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Eschatology
Eschatology · Foundational

The Eternal State

God will make a new heaven and a new earth, where the redeemed will dwell with Him forever; all who reject Christ will be punished forever in the lake of fire.

The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.

What you'll learn
1

Show from 2 Corinthians 5:8 and Luke 16 that at death believers go at once to be with Christ and the lost to conscious torment, awaiting the resurrection.

2

Describe the new heaven and new earth and the New Jerusalem, where God dwells with His people in glorified bodies.

3

Show from Matthew 25:46 and Revelation 20:10-15 that the punishment of the lost in the lake of fire is conscious and everlasting.

4

Answer annihilationism, universalism, and purgatory from Scripture, and invite someone to trust Christ.

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