Revelation 21:2 ESV

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 21:2

John. The texts omit. new Jerusalem. See Revelation 3:12 . The city "above" (Galatians 1:4 , Gal 1:26 ); "which hath the foundations" (Hebrews 11:10 ); "the heavenly Jerusalem" (Hebrews 12:22 ). bride. Greek. numphe. See v. 9; Revelation 22:17 , and App-197 . husband. App-123 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.The holy city, new Jerusalem ... The writer of this prophecy gave no hint, whatever, of exactly when the appearance of this holy city would occur; and it is therefore a gratuitous amendment of the holy Scriptures for scholars to assert that, "The writers of the New Testament ... expected his second coming ... in their own day."[7] How could such a remark be true in the light... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:1-8

Revelation 21:1-8. I saw a new heaven and a new earth, &c.— A new heaven and a new earth succeed in the room of the first heaven and first earth, which passed away at the general judgment, ch. Revelation 20:11. In the new earth there is this remarkable property, that there is no more sea; which, how it is to be effected, time must discover; but it is evident from hence, that this new heaven and earth are not designed to take place, till after the general judgment; for at the general... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:2

2. And I John—"John" is omitted in A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS; also the "I" in the Greek of these authorities is not emphatic. The insertion of "I John" in the Greek would somewhat interfere with the close connection which subsists between "the new heaven and earth," :-, and the "new Jerusalem" in this verse. Jerusalem . . . out of heaven— (Revelation 3:12; Galatians 4:26, "Jerusalem which is above"; Hebrews 11:10; Hebrews 12:22; Hebrews 13:14). The descent of the new Jerusalem... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:1-5

N. The eternal state 21:1-22:5The next scenes in John’s visions proved to be of conditions that will exist after the Millennium. He recorded this insight to reveal the final home of believers. There are many allusions to Isaiah 60, 65 and Ezekiel 40-48 in this pericope. The final two chapters also tie up strands of revelation from every major previous section of the book. This pericope is a picture of new beginnings, a sharp contrast with the lake of fire, another final end, in the previous... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:2

In the same vision, John next saw a city descending out of heaven from God (cf. Revelation 21:10; Revelation 3:12; Hebrews 11:13-16). It was holy in contrast to the former Jerusalem (cf. Revelation 11:8; Isaiah 52:1; Matthew 4:5; Matthew 27:53). As the old Jerusalem will be Jesus Christ’s capital during the Millennium, so the New Jerusalem will be His capital from then on. In the bride-husband simile, the city is the bride, and Christ is the husband (Revelation 21:9-10; cf. Revelation 3:12).... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:2-8

2. John’s first vision of the New Jerusalem 21:2-8 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 21:1-27

The Holy CityThe enemies of the Lamb have been conquered. The Judgment is over. The old condition of things has passed away: cp. Revelation 20:11. Now St. John sees in a vision the blissful glory of heaven, in which the Lamb’s redeemed people will dwell for ever.1-8. The eternal dwelling-place prepared for the redeemed is seen from a distance (Revelation 21:1.), and the voice of God declares what it means (Revelation 21:3-6), and for whom its glories are (Revelation 21:7.).Three points come out... read more

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 21:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 21:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:1-8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:1-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:2-8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 21:1-27

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