Revelation 21:2

Translations

Modern

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Traditional

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Literal

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Latin

Et ego Joannes vidi sanctam civitatem Jerusalem novam descendentem de cælo a Deo, paratam sicut sponsam ornatam viro suo.

Original

Greek

English

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Notes

Revelation 21:2

coming down … from God: The new creation is a gift from God. At first, God created everything good. In the end, God will create a new, perfect world.
This image of Jerusalem as a beautiful bride (see Isaiah 61:10) contrasts sharply with the vision of Babylon (or Rome) as the prostitute (Revelation 17:4–5; 18:2–3; see study note on Revelation 21:9–22:9).

Revelation 21:1–22:9

The final scenes of the new heaven and earth show a new community and home for God's people, created and given by God. These scenes uplift persecuted Christians. John shares his main vision (Revelation 21:1–8) and expands on it in two parts:

In Revelation 21:9–27, he describes the new Jerusalem as a place of holy perfection;
in Revelation 22:1–5, he portrays the new Jerusalem as the ultimate garden of Eden, which Adam and Eve could have experienced if they had not sinned.

Theme notes and profiles

Biblical Marriage Completion of the Second Temple God’s Justice God’s Promised Kingdom Israel’s Geography as Theology Jerusalem Promised Land Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth The Creation The Day Is Coming The Land The New Community The New Order The Resurrection of the Dead Violation of the Sacred Visions Worship in Jerusalem Zion

Related verses

Hebrews 11:10
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Revelation 3:12
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Hebrews 13:14
For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
Hebrews 12:22
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
Revelation 19:7–8
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
Revelation 22:19
And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.
2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Ephesians 5:25–27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Isaiah 54:5
For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.

Parallels

Isaiah 65:17–25

People

John: Apostle and son of Zebedee

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Adultery Beauty Book of Revelation Bride of Christ Foreordination Heaven Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Land Last Days Maid, Maiden Millennium New New Creation, New Creature New Heavens and New Earth New Jerusalem Place of the Dead Rest Temple Worship Zion

Topics

Bride: Figurative Bride: Ornaments of Christ is God: As Husband of the Church Church: Holy City Church: New Jerusalem Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Cities: Church Triumphant Heaven: New Heavens Heaven: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Jerusalem of the Church Glorified Jerusalem: New Jerusalem Restoration of all Things Select Readings: The New Heaven and the New Earth Tabernacle of the Church The Excellency and Glory of the Church: Consist in Its: Being the Bride of Christ The New Jerusalem Titles and Names of the Church: Holy City Titles and Names of the Church: New Jerusalem Types: Miscellaneous: Bride, a Type of the Body of Christ

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