Did GOD make a MISTAKE?

Did GOD make a MISTAKE?

Many people who read the Bible believe that someday God will destroy
the earth with fire (or let it be nuked) and leave it as a barren
waste floating in space, etc., never to be inhabited again. Will this
ever happen?

Since the Bible says that all scriptures are "God-breathed" then no
part of an accurate translation of the Bible can scripturally conflict
with another part. (2 Ti 3:16) Thus, it can't say in one part of the
Bible that the above situation would happen,  and in another part that
the earth will remain forever with people on it. God doesn't
contradict Himself.

In the beginning, what did God think of His newly created earth and
the things in it? Genesis 1:31 states, 

"God saw all that he had made, and it was very good...." (NIV)

Thus God liked the planet earth. He said it was "very good". But what
was God's purpose for the earth? Ge 1:28,

"God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in
number; fill the earth and subdue it.
Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every
living creature that moves on the
ground." (NIV)

God made the earth for mankind. As Ps 115:16 puts it, 

"The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to
man." (NIV) 

Perfect mankind was to enjoy not only the physical beauty of a
paradise earth, but also all the other life forms living on it. Man's
first command from God was to multiply and then to spread this
garden-like place they found themselves in to all the earth. As any
gardener or landscaper knows, this would require a lot of hard work
and care, but reaps great satisfaction as the work is being completed.

Thus we have God's original purpose: Perfect humans living on a
paradise earth.

Has this been fulfilled today? One look around can answer that one.
Did God make a mistake and therefore abandon His plans? That will
never happen! God always fulfills what He says. He never fails. Isa
55:11 writes, 

"so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me
empty, but will accomplish
what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." (NIV)

If you were a landlord and built a beautiful house and put in it the
best furnishings for its occupants, but they didn't take care of it,
would you burn down your house to correct the problem? Wouldn't you
rather remove the bad occupants and repair their damages so that it
could be rented out by others who would appreciate it? 

God doesn't even charge rent for this furnished "house" that we live
in. All He asks from us is to follow his commandments. (Ec 12:13)

God even inspired other passages to be written mentioning this
original purpose. 

Isa 45:18, "For this is what the LORD says-- he who created the
heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded
it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be
inhabited..." (NIV)

Ec 1:4, "Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains
forever." (NIV)

Ps 104:5, "Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not
be removed for ever." (KJV)

Even Jesus referred to the accomplishment of God's original purpose
when he stated at Mt 5:5,

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (NIV) We even
pray for this to be accomplished. (Mt 6:10)

Yes, God's infallible Word tells us that some day ALL the earth will
become a "jewel" on the ground just as the astronauts said how it
looks from space. And that "meek" mankind will live in a state of
perfection enjoying this wonderful gift, the earth, that God saw was
"very good" and has given to us. 

No, God doesn't make mistakes or take back His gifts. What He wills
will always come to be.

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