We finally made it! Today, we look at - and celebrate - the last pages - the final scene of the whole Bible! What we find is - the end is just like the beginning. It's a new Eden - an eternal paradise! Earth has been re-created - returned to its original state of perfection, and has been rejoined with the heavenly realm, so that the presence of God permeates the atmosphere and saturates every molecule of existence! Chapter 22 opens with this incredible vision of the river of the water of life, lined by the trees of life as far as the eye can see! There is no longer any curse, and those who live there will see God's face! There shall no longer be any night, or any need of a lamp, for the Lord God will illumine them - and they shall reign forever and ever! What a picture and a promise! The book closes with a promise, an admonition, and a warning. Don't add to these words or take anything away. It is exactly what it is! Then - the book closes with these final iconic words. Yes, I am coming quickly. John responds with Amen. Maranatha. Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all. That is our prayer for you!

The battles have been fought - the outcomes have been decided. It's final - it's over! Judgment has taken place - and it's final! Death has been put to death, and all evil has been thrown into the lake of fire that burns eternally! What does John see next? I saw a new heaven and a new earth - for the 1st heaven and the 1st earth passed away! Then - the holy city - New Jerusalem - is coming down out of heaven from God! It's a gorgeous city - beautiful - dripping with precious stones and symbolism! It's God's forever kingdom! The heavens and the earth are rejoined together - and God will dwell with His people! He will wipe away every tear from their eyes - and there shall no longer be any death! It's a new existence in a re-created Eden! What will this look like> What will it be like to live in it? That's what we're talking about today!

We've done a lot of heavy lifting in our journey through this apocalyptic masterpiece - and today we go for all the marbles! We are tackling the most challenging and controversial topic in all of end times theology! It all has to do with a thousand years! The millennium, they call it. Satan is bound and thrown into the abyss for 1,000 years. Thrones are set up - and those who had not taken the mark will reign with Christ for 1,000 years. The rest of the dead are raised after 1,000 years. Satan is released after 1,000 years! The bad actors are thrown into the lake of fire, and then comes the white throne and the final judgment! If you've been tracking with us through this series, you know we won't take that 1,000-year number literally - or chronologically. We're rebellious that way! There is a different and more faithful way to look at this that just makes everything make sense! What is this fresh take? Tune in! You might have your eyes opened and your mind blown!