> 7. God's New World > > 1. Why did God create this world? > > “The LORD created . . . the earth and made it. He didn’t [did not] create > it > to be empty. Instead he formed it FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE ON” (Isaiah 45:18). > > God called Adam and Eve’s home the Garden of Eden. Eden was supposed to be > everyone’s home but Adam and Eve sinned and spoiled God’s plan. Now God > wants to give us another beautiful home. He wants the world to be the same > way it was in the beginning. > > “I WILL CREATE NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH” (Isaiah 65:17). > > “I will make their deserts like Eden. I will make their dry and empty land > like my very own garden. Joy and gladness will be there. People will sing > and give thanks to me” (Isaiah 51:3). > > God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. In Micah 4:8 we read, > “Unto thee (you) shall it come, even the FIRST dominion” (KJV). This means > that Eden will be given back to us. The first Eden was lost through Adam > and > Eve’s sin. The new Eden will be given to us if we let Jesus save us from > sin. Let us thank God for this. God will change our wicked (bad) world > into > a beautiful place. Everyone will always be happy there. > > 2. What did Peter look for in the future? > > “WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH. . . . All of this > is in keeping with God’s promise” (2 Peter 3:13). > > Our old world will be made new again. The first three chapters of the > Bible > tell us about the Garden of Eden and the beginning of sin. The last three > chapters of the Bible in Revelation (20-22) tells us about the end of sin > and the beautiful home God will give to us. > > 3. Where will God’s people live forever? > > “Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed [paid back] IN THE EARTH” > (Proverbs 11:31, KJV). > > “Blessed are the meek [humble], for they will inherit [live in] THE EARTH” > (Matthew 5:5, KJV). > > The righteous people are those who follow God’s way. God’s people will > live > here on this earth. After this earth is made new, it will become THE HOME > OF > THE RIGHTEOUS. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus spoke about this. He told us to > pray, “Thy will be done IN EARTH, as it is in heaven.” When the earth is > made new again, it will be given back to us. That day is coming! > > > WHERE IS PARADISE NOW? > 4. What is Jesus preparing for His people? > > “There are many rooms in my Father’s house. If this were not true, I would > have told you. I am going there to PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. If I go and do > that, I will come back. And I will take you to be with me. Then you will > also be where I am” (John 14:2, 3). > > Jesus is now with His Father in heaven. He is preparing beautiful homes > (rooms) for His people in New Jerusalem. > > 5. What is found in paradise (heaven)? > > “I will allow those who overcome to eat from THE TREE OF LIFE in God’s > paradise” (Revelation 2:7). > > God put the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve began to > sin, they had to move out of Eden and stay away from the tree of life. In > heaven, we shall eat of this tree. God still wants His people to eat from > the tree of life in Paradise. It is near the throne of God. > > “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life. It was as clear > as > crystal. It flowed from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It flowed down > the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river STOOD THE > TREE OF LIFE, bearing TWELVE CROPS OF FRUIT. Its fruit was ripe every > month. > The leaves of the tree bring healing to the nations. . . . The throne of > God > and of the Lamb will be in the city” (Revelation 22:1-3). > > In Revelation 21:2 the Holy City that will come down from heaven is called > the “New Jerusalem.” The throne, where God sits as King of the universe, > is > in the middle of the New Jerusalem. The Bible says Jesus will be there. > > From under the throne of God, there flows a cool, clear river of water. On > each side of this wonderful river grows the tree of life. In some parts of > the world, there are great trees with many trunks. Sometimes one part of > the > tree is on one side of a road and another part is on the other side, with > the branches joining above. The tree of life is like this. This beautiful > tree stretches across the river of life. You can be one of those happy > people who will eat the fruit from this tree. People who eat this fruit > will > never die. There are twelve different kinds of fruit on this tree – one > fruit for each month of the year. > > > THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY > 6. What does the Bible say about New