“And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.”
'The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it' - this verse continues the theme of verse 24, emphasizing that even the diversity and achievements of the nations find their proper place in God's renewed creation, consecrated to his worship.
Church Fathers on Revelation 21:26
“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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