For too long we have reduced and distorted the gospel to the snatching of souls from Earth to a distant and intangible realm suitable for angels, not people. Yet the Bible shows that in His unfolding drama of redemption, God is at work to reclaim not just our souls, but also our bodies, and not just our bodies, but also the earth.

Un lecteur m'a demandé: Pourquoi Dieu n'a-t-il pas envoyé le sacrifice de Jésus juste après qu'Adam et Ève aient péché? Pourquoi Dieu a-t-il attendu tout ce temps entre le péché originel et la croix? C'est une bonne question. Je ne veux pas sembler condescendant, mais la première réponse qui me vient à l'esprit, après avoir considéré la personne de Dieu, c'est "parce que Dieu l'a voulu ainsi." Je parlerai de plusieurs raisons possibles plus tard, mais c'est là qu'il faut commencer. Il est déjà difficile simplement de comprendre la révélation de ...

Jesus foi o Cordeiro, o sacrifício, a Páscoa, o Sacerdote, o Profeta, o Rei, o cumprimento da lei, o Pão da Vida, a Palavra. Sem o tempo para desenvolver esses conceitos ao longo da História e por meio das Escrituras, nunca teríamos entendido a profundeza da divindade de Deus. 

Todo el universo físico fue creado para la gloria de Dios. Cuando nos rebelamos, el universo cayó bajo el peso de nuestro pecado. Sin embargo, Dios no nos abandonó. Cuando la serpiente sedujo a Adán y Eva, no tomó de sorpresa a Dios. Él tenía preparado un plan por el cual redimiría a la humanidad—y a toda la creación—del pecado, la corrupción y la muerte. De la misma manera en que promete hacer nuevos a los hombres y las mujeres, promete renovar a la misma tierra.

Why do we love great stories? Because they are pictures of the greatest story. 

My favorite Christmas song is “Joy to the World,” because as my wife Nanci pointed out to me years ago, it’s the Christmas song that looks forward to Christ’s return and the New Earth.

In 1987, eighteen-month-old “Baby Jessica” fell twenty-two feet into a Texas well. Rescuers labored nonstop to save her. 

In this panel discussion with Desiring God about C.S. Lewis in 2013, Randy Alcorn talks about the difference between our story vs. God's story. Watch the complete panel discussion here. 

In Romans 8:21-23 it says that call creation, not just humans, are longing for the coming redemption from the fall. Randy Alcorn argues logically that this longing would go largely unmet if only humans live again on the new earth. This means that animals may also live again. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.