Revelation 21:12
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 21
“And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:”Revelation 21:12
What Does Revelation 21:12 Mean?
Revelation 21:12 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 21, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include New Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 21:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezekiel 48:31“And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.”Exodus 39:14“And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.”Ephesians 2:19“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;”Revelation 22:14“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.”Revelation 7:4“And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.”Revelation 21:17“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.”Isaiah 54:12“And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.”Revelation 21:25“And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.”Psalms 122:7“Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.”Exodus 28:21“And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.”Numbers 2:2“Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.”Nehemiah 12:27“And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.”Psalms 51:18“Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.”Isaiah 26:1“In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.”Isaiah 60:18“Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.”1 Kings 18:31“And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:”2 Chronicles 9:19“And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.”Ezra 9:9“For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.”Song of Solomon 8:9“If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.”Ezekiel 40:5“And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.”
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