NEW YERUSHALAYIM
The Eternal City

1. 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.
2. And I Yahuwchanon saw the holy City, new Yerushalayim, coming down from YaHuWaH out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3. And I heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of YaHuWaH is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and YaHuWaH Himself shall be with them, and be their Elohiym.
4. And YaHuWaH shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5. And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6. And He said unto me, It is done. I am Aleph and Tau, the Beginning and the End. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his Elohiym, and he shall be my son.
8. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
9. And there came unto me one of the seven Angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last Plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great City, the holy Yerushalayim, descending out of Heaven from YaHuWaH,
11. Having the glory of YaHuWaH: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12. And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve Angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Yisra'el:
13. On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14. And the wall of the City had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the City, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16. And the City lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.



17. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the Angel.
18. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the City was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19. And the foundations of the wall of the City were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20. The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the City was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22. And I saw no temple therein: for YaHuWaH El-Shaddai and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23. And the City had no need of the Sun, neither of the Moon, to shine in it: for the glory of YaHuWaH did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the Earth do bring their glory and honor into it.
25. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
27. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

To ensure ease of comprehension of this subject matter, kindly take another look at “The Structure of Revelation Chart”. The “Heavenly Scene” is a combination of the description of Paradise Restored and the promises that all will soon come to pass and be fulfilled.

Overview | Of Earth's Destruction

During our study of the Fall of Babylon, we learned quite a number of things, among which are that:

• YaHuWshuaH comes, but His feet do not touch the Earth.
• He awakens all the righteous dead and glorifies them. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
• All the righteous living are translated / glorified. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
• Some of the wicked dead, among those who said YaHuWshuaH could not be the 'One', who crucified and pierced Him, would arise to see Him in the 'Clouds', and die again! Daniy'el 12:1-4
• The Earth is 'hail-stoned', leveling the Earth, leaving 'no stone upon another'! The Earth is partially fluidized causing mountains and hills to seemingly float and bob about! Luke 19:44
• The Earth is turned into the 'Bottomless Pit'! YirmeYahuw 4:23-27
• Satan, the originator of sin is chained to the Bottomless Pit for the Thousand Years. With no human being alive anywhere on Earth! He would have no one to tempt or deceive. His company would be his co-condemned fallen Angels we call demons! They have worked together to destroy the Earth. Now they can enjoy the destroyed Earth for a 'thousand years'.Revelation 20
• YaHuWshuaH returns to Heaven with the Saints to spend the next Thousand Years there with them. 1 Thessalonians 4

But during the 'Thousand Years', the Saints in Heaven receive their rewards and keys to their estates for eternity. They join in the 'review' of the lives of the fallen Angels and sinners, including those of some of their loved ones. They would have a deep look at the evidence and confirm that YaHuWaH and His Son YaHuWshuaH had no hand in their loss and had done every thing divinely possible to save them. But they rejected salvation. They would be involved in determining what punishment the wicked shall be meted in proportion to their works.

When this Review Phase of the Judgment and the Millennium are over, with YaHuWshuaH leading the way, followed by the Holy City, and the Angels of Heaven, the innumerable Saints of all ages return to Earth. As they approach Earth, it presents a stunning sight to behold! Totally devastated, formless, and void! How is this to be home forever? The Last Vision of Revelation begins answering their questions.
The first thing that happens is the flattening of all hills, valleys and mountains in the part of the Earth they used to know as the faux holy land (Mideast), with the Mount of Olives the epicenter, as the Savior's feet approach. (ZekarYahuw 14:4-5). Everything in His target area is melted down and cleansed by the infernal all-consuming heat generated by the Savior's feet. The area is now ready for the landing of the Holy City. When the City lands, the Saints enter in through the 'gates' into their homes in the City. And then, the Savior calls all the wicked back to life! They arise, 'trillions' of them bearing the amplified marks of their wickedness and the wounds they died by in the first death! The only structure in the entire Earth is the Holy City, the New Yerushalayim, resplendent, radiant, nothing like their eyes ever saw, the home of the Saints forever, become their prized target. To capture and enter into it is the new task that must be done. Read the eye-witness account of these from Ellen White below.

