Revelation 21
| Revelation 21 | |
|---|---|
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Revelation 13:16-14:4 on Papyrus 47 from the third century. | |
| Book | Book of Revelation |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 27 |
| Category | Apocalypse |
Revelation 21 is the twenty-first chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.[3][4]
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- This chapter is divided into 27 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Revelation 21:1-8 = All Things Made New
- Revelation 21:9-21 = The New Jerusalem
- Revelation 21:22-27 = The Glory of the New Jerusalem
Verse 1
- Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.[5]
Verse 2
- Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.[6]
Verse 6
- And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.[7][8]
Verse 27
- But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.[9]
See also
- Alpha and Omega
- Jesus Christ
- John's vision of the Son of Man
- Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
- Other related Bible parts: Revelation 1, Revelation 19
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ↑ Revelation 21:1
- ↑ Revelation 21:2
- ↑ Revelation 21:6
- ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 21:6
- ↑ Revelation 21:27
This article incorporates text from a work in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).
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