Here I start at the end of Revelation. My study of Revelation benefits from such 'backwards engineering', for in the final two chapters, I discover six entities whose fates John clearly sets forth: the Saints, Jews, Satan, AntiChrist, the Nations and the Creation. Now I feel I know what to notice as I read through earlier chapters! I shall search through Revelations 4-18 and happily discover how each of these six entities came to their eternal fates.

1. XXIII: Where The Gates Never Close
Revelation 21:22 - 22:5

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5. WE’LL BE FOCUSING ON THE ETERNAL CITY’S
PART OF THE FINAL NARRATIVE
Introduction
Letters to the Seven Churches
The Story of the Tribulation
The Doom of Babylon
Christ’s Return
The Millennium
Great White Throne Judgment
The Eternal City
Final Message
Rev 22
Rev 19

6. FOUR PARTS TO THIS
PRESENTATION
Basic Facts: We extract the facts about Heaven as presented
in the last two chapters of Revelation.
Islam Vs. Christianity: Two distinct and different visions
of Heaven emerge here-and I suggest that there are reasons
why each tradition depicts Heaven the way it does!
The Nations vs. The Bride: Two population groups
appear on the rolls of Heaven. What’s up with that?
Genesis vs. Revelation: The two harmonize in the mind of
God and that harmony resonates in the pages of our Bibles.

7. Here’s the Basic Facts
Section for Chapter 21 and
the beginning of
Chapter 22.

8. GOD LIGHTS THE
ETERNAL CITY
No temple (21:22)– Almighty and the Lamb = Temple
No sun/moon (21:23)– Almighty and the Lamb give light
Nations: (Nations???
What nations? What’s up with that?)
Walk by this light (v. 24)
Have kings (v. 24)
Walk through gates that never close (v. 25)
Bring their glory into the city (v. 24)

9. GOD HEALS THE
NATIONS
River of the waters of life come from God’s throne (v. 1)
This river flows down the middle of the street
On either side of the river: Tree of Life (v. 2)
Yields 12 kinds of fruit
Heals the nations (Again, what are ‘nations’ doing in Heaven?)
There is no more curse

10. GOD’S BONDSERVANTS
God’s Bondservants serve Him (v. 3)
They (we?) see His face (v. 4)
His name is on their (our?) foreheads
No need for natural light: the Lord God shall illumine them
They (we?) shall reign forever and ever!

11. GOD’S BONDSERVANTS
God’s Bondservants serve Him (v. 3)
They (we?) see His face (v. 4)
His name is on their (our?) foreheads WHICH EYE
written, "THINGS
but just as it is
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12. REPORTING OUT ON THE
TRIBULATION SIX IN CHAPTER 22
TRIBULATION SAINTS: Assuming they belong among the
‘God’s bondservants’ group of 22:3, they reside safely in the
Eternal City, New Jerusalem
ANTICHRIST: No news here.
SATAN: No news here, but death has been done away with
which suggests his influence has finished?

13. REPORTING OUT ON THE
TRIBULATION SIX
ISRAEL: No relevant news in this section 21:22 - 22:5
THE NATIONS: Some subset of the class “Nations” clearly
has a place around the Eternal City, perhaps in the “New
Earth” over which the Eternal City hovers. How did they get
here? See the slide “Nations vs. Bride” below for fuller
treatment. River of Life said to be for the nations’ healing
(Rev 22:1+2)
CREATION: No more curse!! (Rev 22:3) Everything ‘new’!

14. Here’s the Islam
vs. Christianity section.
Compare and contrast to
sharpen your
understanding.

15. ISLAM VS.
CHRISTIANITY
d
rent an
Diffe
ns
e visio
v
structi
in
n
f heave
o
Our Heaven appears less naturally alluring
than do the Muslim’s visions of Paradise
Bible: Lots on geography; little on experience
Qur’an: Little on geography; lots on experience
Bible: Features the site– bejeweled splendor, grand
architecture
Qur’an: Features the experience–eternal sexual
pleasures etc

16. ISLAM VS.
CHRISTIANITY
d
rent an
Diffe
ns
e visio
v
structi
in
n
f heave
o
God provides us a view of Heaven which
stresses its corporate elements: the Bride, the
nations, the Holy City, corporate experiences
of Heaven’s overall beauty
The Qur’an provides us a view of the
individual muslim man’s elevation to
limitless self indulgence: His tent, his
collection of women, his wine and good times

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Qur’anic vision of Paradise
motivates Muslims to behave
very differently than do
the Christian’s visions of Heaven

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22. In obedience to Christ’s appeals to know Him in this life, we
strive to express, in acts of grace, the experience of His
Spirit’s presence within us now.
Our present union with God through His Spirit serves as the
primary motivation and power for our actions here on earth.
Biblical depictions of Heaven serve as a secondary
motivator for action on earth. Therefore:
The Bible’s depiction of our personal experience of
Heaven gets only a general description. In Heaven, God
tells us that we experience the completion of our union
with Christ which we enjoyed in life .

