The Gates Of New Jerusalem Were Made Of What Substance

The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on revelation 21.

The gates of new jerusalem were made of what substance.

Connects king david s tomb. There are 3 gates on the north 3 on the east 3 on the west and 3 on the south rev. New jerusalem is full of spiritual signs. They are most likely equidistant apart.

The twelve gates were twelve pearls each gate being made from a single pearl. Revelation 21 12 says that the holy city new jerusalem has twelve gates. Each one of the gates was respectively of one pearl. Near the west corner of the southern wall.

Each gate is listed as nehemiah names them in a counter clockwise rotation. The twelve gates were twelve pearls each gate made of a single pearl verse 21. The book of mormon teaches that peter is not the keeper of the gate 2 nephi 9 41 o then my beloved brethren come unto the lord the. Home eternal heaven new jerusalem gates of new jerusalem.

Each one of the gates was respectively of one pearl the pearl gates are a spiritual sign. The pearl signifies the death and resurrection of christ through which we enter new jerusalem. The current new gate was made in 1887 when christians demanded the turkish sultan give them direct access to their quarter of the city. All this together is our entrance into new jerusalem.

Currently one of the main gates into jerusalem. The new jerusalem gates may bear some relation to the gates mentioned in enoch chapters 33 35 where the prophet enoch reports that from each of the four heavenly gates opening in heaven three new gates were seen distinctly separating off as if the extremities of the whole earth were pulling apart each of the four gates into. New jerusalem has 12 gates that lead into the city rev. Revelation 21 21a says and the twelve gates were twelve pearls.

They are listed in the order of their locations beginning with the sheep gate near the northeastern reaches of the wall corresponding to the general proximity of the modern herod s gate. Revelation 21 21a says and the twelve gates were twelve pearls. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of israel verse 12. And the gates of the new jerusalem will never be never shut verse 25.

Pearly gates is an informal name for the gateway to heaven according to some christian denominations it is inspired by the description of the new jerusalem in revelation 21 21. The gates are miraculous in their construction. It had a great and high wall with twelve gates and at the gates twelve angels. In chapter three repairs were made to ten gates.

The center of the western wall near where herod s palace was.