Revelation 21:8 - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
But the fearful (DEILOS), which is the word for coward. But the coward, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers (PORNOIS) which is sexually immoral people, sorcerers, which is the word PHARMAKEA for drugs, idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Now these descriptions are not acts that people commit. These are people, a person who is a coward, a person who is an unbeliever, and whenever you find these adjectives or nouns that describe a person's lifestyle or spiritual condition, it's not what a person does, it's who a person is. They will be cast into the lake of fire, which is the second death.
Verses 9 through 27 gives us the description of New Jerusalem. We just studied about the vision of New Jerusalem coming down from out of heaven. But now we are given some specifics.
Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Here, it mentions the bride, the Lamb's wife. That would be the church, all believers!
Revelation 21:10 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
And he carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain. Obviously, this is in the spirit realm because geographically he's still on the island of Patmos. And he showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Revelation 21:20 - The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
The fifth, sardonyx; red with white stripes.
The sixth, sardius; those are different shades of red.
The seventh, chrysolite; is yellow.
The eighth, beryl; it has shades of green, yellow, and blue mixed.
The ninth, a topaz; this is a yellow/green color.
The tenth, a chrysoprasus; this has a gold tint to it.
The eleventh, a jacinth; it is blue or violet color.
The twelfth, an amethyst. And that is purple.
Revelation 21:21 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
So, it's like he saw a transparency there like glass. But he saw gold coming through the streets of the city.
Revelation 21:23 - And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
So, here's the glory of God manifesting Himself throughout this transparent city that is called the bride of Christ.
Revelation 21:24 - And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Why is that? Because God did that through them. God gave them the glory and honor as leaders and kings.
Revelation 21:26 - And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Again, that's the glory of God and the work of God that's been done throughout all the nations.
Revelation 21:17 - And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
And he measured the wall thereof, and this would be its thickness, an hundred and forty and four cubits, or 72 yards wide, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. So, the angel is measuring, but it is man's measurements that are given to us.
Revelation 21:18 - And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper:
What's Jasper? It's the diamond. It's the clearest crystal that we just saw. And the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. How can it be gold if it's clear glass? It's because the glory of God is radiating through this crystal like, or transparent glasslike structure. And it comes out in the appearance of gold, like unto clear glass.
Revelation 21:19 - And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
And I'm going to share with you the colors, not that it will make any difference to you because you may already have them, but just in case some may not have them.
All manner of precious stones:
The first foundation was jasper; that would be the diamond.
The second, sapphire; that would be blue.
The third, a chalcedony; that's an agate that is blue with colored stripes.
Revelation 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
In Ephesians 2:20, Paul tells the Gentiles that we are now one with the Jews who believe, and that we are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. All of these symbolically represent the works.
I think I previously mentioned that from a Jewish standpoint, that whenever you go in someone's name, it's for that person, and his characteristics. So, when it talks about the twelve foundations being the twelve apostles, all of God's work through the twelve apostles back then, and even now, we're studying from one of the twelve apostles.
All of that work, the work of God, and the people of God are going to make up this great city.
Revelation 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And the city lies foursquare. Sound familiar, foursquare? Well, the problem is, and we'll see when we get through here, he's either describing a cube, or a pyramid, but not a square.
And the city lies foursquare, or four cornered. And the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs, or 12,000 STADIA'S, 607 feet per STADIA.
12,000 STADIA'S were measuring in each direction 1,380 feet. And each direction, the length and the breadth and the height are all equal.
Revelation 21:11 - Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Having the glory of God: and her light was "like unto."
Remember I told you about those little catch phrases. To him, this is like, or as, using human terms. Like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
The city New Jerusalem is the wife of the Lamb, the body of Christ. It is a city that is clear as crystal. Any colors seen in this city, it's because the glory of God, and we're told this in Chapter 11, the glory of God is in the midst of this city, and the glory of God is radiating out through this crystal-like city.
We have spiritual bodies. So, it's transparent like crystal. And so, all colors that we see are going to be like a prism. When you see light shine through crystal, it comes out in various colors. That's what he's presenting to us here.
Revelation 21:13 - On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
If you ever find time for some in depth study, what he's picturing for us is a top view looking down upon the children of Israel as they traveled through the wilderness, as the tribes camped out around the tabernacle. He's seeing the same thing in the new city Jerusalem, made up in the same way.
