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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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:16

And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth. The shape is doubtless typical of that which is complete and symmetrical, to which nothing is wanting to render the shape perfect. The word τετράγωνος , "foursquare," is thus used by Greek philosophic writers. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. That is, in each direction. (On στάδιον , "furlong," see Revelation 14:20 .) The number twelve thousand, which is the number of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:17

And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits. (For the signification of the number, see on Revelation 7:4 .) The parallel between the shape of the city as just related and the holy of holies ( vide supra ) almost seems to have insensibly suggested the transition from stadia to cubits. The discrepancy between the height of the city, which is twelve thousand furlongs ( Revelation 21:16 ), and the height of the wall, which is a hundred and forty-four... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:16

And the city lieth four-square - It was an exact square. That is, there was nothing irregular about it; there were no crooked walls; there was no jutting out, and no indentation in the walls, as if the city had been built at different times without a plan, and had been accommodated to circumstances. Most cities have been determined in their outline by the character of the ground - by hills, streams, or ravines; or have grown up by accretions, where one part has been joined to another, so that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:17

And he measured the wall thereof - In respect to its “height.” Of course, its length corresponded with the extent of the city.An hundred and forty and four cubits - This would be, reckoning the cubit at eighteen inches, two hundred and sixteen feet. This is less than the height of the walls of Babylon, which Herodotus says were three hundred and fifty feet high. See the introduction to chapter 13 of Isaiah. As the walls of a city are designed to protect it from external foes, the height... 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:17-18

Revelation 21:17-18. And he measured the wall thereof That is, Lowman thinks, the height of the wall; one hundred and forty-four cubits The square of twelve: about seventy-two yards high, according to the lesser cubit, or about eighty-six yards according to the greater, a height sufficient to express the most perfect security against all attempts of any surprise by an enemy. Doddridge understands these cubits of the thickness of the wall, with the same view, namely, to signify the... 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 21:15

golden reed, &c. The texts add metron here, as Revelation 21:17 , and read "for a measure". to = in order that. Greek. hina. measure = he might measure. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 21:17

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 21:17

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 21:17-18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 21:9-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 21:15

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