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My overall view of Bible Prophecy would be expressed in terms of the following periods of time: Age of Promise, Age of Law, Age of Grace, 7-year Tribulation Period, 1000-year Millennial Age and Eternity.
Eternity starts immediately after the 1000-year Millennial Age.
First we want to review an extremely important concept: BELIEVING CHURCH, THE BRIDE OR WIFE OF JESUS. This was first introduced at the Marriage Supper of Jesus, in heaven toward the end of the Tribulation Period. Consider that Jesus referred to himself as a bridegroom, Luk 5:33-35. Also in the New Testament, the relationship between husband and wife, is said to be analogous to the relationship between Jesus and the Believing Church, Eph 5:22-32. Thus we are talking here about Jesus and his bride or wife, the Believing Church. For more information,
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John, writer of Revelation, had a vision where he saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea. He saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Then an angel repeated part of this vision when he said to John, come up here, I will shew you the bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the Holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal, Rev 21:1-2, 9-11.
Since the Believing Church has been referred to as the bride or wife of Jesus, it appears that the Holy City will be the residence of the Believing Church throughout Eternity. It is expected that the rest of the righteous from all past ages will also reside in the Holy City as guests, just as they attended the Marriage Supper of Jesus as guests. Thus resurrected people will occupy the Holy City.
Just as God selected the Jewish Nation to play a special role in bringing his plan of salvation to the world, Jesus has selected the Believing Church to enjoy this special relationship with him as his bride or wife, throughout the ages of eternity. For more information,
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The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the Holy City, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. They will reign with him for ever and ever, Rev 22:3-5.
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John heard a loud voice saying, God is with men, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more curse, no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things have passed away. He who sat on the throne said, behold I make all things new. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely. He who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God and he will be my son, Rev 21:3-7, 22:3.
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Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, yielding its crop of fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations, Rev 22:1-2.
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I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The Holy City did not need the sun, neither the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God and the Lamb gives it light. There will be no night there. The nations on earth will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory and honor into it, Rev 21:22-26. The righteous earth people at the end of the Millennial Age will continue on into Eternity and will populate the new earth at that time.
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The Holy City had the shape of a cube, with length, width and height each being 1400 miles. With one square side of this cube sitting on the surface of the earth, it would cover an area about 1/2 the size of the present United States. We presently build skyscrapers but nothing approaching 1400 miles high, Rev 21:16.
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Surrounding the Holy City there was a great, high wall with 12 gates, and on the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel. Also the wall had 12 foundations, on which were written the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb. In this way the Jewish Nation and the 12 apostles will be honored throughout the ages of Eternity, Rev 21:12-14.
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Scripture for Chapter 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3.1 thru 4-3.6
Luk 5:33-35 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 34And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Eph 5:22-32 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Rev 21:1-7 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Rev 21:9-14 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Rev 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
Rev 21:18-22:5 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. 22:1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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