Revelation 21:8 - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
But the fearful (DEILOS), which is the word for coward. But the coward, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers (PORNOIS) which is sexually immoral people, sorcerers, which is the word PHARMAKEA for drugs, idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Now these descriptions are not acts that people commit. These are people, a person who is a coward, a person who is an unbeliever, and whenever you find these adjectives or nouns that describe a person's lifestyle or spiritual condition, it's not what a person does, it's who a person is. They will be cast into the lake of fire, which is the second death.
Verses 9 through 27 gives us the description of New Jerusalem. We just studied about the vision of New Jerusalem coming down from out of heaven. But now we are given some specifics.
Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Here, it mentions the bride, the Lamb's wife. That would be the church, all believers!
Revelation 21:10 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
And he carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain. Obviously, this is in the spirit realm because geographically he's still on the island of Patmos. And he showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Revelation 21:20 - The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
The fifth, sardonyx; red with white stripes.
The sixth, sardius; those are different shades of red.
The seventh, chrysolite; is yellow.
The eighth, beryl; it has shades of green, yellow, and blue mixed.
The ninth, a topaz; this is a yellow/green color.
The tenth, a chrysoprasus; this has a gold tint to it.
The eleventh, a jacinth; it is blue or violet color.
The twelfth, an amethyst. And that is purple.
Revelation 21:21 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
So, it's like he saw a transparency there like glass. But he saw gold coming through the streets of the city.
Revelation 21:23 - And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
So, here's the glory of God manifesting Himself throughout this transparent city that is called the bride of Christ.
Revelation 21:24 - And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Why is that? Because God did that through them. God gave them the glory and honor as leaders and kings.
Revelation 21:26 - And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Again, that's the glory of God and the work of God that's been done throughout all the nations.
Revelation 21:17 - And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
And he measured the wall thereof, and this would be its thickness, an hundred and forty and four cubits, or 72 yards wide, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. So, the angel is measuring, but it is man's measurements that are given to us.
Revelation 21:18 - And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper:
What's Jasper? It's the diamond. It's the clearest crystal that we just saw. And the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. How can it be gold if it's clear glass? It's because the glory of God is radiating through this crystal like, or transparent glasslike structure. And it comes out in the appearance of gold, like unto clear glass.
Revelation 21:19 - And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
And I'm going to share with you the colors, not that it will make any difference to you because you may already have them, but just in case some may not have them.
All manner of precious stones:
The first foundation was jasper; that would be the diamond.
The second, sapphire; that would be blue.
The third, a chalcedony; that's an agate that is blue with colored stripes.
The fourth, an emerald; this is bright green.
Revelation 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
In Ephesians 2:20, Paul tells the Gentiles that we are now one with the Jews who believe, and that we are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. All of these symbolically represent the works.
I think I previously mentioned that from a Jewish standpoint, that whenever you go in someone's name, it's for that person, and his characteristics. So, when it talks about the twelve foundations being the twelve apostles, all of God's work through the twelve apostles back then, and even now, we're studying from one of the twelve apostles.
All of that work, the work of God, and the people of God are going to make up this great city.
Revelation 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And the city lies foursquare. Sound familiar, foursquare? Well, the problem is, and we'll see when we get through here, he's either describing a cube, or a pyramid, but not a square.
And the city lies foursquare, or four cornered. And the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs, or 12,000 STADIA'S, 607 feet per STADIA.
12,000 STADIA'S were measuring in each direction 1,380 feet. And each direction, the length and the breadth and the height are all equal.
Revelation 21:11 - Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Having the glory of God: and her light was "like unto."
Remember I told you about those little catch phrases. To him, this is like, or as, using human terms. Like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
The city New Jerusalem is the wife of the Lamb, the body of Christ. It is a city that is clear as crystal. Any colors seen in this city, it's because the glory of God, and we're told this in Chapter 11, the glory of God is in the midst of this city, and the glory of God is radiating out through this crystal-like city.
We have spiritual bodies. So, it's transparent like crystal. And so, all colors that we see are going to be like a prism. When you see light shine through crystal, it comes out in various colors. That's what he's presenting to us here.
Revelation 21:13 - On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
If you ever find time for some in depth study, what he's picturing for us is a top view looking down upon the children of Israel as they traveled through the wilderness, as the tribes camped out around the tabernacle. He's seeing the same thing in the new city Jerusalem, made up in the same way.
I've followed a study by Chuck Missler of the camp of Israel as they marched through the wilderness.
They also resembled a cross with the Levites in the middle.
Blessings.
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