I've read in the bible that the meek shall inherit the earth and the lists of the type of ppl who shall not enter the kingdom of heaven idoliters n fornicators etc and that the kingdom of heaven is layed out upon the earth but the eyes of men see it not. all of which tends to suggest the ideas from the lords prayer. as it is in heaven so shall it be on earth. your thoughts please . .

Heaven is a place on earth.

belinda carlisle seems to think so.

but i'd say its a life on earth. it would be strange that the kingdom of heaven existed here and over there too, but not that bit there. a place with physical borders is a place you could walk into and thats not the tone of suggestion surrounding the idea.

You're absolutely right there 3mel, the Bible speaks a lot about mankinds future ON EARTH. See Psalm 37:11 ''the meek ones themselves will possess the earth. And they will indeed find their exquisit delight in the abundance of peace''

Mate, you mentioned God's kingdom, Bible prophecies reveal what Gods Kingdom will do here on the earth. That government will accomplish what no human agencies have ever done or could ever do. Imagine all weapons of war destroyed forever! 'He is making wars to cease to the extremity of the earth.' (Psalm 46:9) No more doctors, hospitals, or disease of any kind. 'No resident will say: 'I am sick.' (Isaiah 33:24) No more famines, food shortages, malnutrition, or starvation.

'There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth.' (Psalm 72:16) No more funerals, cemeteries, morgues, or the misery that accompanies them. Death, our relentless enemy, will be vanquished at last. God 'will actually sw*llow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.' (Isaiah 25:8) Now heres how heaven fits into the picture...

We know Jesus is to rule as king of his fathers kingdom for a thousand years. Jesus said that others, including his apostles, would rule in heaven with him. He called this group the 'little flock' (luke 12:32)

Later, the apostle John was told that this little flock would total 144,000 in number. They would have a thrilling work assignment in heaven, ruling as kings and serving as priests along with Christ. read Revelation 5:9, 10 in your bible it says 'you have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to RULE as kings' also read Revelation 14:1, 3

Like with parliament, not everyone in the country is chosen to take a seat in parliament and govern the country. Only a few. The same is with Gods government. 144thousand chosen from the earth from different countries and races will make up part of the 144thousand. They would have experienced what its like to be an imperfect human. Revelation 20:6 tells us ''they will be priests of God and of the Christ and will RULE as kings with him for the thousand years.''