Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Revelation 21:14-18

 "And behold, I am coming quickly. 
Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."     
Revelation 22:7  NASB

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length (about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers), and as wide and high as it is long. The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits (about 200 feet or about 65 meters) thick (or high). The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.

The wall of the city had twelve foundations 
Ephesians 2:19-20  Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 
Hebrews 11:10  For he (Abraham) was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb 
Acts 1:26  Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.

The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold 
Ezekiel 40:3  He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
Revelation 11:1  I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers."

to measure the city, its gates and its walls 
Revelation 21:12  It has a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates.

The angel measured the wall using human measurement 
Revelation 13:18  This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.

The wall was made of jasper 
Revelation 21:11  It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

and the city of pure gold, pure as glass 
Revelation 21:21  The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.

(parentheses are mine)


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