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New Heavens and New Earth

Not the world abolished but the world made new, with God dwelling among his people

Christians look beyond the present age to a final renewal of all creation, the "new heavens and new earth" promised in Isaiah, 2 Peter, and Revelation 21. There God himself is said to dwell fully with the redeemed, wiping away every tear. Whether this means the cosmos transformed or replaced is read variously, but the shared hope is restored creation and unbroken communion with God.

How it traveled

  1. 2 Peter
    Rome · 64
    explains
  2. Hebrews
    Rome · 67
    explains
  3. 1 Corinthians
    Ephesus · 67
    applies
  4. Romans
    Corinth · 67
    explains
  5. 2 Corinthians
    Philippi · 67
    explains
  6. Revelation
    Patmos · 100
    explains
  7. Against Heresies: Book V
    Lyons · 202
    explains
  8. The Instructions of Commodianus.
    · 220
    explains
  9. Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John
    · 303
    explains
  10. City of God
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  11. Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  12. Heaven
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  13. A History of the Work of Redemption
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  14. Seventeen Occasional Sermons
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  15. Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New England
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  16. Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  17. The Final Judgment
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains

Key passages(20)

2 Corinthians · Paul the Apostle

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2 Peter · Peter the Apostle

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Heaven · Jonathan Edwards

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Heaven · Jonathan Edwards

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Heaven · Jonathan Edwards

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Revelation · John the Apostle

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Revelation · John the Apostle

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Against Heresies: Book V · Irenaeus of Lyons

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Expositions on the Book of Psalms · Augustine of Hippo

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Galatians · Paul the Apostle

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Heaven · Jonathan Edwards

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Revelation · John the Apostle

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Revelation · John the Apostle

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Revelation · John the Apostle

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Revelation · John the Apostle

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Revelation · John the Apostle

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