New Heaven and New Earth
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New Heaven and New Earth is a biblical eschatological concept describing the renewed, perfected creation that God will establish at the end of time following Christ’s return.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy City, New Jerusalem | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
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biblical eschatological concept ⓘ doctrinal belief ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian eschatology
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Second Coming of Christ ⓘ end times ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
God dwelling with His people
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cosmic renewal ⓘ removal of death ⓘ removal of pain ⓘ removal of sin ⓘ removal of suffering ⓘ restoration of creation ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
eternal dwelling of God with redeemed humanity
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perfected creation ⓘ renewed creation ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
first heaven and first earth
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present fallen creation ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bible
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New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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| followsEvent |
final judgment
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passing away of first heaven and first earth ⓘ return of Christ ⓘ |
| hasConceptualAspect |
renewal rather than annihilation (in many interpretations)
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transformation of the cosmos ⓘ |
| hasSourceText |
Second Epistle of Peter
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surface form:
2 Peter 3:13
Isaiah 65:17 ⓘ Isaiah 66:22 ⓘ Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 21–22
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| includesElement |
New Earth
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Heaven ⓘ
surface form:
New Heaven
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| interpretedWithin |
amillennial eschatology
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postmillennial eschatology ⓘ premillennial eschatology ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Christian English theological terminology ⓘ |
| mediatedThrough | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| promisedBy | God ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
consummation of all things in Christ
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final judgment ⓘ Kingdom of God ⓘ
surface form:
kingdom of God
resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
New Heaven and New Earth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Holy City, New Jerusalem
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| temporalScope | eternal state ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
completion of creation
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fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan ⓘ fulfillment of prophetic promises in Isaiah ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holy City, New Jerusalem