Revelation 21:23
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 21
“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”Revelation 21:23
What Does Revelation 21:23 Mean?
Revelation 21:23 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 21, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include New Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 21:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 84:11“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.”Psalms 27:1“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”Psalms 3:3“But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.”1 John 1:5“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”Isaiah 60:19“The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.”Proverbs 4:18“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”Revelation 22:5“And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”James 1:17“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”Zechariah 2:5“For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.”Exodus 33:18“And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.”Psalms 15:1“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?”John 9:5“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”Psalms 56:13“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?”Isaiah 30:26“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.”2 Samuel 22:29“For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.”Psalms 50:2“Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.”Psalms 97:11“Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.”John 1:9“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”Revelation 21:11“Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;”
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