Summary

Hosts Brian Kenyon and Steven Ford examine the New Testament uses of “new heavens and new earth” in 2 Peter 3 and Revelation 21, comparing and contrasting them to Isaiah’s Messianic Kingdom imagery. They argue that the passages point to God’s eternal dwelling for the righteous beyond this world, which will be destroyed.

Keywords

new heavens and new earth, 2 Peter 3, Revelation 21, Isaiah 65, Isaiah 66, Christian eschatology, Bible study, final judgment, resurrection

Chapters

00:00 Introducing the New Testament’s new heavens and new earth
02:19 2 Peter 3: scoffers, the flood, and the day of the Lord
05:32 Why Peter’s message is about how believers should live
08:39 The present heavens and earth pass away
13:08 What “elements” and “fervent heat” mean in context
18:18 The earth’s works, manuscript variants, and the judgment
22:05 Trusting God when Scripture leaves details unexplained
25:01 The promise and meaning of a new dwelling
31:24 “New” means a different quality, not a renovation
37:47 Why biblical pictures of bodies and garments have limits
43:24 Reading Revelation 21 after the final judgment
49:31 No more sea: the end of separation from God
54:05 Isaiah, Peter, and John: the episode’s central conclusion