For years I struggled with this "new earth" teaching many people of God put forth. I always knew in my heart that there was a difference between this teaching and what the Holy Spirit revealed to me long ago.
Some years ago, I finally came to understand what the Holy Spirit was teaching me, and I finally realized how the teaching was Biblical. However, I also understood that those of us who believe we will be in heaven, in Gods Kingdom is also Biblical, and I could accept both as Truth.
There are two Scriptures that the Holy Spirit kept bringing to my heart and mind to understand and see how this is true.
John, Chapter 4:
23) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.
24) God is a spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.
Matthew, Chapter 18:
18) Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Many will read these Scriptures and not have a spiritual understanding of them, or how they come to explain the two Teachings I mentioned above. Many will deny what I am saying, and that is to be expected: because many have "bound" themselves to the earthly understanding of Scripture. And that is the key of understanding that the Holy Spirit unlocked my heart with to see how they do explain the truth of the two Teachings.
Many believers "bind" themselves to the earthly understanding of Scripture by never receiving the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. And it is only with His indwelling presence that any believer can achieve spiritual understanding of Scripture. While the Holy Spirit will still try to guide them through the Word of God, and reveal to them its earthly understanding, He cannot reveal to them the full depth of the Word until they receive His indwelling presence.
God does not make this choice for believers. They themselves make that choice with what they "bind" and what they "loose." When they "bind" themselves to the earthly understanding of Scripture, it is recorded in the Book of Life, and it is "bound" in heaven that they shall spend eternity with that level of understanding. This means that they will become citizens of the New Earth that God shall prepare for them. They will still spend eternity in joy! For on that New Earth there will be no tears, no sorrow, no suffering, and no death. It will be heaven on earth for them.
By "binding" this however, they "loosed" the chance to reside in the Kingdom of God where Jesus Himself has prepared mansions for those who accepted the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, and achieved spiritual understanding of Scripture through Him. They will never see the golden streets, or the beautiful mansions Jesus built, or eat of the Tree of Life, or see the pure water of life that flows from the Throne of God. Revelation, Chapter 22, verses 1 through 5 fully explains what this entails.
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
This Heaven is what awaits those who accepted the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit into their hearts, and achieved spiritual understanding of Scripture. For these believers achieved the ability to truly worship God in "spirit" and in truth.
They that "loose" the earthly understanding, and "bind" the heavenly understanding of the Word of God will see all that is promised in Revelation! They WILL SEE THE FACE OF GOD!
Many will ridicule me for what I have written, and that is why I have struggled all night with the decision to publish this on CC. The Holy Spirit kept touching my heart, and reminded me how many, many peoples ridiculed Jesus when He was preaching His Gospel here on this earth. Many, many hated Him, and they crucified Him! He reminded me that I would never be hated and ridiculed by as many as did so to Jesus Himself. He also reminded me that He was with me, and no amount of hate or ridicule could harm me, for He was my Protector, Teacher, and Comforter.
Those who read this may not believe what I am saying, and, to be honest, I am ok with that. Because I know who inspired me to write this and publish this on CC. And I will trust in Him, and follow His guidance!
In closing, I want to say that the main reason these two Teachings differ is because of the understanding of the Epistles of the Apostle Paul. All of what the Apostle wrote was "inspired by the Holy Spirit," but not all was commandments from God. Much of what the Apostle wrote was his teachings on how to live a life here on earth with as little problems as possible. He gave many examples of how believers could find a peaceful existence here on earth if they followed what he taught. However, this "inspired" advice is not the Commandments of God!
Those that read with earthly understanding will teach the Apostles Epistles with earthly understanding; and those that read with spiritual understanding will teach the Apostles Epistles with spiritual understanding. The Apostle spoke of these two types of believers in 1 Corinthians, Chapter 3:
And I, brethern, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto you were not able to bear it, neither yet are ye able.
(these reveal the believers who have not received the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit which gives them spiritual understanding of Scripture. It does not mean they are not saved, and heirs to the Promise, it means that they are "bound" to the earthly understanding of Scripture. If they choose to remain "bound" as such, they will become the citizens of the New Earth)
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men? For while one sayeth I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
(these two verses reveal why there are so many Denominations and differing understandings of Scripture)
All the way back in the Book of Proverbs we can learn how these two can become reality. The Third Chapter says:
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
All believers who are part of the Family of God, and Heirs to the Promise will have an eternity of JOY! The choice they must make is where will that eternity be spent? On the New Earth, or in the Kingdom of God? Whatsoever they "bind" themselves to here on earth, will be "bound" to them in Heaven. Whatsoever they "loose" themselves to here on earth, will be "loosened" to them in Heaven.
Believed or not, the Holy Spirit has spent all night and this morning laying on my heart to write these words and put them forth here on CC.
My prayer is that someone will read what I have written and the Holy Spirit will touch their heart, and they will open their heart to Him and receive Him into their heart.
My prayer is that they will choose to "loose" the earthly understanding of Scripture, and "bind" themselves to the spiritual understanding of Scripture, and fully feast on the meat of the Word of God. They can only achieve this by receiving the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit!
p.r.
