New heaven and new earth

The new heaven and new earth is the new creation at the end of the present age, in which God dwells with his people and there is no more death, sorrow, or pain.

A new heaven and a new earth

• Isaiah 65:17
  For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
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• Isaiah 66:22
  For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.
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• 2 Peter 3:13
  Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
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• Revelation 21:1
  And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
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The first things pass away

• Matthew 24:35
  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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• Hebrews 1:10-12
  ¹⁰And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. ¹¹They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. ¹²And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
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• 2 Peter 3:10-12
  ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. ¹¹Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness ¹²Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
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Creation set free

• Romans 8:19-22
  ¹⁹For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. ²⁰For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope ²¹Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ²²For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
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• Acts 3:21
  Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
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God dwelling with his people

• Revelation 21:3
  And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
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• Revelation 22:3-5
  ³And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. ⁴And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. ⁵And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
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• Ezekiel 37:27
  My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
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No more death or sorrow

• Revelation 21:4
  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
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• Isaiah 25:8
  He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
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• Isaiah 65:19
  And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
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The holy city

• Revelation 21:2
  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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• Revelation 21:10-11
  ¹⁰And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
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• Revelation 21:22-23
  ²²And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. ²³And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
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See also

• Heaven
• Second Coming
• Eternal life
• Jerusalem
• Resurrection of the dead

Notes

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