Revelation 21:4 (GNV)

Passage

And God shall wipe away all teares from their eyes: and there shalbe no more death, neither sorow, neither crying, neither shall there be any more paine: for the first things are passed.

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all teares from their eyes: and there shalbe no more death, neither sorow, neither crying, neither shall there be any more paine: for the first things are passed.

Revelation 21:5 And he that sate vpon the throne, sayd, Behold, I make all things newe: and he sayde vnto me, Write: for these wordes are faithfull and true.

Revelation 21:6 And he said vnto me, It is done, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ende. I wil giue to him that is a thirst, of the well of the water of life freely.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "wipe", "away", "teares", "eyes", "shalbe", "death", and "neither". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "wipe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And I heard a great voice out..." into verse 5's "And he that sate vpon the throne...", so "shall" and "wipe" 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 "shall" and "wipe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.