Today we all get tired and must have sleep in order to be refreshed and to be able to handle the situations and problems of the next day. In the new earth, however, people will never get tired! They will never need to sleep, for they will always feel alert and energetic. Since it will never be necessary for the people to sleep, there will be no night in the Holy City. Verse 25 says, “And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.” Once again, in verse 27, the fact that those who have rejected and ignored the law of God will never enter the Holy City is emphasized. “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 (Jesus Christ) book of life.” Next, in chapter, twenty-two, verses one and two, the fantastic tree of life is described, which bears twelve different kinds of fruit, one kind each month. This, of course, is unlike any tree we have on the earth today. “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb(Jesus Christ). In 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.” Verses 3-7: “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb (Jesus Christ) shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads (minds). And 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. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.” Those who are saved from the earth will have a very close association with God and His only begotten Son(Jesus Christ), for they will see their face to face and will reign forever with them in the new earth, which will then be the throne of the universe. We also see in this verse that “there shall be no more curse.” This, of course, is a reference to the fact that after sin and sinners are destroyed in the lake of fire, no one will ever again break any of God’s laws, the Ten Commandments. At the return of the Lord Jesus Christ the righteous, both dead and alive, will be given new, immortal bodies, which will be just like the body of Christ when He rose from the dead. Philippians 3:20,21 says, “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body.” Let us now consider just what kind of body Jesus had. Luke 24:36-43 describes the scene in which Jesus came and stood in the midst of the disciples after His resurrection. “And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.” (How many people today believe that they will be spirits after they die?) Continuing in verse 38: “And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.” Jesus said here that He was made of flesh and bones, He had hands and feet, and the disciples could handle Him and touch Him. He was definitely not a Ghost; He had a real body. Likewise, as we read in Philippians, the righteous will have real bodies with flesh and bones and hands and feet, just as Jesus did. Continuing with verse 40: “And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands, and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.” Jesus, you see, had a real body. He had a stomach and digestive system, for He ate some of the food the disciples were eating. The righteous will not be spirits or Ghost; they will be real people, with real bodies, just like Jesus’. Revelation 2:7 says that the righteous will eat the fruit of the tree of life. “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.” Also, when they get to heaven, Christ will serve them dinner as Luke 12:37 describes. “Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.” The people, therefore, must also have stomachs and digestive systems just as Jesus has. They have real, physical bodies. They are not Ghost. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,.. (Romans 8:32), For God so loved the world,.. (John 3:16,17,18 ), Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? (Mark 5:7), The key lies with our understanding of the relationship between the Father and His only Begotten Son. “Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:5,10, 4:9,14, ). There is something about us understanding the truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God that enables us to overcome the world. Certainly, Satan would try to distort this understanding. Galatians 4:4, Mathew 3:17, Hebrews 1:1-14, Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. (Acts 3:26) Something for the Young at Heart We would like to give you an interesting and easy way to study the Bible based on the book, Bible Handbook, by Stephen Haskell., so a crossword puzzle for you. In order to maintain the flow of the study, this crossword puzzle is not split into Across and Down sections—Across or Down is indicated at the end of each line. (The KJV is required.) The New Earth - Part 2 The Capital City John saw the holy city, ____ ____ , coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2 (2 words)— 4 Down An angel came to John saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb`s ____ . Revelation 21:9—12 Down John wrote, And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that ____ ____ , the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. Revelation 21:10 (2 words)—11 Across The city had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates tweve ____ , and names written thereon. Revelation 21:12— 10 Across And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand ____ .The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. Revelation 21:16— 18 Across Note: The measurement given here is 1,500 miles. There are differences of opinion regarding whether this measurement is of the whole circumference of the city or just one side. If it is the whole circumference then it would be 375 miles on each side and 375 miles high. That is a huge city! A square this size would not fit in the state of Texas. If the measurement is only for one side, then the city would not fit within the continental United States. The most astonishing measurement is the height, which would be at least 375 miles tall. The International Space Station orbits the earth 173-286 miles above the surface. Currently, the tallest building in the world is the Burj Dubai at 2,723 feet (just over ½ mile, nearly twice as tall as the Empire State Building). This tower is tiny compared to a 375 mile tall city. Some scholars think that this massive measurement is figurative because it is too huge to be literal. But, God is making a new earth, and the God who made the vast universe could certainly make the new earth big enough to house a city of this size with a special place for you (John 14:1-3). I hope to see you inside that wonderful city. And the building of the wall of it was of ____ . Revelation 21:18— 13 Down The city was pure ____ , like unto clear glass. Revelation 21:18— 7 Across And the foundations of the wall of the city were ____ with all manner of precious stones. Revelation 21:19— 8 Down And the twelve gates were twelve ____ Revelation 21:21— 3 Down The street of the city was ____ gold, as it were transparent glass. Revelation 21:21— 9 Down And I saw no ____ therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are ____ the of it. Revelation 21 : 22— 17 Across And the city had no need of the ____ , neither of the moon, to shine in it.Revelation 21:23— 14 Down For the ____ of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Revelation 21:23— 7 Down Though the city doesn`t need the light of the sun or moon, the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be ____ , as the light of seven days. Isaiah 30:26— 14 Across In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the ____ ____ ____ , which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month. Revelation 22:2 (3 word s)— 5 Across In the new earth it shall come to pass, that from one ____ ____ to another ... Isaiah 66:22, 23 (2 words)— 1 Across ... and from one ____ to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. Isaiah 66:23— 15 Across Note: The Tree of life will yield twelve manner of fruit, with a new type each month. Every new month God`s people will gather before Him to worship and to eat the new fruit. Young`s Literal Translation says, from month to month, And from sabbath to sabbath,... Blessed are they that do his ____ , that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14— 6 Down For without [the city] are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and ____ , and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Revelation 22:15— 2 Down 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 ____ death. Revelation 21:8— 16 Across Answers see comment for that [Editor: This crossword puzzle was printed in August 2011 issue of The present truth newsletters. presenttruth.info. ]
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