And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

New People for the New Creation

 First God upon the throne speaks, “Behold, pay attention, take notice, don’t miss what I’m going to tell you. I make all things new.” And he adds this reassurance, Write: for these words are true and faithful. He is telling John, “Put it down with pen, ink and paper. Make it permanent because these words are true and worthy of faith.”

That phrase “true and faithful” is used 4 times in Jesus’ epistle, the first time when John’s heard the words from Jesus in Revelation 3:14  And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; and then in that climatic scene from Revelation 19:11  And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

It Is Done - Then the voice from the throne says, “It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.” This title has been used up to this point by Jesus, but it belongs equally to all in the Godhead.

The phrase “It is done” is used twice in the book of Revelation. The first time at the end of all the plagues in 16:7 and now here at the end of all things. It is done. It has the same meaning, the same finality ad the words of Jesus upon the cross, It is finished.

With this statement of finality, God also sets the standard, the boundaries of the new Creation. This is also final and cannot be changed. We are told that, there are two characteristic of those who will be with God. They thirst and they have overcome. “I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

They come athirst with a desire for God and He quenches their burning, parched hearts with the water of life.

This is what Jesus told to the woman of Sychar. John 4:14 …whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

At the feast of Tabernacles in John 7 he made the same invitation, John 7:37-38 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Those who have come to God to quench their thirst will dwell with Him and those who have overcome will inherit all things and God shall be their God and they shall be his son.

This same John, the writer of the Gospel account and the book of Revelation told us what an overcome is in his epistle. 1 John 5:3-5 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Let me ask you. Do you want it all? Do you want a world without pain and sorrow? Do you want the joy and honor of being a child of God? Do you want to have all that the God of creation, the sustainer of the universe, the maker of the new universe will give you as one of His own? Then be an overcomer. Overcome fear, doubt and sin by putting your faith and trust in Jesus the Son of God.

D. L. Moody "More left than I lost."

After the great Chicago fire of 1871, evangelist Dwight L. Moody went back to survey the ruins of his house. A friend came by and said to Moody, “I hear you lost everything.” “Well,” said Moody, “you understood wrong. I have a good deal more left than I lost.” “What do you mean?” the inquisitive friend asked. “I didn’t know you were that rich.” Moody then opened his Bible and read to him Revelation 21:7, “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son”

Missing the New Creation

The Lord also make it clear who won’t be a part of His new creation. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

You could sum all these up with just one word, the unbelieving. Instead of new life in a new creation, they pass for all eternity into a second death. And here is God’s clear warning, all you must do is heed it.