A New Heaven and a New Earth

(Isaiah 65:17–25)

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[fn] the holy city, [the] new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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And I heard a loud voice from heaven[fn] 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.[fn]

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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.”

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And the [One] seated on the throne said,“Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said to me,[fn]“Write this down, for these words are true and faithful.[fn]” 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.

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But to [the] cowardly and unbelieving and sinful[fn] 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.”

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