Revelation 21:18
The wall was built out of jasper. The city was made of pure gold that looked like glass.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
In Context
17He measured the wall and it was 144 cubits thick in human measurements that the angel was using.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:30He also had the floor of the Temple covered with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God's presence. The light sparkled like that from a gemstone, a jasper, clear and bright.
Revelation 21:21The twelve gates were made of pearl, each one made from a single pearl. The main street was made of pure gold, clear like glass.
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 →