Chapter 21

21AndIsawanewheavenandanewearth:forthefirstheavenandthefirstearthwerepassedaway;andtheseawasnomore.
2AndIsawtheholycity,newJerusalem,comingdownfromGodoutofheaven,madereadyasabrideadornedforherhusband.
3AndIheardagreatvoicefromthethronesaying,Behold,thetabernacleofGodiswithmen,andhewilldwellwiththem,andtheyshallbehispeople,andGodhimselfshallbewiththem,andbetheirGod.
4AndGodshallwipeawayalltearsfromtheireyes;andthereshallbedeathnomore,neithersorrow,norcrying,neithershalltherebeanymorepain:fortheformerthingsarepassedaway.
5Andhewhosatuponthethronesaid,Behold,Imakeallthingsnew.Andhesaiduntome,Write:forthesewordsaretrueandfaithful.
6Andhesaiduntome,Itisdone.IamAlphaandOmega,thebeginningandtheend.Iwillgiveuntohimthatisathirstofthefountainofthewateroflifefreely.
7Hewhoovercomesthisshallbehisheritage;andIwillbehisGod,andheshallbemyson.
8Butthecowardly,andunbelieving,andtheabominable,andmurderers,andwhoremongers,andsorcerers,andidolaters,andallliars,shallhavetheirpartinthelakewhichburnswithfireandbrimstone:whichistheseconddeath.
9Andtherecameuntomeoneofthesevenmessengerswhohadthesevenvialsfullofthesevenlastplagues,andtalkedwithme,saying,Comeon,Iwillshowyouthebride,thewifeoftheLamb.
10Andhecarriedmeawayinthespirittoagreatandhighmountain,andshowedmethattheholycity,Jerusalem,descendingoutofheavenfromGod,
11HavingthegloryofGod:andherlightwaslikeuntoastonemostprecious,evenlikeajasperstone,clearascrystal;
12Andhadawallgreatandhigh,andhadtwelvegates,andatthegatestwelvemessengers,andnameswrittenonthem,[whicharethenamesof]thetwelvetribesofthesonsofIsrael:
13Ontheeastthreegates;onthenorththreegates;onthesouththreegates;andonthewestthreegates.
14Andthewallofthecityhadtwelvefoundations,andinthemthetwelvenamesofthetwelveapostlesoftheLamb.
15Andhewhotalkedwithmehadameasuringrodofgoldtomeasurethecity,andthegatesthereof,andthewallthereof.
16Andthecityliesfoursquare,andthelengthisaslargeasthebreadth:andhemeasuredthecitywiththereed,twelvethousandfurlongs.Thelengthandthebreadthandtheheightofitareequal.
17Andhemeasuredthewallthereof,anhundredandfortyandfourcubits,tothemeasureofaman,thatis,ofthemessenger.
18Andthebuildingofthewallofitwasofjasper:andthecitywaspuregold,likeuntoclearglass.
19Andthefoundationsofthewallofthecityweregarnishedwithallmannerofpreciousstones.Thefirstfoundationwasjasper;thesecond,sapphire;thethird,achalcedony;thefourth,anemerald;
20Thefifth,sardonyx;thesixth,sardius;theseventh,chrysolite;theeighth,beryl;theninth,atopaz;thetenth,achrysoprasus;theeleventh,ajacinth;thetwelfth,anamethyst.
21Andthetwelvegatesweretwelvepearls:everyseveralgatewasofonepearl:andthestreetofthecitywaspuregold,asitweretransparentglass.
22AndIsawnotempletherein:fortheLordGodAlmightyandtheLambarethetempleofit.
23Andthecityhadnoneedofthesun,neitherofthemoon,toshineinit:forthegloryofGoddidlightenit,anditslampistheLamb.
24Andthenationsshallwalkinthelightofit:andthekingsoftheearthdobringtheirgloryintoit.
25Andthegatesofitshallnotbeshutatallbyday:forthereshallbenonightthere.
26Andtheyshallbringthegloryandhonorofthenationsintoit.
27Andthereshallinnowiseenterintoitanythatdefiles,neitherwhatsoeverworksabomination,ormakesalie:buttheywhoarewritteninthebookoflifeoftheLamb.