Summary: S0961 Matthew 1:23 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." (NKJV) John 1:14 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (NKJV) The word dwelt here in John 1:14 is the same word used in Revelation 21:3 (King James) for tabernacle. The ancient tabernacle was merely a foreshadowing of the fact that the Lords desire has always been to live with the people He created. In this glorious new city, He will do just that. He will live or tabernacle with us. The supernatural result of the presence of God will be: (1) No more tears, or crying: (2) No more death: (3) No more sorrow: (4) And no more pain: You see -all these are a result of sin and the curse. These are the former things that will be done away with. We have His promise in verse 5 that all things will be new or (fresh). As he restates His sovereignty in verse 6, (Alpha and Qmega, Beginning and End) He assures John that He is the source of water in this New city. Jesus made a very important statement to the woman at the well in John 4:14 14 "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." (NKJV) Those who place a saving faith in the cross, their very sustenance will be the Lord Himself. He will be their Life, and they will inherit all the blessing of their Father.
