The New Jerusalem

Revelation chapter 21

     Then, John saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 

     "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them and be their God. 

     "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

     He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give drink without cost. He who overcomes will inherit all this and I will be his God and he will be my son.

     "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur."

     The Holy City "shone with the glory of God and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel... It had a high wall and 12 gates. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel. The wall of the city had 12 foundations, and on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb." 

     "The Lord Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. the glory of God gives it light. There will be no night there. Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful."

New Jerusalem will be square. The dimension of 12,000 stadia

would make it about two-thirds the size of the USA.

  Conclusion: The River & Tree of Life