Verse 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.
Ver. 21. And the twelve gates ] i.e. Gatekeepers, preachers of the righteousness that is by faith.
Were twelve pearls ] All which do receive their lustre and worth from Christ, that pearl of price,Matthew 13:45-46; Matthew 13:45-46 , like as the pearl by being often beaten upon by the sunbeams, becometh radiant as the sun.
Was pure gold ] Which no dirty dog may ever trample upon.
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