23. In obedience to the Qur’an’s commands to pursue
violent jihad, the islamic warrior strives now to earn a
future entrance to a sensual Paradise later.
That need to secure entrance to Paradise with physical
violence motivates the many a Muslim male’s behavior.
Lurid Qur’anic visions of Paradise serve as a powerful
primary motivator for dangerous physical actions here
on earth. Therefore:
The Qur’anic portrayal of the sensual personal
experience of a future Paradise gets
powerfully graphic descriptions designed to stir the
faithful to violent physical actions in the present.

24. The Christi
an secures H
conversion
eaven upon
and begins
to learn the
ways of
his God her
e on earth.
Christ gives
us His prese
nce, His Spi
motivate us
rit, to
here to acts
of graciousn
ess.

25. The Christi
an secures H
conversion
eaven upon
and begins
to learn the
ways of
his God her
e on earth.
Christ gives
us His prese
nce, His Spi
rit, to
motivate us
here.
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26. Here’s the
‘Nations vs. The Bride’
Section. Wondering why
the ‘nations’ are in Heaven
with the Bride?
Me, too.

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Have kings (21:26)
Access to New Jerusalem
(21:25)
Receive healing (22:2)
Relieved of curse (22:3)
NATIONS VS. BRIDE
Nations:
At Armageddon (19:19)
Slaughtered in battle (19:21)
Millennial experience of Sheep
Nations (20:8)
Some join Satan at end (20:8)
All dead resurrected (20:11)
Great White Throne: If name not in
Book of Life, report to Hell,
If name in Book of Life, report to
to Heaven (20:11)
God dwells with those in
Book of Life in heaven (21:3)
No tears for the ‘saved’ (21:4)
Relationship with New
Jerusalem for the
‘saved’ (21:4)
The Bride:
Marriage Supper (19:7)
First Resurrection (20:4+5)
Reign with Christ for 1000 years
(20:6)
Live as Bride of Christ in New
Jerusalem (21:2)
Serve God (22:3)
Carry God’s Name: (22:3)

28. The Christi
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eaven upon
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conversion.
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trance
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conversion.
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31. Let’s review the
connection between
Genesis’ opening Chapters
and Revelation’s closing
Chapters.

32. GENESIS <=>
REVELATION

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34. GENESIS:
THE ALPHA TOWER
REVELATION:
THE OMEGA TOWER
G 3:8–God walks
with Adam
R 21:3–God dwells
among men
G 2:10 A river waters
the Garden
R 22:1–A river waters
New Jerusalem
G 2:9–Tree of Life in
Garden’s center
R 22:2–Tree of Life in the
center of New Jerusalem
G 2:8–God creates
the Garden
R 21:2–God creates
New Jerusalem
G 1:3–Light bathes the
first creation
R 21:23–Light also bathes
the second creation
G1:1–God creates the
heavens and earth
R 21:1–God creates the
new heavens and earth

35. GENESIS:
THE ALPHA TOWER
REVELATION:
THE OMEGA TOWER
G 3:24–Garden locked
R 21:25–Gates opened
G 3:24–Man banished
from Garden
R 21:3, 22:3–Man welcomed
back to New Jerusalem
G 3:17–Ground Cursed
R 22:3–Curse removed
G 3:16–Pain and tears
R 21:4–No more pain
and tears
G 2:3–Death reigns
R 20:14–Death abolished
G 2:13–Satan deceives
R 20:10–Satan punished

36. GENESIS AND REVELATION
Revelation pictures an Eternal State that directly reflects
God’s original intentions for the Creation as pictured in the
opening chapters of Genesis.
Creation itself has come through a spiritual death to become
all that God intended it to be from the first, before the Fall of
Man.
Heaven reflects God’s righteous character, not man’s carnal
interests in self-indulgence, and every descriptive item in
Revelation speaks to us of our God’s righteousness and
strength!

37. e Eternal
ent of th
n’s treatm
evelatio
tR
ty to the
physicali
hroughou
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striking
e exists a
er
tures of
State, th
ith struc
ven fills w
hy and a
ea
a geograp
ctions. H
de p i
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stance, p
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piritually
sured sub
mea
t are we s
m. Wha
sy st e
heaven?
political
icality in
this phys
make of
sou ls t o
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e
Table of C
ontents
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In
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s
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