Rev 21:1 | MHM | STEP | The New Jerusalem This section gives a broad description of the future happiness of God’s people. It is safest to understand this as a vision of heaven—the final and perfect state of the church. Here, God shows what is in store for those who trust Him, and the comfort and hope that await after all trials are over. v. 1 : John sees a new heaven and a new earth (Revelation 21:1 ). This means a completely new universe. The new earth represents a new state for the bodies of the saved, just as the new heaven is for their souls. It is not that God creates everything again, but that all is transformed and filled with God’s people. The old world, with its troubles, disappears to make way for this new and wonderful world.

‏ Revelation of John 21:1

The New Jerusalem

This section gives a broad description of the future happiness of God’s people. It is safest to understand this as a vision of heaven—the final and perfect state of the church. Here, God shows what is in store for those who trust Him, and the comfort and hope that await after all trials are over.

v. 1: John sees a new heaven and a new earth (Revelation 21:1 ^a). This means a completely new universe. The new earth represents a new state for the bodies of the saved, just as the new heaven is for their souls. It is not that God creates everything again, but that all is transformed and filled with God’s people. The old world, with its troubles, disappears to make way for this new and wonderful world.