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Previously. We looked at what the Garden of Eden was likened unto: In the beginning. Its shadowy tabernacle/temple look and purpose. Its eventual realization in the “new Jerusalem” in the book of Revelation. Now. We look at the “new creation” story and how its motif in Scripture.
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Previously • We looked at what the Garden of Eden was likened unto: • In the beginning. • Its shadowy tabernacle/temple look and purpose. • Its eventual realization in the “new Jerusalem” in the book of Revelation.
Now • We look at the “new creation” story and how its motif in Scripture. • What God’s intended purpose for mankind (“son of man”) as His image bearers in the new creation. • How this new creation is realized today. • What this new creation looks like in eternity.
Literally, “a New Creation”…with theological implications
“One like a son of man was coming.”Daniel 7 ‘But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.’ Daniel 7:18
Theological Lesson: Man proves himself unworthy (Rom 3:23)… God to make a new creation in Christ.
Sampling of New Creation passages Old Testament New Testament 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Ephesians 2:1-10 Colossians 3:5-14 • Isaiah 11:1-9 • Jeremiah 31:27-34 • Ezekiel 36:22-35