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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 21 – The New Jerusalem
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. 4. And

God 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.

The Father’s House. — In connection with the

view which John has of the holy city coming

down from God out of heaven, a voice is heard,

saying, “The tabernacle of God is with men,

and he will dwell with them.” The conclusion

naturally follows that the tabernacle here

mentioned is the city. This same city is called

in John 14 the Father’s house in which are

many mansions. If an objection should arise in

any mind that this is too permanent a place to