78.  History of the World -- New Jerusalem, Part II

Murphy's Law Repealed Forever

Revelation 21:1   Then I saw a new renewed heaven and a new renewed earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.

Revelation 21:2   I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:3   And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,

Revelation 21:6   Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.

Revelation 21:18-21   The material of the wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

Revelation 22:1   Then he showed me a river of the water of life living water, clear as crystal sparkling like diamonds, coming down from the throne of God, and of the Lamb.

Revelation 22:2   In the middle of its street, on either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations well being of the people.

Genesis 3:22   Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"—

Genesis 3:23   therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.

Genesis 3:24   So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life

Ecclesiastes 3:1   There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven

Ecclesiastes 3:2   A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

Ecclesiastes 3:3   A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.

Ecclesiastes 3:4   A time to weep and a time to laugh

Ecclesiastes 3:8   A time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:11   He has also set eternity in their heart

Hebrews 11:10   He was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Galatians 4:26   The Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother.

2 Peter 3:13   According to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

Psalm 42   For the director of music. A maskil

Psalm 42:1   As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.

Psalm 42:2   My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear face to face before God?

Psalm 42:5   Why are you in despair, O my soul?

                        And why have you become disturbed divided within me?

                    Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.

                    I keep my trust in God, because I know he will deliver me {i.e., from this fallen world}, by His full presence.

John 14:2   In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.