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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Feb 19, 1901

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 8.

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THE EARTH WILL BE THE HOME OF THE RIGHTEOUS

By Chas. P. Whitford

CHAS. P. WHITFORD
1. God made the earth to be inhabited. Isa. 45:18.
2. It was not made for wicked men. Prov. 10:30.
3. It was made for the righteous. Matt. 5:5; Isa. 60:21.
4. It will be the home of the righteous when the wicked are cut off. Ps. 37:9, 34; Prov. 2:22.
5. The end of them that continue to do wickedly will be destruction. Ps. 37:20; Mal. 4:1.
6. This destruction takes place when Christ comes. 2 Thess. 1:7-9.
7. Having been removed “from the presence of the Lord,” there will be no place for the wicked in all the universe of God. Ps. 37:10.
8. “But the meek shall inherit the earth.” Verses 11, 9.
9. The earth will be their eternal home. Verse 29.
10. The inhabitants of the new earth will always be happy. Ps. 37:11; Isa. 65:17-19; 32:17.
11. Then will be fulfilled the promise, “The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.” Num. 14:21; Hab. 2:14.
12. The “glory of God,” which is to cover the earth “as the waters cover the sea,” is the love of God. Ex. 33:17-19; 34:5, 6.
13. The curse of sin will have been removed. Rev. 22:3.
14. The earth will undergo a change. Ps. 102:25, 26.
15. The change will be accomplished by fire. 2 Peter 3:10.
NOTE.—The word “melt” in verse 10 is from the same word as “dissolved” in verse 11, and means to loose, to untie, to set free. The elements of earth will become invisible. Rev. 20:11.
16. God will make all things new. Rev. 21:5.
17. As the result the wilderness will blossom as the rose. Isa. 35:1-8.
18. This prophecy applies to the future eternal home of the saved. Isa. 35:9, 10.
19. Then the purpose for which Christ came (Luke 19:10) will have been accomplished.
20. When the good and the pure and the true are gathered to their peaceful, happy home, sickness and death will be at an end. Isa. 33:24; Rev. 21:4.
21. Persecution is the experience of those who live godly lives in Christ Jesus now. John 15:18-20; 2 Tim. 3:12.
22. But a change will take place. Rev. 7:14-17; Ps. 37:12-18.
23. Man and his home were lost through unbelief in God and faith in Satan. Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:1-6; Rom. 6:16. Faith in Satan resulted in rebellion against God. But the Lord is not discouraged. Isa. 42:4.
24. By faith in God we can become His children (Gal. 3:26), and inherit the home of the righteous.