New Heavens and Earth

Last day of SS.

Learned about Jesus' return and the New Heavens & Earth.

When Jesus comes back to Earth, he will get rid of all the bad stuff and make everything new.

Had a gold box and a black binbag, and put things in them depending whether they will be in "Jesus' new world" or not (idea from here):

• Photo of tombstones (no more death)
• Box of tissues (no more crying)
• Calpol (no more pain)
• Card that said 'sin'
• Gold bracelet (city made of gold!)
• Blue voile scarf (river so clean you can drink it)
• Lamp (won't need them; God will give light)
• Apple (fruit trees with fruit that can make you live forever)
• Picture of people (Jesus' friends, from every country: those who have had their sins washed away and love & follow him)
• Picture of Jesus as king - his friends will see him, be with him forever, and work for him.

It turned out really well, and was nice and simple - important as the preschool kids were joining us.

Then we enjoyed a 'wedding party (aka the Marriage Supper of the Lamb). Hopefully the real catering will be a bit more substantial :-)

Glad no-one asked whose wedding the party would be for - that might have been a bit hard to explain!

[Edit: Here are a worksheet and colouring text for this lesson.]

Free light show

(It's the light through the trees shining through the skylights)

Odd thing

There was something strange under one of the seats at church. A large moth?

No, just a pterodactyl.

Reclining at the table

My willing models are helping me out for my next illustrations. Reclining at the table first-century style. (I don't have enough, so will have to copy two)