The Jerusalem which is above is the heavenly city of promise which God has prepared for His saints

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Scott Downey

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The Tabernacle (Rev 21:3)

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them.”

Verse 3 shifts the central focus from Christ as the Bridegroom abiding with His bride the church, to the tabernacle (pre-temple). God’s glorious shekinah glory filled the tabernacle.

God will be pleased to live on earth among His chosen people. He first instructed Moses to set up the tabernacle in the wilderness, but it was only a copy of the heavenly tabernacle (Heb 8:5; 9:24). But then, after all the believers are changed into Christ’s likeness (1 John 3:2-3), His tabernacle doesn’t need to have those curtains and barriers. The temple, with the walls and divisions for the people, is not needed. God will openly dwell among His people, and He shall be their God. We will give up our life of faith and live in God’s immediate glorious presence.

The loud voices assert three times that God’s presence will be among His people. He does not want us to miss the glory of this scene.

 

Truth7t7

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Your claim is 100% false. Scripture says heaven and earth will be changed and made new, not annihilated and replaced with a different heaven and earth. It is in that sense that God will "create" or recreate the heavens and the earth.
No place does it state in my Holy KJV Bible God will "Recreate" this earth as you add to scripture
 

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No place does it state in my Holy KJV Bible God will "Recreate" this earth as you add to scripture
I'm not adding to scripture. You are ignoring scripture. Why did you not address the scriptures I referenced?

Hebrews 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

This says the heavens and earth will be changed. Does the word "change" mean to annhilate and replace with something else entirely? No, it does not. So, address what this passage says instead of ignoring it.

Do you understand that with your view the meek cannot inherit the earth because you have the earth being annihilated when Jesus returns? Please address this instead of ignoring it.

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Unless you think the meek will each inherit pieces of the earth?

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