21:12-18 How are we to understand what John says here?
21:12-18 How are we to understand what John says here?
We understand from this that New Jerusalem is a literal city measuring fifteen hundred miles - twelve thousand furlongs - long, fifteen hundred miles wide, and fifteen hundred miles high.
It has more than enough room for every saint of God, from Abel to the very last soul saved in the tribulation, who will inhabit it (cp V24). The city is made of pure gold, which is transparent, like clear glass.
The streets are also made of pure gold, transparent like clear glass. A wall, over two hundred feet - one hundred and forty-four cubits - high, with twelve gates, each one a pearl, surrounds the city (cp V21).