Revelation 21:18

Revelation 21:18

16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand¹ furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

19 ^aThe foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

21 The twelve gates were twelve ^apearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. ^bAnd the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

The Glory of the New Jerusalem

22 ^aBut I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Commentaries:

People's Commentary (NT)

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Revelation 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits. Again we have twelve times twelve, the square of a favorite and sacred number. The city has twelve gates, twelve angels (Revelation 21:12), twelve foundations (Revelation 21:14), and a wall twelve times twelve cubits high. [According to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. The measure of a man and of an angel will be the same in the New Jerusalem.

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