John continues his account: "Now the one who was speaking with me was holding as a measure a golden reed, that he might measure the city and its gates and its wall. And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as it breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; its length and breadth and height are equal. Also, he measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to a man's measure, at the same an angel's." (Revelation 21:13-17) When the temple sanctuary was measured, this guaranteed the fulfillment of Jehovah's purposes with regard to it. (Revelation 11:1) Now, the angel's measuring New Jerusalem shows how unchangeable Jehovah's purposes are with regard this glorious city.
What a remarkable city this is! A perfect cube 12,000 furlongs (about 1, 380 miles) in perimeter to, surrounded by a wall 144 cubits or 210 feet, in height. No literal city could have such measurements. It would cover a territory about 14 times as large as modern Israel, and it would tower almost 350 miles into outer space! Revelation was given in signs. So what do these measurements tell us about heavenly New Jerusalem?
Next time: Chapter Forty-Three/The Resplendent City - Measuring the City - Conclusion
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