10. Then he carried me away in a vision. The Spirit took me to a huge, high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City. It was coming down out of heaven from God.
11. It shone with the glory of God. It gleamed like a very valuable jewel. It was like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
12. The city had a huge, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, one at each of them. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.
13. There were three gates on the east and three on the north. There were three gates on the south and three on the west.
14. The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.
15. The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.
16. The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long.
17. He measured the wall of the city. It was 200 feet thick. The angel did the measuring as a man would.
18. The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was made out of jasper. The second was made out of sapphire. The third was made out of chalcedony. The fourth was made out of emerald.
20. The fifth was made out of sardonyx. The sixth was made out of carnelian. The seventh was made out of chrysolite. The eighth was made out of beryl. The ninth was made out of topaz. The tenth was made out of chrysoprase. The eleventh was made out of jacinth. The twelfth was made out of amethyst.
21. The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of pure gold, as clear as glass.