Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:21
21. every several—Greek, "each one severally." read more
啟示錄 21:21-22 Cunpts
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:22
22. no temple . . . God . . . the temple—As God now dwells in the spiritual Church, His "temple" (Greek, "naos," "shrine"; 1 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Corinthians 6:19), so the Church when perfected shall dwell in Him as her "temple" (naos: the same Greek). As the Church was "His sanctuary," so He is to be their sanctuary. Means of grace shall cease when the end of grace is come. Church ordinances shall give place to the God of ordinances. Uninterrupted, immediate, direct, communion with Him and the... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:11-22
The physical features of the city 21:11-22 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:21
Evidently each gate-tower that John saw (Revelation 21:12-13) had been carved out of one huge pearl (cf. Isaiah 54:11-12). [Note: Swete, p. 294.] "Among the ancients, pearls were ranked highest among precious stones, because their beauty derives entirely from nature, improvement by human workmanship being an impossibility . . ." [Note: Thomas, Revelation 8-22, p. 473.] John further described the street or pavement of the city probably referring to all the streets since all would be connected.... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 21:22
Unlike old Jerusalem, there was no temple in the new city because God Himself was there. The whole city will, therefore, be a virtual temple. [Note: Cf. Overstreet, pp. 460-62.] This is another respect in which the millennial temple contrasts with the New Jerusalem. The Lamb will play the central role in this temple along with Almighty God. The presence of God with man was the symbol of the earthly tabernacle and temple, but in the New Jerusalem that presence is a reality.This verse and... read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 21:22
21:22 God (a-11) See Note l, ch. 1.8. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 21:1-27
The Holy CityThe enemies of the Lamb have been conquered. The Judgment is over. The old condition of things has passed away: cp. Revelation 20:11. Now St. John sees in a vision the blissful glory of heaven, in which the Lamb’s redeemed people will dwell for ever.1-8. The eternal dwelling-place prepared for the redeemed is seen from a distance (Revelation 21:1.), and the voice of God declares what it means (Revelation 21:3-6), and for whom its glories are (Revelation 21:7.).Three points come out... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 21:21
(21) And the twelve gates . . .—Or, gate-towers. Each gate was of one pearl—i.e., made out of one pearl. The foundations are diverse; the gates are alike. There is one way, though there are many roads; one mode of entrance, through twelve gates. All find entrance through one new and living Way (John 14:6; Acts 4:11-12; 1 Corinthians 3:11; Hebrews 10:20). The pearl was esteemed of the greatest value among the ancients; it is an appropriate emblem of the highest truth, and so of Him who is the... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 21:22
(22) And I saw no temple therein . . .—Rather, And temple I saw not in it, for the Lord God the Almighty is her temple, and the Lamb. In Ezekiel’s vision the vast and splendid proportions of the Temple formed a conspicuous part: its gigantic proportions declared it to be figurative (Ezekiel 48:8-20); but the present vision passes on to a higher state of things. “I saw no temple:” Ezekiel’s vision declared that the literal temple would be replaced by a far more glorious spiritual temple. The age... read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:9-27
Revelation 21:9-27. There came unto me one of the seven angels, &c.— A more particular description is now given of the new Jerusalem. One of the seven angels (and most probably the same who had, ch. Revelation 17:1, &c. shewed John the mystic Babylon and her destruction,) now sheweth, by way of contrast, the new Jerusalem and her glory. For this purpose, he carried him away in the Spirit, &c. (Revelation 21:10.) in the same manner as the prophet was brought in the visions of God,... read more