Revelation 21:15

And the one speaking with me, had a measure, a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

In Context

14And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

16And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.

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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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