The seven stages of the Kingdom of God

It is very important to understand God's plan and the time allotted to Satan in order to understand the rest of this book. To the careful theologian, the stages of God's plan described in this book are different from Dispensations. Dispensations 2 affect the spiritual aspect. Obviously, for these reasons the law and Tribulation are connected to the same dispensation given the seventy weeks of Daniel. However in this book, there will be a specific stage that will speak of the Tribulation. Each part of the Plan of God bestowed upon man will be a milestone time. From one end to another, the Bible presents God's kingdom in seven stages. They are: 1 - Paradise 2 - Theocracy in Israel 3 - The Kingdom of God foretold by the prophets 4 - The Kingdom offered and rejected at the first coming of Christ 5 - The Antichrist 6 - The Millennium 7 - The New Jerusalem and the kingdom of Heaven

1) Paradise

In the beginning God made man and gave him a mandate to secure the earth, animals and all he had (Genesis 1:28, 2: 15-17). God allowed man to be free for He did no want a robot. Because of His fatherly love, He gave us that freedom. Man ruled in communion with God and the communion with God was so perfect, and all the earth was Godřs "to the Lord the earth and all its content, the earth and those who live therein for He founded it ... the King of glory shall come in . Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory (Psalms 24: 1 and 9-10). But God gave man what he had created. The

thief (Satan) came and set up man against God and thus monopolized the earth and all its

2 Theology: Dispensations are spiritual parts attributable to the relationship between God and man.

content. Man lost his communion with God and since that time he is born under the influence of Satan.

That is why When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness: The devil, who raised and showed him in an instant the kingdoms of the earth, and said I'll give you all this power and the glory of these kingdoms, for it was given to me, and I give it to whoever I want. So if you worship me I think it will be all yours. Jesus replied: It is written: 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' (Luke 4: 5-8). This is how the work of God was destroyed, Man whom God had so loved. God saw the misery of man and therefore put all his efforts to restore the lost kingdom and establish indestructible and perfect bases. Let's see how He will achieve it through the other stages.

2 ) Theocracy in Israel

Since 3 nations were turning away from Him, God abandoned them temporarily. In his incomprehensible patience, He even to a large extent abandoned them with the Government of the world. But He did not renounce his plan. Through Abraham, He aroused new people that would ensure both the restoration of His authority in this world and the salvation of the world. And quite naturally, to make the people happy and able to accomplish His mission, the Lord established a theocracy. He sought to regain a base amongst men from where He could sometime later launch His great attack against evil. That's why he told Israel:

... I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel." (Exodus 19: 4-6)

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The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me. (Leviticus 25: 23)

So when the Israelites proposed to Gideon to establish a dynasty which he would be the chief, the latter rejected their offer outlining the rights of Jehovah:

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, both you and your son, and your grandson also; for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian." But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you." (Judges 8: 22-23)

Finally, the prophets recognized that full sovereignty over Israel when the Lord exclaimed:

(For the LORD is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king; He will save us); (Isaiah 33:22) And

Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: 'I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. (Isaiah 44:6)

Unfortunately, the people of Israel quickly grew tired of the theocratic regime; they found it difficult to obey the Lord directly, without ever having to tremble before him and not to indulge in the evil inclinations of their heart as other nations. They asked Samuel to give them a king, he thought, sharing his faults, would be less severe and easier to influence. God said to Samuel, "... they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them. (1 Samuel 8: 7).

It is impossible for man to serve two masters. The moment Israel wanted a king; he rejected the sovereignty of God. It was thus against the will of God and an open rebellion against Him that ended theocracy on earth and in Israel. But as it is the only form of government that can please the Lord and the happiness of mankind, the Divine plan set aside for a time, could not fail to be fully resumed and completed. God who has the last word finally established His kingdom on earth.

About the way of being accepted by God after death, from the fall of Adam to Moses men functioned according to their conscience. Of course on some occasions we see men giving burnt offerings. They were aware that it is by the blood that they shall one day obtain forgiveness for their sins. They died in the hope that God saves by faith. Their soul went to "hell" and those who had been in conformity with God were released through the resurrection of Christ.

3) The Kingdom of God foretold by the prophets

Following theocracy, Saul, the king in the heart of the people, was elected and gave a painful yoke to the people.

David was the king according to the heart of the Lord and He strengthened him. Therefore, the prophets began to proclaim that a Saviour was born. David himself prophesied:

For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.

