Revelation 21:2

And I John saw the holy city,.... The same with the beloved city in Rev 20:9 the church of God: sometimes the church militant is called a city, of which the saints are now fellow citizens, governed by…

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven - See the Analysis of the chapter. On the phrase “new Jerusalem,” see the Gal 4:26 note, and Heb 12:22 note. Here it…

And I John - The writer of this book; whether the evangelist and apostle, or John the Ephesian presbyter, has been long doubted in the Church.

New Jerusalem - See the notes on Gal 4:24-27 (note). This…

We have here a more general account of the happiness of the church of God in the future state, by which it seems most safe to understand the heavenly state.

I. A new world now opens to our view (Rev…

The New Jerusalem, Rev 21:2

2. And I John saw Read simply, and I saw.

new Jerusalem For the old Jerusalem, though we saw (Rev 20:9, and note) that it is to be again "a holy city" in the last days as…