The Earth in the New Age

This was a post by my friend by Jeffrey Stewart on Facebook.

As I was sitting on my room today, the Lord opened up the next age to me, not just so I could see it, but I could literally walk around in it and see what day to day life is like in it. By “next age,” I mean the age that begins when Lord Jesus returns to reign bodily from Jerusalem for a thousand years, and we all have various assignments. One word sums up what life will be like during that time. That word is FUN.

You see, He always takes us from Glory to Glory. To better and better. To a closer and closer walk with Him. To more and more revelation. To greater and greater degrees of Love, Joy, Peace Wisdom, etc. Your most glorious time in this life pales in comparison to what life will be like then. To the time when you have your glorious new body.

Do you know that brother or sister in the Lord that you just love to hang around with NOW? They will be a part of your future then as well. We are eternal beings. That means our relationships are eternal, TOO. That person who you love to be with, will be a part of your future in that age, too. The relationships that we cherish NOW will also be taken from Glory to Glory. They bring you joy NOW. They will bring you EVEN MORE JOY in the age to come.

Lord Jesus loves His people. I saw a group of people eating a meal beside the Sea of Galilee. I saw Lord Jesus walk up and ask if they had an extra seat so He could just sit down with them and eat with them. He loves to fellowship with us. So He will show up unexpectedly with people during that time, to have conversation and just spend time with us over a meal.

I saw that the assignments He gives us will allow us to work alongside those people we met along the way, who hold a special place in our hearts. Going to work each day will be a joy.
There is no marriage during that time per se, except of course the marriage between the Lord Jesus and His Bride. Yet those who are married in the Lord NOW will be closer than they ever were in the next age. Glory to Glory applies to that, too. Imagine a couple who were married for fifty or sixty years while on earth, knowing each other THEN, utterly completely, without any hindrances. The special joy couples like that shared on earth will pale in comparison to the joy that they will share during that age.

The new bodies that we will have are infinitely superior to our lowly bodies that we currently have. Yes, we can even eat and drink in our new bodies. The Lord Jesus ate fish with His new body, several times, when He appeared to His disciples after the resurrection. Many of the same things we enjoy now will carry over into the next age. But that body can step in and out of the spirit realm at will. Jesus appeared in a locked room. So though we can walk IF WE WANT TO WALK, like Jesus did in His new body, with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, we can also INSTANTLY travel ANYWHERE.

I was allowed to briefly experience life as it will be during that time. To actually FEEL what I will feel. Life seemed SO FULFILLING in a way far beyond the way it is now. He specifically chooses our jobs during that age so that we are completely fulfilled by doing them. And while we are rulers, Kings and Queens in His Kingdom, we are also SERVANTS to all, and a great deal of our joy comes from just getting the privilege of SERVING one another. We are completely devoid of any pride during that age, but we obtain a great amount of joy just bringing joy to others.

There are cities and restaurants and shops during that age. People still meet each other and have lunch. They throw parties and go to each other’s houses. But again, there is much more joy in doing these things than we ever experience doing them today.

I saw many new inventions. New ways of doing things. The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation does not just reveal truth about spiritual things. He reveals new ways of doing things in the area of technology. Better ways to generate electricity for example. There are many new inventions reserved for the next age, which the Father will reveal to His people during that time.

Earth will gradually be transformed to the way He meant it to be. He will do so through His people. All of creation groans for His sons and daughters to be revealed, and during that age we will be truly revealed. Animal life will be at peace again as we speak peace to it. The land will prosper under our management as we use faith to its fullest potential. By the end of the Lord Jesus’ thousand year reign, the entire earth will transformed in every area. It will resemble what it should have been, if Adam and Eve had never fallen.

But I can’t get away from how much fun life itself will be during that time. That is what stands out to me the most as I look back on what He showed me and allowed me to briefly experience. You do not want to miss out on the most exciting time to be alive that age will be. If you do not know the Lord Jesus as Savior and Lord, by all means get saved. Give your life to Him. You do not want to miss out on the very good things that He has planned for you, both now, and in that age to come!