After
all the events of the tribulation period, the millennial reign of
Jesus and the “Great
White Throne”
judgment, John the apostle wrote, “And
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John
saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” John
added how God shall wipe away all tears and allow no more death,
sorrow, crying or pain”, and He is to make “all
things new”.
He also gave a warning to those who are “fearful,
and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers,
and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in
the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death.” He
continued, “And
there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials
full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come
here, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me
away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that
great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God”,
and
in
Revelation chapter twenty-one and verse eleven John shares how the
“city”
has, “the
glory of God”
where
we read:
Having
the glory of God: and her light was
like unto a stone most precious,
even
like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
The
verse reads, “Having
the glory of God: and her light was
like unto a stone most precious,
...”
John began with the word, “having”
which means “holding, owning and possessing” “the
glory”
or “praise, honor, splendor and honor” “of
God”
which means “pertaining to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is
comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”:
“and
her light”
or “and the city's illumination, brightness and brilliancy” “was
like”
which means “was similar to and as”
“a stone”
or “a small stone”
“most precious”
which means “of great price, honored, esteemed, beloved and dear”.
John saw the “brilliance” of the heavenly “city”
that was likened to a “honored and esteemed stone” because it
holds God's “honor and splendor”.
The
verse continues, “...even
like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; ”
John continued with the words, “even
like”
which means “similar to and as” “a
jasper stone”
which means “a precious little stone of various colors such as
purple, blue, green and brass”, “clear
as crystal”
which means “of crystalline brightness and transparency”. John
likened the “city's”
brilliance to a transparent and beautiful “jasper”
stone.
When
we think through John's words in this verse, we can hardly imagine
the illumination of this beautiful city. It is filled with “God's
glory”, and the brilliance of it is like “precious jasper
stone”. Oh the wonder of this “great city” which God
has prepared for those who receive Jesus Christ as their personal
“Savior and Lord”. God desires that everyone yield to His Son,
and those who do, shall see things like this “glorious city”
which they have never seen before.
Next
time
John shares how the city had,
“a wall great and high, and had twelve gates”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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