Chapter 9—Vision of the New Earth
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This vision describes events to take place at the close of the one
thousand years after Christ’s second advent.
Revelation 20
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21
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22
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Zechariah 14:4
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With Jesus at our head, we all descended from the city down to this
earth, on a great and mighty mountain, which could not bear Jesus up,
and it parted asunder, and there was a mighty plain. Then we looked
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up and saw the great city, with twelve foundations, and twelve gates,
three on each side, and an angel at each gate. We all cried out: “The
city, the great city, it’s coming, it’s coming down from God out of
heaven,” and it came and settled on the place where we stood. Then
we began to look at the glorious things outside of the city. There I saw
most beautiful houses, that had the appearance of silver, supported by
four pillars set with pearls, most glorious to behold, which were to be
inhabited by the saints, and in which was a golden shelf. I saw many
of the saints go into the houses, take off their glittering crowns and
lay them on the shelf, then go out into the field by the houses to do
something with the earth; not as we have to do with the earth here;
no, no. A glorious light shone all about their heads, and they were
continually offering praise to God.
And I saw another field full of all kinds of flowers, and as I plucked
them, I cried out: “They will never fade.” Next I saw a field of tall
grass, most glorious to behold; it was living green, and had a reflection
of silver and gold, as it waved proudly to the glory of King Jesus. Then
we entered a field full of all kinds of beasts—the lion, the lamb, the
leopard, and the wolf, all together in perfect union. We passed through
the midst of them, and they followed on peaceably after. Then we
entered a wood, not like the dark woods we have here; no, no; but
light, and all over glorious; the branches of the trees waved to and fro,
and we all cried out: “We will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep
in the woods.” We passed through the woods, for we were on our way
to Mount Zion.
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