From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God

by Frank Viola

Humans want to go to heaven. But God has always wanted to come to earth. Your final destination as a child of the living God is not heaven. It’s earth. The garden in Genesis will become a city in Revelation, and it will descend from the heavens to the earth. Note the closing words of Holy Scripture: And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. (Rev. 21:3 KJV) To paraphrase: “The dwelling of God is among men, the home of God is among men, the tabernacle of God is with men, the house of God is with human beings, and He shall dwell with them forever. The ageless purpose of our God has been fulfilled, and God is no longer homeless.”