In the last few years I've been hearing teaching about God's redeeming (restoring) earth just as He will do with saints. Before, I haven't heard much or any of that teaching. Is it a teaching that is being reclaimed, or what? If it is a reclaimed teaching, how can we be used by God as a means of redeeming earth? God uses us as means in redeeming man, but I'm unsure about earth.

I know Revelation 21 speaks of the new heaven and earth but I have thought of earth as relating to redemption of man. I'm a little confused here, so any help will be appreciated.

John Chaney

"having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith . . ." Colossians 2:7