Rev 21:1 | NET2full | STEP | Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth , for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist , and the sea existed no more .

‏ Revelation of John 21:1

A New Heaven and a New Earth

1 Then ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.} I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, ^{▼▼tn For the translation of ἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai; here ἀπῆλθαν [apēlthan]) L&N 13.93 has “to go out of existence—‘to cease to exist, to pass away, to cease.’”} and the sea existed no more.