Key Truth: God fulfills all of His promises to us with the coming of the New Jerusalem and the completion of His garden begun in Eden.  

Introduction:

Do you lament the end of some stories or shows? Why?

“John’s vision of cosmic renewal also establishes an enduring identity and vocation for the saints that recall humanity’s calling and role as priests and rulers in the first creation account.”

Brian J. Tabb, All Things New: Revelation as Canonical Capstone

The Coming City of God: Our New Dwelling in The Holy of Holies:

Revelation 21:9-27

“In Revelation’s final portrait, John ransacks human language and experience to find images adequate to convey the new Jerusalem splendor. Jesus calls us to see his church through his eyes and to have our hearts gripped by her beauty, as his heart is enraptured by his love for her.”

Dennis E. Johnson, Triumph of the Lamb: A Commentary on Revelation

What excites you most about beholding and dwelling in the coming City of God?

What aspect of worship in the New Jerusalem do you most look forward to?

The Completed Garden of God: It is Fully Finished to be Fully Enjoyed!

Revelation 22:1-5

“(This) is a restoration of Eden and even better. It is not just the expulsion from the Garden that is now ‘undone’, but the presence of God and of light and life is even greater and more intimate than it had been for Adam and Eve in the first place. Eden had been, in effect, a physical prophecy of the new heaven and new earth, but what it pointed forward to is even greater and more special than that original garden.”

Paul Gardner, Revelation: The Compassion and Protection of Christ

What excites you most about beholding and dwelling in the completed Garden of God?
What do you look forward to fully enjoying in the completed Garden of God?

Application: 

Revelation 21:9-22:5 teaches us that God fulfills all of His promises to us with:
-the coming of the New Jerusalem
-the completion of His garden begun in Eden

Benediction:

Revelation 22:6-7