Revelation 21:1–14

The New Creation

21Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, ^pfor the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, ^qand the sea no longer existed. ^r2I also saw the Holy City, ^snew Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, ^tprepared like a bride adorned for her husband. ^u

³Then I heard a loud voice ^vfrom the throne: ^wx

Look! God’s dwelling ^yis with humanity,

and He will live with them.

They will be His people, ^z

and God Himself will be with them

and be their God. ^a

⁴He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. ^b

Death will no longer exist; ^c

grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer, ^d

because the previous things ^ehave passed away. ^f

⁵Then the One seated on the throne said, “Look! I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words ^gare faithful and true.” ^h6And He said to me, “It is done! ⁱI am the Alpha and the Omega, ^jthe Beginning and the End. ^kI will give water as a gift to the thirsty ^lfrom the spring of life. ^m7The victor ⁿwill inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. ^o8But the cowards, unbelievers, ^pvile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars ^q—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, ^rwhich is the second death.” ^s

The New Jerusalem

⁹Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, ^tcame and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” ¹⁰He then carried me away in the Spirit ^uvto a great and high mountain ^wand showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹arrayed with God’s glory. ^xHer radiance was like a very precious stone, like a jasper stone, bright as crystal. ¹²The city had a massive high wall, with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the 12 tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates. ¹³There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. ^y14The city wall had 12 foundations, and the 12 names of the Lamb’s 12 apostles were on the foundations.