nd this is the second Parable concerning those who deny the name of the dwelling-place of the holy and of the Lord of the spirits.
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2. They will not ascend to heaven, and will not come on the earth; such will be the portion of the sinners who deny the name of the Lord of the spirits, who are thus preserved to the day of suffering and sorrow.
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3. On that day the chosen One will sit upon the throne of glory, and will choose among their [i.e. men's] deeds and places without number, and their spirit will become strong in them when they see my Chosen One and those who have called upon my holy and glorious name.
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4. And on that day I will cause my Chosen One to dwell among them, and will transform heaven and make it a blessing and a light eternally.
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5. And I will transform the earth and make it a blessing, and will cause my chosen ones to dwell thereon; and those who have committed sins and crimes will not step on it.
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6. For I have seen and satisfied with peace my just ones, and have placed them before me; but for the sinners there awaits before me a judgment, that I may destroy them from the face of the earth.
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*) Net edition: R. H. Charles titled this chapter "the New Heaven and the New Earth" - but this chapter depicts the renewing of the earth at the beginning of the millennial reign, as can be seen in verse 3.