Revelation 21 · Grade 4
God Dwells with People
Read and Think
John sees a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more. He sees the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. A loud voice says, Behold, God’s dwelling is with people. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more.
The One on the throne says, Behold, I am making all things new. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life. The one who overcomes will be God’s child. Nothing evil will enter the city.
An angel shows John the city. It shines like a precious jewel. It has twelve gates with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve foundations with the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. The gates are pearls, and the street is pure gold, like clear glass. There is no temple, for God and the Lamb are its temple. The city needs no sun, for God’s glory is its light.
Show What You Know
What happens to the first heaven and earth?
What does the One on the throne call himself?
Whose names are on the twelve foundations?
Why is there no temple?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- John sees a heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
- He sees the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
- The One on the says, Behold, I am making all things new.
- There is no temple, for and the Lamb are its temple.
Think About It
Why might no more tears be one of the most comforting promises in the Bible?
Why does the city need no temple?
Memory Verse
“He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.”
Revelation 21:6 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why are the names of Israel’s tribes and the apostles both on the city?
- How can the promise of new creation help people who are grieving?
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