"Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." If you are planning to go to heaven to be with God when you die, don't plan to stay there forever because God is coming to live on the earth. In John's vision of the future he saw a new heaven and earth and the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down from heaven. John described heaven coming to earth. At the end of John’s vision is a new world order that is established from the present world. The future that God planned for His created order is established. Heaven and earth will come together so that the dwelling place of God is no longer in heaven but on the earth among His redeemed people. In this present age we experience a little piece of the eternal life that awaits us by the indwelling Holy Spirit, Who is God's abiding presence with us. In the new heaven and earth we will we will dwell fully in God's personal presence. Therefore, allow God's Spirit Who dwells in you now to prepare you for the day when you will dwell with God forever.
