If that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

I saw heaven standing open. … It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. … The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. … 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. I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 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. … The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. … These words are trustworthy and true.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” … Rejoice that your names are written in heaven. … The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!”

Jh 14:2; Jh 14:2-3; Re 19:11, Re 21:11, Re 21:18-19, Re 21:21-23, Re 22:3-4, Re 22:6; Re 21:3-4, Is 25:8, Lu 10:20, Re 22:17