THE NEW HEAVEN & EARTH (8 OF 8)
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-27, Revelation 22:1-21
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The New Heaven & Earth (8 of 8)
Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Dave Gustavsen
Revelation 21-22
Revelation is a letter, written by John the Apostle to a group of churches around 95 AD. If I had to summarize the message of this letter, I’d say it like this: The world is getting darker. Opposition to Christ and his church is getting stronger. But-everybody together: God is in control, and in the end-everybody: God wins. So stand firm in your faith. (By the way, you’re going to be haunted by those five phrases-you’re not going to be able to get them out of your head). So that was the message to believers in the first century; it’s the same message we need to hear today.
So...today we come to the last two chapters of Revelation, so obviously we’re going to talk about heaven. When you think about heaven, what comes to mind? There’s a popular NBC comedy series called The Good Place. Anybody seen it? Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. It’s all about heaven. And early in the series, the residents of heaven realize there’s a problem. One of them says, ‘‘You get here, and you realize that anything is possible, and you do everything and then you’re done. But you still have infinity left. This place kills fun, and passion, and excitement and love.’’ So in the final season, they realize there’s actually an escape door-so when heaven becomes unbearably boring, you can walk out that door and end your existence. Now, maybe some of you feel offended that anyone would think such a thing. But it’s a concept that a lot of people have wrestled with. Because eternity is a long time! What will we do? How will we not get bored? What will it actually be like? That’s what I want to talk about today. Because if we want to stand firm in our faith, it is so crucial that we have a compelling vision of the future that awaits us.
So, Revelation 21, starting in verse 1. I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
1 Then I saw ‘‘a new heaven and a new earth,’’ for the first heave ...
Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Dave Gustavsen
Revelation 21-22
Revelation is a letter, written by John the Apostle to a group of churches around 95 AD. If I had to summarize the message of this letter, I’d say it like this: The world is getting darker. Opposition to Christ and his church is getting stronger. But-everybody together: God is in control, and in the end-everybody: God wins. So stand firm in your faith. (By the way, you’re going to be haunted by those five phrases-you’re not going to be able to get them out of your head). So that was the message to believers in the first century; it’s the same message we need to hear today.
So...today we come to the last two chapters of Revelation, so obviously we’re going to talk about heaven. When you think about heaven, what comes to mind? There’s a popular NBC comedy series called The Good Place. Anybody seen it? Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. It’s all about heaven. And early in the series, the residents of heaven realize there’s a problem. One of them says, ‘‘You get here, and you realize that anything is possible, and you do everything and then you’re done. But you still have infinity left. This place kills fun, and passion, and excitement and love.’’ So in the final season, they realize there’s actually an escape door-so when heaven becomes unbearably boring, you can walk out that door and end your existence. Now, maybe some of you feel offended that anyone would think such a thing. But it’s a concept that a lot of people have wrestled with. Because eternity is a long time! What will we do? How will we not get bored? What will it actually be like? That’s what I want to talk about today. Because if we want to stand firm in our faith, it is so crucial that we have a compelling vision of the future that awaits us.
So, Revelation 21, starting in verse 1. I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
1 Then I saw ‘‘a new heaven and a new earth,’’ for the first heave ...
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