1. Revelation 21 God’s Eternal Kingdom

2. “What matters in life is the journey - not the destination.”

4. “The destination is what makes the journey meaningful.”

5. Revelation 21 Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 Peter 3:7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire 2 Peter 3:7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire Revelation 21:5 And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." Revelation 21:5 And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true."

6. Revelation 21 Revelation 21:19 The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire;

7. God’s Creative Hand Psalm 19:1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

8. God’s Eternal Kingdom  New Heaven and New Earth  New, glorified bodies in Heaven. Philippians 3:20-21 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. Philippians 3:20-21 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. Revelation 21:4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." Revelation 21:4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."

9. God’s Eternal Kingdom  New Heaven and New Earth  New, glorified bodies in Heaven.  There will be real work to do!

10. God’s Eternal Kingdom  New Heaven and New Earth  New, glorified bodies in Heaven.  There will be real work to do!  Resolution and peace mark this kingdom. 1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Revelation 12:5a "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power Revelation 12:5a "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power

11. God’s Eternal Kingdom  New Heaven and New Earth  New, glorified bodies in Heaven.  There will be real work to do!  Resolution and peace mark this kingdom.  People will be diverse in Heaven. Ephesians 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will Ephesians 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will Revelation 21:1b there is no longer any sea. Revelation 21:1b there is no longer any sea.

12. God’s Eternal Kingdom  New Heaven and New Earth  New, glorified bodies in Heaven.  There will be real work to do!  Resolution and peace mark this kingdom.  People will be diverse in Heaven.  Perfect community between God and His people.

13. Perfect Community between God and His people Revelation 21:2-3 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them

14. God’s Eternal Kingdom  Perfect community between God and His people. New Jerusalem Revelation 21:16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the rod, fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal. Revelation 21:16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the rod, fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal.

15. God’s Eternal Kingdom  Perfect community between God and His people. New Jerusalem Bride

16. God’s Eternal Kingdom  Perfect community between God and His people. New Jerusalem Bride Tabernacle Revelation 21:22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. Revelation 21:22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. John 17:3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:21-24 “[I ask] that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us... I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity... I want (them)... to see the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.” Ephesians 4:2-7 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

17. Conclusions  Eternal life is available in God’s kingdom through receiving Christ. Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart

18. Conclusions  Eternal life is available in God’s kingdom through receiving Christ.  Christians should be marked by joy and thankfulness because of this inheritance. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 Five times I received from the Jews thirty- nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep. I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen... I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 Five times I received from the Jews thirty- nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep. I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen... I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

19. Revelation 21-22 God’s Eternal Kingdom  Questions?  Comments?  Experiences?