Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 54:12

"And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones." — Isaiah 54:12 (ASV)

And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

See what riches belong to the Church of the living God; and, as I have already reminded you, everything that belongs to the Church belongs to every member of it. So we expect to see our Lord's face through a window of agate, and to go through a gate of carbuncle to meet him in the place of communion, which will itself be enriched with all manner of precious stones. Yes, and everything that has to do with us—even the very "borders" of our life—will be laid with "pleasant stones." Happy are all you who are the favorites of heaven, the beloved of the Lord. Blessed are you even in your basket and your store; blessed in the common things of your life, as well as in the choicest parts of your Christian experience.

And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

They must be rare sights if the windows are so rare. If the windows are of agate, what are the sights that are seen through them?

And if the very gates and doors are carbuncles, what must there be in the house of love within? If the very borders and the outside fringes of the royal domains of heaven are of precious stones, what must it be to be there?

Remember that the best thing in this world is trodden under feet in the world to come, for we are told that the streets are paved with gold. Men hunt after it here and tread on it there, for they have nothing better there than this world can possibly afford them.