{The holy city, new Jerusalem} (	(886e) polin t(886e) hagian
Ierousal(886d) kain(886e)). "The New Earth must have a new metropolis,
not another Babylon, but another and greater Jerusalem" (Swete),
and not the old Jerusalem which was destroyed A.D. 70. It was
called the Holy City in a conventional way ( Mt 4:5  27:53 ), but
now in reality because it is new and fresh (kain(886e)), this
heavenly Jerusalem of hope ( Heb 12:22 ), this Jerusalem above
( Ga 4:26ff. ) where our real citizenship is ( Php 3:20 ).
{Coming down out of heaven from God} (katabainousan ek tou
ouranou apo tou theou). Glorious picture caught by John and
repeated from  3:12  and again in  21:10 . But Charles
distinguishes this new city of God from that in  21:9-22:2 
because there is no tree of life in this one. But one shrinks
from too much manipulation of this symbolism. It is better to see
the glorious picture with John and let it tell its own story.
{Made ready} (h(8874)oimasmen(886e)). Perfect passive participle of
hetoimaz(935c) as in  19:7 . The Wife of the Lamb made herself ready
in her bridal attire. {As a bride adorned} (h(9373) numph(886e)
kekosm(886d)en(886e)). Perfect passive participle of kosme(935c), old verb
(from kosmos ornament like our cosmetics), as in  21:19 . Only
here the figure of bride is not the people of God as in  19:7 ,
but the abode of the people of God (the New Jerusalem). {For her
husband} (	(9369) andri aut(8873)). Dative case of personal interest.