Does the bible give a summary of God's Plan for His creation? It was given to Paul it seems to me and he shares it in at least two places as follows:
"For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it." (Romans 8:19-25)
NOTE:
1. All Creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the "sons" of God. Children of God will become mature sons. We will be complete in the "image" of God.
2. All creation is now subjected to "futility" and "corruption" by God Himself. But it will be "set free" when the "children" become “sons" at the resurrection.
3. For now, all creation groans and suffers. But we have the "hope" (assurance) of salvation.
4. We are not saved yet. We must patiently wait for it.
"But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming, then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. For He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is accepted who put all things in subjection to Him. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all." (1 Corinthians 15:20-28 NASB)
NOTE:
1. The risen Christ is the first fruit of all who die and are resurrected.
2. All will be made alive like Christ just as all will die like Adam.
3. Not all are made alive at the same time. There is an order. Christ first. Next, believers at Christ's coming Then, everyone else at the "end" of the plan being carried out in the ages.
4. Christ rules until all enemies are under his feet, then he abolishes death, and returns the Kingdom to God.
5. Christ is subject to God and God is then "ALL in ALL"....everything to everyone.
"For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it." (Romans 8:19-25)
NOTE:
1. All Creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the "sons" of God. Children of God will become mature sons. We will be complete in the "image" of God.
2. All creation is now subjected to "futility" and "corruption" by God Himself. But it will be "set free" when the "children" become “sons" at the resurrection.
3. For now, all creation groans and suffers. But we have the "hope" (assurance) of salvation.
4. We are not saved yet. We must patiently wait for it.
"But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming, then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. For He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is accepted who put all things in subjection to Him. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all." (1 Corinthians 15:20-28 NASB)
NOTE:
1. The risen Christ is the first fruit of all who die and are resurrected.
2. All will be made alive like Christ just as all will die like Adam.
3. Not all are made alive at the same time. There is an order. Christ first. Next, believers at Christ's coming Then, everyone else at the "end" of the plan being carried out in the ages.
4. Christ rules until all enemies are under his feet, then he abolishes death, and returns the Kingdom to God.
5. Christ is subject to God and God is then "ALL in ALL"....everything to everyone.