Revelation 21:3
in Revelation 21And 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.
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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 be their God:
KJV
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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This verse in Revelation 21
Commentary
11 notes on this verseThe Lord gives witness to himself, for the multitude of the saints will become his temple, so that he might dwell with them forever and that he might be their Lord and they might be his people. He himself will take away all weeping and …
This site's exposition
the dwelling place of God
on Revelation 21:3-4
A voice from the throne announces that the dwelling place of God is with man, as God dwelt among Israel in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:8). He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, the promise of Isaiah 25:8, and death, mourning, crying and pain end one by one.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Behold, now it has revealed the riddle, saying, Behold, the tent of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. The apostle made this clearer when he said …
The Medieval Church2 voices
The saint is instructed from heaven that this is the true dwelling whose type was indicated by Moses, or rather the prefiguration of the type, since the type exists in the church of the present day.
Behold, the dwelling place of God is with men, etc. God himself will be the reward of eternal beatitude for the elect, which they will possess forever as they are possessed by Him.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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.
They shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God - So shall the covenant between God and his people be executed in the most glorious manner.
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4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And I heard a great voice out of heaven,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And I heard a great voice out of heaven - As if uttered by God himself or the voice, of angels. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men - The tabernacle, as that word is commonly used in the Scriptures, referring to the sacred “tent” erected in the wilderness, was regarded as the unique dwelling-place of God among his people - as the temple was afterward, which was also called a “tabernacle.” See the notes on Heb 9:
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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;
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The tabernacle of God is with men - God, in the most especial manner, dwells among his followers, diffusing his light and life everywhere.
The words behind it
34 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἤκουσα | ekousa | I heard | G191 → | 425 times |
| φωνῆς | phones | a voice | G5456 → | 139 times |
| μεγάλης | megales | great | G3173 → | 243 times |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → | 911 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 → | 62 times |
| λεγούσης· | legouses | saying: | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ἰδοὺ | idou | Behold | G2400 → | 200 times |
| ἡ | he | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| σκηνὴ | skene | tabernacle | G4633 → | 20 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| μετὰ | meta | [is] with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τῶν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀνθρώπων, | anthropon | men, | G444 → | 549 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| σκηνώσει | skenosei | He will tabernacle | G4637 → | 5 times |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| αὐτῶν. | auton | them. | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| αὐτοὶ | autoi | they themselves | G846 → | 5565 times |
| λαοὶ | laoi | peoples | G2992 → | 141 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἔσονται, | esontai | will be, | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| αὐτὸς | autos | Himself | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεὸς | theos | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| αὐτῶν | auton | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἔσται | estai | will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| αὐτῶν | auton | [as] their | G846 → | 5565 times |
| θεός. | theos | God. | G2316 → | 1312 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἤκουσαI heard
ekousaG191 →425 times
φωνῆςa voice
phonesG5456 →139 times
μεγάληςgreat
megalesG3173 →243 times
ἐκfrom
ekG1537 →911 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
θρόνουthrone
thronouG2362 →62 times
λεγούσης·saying:
legousesG3004 →1325 times
ἰδοὺBehold
idouG2400 →200 times
ἡthe
heG3588 →19766 times
σκηνὴtabernacle
skeneG4633 →20 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
θεοῦof God
theouG2316 →1312 times
μετὰ[is] with
metaG3326 →461 times
τῶν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἀνθρώπων,men,
anthroponG444 →549 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
σκηνώσειHe will tabernacle
skenoseiG4637 →5 times
μετ᾽with
met᾽G3326 →461 times
αὐτῶν.them.
autonG846 →5565 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
αὐτοὶthey themselves
autoiG846 →5565 times
λαοὶpeoples
laoiG2992 →141 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
ἔσονται,will be,
esontaiG1510 →2333 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
αὐτὸςHimself
autosG846 →5565 times
ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
θεὸςGod
theosG2316 →1312 times
μετ᾽with
met᾽G3326 →461 times
αὐτῶνthem
autonG846 →5565 times
ἔσταιwill be
estaiG1510 →2333 times
αὐτῶν[as] their
autonG846 →5565 times
θεός.God.
theosG2316 →1312 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
it leads to
- Exodus 29:45
Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
- Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Jeremiah 32:38
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 37:26–27
And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.
- Exodus 29:45
Through
John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
it leads to
- John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 14:15
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- Revelation 3:20–21
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- John 14:21
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About Revelation
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21:3-4; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 21:3-4; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation.