Bible Dictionary
JERUSALEM, NEW
The New Jerusalem is the holy city seen in Revelation descending from God after the judgment. It symbolically represents the perfected people of God, the bride of the Lamb, dwelling in the renewed creation.
Biblical Usage
In Revelation 21–22, the city represents the perfected people of God. It is both a restoration of Paradise and the realization of the ideal theocracy, descending from heaven as the work of God.