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Your Bible reveals the
future of the world and
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the future of
the universe.
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There is coming a time
when this planet Earth
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will be purified
with fire.
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It will become
a new earth.
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The earth will then host
a heavenly city, the
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New Jerusalem, coming down
from heaven to planet Earth.
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The mysterious book of Revelation tells us
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in Revelation 21:1,
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"Now I saw a new heaven
and a new earth, for the
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first heaven and the first
earth had passed away.
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Also there was
no more sea."
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But will you be alive to
enjoy that new earth and
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the New Jerusalem?
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My friends, God has
planned a glorious future
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for those who love Him
and have surrendered
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their lives to our
Savior, Jesus Christ.
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The New Jerusalem.
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♪
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Warm greetings to all our
friends around the world.
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Most of us who are tuned
in to world news, can see
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that the world is headed for
World War III and Armageddon.
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But we also know that
God has promised a time
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of world peace under the
soon-coming Kingdom of God.
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That's the good news.
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In fact, the word gospel
means "good news".
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And how do we know our
destiny with total
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knowledge and confidence?
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Because Jesus Christ has
revealed the future
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in His Olivet prophecy
recorded in Matthew 24,
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Mark 13, and Luke 21.
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He has also revealed amazing
details of the world beyond
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World War III in the
last book of the Bible.
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It's called The Revelation
of Jesus Christ.
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The old King James Version
wrongly called it the
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Revelation of St.
John the Divine.
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Of course, John was told
to write down the inspired
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words of Revelation
for you and me.
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The book of Revelation
is a mysterious book.
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But you can understand its
mysteries by reading our free
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The Mystery Unveiled!
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What is the ultimate
future of the world
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and of the universe?
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What will your life be
like after you die
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and are resurrected?
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We'll answer those questions
on today's program.
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One of the major events
that will affect your life
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and the lives of your
family will be the
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establishment of the
city of Jerusalem as
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capital of the world.
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Then there will ultimately
appear on earth the
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heavenly city called
the New Jerusalem.
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That city will become the
capital of the new earth
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and the entire universe.
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You need to study and
learn more about your
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future and the future of
all human beings who
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have ever lived.
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Jerusalem today is the focus
of three major religions:
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Christianity, Islam,
and Judaism.
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Its many historic
and biblical sites
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draw millions of
visitors every year.
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Before COVID, as many as
4 million visitors would
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visit in a year.
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Israel's Tourism Ministry
reported that, in 2022,
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2.67 million tourists
visited Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem today is a
bustling modern city with
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a vibrant, historic
Old City sector.
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But when Christ returns,
the city will reflect
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a new landscape.
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Ezekiel the 48th
chapter describes
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the various districts
and borders of the city.
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The millennial temple will
be the center of the city
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and streams of flowing and
healing waters will flow
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out from it, as described
in Ezekiel chapter 47.
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My friends, Jerusalem will
finally live up to the very
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meaning of its name,
"City of Peace."
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We all yearn for world peace.
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Thank God He has guaranteed peace and prosperity for
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all nations that will serve
Him in the coming Kingdom.
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When Jesus returns, He will
rule all nations on earth,
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as it tells us in
Zechariah 14:9,
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"And the LORD shall be King
over all the earth."
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All nations will worship the King and send representatives
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to Jerusalem, Zechariah 14:16,
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"And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all
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the nations which came against
Jerusalem shall go up
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from year to year to worship
the King, the Lord of hosts,
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and to keep the
Feast of Tabernacles."
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In spite of today's
conflicts surrounding the
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Middle East and the
city of Jerusalem,
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Jerusalem will be the
capital of the world.
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Turn in your Bible
to Zechariah 8:3,
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"Thus says the LORD: 'I will return to Zion, and dwell
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in the midst of Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem shall be called
the City of Truth,
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the Mountain of the LORD of
hosts, the Holy Mountain.'"
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Jesus Christ will
dwell in Jerusalem.
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He says,
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"I will return to Zion,
and dwell in the
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midst of Jerusalem."
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In fact, the city will
have another name.
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The very last verse in
the book of Ezekiel,
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Ezekiel 48:35, states,
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"the name of the city
from that day shall be:
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The LORD Is There."
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The name of the city in
Hebrew is Yahweh Shammah.
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But what does this mean for
you as a Christian today?
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When you are resurrected,
will you go to heaven for
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eternity, or will you
inherit the earth?
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What did Jesus say in the
famous sermon on the Mount
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in Matthew the
fifth chapter?
