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Text -- Revelation 21:8-27 (NET)
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21:8 But to the cowards , unbelievers , detestable persons , murderers , the sexually immoral , and those who practice magic spells , idol worshipers , and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur . That is the second death .”
The New Jerusalem Descends
21:9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and spoke to me , saying , “Come , I will show you the bride , the wife of the Lamb !”
21:10 So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge , majestic mountain and showed me the holy city , Jerusalem , descending out of heaven from God .
21:11 The city possesses the glory of God ; its brilliance is like a precious jewel , like a stone of crystal-clear jasper .
21:12 It has a massive , high wall with twelve gates , with twelve angels at the gates , and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.
21:13 There are three gates on the east side , three gates on the north side , three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side .
21:14 The wall of the city has twelve foundations , and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb .
21:15 The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall .
21:16 Now the city is laid out as a square , its length and width the same. He measured the city with the measuring rod at fourteen hundred miles (its length and width and height are equal ).
21:17 He also measured its wall , one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measurement , which is also the angel’s .
21:18 The city’s wall is made of jasper and the city is pure gold , like transparent glass .
21:19 The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone . The first foundation is jasper , the second sapphire , the third agate , the fourth emerald ,
21:20 the fifth onyx , the sixth carnelian , the seventh chrysolite , the eighth beryl , the ninth topaz , the tenth chrysoprase , the eleventh jacinth , and the twelfth amethyst .
21:21 And the twelve gates are twelve pearls – each one of the gates is made from just one pearl ! The main street of the city is pure gold , like transparent glass .
21:22 Now I saw no temple in the city , because the Lord God – the All-Powerful – and the Lamb are its temple .
21:23 The city does not need need the sun or the moon to shine on it , because the glory of God lights it up , and its lamp is the Lamb .
21:24 The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it .
21:25 Its gates will never be closed during the day (and there will be no night there ).
21:26 They will bring the grandeur and the wealth of the nations into it ,
21:27 but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it , nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood , but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
CANDLESTICK, THE GOLDEN |
CITIZENSHIP |
Readings, Select |
HEAVENS, NEW (AND EARTH, NEW) |
REVELATION OF JOHN |
Vision |
Church |
Jerusalem |
Heaven |
Wall |
Jasper |
STONES, PRECIOUS |
Walls |
Light |
Glory |
JERUSALEM, NEW |
Glass |
Jesus, The Christ |
Lamb of God |
God |
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NET Notes -> Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:8; Rev 21:9; Rev 21:9; Rev 21:10; Rev 21:10; Rev 21:10; Rev 21:11; Rev 21:11; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:12; Rev 21:13; Rev 21:13; Rev 21:14; Rev 21:15; Rev 21:16; Rev 21:16; Rev 21:16; Rev 21:16; Rev 21:16; Rev 21:17; Rev 21:17; Rev 21:18; Rev 21:18; Rev 21:18; Rev 21:19; Rev 21:19; Rev 21:20; Rev 21:20; Rev 21:20; Rev 21:20; Rev 21:20; Rev 21:20; Rev 21:21; Rev 21:21; Rev 21:22; Rev 21:22; Rev 21:24; Rev 21:24; Rev 21:25; Rev 21:25; Rev 21:25; Rev 21:26; Rev 21:26; Rev 21:27; Rev 21:27; Rev 21:27; Rev 21:27; Rev 21:27
NET Notes: Rev 21:8 Grk “sulfur, which is.” The relative pronoun has been translated as “that” to indicate its connection to the previous clause. ...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:9 Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:11 On the term ἰάσπιδι (iaspidi) BDAG 465 s.v. ἴασπις states, “jasper, a preciou...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:12 Grk “on them”; the referent (the gates) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Rev 21:14 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
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NET Notes: Rev 21:15 Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Rev 21:16 Or “two thousand two hundred kilometers,” Grk “12,000 stades.” A stade was a measure of length about 607 ft (185 m).
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NET Notes: Rev 21:18 Or “transparent crystal.” See L&N 6.222, which notes the emphasis is on transparency here. The same Greek word, καθ^...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:19 Agate (also called chalcedony) is a semiprecious stone usually milky or gray in color (L&N 2.32).
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NET Notes: Rev 21:20 Jacinth is a semiprecious stone, probably blue in color (also called “hyacinth,” but that translation is not used here because of possible...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:22 On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (O...
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NET Notes: Rev 21:26 Or “the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).
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