According to Les Feldick's Bible teaching, heaven is the new heavens and new earth — a real, active, sorrow-free existence on this earth, not a cloudy place of idle boredom.
The eternal state continues the promised kingdom on a recreated earth. It will be a place of intense activity and glorious purpose, with all the problems, tribulations, and sorrows of the present age removed.
Isaiah 66:22 — Les quotes this verse to show that the new heavens and new earth are a permanent, eternal creation that remains before the Lord.
Revelation 21:4 — This verse sums up what makes the new heaven truly heavenly: God wipes away every tear and removes death, sorrow, crying, and pain.
The Bible points to a coming new heaven and a new earth. In Isaiah 66:22 the Lord says, "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain." In Revelation 21:1 John describes the same event: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." The painful features of the present world are gone in that eternal state. Revelation 21:4 promises that God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away.
Les Feldick helps his students see that heaven will not be a monotonous place of sitting on clouds and strumming harps. He says the kingdom economy moves right into eternity, and the new heaven and new earth are the believer's eternal home. It will be a viable social existence on planet earth — a place of intense activity where we will be busy and glorious beyond comprehension. Les emphasizes that eternity will be free of all the problems, tribulations, and sorrows we experience now, because the curse will be lifted and the old order will pass away. He also teaches that Israel keeps its unique place in the eternal state, while members of the Body of Christ are a heavenly people who will rule and reign in the newly recreated universe.
Les Feldick teaches that the heaven believers look forward to is not an ethereal existence "way out there." He says heaven will be on this earth, and when this earth is destroyed at the end of the thousand years, Revelation shows a new heaven and a new earth. The eternal abode will be a viable social existence on planet earth. The throne room of God is up somewhere tonight, but the eternal state for believers is on the new earth.
Les rejects the idea that heaven will be boring or monotonous. He tells his classes that eternity will be a viable exercise and a place of intense activity. We will be busy, and God is not going to have anything to do with idleness. Whatever pleasures believers enjoyed in this life — fishing, hunting, sports — heaven will offer something even better, and it will be glorious beyond our comprehension.
According to Les, the present age's problems, tribulations, and sorrows will not exist in eternity. The biblical picture is that God will wipe away all tears and there will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain. The curse has been lifted, and the old order has passed away, so the former things that caused grief are no longer there.
Les teaches that even in the eternal state Israel remains the apple of God's eye. The new heavens and new earth will not erase Israel's unique position; their seed and name remain before the Lord. At the same time, members of the Body of Christ are a heavenly people who will rule and reign in the new universe that God recreates, with places of responsibility, and in that eternal state time and distance mean nothing.
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See? It's gone. It's no longer there. Now you see, this is why hell had to be emptied up. See, most people don't stop to think of all these things. Hell as we know it is where? The center of this earth. But you see, if this earth is going to get blown away, even the inhabitants of hell had to be removed, because they're not going to get blown away.
The Kingdom Moves Into Eternity
Les says the new heaven and new earth continue the kingdom economy into eternity, making heaven a place of intense activity without the problems, tribulations, and sorrows of the present age.
The New Heavens and Earth in Isaiah and Revelation
Les connects Isaiah 66:22 with Revelation 21 and 22, and stresses that Israel's seed and name remain forever in the eternal state.
Heaven Is Busy, Not Boring
Les says heaven is a place of intense activity — far better than any earthly pleasure — where believers will be busy and glorious beyond comprehension.
A Newly Created Universe
Les says the whole universe has been tainted by the devil and will be recreated more glorious; the Body of Christ will rule and reign in it, with time and distance meaning nothing.
The Eternal Abode Is on the New Earth
Les says heaven will be on this earth — not an ethereal realm — and will be a viable social existence on planet earth.
Christ Rules From Jerusalem on Earth
Les clarifies that while the throne room of God is up somewhere, the heaven believers are pointing to is on this earth, where Christ will rule and reign from Jerusalem.
Heaven Is a Place of Intense Activity (Repeated)
Les repeats the same point about heaven being busy and active, reinforcing that it is not a passive, boring existence.
Isaiah 66:22: For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
Les quotes this verse to show that the new heavens and new earth are a permanent, eternal creation.
Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
This is the passage Les points to when the new heavens and new earth come into view.
Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
This describes what removes the grief of the old world and makes heaven truly heavenly.
Yes. Les teaches that heaven will be on this earth — specifically on the new earth. It will be a viable social existence on planet earth, not an ethereal, foggy realm.
No. Les says heaven will be a place of intense activity. God's people will be busy, and it will be glorious beyond comprehension, better than even the best pleasures we know.
No. Les teaches that eternity will be without all of the problems, tribulations, and sorrows of the present age. The biblical picture is that God will wipe away all tears and there will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain.
Yes. Les emphasizes that Israel will never pass off the scene; even in the new heavens and new earth, Israel remains the apple of God's eye with a unique position.
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