foundations [most likely layers] and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.1 Why would the City have a big tall protective wall like that and each gate guarded by an angel unless there were some people outside whom they didn’t want to get in? This is another indication that there will be people outside who are not qualified to enter the City. The names of the 12 apostles are inscribed on the various foundations of the wall and the names of the 12 tribes of Israel are inscribed on the gates. What better way could the Lord immortalize and honor them for their great work in laying the foundation and preparation for the whole Church than to put their names on the gates and walls?A John writes: And he who talked with me had a gold reed [measuring rod] to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. The City is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the City with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.2 The original Greek word translated here in stadios. the English as “furlongs” is In its 21:12–14 1Revelation 21:15–16 2Revelation
foundations [most likely layers] and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.1 Why would the City have a big tall protective wall like that and each gate guarded by an angel unless there were some people outside whom they didn’t want to get in? This is another indication that there will be people outside who are not qualified to enter the City. The names of the 12 apostles are inscribed on the various foundations of the wall and the names of the 12 tribes of Israel are inscribed on the gates. What better way could the Lord immortalize and honor them for their great work in laying the foundation and preparation for the whole Church than to put their names on the gates and walls?A John writes: And he who talked with me had a gold reed [measuring rod] to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. The City is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the City with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.2 The original Greek word translated here in the English as “furlongs” is stadios. In its 1Revelation 21:12–14 2Revelation 21:15–16
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