Sunday, June 9, 2019

Revelation 21:11-13 Part 1 of 2

 "And behold, I am coming quickly. 
Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."     
Revelation 22:7  NASB

It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.

It shone with the glory of God 
Revelation 21:23  The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Isaiah 60:1  "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."
Ezekiel 43:2  ... and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.
Revelation 15:8  And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 22:5  There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper 
Revelation 21:18-19  The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ...
Revelation 4:3  And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne.

clear as crystal 
Revelation 4:6a  Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.

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