Chapter 21 Footnotes
[1] Revelation 21:4
[2] E.g. Revelation 14:7
[3] E.g. Zechariah 14:16-19
[4] Leviticus 26:11-12
[5] Ezekiel 37:24-28
[6] Isaiah 66:22
[7] Jeremiah 31:31
[8] Revelation 3:12
[9] Ezekiel 36:26
[10] Revelation 22:13-16. This is another indicator that Jesus is God.
[11] e.g Isaiah 44:6, 48:12, Hebrews 7:3, Revelation 1:17.
[12] E.g. Revelation 3:12.
[13] E.g. Ephesians 5:25-27.
[14] Matthew 25:1ff for the parable of the ten wise and ten foolish virgins. Matthew 9:15 for Christ as bridegroom for his followers. John 3:29 where John the Baptist calls Christ the bridegroom.
[15] Revelation 21:27
[16] Zechariah 12:10
[17] Revelation 4:4
[18] One particular thing should be mentioned about the decorations: “pearly gates” are the entrances to the New Jerusalem, not heaven.
[19] C.S. Lewis, Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
[2] E.g. Revelation 14:7
[3] E.g. Zechariah 14:16-19
[4] Leviticus 26:11-12
[5] Ezekiel 37:24-28
[6] Isaiah 66:22
[7] Jeremiah 31:31
[8] Revelation 3:12
[9] Ezekiel 36:26
[10] Revelation 22:13-16. This is another indicator that Jesus is God.
[11] e.g Isaiah 44:6, 48:12, Hebrews 7:3, Revelation 1:17.
[12] E.g. Revelation 3:12.
[13] E.g. Ephesians 5:25-27.
[14] Matthew 25:1ff for the parable of the ten wise and ten foolish virgins. Matthew 9:15 for Christ as bridegroom for his followers. John 3:29 where John the Baptist calls Christ the bridegroom.
[15] Revelation 21:27
[16] Zechariah 12:10
[17] Revelation 4:4
[18] One particular thing should be mentioned about the decorations: “pearly gates” are the entrances to the New Jerusalem, not heaven.
[19] C.S. Lewis, Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
