New Creations of Eternity

Revelation 21:1-8 

    1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
    6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

After all the physical heavens and earth run from God’s face, He will make a new heaven and earth; the ones we have now will no longer exist.  It is interesting to see that John reported that there will no longer be an ocean in this new earth, for it will no longer be necessary because He will satisfy our thirst out of Himself.  Then the City of God which is the holy city of His presence, New Jerusalem, will come from the spiritual heaven as a bride for Him to live with and in forever.  This is the only true story where His people will live happily ever after!  He will reside in this eternal temple where we will be able to constantly worship and enjoy Him forever because He will live with us eternally, which is eternal life.  As His people in His presence with Him as our God, we will no longer suffer or be sorrowful; God Himself will dry our tears of past suffering and not allow us to cry anymore.  We will no longer hurt either in body or mind, because we will be made new also (1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 53-54), just as the heavens and earth.  This current life of suffering will be replaced by one far better than Eden.  These true and faithful words are no mere dream, but promises shown as absolute by our great God and Savior, whom we have trusted and continue to trust forever.  He is the only beginning and end of everything, and as Sovereign Lord will do as He says, filling our thirst for Him and His righteousness with water of life that is complete and which never ends.  Therefore in this present life we overcome (1 John 5:4-5) the suffering, doubts, and fear, and inherit in Christ all He plans for us in Himself!  He will be our God, and we His children (1 John 3:1-3).  Those who do not overcome, who refuse to believe, remain in sin and rebellion, and will suffer the end they have desired apart from Him in unholiness and suffering forever; this second death is one which never ends, so they do not cease to exist, but cease to know anything else but the consequences of rejecting their Lord God Almighty.  What can they do now to avoid this?  This is the work of God, that you believe who He sent (John 6:29).  The gospel call is to be over-comers, to trust God’s work in His Son and be reconciled to God now and forevermore.  He who has ears to hear, please listen and understand before these things come to pass!  Amen.