Revelation 21:1 (GNV)

Passage

And I sawe a newe heauen, and a newe earth: for the first heauen, and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:1 And I sawe a newe heauen, and a newe earth: for the first heauen, and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.

Revelation 21:2 And I Iohn sawe the holie citie newe Hierusalem come downe from God out of heauen, prepared as a bride trimmed for her husband.

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heauen, saying, Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them: and they shalbe his people, and God himselfe shalbe their God with them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sawe", "newe", "heauen", "earth", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sawe" and "newe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And I Iohn sawe the holie citie...", so "sawe" and "newe" should be read forward into that movement. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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