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God
has not waited until the end of the world to do something new and wonderful.
He has not waited to change men and women who come to Him asking for help. He
has already started changing men and women into something wonderful and new if
they believe in Jesus.
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Therefore
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things
passed away; behold, new things have come. (NASB) 2 Cor.
5:17 |
He
has given to Christians a new heart, a new song, and a new life.
He has forgiven Christians of their sins; and He calls them saints,
or His holy ones, even though they do not act like it. Yet they are
new! God treats them as if they are holy people. He is also at work
changing us through trials, the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and
the ministry of the Word of God. Some day He will change the heaven
and earth too! It will happen when the marriage of Jesus and His
saints - His forgiven ones - finally occurs.
New
Jerusalem. God
the Father will also create a new city. It is called Jerusalem. It will be a
holy city.
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And
I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
(NASB) Rev. 21:2 |
But
it will be no ordinary city. It will not be built with hands, with
wood, stone, concrete, steel, or brick. It will not be made by angels
or the saints in heaven. It will be made by God and God alone. It
will drop down out of heaven. It is an eternal city, and it will
not look like anything from your past. The city will be beautiful
and something awesome to look at. It will be like a bride on her
wedding day. She will be radiant and incredibly beautiful “as
a bride.” The bride and groom will have a great place to live.
Bride
and Groom. We
will discover next that the bride and groom will come together and live in the
new heaven and new earth. The honeymoon of the 1,000 year kingdom will be over,
and eternal life together in a new place will soon start.
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