Revelation 21:4 (LSB)

Passage

and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain. The first things passed away.”

Nearby Context

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,

Revelation 21:4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain. The first things passed away.”

Revelation 21:5 And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”

Revelation 21:6 Then He said to me, “They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wipe", "away", "tear", "eyes", "longer", "death", and "mourning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wipe" and "away", 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 loud voice from..." into verse 5's "And He who sits on the throne...", so "wipe" and "away" 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 "wipe" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.