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Great Truths and Relevant Prophecies for all
Nations and Peoples during this 21st Century
Its continued RELEVANCE
and
FULFILLMENT
May 19, 2025
Peace Publishers LLC. Resources in sixteen categories for self-instruction, classes, sermons, and conferences. An original 21st Century Commentary on Revelation is being added. Site administrator and publisher in English and Spanish: Homer Dewayne Shappley, evangelist and author of 2,500-plus documents in both languages. Oversight: Cairo, Tennessee Church of Christ.
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The “FIRST EARTH” and the “FIRST HEAVEN PASSED AWAY…and NO PLACE WAS FOUND for THEM.”
“NEW HEAVENS and a NEW EARTH” take their place. CELESTIAL, HEAVENLY, in the SPIRITUAL REALM.
Part 1. The "FIRST EARTH" is the material planet EARTH. Its DESTINY.
Ten Spiritual Truths You May Not Have Known
A SHORT STUDY on this PAGE
Will Planet Earth Continue Existing Eternally?
Only one KEY Bible verse is needed to understand and prove absolutely that IT WILL NOT. The verse is 2 CORINTHIANS 4:18.
“…while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which ARE SEEN are TEMPORAL; but the things which ARE NOT SEEN are ETERNAL.”
Since Planet Earth and the universe of which it is a part are "things" that can be "seen," they definitely “are TEMPORAL.” And, since they are temporal, they absolutely are not eternal!
Consequently, “the knowledge of his will [that of the Creator God] in all spiritual wisdom and understanding” (Colossians 1:9), demands that any religion, theology, or philosophy which asserts that they will continue existing eternally has to be classified as “WRONG, MISTAKEN, MISGUIDING” on a grand scale. For example, the relevant doctrines of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. In the light of this ONE KEY TEXT, just ONE, so simple and clear, all of their arguments affirming the "purification of this material Earth and its eternal existence as a new edenic paradise" fall apart and turn to gray dust, however convincing they might seem to minds not blessed with full “knowledge… spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Logic and common sense dictate that all relevant Bible texts relating to the duration of Planet Earth be interpreted in the light of this one, elementary key text.
Dear reader, do you see how easy it is to learn and understand the fundamental teachings of the pure gospel brought by Jesus Christ from God the Father for the salvation of the whole world? John 8:26-40. The “KEY” is to recognize the KEY TEXTS. The plain and simple ones. So clear and straightforward that their meaning cannot be missed, and will not be missed by the honest, unbiased seeker of Divine Truth. Who will not be so rash as to dismiss them, trash them, deny them, disobey them, allowing false interpretations and personal opinions to trump them.
The relevance of this subject for your life and mine? By accepting that “the things which are seen are temporal,” that is, that matter is not inherently eternal, an affirmation seconded by large numbers of astrologists, physicists, and other scientists, I confront, basically, two options.
The first: That I be RESIGNED to the end, the cessation, the death, sooner or later, of all that is visible, even of all matter, whatever its form may be, including “dark matter” and the smallest elements of atoms such as quarks and gluons. That I accept it, however reluctantly, as an inescapable reality but choose to believe that there are no consequences whatsoever for me after that definitive “END” of my physical life, that “END” of all things physical and material in the whole universe.
The second: That I accept that “all things which are seen are temporal” and also its counterpart: “the things which are not seen are eternal.” That I accept both affirmations as facts. That I think long and hard about the significance and consequences of those facts. That I proceed to procure the ETERNAL. A concept which, thankfully, I am able to understand and appreciate if I set my mind to it. A power that, in and of itself, signifies that I am more -much, much more- than just a physical, material animal!
My own investigations of the “Dimension of the Eternal” include the Bible, especially the New Testament, where I see “eternity,” “the eternal,” the “everlasting,” set forth as a marvelous, highly desirable, attainable state for every human being who seeks “glory, honor, and immortality.” This “state” of eternal existence in a new, powerful, glorious, spiritual body, in a perfect “NEW EARTH” of a celestial nature I find to be infinitely superior to that “state of eternal nothingness” after the death of the physical body, a sad "state" held to be the endless, empty fate of those humans who choose not to believe in the “eternal” of the "only true God," the Creator. John 17:3
I, then, have accepted this second option. What is your choice?
Are you looking forward with ineffable joy to the appearing of the "NEW EARTH with NEW HEAVENS?"
