The present paragraph is the third scene (of four) in the vision John received concerning the New Jerusalem. The first vignette (Revelation 21:9–14) showed John the protection God grants to those within this city (ultimately his church, Revelation 21:2). The second (Revelation 21:15–21) revealed something of how the glorious perfection of this most holy city. In the present paragraph the Lord illustrates the global attraction of the city. The last, Revelation 22:1–5, will provide us with a sense of where this city gets its life. These four portrayals of the church the Lord is building form the inevitable and blessed consequence of Satan’s defeat (Revelation 20:10; Revelation 19:20) and the triumph of the Lord Jesus Christ (Revelation 20:11–15).
22 Je ne vis point de temple dans la ville; car le Seigneur Dieu tout-puissant est son temple, ainsi que l'Agneau.