The Tabernacle of God with Men Revelation 21:3

After all the events of the tribulation period, the millennial reign of Jesus and the “Great White Throne” judgment, John the apostle wrote, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”John continued, “ And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband”, and in Revelation chapter twenty-one and verse three John sees how, “the tabernacle of God is with men” where we read:

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

The verse reads, “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, ...” John began with the words, “and I heard” which means “and John was given the faculty for hearing, perceiving, giving audience to attend” “a great voice” or “a massive, loud and abundant tone or sound of uttered words”, “out of heaven” which means “from the region above the sidereal heavens and the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings” “saying” or “uttering, declaring and proclaiming”, “Behold” or “lo and see”, “the tabernacle” or “the habitation” “of God” which means “belonging to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “is with men” or “is with human beings whether male or female”. John heard a “loud voice” from the “heavenly realm” declaring “God” is now dwelling among people.

The verse goes on to say, “... and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.” John added the words, “and he will dwell” which means “and God will “tabernacle” or live and abide “with them” which means “alongside the human beings whether male or female”, “and they shall be” or “and the human beings will exist as” “his people” which refers to “God's tribe, nation and all those who are of the same stock and language”, “and God himself” or “the Godhead and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” will “exist and live” alongside the people, “and be their God” or “and will exist as the human beings' Deity”. John shared how “God” will now live among His “people” and be their “God”.

When we consider John's words in this verse, we discover this announcement that God will at this time be “living” among people. The “New Jerusalem” will descend from “heaven” and God will abide with His believers. God desires to have an intimate relationship with every person, and when they submit themselves to His Son Jesus Christ, they shall have “everlasting life” with God. Let all who read these words consider what a wonderful privilege this time shall be when people are living together with Almighty God.

Next time John shares how, “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying … nor pain”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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