The New Jerusalem – Revelation 21 & 22 and God’s Final Building

The length, the breadth, and the height of it are equal, and I want to stop here and just ask you, I’ll come back later. Does anybody know, don’t tell me, which part of the tabernacle and the temple were always an exact cube, a perfect measurement? The Holy of Holies. And he measured the wall thereof a hundred and forty-four cubits according to the measure of man, that is of an angel. And the building of the wall of it was of Jasper, and the city was of what? Like unto what? Pure gold, like unto clear glass.

And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was Jasper, and the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve, what? Pearl. And every several gate was of how many pearls? One pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, and it was transparent glass.

And I saw no temple therein, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple therein. The glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day, for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nation into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, nor makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Brothers and sisters, do you remember back there it was said, “Rejoice that your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and not in your power and authority?” People want the church to be mostly going around zapping demons. The Lord wants your name in His book, that you might be able to get into His city, that you might be a part of the very building of that.

Okay, I just would say a word to you here at this point, that the Psalms, especially the last chapters of the Psalms, are the best to read in connection with this word. Let me tell you about Psalms and the words. You read where it says God is God of all the earth, and it talks about there’s so much in there about the city and the land and Zion and the gate and the pillars of the city and God ruling the earth and ruling the mountains and ruling the sea. And He said, Abraham, sitting on earth, little Israel, they’re not going to want that. When you look at that city and see what that city represented, the Psalms, brother, are for the Christians. The Psalms are a real picture for us, especially the last one, of the Lord having completed everything.  Brothers, you might as well get used to them and know them because they are the hymn books for the New Jerusalem.

And he showed me a pure river of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. And in the midst of the street of it and on every side of the river was there the tree of life, which bore twelve manner of fruit, and yielded her fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.

And they shall see His face, and His name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there. Everything in the tabernacle that is mentioned is to be either excluded or included. And they need no candle, neither light of the sun, for the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign forever and ever. And he said unto me, These things are faithful and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which shortly must be done.

Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the saying of the prophecy of this book. And I, John, saw these things and heard them, and when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. And then he said to me, ‘See, you must not do it, for I am your fellow servant and your brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: Worship God. And he said unto me, “Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still; And he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”

And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me to give every man according as his work shall be. Brothers, I would just like to say, he that would go with the church, go with the church still. And he that won’t, just don’t go there, for we are going to move on.

And behold, I come quickly, my reward is with me to give every man according as his works shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, Genesis 1 and 2, Revelation 21 and 22, the first and the last. Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are the dogs and the sorcerers and the whoremongers and the murderers and the idolaters and whosoever loveth to make a lie.

I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify unto you these things, in the seminary, in Babylon. You’ll never hear them outside the church, and he is Jesus. I am the root and the offspring of David and the bright and morning star. What’s the root of a tree? That’s the beginning of it. And what’s the branch of the tree? That’s the top or the end of it. He said, I am the beginning of David, and I am the end of David.

And the Spirit and the bride say Come. Praise the Lord, he ends with an invitation. That’s the end of it right there, brothers, but I’ll just go ahead and read the last of it. And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come,” and let him that hears, say, “Come.” And let him that is athirst come where, brothers? How do you think this is?  To that City. If you are thirsty, you know where to go now. The next time you get thirsty, don’t wonder why, brothers. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Whosoever will, do what? Come.