Heavens and New
Heavens
Genesis 1:1-5 –
New International Version (NIV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 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.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God
saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God
called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was
evening, and there was morning—the first day.
When did God
create “the heavens and the earth” (verse
1)?
What was “formless and empty” (verse 2)?
Where was the
darkness (verse 2)?
Who was hovering
over the waters (verse 2)?
In your opinion,
why did God say “let there be light” (verse
3)?
When did God
separate the light from the darkness (verse 4)?
What was there the
first day (verse 5)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
John 1:1-5 - New
International Version (NIV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through
him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In
him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The
light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
When was the Word (verse 1)?
Where was the Word (verse 1)?
Who was the Word (verse
1)?
In your opinion,
what does John mean by “He was with God in the beginning” (verse 2)?
What was made
through Him (verse 3)?
What was in Him
(verse 4)?
What is the “light of all mankind” (verse 4)?
Where does the
light shine (verse 5)?
What has not
overcome the light (verse 5)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, what does John 1:1-5 help
us to understand about the creation of the heavens and the earth that is described
in Genesis 1:1-5?
Colossians 1:15-23
- New International Version (NIV)
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn
over all creation. 16 For 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.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the
beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might
have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his
fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to
himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making
peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
21 Once you
were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil
behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical
body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free
from accusation— 23 if you continue in your faith, established
and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the
gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under
heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Who
is the Son the image of (verse 15)?
What is the Son the firstborn over (verse 15)?
What has been “created through him and for him” (verse 16)?
Where is the Son (verse 17)?
In your opinion, what does it mean that
the Son is “the beginning and the
firstborn from among the dead” (verse 18)?
Where does the fullness of God dwell (verse
19)?
How does God reconcile all things on earth
or in heaven to himself (verse 20)?
Why were we “alienated from God” and enemies in our minds (verse 21)?
How have we been reconciled to God (verse 22)?
How are we presented (verse 22)?
Where can we not move from (verse 23)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, why does John in John
1:1-5 say that “In him was life, and that
life was the light of all mankind. The
light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” and
Paul in Colossians 1:15-23 say that Jesus is the “firstborn from among the dead”?
In
your opinion, what does Paul in Colossians 1:15-23 help us to understand about
through who and for who the creation took place as described in Genesis 1:1-5?
Revelation 21:1-5 –
New International Version (NIV)
1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I
saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now
among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God
himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He 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.”
5 He 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.”
What did John see (verse 1)?
What happened to the first heaven and
earth (verse 1)?
Where was the Holy City coming from (verse
2)?
In your opinion, why would the loud voice
from the throne say “God’s dwelling place
is now among the people” (verse 3)?
Who will God be with (verse 3)?
Why will there be no more death or
mourning or crying or pain (verse 4)?
Who is making everything new (verse 5)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, why
would it be appropriate that the One who Paul said in Colossians 1:15-23
reconciled to “himself all things, whether things on earth or things in
heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross” would be the one
in Revelation 21:1-5 to create a new heaven and new earth and “wipe away every tear from their eyes”?
What is your reaction to the fact that the
God who is the Word and who created everything according to John 1:1-5 is going
to make everything new and dwell with His people according to Revelation 21:1-5?
In your opinion, why
would the One who created the first heavens and earth as described in Genesis
1:1-5 decide to remake them, according to Revelation 21:1-5?
In your opinion, what do these passages
from Genesis, John, Colossians, and Revelation help us understand about the
Creator and creation?
In your opinion, how can we apply these
passages to ourselves today?
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