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 The city's construction is truly resplendent.  Insted of mundane, earthly building materials like clay or stone, we read of jasper, refined gold, and "every sort of precious stone."  How fittingly  these portray celestial building materials!  Nothing could be more magnificent.  The ancient ark of the covenant was overlaid with pure gold, and in the Bible this element often represents things that are good and valuable.  (Exodus 25:11; Proverbs 25:11; Isaiah 60:6, 17)  But the entire New Jerusalem, and even its broad way, are constructed of  "pure gold like clear glass," portraying a beauty and intrinsic value that stagger the imagination. 

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