Chapter 21

21AndIsawanewheavenandanewearth.Forthefirstheavenandthefirstearthpassedaway,andtheseaisnomore.
2Andtheholycity,newJerusalem,IsawcomingdownoutofheavenfromGod,preparedasabrideadornedforherhusband.
3AndIheardagreatvoiceoutofthethronesaying,Behold,thetabernacleofGodiswiththemen,andhewilltabernaclewiththem,andtheyshallbehispeoples,andGodhimselfshallbewiththem[andbetheirGod].
4Andhe,[God],shallwipeawayeverytearfromtheireyes,andthereshallbedeathnomore,neithermourning,norcrying,neithershalltherebeanymorepain.Thefirstthingshavepassedaway.
5Andhewhosatonthethronesaid,Behold,Imakeallthingsnew.Andhesaidⁿ,Write,forthesewordsarefaithfulandtrue.
6Andhesaiduntome,Theyhavebecome.IamtheAlphaandtheOmega,thebeginningandtheend.Iwillgiveuntohimwhothirstsfromthefountainofthewateroflifefreely.
7Hewhoovercomesshallinheritthesethings,andIwillbehisGod,andheshallbeasonuntome.
8Butthecowardly,andunbelieving,andabominable,andmurderers,andwhoremongers,andsorcerers,andidolaters,andalltheliars,shallhavetheirpartinthelakewhichburnswithfireandbrimstone,whichistheseconddeath.
9Andtherecameoneofthesevenmessengerswhohadthesevenvialsfullofthesevenlastplaguesandspokewithme,saying,Comeon,Iwillshowyouthebride,thewomanoftheLamb.
10Andhecarriedmeawayinthespirittoagreatandhighmountainandshowedmetheholycity,Jerusalem,comingdownoutofheavenfromGod,
11havingthegloryofGod,herradiancewaslikecostlieststone,asajasperstone,clearascrystal;
12havingawallgreatandhigh,havingtwelvegates,[andatthegatestwelvemessengers],andnamesinscribedᶜonthem,whichare[thenames]ofthetwelvetribesofthesonsofIsrael:
13ontherisingofthesunthreegates,andonthenorththreegates,andonthesouththreegates,andonthewestthreegates.
14AndthewallofthecityhadtwelvefoundationsandonthemthetwelvenamesofthetwelveapostlesoftheLamb.
15Andtheonespeakingwithmehadagoldenmeasuringreedtomeasurethecity,andthegatesthereof,andthewallthereof.
16Andthecityissetfoursquare,andthelengthofitisaslargeasthebreadth.Andhemeasuredthecitywiththereed,twelvethousandfurlongs.Thelengthandthebreadthandtheheightofitareequal.
17Andhemeasuredthewallthereof,ahundredfortyfourcubits,tothemeasureofaman,thatis,ofamessenger.
18Andthebuildingofthewallofitwasofjasper,andthecitywaspuregold,likepureglass.
19Thefoundationsofthewallofthecitywereadornedwitheverycostlystone.Thefirstfoundationwasjasper,thesecondsapphire,thethirdchalcedony,thefourthemerald,
20thefifthsardonyx,thesixthsardius,theseventhchrysolite,theeighthberyl,theninthtopaz,thetenthchrysoprasus,theeleventhjacinth,thetwelfthamethyst.
21Andthetwelvegatesweretwelvepearls,eachoneofthegateswasofonepearl.Andthestreetofthecitywaspuregold,asitweretransparentglass.
22AndIsawnotempletherein,fortheLordtheGodtheAlmightyisthetempleofit,andtheLamb.
23Andthecityhasnoneedofthesun,neitherofthemoon,toshineonit,forthegloryofGoddidlightenit,anditslampistheLamb.
24Andthenationsshallwalkbythelightofit,andthekingsoftheearthdobringtheirgloryintoit.
25Andthegatesofitshallnotbeshutatallbyday,forthereshallbenonightthere.
26Andtheyshallbringthegloryandthehonorofthenationsintoit.
27Andthereshallinnowayenterintoitanythingunconsecrated,neitherwhatsoeverdoesabomination,ormakesalie,buttheywhoarewritteninthescrolloflifeoftheLamb.