Revelation 14:9,10
⁹ And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice,
— If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
¹⁰ The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.
It is evident that our God will not tolerate worship to another, much less to a device, as is seen in the description of the beast.
To hide away, devoting one’s time and life to a system that excludes the recognition and fellowship of our Creator, shall result in a life without His blessing and without His approval. Consider the path upon which you are walking.
NEW JERUSALEM – WHITHER THE ELECT SHALL GO:
Revelation 21:1,2
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.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HOLY CITY:
WHO SHALL DWELL THEREIN:
A – The Father
Revelation 4:2,3
² And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
³ And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
B – The Son
Revelation 5:6
⁶ And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
C – The Holy Ghost
Revelation 22:17
¹⁷ And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
D – The holy angels of God
Hebrews 12:22-24
²² But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
²³ To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
²⁴ And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
E – ALL ANGELIC BEINGS
F – THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
All the redeemed of all ages, whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
WHO SHALL BE WITHOUT THE CITY:
Revelation 21:8
⁸ But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
SIZE OF THE CITY:
Revelation 21:16
¹⁶ And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, two thousand and two hundred kilometers. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
THE GATES OF THE CITY:
There are twelve gates.
Revelation 21:12,13
¹² 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:
¹³ On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY:
Revelation 21:14
¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:19,20
¹⁹ And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
²⁰ The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
THE STREETS OF THE CITY:
Revelation 21:21,22,23
²¹ And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
²² And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
²³ And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Revelation 22:3-6
³ And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
⁴ And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
⁵ And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
⁶ And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
THE RIVER:
Revelation 22:1,2
¹ And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
THE TREE OF LIFE:
Revelation 22:2
² In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY:
A place of learning.
Throughout all eternity we shall receive instruction from God concerning all things.
There shall be much music.
Heaven is a place of service and labor. Our body shall be glorified.
Revelation 7:9,10
⁹ After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
¹⁰ And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Philippians 3:20,21
²⁰ For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
²¹ Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
“… such beauty no one has ever seen.”
1 Corinthians 2:9
Colossians 1:26
Isaiah 64:4