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Matthew the fifth
chapter, and verse 1:
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"And seeing the multitudes,
He went up on a mountain,
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and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
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Then He opened His mouth
and taught them, saying:
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'Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is
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the kingdom of heaven.
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Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
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Blessed are the meek, for they
shall inherit the earth.'"
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Notice: Did Jesus say the
poor in spirit would go to
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heaven for eternity, while the
meek would inherit the earth?
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No.
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What Jesus did say, was
that the poor in spirit
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would be blessed with
the Kingdom of heaven.
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Let's understand, my
friends, the Kingdom of
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Heaven is coming to earth
when Christ returns.
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That is when the saved
inherit the Kingdom.
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That's the time when
Christ will tell
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His faithful servants,
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"Come, you blessed of My
Father, inherit the kingdom
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prepared for you from the foundation of the world."
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That's in Matthew 25:34.
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Let's read another reference that reveals our inheritance.
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Turn in your Bible to
Revelation 5:10 referring
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to faithful Christians,
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"And have made us kings
and priests to our God;
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and we shall reign
[where?] on the earth."
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What an awe-inspiring verse.
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Notice two points.
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One: faithful Christians
are called to become
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kings and priests.
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They will assist the King
of kings in ushering
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in lasting peace.
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And where will they reign?
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In heaven?
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No, on earth.
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"We shall reign
on the earth."
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Yes, my friends, the meek
shall inherit the earth.
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The Kingdom of Heaven,
or the Kingdom of God,
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will reign on earth.
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That's why we pray,
"Your Kingdom come."
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Yes, if you are a truly
faithful Christian,
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as a future Spirit-being
serving Christ in God's
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coming Kingdom, you will
serve the cities and
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nations of planet Earth,
assisting the King of
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kings in teaching them the
way to world peace as it
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tells us in Isaiah 2:4.
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How long will faithful
Christians serve as
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kings and priests in the
future world-ruling
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government and kingdom?
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Turn in your Bible
to Revelation 20:6.
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"Blessed and holy is
he who has part in
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the first resurrection.
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Over such the second
death has no power,
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but they shall be priests
of God and of Christ,
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and shall reign with Him
a thousand years."
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My friends, I pray you will
serve in that glorious
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kingdom for a thousand
years here on earth.
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But the future of Jerusalem,
and your part in it,
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is even more amazing.
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We'll discuss that in the
next part of our program,
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but first I'd like to
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The book of Revelation,
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is a mystery to most people.
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But you can understand its
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Here are some of the
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You need to know
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including the New Jerusalem.
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This study guide gives you
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mystery and secrets
of Revelation.
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You also need to understand the sequence of prophetic events.
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Here is a chart showing
the relationship of the
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seven seals, the seven
trumpets, and the
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seven last plagues.
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The book of Revelation
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the future of the world.
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Regular viewers of
Tomorrow's World know
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that God has a plan of
salvation for all of
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humanity, not just the
relative few who in this
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age have heard the name of
Christ and His true message.
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Revelation the 20th
chapter reveals what
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we call the second
general resurrection.
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We already read in verse
6 that faithful Christians
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will reign with Christ
a thousand years.
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But notice, that others, "the
rest of dead," do not live,
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are not resurrected, until
the thousand years is over.
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Revelation 20:4, "And
they [faithful Christians]
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lived and reigned with Christ
for a thousand years."
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Then we read a parenthetical
statement, verse five:
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"But the rest of the
dead did not live again
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until the thousand
years were finished."
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Who are "the rest
of the dead"?
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Mainly those not in the
first general resurrection.
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Billions of human beings
who never converted to
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Christianity will be
physically resurrected
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to face the judgment
seat of Christ.
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You may be familiar with
the valley of dry bones in
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Ezekiel the 37th chapter
and the resurrection of
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ancient Israelites
to physical life.
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That resurrection is typical
for all peoples and nations.
11:42.168 --> 11:44.904
And what will the
judgment be like?
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This is a resurrection to
a lifetime of judgment,
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and it's a resurrection
to physical life.
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Now turn to
Revelation 20:11,
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"Then I saw a great white
throne and Him who sat on it,
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from whose face the earth
and the heaven fled away.
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And there was found
no place for them.
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And I saw the dead, small and
great, standing before God
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[This is the second
general resurrection,
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a resurrection to physical
life, not immortal life],
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and books were opened.
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And another book was opened,
which is the Book of Life.
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And the dead were judged
according to their works,
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by the things which were
written in the books."
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The Greek word for
"books" is "biblia."
