2. New city. 21:9-23 V.9 a) Groom’ s wife - Identification of the city. I. Bowl angel. A. The messenger of the Bowl of Judgment now brings a message about the Bride and the New Jerusalem. B. Christ is both a Lion and a Lamb. Rev.5:5-6 II. Bride of Christ. John receives an invitation to see the wife of Christ. III. This is the first of seven references to the lamb in Chapters 21-22. 21:9, 14, 22, 23, 27; 22:1, 3 V.10 b) Great city - Heb.11:10, 13-16 I. Ascend of John. John is lifted up in the Spirit to a high mountain to behold the New Jerusalem. Ezek.40:2 II. Descend of the New Jerusalem. Jerusalem is now ready to descend for the wife of Christ has made herself ready. Rev.19:7 V.11 c) Glory of God on the city - The light source of the city. I. Glory of God. The glory of God is on the city and shines with a glorious light, not with neon light but glory light. Ex.40:34; Num.9:15-23; 1.Kings 8:11; 2.Chron.5:14; Isaiah 24:23; 60:1; Ezek.43:5; John 12:41; Acts 26:13 II. Glance of Gemstone. A. Jasper is perhaps a diamond like stone; diamonds in gold settings fits a bride. B. God is in appearance like a jasper stone 4:3; the presence of God appears on the city. C. The city is not made with red or yellows bricks but with a transparent material - The City is Crystal Clear. V.12-13 d) Gates of the city - The gates of the city. Ezek.48:31 I. Great wall. It’ s a high transparent wall. II. Gates of the city. A. There are 12 ways to enter the city. B. The encampment of Israel in the wilderness was just like the gates in the city - 3 tribes on each direction. Num. Ch.2 III. Guardian angels. 12 angels are watching the gates, one angel for each gate. Gen.3:24 IV. Graven names. A. The 12 tribes of Israel are written on the 12 gates, one name on each gate. Ezek.48:31-34 B. The 12 tribes of Israel where the ones God used to cause the Messiah to enter the earth, they labored in Prayer and Persecution until the Messiah entered through one of their people named Maria - Now their 12 tribe names are on the gates. C. Access to the city though Israel. D. Perhaps the Old Testament saints are partakers of the city as seen through their names on the gates. V.14 e) Graven names on the city - The wall of the city. I. City wall’ s 12 foundations. The gates of the city have the 12 tribes of Israel on it and the foundation of the city has the names of the 12 apostles on it (Perhaps between each gate). Heb.11:10 II. Christ’ s 12 apostles. The 12 apostles are the foundation; they laid the apostolic structure in Christ. Eph.2:20 V.15 f) Golden reed to measure - I. Messenger with the golden reed. The angel comes to measure the city. Zech.2:1; Ezek.40:3 II. Measuring the city. Everything has a Divine standard of God also this city, so an angel makes sure it meets this standard with a pure golden reed. V.16-17 g) Geometry of the city and the wall - The size of the city. I. Geometry of the city. A. The city is a square and cube all the sides are equal. B. The most holy place was also a square and a cube - 10x10x10. II. Grandeur of the city. A. It Isaiah 12.000 furlongs on each sides and its wall 144 cubits wide. Perhaps a city with many floors. B. The size of the city: 1. A furlong equal to about 200 meters. 2. 12.000 times 200 = 2400 km or 1500 miles (2400 Km.) 3. 1500 X 1500 x 1500 = 3,375,000,000 cubic miles for the whole city. 4. Perhaps a city with many stories. a. If the cube has stories and one story were 100 m. high, it would contain 240 floors. b. If each floor Isaiah 10 feet high, then, there are 792,000 floors: 1500 miles high 1 mile Isaiah 5280 feet = 7,920,000 feet high. 7,920,000 times 10 feet high = 792,000 floors. c. If each mansion on each floor Isaiah 500 feet times 500 feet = 250,000 square feet. d. If each floor Isaiah 1500 times 1500 = 2,250,000 square miles per floor. e. 7,920,000 floors times 7,920,000 floors = 62,726,400,000,000 square feet per floor. f. 62,726,400,000,000 square feet per floor divided by 250,000 square feet per mansion = 250,905,600 mansions per floor. g. If there are 792,000 floors and 250,905,600 "mansions" per floor, then there could potentially be 198 trillion, 717 billion, 235 million, and 300 thousands mansions in "my Father's house. 5. The city is roughly half the size of U.S.A. C. A cubit is equal to about 45 cm. 144 times 45 = 65 m thick wall. Ezek.40:5; 42:20 D. John measured the earthly Jerusalem and the angel the New Jerusalem. Rev.11:1 V.18 h) Golden construction - I. Construction of the wall. A. Jasper is perhaps a diamond like stone. B. The city wall is not made with red or yellows bricks but with a transparent material, jasper is build in the wall - The City wall is Crystal Clear. II. City of golden glass. A. The city shines with God’ s Glory and is of pure Gold. B. The gold is transparent like glass, C. The city looks like one Giant Golden Glass cube. V.19-20 i) Gemstones of the foundation - Isaiah 54:11-12 I. Adorned foundations. The foundation is beautified because of the wonderful work of Christ, it’ s a multi coloured foundation. Col.2:3 II. All kinds of gemstones. A. The 12 gemstones represent the 12 apostles. B. The 12 stones in the high priest’ s breastplate are very similar to these. Ex.28:17-20 (Only 8 gemstones are equal to these.) C. The colours of the 12 stones: 1. Jasper - Clear diamond. 2. Saphire - Blue with golden specks. 3. Chalcedony - Blue with other colours in it. 4. Emerald - Greenish. 5. Sardonyx - White stone with red layers. 6. Sardius - Red colour. 7. Chrysolyte - Golden yellow colour. 8. Beryl - Greenish colour. 9. Topaz - Green golden colour. 10. Chrysoprasus - Blue green colour. 11. Jacinth - Violet colour. 12. Amethyst - Purple colour. D. The New Jerusalem is a city of light but also a city of colours, if the city hangs in the air these colours will reflect on the earth because of the light from the city. V.21 j) Gates of pearls and the Golden streets - The streets of the city. I. Pearly Gates. Huge pearls are the gates of the city. II. Pure Gold streets. The streets are not made of stone but of pure transparent glass like gold. V.22 a) The city Inhabited by God - The worship centre of the city. I. Temple Program of God not among man. A. The temples served to teach man about the Plan and Program of redemption. B. The temples served to Protect man from God’ s Presence. II. Transcendent Presence of God among man. Now all evil and sin has been removed and finally God can dwell among His children and people. Ezek.48:35; Matt.12:6 V.23 b) The city Illuminated by God - The light source of the city. I. No Sun to Shine. The city is not dependent on any external source it has God in it. II. Glory of God. A. God’ s glorious presence causes the whole city to be full of light forever. Isaiah 60:19-20 B. In the most holy place the glory of the Lord shined and in this city the glory of the Lord shines too. III. Light of the Lamb. The glorious city needs no sun for it has the Son in it. John 14:3