God's Coming Kingdom

God, in the pages of the Bible, often speaks about the coming kingdom of God on earth. This page is a continuing series of articles about this coming kingdom, as shown in the Bible.

Part 21      God's Coming Kingdom

Those immortal teachers who will enlighten the mortals in all nations, will “turn many to righteousness” by their work of instruction - Daniel 12:3. And so in that age, conditions of life on earth will be immensely improved - but not perfect, because mortal mankind will still be experiencing the sorrows of sin, illness and death - Isaiah 65:17-25.

The teachers will be able to hold up to those receiving their instruction, the hope of everlasting life under the perfect conditions which are described by John in his final visions of the book of Revelation.

“Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

“...To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.” In fairness the teachers will warn that “the cowardly, the unbelieving...- their place will be...the second death” - Revelation 21:3.

The teachers will be able to recall those two symbolic women that Solomon wrote about and tell their students about them. One of the women God calls folly or foolishness. It is folly to let oneself be led by his own sinful feelings.

Then the Father tells his children about the other woman, named wisdom. God regards all human wisdom as foolishness, as he says in1 Corinthians 3:18, “...If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God”.

“Does not Wisdom call? Does not Understanding [Wisdom’s middle name] raise her voice? On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: ‘To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. O simple ones, learn prudence;’

“ ‘O fools, learn sense. Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right, for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them’.”

Some men, like Judas, have preferred to take the thirty pieces of silver that this life offers, and turn their back on Wisdom. They do not know the great value of God’s instruction. The words of Wisdom, which come from God are worth more than any money.

“Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.”

In fact, it is wisdom to fear or respect God, to have the humility to see that God knows more than men. It is pride and arrogance for any man to think that he knows more than God.

“The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and the mouth of obstinate self-will I hate” - Proverbs 8:13.