καινοὺς δὲ οὐρανούς κ.τ.λ. The new heaven and earth are prophesied in the concluding Chapter s of Isaiah 65:17 ἔσται γὰρ ὁ οὐρανὸς καινὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ καινή, Isaiah 66:22 ὄν τρόπον γὰρ ὁ οὐρανὸς καινὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ καινὴ ἂ ἐγὼ ποιῶ, cf. Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, etc.

The prediction is quoted in Revelation 21:1. Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν· ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρ. κ. ἡ πρώτη γῆ�.

ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ. Cf. Isaiah 1:21 of Jerusalem, ἐν ᾗ δικαιοσύνη ἐκοιμήθη ἐν αὐτῇ and Isaiah 32:16 δικαιοσύνῃ ἐν τῷ Καρμήλῳ κατοικήσει, together with what follows.

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