Man in
time for
eternity
Man’s probation and
rewards
“From
everlasting to everlasting Thou art God … For a thousand years in Thy
sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night (Psalm
90:2,4).
God reveals
Himself in Scripture that He is eternal and not limited by time.
He speaks of
Himself as the “I AM THAT I AM,” - the Eternal (Exodus 3:14-15).
He is the First and the Last, the Beginning and the Ending, the Alpha and the Omega (Revelation 1:8;
Isaiah 41:4).
But man is finite
and limited by time and space - he is subject to time.
Although man is a
finite creature in time, God made him for eternity. Man has a beginning
but has potentials to exist for eternity.
Creator God will
reward creature man according to man’s works during his earthly life whether
they be good or evil.
Man’s probation in
time
After
God created Adam and Eve, He placed them in the Garden of Eden. They were in
the earthly paradise on probation in time.
They were under
the commandment of God to test their freewill, as to whether they would obey
God or not (Genesis
2:17; 3:1-6).
Adam and Eve miserably failed in this probation.
The Lord God mercifully extended grace to Adam and Eve. He gave them time to repent and be restored to fellowship with God by the atoning sacrifice of God’s Only-Begotten Son - Jesus Christ.
God, the God of love, is also the God of Justice. He pronounced the death penalty on man’s sin
of disobedience - death.
But there was a
period of time given to Adam and Eve as well as to their generations to come -
the entire human race. This probation
period is called time.
From the time of birth
to the time of death of every offspring of Adam is a life span. Within this
limited period of time, man is on probation.
Within this time every
one born of Adam is given space to repent and return to God in total obedience
and submission (Revelation
2:21).
Mortal man knows not
how long his probation is.
God’s grace comes
to every man during his lifetime to repent, seek his creator and ask for
forgiveness (2
Peter 3:8-9).
When mortal man’s
probation in time is over, the physical frame dies and his eternal state is sealed
forever – heaven or hell.
God states this clearly in His
Word the Bible:
27 And
just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes
judgment . . . Hebrews 9:27
After death, the eternal
state and destiny of man is settled - unchanged and unchangeable.
It is within this
period of probation called time that man settles his future destiny for
eternity.
It is for this
very reason that God calls all men to turn from their sin and freely receive God’s
redeeming grace in Christ Jesus.
The rewarding of man
in eternity
The
ushering in of eternity for man is for reward, or for condemnation, depending
which side man chooses – God’s side or his own wicked nature.
All men will be
rewarded according to their works, whether good or evil.
Because a
person’s eternal destiny is settled here in time, according to his choice, so a
person’s eternal rewards are settled here in time according to his works, in heaven or in hell, in eternal bliss or everlasting torment.
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