Revelation 21:11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Cross-reference
Revelation 21:23 identifies God's glory as the light source for the city described in verse 11, replacing sun and moon.
Revelation 21:22 explains that God's presence is the temple, which is the source of the glory described in verse 11.
In Revelation 21:18, the city's wall is built of jasper and the gold is like clear glass — directly repeating the crystal-clear jasper imagery.
Revelation 21:19 describes the city's foundations adorned with precious stones, expanding on the jasper-like radiance of the city in verse 11.
Revelation 21:21 continues describing the city's precious materials (pearls, transparent gold) — part of the same extended description.
Revelation 22:5 reiterates that God's light replaces lamps and sun, building on the glory of the city in 21:11.
In Revelation 22:1, the river of life flows bright as crystal, sharing the same crystal clarity that symbolizes divine purity in the New Jerusalem.
Revelation 4:3 describes God's appearance as jasper — the same stone used for the city's radiance, linking God's glory to the city's.
In Revelation 4:6, a sea of glass like crystal stands before the throne, echoing the crystal-clear radiance of the New Jerusalem.
Isaiah 4:5 describes the Lord's glory as a cloud and fire over Zion, prefiguring the permanent divine radiance in the New Jerusalem.
Isaiah 60:1 calls Jerusalem to shine because the Lord's glory has risen upon her—a prophecy directly echoed in the New Jerusalem's radiant glory.
Isaiah 60:19 declares the Lord will be Jerusalem's everlasting light, directly paralleling the New Jerusalem where God's glory replaces sun and moon.
Isaiah 60:20 adds that the sun will never set and sorrow will end—the eternal light of God's glory in the new creation.
Ezekiel 48:35 names the restored city 'The Lord is There,' directly prefiguring the New Jerusalem where God's glory dwells permanently.
Zechariah 2:5 promises God will be a wall of fire and the glory in Jerusalem's midst — fulfilled in the New Jerusalem's radiant glory.
In Exodus 24:10, the pavement under God's feet is like sapphire, clear as the sky — directly paralleling the jasper and crystal radiance here.
In 1 Kings 8:11, the glory of the Lord fills the temple — a typological forerunner of the full divine glory revealed in the New Jerusalem.
In Ezekiel 1:22, the firmament resembles awesome crystal — a vision of God's throne that parallels the crystal-clear glory of the New Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 1:26 depicts God's throne like lapis lazuli, a precious stone vision of divine glory that echoes the jasper-like radiance of the New Jerusalem.
In Exodus 28:20, jasper appears among the high priest's breastplate stones — the same precious stone used to describe the New Jerusalem's glory.