Week #4: A New World Coming
Blog Series Intention Recap
The resurrection of Jesus is not only the turning point of history—it is the beginning of a new creation. Through His victory over sin and death, Christ offers us new life now and the hope of a renewed world to come. This series explores how the resurrection transforms our hearts, reshapes our communities, and reorients our hope toward the restoration of all things. As we live into the reality of Easter, we become living signs of the world God is making new.
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Let’s jump into Week #4:
A New World Coming… God’s promise to renew all things is certain. As new creations in Christ, we live with confidence, hope, and purpose. Let your life reflect the hope of God’s future. Live today as someone preparing for eternity.
Why it Matters:
God will make a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells (Revelation 21).
The gospel makes us new creations now, not just in the future (2 Corinthians 5:17).
The hope of renewal anchors our endurance and mission in the present.
God’s future world shapes our values, priorities, and relationships now.
Go Deeper:
The resurrection of Jesus is not the end of the story—it’s the beginning of everything new.
From Genesis to Revelation, God’s plan has always pointed toward full restoration. Sin, death, and decay do not have the final word. God does. And the word He speaks over the end of the Bible—and over the end of all history—is this: “Behold, I am making all things new.”
That promise in Revelation 21 is not wishful thinking. It is the certain future of all who are in Christ. But it's also more than future hope. It is present direction. Because the new creation has already begun in us, we live now in light of what will soon be fully revealed.
A Future Promised: All Things New
Revelation 21:1–5 paints one of the clearest and most comforting pictures in Scripture:
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth... And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them... and he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’” (vv. 1, 3, 5, ESV)
This is not annihilation and escape. It’s transformation and arrival. Heaven comes down. The old, broken creation doesn’t get discarded—it gets restored. The resurrection of Jesus was the prototype of what is to come: a new physical life, in a new physical world, free from death, mourning, crying, and pain.
Christians don’t hope for disembodied eternity—we long for resurrection life in a renewed creation. This is the heartbeat of biblical hope: not just life after death, but life after life after death.
This future is not merely encouraging—it is shaping. Because we know the end, we live differently now.
A Present Reality: New Creations Today
Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17:
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (ESV)
This verse is not poetic exaggeration. It is a theological declaration. The new world is already breaking into this one—through you. When you came to Christ, the Spirit began the work of renewal in your heart, your mind, and your life. You are a living preview of God's promised future.
You may not feel new every day. But God’s Word assures you that you are being renewed daily (2 Corinthians 4:16). You are not just forgiven—you are being made new. Not merely rescued from judgment—but re-created for glory.
God’s new creation is not only coming for you—it has begun in you.
A Daily Calling: Living Toward God’s Future
The knowledge of this future changes the way we live in the present. Peter asks in 2 Peter 3:11:
“Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness?” (ESV)
The question is rhetorical but powerful. If everything temporary is fading, then our priorities must shift. What matters now is what will last. That’s why Paul says in Colossians 3:2–4:
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth... When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (ESV)
Hope isn’t passive. It’s active. It doesn’t sit on its hands—it rolls up its sleeves. Christians are not escapists. We are ambassadors. Every time we love sacrificially, live generously, forgive freely, or proclaim the gospel boldly, we are declaring to the world: this isn’t all there is. Something better is coming—and it starts now.
A Missional Identity: Previewing the Kingdom
The world is hungry for hope. People see what is broken, but many can’t imagine what could be healed. The church exists to show them. As new creations, we preview the new creation. Our lives are not meant to mimic the world, but to model God’s future.
This is what Jesus meant when He called us salt and light (Matthew 5:13–16). Salt preserves. Light reveals. The resurrection makes us signs of what’s coming—a world ruled by justice, filled with joy, healed from sorrow, and centered on the presence of God.
You don’t need a platform to show this. Just faithfulness. In how you treat people. How you spend money. How you show up when others walk away. The small acts of obedience today speak of the great transformation tomorrow.
As Paul reminds us:
“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” (2 Corinthians 4:17, ESV)
We are not defined by what is passing. We are shaped by what is coming.
How does this help me understand, “A New Creation?”
Start Living the Future Today
The resurrection of Jesus ensures not just that there is life after death, but that there is hope during life. We are not just waiting for a better world—we are already part of it.
This week, consider how you can reflect God's future in your present:
Speak hope when others despair. Be a voice of peace in a fearful world.
Invest in what lasts—people, relationships, gospel mission.
Ask God to renew your imagination. What does it look like to live like a citizen of heaven while still on earth?
Pray this simple prayer each morning:
“Lord Jesus, thank You that the resurrection has begun. Help me live today as part of Your new creation. Use my life to show the world that You are making all things new.”
Because you are. And He is. And a new world is coming.