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The good news is, that
the books, or the Bible,
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will be opened to the understanding of the
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masses for the first time.
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The Book of Life is
finally opened to those
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resurrected in the
White Throne Judgment,
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as we see in
Revelation 20:12.
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This will be their first
opportunity to properly
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learn the truth.
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This is not a second chance
as some may like to call it.
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All human beings will be
held accountable for their
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actions and thoughts.
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But this will be the first time
for many to see their sins.
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They'll have the opportunity
to repent of their sins
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and accept Jesus Christ
as their Savior.
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Evangelist John Ogwyn
describes this event
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in our free study guide, page
42, "At this point the
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billions who have lived
and died without
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ever having a genuine
opportunity to know
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God will finally receive
that opportunity.
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This is the time that
Jesus spoke of when the
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men of Nineveh will rise
in the judgment along with
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the generation of Jesus'
own day (Matthew 12:41).
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It is the time that
Ezekiel described in
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Ezekiel 37, a time when
people who thought their
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hope was lost (v. 11) will be restored to physical life
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(v. 6) and finally
given an opportunity
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to know God and receive
His Spirit (vv. 13-14)."
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After the White Throne
Judgment, God's glorious
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plan will move on to the
next phase, the removal
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of all evil and wicked
humans forever.
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They will be thrown into
the lake of fire and be
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destroyed forever.
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It's called the "second
death" from which there is
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no resurrection--
Revelation 20:14,
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"Then Death and Hades were cast
into the lake of fire.
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This is the second death.
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And anyone not found
written in the Book
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of Life was cast into
the lake of fire."
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The lake of fire will
then expand to purify
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the entire earth.
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2 Peter 3:10,
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"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night,
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in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise,
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and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth
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and the works that are in
it will be burned up."
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The purified earth has no
more oceans and is prepared
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for the New Jerusalem.
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Revelation 21:1,
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"Now I saw a new heaven
and a new earth, for the
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first heaven and the first
earth had passed away.
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Also there was
no more sea."
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Now, what happens next?
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Revelation 21:2,
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"Then I, John, saw the
holy city, New Jerusalem,
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coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as
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a bride adorned
for her husband.
15:14.613 --> 15:17.082
And I heard a loud voice
from heaven saying,
15:17.149 --> 15:21.353
'Behold, the tabernacle
of God is with men, and He
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will dwell with them, and
they shall be His people.
15:25.357 --> 15:28.961
God Himself will be with
them and be their God.'"
15:29.028 --> 15:32.131
My friends, God wants
you to be a part of His
15:32.197 --> 15:34.667
immortal family as His
sons and daughters.
15:34.733 --> 15:37.269
2 Corinthians 6:18,
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"I will be a Father to
you, and you shall be
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My sons and daughters,
Says the Lord Almighty."
15:43.409 --> 15:46.478
Faithful Christians will
inherit "all things."
15:46.545 --> 15:48.914
Revelation 21:7,
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"He who overcomes shall
inherit all things,
15:52.251 --> 15:56.422
and I will be his God and
he shall be My son."
15:56.488 --> 15:59.058
My friends, I pray that
you will become a part
15:59.124 --> 16:02.761
of God's eternal family
and eventually dwell
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in the New Jerusalem.
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We'll discuss the New
Jerusalem in the next part
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of our program, but first
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It contains a helpful
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16:23.615 --> 16:26.919
relationships of the seven
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16:26.985 --> 16:28.921
and the seven
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16:28.987 --> 16:30.589
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"The Four Horsemen
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"The Last Trumpet Sounds;"
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"The Kingdom Established;"
16:36.862 --> 16:39.531
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My friends, we need to
remember the parable of
17:15.100 --> 17:19.505
the wise and foolish virgins
in Matthew the 25th chapter.
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Faithful Christians become
the wife of Christ:
17:23.609 --> 17:27.179
"[T]he bridegroom came, and those who were ready went
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in with him to the wedding;
and the door was shut."
17:30.382 --> 17:32.551
[That's Matthew 25:10.]
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We also know of the wedding
supper for that bride:
17:35.621 --> 17:38.023
"Blessed are those who
are called to the marriage
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supper of the Lamb".
17:39.224 --> 17:41.894
[That's Revelation 19:9.]
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The relationship of Christ
and the true Church of God
17:45.230 --> 17:50.436
is powerfully explained
in Ephesians 5:25-27.
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Yes, the New Jerusalem is
called the Lamb's wife,
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the wife of the Lamb
of God, Jesus Christ.
