Summary: Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. Hebrews 2:14-15 NIV 14 Since the children have flesh and blood, He, too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death— that is, the devil— 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. "No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found." - Isaac Watts Romans 8:19-22 NIV 19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subject to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Job 25:5 NIV ... the stars are not pure in His eyes. Nothing less than the complete restoration of creation will satisfy God! 1 Corinthians 15:14 NIV And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. If God were to end history and reign forever in a distant Heaven, Earth would be remembered as a graveyard of sin and failure. Job 19:25-27 NIV 25 I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; 27 I myself will see Him with my own eyes— I, and not another. Genesis 2:7 NIV The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Matthew 24:35 NIV Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. James 4:4 Friendship with the world is hatred toward God Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world... 1 Corinthians 3:19 The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. James 4:4 Friendship with the world (as it in now) is hatred toward God Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world (as it is now)... 1 Corinthians 3:19 The wisdom of this world (as it is now) is foolishness with God. - God did not promise us a non-earth— He promised us a new earth! - Randy Alcorn Revelation 21:1-4 NIV 1 Then I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth, for the first Heaven and the first Earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men and He will live with them. They will be his people and God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. Daniel 7:14 ESV And to Him (Messiah) was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him... Revelation 21:26 NIV The glory and the honor of the nations will be brought into it (the new Jerusalem). Revelation 10:6 NIV There will be no more delay! - Time was not a mark of the world in a fallen state. - Time is not the enemy— death is! Matthew 25:23 NIV His master replied, "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things..." Isaiah 65:25 NIV The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox... Isaiah 11:6-9 NIV 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and yearling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play near the hole of the cobra and the young child will put his hand into the viper's nest. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the Earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Book Recommendation: HEAVEN by Randy Alcorn
