MissKate13 wrote:Jesus never said we should pray for the earth to become part of the kingdom of heaven.
Thy kingdom come . . .
MissKate13 wrote:You wrote: “After the Second Coming and Jesus' defeat of Satan, the Earth will once again become part of the kingdom:”
My response: At Jesus Second Coming, He will hand His kingdom over to the Father (1 Corinthians 15:24).
He must retake it from Satan before He can hand it over to the Father. In the book of Luke, when Satan tempted Jesus for forty days in the desert, Satan offered Jesus power over all the kingdoms of the earth:
Luke 4:5-7 wrote:And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whosoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Notice that Jesus did not question the devil's authority to give him power over the earth. He knew that Satan did indeed have control over the earth and could give or share this power with whomever he pleased. Jesus' immediate response was:
Luke 4:8 wrote:Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Once God makes a covenant, or testament, or promise, He always keeps it. Satan was given rule over the earth. Although he rebelled against his creator, God did not and will not violate the agreement. Satan was given rule over the world and a ruler must be defeated and overthrown! This is one of the reasons Jesus is coming to the earth, to defeat Satan.
MissKate13 wrote:You wrote:
“Also, only spiritual bodied beings can inherit the Kingdom of God, and to become a spiritual bodied being one must be born of the Spirit (God):
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. (John 3:6)”
To date no human has been born of the Spirit. Being born again of the Spirit into everlasting spiritual life is the reward of the saved. And Jesus is bringing our reward upon His return:
Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him... (Isaiah 62:11)
And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me... (Revelation 22:12)”
MissKate13 wrote:My response: Those who have obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ have indeed entered the kingdom of our dear Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
It is not our physical bodies that enter into Jesus’ kingdom. It is our spiritual selves that do.
Jesus is presently in heaven preparing a place for us:
John 14:2 wrote:I go to prepare a place for you.
When our place is ready, Jesus will bring it back to earth upon His return:
John 14:3 wrote:And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
(Revelation 21:1-2)
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
MissKate13 wrote:you wrote:
No human has a spiritual body. Also, there is no place ready for you.
MissKate13 wrote:
You are incorrect when you say no human has been born of the spirit.
1 Peter 1:3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
To inherit the Kingdom of God one must be born again of the Spirit as a spirit.
Being born again unto a "hope" is
not the same as being born again of the Spirit. I agree with Peter & Jesus' explanation. Believers (living and deceased) are currently hopeful heirs unto everlasting life. We will be born of the Spirit (God) as an immortal spirit at the Second Coming.
It is a real actual event, not simply some warm and fuzzy feeling. Those born of the Spirit can move as the wind. Does that describe any Christians which you know?