Key Thought: God promises a new heaven and a new earth, the presence of God, and the ultimate triumph of God’s love.
December 31, 2022

1. Have a volunteer read I John 3:2,3; Revelation 22:3,4.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. How does this reveal to us the link between obedience and purification? What is it about obedience that purifies us?
3. Personal Application: How will our obedience be made manifest in us? Share your thoughts..
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “I thought we all went to heaven to live forever. Why does this seem to say God is going to live on the earth with us?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 66:22,23.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the ultimate message in these passages?
3. Personal Application: What do you think it will be like in the new earth? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What does it mean that we will go to the Holy City to worship God from one new moon to another and from one Sabbath to another? I thought we lived in the Holy City and worshipped God all the time.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Revelation 7:17; 21:4.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What comfort and hope can these passages give us amid the trials and suffering of this present world?
3. Personal Application: How can we transform our homes and personal lives to have the principles of heaven on earth now? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “I don’t know if I believe in a perfect world. If sinful people become Christians but still have a sinful nature, there wouldn’t be any happiness in heaven. Thieves would still steal, and people would still be pushy, overbearing, bossy, and selfish. How can heaven be perfect with imperfect people?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Revelation 22:3-5.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does it mean to have our Father’s name written on our foreheads?
3. Personal Application: Can we be assured that we have God’s name written on our foreheads? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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