Revelation 21-22

Editor: David Maas
{THE NEW CREATION}

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{NEW JERUSALEM}
  1. New Jerusalem Descends - (Following the final judgment, John sees the holy city, New Jerusalem descending from heaven to the earth – Revelation 21:1-8) - {PDF Copy}
  2. New Jerusalem Unveiled - (The physical dimensions and shape of New Jerusalem are presented demonstrating it is ready to be populated – Revelation 21:9-23) - {PDF Copy}
  3. New Jerusalem Inhabited - (New Jerusalem is populated fully in fulfillment of the covenant promise to Abraham to bless all the nations – Revelation 21:24-22:5) - {PDF Copy}
  4. City of Abraham - (New Jerusalem will be populated in fulfillment of the promise to Abraham to bless all nations) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Tale of Two Cities - (An underlying theme in Revelation is the contrast and conflict between two “cities,” New Jerusalem and Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Epilogue - Revelation - (If anyone fails to keep the words of the book, he will be excluded from citizenship in the city of New Jerusalem – Revelation 22:6-21) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Multitudes from the Nations - (The promise to bless all nations in Abraham culminates in the innumerable multitude of the Redeemed inhabiting New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}

{RELATED TOPICS}
  1. Redeeming the Nations - (The kings and nations of the Earth are found in New Jerusalem because of the Lamb’s redemptive work) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Age of Salvation - (With the Death, Resurrection, and Exaltation of Jesus, the Gospel arrived for all men and every nation to hear and believe) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Testimony of Jesus - (The men purchased from every nation by the blood of the Lamb become priestly witnesses who persevere in the Testimony of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Shepherding the Nations - (Jesus is the promised ruler from the line of David, the King who is shepherding the nations to New Jerusalem – Revelation 12:5) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Ezekiel's Temple - (Revelation places Ezekiel’s vision of the ideal Temple in the middle of the city of New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Salvation of the LORD - (Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In this Man of Nazareth, the Salvation promised by the God of Abraham and Israel has arrived for all men) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Salvation for the Nations - (The Good News announced by Jesus of Nazareth provides salvation and life for men and women of every nation and people) - {PDF Copy}
  8. The Royal Shepherd - (The Lamb’s reign commenced with his Death and Resurrection. Since then, he has been shepherding the nations to the Holy City, New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Shepherding Kings and Nations - (The Nations and the Kings of the Earth are found in the City of New Jerusalem because of the redeeming work of the Lamb) - {PDF Copy}
  10. The Ruler of Kings - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus, the Faithful Witness, now reigns supreme over the Kings of the Earth, and he is shepherding the nations to the Holy City of New Jerusalem)
  11. The Redeemed of the Earth - (The One People of God consists of the men and women purchased from every nation by the blood of the Lamb) - {PDF Copy}

Constellation - Photo by Martin Jernberg on Unsplash
[Constellation - Photo by Martin Jernberg on Unsplash]


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