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And there came one of the seven messengers which had the seven bowls, that were full of the seven last plagues, and spake with me, saying - Hither! I will point out to thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

And he carried me away, in spirit, unto a mountain great and high, and pointed out to me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God;

having the glory of God, - her lustre, like unto a stone most precious, as a jasper stone, shining as crystal;

having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and, at the gates, twelve messengers, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel, -

on the east, three gates, and, on the north, three gates, and, on the south, three gates, and, on the west, three gates;

and, the wall of the city, having twelve foundations, and, upon them, twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And, he that was talking with me, had, for a measure, a reed of gold, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

And, the city, four-square, lieth, and, the length thereof, is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city, with the reed, - twelve thousand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the height thereof, are, equal.

And he measured the wall thereof, - a hundred and forty-four cubits: the measure of a man, which is the measure of a messenger.

And, the structure of the wall thereof, was jasper, and, the city, was pure gold, like unto pure glass.

The foundations of the wall of the city, with every precious stone were adorned: the first foundation, was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald,

the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, hyacinth, the twelfth, amethyst;

and, the twelve gates, were twelve pearls, - each one of the gates, severally, was of one pearl; and, the broadway of the city, was pure gold, as transparent glass.

And, sanctuary, saw I none therein; for, the Lord, God, the Almighty, is the sanctuary thereof, and the Lamb.

And, the city, hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine therein; for, the glory of God, illumined it, and, the lamp thereof, was the Lamb.

And the nations, shall walk, through her light; and, the kings of the earth, do bring their glory into it,

and, the gates thereof, shall in nowise be shut, by day, - night, in fact, shall not be there, -

and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it.

And in nowise shall there enter into it, anything common, or he that doeth abomination and falsehood, - but only they who are written in the Lamb's book of life.