Revelation 21:5 (LSB)

Passage

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.”

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 21:7 He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "faith", "sits", "throne", "said", "behold", "making", 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 will wipe away every tear..." into verse 6's "Then He said to me They are...", 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.