Revelation 21.1-41 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and

the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven

from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of

God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people,

and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe

every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or

crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

Scripture Reading

What Is Heaven?

Revelation 21Lamb (5x)

21.9, 14, 22, 23, 27; 22.1, 3

Like (2x)

21.11, 21.18

Twelve

21.12, 21.14, 21.21, 22.2

Multiples of Twelve

21.12, 13 (groups of threes)

21.16 (12,000); 21.17 (144),

21.14, 19-20 (counting by ones)

e-Sword word search

Revelation 21.1-41 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and

the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven

from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling

of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his

people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will

wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or

mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed

away."

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4

Revelation 21.1-41 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and

the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven

from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling

of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his

people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will

wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or

mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed

away." 70 AD Temple Destroyed [cf. 21.9-22.5, Acts 1.6-7]

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4

Herod’s TempleAlec Gerrard, from Norfolk, England, has spent more than thirty

years painstakingly constructing what historians and archeologist

believe is the best representation in the world of what the Jewish

Temple looked like when it was destroyed by the Romans almost

2000 years ago. The 1:100 scale model is nothing short of

amazing. Gerrard hand-baked and painted every clay brick and tile

and even sculpted 4,000 tiny human figures to populate the

courtyards.

Revelation 21.1-41 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and

the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven

from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling

of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his

people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will

wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or

mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed

away." [Exodus 6.7]

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4

Revelation 21.1-43 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

"Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them.

They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be

their God.

[Exodus 6.7]

7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you

will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from

under the yoke of the Egyptians.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.1-4

Revelation 21.55 He who was seated on the throne said,

"I am making everything new!"

Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and

true."

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.5

Revelation 21.6-86 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the

Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink

without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7He who overcomes

will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8But

the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually

immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—

their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the

second death."

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.6-8

Revelation 21.6-86 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the

Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink

without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7He who overcomes

will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8But

the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually

immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—

their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the

second death." [cf. John 4.13-14; Revelation 22.1-2]

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.6-8

Revelation 21.6-86 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the

Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink

without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7He who overcomes

will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8But

the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually

immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—

their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the

second death."

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.6-8

EndnotesLesson: Heaven, Part 2

Presented: May 23, 2010

Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com

All Scripture Quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version; used from www.biblegateway.com.

Bible Verse Citation is provided in a specified format:

Book Name, Minimum Verse Context (mc), Specific Verse/Verses (vv)

Such as seen in: 1 Peter 1, mc 1.13-25, vv 1.18-21

Occurrence and totals for the English word lamb, like, twelve, and multiples of twelve, KJV e-Sword word and exact phrase search, e-Sword version 8.0.6

Information about Model of Herod’s Temple, http://pendletonpresbyterian.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/herods-temple/

Image CreditsLesson: Heaven, Part 2

Presented: May 23, 2010

Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com

Bible in Front of Yellow Light – unknown

Tree of Life – http://www.heavenlyascents.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fountain_tree_of_life.jpg

Revelation, Gospel of Matthew – http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=3888585

Israelite Tabernacle and Pillar of Fire –

http://risingriveryouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/001-tabernacle-pillar-of-cloud-and-smoke.jpg

Circled River – http://www.truthnet.org/christianity/revelation/revelation22/insideNewjerusalem.jpg

Holy Bible with Concordance – unknown

Images of the Model of Herod’s Temple, http://pendletonpresbyterian.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/herods-temple/