Anthony Hoekema – “The new Jerusalem does not remain in a heaven far off in space, but it comes down to the renewed earth; there the redeemed will spend eternity in resurrection bodies. When God opens the Book of Life [Revelation 20:12, 15, 21:27], He will find my name in there too, for today I give my heart in trust to the saving grace of the Lord Jesus, and here I am.” Or a family to come, or one somebody you, while we sing this song, make it now, while we stand and while we sing. shall reflect the glory of the Lamb, D. So it is hard to overemphasize the significance of this place in redemptive history. The third heaven is the heaven of heaven; it is the throne and the dwelling place of God. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. "'The new heavens and the new earth,' like many other prophecies has an immediate and a remote fulfillment, the first being the creation of 'an utterly new environment' in the first advent of Christ and the preaching of the Gospel to Jews and Gentiles alike. Turn to Romans 8, we begin at verse 19. However man has been dispossessed and lost his rightful dominion, God shall restore it in his redeemed life and creation [Revelation 21:5]. Well, let’s look at Revelation chapter 21 in the time we have left to us tonight, the new heavens and the new earth. Sermons by College Park Church. Copyright 2021 College Park Church. It is heaven on earth. This city descends out of heaven from God, and it becomes the connection between the New Heaven and the New Earth. In the new heavens and new earth all will be the temple of God. A. Even now as we sing to Lord, as we talk with one another, as we love each other, and as we reflect upon the beauty of our God, we get a small taste of the New Heaven, the New Earth, and New Jerusalem. Kosmos, the adorning, the adorning, the embellishment, kosmos. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. We are going to cover this section rather briefly because next Sunday we are going to focus entirely on the perfection of God’s people and the doctrine of glorification, especially the implications of verses 5-8. The New Heavens and New Earth which God creates after the Tribulation and Millenium will be our eternal dwelling place. Is that what he means? I don’t like that. but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: when the trumpet shall sound, and the dead in Christ shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed! Now he’s going to speak of that ultimate judgment of God: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by that same word (of Almighty God) are kept in store, reserved unto fire (the cleansing fire, the rejuvenating fire, the purging fire, preserved unto fire) against the day of judgment and of perdition and damnation of ungodly men. “And, lo,” He says, the last verse in Matthew, “And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world” [Matthew 28:20]. (Isaiah 65:17) As the new heavens and the new earth that I make shall remain before me, says the Lord, so shall your offspring and your name remain. The second heaven described in the Bible is the heavens of the starry spheres; the Milky Way, the sidereal universes, all that you see when you stand under the blue firmament and chalice of the sky at night. Heaven comes down to earth, and the dwelling of God is with men. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Cursed, it groans and travaileth in pain even until now. IN RELATION TO THE PRESENT HEAVEN AND EARTH... 1. 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. It was cursed, wasted, destroyed, all God’s creation. I am a relentless tear-wiper. Dr. Lloyd-Jones encourages our hearts in this sermon with the reminder that the Gospel is immediately pessimistic but ultimately, and gloriously, optimistic. 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