Revelation 21:18 (WEB)
The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
Catechism · 1
The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God's plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.
Fathers and councils · 4
Jerome
“And the building of the wall of it was of jasper; and the city was pure gold”—and so on.” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 16–18.
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Basil the Great
“He who redeemed our life from destruction gave us power of renewal, whereof the cause is ineffable and hidden in mystery, but bringing great salvation to our souls, so that to add or to take away anything involves manifestly a falling away from the life everlasting.” — editor's note: cf. Deut. iv. 2, and Rev. xxi. 18, 19.
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Aphrahat
“But it is right for us to be afraid of the second death, that which is full of weeping and gnashing of teeth, and of groanings and miseries, that which is situated in outer darkness.” — editor's note: Rev. ii. 11; xx. 14; xxi. 18.
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Tertullian
“This both Ezekiel had knowledge of and the Apostle John beheld.” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 10–23.
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Cross-references · 10
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 11.