What does Revelation 21 say about the end of death and pain?
Quick Answer
John describes the dwelling of God with people and the removal of death, mourning, crying, and pain in the renewed creation.
Key Scriptures
– Revelation 21:1-5 — The new heaven and new earth are followed by the first explicit descent description of New Jerusalem, with death, mourning and pain ended.
– Revelation 22:3-5 — The same passage says the curse is removed and God’s servants reign forever, a detail readers must compare with the claim of ongoing healing.
Detailed Biblical Study
The Teaching uses these promises to argue that healing leaves would be unnecessary afterward. Other readings see healing as the permanent flourishing of nations in God’s presence.
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.