OUR HEAVEN
to KNOW HIM MORE and to MAKE HIM KNOWN
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 1 John 5:7
THE NEW JERUSALEM
(NLT)
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.
2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people.
God himself will be with them.
4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me,
“Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty
I will give freely from the springs of the water of life.
7 All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—
their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
9 Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me!
I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10 So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me
the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
11 It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal.
12 The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels.And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were
written on the gates.
13 There were three gates on each side—east, north, south, and west.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16 When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles.
17 Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the angel).
18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
19 The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones: the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate,
the fourth emerald,
20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth,
the twelfth amethyst.
21 The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass.
22 I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.
24 The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.
25 Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there.
26 And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city.
27 Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone
who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—
but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Rev 21:1-27 (NLT)
WHO MAY ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN?
ALL CHRISTIANS
All who are persecuted for righteousness sake. . Mat. 5:10 All who receive the kingdom, as little children.. Mark 10:15 All who strive to enter through the narrow gate. . Luke 13:24 All who are born of water and of spirit.. John 3:5 All who believe Jesus as the son of God.. John 5:24 All who are made right with God by faith in Jesus. . Rom. 3:22 All who are made holy by means of Christ.. I Cor. 1:2 All who depend on God’s grace.. II Cor.. 1:12 All who have faith in God’s plan of salvation.. Gal. 3:11 All who are predestined as adopted children.. Eph 1:5 All who are partners in spreading the Good News.. Phil. 1:5 All who know the secret that Christ lives within.. Col. 1:27 All who accept Christ Jesus as born to save them.. I Tim. 1:15 All who eagerly look forward to his appearing. . II Tim. 4:8 All who teach how to live godly lives.. Titus 1:1 All who patiently endure testing and temptation. . James 1:12 All who remain in the Son and the Father.. I Jn. 2:25 All who continue in the teaching of Christ.. II Jn. 1:9 All who await the mercy of our Lord Jesus.. Jude 1:21
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF US
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KNOW HIM AND MAKE HIM KNOWN
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