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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Revelation~
Chapter 21 – The New Jerusalem
The Gates of Pearl. — Whether we
understand that these gates were of solid
pearl, or whether composed of pearls thickly
set in a framework of some other precious
material, does not materially affect the
testimony. If it should be objected that it
would be contrary to the nature of things to
have a pearl large enough for a gate, we reply
that God is able to produce it; the objection
simply limits the power of God. But in either
case the gates would outwardly have the
appearance of pearl, and in ordinary language
would be described as gates of pearl.
The Streets of Burnished Gold. — In this verse,
as also in verse 18, the city is spoken of as built
of gold, pure, like unto clear glass, or, as it
were, transparent glass. It is not necessary to
conclude from this language that the gold is of
