The New Heaven On Earth

Then I saw a new heaven 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 down from God out of heaven, all ready

like a bride attired to meet her husband. I also heard a loud voice from

the throne which said: "Behold, God's dwelling-place is with men, and he

shall dwell among men, and they shall be his people, and God himself
< r /> will be with them. He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and

death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning nor wailing, nor

pain, for the first things have passed away." The One who is seated on

the throne said: "Behold, I make all things new!" And he added, "Write

this: 'These words are faithful and true.'"



And he said to me, "All is over! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First

and the Last. I will let the thirsty drink freely of the fountain of

life. He who conquers shall obtain this, and I will be his God and he

shall be my son."



The city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give it light, for

the glory of God illumines it and its light is the Lamb. Its gates shall

never be shut by day and there shall be no night there. Nothing unclean

nor any one who does what is shameful or deceitful shall enter it, but

only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.



Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal,

flowing through the streets of the city from the throne of God and the

Lamb. On both sides of the river grew the tree that gives life, which

bore twelve kinds of fruit and yielded its fruit each month; and the

leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.



And the throne of God and the Lamb will be in that city; and his

servants will serve and worship him; they will see his face and his name

will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night there, and they

will have no need of the light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be

their light, and they will reign forever and ever.



And he said to me: "Do not keep secret the prophetic words contained in

this book, for the time of their fulfilment is near. He who does wrong,

let him still do wrong, and he who is filthy, let him still be filthy,

and he who is righteous, let him still do right, and he who is pure, let

him still be pure. Know that I am coming quickly and I will bring my

rewards to repay each for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the

Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are

those who wash their robes, that they may have a right to the tree of

life and to go through the gates into the city.



"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you for the churches. I am

the Scion and Offspring of David, the bright, the Morning Star. Both

the Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' Let him who hears say, 'Come,' let

him who is thirsty come, and whoever will, let him take of the water of

life freely."



"For God so loved the world, that he gave his

only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in

him, should not perish, but have everlasting

life."