Four reasons the Christian’s future is going to be far better than either the past or the present:
1. The Lord is going to recreate the heavens and the earth (v. 17a)
2. The new heavens and earth are going to be so much better that the past is largely forgotten (v. 17b)
3. Joy and gladness will be the dominating experience of the new earth’s inhabitants (vv. 18-19)
4. Sin’s curse is going to be reversed and all evil will be banished (vv. 20-25)