The foundations of the earth

Isaiah 51:12-13 12“I, even I, am He who comforts you.Who are you that you should be afraid

Of a man who will die,And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?13And you forget the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth;You have feared continually every day Because of the fury of the oppressor,When he has prepared to destroy.

And where is the fury of the oppressor?

Here God is giving comfort to His people to not be afraid of people who try to oppress them and showing the reality how great He as a creator is compared to ones who are created. There`s also strong reminder of the reality that they tend to forget who their God is. Then it mentions that He stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. So earth has it`s foundations.

Psalm. 102:25 Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Psalm.104:5 You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever

Prov.8:29 When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth, 30Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him,

Job.38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?Tell Me, if you have understanding.

These scriptures show us that foundations of the earth had been laid of old(long ago), God has laid the foundations of the earth so that it should not be moved forever, foundations of the earth are marked with wisdom and finally there scripture where God challenges Job where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Now the interesting question is: What are/is the foundations of the earh? Let us seek answers from the scriptures.

2.Peter.3:5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

Hebrews.11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

Here we se that both heavens and the earth have been there from old by the word of God. We also see that this earth that we see now has been framed by the word of God by His creative power bringing forth things that we now see from his eternal realm which we call heaven.Which is different heaven that we see with our eyes.

Now because we see that earth has been created by the word of God we can rightly say that the Word of God is the very foundation of the earth. But let us go deeper and let the Word of God reveal us the mystery.

Col.1:15-17 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

Hebrews.1:3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

John.1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made

Revelation.19:11-13 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

These scriptures clearly show us that actually everything that is created is created through and by God who became man and who gave us His name Jesus. He holds everthing together by the word of his power. How awesome is Jesus! Jesus is the Word through whom everything got created. Revelation 19 even confirms it to us revealing that one of the names of Jesus is the Word of God.

As awesome as it is by these scriptures I dare to say that Jesus is the foundation of the earth! This is now revealing us something of the deep mystery of God. God`s will is that the mystery gets revealed to His holy people!

This creation as we see now is created only for a certain period of time. During that time the mystery of God gets fully revealed and then the end of the age will come and God`s people will step into new era. In the creation itself God has painted us the picture of His Glory and His purpose that even by creation we would grasp the understanding or glimpse of the age that he has prepared for us who believe.

1.Cor.3:10-11 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

This speaks about the foundation of our faith showing us that Jesus is the only foundation that can be laid. How do we lay this foundation? By speaking the word of God. Same way as the foundation of the earth is laid. Now when the foundation first gets laid in our lives we start to grow into the mystery of God and getting ready for the end of the age as we remain in his word beause God is building things to come from the inside of His people!

Word of God speaks to us about the last trumpet. Let us have a little look to it in the final part of the message.

Revelation.10:7 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.

Revelation.11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”

So when the seventh angel blows the trumpet the mystery of God which is now opening for us piece by piece will be finished. One thing that will happen on that moment will be that the kingdom of God will take fully over the kingdoms of this world and God will reign then forever and ever. But what else is going to happen at that same moment?

1.Cor.15:51-58 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”55“O Death, where is your sting?O Hades, where is your victory?”56The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

At that moment of the sounding of the last trumped the mystery of God will be fulfilled also in us who believe and because of that we will be changed. We walk into the fullness of resurrection! We put on immortality! Labour in the Lord is not in vain cause when we grow in the understanding of the mystery the process inside of us moves on until we get so filled with the revelation of the mystery that this body cannot contain it anymore but it has to be changed according to the Word that is inside of us! We have tapped into an awesome power through Jesus Christ!

Psalm.102:25-28 Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 26They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;

Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed. 27But You are the same,

And Your years will have no end. 28The children of Your servants will continue,

And their descendants will be established before You.”

At that same moment when the Jesus takes over the kingdoms and we are changed also the earth will be changed. Everything shall be new!

Revelation.21:1-7 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”5Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”6And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.

Promise to enter into the new remains for those who overcomes. See the picture that God paints with the foundation of the earth. Earth has its foundations so by being in that right foundation this earth shall remain till the time when it is it`s time to change. That foundation is the Word who also became flesh, who is Jesus! Now Jesus is also our foundation and as we keep building on that right foundation and growing in the mystery we will be overcomers and standing the test of time and in the end we will fully inherit everything he has promised to us and we will be His bride!