Revelation 21
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1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;
2and I, John, saw the holy city — new Jerusalem — coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;
3and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, ‘Lo, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them — their God,
4and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.’
5And He who is sitting upon the throne said, ‘Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, ‘Write, because these words are true and stedfast;’
6and He said to me, ‘It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;
7he who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him — a God, and he shall be to me — the son,
8and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part [is] in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.’
9And there came unto me one of the seven messengers, who have the seven vials that are full of the seven last plagues, and he spake with me, saying, ‘Come, I will shew thee the bride of the Lamb — the wife,’
10and he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and did shew to me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,
11having the glory of God, and her light [is] like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,
12having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are [those] of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,
13at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west three gates;
14and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;
16and the city lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed — furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal;
17and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;
18and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city [is] pure gold — like to pure glass;
19and the foundations of the wall of the city with every precious stone have been adorned; the first foundation jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
21And the twelve gates [are] twelve pearls, each several one of the gates was of one pearl; and the broad-place of the city [is] pure gold — as transparent glass.
22And a sanctuary I did not see in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, is its sanctuary, and the Lamb,
23and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it [is] the Lamb;
24and the nations of the saved in its light shall walk, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it,
25and its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there;
26and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it;
27and there may not at all enter into it any thing defiling and doing abomination, and a lie, but — those written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb.
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Revelation 21
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The New Creation
1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;#Is 65:17; 66:22; 2Pt 3:13 for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,#Lk 21:33; 1Co 7:31; 2Pt 3:10 and the sea was no more.#Is 57:20; Rv 13:1,6–7 2I also saw the holy city,#Neh 11:1; Is 48:2; 52:1; Dn 9:24; Mt 4:5; 27:53; Rv 11:2; 22:19 the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,#Gl 4:26; Php 3:20; Heb 11:10; 12:22; 13:14; Rv 3:12 prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.#Is 61:10; Rv 19:7
3Then I heard a loud voice#Dt 5:22; Ezk 9:1; Mt 27:46,50; Jn 11:43; Rv 1:10; 11:12; 16:1 from the throne:#21:3 Other mss read from heaven#Mt 19:28 Look, God’s dwelling#21:3 Or tent, or tabernacle is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples,#21:3 Other mss read people#Lv 26:11–12; Jr 7:23; 30:22; 31:33; Ezk 37:27; Hs 2:23; Zch 8:8 and God himself will be with them and will be their God.#21:3 Other mss omit and will be their God 4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.#Is 25:8; 30:19; 35:10; 51:11; 65:19; Rv 7:16–17 Death will be no more;#Hs 13:14; 1Co 15:54 grief, crying, and pain will be no more,#Is 60:20 because the previous things#21:4 Or the first things have passed away.#Is 42:9; 2Co 5:17
5Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words#21:5 Other mss add of God are faithful and true.”#Rv 3:14; 19:11; 22:6 6Then he said to me, “It is done!#Rv 16:17 I am the Alpha and the Omega,#Rv 1:8; 22:13 the beginning and the end.#Is 44:6; 48:12 I will freely give to the thirsty#Ps 42:1–2; Is 41:17; 44:3; 55:1; Jn 4:14; 7:37 from the spring of the water of life.#Ps 36:9; Jr 2:13; Jn 4:14 7The one who conquers#Rv 2:7 will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.#2Sm 7:14 8But the cowards, faithless,#21:8 Other mss add the sinful, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars#Rm 1:28–32; 1Co 6:9–10; Rv 22:15 — their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur,#Rv 19:20 which is the second death.”#Rv 20:6
The New Jerusalem
9Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues,#Rv 16:1 came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10He then carried me away in the Spirit#21:10 Or in spirit#Rv 1:10; 4:2; 17:3 to a great, high mountain#Ezk 40:2 and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11arrayed with God’s glory.#Is 60:1–2 Her radiance was like a precious jewel, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. 12The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates. 13There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.#Ezk 48:30–34 14The city wall had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb were on the foundations.
15The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod#Rv 11:1 to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.#Ezk 40:3 16The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia.#21:16 A stadion (sg) = about 600 feet; 12,000 stadia = 1,400 miles. Its length, width, and height are equal. 17Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used. 18The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold clear as glass. 19The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of jewel:#Ex 28:15–21; Is 54:11 the first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The main street#21:21 Or The public square of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
22I did not see a temple in it, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.#Is 24:23; 30:26; 60:19–20; Zch 14:6–7; Rv 22:5 24The nations will walk by its light,#Is 42:6; 49:6; 60:3,5 and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.#21:24 Other mss read will bring to him the nations’ glory and honor#Is 49:7,23; 60:10 25Its gates will never close by day because it will never be night there.#Neh 7:3 26They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.#21:26 Other mss add in order that they might go in#Is 60:11 27Nothing unclean will ever enter it,#Is 35:8; 52:1 nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.#Rv 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15
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