Revelation gives us a glimpse of the New Jerusalem - New Heaven - and its measurements!

"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him". 1 Corinthians 2:9

This verse highlights the profound, divine blessings and plans, God has prepared, that surpass human understanding and perception.

The final picture is:
God brings heaven down
And lives with us here
“Behold, the dwelling of God is with men…” (Revelation 21:3)

In the future:
God moves His dwelling to be with us.
Creation itself is restored and God comes to dwell with the redeemed, forever.

The Three Heavens

There are actually three heavens described in the Bible. The first heaven is what is called the firmament or sky, that covers the earth. This is the realm of birds and clouds that surrounds the entire earth.

The second heaven is where the stars, the sun, and the moon reside. This is the space beyond the earth and it covers the entire universe. It is as far as the human eye can see with the help of gigantic telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope.

The third heaven is unseen and is the residence of God. This is where the saints (followers of Christ) are today. This is the location of the throne of God, and where the holy angels surrounding His throne sing day and night, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord our God.

Heaven is for real and it exists today in every sense of the word. It is, from the human standpoint, indescribable (I Cor. 2:9).

Biblical Descriptions of the New Heaven, the New Jerusalem

There is a constant chant of holy angels that are continually proclaiming Holy, Holy, Holy over the throne of God. The Mercy Seat in heaven where God sits, is surrounded by magnificent angels full of glory and power that proclaim and bless the holy name of God without ceasing. Some of these are described as "full of eyes, with six wings and neither rest day or night in their proclaiming the holiness of God" (Rev. 4:8-11).

Heaven Descends to the Earth

After the Kingdom of Heaven begins on earth, after Christ’s return, the New Jerusalem descends out of heaven and the New Jerusalem, will then be on earth.

Revelation 21:1-2 describes this: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.”

All pain, suffering, and tears will absent there (Rev. 21:4).
John was carried away to heaven in Revelation chapter 21, and this chapter is perhaps the best description of heaven that we know of; at least the heaven that will be seen by those who are Christ’s today.

John describes the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:10-27:

I just love how the Bible describes all the beautiful precious stones that will make up the foundation of the New Jerusalem.

And He carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.
13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 1,400 miles in length, and as wide and high as it is long [1,400 miles wide and tall].
17 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits, or 200 feet thick.
18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

"In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:2
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