Revelation 21 - Introduction
CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH VICTORS! CHAPTER S 20-22. (ROMANS 8:37) _This is the seventh parallel section, and we again return to the First Coming of Christ._... [ Continue Reading ]
CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH VICTORS! CHAPTER S 20-22. (ROMANS 8:37) _This is the seventh parallel section, and we again return to the First Coming of Christ._... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN I SAW A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH. New - in the sense of being radically changed. [KAINOS, not NEOS, "entirely new, unused"] Creation is to be _set free from its slavery to decay_ (Romans 8:21). Our present universe is to be destroyed (2 Peter 3:10). But God has promised new heavens and a new... [ Continue Reading ]
THE NEW JERUSALEM. Not the old material city. This is the church of Christ (Matthew 16:18)_, "like a bride dressed to meet her husband_.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW GOD'S HOME IS WITH MEN. This is true now (Ephesians 2:22). God lives in his church through the Holy Spirit. But the Church Triumphant will receive a greater fulfillment in Eternity! (Compare Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22; Ezekiel 11:20; Zechariah 13:9; Matthew 13:17; 2 Corinthians 6:16.)... [ Continue Reading ]
HE WILL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS. This is fulfilled now in the _"peace which is beyond human understanding"_ which God gives the Christian (Philippians 4:5-7). Again, the Church Triumphant will receive a greater fulfillment in Eternity (_see notes on_ Revelation 7:13-17).... [ Continue Reading ]
AND NOW I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW. This is God's promise! We become _new_ when we are joined to Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). Those who _win the victory_ will share in the _new heaven and new earth_ when God makes all things new! (See Revelation 19:9; Revelation 22:6; Psalms 36:8; Revelation 7:14-17.)... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT THE COWARDS. Notice that the COWARDS head the list of those who are to be punished for their sin. Read what Jesus said in Matthew 10:32-39. Those who have done these things must meet God's Wrath! See Revelation 20:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
COME, AND I WILL SHOW YOU THE BRIDE. Under the symbolism of [spiritual] Jerusalem, _the New Jerusalem,_ the wife of the Lamb [the church of Christ] is described. This Holy City is the Church Triumphant [the glorified church of the future]. Even the Church Militant [the church here on earth] gleams w... [ Continue Reading ]
I DID NOT SEE a TEMPLE IN THE CITY. God and the Lamb are its temple, and their glory fills the whole city! Compare Jeremiah 3:16-17; Jeremiah 31:33-34; Hebrews 8:7-13. In other words, the _redeemed_ who live in this city have no need to go to a specific location to meet God. God fills all and is wit... [ Continue Reading ]