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Chapter 21
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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. |
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And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming
down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband.
The
Bride of Christ |
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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. |
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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.
A
Bottle Full of Tears |
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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. |
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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. |
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He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I
will be his God, and he shall be my son. |
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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.
Hell:
God's Provision for Judgment |
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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. |
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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,
The
Bride of Christ |
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Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto
a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear
as crystal; |
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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: |
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On the east three gates; on the north three gates;
on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. |
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And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and
in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. |
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And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure
the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. |
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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.
Foursquare
like Solomon's Temple |
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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. |
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And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and
the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. |
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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; |
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The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh,
chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the
tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth,
an amethyst. |
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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. |
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And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb are the temple of it. |
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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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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. |
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And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day:
for there shall be no night there.
Jerusalem
a Place of Prosperity and Praise |
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And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations
into it. |
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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.
What
are the Books? |
