Ellen Chat Conversation

Ellen White's writings describe heaven as **this earth made new** — a renewed and purified version of our current planet, not a distant celestial sphere. She wrote that "The Lord of heaven has an eternity of happiness for His children in the earth made new" (3MR 86.1). This earth, cleansed and transformed, will become the eternal home of the redeemed. The vision she shares from Revelation describes a "new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away" (3MR 86.1). This renewed earth will be where the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husbandwill descend, and where "the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them" (3MR 86.1). The focus is clearly on this planet being transformed into the eternal dwelling place of God's people. Regarding other planets, Ellen White does reference the universe of heaven" (PC), suggesting the broader cosmos remains part of God's creation. She also mentions that the nations of the saved will know no other law than the law of heavenand describes how "the world will be bathed in the light of heaven. The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold greater than it is now" (MH 504.5). This indicates that our solar system, with its sun and moon, will continue to exist in glorified form. The emphasis in her writings is that the redeemed will dwell on this renewed earth, where "there shall be no more sin, neither shall there be any more death" (MH 504.5), and where "all will be harmony, peace, love, and unity" (Hvn 5.2). While the broader universe of heaven exists, the specific home prepared for humanity is this earth transformed into paradise. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What will daily life be like on the new earth according to Ellen White? • Did Ellen White describe what the New Jerusalem will look like? • What did she say about whether we'll recognize our loved ones in heaven?