjust ever again. We all would live in perfect love and harmony.
I'm sure Jesus would grow the world large enough so that every family unit would have their own dream house with dream bedrooms and their own parcel of land. Some would have larger plots and others would have smaller ones based on their heart's desires. There could even be a few river boats or houses on the ocean for those whose hearts belong on the water.
My bedroom would have a large built-in bookcase with a cushioned window seat and a desk, with a soft large rug to do activities on the floor. Ivy would be growing at least near my windows. On our acre or so of land, there'd be rose bushes, an arbor and gazebo, a bridge over a stream, and a small pond or lake with trees everywhere.
Traveling to different parts of the world would be extremely easy to do. A set time for worship would be four times a day with a church within walking distance to attend every morning. I bet the pastor would be Jesus' speech projected on a screen. Everyone would have to work a little to avoid laziness, but all would be for the benefit of the community.
Jesus would have a set day in the week to give to others or visit our neighbors. The best part would be that every day, Jesus would spend an entire day at each house. It would take some time for us to have Him as our guest, but it would be the most exciting time to look forward to. Through prayer and the messages and in church, and the constant reminders of Him on earth, we'd never feel like He would be gone from us.
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ReplyDeleteWhatever Jesus has planned, I'm sure it'll be awesome.
And the end time prophecies are really confusing. I tend to believe the basic setup that the authors of the Left Behind series had, but after seeing people debate Revelations and the end times on the forum, I'm not sure what to think anymore.
It's especially hard to decipher, because it involves studying Scripture that prophecies (sp?) about events that haven't happened yet.
Kaitlyn told me my end times timeline was screwed up. I never thought about them much. I haven't read the Left Behind series. After she tried explaining it to me, I thought I would need to take a whole class about that topic!
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