A New Heaven and a New Earth

(Isaiah 65:17–25)

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,[fn] for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 I saw the holy city, [the] new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying:

“Behold, the dwelling place of God [is] with man,

and He will dwell with them.

They will be His people,

and God Himself will be with them [as] their God.[fn]

4 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’[fn]

and there will be no more death

[or] mourning [or] crying [or] pain,

for the former things have passed away.”

5 And the [One] seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” 6 And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. 7 The [one who] overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

8 But to [the] cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place [will be] in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”