Unlike the most popular view, planet Earth isn't the place where it all is. It certainly isn't the place where it all began. And it certainly won't be the place where it all ends since anything that ends can't be good. Truly, the saying "all good things must come to an end" is of earthly origin. In fact, the popular view that "now is all we have" is only popular because those who hold to it are unable to appreciate things from an eternal standpoint which God calls for us to do since HE HIMSELF is the Alpha and the Omega. This view is only popular because it does not encompass an eternal mindset. What does this suggest? That those who do not possess an eternal point of view can't live forever in the presence of Forever. Planet earth is simply the location pre-eternity. Before the real life actually begins, planet earth provides humans with the opportunity to expect it with great anticipation...
We are truly just "passing by"...