The Bride of Christ
Did you know that after Jesus Christ returns to judge the nations, after the final judgment and during the Millennium, that there will be a new earth? (Revelation 21:1) It was prophesied in the book of Isaiah, chapter 65, verse 17, and chapter 66, verse 22.
The Bible says that all former things will pass away. There will be no more tears, pain, sorrow, or death. (Revelation 21:4) God also says in His Word that all things will become new. (Revelation 21:5) That includes the earth. The old heaven and the old earth will be no more. (Revelation 20:11) All the effects of the curse that resulted from Adam’s sin will be removed, and all things will become new.
Growing up most churchgoers are taught about heaven and hell. But, if they are like me, they learned nothing much about the coming new earth. I rarely heard it mentioned. But it is true. There will not just be new heavens, but a new earth as well. The earth we are living on now will be cleansed by fire for the sole purpose of renovation and restoration. ( 2 Peter 3:10-14) What is now Satan’s domain must be purified before the heaven of God can come down to the new earth.
We serve a holy God, which makes this purification and cleansing imperative before He will come down to live among men. Why would He want to dwell somewhere with people on an earth that includes places like rundown public housing? The area once ruled over by evil spirits and demons must be renovated and restored to the way it was when God first created it, before sin entered the world. Only when it is restored and beautified and cleansed will our holy and perfect God, our Creator, deem the earth fit for His habitation. (Revelation 21:3)
“And I heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.” (Revelation 21:3 KJV)
Sadly, according to the Book of Revelation, only those people whose names are written in the Book of Life will be living on this new earth. (Revelation 21:27) Everyone else will be facing their eternal judgment, especially Satan and his demonic hordes who will be cast into the Lake of Fire for all eternity. (Revelation 20)
Because the earth we currently reside on and all its works therein will be completely burned up (2 Peter 3:10), that is why there will be a new earth. Yet only the righteous of God will be there. This new earth will be the place where Jesus Christ will establish His throne and reign from when He returns. In the New Jerusalem, the holy city. This is what is referred to as the Bride of Christ, the Lamb’s wife. (Revelation 21:2)
A New Heaven And A New Earth
The new heaven and the new earth will not be duplicates of those that now exist. It is believed that the new heaven and new earth will actually be as they were at their original creation.
The word ‘new’ is a translation of the Greek word, kainόn, which means ‘qualitatively new’. The new earth and new heaven will clearly not be duplicates, but it appears that their quality will be the same. I’m believing they will be even more beautiful than the originals. Heaven and earth will be completely purified. During the Millennium, the earth will be completely renovated. Once purified, it will be a perfect environment for God to live in. It will be…heavenly.
When Adam and Eve fell, in the Garden of Eden, the Adversary put a wrench in the works, so to speak. God had created things to be perfectly ordered. Sin created chaos and ruined everything. The creation of God was spoiled. As we can see, based on the chaos the Adversary is still creating throughout the world today, nothing has changed. When Jesus Christ returns, He will set things in order once more. By creating a new heaven and a new earth as they were originally, things will be right once more. God will recreate what He once had. This time, Satan will not be around to mess things up again. Since there will be no more sea, that means there will be more land, more space for the redeemed to occupy.
The New Jerusalem
The holy city is not heaven, but the New Jerusalem, the city John saw coming down from the heavens, of which God is the architect. (Revelation 21:2) It will be adorned as a bride because it contains the bride, which is the church and the redeemed from all the ages. The holy city takes on the character of a bride, which is why it is referred to as the Bride of Christ.
The new heavens will be the new atmospheric conditions around and above the new earth, as when the Garden of Eden existed originally. That means no chemtrails, too. The New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:10-22:5) will, in fact, be inhabited by communities of true believers in Christ – the redeemed – where we will live with God forever. God will move, live, and work among us. He will be our God and we His people. We will fellowship with our loved ones and have actual fellowship with God, who will no longer be veiled from us in the human form of Jesus Christ, in a pillar of fire, or a cloud, or in a Holy of Holies. As Adam and Eve saw God in the Garden of Eden, so will all true believers, the pure in heart, see God as He really is.
So heaven is actually the divine creation for a community of people, like-minded believers. The eternal habitation of those who are saved. People of faith will all live together, sharing in the wondrous blessings and universal glory and oneness with God Himself. Can anything be more heavenly than that? It will be a holy city, completely separated from sin, and purified. The New Jerusalem is not heaven but is called that because everyone who will live there will be holy.
The New Jerusalem will have no temples or churches as there are on the present Earth. There, the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, are the temple. And there will be no need for sunlight or electric or gas lights because Jesus Himself will be all the Light we will need. And in Him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5) It will always be full noon there.
“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.” (Revelation 21:23 KJV)
This, my friends, is the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
And the New Jerusalem, with the Church, will be the center of all the governments of the earth. There has never been a rule like it, and Christ’s rule over the earth will be forever.
It will be a Kingdom of peace and righteousness for Jesus is the true Prince of Peace. (Ephesians 2:13-18)
And the gates to the city will be wide open all the time. We will have unhindered access to all that we were denied access to beforetimes. (Revelation 21:25)
Will You Choose Christ?
The coming new earth will be a place so beautiful, it will be greater than anything we can imagine. It will be beyond our wildest dreams. Wouldn’t you like to be a part of it? To live there after you leave this world through death, knowing you will live forever on this new earth, with the One Who loves you most? The One Who created you? If so, then ask Jesus Christ into your heart, to be your Lord and Savior forever. Welcome Him, confess your sins to Him, and turn away from them – repent. Once you are saved and commit your life to walking with Him in true obedience, He will direct your paths the rest of your days.
If you are still not convinced that Jesus Christ is alive and well today and that He and His Father, Jehovah – Elohim – are in full control of your destiny and the universe, then ask Him to prove Himself to you. He will always answer those seeking Him and His Truth. He does not want anyone to perish.
When you are saved, after asking Jesus in as Lord of your life, the Holy Spirit of God – the Ruach HaKodesh – will fill you with His power. He is the Comforter, the One Who helps and guides true believers throughout this life. You may even feel Him inside of you. Sometimes He will stir your spirit and even wash over you. It is the most wonderful thing, to have the Spirit of the Living God with you and to have a close, personal relationship with God Himself. With that comes all the fruits of His Spirit, which are those of righteousness and truth. The coming new earth, the Kingdom of God, is one of righteousness and truth, NOT wickedness and chaos. All those evil things will be gone forever when Jesus returns to establish His Kingdom. It will be heaven on earth and one I dearly look forward to.
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May the Lord bless you and guide your steps and your decision. I pray it will be the right one.
Shalom.
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness.
“Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
“Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
“Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.”
(2 Peter 3:10-14 KJV)
“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.” (Revelation 21:1 KJV)
Refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Earth
http://www.tellingthetruth.org/hot-topics/revelation/new-heaven-new-earth.aspx
http://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-triumph-of-the-gospel-in-the-new-heavens-and-the-new-earth
http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/21