All the church would be the better because of the way in which the Lord would help them to do their work. They that walk in the light of his countenance can say of the Lord Jesus, "Thou hast the dew of thy youth"; and that dew falls upon those who dwell with him. THE NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH. The mountains and the hills break forth before us into singing, and we cannot be dumb. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. The wilderness of destruction lies before you. Oh that you would yield on this first night of the year to him who can make new creatures of you. What a range of creating power is here! NEW JERUSALEM (Revelation 21:1 to Revelation 22:5). Who is the great I? One of the first prayers that I heard to-night in the prayer-meeting was by a dear brother that God would save his relatives. They have been as deeply sunken in sin, and as hardened by habit as ever thou canst be, and they thought themselves given up to despair, as thou thinkest thyself to be; yet the Spirit of God carried out the will of the Lord Christ, and made them new. Why, himself. Oh, I am sure that if we kept up perpetual communion with him, we should keep up a perpetual stream of delights. It will be easier, a great deal, depend upon it, even for God to make you new, than to mend you; for the fact is that "the carnal mind is enmity against God," and is not reconciled to God, neither, indeed, can be; so that mending will not answer; you must be made anew. heavenly. 2 And I saw the Let every one that has been a great transgressor remember how Manasseh received a new heart, and repented of his evil deeds. He that sitteth on the throne saith, "Behold, I make all things new." He that sitteth on the throne can do for you what you cannot do for yourself; and, as he made you once, and you became marred by sin, he can new make you; for he saith. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. (1 Corinthians 15:44-50) God is a spiri And (1) I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and [A loud voice, "Ay! "Ah," said one, when she was converted, "either the world is greatly altered, or else I am." Revelation 21:8. their substance, but in their qualities. Thus far I have said that the object of Christ was to make a new world, and he began by making a new covenant. iv. There is now a contending force within them the old carnal nature inclining to evil, and the new God-given nature panting after perfection. Courage, my brethren and sisters. I thank God for keeping me near himself; but I am as weak, and stale, and unprofitable as any of you. I forget a great many of you who are saved; but I always pray for them. CHAPTER 21 Revelation 21 Commentary - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible You Well, now, dear friends, why do you and I ever get stale and flat? 3. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. The apostle Peter has told us that this world also will be destroyed by fire, but it will afterwards be renewed, and a new sky and a new earth will appear after the first firmament and the first earth shall have become extinct. It would be a wonderful thing if Niagara when it is in its full descent should be made to leap upwards, and the St. Lawrence and the sea should begin to climb backward to the lakes. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. This great work of Christ, this grand design of making this old world into a new one, shall be carried into effect. You ought to be thankful to God that he has not yet recompensed you that he has not dealt with you after your sins, nor rewarded you according to your iniquities. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." 2 But there came a serpent, and his craft spoiled it all. But, oh, the grace of God, how it can tame us! Revelation 21:1. They that are full of the joy of the Lord never find life grow weary. Revelation 21:21. "The world is crucified unto me," said Paul; and many of you can say the same. What a wonderful word is that! Verily the day will come whether it shall be at his second advent or before his second advent, I do not know the day when from the east to the west, and from the north to the south, there shall be a new world as far as men are concerned. The curse fell on him, as it is written, "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God.. "By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight"; but we are "justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Revelation 21:1 are burning and wasting it beneath our feet, fires everfeeding on THEN I SAW A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH. You shall be: blessed be God. Rev 21:1-8 We have here a more general account of the happiness of the church of God in the future state, by which it seems most safe to understand the heavenly state. The tree is made new, and the fruits are new in consequence. 10. And cast their crowns before the throne. Revelation. Here is a vision of the new creation. REVELATION CHAPTER 21 REVELATION 21:1 A new heaven and a new earth. A. John now turns his attention in a new direction. Oh! Those who are participants in that covenant cannot invalidate it, for it never did depend upon them, but only upon him who was and is their federal head and representative before God. I believe that Jesus Christ has in some of you not only made you new, but made everything new to you. Revelation 21:2. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. _The wretched state of the ungodly_, 8. Compare Isaiah 65:17. It seems at first to be astounding that the height of a city should be equal to the length and the breadth of it; but if you have traveled in Italy, you must have seen many a city, perched upon a hill, which seemed to be even higher than it was broad or long, if you included the wall of the city, and the houses one above another right up to the loftiest minaret or tower. