Revelation 21:22 (KJV)

Passage

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Revelation 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Revelation 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

Revelation 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Revelation 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "temple", "therein", "lord", "almighty", and "lamb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "temple" and "therein", 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 had no need of...", so "temple" and "therein" 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 "temple" and "therein" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.