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. 2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 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. 4 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.
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. 6 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. 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 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.
Isaiah 65:17 ¶ For, behold, I create new heavens and a new
earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isaiah 66:22 For as the new
heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the
LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
2Peter 3:12 Looking for and
hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire
shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise,
look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
In the new heaven and new earth
there will be no more sea. It is not certain if that means the world’s oceans
as it would by the first mention of sea in Genesis or by its linkage with
heaven and earth here if it refers to the space between the earth and the third
heaven now, which will not be in between God and man as we see with the New
Jerusalem coming to earth. The question here, as elsewhere in Revelation, is
the word sea a metaphor for something
else?
Remember, the church is the bride
of Christ so there is something linking the church with the city of the new
Jerusalem.
2Corinthians 11:2 For I am
jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband,
that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
God will be with His people for
eternity and there will be no more death, sorry, crying, or pain. All things
will be made new by the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end of all things.
Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was,
and which is to come, the Almighty.
I will discuss water of life in the next chapter where
it is mentioned twice as literal.
Who he is that overcometh and
shall inherit all things has been defined previously.
1John 5:4 For whatsoever is born
of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith. 5 Who is he that
overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Also, in verse 7 remember who we
become when we receive Christ.
John 1:12 But as many as
received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name: 13 Which were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but
of God.
There is a list of people whose
character keeps them from the New Jerusalem. These are things worth examining
in your own spirit as they are all impediments, even in the Age of Grace where
the Holy Spirit has sealed us, to growing in grace with Christ.
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