He beheld a holy city, whose builder and maker is God, and having the glory of God.

It was built, as it were, of pure gold, and the walls were of all manner of precious stones; the gates of the city were of pearl, and the streets of gold, as clear and transparent as glass.

There was no need of the sun nor of the moon to shine in it; for the glory of God doth lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

He saw, too, the throne of God, and above it there was a rainbow of emerald, which was a sign of His covenant with the people upon earth.

And round about the throne, nearer than the angels, there were seats, upon which men who had been ransomed from this world of sin and sorrow were sitting in white robes, and with crowns upon their heads.