The New Heaven and New Earth

The resources listed below provide a starting point for exploring what the Bible teaches about the renewal of the material world.

Articles

“The New Heaven and New Earth as Depicted in Revelation 21-22.” The Bible Project. December 24, 2017. https://bibleproject.com/articles/new-heaven-new-earth/.

Emerson, Matthew Y. “The New Heaven and New Earth.” The Gospel Coalition. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/new-heaven-new-earth/.

Johnson, Dennis. “The New Heavens and New Earth.” Ligonier. December 25, 2014. https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/new-heavens-and-new-earth.

Smith, Ian K. “10 Things You Should Know about the New Heavens and the New Earth.” Crossway. August 20, 2019. https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-new-heaven-and-the-new-earth/

Books and Journal Articles

Alcorn, Randy. Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home. Wheaton: Tyndale House, 2004.

Alexander, T. Desmond. From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2009.

Emerson, Matthew Y. “Does God Own a Death Star? The Destruction of the Cosmos in 2 Peter 3:1-13.” Southwestern Journal of Theology 57, no. 2 (2015): 281–93.

Fitzpatrick, Elyse M. Home: How Heaven and the New Earth Satisfy Our Deepest Longings. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2016.

Middleton, J. Richard. “A New Heaven and a New Earth: The Case for a Holistic Reading of the Biblical Story of Redemption.” Journal for Christian Theological Research 11 (2006): 73–97.

Middleton, J. Richard. A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014.

Moo, Douglas J., and Jonathan A. Moo. Creation Care: A Biblical Theology of the Natural World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018.

Wright, N.T. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. New York: HarperOne, 2008.

Talks

Wentzel, Ryan. “Groaning for Glory.” September 10, 2023. Audio, 43:12. https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=911231413547894.

Wentzel, Ryan. “The Cosmic Scope of Salvation.” The Ryan Wentzel Sermon Podcast. March 26, 2024. Audio, 20:40. https://ryanlwentzel.com/podcasts/sermons/the-cosmic-scope-of-salvation.