Revelation 21:1, A new heaven and a new earth; Revelation 21:10, The heavenly Jerusalem, with a full description thereof; Revelation 21:23, She needs no sun, the glory of God being her light; Revelation 21:24, The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her.
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Revelation 21 — OverviewRevelation 21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHitherto the prophecy of this book has presented to us a very
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the…Revelation 21 — OverviewRevelation 21 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleREVELATION 21.This chapter contains an account of the happy state of the church, consisting of all the elect, both Jews and Gentiles, which will take place upon the first resurrection, and will continue during the…Revelation 21:1-8Revelation 21:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe 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
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I. A new world now opens to our view (v. 1): I saw a…Revelation 21:1Revelation 21:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgea new: Revelation 21:5; Isaiah 65:17-19, Isaiah 66:22; 2 Peter 3:13
for: Revelation 20:11
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