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.
- AMERICAN GOLDFINCH on thistle (Fredric D. Nisenholz / Birds & Blooms)
- Gold Stone in Ring
- Golden Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster) ©Flickr Jorge Montejo
- Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus) ©WikiC
- Black-and-gold Tanager (Bangsia melanochlamys) ©WikiC
- Golden-eared Tanager (Tangara chrysotis) ©WikiC
- Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) ©WikiC
- Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) Juvenile ©WikiC
- Gold Nugget ©Zimbabwe
- Golden-rumped Euphonia (Euphonia cyanocephala) ©WikiC
- Lawrence’s Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) ©WikiC
- Golden Pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus) ©WikiC
- Eastern Golden Weaver (Ploceus subaureus) ©WikiC
- Asian Golden Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) ©WikiC
- Golden White-eye (Cleptornis marchei) ©WikiC
- Golden White-eye (Cleptornis marchei) ©WikiC
- Goldfinches at Feeder
- Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) by Ian
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) by W Kwong
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) ©©EdGaillard
- Gold Finch on Thistle by Fenton
- Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius) by Lee
- Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) WikiC
- Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus goodsoni) ©BirdPhotos.com
- Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) ©WikiC
- Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) WikiC
- Natural Gold Rutilated Quartz Crystal©Amazon
Two Other Gold Bird posts:
Christmas Birds – Silver and Gold 2013
Pastor Jerry Smith – Testimony