Utopian Prophecies of Our Future Dwelling Place

Bible prophecy is not just about gloomy future happenings belonging to this present evil age. It also encompasses Christ's coming millennial rule on earth and the Kingdom of God. This article focuses on our futuristic dwelling place in that glorious Kingdom to come.

by John Ross Schroeder

Perhaps a decade ago, noted British news broadcaster Martyn Lewis startled the U.K. media world by strongly suggesting that daily news output should include a substantial dose of really good news. The reaction was electric and immediate. So addicted were his peers in the broadcast media to our almost daily diet of bad news that they shouted him down in word and print. For a time his career was practically in ruins.

We are so attuned to news of extreme criminal behavior, unconscionable terrorist bombings, roller-coaster stock markets, gasoline price increases and the incredible antics of certain actors and pop stars in their upside-down personal lives, that there seems to be an unconscious human craving for an overflowing continuance of bad news.

The fact that God inspired many prophesies about geopolitics and social trends demands that we watch world news and trends and even lament the horrendous happenings of our present age (Ezekiel 9:4). This publication exists in large measure to fulfill those necessary purposes.

But an exclusive diet of bad news sooner or later will prove detrimental to our spiritual health. Christians should supplement negative information with regular good news from the pages of the Bible.

The world tomorrow

While Luke highlighted in summary the many Old Testament prophecies regarding the days of vengeance in his Gospel account (Luke 21:22), he later underscored the many positive restoration prophecies of the Old Testament in his book of Acts (Acts 3:19-21). The apostle Peter referred to this wonderful utopian period yet ahead as "times of refreshing" and "the times of restoration." (The lead feature column of this newsletter is called "Restoration" with these truths in mind.)

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