Revelation 21:3-4 KJV
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.King James Version
The same verse in modern English
I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”Revelation 21:3-4, World English Bible (WEB)
Sitting with this verse
John hears a voice announce what the whole Bible has been moving toward. The KJV calls God’s dwelling among people a “tabernacle,” recalling the tent where God met Israel in the wilderness. The old covenant hope, a people belonging to God with God as their God, is finally complete. Then comes the most personal detail: God himself dries tears. Bring one sorrow you carry and leave it near his hand.
Older words in this verse
- behold
- look, see
From Revelation 21
God makes his home among his people, and every sorrow ends. Bring your grief into the light of a city whose lamp is the Lamb.
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