Three Precious Materials Constitute New Jerusalem

Revelation 21:18-21 presents the materials of New Jerusalem: “The city was pure gold, like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone…And the twelve gates were twelve pearls;

The New Jerusalem is built with three kinds of precious materials—gold, pearls, and precious stones—signifying that she is built with the Triune God as her constitution (Rev. 21:18-21). Gold signifies God the Father in His holy nature as the base of God’s organic building. Revelation 21 says that the city was pure gold (v. 18), meaning that she is fully constituted with God’s divine nature.
Pearls signify Christ the Son in His life-releasing death and life-dispensing resurrection.
The precious stones of the holy city signify the Spirit’s work to transform the redeemed and regenerated saints for the building of God’s eternal habitation that they may express God corporately in His all-permeating glory (Rev. 21:18-20).*

The city is constituted with three precious materials which portray the Triune God. And New Jerusalem is also composed of all God’s people. Together, these show that the city is the Triune God wrought into and mingled with His people.

For God to be wrought into us is neither instantaneous nor miraculous; it is a process beginning with regeneration, continuing through sanctification and concluding with glorification. The result is the Triune God having an eternal expression in and through His corporate people.

* From pages 27, 29, 31 of Ed Marks, The New Jerusalem—A Corporate Person, Affirmation & Critique Monograph, A&C Press, © Living Stream Ministry (2025).

Posted by Don on June 22, 2026

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