Rev 21:18-19 | JFB | e4.org | 18. the building —"the structure" [TREGELLES ], Greek, " endomeesis. " gold, like . . . clear glass —Ideal gold, transparent as no gold here is [ALFORD ]. Excellencies will be combined in the heavenly city which now seem incompatible.

‏ Revelation of John 21:18-19

18. the building—"the structure" [TREGELLES], Greek, "endomeesis."

gold, like . . . clear glass—Ideal gold, transparent as no gold here is [ALFORD]. Excellencies will be combined in the heavenly city which now seem incompatible.

19. And—so Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS. But A, B, and Vulgate omit. Compare Re 21:14 with this verse; also Isa 54:11.

all manner of precious stones—Contrast Re 18:12 as to the harlot, Babylon. These precious stones constituted the "foundations."

chalcedony—agate from Chalcedon: semi-opaque, sky-blue, with stripes of other colors [ALFORD].