John’s vision of “a new heaven and a new earth”(Revelations 21:1-5) shows us that heaven isn’t an ethereal existence but a renewed and perfected creation. God’s promise to make all things new extends to wiping away every tear and eliminating death, mourning, crying, and pain. Like a master artist restoring a masterpiece to its original glory-and beyond-God will transform creation into something more beautiful than we can imagine.