REVELATION 21 The New Heaven and Earth part 1
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REVELATION 21 The New Heaven and Earth part 1
SLIDE 1 “WELCOME TO CHURCH”
Last week we saw in Rev 20 about the dragon / satan / the serpent is bound up and thrown into the abyss
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Christ and the saints in the first resurrection will reign for a thousand years
Now who are these in the first resurrection?
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4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
These in the first resurrection for the 1000 yr reign of Christ will be those who were beheaded , did not receive the mark of the beast
According to what the Lord had shown John here in The Book Revelation this would be those who were left on earth after the 6th seal and those who will go through the 7 trumpets and 7 bowls judgments on earth
If you are a child of God living here now or have already passed and gone on to be with the Lord, then your soul is with the Lord already as shown in Revelation all the way up to the 6th seal Rev Chapter 7........ before the trumpet and bowl judgments
you will not be in this first resurrection
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5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
Now it is quit amazing how 2 Peter 3 follows here with Rev 20, I touched on this last week but now the Lord has revealed this clearly
Now keep in mind 2 Peter 3 starts off with the mockers will come saying “where is this promise of the day of the coming of The Lord?”
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7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
The present earth and heavens are still here in Rev 20 because satan is chained up and then will be released....after the 1000 years
Now look what the next verse in 2 Peter says
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8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
Now from God’s word here in 2 Peter the Lord is showing us that this 1000 year period is going to be like a day.....another words will feel like to those it will go by quickly
But also a reminder how patient the Lord is with us and for all the others who haven't come to repentance and received Christ yet...........What does this mean
We need to be careful judging others........we need to never give up that our Lord’s desire for saving our loved ones and those we pray for to be saved!
Now take a look with me back in Rev 20 and this is amazing how the Lord speaks perfect detail through Peter and John
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7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison,
8 and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore.
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9 And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Couple things here is the 1000 years is 4 verses long here in Rev 20 / kinda makes you think about 1000 like a day and a day like a 1000 right
Look what comes down from heaven to devour all these nations from the 4 corners of the earth
Now think about this, this is as many as the sand on the sea shore.....plus all the military equipment etc
And the fire does what? Just kills them all.......no devours
The word is katestio means total consumption
Now look at the very next verse here in 2 Pter 3
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
Is this not fantastically wild?!!
Now in Reve 20 the very next verses are .....this is something
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11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
why has heaven and earth fled away and no place found for them? The fire of the Lord devoured the present heaven and earth......look at the very next verse in 2 Peter 3!
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11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!
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13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,
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15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,
16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
This is why I had to let the Lord clear all this up today. I don’t want it distorted and especially the judgement I would face
So in Reve 20 the present heavens and earth are devoured or consumed by the fire from heaven, the devil, beast and false prophet have all been thrown into the lake of fire........tormented day and night and forever
According to 2 Peter 3 we are looking for a new heaven and earth.......but before that takes place in Rev 21/ this is what takes place in the end of 20 and what I begged the Lord to clear up today...........verse 11 in chapter 20 again
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11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
This is what takes place before the new heaven and earth come down
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12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.
Last week the first resurrection these verses here just kinda became grey and I just kinda lost my way through them.....totally prepared last week by the way....at least I felt
but I could not figure out why I felt i botched everything so badly.....I prayed all week asking the Lord and here is what The Holy Spirit showed me
Last week I had showed who the dead were, that were all those who died without received Christ and those who chose sin and rebellion instead of the Lord
But look at this verse again......the books were opened and the another book
So look at the word for dead again
Now this is exactly how Logos shows it to me on my software
SLIDE 16 “logos greek word for dead”
Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon (3498 νεκρός)
3498 νεκρός [nekros /nek·ros/] adj. From an apparently primary nekus (a corpse); TDNT 4:892; TDNTA 627; GK 3738; 132 occurrences; AV translates as “dead” 132 times. 1 properly. 1A one that has breathed his last, lifeless. 1B deceased, departed, one whose soul is in Hades. 1C destitute of life, without life, inanimate. 2 metaph. 2A spiritually dead. 2A1 destitute of a life that recognises and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins. 2A2 inactive as respects doing right. 2B destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative.
Remember I also said from scripture we as followers of Christ have already been judged....WELL ITS REALLY NOT JUDGED
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16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
17 “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
18 “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Now Romans 2 gives us more clarity on this judgment for believers
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5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
6 who will render to each person according to his deeds:
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7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.
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13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.
14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
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1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
WORSHIP TEAM COME
SLIDE 22 “BEHOLD I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW”
PRAYER / CLOSE