But What About Eternity?
Revelation 21:1-5 · Kent Keller, Pastor, Christchurch Miami
On VBS Sunday, Pastor Kent Keller lands the What About? series on the question every person eventually faces: what happens after we die? Preaching from Revelation 21 — and with a dear lifelong friend freshly in the grave — he makes the case that this is no abstract topic. Three truths: (1) Death is a reality, but not a finality — it is a real enemy, but a defeated one; because Jesus rose, it will not get the last word (1 Corinthians 15:26). (2) Heaven is a way station, not a final destination — God has promised a new heaven and a new earth where he comes down to dwell with his people forever (Revelation 21:1). (3) Earth shall be perfected, not rejected — the creation itself groans for the day it is set free and made new (Romans 8; Isaiah 65). Everybody lives forever; the only issue is location — and God's salvation is freely offered in Christ to all who will receive it. One day he will wipe away every tear.
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A Defeated Enemy
1 Corinthians 15:26 (ESV) · Where has death — or the fear of it — been speaking loudest in your life, and what changes if it's already a defeated enemy?
Everybody Lives Forever
Hebrews 9:27 (ESV) · If everybody lives forever and the only question is location, have you settled yours — and who in your life still needs to hear that it's fr…
A Way Station
Revelation 21:1 (ESV) · How would today look different if you really believed your final destination is a renewed creation where God lives with his people?
Perfected, Not Rejected
Romans 8:21 (ESV) · What's one beautiful thing in this world you grieve losing — and how does ‘perfected, not rejected’ change the way you hold it?
Every Tear Wiped Away
Revelation 21:4 (ESV) · Who do you know that's grieving right now — and what would it look like to carry the hope of Revelation 21:4 to them this week?
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