Bride, New Jerusalem

NEW JERUSALEM UNVEILED

The physical dimensions and shape of โ€œNew Jerusalemโ€ are presented to show it is ready to be populatedย โ€“ย Revelation 21:9-23.ย 

John caught a glimpse of โ€œNew Jerusalemย descending from heaven,โ€ but now, he sees it unveiled in all its glory. This next section concentrates on the cityโ€™s physical dimensions and shape. ย Its enormous size staggers the human imagination, but sufficient room is necessary to contain theย innumerable multitudeย destined to inhabit the โ€œholy city.โ€

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Bride, New Jerusalem

DESCENT OF NEW JERUSALEM

Following the final judgment, John saw the โ€œholy city, New Jerusalemโ€ descending from heaven to the earth โ€“ Revelation 21:1-8.

The next paragraph presents โ€œNew Jerusalemโ€ to the reader and concludes the third literary division of the book. Having witnessed the destruction of โ€œBabylon,โ€ the โ€œFalse Prophet,โ€ the โ€œbeast,โ€ and the โ€œDragon,โ€ John received the vision of what awaits the faithful at the end of the age โ€“ โ€œNew Jerusalem descending from heaven to the earth.โ€

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Babylon, Bride

HEAVEN CELEBRATES BABYLON’S FALL

The celebration of heaven over the โ€œweddingโ€ of the โ€œLambโ€ follows the destruction of โ€œBabylon, the Great Harlotโ€ โ€“ Revelation 19:1-10.

Next, Revelation presents the celebration of โ€œheavenโ€ over the demise of the โ€œGreat City, Babylon.โ€ A โ€œgreat voiceโ€ of many people rings out in praise to God because He judged the โ€œGreat Harlotโ€ that had seduced the โ€œnationsโ€ and persecuted the โ€œsaints,โ€ the โ€œservantsโ€ of God. It is also the hour for the โ€œmarriageโ€ of the โ€œLambโ€ to his bride, โ€œNew Jerusalem.โ€

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