1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. (Isa 65:17; Isa 66:22; 2Pe 3:13; Re 20:11)2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Isa 52:1; Isa 61:10; Joh 14:3; Heb 11:10; Re 3:12; Re 11:2; Re 19:7; Re 22:19)3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place[1] of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people,[2] and God himself will be with them as their God.[3] (Le 26:11; Re 7:15)4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (Isa 35:10; Isa 51:11; Isa 65:19; 1Co 15:26; Re 7:17; Re 20:14)5And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” (2Co 5:17; 1Ti 1:15; Re 3:14; Re 4:2; Re 4:9; Re 5:1; Re 19:11; Re 20:11; Re 22:6)6And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. (Joh 4:10; Joh 7:37; Re 1:8; Re 10:6; Re 22:13; Re 22:17)7The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. (2Co 6:18; Re 2:7; Re 21:3)8But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” (Lu 12:46; 1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19; Eph 5:5; 1Ti 1:9; Heb 12:14; Re 2:11; Re 19:20; Re 20:6; Re 20:14; Re 22:15)
The New Jerusalem
9Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” (Re 15:1; Re 17:1; Re 21:2)10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, (Ps 87:1; Eze 40:2; Eze 43:5; Re 17:3)11having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. (Ps 84:11; Eze 43:2; Eze 43:4; Mt 5:14; Php 2:15; Re 4:3; Re 4:6; Re 21:23; Re 22:5)12It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— (Eze 48:31)13on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. (Mt 16:18; 1Co 3:11; Eph 2:20; Heb 11:10)15And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. (Re 11:1)16The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia.[4] Its length and width and height are equal.17He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[5] by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement. (De 3:11; Re 13:18; Re 21:9)18The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. (Re 21:11)19The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, (Isa 54:11)20the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. (Re 22:2)22And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. (Joh 4:23)23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. (Isa 60:19; Re 21:11; Re 21:25; Re 22:5)24By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, (Isa 60:3; Isa 60:5; Isa 60:16; Re 21:26; Re 22:2)25and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. (Isa 60:11; Re 21:23)26They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.27But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life. (Isa 35:8; Isa 52:1; Eze 44:9; Joe 3:17; Zec 14:21; Re 3:5; Re 22:14)
9Тогава дойде един от седемте ангела, които бяха натоварени със седемте последни язви и държаха седемте чаши, и ми заговори: Ела, ще ти покажа невестата, жената на Агнеца. (Re 15:1; Re 15:6; Re 15:7; Re 19:7; Re 21:2)10И ме отведе чрез Духа на една голяма и висока планина и ми показа святия град, Йерусалим, който слизаше от небето, от Бога, (Re 1:10; Re 17:3; Re 21:2)11и имаше божествена слава като светеше, както свети някой много скъпоценен камък, като яспис, прозрачен като кристал. (Re 21:23; Re 22:5)12Градът имаше голяма и висока стена с дванадесет порти и на портите дванадесет ангела, и написани над портите имена, които са имената на дванадесетте племена на израилтяните: (Eze 48:31)13откъм изток три порти, откъм север три порти, откъм юг три порти и откъм запад три порти. (Eze 48:31)14И градската стена имаше дванадесет основни камъка с дванадесет имена на тях, имената на дванадесетте апостоли на Агнеца. (Mt 16:18; Ga 2:9; Eph 2:20)15И този, който говореше с мене, имаше за мярка златна тръстикова пръчка, за да измери града, портите и стената му. (Eze 40:3; Zec 2:1; Re 11:1)16Градът беше квадратен, с дължина, равна на широчината му; и като измери града с тръстиковата пръчка, излезе дванадесет хиляди стадии. Дължината, широчината и височината му са еднакви.17Измери и стената му, която излезе сто четиридесет и четири лакти; а това беше човешка мярка, употребена от ангела.18Стената му беше изградена от яспис, а самият град – от чисто злато, подобно на чисто стъкло.19Основните камъни на градските стени бяха украсени с всякакви скъпоценни камъни: първият основен камък беше яспис, вторият сапфир, третият халцедон, четвъртият смарагд, (Ex 28:17; Isa 54:11)20петият сардоникс, шестият сард, седмият хризолит, осмият берил, деветият топаз, десетият хризопрас, единадесетият хиацинт, дванадесетият аметист.21И дванадесетте порти бяха дванадесет бисера; всяка порта беше от един бисер; и улицата на града беше от чисто злато, прозрачно като стъкло. (Re 22:2)22А храм не видях в него, защото неговият храм е Господ Бог Всемогъщият и Агнецът. (Joh 4:23)23И градът нямаше нужда от слънце, нито от луна да го осветява, защото Божията слава го осветяваше и неговото светило е Агнецът. (Isa 24:23; Isa 60:19; Isa 60:20; Re 21:11; Re 22:5)24И народите ще ходят в неговата светлина и земните царе ще принасят в него своята слава. (Isa 60:3; Isa 60:5; Isa 60:11; Isa 66:12)25Портите му няма да се затварят денем (а нощ няма да има там); (Isa 60:11; Isa 60:20; Zec 14:7; Re 22:5)26и народите ще принасят в него слава и почест. (Re 21:24)27И в него няма да влезе нищо нечисто, нито онзи, който върши мерзост и който лъже, а само записаните в книгата на живота на Агнеца. (Isa 35:8; Isa 52:1; Isa 60:21; Joe 3:17; Php 4:3; Re 3:5; Re 13:8; Re 20:12; Re 22:14; Re 22:15)