Why are its gates not to be closed?

Answer

"And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there." Rev. 21: 25.

19. Upon returning from a feast at Jerusalem how came Joseph and Mary to lose Jesus when He was twelve years old?
What relation does the earthly sanctuary sustain to the heavenly?
In view of the judgment hour, what is proclaimed anew?
Why did God destroy the antediluvian world?
By what method of reasoning did Christ justify acts of mercy on the Sabbath day?
Does He afflict to leave the one chastened in despair?
With what feelings does the Lord look upon His children?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle