Matthew 19:28
And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
There will come a period when the world that exists today will be transformed — this is the regeneration, or new existence, or the great transition, or the great reset. One day the world will become different; its renewal will take place.
John 3:7
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Salvation, in the understanding of the ancients, was when a person became worthy of living in the new world. And the question of salvation troubled people in ancient times. People searched for a way to obtain it. They were interested in how to achieve it. Let us remember how one day Jesus Christ, in response to a similar question from a rich young man, gave him the task of loving his neighbors, namely: selling his possessions and giving the money to the poor. But the young man went away sad. At that time, this way of obtaining salvation seemed too difficult for the young man.
Titus 3:4–7
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Regeneration, the new existence — now Jesus Christ gives this gift to people through His mercy, by the Holy Spirit! How is this mercy expressed? In the fact that Jesus Christ died for people on the Cross of Golgotha. And now, if a person comes to Christ, Christ Himself changes that person and Himself makes them an heir of eternal life — an heir of salvation. How does the nature of a person changed by Christ manifest itself? Once, a missionary asked a converted native: "How has Christ changed your life?" And the native answered with simplicity of heart: "Before, I swept the hut only in the middle, but now I sweep every corner." This is what Christ does in a person's life.
Romans 12:1–2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
We perform this action every day — the renewal of our minds. But only Christ gives a person renewal. And the Word of God says that, in due time, the entire world will also be renewed.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
This is the regeneration. The great transition will take place through God's judgments — through great upheavals, through fire.
Matthew 13:40–43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Romans 8:21
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
After this, people will begin to live in peace, they will not wage war, and even animals will live in harmony.
But people do not want to turn to Jesus Christ. Not long ago, scientists conducted an interesting experiment during the Israeli-Lebanese war, which was called the "International Middle East Peace Project," and its results were published by the Journal of Conflict Resolution in 1988. The experiment consisted of sending people with a deep inner sense of peace to war-torn regions of the Middle East, and when these people, in the midst of the horror prevailing there, maintained their sense of peace and went about their daily lives, the number of crimes against civilians decreased, and the number of injured people being brought to hospitals declined. At that time, the researchers even presented their calculation: if a city with a population of one million has a hundred peace-loving people living in it, that is enough for peace in the city. That is, when even a small percentage of the population acquires an inner state of peace and calm, this state is reflected in those around them. The greater the number of people who possess such a feeling of peace, the faster the process of the world's recovery begins.
In our days, the world is attracted by the deception of carrying out the Great Reset with its own hands, through which people wish to independently change something for the better according to their own judgment. And one of the manifestations of these efforts is the so-called 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which represent a call to action to eradicate poverty, ensure the protection of the planet, improve the quality of life, and improve prospects for all people throughout the world. These 17 goals were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which sets out a 15-year plan to achieve them. In 2015, Yuval Noah Harari's book Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow was published. It attempts to paint a picture of the future and prophesies the replacement of humans with superhumans, or homo deus (divine humans), endowed with supernatural abilities such as eternal life, in the context of the development of technology, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. And in 2016, Klaus Schwab's book The Fourth Industrial Revolution was published, revealing the concept according to which the near future will be determined by the widespread introduction of cyber-physical systems into production and the provision of human needs, including everyday life, work, and leisure. A new society under the control of a new world government is described. People become cosmopolitans. Mother Nature and care for the environment take the place of religion. Jesus Christ does not fit into this new ideology. Those who hold power in the world develop a desire to control both human consciousness and the behavior of groups of people. The Revelation of Saint John the Theologian tells us about this as the introduction of the mark.
Revelation 17:12
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
And this is a struggle against Jesus Christ. But the Lamb will ultimately defeat all His opponents. Before the coming of Christ, great deception will reign on earth. Only Jesus Christ can regenerate humanity. Only He made the Sacrifice for the redemption of humanity, and only He has this authority. And it depends on every person: whether they will stop on their path, whether they will hear the call of Christ, whether they will turn to Christ. And the Word of God — the Holy Gospel — warns us:
Mark 16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.