🌍 Recreated, Restored, Replaced

THE CREATOR

"But You remain the same, and Your years will never end."

— Psalm 102:27

"I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed."

— Malachi 3:6

"You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But You remain the same, and Your years will never end."

— Hebrews 1:12

"Jesus is the same yesterday and today and forever."

— Hebrews 13:8

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."

— James 1:17

"For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the LORD’s people."

— 1 Corinthians 14:33

"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

— Matthew 5:48

THE CREATION OF THE EARTH

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

— Genesis 1:1

"In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands."

— Psalm 102:25

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom."

— Isaiah 40:28

"Has not My hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the LORD. “These are the ones I look on with favour: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at My word."

— Isaiah 66:2

"¹⁶For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. ¹⁷He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."

— Colossians 1:16-17

"He also says, “In the beginning, LORD, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands."

— Hebrews 1:10

"You are worthy, our LORD and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being."

— Revelation 4:11

THE EARTH MADE UNINHABITABLE

"¹⁶Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble, ¹⁷the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”"

— Isaiah 14:16-17

"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."

— Genesis 1:2

THE RECREATION

"And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light."

— Genesis 1:3

"God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the 6th day."

— Genesis 1:31

"You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship You."

— Nehemiah 9:6

"⁶By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of His mouth. ⁷He gathers the waters of the sea into heaps; He puts the deep into storehouses. ⁸Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. ⁹For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm."

— Psalm 33:6-9

"It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshalled their starry hosts."

— Isaiah 45:12

"As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not."

— Romans 4:17

THE RESTORED EARTH

"⁵Righteousness will be His belt and faithfulness the sash round His waist. ⁶The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. ⁷The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. ⁸The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. ⁹They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea."

— Isaiah 11:5-9

"⁵Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. ⁶Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. ⁷The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow."

— Isaiah 35:5-7

"²⁰Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a 100 will be thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach a 100 will be considered accursed. ²¹They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. ²⁵The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD."

— Isaiah 65:20-21, 25

"From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before Me,” says the LORD."

— Isaiah 66:23

"⁴I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Jesus 1000 years. ⁶Blessed and holy are those who share in the 1st resurrection. The 2nd death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Jesus and will reign with Him for 1000 years."

— Revelation 20:4, 6

"By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly."

— 2 Peter 3:7

THE NEW EARTH

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."

— Matthew 5:5

"But in keeping with His promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells."

— 2 Peter 3:13

"Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the 1st heaven and the 1st earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea."

— Revelation 21:1

"⁴He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” ⁵He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”"

— Revelation 21:4-5

"There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the LORD God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever."

— Revelation 22:5