Revelation 21:1-27, NLT
Revelation 21
The New Jerusalem
1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.
3I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.*21:3 Some manuscripts read God himself will be with them, their God.
5And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
8“But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
9Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10So he took me in the Spirit*21:10 Or in spirit. to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
15The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
18The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
21The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass.
22I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.