At the close of the thousand years, HaMashiach again returns to the Earth. He is accompanied by the host of the redeemed, and attended by a retinue of Angels. As He descends in terrific majesty, He bids the wicked dead arise to receive their doom. They come forth, a mighty host, numberless as the sands of the sea. What a contrast to those who were raised at the first resurrection! The righteous were clothed with immortal youth and beauty. The wicked bear the traces of disease and death.
Every eye in that vast multitude is turned to behold the glory of the Son of Elohiym. With one voice the wicked hosts exclaim, “Blessed is He that cometh in the name of YaHuWaH!” It is not love to YaHuWshuaH that inspires this utterance. The force of truth urges the words from unwilling lips. As the wicked went into their graves, so they come forth, with the same enmity to HaMashiach, and the same spirit of rebellion. They are to have no new probation, in which to remedy the defects of their past lives. Nothing would be gained by this. A life-time of transgression has not softened their hearts. A second probation, were it given them, would be occupied as was the first, in evading the requirements of Elohiym and exciting rebellion against him.

HaMashiach descends upon the Mount of Olives, whence, after his resurrection, He ascended, and where Angels repeated the promise of His return. Says the Prophet, “YaHuWaH my Elohiym shall come, and all the Saints with Thee.” “And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Yerushalayim on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof, ... and there shall be a very great valley.” “And YaHuWaH shall be King over all the Earth. In that day shall there be one Master, and His Name one.” (ZekarYahuw 14:5, 4, 9). As the New Yerushalayim, in its dazzling splendor, comes down out of Heaven, it rests upon the place purified and made ready to receive it, and HaMashiach with his people and the Angels, enters the holy city.

Now Satan prepares for a last mighty struggle for the supremacy. While deprived of his power, and cut off from his work of deception, the prince of evil was miserable and dejected; but as the wicked dead are raised, and he sees the vast multitudes upon his side, his hopes revive, and he determines not to yield the Great Controversy. He will marshal all the armies of the lost under his banner, and through them endeavor to execute his plans. The wicked are Satan's captives. In rejecting HaMashiach they have accepted the rule of the rebel leader. They are ready to receive his suggestions and to do his bidding. Yet, true to his early cunning, he does not acknowledge himself to be Satan. He claims to be the Prince who is the rightful owner of the world, and whose inheritance has been unlawfully wrested from him. He represents himself to his deluded subjects as a redeemer, assuring them that his power has brought them forth from their graves, and that he is about to rescue them from the most cruel tyranny. The presence of HaMashiach having been removed, Satan works wonders to support his claims. He makes the weak strong, and inspires all with his own spirit and energy. He proposes to lead them against the camp of the Saints, and to take possession of the City of Elohiym. With fiendish exultation he points to the unnumbered millions who have been raised from the dead, and declares that as their leader he is well able to overthrow the City, and regain his throne and his kingdom.

In that vast throng are multitudes of the long-lived race that existed before the flood; men of lofty stature and giant intellect, who, yielding to the control of fallen Angels, devoted all their skill and knowledge to the exaltation of themselves; men whose wonderful works of art led the world to idolize their genius, but whose cruelty and evil inventions, defiling the Earth and defacing the image of Elohiym, caused Him to blot them from the face of His creation. There are kings and generals who conquered nations, valiant men who never lost a battle, proud, ambitious warriors whose approach made kingdoms tremble. In death these experienced no change. As they come up from the grave, they resume the current of their thoughts just where it ceased. They are actuated by the same desire to conquer that ruled them when they fell.

Satan consults with his Angels, and then with these kings and conquerors and mighty men. They look upon the strength and numbers on their side, and declare that the army within the City is small in comparison with theirs, and that it can be overcome. They lay their plans to take possession of the riches and glory of the New Yerushalayim. All immediately begin to prepare for battle. Skillful artisans construct implements of war. Military leaders, famed for their success, marshal the throngs of warlike men into companies and divisions.

At last the order to advance is given, and the countless host moves on, — an army such as was never summoned by earthly conquerors, such as the combined forces of all ages since war began on Earth could never equal. Satan, the mightiest of warriors, leads the van, and his Angels unite their forces for this final struggle. Kings and warriors are in his train, and the multitudes follow in vast companies, each under its appointed leader. With military precision, the serried ranks advance over the Earth's broken and uneven surface to the city of Elohiym. By command of YaHuWshuaH, the gates of the New Yerushalayim are closed, and the armies of Satan surround the City, and make ready for the onset.

