Yes — there will be ample space for everyone in the new earth.
Les Feldick answers with a straightforward yes. He says the new earth will be so huge that nobody will be crowded, and he points to the 1,500-mile New Jerusalem as only believers' 'apartments.' The population will be enormous, but the new earth and the heavenly domain of the Body of Christ provide room for all.
2 Peter 3:13 — This is the direct promise of a new heavens and a new earth, which Les uses to explain the pure and permanent eternal dwelling place.
Revelation 21:16 — This verse gives the New Jerusalem's dimensions, which Les cites as the 1,500-mile city that requires an enormous new earth.
Isaiah 66:22 — It confirms the eternal permanence of the new heavens and new earth, a point Les connects to the eternal state.
Scripture promises a new creation rather than a patched-up one. 2 Peter 3:13 says, 'Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.' The book of Revelation connects that promise to the eternal state: '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' (Revelation 21:1). Revelation 21:16 gives the dimensions of the New Jerusalem: 'And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.' The prophet Isaiah also says that the new heavens and new earth 'shall remain' before the Lord forever (Isaiah 66:22). These verses show a permanent, vast dwelling place, but they do not specify the planet's overall size.
Les Feldick uses the size of the new earth to answer the common fear that eternity will be crowded. He says, 'This new Earth is just going to be so huge that nobody's going to be crowded.' The 1,500-mile New Jerusalem is only, in his words, 'our apartments, so to speak.' He argues that the planet underneath that city must be so immense that even a 1,500-mile city will not extend beyond its curvature; otherwise it would hang off the present small earth like bird's wings. Les also explains why the population will be so large. He points to millions of infants who die in the third world, and to all aborted little ones, and says these are part of the Body of Christ. 'So don't think for a minute that the Body of Christ isn't going to be humongous,' he says. Yet believers will never feel crowded because they are not confined to the planet; they will rule and reign in the heavenlies, and the whole sphere of outer space will be their domain. For members of the Body of Christ, Les pictures the new creation as 'garden plots for believers' with responsibilities throughout all of God's new universe. Because there is no time and distance in the eternal state, a believer could go to the end of the universe and back in 'a second or two.' So for Les, the size of the new earth plus the heavenly rule of the Body of Christ answers the space question completely.
Les points out that people often ask if Heaven will be crowded, but the new earth will not be. It will be so huge that 'nobody's going to be crowded.' The new earth must be large enough that the 1,500-mile New Jerusalem still fits on its curvature; otherwise the city would be hanging off like bird's wings. This means the planet will be beyond imagination.
Les teaches that, in addition to believers of all the ages, the millions of infants who die young in the third world are all going to be in glory as adults. He also says the aborted little ones are part of the Body of Christ. Throughout history, few infants survived childhood, so this contributes to an immense eternal population.
No. Les says members of the Body of Christ are a heavenly people, not like Israel on the earthly new earth. They will rule and reign throughout God's new creation, with places of responsibility across the universe, and they will not be limited by time or space.
The Whole Universe Must Be Recreated
Les explains that God will bring the universe back and recreate it because Satan has tainted everything — this sets the context for a new earth of vast size.
The New Earth Will Not Be Crowded
Les directly answers the crowding question: the new earth will be so huge that nobody will be crowded, and the 1,500-mile city is just believers' apartments.
The New Earth's Curvature Must Fit the City
Les argues the new earth must be far larger than the present one, because a city that size cannot rest on the current planet's curvature.
Believers Will Have the Whole Universe as Garden Plots
Les teaches that the Body of Christ will be a heavenly people with responsibilities across all of God's new creation, without limits of time or space.
Infants and Aborted Little Ones Make the Body of Christ Humongous
Les answers the population concern by counting every infant and aborted child into the Body of Christ, while also pointing to heavenly rule so no one is crowded.
The Universe Recreated for Heavenly Rule
Les says God will recreate the universe and gives members of the Body of Christ places of responsibility throughout it.
What Happens When God's Wrath Replaces Grace — Revelation 9 & 11
It's going to be burned up by fire at the end of the millennial reign, and then as I mentioned last program, in chapter 21 and 22, we have a new heaven and a new earth. But that new earth is again going to be the abode of those who have believed unto eternal life, and again Christ will be all in all, and I think it's just going to be an extension of the kingdom economy.
Israel Remains in the New Creation
Les notes that Israel remains the apple of God's eye even in the new heavens and new earth, showing the new creation will continue God's earthly purposes.
2 Peter 3:13: Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
This verse is the direct promise of the new earth that Les points to when explaining why the new creation will be pure and permanent.
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.
It shows the old earth passes away and a new earth replaces it, setting the scene for the eternal dwelling place.
Revelation 21:16: And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
This is the measurement Les refers to when he says the New Jerusalem is a 1,500-mile city, which he uses to argue for the enormous size of the new earth.
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.
Isaiah confirms that the new heavens and new earth will remain eternally, a point Les uses to show Israel's continuing place in the new creation.
Les Feldick says the New Jerusalem is a 1,500-mile city, based on Revelation 21:16. He describes it as 'our apartments, so to speak,' and says its size requires a planet much larger than the present earth.
Yes. Les teaches that infants who die are in glory and that aborted little ones are part of the Body of Christ. The new earth is so huge that nobody will be crowded, despite the massive numbers.
No. Les teaches they are a heavenly people who will rule and reign throughout the new universe, with responsibilities across all of God's new creation and no limits of time or space.
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