Revelation 21:10

21:10 So ¹  he took me away in the Spirit ²  to a huge, majestic mountain ³  and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

Revelation 21:21

21:21 And the twelve gates are twelve pearls – each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The ⁴  main street ⁵  of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s invitation.

² tn Or “in the spirit.” “Spirit” could refer either to the Holy Spirit or the human spirit, but in either case John was in “a state of spiritual exaltation best described as a trance” (R. H. Mounce, Revelation [NICNT], 75).

³ tn Grk “to a mountain great and high.”

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn The Greek word πλατεῖα (plateia) refers to a major (broad) street (L&N 1.103).