Revelation 21:12

And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

In Context

11Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone, even as crystal.

13On the east, three gates: and on the north, three gates: and on the south, three gates: and on the west, three gates.

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Cross References

Numbers 2:2All the children of Israel shall camp by their troops, ensigns, and standards, and the houses of their kindreds, round about the tabernacle of the covenant.

Ezra 9:9For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem.

Psalms 51:18For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.

Isaiah 54:12And I will make thy bulwarks of jasper: and thy gates of graven stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones.

Ezekiel 48:31And the gates of the city according to the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates on the north side, the gate of Ruben one, the gate of Juda one, the gate of Levi one.

Luke 15:10So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:10-27

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a… Read the whole commentary →

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