Will Evil Ever Threaten Heaven Again?

Speaking of the New Jerusalem, the apostle John wrote:

“Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
—Revelation 21:27.

The redeemed won’t have to waste their energies fighting impulses to kill, steal, lie, or rape. They will be changed, making it possible for all petty irritations and selfish thoughts to vanish forever. When Jesus “appears, we shall be like Him” (1 John 3:2).Instead of resisting unhealthy drives, we’ll pursue heavenly graces.

Do you long for a place where there will be no more sickness, suffering, or sorrow?

“There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
—Revelation 21:4.

“No one living in Zion will say, ‘I am ill.’”
—Isaiah 33:24.

“He [God] will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
—Revelation 21:4.

God is going to completely eliminate sin and its terrible results; they will never appear again. Even the ultimate enemy, death, will vanish. In heaven’s land of eternal youth the redeemed are “immortal” (1 Corinthians 15:53); no inhabitant will ever suffer the ravages of old age.

Heaven not only destroys the results of sin, it also reverses them. Imagine what it will be like for those who’ve struggled with lifelong handicaps:

“Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy.”
—Isaiah 35:5, 6.