Vision Of Eternity

What will life be like in eternity with God? Revelation 21-22 is an end-of-the-book description of a wonderful eternity awaiting the faithful.

Revelation 21:1-4 reveals “a new heaven and a new earth” that God will dwell among His people, and there will no longer be any death, mourning, crying, or pain.

Revelation 21:5-8 reveals that God is making all things new and he who overcomes will inherit these things, but not the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, immoral, sorcerers, idolaters and liars.

Revelation 21:9-21 reveals new Jerusalem pictured as “the bride, the wife of the Lamb” built with precious stones honoring the twelve tribes and twelve apostles in its architecture.

Revelation 21:22-27 reveals that in new Jerusalem “nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it.”

Revelation 22:1-9 reveals there will “no longer be any curse” and “Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book.”

Revelation 22:10-13 reveals “Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”

Revelation 22:14-21 reveals that outside the city “are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.” The invitation remains to “Come.” But we had better do it soon, because Jesus says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.”

This is a vision of eternity, a new heaven and new earth, where all things are new, nothing is unclean, and there will be no more curse. We are encouraged to heed the prophecy, and let good and evil be for the time being knowing that, Jesus is coming quickly.

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