Comments on Revelation 21 v1-9 The new heaven and earth, cp. Ether 13:9, D&C 29:23-24. v10-27 The holy Jerusalem. This isn't the New Jerusalem that is to be established on the Americas, cf. 3 Ne. 20:22, Ether 13:3-6. This is the holy Jerusalem, the dwelling place of the sanctified and resurrected, "the bride, the Lamb's wife", cf. v. 9, cp. 19:7-9. And, this takes place upon the new heaven and earth. Cf. v. 1-9. v19-20 These precious stones are symbolic of the twelve tribes of Israel, cp. Exod. 17-21, Isa. 54:12. v23 The earth passes out of its temporal state into an eternal and celestial state, so there is no longer any need for a Temple. The Temple being a conduit between a fallen temporal world and the celestial one. Copyright © 2001 by S. Kurt Neumiller . All rights reserved. No part of this text may be reproduced in any form or by any means for commercial gain without the express written consent of the author. Digital or printed copies may be freely made and distributed for personal and public non-commercial use.