- Mon, Mar 29, 2010
- Heaven
Is the new city Jerusalem in the present Heaven?
I believe the New Jerusalem is right now in the present (intermediary) Heaven because of my understanding of Revelation 10.
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- Mon, Mar 29, 2010
- Heaven
Is the New Heaven already in place to be seen or is it in process?
Hebrews 12 speaks of the Heavenly City as apparently already existing in the present Heaven, but we don't know exactly how that works...
- Mon, Mar 22, 2010
- Heaven
How will the Earth be redeemed?
Consider the fantastic words contained in Romans 8:19-23:
The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration [curse]... in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God....We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only ...
- Thu, Feb 04, 2010
- Heaven
What does the Bible mean by the term new heavens?
The Old Testament uses no single word for universe or cosmos. When Genesis 1:1 speaks of God’s creating “the heavens and the earth,” the words are synonymous with what we mean by universe.
- Wed, Feb 03, 2010
- Doctrine and Theology, Heaven
Will the Holy Spirit have a function in the New Heaven?
Clearly, since the Holy Spirit is a member of the triune God, he will be present for all eternity, no doubt taking an active role in the creation and among God’s people. However, the Bible doesn’t specifically answer the question of exactly what His role will be.
- Wed, Feb 03, 2010
- Heaven
Will there be space and time in the eternal Heaven?
The questions, What is Heaven like? and, What will Heaven be like? have two different answers. The present, intermediate Heaven is in the angelic realm, distinctly separate from Earth (though as we’ll see, likely having more physical qualities than we might assume). By contrast, the future Heaven will be in the human realm, on Earth. The dwelling place of God will be the dwelling place of humanity, in a resurrected universe: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. . . . I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. . . . And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God’” (Revelation 21:1-3). Heaven, God’s dwelling place, will one day be on the New Earth.
Notice that the New Jerusalem, which was in Heaven, will come down out of Heaven from God. Where does it go? To the New Earth. From that time on, “the dwelling of God” will be with redeemed mankind on Earth.
