Rev 21:18-21 | JFB | STEP | 18. the building —"the structure" [TREGELLES ], Greek, " endomeesis. " gold, like . . . clear glass —Ideal gold, transparent as no gold here is [ALFORD ]. Excellencies will be combined in the heavenly city which now seem incompatible.

Revelation of John 21:18-21

18. the building—"the structure" [TREGELLES], Greek, "endomeesis."

gold, like . . . clear glass—Ideal gold, transparent as no gold here is [ALFORD]. Excellencies will be combined in the heavenly city which now seem incompatible.

19. And—so Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS. But A, B, and Vulgate omit. Compare Re 21:14 with this verse; also Isa 54:11.

all manner of precious stones—Contrast Re 18:12 as to the harlot, Babylon. These precious stones constituted the "foundations."

chalcedony—agate from Chalcedon: semi-opaque, sky-blue, with stripes of other colors [ALFORD].

20. sardonyx—a gem having the redness of the cornelian, and the whiteness of the onyx.

sardius—(See on Re 4:3).

chrysolite—described by PLINY as transparent and of a golden brightness, like our topaz: different from our pale green crystallized chrysolite.

beryl—of a sea-green color.

topaz—PLINY [37.32], makes it green and transparent, like our chrysolite.

chrysoprasus—somewhat pale, and having the purple color of the amethyst [PLINY, 37, 20, 21].

jacinth—The flashing violet brightness in the amethyst is diluted in the jacinth [PLINY, 37.41].

21. every several—Greek, "each one severally."