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A moment
of Prayer
19
VISION
OF A
BETTER WORLD
Is it God's purpose to leave us in this world of pain and suffering?
God has promised a home without shadows.
When will we receive it?
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
John 14:1-3
What was the purpose of Christ's death?
1 John 2:25
“And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.”
WHAT WILL THE �NEW HEAVEN
AND THE NEW
EARTH BE LIKE?
How many heavens exist now, according to the Bible?
2 Corinthians 12:2-4
“I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.”
First heaven: Atmosphere
Second heaven: The firmament
Third heaven: The throne of God
What has God prepared for us?
1 Corinthians 2:9
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
As they contemplated the heavenly home with eyes of faith, what did the believers of the past say as they considered their earthly life?
Hebrews 11:13-16
“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Hebrews 11:13-16
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
Hebrews 11:13-16
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”
What will
the new earth be like?
Isaiah 35:1-2
“The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.”
Isaiah 35:6, 7
“…for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.”
How does prophecy
describe the harmony
of the animal kingdom?
Isaiah 11:6-9
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Isaiah 11:6-9
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
What will there not be?
Isaiah 33:24; 35:3-6
“And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.”
“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 33:24; 35:3-6
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.”
What will there be �in the place of sadness?
Isaiah 35:9-10; 65:17-20
“No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
Isaiah 35:9-10; 65:17-20
“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Isaiah 35:9-10; 65:17-20
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred ye.”
Will we work,
or live in idleness?
Isaiah 65:21-23
“And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Isaiah 65:21-23
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.”
What will the capital city,
The new Jerusalem, be like?
Revelation 21:1-5
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:1-5
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Revelation 21:1-5
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”
Revelation 21:10-12
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal
Revelation 21:10-12
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.”
550 km.
Measure: 2200 km.
Pure golden
12 foundations made of precious stones.
12 huge doors are made of gigantic pearls.
Jesus is its light.
On what day will
we gather to worship God?
Isaiah 66:22-23
“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.”
How do we know that all these promises are true?
You can trust God’s promises.
HOW CAN WE SECURE A PLACE IN HEAVEN?
What should we do �in the first place?
Acts 16:31
“And they said,
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”
What should we do to have eternal life?
�What did Jesus teach us?
Matthew 19:17 l.p.
“but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.”
CONCLUSION
"If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.”
Isaiah 1:19, 20
¡Thank you, Lord,
for preparing
a wonderful place for me!
GOD BLESS YOU!
The next topic: �Does the Antichrist already exist?
There are various conjectures about the antichrist, but there is only one revelation trustworthy: biblical prophecy.
In our next subject we will know the seven keys of prophecy and the history of the little horn.
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