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What has God promised for the future?

God promised that the righteous will possess the earth forever

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Psalms 37:11,29
but the poor will have the land for their own, to enjoy untroubled peace.
29 but the upright shall have the land for their own, there they shall live for ever.

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Matthew 5:5
Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted.

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Isaiah 25:8
he has destroyed death for ever.
Lord Yahweh has wiped away the tears from every cheek;
he has taken his people's shame away everywhere on earth,
for Yahweh has spoken.

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Isaiah 35:5-6
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed,
6 then the lame will leap like a deer and the tongue of the dumb
sing for joy; for water will gush in the desert and streams in the wastelands,

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Acts 24:15
and I hold the same hope in God as they do that
there will be a resurrection of the upright and the wicked alike.

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Revelation 21:3-5
Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne,
'Look, here God lives among human beings.
He will make his home among them; they will be his people,
and he will be their God, God-with-them.
4 He will wipe away all tears from their eyes;
there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness or pain.
The world of the past has gone.'
5 Then the One sitting on the throne spoke.
'Look, I am making the whole of creation new. Write this,
"What I am saying is trustworthy and will come true."

What does your Bible say

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God promised that the righteous will possess the earth forever

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Jesus also promised that the mild-tempered people will inherit the earth

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God promised that the earth will become a paradise

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God promised that all people will be in perfect health

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God promised that even death will be a thing of the past

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God promised to resurect our loved ones that have fallen asleep in death

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God promised that we find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace
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