One again

by Pastor Joey Asher

New heaven and new earth - look forward to it

Big idea:
God will make all things new

1. A new home with a reunited family

Revelation 21:9
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”


Revelation 21:2
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.


Church is known as bride of Christ

What to prepare?
A. Remain faithful to Christ who sacrifice his life for his church

As a wife remains faithful to her husband, we the church are to remain faithful to Christ, who sacrificed his life for the church.

Revelation 21:1-3
Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.


God's human family and God's divine family (sons of God) will merge to form the new earth and new heaven

Revelation 22:3-4
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.


Sea will be no more. Jewish metaphor of sea represent chaos, destruction means chaos in the new home will be absent

Final home will have no death

First eden: Adam and Eve they hid their faces from God.

1. In the new earth, they will turn their face to face God

Christ will introduce us to his divine counsel

Hebrew 2:10-13
In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.[a] 12 He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.”[b] 13 And again, “I will put my trust in him.”[c] And again he says, “Here am I, and the children God has given me.”[d]


All imagers of God, whether human and divine, who have chosen to have believing loyalty in Yahweh, will be with God.

Revelation 22:5
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near.


Revelation 21:2
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.


John saw the holy city. Means we are a part of the holy city...

People who are going to be in this holy city

Revelation 21:12-14
It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.


12 angels
12 sons
12 names of 12 apostle

Human and divine imagers of God

As God's imagers, we have a new identity. This impacts how we live for and serve God.

Is for his creation to enjoy him and live forever

2. Look forward to A new home with a new life

Jesus reverses the curse in this new home

Revelation 21:4-6
‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[a] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” 5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.


Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb


The new eden is a Redemption of individual soul but also salvation of all creation

Revelation 22:2-3
down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.


Enjoy Supernatural abundance, peace, no more accursed.

Revelation 22:14-15
“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.


We either live with our destination in view or we don't. Our awareness of our destiny in our final destination should change how we conduct ourselves and live our lives.

The way you head there has to change as well


If we know our eternal destiny and our future destination, it should change how we think and act in the present knowing what happens eventually keeps our present circumstances in perspective.

3. Look forward to A new home to rule in and a new world to reign in

Revelation 21:6-7
He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.


Revelation 3:21
To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.


Revelation 21:22
I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.


Revelation 22:5
There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.


No need sun or moon cos have glory of God

Revelation 21:26-27
The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.


Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you[a] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” In the new heaven and new earth, we'll be stewarding over all that God has created. We'll live the life offered in Eden - enjoying and caring for what God has made. Doing side by side with divine beings. Every child of God will have special roles. All fully deployed to serve everyone...

Is a teamwork, everybody benefit in our new home together, Perfection is what we will enjoy in our new home

Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.