Eden restored

Old Testament	New Testament
Eden on earth	New Heavens and New Earth
visible	invisible
God present with men	God inside men
Day and night/sun and moon	Eternity.. No more night
Sin present with Serpent	Sin impossible serpent cast out
Mankind cursed	Jesus became our curse
Ground cursed	Holy ground in the presence of God (curse removed)
Animals cursed	Lion shall lie down with the Lamb
Eden closed guarded by Cherubim	Heaven opened
No access to Tree of Life	Tree of life freely available
Man made of dust	Man made of Spirit
Breath of life	Life giving Spirit
	God and man reconciled through the blood of the Lamb

Some Christians teach that the restoration of Eden is God’s ultimate goal for His redeemed. Can that be true?  According to this chart there are significant differences between the anticipated New Heavens/New Earth and Eden.

To begin with Eden was a specific place on the earth.  Habakkuk 2:17 says the knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. This scripture implies New Heavens and New Earth will be universal not local. 

Sin was present in Eden according to God’s plan.  There is no sin in heaven or the new earth because it is all holy ground. There is no possibility of sin because there is not flesh in the NH/NE. 

Eden had flesh. 1Co 15:50  Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
In Matthew 13 mustard seed would eventually cover the whole earth. The whole earth will be filled with the glory of God just as heaven has been eternally filled.