God's Original Intent and Eternity

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

It should be apparent to even the casual reader of these texts that God's original intent was that Man, Adam and Eve were to eat of the tree of life, not of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and be fruitful and multipling and remaining in the garden of Eden eternally.

We can garner further proof from what mankind's future holds:
Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

We may also garner from this passage that men will enter into eternity in physical, terrestrial bodies (if that's what they will be called) for otherwise why would there be the tree of life which leaves were for the healing of the nations? And we know they are not glorified bodies for, "Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven." (Matt 22:29,30)

We should also know that mankind will continue to be fruitful and multiply throughout eternity: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the INCREASE of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this." (Isaiah 9:6,7)

As I pointed out in my previous post those who enter the millennial kingdom, the "sheep", "those who were left of all the nations that went up against Jerusalem" are a unique group of people. They and their descendants, the ones who are not deceived when Satan is released at the end of the 1000 years, will also enter on in to eternity in the new heavens and the new earth in physical non glorified bodies. As we should know, glorified bodies are for the Saints alone. There is no scriptural evidence that the inhabitants of the new heavens and the new earth will receive glorified bodies, other than we glorified Saints who rule and reign throughout eternity with Jesus having already obtained our celestial glorified bodies at the "first resurrection".

Finally, God's original intent of dwelling intimately with His special creation, man, in his physical state, being fruitful and multiplying throughout eternity, for ever and ever in obedience and righteousness will be fulfilled.

The next time someone asks you, "how could all those planets exist in the universe without the possibility of life on them" you can tell them, "Not yet!" All the universe is for the future habitation of eternal mankind which God never intended to cease producing offspring, for ever and ever.

That is God's original intent for eternity!