REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:1 The destruction of death will lead to the renewal of the entire created order. It will become the perfect home in which the Lamb will live forever with his bride, the people he has redeemed through his atoning death. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagNam... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:2 THE HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM (compare Hebrews 12:22). The church redeemed by Jesus Christ will be ADORNED as A BRIDE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:3 HE WILL DWELL WITH THEM. The greatest blessing of heaven will be constant fellowship with God himself. The goal of God’s covenant, “God with us” (Isaiah 7:14, esv footnote; Matthew 1:23), will be achieved. HIS PEOPLE... THEIR GOD. See Leviticus 26:11; Ezekiel 37:27... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:4 God will wipe away EVERY TEAR and put an end to DEATH, MOURNING, and PAIN (see Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 65:19). He will reverse the curse that entered the world through human sin (Genesis 3:14). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:6 IT IS DONE! The destruction of God’s enemies (Revelation 16:17) and the salvation of his saints are both completed. THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. First and last letters of the Greek alphabet (see Revelation 1:8; Revelation 22:13). The Lord is the one who “begins” and “e... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:7 THE ONE WHO CONQUERS. God has made promises to conquerors (Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 2:17). These are summed up in this assurance that the new heaven and earth are their HERITAGE as God’s children. HE WILL BE MY SON. This promise was made to David... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:8 SECOND DEATH. Judgment awaits those who renounce their faith in Christ. SORCERERS. On ancient magic, see note on Acts 13:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:9 An angel with one of the seven bowls helps John see the bride, the wife of the Lamb. She is the holy city Jerusalem. Some take this as a literal description of this new city. Others understand it as symbolic of life in heaven. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElemen... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:12 The city’s HIGH WALL and TWELVE GATES symbolize absolute protection. The gates bear the names of Israel’s TWELVE TRIBES, and the Lamb’s TWELVE APOSTLES are named on the wall’s FOUNDATIONS (Ephesians 2:20), signifying the unity of OT and NT believers. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:15 MEASURING ROD OF GOLD. See Ezekiel 40:3. The city’s LENGTH AND WIDTH AND HEIGHT ARE EQUAL, having a cubic shape like the Most Holy Place in the OT sanctuary (1 Kings 6:20; Ezekiel 41:4). Since the entire city is the Most Holy Place (the place of God’s presence), t... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:18 PURE GOLD may be literal gold that shows the bride’s priceless value and purity, or it may simply be symbolic. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:19 The 12 jewels correspond to those engraved with the names of Israelite tribes on the high priest’s breastplate (Exodus 28:17). They also resemble stones associated with Eden (Ezekiel 28:13). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, l... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:22 ITS TEMPLE IS THE LORD GOD... AND THE LAMB. Jesus himself is the tent and temple in which God lives among his people (John 1:14; John 2:19). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:23 God the Father is the source and Christ is the mediator of the bride’s radiant LIGHT (her truth and purity). See Isaiah 60:19. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 21:24 BRING THEIR GLORY INTO IT. Compare Isaiah 60:3. The city’s GATES WILL NEVER BE SHUT because there are no opponents left to threaten it. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]