Our Final Destiny is the Issue

The New Heaven and Earth as described in the Bible does sound like science fiction; especially the part about the New Jerusalem and the possibility it orbits the earth.  Hollywood has made a one movie, Elysium, that uses a similar story line of a better place to live hovering about the earth.  Elysium was taken from Greek mythology.  But I suspect there is a Biblical influence as well since the movie version has Elysium as a space station in orbit over the earth.  The main difference is the earth is still a dystopian mess.  Anyway, no matter how one interprets what God has revealed about the New Heaven and Earth it is future of unlimited possibilities and wonders that awaits everyone who has received Christ’s gift of everlasting life.  

The main idea I wanted to get across is that God has always intended for us to spread out into the universe.  It is why He made it so big.  A human population that continues to multiply itself forever needs that kind of space in which to live.  And Genesis 1 makes it clear that was God’s plan from the beginning.  It still is, only now God will move us to a New Heaven and Earth to complete it.  It will be Like the present universe but different in that it will endure forever and death will have been abolished.  It really will be a fresh start. 

My guess is He wants to remove all trace of our sinful rebellion.  Which helps to explain the amazing scope of God’s grace poured out on everyone who is born again through believing in Jesus Christ.  The first benefit Jesus spoke of was everlasting life (John 3:16).  The forgiveness of sin (Ephesians 1:7); no future Judgement for sin (John 5:24), imputed righteousness (Romans 4:5), sealed by the Holy Spirit Who is also the guarantee of our inheritance (Ephesians 1:12-13).  All of that and more is because Jesus Christ willingly took our judgement on Himself.  2 Corinthians 5:21 sums it all up well: For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

People believe many things about what lies beyond the Grave.  The thing about belief is that believing itself has no power.  Believing a lie will not alter reality, never has and never will.  Believing what is true is what brings the more harmonious outcome.  The reality is that when we die, we will either be with God or we won’t.  Being with God brings an everlasting abundant life.  To die without Him means the Lake of Fire.  I pray you will choose life with God. 
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John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.