The Bible has an answer. Scripture shows that God wants and intends for mankind to move out onto Mars and beyond. “For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth … he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited …” (Isaiah 45:18). This astounding verse, alongside several other scriptures, reveals that God did not create the vast universe just to be an ornament for people on Earth to look at; He created it to be inhabited!
Hebrews 2:6-10 say God will put “the universe” in subjection to mankind (Weymouthversion). But then the passage says God has not done so yet.
And there is a very good reason why He hasn’t.
An old adage often told to individuals who plan to escape their personal problems by moving to a new city is: “Wherever you go, there you are.” It’s true for individuals, and also for mankind as a whole.
Relocating doesn’t solve our problems because we are the problem.
God gave us Earth to care for—and look around: “All the trouble” here shows that we aren’t yet capable of successfully governing ourselves.
Musk is right that mankind is in grave danger of wiping himself out. Matthew 24:21-22 say our most destructive war lies still ahead. And it will be so violent that it’ll have the potential to extinguish all human life from Earth. But if mankind were able to colonize another planet, we would only bring “all the trouble” with us. If we successfully built a Martian colony like the one Musk envisions, the 1 million people would soon split into factions and find plenty of reasons to war against each other. It would not take long for Mars to have its own World War I.
The good news is that God has an inspiring plan for changing and healing the human nature that creates so many problems. Once He accomplishes this, then man will be able to fulfill the true potential God has given us. At that future time, the vast majority of all people who have ever lived will have the chance to inhabit Mars and the whole universe!
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