Revelation 21:24

By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — John records a vision of the new Jerusalem delivered to the early church, describing the final state of the redeemed city as illuminated by God and the Lamb.

The words — περιπατήσουσιν (peripatēsousin) = will walk, and ἔθνη (ethnē) = nations, indicating continuous movement and the collective identity of the saved peoples.

The thread — The motif of nations approaching God’s dwelling appears in Zechariah 8:22 and continues in Revelation 21:26 and 22:2 with the bringing of glory and the tree of life.

Why it lands — The text states that the city’s divine light sustains the nations and that earthly rulers will deposit their wealth into it, requiring the reader to recognize the removal of all barriers between God and the redeemed.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Cross-references

Zechariah 8:22 And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”
Revelation 21:26 And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
Revelation 22:2 down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Isaiah 66:18 “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
Zechariah 2:11 “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
Romans 15:10 Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
Isaiah 52:15 so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
Isaiah 55:5 Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
Isaiah 60:3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
Isaiah 60:16 You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.