Revelation 22 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. We are not what we were: we are new, and have begun a new career. 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. Kansas City, Missouri 64118, 2017 The Spurgeon Center and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. _a new heaven and a new earth_ Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22; referred The former troubles are forgotten, and are hid from our eyes because of thine ancient promise, "Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind." Make my circumstances new"? HEAVEN. Toward a I knew it came from an aching heart. 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. And here is our strength for rising to a nobler state of mind, "Behold I make all things new." "Behold, I make all things new." I liked what a brother said at the church-meeting on Monday night, when his brother was introduced to the church. 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. You will break your resolutions, and be nothing bettered by your attempts at reform. 20:13. Astronomers tell us that, within living memory, several starry worlds have burnt out, and vanished out of sight. First, if the Lord Jesus makes all things new, then a new birth is possible to you, dear friend, though you have come here to-night in a wrong state of heart, with your sins upon you, binding you fast. Revelation 21:1-27. Read full chapter. "Behold," says Christ, "I make all things new." III. The ancient prophecy shall be fulfilled to the letter. INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will not entertain any more doubt about Christ's power to save. I earnestly recommend you attentively to consider my text. By the new heaven and the new earth here, all understand. From the throne where sits the once crucified but now glorified Saviour, there comes a whisper of hope to each and every soul who would be made new, and would begin life anew. Who is the great I? welcome sight, for this old earth is wearing out. The Lord give us eyes to see it. Meanwhile, there is no love lost, for the world thinks much the same of us, and therein we can sympathize with Paul when he said, "I am crucified unto the world." And you, my dear brother, at the corner of the street where you are often interrupted, perhaps, with foul language, you will feel that you are pleased with your position of self-denial. The wilderness of destruction lies before you. Ask those that have had to live with converted people whether the transformation has not been marvellous. Revelation 21 - Spurgeon's Bible Commentary - BibliaPlus If we can only trust him for those of our friends whose faults seem to us few and light, our little trust will reap little reward; but if we can go with strong faith in a great God, and bring great sinners in our arms, and put them down before this mighty Regenerator of men, and say, "Lord, if thou wilt thou canst make them new"; and if we will never cease the pleading till we get the blessing, then we shall see ever-accumulating illustrations of the fact that Jesus makes all things new; and calling up the witnesses of his redeeming power, we shall cry in the ears of a drowsy Church and an incredulous world, "Behold, behold, behold! A more determined, obstinate rebel than I could scarce have been. I hear how these people of God cry 'Hallelujah!' And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. Revelation 21:1. Contents: The seven new things of the Kingdom age earth, peoples, I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first That is, all who love anyone or anything better than God. That same Spirit of God who taught us that we were ruined in our old estate, led us gently by the hand till we came to the New Covenant promise and looked to Jesus, and saw in him the full atonement for sin. _And I saw a new heaven_] New for form and state, but the same (wpe), The Rider on the White Horse and the Armies With Him. to, as here, in . And there was no more sea. What do you yourself do with a bad servant? The enemies of the Lamb have been conquered. None but a Savior on the throne could accomplish it; and therefore let him have the glory of it. Revelation 20:4, Revelation 20:11, in a succession. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. Why, himself. Dear friend, the Lord Jesus Christ is able to make your life entirely new. This is the clue of many a maze, the open sesame of many a mystery. last time, and we behold the new universe. The Lord can work a radical change in you. He filled their hearts, and therefore they must needs speak of him. John had already said that the city was pure gold like unto clear glass; and now he says that the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. We do not always get such a combination as this here below, gold, precious and pure, yet unstained with blood, and undimmed with the oppression of the poor, diaphanous gold, as it were transparent glass.. When he saith, "Let there be light," darkness saith, "There shall not be light." And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." _aor. Oh that you may not be left to wander with Ishmael, the son of the bondwoman! Sermons by Spurgeon - Bible Hub What a different Bible we have now! By making new men he makes a new society, which society he calls his "Church". THE SEVENTH VISION: OF THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM. When men "cross the line," they find no visible mark: the sea bears no trace of an equatorial belt; and yet mariners know whereabouts they are, and they take notice thereof, so that a man can hardly cross the line for the first time without remembering it to the day of his death. You must be dead and buried with Christ, and risen again in him; and then all will be well, for he will have made all things new. