THE HOME OF THE REDEEMED

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Nov 8, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 45.

THE HOME OF THE REDEEMED

1. In the beginning man was given dominion over all the earth, and all that was in it. Gen. 1:26. But by disobeying God he forfeited his life (Gen. 3:19), and consequently lost his dominion, which passed into the hand of his conqueror, Satan becoming “the prince of this world.” John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Acts 26:18; 2 Cor. 4:3, 4.

2. But the Son of God espoused the cause of the lost race, and will restore the former condition. So the prophet says, “And Thou, O Tower of the flock, the Stronghold of the daughter of Zion, unto Thee shall it come, even the first dominion.” Micah 4:8.

3. The promise to Abraham was that he should be “heir of the world” (Rom. 4:13). “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Gal. 3:29. But Abraham died without receiving the promise (Heb. 11:8-10, 13, 14); therefore it must yet be given him, for the Lord’s promises are sure. 2 Cor. 1:19, 20; 1 Peter 1:24, 25.

4. The further promise of Christ is, first through David (Ps. 37:9-11, 22), and then by His own mouth (Matt. 5:5), that “the meek shall inherit the earth.”

5. The present sin-cursed earth will be destroyed, and a new, or renewed, earth will take its place, and be the home of the redeemed. As the antediluvian world was destroyed by water, so the world that now is will be purified by fire. 2 Peter 3:5-14.

6. The New Jerusalem, coming down from heaven, will be the capital of the new earth, and of the universe. Rev. 21:1-3.

7. “Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head; they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.” Isa. 51:11.