Revelation 21 · Verse 10

Revelation 21:10

And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Revelation 21:10, King James Version

Revelation 21:10 in other translations

BSBAnd he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
WEBHe carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
ASVAnd he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
YLTand he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and did shew to me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,
DARBYAnd he carried me away in the Spirit, and set me on a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,
BBEAnd he took me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and let me see the holy town Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
WebsterAnd he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

What does Revelation 21:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. The words correspond to Re 17:3, to heighten the contrast of the bride and harlot. mountain--Compare Eze 40:2, where a similar vision is given from a high mountain. that great--omitted in A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and Cyprian. Translate then, "the holy city Jerusalem." descending--Even in the millennium the earth will not be a suitable abode for transfigured saints, who therefore shall then reign in heaven over the earth. But after the renewal of the earth at the close of the millennium and judgment, they shall descend from heaven to dwell on an earth assimilated to heaven itself. "From God" implies that "we (the city) are God's workmanship."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. And he carried me away in the spirit. Gave him a vision of the city; seemed to place him where he could have a clear view of it as it came down from heaven. Rev 1:10.

In a great and high mountain. The elevation, and the unobstructed range of view, gave him an opportunity to behold it in its glory.

And showed me that great city, etc. As it descended from heaven. Barnes on "Re 21:2".

(l) "great city" Eze 40 Eze 48

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 To a great and high mountain - That, being above this city, he might see every street and lane of it. The holy Jerusalem - See on Rev 21:2 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 21:9-21

God has various employments for his holy angels. Sometimes they sound the trumpet of Divine Providence, and warn a careless world; sometimes they discover things of a heavenly nature of the heirs of salvation. Those who would have clear views of heaven, must get as near to heaven as they can, on the mount of meditation and faith. The subject of the vision is the church of God in a perfect, triumphant state, shining…

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Revelation 21:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἀπήνεγκένapēnegkenhe carried awayG667
μεmemeG3165
ἐνeninG1722
πνεύματιpneumati[the] SpiritG4151
ἐπὶepitoG1909
ὄροςorosa mountainG3735
μέγαmegagreatG3173
καὶkaiandG2532
ὑψηλὸνhupsēlonhighG5308
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔδειξένedeixenhe showedG1166
μοιmoimeG3165
τὴνtēntheG3588
πόλινpolincityG4172
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
μεγάληνmegalēngreatG3173
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
ἁγίανhagianholyG40
ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmJerusalemG2419
καταβαίνουσανkatabainousandescendingG2597
ἐκekout ofG1537
τοῦtou<the>G3588
οὐρανοῦouranouheavenG3772
ἀπὸapofromG575
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦ,theouGod,G2316

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Revelation 21:10

  • Revelation 21:2

    And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • Ezekiel 11:24

    Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

  • 2 Corinthians 12:2-4

    I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

  • Ezekiel 40:1-49

    In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me thither. In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel. …

  • Acts 8:39

    And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

  • Ezekiel 8:3

    And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

  • Revelation 17:3

    So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

  • Revelation 1:10

    I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

  • Ezekiel 11:1

    Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

  • Ezekiel 3:14

    So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

  • Revelation 4:2

    And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

  • 1 Kings 18:12

    And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he carried.
1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 1Ki 18:12; 2Ki 2:16; Eze 3:14; 8:3; 11:1,24; 40:1-3
Ac 8:39; 2Co 12:2-4
that.
2; Eze 40:1-49; 48:15-22

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Context

  • 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.

  • Revelation 21:10

    And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

  • 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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Revelation 21:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llevóme en Espíritu á un grande y alto monte, y me mostró la grande ciudad santa de Jerusalem, que descendía del cielo de Dios,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il m’emporta en esprit sur une grande et haute montagne, et il me montra la sainte cité, Jérusalem, descendant du ciel d’auprès de Dieu,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er führte mich im Geiste hinweg auf einen großen und hohen Berg und zeigte mir die heilige Stadt, Jerusalem, herniederkommend aus dem Himmel von Gott;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et sustulit me in spiritu in montem magnum et altum, et ostendit mihi civitatem sanctam Jerusalem descendentem de cælo a Deo,