Rev. #77~21:1-12 The 12 Gates Series

The wall shows its security and protection. Its gates show accessibility. It has dimensions of approximately 1,500 miles cubed.

The gold and precious stones may be earthly materials glorified. They picture the glory, beauty, and eternal quality of the city.

There appears to be only one street according to 22:2 and its also made of pure, radiant gold.

Ø This city comes down out of heaven. She originates in heaven, and the Lord Jesus is the MASTER BUILDER.

Although the city comes down out of heaven, there is no suggestion that she comes down to the earth. The earthly city never goes to heaven, and the heavenly city never comes to earth. Just how far down the city descends I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see.

Although the new Jerusalem will eventually be the home of all the redeemed, it will first be the home of the church, the bride of Christ, who will also be on display during the Millennium, as the marriage feast will be here on earth for the entire 1000 years. This is the home that He is preparing for us at this present time, Jesus said in

John 14:2-3 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

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10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11Having the glory of God: and her**

Light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

There are twelve gates to the city, three gates on each side. On each gate is the name of one of the tribes of Israel. This suggests the order in which the children of Israel camped about the tabernacle in the wilderness wanderings. The tribe of Levi was the priesthood tribe and served in the tabernacle proper.

Lets realize that each of the 12 tribes of Israel are the names of the 12 son’s of Jacob, and their names are Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issacar, Joseph, Benjamin, Zebulon, let me say that Dan’s name may not be on a gate because of sins that that tribe committed.

So the names that are to be on the 12 gates are not told to us, therefore we don’t know which sons are included, or omitted, however, It seems as though the list John provides in Rev. 7:5-7 would be the names since it is the last order used in the scriptures. And in that list Jacob’s son Dan is not listed, neither is Joseph’s son Ephraim.

Instead, Manasseh, Joseph’s other son is numbered with the tribes of Israel. Why is the tribe of Dan omitted?

The Danites committed abominations against God. Particularly, the sins of blasphemy, and

Idolatry.

Ø --blasphemy---

Lev. 24:10-16 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 11And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) ***