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...and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming...be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be...

...new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And 1 saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down...will dwell with them as their God; they will be his people, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no...

...God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, T "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell...be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be...

...Testament is dominated by a sense of the contrast between present reality and the promised reign of God: See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell...be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe ever)' tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will...

...Jerusalem. The voice from the throne in 21:3 proclaims: Behold, the dwelling of God is with humans. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them.13 In a characteristic use of the Old Testament, these words combine two sources. Ezekiel 37:27-8...

...and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming...be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be...

...and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming...be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be...

...renewal of the Eden-like peace that reigned before chaos and death invaded our lives. See, the dwelling of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as...be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will...

...Jerusalem in careful detail (21:9-27), but here the most important identification is that in v. 3: "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God." The earlier Jerusalem, now in ruins as a result of the ravages of the Roman army, derived its glory...