New Jerusalem
The heavenly city described in Revelation 21-22 as the eternal dwelling place of God with his people. It descends from heaven 'prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband' (21:2). The city has twelve gates named after Israel's tribes and twelve foundations named after the apostles (21:12-14). Its dimensions are vast — 12,000 stadia per side (21:16). There is no temple because 'the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple' (21:22), no sun because God's glory illuminates it (21:23), and no tears, death, or pain (21:4). The river of the water of life flows through it, with the tree of life bearing fruit year-round (22:1-2).
Verses about New Jerusalem
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1 Kings 11:29
And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad him…
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2 Chronicles 20:5
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court,
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Revelation 3:12
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the …
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Revelation 21:2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.