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2 Peter 3:13
13 Nevertheless [de] we [prosdokao], according to [kata] his [autos] promise [epaggelma], look for [prosdokao] new [kainos] heavens [ouranos] and [kai] a new [kainos] earth [ge], wherein [en] [hos] dwelleth [katoikeo] righteousness [dikaiosune]. KJV-Interlinear
13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. NASB
Human history will come to an end some day, and that day may not be as far off into the future as you might think.
We know that the millennium will last 1000 years. We know that the Tribulation will last 7 years, or just short of that. The only time frame that we do not know, is the remaining years for our Church Age. So history has 1007 years remaining in it, plus the years from our dispensation. Our dispensation might last another day, decade or even a century or more.
Assuming that God has in His plan, the overwhelming of humanity of human problems, so as to prove that humanity cannot solve his own problems, then we can presume that the next and perhaps final stress point in human history will be over population.
The current population is around seven billion. We passed the six billion mark a few years ago, at the turn of the last century. The population of the planet doubles approximately every 30 to 35 years, so at the end of this coming century, our population could very well exceed 50 to 60 billion people. And if history continues even another century, then the population could be nearing 500 billion people. Where will the breaking point be?
The big question is, ‘Can humanity handle any of these population numbers?’ Imagine the poverty, the public service needs, the road systems, the food and fuel requirements, the employment needs, and so forth. Not to mention crime, unrest and whatever else in the form of world or social problems that will come along. At some point technology or even human will, will not be enough.
Unless their comes along something that will dramatic slow down the population growth rate, this is going to be a very real problem for this world, sooner or later. At any rate, humanity will reach a breaking point, and then what.
With the known worlds resources running out, with the population growth increasing at an ever faster pace, one has to wonder if we are indeed very, very close to that time the Bible calls the last days.
Now these are little tidbits, with which all we can do is guess or speculate. What we do not have to speculate about is the certainty of the Rapture, the Tribulation, the Second Advent, the Millennium, and the destruction of our universe. We just do not know when these things will occur.
Isa. 60:21-22
21 ‘Then all your people will be righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
22 ‘The smallest one will become a clan, And the least one a mighty nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.’ NASB
Isa. 65:17
17 ‘For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. NASB
Isa. 66:22
22 ‘For just as the new heavens and the new earth Which I make will endure before Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘So your offspring and your name will endure. NASB
Rev. 21:1
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. NASB
When our universe ends and is destroyed, God will create (out of nothing), a new universe. It will become the home of the righteous only (believers in Christ), and it will be our home forever. Memories of our former universe, will fade into non-existence.
Truth will be present and rule, there will be no human or Satanic viewpoint, which will contradict truth.
At some point, we all have to come face to face with our beliefs, and decide whether we will believe these words, or reject them. And, if we reject them, then how do we answer all of the obvious future events and circumstances that are certain to come? Not the least of which is your own death. How many of you are going to live (with certainty) forever in this world? How many of you are going to still be here, a hundred years from now?
How fast have the past years of your life gone by?
In all of the Bible, a sense of urgency is maintained. We read the words, behold, look, listen, hear, see, in order to get with our spiritual life. Time is short. Whether a day or a decade, makes no difference.
God will one day, call you home. So, will you be ready?
