In Revelation 21, there are 12 gemstones listed that are believed to be the same gemstones from the Mountain of God.
These are the 12 gemstones mentioned in Revelation:
Jasper, Sapphire, Chalcedony, Emerald, Sardonyx, Sardius, Chrysolite, Beryl, Topaz, Chrysoprasus, Jacinth, and Amethyst.
Interestingly, the gems of Revelation are inorganic. Most of the rocks and stones you see in the natural world around you today are organic and were created through a process of death. Plants, animals, and microorganisms died and their remains were crushed down through various processes before eventually turning into rock.
Inorganic stones would be the only stones Adam and Eve would have been familiar with. These aren’t made up of deceased creatures, they’re made by a fascinating chemical process within the earth. Meaning, the components that make up inorganic stones were never alive and therefore nothing had to die in order for them to exist.
Not every gem is inorganic, but all twelve precious stones mentioned in Revelation are. How fitting that in God’s city, death has never been a visitor. Death is not allowed in heaven, even in the construction material.
This can be appreciated even if the gems weren’t meant to be taken literally. God was the one who had John record those specific gems. Death isn’t even allowed in His symbolic city! Either way— how satisfying.
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