Revelation 21:9-21 - Admire the Architecture of the New Jerusalem
Revelation 21:22-22:5 - Live the Good Life in the New Jerusalem
Ten Things You Should Know about the New Heaven and New Earth
As a Christian, your final destination is not heaven but the new heaven and the new earth. How will life be in the new heaven and earth? From Revelation 21:1 this article explains ten things you need to know about the new heaven and earth.
What Are the New Heavens and Earth? Heaven Series: Part Ten
Restoring Shalom
God's people are called to take part in restoring shalom. From Revelation 21 this article gives five things needed for taking part in restoring peace in everyday life.
Eight Things You Won’t Find in Heaven
Man in His Four-Fold State: Man as Glory Perfects Him Revelation 21:5b
The New Jerusalem
This article depicts in vivid terms what the New Jerusalem will look like, as revealed in Revelation 21.
What Is New about the New Heaven and the New Earth? A Theology of Creation from Revelation 21 and 2 Peter 3
What should be imagined is new about the new heaven and the new earth, proclaimed in Revelation 21:1-8 and 2 Peter 3:10-13? Does Revelation portray God as creating a new heaven and earth ex nihilo? Will the new earth be a reproduction of the pre-fall original creation, or will it somehow be a renewal of this present creation after the fall?
“To Him Who Overcomes”: A Fresh Look at What "Victory" Means for the Believer according to the Book of Revelation
The book of Revelation is not only a portrait of the Lamb’s triumph; it is also a prophetic exhortation for his followers to triumph in him. It is “he who overcomes” that will inherit the blessings of the Lamb’s victory (Revelation 21:7). What does it mean to “overcome”? What kind of victory does the book of Revelation have in mind for believers? Read the article for the answers.
Encountering God Together – The Gathering of God
What do people do when they gather for worship? What does it mean that worshippers gather as the people of God? Chapter 1 considers the fact that God is gathering a people for himself throughout history and that they meet for worship and to receive God’s blessing.
Eden, the Temple, and the Church’s Mission in the New Creation
This lecture reflects on hermeneutical issues related to the New Testament's use of the Old. The author uses Revelation 21:1–Revelation 22:5 as a case study, where passages like Ezekiel 37:27, Ezekiel 40-Ezekiel 50, and Isaiah 54:11-12 are used.
The Holy City – A View of the Interior Revelation 21:22-27
The Dimensions and Distinctions of the Holy City Revelation 21:12-21
It Is Done! Revelation 21:6-8
All Things New Revelation 21:1-5
No More Sea
Heaven (Part 4)
This is the fourth article in a series on heaven. Working from Revelation 21, this article shows what heaven will be like. Heaven is the dwelling of God, will be earth transformed, and it will be a recreated city.
Heaven (Part 5)
This is the fifth article in a series on heaven. Working from Revelation 21:9-21, this article describes the character and citizens of heaven.
Theological Eschatology 2: In the End, God
Looking at the relationship between Genesis 1-2 and Revelation 21, this article shows how both these scripture passages highlight the presence of God as the center of everything. This perspective allows us to view God as the Creator of our hope. This is the second in a series of articles on the topic of eschatology.