Revelation 21:22-22:7 – God, the Lamb and the new city

It is understandable why John saw no temple in this new Jerusalem. For it has already been revealed to him earlier that the whole city is the sanctuary. It’s like the Holy of Holies of Solomon’s temple. John saw it as a perfect cube, and adorned with the precious stones of the high priest’s breastplate. Here we are also told that the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are her temple. God’s immediate presence now saturates the whole city and make it into one great holy and sacred place. The two great light of the first creation are no longer needed. No longer do the city has need for the light of the sun or the moon. Why? It’s because the city is illuminated by the dazzling light of God’s glory. The whole place is literally lite up by His presence. The Lamb also reflects the divine radiance from the throne. This is what John meat when he says “…its lamp is the Lamb.” The light the Lamb provides is far better than any other lamp and this is the only light that’s needed in the new Jerusalem. In verses 24–26, John used the words of Isaiah 60 verses 3, 5 and 11. He said that the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. In the daytime (for there will be no night there) its gates will never be closed; and they will bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it. Night that speaks of death, sin, or sorrow will no longer be part of the experience in that city for they are banished forever. Besides the gates will never be shut, each and every person that belongs to God’s renewed earth will have access to the city. All the glory of these nations will be brought to God, where it belongs. Any priceless treasures of man will be returned to God. However, one thing is sure “Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” In Revelation 22:1-5, we get a glimpse of the heart of the city. Everything that flows from the city finds its source from the throne of God and the Lamb. In reality this is the paradise restored. Here we have life without end. There is no limitation to one’s health. In this place God’s true servants will serve Him. Eternity is one long day, the light comes from the throne of God and the Lamb. And forevermore God’s servants who bears His name on their foreheads will experience Him, and reign with Him forever. What John has described is no exaggeration. What he has said are faithful and true. And they will certainly come to pass. God’s words are “trustworthy and true.” The worth of Revelation is the truth of its message and it’s a certainty that every prophecy of God will be fulfilled and will come true. God who is faithful will be faithful to the end and beyond. The victory of God will be the ultimate culmination of all things and He will share that victory with us, His people. We all know from the experiences of the church that many things Christ had spoken had come true. The onus is now on us to trust Him absolutely, and take Him at His word. And know without a shadow of a doubt that we cannot afford to live a life without the Word of God. It is the source of true life!