The Earth is Waxing Old

This earthly system created by the Great Creator is running down and waxing old. This was not meant to happen, but because of sin and its curse, the earth cannot continue long. When God said to Adam, "Â…for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2:17), it was the entire creation that hung in the balance. As soon as Adam sinned, the ground was cursed and began to produce "thorns and thistles" instead of all perfect fruits and substances. Again, the Holy Bible said, "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." (Genesis 3:17-19) Sin has wrought an ugly payload, but it will soon be payback day for the devil.

Every intercessory prayer by a saint of God is building pressure toward the cleansing of this earth. We are part of GodÂ’s plan to renew this earth by acts of judgment against the escalating filth of evil spirits and evil men. Revelation chapter eight is chronologically at the halfway point of the coming seven years of earthly redemption. John heard these words, "And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake." (Revelation 8:3-5) The earth is the LordÂ’s, created to be possessed by godly men. It will yet be as God originally planned, and the human family will be kings and priests to rule this universe in a theocracy of righteousness. The depleted earth that is presently producing depleted crops, and that only with chemicals and poisons will soon be perfect again. The thorns and thistles will cease to be. The earth will bring forth its fruits without cultivation and without the sweat of manÂ’s brow. Look at the earthÂ’s harvest before human sin. "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 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." (Genesis 2:4-6,9) It was a paradise where man spent his time gathering without planting, hoeing, or cultivating. All of manÂ’s labor was fruitful and positive.

A tremendous return to earthly thinking is occurring as I write. Vitamins, minerals, and herbs are quickly replacing human dependency on drugs and chemicals. Most of this direction is being promoted by New Agers and humanists with a negative agenda. The goddess Gaia is worshipped by a multitude of these earth-minded pagans right here in America. All of this mindset is the renewal of "Inanna" worship, the ancient goddess of southern Iraq, called in that day Sumer. The Scripture is plain to say, "Â…for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light." (Luke 16:8b) All of these efforts will end in judgment when the Creator cleanses every false imagination of ungodly men.

GodÂ’s saints are desperate to return to faith in the virtues of ChristÂ’s death, His healing triumph, and in His natural healing plan. Every chemical we put into our body is part of the earthÂ’s system of death. I have watched so many good saints die from radiation and chemotherapy that I want to scream. Even its run-down condition, this earth is still full of the plants of the Creator, fruits of delightful taste, and vitamin C, and all kinds of life-giving abilities. GodÂ’s earth is still a marvel of beauty, full of life and a testimony of His perfection in creation. The evolutionists are deceiving liars that have laid the foundation for manÂ’s insane ideas of the modern medical world. Creationism proves that this earth is the LordÂ’s, and it was created to sustain mankind by its own merits.

Nobody ought to respect the earth and anticipate its future more than Bible believing Christians. Satan has usurped himself into the worldÂ’s system and presently reigns as the "god of this world." His reign is ending and the signs of the transfer back to the rightful heirs are visible. Every time we pray the LordÂ’s prayer we say, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10) That is not a wasted prayer. Jesus taught this to His disciples and all of us because it is His design. Every time you walk into a business and hear a filthy song or pass a rack of books and see a filthy, vulgar cover, stop and pray those words of the LordÂ’s Prayer. The usurper has got to go because his time is short.

The heathen are raging at this very moment. You can see the liberals, humanists and even worldly conservatives pushing further and further into degrading music and godless entertainment. ItÂ’s as if they are fighting against the spiritual that is in the air as the Rapture of the saints draws closer and closer. David prophesied of this very hour. "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure." (Psalm 2:1-5) He then, by prophecy, said to all of GodÂ’s saints, "Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel." (Psalm 2:8-9)

Prepare your heart, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. I can feel the joy of rising up to meet Him in the air. The earth is soon to be ours. After we ascend with Christ to the Judgment Seat and the Marriage Supper, we will return to rule this earth. The saints, with glorified bodies, will be His kings and priests, and Jesus Christ will rule the earth from the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be the capital of Jesus Christ for a thousand years, and the city will extend almost from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea. The kingdom of this world will be His and our kingdom and a paradise of blessings will fill the earth. The earth is running down, but God is preparing to cleanse and renew it to His own glory. We will soon enjoy a new heaven and a new earth.

Joseph R. Chambers