A Vision of Glory - What does all things new look like? - Revelation 21 - Stephen Baines

Hope Live | A Vision of Glory | Revelation 21 | Stephen BainesWhat if the brokenness around you isn't the end of the story — it's the smoke before the morning?In this message from Revelation 21, Stephen brings us to the breathtaking finale of the Bible's story — a new heaven, a new earth, and a God who doesn't scrap his creation and start again, but redeems it, glorifies it, and fills it with his presence forever. No more death. No more tears. No more pain. The old order of things has passed away.But here's what makes this passage so extraordinary: Jesus doesn't say I will make all things new. He says I am making — present tense, right now, already underway.Drawing on C.S. Lewis, James Moffat, and the raw honesty of Revelation's imagery, Stephen unpacks what it means to live in the tension between the now and the not yet — to be a new creation already, whilst still groaning for what is to come. This isn't escapism. It's the most grounded, urgent, practical hope imaginable. Because if God is already making all things new, then we are called to join him in that work — in our families, our workplaces, our communities, and for those in Lancaster, in this city itself.This is a message for anyone who has ever sat in the smoke and wondered if morning is ever coming. It is. And it already has begun.Key themes: Revelation 21 · new creation · the now and the not yet · hope in suffering · God's kingdom on earth · community transformation · responding to the call12/07/2026Make sure to share with your friends and family!#hopemessages #revelation #avisionofglory #hopelancaster #hopeisnotncanceled