From Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, 4:720
“Just as the caterpillar becomes a butterfly, as carbon is converted into diamond, as the grain of wheat upon dying in the ground produces other grains of wheat, as all of nature revives in the spring and dresses up in celebrative clothing, as the believing community is formed out of Adam’s fallen race, as the resurrection body is raised from the body that is dead and buried in the earth, so too, by the re-creating power of Christ, the new heaven and the new earth will one day emerge from the fire-purged elements of this world, radiant in enduring glory and forever set free from the ‘bondage to decay.’”
Tony Reinke 
That is a terrific quotation – many thanks. What a prospect to look forward to!
Best,
Sam
As believers we are awaiting that day…even so Lord Jesus
Come! Thank you for this quote Tony.
Yes and Amen! O Glorious Day!!!
Thank you for the encouragement!!
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This is so beautiful…my heart is lifted, my sight is clear. What a Lord we have, what a plan He has, what an unstoppable purpose. I bow my knee unto the Father.