Revelation 21:25 (GNV)

Passage

And the gates of it shall not be shut by day: for there shalbe no night there.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:23 And this citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to shine in it: for the glorie of God did light it: and the Lambe is the light of it.

Revelation 21:24 And the people which are saued, shall walke in the light of it: and the Kings of the earth shall bring their glorie and honour vnto it.

Revelation 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut by day: for there shalbe no night there.

Revelation 21:26 And the glorie, and honour of the Gentiles shall be brought vnto it.

Revelation 21:27 And there shall enter into it none vncleane thing, neither whatsoeuer woorketh abomination or lies: but they which are written in ye Lambes booke of life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gates", "shall", "shut", "shalbe", and "night". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gates" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And the people which are saued shall..." into verse 26's "And the glorie and honour of the...", so "gates" and "shall" 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 "gates" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.