Study 11: New Creation

Study 11: New Creation

The last part of the story of the Bible is the part that has not happened yet; the return of Jesus, the final judgment and the restoration of creation. While this is promised throughout the Bible, in the book of Revelation we are given an exciting and poetic description of it. The book of Revelation records the vision God gave to a man named John to encourage and strengthen Christian communities who were facing persecution because of their allegiance to King Jesus, rather than to the ruler of the Roman Empire. The book uses a lot imagery and metaphors to ‘reveal’ the reality of what is happening and what God will do in response. A lot of the imagery in Revelation is taken from the Old Testament.

While Revelation can be difficult to understand, it is well worth the time it takes to understand what is going on, because it provides such a rich and vibrant picture of how God is going to finally undo sin and evil from his creation that he loves.

Read Revelation 20:11-15

1. Who do you think is “the one” sitting on the throne? (v11)

2. What do verses 12 & 13 tell us about God?

3. What is the second death? (V14)

4. What is the Book of Life? What does it mean to have our names recorded there?

5. How can our names be recorded in the Book of Life?

Read Revelation 21:1-8

1. What do you think a “new heaven and a new earth” means? (v 1)

2. How will this “new heaven and earth” be like?

3. What are God’s promises? Can we trust them?

Read Revelation 22:1-6

1. What are some of the themes that you can discover from this passage?

2. How does this passage connect with the past 9 studies?

3. What is the hope given to us? What should we do to receive this hope?

Please read Ephesians 2