Something really cool that most Bible readers will miss: The New Jerusalem of Revelation 21 is transparent … except for its light, and its gates (the way in)
– The city is clear as crystal
– The purest jasper walls are clear as crystal
– The water is clear as crystal
– The streets are pure gold, transparent glass
– The Lamb is its constant light
– Even the anisotropic stones of the foundation (the testimonies of the apostles) in the presence of the Lamb’s pure light, emit every color, which science shows us, when mixed together, reproduce the pure white light
The gates of single pearl (one way in) are always open …
Luke 17:20-21
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Ephesians 2:19-20
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,