Revelation 21:10-16

The New Jerusalem

¹⁰ And _a he carried me away in the Spirit to _b a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹ _c having the glory of God, _d its radiance _e like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. ¹² It had a great, high wall, _f with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed - ¹³ on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. ¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve _g foundations, and _h on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁵ And the one who spoke with me _i had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. ¹⁶ The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. ₁ Its length and width and height are equal.

1. Cross References
   Revelation 17:3
   And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.
   Ezekiel 43:5
   The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 87:1
   On the holy mount stands the city he founded.
   Ezekiel 40:2
   In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south.
   
3. Cross References
   Revelation 21:23
   And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
   Revelation 22:5
   And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
   Psalms 84:11
   For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
   Ezekiel 43:2
   And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
   Ezekiel 43:4
   As the glory of the Lord entered the temple by the gate facing east.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 5:14
   You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
   Philippians 2:15
   That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
   
5. Cross References
   Revelation 4:3
   And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.
   Revelation 4:6
   And before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
   
6. Cross References
   Ezekiel 48:31 - 34
   Three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.
   
7. Cross References
   Hebrews 11:10
   For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
   1 Corinthians 3:11
   For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
   
8. Cross References
   Matthew 16:18
   And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
   Ephesians 2:20
   Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.
   
9. Cross References
   Revelation 11:1
   Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there.