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NASB | 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (vanished), and there is no longer any sea. [Is 65:17; 66:22] |
Subject: Text out of context for our feelings? |
Bible Note: Greetings Makarios, Would it be safe to assume, considering the content in Rev. 20:4, that there will possibly be some anguish in heaven before such time as the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Verses to consider, Rev. 6:9-10 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: [10] And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? There are other verses that precede the action mentioned in Rev.20 by believers that are no longer mortal. 2 Cor. 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 1 Cor. 3:13-15 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. [14] If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. [15] If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. I included the last three verses to point out the word suffer and the fact that this suffering happens to those that are on the other side of mortality. I think these verses point out the misconstrued idea that just because we are in the presence of the Lord. Paul stated, 2 Cor. 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. In the present with the Lord doesn’t mean that Rev. 20:4 is in effect yet at physical death of a believer. Have a great day, CDBJ |