Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
(From: REVELATION #22 - 21:9-22:5}
L. 21:9-22:5 THE BRIDE OF THE LAMB: THE NEW JERUSALEM
a. 21:9 AN ANGEL SHOWS JOHN THE BRIDE - THE WIFE OF THE LAMB
Kai ELthen heis ek ton hepTA agGElon ton eCHONton tas hepTA phiAlas [5357],
And one of the seven angels came who had the seven bowls,
ton geMONton ton hepTA pleGON [4127]ton eSCHAton; kai eLAle-sen met' eMOU,
who were laden with the seven :last plagues; and spoke with me,
LEgon, DEUro, DEIxo soi ten NUMphen [3565], ten guNAIka [1135]tou arNIou [721].
saying, Hither, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
b. 21:10-12 THE BRIDE OF THE LAMB: THE NEW JERUSALEM
kai aPEnegKEN [667]me en PNEUma-ti ePI Oros [3735]MEga kai hu-pseLON,
And he carried me away in Spirit to a mountain great and high,
kai EdeiXEN moi ten POlin [4172]ten haGIan Ie-rou-saLEM [2419],
and showed me the holy :city Jerusalem,
ka-taBAInou-san [2597] ek tou ou-raNOU aPO tou TheOU, Echou-san ten DOxan tou TheOU:
coming down out of the heaven from :God, 11having the glory of :God:
ho phoSTER [5458]auTES HOmoi-os liTHO [3037]ti-mi-oTAto[5093],
her luminary was like unto a stone most precious,
hos LItho iAspi-di, kru-stalLIzon-ti [2929]:
as a jasper stone, clear as crystal:
Echou-sa TEIchos [5038] MEga kai hu-pseLON; Echou-sa puLOnas [4440]DOde-ka,
12having a wall great and high; having twelve gates,
kai ePI tois puLOsin agGElous DOde-ka; kai oNOma-ta e-pi-ge-gramMEna [1924],
and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon,
HA es-tin ton DOde-ka phuLON [5443], huiON Is-raEL [2474].
which are those of the twelve tribes, of Israel's sons.
c. 21:13 ITS TWELVE GATES
aPO a-na-stoLES puLOnes treis; kai aPO bopPA puLOnes treis;
On the east werethree gates; and on thenorth three gates;
kai aPO NOtou puLOnes treis; kai aPO dusMON puLOnes treis.
and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
d. 21:14 ITS TWELVE FOUNDATIONS AND APOSTOLIC NAMES
kai to TEIchos [5038] tes POleos Echon the-meLIous [2310]DOde-ka,
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations,
kai ep' auTON DOde-ka oNOma-ta [3686]ton DOde-ka a-poSTOlon [652]tou arNIou.
and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
e. 21:15 THE PLAN TO MEASURE IT
kai ho laLON met' eMOU EIchen MEtron [3355]KAla-mon [2563]chruSOUN [5552]
And who spoke with me had fora measure a golden reed
HIna meTREse[3354]ten POlin, kai tous puLOnas [4440]auTES, kai to TEIchos auTES.
to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
f. 21:16 ITS MEASUREMENTS
kai hePOlis teTRAgo-nos [5068]KEItai [2749], kai to MEkos [3372]auTES HOson to PLAtos [4114]:
And the city lies four-square, and the length of it isas great as the breadth:
kai eMEtre-sen ten POlin tokaLAmo, ePI staDIon DOde-ka chi-liAdon:
and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs:
to MEkos kai to PLAtos kai to HUpsos [5311]auTES Isa [2470]esTIN.
the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
g. 21:17 THE MEASUREMENT OF ITS WIDTH
kai eMEtre-sen [3354]to TEIchos auTES, he-kaTON
And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and
tes-seRAkou-ta tesSAron peCHON [4083]MEtron anTHROpou, HO es-tin, agGElou.
forty-four cubits by man's measure, that is, an angel's.
h. 21:18 THE MATERIAL OF THE WALL AND CITY
kai heenDOme-sis [1739]tou TEIchous auTES IASpis;
And the building of the wall of it wasjasper;
kai hePOlis chruSIon ka-thaRON [2513]HOmoi-on huAlo[5194]ka-thaRO.
and the city was pure gold like unto pure glass.
i. 21:19a The foundations of the wall of the city wereadorned with every precious stone.
hoi theMEli-oi tou TEIchous tes POle-os panTI LIthotiMIo [5093] ke-kos-meMEnoi [2885].
j. 21:19b-20 THE TWELVE JEWELS OF ITS TWELVE FOUNDATIONS
ho theMEli-os ho PROtos IASpis; ho DEUte-ros, SAMphei-ros;
The first :foundation wasjasper; the second, sapphire;
ho TRItos, chal-keDON; ho TEtar-tos, SMArag-dos;
the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
ho PEMPtos, sarDOnux; ho HEKtos, SARdi-on;
20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius;
ho HEBdo-mos, chruSOli-thos; ho OGdo-os, BErul-los;
the seventh, gold stone; the eighth, beryl;
ho Ena-tos, toPAzi-on; ho DEka-tos, chruSOpra-sos;
the ninth, topaz; the tenth, gold leek;
ho henDEka-tos, huAkin-thos; ho doDEka-tos, aMEthu-stos.
the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
k. 21:21 THE MATERIAL OF ITS GATES AND STREETS
kai hoi DOde-ka puLOnes DOde-ka mar-gaRItai; aNA heHEka-stos ton puLOnon en ex heNOS mar-gaRItou:
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; and each one of the several gates was of one pearl:
kai heplaTEIa [4113]tes POle-os chruSIon ka-thaRON [2513], hos HUa-los [5194]di-auGES [1307].
