Revelation Chapter Twenty-One
(Chapter 21 from Dr. Hyle's excellent book, Let's Study The Revelation)
THE NEW JERUSALEM
Verses 1-8:
Immediately after the great white throne judgment takes place and the lost dead have been cast into eternal fire, John sees a city coming down from Heaven. Several things are going to be absent from this City:There shall be no sea. There will be no tears. There shall be no death. There will be no sorrow. There will be no pain. There will be no murderers. There will be no adulterers. There will be no idolaters. There will be no liars. There will be no sin.
Verses 12-18:
Now let us look at the description of the city. It has a wall. It has twelve gates, guarded by twelve angels. The names of the twelve tribes are on the gates. There are three gates facing in each direction. There are twelve foundations to the City. These must be literal, as nothing figurative is mentioned here. A reed is a measuring stick of about ten feet. With this reed the City is measured. The City is foursquare. The length, the height, and the breadth are equal. The size is listed as 12,000 furlongs. There are approximately eight furlongs in a mile, making the size 1,500 miles. The wall is 144 cubics high. A cubic is the distance between the elbow and the fingertip, which is approximately eighteen inches. This would make the wall 216 feet high.Verses 19, 20:
Now, let us look at the foundations of the City.
Jasper -wisdom. The people who accept God’s gift are wise. How foolish it would be to turn down such a wonderful city. Sapphire -repentance. Chalcedony -drives away sadness. There will be no broken hearts in Glory. Emerald -discovers false friends. There are no counterfeits in Heaven. Sardonyx -married happiness. The bride and the Groom shall live happily forever. Chrysolite -frees from evil passions and melancholy. Beryl -everlasting youth and happiness. Topaz -fidelity and friendship. Imagine, we’ll have friendship with all the saved! Won’t it be glorious to meet Abraham, Noah, Paul, David, Joseph, the apostles, and best of all, Jesus! No wonder somebody wrote:
Do not let your heart be troubles, neither let it be afraid; Lean upon the precious promise that the blessed Master made, "In my Father’s house are many mansions, if it were not so I would have told, In my Father’s house are many mansions, and the streets are paved with God."
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