Now HaMashiach again appears to the view of his enemies. Far above the City, upon a foundation of burnished gold, is a throne, high and lifted up. Upon this throne sits the Son of Elohiym, and around Him are the subjects of His kingdom. The power and majesty of HaMashiach no language can describe, no pen portray. The glory of the Eternal Father is enshrouding His Son. The brightness of His presence fills the City of Elohiym, and flows out beyond the gates, flooding the whole Earth with its radiance.

Nearest the throne are those who were once zealous in the cause of Satan, but who, plucked as brands from the burning, have followed their Saviour with deep, intense devotion. Next are those who perfected Natsariym (Christian) characters in the midst of falsehood and infidelity, those who honored the law of Elohiym when the Natsariym (Christian) world declared it void, and the millions, of all ages, who were martyred for their faith. And beyond is the “great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,” “before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.” (Revelation 7:9). Their warfare is ended, their victory won. They have run the race and reached the prize. The palm branch in their hands is a symbol of their triumph, the white robe an emblem of the spotless righteousness of HaMashiach which now is theirs.

The redeemed raise a song of praise that echoes and re-echoes through the vaults of heaven, “Salvation to our Elohiym which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.” And Angel and Seraph unite their voices in adoration. As the redeemed have beheld the power and malignity of Satan, they have seen, as never before, that no power but that of HaMashiach could have made them conquerors. In all that shining throng there are none to ascribe salvation to themselves, as if they had prevailed by their own power and goodness. Nothing is said of what they have done or suffered; but the burden of every song, the key-note of every anthem, is, Salvation to our Elohiym, and unto the Lamb.

In the presence of the assembled inhabitants of Earth and Heaven the final coronation of the Son of Elohiym takes place. And now, invested with supreme majesty and power, the King of kings pronounces sentence upon the rebels against his government, and executes justice upon those who have transgressed His law and oppressed His people. Says the Prophet of Elohiym: “I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the Earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before Elohiym; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” (Revelation 20:11, 12).

As soon as the books of record are opened, and the eye of YaHuWshuaH looks upon the wicked, they are conscious of every sin which they have ever committed. They see just where their feet diverged from the path of purity and holiness, just how far pride and rebellion have carried them in the violation of the law of Elohiym. The seductive temptations which they encouraged by indulgence in sin, the blessings perverted, the messengers of Elohiym despised, the warnings rejected, the waves of mercy beaten back by the stubborn, unrepentant heart, — all appear as if written in letters of fire.

Above the throne is revealed the Cross; and like a panoramic view appear the scenes of Adam's temptation and fall, and the successive steps in the great plan of redemption. The Savior's lowly birth; His early life of simplicity and obedience; His baptism in Jordan; the Fast and Temptation in the wilderness; His public ministry, unfolding to men Heaven's most precious blessings; the days crowded with deeds of love and mercy, the nights of prayer and watching in the solitude of the mountains; the plottings of envy, hate, and malice which repaid His benefits; the awful, mysterious agony in Gethsemane, beneath the crushing weight of the sins of the whole world; His betrayal into the hands of the murderous mob; the fearful events of that night of horror, — the unresisting Prisoner, forsaken by His best-loved Disciples, rudely hurried through the streets of Yerushalayim; the Son of Elohiym exultingly displayed before Annas, arraigned in the high priest's palace, in the judgment hall of Pilate, before the cowardly and cruel Herod, mocked, insulted, tortured, and condemned to die, — all are vividly portrayed.

And now before the swaying multitude are revealed the final scenes, — the patient Sufferer treading the path to Calvary; the Prince of Heaven hanging upon the Cross; the haughty Priests and the jeering rabble deriding His expiring agony; the supernatural darkness; the heaving Earth, the rent rocks, the open graves, marking the moment when the world's Redeemer yielded up His life.

The awful spectacle appears just as it was. Satan, his Angels, and his subjects have no power to turn from the picture of their own work. Each actor recalls the part which he performed. Herod, who slew the innocent children of Beth Lechem that he might destroy the King of Yisra'el; the base Herodias, upon whose guilty soul rests the blood of Yahuwchanon the Baptist; the weak, time-serving Pilate; the mocking soldiers; the Priests and rulers and the maddened throng who cried, “His blood be on us, and our children!” — all behold the enormity of their guilt. They vainly seek to hide from the divine majesty of His countenance, outshining the glory of the sun, while the redeemed cast their crowns at the Savior's feet, exclaiming, “He died for me!”

