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Revelation 21:22

And I saw no temple in it. For the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

In Context

21And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, one for each, so that each gate was made from a single pearl. And the main street of the city was of pure gold, similar to transparent glass.

23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it. For the glory of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:27Is it, then, to be understood that truly God would dwell upon the earth? For if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, are not able to contain you, how much less this house, which I have built?

2 Chronicles 6:18How then is it to be believed that God would dwell with men upon the earth? If heaven and the heavens of the heavens do not contain you, how much less this house that I have built?

John 2:19Jesus responded and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

John 4:23But the hour is coming, and it is now, when true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father also seeks such persons who may worship him.

John 13:32If God has been glorified in him, then God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him without delay.

Colossians 2:9For in him, all the fullness of the Divine Nature dwells bodily.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:10-27

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a… Read the whole commentary →

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