Does Revelation state that nations disappear in the new creation?
Quick Answer
No. Revelation 21:24-26 and 22:2 continue to mention nations; the Teaching’s claim that no nations could remain after renewal is a debated inference.
Key Scriptures
– Revelation 21:22-27 — God and the Lamb are the city’s temple and light, and nations and kings are depicted entering its glory—a useful nuance in assessing the Teaching.
– Revelation 22:1-2 — The water of life and tree yielding monthly fruit bear leaves for the healing of the nations; the speaker treats this as pre-final-restoration imagery.
Detailed Biblical Study
John describes nations walking in the city’s light and leaves for their healing. Any model of timing must account for this wording rather than treating the word nations as absent from the eternal-state visions.
Related Teaching
When Does the New Jerusalem Arrive? Before or After the Millennium?
This short addendum asks whether New Jerusalem descends with Yeshua at the beginning of the Millennium or after the final judgment. The speaker argues for an arrival with Yeshua, comparing Ezekiel 47’s healing river, trees, fish, seasons, and unhealed marshes with Revelation 22’s tree of life and healing of the nations. He also compares recurring earthquakes, darkening, hail, blood, and judgments across the seals, trumpets, and bowls, proposing that Revelation revisits the same end-time period thematically rather than advancing as one uninterrupted timeline. He links the returning saints in Zechariah 14:4-5 to the Bride/holy city of Revelation 21:9-10, while inviting listeners to challenge his conclusion.