Amid the ransomed throng are the Apostles of HaMashiach, the heroic Paul, the ardent Peter, the loved and loving Yahuwchanon, and their true-hearted brethren, and with them the vast host of Martyrs; while outside the walls, with every vile and abominable thing, are those by whom they were persecuted, imprisoned, and slain. There is Nero, that monster of cruelty and vice, beholding the joy and exaltation of those whom he once tortured, and in whose extremest anguish he found Satanic delight. His mother is there to witness the result of her own work; to see how the evil stamp of character transmitted to her son, the passions encouraged and developed by her influence and example, have borne fruit in crimes that caused the world to shudder.

There are papist Priests and Prelates, who claimed to be HaMashiach's Ambassadors, yet employed the rack, the dungeon, and the stake to control the consciences of His people. There are the proud Pontiffs who exalted themselves above Elohiym, and presumed to change the Law of the Most High. Those pretended fathers of the church have an account to render to Elohiym from which they would fain be excused. Too late they are made to see that the Omniscient One is jealous of his Law, and that He will in nowise clear the guilty. They learn now that HaMashiach identifies His interest with that of His suffering people; and they feel the force of His own words, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.” (MattithYahuw 25:40).

The whole wicked world stand arraigned at the bar of Elohiym, on the charge of high treason against the government of Heaven. They have none to plead their cause; they are without excuse; and the sentence of eternal death is pronounced against them.

It is now evident to all that the wages of sin is not noble independence and eternal life, but slavery, ruin, and death. The wicked see what they have forfeited by their life of rebellion. The far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory was despised when offered them; but how desirable it now appears. “All this,” cries the lost soul, “I might have had; but I chose to put these things far from me. Oh, strange infatuation! I have exchanged peace, happiness, and honor, for wretchedness, infamy, and despair.” All see that their exclusion from Heaven is just. By their lives they have declared, “We will not have this YaHuWshuaH to reign over us.”

As if entranced, the wicked have looked upon the coronation of the Son of Elohiym. They see in His hands the tables of the divine Law, the statutes which they have despised and transgressed. They witness the outburst of wonder, rapture, and adoration from the saved; and as the wave of melody sweeps over the multitudes without the City, all with one voice exclaim, “Great and marvelous are thy works, YaHuWaH Elohiym Almighty; just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of Saints;” and falling prostrate, they worship the Prince of life.

Satan seems paralyzed as he beholds the glory and majesty of HaMashiach. He who was once a covering Cherub remembers whence he has fallen. A shining Seraph, “son of the morning;” how changed, how degraded! From the council where once he was honored, he is forever excluded. He sees another now standing near to the Father, veiling his glory. He has seen the crown placed upon the head of HaMashiach by an Angel of lofty stature and majestic presence, and he knows that the exalted position of this Angel might have been his.

Memory recalls the home of his innocence and purity, the peace and content that were his until he indulged in murmuring against Elohiym, and envy of HaMashiach. His accusations, his rebellion, his deceptions to gain the sympathy and support of the Angels, his stubborn persistence in making no effort for self-recovery when Elohiym would have granted him forgiveness, — all come vividly before him. He reviews his work among men and its results, — the enmity of man toward his fellow-man, the terrible destruction of life, the rise and fall of kingdoms, the overturning of thrones, the long succession of tumults, conflicts, and revolutions. He recalls his constant efforts to oppose the work of HaMashiach and to sink man lower and lower. He sees that his hellish plots have been powerless to destroy those who have put their trust in YaHuWshuaH. As Satan looks upon his kingdom, the fruit of his toil, he sees only failure and ruin. He has led the multitudes to believe that the city of Elohiym would be an easy prey; but he knows that this is false. Again and again, in the progress of the Great Controversy, he has been defeated, and compelled to yield. He knows too well the power and majesty of the Eternal.

The aim of the great rebel has ever been to justify himself, and to prove the divine government responsible for the rebellion. To this end he has bent all the power of his giant intellect. He has worked deliberately and systematically, and with marvelous success, leading vast multitudes to accept his version of the Great Controversy which has been so long in progress. For thousands of years this chief of conspiracy has palmed off falsehood for truth. But the time has now come when the rebellion is to be finally defeated, and the history and character of Satan disclosed. In his last great effort to dethrone HaMashiach, destroy His people, and take possession of the City of Elohiym, the arch-deceiver has been fully unmasked. Those who have united with him see the total failure of his cause. HaMashiach's followers and the loyal Angels behold the full extent of his machinations against the government of Elohiym. He is the object of universal abhorrence.

