Do You Think Life in Heaven Will Be Less Than Your Life Now?
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“Behold, I am making all things new.”
Revelation 21:5
Life in the new heaven and new earth will not be less than the life you have now. It will be more!
The word “new” can be used in two ways. The first is to say, “I’m moving to a new house.” You are in a different place, and there is no continuity between your old house and your new house. The second is to renovate your house. It is an old house and everything in it needs to be redone. So, you do a total refurb, and when you are done you say, “Everything is new!” And that is exactly what God says: “I am making all things new” (21:5).
Here is the great promise: When God has removed sin and all its effects from His people, He will then remove all the effects of sin from His creation so that the new earth will become a fit place for God’s children to share a life of unclouded joy.
Think about the joys of life in this fallen world—the joys of music, sports, the arts, science, technology, travel, food, and friendship. None of that will be less. All of it will be more, as you enjoy life in the resurrection body on the new earth. All that God has made is good, and when He redeems it, He will make it better than it was before.
God is going to remake the heavens and the earth. He will merge heaven and earth into a perfect place that will be our home forever. This is the reason why we can speak of heaven when we talk about the new heaven and new earth, because heaven will fill the earth.
How does the promise of a “new” heaven and “new” earth affect the way you think about the world around you?
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Open the Bible UK Daily — Do You Think Life in Heaven Will Be Less Than Your Life Now?. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Welcome to Open the Bible Daily. I'm Sue McLeish. Today, Poster Collins reflection is, do you think life in heaven will be less than your life now? Revelation chapter 21 verse 5 says, behold, I am making all things new. Life in the new heaven and new earth will not be less than the life you have now. It will be more. The word new can be used in two ways. The first is to say, I'm moving to a new house. You are in a different place and there is no continuity between your old house and your new house. The second is to renovate your house. It is an old house and everything in it needs to be redone. So you do a total refurb and when you're done,
you say, everything is new and that is exactly what God says, I am making all things new. Here is the great promise. When God has removed sin and all its effects from his people, he will then remove all the effects of sin from his creation so that the new earth will become a fit place for God's children to share a life of unclouded joy. Think about the joys of life in this fallen world, the joys of music, sports, the arts, science, technology, travel, food and friendship. None of that will be less. All of it will be more as you enjoy life in the resurrection body on the new earth. All that God has made is good and when He redeems it,
He will make it better than it was before. God is going to remake the heavens and the earth. He will merge heaven and earth into a perfect place that will be our home forever. This is the reason why we can speak of heaven when we talk about the new heaven and new earth, because heaven will fill the earth. How does the promise of a new heaven and a new earth affect the way you think about the world around you?
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