Revelation 21:9-22:5

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*(From: IV. REVELATION 12:1-22:20}*


 *L. REVELATION 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 *E*Lthen heis ek t*o*n hepTA agGEl*o*n t*o*n eCHONt*o*n tas hepTA
phiAlas [5357],

*And one of the seven angels came who had the seven bowls,*

t*o*n geMONt*o*n t*o*n hepTA pl*e*G*O*N [4127] t*o*n eSCHAt*o*n; kai
eLAl*e*-sen
met' eMOU,

*who were laden with the seven :last plagues; and spoke with me,*

LEg*o*n, DEUro, DEIx*o* soi t*e*n NUMph*e*n [3565], t*e*n 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 aP*E*negKEN [667] me en PNEUma-ti ePI Oros [3735] MEga kai hu-ps*e*LON,

*And he carried me away in Spirit to a mountain great and high,*

kai EdeiXEN moi t*e*n POlin [4172] t*e*n haGIan 'Ie-rou-saL*E*M [2419],

*and showed me the holy :city Jerusalem, *

ka-taBAInou-san [2597] ek tou ou-raNOU aPO tou TheOU,

*coming down out of the heaven from :God, *

Echou-san t*e*n DOxan tou TheOU:

*11 having the glory of :God: *

ho ph*o*ST*E*R [5458] auT*E*S HOmoi-os liTH*O* [3037] ti-mi-*o*TAt*o* [5093]
,

*her luminary was like unto a stone most precious, *

h*o*s LIth*o* iAspi-di, kru-stalLIzon-ti [2929]:

*as a jasper stone, clear as crystal:*

Echou-sa TEIchos [5038] MEga kai hu-ps*e*LON; Echou-sa puL*O*nas [4440] D*O*
de-ka,

*12 having a wall great and high; having twelve gates,*

kai ePI tois puL*O*sin agGElous D*O*de-ka; kai oNOma-ta e-pi-ge-gramMEna
[1924],

*and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon,*

HA es-tin t*o*n D*O*de-ka phuL*O*N [5443], hui*O*N 'Is-ra*E*L [2474].

*which are those of the twelve tribes, of Israel's sons.*


 *c. 21:13 ITS TWELVE GATES*

aPO a-na-stoL*E*S puL*O*nes treis; kai aPO bopPA puL*O*nes treis;

*On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates;*

kai aPO NOtou puL*O*nes treis; kai aPO dusM*O*N puL*O*nes 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] t*e*s POle*o*s Ech*o*n the-meLIous [2310] D*O*de-ka,

*And the wall of the city had twelve foundations,*

kai ep' auT*O*N D*O*de-ka oNOma-ta [3686] t*o*n D*O*de-ka a-poSTOl*o*n
[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 laL*O*N met' eMOU EIchen MEtron [3355] KAla-mon [2563] chruSOUN
[5552]

*And who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed*

HIna meTR*E*s*e* [3354] t*e*n POlin, kai tous puL*O*nas [4440] auT*E*S, kai
to TEIchos auT*E*S.

*to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.*


 *f. 21:16 ITS MEASUREMENTS*

kai h*e* POlis teTRAg*o*-nos [5068] KEItai [2749],

*And the city lies four-square, *

kai to M*E*kos [3372] auT*E*S HOson to PLAtos [4114]:

*and the length of it is as great as the breadth:*

kai eMEtr*e*-sen t*e*n POlin t*o* kaLAm*o*, ePI staDI*o*n D*O*de-ka chi-liAd
*o*n:

*and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs:*

to M*E*kos kai to PLAtos kai to HUpsos [5311] auT*E*S Isa [2470] esTIN.

*the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.*


 *g. 21:17 THE MEASUREMENT OF ITS WIDTH*

kai eMEtr*e*-sen [3354] to TEIchos auT*E*S, he-kaTON

*And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and *

tes-seRAkou-ta tesSAr*o*n p*e*CH*O*N [4083] MEtron anTHR*O*pou, 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 h*e* enD*O*m*e*-sis [1739] tou TEIchous auT*E*S IASpis;

*And the building of the wall of it was jasper;*

kai h*e* POlis chruSIon ka-thaRON [2513] HOmoi-on huAl*o* [5194] ka-thaR*O*.

*and the city was pure gold like unto pure glass.*


 *i. 21:19a THE ADORNMENT OF ITS FOUNDATIONS*

hoi theMEli-oi tou TEIchous t*e*s POle-*o*s

*The foundations of the wall of the city*

panTI LIth*o* tiMI*o* [5093] ke-kos-m*e*MEnoi [2885].

*were** adorned with every precious stone.*


 *j. 21:19b-20 THE TWELVE JEWELS OF ITS TWELVE FOUNDATIONS*

ho theMEli-os ho PR*O*tos IASpis; ho DEUte-ros, SAMphei-ros;

*The first :foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire;*

ho TRItos, chal-k*e*D*O*N; ho TEtar-tos, SMArag-dos;

*the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;*

ho PEMPtos, sarDOnux; ho HEKtos, SARdi-on;

*20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius;*

ho HEBdo-mos, chruSOli-thos; ho OGdo-os, B*E*rul-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 d*o*DEka-tos, aMEthu-stos.