Satan sees that his voluntary rebellion has unfitted him for Heaven. He has trained his powers to war against Elohiym; the purity, peace, and harmony of Heaven would be to him supreme torture. His accusations against the mercy and justice of Elohiym are now silenced. The reproach which he has endeavored to cast upon YaHuWaH rests wholly upon himself. And now Satan bows down, and confesses the justice of his sentence.

Who shall not fear Thee, O YaHuWaH, and glorify Thy Name? for Thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before Thee; for Thy judgments are made manifest.” (Revelation 15:4). Every question of truth and error in the long-standing controversy has now been made plain. The results of rebellion, the fruits of setting aside the divine statutes, have been laid open to the view of all created intelligences. The working out of Satan's rule in contrast with the government of Elohiym, has been presented to the whole Universe. Satan's own works have condemned him. Elohiym's wisdom, His justice, and His goodness stand fully vindicated. It is seen that all His dealings in the Great Controversy have been conducted with respect to the eternal good of His people, and the good of all the worlds that He has created. “All Thy works shall praise Thee, O YaHuWaH; and thy Saints shall bless Thee.” Tehillim (Psalm) 145:10. The history of sin will stand to all eternity as a witness that with the existence of Elohiym's Law is bound up the happiness of all the beings he has created. With all the facts of the Great Controversy in view, the whole Universe, both loyal and rebellious, with one accord declare, “Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of Saints.

Before the universe has been clearly presented the great sacrifice made by the Father and the Son in man's behalf. The hour has come when HaMashiach occupies His rightful position, and is glorified above principalities and powers and every name that is named. It was for the joy that was set before Him, — that He might bring many sons unto glory, — that He endured the Cross and despised the shame. And inconceivably great as was the sorrow and the shame, yet greater is the joy and the glory. He looks upon the redeemed, renewed in His own image, every heart bearing the perfect impress of the divine, every face reflecting the likeness of their King. He beholds in them the result of the travail of His soul, and He is satisfied. Then, in a voice that reaches the assembled multitudes of the righteous and the wicked, He declares, “Behold the purchase of My blood! For these I suffered; for these I died; that they might dwell in My presence throughout eternal ages.” And the song of praise ascends from the white-robed ones about the throne, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.” (Revelation 5:12).

Notwithstanding that Satan has been constrained to acknowledge Elohiym's justice, and to bow to the supremacy of HaMashiach, his character remains unchanged. The spirit of rebellion, like a mighty torrent, again bursts forth. Filled with frenzy, he determines not to yield the Great Controversy. The time has come for a last desperate struggle against the King of Heaven. He rushes into the midst of his subjects, and endeavors to inspire them with his own fury, and arouse them to instant battle. But of all the countless millions whom he has allured into rebellion, there are none now to acknowledge his supremacy. His power is at an end. The wicked are filled with the same hatred of Elohiym that inspires Satan; but they see that their case is hopeless, that they cannot prevail against YaHuWaH. Their rage is kindled against Satan and those who have been his agents in deception, and with the fury of demons they turn upon them.

Saith YaHuWaH: “Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of Elohiym; behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. They shall bring thee down to the pit.” “I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.... I will cast thee to the ground. I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.” “I will bring thee to ashes upon the Earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.... Thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.” (Yechezkiy'el 28:6-8, 16-19).

“Every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. “The indignation of YaHuWaH is upon all nations, and His fury upon all their armies: He hath utterly destroyed them, He hath delivered them to the slaughter.” “Upon the wicked He shall rain quick burning coals, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.” (YeshaYahuw 9:5; 34:2; 11:6). Fire comes down from Elohiym out of Heaven. The Earth is broken up. The weapons concealed in its depths are drawn forth. Devouring flames burst from every yawning chasm. The very rocks are on fire. The day has come that shall burn as an oven. The elements melt with fervent heat, the Earth also, and the works that are therein are burned up. (Mal'akiy 4:1; 2 Kepha 3:10). The Earth's surface seems one molten mass, — a vast, seething lake of fire. It is the time of the judgment and perdition of ungodly men, — “the day of YaHuWaH's vengeance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.” (YeshaYahuw 34:8; Proverbs 11:31).

