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Perfect order and unity in the New Jerusalem

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Meditation

Reader,

Today's passage from Revelation 21: 9-14 is a visionary description of the New Jerusalem, the holy city that descends from heaven.

In this passage, the apostle John is given a glimpse of the glorious city and is taken by an angel to witness its beauty and magnificence.

As I copied this out, the repetition of numbers and the even syntax combined to create a sense of perfect order and calm.

Today's text is Revelation 21: 9-14

Revelation 21

The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb

9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.

11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.

13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Encouragement

The unity of the New and the Old Testament stands out from this passage.

The names of the twelve tribes are written on the gates, and the twelve apostles on the foundations, assuring us of the continuity of God's plan throughout history.

Isaiah 54:11-12

“Afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted,
I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,
your foundations with lapis lazuli.
I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.

Andy

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