The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. (Revelation 21:21 NKJV)
With the Precious Stones of the Foundations of the New Jerusalem completed, it is interesting to look at the next verse. The twelve stones were mentioned in Revelation 21:19,20. Yet, in the next verse two more precious stones or minerals are mentioned. Gold and Pearls.
In my e-Sword program, the search for “gold” turned up 393 verses found, 451 matches. We won’t quote all of these verse. Gold must be mighty important to be mentioned that many times. When times turn bad, even today, people try to purchase and keep gold, because it is so valuable.
Yet, the Creator of gold, is making streets of pure gold in the New Jerusalem. WOW!! It is going to be beyond description.
“They are all plain to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold; For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.” (Proverbs 8:9-11 NKJV)
There have been quite a few articles about birds with Gold in their name, yet we will show some of them here for you to enjoy God’s Creative Hand at work on these avian wonders.
- Golden Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster) by Ian
- Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus goodsoni) ©BirdPhotos.com
- Golden-cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) ©USFWS
- Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) by Ian
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Male and Female ©WikiC
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) on Thistle by Fenton
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) ©USFWS
- Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) ©WikiC
- Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Male ©© NotMicroButSoft
- Gold Nugget ©Zimbabwe
- Natural Gold Rutilated Quartz Crystal©Amazon
- Gold Stone in a Ring
You might want to check out the adventures of Golden Eagle:
Two Other Gold Bird posts:
Christmas Birds – Silver and Gold 2013