REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 21:15 measuring rod of gold. See Ezekiel 40:3. The city’s length and width and height are equal, having a cubic shape like the Most Holy Place in the OT sanctuary (1 Kings 6:20; Ezekiel 41:4). Since the entire city is the Most Holy Place (the place of God’s presence), there is no temple in it (Revelation 21:22). The length, width, and height of the city (12,000 stadia, or 1,380 miles [2,221 km]) and the width of the city wall (144 cubits) are multiples of 12. This may indicate the literal dimensions of the city or it may symbolize the city’s perfection.

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