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Renewed, Not Replaced
Commentators highlight that the Greek word for "new" (kainos) means new in quality and freshness, not necessarily brand new in time. This suggests God will renew and perfect the current creation, purging it of sin and decay, rather than completely annihilating it. The new creation will be familiar yet gloriously transformed, much like a believer's personal regeneration is a foretaste of this cosmic renewal.
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Albert Barnes
On Revelation 21:1
18th Century
Theologian
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. Such a heaven and earth that they might properly be called new; such transformations, and…
AT Robertson
On Revelation 21:1
A new heaven and a new earth (ουρανον καινον κα γην καινην). This new vision (ειδον) is the picture of the bliss of the saints.
Charles Ellicott
On Revelation 21:1
19th Century
Bishop
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THE FINAL REGENERATION—ALL THINGS NEW: NEW HEAVENS; NEW EARTH; NEW JERUSALEM (Revelation 21:1–22:5…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Revelation 21:1
19th Century
Preacher
Astronomers tell us that, within living memory, several starry worlds have burned out and vanished out of sight. The apostle Peter has told us that…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Revelation 21:1
The new heavens and earth were foreseen by Isaiah (Isaiah 65:17) as a part of his vision of the renewed Jerusalem. John’s picture of th…
John Gill
On Revelation 21:1
17th Century
Pastor
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth
This vision relates to a glorious state of the church, not in the times of …
Matthew Henry
On Revelation 21:1–8
17th Century
Minister
The new heaven and the new earth will not be separate from each other; the earth of the saints, their glorified bodies, will be heavenly. The old w…