Revelation 21:2-4
Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Application: 

Currently, Christ resides in a heavenly city with the souls of all believers who have passed away (see John 14:2-3). During the millennium, God’s people will live and work on the earth as we know it now, with Jerusalem as their capital. 

But after God destroys the earth and makes it new (2 Peter 3:10, Isaiah 24:19-20, Revelation 21:1), He’s going to send that heavenly city down from heaven to the new earth, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. 

That city will become the capital of the new creation and will be known as the new Jerusalem. There, God will dwell amid His new creation and live with His people (21:3). All sadness, hurt, and disappointment will be no more as we live alongside our Creator (21:4).

21:5-6 The idea that God will make everything new may seem too spectacular to be true. Still, he says this promise is indeed faithful and true (21:5). His people will experience complete satisfaction in the new creation, symbolized here by the metaphor of thirst being quenched from the spring of the water of life (21:6). The refreshing satisfaction of downing a cold glass of water when you’re parched is nothing compared to the spectacular satisfaction to come.

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1426.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

Disclaimer

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