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If our calendar suggests some dismal memories in the past, our calculation forestalls some happier prospects in the future. And 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. And sorcerers, Persons who profess to have communications with the dead necromancers, spiritualists, and all people of that sort, Revelation 21:8. Revelation 21:1 We were like Ezekiel's deserted infant unswaddled and unwashed, left in our pollution to die; but the Son of God passed by and saw us in the greatness of our ruin. _The new heaven and the new earth_, 1. The old nature needed to be awed with threatenings, or bribed with rewards; the new nature feels the impulse of love. first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. Turning to our second point, I want you to: He says, "Behold I make all things new." John had already caught a glimpse of the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven; and now this angelic messenger bids him come nearer, and look more closely into this mysterious and glorious city prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. Listen! The regeneration of his people, their new birth, is a foretaste of what is yet to happen to this whole world of ours. _The wretched state of the ungodly_, 8. A brother said to me some time ago, "Dear sir, I frequently grow very sleepy in my walk with God. _Text (Revelation 21:1-27)_ (1) AND I SAW A NEW HEAVEN The hope of CHAPTER XVII. Not in vain did John write, "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. See on Matthew 26:29. But what changes will have to be wrought in us before we are fit to be put among these precious jewels! And idolaters, That is, all who love anyone or anything better than God, Revelation 21:8. You may have some very bad children, or you have some relatives who are going on in sin from bad to worse. I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first THE NEW *CREATION - REVELATION 21:1-8 XXI. This our Lord Jesus Christ has done upon the greatest scale. As for myself, my consciousness of being a new man in Christ Jesus is often as sharp and crisp as my consciousness of being in existence. I labored to win heaven by self-righteousness, and this is as real a rebellion as open sin. What songs would have hailed the rising of the sun the birds of paradise carolling on every hill and in every dale their Maker's praise! And he is considered a clever man, a patriot, a benefactor of his own nation, who, by dint of genius, can discover some new way of destroying his fellow creatures. Make my circumstances new"? Revelation 21 - Spurgeon's Bible Commentary - BibliaPlus Tears Shall Cease - January 28, 2023 - Devotional by Charles Spurgeon I want to say to such, if you have been all your lifetime in bondage, you need not remain there any longer; for there is in Jesus the power to make all things new, and to lift you into new delights. Revelation Revelation He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. REVELATION CHAPTER 21 REVELATION 21:1 A new heaven and a new earth. Let us rejoice in this: "Thou art no more a servant but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ." Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Newington. The After a few months a vigorous young Christian will begin to cool down; and those who have been long in the ways of God find that final perseverance must be a miracle if ever it is to be accomplished, for naturally they tire and faint. January 1, 1885 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892). What is wanted is that you should be made a new creature in Christ Jesus. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. The Lord answer our prayer now, for Jesus' sake, for we seek the salvation of every hearer and every reader of this sermon. REVELATION 21:1 NEW. III. He filled their hearts, and therefore they must needs speak of him. But now, in the text there is AN EARNEST CALL for us to consider this work of our Lord. "God never wearies of the precious blood," Spurgeon says, "nor will His people who know where their salvation lies." The gospel is far greater than most of us imagine. We will. . Amen." Revelation xxii. Of Jesus the demand was made and he met it. Astronomers tell us that, within living memory, several starry worlds have burnt out, and vanished out of sight. THE ALPHA AND OMEGA OF CREATION Revelation 8 Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible Genesis Intro Revelation Genesis Intro Genesis Intro Revelation Genesis Intro Copyright Statement These files are public domain. He that sitteth on the throne says in infinite condescension to you upon the dunghill, "Behold, I make all things new." "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." I suppose the best of men must do so at times. - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death; but for the fearful, etc.The construction is changed in the middle of the verse. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Wherever the gospel is preached, the Spirit is present in that gospel, and he gives faith to men, gives life to men, and so they are made new, and the new-making thus goes on. Such gold as never was, nor is, nor ever shall be on this earth until that time when God shall have purified it. The Lord Jesus Christ was speaking of lofty themes, of worlds newly made, and yet in the very middle of it all he puts this gracious promise. We used to think it a brave gay world that showed us real happiness, but we are no longer deceived, we have seen Madame Bubble's painted face in its true deformity. This is where we were found, broken in pieces, sore wounded, and even slain by the tremendous fall which destroyed both our Paradise and ourselves. But I have to bid you, "Lay your deadly doing down, down at Jesus' feet; Stand in him, in him alone, gloriously complete.". "Behold, I make all things new." Did not the morning stars sing together for joy when he made the world? which passed away at the general judgment, ch. old condition of things has passed away: cp. You godly wives, who have ungodly husbands, you shall pray, "Lord, make our husbands new." App-133. You, too, will be driven out of your religious profession and your period of probation, and where will you go? welcome sight, for this old earth is wearing out. resurrection. 3. It's good news for the sky above and the Earth below. You shall be: blessed be God. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Oh for a horn of oil to be poured on the head of the young year, anointing it for the constant service of the Lord! And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first Revelation 19:1; _Revelation 21:1 and Revelation 22:1_ Grace works a very deep, striking, and lasting change. With this verse begins the closing passage of the book of God: the revelation of the things beyond the end. Let us be new-created with the "all things." We have seen men become new husbands, and women become new wives. When they commence an epistle the , Commendation for the Steadfast But come! Revelation 20:11. We have seen many transformed into new parents and new children. Yet there was nothing then to resist his will; he had no opponent; he could build as he pleased, and there was none to pluck down. REVELATION Who but the eternal Son of God? radically changed. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. "Commentary on Revelation 8". It will be easier, a great deal, depend upon it, even for God to make you new, than to mend you; for the fact is that "the carnal mind is enmity against God," and is not reconciled to God, neither, indeed, can be; so that mending will not answer; you must be made anew. I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. This new nature is moved by new principles. I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you see, I have remember when you first saw it. The man is new new in principles, and new in emotions. The Lord can work a radical change in you. Our curiosity has been excited full often to ask a vast number of questions, but after being excited, it has never been gratified, for Gods word has told us little about , A Voice from Heaven This is the second death.". Yes, like a priceless square casket made all of costly jewels is this wondrous city, equally glorious whichever way you look at it: The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal..