How does it all end? We go through the phrases that John uses for new creation in Revelation and see how they connect to the phrases we’ve seen used throughout the Bible.

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“Kid Kodi”
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Episode #45 – New Creation Theology – New Creation in John – Revelation

Background

• The primary purpose of Revelation is to be an encouragement to Christians who are being persecuted and killed for their faith. 
• Revelation provides three major sources of hope for these Christians
  • Christians who die for their faith will be rewarded by God. Their death was not in vain. 
  • God will eventually defeat evil once and for all, good will triumph, and sin and death will be no more. 
  • The fullness of the reward for faithful Christians and life free from the powers of sin and death are found in heaven. 

John’s Image of Heaven

• “A new heaven and a new earth” (21:1)
  • Genesis 1:1
  • Isaiah
  • Peter 
• “The sea was no more” (21:1)
  • Genesis 1:1
  • Chaos 
• “New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God” (21:2)
  • Temple theme 
  • Isaiah
  • Represents God’s presence
  • God comes down, we don’t go up. 
• “The home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them” (21:3) 
  • Temple theme
  • Prophecy of Jeremiah 
• “The tree of life” (22:2)
  • Garden of Eden 

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Check out our article on “An Overlap of Heaven and Earth” for more new creation study!