The City, the great City, it’s coming! It’s coming down from God out of heaven!” And it came and settled on the place where we stood.
With Jesus at our head we all descended from the City down to this earth, on a great and mighty mountain,.. Then we began to look at the glorious things outside of the City. There I saw most beautiful houses, that had the appearance of silver, supported by four pillars set with pearls, most glorious to behold, which were to be inhabited by the saints, and in them was a golden shelf,,
And I saw another field full of all kinds of flowers, and as I plucked them I cried out, They will never fade...
Then we entered a field full of all kinds of beasts—the lion, the lamb, the leopard and the wolf, all together in perfect union.
. And I saw the little ones climb, or if they chose, use their little wings and flytothe top of the mountains, and pluck the never-fading f lowers. There wereall kinds of trees to beautify the place;
In Heaven, All Is Purity and Peace—Through Christ alone can you make sure of heaven, where all is purity, holiness, peace, and blessedness, where there are glories that mortal lips cannot describe.
No Tree of Knowledge in the New Earth—Not all the conditions of that first school of Eden will be found in the school of the future life. No tree of knowledge of good and evil will afford opportunity for temptation.
NO SEA—These a divides friends. It is a barrier between us and those whom we love. Our associations are broken up 138 by the broad, fathomless ocean. In the New Earth there will be no more sea,
No Tears or Funerals—In the home of the redeemed there will be no tears, no funeral trains, no badges of mourning.
No Marriages or Births— Neither those who shall be raised from the dead, nor those who shall be translated without seeing death, will marry or be given in marriage. They will be as the angels of God, members of the royal family.—Ms 28, 1904 quoted in Maranatha, 369.
No Night or Need of Rest—In the City of God “there shall be no night.” None will need or desire repose.
No Temple, But Face-To-Face Communion—“I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” Revelation 21:22. The people of God are privileged to hold open communion with the Father and the Son.
No Pain, Sickness, or Death—Oh, I long for Jesus to come. I long for that home in the kingdom of glory where there will be no sickness, no sorrow, no pain, no death.—Letter 64a, 1889 quoted in Manuscript Releases 10:383.
No Contention or Discord—No voices of contention mar the sweet and perfect peace of heaven. Its inhabitants know no sorrow, no grief, no tears. All is in perfect harmony, in perfect order and perfect bliss....
Heaven is a home where sympathy is alive in every heart, expressed in every look. Love reigns there. There are no jarring elements, no discord or contentions or war of words.—Letter 30, 1882 quoted in Last Day Events, 296.
The Sabbath Will Continue to Be Observed in the New Earth— The Sabbath was instituted in Eden before the fall, and was observed by Adam and Eve, and all the heavenly host. God rested on the seventh day, and blessed and hallowed it. I saw that the Sabbath never will be done away; but that the redeemed saints, and all the angelic host, will observe it in honor of the great Creator to all eternity.—Early Writings, 217.
Communion With the Faithful of All Ages—There the redeemed shall know, even as also they are known.
The Happiness of Others Is the Joy of the Redeemed—Everything in heaven is noble and elevated. All seek the interest and happiness of others. No one devotes himself to looking out and caring for self.
God’s People Are at Home in the New Earth—God’s people, so long pilgrims and wanderers, shall find a home. 143 “My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.”
The Redeemed Will Live Active, Purposeful Lives—In the earth made new the redeemed will engage in the occupations and pleasures that brought happiness to Adam and Eve in the beginning. The Eden life will be lived, the life in garden and field. “They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them....My people, and Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.”—Prophets and Kings, 730, 731 quoted in The Adventist Home, 549.
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