Bible Verses: Revelation 21:1-2 (ESV-English Standard Version)

An important part of keeping God’s word in your heart and having it available for when you need to quote it to fight against the devil’s temptations is to memorize scripture. There are many ways to do this including singing verses, using pneumonic devices, and old-fashioned look and don’t look as you try to say the verse. Here is a technique that I learned from memverse.com. Try it out and see if it works for you. This passage assures us that there will be a time when there is no more sorrow. We will be with God and live in joy forever. At two to three verses a week, it should take 3 weeks to memorize this passage, but you can work faster if you wish.

Revelation 21:1-6

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.

Step 1: First read or sing or chant the verses several times.

(Verse 1) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
(Verse 2)  And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 

Step 2: Now try saying the verses with words missing.

(Verse 1) Then I saw a ___________ ___________ and a ___________ earth, for the first ___________ and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

(Verse 2) And I saw the ___________ city, ___________ Jerusalem, coming down out of ___________ from God, prepared as a ___________ adorned for her husband.

Step 3: Try saying the verses with more words missing.

(Verse 1) Then I saw a ___________ ___________ and a ___________ ___________, for the first ___________ and the first ___________ had ___________ away, and the sea was no more.

(Verse 2) And I saw the ___________ city, ___________ Jerusalem, coming ___________ out of ___________ from God, ___________ as a ___________ adorned for her ___________.

Step 4: Try saying the verses with even more words missing.

(Verse 1) Then I ___________ a ___________ ___________ and a ___________ ___________, for the first ___________ and the ___________ ___________ had ___________ away, and the ___________ was no ___________.

(Verse 2) And I ___________ the holy ___________, ___________ Jerusalem, ___________ ___________ out of ___________ from ___________, ___________ as a ___________ ___________ for her ___________.

Step 5: Try saying the verses with only blanks.

(Verse 1) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________.

(Verse 2) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________.

Final Step: Try saying the verses without blanks: Revelation 21:1-2.