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The Final State

The Final State. EDJ 2009 The Last Things First. The Kingdom of God. First Coming. Second Coming. The Last Days (You are here!). The Kingdom of God. The Age to Come. Creation. Jesus. Sin. God dwelling with man. Spiritual regeneration. Physical regeneration. New heaven & new earth.

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The Final State

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  1. The Final State EDJ 2009 The Last Things First

  2. The Kingdom of God First Coming Second Coming The Last Days (You are here!)

  3. The Kingdom of God The Age to Come Creation Jesus Sin God dwelling with man Spiritual regeneration Physical regeneration New heaven & new earth New bodies Death God dwelling with man

  4. Misconceptions of Heaven

  5. Heaven in Revelation • Revelation 21:1-6, 15-27, 22:1-5 • The world Christians are waiting for • Is a place, not a formless state

  6. Heaven in Revelation • Jesus is at the centre of this new earth (21:3) • No more death, mourning, crying or pain (21:4), no more curse (22:3) • Only Jesus can bring about this new world, and he has done it! (21:5-6) • Jesus gave us a glimpse of this new world in his earthly ministry

  7. Heaven in Revelation • Nothing impure can enter it (21:27) • How then can we enter?

  8. New Bodies in Heaven Now - flesh and blood Perishable Mortality Need a transformation Imperishable Immortality

  9. New Bodies in Heaven • 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

  10. New Bodies in Heaven • A radical transformation will take place on the day of resurrection • Both the living and the dead (v51) • Instantaneous change (v52) • We look forward to that day!

  11. How will Christ raise people from the dead? • 1 Corinthians 15:35-49

  12. From an acorn

  13. To an oak tree

  14. From an acorn to an oak tree Perishable Dishonour Weakness Natural Imperishable Glory Powerful Spiritual Adam Jesus [Jesus] will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body - Phil 3:12

  15. Now, to the age to come

  16. Where do we go if we die now? Glorified physical Physical Death Resurrection Spiritual Spiritual Spiritual The soul continues to exist after death 2 Corinthians 5:6-8 Philippians 1:23 Luke 23:43 Revelation 6:9-10

  17. Hell • Eternal punishment - Mt 25:41-46 • Punishment & incineration - Rev 20:11-15 • Fire and darkness (Jude 7, 13) • Weeping and gnashing of teeth (Mt 25:30 etc) • Destruction (2 Pet 3:7) • Torment (Rev 20:10)

  18. Hell • Negative relationship to God • God’s anger as a consuming fire (Heb 12:29) • God’s righteous judgment – Rom 2:5-12 • Rejection of Jesus – John 3:18-21

  19. How then can we be saved? • Through Jesus alone – Eph 2:4-9

  20. Where do you stand with God?

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