Revelation 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
As the angel continued showing and telling John about the city he showed him the twelve foundations which were named after the twelve apostles, the same twelve apostles that the foundation of Christianity was built on. Now the angel had a golden measuring stick to measure the city, gates , and wall . The city itself was a perfect cube, because God built and designed it, it was 1500 miles on each wall and 1500 miles high. Remember how the walls of the city in ancient times were wide enough to race chariots around on them, well these walls are 216 feet across, just a tad wider. There is more to the walls but I wanted to stop here so we can truly understand the greatness of the the construction of this city.
Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
One of the earlier angels that helped with the plagues now comes to
John and tells him that he will now show him the Lamb’s wife, the bride which we know as the church that was raptured. we are passed the marriage supper and now have become the bride. Again as at the beginning of this book John is carried to high mountain where he sees the holy Jerusalem, a great city coming out of heaven from God. You have to know that this city has been ready for a while, it was not just created. The city had the glory of
God and was not in need of any special light because because God also supplied that and it was so bright John had a hard time describing it. This new city had a high wall with twelve gates, just like the old city of Jerusalem, but the new city had an angel at each gate and a name on each which is the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. On each wall, north, east, south, and west had three gates. As we continue we will learn of the description of this great city and know to that if you are a child God this is your eternal home or mansion that God has promised us.
Do ya’ll remember the cat with the electric eyes? Well, guess what? She had babies, just like Mom said!
Here are two of them – there are eight all together. Some of them have no tails, just like the mama, and one has just a little stubby tail. They are very tiny so I have to be careful when I walk around them. But they like me; sometimes two or three of them stand around me and look at me like they think I might be their mama.
I can’t wait for them to get a little bigger so we can really play. We’re gonna be good friends, I just know it.
Revelation 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
God now says it is done because He has completed what He Said He would do just as Jesus said on the cross ” it is finished ” when He Gave His life for us. God reminds us He is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and Omega and to anyone who desires to be a follower Christ He will give them to drink of the fountain life freely. Also for them that overcome shall inherit all things God has for them and He will be our God and we shall be His children. As you read verse 8 you see that anyone who sins even the liars will be condemned to the lake of fire and brimstone, which is the second death because it is also total separation from God. It is not easy today to live a life free from sin but with Jesus in your life you have someone that will help you because through Him we can get forgiveness through repentance because He is our advocate to the Father. Again I have to say it will be a lot easier to live for Christ today and go in the rapture, whether from the grave or from life, than to have to the plagues and hardships in the tribulation.
Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Alleluia we have finally made to our eternal hope, just remember this only for the bride of Christ and those that believed Him to be their savior. What John beholds now is is a new heaven and new earth because the old one is now gone along with the sea. Then John beheld one of greatest sights he had ever seen, the Holy City the new Jerusalem, adorned as bride for her husband.John then heard a voice from heaven telling him that this is God’s tabernacle and it will be with man and God will dwell with them because they are His people, and God will dwell with them because He is their God. This is how it was in the Garden of Eden before the fall of man. Now God will wipe away every tear because their is need for them anymore, their will be no more death, sorrow, pain, or sickness of any kind to cause anyone to cry. In verse 4 and 5 God says He will make all things new, that means he will put things back the way they were at the beginning in the Garden of Eden with one difference, there will no more Satan to temp anyone any more. God told John to write because what he has seen is true and what he is about to see is the faithfulness of God to do what He said He would do.
Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
We now come to the final judgement, what is known as the White Throne Judgement.As God looked on the earth it and the heavens fled away because there is no more need of this heaven and earth it is time for a new one after the judgement of all those that failed to put their faith in Jesus. Their are probably Billions that now stand before God as He open the books of life. These books contain everything that everyone did good or bad, but if their name is not found in the book of life it does not matter and it does not matter if you are a king or a beggar, you will cast into the lake of fire that was prepared for Satan and his fallen angels, not for man.This is also known as the second death,so named because it is total separation from God for eternity. Verse 15 state it again that those who are not found in the book of life are cast into the lake of fire. Let us look back for a moment, today we have the choice to accept Christ as our savior and never have the see the seven years of tribulation, or go through the seven years of tribulation and take every ounce of strength one has to accept Christ and hold on to it in an almost impossible situation, or continue to live in sin and not accept Christ and be cast into the lake of fire for eternity, instead of spending eternity in in the new heaven earth with our Lord And Savior. Now is the time to make the decision, make an effort today to find a church that teaches the true word God.
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Now the 1000 year reign is coming to an end when Satan is released to deceive as many as he can. You ask how can the people now be deceived that have lived under the reign of Christ and the saints for 1000 years and how many will be deceived? When Joseph’s family came to Egypt they were 70 people, in 400 years that tuned in to over two million people, now more than 70 people go in to the millennium and have children for 1000 years years so there could be billions of people on the earth now. Also you have to realize that man still has a sinful nature and even though Christ reigns Satan’s temptation can still turn people so the army he gathers this time is more than the sands of the sea. Satan went world wide gathering the people to fight with him and they came and encircled the city of God, Jerusalem, but as the first battle it was no contest, God breathed fired down from Heaven and destroyed them all and the devil was cast into the lake of fire where the beast and the false prophet has been waiting for him 1000 years.They will be tormented day and night forever in the lake of fire never to deceive man again.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
As we continue with the end of Satan’s reign John saw the souls of all those that were martyred for our lord and savior Jesus. They stayed true to their faith in Him and refused to worship or take the mark of the beast. Judgment was given to them immediately and that included living and reigning Christ for 1000 years on this earth. The rest of the dead, the ones killed in the war that were against Jesus, would not be judged until the 1000 year reign is over. When it says this is the first resurrection it means it is a resurrection to life, and on such the second death has no power. Again these in the first resurrection will reign Christ for 1000 years because they are priests of God an Christ. The other dead will be resurrected at the end of the millennial reign just to be judged and face the second death and spend eternity in hell.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