*the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.*


 *k. 21:21 THE MATERIAL OF ITS GATES AND STREETS*

kai hoi D*O*de-ka puL*O*nes D*O*de-ka mar-gaRItai [3135];

*And the twelve gates were twelve pearls;*

aNA h*e* HEka-stos t*o*n puL*O*n*o*n *e*n ex heNOS mar-gaRItou:

*and each one of the several gates was of one pearl:*

kai h*e* plaTEIa [4113] t*e*s POle-*o*s chruSIon ka-thaRON [2513], h*o*s
HUa-los [5194] di-auG*E*S [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 auT*E*: ho gar KUri-os ho TheOS ho pan-toKRAt*o
*r [3841]

*And I saw no sanctuary in it: for the Lord :God the Almighty*

naOS auT*E*S es-tin, kai to arNIon [721].

*is its sanctuary, and the Lamb.*


 *m. 21:23 ITS LIGHT: GOD'S GLORY AND THE LAMB*

kai h*e* POlis ou CHREIan Echei tou h*e*LIou [2246], ouDE t*e*s seL*E*n*e*s
[4582],

*And the city has no need of the sun, neither of the moon,*

HIna PHAIn*o*-sin [5316] auT*E*: h*e* gar DOxa tou TheOU ePH*O*ti-sen [5461]auT
*E*N,

*to shine upon it: for the glory of :God did lighten it,*

* *kai ho LUCHnos [3088] auT*E*S to arNIon.

*and the Lamb is its :lamp.*


 *n. 21:24 A TWO-FOLD ENLIGHTENMENT*

kai pe-ri-paT*E*sou-sin ta ETHn*e* [1484] diA tou ph*o*TOS [5457] auT*E*S:

*And the nations shall walk by its :light:*

kai hoi ba-siLEIS t*e*s g*e*s PHErou-sin t*e*n DOxan auT*O*N eis auT*E*N.

*and the kings of the earth bring their :glory into it.*


 *o. 21:25-27 ITS HONOR AND INHABITANTS*

kai hoi puL*O*nes auT*E*S ou m*e* kleisTH*O*sin [2808] h*e*MEras

*And its :gates shall in no wise be shut by day*

(nux gar ouk EStai eKEI):

*(for no night shall be there):*

kai OIsou-sin [5342] t*e*n DOxan kai t*e*n tiM*E*N [5092] t*o*n ethN*O*N eis
auT*E*N:

*26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it:*

kai ou m*e* eiSELth*e* eis auT*E*N pan koiNON [2840],

*27 and in no wise shall enter into it anything unclean,*

kai ho poi*O*N BDElug-ma [946] kai PSEUdos [5579]:

*or who makes an abomination and a lie:*

ei m*e* hoi ge-gramMEnoi en t*o* bibLI*o* t*e*s z*o*-*E*S 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 EdeiXEN moi po-taMON [4215] HUda-tos [5204] z*o*-*E*S, lamPRON [2986] h*
o*s KRUstal-lon,

*And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal,*

ek-po-reuOme-non [1607] ek tou THROnou [2362] tou TheOU kai tou arNIou,

*proceeding out of the throne of :God and of the Lamb,*

en MEs*o* t*e*s plaTEIas [4113] auT*E*S.

*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] z*o*-*E*S,

*And on this side of the river and on that was a tree of life,*

poiOUN karPOUS [3590] D*O*de-ka, kaTA M*E*na [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] t*o*n ethN*O*N.

*and the leaves of the tree were for curing the nations.*


 *r. 22:3-4 BLESSING BEYOND DESCRIPTION*

kai pan kaTAthe-ma [2652] ouk EStai Eti,

*And there shall be no more curse,*

kai ho THROnos tou TheOU kai tou arNIou en auT*E* EStai:

*and the throne of :God and of the Lamb shall be in it:*

kai hoi DOUloi [1401] auTOU laTREUsou-sin [3000] auT*O*,

*and his :bondmen shall serve him,*

kai Opson-tai [3700] to PROs*o*-pon [4383] auTOU;

*4 and shall see his :face;*

kai to Ono-ma auTOU ePI t*o*n meT*O*p*o*n [3359] auT*O*N.

*and his :name shall be on their :foreheads.*


 *s. 22:5 FINAL WORD ON THE NEW JERUSALEM*

kai nux ouk EStai Eti;

*And night shall be no more;*

kai ouk Echou-sin CHREIan ph*o*TOS LUCHnou [3088], kai ph*o*s [5457] h*e*LIou
[2246];

*and they have no need of light of lamp, nor light of sun;*

HOti KUri-os ho TheOS ph*o*TIsei [5461] ep' auTOUS:

*for the Lord :God shall give them light:*

kai ba-siLEUsou-sin [936] eis tous ai*O*nas [165] t*o*n ai*O*n*o*n.

*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 a 3 week period. 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.



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