Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Revelation 21

^{2 a} All things shalbe renued and restored into a most excellent and perfect estate, and therefore the day of the resurrection is called, The day of restauracion of all things, {Acts 5,21}

^{1 b} For all things shalbe purged from their corruption, and the faithful shal enter into heauen with their head Christ.

^{2 c} The holie companie of the elect.

^{2 d} Meaning, that God by his diuine majestie wil glorifie & renew his, & take them vnto him.

^{3 !} The blessed estate of the godlie

^{4 e} All occasions of sorowes shalbe taken away: so that they shal haue perpetual joy.

^{6 f} I that am your eternal life, wil giue vnto mine to drinke of the liuelie waters of this euerlasting life.

^{8 g} Thei which feare man more then God.

^{8 h} Thei which mocke & jest at religion.

^{8 !} And the miserable condicion of the wicked.

^{9 i} Meaning the Church, which is maried to Christ by faith.

^{10 k} By this description is declared the incomprehensible excellencie, which the heauenlie companie do enjoye.

^{10 l} It is said to come downe from heauen, because all the benefites that the Church hathe, they acknowledge it to come fo God through Christ.

^{11 !} The description of the heauenlie Jerusalem, and of the wife of the Lambe.

^{11 m} Euer grene & flourishing.

^{12 n} Signifying that the faithful shal be surely kept in heauen.

^{12 o} That is, place ynough to enter: for els we knowe there is but one way & one gate, euen Jesus Christ.

^{14 p} For the Apostles were meanes whereby Jesus Christ the true fundacion was reueiled to the worlde.

^{22 q} This declareth that Christ is God inseparable with his Father.

^{24 r} Here we se as in infinit other places that Kings & Princes (contrarie to the wicked opinion of the Anabaptists) are partakers of the heauenlie glorie, if they rule in the feare of the Lord.