Experience the Renewal of Heaven, Earth, and All That You Love with All Things New

Joshua: I enjoyed this more than I initially expected. We don't think enough about the eternal, and what comes next. It is so easy to get consumed with suffering (and trying to "endure" and "develop character") that we forget what it's all for - and eventually, what will happen. This book was a good reminder. Eldredge is a dreamer, so expect a lot of fantasy references (Narnia, Middle Earth, etc), but it did my weary soul good.

United States on Oct 05, 2023

JV: I enjoyed this book very much. Plenty of scripture referenced that backs up some of the foundational ideas presented. I would have appreciated less Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia bits, but it seemed like the author was very inspired by those stories and they were shared in context with each chapter of this book.

United States on Jul 07, 2023

Nancy M.: I am a slow reader, by choice. The more beautiful and full of truth a word is, the slower I read it, ponder it. So I just finished All Things New, and this is one of those books. My heart wants to proclaim it from the mountain tops! It speaks the precise Hope-giving message the world needs - the “gospel of the kingdom”. And reading/sharing this book is an excellent means of doing that.

Read it and receive grace to persevere these last days with courage.

Come, Lord Jesus.

United States on Jul 02, 2023

birgit: I find the book wonderful. He puts my inner feelings into words. Wish it was translated to my language.
But I think he has missed the millennium reign of Christ.

United Kingdom on Apr 20, 2021

RUJustWondering: Really loved how Eldredge started this conversation into All Things New. After so much loss in the last several months, his articulation of life still being in renewal felt both comforting & encouraging. But towards the second half to last third of the book, he seemed to digress to the typical evangelical dualism between heaven & earth while proclaiming an exclusive gospel only accessible by the few who attain membership. As his last chapter states, friends gave heed to the need for practicality; something which I felt he did in the bridge from eminence to transcendence, but it needed to also hold to a mystery of open redemption through God’s understanding & not our own.

Canada on Oct 10, 2020

MoxFulderMoxFulder: This is a very dangerous book. Why, you may ask? It presents the idea that eventually “everything will be alright” and God will restore all. For all of us this is really, really good news. This is a book about the hope that lies at the core of every human soul.

Eldredge focuses on Luke 19:28-29 and the Greek word “palingenesia”, the idea of a return to Genesis, a new beginning and renewal. I am surprised he did not focus also on the word “Apokatastasis” found in Acts 3:21 which means “to put back into the original condition”. “ Whom the heaven must receive until the times of a restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.” I suspect that Eldredge avoided “Apokatastasis” because of the identification of it with universal salvation.

John builds his grand vision and hope of the restoration of all things primarily using the imagery of the great prophet Isaiah. Isaiah in many passages paints a picture of an eventually restored creation where “every knee will bow and every tongue will confess” and "every tear will be wiped away and death will be swallowed up" (Isaiah 25:8) . “Turn...

United States on Sep 10, 2020

Peter D. Money: What a beautiful book! Especially in these days we need to have something to look forward to that will be a full-renewal of all that we have around us today. This book has given me a new mind. A new heart. A new outlook. Thank you John, thank you!!

Canada on Sep 03, 2020

chris clarke: Eldredge poignantly calls to mind heartbreaking realities, even the joyful ones, like children leaving the cocoon of home for college, and teaches us to place hope in a a heavenly existence where nothing rightly precious will be lost to us. I read this during the covid lockdown, nothing could be more inspiring a read! I hope you enjoy it too.

Canada on May 20, 2020

Wiseman: I loved this book and the vision it sets out for our glorious future but with each of the chapters read there was still a nagging feeling that it was all working out beautifully for the author's life but left unanswered the reality of others. The main thrust was the restoration of all things we love, but nothing was given to those whose families were not Christian. How can their joy be made full in the coming restoration and mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters are not there with them and yet there dog is? The still born baby whose parents aren't Christian? The parents of children who rebelled and never came to faith? Those that suffered abuse, shame, etc. and again were too shattered to accept their true Saviour? The man who accepts Christ in his 80's and none of his family before him did likewise? These are hard but legitimate questions regarding our eternal happiness that the author doesn't deal with in anyway and leaves a sense of "Well as long as I'm happy, who cares that there are millions left in torment" If all creation is to be renewed where are those outside the city, obviously those aren't in anyway restored, but again there is silence regarding this part of God's...

United Kingdom on Oct 10, 2017

Amazon Customer: I really loved this book! John Eldredge covers a lot of ground here, and his words stir up a lot of wonderful HOPE for Christ followers. It reminds us of the restoration of all things... that Christ will rule as King, that evil will be overthrown and destroyed, that nothing we love will truly be lost. Our greatest memories and favorite moments here are only a faint preview of what awaits us. There will be great music and food and joy and love and a completely trustworthy, strong community where we are all both family and friends! There will be no racism, hatred, terrorism, death, shadow of death, sorrow, sin, etc. We will be completely free from bondage to death and decay, forever young and vibrant and healthy and whole! We will finally understand what God was doing in our darkest moments and see His plan throughout history. There will be so much to do and learn and explore and discover! This beautiful future is promised and it is coming for all who know Christ as Lord, yet most Christians spend very little time thinking about it...

Our kingdom hope is meant to be the "anchor for our souls, firm and secure." (Heb. 6:19-20) John talks about God being our first love -- that...

United States on Sep 26, 2017