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New Heavens and New Earth โ€” Revelation 21

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Rev 21:1-5 unveils the consummation: "a new heaven and a new earth... the dwelling place of God is with man... and he will wipe away every tear." Redemption ends not in heaven's escape but in a renewed creation.

Augustine โ€” City of God, and Herman Bavinck โ€” Reformed Dogmatics. The covenant formula "God with them" reaches its final fulfillment.

The renewed creation answers the first creation of Gen 1:1 and reverses the curse of Gen 3:17. The Immanuel promise of Matt 1:23 becomes eternal fact: God dwells with his people forever.

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Sources in this note
Scripture
Revelation 21:1โ€“5
Genesis 1:1
Genesis 3:17
Matthew 1:23
Citations
Augustine โ€” City of God
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Herman Bavinck โ€” Reformed Dogmatics
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