Revelation 21:5 (WEB)
He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Revelation 21:5 (KJV)
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Key words
- Ἰδοὺ καινὰ ποιῶ πάνταidou kaina poiō panta · Greek
- 'Behold, I make all things new' — the new creation.
Why it matters
The One on the throne makes all things new. Pitre ends chapter 2 here (p 41): Mary, the New Eve, is the beginning of the new creation, the supreme example of what God's grace can do in a mere human creature, and the promise that in the resurrection we too will be completely free from sin.
Catechism · 2
"I Believe in Life Everlasting"
“In this new universe, the heavenly Jerusalem, God will have his dwelling among men.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rev 21:5.
Sacred Scripture
The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God's plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.
Fathers and councils · 4
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And He said to me, They are done.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 5, 6.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Moreover, there is a Cup, wherewith Thou dost use to purify the hidden chambers of the soul, a Cup not of the old order, nor filled from a common Vine,—a new Cup, brought down from heaven to earth, filled with wine pressed from the wondrous cluster, which hung in fleshly form…” — editor's note: i.e., not of the old Dispensation—not provided for in the Mosaic ritual; also, not belonging to the old Creation, but a pledge and premonition of the new (Rev.…
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Leo the Great
“Whence abiding in Himself He renews all things, and receives nothing which He did not Himself give.” — editor's note: Cf. Rev. xxi. 5.
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Augustine of Hippo
“And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 2–5.
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Cross-references · 10
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
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Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.
Cited together in The City of God XX.17.