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Apocalypsis (Revelation) 21Wrench

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YAH Creates A New Universe For His People
1 The first heaven and the first earth pass away. Then I see a new heaven and a new earth, πŸ˜‡. The sea [of beast-nations] no longer exists.
See Rev 21:1 song. β€˜No more sea’ refers to the β€˜sea’ of evil people, the beast-nations [Gentiles] in Rev 17:15.
2 And I [JAHn] see the holy city: New Jerusalem. It [floats] down from YHVH out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
3 YHVH's Family" href="?themes=16.3" target="The_Theme_Of_Sonship in Father YHVH's Family"> I hear a great voice [boom] out of heaven, β€œ[YHVH] the Eloah finally [pitches his] tent among humans! YHVH comes to dwell with his population of [holy] humans. [YHVH] the Eloah himself stays with them as their Sovereign, πŸ˜‡.”
4 YHVH comes to wipe away all tears from [his redeemed peoples'] eyes, πŸ˜‡. No more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain [ravages the saints]. For the old [order of] things has passed away.’
The old world and its evils vanish forever. All disobedient people lie dead. Saints who suffered for their righteous deeds get comforted. Preachers, don't quote this at the funerals of wicked jerks. This comfort is only available to saints who lived out obedience to YAH's commands on earth, which is statistically just about nobody. Almost exclusively from this verse, people get the erroneous β€˜pie-in-the-sky’ assumption that we face no struggles in the afterlife. In reality, the challenges of this life prepare us for even greater struggles in eternity. We, like Christ and like the archangels Michael and Gabriel, will continue to face enemies, and dangerous missions, and demonic beings tempting and infuriating us. We'll need even greater perseverance. So what this verse means is that there will be a β€˜safe-zone’ for people in the afterlife. But the safe-zone is not necessarily the best part of eternity.
5 [YAH] who sits upon the throne says, β€œLook, I make everything new.” And [YAH] says to me, β€œWrite. For these words are true and faithful.”
6 And [YAH] says to me, β€œIt is done. I am Alpha & Omega, the beginning and the end. To everyone who thirsts, I freely give [drinks] from the fountain of the water of life.
YAH uses the same title as Yahshua. This does not mean that they are the same being, any more than the President of China and the President of the United States are the same being.
7 Whoever overcomes [suffering and temptation] eventually inherits everything, πŸ˜‡. I become his Elohim, and he becomes my [indestructible] son.
Saints are sons of YAH, and brothers of Yahshua. So this is clearly YAH, not Jesus, talking.
8 But [all] fearful-people, and unbelievers, and abominable [wretches], and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, share in the lake which burns with fire and sulfur: the 2nd death.”
The lake of fire is death, not eternal conscious agony.
9 One of the 7 angels (who had [poured out] the 7 [golden] vials full of [earth's] 7 last plagues) comes to talk with me. [He] says, β€œCome here. I'll show you the bride, the Lamb's β€˜wife.’”
10 This angel carries me away in [YAH's] spirit to a great and high mountain, πŸ˜‡. He shows me that great city: the holy City-of-Peace. It descends out of heaven from [YHVH] the Eloah.
The New Jerusalem will not fit in the country of Israel. New Jerusalem is almost as big as earth's moon. It would stretch from Los Angeles, California to Dallas, Texas, and that high again into outer space. It towers approximately 30 times taller than our earth's atmosphere.
11 [New Jerusalem] radiates the [Sh’khinah] glory of [YHVH] the Eloah. The city's light [glints] like a priceless stone, πŸ˜‡, a crystal-clear diamond.
12 [New Jerusalem stands surrounded] by a great and high wall, [punctuated] by 12 gates. At the gates [hover] 12 angels. On the gates [YAH has] inscribed the names of the 12 tribes of [ancient] Israel's [crazy] sons.
13 Each side-wall of [New Jerusalem] (East, North, South and West) holds 3 gates.
12 gates matching the 12 tribes of Israel.
14 The wall of [New Jerusalem] city [sits on] 12 [raised] foundations, each emblazoned with [one of] the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.
12 Apostles: Simon {Listener} aka Peter {Rock} & his brother Andrew {Manly}; James {Heel-Grabber} and JAHn (sons of Zebedee [Giver]); Philip {Horse-Lover} & Bartholomew {Son-Of-The-Ridge}; Thomas {Twin} & MattithYahu [Matthew] the tax-collector; James {Heel-Grabber} (son of Alphaeus [Change]) & Thaddaeus (lit. Lebbaeus); Simon {Listener} from Canaan {LowLand}, and Matthias who replaced Judas.
15 The angel who talks with me holds a golden measuring-rod, to measure the city and its wall.
16 The city layout is a square, (its length equal to its width). With his rod, the angel measures the city at 12,000 stadia [~1,500 miles], with equilateral length, width and height.
The entire of country of modern Israel would fit many times into the ground level of New Jerusalem's metropolis.
17 The angel measures the [thickness of the] wall of [New Jerusalem] at 144 human-measure cubits [216 feet].
144 cubits ~= 72 yards, 200 to 216 feet. Some translations say this is the wall's height, though that interpretation appears to contradict the previous verse. Anyway, a huge wall.
18 The city wall of [New Jerusalem] is built of diamonds. And the city [inside] is pure gold, like clear glass.
19 All kinds of precious stones garnish the [exposed] foundations of the wall of New Jerusalem city. The 1st foundation is diamond; the 2nd, sapphire; the 3rd, chalcedony; the 4th, emerald;
20 The 5th [foundation], sardonyx; the 6th, carnelian; the 7th, chrysolite; the 8th, beryl; the 9th, topaz; the 10th, chrysoprase; the 11th, a jacinth [turquoise]; the 12th, amethyst.
21 The 12 gates [of New Jerusalem] are 12 pearls. Each gate is made of a single pearl. The [main] street of the city is [paved with] pure gold, like transparent glass.
22 And I see no temple [in New Jerusalem]. For Adonai [YHVH] the Almighty Eloah is [New Jerusalem's] temple, πŸ˜‡.
True believers need no church buildings.
23 Neither [Yahshua] the Lamb nor [the New City Of Peace] have need for the sun, nor [for] the moon to shine there, πŸ˜‡. The splendor of [YHVH] the Eloah lights the city. [Yahshua] the Lamb [is the city's] lamp.
The Lamb is usually placed in the previous verse. Sh’khinah = glory.
24 The [people YAH saved from every] nation walk [forever] in the light [of YAH's splendor]. The kings of the earth [keep on] bringing their glory and honor into New Jerusalem.
25 The gates of [the New City Of Peace] stay open all day, [forever], because night will never exist there, πŸ˜‡.
26 [Billions of people] bring the [best]: the dignity and riches of the nations, into [the New City Of Peace].
27 And there will in no way [ever] enter into New Jerusalem any polluting thing, nor any [being] who commits shameful acts or [who] lies, πŸ˜‡. Only the [people] whose names stand written in [Yahshua] the Lamb's book of life may enter [the City Of Peace].
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