Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome to our Bible study today in Revelation 21, some of the most beautiful passages in all of

Scripture. John sees a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth have passed away.

The holy city, the new Jerusalem, comes down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride for her husband.

A loud voice declares that God now dwells

with his people. He will wipe away every tear and there will be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain.

God declares, quote, I am making everything new. He promises the water of life to the thirsty

and an inheritance to the faithful.

The cowardly and wicked will face the second death.

An angel shows John the radiant beauty of the new Jerusalem with its gates, foundations, and streets of gold.

God's presence fills the city, and the lamp is the light that illuminates all things. Jesus says the light from the beginning

of the Bible to the end. God reveals a future filled with beauty, peace, and unshakable hope.

The new heaven and new earth will be free from death, sorrow, pain, and tears. God himself

will live among his people, restoring perfect fellowship. This promise is not only a

future hope, but a present call to live with purpose. We are to seek holiness, love, truth, and walk in

faithfulness. Jesus is the one who makes all things new and offers the water of life to the thirsty.

Our identity, our hope, our future are found in him. While the world around us may fade,

his promises remain. Let us live as people of the new creation, trusting God's word and preparing

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