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Dec 14 2014 05:36am
To all members of PaRD.

Grace and peace to you from CPK001. Tonight is the tenth of the ten series of the book of Revelation that we are studying at Church. I have been taking notes and I am going to try and portray what I heard at Church onto here.
Here is a link to the previous topic http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=71789608&f=119
Last weeks question was: How would you feel if your ENTIRE life was exposed publicly for everyone to see? The final question of the series is: When will you rest in peace?

Revelation 21:1-22:21 NIV

A New Heaven and a New Earth
21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. 8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[c] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits[d] thick.[e] 18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f] 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.

22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Eden Restored
22 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

John and the Angel
6 The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”

8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”

10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning
12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you[g] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.
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We start off with 21:4 - He will wipe 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.”
Imagine a place as mentioned above. Is this the kind of thing that you ultimately look forward to?

When we see three letters, we perceive them to be bad by nature - R.I.P. Of course this stands for Rest In Peace. Death. It is associated with sadness and defeat. It is seen
as the end. If the whole point for life is to wait for death then it follows that we should only buy now and live for the here and now. There is no hope associated when you see R.I.P.
Perhaps you would like to think that they've gone to a better place. It is wishful thinking. However, that is not what is said in The Bible. Imagine a place where there is no more death, mourning or crying or pain
because the old order has passed away.

In the series of Revelation we've seen the end to a lot of things. We've seen the end of the Beast and Satan. They are done for good. Yet is this the end of all things? No, this is a new beginning.
21:10-11 NIV And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
We see a new Holy City, Jerusalem, shining with the glory of God. What does God value in this city? Simple, it is us humans. You and me!

This is the city that is wealthy. Yet we've seen this kind of thing before. We've seen that the city of Rome as a great pretender to the throne, the city of now and luring.
17:4 NIV The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.
It is very easy to get carried away in the here and now yet we must hold fast and not fall into temptation. This is what happened to the Church of Laodicea.
3:17 NIV You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
In the picture above with the great pretenders to the throne they are essentially saying "I do not need anybodies help, including God."

We are given a picture of the Holy City, Jerusalem. Isn't it great that we get to see a sneak peek into the New Jerusalem? There is no temple in the City. Why would there be no temple in the New Jerusalem?
We are given the answer in 21:3 NIV And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
It is just like in the Matrix when you are given a spoon but there is no spoon. You'll have to see that reference for yourself. Here is the temple but there is no temple because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

We've seen the final destination. What we see as our final destination will shape the journey towards it. Another picture we are given is a New Garden. The River of the water of life, clear as crystal. We see the Tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit every month.
In this New Garden there will not be any curse. It is very fitting how this ends where it all began. Where does The Bible start? In a Garden. Where does The Bible end? In a Garden! We move onto what our picture of Heaven is like. What picture do you see when you picture Heaven yourself?
Do you picture 2 pearly gates in the sky with people sitting in clouds playing harps? That does sound like a boring place. Besides, that is not what is described in The Bible.

Eventually everything in this world will fade away. Yet it is easy to get distracted as it even happened to John in 22:8-9 NIV I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!” We have made it to the end at last. We shall end the series of Revelation with the last two verses and draw this to a close.

Revelation 22:20-21 NIV

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.
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Dec 14 2014 08:41am
Good read, I look forward to the next one.
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Dec 15 2014 09:31pm
Omfg just warn this spammer already. Fuck my life.
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Omfg just warn this spammer already. Fuck my life.


Here's a life lesson... learn to take what you can get from any interaction.
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Dec 15 2014 09:41pm
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Omfg just warn this spammer already. Fuck my life.


Could you point out the forum rules broken here?
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Could you point out the forum rules broken here?


Preachy bullshit threads that offer no chance for discussion are spam.

Just like frodobagginses 'are you sure you'd go to heaven if you die' threads... this thread is a fucking joke like all other threads in the series before it and has no place in a discussion forum.
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