To know what the new heaven and earth will be like.

1. TheFuture
The Doctrine of
Week 7: The New Heaven and Earth

3. TheFuture
The Doctrine of
Week 7:
“Therefore encourage one another
with these words.”
1 Thessalonians 4:18
New Heaven and Earth

4. New Heaven and Earth
• What will the New Heaven and
Earth be like?
• What will we be like?
• What will our relationships be like?
Earth

5. Genesis1:31-2:15:
John 14:1-2
Revelation 21:1-5
Pre-Fallen Earth
Fallen Earth
New Earth
What will the New Heaven
and Earth be like?

6. Genesis1:31-2:15:
Pre-Fallen Earth

7. “I want something I can
hardly put into words- to
be united with the beauty
I now see, to pass into it,
to receive it into myself,
to bathe in it, to become
part of it.”
C.S. Lewis

8. John14:1-2
The Fallen Earth

9. “IwillputMydwellingplaceamong
you,andMysoulshallnotabhoryou. I
willwalkamongyouandbeyourGod,
andyouwillbemypeople.”
Leviticus26:11-12

10. “Mydwellingplacewillbewiththem;I
willbetheirGod,andtheywillbeMy
people.”
Ezekiel37:27

11. Revelation21:1-5
The New Earth

12. “As our current bodies are
the blueprints for our
resurrected bodies, this
present Earth is the
blueprint for the New
Earth. The things we love,
the spaciousness of a night
sky, the coziness of a
fireplace…

13. “…the freshness of a
waterfall, the delight of
companionship and a good
meal, are not merely the
best this life has to offer-
they are a preview of the
greater life to come.”
Randy Alcorn

15. “Tobringallthingsinheavenandon
earthtogetherunderoneHead,even
Christ.”
Ephesians1:10

16. “In the new universe we
will never be able to travel
far enough to leave God’s
presence. The presence of
God is the essence of
heaven. And however great
the wonders of heaven will
be, God Himself will be
heaven’s greatest prize.”
Randy Alcorn

17. “To go to heaven fully to enjoy
God, is infinitely better than the
most pleasant accommodations
here. Father, mother, husbands,
wives, children or the company
of earthly friends, are but
shadows. But the enjoyment of
God Himself is the substance of
heaven.”
Jonathan Edwards

18. “Oh my Lord Jesus Christ, if
I could be in heaven without
You, it would be hell; and if I
could be in hell and have You
still, it would be heaven for
me. For You are all the
heaven I want.”
Jonathan Edwards

19. Will there be an ocean?

20. Will there be sunsets?

21. TheFuture
The Doctrine of
eschatology: (es´kuh-tol´uh-jee)
The doctrine of the last things