Revelation 21: 10So he took me in the Spiritb to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal. 12The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. 13There were three gates on each side—east, north, south, and west. 14The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles.c 17Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thickd(according to the human standard used by the angel).
18The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. 19The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones:ethe first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
21The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass.
22I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light. 24The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory. 25Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there. 26And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city. 27Nothing evilf will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Notice this verse: 12The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. Yes the city in heaven has a broad and high wall with twelve gates and is guarded by twelve angels.
But what are the angels guarding it from? 27Nothing evilf will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty...
If God protects the city of heaven and the city's in the Old Testament had walls and gates for protection, can our nation continue with open borders?
Does our nation have a right to build a wall to keep out drugs and illegal immigration?
Brethren, regarding the protesters and the news media ask yourself this one question. Are they pleasing to God by their actions, words (honesty), and hypocrisy?
Pray about these things and wait on The Lord to provide you with an answer.
Blessings, David
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