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Revelation 21:1–22:21

All Things New

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All Things New

Revelation 21:1–22:21

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This song belongs to the Revelation collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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Revelation
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Revelation
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[Chorus] Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will wipe all tears away. No death, no sorrow, no crying, no pain; the former things are passed. [Verse 1] A new heaven and a new earth appear; the first are gone, and there is no more sea. Holy Jerusalem descends as a prepared bride. The throne declares: I make all things new. Alpha and Omega gives the thirsty the fountain of life's water freely. [Verse 2] The city shines like jasper, pure gold clear as glass. Twelve gates are single pearls; twelve foundations bear apostolic names. No temple stands within, God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. No sun or moon is needed; the Lamb is the light, and nations walk there. [Interlude] [Verse 3] Its gates never close; no night enters, nor anything defiling or false. The river flows from the throne; the tree of life bears fruit each month. The curse is gone. Servants see his face. His name rests upon their foreheads. [Bridge] These sayings are faithful and true. Seal them not, for the time is near. The Spirit and the bride say, Come; let the thirsty take life's water freely. Add not. Take not away. [Outro] Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

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Revelation 21: God makes his dwelling with humanity

Revelation 21 does not end with humanity escaping upward. The decisive movement is Jerusalem coming down from God into a new heaven and new earth, and the repeated promise is that God will dwell "with" his people. The chapter then lets that presence reshape everything else. Tears, death, sorrow, crying, and pain belong to the former order. The city is both bride and place, carrying the names of Israel's tribes and the Lamb's apostles, and its cubic dimensions turn the whole settlement into sanctuary space. Its gold, jewels, and pearls recall Babylon's luxury while removing Babylon's merchants and prices. Most startlingly, Jerusalem has no separate temple and no need of ordinary lights because God and the Lamb fill those functions. Its gates stand open, nations bring their honor, and yet nothing defiling crosses the threshold. Welcome and holiness are held together rather than traded against each other.

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Revelation 22: Life flows from the throne, and the prophecy returns to its hearers

Revelation 22 lets the final city breathe before turning the prophecy back toward the people hearing it. Life flows from the throne as a river, the tree bears fruit continually, the curse is gone, and God's servants see his face, bear his name, serve him, and reign without an announced end. The chapter then moves from vision to testimony. The sayings are again called "faithful and true," John is corrected once more for worshipping an angel, and the prophecy is deliberately left unsealed because "the time is at hand." Jesus identifies himself as the source of the testimony sent to the churches. The repeated invitation "Come" reaches both toward his coming and toward the thirsty who may take the water of life freely. A severe warning guards the book from addition or subtraction, but Revelation's last exchange is expectation answered by expectation, followed by grace. The final word after all the book's judgments is not another plague but the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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