The Bible ends with a new beginning: God's people gathered in God's place under God's King - Jesus. The blessing of Eden is eclipsed by the new heavens and new earth and there is no more curse.
Speaker: Russell Smidt
Passage: Revelation 21-22
Outline:
1. Wedding fashion crime.
2. New heaven and new earth
a. No fig leaves - beautifully dressed in white. (Rev 19:6-8; 21:2)
b. No hiding - presence of God. (Rev 21:3-4)
c. No shame - glory. (rev 21:24-27)
d. No curse - healing. (Rev 22:1-3)
3. Fashion for eternity
a. Clothed with power. (Luke 24:49)
b. Clothed with the imperishable. (1 Cor 15:54)
c. Longing for heavenly clothes. (2 Cor 5:2-3)
d. Clothed with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience... love. (Col 3:12-14)
