Revelation 21:5

Then he who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And he said, “Write this down, for these are the trustworthy and true words of God.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

In Context

4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more, and there will no longer be mourning, crying, or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

6He also said to me, “ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To him who thirsts I will freely give from the spring of the water of life.

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Cross References

Luke 5:38But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and then both are preserved.

Revelation 1:11saying, “ Write what yoʋ see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 4:2Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, there was a throne in heaven, with one sitting on the throne,

Revelation 5:1Then I saw in the right hand of him who sits on the throne a scroll written on the inside and outside, sealed with seven seals.

Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and one who sat upon it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:2-9

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 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. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 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. 4 And God shall wipe away… Read the whole commentary →

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