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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Probably John did not expect to hear that sweet gospel message just then. The Lord Jesus Christ was speaking of lofty themes, of worlds newly made, and yet in the very middle of it all...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, — And the apostle John tells us that “whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, — Rev_21:8. And whoremongers, Unchaste and unclean men and women, — Rev_21:8. And sorcerers, — Persons who profess to have communications with the dead necromancers, spiritualists, and all people of that sort, —...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. John had already caught a glimpse of “the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven;” and now this angelic messenger bids him come nearer,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; But what the glory of God may be, what mortal mind can imagine. All the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And had a wall great and high. and had twelve gates, and at the gate twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. From every quarter of the world God’s chosen shall come and find...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Not Peter only, but the whole of the twelve apostles shall have their names in the foundations of that holy city.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. It seems at first to be astounding that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. Such gold as never was, nor is, nor ever shall be on this earth until that time when God shall have purified it. Our...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And be measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was of pure gold. like unto clear glass. All these joys are without sediment of sin. Gold on earth is a dull thing. You cannot look into it. But the joys of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald, the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. John had already said that “the city was pure gold like unto clear glass;” and now he says that “the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.” We do not always get such a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls. Whoever heard of such pearls? In what ocean but in the depth of God could such pearls be found? The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Rev_21:21. Every several gate was one of pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. Streets are used for fellowship. There men meet each...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Yes, and the glorified Church herself, because of this light, sheds such a bright light on all within her that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I saw no temple therein. For it was all one temple.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Let us be going that way soon, brothers. Ah! my brothers, may we all meet there. What must it be to be there!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. It has a temple, that better state, that land of the Well-beloved, but not a material temple that John could see, yet he knew that it had a temple “ for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” Where they are is the holy place where all the...