Revelation 21:23 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 21:9-27

We have already considered the introduction to the vision of the new Jerusalem in a more general idea of the heavenly state; we now come to the vision itself, where observe, I. The person that opened the vision to the apostle?one of the seven angels, that had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, Rev. 21:9. God has a variety of work and employment for his holy angels. Sometimes they are to sound the trumpet of divine Providence, and give fair warning to a careless world; sometimes... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 21:9-27

It will be better to read the description of the city of God as a whole before we deal with it in detail. 21:9-27 9 There came to me one of the seven angels who have the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and he spoke with me. "Come," he said, "and I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a 10 great and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, and it had the glory of God. 11 Its... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it ,.... Which may be understood either literally of these two luminaries, which all earthly cities need; and which, though they may be in being in the new heavens, yet will not have the use with respect to this city they now have. The Jews say F21 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 101. 1. , the orb of the sun is in this world; and the gloss adds, but not in the future state, for the lights shall be renewed: and they further... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 21:23

No need of the sun - This is also one of the traditions of the ancient Jews, that "in the world to come the Israelites shall have no need of the sun by day, nor the moon by night." - Yalcut Rubeni, fol. 7, 3. God's light shines in this city, and in the Lamb that light is concentrated, and from him everywhere diffused. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:9-27

The New Jerusalem. We must see in this a portrayal of that holy community which is "the bride, the wife of the Lamb." It is the ideal representation of vital Christianity—Christianity as a system, but as a system embodied in the lives of men. The descriptions are of a glorious character. What can exceed the essential glory of the true Christendom, the true Church, the true bride, the veritable "wife of the Lamb"? It must not be separated from the heavenly, the final Jerusalem, the happy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:22-27

The negative glory of heaven (No. 1). "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty," etc. There are three ways of describing to others scenes unlike those with which they are acquainted. 1 . A statement of those things which are not there, but which are found elsewhere within their sphere of observation. 2 . A statement of those things which are found in them in common with those scenes with which they are familiar. 3 . A statement of those things which are ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; hath no need. So Isaiah 60:19 , Isaiah 60:20 , "The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting Light, and thy God thy Glory." For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. The glory of God (cf. Isaiah 60:11 ). No distinction is to be made between God and the Lamb; both are the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:23

The glory light: a sermon for Midsummer Day. "And the city had no need of the sun," etc. Today is the longest day of the year—the day in which the light of the sun lasts longer than on any other day. It may be allowed, therefore, to suggest thoughts concerning that place and time when the sun shall no longer be needed, its light being superseded by the light of the glory of God. Now, it may be that our text is to be taken literally. What is here said is clearly not impossible, for there... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it - This imagery seems to be derived from Isaiah 9:19-20. See notes on those verses. No language could give a more striking or beautiful representation of the heavenly state than what is here employed.For the glory of God did lighten it - By the visible splendor of his glory. See the notes on Revelation 21:11. That supplied the place of the sun and the moon.And the Lamb is the light thereof - The Son of God; the Messiah. See... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:22-27

Revelation 21:22-27. And I saw no temple therein The whole city being, properly speaking, a temple; the Lord God and the Lamb surrounding, filling, and sanctifying the whole, and being more intimately present in every part of it, and with every individual, saint or angel, than had ever been known on earth. And the city had no need of the sun To give light to its inhabitants; for the glory of God Infinitely brighter than the shining of the sun; did lighten it The illustrious... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 21:9-27

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 21:9-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 21:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 21:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:9-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:22-27

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