But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! (Psalms 22: 16-19)

Psalms 89 of David, says that Christ the Saviour would come of his posterity:

Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53: 4-5)

Surprising as it may seem, these prophecies were spoken 1,000 years before Jesus Christ. The men at this stage knew that a saviour would be born one day. To be justified before God, they had to offer animal sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins and die in the hope of the birth of a Saviour.

4) The Kingdom of God offered and rejected at the first coming of Christ

The son of God was born. The first claim brought by the New Testament about him that he is the son of David, therefore, the rightful heir to the throne of Israel (Matthew 1: 1). Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." (Luke 1: 30-33). At his baptism, there was confirmation again:

When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.

And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3: 16-17)

Jesus did many miracles; the conclusion of the gospel on this subject is worth reading:

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. (John 20: 30-31)

Jesus is the center of God's plan. Jesus is the perfect man to God, so all those who come to Him will be justified before the Father and saved. "My Lord and my God" He cried out as Mary and Thomas (John 20:28 and Luke 1:46). Those who died under the law, died in the hope that one day he would come, in their act of faith. We who are under grace, we must die in faith that Christ is our God and Saviour.

Unfortunately, people seduce many others saying they are prophets, and I think of Rael and his aliens. Here is what God says: "J esus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. ŗ (Hebrews 13:8). Jesus was not a prophet, he is the Son of God and we must go to Him for salvation and that truth is unshakable. Jesus will never have successor.

But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7: 24-25)

Jesus has no substitute and no one can pass by someone other than Him, Jesus is the only Saviour of the world. In the last chapter, I will describe my Lord and my God in a more personal way.

At the end of this period of grace through faith in Jesus Christ, comes the Rapture of the

Church of God and the Holy Spirit which will be explained in Chapter 3 with much greater precision.

5) The Antichrist

As you can see, the Lord will come to take his church because the Antichrist is the son of Satan. I think you need to understand now that our era could be so special, but we shall see that in chapter 3.

The Antichrist will come in the form of God or Christ in order to seduce men, and will even go and sit in the temple of God, proclaiming himself God (2 Thessalonians 2: 4, Daniel 11:36).

In Revelation and Daniel we learn that his reign will be seven years, being the missing week among the 70 weeks of Daniel, who happens to be under the law before Jesus Christ, according to the dispensations. Here, one can say that this week under the law before Jesus Christ is very important. When the law existed, Satan was master. Since his coming, Christ saves men who want salvation. Since Satan was defeated at the cross, he kept one week (7 years) under the law, postponed it to the period, after the coming of Jesus Christ in order to take possession of the earth for seven years exclusively.

Here's what the Bible says about the Antichrist:

He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. (Revelation 13: 16-18)

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And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:4)

During and at the end of those seven years the earth will be extremely devastated by plagues in the form of seals, trumpets and bowls of the wrath of God (see Revelation). Those who have served faithfully the Lord Jesus with their lives will be resurrected and will reign with him during the millennium reign. But how can one be saved?

The Antichrist will kill Christians, and since we are under his law, the traditional Holocaust will be replaced. Christians should not accept the mark of the Antichrist on the forehead or in the hand, do not worship the beast or his image and moreover, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.

I repeat: to be saved during the seven years of Antichrist, you will have to believe in Jesus Christ, refuse the mark of the Antichrist and refuse to worship the beast or his image.

The two acts will be mandatory, but God will judge and cast into the abyss (hell) he that cheats or be hypocritical. The Bible is explicit and categorical about this. According to the Bible, Because of this act of faith, those who will be taken by the Antichrist will be beheaded. Christians at that time, and in my opinion, soon coming, must buy their salvation with their lives.

Also, this is for the Jewish people during the Great Tribulation. When the Antichrist will chase the Jewish people; those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and for all other Jews, do not enter Jerusalem, nor in any other city (Luke 21: 21, Mat 24: 16). Two-thirds of Jews will be exterminated (Zechariah 13: 8).

6) The Millennium

The Antichrist and the men of perdition who follow him will be destroyed, but God will permit the elect to escape judgment. Indeed, God will protect his elect from judgments of the tribulation. The millennium will be a prosperous period when Jesus Christ will reign and Satan will be bound for a thousand years.

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. (Revelation 20: 1-3)

So Satan will not disturb the Millennium inhabitants. Meanwhile, human nature shall remain subject to the law of sin unless one is in Jesus Christ.

