5. And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
6. And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life.
7. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
8. “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
9. Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10. So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
11. It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal.
12. The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates.
13. There were three gates on each side—east, north, south, and west.
14. The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15. The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16. When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles.