What Will the New Jerusalem Be Like?
In Revelation 21-22, the place where God and His people will live eternally is called a city fifteen times. The fact that the city is described using many physical descriptions suggests a physical, geographical location. Revelation 21:15-16 reveals the actual dimensions to be the equivalent of 1,400 miles in length, width, and height. The notion that these figures might have some symbolic importance does not negate the possibility that these represent the literal dimensions of the New Jerusalem. We should not worry about Heaven being crowded because the ground level of the city will be approximately 2 million square miles. Of course, we do not know exactly how the living quarters will be established. But combining our imagination with the biblical measurements, the height would allow the city to have more than 600,000 stories. Billions and billions of believers could reside there. This city will be completely different from today’s city. Imagine all the benefits of culture, the arts, a
