Revelation 21-22

Christian Standard Bible

The New Creation

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;^(A) for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,^(B) and the sea was no more.^{(C) 2} I also saw the holy city,^(D) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,^(E) prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.^(F)

³ Then I heard a loud voice^(G) from the throne:^[a](H) Look, God’s dwelling^[b] is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples,^[c](I) and God himself will be with them and will be their God.^{[d] 4} He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.^(J) Death will be no more;^(K) grief, crying, and pain will be no more,^(L) because the previous things^[e] have passed away.^(M)

⁵ Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words^[f] are faithful and true.”^{(N) 6} Then he said to me, “It is done!^(O) I am the Alpha and the Omega,^(P) the beginning and the end.^(Q) I will freely give to the thirsty^(R) from the spring of the water of life.^{(S) 7} The one who conquers^(T) will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.^{(U) 8} But the cowards, faithless,^[g] detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars^(V)—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur,^(W) which is the second death.”^(X)

The New Jerusalem

⁹ Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues,^(Y) came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” ¹⁰ He then carried me away in the Spirit^[h](Z) to a great, high mountain^(AA) and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹ arrayed with God’s glory.^(AB) Her radiance was like a precious jewel, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. ¹² The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates. ¹³ There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.^{(AC) 14} The city wall had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb were on the foundations.

¹⁵ The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod^(AD) to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.^{(AE) 16} The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia.^[i] Its length, width, and height are equal. ¹⁷ Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used. ¹⁸ The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold clear as glass. ¹⁹ The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of jewel:^(AF) the first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. ²¹ The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The main street^[j] of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.

²² I did not see a temple in it, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. ²³ The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.^{(AG) 24} The nations will walk by its light,^(AH) and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.^{[k](AI) 25} Its gates will never close by day because it will never be night there.^{(AJ) 26} They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.^{[l](AK) 27} Nothing unclean will ever enter it,^(AL) nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.^(AM)

The Source of Life

22 Then he showed me the river^[m] of the water of life,^(AN) clear as crystal,^(AO) flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb^{(AP) 2} down the middle of the city’s main street. The tree of life was on each side of the river, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month.^(AQ) The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations,^{(AR) 3} and there will no longer be any curse.^(AS) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him. ⁴ They will see his face,^(AT) and his name will be on their foreheads.^{(AU) 5} Night will be no more;^(AV) people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light,^(AW) and they will reign forever and ever.

The Time Is Near

⁶ Then he said to me, “These words are faithful^[n] and true.^(AX) The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets,^[o] has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”^(AY)

⁷ “Look, I am coming soon!^(AZ) Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”^(BA)

⁸ I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me. ⁹ But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!” ^(BB)

¹⁰ Then he said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.^{(BC) 11} Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy still be filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; let the holy still be holy.”^(BD)

¹² “Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me^(BE) to repay each person according to his work.^{(BF) 13} I am the Alpha and the Omega, ^(BG) the first and the last,^(BH) the beginning and the end.^(BI)

¹⁴ “Blessed ^(BJ) are those who wash their robes,^[p] so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. ¹⁵ Outside are the dogs, ^(BK) the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.^(BL)

¹⁶ “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root^(BM) and descendant of David,^(BN) the bright morning star.”^(BO)

¹⁷ Both the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let anyone who hears, say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely.^(BP)

¹⁸ I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book. ¹⁹ And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and the holy city, which are written about in this book.^(BQ)

²⁰ He who testifies about these things^(BR) says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!^(BS)

²¹ The grace of the Lord Jesus^[q] be with everyone.^[r] Amen.^[s]