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It’s Not What It’s Not What You ThinkYou Think

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All creation awaits All creation awaits the time of the time of restoration, liberation restoration, liberation from bondage, and from bondage, and freedom that comes freedom that comes from being made new. from being made new.

Romans 8:20-23Romans 8:20-23

““For the creation was For the creation was subjected to subjected to frustration, not of its frustration, not of its own choice, but own choice, but because of him who because of him who subjected it, subjected it,

in hope that the in hope that the creation itself will be creation itself will be liberated from its liberated from its bondage to decay and bondage to decay and brought into the brought into the glorious freedom of glorious freedom of the children of God. the children of God.

We know that the We know that the whole creation has whole creation has been groaning as in been groaning as in the pains of childbirth the pains of childbirth right up to the right up to the present time. present time.

Not only so, but we Not only so, but we ourselves, who have ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, our adoption as sons, the redemption of our the redemption of our bodies”bodies”

We, the saved, look We, the saved, look forward to our new forward to our new bodies that we will bodies that we will have when we live on have when we live on the new earth. the new earth.

Acts 24:14-15 Acts 24:14-15 I believe everything I believe everything that agrees with the that agrees with the Law and that is written Law and that is written in the Prophets, and I in the Prophets, and I have the same hope in have the same hope in God as these men, God as these men, that there will be a that there will be a resurrection of both resurrection of both the righteous and the the righteous and the wicked.wicked.

Time MagazineTime Magazine

Of Americans who Of Americans who believe in a believe in a resurrection of the resurrection of the dead, two-thirds dead, two-thirds believe they won’t believe they won’t have bodies after the have bodies after the resurrection.resurrection.(March 1997)(March 1997)

Randy AlcornRandy Alcorn ““A non-physical A non-physical resurrection is like a resurrection is like a sunless sunrise. sunless sunrise. There’s no such thing. There’s no such thing. Resurrection means Resurrection means that we will have that we will have bodies. If we didn’t bodies. If we didn’t have bodies, we have bodies, we wouldn’t be wouldn’t be resurrected!”resurrected!”

I Corinthians 15I Corinthians 15

2 By this gospel you 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I firmly to the word I preached to you. preached to you. Otherwise, you have Otherwise, you have believed in vain. believed in vain.


3 For what I received I 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of passed on to you as of first importance: that first importance: that Christ died for our Christ died for our sins according to the sins according to the Scriptures, Scriptures,


4 that he was buried, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on that he was raised on the third day the third day according to the according to the Scriptures.Scriptures.


16 For if the dead are 16 For if the dead are not raised, not raised, then Christ then Christ has not been raised has not been raised eithereither. 17 And if Christ . 17 And if Christ has not been raised, has not been raised, your faith is futile; your faith is futile; you are still in your you are still in your sins. sins.


18 Then those also 18 Then those also who have fallen who have fallen asleep in Christ are asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in life we have hope in Christ, we are to be Christ, we are to be pitied more than all pitied more than all men. men.


51 Listen, I tell you a 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. the last trumpet.


For the trumpet will For the trumpet will sound, the dead will sound, the dead will be raised be raised imperishable, and we imperishable, and we will be changed. will be changed.

Though we don’t Though we don’t know everything know everything about the new bodies about the new bodies we will receive, we we will receive, we know that we will be know that we will be as Jesus. We know we as Jesus. We know we will have a body like will have a body like His.His.

I John 3:2I John 3:2Dear friends, now we Dear friends, now we are children of God, are children of God, and what we will be and what we will be has not yet been has not yet been made known. But we made known. But we know that when he know that when he appears, we shall be appears, we shall be like him...like him...

Luke 24:37-44Luke 24:37-44

They were startled They were startled and frightened, and frightened, thinking they saw a thinking they saw a ghost. ghost.

He said to them, “Why He said to them, “Why are you troubled, And are you troubled, And why do doubts rise in why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost me and see; a ghost does not have flesh does not have flesh and bones, as you see and bones, as you see I have.”I have.”

When he had said this, When he had said this, he showed them his he showed them his hands and feet. And hands and feet. And while they still did not while they still did not believe it because of believe it because of joy and amazement, he joy and amazement, he asked them, asked them,

““Do you have Do you have anything here to anything here to eat?” They gave him eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, a piece of broiled fish, and he ate it in their and he ate it in their presence.presence.

•It is I myself.It is I myself.

•He had flesh and He had flesh and bones they could bones they could seesee and and touchtouch

•He still had He still had holes/scars on hands holes/scars on hands and feetand feet

•He could eat regular He could eat regular foodfood

•““It is I myself”—same It is I myself”—same person, same person, same personalitypersonality

•Retained His Retained His memoriesmemories

•Maintained Maintained friendshipsfriendships

•Retained capability Retained capability to eatto eat

RecognizableRecognizable

Able to be grasped, Able to be grasped, hugged, clung to-John hugged, clung to-John 20:1720:17

What age?What age?Adam before the fallAdam before the fallAging apparently Aging apparently started after the fallstarted after the fall

What will we do in this What will we do in this new Heaven and new new Heaven and new earth?earth?

We will workWe will workWe will enjoyWe will enjoyWe will serveWe will serveWe will reignWe will reignWe will worshipWe will worship

WorkWork

Genesis 1:28-29Genesis 1:28-29

God blessed them and God blessed them and said to them, "Be said to them, "Be fruitful and increase fruitful and increase in number; fill the in number; fill the earth and subdue it. earth and subdue it.

