God has said what is the end, why do folks keep making up other stories in religion?

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Isaiah 46:10

what is God's counsel to man, few even know, but God instructs men in Love of all as Jesus showed us and commanded as Lord of saints perfected in Love in THIS life... to be kng-priests of God ministering in the salvation of billions [Rev 7:9-10] by works of Love [Rev 20:13] in the righteous-to-Love kingdom of Jesus , not in this world:-

John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

no more sin in the kingdom of Jesus as king of the priest-kings saved in this earth by their choosing Love over sin...

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

the kingdom come is not in heaven, but on earth , but as Jesus states, not this earth...

obvious really , this earth is being destroyed by men , religion is just creedal deceit of men as potent as the lies in the laws from politics - a means to power but which ignores that such greed and uncaring abuse of mankind, sin, ihas destroyed the web of life that feeds us and has destabilised the earth itself under our feet... Jesus tells us the end for all sinners is terrible indeed, far worse than the stories of 'hell' of religion which scripture proves are lies to try and make men believe other lies about Love and God and Jesus ... by FEAR... one cannot believe in Love by fear and God is Love...

God has told us the end, His 'pleasure ' is that all the wicked turn from sin to Love and He will do all His pleasure... His counsel of Love , will stand...

I have come to believe that our generation does not view the term "a new heaven and a new earth" as the ancients did.

In ancient times, the phenomenon we know as "precession" was one of the most important concepts they spoke of. Precession was embraced by all people and religions because that's the way they counted time, navigated and even prophesied events to come in the distant future.

"A new heaven and a new earth" was a term that was used to describe the next age. A complete precession or "great year" takes 25,920 years. A great year is divided into twelve ages of 2160 years each.

If someone living 2160 years ago was suddenly "zapped" into our own time, they would quite literally see a "new heaven and a new earth."

Precession, which is an astronomical term rather than an astrological term, would have moved the stars and constellations to completely different positions in the night sky. They would see a "new heaven." Furthermore, the earth, our cities and civilization, would be so different from anything known in the previous age that it would be a "whole new earth" to them as well.

"A new heaven and a new earth" was a fairly common term in antiquity and it was used to describe a new precessional age.

When the Book of Revelations was written, the Piscean Age (or Age of the Fish) had just begun. When John the Divine describes events taking place in "a new heaven and a new earth", he was prophesying events he believed would take place in the Age of Aquarius.

I'm not embracing "New Age" religious concepts here; I am just pointing out that the ancients always referred to a distant future, i.e. a time that was one age away from their own age, as "a new heaven and a new earth."

I think it really helps us to place John's words into the accepted concepts embraced during his day.

God has told us the end, His 'pleasure ' is that all the wicked turn from sin to Love and He will do all His pleasure... His counsel of Love , will stand...

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This is the "good hope", proper.

Raimi Stranger said:

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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Please don't be fooled by the word love ONLY being the means of salvation. Do you think those in Noah's Day which died in the flood, had NO love for others?, MANY they did! Not ALL They died because lack of love to their fellow men. There were MANY good and loving people, just as there are today. Understand what else Jesus had said ,(Matt. 7:22,23 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity). There's a reason why he's referring to those who call themselves “christians”. It's because they follow what men of the world tells them to . And selfishly do what they please, which goes against Jehovah God and his son Jesus ,(1John 2:15,16 and James 4:4).[/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Jesus showed neither him or his true followers were doing the things the rest of the world was doing ,([FONT=Times New Roman, serif]John 17:16[/FONT] They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world). MANY claim to follow him, but ,(Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me) ,they selfishly don't. This is why Jesus said what he did at Matt.22,23. It's more than love that Jesus said we should do, (John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent). Just as feel we made it our business to know Jesus so that we MAY live. So SHOULD we get to KNOW his Father, in order to LIVE. MANY even refuse to acknowledge the name his Father allows us to call him ,JEHOVAH, (Exo.6:3 and Psa. 83:18).[/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]if we claim to follow Jesus ,why AREN'T we praying to his Father as he taught us to ,(Matt. 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name). “hallo” means to “honor or make Holy” , Jesus wants us to pray to his Father, honoring his Father's name. THIS will save us, but MANY refuse to. They would rather pray to Jesus Mother, NOT understanding. JUST because Jehovah God chose her to carry a human Jesus, didn't mean she sat at the right hand of him in Heaven, though a faithful follower and servant of Jehovah, she was still an imperfect human. Then there are those who pray to Jesus in Jesus name...like this...”in your name”. If we continue to go against what Jesus taught us to do, NO matter what MANY ministers teaches, We will be destroyed. Jesus kingdom will be the renewed earth after satan and ALL humans who wants what they want, regardless are destroyed ,(Psa. 37:9-11 and Pro. :21,22). [/FONT]


[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Jesus will rule over this new earth, with the ONLY ONES who WILL be going to Heaven ,144,000 ,(Rev. 7:4 ,Rev. 5:11 and Rev. 14:1-4), scriptures MANY ministers either WON'T teach, or try to explain away. These will rule with Jesus over the earth as “kings and priest”. Despite the misunderstanding of the literal earth being destroyed. This earth will be here forever ,(Eccle. 1:4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever). Jehovah God didn't make this earth for NOTHING ,(Isa. 45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else). So it takes MORE that love, in order for humans to be saved. peace [/FONT]