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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Revelation~
Chapter 21 – The New Jerusalem
of the city, must find some place into which
to discharge its waters; and what can that be
but the new-earth sea? That there will be a
sea, or seas, in the new earth, may be inferred
from the prophecy which speaks of Christ’s
future reign as follows: “And his dominion
shall be from sea even to sea, and from the
river even to the ends of the earth.” Zechariah
9:10. Rut that three quarters of the globe will
then, as now, be abandoned to a waste of
waters, cannot be expected. The new world
will have everything which will contribute to
its utility and beauty.
VERSE 2. And I John saw the holy city. New
Jerusalem, coming down from God 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 God