Revelation 21:20 (WEB)
the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
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 · 3
Jerome
“O solitude whence come the stones of which, in the Apocalypse, the city of the great king is built!” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“…John the city of the great king is built; of which also the scripture tells us that they shall be changed into sapphire and emerald and jasper and other gems.” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 19–21.
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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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