“And 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.”
'On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there is no night there; the glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it' - the repeated affirmation emphasizes the city's perpetual openness and the nations' willing contribution of their glory to God. The redeemed creation participates in the city's worship.
Church Fathers on Revelation 21:24
“And the city is placed in a square.” The city which he says is squared, he says also is resplendent with gold and precious stones, and has a sacred street, and a river through the midst of it, and the tree of life on either side, bearing twelve manner of fruits throughout the twelve months; and that the light of the sun is not there, because the Lamb is the light of it; and that its gates were of single pearls; and that there were three gates on each of the four sides, and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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