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And the angel carried me away by the Spirit to a very large and high mountain. He showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.

It was shining with the glory of God and was bright like a very expensive jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the city's temple.

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God is its light, and the Lamb is the city's lamp.

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life. It was shining like crystal and was flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Nothing that God judges guilty will be in that city. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and God's servants will worship him.

There will never be night again. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light. And they will rule as kings forever and ever.

The angel said to me, "These words can be trusted and are true." The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must happen soon.

But the angel said to me, "Do not worship me! I am a servant like you, your brothers the prophets, and all those who obey the words in this book. Worship God!"

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to these words, God will add to that person the disasters written about in this book.

And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away that one's share of the tree of life and of the holy city, which are written about in this book.