“3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.’” – Revelation 21:3 (ESV)
Read that verse carefully and see that God’s dwelling place is with His people. Our ultimate home is in the New Earth, the New Jerusalem, which is the dwelling place of God. God lives there now and we will live there as well. The New Earth and the New Jerusalem will come down and be established here and God will come with.
So, what about the New Jerusalem. What does it look like? Reading through God’s Word tells us. Revelation 21 & 22 give a detailed account for us to have as a reference. But I also believe that just the description does not do it justice. I think of it as the most beautiful place I have ever seen and amp it up from there to a degree that I cannot even fathom. But, as beautiful as it will be, the fact that God will be there with us is the greatest thing of all.
Unlike rulers of countries and areas here in this world, where they live in a palace that is only visible to the people and yet no one can enter without a specific purpose or being summoned, God’s Home and dwelling place is where we all will be together with Him. God prepared His house for us to live with Him. He has prepared a city for us to inhabit, and as noted in Revelation 21 & 22, it is not just an ordinary city.
“16But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” – Hebrews 11:16 (ESV)
“1Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” – John 14:1-3 (ESV)
God prepared the city for us, a “heavenly” city for us to enter. He has already built it and has prepared our room there. Let that sink in, He has prepared a room for each of us. And, as seen in verse 3 above, Jesus will come again and take us there to be with Him. Not just be there, but be with Him.
So, we will see the face of God in the New Heaven and the New Earth, and He will spend eternity with us in the New Jerusalem, where He is now, preparing for us to arrive. How much better could it be than that. We will be with the greatest gift to man that there ever was and He will be with us for eternity in the beautiful place that He prepared for you and me specifically. And not only do we get to live there, but He will come and personally take us there to be with Him. I don’t know about you, but I am getting a bit caught up in it all right now, and it only continues to build my anticipation for eternity with Him.
What is your view God dwelling with us? Do you see Him as the ruler on top of the hill that lives in the palace that you don’t get to visit? What if you were to shift to knowing that the beauty of the New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem were prepared by God for you and that He would be there with you for eternity?
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