By Dr. Stephen Phinney   

"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. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. 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, 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.' 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.' Then He said to me, 'It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son. But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.' Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, 'Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb'" (Rev 21:1-9).

In this chapter, and part of chapter 22, we find SEVEN new things offered to the Bride of Christ.

• The new Heaven
• The new earth
• The new people
• The new Jerusalem
• The new Temple
• The new Light
• The new Paradise (river of Life)

That is a lot of newness given to us, as His bridal gift! Let's take a look at the first one - a new Heaven.

Remember Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"? The term heaven in the Hebrew is singular and means "starry heaven" (meaning light by night). This is not to be misunderstood as the Third Heaven spoken of in 2 Cor. 12:1-3, which is the dwelling place of God. There is no reason to make the Lord, Thy God's, house new! The new heaven being referenced here is atmospheric heaven. Satan and his demons have made it their home, as....Read More Here