The New Heaven and the New Earth (Part 1)

Published: July 21, 2019, 9:50 p.m.

b'Author Randy Alcorn notes that five months before he died, C. S. Lewis wrote to a woman who feared that her own death was imminent. Lewis said, \\u201cCan you not see death as a friend and deliverer? . . . What is there to be afraid of? . . .Your sins are confessed. . . . Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. . . . Our Lord says to you, \\u2018Peace, child, peace. Relax. Let go. I will catch you. Do you trust me so little?\\u2019 . . . Of course, this may not be the end. Then make it a good rehearsal.\\u201d Lewis signed the letter, \\u201cYours (and like you, a tired traveler, near the journey\\u2019s end).\\u201d\\nThe journey\\u2019s end is so wondrous that you will find the end of your days are but a doorway to the New Heaven and New Earth. This week, we will look at the Characteristics and Consummation of our destination from Rev 21:1-22:5.Text: Revelation 21:1-22:5Speaker: Sam ShinDate: 7/21/19'