Revelation 21:15

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls.

Revelation 21:15 in Other Translations

15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

15 And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.

15 The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

15 The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall.

15 And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

15 The angel who was talking to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

15 The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

15 The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.

Revelation 21:15 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 21:15

And he that talked with me
One of the seven angels, ( Revelation 21:9 ) for not a man is the measurer of this city, as in ( Ezekiel 40:3 ) nor John, as of the temple, ( Revelation 11:1 ) but an angel, the same that showed to John this great sight:

had a golden reed;
not a common measuring reed, or rod, as in ( Ezekiel 40:4 ) ( Revelation 11:1 ) but one covered with gold, denoting the present glorious state of the church, being without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing:

to measure the city;
the new Jerusalem, its length and breadth; see ( Zechariah 2:1 Zechariah 2:2 ) to show how exactly conformable this church state will be to the rule of God's word, even to perfection: and the gates thereof; to signify who had a right to enter into it, and who not:

and the wall thereof;
its height, it being exceeding high.

Revelation 21:15 In-Context

13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 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 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 40:3; Revelation 11:1
• 2. S ver 12