After God Judges the World, Will He Start Over and Make New Life?

Question: 

After God judges the world, will he start over and make new life?

Answer:

I think we can find the answer to that in Revelation Chapter 20, which speaks of God’s judgment. It’s called the Great White Throne Judgment and is the final judgment that God brings upon Satan and the people who have rejected Jesus. And chapter 21 of Revelation talks about God’s newness, making all things new. 

I’d encourage you to read those two chapters because they’ll give you some insight and context on this question.

I’ll read a couple of verses here. This is John speaking as he has received the vision and the revelation from God. 

Revelation 21:1 NKJV, he says: 

“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea.”

In this verse, we see that the old is gone. God has created something entirely new, a new heaven and a new earth.

Verse 2 says that John saw a new city, a holy city coming down from heaven. The new Jerusalem really represents God’s presence.

Revelation 21:2 NKJV

“Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”

But I think Verse 3 answers the question “After God makes everything new, is he going to make new life in this?”

I think the answer is no because it says here in Verse 3:

Revelation 21:3 NKJV

“And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.”

Speaking of people who’ve put their faith in Jesus Christ, this is really a picture of what we think heaven is. And these people, these believers, are now with God. This is the tabernacle of God, which represents the presence of God. And they dwell with Him, and He’ll be with them. These people will acknowledge God as their God. And so, I know this is speaking of eternity for believers.

Speaking of our future as we believe in Jesus Christ, if you put your faith in Jesus, this can be a promise for us. But it says that God will be with them. And so, I don’t think God’s creating new life, but what He’s doing is restoring and redeeming the lives of those who’ve put their faith in Jesus Christ. 

It says bringing them into the eternity that He’s purposed for them, that He’s created for them.

It says that He’s going to wipe away the tears, there’s going to be no more death, sorrow, or pain. The former things have passed away. And so, He’s brought us into this restoration of completeness that Jesus Christ has for us as believers.

This is a promise that you can hold on to. Even though the Bible says our outward man and our bodies are perishing, the inward man is being renewed day by day, and we have an eternity of newness looking forward to what God has for us in a world, in heaven, and in an earth that is not touched by sin but instead fully saturated by the presence of God.

So, read these chapters to get some more insights, and I hope that answers your question.

source https://calvaryyouth.org/biblical-answers/after-god-judges-the-world-will-he-start-over-and-make-new-life/