Rev 7:9-17, 21:10-26 | ESV | STEP | After this I looked , and behold , a great multitude that no one could number , from every nation , from all tribes and peoples and languages , standing before the throne and before the Lamb , clothed in white robes , with palm branches in their hands ,

9 After this I looked, and behold, ^aa great multitude that no one could number, ^bfrom every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, ^cclothed in white robes, with ^dpalm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, ^e“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and ^fthe four living creatures, and they ^gfell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 ^hsaying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, ⁱclothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of ^jthe great tribulation. ^kThey have washed their robes and ^lmade them white ^min the blood of the Lamb.

15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and ⁿserve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne ^owill shelter them with his presence.
16 ^pThey shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
^qthe sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne ^rwill be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of ^sliving water,
and ^tGod will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Revelation of John 21:10-26

10 And ^uhe carried me away in the Spirit to ^va great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 ^whaving the glory of God, ^xits radiance ^ylike a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, ^zwith 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— 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve ^aafoundations, and ^abon them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And the one who spoke with me ^achad a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. ^{▼▼About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters} Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} by ^afhuman measurement, which is also ^agan angel’s measurement. 18 The wall was built of ^ahjasper, while the city was pure gold, like ^aiclear glass. 19 ^ajThe 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, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and ^akthe street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

22 And ^alI saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city ^amhas no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for ^anthe glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light ^aowill the nations walk, and the kings of the earth ^apwill bring their glory into it, 25 and ^aqits gates will never be shut by day—and ^arthere will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.