Revelation 21:25 NIV

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 21:25

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day ,.... Which does not design the free communication between the living saints on the new earth, and the raised ones in the new heaven, as some have thought, for these shall be together, and make up one body; but rather the universal collection, and free admission of all the saints from all parts into this city; though it seems best to interpret it of the safety of the inhabitants, see Jeremiah 49:31 who will have no enemy to fear, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 21:25

The gates of it shall not be shut at all - The Christian Church shall ever stand open to receive sinners of all sorts, degrees, and nations. There shall be no night there - No more idolatry, no intellectual darkness; the Scriptures shall be everywhere read, the pure word everywhere preached, and the Spirit of God shall shine and work in every heart. 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 21:25

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. The Revised Version correctly places the last clause in parentheses. The meaning is: The gates shall never be shut, either by day or night; but it is superfluous to say, "by night," for there is no night there. Some commentators think the open gates are a sign of perfect security; others, that they are open to admit the nations, as described in the following verse. Both ideas may well be understood. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:25

"No night there." I. THE NIGHT A COMMON EMBLEM OF THINGS EVIL . The Bible notices of it are, like this of our text, almost always of a disparaging and deprecatory tone. It is represented as undesirable, and as telling of things that are evil. Sorrow ( Isaiah 21:1-17 ., "Watchman, what of the night?"—speaking of Edom's affliction). "Songs in the night" mean songs in sorrowful seasons. Ignorance. "Darkness shall cover the land, and gross darkness the people." And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:25

The negative glory of heaven (No. 2). "For there shall be no night there." In our observations on the preceding verses we pointed to the spiritual commonwealth of the good and the negative glory of heaven. Of the latter point the text at the head is not the least suggestive. The commonwealth of the good in its perfect state will be nightless, and the vision suggests I. CONSTANT LUMINOSITY . Night draws her veil over nature, and hides from mortals the world in which they live, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:25

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day - It shall be constantly open, allowing free ingress and egress to all who reside there. The language is derived from Isaiah 60:11. See the notes on that place. Applied to the future state of the blessed, it would seem to mean, that while this will be their permanent abode, yet that the dwellers there will not be prisoners. The universe will be open to them. They will be permitted to go forth and visit every world, and survey the works of God... 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 21:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 21:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:9-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:25

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