The New Jerusalem
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THE NEW JERUSALEM
Revelation 21:1–27
I. THE CITY—vv. 1–3
I. THE CITY—vv. 1–3
A. Place—v. 1. John saw a new heaven and new earth. The old earth was destroyed (2 Peter 3:10–13).
A. Place—v. 1. John saw a new heaven and new earth. The old earth was destroyed (2 Peter 3:10–13).
B. Picture—v. 2. The new Jerusalem was prepared as a bride adorned for her groom.
B. Picture—v. 2. The new Jerusalem was prepared as a bride adorned for her groom.
C. People—v. 3. God is with His people and shall dwell with them forever.
C. People—v. 3. God is with His people and shall dwell with them forever.
II. THE COMFORT—vv. 4–7
II. THE COMFORT—vv. 4–7
A. Comfort—v. 4. Note the “no mores” listed here.
A. Comfort—v. 4. Note the “no mores” listed here.
B. Christ—vv. 5–6. God said He made all things new. His words are faithful and true. He is the first and last. He gives the water of life.
B. Christ—vv. 5–6. God said He made all things new. His words are faithful and true. He is the first and last. He gives the water of life.
C. Comfort—v. 7. Overcomers will inherit all things.
C. Comfort—v. 7. Overcomers will inherit all things.
III. THE COMPARISON—vv. 9–22
III. THE COMPARISON—vv. 9–22
Reverend C. M. Ward described the new Jerusalem.
The great enclosed cube is nearly 1,378 English miles every way. That is approximately the distance from Tampa, Florida, to Des Moines, Iowa, or from Dallas, Texas, to Washington, D.C.… Were the city to be divided into blocks as in our American cities, there would be at least 625 blocks.… But this unique city has another dimension. It is as high as it is wide and long. Thus following the pattern already established, and contemplating street over street and yet accommodating the highest buildings yet erected in New York, there would be at least 7,599,000 streets and 937½ billion blocks. In such a city there would be ample room for ten million houses, each large enough for 12,500 occupants measured by today’s standards. At this rate the city would afford ample room for one and one-quarter quadrillion of people. That would be more than 1,000 times as many people as have been born in Adam’s race up until the 1960’s.
—Pentecostal Evangel
IV. THE CLEANLINESS—vv. 23–27
IV. THE CLEANLINESS—vv. 23–27
A. Peace—v. 23. There will be no darkness, since Christ is light.
A. Peace—v. 23. There will be no darkness, since Christ is light.
B. People—v. 24. All God’s children will be there, bringing honor and praise unto the Lord.
B. People—v. 24. All God’s children will be there, bringing honor and praise unto the Lord.
C. Peace—vv. 25–26. The gates will not be closed. There will be no night.
C. Peace—vv. 25–26. The gates will not be closed. There will be no night.
D. Purity—v. 27. Only the pure (made pure by salvation) will be able to enter this holy place.
D. Purity—v. 27. Only the pure (made pure by salvation) will be able to enter this holy place.
Croft M. Pentz, Outlines on Revelation, Sermon Outline Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1978), 61–63.