and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
l. 21:22 ITS SANCTUARY: GOD AND THE LAMB
Kai naON [3485] ouk EIdon en auTE: ho gar KUri-os ho TheOS ho pan-toKRAtor [3841]
And I saw no sanctuary in it: for the Lord :God the Almighty
naOS auTES es-tin, kai to arNIon [721].
is its sanctuary, and the Lamb.
m. 21:23 ITS LIGHT: GOD'S GLORY AND THE LAMB
kai hePOlis ou CHREIan Echei tou heLIou [2246], ouDE tes seLEnes [4582],
And the city has no need of the sun, neither of the moon,
HIna PHAIno-sin [5316]auTE: hegar DOxa tou TheOU ePHOti-sen auTEN, kai ho LUCHnos auTES to arNIon.
to shine upon it: for the glory of :God did lighten it, and the Lamb isits :lamp.
n. 21:24 A TWO-FOLD ENLIGHTENMENT
kai pe-ri-paTEsou-sin ta ETHne [1484]diA tou phoTOS [5457]auTES:
And the nations shall walk by its :light:
kai hoi ba-siLEIS tes ges PHErou-sin ten DOxan auTON eis auTEN.
and the kings of the earth bring their :glory into it.
o. 21:25-27 ITS HONOR AND INHABITANTS
kai hoi puLOnes auTES ou mekleisTHOsin [2808]heMEras (nux gar ouk EStai eKEI):
And its :gates shall in no wise be shut by day (for no night shall be there):
kai OIsou-sin [5342] ten DOxan kai ten tiMEN [5092]ton ethNON eis auTEN:
26and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it:
kai ou meeiSELthe eis auTEN pan koiNON [2840],
27 and in no wise shall enter into it anything unclean,
kai ho poiON BDElug-ma [946]kai PSEUdos [5579]:
or who makes an abomination and a lie:
ei mehoi ge-gramMEnoi en tobibLIo tes zo-ES tou arNIou.
but only those written in the Lamb's :book of :life.
p. 22:1 ITS RIVER AND THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER
kai E-deiXEN moi po-taMON [4215] HUda-tos [5204] zo-ES, lamPRON [2986]hos KRUstal-lon,
And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal,
ek-po-reuOme-non [1607] ek tou THROnou tou TheOU kai tou arNIou, en MEsotes plaTEIas [4113]auTES.
proceeding out of the throne of :God and of the Lamb, in the midst of its street.
q. 22:2 THE TREE OF LIFE, FRUIT AND LEAVES
kai tou po-taMOU enTEUthen kai eKEIthen XUlon [3586] zo-ES,
And on this side of the river and on that was a tree of life,
poiOUN karPOUS [3590] DOde-ka, kaTA MEna [3376]HEka-ston a-po-diDOUN [591]ton karPON auTOU:
bearing twelve fruits, yielding its :fruit each month:
kai ta PHULla [5444] tou XUlou eis the-raPEIan [3322] ton ethNON.
and the leaves of the tree werefor curing the nations.
r. 22:3-4 BLESSING BEYOND DESCRIPTION
kai pan kaTAthe-ma [2652] ouk EStai Eti, kai ho THROnos tou TheOU kai tou arNIou en auTEEStai:
And there shall be no more curse, and the throne of :God and of the Lamb shall be in it:
kai hoi DOUloi auTOU laTREUsou-sin [3000] auTO, kai Opson-tai [3700]to PROso-pon [4383]auTOU;
and his :bondmen shall serve him, 4and shall see his :face;
kai to Ono-ma auTOU ePI ton meTOpon [3359]auTON.
and his :name shall beon their :foreheads.
s. 22:5 FINAL WORD ON THE NEW JERUSALEM
kai nux ouk EStai Eti; kai ouk Echou-sin CHREIan phoTOS LUCHnou [3088], kai phos [5457]heLIou [2246];
And night shall be no more; and they have no need of light of lamp, nor light of sun;
HOti KUri-os ho TheOS phoTIsei [5461]ep' auTOUS: kai ba-siLEUsou-sin [936]eis tous aiOnas ton aiOnon.
for the Lord :God shall give them light: and they shall reign unto the ages of the ages.
NOTE: Back in the early 80's Kelley Varner preached a series of 12 sermons on the 12 Gates of the New Jerusalem. Each Gate had one of the 12 tribes of Israel written upon it. The Wall of the City had 12 foundations, and on them12 names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb were inscribed.
The “number 12” in Scripture is associated with perfect government. In Christ's Kingdom manifested, the 12 apostles will sit on 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel. Jesus gave this promise to them.
The 19 sentences in this paragraph set forth a close description of the New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb. The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Light of this City. At the end of the Millennium, this City shall descend from heaven to earth. It is a 1500 mile cube.
In “Visions Beyond the Veil” by H. A. Baker, we see this city in 3 levels, with the largest at the bottom, taking on the shape of a pyramid, suspended one above another. The Top level is where we find God's Throne. Whoever will take the time and opportunity to read this book, will not be disappointed. Some 40 or so orphans and beggars in Kunming, China, were visited by God over two three week periods. The visions they received major much on the Book of Revelation. Many of these little Chinese boys simultaneously were taken to heaven, and when Mr. Baker quizzed them, they had identical reports, seeing they were there at the same time. When he asked them, “Well, how did you learn about these things up there?” They then told him “Some of our friends who died and went to heaven ahead of us told us. Or, an angel told us. Or, Jesus or one of the apostles told us.”
Some one gave me a copy of this book in Victoria in 1944 just after I became a Christian in the Canadian Navy. This book along with the biographies of George Muller, Rees Howells and Oswald Chambers, have very strongly shaped my thinking and understanding on this section of the Book of Revelation. J.A.W.