The Millennium is a very interesting stage. I will be part of the first resurrection or the rapture to take place before the Antichrist. I shall reign with Christ during the Millennium. Now I will discuss the Millennium citing verses. This is what the Bible says about the Millennium:

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying. "No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed. They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them. "It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," Says the Lord. (Isaiah 65: 18-25)

When God would have destroyed the Antichrist and all his acolytes (fallen angels and men of Perdition) then He will start the sixth part of his plan. As can be seen, it has to do with a world blessed by God with extreme gentleness and kindness. The Bible also tells us that this gentleness and kindness can co-exist to a greater extent because He Christ reigns as King of Judah in Israel with His elects of the first resurrection (2 Timothy 2: 12, Revelation 5: 10 and Revelation 20: 4) over this world, and because Satan is bound during this time, for one thousand (1000) years. People living physically during this time, will live very old, like the people of the ancient world, it shall be possible to live a thousand years.

a) The form of the millennium

During the millennium, the church of God will not prevail but rather Christ shall reign as prince (Revelation 1: 5, Ezekiel 48: 22, Zechariah 14:3-5) who will have authority over his people, Jews and all nations.

Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. (Deuteronomy 28:1)

God made this promise to the Jewish people when He gave them the Promised Land. Unfortunately, because of its filth, the Jewish people were dispersed throughout the nations. But God never repents of His promise. That is why God, in the millennium, will place the Jewish people in authority over the nations.

During this blessed time, we think that God will order His people to build in Jerusalem (in Israel) a temple whose dimensions and plan are detailed in Ezekiel, chapters 40 to 48. It is the temple in which God the Father dwells in all the glory of God and Christ shall be the prince of Judah. However, we know that a temple will be built before or during the early years of Antichrist since he will stop the daily sacrifice (Daniel 9: 27), and proclaim himself what he is not (2 Thessalonians 2: 4). During the Millennium, the King of Judah will guide the Jewish people about what they (Jews) would do at that time.

It is interesting that the land of Israel is divided into twelve tribes for food. There is also an equal part reserved for the prince of Judah at that time, the priest and faithful priests after a temporary Levites aberration, those who work in the city of Jerusalem and its suburbs, and finally, to people visiting (nations) who have come to the festival at the tabernacles to worship the glory of God so that they can eat and drink to satisfaction (Ezekiel Chapter 48).

In those glorious days when Israel will have recognized his Saviour Jesus Christ, Jews will announce to the nations that Jesus Christ is Lord and Saviour. A great spiritual awakening will take place (Isaiah 42:7-16). The Bible says:

In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. (Isaiah 29:18) And The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. (Isaiah 32:3-4) Other verses in (Isaiah 42:1-16)

On the other hand, the nature that was pushed into sin because of Adam's disobedience at Eden will again be reconciled with God.

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea. "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious." (Isaiah 11:6-10)

It seems that all animals shall be herbivores again. The lion will eat straw like a cow. It is also possible that the Millennium climate will be different from the current climate, as there was a climate change after the flood. There will be no more war on earth (Micah 4: 3). There will be an economy in nations and transport will be developed to go up to the feast at the tabernacles.

A torrent of water shall be released from the threshold of the house of the Lord (Ezekiel 47: 1) and shall cleanse the polluted planet (Ezekiel 47: 9). Since rich men and later on their leader the Antichrist, pollute the earth. On either side of the river, all kinds of fruit trees will grow. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will have no end, they will mature every month, because of water from the sanctuary. Fruit used for food and their leaves for healing (Ezekiel 47: 12). This shall be the millennium era since the torrent flows into the sea (Ezekiel. 47: 8), and that the sea will not exist in the kingdom of heaven (Revelation 21: 1).

Indeed, what a difference from today where men are blinded by Satan! During the Millennium, a large number of men will be converted and shall hail the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. But we shall have to go to Jesus Christ to be saved and some, still here will reject Christ during this period, their purification will be external but in their heart they shall plot against God. What is therefore the difference between some people today who blindly follow a Christian religion and deny Jesus Christ who is the power that saves on whom Christian religion depends?

b) What God wants

Men are saved by grace, but must carry a burnt offering to show that God is holy, and it is through the blood of the lamb that they are redeemed. Israel must turn to his king (Zechariah 12: 10), be converted to Christ (Hebrews 13: 8) because of His covenant sealed with blood (Zechariah 9:9-11). For Christ is God and the Sacrifice of His Holy blood shed on the Cross is much more powerful and eternal (Hebrews 7: 1-10: 18). It seems people of the Millennium, justified and sanctified by the blood of Christ will be sealed by the Holy Spirit. (2 Samuel 7: 15, Ezekiel 36:25-27, Ezekiel 39: 29 and Isaiah 51: 7). Also, as under the grace, it will be impossible to fall during the great revolt. Theocracy that satisfies God and Christ who will be the Prince of Judah and the nations will be of great gentleness and kindness. The elects of the first resurrection of the righteous will be priests everywhere on earth and contribute, as Saints in the management of the world by Jesus Christ according to God's plan in a manner consistent with the Holy Spirit. They will reign with Christ.