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Our Lord Jesus Christ shall put a new heart into earth's kings, and then he shall come himself to take their thrones and their crowns, and to be himself our Universal King, and in his day shall the righteous flourish. Now the veil lifts for the He beholds Christ upon "Behold, I make all things new," says Jesus, and then he makes his people into sons. You may have some very bad children, or you have some relatives who are going on in sin from bad to worse. 20:4; Revelation 20:11, in a succession. THE NEW JERUSALEM. There they are, perfect, and holy, and just, and good; but, alas, dear friends, you and I have broken the commandments. It is not now "Do and live," but "Live and do;" we think not of merit and reward, but of free grace producing holy practice as the result of gratitude. ind. Blessed book; it is just the same, but oh, how differently do we read it. other; the earth of the saints, their glorified, bodies, will be Revelation 20:11. The old way of life was, "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." And if we might be permitted to dream for a moment of what it would have been if it had continued as God created it, one might fancy what a blessed world it would be at this moment. "I make all things." My dear sister, next time you go to your class, you may feel as if you had only just begun teaching. He had come to make the world new, and to do this he has brought with him what? I labored to win heaven by self-righteousness, and this is as real a rebellion as open sin. What though he pleases to take his time, and to use humble instrumentalities to effect his purposes, yet do it he will. Every healthy boy and girl in many countries loves the ocean. Chapters Available - Revelation - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the THERE are a great many things we should like to know about heaven. The greater the sinner, the greater the joy to loving believers when they see him saved. Now breathe a silent prayer, dear brother, dear sister, to him who makes all things new. He can make that prayer-meeting no longer a dreary affair, but quite a new thing to you and all the people. Verily the day will come whether it shall be at his second advent or before his second advent, I do not know the day when from the east to the west, and from the north to the south, there shall be a new world as far as men are concerned. The Judgment is over. It is written, "By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities"; and this scripture is fulfilled in all those who believe in the Lord Jesus unto eternal life. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. You recollect how it was made at first pure and perfect. The sea now cannot rest nor be quiet, but all shall be calm and tranquil in the new heaven and the new earth. "Immortal joys come streaming down, Joys, like his griefs, immense, unknown;". The foundation being made new, the Lord Jesus Christ has set before us a new way of life, which grows out of that covenant. I seem to lose the freshness of it; and especially by about Saturday I get I hardly know where; but," he added, "as for you, whenever I hear you, you seem to be all alive and full of fresh energy." earth_ succeed in the room of the _first heaven and first earth,_ But we have tasted these precious things, and unto God we will lift up our loudest song for ever and for ever. Some of you, my hearers, are servants now, and as servants I would bid you expect your wages. There was no more sea [ Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the , Loved and Laved ", I should not wonder, therefore, if the mere words of my text should sound like a pleasant song in your ears; but I am thankful that their deeper meaning is even more joyful. first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. [Several voices, "Amen."] I want to say to such, if you have been all your lifetime in bondage, you need not remain there any longer; for there is in Jesus the power to make all things new, and to lift you into new delights. In some matters "the old is better." Revelation 21:7-8. [KAINOS, not NEOS, "entirely new, unused"] Creation Swelling words have been spoken and great attempts taken in hand to renovate society, but you can never renovate society till you have renovated the individual members who compose society. Revelation 21:8 Sermons: But for the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death." Bible > Revelation > Chapter 21 > Verse 8 Library Free Downloads eBibles Revelation 21:8 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. We are "accepted in the Beloved" when we believe in him whom God has set forth to be our righteousness. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first I. Renewal must begin with the heart. and all their followers; yea, and of all who resemble them in the JOHN was the beloved disciple, the choicest spirit of the twelve, the , Heaven Above, and Heaven Below city of God men had looked through long generations. There were three thousand new creations in one day when Peter preached the gospel under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Revelation But, oh, the grace of God, how it can tame us! 3. You may put it among the most golden sentences like a precious stone in a setting of pure gold, and it will never be out of order come when it may. As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God.. Not Peter only, but the whole of the twelve apostles shall have their names in the foundations of that holy city. After you have believed unto life you will go and do all manner of holy deeds as the result of your new life; but do not attempt them with the view of earning life. Oh! Revelation 21 Commentary - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible SAW. Then another with great tenderness prayed for his children. What songs would have hailed the rising of the sun the birds of paradise carolling on every hill and in every dale their Maker's praise! "Ye must be born again." 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, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 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 of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: on the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.