Revelation 21:12

having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel;

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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; her light was like to a most precious stone, as it were a jasper stone, clear 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

Psalms 51:18Do good to Zion according to thy mercy; Build up the walls of Jerusalem!

Isaiah 54:12And I will make thy battlements of rubies, And thy gates of carbuncles, And all thy borders fill of precious stones.

Ezekiel 48:31And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates northward,—one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

Luke 15:10I say to you, that thus there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

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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