Making All Things New: Understanding God's Plan for Creation's Renewal (Revelation Series)

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🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Discover how the Bible's vision of a new heaven and a new earth offers profound hope and insight into God's ultimate plan of restoration. Mike Erre and Tim Stafford delve into key biblical passages from Isaiah, Peter, Paul, and Revelation to unpack the consistent message of renewal and reconciliation throughout Scripture. They explore the significance of the Greek words for "new"—Kainos (new in quality) and Neos (new in time)—and how understanding these terms illuminates God's intention to purify and restore creation rather than destroy it.

Key Takeaways:

Understanding "New" in Scripture – Differentiating between Kainos and Neos and what it means for God's promise to make all things new.
The Consistent Biblical Theme of Restoration – Examining how passages from Isaiah 65, 2 Peter 3, 1 Corinthians 3, and Revelation 21-22 point toward a renewed creation and the rejoining of heaven and earth.
Metaphors of Purification – Exploring how fire, water, and light symbolize refining processes leading to new creation, and how these elements reveal what is true and enduring.
Our Role in God's Plan – Discussing how living holy lives and building on the foundation of Christ contribute to the coming of the new heaven and new earth.
Anticipating the Rejoining of Heaven and Earth – Understanding the implications of God's promise to dwell among His people and make His dwelling place with humanity once more.

Resources Mentioned:

Isaiah 65 – Link
2 Peter 3 – Link
1 Corinthians 3 – Link
Revelation 21-22 – Link
Genesis 1-3 – Link

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Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody.
0:16.0	Welcome to the Voxology podcast, Michael Erie, Timothy John Stafford.
0:20.0	It is Friday, January 5th, and this will come out on January, let's see, 6th, 7th, 8th, on Monday the 8th.
0:29.8	And congratulations, guys.
0:32.4	According to Larry David, we can no longer say, Happy New Year's after the 3rd.
0:37.1	So this is 2024. This is what it's like.
0:41.3	And I don't know about you, Timothy, January, February are kind of the pits. I mean, it is the,
0:47.7	it is the low of the calendar for me. Why? Because it just, because you just tipped over the edge of the
0:53.3	holidays. Yeah, the holidays, big build tipped over the edge of the holidays. Yeah,
0:54.6	the holidays, big buildup, lots of energy around the holidays. Good, I mean, I'm a football,
1:01.1	you know, spectator, so so much good football. And then you sort of right off into the sunset of
1:07.5	deep, dark winter. My wife is a Christmas decorator, terror down downer pretty quick. If it were up to me, I'd have it most of the way through January. We go kind of from mid-November to mid-January, but she's already telling me it's going to start disappearing. I just think it's a bit of the letdown from the holidays,
1:29.0	but it's also, you know, dreary. There are no kind of major breaks, holidays, whatever.
1:36.3	Who was the lady that went through and she got real popular a couple of years ago about
1:41.1	like purging all your stuff and if yeah doesn't give you joy marie something
1:46.4	if it doesn't spark joy condo yeah yeah so if that brings you joy according to her and she was an
1:52.8	expert yeah well i think i'd get rid of january they don't bring me joy so with those months off
2:00.7	the calendar not at. Not at all.
2:02.2	Not at all.
2:03.6	Maybe as you approach like whenever you get to retirement age,
2:06.8	you can turn those into like hibernation months.
2:10.0	Yes.
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