The New Testament Part 47

4 [21:9]And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the last seven plagues came, and spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show you the wife, the bride of the Lamb. [21:10]And he bore me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from G.o.d, [21:11]having the glory of G.o.d; its luminary was like the most precious stone, like a crystalline jasper. [21:12]It had a great and high wall, it had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. [21:13]On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. [21:14]And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

5 [21:15]And he that spoke with me had a golden measuring rod, to measure the city and its gates and its wall. [21:16]And the city was square, and its length equal to its breadth. And he measured the city with the rod, twelve thousand stadia [1372 English miles]; and the length and breadth and height of it are equal. [21:17]And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which was of the angel. [21:18]And the building of its wall was jasper, and the city was of pure gold like clear gla.s.s. [21:19]And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone; the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, [21:20]the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardine stone, the seventh chrysolyte, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

6 [21:21]And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as gla.s.s. [21:22]And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord G.o.d Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb. [21:23]And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to give a light to it; for the glory of G.o.d lights it, and its light the Lamb. [21:24] And the nations shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it, [21:25]and its gates shall not be shut by day,--for there shall be no night there,-- [21:26]and they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. [21:27]And there shall not enter into it any thing that is defiled, nor any one that commits an abomination and falsehood, but those enrolled in the Lamb's book of life.

7 [22:1]And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of G.o.d and the Lamb. [22:2]In the midst of its broad plain and along the river on each side was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, and yielding monthly each of its fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. [22:3]And no curse shall be there any more. And the throne of G.o.d and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him, [22:4]and shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads. [22:5] And there shall be no night, and they shall have no need of a lamp and light, for the Lord G.o.d shall shed light on them, and they shall reign forever and ever.

8 [22:6]And he said to me, These words are faithful and true, and the Lord G.o.d of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show his servants what must shortly occur. [22:7]Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

9 [22:8]And I am John who heard and saw these thing; and when I heard and when I saw I fell down to wors.h.i.+p before the feet of the angel that showed me these things. [22:9]And he said to me, See [that you do it]

not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; wors.h.i.+p G.o.d. [22:10]And he said to me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; the time is at hand. [22:11]Let the unjust be unjust still, and let the filthy be filthy still, and let the righteous do righteousness still, and let the holy be made holy still.

10 [22:12]Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every one as his work is. [22:13]I am the Alpha and the Omega, first and last, the beginning and end. [22:14]Blessed are they that keep his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and enter by the gates into the city. [22:15]Without are dogs and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers and idolaters and whoever loves and practises falsehood.

11 [22:16]I Jesus sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright star of the morning. [22:17]And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that thirsts, come; let him that will, take the water of life freely.

12 [22:18]I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If any one adds to them, G.o.d shall add to him the plagues written in this book; [22:19]and if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, G.o.d shall take away his part from the tree of life, and the holy city, described in this book. [22:20]He that testifies these things says, Yes, I come quickly. Amen, come Lord Jesus. [22:21]The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.