Geneva Bible Notes: Revelation 21

Revelation 21:1 (a) All things shalbe renued and restored into a most excellent and perfect estate, and therefore the day of the resurrection is called, The day of restauracion of all things, {Acts 5,21}

Revelation 21:1 (b) For all things shalbe purged from their corruption, and the faithful shal enter into heauen with their head Christ.

Revelation 21:2 (c) The holie companie of the elect.

Revelation 21:2 (d) Meaning, that God by his diuine majestie wil glorifie & renew his, & take them vnto him.

Revelation 21:3 (!) The blessed estate of the godlie

Revelation 21:4 (e) All occasions of sorowes shalbe taken away: so that they shal haue perpetual joy.

Revelation 21:6 (f) I that am your eternal life, wil giue vnto mine to drinke of the liuelie waters of this euerlasting life.

Revelation 21:8 (g) Thei which feare man more then God.

Revelation 21:8 (h) Thei which mocke & jest at religion.

Revelation 21:8 (!) And the miserable condicion of the wicked.

Revelation 21:9 (i) Meaning the Church, which is maried to Christ by faith.

Revelation 21:10 (k) By this description is declared the incomprehensible excellencie, which the heauenlie companie do enjoye.

Revelation 21:10 (l) It is said to come downe from heauen, because all the benefites that the Church hathe, they acknowledge it to come fo God through Christ.

Revelation 21:11 (!) The description of the heauenlie Jerusalem, and of the wife of the Lambe.

Revelation 21:11 (m) Euer grene & flourishing.

Revelation 21:12 (n) Signifying that the faithful shal be surely kept in heauen.

Revelation 21:12 (o) That is, place ynough to enter: for els we knowe there is but one way & one gate, euen Jesus Christ.

Revelation 21:14 (p) For the Apostles were meanes whereby Jesus Christ the true fundacion was reueiled to the worlde.

Revelation 21:22 (q) This declareth that Christ is God inseparable with his Father.

Revelation 21:24 (r) Here we se as in infinit other places that Kings & Princes (contrarie to the wicked opinion of the Anabaptists) are partakers of the heauenlie glorie, if they rule in the feare of the Lord.