Something has always puzzled me.
Jesus said:
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
— Matthew 5:5
Not heaven. The earth.
Then again, God declares:
“Behold, I make all things new.”
— Revelation 21:5
Not “I make all new things,” but “I make all things new.”
And then we read:
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth…”
— Revelation 21:1
So here is my question:
If the righteous are destined to inherit the earth, and if God intends to make all things new, why do so many people teach that God’s ultimate plan is to remove His people from the earth forever while the world is destroyed?
Jesus also taught us to pray:
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
— Matthew 6:10
Notice that the prayer is not for believers to leave the earth, but for God’s Kingdom to come to the earth.
Furthermore, the Bible says:
“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them…”
— Revelation 21:3
The Bible begins with humanity in a garden on earth.
It ends with God dwelling among humanity on a renewed earth.
Even the Old Testament repeatedly says:
“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”
— Psalm 37:11
So when Christ repeated those words in Matthew 5:5, was He referring to a future renewed earth?
This is not an attack on anyone’s faith. It is simply an invitation to study and reflect.
If the meek shall inherit the earth, and God will make all things new, then which earth are the meek going to inherit?
What are your thoughts? Did Jesus teach escape from the earth, or restoration of the earth?
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