Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, August 15, 2021

All Things New

Today Pastor Michael is continuing the story on the “End Times” and it has come to the point where New Jerusalem is appearing.  (ESV Study Bible Notes) The removal of the first heaven and earth eliminates the fatal infection of evil in the cosmic order and gives way to God’s creation of a new cosmic order where sin and suffering and death are forever banished.

(ESV Study Bible Notes) The holy city, new Jerusalem (cf. Gal. 4:26; Heb. 12:22–24), the church redeemed by Jesus Christ, will no longer be trampled by nations (Rev. 11:2) but rather, will be adorned as a bride. 

“It is done!”  

Finally everything will be done.  All the work will be finished.  It will be time to celebrate!  And this is available to ANYONE that wants to trust in Jesus to give it!

It’s not that those who overcome will be saved, but rather those who are saved will overcome.  This is about faith that is real.  

We cannot end this story without a truth that affects those that do not believe.  A fate that God does not want for anyone, and that Jesus laid down His life to give a way to avoid, but those that do not believe will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 21: 8).

The choice is up to us and God gave us that choice and the new world will be an amazing place.  Eternity will be unbelievable…we will be in eternal fellowship with the Lord!

Today’s bible verses are found in Revelation 21: 1-8 and 2 Peter 3: 11.