Rev 21, 23-27 And its lamp was the Lamb

(Rev 21, 23-27) And its lamp was the Lamb

[23] The city had no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb. [24] The nations will walk by its light, and to it the kings of the earth will bring their treasure. [25] During the day its gates will never be shut, and there will be no night there. [26] The treasure and wealth of the nations will be brought there, [27] but nothing unclean will enter it, nor any (one) who does abominable things or tells lies. Only those will enter whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

(CCC 1046) For the cosmos, Revelation affirms the profound common destiny of the material world and man: For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God… in hope because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay.... We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies (Rom 8:19-23). (CCC 1047) The visible universe, then, is itself destined to be transformed, "so that the world itself, restored to its original state, facing no further obstacles, should be at the service of the just," sharing their glorification in the risen Jesus Christ (St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 5, 32, 1 PG 7/2, 210).