Revelation 21:22

New International Reader's Version

I didn’t see a temple in the city. That’s because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:27

“But will you really live on earth? After all, the heavens can’t hold you. In fact, even the highest heavens can’t hold you. So this temple I’ve built certainly can’t hold you!

2 Chronicles 2:6

So who is able to build a temple for him? After all, the heavens can’t hold him. In fact, not even the highest heavens can hold him. So who am I to build a temple for him? It will only be a place to burn sacrifices in front of him.

2 Chronicles 6:18

“But will God really live on earth with human beings? After all, the heavens can’t hold you. In fact, even the highest heavens can’t hold you. So this temple I’ve built certainly can’t hold you!

Isaiah 66:1

The Lord says, “Heaven is my throne. The earth is under my control. So how could you ever build a house for me? Where would my resting place be?

Matthew 24:2

“Do you see all these things?” Jesus asked. “What I’m about to tell you is true. Not one stone here will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down.”

John 10:30

I and the Father are one.”

John 13:32

If the Son brings glory to God, God himself will bring glory to the Son. God will do it at once.

John 4:21

Jesus said, “Woman, believe me. A time is coming when you will not worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

John 4:23

But a new time is coming. In fact, it is already here. True worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth. They are the kind of worshipers the Father is looking for.

Colossians 1:19

God was pleased to have his whole nature living in Christ.

Colossians 2:9

God’s whole nature is living in Christ in human form.

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God. “I am the God who is, and who was, and who will come. I am the Mighty One.”

Revelation 11:17

They said, “Lord God who rules over all, we give thanks to you. You are the God who is and who was. We give you thanks. That’s because you have begun to rule with your great power.

Revelation 14:4

They had not committed sexual sins with women. They had kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among human beings as a first offering to God and the Lamb.

Revelation 15:3

They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb. They sang, “Lord God who rules over all, everything you do is great and wonderful. King of the nations, your ways are true and fair.

Revelation 16:14

They are spirits of demons that perform signs. They go out to gather the kings of the whole world for battle. This battle will take place on the great day of the God who rules over all.

Revelation 16:7

Then I heard the altar reply. It said, “Lord God who rules over all, the way you judge is true and fair.”

Revelation 19:15

Coming out of the rider’s mouth is a sharp sword. He will strike down the nations with the sword. Scripture says, “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” (Psalm 2:9) He stomps on the grapes of God’s winepress. The winepress stands for the terrible anger of the God who rules over all.

Revelation 4:8

Each of the four living creatures had six wings. Each creature was covered all over with eyes. It had eyes even under its wings. Day and night, they never stop saying, “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God who rules over all.’ (Isaiah 6:3) He was, and he is, and he will come.”

Revelation 5:6

Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if he had been put to death. He stood at the center of the area around the throne. The Lamb was surrounded by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes. The eyes stand for the seven spirits of God, which are sent out into all the earth.

Revelation 7:15

So “they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to keep them safe.

Revelation 7:17

The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ (Isaiah 49:10) ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ” (Isaiah 25:8)