And he measured the wall thereof, 144 cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the Angel. And the building of the wall of it was jasper: and the City was pure gold [iv. 3, iii. 18: having the Likeness of The Glory of God Who sat on The Throne], like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the City were garnished ["that is, built and adorned for the very foundations are jewels; as the very gates are pearls. Herodotus, concerning Babylon, calls the ditch, the wall, and the gates, the ornament of the city: " Bengel] with all manner of precious stones [1 Pet. ii. 5: Ye, as living stones built up, a spiritual House, into The One Living Stone, The Head of The Corner: 4-9. Eph. ii. 20-(1 Cor. iii. 11)-22, iv. 13-16]. The first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 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. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the City pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no Temple therein; for The Lord God Almighty and The Lamb [Compare the Hebraism "and," for "even,"-" God and The Father, Col. iii. 17; 1. 3; Gal. i. 4; and many similar instances. A symbol of the Oneness of The Father and The Son Who took on Him Humanity, became In-carnate, is apparent in the Likeness of Him Who sat upon The Throne to a clear Jasper Stone, having a flame-coloured, or fiery-coloured, sardine, ་་ resembling the appearance of blood," gleaming through, Rev. iv. 3; as The Lord declared to His disciples, "At that Day ye shall know that I am in My Father," John xiv. 20. Thus The Lamb is revealed "in The Bosom of The Father," John i. 18; xvi. 28; joined with Him in the glory which He had before the world was,—John xvii. 5,—to deliver which from its fall The Son came forth from The Father, John xvi. 28. If this symbol be rightly read, then, when The Word dwelt among men, at His First Advent the Revelation, or Manifestation, was reversed; here The Incarnate is held in the clear shining Divinity, but when Jesus was on earth The Invisible Deity revealed Itself through His True Humanity:-" I am in The Father, and The Father in Me." John xiv. 11-13.] CC are The Temple of it. 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 [even?] The Lamb is The Light thereof. [The Lamb is emphatically The Glory of God, The Brightness or Bright Ray by Which The Invisible Glory is communicated. Heb. i. 3; 1 Tim. vi. 14-16.] And the Nations shall walk in The Light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they who are written in The Lamb's Book of Life. And he showed me a pure River of Water of Life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of The Throne of God and of The Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of The River, The Tree of Life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the Tree were for the healing [service] of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but The Throne of God and of The Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him: and they shall see His Face; and His Name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle [lamp], neither light of the sun; for The Lord God giveth them Light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. THE EVERLASTING AGE. THE REIGN AND GOVERNMENT OF 66 THE ALMIGHTY GOD, THE FATHER OF THE EVERLASTING AGE, THE PRINCE OF PEACE," 66 OF WHOSE GOVERNMENT AND PEACE THERE SHALL BE NO END: DEATH BEING ABOLISHED AND DESTROYED, AND ALL THE ENEMIES OF GOD (SUBJECTED UNDER THE SON OF GOD AND MAN) BEING MADE HIS FOOTSTOOL; THE MEDIATORIAL REIGN IS ENDED, AND THE SON IS SEEN IN THE FATHER AS, IN THE FORMER REVELATION, THE FATHER 18 SEEN IN THE SON: (John xiv. 7, 9, 11, 20.) AND HIS SAINTS, THE CHURCH AND THE ELDERS, REIGN IN THE HEAVEN-DESCENDED JERUSALEM, THEIR SAFE AND GLORIOUS HABITATION, ON THE EARTH, FOR EVER, EVEN FOR EVER. (Rev. v. 8-10; xxii. 5; Rom. viii. 17-19, 21.) [Heb. i. 6. When He bringeth The First-Begotten into the world, He saith," And let all the Angels of God worship Him! Deut. xxxii. 43, Septuagint. (Ps. xcvii. 1-7.) Heb. ii. 5-8, 10-13. For unto the Angels hath He not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place testified, saying, "What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little while inferior to the Angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.” (Ps. viii. 4-6.) For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. [8, 9. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, Who was made a little [while] lower than the Angels by the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the Grace of God should taste death for every man. n.] For it became Him, for Whom are all things and by Whom are all things [1 Cor. viii. 6; Col. i. 15-19], in bringing many sons unto glory, to make The Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. ["That The Captain of their salvation, in bringing many sons to glory, should make consummation (viz. of His own work and glory, and so of theirs) through his sufferings. Heb. xii. 2, favours this."-Rev. A. R. Faussett, M.A., Trin. Coll., Dublin.] For both He Who sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of One: [So the cherubim of beaten-work in the two ends of the Mercy-seat,Propitiatory, beaten out of the same pure gold. Ex. xxv. 17-19, margin.] for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, "I will declare Thy Name unto My brethren; in the midst of the Church will I sing praise unto Thee:" Ps. xxii. 22, 25. And again, “I will put my trust in Him:" Ps. xviii. 2. And again, “Behold! I and the children which God hath given Me." Isa. viii. 18. [Ps. viii. cx. 1.] Heb. vii. 15-17, 24, 25. After the similitude of Melchizedek (1-3) there ariseth another priest [King of Righteousness and Peace, Priest of The Most High God], Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment [as was the order of Aaron: 11-13], but after the power of an endless life. For He testifieth, "Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." [Ps. cx. 4.] This, because He continueth ever, hath an unchangeable Priesthood [which passeth not from one to another]. Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost [evermore] that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. John viii. 35. The servant abideth not in the House for ever: but The Son abideth ever. 1 Tim. vi. 13-16. I give thee charge in the sight of God, Who quickeneth all things [John v. 21], and Christ Jesus Who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good profession; that thou keep this commandment [3-12] without spot, unrebukable, until The Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Whom [Acts iii. 20] in His times He shall show, Who is The Blessed and Only Potentate, The King [involving the glory of Christ Himself, 13. John v. 21; Rev. xix. 16] of kings, and Lord of lords: Who only hath Immortality [John i. 4] dwelling in the Light which no man can approach unto; Whom no man hath seen, nor can see : [Denied to mere men in their corruptible state, Ex. xxxiii. 20; John i. 18, 10; iv. 12: but will be vouchsafed to the saints, Matt. v. 8; 1 Cor. xiii. 12; 1 John iii. 2; Rev. xxii. 4.] to Whom be honour and power everlasting! Amen. : Isa. ix. 6, 7. Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the Government shall be upon His shoulder and His Name shall be called Wonderful [Secret], Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Father of the Everlasting Age, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His Government and Peace there shall be no end, upon the Throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. Matt. xxviii. 18. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth." Phil. ii. 9-11. Wherefore ["Because He became obedient unto death,"-8,-"The Father hath given Him authority to execute Judgment also, because He is The Son of Man," John v. 27.] God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name: that at [in] The Name of Jesus every knee should bow [Isa. xlv. 23], of beings in heaven and on earth, |