Revelation 21:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.”
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What Does Revelation 21:17 Mean?
The measuring continues with the wall, found to be a hundred and forty-four cubits. John notes that the measure is according to that of a man, that is, of the angel, joining the human and the heavenly standard so the reader can grasp the scale.
The number itself is twelve times twelve, echoing the twelve tribes and the twelve apostles already named on the gates and foundations. Throughout this vision the pattern of twelve marks the completeness of God's people, gathered from the covenant of old and the witness of the apostles. For the reader, even the dimensions preach: the city is built to the full measure of all whom God has redeemed, nothing lacking and no one missing from the number He has appointed.
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What does Revelation 21:17 mean?
The angel measures the wall at a hundred and forty-four cubits by human measure.