In Ezekiel, chapters 40 - 48, it is clear that the Glory of God shall dwell in the temple and Israel will be the chosen people from where nations will be purified. It is to the people of Israel that victims who will serve as a holocaust to their sins will go and it is through Israel that burnt offerings for the feast of tabernacles will be produced. Each year, each person from all nations will come to the feast of tabernacles to be cleansed by Christ. The feast of the tabernacles shall provide an opportunity for men of the Millennium to bow before God to thank him for all His kindness and worship Him by bowing before His Majesty. It will also be a time of rejoicing among the elect and healing for the sick. Refusal to attend the Feast of Tabernacles, by rebels will cause death from the wound (Zechariah 14:12-19). But all the elect will be very happy to go to the feast of tabernacles; it will be a great moment of rejoicing for them.

"Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Peoples shall yet come, Inhabitants of many cities; The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, "Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord, And seek the Lord of hosts. I myself will go also." Yes, many peoples and strong nations Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, And to pray before the Lord.' "Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you." (Zechariah 8:20-23)

Thus, all those who respect the plan of Christ will be purified. Naturally, some will manifest faith but in reality, they will develop hatred against God. So let's see what shall become of that.

c) Sin always possible

As I said earlier, man is born a sinner because he fell under the influence of Satan when Adam and Eve tasted the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Even though Satan shall be bound and man shall no longer be blind during the millennium, he nevertheless remains rebellious to God from birth. Many will go to Jesus Christ, some will even go up to the Feast of Tabernacles each year to be purified, but will not accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour.

Anyway, at the end of the thousand years the devil will be loosed, and he will seduce the kings of the earth, greedy of more power and together they will rise against God. He will destroy them with fire from His mouth. The Bible says:

Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. (Revelation 20:7-9)

d) The judgment day

The first resurrection shall take place in two parts: one before the Antichrist and the other, after the plagues and the reign of the Antichrist. We will summarize this in detail in the next chapter. Both resurrections are those of the righteous, those who shall take part in eternal life with the Lord Jesus Christ and God. But I would not want to be part of those who will wake up and resurrect after the millennium for they are those who will mostly face judgment, and will be rejected from the face of God forever. Consequently, their fate will be with Satan and his angels in hell.

The first part of the resurrection of the righteous shall take place before the Antichrist. All those who died in the Lord Jesus Christ and in hope that one day he would come, will be resurrected during the first resurrection. The second part of the resurrection of the righteous shall take place after the plagues, that is to say, when God will destroy the Antichrist. Those who would have been beheaded for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ will be resurrected. No righteous will therefore fail to resurrect. Regarding the millennium, some say that all the righteous will live a thousand years; me, I doubt it because of Revelation 20:15; Ŗ And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. ŗ. So there will be dead, having accepted Jesus Christ as Saviour, whose names were written in the book of life at the millennium, between the second resurrection at the end of the reign of the Antichrist, and thousand years later on the Judgment day. Reading the Bible verses dealing specifically with judgment, there is a book of life opened in the midst of the books of the dead. This tends to confirm that during the thousand years, the Righteous belonging to God will die. The Bible says:

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and

Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:11-15)

ThatŘs how the millennium will end. One can see that everything that is flesh under the jurisdiction of Satan remains sin because of Adam and Eve. Even the best God and earthly paradise cannot make man happy on earth. Also, the present earth and heaven will come to an end at the sixth stage, the millennium and the eternal plan of God begins at the seventh stage and extends forever. Come on, this is the part revealed to us.

7) The Kingdom of the Everlasting God

The millennium, as good as it could be shall end with Judgment day. So Christ and his elect will begin a life of eternal happiness without sin because they now have incorruptible bodies being part of the Spirit of God. While Satan and men who did not accept Christ as their personal Saviour (anathema) will go to eternal damnation in Gehenna or hell. Naturally, there are different levels in Paradise as well as Hell depending on the life one lived on earth (John 14:2-3).

But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)

This happens to be the Judgment day and eternal death for those whom God rejects far from His face. After that, Christ, when He will defeat all his enemies, will give back to His Father all the authority He had entrusted Him as Saviour and Just Judge.

Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. ( 1 Corinthians 15: 24-28)

Then God will destroy the earth and the sky as we know them because they are filled with the filth of men. God shall create new earth and new heavens only for those who will forever be with Him . God will dwell with them forever.

