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Revelation 21.15-1715 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to
measure the city, its gates and its walls.
16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He
measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in
length, and as wide and high as it is long.
17 He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits thick, by man's
measurement, which the angel was using.
Scripture Reading
What Is Heaven?
Revelation 21.9-109 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven
last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride,
the wife of the Lamb." [cf. 15.7, 16.1, 17.1]
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high,
and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of
heaven from God. [cf. 21.2, 21.10-
22.5]
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.9-10
Revelation 21.1111 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a
very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.11
Revelation 21.1111 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a
very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
Exodus 40.34 – The LORD’s glory filled the Tabernacle
1 Kings 8.10-11 – The LORD’s glory filled the Temple
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.11
Revelation 21.11, 2211 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a
very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
Exodus 40.34 – The LORD’s glory filled the Tabernacle
1 Kings 8.10-11 – The LORD’s glory filled the Temple
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty
and the Lamb are its temple. [cf. Exodus 6.3]
AD 70 Temple Destroyed, Revelation Written AD 90s
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.11, 22
Twelve 12’s21.12 12 gates
12 angels
12 names of the tribes
21.14 12 foundations
12 names of the apostles
21.16 12 thousand furlongs/stadia
21.17 12 x 12 for 144 cubits
21.19-20 12 precious stones
21.21 12 gates
12 pearls
22.2 12 fruits
Twelve (Organization) and Its Imagery
Revelation 21.12-1312 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates.
On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13There
were
three gates on the east, | Judah, Issachar, Zebulun [Leah, Leah, Leah]
three on the north, | Dan, Asher, Naphtali [Bilhah, Zilpah, Bilhah]
| Levi [Leah]
three on the south and | Reuben, Simeon, Gad [Leah, Leah, Zilpah]
three on the west. | Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin [Rachel, Rachel]
Genesis 35.22b-26 – 12 sons of Jacob/Israel
Numbers 2.1-34 – Tribe Arrangement around Tabernacle
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.12-13
Revelation 21.14, 19-2014 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the
names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. [14 goes with 21.19-20]
19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of
precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second
sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20the fifth
sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth
beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth,
and the twelfth amethyst. [19-20 goes with
21.14]
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.14, 19-20
Twelve Apostles10.2 These are the names of the twelve apostles:
first, Simon (who is called Peter) and [two] his brother Andrew;
[three] James son of Zebedee, and [four] his brother John;
10.3 [five] Philip and [six] Bartholomew; [seven] Thomas and
[eight] Matthew the tax collector; [nine] James son of Alphaeus, and
[ten] Thaddaeus; 10.4[eleven] Simon the Zealot and
[twelve] Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
[twelve] 1.26…lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven…
[twelve] Jesus about Saul 9.15…a chosen [one] to bear my name…
Matthew 10.2-4; cf. Acts 1.12-26; Acts 9.1-18
Simon (Peter)
Andrew brother of Peter
James son of Zebedee
Philip
Bartholomew
Thomas
Matthew (Levi)
James son of Alphaeus
Lebbaeus (Thaddaeus)
Simon
Judas Iscariot, or Matthias, or Paul
John brother of James
Revelation 21.15-1715 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to
measure the city, its gates and its walls.
16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He
measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in
length, and as wide and high as it is long.
17 He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits thick, by man's
measurement, which the angel was using.
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.15-17
Revelation 21.1616 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He
measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in
length, and as wide and high as it is long.
NIV Footnote – 12,000 stadia: about 1,400 miles (about 2,200 kilometers)
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.16
Revelation 21.1616 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He
measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in
length, and as wide and high as it is long. [12 x 10 x 10 x
10]
NIV Footnote – 12,000 stadia: about 1,400 miles (about 2,200 kilometers)
12 Organization
10 Completeness
1000 10 x 10 x 10 Ultimate Completeness
103 10 x Deity (3)
Organization (12) of Divine Completeness (10 x 10 x 10) = 12,000Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.16
Revelation 21.1717 He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits thick,
by man's measurement, which the angel was using.
18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as
glass.
NIV Footnote – 144 cubits: about 200 feet (about 65 meters)
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.17
Revelation 21.1717 He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits thick, [12 x
12]
by man's measurement, which the angel was using.
18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as
glass.
NIV Footnote – 144 cubits: about 200 feet (about 65 meters)
12 Organization
144 12 x 12 12 Tribes and 12 Apostles
122 12 x Strength (2)
Organized Strength (122) of the Tribes and Apostles (12 x 12) = 144
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.17
Revelation 21.21
21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single
pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent
glass.
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-22.5, vv Revelation 21.21
Revelation 21.15-22
EndnotesLesson: Heaven, Part 3
Presented: May 30, 2010
Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com
All Scripture Quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version; used from www.biblegateway.com.
Bible Verse Citation is provided in a specified format:
Book Name, Minimum Verse Context (mc), Specific Verse/Verses (vv)
Such as seen in: 1 Peter 1, mc 1.13-25, vv 1.18-21
Numerological Information for numbers: 2, 3, 10, and 12 “What Do The Scriptures Say?” Bible Questions And Answers, http://www.scripturessay.com/article.php?cat=video&id=677&pagenumber=2
Image CreditsLesson: Heaven, Part 3
Presented: May 30, 2010
Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com
Bible in Front of Yellow Light – unknown
Tree of Life – http://www.heavenlyascents.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fountain_tree_of_life.jpg
Revelation, Gospel of Matthew – http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=3888585
Digital 12 – http://www.freefoto.com/preview/2000-12-1?ffid=2000-12-1
12 Tribes with Numeric Count – http://www.bibletrack.org/notes/image/Tribes_wilderness.gif
12 Tribes Layout – http://www.antiquarianbiblical.com/pages/prints/printot/goeree83/goeree83.htm
The New Jerusalem Foundation – http://momentin.com/revstudy/chapter22.htm
Cube with Pearls – http://www.sanctuarygc.org/Revelation/revelation33.shtml
Cubit Man – http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n2/original-cubit
Holy Bible with Concordance – unknown
Revelation 21.12-1312 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates.
On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13There were
three gates on the east, – Judah, Issachar, Zebulun [Leah, Leah, Leah]
three on the north, – Dan, Asher, Naphtali [Bilhah, Zilpah, Bilhah]
Levi [Leah]
three on the south and – Reuben, Simeon, Gad [Leah, Leah, Zilpah]
three on the west. – Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin [Rachel, Rachel]
Genesis 35.22b-26 – 12 sons of Jacob/Israel
Numbers 2.1-34 – Tribe Arrangement around Tabernacle
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-27, vv Revelation 21.12-13
Revelation 21.12-1312 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates.
On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13There
were
three gates on the east, | Judah, Issachar, Zebulun [Leah, Leah, Leah]
three on the north, | Dan, Asher, Naphtali [Bilhah, Zilpah, Bilhah]
| Levi [Leah]
three on the south and | Reuben, Simeon, Gad [Leah, Leah, Zilpah]
three on the west. | Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin [Rachel, Rachel]
Genesis 35.22b-26 – 12 sons of Jacob/Israel
Numbers 2.1-34 – Tribe Arrangement around Tabernacle
Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.1-27, vv Revelation 21.12-13