CHAPTER 21
Then
I saw
a new
heaven
and
a new
earth,
for
the
first
heaven
and
earth
had passed away,
and
the
sea
was
no
more.
I saw
the
holy
city,
the new
Jerusalem,
coming down
out of
heaven
from
God,
prepared
as
a bride
adorned
for
her
husband.
And
I heard
a loud
voice
from
the
throne
saying:
“Behold,
the
dwelling place
of God
is with
man,
and
He will live
with
them.
They
will be
His
people,
and
God
Himself
will be
with
them
as their
God.
He will wipe away
every
tear
from
their
eyes,
and
there will be
no
more
death
or
mourning
or
crying
or
pain,
for
the
former things
have passed away."
And
the One
seated
on
the
throne
said,
“Behold,
I make
all things
new.”
Then
He said,
“Write this down,
for
these
words
are
faithful
and
true.”
And
He told
me,
“It is done!
I
am
the
Alpha
and
the
Omega,
the
Beginning
and
the
End.
To the
thirsty
I
will give
freely
from
the
spring
of the
water
of life.
But
to the cowardly
and
unbelieving
and
abominable
and
murderers
and
sexually immoral
and
sorcerers
and
idolaters
and
all
liars,
their
place
will be in
the
lake
that
burns
with fire
and
sulfur.
This
is
the
second
death."
Then
one
of
the
seven
angels
with
the
seven
bowls
full
of the
seven
last
plagues
came
and
said
to
me,
“Come,
I will show
you
the
bride,
the
wife
of the
Lamb."
And
he carried me away
in
the Spirit
to
a mountain
great
and
high,
and
showed
me
the
holy
city
of Jerusalem
coming down
out of
heaven
from
God,
shining with
the
glory
of God.
Its
radiance
was like
a most precious
jewel,
like
a jasper
stone,
clear as crystal.
The city had
a great
and
high
wall
with
twelve
gates
inscribed
with the
names
of the
twelve
tribes
of Israel,
and
twelve
angels
at
the
gates.
There were three
gates
on
the east,
three
on
the north,
three
on
the south,
and
three
on
the west.
The
wall
of the
city
had
twelve
foundations
bearing
the
names
of the
twelve
apostles
of the
Lamb.
The angel who
spoke
with
me
had
a golden
measuring
rod
to
measure
the
city
and
its
gates
and
its
walls.
The
city
lies
foursquare,
with
its
width
the same as
its
length.
And
he measured
the
city
with the
rod,
and all its dimensions were
equal—
12,000
stadia
in
length
and
width
and
height.
The
foundations
of the
city
walls
were adorned
with every kind of
precious
stone:
The
first
foundation
was jasper,
the
second
sapphire,
the
third
chalcedony,
the
fourth
emerald,
the
fifth
onyx,
the
sixth
ruby,
the
seventh
chrysolite,
the
eighth
beryl,
the
ninth
topaz,
the
tenth
chrysoprase,
the
eleventh
jacinth,
and the
twelfth
amethyst.
And
the
twelve
gates were
twelve
pearls,
with each
gate
consisting
of
a single
pearl.
The
main street
of the
city
was pure
gold,
as pure as
transparent
glass.
And
the
city
has
no
need
for
sun
or
moon
to
shine
on it,
because
the
glory
of God
illuminates
the city,
and
the
Lamb
is its
lamp.
But
nothing
unclean
will ever enter
it,
nor
anyone who
practices
an abomination
or
a lie,
but only
those whose
names are written
in
the
Lamb’s
book
of life.