Revelation 21:5 (DBY)

Passage

And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says [to me], Write, for these words are true and faithful.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God.

Revelation 21:4 And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.

Revelation 21:5 And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says [to me], Write, for these words are true and faithful.

Revelation 21:6 And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 21:7 He that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to him God, and he shall be to me son.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "faith", "throne", "said", "behold", "make", "says", and "write". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And he shall wipe away every tear..." into verse 6's "And he said to me It is...", so "all things" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.