Apocalipse 21:14

14 O muro da cidade tinha doze fundamentos, e neles estavam os nomes dos doze apóstolos do Cordeiro.

Apocalipse 21:14 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations
Christ is the one and only foundation of his church and people, of the covenant of grace, and of salvation; and of faith, hope, peace, and joy, and of eternal happiness, and so of this glorious state of the church; he will be the light and temple of it, the glory and safety of it; he will be all in all in it; but because he has been ministerially laid as the foundation, by the twelve apostles, for men to build their present and future happiness upon, therefore the foundations of the wall of salvation are said to be twelve; see ( Ephesians 2:20 ) . Moreover, this may denote the firm and immovable state of the church at this time, it being a city which has foundations, or is well founded, ( Hebrews 11:10 ) with which compare ( Isaiah 14:32 ) ( 28:16 ) . Hence it follows,

and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
The Alexandrian copy, Vulgate Latin, Syriac and Arabic versions, read, "the twelve names of the twelve apostles"; the allusion seems to be to the inscribing of the names of builders on stones laid in the foundation, in memory of them; and so these wise master builders will be had in everlasting remembrance.

Apocalipse 21:14 In-Context

12 Tinha um grande e alto muro com doze portas e doze anjos junto às portas. Nas portas estavam escritos os nomes das doze tribos de Israel.

13 Havia três portas ao oriente, três ao norte, três ao sul e três ao ocidente.

14 O muro da cidade tinha doze fundamentos, e neles estavam os nomes dos doze apóstolos do Cordeiro.

15 O anjo que falava comigo tinha como medida uma vara feita de ouro, para medir a cidade, suas portas e seus muros.

16 A cidade era quadrangular, de comprimento e largura iguais. Ele mediu a cidade com a vara; tinha dois mil e duzentos quilômetros de comprimento; a largura e a altura eram iguais ao comprimento.