Bible Verses About The New Jerusalem And Christian Hope

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Core Revelation passage for New Jerusalem descending from heaven.

And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

Same central Revelation scene with the holy city coming down.

But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

Key Hebrews passage naming the heavenly Jerusalem.

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Direct Pauline phrase on the Jerusalem above.

But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Direct passage for a heavenly country and prepared city.

For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

Direct passage for seeking the city to come.

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Direct passage for hope laid up in heaven.

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Direct passage for creation of new heavens and new earth.

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.

Provides the new heaven and new earth setting tied to the final city hope.

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Connects Christian expectation to new heavens and new earth.

All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

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Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

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At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.

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Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.

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And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

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If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

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Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

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Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

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Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

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And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

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Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

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For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Describes the prepared city believers seek.

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

Shows hope as something not yet seen and therefore future.