Revelation 21:1

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Revelation 21:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

2 I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

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Revelation 21:5

And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”

Isaiah 65:17

For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Isaiah 65:18

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.

Isaiah 65:19

I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.

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2 Peter 3:13

But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

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Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

Isaiah 27:1

In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

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But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.

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Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others: