Chapter twenty-one introduces the culmination of all things. After all of the saints have been resurrected and all unbelievers have been banished in punishment, Heaven and Earth will be destroyed and re-created (Revelation 21:1-2). It is in this eternal state that the promise of no tears, sickness, death, etc. will finally be realized (Revelation 21:4). […]
Chapter nineteen picks up the chronology again with worship in heaven that approximates chapter Revelation 5:11-14, the enormous multitude in chapter 7, and the seventh trumpet. A new detail is that this celebration is called āthe wedding celebration of the Lambā (Revelation 19:7) and āthe banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lambā (Revelation 19:9).
Chapter ten finishes the story of the Feast of Tabernacles, then jumps ahead a couple of months. In verses 1-21, Jesus added two new āI amā statements. First, he told a parable about a sheepfold and its gatekeeper (John 10:1-10). The gatekeeper alone decided who was allowed to enter and exit the sheepfold. Jesus claimed,
