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Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Revelation 21:10

The words correspond to Revelation 17:3, to heighten the contrast of the bride and harlot.

mountain--Compare Ezekiel 40:2, where a similar vision is given from a high mountain.

that great--omitted in A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and CYPRIAN. Translate then, "the holy city Jerusalem."

descending--Even in the millennium the earth will not be a suitable abode for transfigured saints, who therefore shall then reign in heaven over the earth. But after the renewal of the earth at the close of the millennium and judgment, they shall descend from heaven to dwell on an earth assimilated to heaven itself. "From God" implies that "we (the city) are God's workmanship."

Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Isaiah 33:17
Jeremiah 31:40
Ezekiel 40:2
Haggai 2:8
Revelation 2:7
Revelation 3:12
Revelation 11:8
Revelation 12:1
Revelation 17:9

 

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