Revelation 21 - All Things New

Revelation 21 gives us a beautiful picture of the final creation of heaven and earth!  All of the present creation  experiences entropy. Entropy is defined as "The gradual decline into disorder" and is what the Babylonian system ultimately experiences.  God's last creation will never find disorder or decline.  "Of the increase of His kingdom there is no end". (Isa 9:6-7) God's final creation will continually increase in beauty and form. The "New Jerusalem" is a visual picture of God's final creation.  It descends from above, not ascends from the earth.  It will not be touched by human hands so it has no imperfection.  This city comes from God as His gift to us His bride.  So it comes complete and ready to occupy.  It is His tabernacle from heaven that literally touches earth and this divine connection between heaven and earth is the final answer to Jesus prayer, "Thy kingdom come... on earth as it is in heaven". (Luke 6)  Heaven and earth joined together physically for eternity and God will dwell with man.  This is the second time God tabernacles with us.  First in His own Son Jesus who was the "Fullness of Him" manifest on earth.  Man did not and could not in this time and space dispensation see the fullness of Christ, but rather rejected and crucified Him.  But this second visitation of God's tabernacle with man will be fully received by Christ's redeemed bride of Jews and Gentiles.  In fact, at the end of Revelation the "Spirit and bride say come".  Both the people "Bride of Christ" and the "City Bride of Christ" are linked together. We will welcome this end-time visitation of God's throne to earth and will walk in His presence for eternity.  The kings of the earth will continually bring their glory to this city and throne room.  This confirms the truth that planet earth will be both present and occupied for eternity. God has always intended to have an earth and heaven together demonstrating His forever increasing glory. We will occupy the New Jerusalem as our final home. But will have access to planet earth for growth and development.  Perhaps earth will be closer linked to the New Heavens as well.  Undoubtedly inter planetary travel and networking will be a part.  Dallas Theological Seminary actually did a study on the size of this New Jerusalem and assuming that their will be approximately 20 billion confirmed born again believers at the end, we each will have approximately a 75 acre lot on which to live in our mansion and grounds surrounding it. You can multiply that in families of let's say 4 people living in the same mansion... 300 acres of space!  We have little idea what great things God has for us.  Let's prepare our hearts for the coming Millennium and then the final rewards and blessing coming in the New Heaven and New Earth living in our New Jerusalem city.  To learn more about the entire book of Revelation go to our Kingdom Life University  website for all the 22 videos.  Here is the teaching on this exciting coming city - The New Jerusalem

                                                  This City comes "From God" to us