Revelation 21:10 (GNV)

Passage

And he caried me away in the spirit to a great: and an hie mountaine, and he shewed me that great citie, that holie Hierusalem, descending out of heauen from God,

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful and vnbeleeuing, and the abominable and murtherers, and whoremogers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall haue their part in the lake, which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

Revelation 21:9 And there came vnto mee one of the seuen Angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with mee, saying, Come: I will shewe thee the bride, the Lambes wife.

Revelation 21:10 And he caried me away in the spirit to a great: and an hie mountaine, and he shewed me that great citie, that holie Hierusalem, descending out of heauen from God,

Revelation 21:11 Hauing the glorie of God: and her shining was like vnto a stone most precious, as a Iasper stone cleare as crystall,

Revelation 21:12 And had a great wall and hie, and had twelue gates, and at the gates twelue Angels, and the names written, which are the twelue tribes of the children of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "caried", "away", "great", "mountaine", "shewed", and "citie". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "caried", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And there came vnto mee one of..." into verse 11's "Hauing the glorie of God and her...", so "Spirit" and "caried" 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 "caried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.