启示录 21:13-15 CUVS

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:13

On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. The following are the dispositions of the tribes in the Old Testament:— Order in Numbers 2:1-34 . East— Judah. Issachar. Zebulun. North— Dan. Asher. Naphtali. South— Reuben. Simeon. Gad. West— Ephraim. Manasseh. Benjamin. Order in Ezekiel 49:30. East— Joseph. Benjamin. Dan. North— Reuben. Judah. Levi. South— ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; and on them twelve names, etc. (cf. Ephesians 2:20 ). The imagery is, of course, symbolical, and there can, therefore, be no question as to individual names of apostles, e.g. whether St. Matthias or St. Paul is the twelfth. Some writers have, without sufficient reason, brought forward this verse as indicating that the writer of the Apocalypse was not an apostle. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:15

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof; had for a measure a golden reed to measure, etc. "He that spake" is the angel of Revelation 21:9 (cf. the action of Revelation 11:1 ; and Ezekiel 40:3 , Ezekiel 40:5 ; Ezekiel 42:15 , et seq. ) . Here the measuring is evidently to indicate the large extent of the city (see on Revelation 11:1 ). The reed is golden, as being the typical heavenly material. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:13

On the east three gates ... - The city was square Revelation 21:16, and the same number of gates is assigned to each quarter. There does not appear to be any special significancy in this fact, unless it be to denote that there is access to this city from all quarters of the world, and that they who dwell there will have come from each of the great divisions of the earth - that is, from every land, read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations - It is not said whether these foundations were twelve rows of stones placed one above another under the city, and extending round it, or whether they were twelve stones placed at intervals. The former would seem to be the most probable, as the latter would indicate comparative feebleness and liability to fall. Compare the notes on Revelation 21:19.And in them - In the foundation of stones. That is, the names of the apostles were cut or carved in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:15

And he that talked with me - The angel, Revelation 21:9.Had a golden reed to measure the city - See the notes on Revelation 11:1. The reed, or measuring rod, here, is of gold, because all about the city is of the most rich and costly materials. The rod is thus suited to the personage who uses it, and to the occasion. Compare a similar description in Ezekiel 40:3-5; Ezekiel 43:16. The object of this measuring is to show that the city has proper architectural proportions.And the gates thereof,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:9-14

Revelation 21:9-14. And there came unto me one of the seven angels Most probably the same who had (Revelation 17:1, &c.) showed John the mystic Babylon and her destruction, and now shows him, by way of contrast, the new Jerusalem and her glory. And he carried me away in the Spirit The same expression as is used before, Revelation 17:3; to a great and high mountain Thus Ezekiel 40:2, was brought in the visions of God, and set on a very high mountain: and showed me the holy city... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:15-16

Revelation 21:15-16. And he that talked with me had Like the angel who appeared in vision to Ezekiel; a golden reed, &c. A measuring-rod, with this circumstance of illustrious distinction, that it was golden; to measure the city, &c. In the several parts thereof; by which measure was signified the greatness and extent of the city, with the exact order and just proportion of every part: to show figuratively that this city was prepared for a great number of inhabitants, how small... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 21:9-21

New Jerusalem (21:9-21)God’s redeemed people, who in a previous picture were seen as the bride of the Lamb (see 19:6-10; 21:2), are now symbolized by a holy city, the new Jerusalem. This city comes from God, for it was built by God. It is not something of human creation. People are saved by God’s grace, not by their own achievements (9-10).The city is glorious and indestructible, and the people who live in it are eternally secure. All believers, whether of the era before Christ or after, are... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 21:13

On. Greek. apo. App-104 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:9-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:15-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 21:9-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 21:13

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