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Pearly gates. The Blessed at the gate to heaven with St. Peter (1467–1471) by Hans Memling. Pearly gates is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven according to some Christian denominations. It is inspired by the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:21: "The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl." [1]
Aug 21, 2018 · There are a few other sources for Petrine authority, like Matthew 18:18, but the popular image of Peter standing at the pearly gates is a later interpretation or extrapolation of the scriptures. Leading church historian Everett Ferguson identifies a possible source: The passage [Matthew 16:18–19] moves from a building, to gates, to keys.
Feb 20, 2022 · They are not 'pearly gates' in the sense of gates made of many pearls or gates made of material made from pearl. Each gate is a pearl. Thus it is symbolic and visionary for, in the nature of mollusks, pearls can only be small objects but a gate needs to be large enough for humans to pass through.
Revelation 21:21. ESV And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. NIV The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.
- God's Holy City Is Constructed with Believers
- Suffering, Death, and A Resurrection
- Flesh Is Temporary
- Flesh Defined
- Flesh: Adultery
- Born Crucified, Yet Alive in Christ by Will Pounds
- Sources
John's book of Revelation records a complete description of the New Jerusalem, the topic of this study. This heavenly depiction is much more than a fantasy home to look forward to at the end of our earthly journey. It is the blueprint of an entire Christian life lived for God. In Jesus's sermon on the mount, He calls His followers a "city set on a ...
A pearl is the only gem in the city's structure that is not formed by heat and pressure. The suffering of the mollusk develops it. The mollusk has to suffer and die for a pearl to form. The gems in the foundations speak of external heat and pressure. The pearl speaks of the inward workings of refinement. Author J. Preston Eby describes the pearl de...
This physical world and life are but a blade of grass. Here today and gone tomorrow. Most fleshly things derive from the premise of "this is all there is," "eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die." (Isaiah 22:13). In the flesh, we live to survive in this world and preserve ourselves. The new life is about eternity, and this life is but a tast...
I want to expand the definition of these descriptions of the flesh in Galatians chapter 5, noted in the previous section, so that we can see ourselves more clearly in them. No condemnation is intended, but the Word of God can be like a mirror showing us places where we have not yet trusted in the Love of the Father and not yet forsaken our fleshy w...
An expanded example of how obedience to our flesh is compared to adultery is discovered in John chapter eight, with a woman caught in adultery. At the end of this story, Jesus tells the religious leaders that they are judging according to the "flesh." If we look closely, their motive for dragging this woman to this type of public humiliation was no...
The following is a concluding message from Theologian Will Pounds that provides a consolidated application for our daily living.
1http://www.sigler.org/eby/heavens37.htm (A lot of the material for the beginning of this study was inspired by J Preston Eby. http://www.kingdombiblestudies.org 3http://www.abideinchrist.com/selah/feb24.html bibleworld.com/variance.pdf ibiblio.org/bgreek/archives/96-11/0068.html 2ficm.org/newsite/index.php (Dr. Robert Saucy) bible.com/devotional-d...
Scripture tells us that when we die we will not be alone. Angels accompany us on our journey to heaven if that is where we are called. In one of Jesus’ parables, He talked about a poor man who ...
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Aug 12, 2024 · The “Pearly Gates” In the Book of Revelation, pearls are used to describe the gates of the New Jerusalem: “The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass”. Revelation 21:21, TLV. This highlights the opulence and divine perfection of the New Jerusalem.
