You have quiet a story there Taken. I have a better one :)
God gave the earth to Adam and his dominion was lost to the enemy because he made a poor choice. He became subject to diminishment and death....relationally and environmentally. The whole order destined to implode.
God promised restoration right there....a deliver....a deliverance from the old order...in every way.
The temporal, now served as a medium for metaphor using the individual, relationships, the nation, the seasons, the natural environment and its produce....and so scripture uses these to deliver the message...eg, parables, Old Testament Prophets, the history of Jacob, the history of his children ie, Israel....of the rebellious and the faithful, pagan nations etc etc..... to communicate with any who would hear.
This tired poisoned, broken old Earth will see its end in flaming fire and from its ashes God will create a new Heavens and and a new Earth wherein dwells righteousness.
Sin, sinners and all of man's works with anything that causes a lie, will be gone forever, destroyed in the fires which cleanse the Earth.
The redeemed will find their home on the new Earth where the greatest ambitions and aspirations will find their fulfilment.
Thanks for your brief. Earth is dry land. The very elements from which mankind was formed, mans habit, mans use for good, and resting place of natural physical dead body's of men.
On topic;
Particular Lands were expressly (by God) given to Abraham, and his faithful descendants.
Abram / Abraham's faithful descendants are;
* Hebrews and Tribesmen who were under Mosaic Law and Kept the Law until their physical death. (Before Jesus' arrival on earth)
* Hebrews and Tribesmen who continue to remain under Mosaic Law and Keep the Law unto their physical death. (After Jesus' arrival on earth.)
* Hebrews and Tribesmen and Gentiles born after Gods Word's (Jesus') arrival on earth, WHO accept Jesus' fufulliment of the Law, and WHO accept Jesus' "sin" Offering of His Blood, once and forever for Forgiveness of All their sins. ( Before their natural physical death ).
* The LAND (specific geographical location,
Gen 15:
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18] In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Noting; a deeper study.
The Division God established.
Abram renamed Abraham.
* Abram's Seed (natural stock sperm descendants, via Ishmael, occupy much of the present promised land.
* Abraham's Seed (natural stock sperm descendants), via Isaac & Jacob (ie. Israel), occupy portions of the promised land.
* Jesus took upon himself, AS DO EVERY born again man, the SEED of ABRAHAM...
Matt 1
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1] The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of
Abraham.
Luke 1
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55] As he spake to our fathers, to
Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
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73] The oath which he sware to our father
Abraham,
Gal 3:
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7] Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of
Abraham.
Gal 3:
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16] Now to
Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Gal 3:
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29] And
IF ye be Christ's, then are ye
Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Jesus' shall Return once again From Heaven to Earth... this time "with Power", (All might) authority, (Gods Truth) Position, (King of kings, Lord of lords), and a Kingdom (specific Land promised Abram /Abraham's faithful descendants (who also Have Gods SEED, which is Christ (the seed of God), ie born again), whereby Jesus "lawfully" sit in Gods established "ever lasting Throne",
2 Sam 7:17
Ps 93:2
2 Pet 1:11
... Jesus is Revealed for all to See, (as He again returns in the Likeness as a man)...but knowing He IS the Spiritual King...in His Earthly Kingdom, (occupying the Land Promised to Abraham and his faithful descendants)...ON Earth over MORTAL kings...Lord over MORTAL lords.
FOR, 1,000 years.
....the Lesson is: God is Just. God provides every option for mankind to hear, learn, trust, believe, and willingly choose to forever be yoked with God ... or not.
....during the 1,000 year reign...mortals will be born, live, hear, die. Satan and his cohorts are completely absent from the earths surface and influence over men... and expressly have ONLY the influence of Gods TRUTH...(and mankind himself)
This is an express time; of NO EXCUSES... (ie the Devils trickery and cunningness, made me do it)...
The 1,000 year ending, Gods Angel is sent forth speaking the Word of God to the entire World,
( Rev 14:6)
After the Angel speaks the Word of God, a warning to all, of the consequence to reject His Word.
(Rev 14:9...Rev 14:10)
Followed by Gods Cycle (division and absolute Separation) of the remaining Faithful from the remaining Unfaithful.
(Rev 14: 15, 17, 18, 19)
Glory to God, Faithful and True,
Taken