The New Jerusalem — A Literal Heaven On Earth

(The following is the December 29 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 21 and pay close attention to verses 9-27.) When God makes all things new, we’ll experience what John describes as the new Jerusalem that comes “down out of heaven from God, arrayed with God’s glory” (vv. 10-11). He …

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The Eternal Jesus and Our Eternal Future

(The following is the April 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 1 and pay close attention to verses 1-18.) Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but that was not the beginning of his existence. Neither was his beginning during Mary’s pregnancy. Jesus is the eternal second person of the Trinity. …

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Is Your Name in the Lamb’s Book of Life?

(The following is the December 27 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 20 and pay close attention to verses 11-15.) God knows everything we’ve ever done, along with every thought, attitude, and motive, and we are accountable for all of it. John’s Revelation gives us a glimpse of how God …

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