The wicked receive their recompense in the Earth. (YeshaYahuw 34:8; Proverbs 11:31). They “shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith YaHuWaH of hosts.” (Mal'akiy 4:1). Some their deeds.” The sins of the righteous having been transferred to Satan, he is made to suffer not only for his own rebellion, but for all the sins which he has caused Elohiym's people to commit. His punishment is to be far greater than that of those whom he has deceived. After all have perished who fell by his deceptions, he is still to live and suffer on. In the cleansing flames the wicked are at last destroyed, root and branch, — Satan the root, his followers the branches. The full penalty of the law has been visited; the demands of justice have been met; and Heaven and Earth, beholding, declare the righteousness of YaHuWaH.

Satan’s work of ruin is forever ended. For six thousand years he has wrought his will, filling the Earth with woe, and causing grief throughout the Universe. The whole creation has groaned and travailed together in pain. Now Elohiym's creatures are forever delivered from his presence and temptations. “The whole Earth is at rest, and is quiet; they (the righteous) break forth into singing.” (YeshaYahuw 14:7). And a shout of praise and triumph ascends from the whole loyal Universe. “The voice of a great multitude,” “as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings,” is heard, saying, “Halleluyah; for YaHuWaH Elohiym omnipotent reigneth.”

While the Earth was wrapped in the fire of destruction, the righteous abode safely in the holy City. Upon those that had part in the first resurrection, the second death has no power. (Revelation 20:6; Psalm 84:11). While Elohiym is to the wicked a consuming fire, He is to His people both a Sun and a shield. (Revelation 20:6; Tehillim (Psalm) 84:11).

“And I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth; for the first Heaven and the first Earth were passed away.” (Revelation 21:1). The fire that consumes the wicked purifies the Earth. Every trace of the curse is swept away. No eternally burning hell will keep before the ransomed the fearful consequences of sin.

One reminder alone remains: our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion. Upon His wounded head, upon His side, His hands and feet, are the only traces of the cruel work that sin has wrought. Says the Prophet, beholding HaMashiach in His glory, “He had bright beams coming out of His side; and there was the hiding of His power.” (Habakkuk 3:4). That pierced side whence flowed the crimson stream that reconciled man to Elohiym, — there is the Savior's glory, there “the hiding of His power.” “Mighty to save,” through the sacrifice of redemption, He was therefore strong to execute justice upon them that despised Elohiym's mercy. And the tokens of His humiliation are His highest honor; through the eternal ages the wounds of Calvary will show forth His praise, and declare His power.

“O Tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, unto Thee shall it come, even the first dominion.” (Micah 4:8; Ephesians 1:14). The time has come, to which holy men have looked with longing since the flaming sword barred the first pair from Eden, — the time for “the redemption of the purchased possession.” (Micah 4:8; Ephesians 1:14). The Earth originally given to man as his kingdom, betrayed by him into the hands of Satan, and so long held by the mighty foe, has been brought back by the great plan of redemption. All that was lost by sin has been restored. “Thus saith YaHuWaH ... that formed the Earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited.” (YeshaYahuw 45:18). Elohiym's original purpose in the creation of the Earth is fulfilled as it is made the eternal abode of the redeemed. “The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.” Tehillim (Psalm) 37:29.

A fear of making the future inheritance seem too material has led many to spiritualize away the very truths which lead us to look upon it as our home. HaMashiach assured His Disciples that He went to prepare mansions for them in the Father's house. Those who accept the teachings of Elohiym's Word will not be wholly ignorant concerning the heavenly abode. And yet, “eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which Elohiym hath prepared for them that love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9). Human language is inadequate to describe the reward of the righteous. It will be known only to those who behold it. No finite mind can comprehend the glory of the Paradise of Elohiym.

In the Bible the inheritance of the saved is called a country. (Hebrews 11:14-16). There the heavenly Shepherd leads His flock to fountains of living waters. The tree of life yields its fruit every month, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of the nations. There are ever-flowing streams, clear as crystal, and beside them waving trees cast their shadows upon the paths prepared for the ransomed of YaHuWaH. There the widespread plains swell into hills of beauty, and the mountains of Elohiym rear their lofty summits. On those peaceful plains, beside those living streams, Elohiym's people, so long pilgrims and wanderers, shall find a home.

“My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.” “Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.” “They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: ... Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.” (YeshaYahuw 32:18; 60:18; 65:21, 22).

There, “the wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.” “Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree.” (YeshaYahuw 35:1; 55:13). “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; ... and a little child shall lead them.” “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,” (YeshaYahuw 11:6, 9; 33:24; 62:3; 65:19). saith YaHuWaH.

