Revelation 21- (cont'd) The Glory and Infinite Mercy of God's Plan for Mankind= El Shaddai Adonai

We who yearn to be his disciples,
know the hunger and the thirst,
and the longing and patience it takes.
DUNCAN LONGS AWESOME ART AND WEB

Rev 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. Is this a post-millenial prophecy? It's usually presented as this, but, I'm not sold. It coincides with the arrival of New Zion. It appears superficially connected to the Rapture of the Saints, so, it's overlapping, or coming in GOD'S time, not our apocolyptical timeline. Chapter 21 has some deep myteries. It's an exegesic mixture, consistant with other scriptural liberties with Time/Space, a dimension that is not mandatory for God and all His Celestial Beings.
Rev 21:2	And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev 21:3	And I heard great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men 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.
Rev 21:4	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.
Rev 21:5	And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are faithful and true. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. TRUE Greek for 224 aletheia {al-ay'-thi-a} TRUE x 110 (Hb. and Gk) truth 107, truly 1, true 1, verity 1 John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth 225. Faithful and true x 6- 3 are from New Testament: Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Rev 22 : 6 And he said unto me, These saying [are] Faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. ___________________________________________ Rev 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; _____________________________________ These things [3592] hode saith [3004] lego the Amen, [281] amen the faithful [4103] pistos and [2532] kai true [228] alethinos witness, [3144] martus the beginning [746] arche of the creation [2937] ktisis of God; [2316] theos the beginning arche of the creation ] ktisis of God ; theos This phrase, "arche ktisis theos" has a glorious Hebrew etymology: Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. "In The Beginning" - "Be'ershiyth"- The original name for "Book of Genesis": beginning [07225] Bee re'shiyth God [0430] 'elohiym created [01254] bara' Created Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Rev 22:6 And he said unto me, These saying [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Faithful - Greek for 4103 Faithful Pistos :{pis-tos'} Pistos {pis-tos'} x 67 faithful x 53, believe x 6 ,believing x 2, true x 2, faithfully x believer x1, sure x 1 not tr x 1; w misc. 67 Faithful in Christ: Matthew 24:45 Who is a faithful 4103 and wise 5429 servant 1401, whom his lord 2962 hath made ruler 2525 over his household 2322, to give them meat 5160 in due season 2540?\ _______________________________________
Rev 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. `1. "IT IS DONE" x 3 Eze 39:8 Behold, it is come, and it is done 01961 , saith the Lord GOD; this [is] the day whereof I have spoken . Luke 14:22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done 1096 as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done 1096 . John 19:30 When Jesus therefor had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished 5055 : and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.. ______________________________________ 2. ALPHA AND OMEGA x 4 a. The Beginning and the end. Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure. Rev 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Rev 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Sardis, unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 3. Give unto 4. Thirst/athirst. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Greek ATHIRST x 16 Greek for 1372 ATHIRST/ THIRST x 16 Dipsao {dip-sah'-o} thirst 10; be thirsty 3, be athirst 3 16 1) to suffer thirst, suffer from thirst a) figuratively, those who are said to thirst who painfully feel their want of, and eagerly long for, those things by which the soul is refreshed, suported, strengthened Mat. 5:6 Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst 1372 after righteousness: for they shall be filled 5526 . John 4:13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whoever drinketh of this water shall thirst 1372 again: Rev 7:16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst 1372 any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely. Old Testament: Judge 15:18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 4. fountain Fountain of water is a metaphor for both abundant life, or wickedness. Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Ecclesiastes 12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Sgs (Song of Sol)4:12 A garden inclosed [is] my sister, [my] spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Sgs 4:15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. Jer 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain ofof living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. Jer 6:7 As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually [is] grief and wounds. Jer 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ahsamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters. MORE METAPHORS ON LIFE: Joel 3:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. The "Valley of Shittim" is actually the Dead Sea, aka "Salt Sea." It was where Sodom and Gomorrah originally was, on the southern tip of the sea, facing Jericho. The great prophecy of the LORD's THIRD and FINAL TEMPLE, is that water will flow from under the throne, and heal all the waters of the land, so that there will be fish and fresh water in once poisonous waters. It is an allegory, too, obviously. a. water x 79 Greek for 5204 hudor {hoo'-dore} Water x 79 1. ) Water a. of water in rivers, in fountains, in pools b. of water of the deluge c. of water in any of the earth's repositories d. of water as the primary element, out of and through which the world that was before the deluge, arose and was compacted e. of the waves of the sea f. figurative used of many peoples. water 79 2 Pe 2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 2 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Rev 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. Rev 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Water [5204] hudor of life, [2222] zoe _____________________________________________ Water of Life Heb. Water [04325] Mayim life, [02416] chay Lamentations 2:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. (In this (bitter) water (mayim), nephesh = life.) Water [04325] maymayimim life [05314] nephesh of thy young children, [05768] 'owlel __________________________________
