The New Jerusalem

9 Then came one of the ⁱseven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the ^jBride, the wife of the ^kLamb.” 10 And he ^lcarried me away in the Spirit ^mto a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance ⁿlike a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has ^uno need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 ^vBy its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and ^wits gates will never be shut by day—and ^xthere will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But ^ynothing unclean ^zwill ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s ^abook of life.

The River of Life

1 Then the angel¹ showed me the ^briver of the ^cwater of life, bright as ^dcrystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the ^eLamb 2 through the middle of ^fthe street of the city; also, ^gon either side of the river, the ^htree of life² with its twelve kinds of fruit, ⁱyielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 ^jNo longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will ^ksee his face, and ^lhis name will be on their foreheads. 5 And ^mnight will be no more. ⁿThey will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will ^oreign forever and ever.