God's home is there (21:3); thus the believer has uninterrupted
communion with God. Some things that used to be have all passed
away: death, mourning, curse, tears, sorrow, night--all have gone.
New created things appear: the river of life, the tree of life,
new service, new relationships, new light (22:4).
"AND AFTER THESE THINGS I HEARD A GREAT VOICE
OF MUCH PEOPLE IN HEAVEN, SAYING, ALLELUIA;
SALVATION, AND GLORY, AND HONOUR, AND POWER,
UNTO THE LORD OUR GOD:
"AND THE FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS AND THE
FOUR BEASTS FELL DOWN AND WORSHIPPED GOD THAT
SAT ON THE THRONE, SAYING, AMEN; ALLELUIA.
"AND A VOICE CAME OUT OF THE THRONE, SAYING,
PRAISE OUR GOD, ALL YE HIS SERVANTS, AND YE THAT
FEAR HIM, BOTH SMALL AND GREAT.
"AND I HEARD AS IT WERE THE VOICE OF A GREAT
MULTITUDE, AND AS THE VOICE OF MANY WATERS,
AND AS THE VOICE OF MIGHTY THUNDERINGS, SAYING,
ALLELUIA: FOR THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH.
"LET US BE GLAD AND REJOICE, AND GIVE HONOUR
TO HIM: FOR THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB IS COME,
AND HIS WIFE HATH MADE HERSELF READY.
"AND TO HER WAS GRANTED THAT SHE SHOULD BE
ARRAYED IN FINE LINEN, CLEAN AND WHITE: FOR
THE FINE LINEN IS THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF SAINTS."