To those who are thirsty I will give the privilege of drinking
from the well of the Water of Life without payment.
021:007 All this shall be the heritage of him who overcomes, and I
will be his God and he shall be one of My sons.
021:008 But as for cowards and the unfaithful, and the polluted,
and murderers, fornicators, and those who practise magic
or worship idols, and all liars--the portion allotted to them
shall be in the Lake which burns with fire and sulphur.
This is the Second Death."
021:009 Then there came one of the seven angels who were carrying
the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues.
"Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the Bride,
the Lamb's wife."
021:010 So in the Spirit he carried me to the top of a vast, lofty mountain,
and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out
of Heaven from God,
021:011 and bringing with it the glory of God. It shone with a radiance
like that of a very precious stone--such as a jasper,
bright and transparent.
021:012 It has a wall, massive and high, with twelve large gates,
and in charge of the gates were twelve angels. And overhead,
above the gates, names were inscribed which are those of
the twelve tribes of the descendants of Israel.
021:013 There were three gates on the east, three on the north,
three on the south, and three on the west.
021:014 The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and engraved
upon them were twelve names--the names of the twelve Apostles
of the Lamb.
021:015 Now he who was speaking to me had a measuring-rod of gold,
with which to measure the city and its gates and its wall.