streets of gold

²¹And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, one for each, so that each gate was made from a single pearl. And the main street of the city was of pure gold, similar to transparent glass.

¹I saw the new heaven and the new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more. ²And I, John, saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. ³And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying: “Behold the tabernacle of God with men. And he will dwell with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be their God with them. ⁴And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And death shall be no more. And neither mourning, nor crying out, nor grief shall be anymore. For the first things have passed away.” ⁵And the One who was sitting upon the throne, said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And he said to me, “Write, for these words are entirely faithful and true.” ⁶And he said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To those who thirst, I will give freely from the fountain of the water of life.

¹⁸And the structure of its wall was of jasper stone. Yet truly, the city itself was of pure gold, similar to pure glass.

⁴And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And death shall be no more. And neither mourning, nor crying out, nor grief shall be anymore. For the first things have passed away.”

¹And he showed me the river of the water of life, shining like crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. ²In the midst of its main street, and on both sides of the river, was the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, offering one fruit for each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the health of the nations. ³And every curse shall be no more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants shall serve him. ⁴And they shall see his face. And his name shall be on their foreheads. ⁵And night shall be no more. And they will not need the light of a lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever. ⁶And he said to me: “These words are entirely faithful and true.” And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his Angel to reveal to his servant what must occur soon:

²⁰the fifth was of sardonyx, the sixth was of sardius, the seventh was of chrysolite, the eighth was of beryl, the ninth was of topaz, the tenth was of chrysoprasus, the eleventh was of jacinth, the twelfth was of amethyst.

³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will return again, and then I will take you to myself, so that where I am, you also may be.

²⁷There shall not enter into it anything defiled, nor anything causing an abomination, nor anything false, but only those who have been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb.

¹⁹Their silver will be thrown away, and their gold will be like a dunghill. Their silver and their gold will have no power to free them in the day of the fury of the Lord. They will not satisfy their soul, and their bellies will not be filled, because of the scandal of their iniquity.

¹²Whoever prevails, I will set him as a column in the temple of my God, and he shall not depart from it anymore. And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that descends out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

¹⁵There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

¹I saw the new heaven and the new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more.

¹⁰And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain. And he showed me the Holy City Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, ¹¹having the glory of God. And its light was like that of a precious stone, even like that of the jasper stone or like crystal. ¹²And it had a wall, great and high, having twelve gates. And at the gates were twelve Angels. And names were written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. ¹³On the East were three gates, and on the North were three gates, and on the South were three gates, and on the West were three gates. ¹⁴And the wall of the City had twelve foundations. And upon them were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall.

¹⁴Blessed are those who wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb. So may they have a right to the tree of life; so may they enter through the gates into the City.