Revelation 21:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And 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,”
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What Does Revelation 21:10 Mean?
The angel carries John away in the spirit, as the prophets before him were caught up to see what human eyes could not reach on their own. From a great and high mountain, a vantage point of revelation, he is shown the holy city descending.
The repeated note that the city comes down out of heaven from God is the heart of the matter. This glory is not built by human hands or earned by human striving; it is given, lowered from above by the God who prepares it. The new Jerusalem belongs to grace from first to last. For the reader, the lesson is steadying: the best things God has are gifts that come down to us, and the city of God is His doing, freely bestowed on those He loves.
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What does Revelation 21:10 mean?
In the Spirit John is taken to a high mountain to behold the holy city descending out of heaven from God.