Making All Things New
Revelation 21:1-6
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Revelation 21:1-6 (NRSV):
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And 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,
“See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them and be their God;
4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away.”
5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.”
Queries:
What practices can help us resist the life-depleting tactics of Empire?
What needs to pass away? What needs to take its place?
Whose tears will we wipe away? Whose thirst will we quench? Who will we come alongside?
“I am making all things new.” How are you experiencing this to be true?
What gives you hope, today?