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92, 93.
2. The English word "new" translates two Greek
words used in the New Testament. Neos
"expresses the idea of newness in respect to
time, and may be translated 'new,' 'recent,'
'young.' It is the opposite of archaios, old,'
'original,' 'ancient.'" Kainos, on the other hand,
connotes "newness as to form or quality, and
may be translated 'new,' 'fresh,' different as to
nature.' It is opposed to palaios, 'old,' 'aged,'
'worn out,' 'marred.' Kainos is the term that is
used to describe the 'new earth'" ("New Earth,"
SDA Bible Dictionary, rev. ed., p. 792).
3. Ibid.
4. Richard W. Coffen, "New Life, New Heaven,
New Earth," These Times, Sept. 1969, p. 7.
5. Neal C. Wilson, "God's Family Reunited,"
Adventist Review, Oct. 8, 1981, p. 23.
6. White, Great Controversy, p. 677.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid., p. 674.
9. "Clusters of Eschol," Review and Herald, Nov.
14, 1854, pp. 111, 112.
10. C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (Westwood, NJ:
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