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters. Revelation vii. BEHOLD AND TO BELIEVE. But come! The first heaven is passed It is coming. You may have some very bad children, or you have some relatives who are going on in sin from bad to worse. At any rate, it is new, and we are encouraged to couple with it the idea of happiness, as we say one to another, "I wish you a happy New Year. Revelation 21:8 in all English translations. And idolaters, That is, all who love anyone or anything better than God, Revelation 21:8. new state ind. Revelation 22 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. "Behold I make all things new." As the world's poet says, "All with one consent praise new-born gawds. God grant us to drink of the eternal founts, that we may for ever overflow. With this verse begins the closing passage of the book of God: the revelation of the things beyond the end. He makes all things new." The title: Revelation 21:1 _a b_ = Revelation 20:11 _c_. It is most glorious to God and safe to you: do not neglect so great salvation. From the moment that we trusted in Jesus, a new life darted into our spirit. We hope that this newborn year will not be worse than its predecessor, and we pray that it may be a great deal better. _I saw a new heaven and a new earth._ This was a lead to the renewal of the entire created order. What a different Bible we have now! , DISCOURSE: 2529 militant here upon earth, and others to the state of the church Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary, College Press Bible Study Textbook Series, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch, G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly, John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible, Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament, Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible, NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers, Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols), Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament, Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, The children's great texts of the Bible by James Hastings, The Message from Patmos by David Scott Clark, The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, The Revelation of Jesus Christ Through the Ages by Donald A. Koenig, Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith, Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set). There is a hand that can give you a gravitation in the opposite direction. 1. Spurgeon left this earth for his heavenly hope in 1892. REV. AND I SAW. I have had a weary time of late. Peter 3:7. Did not the morning stars sing together for joy when he made the world? 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. And the apostle John tells us that whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. Men hate God without the slightest reason for doing so, and God loves men without the slightest reason; there was every reason why men should love God, and not hate him; yet they have hated him without a cause, and there is every reason why God should hate man and not love him, yet he loves him so much that he gave his only-begotten Son to die, that whosoever believeth in him may live for ever. Why do we sing, "Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate?". 21:23. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. We are "accepted in the Beloved" when we believe in him whom God has set forth to be our righteousness. _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. WHATEVER the saints are , "The Marriage of the Lamb" INTRODUCTION Revelation And I John saw the hol _REVELATION 21:1_. We are now come, in the course of these I say this with very great shame shame for myself, and shame for the brother who led me to make the confession. We shall be young if we keep with the ever young and fresh Beloved, whose locks are bushy and black as a raven. and face of the church; but some apply it to the state of the church It is not now "Do and live," but "Live and do;" we think not of merit and reward, but of free grace producing holy practice as the result of gratitude. "God never wearies of the precious blood," Spurgeon says, "nor will His people who know where their salvation lies." The gospel is far greater than most of us imagine. Prompted no longer by the servile and selfish motive of saving yourself, but by gratitude for the fact that you are saved, you will rise to virtue and true holiness. What an alteration in Ellen!" Why should he call upon us to behold it? Ah, we blush to think what our joys used to be; but they are heavenly now. When he saith, "Let there be light," darkness saith, "There shall not be light." His saints are "new creatures in Christ Jesus." sea. Restless spirits consider that the new must be better than the old. What a prospect does all this open up to the believer! Revelation 21:14. This renewing work has been in our Lord's hands from of old. Revelation 21:8. _ (G565) changes in their appearance, that they seemed to be just created CHAPTER 21 You know that the stones of which this holy city is built are living stones. heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more Dost thou not know, dear heart, that the Spirit of God has regenerated men and women quite as far gone as thou art? We are not what we were: we are new, and have begun a new career. Every healthy boy and girl in many countries loves the ocean. "Ye must be born again." Lit., as Rev., the sea is no more. It isn't just good news for usit's good news for animals, plants, stars, and planets. There is nothing so old that he cannot make it new nothing so fixed and habitual that he cannot change it. When they commence an epistle the Revelation:22:21
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