Sermon Tone Analysis

The New Jerusalem

Revelation 21:1-22:6

ETS: The New Jerusalem will be a place of unspeakable beauty and joy.

Related Bible passages:

2 Peter 3: 7-13

Isaiah 65: 17

John 14:1-6

Psalm 30: 5

I Corinthians 15:26

I Corinthians 13:12

Romans 8: 19-22

Hebrews 12: 22-23

Micah 7:19

Thesis: the new Jerusalem has been prepared for all who are saved.

INTRODUCTION:

When Marco Polo, the renowned explorer who had spent 20 years in ancient China, was on his deathbed, his friends pleaded with him, for the peace of his soul, to retract some of the seemingly incredible stories he had told in his book of travels.

His reply to their entreaties was, “I have not told half of what I saw!”

In reading the account of that heavenly city, new Jerusalem, given by the aged apostle John, his awe is clear seen.

Human language, as descriptive as it can be, cannot begin to tell of the wonders of that city.

How aptly Paul put it when he said, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has entered the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love him.”

(1 Corinthians 2:9)

My friend, I pray that as we look at the splendors of the New Jerusalem, that you will make sure that this is your eternal destiny.

I. THE BEAUTY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM (Revelation 21:1-2, 9-25)

A- It’s beauty is indescribable.

(Revelation 21:1-2)

1.

It is described in terms of a beautiful bride adorned for her wedding day!

a. John had seen many sights, including the spectacular Jewish Temple and the Ephesian Temple of Diana (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world), but none to compare with the sight of the Heavenly city!

B- Its beauty surpasses anything on Earth! (Revelation 21:9-25)

1- Refracting walls.

(Revelation 21:9-11, 17-18a)

a- Jasper = diamonds.

Walls of diamond!

b- Refracting the glory of God!

2- Resplendent gates.

(Revelation 21:12, 13, 21a)

a- Each gate of one pearl - a reminder of the pain that bought our salvation!

(1) Pearls are produced through the pain of the oyster.

3- Breathtaking Foundations (Revelation 21:14, 19-20)

a- Jasper = diamonds

b- Sapphire = Blue

c- Chalcedony = sky blue

d- Emeralds = green

e- Sardonyx = red & white

f- Sardius = fiery red

g- Beryl = sea green

h- Topaz = sea green

i- Chrysoprase = purple

j- Jacinth - red

k- Amethyst = violet

4- Beautiful streets of gold.

(Revelation 21:18b, 21b)

a. here gold is precious, there we will walk on it!

5- Brightly lighted.

(Revelation 21:22-25)(Revelation 22:5)

6- Bountiful room (Revelation 21:15-17)

a- The walls of the new Jerusalem are 200 feet high and 216 feet thick.

b- The city is 1400 miles cubed.

This means that it is 1400 miles high, 1400 miles wide and 1400 miles long.

This equals 2,744,000,000 cubic miles.

c- In order to get a picture of the size of that city, it would take 23.3 hours to travel from side to side or top to bottom at 60 mph.

d- The size of the city, but accommodate 1,372,000,000 People if each person received 2 cubic miles per inhabitant.

e- At 1/2 cubic mile there would be enough room for 5,488,000,000 people.

f- If each person were allowed 1/4 cubic mile to live in, the city would house 10,976,000,000 People.

g- If New Jerusalem is laid out in multi-level format with streets and houses, there would be enough room to house every person who has ever lived.

7- The River of Life will flow freely.

(Revelation 22:1-2)

8- The Tree of Life will bear its fruit.

(Revelation 22:2-3)

II- THE INHABITANTS OF NEW JERUSALEM.

(Revelation 21:3-5)

A- The Lord will be there.

(Revelation 21: 3-5)

1- God’s home will be with his people forever!

2- All reasons for tears and sadness will be gone!

3- Everything will be made new!

4- All of the sin and decay of the old world will one day be gone.

(2 Peter 3:10-14)

A. Heaven and Earth will be remade according to God’s standard of perfection.

5- We will see the Lord! (Revelation 22:4)

B- God’s people will be there!

(Revelation 21:3)

1- Sin will not be present there!

(Revelation 21:27)

2- The rebellious will not be there.

(Revelation 21:6-8)

CONCLUSION: