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A Gift, Not an Achievement
Commentators stress that the New Jerusalem "coming down out of heaven from God" is a crucial detail. It signifies that our ultimate hope is not a human-made utopia or a perfected society we build ourselves. Instead, our eternal home is a divine gift, originating entirely from God and descending to us. As one scholar notes, the world will never evolve a golden age; it must be given by God.
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Albert Barnes
On Revelation 21:2
18th Century
Theologian
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. On the phrase "new Jerusalem," see the comments on Galati…
AT Robertson
On Revelation 21:2
The holy city, new Jerusalem (την πολιν την αγιαν Ιερουσαλημ καινην). "The New Earth must have a new metropolis, not another Babyl…
Charles Ellicott
On Revelation 21:2
19th Century
Bishop
And I John saw the holy city . . .—Better, And the holy city, new Jerusalem, I saw coming down out of heaven from God, prepare…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Revelation 21:2
19th Century
Preacher
John saw, in vision, the glorified Church of God coming to dwell on the new earth, descending for a while from heaven to be the very glory of the n…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Revelation 21:2
The Holy City, the New Jerusalem, occupies John’s vision for the remainder of the book. First, he sees the city “coming down out of heaven from God…
John Gill
On Revelation 21:2
17th Century
Pastor
And I John saw the holy city
The same with the beloved city in (Revelation 20:9) the church of God: some…
Matthew Henry
On Revelation 21:1–8
17th Century
Minister
The new heaven and the new earth will not be separate from each other; the earth of the saints, their glorified bodies, will be heavenly. The old w…