
The Eternal State: I Saw a New Heaven and a New Earth, Part 1
The Bible teaches that God will completely destroy the planet we are currently living on. After that supernatural event, God will create a new heaven and a new earth.
The Bible teaches that God will completely destroy the planet we are currently living on. After that supernatural event, God will create a new heaven and a new earth.
When the Lord Jesus Christ makes a new heaven and a new earth, it will reveal the full expression of His beauty and His creative power.
In Revelation 21–22 the apostle John records a vision of the new heaven and the new earth.
What will Christians do for all of eternity in the new heaven and earth?
God is infinitely worthy to sit on the universe’s throne and to judge its treacherous rebellion against Him, and He will delegate that judgment to the Son.
The 24 elders around God’s throne are representatives of redeemed humans, specifically of both Old Testament and New Testament believers.
Revelation 4 describes a distinct class of angelic beings not mentioned elsewhere in Scripture—they are the exalted guardians of God’s throne.
In the great hymn at the end of Revelation 4 God is described as the Creator God who has the right to redeem His creation and to judge it.
In Revelation 5 God holds a mysterious scroll that becomes the centerpiece for the entire book of Revelation.
God’s scroll is most likely a title deed to the entire earth. The scroll’s seals are the judgments our Lord will unleash on the earth to redeem it from its curse and restore it to its rightful owner.
Revelation 5 describes the Lamb, our Lord Jesus Christ, as being enthroned with God the Father and being the One who is worthy of breaking the seven seals on the scroll.
By His sacrificial death the Lamb has taken control of the course of history and guaranteed its future. He alone is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll.
What will Christians do in the new heaven and earth? In Revelation 22, the apostle John considers that future time period and encourages believers today to live in light of that reality.
The Apostle John doesn’t merely record visions of what is to come: he invites us into an eternal throne room, where Christ is exalted above all creation—worthy of our deepest worship, our highest praise, and our complete surrender.
According to Revelation 22, the apostle John exhorts all Christians to not only believe the doctrine of the Trinity but to worship God as a result. This crucial doctrine is foundational to the Christian faith—and as Pastor Tom will show us today, we as believers must regularly worship God because of His nature and to live faithfully and obediently in light of that glorious truth.
The book of Revelation confronts us with a powerful truth: complacency has no place in the life of a believer. As the final chapters of God’s redemptive story unfold before our eyes, we’re called not to passive waiting, but to active preparation. John’s urgent message in Revelation 22 is clear—repent and believe in the One who is coming soon.
For those who’ve placed their faith in Christ, your debt is already paid in full. You’ll stand uncondemned, justified, and receive God’s gracious rewards. These eternal realities demand our attention, as Revelation 22 clearly demonstrates.
The apostle John warns that those who cling to sin and reject the one true God will face Him not as Savior, but as Judge. This sobering truth is why Revelation 22 urgently calls every professing believer to examine the authenticity of their faith before that final day arrives.
As believers, we’re summoned to more than casual acknowledgment—we’re called to complete submission to Scripture’s authority. Yet John’s warning carries a sobering edge: we must neither add to God’s revealed Word nor subtract from its sacred truth.
Revelation 22 makes clear that Scripture is authoritative and that we, as Christians, must embrace and submit to its authority. But why is that? Because the Scripture is the product of God’s breath; in other words, because God has all authority, His written words come with the same authority.
For those of us who call ourselves believers, the path forward is clear—we must fix our gaze on Christ and His abundant grace as we seek to serve Him faithfully and be transformed into His glorious likeness.
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