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 as the new ____________ and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me, says the LORD; so shall your ___________________ and your name remain.
2 Peter 3:13 But according to his promise we wait 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 had passed away, and the sea was no more. [2] And I saw the holy city, new ________________, coming down out of heaven from God, ______________ as a bride adorned for her ____________; [3] and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his __________, and God ____________ will be with them; [4] he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, ____________ shall there be ______________ nor __________ nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away." [5] And he who sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are ___________________ and true."
Next Bible Study: 29-Heaven
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