09.37 Revelation 21:1-8 A BRIGHT NEW WORLD

Revelation 21:1-8 A BRIGHT NEW WORLD

Intro: The thought of Heaven has sustained the saint of God for centuries. Just the knowledge that there is a place of endless glory and blessing ahead is enough to give the child of God “joy unspeakable and full of glory.” In these verses, John gives us a small glimpse of that eternal state. But, what he does give just whets my appetite for more. Let’s look at the Bright New World that John describes in these verses.

I. Revelation 21:1 A NEW CREATION

A. Some New Things - New = recently made, fresh, unused, worn (Ill. New can also mean, of a new kind, unprecendented, uncommon, unheard of!) Ill. 1 Corinthians 2:9; Ill. we Are used to a spoiled creation.

B. Some No More Things 1. The old creation - 2 Peter 3:10 2. The Obstacle of the sea - (Ill. Oceans are probably a product of the flood!) (Ill. Seas were an obstacle in John’s day) (Speaks of there being no boundries between men.) II. Revelation 21:2 A NEW CITY A. A Pure City - (Ill. Holy!) Contrast old and new.

B. A Presented City - (From God) 1 Corinthians 2:9; Ephesians 3:20 C. A Prepared City - Ill. John 14:1-3. Ill. A bride preparing to give herself totally to her husband.

III. Revelation 21:3-4 A NEW COMMUNION

A. v.3 Blessed By The Presence Of God - (Ill. Tabernacle!) God will be present with His people! Ill. This makes me homesick. Makes me lose interest in this world!

B. Revelation 21:4 Blessed By The Absence Of Grief 1. No sadness - Wipe = obliterate, erase, blot out, wipe out! No cause for tears! 2. No Separation - No more untimely separations by death! 3. No Sorrow - Ill. Mourning - No more broken hearts! 4. No Suffering - No more hurts, no more labors, no more longings!

IV. Revelation 21:5-8 A NEW CONSTITUTION A. Revelation 21:5-6 a A Splendid Place - (Ill. “I Make”, and “It is done!”) B. Revelation 21:6-7 A Satisfying Place 1. Satisfying Resources - Every need supplied, every desire fulfilled! 2. Satisfying Rewards - Ill. Joint heirs with Jesus - Romans 8:17. 3. Satisfying Relationship - He gave us His Son - John 3:16; He gave us His Spirit - Luke 11:13. Now in a very literal way, He gives us himself!

C. Revelation 21:8 A Safe Place - All those who are outside are banished from Heaven! It is this type of people who have ruined our world, but they will not ruin that world, for they will not be allowed in! Ill. The sadness of “Unbeliever”! (Ill. These will be among the tears He wipes away!)