bible verses about new jerusalem

Bible Verses About New Jerusalem: 12

Bible verses about New Jerusalem: 12 Scriptures on the Holy City from Revelation 21.

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By Christopher McAllister

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Published October 1, 20265 min readRevelation 21:2 (NIV)

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"I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband."

— Revelation 21:2 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about New Jerusalem want Scripture on the Holy City — Greek Hierousalēm in Revelation's new-creation vision — not only the broader heaven destination inventory alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about heaven, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about eternal life, Bible verses about salvation, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about firstfruits, Bible verses about Lion of Judah, Bible verses about Alpha and Omega, Bible verses about the kingdom of God, and Bible verse of the day. New Jerusalem here means the Holy City coming down from God — distinct from heaven-as-destination inventory alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, "Jerusalem" is Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalēm (Strong's G2419; Bible Hub G2419) — Jerusalem. Revelation 21 names the new Jerusalem as the Holy City prepared like a bride; Hebrews and Galatians already speak of a heavenly Jerusalem above.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 21 presses the Holy City and God's dwelling with his people — presence uninterrupted, former troubles done away (Bible Hub MHC Revelation 21; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Revelation 21). (Heaven's destination list lives on that page; this list centers the New Jerusalem city itself.)

12 Bible verses about New Jerusalem

  1. Revelation 21:2. "I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband." The Holy City comes down — prepared as a bride. See Bible verses about heaven.

  2. Revelation 21:10-11. "And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal." Shown the Holy City — glory like jasper. See Bible verses about hope.

  3. Revelation 21:22-23. "I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp." No temple but God and the Lamb — glory for light. See Bible verses about worship.

  4. Revelation 21:12. "It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel." Twelve gates — names of the tribes. See Bible verses about faith.

  5. Revelation 21:27. "Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life." Only the Lamb's book — nothing impure enters. See Bible verses about salvation.

  6. Revelation 3:12. "The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name." The new Jerusalem named on the victorious — coming down from God. See Bible verses about hope.

  7. Hebrews 12:22. "But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly," Already come — heavenly Jerusalem, city of the living God. See Bible verses about faith.

  8. Galatians 4:26. "But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother." Jerusalem above — free, our mother. See Bible verses about eternal life.

  9. Isaiah 65:18-19. "But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more." Jerusalem created for delight — no more weeping. See Bible verses about hope.

  10. Isaiah 52:1. "Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again." Garments of splendor — holy city. See Bible verses about worship.

  11. Psalm 48:1-2. "Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King." City of our God — joy of the whole earth. See Bible verses about the kingdom of God.

  12. Revelation 22:14. "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city." Through the gates — right to the tree of life. See Bible verses about salvation.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the New Jerusalem — not twelve as a grind. If you need the Holy City coming down, start with Revelation 21:2 or 21:10-11. If you need no temple but the Lamb's light, open Revelation 21:22-23. If you need heavenly Jerusalem already named, open Hebrews 12:22. For heaven as the broader destination hope, open Bible verses about heaven. For Christ as firstfruits of the risen, open Bible verses about firstfruits. For the Lion who opens the scroll, open Bible verses about Lion of Judah. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about New Jerusalem?

Revelation 21:2 (the Holy City, the new Jerusalem), Revelation 21:10-11 (shown the Holy City shining with God's glory), and Hebrews 12:22 (the heavenly Jerusalem) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about New Jerusalem differ from heaven alone?

The heaven page centers the Father's house, wiped tears, and destination hope across many sayings. This page centers the Holy City — New Jerusalem — named in Revelation 21 and echoed in Hebrews and Galatians. See Bible verses about heaven.

What does Hierousalēm mean?

Greek Hierousalēm (G2419) means Jerusalem. Revelation joins "new" to that name for the Holy City coming down from God.

Is New Jerusalem only future?

Revelation shows it coming down; Hebrews says believers have already come to the heavenly Jerusalem by faith. See Bible verses about hope.

Where can I read more about heaven, hope, and firstfruits?

Start with Bible verses about heaven, then Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about eternal life, and Bible verses about firstfruits.

Sources

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