17:58.243 --> 18:01.246
An angel reveals a vision
of the city to the Apostle
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John in Revelation 21:9,
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"Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife....
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the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out
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of heaven from God, having
the glory of God."
18:16.829 --> 18:19.832
What are the characteristics and dimensions of that great city?
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Revelation 21:11,
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"... Her light was like
a most precious stone,
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like a jasper stone,
clear as crystal.
18:28.140 --> 18:31.610
Also she had a great and high
wall with twelve gates,
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and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them,
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which are the names of the twelve tribes of the
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children of Israel...
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Now the wall of the city
had twelve foundations, and
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on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."
18:46.825 --> 18:49.995
The Apostle John is told the
measurements of the city:
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"The city is laid
out as a square;
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its length is as great
as its breadth.
18:55.100 --> 18:57.302
And he measured the city
with the reed:
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twelve thousand furlongs.
18:59.771 --> 19:04.510
Its length, breadth, and
height are equal." [v. 16]
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These dimensions describe
either the shape of a cube
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or of a pyramid.
19:09.147 --> 19:12.651
However, the Holy of Holies
or the "inner sanctuary"
19:12.718 --> 19:15.621
symbolizing the presence
of God in the ancient
19:15.687 --> 19:18.257
King Solomon's temple that contained the ark of the
19:18.323 --> 19:23.061
covenant was cubical shaped, that's 1 Kings 6:20.
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This would indicate the form
and shape of the Holy City.
19:26.999 --> 19:29.835
This spiritual city
has dimensions for the
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spiritual family of God,
not on a human scale.
19:34.039 --> 19:36.341
How long is twelve
thousand furlongs?
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1,500 miles.
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Let's continue with
the description of
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the New Jerusalem.
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Revelation 21:17,
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"Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits
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[or 216 feet high], according
to the measure of a man,
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that is, of an angel.
19:55.127 --> 19:57.663
The construction of
its wall was of jasper;
19:57.729 --> 20:02.167
and the city was pure
gold, like clear glass."
20:02.234 --> 20:05.737
The New Jerusalem will consist
of glorious materials.
20:05.804 --> 20:08.807
Listen to this variety
of exquisite jewels:
20:08.874 --> 20:11.109
Revelation 21:19,
20:11.176 --> 20:13.979
"The foundations of the wall
of the city were adorned
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with all kinds of precious stones: the first
20:17.382 --> 20:20.786
foundation was jasper,
the second sapphire,
20:20.852 --> 20:24.690
the third chalcedony, the
fourth emerald, the fifth
20:24.756 --> 20:29.061
sardonyx, the sixth sardius,
the seventh chrysolite,
20:29.127 --> 20:33.999
the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase,
20:34.066 --> 20:37.769
the eleventh jacinth, and
the twelfth amethyst."
20:37.836 --> 20:40.772
What materials constitute
the gates and the street
20:40.839 --> 20:41.907
of the city?
20:41.974 --> 20:46.078
Verse 21, "The twelve
gates were twelve pearls:
20:46.144 --> 20:49.681
each individual gate
was of one pearl.
20:49.748 --> 20:52.517
And the street of the
city was pure gold,
20:52.584 --> 20:54.886
like transparent glass."
20:54.953 --> 20:58.323
Inside the city, a river
of life flows from the
20:58.390 --> 21:01.193
throne of God and the
Lamb, Jesus Christ.
21:01.259 --> 21:05.097
The Apostle John writes
in Revelation 22:1-2,
21:05.163 --> 21:08.934
"And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as
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crystal, proceeding from the
throne of God and of the Lamb.
21:13.372 --> 21:16.241
In the middle of its street,
and on either side of the
21:16.308 --> 21:20.112
river, was the tree of life,
which bore twelve fruits,
21:20.178 --> 21:22.981
each tree yielding
its fruit every month.
21:23.048 --> 21:24.950
The leaves of the tree
were for the healing
21:25.017 --> 21:27.386
[or the health] of
the nations."
21:27.452 --> 21:30.689
Evangelist John Ogwyn, author
of our free study guide,
21:30.756 --> 21:33.025
gives us this
inspiring summary:
21:33.091 --> 21:36.962
"Near the end of the book of
Revelation, John describes
21:37.029 --> 21:39.064
the glory of this
great city with
21:39.131 --> 21:41.500
its twelve foundations
and twelve gates.
21:41.566 --> 21:44.970
The streets are of gold
and the gates are each
21:45.037 --> 21:46.838
made of a single pearl.
