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Revelation 21 Summary
The New Heaven and New Earth
John sees a vision of a new heaven and a new earth, where the old order has passed away. The holy city, the new Jerusalem, descends from heaven as a bride adorned for her husband. God declares that he will dwell with his people, wipe every tear from their eyes, and abolish death, mourning, crying, and pain. He who sits on the throne says, 'Behold, I am making all things new.'
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Key verses
Revelation 21:1
“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.”
Revelation 21:3-4
“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.”
Revelation 21:5
“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.”
Revelation 21:23
“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.”
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