Revelation 21:24

Translations

Modern

By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

Latin

Et ambulabunt gentes in lumine ejus: et reges terræ afferent gloriam suam et honorem in illam.

Original

Greek

English

By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Notes

Revelation 21:24–25

the nations: God’s promise to Abraham comes true (Genesis 12:3; see Isaiah 2:3).
In Revelation, the kings of the world often represent God’s enemies (Revelation 6:15; 17:18; 18:3, 9). Now that these enemies are destroyed (Revelation 16:9, 11; 19:1–2, 19–21), the image is of God’s glory shown in those who have repented (Revelation 14:6–7; compare 11:13) and walk with God (5:9; 15:4).
The gates that are never closed contrast with ancient times when closed gates protected cities from enemies, especially at night. The people experience peace and security under God’s rule (see Isaiah 60:11). God’s enemies are gone, and fear and failure have ended (see Zechariah 14:7; John 11:8–10; 12:35–36).

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

Completion of the Second Temple God’s Justice God’s Promised Kingdom Israel’s Geography as Theology Promised Land Rebuilding of Jerusalem Symbolic Numbers Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth The Day Is Coming The Glory of God The New Order Visions

Related verses

Zechariah 8:22–23
And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”
Revelation 22:2
…down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Revelation 21:26
And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
Romans 15:10–12
Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
Zechariah 2:11
“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
Isaiah 66:18
“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
Isaiah 60:3–10
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
Isaiah 55:5
Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
Isaiah 60:16
You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 52:15
…so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
Romans 15:16
…to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

Glossary

Abomination Beauty Book of Revelation Bride of Christ Haggai, Book of Heaven Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Land Millennium Nations New Creation, New Creature New Jerusalem Worship

Topics

Heaven: God's Dwelling Place Heaven: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Select Readings: The New Heaven and the New Earth Walking with God in the Light of Heaven

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