December
30th Revelation
21
Christ becomes all in all – The New Jerusalem
1:
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2: And I
John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3: And I heard a
great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4: And God
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain: for the former things are passed away. 5: And he that sat upon
the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me,
Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6: And he said unto me,
It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will
give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life
freely. 7: He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be
his God, and he shall be my son. 8: But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers,
and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which
burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9: And
there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials
full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come
hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10: And he
carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and
shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of
heaven from God, 11: Having the glory of God: and her light was like
unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as
crystal; 12: And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and
at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the
names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13: On the east
three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and
on the west three gates. 14: And the wall of the city had twelve
foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the
Lamb. 15: And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the
city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16: And the city
lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he
measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length
and the breadth and the height of it are equal. 17: And he measured
the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to
the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 18: And the building of
the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto
clear glass. 19: And the foundations of the wall of the city were
garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation
was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the
fourth, an emerald; 20: The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the
seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the
tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an
amethyst. 21: And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several
gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as
it were transparent glass. 22: And I saw no temple therein: for the
Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23: And the city
had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the
glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24:
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of
it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into
it. 25: And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for
there shall be no night there. 26: And they shall bring the glory and
honour of the nations into it. 27: And there shall in no wise enter
into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh
abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the
Lamb's book of life.
Now
we come to a very exciting part of Revelation. All that are wicked
are removed for ever and God now begins to do something very new. God
will make a new heaven and a new earth. The new earth will have no
sea. Then John sees the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven to
earth. God himself will dwell with men. There will be no more tears.
No pain or sorrow Everything previous will have passed away. The
wicked will not have ceased to exist but they are confined forever in
the lake of fire. Then John is introduced to the Lamb the wife of the
lamb (Israel) then John sees the New Jerusalem. Glorious in beauty
and riches. gold and precious stones. 1500 miles cubed. The city will
have no temple and no sun or moon will shine upon it and there is no
night time. The Lamb himself is the light. The nations will walk in
the light and the Kings will bring their honour to it. The City will
be holy.
- What stage are we at in this chapter in Gods purposes?
- How does John describe the New earth?
- How does John describe the New Jerusalem?
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