Revelation of Jesus 69, Resolution 5

In Revelation 21 and 22, John does his best to describe the indescribable: what life will be like when the reign of sin is finally over: “[John] saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea” (Revelation 21:1). The first thing we see is that God will renew His creation. In verse 5, God Himself appears on His throne to reiterate His promise with an assurance that this really will come to pass. “Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold I make all things new!’ And He said to [John,] ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful” (Revelation 21:5). As endless as the reign of sin seems to us, God personally guarantees that it will come to an end.

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“The [New Jerusalem] has no need of the sun or the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminates it. The Lamb is its light” (Revelation 21:22,23). The stunning implication is that the New Jerusalem, where redeemed humanity will have their homes, is the Most Holy Place of the universe! “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” (Revelation 21:3).

In this new reality, God Himself will personally comfort His people of every sorrow that may result from remembering the traumatic sin experience, especially the painful memories of those who have perished: “And God will 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 have passed away” (Revelation 21:4). He promises, ” I am creating new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind” (Isaiah 65:17). This is not to say that God will perform some brainwashing technique; rather, we will remember enough about sin to be eternally convinced that we never want anything to do with it again!

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The focus in the resolution series shifts from events on earth to the heavenly realm, where all heaven is celebrating the final and permanent defeat of Babylon.

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