Jesus is constructing a place that is perfectly designed just for each individual, a place where they will be made for it, stitch by stitch, as a glove is made for a hand. The Bible teaches that heaven is a real place, a new heaven and a new earth, where there will be no oceans, no sun or moon, and no sin. The new heaven will be physical in nature, familiar to us, and have a capital city called the New Jerusalem, which will be massive, with a wall 72 yards thick and 12 gates, and will be free from evil and sin.
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