A Nova Jerusalém

22 I did not see any temple in the city. The Lord God, who has all power, and the Lamb, are its temple.

23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to give light in it. The glory of God gives light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

10 The angel took me away in the Spirit to a very big hill. He showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God.

11 The light of God was shining from it. It was bright like a very fine stone called jasper. It was as clear as glass.

12 The city had a wall that was big and high. It had twelve doors. At the doors were twelve angels. Names were written on the doors. They are the names of the twelve tribes of the people of Israel.

13 There were three doors on the east side. There were three doors on the north side. There were three doors on the south side and three doors on the west side.

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones. On them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

26 But the city of Jerusalem in heaven is free, and that is our mother.

11 I am coming again soon! Hold on to the faith which you have, so that no one will stop you receiving your reward in heaven.

12 I will make the person who wins become a strong post in the temple of my God. I will keep him strong. He will never leave it again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of my Gods city. This city is the new Jerusalem. It comes down out of heaven from my God. And I will write my new name on him."

22 But you have come to a hill called Zion. You have come to the city of the living God. It is the Jerusalem in heaven. You have come to many thousands of angels in a happy gathering.

23 You have come to the church people. They are Gods first sons, and their names are written in heaven. You have come to God who is the judge of all people. You have come to the spirits of good people who have been made right.

24 You have come to Jesus who is the middle man of a new agreement. You have come to the place where the spilling of his blood has more power than Abels.

1 Then the angel showed me a river of the water which gives life. It was as clear as glass. It flows from the throne of God and the Lamb.

2 It flows through the middle of the street of the city. On each side of the river is the tree which gives life. It has twelve kinds of fruit, and it bears its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree could heal the people of all nations.

3 Nothing that God hates will be in the city any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be there. And his servants will serve him.

4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

5 There will be no night there. They do not need the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun. The Lord God will give them light. They will rule for ever and ever.

16 But now they want a better country. They want a place in heaven. That is why God wants to be called their God. He has made a city ready for them.

2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It was all ready and waiting, like a woman dressed for her wedding and ready to meet her husband.

3 I heard a loud voice in heaven. It said, Look! Gods house is now set up among the people. God will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them.

4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. No one will die. No one will ever cry or be sad for any reason. No one will ever have trouble. The old things are gone.

19 If any one takes away any of the words of Gods message, God will take away from him his share of the tree which gives life and the holy city. This book tells about them.

1 Jesus said, Do not let anything trouble your heart. You believe in God and you must believe in me also.

2 In my Fathers house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to make a place ready for you.

3 If I go to make a place ready for you, I will come again. I will come to take you so that you may be with me.