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Revelation 21
…I saw a new heaven and a new
earth…
Chapter Outline:
I.
A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH, V. 1
II.
NEW JERUSALEM COMES DOWN FROM HAVEN, V. 2
III.
THE TABERNACLE OF GOD IS WITH MEN AND FORMER
THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY, VV. 3-4
IV.
JOHN IS COMMANDED BY JESUS TO RECORD THE VISION
HE SEES AND THE WORDS HE HEARS, V. 5-6
V.
OVERCOMERS INHERIT ALL THINGS WHILE OTHERS ARE
CAST INTO THE LAKE WHICH BURNS WITH FIRE AND
BRIMSTONE, VV. 7-8
VI.
NEW JERUSALEM CHARACTERIZED AS THE LAMBʼS
BRIDE, VV. 9-11
VII.
THE WALL AND GATES, VV. 12-14
VIII.
THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CITY, VV 15-17
IX.
THE GLORY OF THE CITY DESCRIBED, VV. 18-21
X.
THE TEMPLE OF THE CITY, V. 22
XI.
THE LIGHT OF THE CITY, VV. 23-24
XII.
ACCESS TO THE CITY, VV. 25-27
This seen in chapter 21 fits in the chronological advancement of the text as coming directly after those
things which we have learned about in chapter 20 concerning the millennium, the first and second
resurrection, and the first and second death.
At this point the narrative takes us into the eternal state.
“The evidence of Revelation 21:1 is so specific that most commentators do not question that the eternal
state is here in view.” 1 So after the millennium and after satanʼs last, and short lived attempt to defeat
God, and after the white throne judgment comes this amazing seen captured in chapters 21-22 of
Revelation which are said to be by some the “the most glorious chapters in the Bible…opening up the
wonders of the endless ages of eternity, and the fruition of all the great plans of a loving God” 2
I.
A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH, V. 1
A. “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:…”
1.
This was depicted in 20:11.
We saw there that the heaven and earth attempted to flee from
the presence of the Lord but found no place to.
Therefore we are told in 2 Peter 3:10-13 that
the heavens will pass away with a great noise (the real big bang), the elements shall melt with
fervent, and the earth and all works that had ever been wrought on earth by man will burn up!
2. We need to remember a few things when we read here that God is going to create a new
heaven and a new earth:
a) That this that is being spoken of here is not a mere renovation of the existing heaven and
earth we see and live in today but a creating of an entirely new heaven and earth.
It is just
as is said to us in Isaiah 65:17-18, “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth:
and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
But be ye glad and rejoice
for ever [in that] which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people
a joy.”
The fact that the new will not be the old renovated is also demonstrated to us in that
the new heaven and earth are vastly different in nature than the existing ones today.
The
earth today is covered with about 70% water, the earth to come has no sea on it.
The earth
today is not eternal and wonʼt forever remain before God but the earth that is to come will
(Isaiah 66:22).
b) That the heaven that is being spoken of here is speaking of the material heaven.
That is
the atmospheric heaven and the celestial heaven.
This is not referring to where God is,
where his throne and kingdom is.
That heaven is eternal and will always be as it is.
It is
immaterial and needs not to be expunged of the curse which God has placed upon the
material heaven due to the fall and sin of man.
3.
Not since the creation of the heaven and earth that now are has God created something new
from absolutely nothing.
Here he is seen once again composing a great work of creation.
4. Some might argue, that if God is so perfect then why does he need a second chance to make
an earth that will truly be as he intended it to be?
But God was not capricious in creating the
first heaven and first earth.
This that we read of is not a “redo” by God.
The creating of the first
heaven and earth had to be done.
The time lived by man on the first earth served his
purposes by providing a probationary period of time so He could from his creation draw out
those people that would willingly follow him and live with Him in loving fellowship for endless
ages to come.
And remember we canʼt point the finger at God for the messed up world
around us, that is our fault not His.
Looking back to the creation account we see clearly that at
1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, John F. Walvoord, p.312
2
The Revelation Record, Henry Morris, p. 435
the end of Godʼs creation week he said it was all “very good”!
That was before man fell.
B. “there was no more sea”
1.
As said above, about 70% of the earthʼs surface is covered with water.
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