Pain cannot exist in the atmosphere of Heaven. There will be no more tears, no funeral trains, no badges of mourning. “There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, ... for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4, 11, 24, 3). “The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick; the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.” (YeshaYahuw 11:6, 9; 33:24; 62:3; 65:19).

There is the New Yerushalayim, the metropolis of the glorified new Earth, “a crown of glory in the hand of YaHuWaH, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy Elohiym.” (YeshaYahuw 11:6, 9; 33:24; 62:3; 65:19). “Her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.” “The nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it; and the kings of the Earth do bring their glory and honor into it.” (Revelation 21:4, 11, 24, 3). Saith YaHuWaH, “I will rejoice in Yerushalayim, and joy in my people.” (YeshaYahuw 11:6, 9; 33:24; 62:3; 65:19). “The tabernacle of Elohiym is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and Elohiym Himself shall be with them, and be their Elohiym.” (Revelation 21:4, 11, 24, 3).

In the City of Elohiym “there shall be no night.” None will need or desire repose. There will be no weariness in doing the will of Elohiym and offering praise to His name. We shall ever feel the freshness of the morning, and shall ever be far from its close. “And they need no candle, neither light of the Sun; for YaHuWaH Elohiym giveth them light.” (Revelation 22:5; 21:22). The light of the Sun will be superseded by a radiance which is not painfully dazzling, yet which immeasurably surpasses the brightness of our noontide. The glory of Elohiym and the Lamb floods the holy City with unfading light. The redeemed walk in the sunless glory of perpetual day.

“I saw no temple therein; for YaHuWaH Elohiym Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” (Revelation 22:5; 21:22). The people of Elohiym are privileged to hold open communion with the Father and the Son. Now we “see through a glass, darkly.” (1 Corinthians 13:12). We behold the image of Elohiym reflected, as in a mirror, in the works of nature and in His dealings with men; but then we shall see Him face to face, without a dimming veil between. We shall stand in His presence, and behold the glory of His countenance.

There the redeemed shall “know, even as also they are known.” The loves and sympathies which Elohiym Himself has planted in the soul, shall there find truest and sweetest exercise. The pure communion with holy beings, the harmonious social life with the blessed Angels and with the faithful ones of all ages, who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, the sacred ties that bind together “the whole family in Heaven and Earth,” (Ephesians 3:15) — these help to constitute the happiness of the redeemed.

There, immortal minds will contemplate with never-failing delight the wonders of creative power, the mysteries of redeeming love. There is no cruel, deceiving foe to tempt to forgetfulness of Elohiym. Every faculty will be developed, every capacity increased. The acquirement of knowledge will not weary the mind or exhaust the energies. There the grandest enterprises may be carried forward, the loftiest aspirations reached, the highest ambitions realized; and still there will arise new heights to surmount, new wonders to admire, new truths to comprehend, fresh objects to call forth the powers of mind and soul and body.

All the treasures of the Universe will be open to the study of Elohiym's redeemed. Unfettered by mortality, they wing their tireless flight to worlds afar, — worlds that thrilled with sorrow at the spectacle of human woe, and rang with songs of gladness at the tidings of a ransomed soul. With unutterable delight the children of Earth enter into the joy and the wisdom of unfallen beings. They share the treasures of knowledge and understanding gained through ages upon ages in contemplation of Elohiym's handiwork. With undimmed vision they gaze upon the glory of creation, — Suns and Stars and systems, all in their appointed order circling the throne of Deity. Upon all things, from the least to the greatest, the Creator's Name is written, and in all are the riches of His power displayed.

And the years of eternity, as they roll, will bring richer and still more glorious revelations of Elohiym and of HaMashiach. As knowledge is progressive, so will love, reverence, and happiness increase. The more men learn of Elohiym, the greater will be their admiration of His character. As YaHuWshuaH opens before them the riches of redemption, and the amazing achievements in the Great Controversy with Satan, the hearts of the ransomed thrill with more fervent devotion, and with more rapturous joy they sweep the harps of gold; and ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands of voices unite to swell the mighty chorus of praise.

“And every creature which is in Heaven, and on the Earth, and under the Earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever.” (Revelation 5:13).

The Great Controversy is ended. Sin and sinners are no more. The entire Universe is clean. One pulse of harmony and gladness beats through the vast creation. From Him who created all, flow life and light and gladness, throughout the realms of illimitable space. From the minutest atom to the greatest world, all things, animate and inanimate, in their unshadowed beauty and perfect joy, declare that Elohiym is love.