7. Anyone who overcomes will receive all this from me. I will be his God, and he will be my child.
8. "But others will have their place in the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who pollute themselves will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. It is the second death."
9. One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. The bowls were filled with the seven last plagues. The angel said, "Come. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
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.