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful." And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." (Revelation 21: 1-8)

If anyone was wondering: How to conquer and inherit these things. I say it now and it is the Bible that confirms the saying: "Believe that Jesus is the Son of God, Holy and True, repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour in your own life for nobody can do it for you. Then give all your sins to Christ on the cross and ask him to save you". I have devoted the last two chapters of this book to explain the Word of God: How can one be saved?

Besides the fact that the new earth will contain no sea, death will be no more, there will be no more mourning, or pain that is to say no more disease and disability. We will have an incorruptible body, celestial and spiritual mind (1 Corinthians 15:35-58). Our heavenly bodies will be full of brightness and may be considered as the earthly measure of young and beautiful, at least in my opinion. Our conscience will not accuse us; because we will at all times do what is good and right. We shall eat and drink (Matthew 26: 29, Luke 24:42-43). We will no more get married but we will be like the angels of God (Matthew 22: 30), we will not have children, we will not sleep. However, there will be various statutes and different homes to the extent of our earthly life (John 14:2-3, 1 Corinthians 3:13-15).

The Kingdom will feature different articles, but unlike our terrestrial world, everyone will be happy and fulfilled. Thanks to God who will give us incorruptible body.

The holy city, new Jerusalem in the Kingdom of Heaven is described in detail in Revelation 21:6-27 and Revelation 22:1-5, give us the detailed information about the tree of life. As you can see, the Word of God says nothing about his Kingdom. But we know from what has been said, that it is happiness! For my part, I do believe that the best thing on earth is the love between a man and a woman. As sweet as this relationship may be if it is maintained, it however remains imperfect. Have you ever seen a household without quarrel or misunderstanding? For the short time that this happens, is it not too painful? So if there is pain, it means that happiness is imperfect. Could we live forever with the same person? In the Kingdom of God, the smallest of joys will be perfect happiness. Our sinful nature prevents us from perceiving or imagining the bliss. But it will be a wonderful world to discover when we think and act according to the Holy Spirit. Imagine a world without money where we can do whatever makes us happy in our spiritual mind, an extended eternity of happiness.

8) The seven (7) stages in the plan of God

1 The fall of Adam and Eve - Earthly Paradise - The age of innocence 2Theocracy (From the fall of Adam and Eve t the covenant with Abraham right up to Moses) - The conscience and hope for a future Holy saviour 3 Announcement of the coming of Christ by prophets -Presentation of Holocaust for the forgiveness of sins under the law of Moses and hope of a Holy Saviour to come 4 Jesus defeats Satan at the cross - Salvation through faith in Jesus Christ on the cross. (Believe in the Lord Jesus (Holy and True God), repent of our sins, accept that Jesus bears our sins individually and ask him to save us. - Once saved, we are justified and Sealed with the Holy Spirit, and then our Sanctification begins. - This phase ends with the Part of the resurrection of the righteous, the Rapture of the Church and the Holy Spirit on earth at the sound of a trumpet. 5 Antichrist To be saved: - Do not accept the mark - Do not worship the image of the beast - Believe in Jesus Christ right up to physical death; otherwise they will not be saved since they will not be sealed by the Holy Spirit - Jews must not enter Jerusalem or in cities. Those in Judea must flee to the mountains. -Ends through judgment in the form of total destruction of the wicked - The second part of the Resurrection of the Righteous - Only the elects alive will pass to the stage of the millennium 6 Millennium - Jesus reigns as King with His elect of the resurrection of Righteous. The Glory of God will inhabit the temple. To be saved: - Believe in Jesus Christ - Accept the sacrifice of Jesus in a personal way and bring in Holocaust offerings to God during the feast of the Tabernacles. -It seems that the believer will be sealed with the Holy Spirit. It shall be an obligation to mount the Feast of Tabernacles each year. - Satan is bound for a thousan years - Judgment day

7 The New Jerusalem (Eternal life and Kingdom of Heaven) -For those who have personally accepted the sacrifice of Jesus or, -Before the coming of Christ for those who died in the hope of a Saviour or according to the dispensation in force at the time.

In short, each step prescribed by God is essential to the accomplishment of Eternal Kingdom. The happiness promised to men comes through the holiness of Christ, who has given us His Holy Spirit as an inheritance. By our sinful nature, man can never be happy without Jesus Christ. Also, we will discuss in detail the next stage in the Divine Plan. According to the prophecies and the signs of the times, we are now at the eve of the Rapture of the Church and the Holy Spirit on earth.