Psalm 30:5
About this verseGod's anger lasts only a moment but his favour lasts a lifetime; sorrow may linger through the night, but joy arrives with the morning.
Revelation 21:4
In the new creation God himself will dry every tear; death, grief, crying and pain will be gone for good.
Every tear he will wipe from their eyes. Death will be no more, and no more mourning, no crying, no pain. The former things have gone.”
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What Revelation 21:4 means
This comes near the very end of the Bible, describing the new heaven and new earth. The gesture is intimate: God himself wiping tears from faces, one at a time.
The list of what ends is specific rather than vague — death, mourning, crying, pain — and the reason given is that the former things have passed away. For anyone grieving, it is worth knowing by heart because it names their exact experience and puts an end date on it.
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Questions about Revelation 21:4
What does Revelation 21:4 mean?
It promises that in the new creation God will wipe away every tear, and that death, mourning, crying and pain will be gone, because the old order has passed away.
Is Revelation 21:4 a good verse for a funeral?
It is among the most used, because it does not minimise the loss. It names death, mourning and pain directly and promises their end rather than explaining them away.