A Look at Heaven and New Jerusalem

Revelation 21

I. Jerusalem during Solomon’s Reign – 950 B.C.

II. A New Heaven and a New Earth (Revelation 21:1)

A. Four verses speak of a new creation

1. Isaiah 65:17

2. Isaiah 66:22

3. 2 Peter 3:12-13

4. Revelation 22:1

B. The word “kainos” means new in the sense of different and unknown, therefore superior.

III. Beauty Beyond Imagination

A. General description of the exterior (verses 9-11)

B. Gates, walls, and foundations (verses 12-14)

C. Dimensions of the city (verses 15-17)

D. Materials of the wall, foundations, and gates (verses 18-21)

E. God’s Glory as temple and light (verses 22-23)

F. Free entry all saved (verses 24-26)

G. Unsaved forbidden (verse 27)

H. Jesus among His people forever (Revelation 22:1-5)