We actually think old is pretty great these days. Vintage clothes, Ray-Bans, Clear Pepsi...well, that one was kind of a failure. But some things are better new: Batman, Mac, Volkswagen. You know, new equals fresh! Improved!
Well, God promises that someday He will make everything new. A new Heaven, a new earth. The apostle John got a preview of that and wrote it down in the book of Revelation.
Revelation 21:1-8 (New Living Translation)
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” 6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega--the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. 7 All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars--their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
New is coming. And all of us are welcome to be there to experience it--we just have to know Jesus. Who recently have you told about Christ?
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