Apocalipsis 21:17-27

17 Después midió el grosor de las murallas, que eran de sesenta y cinco metros
(según la medida humana que el ángel usó).

18 La muralla estaba hecha de jaspe, y la ciudad era de oro puro y tan cristalino como el vidrio.

19 La muralla de la ciudad estaba fundada sobre doce piedras, cada una adornada con una piedra preciosa:
la primera con jaspe, la segunda con zafiro, la tercera con ágata, la cuarta con esmeralda,

20 la quinta con ónice, la sexta con cornalina, la séptima con crisólito, la octava con berilo, la novena con topacio, la décima con crisoprasa, la undécima con jacinto y la duodécima con amatista.

21 Las doce puertas estaban hechas de perlas, ¡cada puerta hecha de una sola perla! Y la calle principal era de oro puro y tan cristalino como el vidrio.

22 No vi ningún templo en la ciudad, porque el Señor Dios Todopoderoso y el Cordero son el templo.

23 La ciudad no tiene necesidad de sol ni de luna, porque la gloria de Dios ilumina la ciudad, y el Cordero es su luz.

24 Las naciones caminarán a la luz de la ciudad, y los reyes del mundo entrarán en ella con toda su gloria.

25 Las puertas nunca se cerrarán al terminar el día porque allí no existe la noche.

26 Todas las naciones llevarán su gloria y honor a la ciudad.

27 No se permitirá la entrada a ninguna cosa mala
ni tampoco a nadie que practique la idolatría y el engaño. Solo podrán entrar los que tengan su nombre escrito en el libro de la vida del Cordero.

Apocalipsis 21:17-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 21

This chapter contains an account of the happy state of the church, consisting of all the elect, both Jews and Gentiles, which will take place upon the first resurrection, and will continue during the thousand years' reign mentioned in the preceding chapter. The seat of the church in these happy times will be the new heaven and the new earth, Re 21:1 the church that will dwell there is described by its names, the holy city, and new Jerusalem; by its descent, from heaven; and by its state and ornament, being prepared and adorned as a bride for her husband, Re 21:2 and her happiness is expressed by the presence of God with her, and communion with him enjoyed by her, and by a freedom from all evils endured in the present state of things, Re 21:3,4 after which John hears the voice of him that sat on the throne, declaring himself to be the author of the new heaven and earth; ordering him to write, that what had been said was true and faithful; affirming that things were now done and finished; calling himself the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end: promising grace to the thirsty soul, the inheritance of all things to the overcomer, and also divine sonship; and threatening the second death to sinners, whose characters are given, Re 21:5-8 next John has a vision of the bride before spoken of; the preface to it is in Re 21:9,10 in which is signified that one of the seven angels that had the seven vials talked to him in a very free and familiar manner, and proposed to show him the Lamb's wife; and in order to it carried him to an exceeding high mountain, and showed him the city before mentioned, said to be great, holy, and heavenly; and which is described by the glory of God upon it, and the light that was in it, comparable to a crystal jasper stone, Re 21:11 by its wall, which is great and high; and by its, gates and foundations; its gates are in number twelve, twelve angels at them, and on them written the twelve names of the children of Israel, and these situated three at each point, east, west, north, and south; and its foundations are also twelve, having the names of the twelve apostles on them, Re 21:12-14 by the measure of it, which the angel took with his golden read; of the city, which was twelve thousand furlongs, it being four square, and its length, breadth, and height equal; and of the wall, which was a hundred forty and four cubits, Re 21:15-17 and next the city is described by the matter of which it was built; the wall of jasper the city of pure gold, like to clear glass; the foundations of precious stone, each foundation being of one stone; the gates of pearls, each gate being of one pearl; the street of the city of pure gold, like transparent glass, Re 21:18-21 and then by the temple in it, which is no other than the Lord God and the Lamb; and by the light, which is the same, it having no need of sun or moon, Re 21:22,23 and next by its inhabitants, the nations of the saved ones, who walk in its light, and the kings of the earth, that bring their honour and glory to it; by its safety and security, and by the purity of it, none but undefiled persons, and such who are written in the Lamb's book of life, being admitted into it, Re 21:24-27.