This message will conclude our series about Jerusalem in which we have learned the Word of God refers to three Jerusalems. There is the existing earthly Jerusalem that is the capital of Israel and is where the Jewish Temples existed and where Jesus died and was resurrected. We also learned Heaven is called the Heavenly Jerusalem with continuous worship before the Throne of God.
We will now study the New Jerusalem that will descend from the Heavenly Jerusalem to the location of the current Jerusalem. As a result, all who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will spend eternity in the New Jerusalem on earth. The Heavenly Jerusalem will descend to earth at the end of the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ. A detailed study of the New Jerusalem is a series of messages from Revelation 21 in itself, because of this we will just highlight its Glory and Magnificence.
John, the Revelator, in Revelation 21:2-3 describes the New Jerusalem coming down to earth, "Then I, John saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from 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 will be with them and be their God.'"
John also learns in the first five verses of Revelation 21:
God Will Be Present With His Saved People
There Will Be No More Tears Or Death
There Will Be No More Sorrow, Crying Or Pain
All Things Will Be Made New
Possibly, you might be wondering how can all the "Saved" people from all over the world fit into the New Jerusalem? This is a very good question. Revelation 21:16 describes the size of the New Jerusalem, "And the city is laid out as a square and its length is as great as its breadth. And He measured the city with the reed; twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth and height are equal."
When we convert furlongs into miles, we learn the New Jerusalem will be 1,500 miles long, 1,500 miles wide and 1,500 miles high. It is believed this is large enough to house one hundred thousand billion people! What A Mighty God We Serve!
We have described what happens to those who know Jesus as Savior when they pass on either to the Heavenly Jerusalem or the New Jerusalem. If you desire this certainty of life after death please pray this prayer:
Jesus, I Know I Am A Sinner
Please Forgive Me All Of My Sins
I Proclaim Jesus Is Lord And . . .
God Raised Him From The Dead
Please Come To Live Within My Heart To Be My Savior
Blessings!
Frank
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