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Revelation 21:2 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Revelation 21:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Revelation chapter 21 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
Revelation 21:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Revelation 21:2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. The vision opens with the holy city (τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν, tēn polin tēn hagian), emphasizing not a renovated earthly Jerusalem but an entirely new creation. The phrase coming down from God out of heaven (καταβαίνουσαν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, katabainousan ek tou ouranou apo tou theou) shows divine origin—this city is God's gift, not human achievement.The bride imagery (ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην, hētoimasmenēn hōs nymphēn kekosmēmenēn—'prepared as a bride ...
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Cross-References for Revelation 21:2
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“whose builder and maker is God.”
“I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God”
“and showed me the holy city”
“but we seek that which is to come.”
“my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation”
“and to the city of the living God”
“and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come”
“may God take away his part from the tree of life”
“love your wives”
“that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.”