Rule over the fish of Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds the sea and the birds of the air and over of the air and over every living creature every living creature that moves on the that moves on the ground." ground."

Then God said, "I give Then God said, "I give you every seed-you every seed-bearing plant on the bearing plant on the face of the whole face of the whole earth and every tree earth and every tree that has fruit with that has fruit with seed in it. They will be seed in it. They will be yours for food. yours for food.

Genesis 2:15Genesis 2:15

The LORD God took The LORD God took the man and put him the man and put him in the Garden of Eden in the Garden of Eden to work it and take to work it and take care of it.care of it.


Now the LORD God Now the LORD God had planted a garden had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; in the east, in Eden; and there he put the and there he put the man he had formed. man he had formed.

EnjoyEnjoy

And the LORD God And the LORD God made all kinds of made all kinds of trees grow out of the trees grow out of the ground—trees that ground—trees that were pleasing to the were pleasing to the eye and good for eye and good for food. food.

•Mankind ruled the Mankind ruled the earth—plants and earth—plants and animals animals givengiven to him to him

•Mankind took care of Mankind took care of the Garden—he was to the Garden—he was to “work the ground” “work the ground” (Genesis 2:5)(Genesis 2:5)

•He ate from it as well He ate from it as well as enjoyed its beautyas enjoyed its beauty


"Cursed is the ground "Cursed is the ground because of you; because of you; through painful toil through painful toil you will eat of it all you will eat of it all the days of your life. the days of your life.

It will produce thorns It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and thistles for you, and you will eat the and you will eat the plants of the field. By plants of the field. By the sweat of your the sweat of your brow you will eat brow you will eat your food until you your food until you return to the ground”return to the ground”

Restored earth will Restored earth will likely be like when likely be like when Adam lived in the Adam lived in the gardengarden

Tending and Tending and working, but no working, but no thorns or thistlesthorns or thistles

No fear of animalsNo fear of animals

All animals All animals vegetarians?vegetarians?

And to all the beasts of And to all the beasts of the earth and all the the earth and all the birds of the air and all birds of the air and all the creatures that the creatures that move on the ground—move on the ground—everything that has the everything that has the breath of life in it—I breath of life in it—I give every green plant give every green plant for food." (Gen 1:30)for food." (Gen 1:30)

Revelation 22:1-5Revelation 22:1-5Then the angel showed Then the angel showed me the river of the me the river of the water of life, as clear water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and the throne of God and of the Lamb down the of the Lamb down the middle of the great middle of the great street of the city.street of the city.

Serve/ReignServe/Reign

On each side of the On each side of the river stood the tree of river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. its fruit every month. And the leaves of the And the leaves of the tree are for the tree are for the healing of the healing of the nations. nations.

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

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

Revelation 5:9-10Revelation 5:9-10

……with your blood you with your blood you purchased men for purchased men for God from every tribe, God from every tribe, language, people and language, people and nation. nation.

You have made them You have made them to be a kingdom and to be a kingdom and priests to serve our priests to serve our God, and they will God, and they will reign on the earth."reign on the earth."

2 Timothy 2:11-122 Timothy 2:11-12

““Here is a trustworthy Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died saying: If we died with him, we will also with him, we will also live with him; if we live with him; if we endure, we will also endure, we will also reign with him.”reign with him.”

Reign???Reign???

Over whom or what?Over whom or what?

Thrones?Thrones?

Rewards?Rewards?

1 Corinthians 3: 6-151 Corinthians 3: 6-15

The man who plants The man who plants and the man who and the man who waters have one waters have one purpose, and each will purpose, and each will be rewarded be rewarded according to his own according to his own labor. labor.

For we are God's fellow For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's workers; you are God's field, God's building…field, God's building…But each one should be But each one should be careful how he builds. careful how he builds. For no one can lay any For no one can lay any foundation other than foundation other than the one already laid, the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. which is Jesus Christ.

If any man builds on If any man builds on this foundation using this foundation using gold, silver, costly gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be straw, his work will be shown for what it is, shown for what it is, because the Day will because the Day will bring it to light. bring it to light.

It will be revealed with It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's the quality of each man's work. If what he has work. If what he has built survives, he will built survives, he will receive his reward. If it receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as will be saved, but only as one escaping through one escaping through thethe flames. flames.

Revelation 15:2-4Revelation 15:2-4

And I saw what looked And I saw what looked like a sea of glass like a sea of glass mixed with fire and, mixed with fire and, standing beside the standing beside the sea, sea,

WorshipWorship

those who had been those who had been victorious over the victorious over the beast and his image beast and his image and over the number of and over the number of his name. They held his name. They held harps given them by harps given them by God and sang the song God and sang the song of Moses the servant of of Moses the servant of God and the song of the God and the song of the Lamb:Lamb:

"Great and marvelous "Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just God Almighty. Just and true are your and true are your ways, King of the ways, King of the ages. Who will not ages. Who will not fear you, O Lord, and fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your bring glory to your name? name?

For you alone are For you alone are holy. All nations will holy. All nations will come and worship come and worship before you, for your before you, for your righteous acts have righteous acts have been revealed."been revealed."

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