Revelations 21

Revelations 21
- the old heaven and earth passed away and were replaced by new ones.
- The sea was no more.
- John saw the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven like a bride for her husband.
- The voice from the throne said this was a dwelling place of God with man.
- God will now dwell with man and they will be His people.
- God will wipe away every tear and death will be no more.
- There will be no crying or pain.
- The one on the throne said He was making everything new.
- He told John to write this down.
- He said to John, "I am the Alpha and Omega and He is giving water of to people without payment.
- The one who conquers will "be God's son".
- But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will be thrown into lake of fire.
- One of the 7 bowl holding angels spoke to John, and wanted to show him Christ's bride.
- The angel took John in Spirit to a high mountain to see New Jerusalem.
- The city looked like clear jasper.
- Why did it have high walls? Aren't they for protection?
- It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed.
- There were 3 gates at each direction; N,E,S,W.
- And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb
- The angel had a golden ruler to measure the city.
- He measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia (1,380 miles). It was a perfect cube.
- The wall was 144 cubits high.
- The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel.
- The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
- Each gate was made from a single pearl and the street were made of gold but transparent.
- There was no temple in the city because the temple is God Himself.
- The glory of God was the light of the city and Jesus was its lamp.
- The nations will now walk in God's glory.
- The gates will never need to be shut and there will be no night.
- They will bring honor and glory into the city.
- Nothing detestable will ever enter it, but only what is in the Lamb's Book of Life.