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David Guzik commentary on Revelation 21, where a new heaven, a new earth, and a new Jerusalem are established, and God Himself replaces the temple.
Now I saw: We can say that Revelation chapter 21 begins a new section of the Book of Revelation: Jesus, the Lord of the Churches ( Revelation 1:1 to 3:22 ). Jesus, the Lion over the nations ( Revelation 4:1 to 20:15 ).
I. A new world now opens to our view (v. 1): I saw a new heaven and a new earth; that is, a new universe; for we suppose the world to be made up of heaven and earth. By the new earth we may understand a new state for the bodies of men, as well as a heaven for their souls.
He who is Alpha, the beginning, from whom are all things, is Omega, the end, to whom are all things. There lies the security that the drift of the universe is towards God, its source, and that at last man, who came from God, will come back to God, and Eden be surpassed by the new Jerusalem.
See commentary on Revelation 21:2. O you afflicted one, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, and lay your foundations with sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of crystal, and all your walls of precious stones.
(Revelation 21—22) The scene here moves to eternity, after the end of time, when all the enemies of God have been vanquished, following the final judgment of all men, and when the long drama of human struggles and temptations shall have been concluded.
The vision of the new heaven and earth 21:1. John now saw a new scene that expounded the passing away of the present earth and heaven to which he had just referred briefly (Revelation 20:11). The new earth and heaven will come into existence after the Millennium and the great white throne judgment.
Matthew Henry's Commentary. Revelation 21:1. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 21:1-8 The new heaven and the new earth will not be separate from each other; the earth of the saints, their glorified, bodies, will be heavenly.
Chapter 21. A new heaven, and new earth: the new Jerusalem where God dwells, and banishes all sorrow from his people. Its heavenly origin, glory, and secure defence. Its perfect happiness, as enlightened with the presence of God and the Lamb, and in the free access of multitudes, made holy.
Revelation 21, Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Meyer's New Testament Commentary provides critical insights through original text analysis, essential for Christian comprehension.