e100 Challenge Day 100 - The New Jerusalem - Revelation 21:1 - 22:21

"I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, 

coming down out of heaven from God, prepared 

as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband."

Revelation 21:2

We come to the last passage of our e100 Challenge.  Let's pause and celebrate a great accomplishment.  What a great journey.  What a great story.  What a great God!

Revelation 21-22 conclude the actions of God in human history and initiate the eternal kingdom (Dan. 7:13-14, 27; I Cor. 15:27-28).  

The term "new" Jerusalem emphasizes quality, not chronological time (2:17; 3:12; 3:12; 5:9; 14:3; 21:1,2,5).  All believers are citizens of this new Kingdom. The new creation will be like the original creation.  The Bible begins with God, mankind in perfect harmony (Gen 1-2).  The Bible ends with God and mankind in a garden setting.  Essentially believers are not going to live in heaven, the New Jerusalem is coming down out of heaven and comes to a recreated and cleansed earth.

These are some pretty big ideas.  It isn't possible without the divine work of a redeeming sovereign God.  He is to be praised.

Discussion Questions . . .

1. What does the phrase, "Behold, I am making all things new" mean (21:5)?

2. How will man be able to see God's face (22:4)?

3. Why is the phrase "I come quickly" repeated three times (22:7, 12, 20)? How is it that Jesus can say He is coming quickly?  How should this word be understood?

4. What happens if we add to the book (22:18)?  What if we take away from the book?  Do people either add or take away from the Bible?

5. A practical application of Revelation can be summarized in this way, "Live in Light of Eternity?" How can we keep the reality of eternity clearly in our minds from day-to-day?

Pray...

Recite to God the ways you have been blessed over the last 100 day Scripture reading series.  Give Him praise for who He is.  Thank Him for salvation and recognize His worth as the sovereign One.  

The Bux-Mont & Telford Campuses of the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network are participating in the e100 Challenge, a 100-day Bible reading program. True revival comes from prayer and knowing the Word of God. We can only live the life God intended if we know what He says about it. Join us as we read through this plan and grow deeper in our knowledge of God's Word.