Rev 21:7	He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Rev 21:8	But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolators, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Romans 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rev 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. Come hither, [1204] deuro I will shew [deiknuo] deiknuo thee [soi] soi the bride, [numphe] numphe the Lamb's [arnion] arnion wife. [gune] gune Greek for 3565 Numphe x 8 Numphe {noom-fay'} 1.) a betrothed woman, a bride 2.) a recently married woman, young wife 3) a young woman 4) a daughter-in-law bride 5, daughter in law 3; 8 greek for 721 Arnion x 30 Arnion {ar-nee'-on} CHRIST the lamb of God x 28; llamb 2 30
Rev 21:10	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,
Rev 21:11	Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal Clear as crystal
Rev 21:12	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] twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
Rev 21:13	On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Rev 21:14	And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Rev 21:15	And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. (The other dimensions of the Holy City are in the last chapters of Ezekiel): Ezek 45:1 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: [shall be] the length of five and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth [shall be] ten thousand. This [shall be] holy in all the borders thereof round about. Eze 45:2 Of this shall be for the sanctuary five hundred [in length], with five hundred [in breadth], square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
Rev 21:16	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. Ezek 45:5 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. Ezek 45:6 And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy [portion]: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. Ezek 45:7 And a [portion shall be] for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy [portion], and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy [portion], and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length [shall be] over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
Rev 21:17	And he measured the wall thereof, and hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 144 cubits - 12 x 12
Rev 21:18	And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass. Rev 21 : 11 Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most presious, even like a jasper stone clear as crystal. The Kahanic High Priest wearing Ephod, figure of New Jerusalem. Exodus 28:20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. *( The jasper, was to be placed in the Holy Ephod, of the High Priest, on the fourth row, after the last two. It is the color of a bloodstone, and it is the last stone depicted in the Ephod.) BREASTPLATE - EPHOD with 12 stones for the 12 tribes of Israel.
Rev 21:19	And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second sapphire; the third, chalcedony ; the fourth, an emerald; Jasper Sapphire Chalcedony Emerald
Rev 21:20	The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eight, beryl; the ninth, a topez; the tenth, a chrysoprasus;the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst . Sardonyx Sardius Chrysolite Topaz chrysoprasus Jacinth Amethyst
Rev 21:21	And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls pearls; every several gate was one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Rev 21:22	And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Rev 21:23	And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.
Rev 21:25	And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. Ezek 46:2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porth of [that] gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening ___________________________ CHRIST FULFILLS ALL ASPECT OF THE SACRIFICE FOR SIN AND CLEANSING. He takes the place of the Temple. Juxtaposing the OT Prophets, has to be done in the completion of the sacrifice of the Messiah, of the nation of Israel, and Messiah of the nations: Jesus Christ.
Rev 21:26	And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. Isa 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isa 5:26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: Isa 9:1 Nevertheless the dimness [shall] not [be] such as [was] in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict [her by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. Zec 14:16 And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. Mal 3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. Mat 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: nd he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Mar 11:17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. Mar 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Rev 21:27	And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. Eze 47:6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. Eze 47:7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river [were] very many trees on the one side and on the other. Eze 47:8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. Eze 47:9 And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. Eze 47:10 And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a [place] to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.