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How will the New How will the New Earth be different Earth be different from the current?from the current?

Access to Tree of Access to Tree of Life (Rev. 21:6; 22:1-Life (Rev. 21:6; 22:1-3)3)God will “live” on God will “live” on the New Earth (Rev. the New Earth (Rev. 21:1-3). 21:1-3).

There will no longer There will no longer be any curse (Rev. be any curse (Rev. 22:3).22:3).There will be no There will be no more death (Rev. more death (Rev. 22:5).22:5).Communion with Communion with God and creation will God and creation will be restored (Acts be restored (Acts 3:21; Rom. 8:20-23).3:21; Rom. 8:20-23).

C.S. Lewis’ views on C.S. Lewis’ views on animalsanimals

In addition to many In addition to many other works, wrote other works, wrote The Chronicles of The Chronicles of Narnia.Narnia.

Did Animals talk in Did Animals talk in the Garden of Eden? the Garden of Eden?

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.

He SAID to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, “You shall not eat of the tree in the middle of the garden...Gen 3:1-

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Some (including C.S. Lewis) have suggested that animals might have had a higher form of communication with humans on the pre-cursed earth. The curse might have inhibited their communication.

In view of Romans 8 In view of Romans 8 and Isaiah 65, will our and Isaiah 65, will our favorite pets be on favorite pets be on the new earth?the new earth?

Our Relationship with Our Relationship with AngelsAngels““Do you not know Do you not know that the saints will that the saints will judge the world? And judge the world? And if you are to judge the if you are to judge the world, are you not world, are you not competent to judge competent to judge trivial cases? Do you trivial cases? Do you not know that we will not know that we will judge angels? (1 judge angels? (1 Corinthians 6:2)Corinthians 6:2)

““What is man, that What is man, that you are mindful of you are mindful of him, or the son of him, or the son of man, that you care for man, that you care for him? You made him a him? You made him a little lower than the little lower than the angels; you have angels; you have crowned him with crowned him with glory and honor, glory and honor, putting everything putting everything under his feet” under his feet” (Heb2:6-8) (Heb2:6-8)

Will We Know Will We Know Everything in Heaven? Everything in Heaven?

Angels don’t know everything (1 Peter 1:12)

Only God is omniscient

““But God, being rich But God, being rich in mercy…raised us in mercy…raised us up…so that in the up…so that in the coming ages he might coming ages he might show the show the immeasurable riches immeasurable riches of his grace in of his grace in kindness toward us in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” (Eph. Christ Jesus.” (Eph. 2:4,7)2:4,7)

--We will never stop --We will never stop learning of the learning of the greatness of God.greatness of God.

Can you imagine a Can you imagine a world where you knew world where you knew everything? A world everything? A world where every mystery where every mystery had been solved and had been solved and no adventure or no adventure or dream remained dream remained possible? possible?

Without the curse, we Without the curse, we will be fully aware. will be fully aware. We’ll “see clearly” We’ll “see clearly” and return to our God-and return to our God-intended rule of the intended rule of the earth. Our decisions earth. Our decisions and motives will be and motives will be pure because of our pure because of our sinless existence. sinless existence.

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The Real Heaven

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Includes study guide.