Revelation 21:2 KJV
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Matthew Henry
- A new heaven, and new earth: the new Jerusalem where God dwells, and banishes all sorrow from his peopleThe new heaven and the new earth will not be separate from each other; the earth of the saints, their glorified, bodies, will be heavenly. The old world,...
Thompson Chains
- Holy CitySee the chain from Nehemiah 11:1 · 5 links
- New JerusalemLink 5 of 7 · next Revelation 21:10
- BrideLink 4 of 5 · next Revelation 22:17
- Spir. AdorningLast of 7 links
- Christ. BridegroomSee the chain from Matthew 9:15 · 2 links
Cross References
- Hebrews 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
- Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
- Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
- Revelation 19:7–8 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. …
- Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
- John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
- Ephesians 5:25–27 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; …
- Hebrews 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
- Revelation 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
- Psalms 45:9–14 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. …
- Isaiah 54:5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
- Ephesians 5:30–32 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. …
- Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
- Revelation 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Topics
- Bride Ornaments of
- Church Holy city
- Heaven Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Jerusalem New Jerusalem
- Readings, select The new heaven and the new earth
- Restoration Of all things
- Types Bride, a type of the body of Christ
- Vision The New Jerusalem
Places
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in Revelation 21 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- John(1.) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John (Acts 4:6). He was of the kindred of the high...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Greek and Strong’s
- And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
- I ἐγὼ egō ἐγώ Pronoun · first person, nominative singular
- John Ἰωάννης Iōannēs Ἰωάννης Noun · nominative masculine singular
- saw εἶδον eidon Verb · aorist active indicative, first person singular εἴδω eídō
- the holy τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular ἁγίαν hagian ἅγιος Adjective · accusative feminine singular
- city τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular πόλιν polin πόλις Noun · accusative feminine singular
- new καινὴν kainēn καινός Adjective · accusative feminine singular
- Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierousalēm Noun · accusative feminine singular Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalḗm
- coming down καταβαίνουσαν katabainousan καταβαίνω Verb · present active participle, accusative feminine singular
- from ἀπὸ apo ἀπό Preposition
- God τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Θεοῦ Theou θεός Noun · genitive masculine singular
- out of ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
- heaven τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular οὐρανοῦ ouranou οὐρανός Noun · genitive masculine singular
- prepared ἡτοιμασμένην hētoimasmenēn ἑτοιμάζω Verb · perfect passive participle, accusative feminine singular
- as ὡς hōs ὡς Conjunction
- a bride νύμφην nymphēn νύμφη Noun · accusative feminine singular
- adorned κεκοσμημένην kekosmēmenēn κοσμέω Verb · perfect passive participle, accusative feminine singular
- for her αὐτῆς autēs αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive feminine singular
- husband τῷ tō Article · dative masculine singular ἀνδρὶ andri ἀνήρ Noun · dative masculine singular
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