12 – THE Number for New Jerusalem!

12 Gates – Rev 21:12
12 Angels – Rev 21:12
12 Tribes of Israel Names – Rev 21:12
12 Foundation Stones – Rev 21:14
12 Names of the 12 Apostles  – Rev 21:14
12,000 Stadia – Size of New Jerusalem – Rev 21:16
12 x 12 = 144 Cubits – Rev 21:17
12 Pearls – Rev 21:21
12 Kinds of Fruit – Rev 22:2

➥ 12 X 12 = 144
12,000 X 12,000 = 144,000

➥ Revelation 21:12
It had a great and high wall, with TWELVE GATES, and at the gates TWELVE ANGELS; and names were written on them, which are the NAMES of the TWELVE TRIBES OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL.

➥ Revelation 21:14
And the wall of the city had TWELVE FOUNDATION STONES, and on them were the TWELVE NAMES OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES of the Lamb.

➥ Revelation 21:16
16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 STADIA. (1,400 miles or 2220 km)

➥ Revelation 21:20
the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the TWELFTH AMETHYST.

➥ Revelation 21:21
And the TWELVE GATES were TWELVE PEARLS; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

➥ Revelation 22:2
in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing TWELVE KINDS OF FRUIT, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Scriptures about New Jerusalem!

Holy City, Coming Down from Heaven, Bride, Wife of the Lamb

➥ Revelation 21:2
2 And I saw the HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM, COMING DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN FROM GOD, prepared as a BRIDE ADORNED FOR HER HUSBAND.

➥ Revelation 21:9-10
⁹ Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the BRIDE, the WIFE OF THE LAMB.” ¹⁰ And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the HOLY CITY JERUSALEM COMING DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN FROM GOD,

➥ Revelation 22:19
and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the HOLY CITY, which are described in this book.

➥ Revelation 11:2
but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the HOLY CITY for forty-two months.

► TEMPLE OF MY GOD / CITY OF MY GOD

➥ Revelation 3:12
The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the TEMPLE OF MY GOD. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the CITY OF MY GOD, the NEW JERUSALEM, which COMES DOWN FROM MY GOD OUT OF HEAVEN, and my own new name.

► JERUSALEM ABOVE / OUR MOTHER

➥ Galatians 4:26
But the JERUSALEM ABOVE is free, and she is OUR MOTHER.

► MOUNT ZION / CITY OF THE LIVING GOD / HEAVENLY JERUSALEM / THE ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRSTBORN

➥ Hebrews 12:
22 But you have come to MOUNT ZION and to the CITY OF THE LIVING GOD, the HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to the ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRSTBORN who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

➥ Hebrews 11:16
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a HEAVENLY ONE. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a CITY.

► CITY OF THE GREAT KING

➥  Matthew 5:34-35
34 But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by JERUSALEM, for it is the CITY OF THE GREAT KING.

New Jerusalem is the Fulfillment of YHWH’s Feast of Tabernacles!

The Biblical GOAL of ALL Believers is for YHWH to “TABERNACLE” or “DWELL” with them! Rev 21:3-4; 7:15. Ultimately, New Jerusalem is YHWH’s Tabernacle / Temple through which in the future He will “tabernacle” of “dwell” with His people. New Jerusalem is His master “plan… to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth” Eph 1:10, also Heb 12:22-24.

Fulfillment of Tabernacles in Revelation

In Revelation, YHWH’s Tabernacle of New Jerusalem, descends from Heaven to Earth to “tabernacle,” “dwell” or “shelter” His people with His “presence” in 2 specific places:

1) YHWH Tabernacles with “Great Multitude.
Revelation 7:15 NASB –,” for context Rev 7:9-17
“and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.”

2) YHWH Tabernacles with New Earth through New Jerusalem.
Revelation 21:3 KJV –for context Rev 21:1-7
“… Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”

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New Heaven & New Earth, New Jerusalem,
No More Death! – Feast of Tabernacles FULFILLED!

Revelation 21:1-5
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

New Jerusalem Described, Bride / Wife of the Lamb / Holy City

Revelation Ch 21:9-27
9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[e] by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement. 18 The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

The River of Life – Tree of Life – Healing Nations

Revelation 22:1-4
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Book of Revelation Concluding Words

Revelation 22:6-21
6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” 7 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.” 12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” 17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.