Revelation 21:10 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Revelation 21:9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.”

Revelation 21:10 He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, 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 a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "carried", "away", "great", "high", "mountain", "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 "One of the seven angels who had..." 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.