The City Called 'Home'

Revelation 21: 10-25


¹⁰And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
 ¹¹Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
 ¹²And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
 ¹³On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
 ¹⁴And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
 ¹⁵And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
 ¹⁶And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
 ¹⁷And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
 ¹⁸And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
 ¹⁹And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
 ²⁰The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
 ²¹And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
 ²²And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
 ²³And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
 ²⁴And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
 ²⁵And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

Human language cannot begin to describe the beauty, majesty, and awesomeness that awaits believers when they arrive at their final destination--a city called 'Home.'

These words in Revelation are but a mere reflection of the splendor, much of it symbolic. The real thing is beyond words and infinitely better than mere symbols.

As Christians draw closer to the Lord we no longer fear death but look forward to 'going home.' This does not mean we long for death or that we have nothing in this life to look forward to. I intend to live a long time, and I have no plans to get up a group and go to Heaven now.

But when my time comes, I am ready. I will see dear loved ones that I miss. I will meet great men and women of faith who left behind a legacy that helped get me to that home. And best of all, I will see Jesus.

Song: 'Thinking About Home' by the Talley Trio.