1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;  * for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,  * and the sea was no more.  *2 I also saw the holy city,  * the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,  * prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.  *

3 Then I heard a loud voice  * from the throne:  *,* Look, God’s dwelling  * is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples,  *,* and God himself will be with them and will be their God.  *4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.  * Death will be no more;  * grief, crying, and pain will be no more,  * because the previous things  * have passed away.  *

5 Then the one seated on the throne said, "Look, I am making everything new." He also said, "Write, because these words  * are faithful and true."  *