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The New Jerusalem
21 1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth
had disappeared. Now there was no sea. 2And I saw the holy city coming down out
of heaven from God. This holy city is the new Jerusalem.* It was prepared like a
bride dressed for her husband. 3I heard a loud voice from the throne. The voice
said, "Now God's home is with people. He will live with them. They will be his
people. God himself will be with them and will be their God. 4God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain.
All the old ways are gone." 5The One that was sitting on the throne said, "Look!
I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this, because these words are
true and can be trusted." 6The One on the throne said to me: "It is finished! I
am the Alpha and the Omega,* the Beginning and the End. I will give free water
from the spring of the water of life to any person that is thirsty. 7Any person
that wins the victory will receive all this. And I will be his God, and he will
be my son. 8But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people
who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do
evil magic, people who worship idols,* and people who tell lies--all those people
will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." 9One
of the seven angels came to me. This was one of the angels who had the seven bowls
full of the seven last troubles. The angel said, "Come with me. I will show you
the bride, the wife of the Lamb." 10The angel carried me away by the Spirit* to
a very large and high mountain. The angel showed me the holy city, Jerusalem. The
city was coming down out of heaven from God. 11The city was shining with the glory
of God. It was shining bright like a very expensive jewel, like a jasper. It was
clear as crystal. 12The city had a large, high wall with twelve gates. There were
twelve angels at the gates. On each gate was written the name of one of the twelve
family groups of Israel.* 13There were three gates on the east, three gates on the
north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. 14The walls of the
city were built on twelve foundation stones.* On the stones were written the names
of the twelve apostles* of the Lamb. 15The angel who talked with me had a measuring
rod made of gold. The angel had this rod to measure the city, its gates, and its
wall. 16The city was built in a square. Its length was equal to its width. The
angel measured the city with the rod. The city was 12,000 stadia* long, 12,000 stadia
wide, and 12,000 stadia high. 17The angel also measured the wall. It was 144 cubits*
high. (The angel was using the same measurement that people use.) 18The wall was
made of jasper. The city was made of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19The foundation
stones* of the city walls had every kind of expensive jewels in them. The first
foundation stone was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was chalcedony,
the fourth was emerald, 20the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh
was yellow quartz, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase,
the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst. 21The twelve gates were
twelve pearls. Each gate was made from one pearl. The street of the city was made
of pure gold. The gold was clear like glass. 22I did not see a temple* in the city.
The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb (Jesus) are the city's temple. 23The city
does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. The glory of God gives the city
light. The Lamb (Jesus) is the city's lamp. 24The peoples of the world will walk
by the light given by the Lamb. The rulers of the earth will bring their glory
into the city. 25The city's gates will never close on any day, because there is
no night there. 26The greatness and the honor of the nations will be brought into
the city. 27Nothing unclean will ever enter the city. No person that does shameful
things or tells lies will ever enter the city. Only the people whose names are written
in the Lamb's book of life will enter the city.
Footnotes: new Jerusalem The spiritual city where God's people live with him. Alpha,
Omega The first and last letters in the Greek alphabet, meaning the beginning and
the end. idol(s) Idols are statues or other objects that people worshiped as gods.
Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the
Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world.
Israel The Jews--God's chosen people in the Old Testament. foundation stones The
large rocks that are used as the bottom part or first part in a building. apostles
The men Jesus chose to be his special helpers. stadia One stadion was a distance
of about 200 yards. It was one-eighth of a Roman mile. cubits A cubit is the length
of a man's arm from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, about half a yard.
foundation stones The large rocks that are used as the bottom part or first part
in a building. temple A building where people worship God.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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