The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.

Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.

The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

“As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”

So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

saying, “Woe, woe, O great city – dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls –

Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality.

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,