Revelation 21:22

But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, also the Lamb.

English Majority Text (NT)

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

21The twelve gates are twelve pearls: each one of the gates was made of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. 1 The Glory of the New Jerusalem

23The city had no need of the sun nor of the moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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Cross References

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

John 4:23But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

John 13:32If God has been glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.

Colossians 2:9For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead 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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