REVELATION 21
(Continued)
Revelation 21:24-25 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their spendor into it.
(25) On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. [NIV]
The Scriptures mention the term walk, walks, walked, walking many times from Genesis to Revelation. To walk is to advance, to move, to actively follow a certain direction, to follow a certain course of life, to accompany someone, to follow a path, to be apart of a particular profession or occupation.
The nations who will walk by the light of the city, are those who have chosen to walk with the LORD God Almighty and the Lamb. (Rev. 21:22, 24) Blessed or happy are those who walk in the light of God's presence. (Psalm 89:15) The Apostle John stated that walking in the light, as the LORD is in the light, would result in fellowship with God and other believers, and purification from sin. (1 John 1:7 NIV)
The kings of the earth who choose to walk with the LORD God Almighty and the Lamb, will bring their splendor and majesty into the holy city. (Rev. 21:24) The Prophet Ezekiel was also a Priest of God. He was among his people that were taken into Babylonian exile. It was there that Ezekiel was called into his prophetic ministry. (Ezekiel 1:1-3, 2---3:15)
Ezekiel's visions and prophesies revealed the grandeur and absolute glory of God. Ezekiel's visions concerning the New Temple Area, included explicit and exact measurements of every aspect of the Temple. The Temple walls, the gateways, the foyers, the outer courtyard, the inner courtyard, the rooms for preparing the sacrificial offerings, the rooms for the priests, the Holy Place, and the Most Holy Place were all measured with precision. [Ezekiel 40-42]
Following the extensive measurements of the New Temple Area, Ezekiel was taken to the gate facing the east. Ezekiel watched as the glory of the LORD entered the Temple through the Eastern Gate. [Ezekiel 43:1-4] Ezekiel was informed that the outer gate facing east must never be opened again, because the LORD had entered the Temple through it. [Ezekiel 44:1-2]
Ezekiel then went on to describe in detail the regulations concerning the prince [the earthly king(s)], the Levites, and the priests; in regards to their entry priviledges to the Temple Area, and their requirements for sacrificial worship. The prince was given great honor, priviledges, and provision; but much was required and expected of him in regards to the sacrificial offering for the LORD. However, the prince was not allowed to perform the priestly role. (see Ezekiel 44---46)
These earthly prince(s) described in Ezekiel were allowed to approach God's Temple, and to bring their earthly splendor before His Presence. So, the kings of the earth who walk with the LORD God Almighty and the Lamb, will bring their splendor and majesty into the holy city. (Rev.21:24)
The outer gate facing the east side of the Temple, was required to remain shut forever, because The LORD God had entered through it. [Ezekiel 44:1-2] There will be no temple in the holy city, the New Jerusalem, because the LORD God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. [Rev. 21:22] The gates of the city will never be shut, for there will be no night there. [Revelation 21:25]
Jesus spoke of the man who walks by day, has light, and will not stumble (fall); he contrasted the one who walks by night. The light signifies purity, righteousness and the night signifies sin. (see John 11:9; 1 John 1:7). Jesus Christ has been made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. (1Corinthians 1:30)