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I really
enjoy reading the last two chapters of the book of revelation. In Revelation 21, we get to see a picture of
what eternal life will look like. Mind
you, it is a very incomplete picture. It
is also a very symbolic picture.
Truthfully, it is probably the most accurate that human language could
paint. But it is a picture nonetheless. For a pretty thorough look at the symbols
presented in this chapter, click the theological commentary link above.
What I love
about this chapter is God’s proclamation as it all begins. “Behold, I am making all things new.” I love this confession because of the truth
that it contains. God does create a new
heaven and a new earth. He does create a
new Jerusalem in which His people will dwell.
God created the world into existence, now He does something new.
There is a
still deeper reason for loving this quote.
The whole plan of salvation is about making all things new. The reason that Jesus died on the cross is
because we could not save ourselves. We
need something to atone for our sin so that we can experience life eternal and
avoid the second death. This statement
of God is a statement that doesn’t just apply to God’s work after judgment, it
is a statement that truthfully applies to everything that happens in human
history post-Eden.
That’s what
I really love about the words that follow God’s statement. “It is finished.” These are the words Christ uttered on the
cross. These are words that are repeated
here to remind us that this is the fulfillment of a plan that God has spent
quite a long time fulfilling. This quote
speaks not just to God’s power but also to God’s patience.
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