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The Future Aspect of the Kingdom

(vv. 24–25), Christ will reign with God for eternity (vv. 27–28;
Revelation 22:5). At that moment, the end will come. Death will be finally
and completely conquered (1 Corinthians 15:26).

The Eternal Kingdom

The character of the eternal kingdom is described in Revelation 21:1–22:5.
This phase of the Kingdom will begin with a new heaven and a new earth
(21:1–3). In this new heaven and new earth, God will live with men and
“they will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their
God” (v. 3). It will be a place of eternal
joy and “there will be no more death or
mourning or crying or pain, for the old
order of things has passed away” (v. 4). The nations will be
All things will be made new, and the healed, and there
saints of all the ages will inherit eternal
life (v. 7). will be no more

curse in the earth.
There will also be a New Jerusalem,
which will come down from God out of
heaven (v. 10). It will be a place of great
beauty and splendor, and will be an eternal home for the saints of all
ages (vv. 11–21, 24, 27; compare John 14:1–3). The Father and the Son will
be its temple, and the glory of God and the Lamb will be its light (vv. 11,
22–24; 22:5). Nothing “impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who
does what is shameful or deceitful” will be allowed into the city (21:27).

Besides a new heaven, a new earth, and a New Jerusalem, there will
be a crystal clear River of Life which will flow from the throne of God
through the city (Revelation 22:1–2). The nations will be healed, and there
will be no more curse in the earth. Christ will rule from the city, and the
saints will reign with Him forever and ever in His eternal kingdom.

The Time of Christ’s Coming to Establish His Future Kingdom

When will this future kingdom be? It will come only after the present
work of the Kingdom is finished. First, the gospel of the Kingdom must
be preached in all the world as a witness to every people group
(Matthew 24:14; Mark 13:10). Once this happens, the Kingdom in its
present state can then become the Kingdom in its future state. This age

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