08 November 2020
Two-Minute Features | 15 November 2020 | 01 November 2020

Specifics of the Eternal State, Part 2 (TMF:1500)

Friday, November 13, 2020
Peace to Live By: Specifics of the Eternal State, Part 2 (TMF:1500) - Daniel Litton
(Tap or right-click link to download two-minute feature)

       But we should note that this new world will obviously be better than our current one, and that’s for multiple reasons, like the fact that we will be with God, the people who are our fellow family members who are saved will be there, and that he has created everything even more beautiful. So, in a physical, natural sense, what is this world going to be like? What is it going to look like? Well, Revelation 21 tells us that God is going to create a new heaven and a new earth. The new heaven, again, is a new outer-space. However, there won’t be any sun for the new earth. The text says that God’s glory will be the light of the city, with Jesus being the actual lamp. There also will be no ocean, but there will be water—like the The River of Life that goes through the center of the New Jerusalem, from the throne of God. Animals are not mentioned in the new world; so we don’t know for sure whether animals will be there or not. There will be trees—like The Tree of Life. There will be fruit to eat, then, and I’m sure it will be incredible—better than any earthly food we’ve ever had.

Specifics of the Eternal State, Part 1 (TMF:1499)

Thursday, November 12, 2020
Peace to Live By: Specifics of the Eternal State, Part 1 (TMF:1499) - Daniel Litton
(Tap or right-click link to download two-minute feature)

       Psalms 9:6 says, “The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished” (ESV). The old world then will be far from us. In considering this new heaven and new earth, now let’s move into obviously the best place we are going to find information on it, which is in Revelation 21 and 22. We are not going to read through it verse by verse, or section by section, and I want to bring up other verses from Scripture that will help us get the best picture we can. I would definitely encourage you to read Revelation 21 and 22 on your own time, as it is a great and encouraging passage of Scripture. It should be noted there many things about this new world we just won’t know until we actually experience it. Right now, there is no way for us to know everything we would like to know about it. But we should note that this new world will obviously be better than our current one, and that’s for multiple reasons, like the fact that we will be with God, the people who are our fellow family members who are saved will be there, and that he has created everything even more beautiful.

Now vs. the Future Experience (TMF:1498)

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Peace to Live By: Now vs. the Future Experience (TMF:1498) - Daniel Litton
(Tap or right-click link to download two-minute feature)

       Recall? The Apostle Paul talked about this in Romans 8. Let’s turn over there and quickly consider that passage. He said: “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience” (Romans 8:18-25, ESV). There will be absolute peace in the new world that we hope for. This is a world in which we will be completely free of any anxiety or sadness. The old world then will be far from us.

The New Heaven & New Earth (TMF:1497)

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Peace to Live By: The New Heaven & New Earth (TMF:1497) - Daniel Litton
(Tap or right-click link to download two-minute feature)

       The Bible says that the New Jerusalem will come down out of Heaven and perhaps float above the earth or something like that. It is in this new world where we will live for eternity. The Prophet Isaiah talked about this, when he recorded the Lord as saying, “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness” (Isaiah 65:17, 18, ESV). The ultimate goal right now in the Christian’s mind is to be waiting, to be looking forward to this new heaven and new earth. That’s what the Apostle Peter has told us, when he said, “But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13, ESV). Again, this goes back to us longing to reside in a sin-free environment, one in which sin has been eliminated from the picture.

Heaven, the Kingdom, & Eternal State (TMF:1496)

Monday, November 09, 2020
Peace to Live By: Heaven, the Kingdom, & Eternal State (TMF:1496) - Daniel Litton
(Tap or right-click link to download two-minute feature)

       So, in talking about all this that we are going to experience, let’s talk about the setup for the future in a big picture view. We know that anybody that dies right now who is saved will go to the third realm of existence, to Heaven, where God resides. Now, in the future God is going to be at the same place we are located. First, as we have been studying, God is going to establish a Millennial Kingdom here on the earth, where Christ reigns as King. During that time, we will help Jesus with various tasks as pertains to ruling and whatever else he has in store for us. That is the time of earth history where the Israelites have their promised kingdom, the kingdom that was promised to King David quite a long time ago. Then, after that, God is going to destroy our current world, and then he is going to create a new Heaven (which is a new outer-space), and a new earth. The Bible says that the New Jerusalem will come down out of Heaven and perhaps float above the earth or something like that. It is in this new world where we will live for eternity.