Revelation 21:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A New Heaven and a New Earth Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 66:22 : 22 “For just as the new heavens and the new earth I am about to make will remain standing before me,” says the LORD,“so your descendants and your name will remain.
  • 2 Pet 3:13 : 13 But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
  • Isa 65:17-19 : 17 For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore. 18 But be happy and rejoice forevermore over what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness. 19 Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.
  • Rev 20:11 : 11 The Great White Throne Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
  • Rev 21:5 : 5 And the one seated on the throne said:“Look! I am making all things new!” Then he said to me,“Write it down, because these words are reliable and true.”
  • Rev 13:1 : 1 The Two Beasts Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten diadem crowns, and on its heads a blasphemous name.

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