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Considering the amount of damage done to the world's cities during the
Tribulation, there ought to be plenty of shovel-ready jobs available
afterwards for folks who don't mind getting their hands dirty.

Rev 16:17-18 predicts a global earthquake so powerful on the Richter scale
that cities all over the world will collapse at once.

Just imagine the amount of rubble when all of Manhattan comes down;
along with other major cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mexico City,
Paris, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo, et al.

Plus; forest lands and orchards will need replanting because Rev 8:7 predicts
the destruction of fully 1/3rd. That will require employing quite a few folks in
a sort of government sponsored Civilian Conservation Corps.

All in all, I think everybody will be kept pretty busy for a while just getting
the Earth back up to speed, so to speak-- especially burial assignments
because there will be dead everywhere at first: man and beast.
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I would like some time off for vacations in Messiah's kingdom because there
are places on Earth I will never get around to visiting in this life before I'm
dead; and being as I'm afraid of heights, there are some places I wouldn't
visit in this life even if given the chance, e.g. Angel's Landing in Zion
National Park.

According to Matt 4:6, Jesus was given a security unit of celestial beings to
protect him while he was here the last time. Well; I kind of suspect that
folks among us who make the cut for Messiah's kingdom will be protected
much the same way so my fear of heights need not prevent me from visiting
the Earth's elevations seeing as how those CBs would be required to catch
me should I somehow tumble off the path.

NOTE: Honestly that's not an unreasonable expectation.

When it's taken into consideration that Christ's followers are joint principals
in his crucifixion, joint principals in his resurrection, joint principals in his
righteousness, and joint principals in matters pertaining to his inheritance;
then it's likely his followers are also joint principals in his blessings per Ps
91:9-16.

And then there's this too:

● 1Cor 6:2-3 . . Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? . . .
Do you not know that we will judge angels?
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Jesus today in Heaven has a so-called glorified body that his followers are on
track to obtain in the future. (Phil 3:21)

Just about everybody knows that when Jesus' crucified dead body was
restored to life, it was capable of dining upon ordinary foods. (Luke 24:40
43)

But it's possibly not so well known that his glorified body will be capable of
dining upon ordinary foods and beverages in Messiah's kingdom. (Matt
26:29, Luke 22:15-16, Luke 22:28-30)

That's really good news because my senses of smell and taste have been
gradually diminishing so that now on the threshold of 80, I don't enjoy my
favorite foods nearly as much as I did before I got old.

Well; it's nice that a glorified body can eat and drink, but even better that
it's forever young too.
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Jesus today in Heaven has a so-called glorified body that his followers are on
track to obtain in the future. (Phil 3:21)

Just about everybody knows that when Jesus' crucified dead body was
restored to life, it was capable of dining upon ordinary foods. (Luke 24:40
43)

But it's possibly not so well known that his glorified body will be capable of
dining upon ordinary foods and beverages in Messiah's kingdom. (Matt
26:29, Luke 22:15-16, Luke 22:28-30)

That's really good news because my senses of smell and taste have been
gradually diminishing so that now on the threshold of 80, I don't enjoy my
favorite foods nearly as much as I did before I got old.

Well; it's nice that a glorified body can eat and drink, but even better that
it's forever young too.
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Maybe you will lose your fear of heights because maybe in your glorified body you will be able to fly around at will and walk through walls like Jesus did, so that you can lift yourself above all those mountains at will.

Maybe we will just build new cities on top of the rubble using the rubble the way they always did in the old days so that even Jerusalem has streets from different epochs existing under Jerusalem. I think the Via de la Rosa is one such street, if memory of someone else's video serves me correctly.

Maybe.

Anyway, Merry Christmas

 

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I grew up in San Diego County's outback and lived there forty-one years
before moving to Oregon.

Certain times of the year I had to watch every step and be extra careful
where I put my hands and/or sat down outdoors because of tarantulas,
rattlesnakes, scorpions, centipedes, and black widow spiders. I had four
hair-raising close calls with rattlers which to this day I can't figure out why
they didn't bite me when they had the chance.

Anyway, point being, Messiah's kingdom will be an era of peace between
man and beast so I'll be able to roam the outdoors with 100% carefree
abandon instead of devoting some of my attention to critter-awareness.

● Isa 11:6-8 . .The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with
the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will
lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down
together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the
hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest. _
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I was born the year the allies landed at Normandy.

Then came "the bomb" on Japan.

Next came Korea.

Then Vietnam.

Then Kuwait.

Then Iraq.

Then Afghanistan.

Then Ukraine.

All that plus civil wars in Cuba, South America, Africa, and parts of Europe.

Conflicts in just my lifetime alone have ruined and destroyed multiplied
millions of lives of all ages, races, genders, and religions; and no doubt
there are more millions to be lost in wars yet to come because the world
continues to be a political powder keg; but thanks be to God not
permanently.

● Mic 4:3-4 . . He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong
nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his
vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid.

I've known people to spend quite a bit of money touring Israel but I highly
recommend delaying one's tour until Micah 4:3-4 comes to pass 'cause it
just isn't safe over there right now; and won't be safe till Christ's return.
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Messiah's administration will be unpleasant for criminals if perchance he
exercises justice in the manner prescribed by Moses' law wherein are no
penal systems and no plea bargaining. Punishment is typically swift and right
to it: no appeals, no pardons, and no reprieves.

A very serious defect in the justice system here in America is that Federal
judges are political appointees, even at the Supreme level, so that we have
very few objective judges-- if any. Many are biased and strongly influenced
by their party's social/political ideology.

I will be very curious to see how Messiah's administration exercises law
enforcement because a kingdom of scofflaws like we have here in the USA
will fail to keep the peace.

● Isa 9:6 . . For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called the prince of
peace.

● Isa 9:7 . . Of the increase of his peace there will be no end. He will reign
on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with
justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of The
Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
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Christians will be immortal in Messiah's kingdom (1Cor 15:49-53) whereas
the Tribulation's survivors will enter the kingdom as ordinary people.

Christians won't have families (Luke 20:34-36) whereas the Tribulation's
survivors will live ordinary lives.

But although the survivors and their families won't be immortal, they will
enjoy exceptionally good health.

● Isa 65:19-20 . . I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in My
people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.
Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old
man who does not live out his years; he who dies at a hundred will be
thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered
accursed.
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In the beginning, some of the laws of God were universal, viz: they weren't
attached to any one particular era in history, nor to any one particular
covenant, nor to any one particular people. And I strongly suspect that those
early laws will be enforced in Messiah's kingdom; for example:

● Gen 3:16c . .Your desire shall be for your husband,

The Hebrew of that passage is apparently somewhat difficult as even the
great rabbis Rashi and Ramban were in disagreement how best to interpret
it.

Plus: the Hebrew word translated "desire" shows up so infrequently in the
Bible that it's difficult to get a good feel for it. In point of fact, other than
here in Genesis, the only other places it's used is Gen 4:7 and Song 7:10.

I'm thinking the Hebrew word implies allure. In other words; women are
allowed to be just as immodest, just as naughty, just as suggestive, just as
provocative, just as revealing, and just as obscene and indecent in private
with their husbands as they want; but not out in the world for the eyes of
other men. (This particular rule didn't exist prior to the forbidden fruit incident.
Apparently the human libido went into an abnormal overdrive because of
Adam's mistake so that men are now far more stimulated by the female
anatomy than they were intended.)

Personally I do not approve of the full-body burka; but do consent that
Muslims sort of have the right idea; albeit a bit too extreme and a bit too
humiliating because there are attractive clothing styles for women that do a
much nicer job of protecting their modesty and toning down their allure than
couture resembling an evil wraith.

** No doubt the Bible's dress code is seen by some as an imposition on
women's rights; but I think we pretty much have to concur that deity's
rights trump human rights; and so people would do well to comply with
Messiah's laws while dwelling in his kingdom. (cf. Psalm 2:1-12)
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In the beginning, God created two genders.

● Gen 1:27 . . God created Man . . . male and female he created them.

The plural pronoun "them" doesn't apply to solo specimens, rather,
collectively, i.e. mankind in unison can be spoken of as them, but when
there is only one of each, then specific pronouns related to their gender are
appropriate, viz: he and she, him and her, and his and hers. I think we can
safely assume that arrangement will continue in Messiah's kingdom because
Jesus said:

● Mark 10:6 . . From the beginning of the creation God made them male and
female.

The pronoun "them" was never intended to identify individuals afflicted with
gender dysphoria and/or who think of themselves as non binary, i.e. neither
male nor female because that wasn't how God created mankind.

Jesus was enabled by God to cure a wide variety of mental and physical
abnormalities, so I think we may safely assume that in Messiah's kingdom,
folks with gender issues won't be stuck with those kinds of problems like
they are for now. Real effective healing will be available to them that won't
require hormone therapy, ghastly surgery, puberty blockers, and/or
psychiatric counseling that helps maladjusted folks cope but that does
nothing to help them function as normal men and women.

