All Things New
Rev. 21
- All things will be new. (1-4, 6b)
- Heaven and earth will be new. (1)
- There will be a new capital city. (2)
- We will have a new life with God. (3)
- We will live a new kind of life. (4, 6b)
II. God once again showed a distinction among people. (7-8)
- Saved people will live with God in this new place. (7)
- Sinners will live in the lake of fire. (8)
III. The angel showed John the bride of Christ. (9)
IV. John gave us a description of the new city. (11-14)
- It will reflect the glory of God. (11)
- Accessibility will have been made available by a Jewish blessing. (12)
- The disciples' confession will support its wall. (14)
V. The angel told John about the city’s structure. (15-23)
- The city is a giant cube. (16-17)
- God will use precious materials to build the city (18-21)
- God will be the defining part of the city. (22)
- God will give light to the city (23)
VI. The angel told John about people visiting the city. (24-26)
- The city will be the light of the world. (24, 25)
- Nations will enter it. (24, 26)
- The gates will always be open. (25)
VII. God reminds us again that only Christians will enter the city. (27)
