Revelation 21:2

God's Word

Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband.

Cross References

Psalm 87:3

Glorious things are said about you, O city of God! Selah

Isaiah 1:21

How the faithful town has become a prostitute! She was full of justice, and righteousness lived in her. But now murderers live there!

Isaiah 52:1

Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, holy city of Jerusalem. Godless and evil people will no longer come to you.

Isaiah 54:5

Your husband is your maker. His name is the Lord of Armies. Your defender is the Holy One of Israel. He is called the God of the whole earth.

Isaiah 61:10

I will find joy in the Lord. I will delight in my God. He has dressed me in the clothes of salvation. He has wrapped me in the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom with a priest’s turban, like a bride with her jewels.

Isaiah 62:4

You will no longer be called Deserted, and your land will no longer be called Destroyed. But you will be named My Delight, and your land will be named Married. The Lord is delighted with you, and your land will be married.

Jeremiah 31:23

This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: When I have brought them back from captivity, they will once again use this saying in Judah and in its cities: “The Lord bless you, home of righteousness, holy mountain.

John 3:29

“The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I’m as protective of you as God is. After all, you’re a virgin whom I promised in marriage to one man—Christ.

Hebrews 11:10

Abraham was waiting for the city that God had designed and built, the city with permanent foundations.

Hebrews 11:16

Instead, these men were longing for a better country—a heavenly country. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God. He has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 12:22

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to tens of thousands of angels joyfully gathered together

Hebrews 13:14

We don’t have a permanent city here on earth, but we are looking for the city that we will have in the future.

Revelation 1:1

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ. God gave it to him to show his servants the things that must happen soon. He sent this revelation through his angel to his servant John.

Revelation 1:4

From John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. Good will  and peace to you from the one who is, the one who was, and the one who is coming, from the seven spirits who are in front of his throne,

Revelation 1:9

I am John, your brother. I share your suffering, ruling, and endurance because of Jesus. I was ⌞exiled⌟ on the island of Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 11:2

But do not measure the temple courtyard. Leave that out, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

Revelation 21:10

He carried me by his power away to a large, high mountain. He showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven.

Revelation 21:9

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the last seven plagues came to me and said, “Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb.”

Revelation 22:17

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let those who hear this say, “Come!” Let those who are thirsty come! Let those who want the water of life take it as a gift.

Revelation 22:19

If anyone takes away any words from this book of prophecy, God will take away his portion of the tree of life and the holy city that are described in this book.

Revelation 3:12

I will make everyone who wins the victory a pillar in the temple of my God. They will never leave it again. I will write on them the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from my God), and my new name.