New Testament · Apocalypse
Revelation 21:2
- Author:
- The Lord Will Editorial Team
- Last updated:
- Category:
- New Testament
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
About Revelation 21:2
Revelation 21:2 grounds its message of The Bride of Christ in the Bible in the physical world of Jerusalem. Readers of this New Testament apocalypse have long recognised the way Revelation uses location to frame its spiritual teaching.
Related Verses
- Revelation 19:7
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
- Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
- 2 Corinthians 11:2
“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
- Revelation 21:9
“And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
- Isaiah 62:5
“For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.”
Related Topics
Biblical Places in This Verse
How to Apply Revelation 21:2
Use Revelation 21:2 as a daily declaration. Speak it over your circumstances, inserting your name where relevant. Let its promise from Revelation anchor your perspective as you navigate decisions related to on the theme of The Bride of Christ in the Bible, and share it with one person who might need it today.