REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:1 The destruction of death will
lead to the renewal of the entire created order. It will become the
perfect home in which the Lamb will live forever with his bride, the
people he has redeemed through his atoning death.
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:2 THE HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM
(compare Hebrews 12:22). The church redeemed by Jesus Christ will be
ADORNED as A BRIDE.
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:3 HE WILL DWELL WITH THEM. The
greatest blessing of heaven will be constant fellowship with God
himself. The goal of God’s covenant, “God with us” (Isaiah 7:14,
esv footnote; Matthew 1:23), will be achieved. HIS PEOPLE... THEIR
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:4 God will wipe away EVERY TEAR and
put an end to DEATH, MOURNING, and PAIN (see Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah
65:19). He will reverse the curse that entered the world through human
sin (Genesis 3:14).
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:6 IT IS DONE! The destruction of
God’s enemies (Revelation 16:17) and the salvation of his saints are
both completed. THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. First and last letters of the
Greek alphabet (see Revelation 1:8; Revelation 22:13). The Lord is the
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:7 THE ONE WHO CONQUERS. God has
made promises to conquerors (Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11,
Revelation 2:17). These are summed up in this assurance that the new
heaven and earth are their HERITAGE as God’s children. HE WILL BE MY
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:8 SECOND DEATH. Judgment awaits
those who renounce their faith in Christ. SORCERERS. On ancient magic,
see note on Acts 13:6.
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:9 An angel with one of the seven
bowls helps John see the bride, the wife of the Lamb. She is the holy
city Jerusalem. Some take this as a literal description of this new
city. Others understand it as symbolic of life in heaven.
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:12 The city’s HIGH WALL and
TWELVE GATES symbolize absolute protection. The gates bear the names
of Israel’s TWELVE TRIBES, and the Lamb’s TWELVE APOSTLES are
named on the wall’s FOUNDATIONS (Ephesians 2:20), signifying the
unity of OT and NT believers.
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:15 MEASURING ROD OF GOLD. See
Ezekiel 40:3. The city’s LENGTH AND WIDTH AND HEIGHT ARE EQUAL,
having a cubic shape like the Most Holy Place in the OT sanctuary (1
Kings 6:20; Ezekiel 41:4). Since the entire city is the Most Holy
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:18 PURE GOLD may be literal gold
that shows the bride’s priceless value and purity, or it may simply
be symbolic.
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:19 The 12 jewels correspond to
those engraved with the names of Israelite tribes on the high
priest’s breastplate (Exodus 28:17). They also resemble stones
associated with Eden (Ezekiel 28:13).
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:22 ITS TEMPLE IS THE LORD GOD...
AND THE LAMB. Jesus himself is the tent and temple in which God lives
among his people (John 1:14; John 2:19).
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:23 God the Father is the source and
Christ is the mediator of the bride’s radiant LIGHT (her truth and
purity). See Isaiah 60:19.
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:24 BRING THEIR GLORY INTO IT.
Compare Isaiah 60:3. The city’s GATES WILL NEVER BE SHUT because
there are no opponents left to threaten it.
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