Revelation 20:11-22:21

New King James Version

The Great White Throne Judgment

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face ^(A)the earth and the heaven fled away. ^(B)And there was found no place for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, ^(C)small and great, standing before ^[a]God, ^(D)and books were opened. And another ^(E)book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged ^(F)according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^(G)and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. ^(H)And they were judged, each one according to his works. ¹⁴ Then ^(I)Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. ^(J)This is the second ^[b]death. ¹⁵ And anyone not found written in the Book of Life ^(K)was cast into the lake of fire.

All Things Made New

21 Now ^(L)I saw a new heaven and a new earth, ^(M)for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. ² Then I, ^[c]John, saw ^(N)the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared ^(O)as a bride adorned for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, ^(P)the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. ^4 (Q)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; ^(R)there shall be no more death, ^(S)nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

⁵ Then ^(T)He who sat on the throne said, ^(U)“Behold, I make all things new.” And He said ^[d]to me, “Write, for ^(V)these words are true and faithful.”

⁶ And He said to me, ^(W)“It^[e] is done! ^(X)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. ^(Y)I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. ⁷ He who overcomes ^[f]shall inherit all things, and ^(Z)I will be his God and he shall be My son. ^8 (AA)But the cowardly, ^[g]unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in ^(AB)the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

The New Jerusalem^(AC)

⁹ Then one of ^(AD)the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came ^[h]to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you ^(AE)the ^[i]bride, the Lamb’s wife.” ¹⁰ And he carried me away ^(AF)in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me ^(AG)the ^[j]great city, the ^[k]holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, ^11 (AH)having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. ¹² Also she had a great and high wall with ^(AI)twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: ^13 (AJ)three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

¹⁴ Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and ^(AK)on them were the ^[l]names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And he who talked with me ^(AL)had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. ¹⁶ The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand ^[m]furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. ¹⁷ Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. ¹⁸ The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. ^19 (AM)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ²¹ The twelve gates were twelve ^(AN)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. ^(AO)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

The Glory of the New Jerusalem

^22 (AP)But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. ^23 (AQ)The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine ^[n]in it, for the ^[o]glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. ^24 (AR)And the nations ^[p]of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor ^[q]into it. ^25 (AS)Its gates shall not be shut at all by day ^(AT)(there shall be no night there). ^26 (AU)And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into ^[r]it. ²⁷ But ^(AV)there shall by no means enter it anything ^[s]that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s ^(AW)Book of Life.

The River of Life

22 And he showed me ^(AX)a ^[t]pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. ^2 (AY)In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was ^(AZ)the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were ^(BA)for the healing of the nations. ³ And ^(BB)there shall be no more curse, ^(BC)but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His ^(BD)servants shall serve Him. ^4 (BE)They shall see His face, and ^(BF)His name shall be on their foreheads. ^5 (BG)There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor ^(BH)light of the sun, for ^(BI)the Lord God gives them light. ^(BJ)And they shall reign forever and ever.

The Time Is Near

⁶ Then he said to me, ^(BK)“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the ^[u]holy prophets ^(BL)sent His angel to show His servants the things which must ^(BM)shortly take place.

^7 (BN)“Behold, I am coming quickly! ^(BO)Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

⁸ Now I, John, ^[v]saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, ^(BP)I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

⁹ Then he said to me, ^(BQ)“See that you do not do that. ^[w]For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” ^10 (BR)And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, ^(BS)for the time is at hand. ¹¹ He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him ^[x]be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”

Jesus Testifies to the Churches

¹² “And behold, I am coming quickly, and ^(BT)My reward is with Me, ^(BU)to give to every one according to his work. ^13 (BV)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the ^[y]Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

^14 (BW)Blessed are those who ^[z]do His commandments, that they may have the right ^(BX)to the tree of life, ^(BY)and may enter through the gates into the city. ^15 [aa]But ^(BZ)outside are ^(CA)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

^16 (CB)“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. ^(CC)I am the Root and the Offspring of David, ^(CD)the Bright and Morning Star.”

¹⁷ And the Spirit and ^(CE)the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” ^(CF)And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

A Warning

^18 [ab]For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^(CG)If anyone adds to these things, ^[ac]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, ^(CH)God^[ad] shall take away his part from the ^[ae]Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

I Am Coming Quickly

²⁰ He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

²¹ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ^[af]with you all. Amen.