{"id":75821,"date":"2017-04-14T19:26:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T18:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=75821"},"modified":"2017-04-14T19:46:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T18:46:03","slug":"revelation-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2017\/04\/14\/revelation-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Revelation 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the moment I feel a chill wind blowing.<\/p>\n<p>Revelation 21<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2017\/04\/14\/revelation-21\/dscf0055-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix A303&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1378671830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCF0055\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?fit=604%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75824\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?resize=604%2C453\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?w=1208 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSCF0055.jpg?w=1812 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"version-KJV result-text-style-normal text-html \">\n<p class=\"chapter-2\"><span id=\"en-KJV-31055\" class=\"text Rev-21-1\"><span class=\"chapternum\">21\u00a0<\/span>And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31056\" class=\"text Rev-21-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2\u00a0<\/sup>And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31057\" class=\"text Rev-21-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3\u00a0<\/sup>And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31058\" class=\"text Rev-21-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4\u00a0<\/sup>And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31059\" class=\"text Rev-21-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5\u00a0<\/sup>And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31060\" class=\"text Rev-21-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6\u00a0<\/sup>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31061\" class=\"text Rev-21-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7\u00a0<\/sup>He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31062\" class=\"text Rev-21-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8\u00a0<\/sup>But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31063\" class=\"text Rev-21-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9\u00a0<\/sup>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&#8217;s wife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31064\" class=\"text Rev-21-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10\u00a0<\/sup>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,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31065\" class=\"text Rev-21-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11\u00a0<\/sup>Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31066\" class=\"text Rev-21-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12\u00a0<\/sup>And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31067\" class=\"text Rev-21-13\"><sup class=\"versenum\">13\u00a0<\/sup>On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31068\" class=\"text Rev-21-14\"><sup class=\"versenum\">14\u00a0<\/sup>And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31069\" class=\"text Rev-21-15\"><sup class=\"versenum\">15\u00a0<\/sup>And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31070\" class=\"text Rev-21-16\"><sup class=\"versenum\">16\u00a0<\/sup>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31071\" class=\"text Rev-21-17\"><sup class=\"versenum\">17\u00a0<\/sup>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31072\" class=\"text Rev-21-18\"><sup class=\"versenum\">18\u00a0<\/sup>And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31073\" class=\"text Rev-21-19\"><sup class=\"versenum\">19\u00a0<\/sup>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;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31074\" class=\"text Rev-21-20\"><sup class=\"versenum\">20\u00a0<\/sup>The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31075\" class=\"text Rev-21-21\"><sup class=\"versenum\">21\u00a0<\/sup>And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31076\" class=\"text Rev-21-22\"><sup class=\"versenum\">22\u00a0<\/sup>And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31077\" class=\"text Rev-21-23\"><sup class=\"versenum\">23\u00a0<\/sup>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31078\" class=\"text Rev-21-24\"><sup class=\"versenum\">24\u00a0<\/sup>And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31079\" class=\"text Rev-21-25\"><sup class=\"versenum\">25\u00a0<\/sup>And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31080\" class=\"text Rev-21-26\"><sup class=\"versenum\">26\u00a0<\/sup>And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-KJV-31081\" class=\"text Rev-21-27\"><sup class=\"versenum\">27\u00a0<\/sup>And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb&#8217;s book of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"publisher-info-bottom with-single\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/versions\/King-James-Version-KJV-Bible\/\">King James Version<\/a> (KJV)<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the moment I feel a chill wind blowing. Revelation 21 21\u00a0And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2\u00a0And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2017\/04\/14\/revelation-21\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Revelation 21<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-jIV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7257,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2015\/03\/30\/a-few-thoughts-on-charity-from-a-well-known-book\/","url_meta":{"origin":75821,"position":0},"title":"A few thoughts on Charity from a well known book","author":"diana Stone","date":"March 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Acts 20:35 ESV \/ 311 helpful votes In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, \u2018It is more blessed to give than to receive.\u2019\u201d Hebrews 13:16 ESV\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":140553,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2019\/04\/27\/epilogue\/","url_meta":{"origin":75821,"position":1},"title":"Epilogue","author":"diana Stone","date":"April 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"It's that moment when you think, am I doing the right thing. 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Almost the end of January now and the days are getting a little longer too. Thats nice. Its light till nearly 6 and today was a sunny day. I am fighting the winter malaise a little bit though. 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Its a whole new world. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. and here they are... http:\/\/www.showandtellmusic.com\/2006\/04\/six_boys_in_trouble.html and how about this >>> http:\/\/www.showandtellmusic.com\/2006\/04\/mistress_mary.html or http:\/\/www.showandtellmusic.com\/2006\/04\/moondog.html Alfred Wolfsohn Vox\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"music","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"philosophy of the world  by the Shaggs when it was a dance!","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/philosophy.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":83251,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2017\/06\/24\/for-all-of-those-lovely-people-that-post-comments-at-the-spectator\/","url_meta":{"origin":75821,"position":5},"title":"For all of those lovely people that post comments at the Spectator","author":"diana Stone","date":"June 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Someone that goes under the nom de plume \"The Black Prince\" \u00a0replied to my comment over yet another ridiculous anti-labour article, having got their undies seriously twisted over the suggestion that empty property in London should be used to re-home those displaced by the Grenfell Tower fire. 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