123 examples of assonance and alliteration are hm 'x '_nU al{å hr 'Þ[]so hY"ïnI[] (v. 11a, h ) ' ,
`~yrI)yPiS;B; %yTiÞd>s;ywI %yIn:ëb 'a] ‘%WPB; #yBiÛr>m; (v. 11b-c, B and %) and xl 'êc.yI al{å ‘%yIl’;[ ' rc:ÜWy ylúKi .-lK ' (v.
17a, K and c).
Having discussed the communicative function of the text between the author/speaker and the reader/audience, in the following section we will focus on the idea (or theological message) that the author/speaker attempts to communicate with the reader/audience.
Theological Implications
Isaiah 54:11-17 is mainly concerned with the theological aspect of the new state of restoration by dealing with several theological themes such as New Jerusalem, Inheritance, and servants. These theological themes can be discerned …show more content…
Revelation 21 develops and confirms the theological theme of Isa 54:11-17. First, Isaiah’s implicit portrayal of the marriage imagery in Isa 54:5-8 and the city imagery in Isa 54:11-12 is further developed and combined in Revelation 21. The new Jerusalem descending out of heaven is described as a bride adorned for her husband (Rev 21:2; cf. Rev 21:9, 10; Isa 61:10-62:5). Revelation 21 alludes to the husband-wife relationship in Isaiah’s passage to highlight God’s intimacy with his redeemed people.110 Second, Revelation 21 compares the glory of God to that of the radiance of precious stones by using a simile. Rev 21:11 says, “It has glory of God and its brilliance like a precious stone, as a stone of crystal-clear jasper (e;cousan th.n do,xan tou/ qeou/( o` fwsth.r auvth/j o[moioj li,qw| timiwta,tw| w`j li,qw| iva,spidi krustalli,zonti).”111 Thus, John clarifies the figurative description of the glittering city as the presence of God in his glory. Moreover, the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple (v. 22). Third, the uniqueness in John’s vision of the new Jerusalem is the giving of the names of the twelve tribes of Israel on the gates and those of the twelve apostles on the wall (vv. 12, 14). The twenty-four names have the concept of “the completeness (2x12) of representation of God’s people before God’s presence in
`~yrI)yPiS;B; %yTiÞd>s;ywI %yIn:ëb 'a] ‘%WPB; #yBiÛr>m; (v. 11b-c, B and %) and xl 'êc.yI al{å ‘%yIl’;[ ' rc:ÜWy ylúKi .-lK ' (v.
17a, K and c).
Having discussed the communicative function of the text between the author/speaker and the reader/audience, in the following section we will focus on the idea (or theological message) that the author/speaker attempts to communicate with the reader/audience.
Theological Implications
Isaiah 54:11-17 is mainly concerned with the theological aspect of the new state of restoration by dealing with several theological themes such as New Jerusalem, Inheritance, and servants. These theological themes can be discerned …show more content…
Revelation 21 develops and confirms the theological theme of Isa 54:11-17. First, Isaiah’s implicit portrayal of the marriage imagery in Isa 54:5-8 and the city imagery in Isa 54:11-12 is further developed and combined in Revelation 21. The new Jerusalem descending out of heaven is described as a bride adorned for her husband (Rev 21:2; cf. Rev 21:9, 10; Isa 61:10-62:5). Revelation 21 alludes to the husband-wife relationship in Isaiah’s passage to highlight God’s intimacy with his redeemed people.110 Second, Revelation 21 compares the glory of God to that of the radiance of precious stones by using a simile. Rev 21:11 says, “It has glory of God and its brilliance like a precious stone, as a stone of crystal-clear jasper (e;cousan th.n do,xan tou/ qeou/( o` fwsth.r auvth/j o[moioj li,qw| timiwta,tw| w`j li,qw| iva,spidi krustalli,zonti).”111 Thus, John clarifies the figurative description of the glittering city as the presence of God in his glory. Moreover, the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple (v. 22). Third, the uniqueness in John’s vision of the new Jerusalem is the giving of the names of the twelve tribes of Israel on the gates and those of the twelve apostles on the wall (vv. 12, 14). The twenty-four names have the concept of “the completeness (2x12) of representation of God’s people before God’s presence in