John sees a new heaven and new earth, for the first have passed away with no more sea, and the holy city New Jerusalem descends from God as a bride adorned for her husband; a voice declares God's dwelling is with men, He will wipe every tear, and there will be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain. The One on the throne announces He is making all things new, declaring Himself Alpha and Omega, offering the water of life freely to the thirsty while warning that cowards, faithless, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars will have their part in the lake of fire. An angel shows John the Bride, the Lamb's wife—the holy city with God's glory, walls of jasper, twelve gates of pearl inscribed with the twelve tribes, twelve foundations bearing the apostles' names, streets of pure gold like transparent glass, its cubic dimensions 12,000 stadia; there is no temple for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple, no sun or moon for God's glory illumines it.
The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary that Israel built according to God's instructions at Mount Sinai. It served as God's dwelling place among His people during the wilderness wanderings and early settlement in Canaan. It contained the Ark of the Covenant, the altar, and the holy place.
Jerusalem is the holiest city in Judaism and Christianity, central to the biblical narrative. King David captured it and made it his capital, and his son Solomon built the First Temple there. It was the site of Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and the birth of the Christian church at Pentecost. The city has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times throughout history.
The Temple in Jerusalem was the permanent house of worship built by Solomon on Mount Moriah. Destroyed by Babylon, it was rebuilt by Zerubbabel and later greatly expanded by Herod. Jesus taught in the Temple courts, cleared it of merchants, and predicted its destruction, which occurred in 70 AD.
New heaven and earth, New Jerusalem.
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