Revelation 21:1-2 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1

The world without a sea. "There was no more sea." A world without a physical sea, we confess, does not strike us as attractive. The sea is one of the grandest and most beneficent parts of this world. It is to the earth what the blood is to the body; it circulates through its every part, animates and beautifies the whole. The negation is to be understood in a spiritual sense. Division, mutation, agitation, are ideas we associate with the sea. In heaven these things will not be. I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1-4

The new heavens and earth. The retribution of God has fallen on the enemies of Christ and his Church. Death and hell, Satan, the beast, and the false prophet, have been cast into the lake of fire. The thunders of God's vengeance are hushed; the manifestations of his love to his redeemed now only remain to be told. And here their ultimate and eternal blessedness is shown to us. Their abode and condition are described as "new heavens and a new earth." Let us inquire— I. WHEREFORE ARE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1-4

The fifth scene in the history of redeemed humanity: the unending age of blessedness. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth," etc. The retributive process is over; the characters of all have been tried, and the doom of all pronounced. The wicked are driven away into punishment, but the righteous have entered into life eternal. These words suggest two thoughts in relation to this final state— I. THAT IT WILL BE IN A SENSE A NEW STATE . "A new heaven and a new earth,"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1-8

The spiritual kingdom. Now , to the eye of the weary seer—and in him to the eye of the weary, suffering Church—there appear new scenes. The darkness is past. The judgments of the Lord upon the evil powers, and upon all who take part with them as antagonists of the good, the pure, and the true, are passed away. And to the comfort of the waiting, faithful ones, who endure "as seeing him who is invisible," the vision of the blessedness of the righteous in the kingdom of their Father is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:2

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem. "John" must be omitted, according to all the best manuscripts. "The holy city" is the Church of God (see on Revelation 11:2 ), now glorified and prepared for perfect communion with her Redeemer (cf. the promise in Revelation 3:12 , which is now fulfilled; cf. also Galatians 4:26 ; Hebrews 11:10 , Hebrews 11:16 ). Contrast this figure of the holy city with that of Babylon (see on Revelation 18:1-24 .). Coming down from God out of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:1

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth - Such a heaven and earth that they might properly be called new; such transformations, and such changes in their appearance, that they seemed to be just created. He does not say that they were created now, or anew; that the old heavens and earth were annihilated; but all that he says is, that there were such changes that they seemed to be new. If the earth is to be renovated by fire, such a renovation will give an appearance to the globe as if it were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:2

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven - See the Analysis of the chapter. On the phrase “new Jerusalem,” see the Galatians 4:26 note, and Hebrews 12:22 note. Here it refers to the residence of the redeemed, the heavenly world, of which Jerusalem was the type and symbol. It is here represented as “coming down from God out of heaven.” This, of course, does not mean that this great city was “literally” to descend upon the earth, and to occupy any one part... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:1-3

Revelation 21:1-3. And I saw So it runs, Revelation 19:11; Revelation 20:1; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 20:11, in a succession. All these several visions follow one another in order, and this vision reaches into eternity; a new heaven and a new earth That is, after the foregoing visions, in which I beheld a representation of the state of the church and world to the consummation of all things, I had the final happiness of the true worshippers of God, to be enjoyed after the resurrection... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 21:1-8

21:1-22:5 A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTHIn describing the state of things as it will be in eternity, John has to use the language of this world, for he has no other. He has to liken what he sees in the vision to things that his readers can see in the present world, for this is the only world they know. He has to use whatever language and illustrations he can find in an attempt to describe the spiritual quality of life in the eternal state.John’s visions symbolize spiritual realities. They are not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 21:1

saw. App-133 . heaven, &c. See Isaiah 51:16 (plant, &c); Rev 65:17 ; Rev 66:22 . 2 Peter 3:7 . new. See Matthew 9:17 . heaven. See Revelation 3:12 . earth. App-129 . first. Greek. former, as Revelation 21:4 . there . . . sea = the sea is no more (longer). A proof that this belongs to the post-millennial period. See Psalms 72:8 , Zechariah 9:10 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:1-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 21:1-8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 21:1

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