Wahyu 21:22-23

21:22 Now ¹  I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God – the All-Powerful ²  – and the Lamb are its temple. 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Wahyu 22:5

22:5 Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Yesaya 4:5

4:5 Then the Lord will create

over all of Mount Zion ³ 

and over its convocations

a cloud and smoke by day

and a bright flame of fire by night; ⁴ 

indeed a canopy will accompany the Lord’s glorious presence. ⁵ 

Yesaya 60:1-2

Zion’s Future Splendor

60:1 “Arise! Shine! For your light arrives!

The splendor ⁶  of the Lord shines on you!

60:2 For, look, darkness covers the earth

and deep darkness covers ⁷  the nations,

but the Lord shines on you;

his splendor ⁸  appears over you.

Yesaya 60:19-20

60:19 The sun will no longer supply light for you by day,

nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you;

the Lord will be your permanent source of light –

the splendor of your God will shine upon you. ⁹ 

60:20 Your sun will no longer set;

your moon will not disappear; ¹⁰ 

the Lord will be your permanent source of light;

your time ¹¹  of sorrow will be over.

Yehezkiel 48:35

48:35 The circumference of the city will be six miles. ¹²  The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’” ¹³ 

[21:22]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. Every verse from here to the end of this chapter begins with καί in Greek, but due to differences between Greek and contemporary English style, these have not been translated.

[21:22]  ² tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[4:5]  ³ tn Heb “over all the place, Mount Zion.” Cf. NLT “Jerusalem”; CEV “the whole city.”

[4:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “a cloud by day, and smoke, and brightness of fire, a flame by night.” Though the accents in the Hebrew text suggest otherwise, it might be preferable to take “smoke” with what follows, since one would expect smoke to accompany fire.

[4:5]  sn The imagery of the cloud by day and fire by night recalls the days of Moses, when a cloud and fire were tangible reminders that the Lord was guiding and protecting his people (Exod 13:21-22; 14:19, 24). In the future age envisioned in Isa 4, the Lord’s protective presence will be a reality.

[4:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “indeed (or “for”) over all the glory, a canopy.” This may allude to Exod 40:34-35, where a cloud overshadows the meeting tent as it is filled with God’s glory.

[60:1]  ⁶ tn Or “glory” (so most English versions).

[60:2]  ⁷ tn The verb “covers” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[60:2]  ⁸ tn Or “glory” (so most English versions); TEV “the brightness of his presence.”

[60:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “and your God for your splendor.”

[60:20]  ¹⁰ sn In this verse “sun” and “moon” refer to the Lord’s light, which will replace the sun and moon (see v. 19). Light here symbolizes the restoration of divine blessing and prosperity in conjunction with the Lord’s presence. See 30:26.

[60:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[48:35]  ¹² tn Heb “eighteen thousand cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).

[48:35]  ¹³ sn See Rev 21:12-21.