At the end of May (2025), I wrote about spiritual graduations. Today I thought we’d look at our future, ultimate “graduation” when our new eyes in our new body will experience our new heavenly home, a New Earth.

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. . . . I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. . . . Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look, God’s dwelling is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and will be their God’” (Revelation 21:1-3 CSB).

In his book, Heaven, Randy Alcorn describes this Heaven on earth. We will have “a restored and perfected version of our familiar bodies”, live on “our familiar Earth” and have “familiar relationships.” We will experience the comforts of “home” with all the blessings of our Creator God making all things new.

According to Revelation 22:4, it appears that in some essence, we will see the face of God. We will worship the One who loves us beyond measure and not be bored. We will join multitudes in praise, adoration, and service.

The Apostle John teaches that those who believe Jesus is the Son of God will overcome the world (1 John 5:4-5). In Revelation, John lists blessings for those who overcome.

• Given “the right to eat from the tree of life” (2:7).
• “[N]ot be hurt at all by the second death” (2:11), that is the “lake of fire” (20:14).
• Given “hidden manna” (supernatural sustenance) and “a white stone with a new name written on it” (2:17), possibly a symbol of victory over God’s enemies. Our new name identifies our distinctive character. (NKJV Study Bible)
•  “[A]uthority over the nations” will be given to those who do God’s will to the end (2:26).
• Dressed in white and their name acknowledged before the Father and His angels (3:5).
• Live in God’s Presence and have the name of God written on them (3:12).
• Given the right to sit with Jesus on His throne (3:21).

Looking forward to our new heavenly home and praying you will be there!