Revelation 21:1 (LSB)

Passage

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.

Revelation 21:2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "And I saw the holy city new...", so "heaven" and "earth" 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 "heaven" and "earth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.