Revelation 21:22 (LSB)

Passage

And I saw no sanctuary in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its sanctuary.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

Revelation 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

Revelation 21:22 And I saw no sanctuary in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its sanctuary.

Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 21:24 And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sanctuary", "lord", "almighty", and "lamb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sanctuary" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls..." into verse 23's "And the city has no need of...", so "sanctuary" and "lord" 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 "sanctuary" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.