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Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and
the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from
God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and
they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and
be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall
there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things
new. And he said unto me,
Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the
fountain of the water of life freely.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God,
and he shall be my son.
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang,
and the trumpeters sounded:
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
Shalom new Jerusalem, Shalom
God's peace on earth good will toward men
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and
all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death.
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the
seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me,
saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain,
and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending
out of heaven from God,
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most
precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the
gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the
names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south
three gates; and on the west three gates.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the
names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang,
and the trumpeters sounded:
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
Shalom new Jerusalem, Shalom
God's peace on earth good will toward men
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city,
and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth:
and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs.
The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four
cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was
pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all
manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the
second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the
eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the
eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of
one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were
transparent glass.
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang,
and the trumpeters sounded:
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
Shalom new Jerusalem, Shalom
God's peace on earth good will toward men
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and
the Lamb are the temple of it.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon,
to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and
the Lamb is the light thereof.
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the
light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory
and honour into it.
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day:
for there shall be no night there.
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie:
but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang,
and the trumpeters sounded:
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
Shalom new Jerusalem, Shalom
God's peace on earth good will toward men
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
And a voice came out of the throne, saying,
Praise our God, all ye his servants, and
ye that fear him, both small and great.
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude,
and as the voice of many waters,
and as the voice of mighty thunderings,
Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him:
for the marriage of the Lamb is come,
and his wife hath made herself ready
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang,
and the trumpeters sounded:
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
Shalom new Jerusalem, Shalom
God's peace on earth good will toward men
Shalom Jerusalem, Shalom
--bro. tim pickl, Saturday, March 8, 2002 A.D.
Reference: Revelation, Chapter 21
2 Chronicles 29:28a
Luke 2:14
Revelation 19:5-7
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