Revelation 21:5 — Bible Verse Meaning & Context

Revelation 21:5 reads: "He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”" — from the New Testament, Revelation (Apocalyptic prophecy). The full verse is shown above with both the World English Bible (WEB) and King James Version (KJV) translations side by side.

Revelation 21:5 is in the book of Revelation, traditionally attributed to John the apostle and written around c. 95 AD. Revelation is apocalyptic prophecy in the New Testament, originally addressed to Seven churches in Roman Asia (Asia Minor) facing persecution. Best known for the lamb who was slain and the new heavens and new earth.

Revelation 21:5 is primarily a Bible verse about Hope. Within Revelation, Revelation is the Bible's closing book — a series of dramatic visions given to John on Patmos. Read the full passage above with surrounding context.

Revelation 21:5 in the World English Bible (WEB) reads: "He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”". The King James Version (KJV) reads: "And2532 he that sat2521 upon1909 the throne2362 said2036, Behold2400, I make4160 all things3956 new2537. And2532 he said3004 unto me3427, Write1125: for3754 these3778 words3056 are1526 true228 and2532 faithful4103.". The WEB is a modern public-domain translation that updates the KJV's 1611 English while keeping a similar formal-equivalence style. Both render the same underlying Greek or Hebrew text.

Revelation 21:5 is 26 words in the WEB translation (133 characters), broken into 5 clauses. It is a longer verse, often broken into smaller phrases for memorisation. Estimated reading time is about 8 seconds.

To memorise Revelation 21:5, split it into its 5 natural clauses and learn one at a time. Repeat the full verse out loud five times, then write it from memory. Saving the verse as a photo wallpaper using our verse image studio helps daily review — the visual association with a memorable background dramatically improves recall.

Revelation is the Bible's closing book — a series of dramatic visions given to John on Patmos. It opens with letters to seven churches, then unveils the throne room of heaven, the lamb who was slain, judgment cycles of seals/trumpets/bowls, the final defeat of evil, the millennium, the great white throne, and the new heavens and new earth. Christ's final invitation closes the Bible: "Come, Lord Jesus" (22:20). Revelation 21:5 sits within this larger story — Revelation as a whole emphasises victory of Christ, judgment, worship.

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