Some years ago, I finally came to understand what the Holy Spirit was teaching me, and I finally realized how the teaching was Biblical. However, I also understood that those of us who believe we will be in heaven, in Gods Kingdom is also Biblical, and I could accept both as Truth.
There are two Scriptures that the Holy Spirit kept bringing to my heart and mind to understand and see how this is true.
John, Chapter 4:
23) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.
24) God is a spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.
Matthew, Chapter 18:
18) Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Many will read these Scriptures and not have a spiritual understanding of them, or how they come to explain the two Teachings I mentioned above. Many will deny what I am saying, and that is to be expected: because many have "bound" themselves to the earthly understanding of Scripture. And that is the key of understanding that the Holy Spirit unlocked my heart with to see how they do explain the truth of the two Teachings.
Many believers "bind" themselves to the earthly understanding of Scripture by never receiving the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. And it is only with His indwelling presence that any believer can achieve spiritual understanding of Scripture. While the Holy Spirit will still try to guide them through the Word of God, and reveal to them its earthly understanding, He cannot reveal to them the full depth of the Word until they receive His indwelling presence.
God does not make this choice for believers. They themselves make that choice with what they "bind" and what they "loose." When they "bind" themselves to the earthly understanding of Scripture, it is recorded in the Book of Life, and it is "bound" in heaven that they shall spend eternity with that level of understanding. This means that they will become citizens of the New Earth that God shall prepare for them. They will still spend eternity in joy! For on that New Earth there will be no tears, no sorrow, no suffering, and no death. It will be heaven on earth for them.
By "binding" this however, they "loosed" the chance to reside in the Kingdom of God where Jesus Himself has prepared mansions for those who accepted the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, and achieved spiritual understanding of Scripture through Him. They will never see the golden streets, or the beautiful mansions Jesus built, or eat of the Tree of Life, or see the pure water of life that flows from the Throne of God. Revelation, Chapter 22, verses 1 through 5 fully explains what this entails.
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
This Heaven is what awaits those who accepted the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit into their hearts, and achieved spiritual understanding of Scripture. For these believers achieved the ability to truly worship God in "spirit" and in truth.
They that "loose" the earthly understanding, and "bind" the heavenly understanding of the Word of God will see all that is promised in Revelation! They WILL SEE THE FACE OF GOD!
Many will ridicule me for what I have written, and that is why I have struggled all night with the decision to publish this on CC. The Holy Spirit kept touching my heart, and reminded me how many, many peoples ridiculed Jesus when He was preaching His Gospel here on this earth. Many, many hated Him, and they crucified Him! He reminded me that I would never be hated and ridiculed by as many as did so to Jesus Himself. He also reminded me that He was with me, and no amount of hate or ridicule could harm me, for He was my Protector, Teacher, and Comforter.
Those who read this may not believe what I am saying, and, to be honest, I am ok with that. Because I know who inspired me to write this and publish this on CC. And I will trust in Him, and follow His guidance!
In closing, I want to say that the main reason these two Teachings differ is because of the understanding of the Epistles of the Apostle Paul. All of what the Apostle wrote was "inspired by the Holy Spirit," but not all was commandments from God. Much of what the Apostle wrote was his teachings on how to live a life here on earth with as little problems as possible. He gave many examples of how believers could find a peaceful existence here on earth if they followed what he taught. However, this "inspired" advice is not the Commandments of God!
Those that read with earthly understanding will teach the Apostles Epistles with earthly understanding; and those that read with spiritual understanding will teach the Apostles Epistles with spiritual understanding. The Apostle spoke of these two types of believers in 1 Corinthians, Chapter 3:
And I, brethern, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto you were not able to bear it, neither yet are ye able.
(these reveal the believers who have not received the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit which gives them spiritual understanding of Scripture. It does not mean they are not saved, and heirs to the Promise, it means that they are "bound" to the earthly understanding of Scripture. If they choose to remain "bound" as such, they will become the citizens of the New Earth)
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men? For while one sayeth I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
(these two verses reveal why there are so many Denominations and differing understandings of Scripture)
All the way back in the Book of Proverbs we can learn how these two can become reality. The Third Chapter says:
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
All believers who are part of the Family of God, and Heirs to the Promise will have an eternity of JOY! The choice they must make is where will that eternity be spent? On the New Earth, or in the Kingdom of God? Whatsoever they "bind" themselves to here on earth, will be "bound" to them in Heaven. Whatsoever they "loose" themselves to here on earth, will be "loosened" to them in Heaven.
Believed or not, the Holy Spirit has spent all night and this morning laying on my heart to write these words and put them forth here on CC.
My prayer is that someone will read what I have written and the Holy Spirit will touch their heart, and they will open their heart to Him and receive Him into their heart.
My prayer is that they will choose to "loose" the earthly understanding of Scripture, and "bind" themselves to the spiritual understanding of Scripture, and fully feast on the meat of the Word of God. They can only achieve this by receiving the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit!
p.r.
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