_And I saw_ So it runs, Revelation 19:11; Revelation 20:1; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 20:11, in a succession. All these several visions follow one another in order, and this vision reaches into eternity; _a new heaven and a new earth_ That is, after the foregoing visions, in which I beheld a repres... [ Continue Reading ]
_And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes_ Though here their tears have flowed plentifully, not one shall ever be found on the face of any of them; _and there shall be no more death_ This is a full proof that this whole description belongs to eternity and not to time. _Neither shall sorrow,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he_ “that sat upon the throne” _said to me, It is done_ All that the prophets have spoken is fulfilled. This is the consummation of all things: and now all the promises of God, and the desires of his faithful servants, shall be fully accomplished _I am Alpha_, &c. Greek, το αλφα, και το ωμεγα,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there came unto me one of the seven angels_ Most probably the same who had (Revelation 17:1, &c.) showed John the mystic Babylon and her destruction, and now shows him, by way of contrast, the new Jerusalem and her glory. _And he carried me away in the Spirit_ The same expression as is used bef... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he that talked with me had_ Like the angel who appeared in vision to Ezekiel; _a golden reed_, &c. A measuring-rod, with this circumstance of illustrious distinction, that it was golden; _to measure the city_, &c. In the several parts thereof; by which measure was signified the greatness and ex... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he measured the wall thereof_ That is, Lowman thinks, the _height_ of the wall; _one hundred and forty-four cubits_ The square of twelve: about seventy-two yards high, according to the lesser cubit, or about eighty-six yards according to the greater, a height sufficient to express the most perf... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the foundations of the wall_ That is, the lower parts of it; _were garnished with all manner of precious stones_ Were inlaid quite round, and beautified with a great variety of them; or were beautifully formed of them. The precious stones on the high-priest's breast-plate of judgment were a pro... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I saw no temple therein_ The whole city being, properly speaking, a temple; _the Lord God and the Lamb_ surrounding, filling, and sanctifying the whole, and being more intimately present in every part of it, and with every individual, saint or angel, than had ever been known on earth. _And the... [ Continue Reading ]