God and his beloved Son are preparing this fantastic "NEW EARTH," this "WORLD TO COME," for every human being who desires a pleasant, secure dwelling place, a heavenly country, infinitely better than planet Earth. John 14:1-4; Hebrews 12:22; 2 Peter 3:13-14
The HOPE of going to live in such a marvelous, perfect, everlasting abode, held unswervingly with absolute confidence in the Divine Beings who affirm their offer, serves as "a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul." Even amid the most ferocious storms of this earthly life. Hebrews 6:17-20
The key is to "HOLD FAST to the HOPE set before us." Hebrews 6:18
Jesus Christ himself, "for the JOY that was set before him endured the cross." The joyous hope of the glorification he would receive forty days beyond the cross. Thereby setting the example for us. Hebrews 12:1-4
"Gods, goddesses, the secular nations, and the religious." God the Father and Jesus the Messiah interact with secular authorities and the military. Four short documents. Two more to be added.
Number 1. There is no authority except from God who sets up rulers and removes them.
A five-minute read highlighting the authority the only true and living God categorically affirms he has over the nations and kingdoms of men, with essential information shown on a slide composed of a flat map of the world, continents in dark red and black, concise texts, and three images of entities also claiming authority.
Number 2. The powerful and instructive drama of GOD, the Woman Clothed with the Sun, her SON who rules "ALL the NATIONS with a rod of iron," the "Great Red Dragon," and King Herod the Great portrays the limited authority and power the Satan is allowed by God to have over nations, rulers, and peoples. Short read. Slide with relevant images and concise texts.
Number 3 of 6. Why Satan’s offer was truly valid. God the Father and Jesus the Messiah allow Satan to be “the GOD of this WORLD,” the “RULER of this WORLD.” To influence politicians, judges, state employees, educators, the military, and citizens in general but not force them to be his subjects. An image of Jesus and Satan standing on a high ledge and contemplating scenes of kingdoms on Earth, plus concise texts, compose a powerful slide. Very short read.
Number 4 of 6. When the name of Jesus had become known to King Herod Antipas of Galilee, some Pharisees came to Jesus warning him that Herod wanted to kill him. Jesus responded: “Go and tell that FOX: 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures…” Is that action of Jesus a precedent authorizing religious people to publicly, crudely shout out their contempt for politicians and secular rulers? A PowerPoint slide with the text presented below the image.
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Detailed prophetical SIGNS on the END of TIME and the MATERIAL UNIVERSE are one of the principal reasons the Sacred Scriptures of Pure Christianity stand out above those of other major religions of the world.
What is one of the FIVE MOST IMPORTANT END-TIME SIGNS of the SACRED SCRIPTURES of PURE CHRISTIANITY for HUMANITY in the 21st CENTURY?
TEACHERS WHO WILL TEACH WHAT THE MASSES
“WANT TO HEAR.”
After much study and meditation, personally, I would say that one of the FIVE MOST IMPORTANT END-TIME SIGNS of those that reveal what will be happening around the terrestrial globe in the “LITTLE TIME” leading up to that tremendous, prophesied “END” is the worldwide, astounding ACCUMULATION by vast human populations of TEACHERS WHO WILL TEACH WHAT THE MASSES “WANT TO HEAR.” NOT what they NEED TO HEAR but WHAT THEY “WANT TO HEAR.”
They “will find more and more TEACHERS who please them… meet their needs… tell them what they are itching to hear… tickle their own fancies… who approve of their lifestyles.” “…all kinds of new messages that will make them happy… something pleasing and gratifying… in accordance with their own lusts… desires …concupiscence.” “Something pleasing and gratifying” that will “cater to their passions.” They will “gather around them… heap up for themselves… bring in many… accumulate… more and more TEACHERS.” “Concupiscence” means: “Strong desire, especially, sexual desire.” https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concupiscence
They “will not tolerate sound and wholesome instruction… good, healthy, true teaching… sound doctrine… and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths… always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.”
All of these striking phrases are taken from different translations of 2 Timothy 3:1-7 and 2 Timothy 4:3-4 of the Sacred Scriptures. Different but wonderfully complimentary.
They are prefaced by prophetical declarations identifying them as SIGNS. “But understand this, that in the LAST DAYS THERE WILL COME TIMES of DIFFICULTY.” And: “For the TIME IS COMING when people will not…”
If my knowledge and perception of the world of which I am a citizen today are even close to accurate, these “LAST DAYS,” these “TIMES of DIFFICULTY,” are surely upon us, upon the whole world. For I see HORDES of TEACHERS like those described in action all around the world, in all kinds of educational institutions. Even great numbers of government leaders and employees, politicians, civic leaders, religious leaders, industry administrators, business owners, etc., have turned into TEACHERS like those described, to one degree or another.
The Sacred Scriptures call these “DAYS” the “LITTLE WHILE.” Not a few people call them the “AGE of AQUARIUS” or the “NEW AGE.” There are also solid reasons to identify them as the “AGE of SENTIMENTALISM,” or the “AGE of EMOTIONS.” In contrast to an “AGE of TRUE KNOWLEDGE, REASON, and WISDOM.” For confirmation of these observations on "AGES," you may enter these terms in AI platforms such as Gemini and Copilot.
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