Part Two

Mankind is so fascinated with nature - how some animals hunt their prey, how other's survive, but it wasn't always so. Before man fell, before sin and death were introduced into God's creation, the animals only ate plants - not each other. All creation were herbivores, and so shall they be again in the New Heaven and the New Earth - "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy...."
Oh how wonderful it will be, when from sin and death we are free! And it will be wonderful to no longer "see through a glass darkly"  "And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear". Once our sinful flesh is gone forever - and we've inherited our new bodies, our relationship with Him will be glorious indeed. "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before Me, saith The Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain." but to whom shall The Lord pay attention to? Where shall He inhabit and with whom shall His rest abide? "Thus saith The Lord, The heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool: where is the house that you build unto Me?" All religion shall be done away with - for all denominations are "houses built by man" - and He tore the veil to signify He no longer dwells in houses built with hands, but in a temple made without hands "and where is the place of My rest? (my heart) But to this man will I look - even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at My word."
Some will rejoice at His appearing but many others will be ashamed. How often have we been cast out of fellowship by so called brethren yet we have this promise - "Hear the Word of the Lord, you that tremble at His word: your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for My name's sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but He shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed."
For now, we travail along with all creation - for the birthing of the new heavens and the new earth. We can never be truly at peace in this present world, surrounded as we are by sin and death. Oh do not be counted among the number of which the Lord said - "when I called, you did not answer, when I spoke, you did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not." This verse perfectly summarizes denominations today - full of people who care not at all for His voice, who do not answer his call, who turn away from Him, not toward Him, who expect Him to listen to them but will not listen to Him. When they are rejoicing, His servants are sorrowful, and when they are grieving, His servants are rejoicing - "Behold, My servants shall eat, by you shall be hungry: behold, My servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty (in the midst of famine, God will sustain His own, indeed, all who take the mark of the beast - seeking to preserve their comfortable lives apart from God, will lose their lives - they will go hungry, while those who took the seal of the Holy Spirit of promise, will be will fed and cared for) behold, My servants shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed: behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit."