Chapter 4

021:016 The plan of the city is a square, the length being the same as the breadth; and he measured the city furlong by furlong, with his measuring rod--it is twelve hundred miles long, and the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

021:017 And he measured the wall of it--a wall of a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to human measure, which was also that of the angel.

021:018 The solid fabric of the wall was jasper; and the city itself was made of gold, resembling transparent glass.

021:019 As for the foundation-stones of the city wall, which were beautified with various kinds of precious stones, the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius,

021:020 the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

021:021 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of them consisting of a single pearl. And the main street of the city was made of pure gold, resembling transparent glass.

021:022 I saw no sanctuary in the city, for the Lord God, the Ruler of all, is its Sanctuary, and so is the Lamb.

021:023 Nor has the city any need of the sun or of the moon, to give it light; for the glory of God has shone upon it and its lamp is the Lamb.

021:024 The nations will live their lives by its light; and the kings of the earth are to bring their glory into it.

021:025 And in the daytime (for there will be no night there) the gates will never be closed;

021:026 and the glory and honor of the nations shall be brought into it.

021:027 And no unclean thing shall ever enter it, nor any one who is guilty of base conduct or tells lies, but only they whose names stand recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life.

022:001 Then he showed me the river of the Water of Life, bright as crystal, issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

022:002 On either side of the river, midway between it and the main street of the city, was the Tree of Life. It produced twelve kinds of fruit, yielding a fresh crop month by month, and the leaves of the tree served as medicine for the nations.

022:003 "In future there will be no curse," he said, "but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in that city. And His servants will render Him holy service and will see His face,

022:004 and His name will be on their foreheads.

022:005 And there will be no night there; and they have no need of lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will shine upon them, and they will be kings until the Ages of the Ages."

022:006 And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the Prophets, sent His angel to make known to His servants the things which must soon happen.

022:007 'I am coming quickly.' Blessed is he who is mindful of the predictions contained in this book."

022:008 I John heard and saw these things; and when I had heard and seen them, I fell at the feet of the angel who was showing me them-- to worship him.

022:009 But he said to me, "Oh, do not do that. I am a fellow bondservant of yours, and a fellow bondservant of your brethren the Prophets and of those who are mindful of the teachings of this book. Worship God."

022:010 "Make no secret," he added, "of the meaning of the predictions contained in this book; for the time for their fulfillment is now close at hand.

022:011 Let the dishonest man act dishonestly still; let the filthy make himself filthy still; let the righteous practise righteousness still; and let the holy be made holy still."

022:012 "I am coming quickly; and My reward is with Me, that I may requite every man in accordance with what his conduct has been.

022:013 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

022:014 Blessed are those who wash their robes clean, that they may have a right to the Tree of Life, and may go through the gates into the city.

022:015 The unclean are shut out, and so are all who practise magic, all fornicators, all murderers, and those who worship idols, and every one who loves falsehood and tells lies.

022:016 "I Jesus have sent My angel for him solemnly to declare these things to you among the Churches. I am the Root and the offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.

022:017 The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come;' and whoever hears, let him say, 'Come;' and let those who are thirsty come. Whoever will, let him take the Water of Life, without payment.

022:018 "I solemnly declare to every one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book, that if any one adds to those words, God will add to him the plagues spoken of in this book;

022:019 and that if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take from him his share in the Tree of Life and in the holy city--the things described in this book.

022:020 "He who solemnly declares all this says, "'Yes, I am coming quickly.'" Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

022:021 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people.