NOTE: In George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" people are coerced
into accepting 2+2=5, not because 2+2 really does equal 5 but because Big
Brother wants the people to say it does. Well; here in my country we are
being coerced into using gender-neutral pronouns, not because certain folks
really are gender neutral, but because our government insists we
accommodate those people's feelings about themselves.

As a result; people in my country are being gradually conditioned to cope
with cognitive dissonance just as the folks in George Orwell's novel. But that
will not be so in Messiah's kingdom because his government will be
grounded in truth rather than stretches of the imagination.
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Considering the amount of damage done to the world's cities during the
Tribulation, there ought to be plenty of shovel-ready jobs available
afterwards for folks who don't mind getting their hands dirty.

Rev 16:17-18 predicts a global earthquake so powerful on the Richter scale
that cities all over the world will collapse at once.

Just imagine the amount of rubble when all of Manhattan comes down;
along with other major cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mexico City,
Paris, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo, et al.

Plus; forest lands and orchards will need replanting because Rev 8:7 predicts
the destruction of fully 1/3rd. That will require employing quite a few folks in
a sort of government sponsored Civilian Conservation Corps.

All in all, I think everybody will be kept pretty busy for a while just getting
the Earth back up to speed, so to speak-- especially burial assignments
because there will be dead everywhere at first: man and beast.
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Isn't this assuming there will still be ONE thousand more years of time given this earth after the coming of Christ?

 

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Longevity will be greatly increased in Messiah's kingdom; and the earthly
phase of his kingdom will last for 1,000 years, which means there will
eventually come a time when food production will become paramount in
people's minds if something isn't done to increase it.

Modern man has tried GMO and chemical fertilizers which have helped
somewhat to increase production but unfortunately at the expense of
nutrition, and water and soil pollution.

Well; we can expect some really significant God-given improvements.

1) There will no famines caused by inadequate water supplies.

● Isa 35:6-7 . .Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the
desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling
springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus
will grow.

2) The above speaks of a significant reduction of areas currently dominated
by desert conditions.

● Isa 35:21-2 . .The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness
will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will
rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the
splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of The Lord, the
excellency of our God.

Lebanon's glory of old was timber; especially cedars (1Kng 4:33). Sharon
was known for its flowers (Song 2:1) and Carmel for its orchards (Isa 33:9).
In other words: agriculture will prosper in lands that for now are unable to
produce anything useful as nutrition by means of organic farming methods.
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Longevity will be greatly increased in Messiah's kingdom; and the earthly
phase of his kingdom will last for 1,000 years, which means there will
eventually come a time when food production will become paramount in
people's minds if something isn't done to increase it.

Modern man has tried GMO and chemical fertilizers which have helped
somewhat to increase production but unfortunately at the expense of
nutrition, and water and soil pollution.

Well; we can expect some really significant God-given improvements.

1) There will no famines caused by inadequate water supplies.

● Isa 35:6-7 . .Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the
desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling
springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus
will grow.

2) The above speaks of a significant reduction of areas currently dominated
by desert conditions.

● Isa 35:21-2 . .The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness
will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will
rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the
splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of The Lord, the
excellency of our God.

Lebanon's glory of old was timber; especially cedars (1Kng 4:33). Sharon
was known for its flowers (Song 2:1) and Carmel for its orchards (Isa 33:9).
In other words: agriculture will prosper in lands that for now are unable to
produce anything useful as nutrition by means of organic farming methods.
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Is not this also assuming there will be one thousand more years of time after the return of Christ? If the Kingdom of God is going to be physically upon this earth, why does Christ say the Kingdom of God is not of this world, and is not visible, because the Kingdom of God is within you?

Luke 17:20-21 (KJV) And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

John 18:36 (KJV) Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

 

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At the close of the earthly phase of Messiah's kingdom, there will be a large
scale rebellion instigated and organized by the Devil. (Rev 20:1-3 & Rev
20:7-9)

The Devil's involvement in the rebellion strongly suggests that it wouldn't be
possible without his assistance. It also suggests that were the Devil not at
large in our world today; the insanity currently having sway in medicine,
economics, immigration, law enforcement, education, and politics would
likely not make very much progress as most folks can be tolerably
reasonable when something unseen isn't tampering with their gray matter
and/or pushing their buttons.

● 2Tim 2:23-26 . . Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid
arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord's servant
must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not
resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that
God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the
Devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
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