Secrets from Beyond The Grave

destroy the earth into oblivion and set the heavens on fire, re-creating a new one from scratch. He actually renews the planet and the heavens through a purging fire that Peter spoke of. This occurs following the Great White Throne Judgment when everyone, including the saints, will be in heaven. Peter wrote: But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. --2 Peter 3:7 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. --2 Peter 3:10-13 In the Apocalypse John does not mention the burning of the earth and heaven with a purging fire (Isa. 65:17; 66:22; 2 Pet. 3:1-13), but he does allude to the new heavens and new earth (Rev. 21:1). John said there was no more sea on the new earth. This observation was important for John. When he wrote the Apocalypse, he was a political prisoner on the rocky island of Patmos and was surrounded with the waters of the Aegean Sea. To John, this massive body of water separated him from his churches and those he loved. On the new earth there are no more boundaries and limitations! The only way the seas of the world could become nonexistent is if they evaporated in a global fire of some type, similar to what Peter said: "The elements shall melt with fervent heat" (2 Pet. 3:10). The Men in Hell Isaiah alludes to the new heaven and new earth. We mentioned this passage earlier, but now look at this prediction in light of the words in the Apocalypse: 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. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. --Isaiah 66:22-24, KJV Earlier I mentioned the possible link of the Dead Sea during the time of the millennial reign of Christ. However, after the re-formation of the earth and heaven, lost souls are located outside the gates of the city. Thus it does not appear that the spirits of the angels or fallen men will be annihilated or destroyed in the lake of fire. The Great White Throne Judgment will separate these sinners from those faithful who died in the millennial reign with Christ. There will be no unbelievers on that day. Atheists will become believers, and agnostics will be stunned to see the Creator on His throne. The mockers