With this posting we will finish our look at the mystery of the New Jerusalem come down out of the heavens above. Picking back up at verse 22. And the cities source of Light, which by the way is also our source, the glory within all of humanity. That is in many and is busting at our seams to come out for all to see.
New Jerusalem:
Revelation 21:22-27 "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 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. 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. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life." (KJV)
Revelation 21:22-27 "And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life." (ESV)
Revelation 21:22-27, "I saw no temple in it, for the LORD GOD, the supreme power vested in the Lamb, is its temple. (The entire city is Now one Holy Temple of GOD. We are made kings and priests. Rev. 1:6, 21:3, "And glorious announcement was heralded out of the Throne, 'Behold, GOD's tabernacle is with the Human Race'" He has taken up permanent residence in humanity's skin to be with them in the closest possible association of seamless unity and oneness. Also Rev. 7:15, "The one seated upon the Throne is their tabernacle - He shelters them with His presence." It is almost unspeakable that of all the Biblical themes GOD has revealed, that He could now choose from to celebrate the central authority of the Throne Room, He chose the Lamb! Humanity's redeemed innocence is the theme of the Throne of heaven, forever! "Having accomplished purification of sin(s), He sat down......" His Throne is proof of humanity's redeemed innocence and status Now! Heb. 1:3.) And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they might shine in it, for the glory of GOD illuminates it; The lamb is its lamp. And the Nations will conduct their lives in the Lamb's light; And the kings of the earth bring their glory [their people] into her. (Erasmus added, "of the ones saved" and so did innumerable editors, evidently following His authority without any further examination! Codex 1 dates from the 11th or 12th century, which Erasmus used in making his Greek text. The words, "of the ones saved" eventually became part of the Textus Receptus and were translated into the KJV and the NKJV. These words were not in the older manuscripts! Again a manipulation of the text in order to exclude the majority of the masses who didn't know or responded to the Good news! This reminds of a similar miss-translation of Isaiah 35:8, 10, "The highway in the wilderness will be called the Highway of holiness! It will be so obvious that no "unclean person" will miss it! Not even fools will get lost. This is their way of escape! Their salvation from the wilderness of their lost-ness!....And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing; Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away!" See the beautiful context! Isaiah 35:1-6, "The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; Like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our GOD. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, fear not! Behold, our GOD will come and save you." Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; Then shall the lame man leap like a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert!") And your gates will be open continually! day or night they'll never be shut. (see Isaiah 60:11 and Zech. 14:7) And they will bring the glory and the honor of the Nations into her. The Nations will discover their redeemed, authentic doxa-identity and priceless value in the light of the Lamb! And no-one classified as [1]common will enter into her, nor anyone making an abomination or a lie; But only the ones whose lives are defined in the Lamb's Book of Life. That which were common, abominable and the fruit of deception were all dealt with in the Lamb's doing! Now, the Lamb's Book of Life defines us and never again our own doing! (The word, [1, G2839] koinos, means profane: - common, defiled, unclean, unholy, to have all things in common; [Acts 2:44, 4:32] reminds of the word, koinonia. But koinos, in this context, means common - non Jewish - often referring to the nations - see Acts 10:14-15, 28, "But Peter said, "No, Lord; For I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean." And the voice came back to him again a second time, 'What GOD has cleaned, you must not call common.'....and he (Peter) said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a jew to associate with or to visit any one of another nation; But GOD has shown me that I should not call anyone common or unclean! Behold the Lamb of GOD who took away the sin of the world!!
Here John clearly records that the nations and their kings have been equally cleansed and embraced in innocence and are equally part of the Bride! Their old Jewish fears, perceptions and definitions have all been conclusively addressed!
Also Ephesians 3:14-15, "Overwhelmed by what grace communicates, I bow my knee in awe before Father. Every family in heaven and on the earth originated in Him; His is humanity's name and he remains the authentic identity of every Nation."
Isaiah saw the new Jerusalem-Bride in the context of the powerful prophetic salvation poetry recorded in Isa. 52:53-54.
Isaiah 52:1, "Awaken, awaken; Put on thy strength, O Zion; Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean...(Notice to lack of the word, repent and any of its forms here. Addressing the city of Jerusalem in the feminine singular in Hebrew. The Jewish narrative explains the entire context of the Gospel!) (The Mirror, with editing.)
This concludes chapter 21, now for the author's notes of which there are two: 1/The New heaven and Earth, 2/The splendor of the gates - the redeemed beauty of the bride.
Until our next visit may the LORD of ALL increase our understand of Him.
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