Revelation 21:1

and I-behold [a] new heaven and [a] new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth come-off/away, and the seawater is_not_being, still,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2and I-behold the city, the holy, new Jerusalem, descending out of{the heaven} from of{the God}, having-been-prepared as [a] bride having-been-arranged/ordered to{the man} of{same[feminine]},

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Cross References

2 Peter 3:13Moreover, we-are-esteeming-toward/anticipating new heavens and new earth according-to the message-effect-upon of{same} in to{which[plural]} justice-ness is-housing-down,

Revelation 20:11and I-behold [a] large, white/bright throne, and the being-seated upon same, of{whom} from of{the face} the earth and the heaven flees, and [a] place is_not_discovered to{same[plural]},

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:1

Hitherto the prophecy of this book has presented to us a very remarkable mixture of light and shade, prosperity and adversity, mercy and judgment, in the conduct of divine Providence towards the church in the world: now, at the close of all, the day breaks, and the shadows flee away; a new world now appears, the former having passed away. Some are willing to understand all that is said in these last two chapters of the state of the church even here on earth, in the glory of the latter days; but others, more… Read the whole commentary →

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