Questions
Heaven and the New Creation
The Christian hope is resurrection and a renewed world.
Popular imagination pictures disembodied souls on clouds. Scripture ends with a city, a renewed earth, and God dwelling with people.
The intermediate state — being 'with Christ' after death — is real but not the final hope; bodily resurrection is.
Key verses
Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man.
Revelation 21:3
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- [1]Blue Letter Bible — concordance and cross-reference tools
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- [2]Bible Project — theological theme studies
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- [3]Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (OUP)
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