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Text -- Revelation 21:1-13 (NET)
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A New Heaven and a New Earth
21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth , for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more .
21:2 And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God , made ready like a bride adorned for her husband .
21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying : “Look ! The residence of God is among human beings . He will live among them , and they will be his people , and God himself will be with them .
21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes , and death will not exist any more – or mourning , or crying , or pain , for the former things have ceased to exist .”
21:5 And the one seated on the throne said : “Look ! I am making all things new !” Then he said to me, “Write it down , because these words are reliable and true .”
21:6 He also said to me , “It is done ! I am the Alpha and the Omega , the beginning and the end . To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life .
21:7 The one who conquers will inherit these things , and I will be his God and he will be my son .
21:8 But to the cowards , unbelievers , detestable persons , murderers , the sexually immoral , and those who practice magic spells , idol worshipers , and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur . That is the second death .”
The New Jerusalem Descends
21:9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and spoke to me , saying , “Come , I will show you the bride , the wife of the Lamb !”
21:10 So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge , majestic mountain and showed me the holy city , Jerusalem , descending out of heaven from God .
21:11 The city possesses the glory of God ; its brilliance is like a precious jewel , like a stone of crystal-clear jasper .
21:12 It has a massive , high wall with twelve gates , with twelve angels at the gates , and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.
21:13 There are three gates on the east side , three gates on the north side , three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
CITIZENSHIP |
CANDLESTICK, THE GOLDEN |
HEAVENS, NEW (AND EARTH, NEW) |
Readings, Select |
REVELATION OF JOHN |
Vision |
Heaven |
Church |
Jerusalem, New |
Righteous |
Jerusalem |
Restoration |
Death |
Crystal |
Bride |
God |
PAROUSIA |
Jasper |
Lake |
Sorrow |
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NET Notes -> Rev 21:1; Rev 21:1; Rev 21:3; Rev 21:3; Rev 21:3; Rev 21:3; Rev 21:4; Rev 21:4; Rev 21:5; Rev 21:5; Rev 21:5; Rev 21:6; Rev 21:6; Rev 21:6; Rev 21:7; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:9; Rev 21:9; Rev 21:10; Rev 21:10; Rev 21:10; Rev 21:11; Rev 21:11; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:13; Rev 21:13
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NET Notes: Rev 21:8 Grk “sulfur, which is.” The relative pronoun has been translated as “that” to indicate its connection to the previous clause. ...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:9 Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:11 On the term ἰάσπιδι (iaspidi) BDAG 465 s.v. ἴασπις states, “jasper, a preciou...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:12 Grk “on them”; the referent (the gates) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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