Revelation 21:3 KJV — MannaFest

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God 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.

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ASV

And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God:

WEB

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

YLT

and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them--their God,

DBT

And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle ofGod [is] with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, andGod himself shall be with them, theirGod.

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Revelation — John on Patmos sees the Lamb who was slain enthroned, the scroll opened, Babylon fallen, and the new Jerusalem descending. The canon's capstone — and its most interpretively contested book.

Author: John (traditional — apostle of Jesus; same author as the Fourth Gospel). Some modern critical scholarship distinguishes ‘John of Patmos’ from the apostle; site defaults to traditional attribution
Date: Late-date c. AD 95–96 under Domitian (Irenaeus, mainstream traditional); early-date c. AD 65–68 under Nero (required by most preterist readings). Site surfaces both

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2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Revelation 22:3
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Ezekiel 37:27
My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jeremiah 31:33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

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The presence of God with his church is the glory of the church. It is matter of wonder that a holy God should ever dwell with any of the children of men. The presence of God with his people in heaven will not be interrupted as it is on earth, but he will dwell with them continually.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

out of heaven--so ANDREAS. But A and Vulgate read, "out of the throne." the tabernacle--alluding to the tabernacle of God in the wilderness (wherein many signs of His presence were given): of which this is the antitype, having previously been in heaven: Re 11:19;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Allusion Exodus 25:8
'The tabernacle (skene G4633) of God is with men, and he will dwell (skenoo G4637) with them' — Exod 25:8's purpose reaches its telos; inclusio with John 1:14.
Rev 21:3; LXX bridge (STEPBible floor)
Homecoming Ezekiel 37:27
'The tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them' parallels Ezekiel's 'my tabernacle also shall be with them' - return consummated. Mirror Row 7.
bt-consensus (cite-only)
Allusion Ezekiel 37:27
'The tabernacle of God is with men' fulfills Ezekiel's dwelling promise — the dwelling thread's terminus.
Beale-Carson
Covenant Formula Hosea 2:23
'Thou art my people... Thou art my God' lands as 'they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them': the marriage IS the covenant. Bridges Rows 6 and 7.
MT-ASV; PD-quot
Inclusio Genesis 3:8
CANON-LEVEL. God dwelling with humanity - lost (walking in the garden, now hidden from, Gen 3:8) and regained ('the tabernacle of God is with men', Rev 21:3). The temple/dwelling thread's two ends.
Beale, Temple and the Church's Mission (NSBT 17, 2004); ASV/WEB text

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