The
gates of the ancient city of Jerusalem
were closed on Sabbath days which
always began on the eve or sunset of
the day before according to Nehemiah
13:19, and the temple gates were
closed at night according to an
article at
Jerusalem
(New Jerusalem – Its Gates Shall
not be Shut) – Berean Bible
Studies while the 12
gates of New Jerusalem will be open
all day and there is no night there
(Rev. 21:25).
Although
the gates of Jerusalem named after the
12 tribes of Israel during the
Millenium are not pearls, the 12 gates
of New Jerusalem are all single pearls
according to Rev. 21:21, "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass." They must be
huge.
It reminds of me
of "the one pearl of great price"
in Matthew 13:46 who was the Lord
Jesus who paid a great price for
our sins by dying on the cross for
them so that we might ask for
forgiveness of our sins.