21:46.905 --> 21:50.008
There is brilliant color and
light pervading everywhere
21:50.075 --> 21:53.211
because of the presence
of the Father and Christ.
21:53.278 --> 21:56.782
Those who are part of Christ's bride will actually
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dwell in the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21:1-3)."
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And that's from page 43.
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Those in the first general
resurrection will dwell
22:07.325 --> 22:09.695
in the New Jerusalem city.
22:09.761 --> 22:12.397
Where will all the other
saved Christians dwell
22:12.464 --> 22:14.633
who come out of the
White Throne Judgment?
22:14.700 --> 22:16.702
Mr. Ogwyn continues:
22:16.768 --> 22:20.439
"Those who are part of
Christ's bride will actually
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dwell in the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21:1-3),
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while those who came later--
during the Millennium
22:28.346 --> 22:31.216
and Great White Throne Judgment--will inhabit
22:31.283 --> 22:33.251
the remainder of
the new earth.
22:33.318 --> 22:35.620
The rest of God's
glorified family--
22:35.687 --> 22:38.090
'the nations of those
who are saved'--
22:38.156 --> 22:41.460
will have unfettered access
to the Father and Christ,
22:41.526 --> 22:44.696
as the gates of the city
will remain open by day
22:44.763 --> 22:49.701
and there will be no
night there (vv. 23-26).
22:49.768 --> 22:52.571
They will have complete
access to the tree of life
22:52.637 --> 22:55.841
that grows in the city and
to the river of the water
22:55.907 --> 22:59.644
of life (22:1-2)."
22:59.711 --> 23:02.047
And that's from page 43.
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My friends, God has given
us an inspiring vision of
23:05.717 --> 23:07.385
our ultimate future.
23:07.452 --> 23:09.688
There is much more you
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23:18.430 --> 23:20.832
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23:20.899 --> 23:23.034
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Our free study guide
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23:25.537 --> 23:28.607
Seven Seals of Revelation,
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23:28.673 --> 23:32.277
the Day of the Lord, and
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23:32.344 --> 23:35.447
Be sure to read chapter
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23:35.514 --> 23:37.916
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23:37.983 --> 23:40.051
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The two trillion known
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25:02.968 --> 25:05.237
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25:08.874 --> 25:11.343
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Every day that passes
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25:42.374 --> 25:45.176
Jesus Christ to rule
all nations on earth.
25:45.243 --> 25:48.713
After the thousand years,
Christ will conduct the White
25:48.780 --> 25:51.750
Throne Judgment for the benefit of billions of human beings
25:51.816 --> 25:55.720
who will have their first opportunity for salvation.
25:55.787 --> 25:59.157
Those who repent will finally join the family of God
25:59.224 --> 26:00.825
as spirit beings.
26:00.892 --> 26:03.995
Those who do not repent
and seal their character
26:04.062 --> 26:06.965
in evil rebellion will be
thrown into the lake of
26:07.032 --> 26:09.801
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26:09.868 --> 26:12.871
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purifies the earth.
26:12.938 --> 26:15.607
Then the New Jerusalem
will come down from heaven
26:15.674 --> 26:19.077
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26:19.144 --> 26:21.513
Christ affirms that
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26:21.579 --> 26:23.982
of "the Faithful Church,"
the Philadelphia church,
26:24.049 --> 26:26.318
in Revelation 3:12,
26:26.384 --> 26:28.820
"I will write on him
the name of My God
26:28.887 --> 26:32.157
and the name of the city of
My God, the New Jerusalem,
26:32.223 --> 26:34.793
which comes down out of
heaven from My God."
26:34.859 --> 26:37.529
My friends, for those who
are faithful Christians,
26:37.595 --> 26:41.399
the future is even more
glorious than we can imagine.
26:41.466 --> 26:44.202
God, in His love, has
revealed His plan for
26:44.269 --> 26:46.838
the future, and His
plan for you and me,
26:46.905 --> 26:49.674
if we are faithful
servants of Christ.
26:49.741 --> 26:52.210
Let's look forward to
the coming Kingdom and
26:52.277 --> 26:54.346
the glory of the
New Jerusalem.
26:54.412 --> 26:57.949
We can rejoice in God's awesome
promise of the time when:
26:58.016 --> 27:01.619
"... God will wipe away every
tear from their eyes;
27:01.686 --> 27:05.991
there shall be no more death,
nor sorrow, nor crying.
27:06.057 --> 27:08.893
There shall be no more
pain, for the former
27:08.960 --> 27:10.328
things have passed away."
27:10.395 --> 27:12.697
Revelation 21:4.
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