Yes—the Bible teaches that the present universe will be destroyed by fire and replaced by new heavens and a new earth.
According to 2 Peter 3:10-13, the heavens will pass away with a great noise, the elements will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and all its works will be burned up. Les Feldick emphasizes that this is not the end, for God will recreate a new heavens and new earth more glorious than before. Believers await this renewal by faith and hope, knowing God's timing is certain.
2 Peter 3:10-13 — This passage directly describes the destruction of the present universe and the promise of new heavens and a new earth.
The Bible teaches that the present universe is not eternal. It was framed by the word of God out of nothing (Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 11:3). In the day of the Lord, the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth and all its works shall be burned up (2 Peter 3:10). After this dissolution, God promises new heavens and a new earth wherein dwells righteousness (2 Peter 3:13). This destruction is certain, and believers are told to look for and hasten that day (2 Peter 3:12).
Les Feldick teaches that the whole universe will be totally melted down and brought right back to the God who created it. He points to a physicist's conclusion that the universe came from a single source of light and will one day return to it, noting that this is close to the biblical truth because God is light. Les explains that because everything has been tainted by sin, God will dissolve the old creation and create a new universe more glorious than before. He specifically teaches that the Body of Christ will be a heavenly people, ruling and reigning with Christ throughout the new universe, with responsibilities across all of God's creation and without limitation of time or space. Believers wait for this by faith, not by sight.
Les Feldick teaches that the entire universe will be melted down and dissolved. He quotes 2 Peter 3:12, which says the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat. Les describes everything, heaven and earth, being brought back to a nothingness and then recreated all new. He compares it to putting everything back into a bottle, returning it to the original source of light, which is God.
Les explains that everything in the universe has been tainted by the old devil himself. Because of sin, the present created order is not fit for eternity. So God is going to dissolve it and create new heavens and a new earth, more glorious than ever before, where righteousness dwells. The recreation is a promise from God and is certain.
Les teaches that the Body of Christ is a heavenly people, unlike Israel who will enjoy their earthly domain on the new earth. Believers will rule and reign in the whole new universe with Christ, having places of responsibility throughout God's new creation. They will not be limited by time or space and can go to the end of the universe and back in a moment.
Les emphasizes that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Believers cannot see the new heavens and new earth yet, but they wait patiently by faith because God's word is documented and true. God's timing is not bound by human expectations; whether it comes soon or later, it is certain.
Faith in the God Who Framed the Worlds
Les teaches that believers understand by faith that the worlds were framed by the word of God, and this faith is documented, not blind.
Peter's Melted Universe
Les uses 2 Peter to show that the universe will be melted down and dissolved, yet God will create new heavens and a new earth.
Melted Back to God
Les teaches that the whole universe will be totally melted down and brought back to the God who created it, citing 2 Peter 3:12.
Recreated More Glorious
Les explains that the universe will be brought back to nothingness and recreated more glorious because everything has been tainted by Satan.
God Calls It Back
Les teaches that God flung out the universe with a spoken word and can call it back at His will, so the end times will see it melt back to Him.
God as the Source of Light
Les shows how a physicist's idea of a single source of light comes close to biblical truth because God is light.
Created Out of Nothing
Les affirms that God created the universe out of nothing, which is foundational to understanding His power to recreate it.
Heavenly Responsibilities
Les teaches that believers in the Body of Christ will be heavenly people with God-given responsibilities throughout the new universe.
2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
This is the key verse describing the end of the present universe by fire.
2 Peter 3:11: Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
This verse applies the truth of the coming dissolution to daily Christian living.
2 Peter 3:12: Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Les Feldick quotes this verse to show the universe being melted down in the end times.
2 Peter 3:13: Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
This is the promise of the new creation that follows the destruction of the old.
Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The Bible begins by establishing God as the Creator of the universe out of nothing.
Hebrews 11:3: Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
This verse is cited by Les to show that creation and the coming destruction are understood by faith.
Yes. The Bible says the heavens will pass away and the elements will melt with fervent heat (2 Peter 3:10). Les Feldick teaches that the whole universe will be melted down and dissolved, returning to its original source.
God creates new heavens and a new earth. Les explains that the old creation, tainted by Satan, will be brought back to nothingness and recreated more glorious than before.
Les teaches that the Body of Christ, being a heavenly people, will rule and reign with Christ throughout the new universe, having places of responsibility and free from the limits of time and space.
We wait by faith and hope, not by sight. Since God's word is true and certain, we can patiently look for the new heavens and new earth even though we do not yet see them.
Les points out that a physicist concluded the universe came from an original source of light. Les says that source is God, for God is light. At the end, the universe will return to that original light.
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