Jerusalem? > > “He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City. It was coming down out of heaven > from God. It shone with the glory of God. It gleamed like a very valuable > jewel. It was like a jasper, as clear as crystal. The city had a huge high > wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates. . . . The wall of the > city had 12 foundations. . . . The city was laid out like a square. It was > as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was > 1,400 miles [or 2,200 kilometers] long. It was as wide and high as it was > long” (Revelation 21:10-16). > > The city is square. Each side of the city is 350 miles (or 550 kilometers) > long. The four walls of the city is 1,400 miles all the way around. This > city is bigger than the whole state of Oregon. This is bigger than any > city > on earth. It will be plenty of room for all the people who are saved. > There > will be a place in it for you. > > “The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single > pearl. The main street of the city was made out of pure gold, as clear as > glass” (Revelation 21:21). > > 7. Will anyone be afraid in that city? > > “And no one will make them afraid” (Jeremiah 30:10). > > “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. God’s glory is > its light, and THE LAMB IS ITS LAMP” (Revelation 21:23). > > After the earth is made clean by fire, the New Jerusalem comes down from > God. It rests on the earth. Jesus promised, “Those who are free of pride . > . > . will be given the earth” (Matthew 5:5). This promise will become true > when > the city rests on the earth. The Holy City will be on this earth forever. > This earth will be the home of God’s people. God will live with His > people. > This earth will be the capitol of God’s government for the whole universe. > Those who are saved will live in the beautiful new earth. This is how God > will give back Eden to His people. > > > THE HOLY CITY COMES DOWN TO EARTH > 8. How will the earth be cleaned of sin? > > “FIRE WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING in them [on earth]. But we are looking > forward > to a new heaven and a new earth. Godliness will make its home there. All > of > this is in keeping with God’s promise” (2 Peter 3:10, 13). > > Jesus has promised to come back. He will take His people to heaven. Later, > this earth will be cleaned by fire. The earth will be made new. It will be > clean and beautiful. There will be no more sin. Everything that reminds us > of sin will be destroyed. > > 9. What will come to the earth from heaven? > > “I saw the HOLY CITY, THE NEW JERUSALEM. IT WAS COMING DOWN out of heaven > from God. . . . Now God makes his home with people. HE WILL LIVE WITH > THEM. > They will be HIS people. And God himself will be with them and be their > God” > (Revelation 21:2, 3). > > God has promised, “Those who are free of [have no] pride will be given the > earth.” This earth will become the home of God’s people. God HIMSELF will > live with them. The Holy City (New Jerusalem) will be on this earth > forever. > God’s people will live on the new earth forever. > > > LIFE ON THE NEW EARTH > 10. What will we do in the new earth? > > “I will create new heavens and a new earth. The things that have happened > before [on this earth] will not be remembered. They will not even enter > your > minds. . . . My people will BUILD HOUSES and live in them. They will PLANT > VINEYARDS and eat their fruit” (Isaiah 65:17, 21). > > Everything that we need will be there. We can build our own houses. If we > plant a garden, we will be able to eat the fruit from it. No bugs or > diseases will spoil our garden. No one will take it away from us, or steal > the food. The new earth will be a real place with real live people doing > real fun things. We will be much happier in the new earth than we will > ever > know here on this earth. This happiness will last forever. David says, > “You > will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your > right > hand” (Psalm 16:11). > > 11. Will people know each other in heaven? > > “’Look at my hands and my feet. It is really I! Touch me and see. A ghost > does not have a body or bones. But you can see that I do.’ . . . So Jesus > asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?’ They gave him a piece of > cooked fish. He took it and ate it in front of them” (Luke 24:39-43). > > Luke 24:39-43 tells us what Jesus was like after His resurrection. The > disciples could see Him. They touched and felt His hands and His feet. He > was a real person, not a spirit. He was hungry and ate some food. > > “But we know that when Christ appears, WE WILL BE LIKE HIM” (1 John 3:2). > > “Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them > in a mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. . > . > . BUT SOMEDAY I WILL KNOW COMPLETELY, JUST AS GOD KNOWS ME COMPLETELY” (1 > Corinthians 13:12). > > People in heaven will be real. They will have bodies, but they will never > die. They will be able to eat, drink, feel, and enjoy the good things in > the > new earth. We will be perfect in heaven. We will know our friends in > heaven. > Paul says, “But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me > completely” (1 Corinthians 13:12). Here on earth we know people by the way > they talk or the way they sign, their faces, the way they walk, their > handshake, and by many other ways. In heaven, we shall know our friends > the > same way and they will know us. In heaven, our bodies will not become > sick. > We will become stronger. We will not sin. But we will still know our > family > and friends just like we do today. > > 12. What does the Bible say about the animals in the new earth? > > “WOLVES and LAMBS will eat together. LIONS will eat straw like OXEN. . . . > None of those animals will harm or destroy anything or anyone on my holy > mountain of Zion [heaven]” (Isaiah 65:25). > > “LEOPARDS will lie down with GOATS. CALVES and LIONS will eat together. > And > little children will lead them around. COWS will eat with BEARS. Their > little ones will lie down together. . . . None of those animals will harm > or > destroy anything or anyone on my holy mountain of Zion [heaven]” (Isaiah > 11:6, 7, 9). > > In the new earth, the animals will not be dangerous and wild. On this > earth, > wolves kill and eat lambs, and leopards kill young goats. On the new > earth, > they will eat grass and not kill each other. Children will play with them > and will not be hurt. The animals will be our friends as they were in > Eden. > Man will rule over them with wisdom. > > > THE END OF SICKNESS AND SORROW > 13. When Jesus comes for His people, what troubles will come to an end? > > “Then the EYES of those who are BLIND will be opened. The EARS of those > who > CAN’T HEAR [deaf] will be unplugged [opened]. Those who CAN’T WALK will > LEAP > LIKE A DEER. And those who CAN’T [can not] SPEAK will SHOUT WITH JOY” > (Isaiah 35:5, 6). > > “NO ONE living in Zion [heaven] WILL EVER SAY AGAIN, ‘I’M SICK’” (Isaiah > 33:24). > > A man lay sick in hospital. He could not move his hands or feet, or turn > his > head. He had been like this for 42 years, since he was ten days old. When > the minister told him about heaven by reading these verses, he became very > happy. He said: “Heaven will be wonderful. I can be happy there.” > > Are you glad Jesus will come to end all sickness and death? In the new > earth, there will be no more sickness. There will be no more pain. We will > be able to hear music and talk with all of our families and friends. No > one > will ever grow old or die. Jesus will end all of our troubles and > sickness. > > 14. How will Jesus bring eternal happiness to the people He saved? > > “He [Jesus] will WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR from their eyes. There will be NO > MORE > DEATH or SADNESS. There will be no more CRYING or PAIN. Things are NO > LONGER > the way they used to be” (Revelation 21:4). > > On that happy day, Jesus will wipe all tears away. There will be no more > sadness. I want to be there! Do you? Now is the time to get ready. Now is > the time to obey God. > > 15. Who will be able to enter the Holy City? > > “Blessed are those who DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, that they may have the right > to > the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city” > (Revelation > 22:14, NKJV). > > Some people will not go to heaven or enter the Holy City. Only those who > become the children of God can enter. Only people who obey God’s > commandments will enter the eternal home. If we want to walk with Jesus in > that city, we must walk with Him now, today. Take Jesus into your heart > today and walk with Him. > > “Those who claim to belong to him must live as Jesus did” (1 John 2:6). > > > THE LESSON IN A FEW WORDS > 1.. Satan brought sin into this world. He spoiled the beautiful garden of > God. God has promised to make the earth perfect again. > > 2.. When Jesus comes, He will take His children to heaven. > > 3.. After the earth has been made clean from sin, the Holy City, the New > Jerusalem, will come down from heaven to this earth. God's people will > make > their home on the new earth. There will be no more sorrow, sickness, or > death. > > 4.. If you want to be saved, accept Jesus as your Savior. Show you love > Him by keeping and following His commandments. > > LET US PRAY THIS PRAYER: > > “Dear Lord, I thank You for the promise of a beautiful home. Help me to > live > FOR You now, so that I can live WITH You on Your new earth. Amen.” > > > >
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