A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH REVELATION TWENTY-ONE Revelation Twenty-one begins with the encouraging statement, "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. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down fro... [ Continue Reading ]
_WONDERFUL FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD REVELATION 21:1-7:_ God's faithful people do not die without hope. The sea that had prevented intimate fellowship in the presence of God is no more. (Revelation 21:1) The New Jerusalem is the church. "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused y... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE WRETCHED STATE OF THE UNGODLY REVELATION 21:8:_ In sharp contrast to the state of the righteous John wrote of the state of the ungodly. "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in t... [ Continue Reading ]
_JOHN IS SHOWN THE NEW JERUSALEM REVELATION 21:9-17:_ The description of the New Jerusalem had to do with the glory of God. There was security because of the gates and the walls that were great and high. There was hope because of the size of the city. It was 1,400 miles in each direction. The city ... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOTHING THAT DEFILES WILL ENTER INTO IT REVELATION 21:18-27:_ God takes the most precious things that we are familiar with and made the city of these. Imagine the worth of this wonderful place. It will be a place of great blessings because of the presence of God. "And I saw no temple therein: for t... [ Continue Reading ]