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Revelation 21.1-4. 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
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Revelation 21.1-4 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Scripture Reading
Revelation 21 Lamb (5x) 21.9, 14, 22, 23, 27; 22.1, 3 Like (2x) 21.11, 21.18 Twelve 21.12, 21.14, 21.21, 22.2 Multiples of Twelve 21.12, 13 (groups of threes) 21.16 (12,000); 21.17 (144), 21.14, 19-20 (counting by ones) e-Sword word search
Revelation 21.1-4 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4
Revelation 21.1-4 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." 70 AD Temple Destroyed [cf. 21.9-22.5, Acts 1.6-7] Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4
Herod’s Temple Alec Gerrard, from Norfolk, England, has spent more than thirty years painstakingly constructing what historians and archeologist believe is the best representation in the world of what the Jewish Temple looked like when it was destroyed by the Romans almost 2000 years ago. The 1:100 scale model is nothing short of amazing. Gerrard hand-baked and painted every clay brick and tile and even sculpted 4,000 tiny human figures to populate the courtyards.
Revelation 21.1-4 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." [Exodus 6.7] Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4
Revelation 21.1-4 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. [Exodus 6.7] 7I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4
Revelation 21.5 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.5
Revelation 21.6-8 6 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.6-8
Revelation 21.6-8 6 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." [cf. John 4.13-14; Revelation 22.1-2] Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.6-8
Revelation 21.6-8 6 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.6-8
Endnotes Lesson: Heaven, Part 2 Presented: May 23, 2010 Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com All Scripture Quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version; used from www.biblegateway.com. Bible Verse Citation is provided in a specified format: Book Name, Minimum Verse Context (mc), Specific Verse/Verses (vv) Such as seen in: 1 Peter 1, mc 1.13-25, vv 1.18-21 Occurrence and totals for the English word lamb, like, twelve, and multiples of twelve, KJV e-Sword word and exact phrase search, e-Sword version 8.0.6 Information about Model of Herod’s Temple, http://pendletonpresbyterian.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/herods-temple/
Image Credits Lesson: Heaven, Part 2 Presented: May 23, 2010 Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com Bible in Front of Yellow Light – unknown Tree of Life – http://www.heavenlyascents.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fountain_tree_of_life.jpg Revelation, Gospel of Matthew – http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=3888585 Israelite Tabernacle and Pillar of Fire – http://risingriveryouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/001-tabernacle-pillar-of-cloud-and-smoke.jpg Circled River – http://www.truthnet.org/christianity/revelation/revelation22/insideNewjerusalem.jpg Holy Bible with Concordance – unknown Images of the Model of Herod’s Temple, http://pendletonpresbyterian.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/herods-temple/