One of the biggest misconceptions within premillennial eschatology is the idea that after the Messiah’s millennial reign in Israel, a completely new heavens and earth will be created after this earth (including Israel) is annihilated.

But this is neither biblical nor logical. The “New Earth” is this earth after it has been fully set free from corruption (Rom. 8.21) and purged of sin and death (2 Pet. 3.7-16).

People have gotten confused over this because a lot of the language associated with the New Earth speaks of the old “passing away” and being “destroyed.” But if you look more closely at all of these passages, they are more about the renewal and regeneration of something that already exists, not something that is made from scratch.

Therefore, this earth will exist forever. God’s creation of the world in Genesis 1 was an eternal act. He never just throws it away.

And this, in turn, means that Israel as a geographic place will always exist as well, and the Messiah will dwell there forever, for eternity, in the New Jerusalem, which comes down from heaven and lands on the same spot as the current Jerusalem.

You really need to understand God’s eternal commitment to His creation and His eternal commitment to Israel if you want to have the right perspective on eschatology and everything happening in our world.

You think the dark forces are so hell-bent on Israel’s destruction because they think Israel will eventually be destroyed, after the millennium? Or because God finished with Israel 2,000 years ago? Wrong. They are hell-bent on Israel’s destruction because it's the site of the Messiah’s eternal throne, and Jewish presence in the Land is the constant reminder that the King of the Jews is on his way. - Travis M. Snow