Revelation 21:25
in Revelation 21Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):
KJV
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
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This verse in Revelation 21
Commentary
12 notes on this verseA commentator
Victorinus of PettauCommentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John · Written before 304.
And that the gates cannot be shut, it is evidently shown that the doctrine of the apostles can be separated from rectitude by no tempest of contradiction. Even though the floods of the nations and the vain superstitions of heretics should revolt against their true faith, they are overcome, and shall be dissolved as the foam, because Christ is the Rock by which, and on which, the Church is founded. And thus it is overcome by no traces of maddened men.
This site's exposition
the nations will walk
on Revelation 21:24-26
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory (Isaiah 60:3 and 60:11). Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
This site's exposition
Its gates will never be shut
The words trace to Isaiah 60:11, where the gates of Zion stand open at all hours for the wealth of the nations. Here its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
A commentator
Primasius of HadrumetumCOMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21:25 · Written before 560.
proposed
The passage refers to the perpetual light of the Lamb. Indeed, the Lamb himself will be the eternal [light] in that city when the time of night has been removed. As Isaiah said, "It shall be for them from month to month and from sabbath …
And its gates he says shall not be shut by day. The meaning is twofold: for either this says that there will be peace and absence of fear, such that there will be no need to keep watch over the city by day or to …
The Medieval Church2 voices
And its gates will not be closed by day, for there will be no night there. He recalls that the perpetual light of the Lamb, or rather the Lamb himself as the eternal light, will be in that city, with the time of night removed. …
THERE FOLLOWS: And the gates thereof shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there. ANSWER: He is saying that there will be in that city the perpetual light of the Lamb, or rather that the Lamb himself will be there …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
There is no night, and therefore no need of shutting up the gates. Some one or other is coming in every hour and moment, and those that are sanctified always find the gates open; they have an abundant entrance into the kingdom. (4.) The accommodations of this city: All the glory and honour of the nations shall be brought into it.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day - It shall be constantly open, allowing free ingress and egress to all who reside there. The language is derived from Isa 60:11. See the notes on that place. Applied to the future state of the blessed, it would seem to mean, that while this will be their permanent abode, yet that the dwellers there will not be prisoners. The universe will be open to them.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Gates are usually shut by night: but in it shall be no night. There shall be continual free ingress into it, so as that all which is blessed and glorious may continually be brought into it. So in the millennial type.
The gates of it shall not be shut at all - The Christian Church shall ever stand open to receive sinners of all sorts, degrees, and nations. There shall be no night there - No more idolatry, no intellectual darkness; the Scriptures shall be everywhere read, the pure word everywhere preached, and the Spirit of God shall shine and work in every heart.
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πυλῶνες | pulones | gates | G4440 → | 18 times |
| αὐτῆς | autes | of it | G846 → | 5565 times |
| οὐ | ou | certainly | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| μὴ | me | not | G3361 → | 1066 times |
| κλεισθῶσιν | kleisthosin | may be shut | G2808 → | 16 times |
| ἡμέρας· | hemeras | by day; | G2250 → | 389 times |
| νὺξ | nux | night | G3571 → | 61 times |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → | 1039 times |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| ἔσται | estai | will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| ἐκεῖ. | ekei | there. | G1563 → | 105 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
πυλῶνεςgates
pulonesG4440 →18 times
αὐτῆςof it
autesG846 →5565 times
οὐcertainly
ouG3756 →1664 times
μὴnot
meG3361 →1066 times
κλεισθῶσινmay be shut
kleisthosinG2808 →16 times
ἡμέρας·by day;
hemerasG2250 →389 times
νὺξnight
nuxG3571 →61 times
γὰρfor
garG1063 →1039 times
οὐκnot
oukG3756 →1664 times
ἔσταιwill be
estaiG1510 →2333 times
ἐκεῖ.there.
ekeiG1563 →105 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:19–20
No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 22:5
There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 60:19–20
Through
Isaiah 60:20Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
it leads to
- Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Revelation 21:4
Through
Isaiah 60:11Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.
it leads to
- Revelation 21:25–26
Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
- Revelation 21:25–26
Through
Revelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and…
it leads to
- Daniel 7:18
But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
- Daniel 7:18
Where this verse is studied
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- The Apocalypse of Weeks
- Revelation, the Canon's Closing Scroll
- Courage
- Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism
- Ezekiel's Temple, Ezekiel 40-48
- The Fall Feasts
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- The Hebrew Feasts
- God and the Nations, from Abraham to the New Jerusalem
- God Dwelling with His People, from Eden to the New Jerusalem
- Heaven
- Immanuel
- Isaiah, the Study Guide
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About Revelation

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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alcuin of York, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MANUAL ON REVELATION; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation; Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21:25 and Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John.
