Revelation 21:10 (ASV)

Passage

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:8 But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [shall be] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Revelation 21:9 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:11 having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:

Revelation 21:12 having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "carried", "away", "mountain", "great", "high", "showed", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "carried", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And there came one of the seven..." into verse 11's "having the glory of God her light...", so "Spirit" and "carried" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "carried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.