New Jerusalem

New Jerusalem
Tabernacle of God
Holy City
City of God
Celestial City
Heavenly Jerusalem
Jerusalem above
Zion
Shining City on a Hill
New Jerusalem
John of Patmos watches the descent of New Jerusalem from God in a 14th-century tapestry
John of Patmos watches the descent of New Jerusalem from God in a 14th-century tapestry
Area
 • Total4,950,625 km2 (1,911,447 sq mi)
The New Jerusalem and the River of Life (Apocalypse XII), Beatus de Facundus, 1047

In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible, New Jerusalem (יהוה שָׁמָּה‎, YHWH šāmmā,[1] YHWH [is] there") is Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple, the Third Temple, to be established in Jerusalem, which would be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom, the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel, during the Messianic era.[2][3][4] The prophecy is recorded by Ezekiel as having been received on Yom Kippur of the year 3372 of the Hebrew calendar.[5]

In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, the city is also called the Heavenly Jerusalem, as well as being called Zion in other books of the Christian Bible.[citation needed]