Jesus Promised to Prepare a Place for Us.
The "bottomless pit, " or abyss, comes from the Greek word abussos and is the same word in the Hebrew Old Testament used for "without form and void. In Genesis 1:2, when God spoke the world into existence, it was without form and void, a darkened, desolate abyss of nothingness until God immediately separated the dry land, and then created a new world full of life.
Isaiah 66:22 "For just as the new heavens and the new earth Which I make will endure before Me," ______________ the LORD, "So your ________________ and your name will endure.
2 Peter 3:13 But according to His promise we are looking for new ____________ and a new earth, in which _______________________ dwells.
Revelation 21:1-5 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. [2] And I saw the holy city, new ________________, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her ____________. [3] And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the __________________ of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His __________, and God ____________ will be among them, [4] and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any ______________, or __________, or pain; the first things have passed away." [5] And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am __________ all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are ______________ and true."
Next Bible Study: 29-Heaven
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