God's New Creation: the new heavens and earth, the new Jerusalem
IN THE NEW CREATION THE FAITHFUL WILL EXPERIENCE THE SALVATION BLESSING OF INTIMATE COMMUNION WITH GOD, BUT THE UNFAITHFUL WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS BLESSING (21:1–8)
THE INITIAL VIEW AND APPEARANCE OF THE CITY: GOD’S GLORIOUS PRESENCE ESTABLISHES THE INVIOLABLE AND COMPLETED COMMUNITY OF THE REDEEMED (21:9–14)
THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE CITY: GOD’S PERMANENT PRESENCE SECURES AND GUARANTEES THE PERFECTED INVIOLABILITY OF THE REDEEMED COMMUNITY
THE MATERIAL OF THE CITY: GOD’S PERMANENT PRESENCE GUARANTEES THE PERFECTED SECURITY OF THE REDEEMED COMMUNITY AND CAUSES IT TO REFLECT HIS GLORY
THE GLORIOUS PRESENCE OF GOD AND THE LAMB WILL ELICIT THE RESPONSE OF PRAISE FROM TRUE BELIEVERS, BUT FALSE BELIEVERS WILL BE EXCLUDED FOREVER FROM GOD’S PRESENCE (21:22–27)