well, i think the chief takeaway from that should be to understand the difference in the earth and the world, passing away. Yes, the earth will someday be subsumed into the growing, dying sun, billions of years from now, but the world passing away is a different subject. Or you might clarify why we pray "on earth as it is in heaven," how can this prayer be in God's will if the plan is to destroy this earth literally, and rebuild a new one?
so, i don't want to overdefine too much here, but my perspective is that the earth is our domain, where we are meant to be, and to manifest heaven, while the world is the overlay that humans put on the earth, that is passing away. Of course anyone anxious to leave earth and party with Jesus might disagree i guess, and Scripture is pretty androgynous on the concept when you go to look for it specifically, seems like; i would argue so that others could still see and not see, but i don't really know there
how do you address "the meek will inherit the earth?"
You said: "Or you might clarify why we pray "on earth as it is in heaven," how can this prayer be in God's will if the plan is to destroy this earth literally, and rebuild a new one?"
On earth as it is in Heaven doesn't seem strange at all: on earth as it is in Heaven. Spirit filled. All in Christ and subdued to God. Relationship. Oneness.
The meek will inherit the earth...
Psalm 22:26
[26] The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him:
your heart shall live for ever.
Whose heart? Ezekiel 11:19
[19] And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
How is this heart of flesh different from the stony heart?
Psalm 37:11
[11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
"In the abundance of peace" or synonymous with "shall delight in the abundance of Christ (God)"
we love the light therefore we walk in it.
Zephaniah 2:3
[3] Seek ye the Lord , all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.
Your flesh is passing away. Why destroy it, if His plan is to give you a new glorified body? Why not keep the old? The earth passing away...it has to die also to be resurrected in His glory.
Heaven and earth will become One. Many believe man will bring Heaven to earth, but it is Christ's glory that will fill all at His revealing. Not man's glory filling all, man's glory has passed away.
Ephesians 2:15-17
[15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of
twain one new man, so making peace; [16] And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: [17] And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Two become One. Man and woman. Heaven and earth.
Matthew 19:6
[6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
