John was given measurement of the city OF NEW JERUSALEM coming down to the earth as is understood by the earth measurements we know...look how big this city is...I seen this years ago in a vision also...GOD DOES NOTHING SMALL AT ALL....ISRAEL WILL NEVER CEASE TO BE!!!.......DONT YOU FORGET IT EITHER!!! New Jerusalem Consider, if you will, the information we may derive from the Bible (Revelation Chapter 21) concerning the eternal city called, new Jerusalem.21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.21:2 And I, John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband,21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.Verse 15 - 16 ..a gold reed to measure the city...Here John sees an angel holding a golden reed, with which he is told to measure the size of new Jerusalem. In verse 16, John states that the city is layed out as a square and that its length, breath and height are of equal size. Its size is given as 12,000 furlongs, which is said to be equal to about 1,380 miles. Some however, have calculated this measurement to be as much as 1,500 miles.There are two ways we can look at these measurements. First it may be that the length, breadth and height are 12,000 furlongs (1,380 miles) each. Second, we can view the total measurement as 12,000 furlongs (stadia, in Greek).This second view seems to be more in keeping with what John is stating, because he is very explicit in other details which he gives about the city; and he does not specifically state that each measurement is 12,000 furlongs.Following the second understanding, we would see that each measurement: the length, breadth and height of the city, would actually be 4,000 furlongs each. If the total of the measurements is 12,000 furlongs (1,380 miles); then three lengths, of equal measurement, would be equal exactly 460 miles (1,380 divided by 3). Based on these calculations, a city, whose length and width are 460 miles, would contain 211,600 square miles of space.The 460 miles of height can be understood as representing the twelve foundations (each approximately 38.3 miles high). The city will be elevated 460 miles above the surface of the new earth. This is the very mountain of God ON THE EARTH forever to be seen! Nothing man can erect AT ALL....460 miles going up above the earth...wow..
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:35:16 +0000
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