REVELATION 21:22-27

22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day— and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Just like in Eden, in the New Jerusalem God’s presence pervades everything, and so there is no need for a Temple, just as there is no need for mediated sources of light—all the light comes from the Lord God and the Lamb.

And the city will be adorned with all that’s best and beautiful from the cultures of the earth.

Beautiful things that humanity makes, when dedicated to God’s glory, will have a place in the New Creation. All good things will have a place in the New Creation, and there will be no place for anything bad.

Work hard at something beautiful today!