I [John] saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. 

    Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband. 

       I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won’t be any more death. There won’t be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.”