Jan 16 – New Heaven, New Earth!

“For as the new heavens and the new earth Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the Lord, “So shall your descendants and your name remain” (Isaiah 66:22)

New Heaven and New Earth are waiting for the men and women who have become new creations in Christ. God has created new heaven and new earth to all those who believe in His Name and accept Him in their hearts.

Before our Lord Jesus ascended into the heavens, He looked at His disciples and said to them: “In My Father’s house are many mansions – yet I go to prepare a place for you”. Even until this date, He is preparing those places for us.

When the earth that He created in just six days, could be so beautiful with its oceans, mountains, valleys and fruits of different kinds, try to imagine how wonderful, lovely and eternally delightful the new place that He is preparing for us for more than two thousand years!

When the Lord created earth, Satan entered into the garden of Eden through the serpent and deceived Eve. But Satan could never enter the new heaven and new earth. It is because the Lord will bind Satan in hades, for ever. The new heaven and the new earth will belong only to you who have become new creations in Christ. (Revelation 21:27)

In those days, Noah and his family entered into the ark. There were torrential rains for many days, without a break. Then the ark rested, on the mountains of Ararat. When Noah got down out of the ark, he saw the whole world devastated. None from the previous generations could be found. He landed on the new earth and new descendants were created from his family.

The butterfly lays its eggs on a leaf. The larva comes out of the egg and feeds on the leaves. Then the worm becomes a caterpillar and is within the cocoon without any movement for quite some time. But in due season, it gets transformed into a beautiful butterfly and glides into the new world. Its old world was just a leaf. But its new world is full of beautiful parks and gardens.

Children of God, as you enter the heavenly kingdom, you will be transfigured in an instant and put on the image of Christ, and enter into that land of marvelous light. And there shall be no more sin, no more curse, no more disease and no more hunger. It is a land where there is no more night time nor tears.

Verse for further meditation: “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea” (Revelation 21:1)