'Earth' in the Bible

"How blessed are those who are humble, because it is they who will inherit the earth!

because I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished.

nor by the earth, because it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the Great King.

May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

But so you will know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"" he told the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!"

"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword!

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants.

because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven."

He answered, "Yes." When Peter went home, Jesus spoke to him first and asked him, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings on the earth collect tolls or tributes? From their own subjects, or from foreigners?"

"I tell all of you with certainty, whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven.

Furthermore, I tell all of you with certainty that if two of you agree on earth about anything you request, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven,

And don't call anyone on earth "Father,' because you have only one Father, the one in heaven.

As a result, you will be held accountable for all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Berechiah's son Zechariah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."

Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,

Then Jesus approached them and told them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"" Then he told the paralyzed man,

It's like a mustard seed planted in the ground. Although it's the smallest of all the seeds on earth,

and his clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them.

He'll send out his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven."

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."

"Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to people who enjoy his favor!"

But so you'll know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"." he told the paralyzed man, "I say to you: Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!"

At that moment, the Holy Spirit made Jesus extremely joyful, so Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you.

The queen of the south will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look, something greater than Solomon is here!

"I've come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already ablaze!

Do you think that I came to bring peace on earth? Not at all, I tell you, but rather division!

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, yet you don't know how to interpret the present time?"

However, it is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the Law to be dropped.

I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.

Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words won't ever disappear."

like a trap, because it will come on everyone who lives on the face of the earth.

The one who comes from above is superior to everything. The one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to everything.

As for me, if I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself."

I glorified you on earth by completing the task you gave me to do.

But you'll receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you'll be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Now devout Jews from every nation on earth were living in Jerusalem.

I will display wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke.

You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he told Abraham, "Through your descendant all the families of the earth will be blessed.'

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, "Master, you made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'

""Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house can you build for me,' declares the Lord, "or what place is there in which I can rest?

In his humiliation, justice was denied him. Who can describe his descendants? For his life is taken away from the earth."

When I examined it closely, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

For that is what the Lord ordered us to do: "I have made you a light to the gentiles to be the means of salvation to the very ends of the earth.'"

"Men, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings with natures like yours. We are telling you the good news so you'll turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn't live in shrines made by human hands,

From one man he made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth, fixing the seasons of the year and the national boundaries within which they live,

Up to this point they listened to him, but then they began to shout, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He's not fit to go on living!"

For the Scripture says about Pharaoh, "I have raised you up for this very purpose, to demonstrate my power through you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

For the Lord will carry out his plan decisively, bringing it to completion on the earth."

But I ask, "Didn't they hear?" Certainly they did! In fact, "Their voice has gone out into the whole world, and their words to the ends of the earth."

For even if there are "gods" in heaven and on earth (as indeed there are many so-called "gods" and "lords"),

for "the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord."

There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of those in heaven is of one kind, and that of those on earth is of another.

The first man came from the dust of the earth; the second man came from heaven.

to usher in the fullness of the times and to bring together in the Messiah all things in heaven and on earth.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name.

Now what does this "he went up" mean except that he also had gone down into the lower parts of the earth?

""so that it may go well for you, and that you may have a long life on the earth."

For by him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether they are kings, lords, rulers, or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

Through the Son, God also reconciled all things to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, thereby making peace through the blood of his cross.

Keep your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth.

And, "In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, because other men offer the gifts prescribed by the Law.

All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth.

See to it that you do not ignore the one who is speaking. For if the hearers did not escape when they ignored the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is from heaven!

At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven."

You have lived in luxury and pleasure on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

Above all, brothers, do not swear oaths by heaven, by earth, or by any other object. Instead, let your "Yes" mean yes and your "No" mean no! Otherwise, you may fall under condemnation.

But they deliberately ignore the fact that long ago the heavens existed and the earth was formed by God's word out of water and with water,

Now by that same word, the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire and are being kept for the day when ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.

But in keeping with his promise, we are looking forward to new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.

And there are three witnesses on earth the Spirit, the water, and the blood and these three are one.

and from Jesus the Messiah, the witness, the faithful one, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

Look! He is coming in the clouds. Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. So be it! Amen.

Because you have obeyed my command to endure, I will keep you from the hour of testing that is coming to the whole world to test those living on the earth.

No one in heaven, on earth, or under the earth could open the scroll or look inside it.

Then I saw a lamb standing in the middle of the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders. He looked like he had been slaughtered. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.

You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on the earth."

I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea, and everything that is in them, saying, "To the one who sits on the throne and to the lamb be praise, honor, glory, and power forever and ever!"

A second horse went out. It was fiery red, and its rider was given permission to take peace away from the earth and to make people slaughter one another. So he was given a large sword.

I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth to kill people using wars, famines, plagues, and the wild animals of the earth.

They cried out in a loud voice, "Holy and true Sovereign, how long will it be before you judge and take revenge on those living on the earth who shed our blood?"

The stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree drops its fruit when it is shaken by a strong wind.

Then the kings of the earth, the important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and all the slaves and free people concealed themselves in caves and among the rocks in the mountains.

After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the land, on the sea, or on any tree.

The angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth. Then there were peals of thunder, noises, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire were mixed with blood and thrown on the earth. One-third of the earth was burned up, one-third of the trees was burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying overhead say in a loud voice, "How terrible, how terrible, how terrible for those living on the earth, because of the blasts of the remaining trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"

When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky. The star was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.

Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that of earthly scorpions.

They were told not to harm the grass on the earth, any green plant, or any tree. They could harm only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

He swore an oath by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: "There will be no more delay.

These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands standing in the presence of the Lord of the earth.

These witnesses have authority to close the heavens in order to keep rain from falling while they are prophesying. They also have authority to turn bodies of water into blood and to strike the earth with any plague, as often as they desire.