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Gold Nugget ©Zimbabwe

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.

Gold Stone in Ring

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.

Natural Gold Rutilated Quartz Crystal©Amazon

“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

Christmas Birds – Gold 2013

Pastor Jerry Smith – Testimony

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)

It says that each gate was all one pearl. As I told a friend recently, I would have liked to see the size of that oyster!

American Oystercatcher (Conserve Wildlife Foundation photo)

Better yet, to see an Oystercatcher pick it up THAT OYSTER, like this one. All kidding aside, can you image a pearl large enough to be a whole gate? That is amazing and only God, the Creator could do that.

We have already produced a few articles about Pearls:

Avian And Attributes – Pearl

Birds in Hymns – He The Pearly Gates Will Open

Freshwater clam with cultivated pearls ©WikiC

Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger) ©WikiC

“Heaven has gates; there is a free admission to all that are sanctified; they shall not find themselves shut out. These gates were all of pearls. Christ is the Pearl of great price, and he is our Way to God. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. The saints in heaven tread gold under foot. The saints are there at rest, yet it is not a state of sleep and idleness; they have communion, not only with God, but with one another. All these glories but faintly represent heaven.” [Matthew Henry Concise Commentary]

Pearly-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila pileata) by Dario Sanches

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. (Matthew 13:45,46 KJV)